Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4378

The army was defeated like a mountain.

At the beginning of the battle, the Shandong private army, which kept its formation intact, was still able to fight back and forth with the enemy army besieged on three sides without retreating half a step.

However, when the right wing was attacked by Xue Wanche and the formation was chaotic, and Niu Jinda led a frontal attack, the army of 10 people fell into a disadvantage in an instant.

Cui Xin's retreat was like removing a house with beams and pillars, and the whole battle collapsed.

This is the disadvantage of the powerful and private army. It seems that there are many people and sufficient logistics, but in fact, the generals have no ambition to win, and the soldiers have no ambition to die. They seriously lack the ability to face difficulties and fight to the death. Without fighting spirit, such an army is fine for a smooth battle. Once the battle situation is anxious or even falls into a disadvantage, morale will be slackened and the entire army will collapse.

Such is the situation now.

Although Cui Xin doesn't have the ability to command troops, let alone the quality of a famous general, he still knows the virtues of the army under his command. Use the right terrain to block the three enemy forces.

It wasn't his retreat that led to the collapse of the army, but that he had predicted that the army was about to collapse before retreating into Mingde Gate. At most, his retreat accelerated the collapse of the army...

But no matter what, the [-] Shandong private army suffered a crushing defeat. The troops led by Xue Wanche and Niu Jinda rushed left and right among the crowds of routs, slashing and smashing, smashing any omens that might gather resistance forces in advance. In the vast area from the gate to the south, including Yuanqiu to Shenheyuan, from the bank of Qujiang Lake in the east to Anhuamen in the west, tens of thousands of rebels fled and fled, and countless people trampled on each other.

When Cui Xin withdrew into Mingde Gate, he immediately wanted to order someone to close the city gate and abandon tens of thousands of rout soldiers outside the city gate. It was not because he was cruel and cold-hearted, but it was because these rout soldiers had completely lost their minds. It is difficult for an unorganized army to pass through the city gate in a short time, but they will be chased by the enemy and enter the city.

However, what made him miscalculate was that there was an endless stream of rout soldiers pouring into the city at the city gate, and it was impossible to close the city gate at all.

When he cruelly ordered the crossbowmen to shoot across the sides of the city gate to break the soldiers, and let a handful of heavily armored infantry in the army block the gates to try to prevent the broken soldiers from entering the city, he completely angered the broken soldiers.

There are two brave troops, Xue and Niu, chasing and killing behind them. Seeing that entering Chang'an City is the only way to survive, but their own family blocks them from the city gate and let them be slaughtered by the enemy. How can you not be angry?
If you stay outside the city, you will definitely die, but if you rush into the city, you still have a chance. Everyone knows how to choose.

Countless hedgehogs gathered outside the Mingde Gate, pouring into the city gates from the three open gates like a tide. After entering the city, they could not care about being shot by their own arrows, even if they wanted to stop, they couldn't stop. , the crowd behind will be wrapped and kept going forward...

The crazy rout was unstoppable, and they kept pouring into the city gates.

Cui Xin's face was ashen, knowing that the general situation was over, if he continued to stay here, he would be surrounded by the rout, so he had to lead the remaining thousands of Cui's private troops to gallop along Tianjie to Chengtianmen, hoping that King Jin would Chengtianmen has already been captured and entered the Taiji Palace. As long as this mutiny is quickly won, the Cheng, Xue, Liu, Zheng and other troops outside the city will definitely stop fighting, and the fiasco will come to an end.

Following his withdrawal, the blocking at the city gate was revoked, and countless routs frantically poured into Chang'an City.

The command system of the private army in Shandong has completely collapsed. Although these rout soldiers have temporarily stayed away from the pursuit and killing of the enemy behind them, they do not belong to each other. The generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals. Those in the city were coerced by those who entered the city later and continued to move forward, even if they wanted to stop, they couldn't.

Hedgehogs gathered more and more rout soldiers inside the Mingde Gate, but the rout soldiers who followed into the city continued to flow, and were finally forced to evacuate to the surroundings.

Even though the Tianjie, which connects Chengtian Gate and Mingde Gate vertically from north to south, is more than forty feet wide, it cannot accommodate tens of thousands of unorganized routs in an instant. More and more routs are like floods bursting Spread out to the left and right sides.

Yanzuo Square and Anyi Square on both sides of the Mingde Gate were the first to suffer, and were rushed into the wall by the rout, followed by Guangxing Square, Baoning Square, Daodefang, and Kaiming Square...

The chaotic broken soldiers rushed into these lifangs, and found that many of them had been looted by the previous rebels, and there was a scene of panic everywhere. Most of the soldiers were dead or injured, and most of them disappeared. Only mansions and dwellings stood quietly.

The state of disorder led to the germination of greed. When the first person rushed into a rich mansion with double eaves, this greed burst out unscrupulously, and then countless soldiers smashed open the gates and rushed into mansions... …

Paradise Street is the most prosperous area in Chang'an. Countless aristocratic families, princes, dignitaries, and dignitaries' residences are located in the Lifang on both sides of Paradise Street. I don't know how many people are envious of this land, but now it has become a purgatory.

