Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3112
One fears the enemy and fights cowardly, and avoids going out at the risk of being "ill"; the other goes forward bravely, living to death for the empire.

High judgment.

It can be seen from this that once the situation in Chang'an changes drastically, Fang Jun will naturally be able to stick to his duties and maintain the center of the country, while Chai Zhewei is vain and fickle, and it is difficult to stand firm...

His Majesty Li Er was furious, and couldn't help cursing: "Shameless boy, like a father, like a son!"

When the Li family raised troops in Jinyang, Princess Pingyang and her husband Chai Shao were still in Chang'an. When Chai Shao heard that the court wanted to arrest her husband and wife, he was so frightened that he abandoned Princess Pingyang and fled to Jinyang, which made Princess Pingyang desperate and angry. Husband and wife turn against each other, and love and righteousness are broken.

His Majesty Li Er is deeply disgusted with Chai Shao's bad behavior.

Now Chai Zhewei fears the enemy and fights cowardly, covets life and fears death, and abandons the country and society without any responsibility. His essence is the same as his father's back then.

I am also confused, why did I put such a cowardly and incompetent person in such an important position as guarding the Xuanwu Gate?
Thinking of this, I was shocked.

Now Fang Jun has no choice but to lead half of the right guards out of the town of Hexi to meet the enemy, and only Chai Zhewei's left guards are left in Xuanwu Gate. The situation in the court has changed, and it has changed its course...

His Majesty Li Er became more and more worried, and immediately said: "Tomorrow, Maogong, you will personally formulate the siege plan, and form my imperial guards into a supervising team, and you will personally command the rear army. If there is anyone who is afraid of the enemy and does not move ahead, he will be killed without mercy! How about, quickly capture Anshi City, there is no delay!"

The battle situation in Liaodong made him anxious, and the change in Chang'an made him even more anxious. In any case, the battle in Liaodong must end as soon as possible. If it is delayed as it is now, something unexpected may happen.

From the change in His Majesty Li Er's expression, Li Ji already guessed what he was worried about, and felt a little uneasy. Who would have thought that the situation in Chang'an would undergo such a drastic change after only a few months of expedition?Really caught off guard.

Immediately said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, although Anshi City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the three armies use their lives, the enemy cannot stop it."

His Majesty Li Er nodded, signaling for Li Ji to drink tea, took a sip from the teacup himself, and then sighed softly, saying: "Gaoguryeo seems to have barren land, bitter cold climate, and insufficient national power, but hundreds of thousands of people in the country who dare to fight Soldiers should not be underestimated. Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty returned in vain after three conquests. Back then we ridiculed him for not knowing about military affairs, but only knowing about military affairs. This caused countless Han family sons to bury their bones in Liaodong, and even shook the foundation of the country. To the point of subjugation. Now that I am on the scene, I realize that Goguryeo’s tenacity has never been seen before, and its army’s combat power is even more tyrannical. If you want to conquer it, you will have to pay a huge price.”

Statistics before the war were too optimistic.

The ruling and opposition parties agreed that the reason why Emperor Sui Yang's three expeditions to Goguryeo were unsuccessful was that apart from the random command of Emperor Sui Yang and the lack of strength of the Sui army, the main reason was that the domestic political situation at that time was turbulent and there were too many constraints, which caused the army to fail. Going all out, even the problem of insufficient supplies of supplies appeared many times, which seriously hindered the army.

The Tang Dynasty was prosperous, with abundant supplies, and a navy several times larger than the Sui Dynasty was responsible for quickly transporting supplies through waterways. The morale of hundreds of thousands of troops was high and supplies were abundant. The attack on Goguryeo was naturally a matter of course and effortless.

Only Fang Jun repeatedly emphasized that the enemy should not be underestimated, that Goguryeo's combat power should be given full attention, and all the forces of the Tang Dynasty should be mobilized to give it a fatal blow...

As a result, the facts are as Fang Jun said, Goguryeo is not a soft persimmon.

Not only is it not a soft persimmon, but a thorny hedgehog...

His Majesty Li Er thought and thought, and asked: "If you order the navy to cross the sea, reach the mouth of the Weishui River, and then go up the river to attack Pingrang City violently, making it difficult for Goguryeo to look at the end, so you have to focus on Pingrang City. On the guard, what does Mao Gong think?"

