After the funeral of the late emperor Li Chengwu, the Turkic side immediately informed the world and issued a proclamation to the outside world.
In this memorandum, the ten major crimes of Prince Li Bing are listed in detail:
1. Colluding with the powerful minister Xie Guang and conspiring to usurp the throne;
2. Contact the three countries of Loulan, Shule, and Chechi to plan chaos in Western Xinjiang;
3. Ambush and kill the imperial general He Jingming;
4. Unauthorized deployment of troops to harass the imperial capital;
5. Establish a new court in Luoyi to interfere in state affairs;
6. Seizing power in the name of managing the Jinhe River, emptying the national treasury and wasting money and people;
7. Attack on the late emperor’s eldest son Li Kuang, King of Huaiyang;
8. Conspired to murder Cheng Kaiyang, the descendant of the hero, and split the Long Sword Army;
9. Forging the late emperor’s edict in an attempt to usurp power;
10. Secretly instigating Yizhou to rebel against the party, falsely pass on government orders, and gather troops to rebel.
These ten crimes seem plausible. Many of them have been secretly circulated among the government and the public, and it was difficult to tell the truth for a while. The most critical issue is that each of them is more or less related to Prince Li Bing, which can't help but make some meddlesome people think about it.
Once this confusing statement spreads, it can be imagined what a huge negative impact it will have on Li Bing and the Shengtang army.
Xiahou Ninghan secretly scolded Ashina for his despicable methods. At the same time, he was particularly worried about another problem: King Li Kuang of Huaiyang.
This insidious guy is now entrenched in the Lianghuai region and has about 100,000 troops under his command. Although there are not many troops, it is difficult to pose a serious threat to the prince. But his special identity is fatal to Li Bing.
From the perspective of ordinary people, everyone is not very clear about what the Holy Cult Covenant actually means and what happened to the two brothers Li Chengwen and Li Chengwu.
However, there is a very simple point of view that is easily accepted by people: Li Bing is the nephew of the late emperor, and Li Kuang is the biological son of the late emperor, and he is also the eldest son.
When an old man passes away and leaves behind a huge family fortune, should he pass it on to his nephew or his son? Is there any need to argue about this?
The eldest son inherits the ancestral property. This is not only the common sense taught by the Shengtang civilization, but also the cornerstone of the law that maintains society and families.
In other words, the late emperor's edict and the holy religious covenant behind Li Bing directly challenged the ethical rules that had been in operation among the people for thousands of years. If he could not explain clearly, he would completely lose the moral support of the people.
At that time, it is difficult to say who the soldiers and civilians of Shengtang will choose to support.
Xiahou Ninghan kept thinking about this issue as he left the imperial capital and continued westward. It has to be said that compared to Ge Shuxuan's poisonous soldiers, Ashina's move of Zhijin is more vicious. Ge Shuxuan violated the bodies of the people of Shengtang and used bloody and terrifying methods to conquer them. As for Ashina Zhijin, he understood the culture of Shengtang better, pointed directly at people's hearts, and attacked people including Li Bing from the ideological level. everyone.
Let Shengtang fall completely into division and chaos!
Bury the late emperor generously and join forces with Huaiyang.
Effortlessly, Ashina successfully shifted the focus of the foreign invasion to the internal struggle for imperial power and orthodoxy within Shengtang. Once Li Bing and Li Kuang started fighting, he could watch the fire from across the bank and take the opportunity to let the Turkic army rest and breathe, and then reap the benefits.
This is a conspiracy. Even if the opponent sees it clearly, there is nothing he can do.
The images of Li Bing, Murong Xue, Shen Lie and others flashed through Xiahou Ninghan's mind. Now they can only rely on them to find a solution. Whether he can pass this difficulty will directly determine Shengtang's fate.
As for her, the most important task right now is to destroy brother Shu Xuan's conspiracy.
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Just as Xiahou Ninghan was speeding up and heading west, the whole world was entering a new round of game competition.
The reason why Ashina Zhijin held a state funeral for Li Chengwu was indeed, as analyzed by Xiahou Ninghan, that he deliberately wanted to provoke internal conflicts within the Holy Tang Dynasty in order to divert the pressure from the Turkic army.
In the past two months, bad news about the Eastern Expedition Army has spread frequently, and Ashina Zhijin has been a little worried.
The first is Helianxiong's eastern cluster.
Their strategic goal is to seize the Central Plains area with Luoyi as the fulcrum and launch a strategic decisive battle with Li Bing's army. However, Lao Jianhua suddenly launched a mutiny and led the Xuanjia Army to march south. Before leaving, he actually destroyed the entire defense system of Dongdu. This immoral approach of harming others and not benefiting oneself directly led to the fact that Marshal Helianxiong did not dare to occupy Luoyi easily.
The reason is very simple. Luoyi doesn't even have a city gate. Once you enter, you will only be attacked by your opponents.
Without the Eastern Capital as an advance base, the Turks, who did not have the advantage in military strength, could not rashly go deep alone and run to the hinterland of the Central Plains for a decisive battle with the Shengtang Army. Because at this time, in addition to the prince's troops in the east, a large number of troops are also gathering in the Jingxiang area in the south. If you are not careful, you will be in danger of being attacked from two sides.
Therefore, He Lianxiong deployed the Eastern Cluster in key locations from Tongguan to Luoyi, and started a stalemate battle with Li Bing, constantly sending scout troops to harass and test, looking for fighter opportunities.
As a result, the plan to conquer Shengtang will inevitably be slowed down.
At the same time, the battle in the southwest was not going well either.
