Taiping Inn

This night in the Imperial Capital was destined to be a sleepless night. Read М

Waves of Qingluan Guards and postmen returned to the Imperial Capital with emergency documents, and military intelligence was passed up one by one, from the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office to the Silijian, and finally at dawn, after passing through the hands of Yang Lu, the eunuch who held the seal of the Silijian, it was handed to the desk of Emperor Tianbao.

After learning this earth-shattering news, Emperor Tianbao urgently summoned the cabinet and Mr. Bailu to the palace to discuss matters.

Curling smoke rose and filled the entire imperial study, and Emperor Tianbao sat behind the imperial desk. In front of the imperial desk, Zhao Lianggeng folded his hands in front of him, hidden in the wide sleeves of his robe, and the cuffs drooped to his knees, showing the transcendent style of a first-class official.

Behind him, most of the people were high-ranking officials in the Imperial Capital who had been drinking in Huancai Pavilion not long ago, including Xu Zaijun and Huo Sishi.

Emperor Tianbao looked around at everyone and said, "Qin Qing's rebellion was expected and reasonable. Now he is knocking on the gate of Yuguan Prefecture. His intentions are clear. I wonder what Lord Huo thinks?" Huo Sishi said calmly, "In my humble opinion, the Golden Horde Cavalry is known as 'invincible', but it has been defeated by the Liaodong army many times. Qin Qing's Liaodong army is the most powerful in the world, and no one can match it. If you want to compete with the Liaodong army on the front battlefield, it will be difficult. You can only rely on the city to defend." Emperor Tianbao threw the urgent report in his hand on the table and said with strong anger, "Liaodong rebelled, the court could not suppress the rebellion, but had to defend it. What's the reason?!" Mei Shenglin said softly, "Things will be resolved if you take it slow. As long as you defend If you wait, there will be a turning point. "

Emperor Tianbao looked at Zhao Lianggeng and asked, "Lord Zhao has been to Jingchu and is good at military affairs. I wonder what your opinion is?"

Zhao Lianggeng said, "Lord Huo and Lord Mei are both mature and prudent. The key lies in the word 'delay'. Liaodong is bitterly cold. This time Qin Qing mobilized a large number of troops to enter the pass, and the huge consumption of food and grass is difficult to estimate. The court only needs to supervise the soldiers to build chariots, make firearms, dredge trenches and repair the city. There are several trenches outside the city, buried Yan wood, set up walls and fences, and line up firearms and shield carts. Don't give the Liaodong army a chance to take advantage. If it drags on for several months, the Liaodong army will run out of food and grass, and it will be unable to attack for a long time. The morale will be lost, and there is only one way to retreat. "

Emperor Tianbao frowned. What he wanted was a strategy to quell the rebellion, not this kind of defensive strategy. He didn't want to be described as an incompetent and mediocre king who lived in a corner in the history books of later generations, but the three important ministers in the cabinet were more pessimistic and negative than each other. They either held on or delayed. In this way, even if they held on, it would be equivalent to acknowledging the fact that the three states of Liaodong were out of the control of the court.

At this time, Xu Zaijun said loudly: "I think the Liaodong army is powerful, but it is not impossible to resist. Now Qin Qing is coming with a raging army of 400,000, but in my opinion, the real elite is only about 100,000 people."

The eyes of Emperor Tianbao lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Xu Zaijun said: "What Zhao Ge Lao said is very true, and what Huo Ge Lao and Mei Ge Lao said is also for the country. But I think that just holding on is far from enough. After dampening their spirit, we should take the initiative to attack, defeat the Liaodong army, and then recover the three states of Liaodong."

Emperor Tianbao asked: "How to hold on? How to attack?"

Xu Zaijun was not perfect Although he knew nothing about military affairs, he had read some military books and said: "The key to the Liaodong army's entry into the pass now lies in the Yuguan line and Jizhen. In the 42nd year of Ming Yong, the court approved Jizhen to start from Yuguan in the east and end at Zhenbiancheng in the west, 2,140 miles, divided into ten routes. The first seven routes were the old territories of Jizhen, and the eighth to tenth routes were Huanghuazhen and Zhenbiancheng. In this way, Changping Town was merged into Jizhen."

