Chapter 805 The emperor's family affairs are state affairs
Li Siye used his left and right wings to outflank the left and right wings of the Tang army's Liuhua formation, forcing the Tang army to divide the entire Chinese army formation into two sides to support the two sides in order to increase the depth to fight against the Flying Tiger Cavalry.
Li Guangbi had no choice but to divide his troops to support the collapsed left and right wing armies. Li Siye found the opportunity to break through from the center and defeated Zuo Yuhou's army in one fell swoop. The Liuhua Formation also completely fell apart.
He had long been mentally prepared for his defeat, so whether he fled or retreated, it did not appear sudden. It was just that the attack of the Hexi Army was too fast. Li Siye knew the beauty of expanding the results and immediately attacked the remaining Tang Army from all directions.
The three flying tiger cavalry attacked alternately, carrying forward the spirit of chasing and fighting. The defeated Tang army was eaten and captured piece by piece. The Shuofang army was like a frightened bird in the process of retreating. Whenever the sound of horse hooves was heard, they would
They used their bows and crossbows to fight back, but were intercepted by the galloping cavalry, and then surrendered in groups to the Hexi Army.
Li Guangbi retreated all the way back, and only met the reinforcements brought by Pugu Huai'en thirty miles away from the county seat. It seemed that the belated affirmation, although useless, was very necessary.
Li Guangbi looked tired and dusty, but his body was bright and well-dressed. The Tiele general also knew that what he had done was dishonorable and dishonorable. He got off his horse and came to Li Guangbi, knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands and said: "
In the end, rescue will be late, so please ask Situ to punish you."
There was a raging anger in the corner of Li Guangbi's eyes, but he suppressed it abruptly, turned over and dismounted, and helped him up: "General Huai'en does not need to blame himself too much. The defeat of Shaanxi County was caused by my command error. Now
The rebel Li Siye is following closely behind, and we should work together to overcome the difficulties."
He, together with the supervisor Yu Chaoen and his generals Li Guozhen, Li Guangjin, Li Feiyuanli, Pugu Huai'en and others, discussed in the county council hall how to fight against the enemy next.
Pugu Huai'en took the initiative and suggested: "The county is in no danger and will be captured by the Hexi Army sooner or later. The general suggested that we retreat to Tongguan to protect Guanzhong and request Chang'an to send troops for rescue."
Li Guangbi frowned and retreated to Tongguan as his last resort. The closer he got to Chang'an, the more he was constrained by the imperial court.
Supervisor Yu Chaoen snorted angrily from the side and said: "Situ must weigh the importance carefully, but don't rely on a moment of courage to fight Li Siye head-on. You must put the overall situation first."
Li Guangbi turned his head and glanced at it and said: "Please ask the fish supervisory army to report the truth to the court. We will pack up the remaining troops and retreat to Tongguan to ensure the safety of Guanzhong. Everyone go down and prepare."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heaved a long sigh of relief. They folded their hands towards Li Situ and retired, gathering their troops and horses to assemble.
On the morning of the next day, various units of Shuofang's army slowly withdrew from Shaanxi County and retreated in the direction of Lingbao. Feng Changqing led the remaining units of the Anxi army to cut off the rear.
Only two days later, the Flying Tiger Cavalry vanguard led by Tian Zhen had already entered the county town. Li Siye from behind sent a military order, ordering Tian Zhen to rest near the county town temporarily and open several camps to prepare for long-term operations. The rest of his troops began
Assemble to the county and city of Shaanxi Province, including the artillery battalion and Beiting Army led by Yan Xiaosi.
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In the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an, Li Heng coughed and lay on his desk, holding a memorandum sent from the front line in his hand. The veins on the back of his hand popped out. These shocking fonts made him unable to hold back the anger in his heart any longer.
He pushed all the books on the desk to the ground.
"I should have recognized his wolfish ambitions long ago!"
After he shouted this with all his strength, his vision suddenly went dark, and he fell backwards and collapsed to the ground.
Li Fuguo quickly stepped forward to support him and shouted to the pillars standing outside the hall: "Call the imperial doctor quickly!"
