Chapter 719: The Emperor's Order II
Upon hearing that Li Xun had already broken through the imperial city, Zhao He suddenly became silent. The situation changed too quickly.
Zhao Bolin said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Eastern Palace has been unable to capture it for a long time, and the soldiers are impatient. Once this news spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable."
There was not much time for Zhao He to think. If Li Xun's troops rushed through the White Horse Gate, they would be very close to the East Palace. Once this was the case, the news would be impossible to hide.
At that time, the morale of the army will be shaken and rumors will spread everywhere. Even if Zhao He has much more troops than Li Xun, what's the use of an army that has no desire to fight?
Zhao He immediately asked two generals to lead 4,000 troops to strengthen the defenses between Baima Gate and Wuxuan Gate. Although those two places are easy to defend but difficult to attack, there are only one thousand soldiers guarding now, and the defense power is a little weak.
After arranging the situation in the rear, Zhao He continued to look forward, and the offensive and defensive battle there continued. With Changsun Wuyang and Zhao Ke in person, the charge was at the forefront, which immediately drove the morale of the entire army that was originally somewhat declining. The soldiers of the entire army were greatly encouraged, and the intensity of the siege was once again increased to the strongest.
Seeing more and more soldiers rushing to the top of the East Palace, Zhao He clenched his fists, and it was almost over. Everything was about to end. The dream that he had been looking forward to for many years was finally about to succeed.
Zhao Dezhao looked at Zhao He. His personality was impulsive and impatient, but at this moment, he seemed a little too silent.
Zhao Bolin pulled the corner of Zhao Dezhao's clothes and whispered: "Brother Dezhao, why do you always say nothing? You have always been good at planning and being so silent is not your personality."
Zhao Dezhao sighed and said softly: "I gave His Highness two strategies. In the past, everything went smoothly. He successfully seized the throne and inherited the throne. Later, he divided some troops and controlled other areas of the imperial city. Once things change, we can also go out of Fengjing through the southeast of the imperial city and fled to Hedong, advancing and retreating. What a pity..."
Zhao Bolin frowned and said nothing. Zhao Dezhao's plan had been proposed before the incident, and more than once, but was eventually rejected by Zhao He. Zhao He was determined and determined, and he went alone. He became loyal without success. He had never thought of any way out.
Zhao Dezhao's suggestion was very good in Zhao Bolin's opinion. Although the actual mobilization of this coup was Zhao He, the person who was involved on the surface was Zhao Ke, the King of Hengshan and General Sun Wuyang of the Yulin Guard. Zhao He participated in it as a righteous person. If the situation changes and Zhao He fled to Hedong, he had tens of thousands of elite imperial guards in his hands. With his foundation in Hedong, he made a comeback and made a comeback in order to succeed in the future. Even if things cannot be done, Zhao Xun may have no way to deal with Zhao He in a short period of time. At least, Zhao He is domineering the side and becoming a prince of a vassal state. There is no problem.
Unfortunately, Zhao He was very determined and rejected all concessions. He had only one goal and all his thoughts, that is, to take Zhao Xun and seize the throne of the emperor. Apart from that, he would not make any other considerations.
Zhao Bolin shook his head and said softly: "You and I understand your highness's intentions. No matter how much you say, it is useless."
Zhao Dezhao remained silent and looked at the battle ahead, feeling extremely heavy. Zhao He concentrated all his troops in the East Palace, and his strength was concentrated, but he also put himself at a point where he could not retreat. Once Li Xun and the opposition forces subsequently joined, the control of the imperial city was seized by them. By that time, everyone was compressed in a corner of the East Palace, and there was no way out to escape if they wanted to escape.
Li Xun has already attacked the Imperial City and there are two roads to go to the East Palace. One is the White Horse Gate, which is also the closest road, and the other is the Wuxuan Gate, which requires some detours.
"Li Xun, which road will you take?"
Yan Yi asked out loud.
Wu Meng immediately suggested: "The White Horse Gate is closest to the East Palace, and the opponent must have thought we would go there, so the White Horse Gate has absolutely many defensive forces, so it might be better to go to the Wuxuan Gate."
Wu Meng's suggestion was immediately approved by Liu Hu, Zhu Zhengguo and others.
Li Xun nodded and frowned and suggested the same as he thought.
Li Xun turned around and glanced around. After a great battle, there were 6,000 troops left in the battle, but there were only 5,000 soldiers left, and the damage was not great. The spirit and morale of the soldiers in the entire army were also very good, which gave Li Xun the courage and courage to continue to build.
Li Xun looked at Zhu Zhengguo and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhu, although we have broken the imperial city, the 10,000 imperial guards defending the city have not suffered much loss. The main force still exists. Their chaos is only temporary. They will soon gather the team again and then chase them."
Zhu Zhengguo said with a serious expression: "Leave a thousand people, leave them here to me."
Li Xun said: "Give you two thousand people, be sure to hold on for at least an hour. By then, Li Zhong and the others should be almost here."
Zhu Zhengguo said hesitantly: "There are too few people, I'm afraid you......"
"Now is not the time to show off."
Li Xun waved his hand, declined Zhu Zhengguo's kindness, and then looked at Liu Hu: "Liu Hu, you lead your troops and Zhu Zhengguo to cut off the rear."
Liu Hu grinned, patted his chest and said boldly: "As long as you are fine, I won't have anything to do here."
Zhao He besieged the Eastern Palace with more than 40,000 troops. Even if Li Xun goes alone and pulls all five thousand people over, it will be difficult to win, but the number of people cannot be too small. If it is less, it will not be able to shake the formation of Zhao He and others. Only by shaking their formation can the morale and mind of the rebels be the greatest impact. The morale and spirit of the rebels begin to weaken, and the offensive of the Eastern Palace will naturally weaken accordingly. The military strength of the two sides is extremely disparate. Of course, there is no suspense about victory or defeat, but delaying the final defeat as much as possible is the only thing Li Xun needs to consider at present. If time continues, Li Zhong's subsequent power may arrive before the final defeat.
"Take care of yourself."
"Take care of yourself."
Li Xun and Zhu Zhengguo clasped their fists and said take care of each other. Then, Zhu Zhengguo led two thousand soldiers to occupy the Wude Gate, waiting for the arrival of nearly 10,000 imperial guards in the imperial city. This will be the only defense to block them. Once this place is broken, Li Xun can't hold on for a quarter of an hour and will be quickly annihilated.
Li Zhong brought several personal soldiers to the meeting almost alone and went to the Jinwu Guard Office.
Xia Wenkai sat there, silent. Li Xun sent people, Zhao He sent people, Zhao Ke also sent people, and some people also came to lobby. Xia Wenkai flatly refused at the first time. His attitude towards everyone was the same, and he also expressed his position and no one helped.
Chapter completed!