Chapter 58
Chang'an, founded in Zhou, has been going on ever since.
It supports Weishui in the north, Fengshui in the west, Weishui in the south, and Bashui in the east, once there was a saying that eight rivers surround Chang'an, but now this historical city, the starting point of the Silk Road, and the beginning of the Grand Canal are occupied by a group of thieves.
As the leader of the peasant rebel army, he entered the Huangchao in Chang'an under the banner of serving the people, what is he starting to do now, vassalizing the vassals, defiling the court, and starting to enjoy the great cause before it is finished.
The coalition forces that threatened Chang'an were not only Zhu Li's side, in the west of Chang'an, Li Sigong gathered many warlords to confront Huang Chao's nephew Lin Yan across the water; To the east of Chang'an, Wang Chongrong concentrated on many envoys of the original festival, coercing Zhu Wen on the one hand, while Chen Bing Ba Shui, looking at Chang'an, and ordering his general Zhou Qi and others to fight against Zhuge Shuang; There are Zhu Li and others in the north, and Chang'an is already surrounded by strong enemies, and it is in danger.
Zhu Li did not immediately order an attack on Weiqiao, but secretly sent people to collect warships, before the troops were not enough, and he couldn't speak, and Li Xiaochang looked at him unpleasantly, the four leaders of the coalition army, three did not take him seriously, and did anything, they were constrained everywhere, but now it is different, he is the commander of the northern route, and the actions of the army can be decided in a word, and some plans can naturally be done according to their own will.
At the same time, Zhu Li sent people to contact Li Sigong and Wang Chongrong and persuaded them to postpone the attack and wait for the opportunity.
Li Sigong readily agreed, he was in Yiting, and his generals suffered heavy losses, although the army was not damaged, but the morale was not high, Zhu Li's request was exactly what he wanted.
As for Wang Chongrong, he personally confronted Zhu Wen across the river, but only sent the general Zhou Qi to attack Zhuge Shuang, who was stationed on the west bank of Bashui.
Zhu Li agreed on the signal with the two parties, and after launching a quick attack when they saw the signal, they concentrated on collecting the warships and planning the layout.
"Governor, more than 200 warships have been collected, including nearly 150 ships, building ships, and fighting ships, nearly 40 auction ships, and even three vehicles and ships." In Zhu Li's temporary military tent, Shi Yan reported.
"What about the generals' arrangements?" When Zhu Li heard this, he asked.
"The guards responsible for commanding these ships are Song Wentong and Dong Chang, both of whom have experience in commanding naval forces, and the guards responsible for driving the warships, according to the orders of the governor, are mainly guards from the Central Plains and the south, and now these people have entered the warships to familiarize themselves with and control the operation." Shi Yan replied methodically.
"Okay, how's the rest of the guys going?" Zhu Li was very satisfied when she heard this, and turned to ask about the others.
"Gao Piao's general Feng Shou commanded the Yangzhou army to attack the Dongwei Bridge, Dong Jin led the Yangzhou army to attack the Xiwei Bridge, and Yang Fuguang commanded the Xuzhou Army to take charge of the Zhongwei Bridge. Shi Yan's eyes were bright, and he was a little excited.
Once upon a time, he was a small frontier people, and he was able to arouse these unruly emperors of all sides, which was very pleasant to think about, and this group of people seemed to be full of confidence, as if they would not have a chance to make a move.
Driven by interests, these people don't need to be supervised at all, and they all cheer up one by one, waiting for Zhu Li's order.
"When the navy is almost done, let me know." Zhu Li looked at Shi Yan and instructed cautiously.
"No"
In May of the second year of Zhonghe, it was a good harvest season, but on the land of Guanzhong, a war related to the belonging of Chang'an suddenly broke out.
Without the slightest warning in advance, Zhu Li's Northern Route Coalition Army took the lead in launching a rapid attack.
With the attack of the Weishui coalition army north of Chang'an, Li Sigong to the west of Chang'an and Zhou Qi to the east of Chang'an suddenly launched a rapid attack on Lin Yan and Zhuge Shuang at the same time.
At the same time, a naval army quietly appeared at the confluence of Weishui and Fengshui, three vehicles and ships opened the way, followed by dozens of auction ships, and the remaining ships and buildings were innumerable, and the ships were respectively carrying the banners of Dong and Song, and went up the Fengshui River upstream, and went south to attack Chang'an.
The appearance of the navy is just stuck in the gap between the battlefields of Lin Yan and Li Sigong, which is a strategic blind spot.
The army almost effortlessly landed on the east bank of Fengshui, countless guards gathered together, did not stop at all, immediately stormed Lin Yan's right flank, Lin Yan, who was fighting with Li Sigong, was suddenly attacked, and under the hasty resistance, he didn't even have time to ask for help, and it didn't last long at all, and the grass army west of Chang'an collapsed violently, like an embankment that was broken by a torrent, and collapsed violently.
Lin Yan was also smashed by the angry Li Sigong, and the two sides gathered a little and split suddenly, Li Sigong drove straight in, led the party warriors directly, and launched an attack on Jinguangmen in the west of Chang'an.
