Before he finished speaking, he saw a puff of gunpowder smoke rising into the sky from the Ba Bridge, followed by an earth-shattering roar. The wide and sturdy Ba Bridge fell into pieces in an instant. The bridge deck collapsed, the bridge pillars shattered, and gun smoke and dust rose into the sky. The entire Ba River is filled with it.
On the other side, three thousand right-hand guard cavalry galloped on horseback, galloping north along the way they came, leaving behind a messy rebel camp.
On the west side of Baqiao, tens of thousands of rebels were silent, still reeling from the shock of Baqiao being blown up. Although the Ba Bridge is an important thoroughfare connecting the two sides of the Ba River, even if it is blown up, it cannot cut off the traffic on both sides. After all, it is not difficult to build a pontoon bridge in winter.
However, just east of Chang'an, the heartland of the Guanlong clan, the Youtun Guards charged unscrupulously and defeated 30,000 defenders before blowing up the Ba Bridge... This kind of strategic shock shocked all the rebels. His heart was frightened and his military morale was shaken.
Who can stop the Youtun Guards from attacking with such ease and wantonness?
Since it can't be stopped, then why do the various families annihilate the East Palace and depose the prince?
If the prince cannot be deposed, how will the world's elites face such serious consequences?
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After being shocked, someone among the defeated troops who fled to the west side of Baqiao suddenly shouted: "General Liu is still under the bridge!"
The lieutenant general was shocked: "What's going on?"
The defeated soldiers talked about the situation of Liu Gang "accidentally falling under the bridge", but they didn't dare to tell the truth, but they also didn't dare to conceal the fact that Liu Gang fell from the bridge. Otherwise, if Liu Gang died here, there would be consequences. A thorough investigation is needed, and I don’t know how many defeated troops will be implicated and suffer...
Hearing that the head of the Liu family in Hedong fell under a bridge and was not sure whether he was alive or dead, the military lieutenant general did not dare to ignore it. He quickly ordered people to search and rescue under the blown-up broken bridge, and sent people to report the situation to Chang'an.
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Yanshoufang.
Changsun Wuji managed to sleep for a while last night and woke up before dawn. After briefly washing and having breakfast, he sat in the main hall and handled various military affairs.
After breaking through Chengtian Gate, the Sixth Army of the East Palace resisted desperately. Then Fang Jun forcibly crossed the Weishui River and arrived outside the Xuanwu Gate. The elite troops of Youtun Guard quickly replenished the Taiji Palace. As a result, the Guanlong army was not only unable to advance any further, but also suffered heavy casualties.
Regardless of the quality of the individual soldiers or the skills of the battle formation, the Youtun Guards were too powerful and could not be resisted by the Guanlong Army. Fortunately, the Guanlong army was large in number and could continuously enter the Taiji Palace to participate in the battle. Fang Jun also had to guard against the more than 100,000 Guanlong troops outside the city who were eyeing the Xuanwu Gate and did not dare to transfer a large number of Youtun guards into the Taiji Palace. The war situation can still be maintained.
Just waiting for the reinforcements from all over the world to arrive in Guanzhong, they will gain an overwhelming advantage over the army under the command of the East Palace. That will be the time for the decisive battle.
However, the disastrous defeat of Changsun Heng'an's tribe caused the siege pressure of Xuanwu Gate to drop sharply, allowing Fang Jun to calmly mobilize his troops. If this son launches a brazen counterattack and launches a surprise attack on Changsun Jiaqing's tribe in Longshouyuan, it will easily lead to the defeat of Changsun Jiaqing's tribe.
Once such a situation occurs, the entire north of Chang'an City will be completely occupied by Youtun Guards. The East Palace has a complete external communication channel. Whether the East Palace retreats in a crisis or mobilizes troops from Longxi and the Western Regions to come to Beijing for reinforcements, they can do whatever they want. .
The battle in Chang'an will cause huge changes...
But he was very reassured by his eldest grandson Jiaqing. The eldest grandson Jiaqing was quite like his father. In his early years, he was considered a good general in the army. Although he had been handed over military duties for many years, he was still brave and had some foundation in the army. He was also calm and cautious. , not comparable to idiots like Changsun Heng'an.
In fact, Changsun Wuji regretted more than once why he did not place his eldest son Jiaqing on the bank of the Weishui River to resist Fang Jun, but instead sent his eldest son Heng'an there with all his heart, otherwise he would not have been in such a passive situation.
After reviewing a group of military documents, Changsun Wuji felt relieved when he saw that the situation was stable. The current situation is at a stalemate, and neither Guanlong nor Donggong can do anything. As soon as reinforcements from various clans in the world arrive, Guanlong's strength will increase dramatically. If the East Palace wants reinforcements, it needs to mobilize troops from the Western Regions. It will take at least two or three months to reach Chang'an after a journey of thousands of miles. Time is on Guanlong's side.
