Li Daozong frowned, staring at the map and thinking about a way to break the door. Yuchi Gong was filled with anger, but because Yu Wenshi was nearby, he couldn't get rid of the anger. His face was dark and his eyebrows were standing straight up.
Yu Wenshiji knew that he was in the wrong and was low on energy, so he simply sat aside and closed his eyes, feeling sleepy...
For a moment, the atmosphere was very solemn.
After a long while, Li Daozong exhaled and sighed: "Li Jing, this old thief, is indeed powerful. He firmly occupied Chunming Gate without moving at all, blocking all those who covet Chang'an from outside the city gate."
Yuchi Gong's anger subsided a little, and he said helplessly: "Who says it's not the case? Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were displayed outside the Chunming Gate, which suppressed the hundreds of thousands of garrisons in Guanzhong and no one dared to act rashly... And Fang Er, that guy, He actually single-handedly sneaked back to the right guard and quelled Li Daliang's rebellion, and even defeated the left guard and the left guard one after another. Chai Zhewei and Yin Qinzhou are absolutely useless!"
Li Jing's strategic vision is unparalleled in the world. He would rather sit back and watch the Taiji Palace become almost completely white and remain motionless. He is eyeing the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong. Whoever dares to lead his troops to Chang'an to support the King of Jin will be attacked head-on by Li Jing.
Although Li Jing has not led an army for many years, his former reputation has not diminished by half. Who in the world dares to confront Li Jing face to face?
Fortunately, the Guanlong clan clans united to attack Yin Qinzhou to death, forcing Yin Qinzhou to have no choice but to cross the Wei River and attack Xuanwu Gate.
It stands to reason that this move can be called a stroke of genius, completely breaking the stalemate at once. If someone takes the lead, the rest will naturally follow and send troops to Chang'an. It doesn't take Yin Qinzhou to capture Xuanwumen or defeat Youtunwei. The display of this posture is enough to trigger earth-shaking changes in the entire Guanzhong.
However, what I never expected was that the Youtun Guards actually hid a lot of artillery. A blast of artillery fire that was enough to destroy the world beat the left guard under Yin Qinzhou to death, and was defeated. The rest wanted to lead the army to Chang'an to help the Jin Dynasty. Before the king's men had time to move, the battle was already over...
Those people were frightened by the powerful firepower of the Youtun Guards and naturally stopped.
The wave of attacking Chang'an that had not yet arisen was severely strangled to death...
Li Daozong shook his head: "A hero comes from a young age. Look at what Fang Er has done in the past few years. We Zhenguan ministers will die if we don't obey."
Nothing can make people more confused and disappointed than watching the younger generation rise up to be equal to or even better than oneself...
Yuchi Gong could not help but sigh. Now that he was helpless in the face of Fang Jun, he naturally felt that "the hero is dying" in his heart.
But it is clear that he can still use the knife...
Li Daozong paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Although the Right Guards are fierce and good at fighting, they were first instigated by Li Daliang to rebel, and then fought against the Left Guards, and then fought another battle with the Left Guards, losing at least 30% of their troops. , there are only more than 20,000 combatable soldiers standing up to the sky, and some of them must be left to guard the Xuanwu Gate, as well as the remnants of the left guard north of the Wei River... Therefore, Fang Jun's troops in the palace are now at most 10,000. Right and left, we have an absolute advantage in terms of strength."
Yuchi Gong had been fighting for half his life, and he immediately understood: "The intention of the prince is to fight for his life?"
"The fact that Youtunwei is equipped with firearms is beyond everyone's expectations. Fang Jun's blockade of the Foundry Bureau is really severe, but the Foundry Bureau rebuilds and resumes work on a piece of white land. How much can the output be restored? In my opinion, even if the output is lower than ours There are more as expected, but not much more. Projectiles and gunpowder are better. Cannonballs and thunderbolts are difficult to manufacture and the process is cumbersome, so there may not be much stock."
Li Daozong briefly explained his guess about the inventory of firearms in Youtunwei, and Yuchi Gong nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Although the Ministry of War repeatedly emphasized the lack of money, food, and materials when the Foundry Bureau was rebuilt and resumed work, resulting in continuous delays in the resumption of work, in fact, what the Foundry Bureau lacked most was not these, but craftsmen.
Money and food can be allocated from internal funds, and materials can be transported from all over the world, but skilled craftsmen cannot produce them out of thin air overnight. They must undergo strict training and long-term operations to produce qualified firearms.
Even if Fang Jun manages the foundry bureau from top to bottom into a monolithic structure and outsiders have no way of finding out the secrets, the firearms output cannot be changed out of thin air...
The complex terrain around Wude Hall increased the consumption of firearms, and when the firearms were exhausted, how could the Youtun Guards face several times the enemy's onslaught?
Yuchi Gong's cheeks twitched fiercely. Once Li Daozong's strategy was adopted, it would mean that his soldiers would have to risk the sharp firearms of the Youtun Guards to launch a desperate charge. This was all Yuchi Gong's wealth that he had saved for half his life...
However, when the war has reached this point, where does he have any choice?
Once the King of Jin's rebellion fails, he will inevitably die. As the number one "eagle dog" under the King of Jin, he, Yu Chigong, cannot die a happy death...
The only way to survive is to risk death.
Yuchi Gong gritted his teeth: "Just do it!"
Li Daozong nodded and comforted: "We may not fight to the last soldier. The right guard has limited firearms. When their firearms are exhausted, the battle situation will be reversed. Otherwise, we only need to attack Wude Palace. Li Jing is outside the city." You may not be able to sit still, as long as Li Jing leads his army into the city to rescue Taiji Palace, the garrison in Guanzhong will definitely take advantage of the situation and raise troops to rush to Chang'an."
