For the Guanlong army, the explosion of gunpowder planted at Chengtian Gate and several other city gates not long ago caused profound damage to them, and they still have lingering fears. So at this moment, there was a loud explosion at Chengtian Gate, and the black smoke rising into the sky and splashing dust and mud rubble completely aroused the fear in their hearts in an instant, and the military morale quickly collapsed.
I don't know who shouted "Wulang died in battle". The soldiers around him were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran away...
The sixth leader of the East Palace was well prepared and counterattacked under the command of Cheng Chubi. The Guanlong soldiers fell from the broken wall one after another and retreated in a swarm. People crowded and trampled on each other. They were completely defeated by the sudden defeat. The rules and formations were disorganized, the morale of the troops was floating, and countless people trampled on each other.
It was not considered a defeat, but the morale of Guanlong's army had collapsed, and the army retreated like a tide, resulting in heavy casualties.
Yuwenshiji, who was in the rear, ordered people to take the unconscious Changsun Wuji back to Yanshoufang for treatment. At the same time, he quickly took over the command and ordered the supervising troops to line up and shoot on the front line. He swung his sword and killed hundreds of people. The defeated soldiers were able to halt the defeat.
Then he let the reserve team in the back line press forward, barely resisting the counterattack of Donggong Liuli, and slowly pulled back the front line team.
Fortunately, he acted decisively and had enough prestige to command the army, so a large-scale rout was avoided. Otherwise, once Dong Gongliu leads the army to pursue the defeat of the Guanlong army on the front line, it will easily cause chaos in the reserve team at the back, and even cause the Guanlong army to suffer a massacre...
Cheng Chubi, who re-boarded the Chengtian Gate, watched the Guanlong army slowly retreat in an orderly manner. Unexpectedly, the rebels responded quickly and commanded decisively, and felt a little regretful. However, he had a calm temperament and would never rush forward in pursuit of success. He immediately ordered his troops not to pursue him, and took the opportunity to treat the wounded, collect the corpses, and then reinforce the city wall.
Although the loud explosion just now killed many rebels and forced them to retreat, the thunderbolts remaining in the army were also used up at once. Without the help of such powerful weapons for defending the city, the next battle to defend the city will be more difficult. More difficult and cruel.
Suddenly there was a noise not far away. Several soldiers ran over carrying a body and said excitedly: "General, there is a big fish!"
Cheng Chubi was overjoyed: "Who was captured?"
The soldier shook his head and said: "We were not captured. He was already killed when we found him. He is Wu Lang of the Changsun family..."
"Changsun Wen?"
Cheng Chubi was stunned and quickly stepped forward to check. They are all playboys with strong backgrounds in Chang'an City. Even if they disdain or even hate each other at this level, it is impossible not to know each other. After careful identification, it turned out to be Changsun Wen, so Cheng Chubi fell silent for a moment.
Although he was quite dissatisfied with Changsun Wen's cunning and narrow-mindedness, he had never had any deep hatred. Even though Guan Long raised his troops to rebel against the East Palace, he never regarded him as a "traitor" and mostly just acted for his own sake. It's just the owner, there is anger, but not necessarily hatred.
At this moment, Zhang Sunwen's eyes were tightly closed. The left side of his skull may have collapsed due to the impact of the flying bricks and rubble. There was red and white brain matter flowing out. Half of his face was covered in blood. However, there were no injuries in the rest of the area. It could be seen that there was a bruise. Fatal shot.
The former arrogant and arrogant children of the family have now turned into lifeless corpses. This brings greater shock and emotion to Cheng Chubi than the tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers who died in front of him...
Taking a breath, Cheng Chubi said in a deep voice: "Put the body away for the time being. I will report to His Highness the Crown Prince in person later."
Although Guan Long was a rebel, Changsun Wen was the cousin of the prince after all, and "cousin" was an extremely close relative. Regardless of what the prince thought, if he killed Changsun Wen himself, he must go to the prince to "please apologize". , bear this crime firmly on his back, and then ask the prince to "scold" him a few words or punish him.
It is best not to let the reputation of killing Changsun Wen fall on the prince.
"Be good at thinking at all times, and think about everything from the perspective of the emperor or the prince as much as possible." This is the way of being a minister that their father never tired of teaching them...
After the soldiers agreed, they took Chang Sun Wen's body down for burial. Cheng Chubi concentrated on the burial and ordered his lieutenant: "While the rebels retreat, seize the time to repair the city wall and arrange defenses. When the rebels come back, they will be better than before." The offensive is ten times more powerful! We are fighting fiercely here to protect the empire for the prince. Such a glorious mission must be shouldered even if our bodies are broken to pieces! Everyone, if you are in the city, the city will fall and everyone will die!"
