Chapter 1149: The Change in Chang'an (Part 1)
After Zhong Ji’s continuous provocation and fanning of the flames, the relationship between Guo and Li finally became more and more tense. However, the two people who had been confused by the word "king" were unable to discover Zhong Ji at all. The abnormality, or in other words, even if they discover it, they won't care too much. In their view, they only need to eliminate the opponent, and Chang'an is still under their control, then the little emperor is still a puppet on strings. It's just that the number of people holding the thread has changed from two to one.
On March 25th, Guo Si was finally ready. He originally had only 50,000 troops in Chang'an City, and Li Jue's troops were roughly the same as his. Therefore, in order to defeat Li Jue's army, Guo Si deliberately attacked from the surrounding areas. There were 40,000 troops deployed in the county town. These 40,000 troops used the night to quietly enter the city through several city gates under his control. The purpose was to deliver a fatal blow to Li Jue at the critical moment.
What he didn't know was that while he was doing this unknowingly, Li Jue was also quietly doing the same thing. When Guo Si transferred 40,000 troops into the city, Li Jue Fifty thousand troops were also mobilized from outside the city. Because the two armies controlled different city gates in Chang'an, when the two armies entered the city, they did not even notice that the other party also entered the city.
On the night of the 26th, the two families actually launched an attack on each other. This made Dong Cheng and others who had been paying close attention to the changes in the situation of the two families heave a long sigh of relief. At first, they thought that if one of them If the sneak attack is successful and the losses are too great, then the purpose of making them both lose will be defeated.
On the tower of the imperial city, Liu Xie led Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, Zhong Ji and other close ministers to stand there, quietly listening to the killing cries that rang out in Chang'an City, and watching a sudden rise in the darkness. Amidst the fire, Liu Xie's heart was up and down, excited, excited, uneasy, worried about gains and losses, but he had no sympathy for the ordinary people in the city. After nearly ten years of living as a puppet emperor, this teenage emperor had changed his view of human life. A heart as hard as iron.
"Abbott, there should be no problem with the war between the two thieves!" When the matter came to an end, Liu Xie suddenly felt unsure, and turned to look at the abbot next to him, Fu Wan said;
Fu Wan bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry. From the beginning of the arrangement to now, the two thieves have not noticed anything abnormal. Now they have been in battle several times. When they are all killed in a bloody battle, arrange it in The secret chess between the two families will start, slowly leading them to the square in front of the imperial city, but..." After saying this, Fu Wan raised his head and looked at Liu Xiandao;
"Don't worry, Abbot. I am already fully confident. As long as the traitors reach outside the square in front of the imperial city, I will be sure to deal with them. And now General Zhao Rui has ordered the Yulin Army to stand ready. All the children of Aiqing's family and The servants are also waiting behind the city wall to support the Yulin army on the imperial city wall," Liu Xie said with confidence;
While the two were talking, General Zhao Rui of Yu Lin and another middle-aged military general walked up to the tower. From a distance, Zhao Rui stopped, saluted Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, the general has just After inspecting the walls of the Imperial City, everyone in the Imperial City is ready!"
"Thank you for your hard work, General Zhao!" Liu Xie said calmly;
"I am willing to go through fire and water for your majesty without hesitation. If your majesty has no other instructions, the general will go down to the city tower and go to the city wall to command the soldiers!" Zhao Rui bowed respectfully;
"General, go ahead!"
Zhao Rui saluted again, and then led his bodyguards to leave the tower and go to the top of the city wall.
After Zhao Rui left, the middle-aged military general did not leave. Instead, he walked to Liu Xie and bowed: "Your Majesty, fighting has begun in seven places in the city. Both Guo and Li invested nearly 30,000 troops at the beginning. , the rest of the troops are also marching towards several battle locations, and they should be able to join the battle soon. "
Seeing the middle-aged general, Liu Xie showed a rare smile and said to the middle-aged general: "Thank you for your hard work, Master Wang! Please ask Master Wang to keep an eye on the wars everywhere.
If there is any abnormality, please report it immediately! "
"Wei!" the middle-aged military general saluted respectfully. After saying that, he did not leave immediately. Instead, after telling a military general a few words, he stood behind Liu Xie, guarding him tightly. around.
Yes, this is Wang Yue, who is known as the greatest hero of the Han Dynasty. Ever since he was invited by Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong in Luoyang to be the swordsman and bodyguard of the prince, Wang Yue has left the palace on many occasions. However, the only time he left the palace to deal with his own affairs, there was a great change in the palace. As a result, the two princes were kidnapped from the palace and almost became homeless. Fortunately, they were found back in the end. Since then, After that, he was basically inseparable from the little emperor. After Liu Bian abdicated, he became Liu Xie's bodyguard. He had fended off many threats to Liu Xie over the years.
This time, Liu Xie sent him out to lead a team of spies in the palace to inquire about the fighting situation, so that Liu Xie could understand the fighting status of the Guo and Li families in time.
As time goes by, there are more and more battles in Chang'an City. Except for the thousands of soldiers on both sides guarding the gates of the outer city, the rest of the troops have almost been engaged in the battle. The fighting between the two sides has become more intense. Guo Si and Li Jue and Li Jue almost went into battle shirtless. Now both of them had only their personal guards of no more than 10,000 people left unused, and the rest of the troops were already locked in a bitter battle.
The fighting between the two sides started from the streets and slowly concentrated towards the inner city gate in the center of Chang'an City. Then, under the guidance of those who were interested, they moved step by step towards the huge square in front of the imperial city. The battle started at the second watch. When the two sides passed through the inner city gate and moved towards the imperial city, it had been nearly two hours. The casualties of the soldiers on both sides had exceeded 20,000.
As the battle progressed, Li Jue and Guo Si had discovered that the other side had quietly mobilized a large number of troops from outside the city. However, at this time, their respective losses had exceeded 10,000 people. They were already riding a tiger and could only grit their teeth and continue to fight until one of them was destroyed.
On the tower, Liu Xie looked at the distance with a nervous face. Within his field of vision, the flames soared into the sky and the shouts of killing shook the sky. Even standing on the tower, everyone could smell the bloody smell rushing towards the direction of the imperial city. At this moment, Wang Yue behind Liu Xie spoke up: "Your Majesty, the rebel army is already charging towards the Imperial City. Please order General Zhao Rui and the Yulin Army to prepare for battle."