Cheng Yaojin watched Liu Jie leave, stroked his beard, and turned back to the tent. ?
Niu Jinda followed suit, came behind Cheng Yaojin who was checking the map, and asked in a low voice: "The commander-in-chief has made a decision?"
Cheng Yaojin asked: "When did I make the decision?"
Niu Jinda: "..."
You have already negotiated terms with Liu Jie, and yet you disrespectfully ask for a promise from His Majesty. Doesn't this mean you have decided to side with His Majesty?
Cheng Yaojin said: "It's not me who makes the decision, it's your majesty who makes the decision. Until now, both sides are full of confidence and have made numerous arrangements to ensure victory. Li Daozong unexpectedly rebelled and led his troops to attack." Taiji Palace, this was unexpected by His Majesty, resulting in Taiji Palace being empty in defense and in danger. But is that all? Doesn’t Your Majesty have other arrangements to prepare for emergencies such as this? After all, Your Majesty is still the emperor of the empire, and all he can do The power mobilized and the price paid were far beyond what King Jin could match, and he firmly had the upper hand. Therefore, King Jin dared to make a promise to his generals to be feudal and hereditary, and he did not hesitate to sow the hidden danger of division and collapse of the empire. However, Your Majesty does not need to do this."
Just from the degree of desire of both sides for victory, we can know how much control they have over the situation. King Jin has been forced to the edge of the cliff and can only seek victory at any cost, without caring about how it will end in the future, because if he does not win this Victory, he doesn't even have a future, so how can he talk about anything else?
However, His Majesty has always been rational and has never gone too far. This shows that he must have a back-up plan. ?
It’s just that what this backhand is, we don’t know yet.
Li Daozong has already reached the North Gate of Wude, and this back-up man should also show up...
Outside the tent, a lieutenant quickly stepped inside and reported: "Commander Qi, we have just received the news that Fang Jun sneaked back to the right guard to defeat Li Daliang's rebellion plan, and then gathered his troops and defeated the left guard. Tens of thousands of Zuotunwei troops were dispersed and captured. Chai Zhewei fled without fighting and his whereabouts are unknown."
The atmosphere in the tent was serious.
Niu Jinda was a little incredulous. He clicked his tongue and exclaimed: "This boy Fang Er... is really amazing."
Li Daozong's rebellion can almost be said to be a sure-fire move against the emperor. Xuanwumen, the most strategic place in the entire Tai Chi Palace and even Chang'an, was lost. The entire Tai Chi Palace was covered by Li Daozong's military front, like a thorn on the back. , the inevitable defeat has become possible.
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun went against the norm and did not enter the Tai Chi Palace to assist in the defense. Instead, he sneaked back to the right guard and thwarted Li Daliang's rebellion plot. Then he defeated Chai Zhewei's left guard and completely controlled the Xuanwu Gate. . ?
In the current situation, although Li Daozong was approaching Wude Hall with menacing and murderous intent, he was actually already under the attack of the Forbidden Army and Fang Jun. If he was not careful, not only would he not be able to break into Wude Hall and control the emperor, he would even be defeated completely by the attack.
Although Niu Jinda believed that it was unlikely that the imperial army could stop Li Daozong, being able to break out of such a gap in a fatal situation was already a genius.
Who can succeed depends solely on God's will...
In this regard, Cheng Yaojin saw the same thing: "At that time, Emperor Taizong's praise of this son aroused the dissatisfaction of the government and the public. Now it seems that Emperor Taizong still has a discerning eye."
At the beginning, His Majesty Li Er praised Fang Jun as "talented as a prime minister." Although many people admitted that Fang Jun had some talents, they inevitably exaggerated. After all, being a prime minister is not just a matter of writing a few popular poems and winning a few battles.
However, times have changed. At this moment, who dares to say that Fang Jun cannot be the prime minister of a country?
Niu Jinda couldn't understand Cheng Yaojin's thoughts, and was too lazy to use his brain. He simply asked: "So, how should we deal with it now?"?
Cheng Yaojin turned back to the desk and sat down, took a sip of tea and stretched: "Just wait."
Niu Jinda was confused: "What are you waiting for?"
"Either Li Daozong enters the Wude Palace to control His Majesty, and we turn around and defeat the allied forces of Xue, Liu, and Zheng with all our strength, and help King Jin enter Chang'an and enter the Taiji Palace to scare those monsters who want to replace King Jin; or Your Majesty holds the Taiji Palace. When we start to counterattack, we will join forces with Xue, Liu, and Zheng to block the King of Jin in the circle on the left and right, and together we will defeat his 100,000-strong army and capture the King of Jin alive."
These are two things, two directions, two positions, but no matter what, Zuo Wuwei will play a decisive role in it, which is far inferior to "Conglong Zhigong" or "Qingtian Protection". But the best thing is to be safe. Obtaining the guarantee of establishing a foothold in the court from the place with the least risk is already the best result.
Niu Jinda looked helpless: "I have been talking about this request and that request for a long time. Are you trying to fool His Majesty and delay time?"
Cheng Yaojin sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, what can I do?"
One wrong step after another. Ever since His Majesty's death, he supported the troops and allowed the rebels to enter the city and stood by, he has gone astray and fallen into passivity. It is already very difficult to be in the current situation. How can he dare to ask for more? ?
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"After all, this son is a daughter of a famous family. Of course, he doesn't expect to be as heroic as his mother, but when he has the upper hand in every situation, he should collapse at the first touch. It is simply unreasonable!"
