Xue Wanche thought that he could either enter from Anhua Gate to support Chengtian Gate, or concentrate all his efforts to defeat the 100,000 rebels outside the city. However, Liu Rengui thought about it briefly and said: "Let's stand still and set up camp outside Anhua Gate."
Zheng Rentai raised his head and glanced at Liu Rengui, sighed secretly, and lowered his head to drink tea.
Nowadays, there are a large number of young talents in the army. They are not only proficient in military art, strategy, and new tactics, but they are also outstanding in controlling the current situation. It seems that these Zhenguan ministers are getting old...
Xue Wanche frowned and said, "What's the use of sitting here?"
Liu Rengui explained: "First, Cheng Yaojin's position was unclear and wavering before. No one can be sure that he is now wholeheartedly on His Majesty's side. We must monitor and restrict him to make him fearful. Even if he is not sure, I dare not do anything wrong; secondly, once these 100,000 rebels are defeated, they will inevitably break out from all sides. They cannot kill them all, and they cannot all be killed. They will inevitably face the disaster of the entire Guanzhong. As a result, we must even be on guard against someone secretly organizing a rout and resurgence.”
These 100,000 people are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they cannot be killed en masse. Otherwise, in the future, people's livelihood in various parts of Shandong will decline and the population will decline sharply. They will not be able to recover for twenty to thirty years, seriously shaking the foundation of the empire.
Xue Wanche was still confused: "What does that have to do with us?"
Zheng Rentai shook his head again, so he said that Xue Wanche had no idea and was a fool. He could only lead the troops with his bravery. He was only a "general" at best. He would never be "handsome" in his life, let alone become a minister. What a talent...
On the contrary, Liu Rengui is a person with high aspirations and broad vision.
Liu Rengui did not explain much, but said calmly: "The war must be fought, but the country must also be governed. The entire empire cannot be plunged into dire straits just because of a temporary victory or defeat. Although we are soldiers, we must also care about our families." The thought of the country is to regard all the people as brothers and feet.”
Zheng Rentai nodded in agreement: "So it is difficult for the King of Jin to succeed. It is against the law of heaven to ignore the people of the country for his own selfish desires."
This is naturally only one of the reasons. The other reason is to stay outside Chunming Gate to monitor Cheng Yaojin, and at the same time take control of Chunming Gate after the Jin Dynasty rebels are defeated. In this way, together with Fang Jun, one south and one north, the entire Chang'an City is under control. Under this situation, even if the Taiji Palace falls and the emperor has to flee, he can still take advantage of the opportunity and retreat calmly.
In this way, the emperor would be in an invincible position. The worst he could do would be to escape from Chang'an and seek refuge in Hexi. Then he would assemble an army loyal to the emperor to separate one side and wait for an opportunity to counterattack Chang'an and regain the imperial power...
If you don't worry about victory, you should worry about defeat first. If you don't have a hot head and enter the capital, you will be the king of Qin. This person has the talent of being a prime minister and an assistant.
Xue Wanche didn't understand those big principles, but he still understood what he was saying. He looked sideways at Zheng Rentai and said disdainfully: "When the Zheng family in Xingyang raised private soldiers to support the King of Jin, why didn't you say this? The grass on the wall was blown by the wind. Both sides are talking, who is holding the bowl and talking to whom, right? Haha, you are a shameless person."
Zheng Rentai: "..."
He was so angry that he was both furious and speechless, and his face turned red from holding back. He could still scold others based on his seniority, but Xue Wanche not only had high seniority and high status, but he was also a confused person with a unclear mind. It was not a good idea to get angry with him, so he simply turned away and didn't bother to pay attention to this tough guy.
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Yin Qinzhou, Yuwenshi and others who had retreated to the north bank of the Weishui River were in a panic. They watched countless defeated troops unable to return to the north bank for a while due to lack of boat ferry. They could only run back and forth along the south bank of the Weishui River. The equipment of the Youtun Guards Armored cavalry and light cavalry drove back and forth along the river bank. Many soldiers could not escape and had no choice but to throw themselves into the rolling Wei River and try to swim across the river...
Yin Qinzhou saw that the troops that the Liquan Yin family had pulled together at all costs for generations were defeated like this. He felt so angry that his chest felt tight, his eyes were about to burst, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
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The reason for brazenly crossing the river to attack Youtunwei was, of course, forced by Dou Xi, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart. After all, there was no need to defeat Youtunwei, as long as he was tightly entangled, the rest of the Guanzhong garrison and clan officials could rise up. In response, once the King of Jin succeeds, the Liquan Yin family will also get a share of the merit of serving the dragon.
How could you have expected that you would suffer such a disastrous defeat before even taking over?
Several lifetimes of wealth were destroyed by him in one battle...
Dou Xi's face was even more pale, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. He had been living in seclusion for many years and had not been involved in family affairs, and he had been alienated from government affairs for many years. He occasionally heard from his juniors how powerful firearms were, capable of destroying the world, but they were also He didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just an exaggeration.
Human power is sometimes poor, how can we compete with heaven and earth?
However, seeing with his own eyes the violent power of dozens of cannons that destroyed the world when they fired a salvo, and the tragic situation of soldiers and horses being shattered into pieces under the fire, his cognition was completely shattered.
With such a powerful weapon in hand, how can others fight against the enemy?
Fortunately, Youtunwei had no intention of crossing the river in pursuit. After driving away the defeated troops all over the mountains and plains, they gathered their forces to attack Xuanwu Gate and left the defeated troops on the north bank of the Wei River alone.
