Chapter 267 Out of Control Battle

Chapter 267 Out of Control Battle

In the beginning, the plans of all parties were realized.

The 5,000 cavalry dispatched by Han Ruzi rushed to the north gate of the capital, taking no precautions against the flanks, as if they were going to attack together with Taifu Cui's southern army.

This trick really confused the Su Weijun, but Han Ruzi and his generals ignored a key point. No matter how wide the city gate is, it is an extremely narrow passage for tens of thousands of soldiers, not to mention that there is a moat behind him. , Su Weijun was afraid, but they would not be able to go back for a while, and the generals on the city wall supervising the battle did not allow the soldiers to return to the city, but sent people to the palace to inform Zhonglang General Shangguansheng, asking him to make up his mind.

The Confederate army, which was detouring from the west city gate, moved forward bravely, rushing from the flank to the army of the same robe a few days ago. In order to gain the trust of the Su Weijun, Taifu Cui issued a strict order in advance, and he would never be soft on the Southern Army of the Marquis of Tired, and would be executed like a traitor.

Cui Hong also overlooked a problem. The area outside the North City was very small. The distance between the Su Wei Army and the Southern Army of Marquis Juan was only a dozen miles. After the two sides were arranged in formation, the distance was shortened to seven or eight miles. They set off and quickly approached the Su Wei Army. Just as the leading generals were hesitating whether to retreat as originally planned, Taifu Cui's southern army attacked.

Both the Su Wei Army and the Southern Army of Marquis Tien discovered this army that was attacking from the flank, and both thought they were the target.

Su Weijun didn't trust Taifu Cui at first, so he had already made preparations to take precautions, and immediately divided some soldiers to change their formations to face the attackers on the flank.

The 5,000 cavalry of the Huanhou encountered another problem. When they wanted to retreat, they found that the distance was not enough. Five thousand men and horses charged, but there was no way to turn the horse's head and run back, only to go back in circles, and going around in circles required a long distance.

Han Ruzi chose to camp a dozen miles outside the city, which was completely inconsistent with the art of war.

The reason why all parties send troops knowingly that it is unreasonable is to hope that the other party can retreat in spite of the difficulties.

The soldiers did know that it was "difficult" and wanted to retreat, but no one could retreat. The Su Guard Army was blocked by the moat and the narrow city gate, and the cavalry of the Marquis of Tired lacked the distance to turn. The rear army of Cui Taifu's southern army drove the former army away. , and can only advance, unable to distinguish the enemy, whoever blocks the road will be hit.

The generals of all parties worked hard to plan the battle, but they only acted according to the plan during the march. As soon as the three armies contacted, they fell into a melee.

It was still dark, adding to the suspicions and mistakes of all parties.

Han Ruzi couldn't see the situation in front of him clearly, but he heard the screaming clearly, and he suddenly understood that the five thousand cavalry he sent could not come back. He had no other choice but to continue to send more soldiers, lacking horses, Advance in infantry formation.

The battlefield gradually expanded, and it was getting closer and closer to the camp of Juan Hou. Han Ruzi did not retreat and became the only commander who came to the battlefield in person.

The battle in the city happened earlier, but the progress was very slow. Cai Xinghai's team had no intention of actually attacking the palace, but to attract the main force of the Su Wei army and create opportunities for Meng E to leave the city. Ren Ren and Tolerance joined in, including some of the Tan family's subordinates who had just fought with them.

This is a rabble crowd, shouting and shouting outside the imperial city, from the east gate to the south gate, and from the south gate to the east gate, at one time they were supporters of the Marquis of Tired, and at one time they shouted the title of the King of the East Sea. Emperor, the soldiers guarding the palace were puzzled, and the attackers themselves were inexplicable.

I heard that Meng E had already left the city, and Cai Xinghai planned to retreat. As a result, he saw the group of scholars who had been driven to the south gate. He remembered the entrustment of Hou Juan, so he had to stay for a while and persuade the scholars to go with him, but the scene was too overwhelming. Chaos, he can't even find someone to call the shots.

Everyone was at a loss, with the hope of a big victory in the next moment, and at the same time, they looked around in horror, beware of the fiasco that suddenly jumped out in the corner.

Shangguan Sheng in the palace went to see the Queen Mother. She was not only the Queen Mother of Chu, but also his aunt and mentor, and even his "mother" for a time, who taught him the art of the emperor.

But the queen mother refused to see him for a few days. The queen mother seemed to be disheartened and let Shangguan Sheng toss, neither discouraged nor supported.

"I will defeat all the scoundrels and thieves, and I will never let the queen mother down!" Shangguan Sheng shouted loudly in front of the palace gate, turning around and leaving.

Outside the Qinzheng Hall, seven or eight soldiers who returned to the palace to report the letter were anxiously waiting for Shangguansheng. The news they brought was different and even contradictory, but they all confirmed one thing. The battle outside the city was stalemate. , there is no imagined victory.

Shangguan Sheng entered the hall, summoned the generals, and solemnly issued orders one after another.

When there were only a few people left in the hall, Shangguan Sheng turned around and stared at Lin Kunshan.

Lin Kunshan is very embarrassed. Although he can still stand beside Shangguan Sheng, his identity is not a counselor, but a prisoner waiting for a crime. That's why he had to trust Cui Hong and join forces to attack Juanhou. He was worried that once Baoxi got into the hands of Juanhou, he would be defeated without a fight.

"The person who took the treasure seal will definitely give it to Marquis Juan?" Shangguan Sheng asked again.