Of course, even if the East Palace is defeated, the prince is deposed, and then the King of Qi is supported, it still depends on Li Ji's stance.
Hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expedition troops had just passed Yecheng, moving at a snail's pace, making it difficult to guess what Li Ji was thinking...
Asking the clerk to make a pot of tea, Changsun Wuji leaned back on the chair, drank the tea and asked the old servant to massage his injured leg.
Outside the door, a school captain walked in quickly, sweating profusely, with a worried look on his face, and said quickly: "I'm reporting to Duke Zhao, something bad has happened!"
Changsun Wuji: "..."
I wish I could kick this idiot away. Where did he learn to talk like this?
His face was gloomy and his eyes were like a falcon, staring hard at the captain.
The captain was so frightened that he quickly said: "General Gao Kan of the Youtun Guard personally led 3,000 cavalry, bypassed Jingyang and crossed the Jingshui River, and then forcibly crossed the Dongwei Bridge to reach Baqiao. The 30,000 troops stationed on the east side of Baqiao did not The enemy was defeated by the Youtun Guards. The defeated troops have dispersed to Lantian, Lishan, Xinfeng and other places, and Baqiao has been blown up!"
"What?!"
Changsun Wuji stared angrily and was shocked. He quickly struggled to stand up, limped to the map on the wall, and carefully examined the terrain.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were hoarded on the east and west sides of Baqiao. Although they were all rabble-rousers from various clans gathered here, the number of people was there after all. Even though the company had been camped for dozens of miles, it was overwhelmed by three thousand Youtun guards. Rout?
This is too cowardly!
It didn't matter that Ba Bridge was bombed. It was the middle of winter and the river was frozen. It was not difficult to build a pontoon bridge. However, Ba Bridge was guarded by tens of thousands of troops. They actually allowed the right guards to come and go freely and blew up the bridge. This is The blow to the morale of the Guanlong army was extremely fatal.
Especially when dealing with those noble families who are still waiting to see or have sent troops to Guanzhong, their determination to help Guanlong will be shaken. Once they lose the help of these noble families, how can Guanlong annihilate the East Palace alone? army?
This is much more serious than Changsun Heng'an's failure to guard the Wei River, causing Fang Jun to break into the Xuanwu Sect...
Changsun Wuji said angrily: "Where is Liu Gang? I handed him 30,000 troops and horses east of Baqiao, and he still swore in front of me that he was with the position! Now that the position is all lost, is he dead? No. If he dies, let him come to me immediately and give me an explanation!"
The captain said cautiously: "For Duke Zhao, Liu Gang is not dead, but when the rebel army retreated to Ba Bridge, he accidentally fell under the bridge and fell into coma on the spot. Then, the Youtun Guards blew up Ba Bridge. As a result... ... As a result... he was pinned down by the collapsed timber and stones of the bridge. By the time nearby soldiers rescued him, he had already lost his breath for a long time."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Although he said angrily that he wished Liu Gang would die soon, after all, Liu Gang had a special status. He was the first group of families in Hedong to fully support him. The symbolic meaning was very important. As a result, he was bound to die under Baqiao. It will affect the determination of various families in Hedong to support Guanlong.
Changsun Wuji couldn't care less about being angry anymore, and asked again: "Where is Wei Zhengju? Liu Gang is a rotten scholar and has no knowledge of military matters. Wei Zhengju claims that he is an outstanding descendant of Jingzhao Wei family, with both civil and military skills. How can he even arrange a military deployment?" Even if you don’t know how to form, you just let the cavalry of the Youtun Guards march straight in and be defeated in one blow?"
The captain said blankly: "Tens of thousands of broken troops fled in all directions. Only a few returned from Baqiao to the west of the bridge. The rest are missing. There is no news about Wei Zhengju."
At this time, Yu Wenjie walked up and handed a letter to Changsun Wuji, saying in a low voice: "Before the arrival of the Youtun Guards, Wei Zhengju sent a letter saying that he was feeling unwell and wanted to return to the city for treatment... …But the letter had just arrived and the humble post had not yet been approved, so the Youtun Guards quickly arrived and Wei Zhengju must be in his palace in the city at this moment."
Even Changsun Wuji, who was in charge of the city, was so angry that he couldn't help but curse: "Mother! Such a coward who is afraid of the enemy and timid to fight, dares to call himself 'Wei Shijun', and is on par with Fang Er? He also covets the Jin Dynasty Princess Yang... what a bastard! You quickly send someone to the Wei family and tie Wei Zhengju here. I must punish him for escaping in battle, otherwise it will be difficult to appease the morale of the army!"
Normally Suna Wei Zhengju looks like a dog, and he seems to be a shrewd and insightful person. This is why he was originally placed east of Baqiao. On the one hand, he would give Jingzhao Wei a face and support and train the younger members of his clan. , and it can also help Liu Gang, who is not familiar with military affairs, to check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps. Who would have expected that he would be so unfavorable?