Prince Ronia of the Temple led the Third Golden Army to attack Hanzhong. After winning, he continued southward, preparing to enter Yizhou and pursue the Shengtang court who came here to avoid trouble.
However, contrary to the expectations of this famous Turkic general, the rugged and steep Shu Road became a dead end in front of the Turkic army.
The Yizhou court only sent a small number of soldiers and horses to secure the "difficult to reach the sky" Shu Road. No matter how brave the tens of thousands of Roniya's soldiers were, it was difficult to move forward.
After several months of wasting away, the Third Army completely lost its temper. They were replaced by Ronya, and the Fourth Army, newly reinforced from the rear, took over.
But who would have thought that just as the two legions were preparing to switch defenses, the Shengtang armed forces, which had been on the defensive, suddenly became tense.
The national defense rebels were jointly organized by the four major martial arts families in central Sichuan - the Tang family, the Jie family, the Song family and the Nangong family, as well as the two sects of Emei and Qingcheng. They started from Jinniu Road, Micang Road, Lychee Road and Yinping Road. A four-pronged attack was carried out to launch a frantic sneak attack on the exhausted Third Army and the Fourth Army, which had just arrived here and had two lives between man and earth.
Nangong Yuping, the young master of the Nangong family, personally organized the "Magic Shooting Battalion", and all the soldiers were Bashu hunters with superb shooting skills. Under his command, the Marksman Battalion took advantage of the favorable terrain of high mountains and dense forests to specifically challenge Turkic generals to carry out long-range shootings, and almost never failed.
In just a few days, nearly a hundred mid-level and senior officers at the level of team leader or above were killed. Both legions were frightened and miserable.
Because he could not figure out the strategic intentions of the Shengtang people, and the battlefield terrain in the Shudao mountainous area was very unfavorable for Turkic cavalry operations, in desperation, Prince Ronya of the Temple had no choice but to order the Third Army and the Fourth Army to strengthen their alert and retreat at the same time. Return to Hanzhong and wait for next instructions.
Not daring to directly confront Li Bing in the east, and unable to attack Xishu in the south, the Turkic army faced the problem of "advance". However, Ashina Zhijin's troubles went far beyond that. He now feels that the situation is about to become a "dilemma."
Because the trouble is greater in the west.
A few days ago, Yun Qianxue sent back the latest report: the two levels were completely cool.
In order to save Gema and the Yelun clan, Yun Qianxue led the Blood Guard Cavalry Corps from the imperial capital, traveling under the stars and at night, and arrived at Zijin Pass in just five days, which was extremely fast.
But he was still one step late.
By the time the Blood Guards arrived, the second prince Tanli had already led the Eleventh Golden Legion to fight three fierce battles with the defenders of Zijin Pass, and was beaten three times in a row.
Under the city gate where more than 8,000 Golden Wolf troops buried their bones, the hatred between the Golden Clan and the Yelun Clan could no longer be resolved.
Yun Qianxue couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the situation in front of her.
On the one hand, he did not expect that Tanli would be so decisive and made it clear that he would force his eldest brother Chili's ally Gema to death; on the other hand, the Yelun clan's combat power was so powerful. Tanli's Golden Wolf Army and Kunli Mingtai's Even if the Blood Guards join forces, they can't get any advantage.
After Kunli Mingtai explained to him everything that had happened before, Yun Qianxue suddenly realized: It turned out that the Khan had guessed correctly, and it was indeed Baron Metasequoia who was causing trouble!
No one knows better than him what level Li Jiangyao is: as brave as a tiger and as cunning as a fox.
He personally presided over the overall situation at Zijin Pass, which shows that the entire Western Xinjiang, including Gema, has knelt down.
The noble Yakut tribe and the glorious Yakut Army actually surrendered shamefully, and they also surrendered to a group of Western Territory bumpkins. The impact this had on the morale of the Turks was simply incalculable.
The situation has reached this point, and Yun Qianxue no longer has any illusions about Gema. The most important thing at the moment is not to persuade the Yelun tribe to rein in the danger and turn around, but to seize the time to recapture Zijin Pass.
and Shengyuguan in the south.
Yun Qianxue carefully questioned Tanli and Kunli Mingtai, and after gaining a basic understanding of the previous three battles, she immediately formulated a new strategy: continue to strengthen the offensive, attack Zijin Pass, and at the same time send a Blood Guard Division to attack Shengyuguan .
However, to his great disappointment, neither Zijin Pass nor Shengyuguan could be attacked.
Needless to say, Shengyuguan, the Second Army of Zhenjiang has always been known for its ability to fight defensive battles, and is known as "solid as a rock." General Du Jian is personally in charge, let alone a Blood Guard Division, even if the entire army is present , and it may not be possible to defeat it.
On the Zijin Pass side of the main battlefield, the situation is even more annoying.
The opposite side was obviously the Yakut Army with incomplete organization and the Western Xinjiang people with sparse combat power. There were not many white-robed knights, but under the command of Li Jiangyao, those guys actually broke out to an astonishing level and fought fiercely for four consecutive days. Four nights, we had a draw with the Blood Guard cavalry who was responsible for the main attack!
Of course, the price paid by the defenders was also very high. More than half of the 40,000 soldiers and horses were lost, and they were almost on the verge of collapse.
It seemed that if he fought hard for a few more rounds, the opponent would completely collapse. But at this critical moment, Li Jiangyao's reinforcements suddenly arrived.
The thundering flag appeared at the top of Zijin Pass, and the third army of Zhenjiang took over the defense!
