Chapter 430: Misstep
Prince Yan is not a farmer after all, he was born in the royal family, his mental quality is still good, at least in terms of emotional regulation is stronger than the average person, and now he has recovered from the sadness of his father's death, after listening to Guo Zhenying's words, Prince Yan responded expressionlessly:" Now that the war has begun, any consequences can be accepted by the people of Dayan. Because we no longer want to experience the fear of being arbitrarily dominated by the Tang Dynasty, and the grief and indignation of being humiliated by the Tang people at will, if we want to be self-reliant and self-reliant, we can only overthrow the tyranny of the Tang Dynasty!
Guo Zhenying clapped his hands:" That's a good point, if you say a few more words, I'll be moved by you. "
Prince Yan really had the heart to say a few more words, but Guo Zhenying didn't give him this opportunity. What's more, the previous sentence was originally a scene, or a joke.
" But do you think that by uniting the steppe tribes and kneeling and licking the temple, you can defeat the Tang Dynasty? I can only say that you are too naïve. Prince Yan, look back and see what your soldiers have become? Look at what Jicheng has become, look at what the palace has become. Yan Guo paid such a heavy price. You have won a small victory, and the forces you have accumulated over the years should be very small. Without military power, what are you going to do with the Templars, with the Prairie tribes? If you continue to fight like this, it won't be long before the Yan Kingdom will become the kingdom of King Jinzuo, and you Yan people will become the slaves of the grassland people! When the iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty steps on the entire territory of the Yan Kingdom in the future, you will not even have the opportunity to be a slave of the country, because from that time on, there will not be a purebred Yan people in the Great Wilderness!"
Prince Yan clenched his fists, his expression became particularly gloomy, and every word Guo Zhenying said was stuck in his heart like a knife.
In this battle, the Yan State suffered heavy losses.
The military force has almost been wiped out, and what is even more terrifying is that the spirit of the Yan army has been defeated by the Tang army, even if they are forced to go to the battlefield in the future, they will collapse the moment they see the Tang army!
Datang rode heavily with iron hooves and directly crushed the will of the Yan army.
In addition to the military power, the imperial power was also weakened, the emperor was slaughtered, and no one in the palace survived. Prince Yan can indeed be an emperor, but he has become a single emperor, with no brothers, no sisters, no elders, only him.
The four words of loneliness and widowhood have been most perfectly embodied in Prince Yan.
However, all this is only the internal situation of the Yan Kingdom, and what makes Prince Yan feel helpless the most is the defeat of the Divine Cavalry!
In the face of the Tang Dynasty heavy cavalry, which was far less than his own, the divine cavalry was unable to go to a complete victory, ending the battle with a battle loss ratio of 2 to 1.
You must know that Guo Zhenying only has about 500 heavy cavalry under him.
Five hundred heavy cavalry, in the face of three-way encirclement and suppression, can also kill a thousand temple cavalry, the combat effectiveness of this army is simply terrifying to the extreme.
And such a cavalry, Datang still has more than 10,000 in his hands!
And in addition to the heavy cavalry, the Xuanjia Army that did not participate in the battle is even more chilling.
If these two armies attack at the same time, who will be able to stop their iron hooves?
Is this victory really worth celebrating?
Yongyan stood up again. First whispered to Prince Yan: " Don't fall for his tricks. "
Prince Yan came back to his senses violently.
Guo Zhenying's words just now really made him confused, and now he was reminded by Yongyan that he realized that this was actually Guo Zhenying's plan.
is worthy of being the most resourceful person among the new generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Even if the army has been defeated. But he can still hurt his enemies with words.
永焱 says:" General Guo, for what you just said, my evaluation of you will be raised to a higher level. But no matter how clever you are, you can't change the fact that you've been defeated, let alone the fact that Datang has been defeated. With your wisdom, it is not difficult to see that the military forces in the city are not equal, and the reason is simple: one of my most elite cavalry did not enter the city with me, but made a detour to Dawei City. Counting the time, they were almost on the outskirts of Dawei City. There are also the armies of Wei and Chu there, plus Yan State, Grassland and Shrine, and it is only a matter of time before the five parties join forces and break through the Dawei City. "
" There is one more thing, for the sake of your death, I will also tell you about it, so that General Guo will not be a fool when he arrives in the underworld. In the agreement between the Tang Dynasty and the Divine Temple, it was mentioned that the number of divine cavalry should not exceed 5,000, but General Guo felt that the temple would honestly fulfill the agreement? The number of divine cavalry had already exceeded 30,000. More than the number of Xuanjia Army and Datang Heavy Cavalry combined!"
" Now, the six countries are united, plus the grassland tribes, as well as the help of the temple and the Buddhist sect. What will Datang do to fight with us!Destroying Tang is already a sure thing!"
Facing Long Qing's resounding words. Guo Zhenying's face still did not change at all, because his Datang's trust will not be shaken by the gains and losses of one city and one place, no matter how strong the enemy is, Guo Zhenying always firmly believes that the final winner will be Datang.
