Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3587 Demolition of the bridge
Shangshu Zuocheng was already regarded as a middle-level minister in the court, and a powerful figure in Shangshu Province. It seemed that his status was not low.But the Hedong Pei clan is huge and has many branches, and just one Pei Xizai is not enough.

It can be seen that although Hedong Pei was forced to send troops to help under the pressure of Guanlong, he always had scruples and refused to go all out.

This made the eldest grandson Wuji, who sent letters and invitations to Hedong Pei repeatedly to lose face, and people didn't take him as Zhao Guogong seriously at all, even if the current situation is still completely dominated by the Guanlong clan...

Hedong Pei's background is really too deep, even though Zhenguan has been suppressed by Guanlong's clan since then, not only has he not yielded, but he has accumulated more resentment.

If Guanlong hadn't had the upper hand at this moment, it was very likely that the military remonstrance would be successful. I'm afraid that even the Pei clan in Hedong would not dispatch one soldier and one soldier...

It is understandable that a family of aristocratic clans should keep a first line of retreat at this time, but it is not common sense to bet on the Hedong Liu clan.But for Changsun Wuji, the Hedong Pei clan not only has a strong background, but can bring great help to the current situation, but also because of its entanglement of interests with the Shandong family for generations, which can influence the Shandong family's position to the greatest extent.

The interests of the clans depend on the strategy of the government. Once the Guanlong army is defeated, the crown prince will take a firm seat. After he ascends the throne in the future, he will still follow the national policy of His Majesty the Second Li to suppress the clansmen. Jiangnan gate valve.

The world's clans can be said to be both prosperous and detrimental in this regard, and the struggle for power between them is another matter.

So don't look at the fact that Shandong aristocratic families and Jiangnan nobles are all standing on the side of the East Palace, but they have been standing still. Only a few big bosses serve the prince and make suggestions.

Even if they are loyal to the prince, they must make plans for the interests of their own clansmen. The clansmen in Shandong and Jiangnan may not have temporarily preserved their strength, and they have the intention of coercing the prince at a critical moment to seize interests...

This is the way for clans to survive. Everything is based on the interests of the family. No matter which camp you are in, the essence will not change.

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Above the Wei River, the Zhongwei Bridge.

Among the three bridges on the Wei River, only the Zhongwei Bridge has a solid foundation, which can pass the large group of people and horses.Previously, the Zuotunwei and the imperial army had been defeated and wanted to make repairs on the spot, but they were pursued by Gao Kan personally and his troops.

The Zhongwei Bridge also fell under the control of Gao Kan.

After receiving Fang Jun from Arrow Kuo Ling, Gao Kan was worried about the safety of Xuanwu Gate and did not dare to delay. He led his army back to Xuanwu Gate without repairing it. hub.

However, after the eldest grandson Wuji threatened various clansmen, so that every clan clan had no choice but to send all the children of the clan to Chang'an, the situation changed abruptly.

More and more Guanlong troops crossed Longshouyuan and gathered towards Xuanwumen. Although Wu Meiniang's suspicion array frightened off a wave of Guanlong army's offensive, after being replenished by a large number of soldiers, Guanlong's army once again gathered in Youtun. Outside the guard barracks, it is eyeing the tiger, and it seems that it can launch a fierce attack at any time.

Under such circumstances, how could Gao Kan dare to divide his troops without authorization?After dispatching a scout to contact Fang Jun, he immediately followed Fang Jun's order to retreat to the camp to ensure that Xuanwu Gate was safe, and gave up control of Zhongwei Bridge.

The Zhongwei Bridge has since fallen into the hands of Guanlong.

Changsun Wuji naturally knew the importance of this place. If he wanted to rent Fang Jun's army to be close to Chang'an, he had to guard the Zhongwei Bridge, but there were few generals from Guanlong who were able to fight. Either they were not capable or had insufficient qualifications, so they had no choice but to take their own seventies. The ten-year-old concubine's elder brother Sun Heng'an came out to go into battle and rule the army...

Sun Xingbu, the elder brother of Changsun Wuji, is resourceful, brave and good at fighting. He has the style of his father, Sun Sheng.Yang Liang rebelled in Bingzhou, leaving Changsun Xingbu to guard the city, and he led his army south to fight against the imperial army.

When Emperor Yang of Sui heard about this, he issued an edict to commend him and bestowed the three divisions of Yitong on the eldest son Xingbuyi.After entering the Tang Dynasty, he was named the general of Zuojianmen and the prince of the county.

The eldest grandson Heng'an has no special talents, but he was born with a calm temperament. He has not led troops for many years, but this time he was pushed into the battlefield by the unusable eldest grandson Wuji, leading the army to resist Fang Jun's elites in a hundred battles...

