Chapter 2030 The situation has changed drastically
The moment before the right back and Togiya Liu led the battle, they rushed north and escaped before the battle, which immediately disrupted the entire situation.
The sixth commander of the East Palace and the prince's guards were high-spirited and sharpened their swords, just waiting for a big battle. However, the enemy suddenly walked away without a fight under their noses. They were dodged. For a moment, they were uncertain whether Li Ji was there. They were playing some tactic, so they became suspicious, and everyone in the grass and trees stopped their progress urgently, waiting for the next order to avoid falling into the enemy's trick.
The Eastern Expedition Army was also panicked. They were originally driving the Right Houwei to the west to face the East Palace Army. As for whether to fight or not, no one had received the order. Now the Right Houwei in front of them was like a wild horse running wild. Usually they ran away cleanly, but suddenly they were face to face with the prince's guard of honor. Everyone was a little confused, hesitant and at a loss.
In particular, the troops under Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Liang had already received the order "not to take the initiative to attack". At this moment, in order to prevent being trapped by the army, they moved in an orderly manner towards the two wings, trying to escape from the battlefield.
At the sixth command of the East Palace, a huge vacuum suddenly appeared between the Eastern Expedition armies. There was a drizzle of rain and the sound of war drums. Faced with the sudden change, both sides were frightened and confused by the sudden change. They stopped and looked at each other.
Gao Kanzheng led his troops to confront Zuowu Wei. He suddenly received a battle report saying that the Right Houwei had moved along the Ba River. He was shocked. The Zuowuwei in front of him was already a powerful enemy. If there was another Right Houwei, He went north to attack the flanks of his own formation, and attacked from both sides with Zuo Wuwei. He could not abandon the Chunming Gate, and the whole army would be destroyed without fighting to the death...
There was no time to think about why Guanlong's last army would join forces with Zuo Wuwei, who represented the Shandong family, and his mind was racing, thinking about countermeasures.
However, before he could come up with a countermeasure, the scouts reported that the right Houwei had jumped over his flank and ran north along the Ba River...
Gao Kan: "..."
What's happening here?
The right Houwei is moving like this...could it be that he ran away instead of having some conspiracy?
Not daring to be careless, we urgently ordered our scouts to follow the Right Houwei all the way to ascertain the situation. If the Right Houwei had a tendency to move towards our rear formation, we would immediately report it. At the same time, we sent people straight to the north to notify the Tubo Huqi who had rushed to the Taiji Gate of the Daming Palace. , please ask Zanpo to lead his army to move south, monitor and restrain the right Houwei, and prevent them from running to the rear of their formation and causing trouble.
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When Zuo Wuwei learned that the Right Houwei suddenly separated from the front of the two armies and rushed north along the Ba River, Cheng Yaojin's first thought was, "The Shandong family has reached an agreement with Li Ji, so Li Ji Ji Ming Youhou Wei suddenly went north to help him capture Chunming Gate and completely cut off the prince's retreat..."
Zhang Xingcheng thought the same and clapped his hands in excitement: "The British Duke is really a master of war in the world. He is so good at escaping the golden cicada! The right Houwei will definitely bypass the prince's flank and attack him. It is inevitable for the prince to go to the front door for the tiger to enter the back door for the wolf. The situation is critical. Come on! We also ask Duke Lu to quickly send troops to capture Chunming Gate. When the prince is desperate, we will negotiate with him to meet any request we make. Then we will let the prince enter the city and help him defend Chang'an. The British can take advantage of the situation and stop the war. , reached an agreement with the prince! It’s done!”
Looking at Zhang Xingcheng who was inexplicably excited, Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth, but no words came out.
If the Right Houwei suddenly withdrew when the two armies were about to join the battle, and used the main force behind him to contain the Sixth Army of the East Palace, and then made a detour to the flanks to launch a surprise attack, it would indeed prove that Li Ji was a master of military tactics, and no one would have thought of it at the time. There is such a hand.
If all this was planned by Li Ji, it would indeed be able to cut off the prince's retreat and take advantage of the danger to severely rip off the prince. Even if Cheng Yaojin no longer wanted to confront the East Palace soldiers, he would have to cooperate with Li Ji to act.
But in this way, the Shandong Aristocratic Family will be greatly advantaged. This is seriously inconsistent with Li Ji's recent behavior that is extremely resistant to the Shandong Aristocratic Family... Could it be that Li Ji's recent actions are just a show for others, just to make the outside world think that he is He is estranged from the Shandong family, but in fact they have secretly planned everything together?
While Cheng Yaojin was hesitating and analyzing the pros and cons, a scout came to report that the Youhou Guards was galloping all the way north without stopping at all.
Zhang Xingcheng: "..."
The excitement still lingered on his face, and he was stunned on the spot by the news.
Even though he was not familiar with military affairs, he understood that this could not be Li Ji's clever plan to use his troops like a god, but that the right marquis guard escaped before the battle...
Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhang Xingcheng lightly and remained silent.
Zhang Xingcheng's face turned red and he was terribly embarrassed...
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Cheng Mingzhen and Zhang Liang watched blankly as the tens of thousands of Youhou guards and horses suddenly changed direction and ran away like a herd of sheep being chased by wild wolves. Go all the way to the north.
It took a long time for the two of them to realize that Yuchi Gong had run away!
Cheng Mingzhen's eyes widened and he took a breath of cold air: "The Duke of E... is so courageous!"
