Chapter 650: Shocking Changes in the Deep Palace (1)
The strong explosion shook the city head violently, the city gate was blown into pieces, sawdust flew everywhere, and thick smoke filled the air. The shock wave at the center of the explosion killed most of the hundreds of soldiers on the city head. Even if they did not die, their internal organs were seriously injured.
, lying on the ground moaning in pain.
Guo Song, who was two miles away, waved his sword and shouted: "Come into the city!"
Thirty thousand cavalry suddenly launched into action, rushing towards the city like a tidal wave...
At this time, the 20,000 soldiers in the city were awakened by the strong explosion. They rushed out of the military camp in panic, only to encounter the Hexi Army cavalry rushing into the city. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the darkness.
Some soldiers finally found the general, Meng Siwu, and saw him sitting on the tower with a sword in his hand, blood flowing from his ears, eyes, nose and mouth. His face was hideous and terrifying, and he had been dead for a long time.
Night fighting is the advantage of the Hexi Army. Each soldier has undergone countless trainings. For them, there is no difference between night and day. They can even display their skills and combat skills better at night. However, the soldiers of the Northern Tang Army are obviously not good at night.
, had weak eyesight, could not clearly see the enemy's weapons, was afraid of his hands and feet, and was defeated by the Hexi Army.
The two thousand heavy armored infantry showed great power. They were invincible and killed piles of corpses and rivers of blood wherever they passed.
That night, there were constant cries of killing in Yuxiang County, and there were street battles between the Hexi Army and the Northern Tang Army. Guo Song knew the enemy's psychology well, and ordered all the city gates to be opened, and ordered the soldiers to carry the head of the enemy general Meng Siwu everywhere.
The public display gradually weakened the enemy's will to resist. Starting from the third watch, a large number of soldiers from the Northern Tang Dynasty fled out of the city. In the wilderness, the advantage of the cavalry was truly revealed. They chased and killed at high speed, forming a complete formation of one side.
massacre.
Apart from surrendering, the Northern Tang Army had no other choice.
It was getting daylight, and the fighting inside and outside Yuxiang County had stopped. In this night battle, the Hexi Army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, while the Northern Tang Army lost 7,000, and 13,000 were captured. The Hexi Army successfully occupied
Yuxiang County.
There are two official roads into Hedong from Guanzhong, one goes to Hedong County in the north, and the other goes to Yuxiang County in the south. Since the epidemic in Hedong County has not yet ended, once the Hexi Army captures Yuxiang County, it means that the north
It will be difficult for Tang Jun to make a comeback.
At noon, Zhu Si received the news that the entire army in Yuxiang County had been destroyed. He was stunned and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
This time, even military advisor Liu Sigu was speechless. After a while, he sighed and said to Zhu Si: "Hexi is gaining momentum. We should avoid its edge for the time being. My humble suggestion is to admit that Guo and Song occupied Hedong. We will withdraw our troops and return to Chang'an for the time being."
Zhu Si stared blankly at the map in front of him. Guo Song's territory on the map had been obliterated by him with ink. He found that he was surrounded by Guo Song on three sides, and an inexplicable fear suddenly surged in his heart.
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In Chengdu, it has become more and more obvious that the Supreme Emperor Li Shi is intervening in politics. He first started with military power. He must agree to mobilize more than a hundred troops and must have his troop deployment order before they can be mobilized. Moreover, the scope of the army has also expanded to include militia soldiers.
At the same time, the Ministry of War must also obtain his approval for the appointment of military generals above Lang Jiang, and the allocation and distribution of military salaries and military rations must also require his approval.
The power to mobilize the army, the power to appoint and remove generals, and the financial power of the army were all firmly in Li Shi's hands. In fact, the army was completely controlled by Li Shi.
After taking complete control of the army, Li Shi began to create public opinion in Chengdu and Bashu. Emperor Li Yi was superstitious in sorcery, had moral incompetence in politics, was not a qualified monarch, and was unable to lead the Tang Dynasty to revival. He began to prepare public opinion for the dethronement of the emperor.
Chengdu Sanjiang Restaurant is a famous restaurant in Chengdu. The business is very prosperous every day. Xue Xun likes this restaurant very much and comes here for a drink almost every day at noon. Of course, there is another important reason. The proprietor behind this restaurant is Zhang
Lei, you can drink authentic Meishou wine here.
These lonely people took a boat to inspect the south of the Yangtze River in the autumn. The person who accompanied Xue Xun for a drink was another friend, Taichang Qing Wen Ji, who was the father of Wen Miao, who joined the army in Guo Song's office. He was one year younger than Xue Xun.