It can only be Datang!
" Neither of us could convince each other. The final result can only be seen on the battlefield. " After Guo Zhenying finished speaking, he slowly raised the Tang knife in his hand, removed a silk cloth from his waist and slowly wiped off the blood stains on the Tang knife, and finally raised the knife to kill himself!
When Guo Zhenying was still alive, Prince Yan wanted to put him to death and divide the body of the five horses, but now when he saw the corpse lying at the gate of the palace, he suddenly lost all interest.
Yongyan also knew that Prince Yan was uncomfortable, and he was actually very depressed.
The main planner of this ambush battle was Yongyan, and according to his plan, they would only need to pay a very small price to annihilate Guo Zhenying's army, and the divine cavalry would not even have to appear on the stage.
But when the war really started, the situation did not develop at all as Yongyan envisioned.
Five hundred heavy cavalry, in a brave and fearless way, smashed his plan to pieces!
On the Yan side, the military strength of Jicheng can be said to have been completely defeated, and the remaining few Yan troops have no combat ability, they can't hold the knife steadily, and they don't even have the qualifications to go to the battlefield as cannon fodder.
The steppe cavalry also suffered heavy losses in this battle, and the only thing that could make Yongyan feel relieved was that. The people he brought into the city were not the elite under the command of King Jinzuo, and even if these cavalry were all dead, Yongyan would not feel distressed.
The most unacceptable thing for Yongyan is the loss of the divine cavalry!
If it weren't for the fact that the number of heavy cavalry was too small and it was besieged by three sides, and only the divine cavalry was allowed to charge the heavy cavalry head-on, it is estimated that the outcome of this battle would be really difficult to say.
" I'm sorry to tell you. " Yongyan turned to look at Prince Yan:" I made the plan, and I have the greatest responsibility for the result. It's me who underestimated Guo Zhenying too much, I thought that he, a general who had just been promoted, could not be as strong as Meng Zhulu and Zhou Ding before, so he didn't do it perfectly in the formulation of plans. To put it mildly, if it was Meng Zhulu who was in charge of the troops today, we would definitely not be able to win. "
Prince Yan looked at Yongyan and knew that his words were not finished yet.
Yongyan continued: " But don't be discouraged, let alone discouraged. Because Datang will die. "
Prince Yan frowned, and Yongyan's inexplicable self-confidence made him feel that this person was overstimulated and misjudged the situation.
With the appearance of this bird today, how can he still have the courage to say the four words that Datang will die?
Yongyan naturally saw the distrust in Prince Yan's expression, and he explained:" Don't think that I'm just talking nonsense to comfort you, I naturally have the confidence to say this! What I said to Guo Zhenying just now is not all false, or it is all true. One of the most elite troops under my command did make a detour to Dawei City, and the armies of Chu and Wei will also join me in that place, although I don't know the exact number of divine cavalry, but it is definitely more than 30,000!"
" The entire Great Wilderness, the six kingdoms, plus the help of Taoism and Buddhism. Under the guidance of the Heavenly Dao and under the protection of the goddess to launch an attack on the Tang Dynasty, I really can't imagine what the reason for us to lose is!"
Prince Yan thought for a moment and asked:" Why Dawei City. "
Yongyan said bluntly:" It's very simple, first, the garrison of Dawei City is limited, and at present, only the Flying Tiger Army under Zhou Ding in the past is stationed, and that city is also easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the battle can be ended in a short time. Second, we need a victory in the territory of Datang, and it must be a complete victory, in this way to tell others that Datang is not invincible, and to build confidence in the coalition forces! Third, beyond the Dawei City, to the east is another big cliff in the northwest of Datang, and beyond the big cliff will be a plain, without any protection. It is suitable for the charge of the divine cavalry and the steppe cavalry, and it can rush to the foot of Chang'an City in the shortest time!"
Prince Yan sighed:" Then do as you say, I'll go and collect my father's remains, and I'll be out of company first. "
Yongyan looked at the back of Prince Yan leaving, and after he completely disappeared from view, he turned around and commanded: " Collect all the corpses of the Don Army and burn them. Chop off Guo Zhenying's head, and the vanguard army will take care of it, and in the future to fight the Tang army, hang the head first. As for the corpses?? Leave it to Prince Yan to deal with, the people of Yan need Guo Zhenying's body more than us, they have been suffocated for too long, it's time for them to vent. "
The news of the Battle of Jicheng also came back to Chang'an as soon as possible.
The whole Chang'an was shocked!
Because this is the first time in nearly a hundred years that the Tang Army has been completely annihilated on the battlefield!
Supreme Commander Guo Zhenying killed himself!
Above the court, it has become a pot of porridge for this battle.
The proud Tang people could not accept such a defeat.
It is even more unacceptable that he lost to the hands of Yan Ren, who has never paid attention to it.
" It's a shame!" After Li Tong took office, the newly promoted left prime minister roared loudly at the generals of the military.