Lin Kunshan nodded, "This is all Yang Feng's strategy, he only supports Hou Juan."

"Hey, Yang Feng. If you were half as smart as him, Baoxi should be in front of me right now."

Lin Kunshan laughed dryly, knowing that the more he argued at this time, the more he would anger the other party, so he didn't speak at all.

"Bao Xi was stolen, and the solution you came up with was to escape from the capital?"

"This is a long-term plan." Lin Kunshan replied cautiously, "Donghai Kingdom and Qi Kingdom are located between mountains and seas, and they are enough to defend themselves..."

"Bah!" Shangguan Sheng took two steps forward and spat fiercely on the face of the watcher. Lin Kunshan didn't dare to hide, or even raised his hand to wipe his face.

Shangguan Sheng just hated this person, not his idea, and said to himself: "The queen mother also said that Da Chu should start over, what is a restart? Chu, Zhao, Qi three kingdoms are fighting for a new start... He looked at Lin Kunshan again, "When the Qi Kingdom was first destroyed, why did I go to that ominous place?"

Lin Kunshan then wiped his face and said with a smile: "The destruction of the state of Qi is not in the land. If King Qi was willing to join forces with King Zhao, King Chu would be the first to be destroyed."

Shangguan Sheng was silent for a while, then sneered, as if he was still not serious about this idea, and turned to a general, "How are the traitors in the palace caught?"

"More than 340 people have been arrested, and the investigation is continuing." The general replied. After a group of people escaped from the palace, the Su Weijun has been catching people in the palace.

"It's too slow, catch a thousand people, kill them all!" Shangguan Sheng shouted, his anger rose inexplicably, "Those who don't know and report the same crime as the rebels must die."

The general was panic-stricken, but he was ordered to retire. He was not a hopeful, and he still knew not to anger General Shangguan at this time.

In the temporary military camp in Xicheng, Donghai King and Cui Hong were also anxious.

"Didn't they join forces to attack Han Ruzi? How could it be like this?" Donghai King asked angrily. He got the news that there was a melee outside the North Gate, and he couldn't tell who was fighting who.

Cui Hong is also very angry. He is a veteran who has led troops for many years. He once pacified the rebellion of King Qi, but he made a foolish move at this time, but he has lost control of the front-line army and can only wait for the final result. He said bluntly to his nephew, "It's all your idea."

"Me? Ha!" King Donghai really wanted to attack his uncle once, but he didn't dare, he endured and endured, and said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing, Han Ruzi has the fewest troops, and he must be the one who will be defeated in the end, we're just paying the price. It's a little bigger, it doesn't matter, as long as my throne is recognized... When are you going to send troops to attack the palace?"

There are still 10,000 southern troops in the city. The King of the East Sea sent a large number of rabble to attack the east gate of the palace. What he really counted on was this group of southern troops, hoping that they would take the opportunity to attack the west gate of the palace.

Donghai Wang is desperate, if possible, he will send his uncle Cui Hong to the front.

However, Cui Hong was reluctant to put all the gambling capital up, and shook his head, "No hurry, we will talk about the outcome when the outcome outside the city is scheduled."

"Occupying the palace, the victory or defeat outside the city is not important." King Donghai "ascended the throne" outside the Tongxuan Hall. This was a pain in his heart, and he wanted to officially ascend the throne again.

Cui Hong stared at the King of the East Sea, wondering why his nephew, who was smart since childhood, became more stupid the closer he got to the throne, "If it was a few days ago, occupying the palace might have meant a great victory, but it's useless now. Shangguan Sheng occupied the palace and also established an emperor. He was too stupid to get the ministers to recognize the new emperor. But his stupidity ruined everything. The palace, the empress dowager, and even the treasure seal could not be used to support the new emperor. Don't you get it? The only thing that works these days is the army."

The King of the East Sea was lost by his uncle's words. After a while, he said, "Even if Han Ruzi is defeated in the Battle of the North Gate, or even killed, who will be the emperor in the end...or the Northern Army?"

Cui Hong nodded and said sternly: "Instead of thinking about how to capture the palace, you might as well think about how to win over the Northern Army."

King Donghai didn't like the tone of his uncle's lesson, but he felt that he was right, and thought for a while, "Chai Yue, the key lies in Chai Yue, you can... kill all the Chai family and let Chai Yue inherit the Marquis of Hengyang. Yes, by the way, Chai Yue has his mother and a younger brother, taking them as hostages and giving them both kindness and power, he can only submit."

"Come here, you must come here respectfully." Cui Hong's tone was a little slow. After all, his nephew was still a bit capable. Cui Hong didn't know so much about Chai Yue, and he couldn't think of such a sinister strategy.

Cui Hong called a general and ordered him to bring a team of soldiers to "invite" people. The East Sea King introduced the location of Hengyang Hou's mansion in detail, and finally said: "Hengyang Hou's mansion is in the north city, you don't wear the armor of the Southern Army, try to avoid it as much as possible. Open the guards."

The general was ordered to go.

News from outside the North Gate kept coming, and the melee was not over yet.

The King of the East Sea was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and did not dare to leave his uncle for half a step.

The sun was rising, but there was still no progress outside the city, but the battle in the city took an unexpected turn. A soldier rushed into the house, ran too fast, almost fell to the ground, and knelt down to the frightened Taifu and Donghai. Wang kowtowed and said excitedly, "The Imperial Palace... the Imperial Palace has been breached!"

Earlier, the King of the East Sea would have been ecstatic at this news, but now he just stared at his uncle in a daze, at a loss.

At the same moment, Han Ruzi personally joined the battle.