Chapter 641 Dilemma!
Liaodong rebelled, and everyone was shocked. The civil and military officials gathered outside the hall. Everyone knew that the situation had undergone major changes and Long Zhaoyan might need to make a decision!
Prime Minister Wei Xuan came in from outside and shouted: "Your Majesty, don't make hasty decisions about this matter. Now the enemy is in a hurry to attack the city. Rumors outside are everywhere, and no one can tell whether it is true or false!
Whether the matter in Liaodong is true or false, we should wait and see if it changes before deciding whether to advance or retreat!”
The monk Daojin said: "Mr. Wei, the news from Liaodong is absolutely reliable. Whether Liaodong will rebel or not is all about His Highness! His Highness went to Liaodong. How can Liaodong not rebel?
Everyone, the current situation is at a critical moment. If Your Majesty is just a corner and is the overlord of Western Chu, you can now hold the capital and respect yourself without seizing the opportunity in front of you. But if Your Majesty has great ambitions and wants to rule the world, you must seize this opportunity in front of you!"
After the monk Daojin's statement, many ministers around came to make suggestions, and most of the ministers stood on the monk Daojin's side.
After all, it is indeed a pity that the capital is only holding one city now. If the situation outside is tense, it is reasonable to temporarily hold on to the opportunity.
But now the situation outside has changed, and the army besieging the capital city will immediately fall into a dilemma. In this case, Long Zhaoyan is just holding on to the capital city, which is too negative.
After all, although the dynasty has changed now, Xinde’s reign is still the year of Xinde when he left the capital. Long Zhaoyan cannot penetrate his influence outside the capital, and he cannot let the people of the world return to his heart.
In this case, if you don’t seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how should Long Zhaoyan rule the world?
Long Zhaoyan was originally a person who didn’t have many ideas, but the words of the monk still touched him a lot. He immediately said, “Master, the news in Liaodong is really true?”
Monk Daojin said, "Can this be fake? At least three sources of information have confirmed this news. If my monk's news is wrong, our military secret spies and our previous secret spies in the royal palace have all found out about this news, are they all fake?"
Long Zhaoyan clapped his hands gently and sighed, "My sister, he really rebelled! Hey, Liaodong rebelled, I don't know how many creatures have suffered. Since I have inherited the throne, I must not let the world go. I have decided to order the twelve guards to send troops to Shandong and fight to the death with the Liaodong rebels!"
Wei Xuan frowned secretly when he heard it below and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you should think twice when you send troops in a hurry! The situation is in chaos and there are traps everywhere. If Liaodong is back, it is of course extremely beneficial to Your Majesty. Your Majesty only needs to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight to quickly gain the advantage. But if this situation is just someone else's trick, Your Majesty will attack in a hurry and may be plotted against, that would be unbeautiful!
Your Majesty has just established a country and has a weak foundation. Be careful in everything. Don’t be careless!"
Long Zhaoyan said: "Wei Prime Minister, my dignified nine-five master is dominating the world. Now the world is in chaos, how can I sit back and ignore it? If I don't master such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, will I still be the nine-five master?
I have heard it all, don’t talk about this topic again. I have decided to go to war tomorrow! I want to command the emperor in person!”
Long Zhaoyan led the army in person, and Lu Zheng's vanguard army was quickly defeated. More than half of the 20,000 siege soldiers led by Cao Weiming from Hebei were killed or injured, and countless siege equipment were left behind.
Long Zhaoyan's journey was smooth, and he rushed out of the capital three hundred miles away. When he arrived at the Hebei Plain, he saw endless green gauze tents in front of him.
The monk Daojin laughed and said, "Your Majesty's personal expedition was successful. There is no one who can threaten the capital for 300 miles around the capital! Lu Zheng is of course very talented and can understand some basic military skills, but he is not a general.
Besides, now he is facing a dilemma of attacking from front to back, and he cannot help but save the Shandong side. How could he be defeated with such disadvantages?"
Long Zhaoyan snorted coldly and said, "My son Lu Zheng, I have never been convinced. So what if I have high talent? In this era, we should use force to determine the world. With the mind of the father, this time this child is afraid that this great talent in Jiangnan will not have a comeback in the future."
The monk Daojin said, "There is definitely no day for a comeback, because Your Majesty, you hate him! The world belongs to Your Majesty, where can Dakang have a foothold? He wants to be a talented man, and His Majesty can give him mercy and let him go to Beiyan to be a talented man. Anyway, in the land of Dakang, there is no longer his place to stand!"
After telling the monk's words, Long Zhaoyan and his king and his ministers burst into laughter. At this time, Long Zhaoyan was in a good mood and felt that the great country was in his control. That feeling really made him feel very passionate all his life.
The world is mine, the most talented man, the invincible father, and all the things that were admired by those who had been trampled by him. He looked around and looked at the left and right flags and the bright armor of nearly 100,000 troops.