"The importance of Jizhen lies in the fact that it surrounds the imperial capital from the east, west and north. Zhenbiancheng, known as the western gate of the imperial capital, is only more than 100 miles away from the imperial capital, and Gubeikou, known as the iron gate of the imperial capital, is only more than 200 miles away. If Jizhen is dangerous, the imperial capital will be shocked, and if Jizhen is stable, the imperial capital will be safe. "

"That's why we only need to defend the line from Yuguan to Jizhen, including Yipanshi, to keep the Liaodong army out. If the Liaodong army bypasses Jizhen, as long as the warning is in time, they can rush to Jizhen's attacked pass through Yipanshi. As far as I know, the cliffs of Yipanshi gradually deepen and narrow, shaped like a cuff, and the forts along the border are still there. As long as they are slightly repaired, they can be unobstructed. "

"If the Liaodong army bypasses Jizhen and the warning is not in time, Yipanshi will not move to prevent Liaodong from splitting troops to stab in the back, and Yuguan can send troops to reverse the reinforcements to prevent the enemy from stabbing in the back. "

"In this way, the Liaodong army will be unable to attack for a long time, and their morale will inevitably be low, and their food and grass will be insufficient, and their army will inevitably be blocked. The heart is scattered. At this time, the court will encourage the soldiers to fight to the death, defeat the Liao army from the front, and make them lose like a mountain. Then they can go out to fight and recover the three states of Liaodong. "

Emperor Tianbao swept away the previous dejection, and showed a bit of joy on his face. He looked at Mr. Bailu and asked, "What do you think, sir?"

Mr. Bailu said lightly, "As far as I know, Liaodong has begun to vigorously cultivate land since the Wude period. It has lasted for ten years. The three states of Liaodong have long been fertile fields, and refugees from the pass have flocked to it. Therefore, it is true that Liaodong is bitter and cold, but it is not necessarily true that Liaodong lacks food. It is not easy to wait until the Liaodong army runs out of food and grass. "

Emperor Tianbao's face is not very good again.

Mr. Bailu seemed not to see it. He knew what Emperor Tianbao wanted to hear, and everyone else knew it. Xu Zaijun deliberately catered to Emperor Tianbao, but the Liaodong army would not change because of a few words. If they really fought to the gate of the imperial capital, it would be too late to say anything.

Mr. Bai Lu continued: "As far as I know, Yuguan border town collapsed a lot and had no money to repair it. This is one of them. The army in the city was distorted. The soldiers did not train, went to the streets to drink, generals appeared in fireworks, and opened casinos to make money. The second is this. The general is afraid of fighting. If the enemy knocks on the gate, he plans to abandon the city and flee. This is this. With these three points, how can the "Xiong Pass" be held? How can he attack? I advise Your Majesty to rectify the administration as soon as possible, and this is why I am hereby advised Your Majesty to rectify the administration as soon as possible, and this is why reason."

Emperor Tianbao's face instantly became extremely ugly.

Mr. Bai Lu did not give up and continued, "Even if he could barely defend himself, he would definitely not be able to leave the city to help with such combat effectiveness. If he retreated into Yuguan City, the Liaodong army would attack head-on, and at the same time, he sent a group of side troops to circumvent Jizhen. The two sides of the back attacked, Yu Pass became a Jedi. Let’s talk about Ji Town. Since the second year of Tianbao, the military pay in Ji Town has been sometimes lost. Even if there is military pay, it is only six cents and five cents. How can we talk about the soldiers? Fight to the death'? On the contrary, the Liaodong army, the elite military camp, each person's daily food ration can be one pound, three ounces and five cents, and the monthly salary of nine cents can be reached two ounces and four cents, which is almost the court soldiers Four times, if there is military merit, the land will be distributed. If two armies fight, who can afford the word "Li"? "

Xu Zaijun was speechless.

At this moment, a follower who had been following Mr. Bai Lu for many years came outside the door, his tone full of unconcealed fear: "Sir..."

Mr. Bai Lu frowned, glanced at the somewhat lost Emperor Tianbao, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me."