"People are in the city, but the city falls and people die!"
The morale of the soldiers near Sakon was high, and they raised their arms and shouted wildly.
In any era, as long as the soldiers know why they are fighting and are given a bright and just reason, they can often unleash great fighting power and fight to the death!
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In Yanshou Square, after some treatment, Changsun Wuji woke up leisurely.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Sunyan kneeling in front of the bed covered in blood and in a state of embarrassment. There were tears on his face, and he had obviously cried not long ago.
Changsun Wuji struggled to sit up, and Changsun Yan quickly climbed up from the ground, stepped forward to help Changsun Wuji sit up, and took a pillow to cushion his back to make it easier for him to sit up.
Changsun Wuji's face was pale and his eyes were lifeless. He looked at Changsun Yan with trembling lips and asked weakly: "How is the battle going? How is your fifth brother?"
Changsun Yan took two steps back, knelt down again, and burst into tears: "Father, we were defeated, fifth brother... fifth brother was also killed in battle!"
Yu Wenshi curled his lips in an indistinct manner. He naturally knew about the entanglement between Changsun Yan and Changsun Wen. Changsun Wen had almost killed Changsun Yan through a series of operations before. If the prince was not kind and could not bear to harm him, Changsun Yan would have died long ago. Lost his life for a long time.
I thought it was really hard for this kid. Now that Changsun Wen is dead, no one can compete with him for the position of the head of the Changsun family. It is not easy to feel so happy but still have to look like he is crying in pain. …
The stars were dancing in front of Changsun Wuji's eyes, and his chest felt tight. He was about to faint again, so he quickly took a deep breath and tried to calm down.
To say that the death of Changsun Wen was so heartbreaking and painful that he didn't want to live, but he didn't feel that way. Maybe it was because he had too many sons, and Changsun Wen was never the most outstanding one. Death or immortality had nothing to do with the overall situation. However, I felt deeply humiliated that this time I concentrated my forces to storm Chengtianmen and was unable to defeat them, and was repelled again by Cheng Chubi's stupid trick of hunkering down.
Thought that although Changsun Wuji was not a famous military commander in the world, he had always been known for his wisdom and scheming, but he was defeated twice by Cheng Chubi...
He would never admit that he was not as good as Cheng Chubi. In his opinion, even if he was full of wisdom and calculations, but against a stupid fool like Cheng Chubi, he would not be able to use any strategy and throw away all his plans. Show it to a blind man - that fool can't understand these things at all.
Smart people are easily embarrassed in front of fools, thinking that smart people always follow their own wisdom and calculations when doing things, but how can smart people understand the thinking of fools?
No matter how you design or strategize, he will just fight and kill fiercely, and he often does things that make smart people unimaginable...
Changsun Wuji wanted to spit out another mouthful of blood.
Taking a deep breath, suppressing the sadness and anger in his heart, he raised his head and said to Yu Wenshi: "I am not feeling well, and I would like to ask Duke Ying to take charge of the overall situation. At present, the sixth rate of the East Palace is just barely supporting it. We have the advantage of troops and lack of food and fodder. If the battle lasts for a long time, please mobilize troops from outside the city and continue the violent attack on Taiji Palace. You must not give the Sixth Army of the East Palace any chance to breathe."
Li Ji is still stationed at Tongguan and watching from the sidelines. At this time, both Donggong and Guanlong are at the end of their wars. As long as one of them grits his teeth and holds back his breath, he is likely to win and then go back to negotiate with Li Ji. If he can't, he can break through. Find a way out.
Moreover, these private troops were originally sent to the battlefield intentionally by him to be consumed. The more they were consumed, the less threatening the Guanlong clan would be in Li Ji's eyes, and naturally the safer they would be...
Yu Wenshi nodded and said: "Don't worry, auxiliary machine, I have no shirking responsibility! I will command the army to continue to storm Tai Chi Palace. Even if the battle ends with one soldier and one soldier, I will capture Tai Chi Palace!"
Changsun Wuji nodded happily. It was obvious that Yu Wenshiji had completely understood his intention and stood with him. He used the last bit of the Guanlong private army to gain the overthrow of the East Palace, and also used this to fight against Li Ji. Doubts, give the Guanlong clan a chance to survive.
As long as the blood descendants of the clan can be passed down, what price can't be paid?
A strong man loses his arm, that's all.