The 100,000 troops acted together, and the momentum was really exciting. Now Long Zhaoyan only needs to do one thing, that is, to march into Shandong and calm down all the things in Shandong, and the world will surrender from now on, and there will be no more worries!
He thought this in his heart, and just as he was about to be proud, he suddenly rushed to report the news, and the central army tent was in an uproar.
Long Zhaoyan strode into the central army tent, and heard the scout kneeling on the ground and tremblingly said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, something is wrong! The capital was surrounded, Lu Zheng gathered 100,000 troops to siege the capital, and the nine gates of the capital were in a hurry. The prince... the prince could not hold it anymore!"
Long Zhaoyan's face changed drastically, and he felt his hands and feet were cold for a moment. He widened his eyes and didn't believe his ears, saying, "This... how is this possible? How is it possible?"
Dong Fangyong, the general of the Right Guard, said: "Your Majesty, Lu Zheng is a treacherous and cunning man. Since he became the chief marching officer, Cao and Zhao have many constraints on him. On the one hand, he divided the soldiers of Cao and Zhao, and each person gave them only 20,000 troops, while he himself led 70,000 troops and were elite.
This time, His Majesty led his troops to defeat Cao Weiming's 20,000 troops, but Lu Zheng released the bait. As for the reinforcements from Shandong, Lu Zheng urged Zhao Chongqian to cross the Huaihe River to the east. His own 70,000 troops were hidden around the capital. Just when His Majesty sent troops to fight in person, he suddenly attacked and attacked the emptiness of the capital..."
Long Zhaoyan couldn't help but tremble. He looked around and murmured, "What should I do? What should I do?"
The monk Daojin said, "Your Majesty, for the sake of this plan, you can only rescue immediately. This place is only more than 300 miles away from the capital. It can only take a day and a night to reach the rapid attack.
Lu Zheng's soldiers were only 70,000, and most of them were the soldiers from Henan and Hebei. The combat power was simply not comparable to that of the guards. The prince was kind and Wei Xuan assisted. There was no problem in defending the capital for three or five days!
We are now decisively returning to the aid and attack Lu Zheng in the capital. The land of the capital is flat, and his 70,000 troops are inseparable from the escape. His Majesty can completely eliminate all the threats to the capital in this battle!"
Long Zhaoyan yelled: "What are you waiting for? Let me go back to help, come back to help..."
Dong Fangyong said: "Your Majesty, our soldiers are all flesh and blood. They run three hundred miles in two days. Not only will they not be able to bear the horsepower, but the soldiers will also be exhausted. Once Lu Zheng uses fraud again, we will fall into a huge passive state, and we may be doomed at that time!"
Long Zhaoyan said: "Most of our 100,000 soldiers and horses are cavalry. Although we are tired from rushing to 300 miles, how can we say that we have lost our combat power?
The capital is our foundation. If we don’t return the support, we will be done if we lose the foundation!”
"Report! Wei Xiang's secret report!"
Wei Xuan's secret fold came to him. Long Zhaoyan opened the secret fold and only looked at it for a few times. His brows immediately frowned and said, "Wei Xuan, Wei Xuan! This old man is really confused. A few days ago, he tried hard to persuade me to never leave the capital.
Today I submitted a secret letter but said that I didn’t need to care about the safety of the capital. To go to Shandong immediately was the way to achieve great achievements. Tell me, is he contradictory?"
Dong Fangyong said: "Your Majesty, Wei Prime Minister is certainly inconsistent, but the last general thought that Master Daoquan was also inconsistent. When Your Majesty lived in the capital, he advised Your Majesty to send troops to sweep Shandong every day.
But today His Majesty has the opportunity to march into Shandong. Master Daojin advised His Majesty to return to the capital. Isn’t this a contradiction?”
Long Zhaoyan was stunned for a moment and said for a while: "General Dong, I know your loyalty, but to achieve great things, one must first consolidate the foundation. Only when the foundation is stable can one be invincible.
I have decided to do so, and the entire army will return to the rescue immediately, and set off immediately, march day and night, and there will be no delay for a moment!"
At the order of Long Zhaoyan, the troops of the 12 Guards in the capital immediately set off and marched straight to the capital. The army had been walking for a day and night, and the troops were approaching Yongguan. Suddenly, the report said that the camp of the Left Guard was attacked by Lu Zheng's army. The general of the Left Guards was killed on the spot. The left Guards' 10,000 troops and horses were killed and injured!
When Long Zhaoyan received the report, he was shocked. He quickly ordered the twelve guards to move closer quickly and never give the enemy an opportunity to defeat each other.
Long Zhaoyan's order had just arrived, and he immediately reported that Dong Fangyong, the Right Guard Army, led his troops to surrender to the enemy, and more than 10,000 soldiers of the Right Guard Army were all under Lu Zheng's command!
The left and right guards destroyed and surrendered to the enemy. Long Zhaoyan was so angry that he attacked the enemy. He immediately ordered the entire army to concentrate and suddenly attack Juyongguan, hoping to fight to the death with Lu Zheng at Juyongguan.