The follower said: "There are news from the saint's mansion and the so-called "Sheji Academy" that the Qing Weizong of the East China Sea used a large ship to transport a large army for Qin Qing. The Liaodong army had already landed in Qizhou. The governor of Qizhou, Qin Daofang, decided to follow his brother to rebel against the court. The soldiers and horses of the Governor's Office cooperated with the Liaodong army, claiming to be a 100,000 army. The prefectures and counties in Qizhou surrendered. The Sheji Academy and the Saint's Mansion tried to kill the thief leader Qin Daofang, but were blocked by the people of the Taoist sect. Now the Taoist sect Masters gather in all the states, and they are afraid they can't stop them by relying on the Sheji Academy and the Saint's Mansion..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire study room was silent.

Mr. Bai Lu closed his eyes.

Huo Sishi whispered: "If Qizhou is lost, Qin Qing doesn't even have to detour Jizhen. He just needs to send troops from Qizhou to form a force of attack on both sides. Once Yuguan Aunt breaks, two armies will encircle the imperial capital, but they are afraid. It is the imperial capital that is in danger.”

Emperor Tianbao didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Because just now, he was thinking about how to counterattack, how to suppress the rebellion, and how to recover the three prefectures of Liaodong. But in a blink of an eye, the imperial capital became in danger, and the gap between them was really a world of difference.

Zhao Lianggeng said: "Now it seems that the two Qin and Li families have joined forces to rebel. The Qin family's iron cavalry entered the pass in two ways. The Li family's navy will not be on the wall. They will definitely attack Bohai Prefecture directly and fight along the Baihe River. If Bohai Mansion is lost under the city of Bohai Mansion, there will be no barrier to the imperial capital."

Xu Zaijun frowned and said, "The Li family's naval army blocked the sea port at most and bombarded the city walls. Can we still land on the shore and fight?"

Zhao Lianggeng said: "When I was the governor of Jingchu, I had dealt with the Li family and also saw the Li family's fleet. Of course, they could not leave the ship and land on the shore, but they could go south to Jiangzhou, sail into the river, and block the surface of the river. Then the Grand Canal was cut off and the water transportation was gone. Before the Liaodong army was exhausted, the imperial capital city would have to lose food."

Xu Zaijun was silent.

Mei Shenglin said slowly, "Emperor Taizong set Xijing as the capital back then, so he had this consideration. If the general situation was not possible, he could retreat to Xijing and still retain the southwest half of the wall. But Xijing has fallen now, that is If you want to retreat, you have nowhere to retreat."

Emperor Tianbao shouted angrily and suddenly threw the imperial case in front of him to the ground.

Everyone no longer speaks, their eyes are visible to the nose and nose.

Emperor Tianbao gasped and looked at Mr. Bai Lu: "Sir..."

Mr. Bai Lu slowly opened his eyes and said softly: "For the sake of this, we can only summon troops from all over the world to serve the king, and maybe we can still fight."

After being silent for a long time, Emperor Tianbao nodded and said, "That's all."

But whether it was Mr. Bai Lu, Zhao Lianggeng and others, they all underestimated Qin Qing.

Qin Qing had never thought of taking a detour through Jizhen. The side troops who landed in Qizhou did not want to attack Yu Pass, but to directly attack the imperial capital.

At dawn, there was no more wolf smoke rising from half a Dune Fort outside Yuguan City.

The main army in Liaodong is already at the gate of the city.

After a night of offensive and defensive battle, the city of Yuguan was in chaos. Wu Guang, the guard of Yuguan, stepped over the corpses with his hand and came to a gap that was bombarded by artillery and looked out.

I saw a black "小"-shaped flag fluttering in the wind, and under the black flag was a tide-like black armor that could not be seen at first sight.

Wu Guang narrowed his eyes, looked at the black-bottomed and golden-shaped king flag in the depths of the black armor, and suddenly laughed and said, "The King of Liao actually came in person, which really made me, Mr. Wu, flattered."

Wu Guang could laugh, but the others around him couldn't laugh, and even worse, they were already looking dead. They didn't know whether the Liao King Qin Qing could become the co-lord of the world in the end, but they knew that it was a dream to rely on the city under their feet to block Qin Qing's army.

The fall of Yuguan City is just a matter of time.