The siege of Chang'an, which was strangled by Fang Jun's cannon before it even started, may be able to continue.
After saying that, Li Daozong looked at Yuwen Shiji, who was pretending to be dead with his eyes closed: "You still need to go to His Highness, Lord Ying, and discuss with His Highness how to get out of the city to contact the Guanzhong clan and the army. As long as the situation changes, ensure that those clans and the army can stand. The King of Jin sent troops to besiege Chang'an."
Yu Wenshiji rested for a while and regained his energy. Hearing the words, he could not delay. He stood up and said: "I will go to His Highness now. If it is not possible, I will abandon this old bone and run around again."
He understood what Li Daozong meant and hoped that he could insist on continuing to lobby all parties. After all, he was the one who was responsible for contacting the powerful officials and the army in Guanzhong. If someone else changed, there would inevitably be trouble in connecting.
But after all, he was old and frail, and Li Daozong was embarrassed to say it, so he could only wait for him to take the initiative...
Sure enough, Li Daozong nodded when he heard this: "The Duke of Ying has worked hard and achieved great results. Fortunately, he has suffered."
Yu Wenshiji didn't say much, walked out of the palace, stood on the stone steps in front of the palace and looked up at the dark night sky, feeling the chill of the cool wind blowing on his body, shook his head and sighed, He walked down the stone steps and rode to Chengtianmen under the supervision of his own servants and soldiers.
Behind him, more than a dozen famous captains rushed out from the palace, carrying orders to the armies everywhere. When Yu Wenshiji arrived at Chengtian Gate, he reported the news and then walked along the horse path to the bottom of the city tower. Looking back, he saw In the dark night, countless torches gathered like moths towards Wude Hall, and then the sound of gunfire rang out, sometimes mixed with the roar of thunder. Yuchi Gong's right guard and Li Daozong's army began to launch a tidal wave of attacks towards Wude Hall. Attack fiercely, even in the face of the sharp firearms of the Youtun Guards, they still refuse to retreat even at any cost.
Rows of guards and retinues were waiting in strict formation on the city, with swords and spears like a forest, and armors lined up, full of murderous intent.
The lights inside the tower are brilliant and bright as day.
When Yu Wenshiji entered the tower, he saw Li Zhi sitting behind the desk discussing matters with Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang and others, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Li Zhi stood up from writing and came to Yuwenshiji. He put his hands on his shoulders and helped him up. Seeing that Yuwenshiji's face was haggard and in low spirits, he asked with concern: "Is Duke Ying not feeling well?"
Yu Wenshiji sighed and said: "I am too old and too old to be driven by His Highness. I am really ashamed."
"Where do you start talking about this? The reason why I am able to stand here is all thanks to the gift of Duke Ying. If it were not for you to coordinate and communicate with all directions, I am afraid that I would have encountered the poisonous hands of the false emperor and been defeated by the minions of the false emperor. Under persecution, you have worked hard and achieved great results, and I will remember this in my heart."
Although the Guanlong Clan has suffered heavy losses one after another and its power is less than one-tenth of its heyday, it is still a powerhouse that has been entrenched in Guanzhong for hundreds of years. The interests of all parties are intertwined and cannot be ignored.
For example, this time, Yu Wenshiji worked tirelessly in all directions. Although there seemed to be no significant results on the surface, the entire Guanzhong clan and army basically stated that once the situation reversed, they would completely stand by him, the King of Jin. .
The most important thing is to instigate Li Daozong and Li Daliang to rebel. The former went directly from Xuanwu Gate to Taiji Palace, completely overturning the strategy Li Chengqian had laid out before, and was just a stone's throw away from the victory of the mutiny. Although the latter failed, he also severely damaged Youtun Guards. Otherwise, with the full strength of the Youtun Guards equipped with firearms, under the command and leadership of Fang Jun, the entire Tai Chi Palace would have been pacified long ago.
Compared with Yu Wenshiji, Xiao Yu, who initially encouraged him to raise the flag of rebellion and launch a mutiny, seemed to be ineffective...
Li Zhi helped Yu Wenshi and sit down, and then asked Xiao Yu and others to sit down, and then asked: "I heard that the offensive at Wude Hall suddenly intensified. Duke Ying came from Wude Hall. I don't know. What’s the specific situation?”
Yu Wenshiji explained the current situation clearly, and also explained Li Daozong and Yu Chigong's strategy of "fighting for their lives at any cost", and finally said: "The current situation is difficult, there is a thin line between victory and defeat, and there are soldiers at every turn. Worried about defeat, the Prince of Jiangxia County and the Duke of E have sacrificed everything just to assist His Highness in defeating the puppet emperor and ascending to the throne... Once Wude Palace cannot withstand our violent attack, Li Jing will surely lead his army into the city to support the king and defend Chang'an City. Empty, then it will be the best opportunity for all the armies in Guanzhong to rush to Chang'an... Although the old man is exhausted and weak, for the sake of His Highness's great cause, he is willing to travel in all directions and connect in the middle. The entire Guanlong clan will surround His Highness. Do your best and fight even to the death!"
Today, the Guanlong clan has no retreat and can only be tied to the King of Jin.
Throughout the ages, those who have achieved great things have always taken risks, turned dangers into disasters, and finally achieved unparalleled achievements. Thinking back then, under the leadership of Changsun Wuji, the entire Guanlong clan gave up Li Jiancheng and supported His Majesty Li Er. Isn't it the same as today's situation?
As long as the final outcome is successful, then Yuwen Shiji will be comparable to Changsun Wuji, and he will be worthy of the honor and status of the leader of the Guanlong Clan...