The gate was smashed open by the rebels, they rushed into the mansion, and killed the soldiers and servants of each family who tried to defend. Lawless men rushed into the inner courtyard and tortured the terrified female relatives...

A military disaster broke out without warning, sweeping across the city of Chang'an as quickly as a raging fire. All laws, rules, and morality completely disappeared at this moment.

In order to cover up their crimes, some even set fire to burn everything down...

The yamen servants of Jingzhao Mansion, the policemen and the Marquis Wu who patrolled the streets tried to stop them, but the turbulent tide-like rebels could not be stopped. .

……

On the tower of Chengtianmen, Li Zhi, who was paying close attention to the battle situation in the palace, immediately found that there were fireworks rising in various places in the south of the city, and there were more and more routs in chaos on Tianjie, so he immediately asked the captain to go and find out what happened What's up.

After a while, the school captain replied: "Your Highness, Cui Xin withdrew into Mingde Gate without authorization to shake the morale of the army, causing the army in the south of the city to be sieged on three sides and suffered a big defeat. Moreover, after entering the city, the rout troops were not properly restrained in time, causing the rout troops to surge. Entering the nearby Lifang, burning, killing, looting and other bad behaviors have occurred, and it has spread to many Lifangs, tending to get out of control..."

Li Zhi was dumbfounded at first, then his eyes were splitting, and he flew into a rage. He kicked a stool in front of him and shouted angrily: "Trash! It's trash! This king asked him to guard the Mingde Gate at all costs, but he was greedy for life and afraid of death. A big defeat, a loss! That’s all, but he dared to send troops to plunder the Imperial Capital, how many heads did he grow?!”

On both sides of Tianjie, there are no princes, dignitaries, and powerful families. It can be said that the world's riches and nobles are gathered in one place.

As a result, he is now being raped and plundered by the defeated army. This account is naturally recorded on the head of Jin Wang Li Zhi. One can imagine how much resentment he will suffer...

Originally thinking that the worst scenario would be that Li Chengqian fled from the secret road. Since then, the Tang Dynasty has been divided into two, and the brothers have separate regimes, and he can get the support of Chang'an, Guanzhong, and the powerful families in the world. The powerful background launched an attack on Li Chengqian, and finally eliminated Li Chengqian and unified the empire.

However, now it is very likely that those powerful families, princes and officials who have been plundered and burned will hold grudges against him. Even if they support him on the surface, they will probably be in harmony with each other secretly, and then act as Li Chengqian's internal support...

Cui Xin, old dog, ruin my big business!
But now his troops are limited, and the battle in Taiji Palace is raging, he can't divide his troops to stop those routs from poisoning Chang'an City, he can only watch helplessly, helplessly furious...

"Mother!"

Li Zhi cursed angrily.

Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang, who were discussing the war inside the city tower, also ran out in a hurry. They were shocked when they saw the fireworks in the south of the city in the distance. "How can this be? I'm afraid His Highness's great cause will suffer twists and turns!"

Chu Suiliang didn't speak but kept shaking his head. The imperial capital of Chang'an, the No.1 city in the world, is now being looted and poisoned by the rout of the army. I don't know how many people died because of it, and how many families were tarnished. It is really a catastrophe...

Li Zhi had a gloomy face and didn't speak.

At this time, a school lieutenant ran up from the bottom of the city and reported: "Your Highness, Cui Xin has arrived at the bottom of the city, please see Your Highness."

"He still dares to come to see me?"

Li Zhi stared, gritted his teeth and said, "Let him come up!"

"Here!"

The captain flew down to the city, and brought Cui Xin up after a while.

Cui Xin galloped all the way panic-stricken, at the moment his appearance was messed up, and seeing Li Zhi's livid face became even more frightened, he rushed forward two steps to salute: "I have seen Your Highness..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi rushed forward, raised his foot and kicked Cui Xin's chest fiercely, staring wide-eyed and yelling: "Mother! This king asked you to stick to Mingde Gate, why did you enter the city without authorization? You Greed for life and fear of death is fine, but it leads to the collapse of the army's morale, a big defeat, and even the capture of Chang'an. A hundred deaths will not atone for the crime! Today, the king killed you, this old dog, and asked you to go to the city of Chang'an to suffer rebellion. Apologize to the tormented soul!"

Pulling out the saber at his waist with his backhand, he was about to rush forward and behead the culprit who caused countless princes and ministers to be tortured and their bones trampled!

Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang hurried forward to stop the furious Li Zhi, and persuaded him: "Your Highness, calm down, it is a critical moment, how can you kill the meritorious person, so that the loved ones are hurt and the enemies are happy? Cui Xin certainly You made a big mistake, please wait until after the war to deal with it.”

Cui Xin, who was scared out of his wits by the side: It’s broken, I became the chief culprit of the rout of the army and poisoned Chang’an...

(End of this chapter)