The troops of both sides fought between the passes for a day and night. Lu Zheng retreated. Long Zhaoyan led his troops straight into the capital. On Yuquan Mountain on the capital, there was another report. Cheng Zuoying Yanggu was attacked by Lu Zheng. More than half of the guards were killed or injured. Then it was reported that the Zuowu Guard was attacked...
Long Zhaoyan went crazy immediately. He took his 100,000 troops out of the capital and rushed back and forth for 300 miles. More than half of the 100,000 troops were lost. Seeing that the soldiers around him were becoming increasingly rare, he couldn't help but he couldn't help but drip blood!
"Child Lu Zheng, I'm too much, I'm too much!" Long Zhaoyan was furious and couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet. A general came to report, saying, "Your Majesty, Lu Zheng's army is moving like the wind, coming and going without a shadow. It's really hard to catch its traces. For the current plan, we can only set up defenses around Yuquan Mountain, and then slowly move towards the capital, so that we can safely enter the capital!"
Long Zhaoyan looked around and said coldly: "What do you say? Do you all see this way?"
No one around answered, everyone lowered their heads and told the monk: "Your Majesty, I have no longer planned for Your Majesty! Lu Zheng is as cunning as a fox. He acted like this to make Your Majesty's soldiers unable to return to the capital!"
Long Zhaoyan punched several cases with a force, and his heart was really bleeding. Now he understood Lu Zheng's intention. Lu Zheng never thought that he would really attack the capital. The attack he was trying to lure the enemy.
How could the little force in Lu Zheng's hand break through a high-walled city like the capital? If Long Zhaoyan didn't leave the capital, Lu Zheng would have no way to fight!
But, Long Zhaoyan fulfilled his intention and set up an imperial army in person. Lu Zheng was generous in his actions and directly let Cao Weiming's 20,000 men be cannon fodder. Long Zhaoyan won a complete victory in the battle and became immediately energetic. He really regarded himself as a general who was invincible in every battle!
At this time, Lu Zheng attacked the capital again, and the emptiness of the capital made Long Zhaoyan wake up as if he was dreaming. When he wanted to return to help, he was in a hurry.
The key is that Lu Zheng attacked the capital again and was also a feint. When Long Zhaoyan returned to the rescue, Lu Zheng attacked the city as fake, and the half-way ambush was real. Two ambushes caused Long Zhaoyan to suffer a lot, and more than half of the troops on hand were lost.
Long Zhaoyan's mind was filled with thoughts. After thinking about all these things, he became more and more regretful. He couldn't help but beat his chest and stamped his feet. After a long time, he said, "Lu Zheng is not even Lingxiu, and I am even less than that! This guy has no trace to find his actions, and his use of military force is even more elusive. True and false, and false, and it is really hard to break the truth!"
Long Zhaoyan paused and said, "Now it seems that since Lu Zheng asked me to leave the capital, he probably was not ready to let me go back to the capital. Wei Xiang understood this and then submitted a secret letter to me not have to take care of the capital, but to let me go directly to Shandong!
Wei Prime Minister, I have let you down, your words are golden and good words!"
Long Zhaoyan paused and said, "That's good, it's not too late to repair the bribe. Although we are close to the capital, there are already several barriers in front of us. These barriers must have been occupied by Lu Zheng. At this time, we may not be able to take advantage of us when we go there!
We are tired troops. If we advance rashly, we will inevitably encounter greater crisis. Therefore, I will continue to let the army camp and rest first. After the rest is done, we will leave the capital and go straight to Shandong to fight in Shandong!”
"coax!"
As soon as Long Zhaoyan said this, everyone in the audience was shocked. Many generals couldn't believe their ears. My God, Long Zhaoyan would not move east long ago, and he had to wait until half of the loss before moving east. Just because of the tens of thousands of people in Long Zhaoyan's hands, would he still compete in Shandong?
Immediately, many generals of the Guard knelt on the ground to persuade him, crying and speaking earnestly. Long Zhaoyan looked at these generals and murmured: "What do you want me? Do you want me to go to the trap now and let that child named Lu cut him into pieces?"
Everyone knelt on the ground, but they were silent. Indeed, Long Zhaoyan figured out the whole story, and the situation he said made it impossible for the generals to argue.
Although it is only more than 100 miles away from the capital, this hundred miles will inevitably be in danger. You must know that Long Zhaoyan's military strength is now at a disadvantage. Not to mention that Lu Zheng has the advantage of the territory, even if both sides set up their positions to attack under the same circumstances, Lu Zheng has the ability to gain the upper hand.
However, even so, Long Zhaoyan's decision was really incredible. When he abandoned the capital at this time, Long Zhaoyan became a rootless grass from then on. Before, Long Zhaoyan had 100,000 troops, and the chances of things in Shandong could be determined.
Chapter completed!