Yin Qinzhou hurriedly ordered people to raise the banner, and then sent soldiers and generals to collect the defeated troops. By dusk, more than 7,000 people finally gathered on the north bank of the Weishui River.
Looking at the defeated generals in front of him who had abandoned their helmets and armor, with low morale and even wounds, and then thinking about the tens of thousands of troops who were brightly armored and majestic not long ago, Yin Qinzhou could no longer bear the feeling of heartache and spat out. He spat out a mouthful of hot blood, his vision went dark, and he fell to the sky.
"uncle!"
Yin Yuan was the closest, and when he saw this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Yin Qinzhou, and shouted in panic. Although he was Yin Qinzhou's biological son, he was adopted by Yin Kaishan, so in terms of etiquette, he could only call Yin Qinzhou "uncle"...
The generals on the left and right were also shocked and stepped forward to check.
"Commander!"
"Are you ok?"
"Mr. Zhong? Where did the doctor die?"
Yin Qinzhou spit out a mouthful of blood and felt a little more relaxed. He was supported by Yin Yuan and sat on a wooden box. He breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to stop the shouts of the general beside him. Then he pointed to Dou Xi on the side of Pingwai and said weakly: "Catch that old thief."
The generals were stunned. Yin Yuan stood up without hesitation and came to Dou Xi in two big steps. Dou Xi was shocked. The two Dou family disciples around him hurriedly stepped forward to block him. They said with a serious expression: "How dare you be rude to our ancestor? Are you, the Yin family, impatient?"
Yin Yuan said nothing and punched one of them in the face. He immediately stepped forward and kicked the other person in the abdomen. When he was bending over in pain, he raised his knee and hit his face, subduing the two of them. He stepped forward again and grabbed Dou Xi by the collar, dragged him in front of Yin Qinzhou and threw him to the ground.
Dou Xi was over seventy years old, and he usually lived well. Although his body was still in good shape, at the end of his life, he almost lost his breath after being thrown down. He finally recovered and struggled to get up, but he couldn't. He looked up at Yin Qinzhou, his voice trembling. Said: "What do you want?"
Yin Qinzhou stared at Dou Xi for a long time, until he saw Dou Xi and felt his heart tremble, and then slowly said: "Tie up this old thief, Yin Yuan, you and your own son will escort him across the river and send him to Fang Jun."
"Asshole! Are you crazy?"
Dou Xi was shocked and turned pale, trembling all over and said: "I am the elder of the Dou clan. If you harm me, the entire Guanlong clan will not let you go!"
"Close Longmen Valve?"
Yin Qinzhou wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and showed a slightly ferocious smile, venting his anger at being coerced by Dou Xi: "Do you think the Long Clan will be shut down from now on? Your Majesty will win this battle, and the court will be reorganized by then. , you Guanlong clan will be the first to be taken out to scare the monkeys. Since you, old dog, are threatening the life and death of the Yin family in Liquan, then I will let you take the first step and wait under Jiuquan to reunite with your family. !”
"Send this animal to Fang Jun and tell him that the Liquan Yin family has made a big mistake under the coercion of this thief. From now on, we will be at odds with the Guanlongmen clan! We are all loyal to His Majesty and are willing to act according to the emperor's orders, but there are some orders , Don’t dare to disobey!”
The tyrannical fighting power shown by Youtunwei made Yin Qinzhou frightened. The troops he trained were almost wiped out by artillery fire. Which army in the world can compete with him?
With a strong army like Youtun Wei to support the defense, and Li Jing, a master of the art of war at the time, to encourage him, how could your Majesty not be victorious?
Now that we have reached this point, we might as well break the pot and surrender to His Majesty wholeheartedly, perhaps we can undo the big mistake we made before.
He even imagined that if Fang Jun ordered him to turn his sword and kill the Guanlong clan, he would happily obey the order and let Fang Jun bear the reputation of "slaughtering the Zhenguan ministers" and be reviled by the people of Guanzhong, while he would happily take revenge. The hatred of arrows will kill all the Guanlong clan members...
"Here!"
After receiving the order, Yin Yuan did not say much. He immediately ordered people to tie up Dou Xi tightly. He did not dare to put him on the horse's back to avoid being knocked to death. Then he left to garrison the main camp.
As soon as they landed, they were surrounded by patrolling Youtun Guard cavalry. Yin Yuan explained his purpose and handed over Dou Xi. Then he lifted the ice blade at the request and rode to see Fang Jun under the surveillance of dozens of cavalry.
Halfway through the journey, I passed by the place where the right guard had been shelled before. I saw that the land was dark in a wide area. Countless corpses of the right guard soldiers were piled up layer by layer. The corpses were lying on the pillows and there were rivers of blood. The scene was extremely terrible. Tragic.
The lieutenant of the army accompanying Youtun Guard ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield bit by bit, dug more than ten large pits not far away, used carts to transport the bodies and threw them into the pits, and buried them on the spot.
Yin Yuan jumped off his horse, stood down and knelt down on one knee beside the battlefield, expressed his condolences to the fallen Pao Ze, and then mounted his horse again.
Just after passing the old site of Han Chang'an City, there were scouts and cavalry coming and going, bringing news that Xuanwu Gate had been captured...
Yin Yuan did not go to the Youtunwei camp, but was taken to Xuanwu Gate by the soldiers, and met Fang Jun on the Xuanwu Gate tower.
As soon as they met, Yin Yuan knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "General Yin Yuan, please plead guilty to the Duke of Yue!"