Apart from that, he almost didn't know what to say. Among the Zhenguan ministers, Li Ji was blatantly difficult to get along with. Although he usually looked aloof and did not care about power or external objects, he seemed easy to talk to, but in the end He has a stoic character and will retaliate. If Yuchi Gong honestly said in front of Li Ji at this moment, "This battle is no big deal for me, I have to run away," regardless of whether Li Ji agreed or not, he would not hold grudges afterwards, but it was so sudden. If you run away from the battle, Li Ji will definitely consider it as a challenge to his authority, and he will never give up.
As for Li Ji's methods... Even His Majesty Li Er had to tolerate his dissatisfaction and did not want to stalemate the relationship.
Zhang Liang touched his chin and said with some envy: "Yuchi Laohei is such a ghost. He actually came up with such a trick to escape from the golden cicada. If he had known that I would do this, why would he be caught in the middle and be in a dilemma? Are the two sides inhumane? Mother. Oh, it made him excited."
Cheng Mingzhen ignored his complaints and quickly ordered the entire army to stop advancing, so as not to accidentally start the war if they approached the Sixth Army of the East Palace. He then turned his horse around and rushed towards the Chinese army, asking Li Ji how to proceed next.
Before, with Youhou Wei as a buffer, he could still wait and see what would happen. Now that Youhou Wei has escaped, he has faced the East Palace army directly, and he must have a clear attitude towards Li Ji...
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Li Ji was commanding the Chinese army to cross the river. The "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" on the east bank of Ba River had gathered by the river and crossed the pontoon in an orderly manner. Wang Shoushi was in charge of commanding the "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" and was the first group to cross the river and see the troops. After crossing the river successfully, he left behind his close confidants and rode straight towards the middle army to reach Li Ji's side. Before he could say anything, scouts came flying towards him.
"Report! Report to the commander-in-chief that the Duke of E led his right Houwei to escape before the battle and went north along the Ba River..."
The generals and soldiers near the central army looked at each other in shock, not knowing how to express their shock.
That was Yuchi Jingde! A famous general in the Tang Dynasty, he accompanied His Majesty while hunting in Yuhu and encountered Wang Shichong's army. His subordinate Shan Xiongxin came to challenge him, but he was defeated by Yuchi Gong after more than ten rounds of fighting. Later, he protected His Majesty Li Er and defeated an enemy that was ten times stronger than him, and captured countless prisoners. His force was unparalleled, and he was truly the bravest of the three armies!
Such a world-famous general actually escaped from battle?
Li Ji didn't expect this to happen, and he stroking his beard and said nothing.
Wang Shoushi, who had just arrived, was already furious and shouted angrily: "Rebellion, rebellion! Yuchi Jingde was afraid of the enemy and was too timid to fight. He fled in front of the battle. This is a capital crime and should be executed according to military law! The British quickly sent people to pursue him and will definitely kill him." This beast cuts the corpse apart with random blades to show the correct military law!"
As soon as he said this, the surrounding generals looked at each other angrily.
It is indeed a capital crime to flee from battle, but this is a military matter and should be dealt with according to military law. When will it be the turn of an eunuch to point fingers and interfere?
Wang Shoushi was still unconscious. Seeing that Li Ji was unmoved, he became even more angry. He shouted with his halberd: "The British are stupid! Such acts of escaping from battle may affect the morale of the army. Once it is frustrated, even you cannot afford it." This responsibility! How can we achieve such great things if we are so kind-hearted and indecisive?"
Before he finished speaking, there were shouts and curses all around.
"presumptuous!"
"shut up!"
"You are just a eunuch. If you dare to accuse the commander, what crime should you face?"
"I'm so verbose. This animal is disrespectful to the commander-in-chief, interferes in the military affairs, and is so audacious. I'll just drag him out and chop him off with a knife to clear him up!"
"You're right, I cut off the bird first, now I'll cut off the head!"
On the way back from Liaodong, Wang Shoushi went in and out of the Chinese army as if he were in an uninhabited land. He was even more arrogant to Li Ji and had no respect at all. Everyone in the army was already dissatisfied. It was only because Li Ji kept suppressing him that they dared to get angry. I dare not say anything. At this moment, I saw that he not only yelled at Li Ji, but also interfered in military affairs. How could these arrogant and fierce generals endure it? They opened their mouths to yell and cursed, and their words were extremely rude. Two captains with a hot temper even kicked him away. An jumped off his horse and rushed to Wang Shoushi with two strides, intending to capture him on the spot and deal with him according to military law.
Watching the two burly and sinewy-faced captains arrive in front of the horses, they opened their hands to hold the reins of the horses with ruthless expressions on their faces, while Li Ji beside him was still silent and in a state of emptiness, as if he didn't know anything. Something happened around him, and he had no intention of stopping it... Wang Shoushi suddenly panicked.
The Tang army was highly disciplined, and the generals and soldiers would never dare to make mistakes. However, at the same time, the Tang army was also the most arrogant and domineering. This was supported by countless military exploits. Not only did they not take the powerful armies of other countries in their eyes, they also did not regard the central government. Important ministers and noble families look down upon them, and they have always believed that "force can smash everything"...
Wang Shoushi knew that his status as a eunuch would not frighten these arrogant generals at all, so he quickly swung his riding whip on the shoulder of a captain and shouted loudly to scare him away, but the other man stepped forward and grabbed the whip with his hands. After a while, the other man grabbed the horse's rein with one hand and reached out with the other hand to grab his belt.