In the military camp on the side of Yuanqiu, Jin Wang Li Zhi was stunned for a long time when he heard the news of Chai Zhewei's defeat. He should have been furious because of this. After all, Chai Zhewei's defeat meant that all the areas outside Xuanwu Gate were controlled by Fang Jun, which led to Li Daozong's retreat. was interrupted.
The most serious impact was that it cut off the way for garrison troops from all over Guanzhong to enter Taiji Palace to support Li Daozong, forcing those armies and clans that should have taken the opportunity to start an uprising to cease their activities again and wait to see how the situation changed.
However, faced with such an almost impossible result, Li Zhi found himself unable to complain.
How could it be defeated...
The atmosphere in the tent was gloomy, and everyone looked at each other in disbelief. Unexpectedly, the most unlikely Li Daozong raised his troops and entered the Tai Chi Palace, which had already put the emperor in a precarious situation. However, the most unlikely link turned out to be a problem. ?
Yuchi Gong was very speechless, rubbed his hands, and said helplessly: "When Emperor Taizong was here, he accidentally liked the second generation of his children, but he was different from Chai Zhewei and Changsun Chong. The former certainly had Princess Pingyang Zhao's Their relationship has made His Majesty love his wife, but even though he did not have much meritorious service in the army at a young age, he is still calm and steady, and rarely makes mistakes when doing things. Changsun Chong is as beautiful as jade, smart and smart, and even Queen Wende favors her to marry Princess Changle. I had great expectations for him... but in the end, both of them were useless and could not compare to the reckless, uneducated, and ridiculous playboy Fang Er."
There are indeed opportunities in a person's life. When the opportunity comes, luck will be prosperous, and even a loser can rise to the top and shine brightly.
Everyone was silent again, and they couldn't help but recall Fang Jun's various deeds, and they felt more and more incredible.
Of course there are late bloomers, but how has this kind of waste reversed their lives and reversed their lives, never before?
Simply amazing.
Xiao? Put down the tea cup and said: "Now is the time to accuse Chai Zhewei of being incompetent. No matter how impossible it is, Chai Zhewei was defeated in the end. As a result, everyone outside Xuanwu Gate was controlled by Fang Jun, and Xuanwu Gate could be captured at any time. What should we do? How to reverse the unfavorable situation?"
Once Fang Jun captured Xuanwu Gate, it would not only cut off Li Daozong's retreat, but also form a pincer attack with the palace defenders, and the situation in Taiji Palace would reverse in an instant. ?
Can Li Daozong break through Wude Palace before a pincer attack takes shape?
After breaking through Wude Palace, the retreat was cut off and he was helpless. How would Li Daozong deal with His Majesty?
The situation is delicate.
Sitting in the main seat, Li Zhi felt a splitting headache. The situation in front of him was a mess. The impact of Chai Zhewei's defeat was so bad that it was almost irreversible.
The garrison troops and nobles from all over Guanzhong entered the Taiji Palace to support Li Daozong, which not only ensured the defeat of the palace guards, but also created a clampdown, making Li Daozong constrained and unable to do whatever he wanted. Otherwise, once Li Daozong supported the other princes to ascend the throne and announced it to the world, the King of Jin would be extremely passive.
So when the situation has reached this point, King Jin no longer knows whether he wants Li Daozong to rush into Wude Palace to control the emperor and save the overall situation, or whether he wants to simply be defeated and wait for him to lead the army to clean up the mess...
After pondering for a long time, Li Zhicai slowly said: "No matter what, we cannot be trapped here and wait for death. We must be proactive and work hard to break the situation."?
Whether it was Li Daozong who invaded Wude Hall to support other princes to ascend to the throne, or Cheng Yaojin finally sided with the emperor and joined forces with Li Jing and the coalition forces of Xue, Liu, and Zheng to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign, this was a situation that Li Zhi absolutely could not accept.
Is it possible that he risked the world's disapproval and was accused of treason, but ended up making wedding clothes for someone else?
It is impossible to accept it.
Everyone in the tent looked grave and remained silent.
It's not that I don't want to say it, but there is really no way to break the situation...
Yuchi Gong sighed, feeling a little regretful: "If we hadn't believed Cheng Yaojin's lies at that time, we would never have reached the Chang'an City, so that we were unable to advance or retreat, and missed the opportunity."
When Cheng Yaojin vowed to do so, King Jin was a hundred times more confident. He just wanted to reach Chang'an City quickly and launch a fierce attack, break the city in one fell swoop and then besiege Taiji Palace, and decide the country in one stop. But who would have expected that Cheng Yaojin would go back on his word, go to Qin Muchu, and suddenly change his stance? ?
Although Cheng Yaojin has not openly sided with His Majesty now, because of the huge threat posed by the entire Zuowu Guard behind him, the 100,000-strong army under the King of Jin did not dare to act rashly and could only watch helplessly as the Xue, Liu, and Zheng coalition forces slowly pressed forward. and Li Daozong broke into Tai Chi Palace, causing the situation to gradually get out of control.
More importantly, Li Jing's tens of thousands of Donggong Liu's troops have been stationed at Chunmingmen. Even though Chang'an was in turmoil and the war was raging, they always stood still...
No one doubted Li Jing's position, and no one questioned Li Jing's control of the battle situation. Everyone knew that the moment Li Jing moved, what Bing Feng was pointing to was bound to be the final decisive battle.
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