This is the strategy proposed by Fang Jun before, and the two-pronged approach made Goguryeo focus on one thing and lose the other.At the beginning, it was unanimously opposed by the ruling and opposition parties, because no one wanted the navy to continue to gain military merits during this Eastern Expedition and make it bigger and bigger.

But now, His Majesty Li Er doesn't care about so much anymore.

Because of the delay in the war situation, he had some ominous premonitions. What if the Liaodong side was unable to fight to Pingrang City and collapsed Goguryeo, but there was a sudden change in Chang'an?

But the current situation is unfavorable, and he can't just go his own way and directly issue orders to the navy.If all forces in the military feel that the military merits they are talking about have been robbed by the navy again, they may become angry.Once war-weary emotions arise in the army, the difficulty of the Eastern Expedition will increase exponentially.

The more I think about it, the more resentful I become. As the emperor, the supreme being in the world, but he can't even control his own army completely. The existence of aristocratic families is really maddening.

Naturally, he became more and more determined to suppress the powerful forces.

Li Ji pondered for a while, and did not answer His Majesty Li Er's question, but instead asked: "If the navy directly captures Ping Rang City, then what should we do?"

His Majesty Li Er was taken aback immediately.

Capture Ping Rang City?At first glance, it may be nonsense. Anshi City can cause hundreds of thousands of troops to smash their heads and blood. After two months in a row, the strong attack failed. How can the navy with such a small force capture Ping Rang, which must be guarded by the army? city?
However, thinking about the result of the naval division being ordered to attack Beisha City and the entire mountain city being burned to death, His Majesty Li Er felt that it might not be possible to capture Pingrang City.

It is naturally unrealistic to rely on the navy to annihilate the more than [-] Goguryeo elite troops and the coalition forces of various ethnic groups that guard Ping Rang City.However, the naval force is powerful and has sharp weapons such as artillery and shells. With a fire bomb that can crack even a stone, Ping Rang City may be turned into ruins.

The Goguryeo army can only withdraw from Pingrang City...

Once the navy achieves such a result, how will the merits be calculated?
I was unable to attack Anshi City violently, and lost troops, but the navy easily burned Ping Rang City to the ground, severely damaging the morale of Goguryeo's army...

All forces in the army are afraid that they are jealous and want to rebel.

His Majesty Li Er had a splitting headache and said angrily: "I am the Son of Heaven, the king of a country, but I still have to restrict myself everywhere. No one in my tent is sincerely fighting for the empire. One or two only know that they have families and are selfish. All damned!"

The disaster of the powerful family can be seen from this.

As long as he really lets the navy capture Pingrang City, all forces in the army must be passive and war-weary, and then tell him the emperor with practical actions-don't you trust the navy?Okay, we are incompetent, let the navy go to war...

This kind of situation is not unfounded worry, but it is really possible to happen.

In the eyes of those aristocratic children, there is no fear of imperial power at all. Even if His Majesty Li Er is extremely prestigious and dares to kill those who disobey orders, the rest will not back down.

It's you who said that we can't do it, and if we can't beat others, can we blame us?
You can't kill us all...

Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is so talented, who in the world will not accept it? The concentration of imperial power will inevitably touch the interests of too many people, and everything can only be calculated after the victory of the Eastern Expedition, otherwise the public opinion will be raging , is too unfavorable for this battle.”

The aristocratic family has a deep foundation, and if you want to deal with it with a strong attitude, it will definitely not work.

We can only rely on this Eastern Expedition to allow each family to grab enough benefits. After returning to Beijing, they will be rewarded for their merits, and the high-ranking officials will be rewarded one by one. "Same rest", so that they will not be so conflicted about the emperor's gathering of power, let alone break the pot.

It's hard to have the courage to go all out when you're eating so much oil...

His Majesty Li Er was still angry, took a sip of tea, and put the teacup heavily on the table.

……

Li Ji bid farewell to the emperor, returned to his camp, and called all the generals in the army overnight to discuss how to break the city.

Now that His Majesty Li Er has issued the order to "destroy the city at any cost", it is actually not difficult for a famous general like Li Ji with extremely high tactical literacy to formulate a plan to destroy the city.After all, Anshi City is just an isolated city with a limited number of troops in the city, and the road of backup has been cut off by the Tang army. You can wash your neck and draw your sword to kill yourself.

(End of this chapter)