The eldest grandson, Heng'an, knew his own affairs, knew that his strategy was mediocre and his talents were not obvious, and he was very disadvantaged by Fang Jun, who had won hundreds of battles. Therefore, he had just led his army to the bank of the Weishui River and set up camp on the southern bank of the Weishui River. The Youtun Guards under the Xuanwu Gate sent troops to demolish the Zhongwei Bridge.

That's right, the eldest grandson, the only surviving uncle, the elder, felt that he was not sure to block Fang Jun in the north of the Wei River, so he simply demolished the Zhongwei Bridge.

As for whether this move would lead to the slaughter of the Guanzhong area in the north of Weishui by Fang Jun, and Changan could not provide timely support, he ignored it...

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In the snowstorm, the eldest grandson Heng'an, wearing a thick cloak and a felt hat with a wide brim, sat on a horse and stared at the Zhongwei Bridge in front of him.The pillars of this bridge are four wooden pillars in a row, which is a row type; there are two jumping bucket arches on the row pillars to support the wooden beams, the bridge deck, and the bridge top of the bridge, which is slightly splayed with the top of the coupon.There are Chinese watches, gods and demons at the bridge head, and the bearing is magnificent.

The Zhongwei Bridge was built in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, there was Xianyang Palace in the north of the Wei River and Xingle Palace in the south, which wanted to connect between the two palaces, so this bridge was built.At the end of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo entered the border and burned down the bridge.After that, Cao Cao rebuilt again.During the Yonghe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the former Qin Fusheng recruited the people of Guanzhong and repaired them.Liu Yu of the Southern Dynasty entered the customs and was burned again.Zhenguan was rebuilt for the last time in ten years.

However, now, the bridge connecting the north and south of the Wei River is quickly dismantled and dismantled by soldiers like wolves and tigers. Because the bridges are all wooden structures, they can be dismantled by simply smashing the mortise and tenon. Demolished.

Fortunately, Yuwen Festival, who came to inspect the situation, restrained the soldiers in time and did not discard the bridge components on the spot, but collected them and placed them on the south bank of the Weishui River.After the war, it was only necessary to assign craftsmen to reconnect with mortise and tenon, and a new bridge could soon be built.

And he complained: "The Zhongwei Bridge connects the north and south of the Wei River, and it is really a transportation hub. Now that the commander of the county has ordered its demolition, wouldn't the northern area of ​​the Wei River be under the vanguard of Fang Jun's army and cannot be reinforced in time?"

In this regard, the eldest grandson Heng'an said that it doesn't matter: "The old man was ordered by Zhao Guogong to lead the troops to supervise the battle here. His purpose is only one, and that is to stop Fang Jun from crossing the bridge and reaching Chang'an. As long as this task can be achieved, he will not hesitate."

Not to mention a bridge, even a city, he would dare to demolish it!The purpose of dismantling the Zhongwei Bridge is to isolate the north and south of the Wei River. Although the Wei River is frozen, it is not frozen solid, and it is impossible to let the group pass by. Can Fang Jun fly to the south bank with his wings?
As for whether the North of Weishui will fall under Fang Jun's iron cavalry... that's none of his business!

He only knew that Changsun Wuji's order was to stop Fang Jun, and he couldn't make him set foot on the south bank of the Weishui River and reach the city of Chang'an. Other than that, he did not care.

Yuwenjie had a dark face and pursed his lips.

There are three bridges over the Wei River connecting the north and the south. The Xiwei Bridge is a pontoon bridge, which was destroyed and demolished as early as the beginning of the war; the Dongwei Bridge is located east of the confluence of the Jingshui, Bashui and Weishui, and Fang Jun's cavalry could not cross the Jingshui. The water reaches Dongwei Bridge, so the strategy of the eldest grandson Heng'an is indeed safe.

However, there is still a bridge in Jingxian County in the upper reaches of the Jingshui River, which can cross the Jingshui River, and then go southward to the Zhongwei Bridge. After crossing the bridge and heading south, it is the Ba Bridge. Moreover, the water volume of Bashui shrinks in winter and the river channel is narrow, so there is no need to go to Ba. The bridge can cross the river and go straight to the foot of Chang'an City.

Changsun Heng'an's move seems to be safe, but in fact, he only cares about his own defense in order to complete the task assigned by Changsun Wuji, but it forces Fang Jun's army to detour and twists and turns. , Yanxing various gates...

It's a perfect example of self-serving.

However, even if Yuwenjie was dissatisfied, he would not dare to criticize. The eldest grandson Hengan is indeed incompetent, but his status is too high and his seniority is too high, so he can only go back and ask the eldest grandson Wuji for instructions. The entire Chang'an was completely destroyed by the Guanzhong area.

How is it?

(End of this chapter)