Dong Chang led the army to the north and attacked the far gate; Song Wentong led the army south to attack Yanping Gate, and the soldiers of the grass army who guarded the three gates west of Chang'an never thought that Li Sigong, who was the weakest in the army, would be the first to break through Fengshui.
Li Sigong, Song Wentong, and Dong Chang waved their troops into Chang'an.
The first to get the news was Zhuge Shuang, a two-faced and three-knife wall-headed grass, and after hearing the news, he immediately surrendered to the Eastern Route Coalition Army commanded by Zhou Qi, a general under Wang Chongrong.
So far, the three gates of Chang'an East City Tonghua Gate, Chunming Gate and Yanxing Gate have fallen one after another, and under the rebellion led by Zhuge Shuang, all of them were broken by Zhou Qi, Zhou Qi did not stop, and the commander directly attacked Chang'an City.
Attacked from three sides, only the coalition army led by Zhu Li north of Chang'an was still fighting with Meng Kai, standing on the temporarily built high platform north of Weishui, Zhu Li's brows furrowed slightly.
He received the news that Li Xiaochang and others in Xicheng, Zhou Qi and others in Dongcheng had already attacked Chang'an, and it had been two or three hours since the news came, but there were still no people who had invaded Chang'an and came to Beicheng to help, and they were attacking the palace now.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Li felt a sense of hatred and rage, one by one, he only knew how to grab credit, but he never focused on the overall situation, no wonder these people wreaked havoc on an era, and in the end, they all died well.
"Governor, Li Keyong led the Shatuo army to ask for a meeting." When Zhu Li secretly hated Wang Chongrong, Li Xiaochang and others, Shi Yan personally came to report.
"Li Keyong, did he defeat Huang Ye, or did he defeat Shang Rang?" Zhu Li looked at Shi Yan suspiciously.
"Back to the Governor, both sides were defeated by Li Keyong. Shatuo people are indeed strong, Li Keyong has thirteen fierce generals under his command, known as the thirteen Taibao, Shatuo army ahead of Shidi Valley, assisted Li Xiaochang and Wang Chongying to defeat Huang Ye, and then the three parties gathered troops in Liangtianpo, defeated Shang Rang and Zhao Zhang, and the specific battle report is here. Shi Yan was convinced, and handed over a battle report.
Zhu Li took it and hurriedly looked at it, and after a while, he had to sigh and say, "So fierce!" ”
"It's really fierce, the Thirteen Taibao are invincible, whether it's Shang Rang or Huang Ye, no one under their command can stop the Shatuo soldiers, speaking of which, I have to admire these Shatuo people, and it's as easy as eating and drinking water to fight a tough battle." Shi Yan continued to echo.
Zhu Li nodded slightly when he heard this, Li Keyong used the thirteen Taibao under his command, not only famous in the world, but also widely spread in later generations, and there was no vanity under the fame, as soon as he thought of this, he seemed to think of something again, and said to Shi Yan: "Let him come over." ”
"No."
Shi Yan stepped off the high platform, and soon brought four people, the first one, mighty and majestic, looking forward to his own heroic posture, it was the single-eyed Li Keyong, Li Keyong left rear, a thin and short general, looking at Zhu Li with a smile, there was no respect in his eyes, and some were just provocative smiles.
For this thin and short person, Zhu Li didn't dare to underestimate it, this person is Li Cunxiao, the first fierce general in the late Tang Dynasty, Li Ke used a fake son cultivated since childhood, it is rumored that this man is infinite, brave and invincible, combined with what later generations have heard, the reputation of the first person in the five generations of armed forces, this person is none other than this person, even the master Wu Mourning appeared in this era, and he had to stand behind.
Behind Li Cunxiao, the two people who followed were naturally Li Cunxiao's subordinates, An Xiuxiu and Xue Atan, both of whom were invincible generals, this was not the kind of boasting.
"Daizhou Thorn Shi Li Keyong, meet Dutong." Li Ke walked to Zhu Li's side not far away in a regular manner, and bowed his hand.
"Li Yuanjun fought really beautifully in these two battles, whether it was to contain Shang Rang to attack Huang Ye, or to unite Li Xiaochang and Wang Chongying to defeat Shang Rang, so that Jun was virtual and real, real and virtual, it was really unguardable, and Zhu admired it." Zhu Li looked at Li Keyong and said sincerely in approval.
"Dutong Liao praised, Li came here to repay his life to Dutong." Since Zhu Li took the initiative to show favor, Li Keyong naturally knew how to be humble and respectful.
Li Keyong is now the Daizhou Assassin, and Zhu Li can only suppress him with the two names of General Zuo Wuwei and Shan Yu Daduhu, and in essence, the actual forces of Lingyun and Shuo are just more than Li Keyong who control the land of one state, and Li Keyong is not very jealous of him.
What made him scruple was that Daizhou was adjacent to Shuozhou, and Zhang Guiba, the general under Zhu Li, had already taken the lead in occupying Yanmen Pass, and restrained Li Keyong's intention to expand aggressively in the situation.
"The general's merits, Zhu will definitely be truthful, and when the general is added to the knighthood on the next day, don't forget to invite Zhu to have a drink." Zhu Li promised to report the truth in person, and by the way, politely.