It became very familiar.
Both of them did not wear official uniforms, but wore ordinary blue shirts and gauze hats. They were no different from ordinary drinkers, but the waiters knew that they had some relationship with the proprietor and would not ask more questions.
Wen Ji picked up his wine glass and joked: "Brother Xue, I heard that your son-in-law swept across Li Huaiguang, defeated Zhu Si, and captured the entire territory of Hedong. Have you never thought about returning home in glory?"
"Is your information reliable?" Xue Xun asked in surprise.
"What do you think? My eldest son joined the army as a reporter of Guo Song. Can you tell me whether the news is reliable?"
"Then why is there no news at all from the court?"
"I think the news from the imperial court has been blocked. Didn't you notice that there hasn't been any news about Guo Song in the past few months?"
Xue Xun nodded silently. He agreed with Wen Ji's words. It has been a bit strange in recent months. To be precise, the trend in the court has been wrong this year. Not only is there no news about Guo Song, there is even no news about Zhu Si and other places in Hebei.
, just hearing that Li Xiyeol was killed, everyone really celebrated.
But there is no other news. This is definitely not normal. Someone must be deliberately concealing news from the outside world.
"The Emperor is in danger now!" Wen Ji said, picking up the wine glass.
Xue Xun quickly glanced to both sides and quickly lowered his voice: "Don't talk about this here!"
Wen Ji waved his hand, "You are too cautious. Do you listen to what the people around you are talking about?"
Xue Xun was stunned for a moment, and listened carefully. The conversations around him that he hadn't paid much attention to just now were all heard now.
"It is said that the emperor practiced witchcraft in the palace. What's the reason for this? It's hard to figure out!"
"What's wrong with this? I'm cursing the Supreme Emperor! Didn't the Supreme Emperor have an arrow wound? Rumor has it that the emperor cut off a villain, wrote a spell on it, and then pricked the villain with a needle. The Supreme Emperor's arrow wound occurred again."
"Who did you listen to about this kind of thing?"
"Now people in Chengdu say this. They say that the emperor has been captured. They are not angry, and they use different methods to curse the emperor's death."
"Have you heard that a cat spirit appears in the queen's palace? This is caused by witchcraft."
Xue Xun was frightened when he heard this. People in the market really dared to say these treacherous words, as if they were talking about the Dragon Gate Formation.
"This... this is simply too much! How can the court allow people to talk nonsense?" Xue Xun said, trembling with anger.
Wen Ji shook his head, "Isn't this the intention of the Emperor? To destroy the reputation of the Emperor, and then the time is right..."
"Stop talking!"
Xue Xun's face turned ugly. Even though Wen Ji was telling the truth, he still couldn't accept it.
Wen Ji said calmly: "I know Brother Xue doesn't like to hear these words, but I still want to remind you to be careful during this period. Try to go to the palace as little as possible and stay at home as much as possible. I'm afraid there will be big events recently.
Got it!"
"Why do you say this, dear brother?"
Wen Ji lowered his voice and said: "The emperor is asking Wei Gao for help. I guess Wei Gao is going to lead his troops into Chengdu."
Xue Xun was extremely shocked. Even Wen Ji knew about this. Can it still be called a secret?
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In the Ziyun Hall of Yong'an Palace, the Supreme Emperor Li Shi narrowed his eyes and listened to Song Chaofeng's report, and said coldly: "Does he think Wei Gao will obey his will and lead his army to Chengdu to mutiny?"
"Your Majesty, he has lost all military power and cannot even command his guards. What the old slave means is that since he has found Wei Gao, he must have something to rely on. Tai Huang, we cannot be careless."
Li Shi nodded, "You're right, we can't be careless. I considered all the armies, but I missed Wei Gao's Jiannan Army. This is very inappropriate!"
“Your Majesty, it’s not too late to make amends!”
Li Shi walked a few steps in the room. Wei Gao's 20,000-strong Jiannan Army was mainly used to defend Tubo and Nanzhao. It was stationed in Gongzhou, Yazhou and Yunnan in the south. It was relatively scattered. Only Maozhou's troops could rush back to Chengdu in time.
Five thousand people, Wei Gao himself was in Maozhou.
"When did he send someone to deliver the secret edict to Wei Gao?"
"Report to the Emperor, yesterday morning!"
It takes two days to get to Maozhou from Chengdu, one day to prepare, and two days to go back. It will take at least five days to reach Chengdu, which is still plenty of time.
Li Shi nodded, "We have had public opinion for three months, that's almost it. I think it's time to close the net."
He turned around and said to an eunuch: "Quickly announce that Huo Xianming is coming to see me!"