After a while, the imperial doctor knelt down under the gauze curtain outside the bed, stretched out his hand to feel Li Heng's pulse, raised his head and said to Li Fuguo and Queen Zhang, who were standing on one side with frowns: "Your Majesty has been suffering from insufficient Qi and blood for a long time.
Now that the fire is attacking your heart again, you should lie down and take medicine to replenish your health. I will go down and prepare a medicine and boil it for Your Majesty to take."
Empress Zhang's head was full of pearls and her face remained the same. She coldly waved her hand to the imperial doctor: "Please step aside first."
Empress Zhang and Li Fuguo were the only two people left in the palace. They quickly exchanged glances and retreated behind the gauze curtain five feet away from the bed.
Queen Zhang stared at the ground and asked in a deep voice: "What are you going to do next?"
The corners of Li Fuguo's mouth turned up slightly and he laughed: "What should I do? Your Majesty's body is still strong."
Empress Zhang's tone became increasingly cold: "I'm asking you about the government. The Li Guangbi you created has been defeated in battles one after another, so why do you still need to use him? Why not replace him and let Guo Ziyi come in? At least he knows what to do. And
Prince Li Yu has asked Shu three times to go to Tongguan to garrison, so that His Majesty can safely hand over all the 50,000 troops of Longxiang Army to them, why did you stop him and not show him."
Li Fuguo let out a long sigh and said: "Your Majesty, it is a prohibition that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. What you said went too far. Besides, the prince is the crown prince of the country and has a distinguished status. Your Majesty has many heirs, so who can't be sent there? Why do you have to do it?
Send him?"
The queen wanted to argue, but was silenced by Li Fuguo's words: "You just said so much, but the ultimate purpose is just for the last sentence, do you want to send the prince to Chang'an?"
There was a heavy cough on the emperor's royal couch, and Li Heng shouted out loud: "Where's the man? Jing Zhong!"
Li Fuguo rushed over, knelt in front of the couch, held the emperor's hand, and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this old slave is here."
Empress Zhang also came to the bed and closed her eyes tightly, with two lines of turbid tears flowing down her face.
The emperor gasped and said: "The defense of Tongguan cannot be neglected for a day. I will not make the same mistakes that the emperor made in the past. I will call Guo Ziyi and entrust him with important tasks."
"Your Majesty, please rest peacefully. I will send someone to tell Guo Ziyi."
After Li Fuguo staggered out of the hall, the queen squatted next to Li Heng with a faint smile on her face. Li Heng raised his hand to touch her better face. But the bright pearls on her head hung down like a golden phoenix.
"You are still so beautiful. I feel sorry for you and let you work hard with me for half your life. Now the situation is critical. You have to take good care of the children."
The queen smiled with tears in her eyes and said: "The children have grown up, and they can all take on the mission for their father. Your Majesty, Chang'an needs royal heirs to protect it. I asked Dong'er yesterday if he was willing to serve as the prince.
Go to Tongguan to guard the area to reassure the soldiers of the three armies."
"Dong'er is only thirteen years old. How can he shoulder such an important responsibility? He is a royal heir. He doesn't need to perform meritorious service for me. He can still enjoy wealth forever. You don't have to worry about this anymore."
There were soft footsteps outside the palace, and Queen Zhang couldn't help but feel anxious. Finally she couldn't help but said: "Even if Dong'er doesn't work, we still have other heirs. Hasn't Your Majesty never thought of sending someone else?"
After hearing what the queen said, Li Heng seemed to understand something, and suddenly turned his head to the inside of the bed, not wanting to talk to her anymore.
A trace of resentment flashed across Queen Zhang's face. She grabbed the gauze curtain in front of the bed and had to stand up when she heard the footsteps approaching the bed behind her.
Li Fuguo, Prime Minister Li Kui, Xiao Hua, and Guo Ziyi bowed to the emperor, then saluted the queen and said, "See you, the empress."
Empress Zhang knew that she had no reason to stay any longer, so she said reluctantly: "Your Majesty is not in good health, so you must not discuss it for too long."
"Here."
The queen kicked her skirt and walked gracefully out of the palace. Among the four, only Li Fuguo turned around and glanced at her back.