Invincible son

Chapter 1071 1072 [The righteous way in the world is vicissitudes] ([-])
To the south of the palace, the palace wall is no longer an obstacle to the rebels.

There was no one on the tower in the distance, and Gu Liang, Xiao Jin and others had already gone to different places to organize defense lines.

It seems that the situation has been tilting towards him, but Wang Pingzhang's face is not happy, but his eyes gradually become serious.

Seeing this, Liu Zhi, the sixth prince, asked in bewilderment: "Duke Wei, is there anything wrong with it?"

Wang Pingzhang asked back: "Your Highness thinks the winning ticket is in your hands?"

Liu Zhi murmured: "This king knows what Duke Wei is worried about, but how can the torrent of the sea change course because of one person? Now that our army has broken into the palace, the imperial army can only retreat step by step. The [-] soldiers in the northern battalion are all infantry. With Longxiang cavalry raiding and harassing them all the way, they can only stop and go, and when they arrive in Kyoto, everything will be over."

Wang Pingzhang remained silent.

Liu Zhi continued: "Even though my father had prepared for it long ago and secretly dispatched elite troops from the Western Army to rescue him, it was not so easy for them to enter the capital. Didn't Duke Wei let the main cavalry of the Xiao cavalry guards go to stop them? Even if they can defeat the Xiao cavalry guards, they must Pay a heavy price, and may not be able to enter the capital. Time is everything now, as long as we can capture the imperial palace, then we can hold the imperial court in our hands, how dare the mere Beiying and the Western Army go against the trend?"

Wang Pingzhang said quietly: "Your Highness, although what you said is correct, but the old man has been thinking about a problem."

Liu Zhi asked, "What's the problem?"

Wang Pingzhang looked up at the towering gate tower of Chengtianmen, and said slowly: "It is not unusual for His Majesty to transfer the Western Army, and this should not be his trump card, because His Majesty does not know when we will launch it. The arrival of the Western Army is very fast." It's hard to grasp the timing. They came early, and if they reveal their whereabouts in advance, we will naturally be vigilant, and even stay the same. Your Highness will continue to be an honest prince, and your ministers will retire and return home. Your Majesty can't kill a meritorious veteran for no reason. .”

Liu Zhi frowned and said, "Duke Wei wants to say, isn't the father's hole card the Western Army who came quietly?"

Wang Pingzhang said softly: "Based on my understanding of Your Majesty, he will not place the most critical plan on the uncertain link. The reinforcements from the Western Army are indeed unexpected, but as the old minister said before, this is not because of His Majesty's confidence. Your Highness, Didn't you see that the imperial army seemed to be fighting desperately, but in fact under the command of Gu Liang and Xiao Jin, they deliberately abandoned the barrier of the palace wall and kept shrinking the defense line?"

Although Liu Zhi's city mansion is extremely deep, his military accomplishments are obviously not worthy of Wang Pingzhang's shoes.

He only saw his own army advancing triumphantly, while the Forbidden Army and the Kyoto garrison were retreating steadily. At this moment, they had even retreated outside the Chengtian Hall, relying on their condescending advantage to continue to block.

The east and west sides also made rapid progress, constantly approaching the harem area, and the imperial army could only rely on the complex terrain in the palace to start street fighting.

Chengtian Gate, which is usually heavily guarded, can come in and out at will, and Liu Zhi only made those happy words before.

But Wang Pingzhang had obviously noticed the subtleties of the battle situation long ago. The forbidden army was not retreating, but more like luring the enemy to go deeper. Naturally, the plotter was to completely sink the rebel army into a quagmire, and when the counterattack came, they could not withdraw even if they wanted to.

In other words, even though Emperor Kaiping was in danger, he was still using himself as a bait to make the main force of the rebel army flock to the palace like moths to a flame.

Changxing Hou Qujiang and most of the generals rushed to the front of the battle to command. Liu Zhi turned his head and looked at the [-] pawns who were the last force in the rear. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Guogong, don't hesitate any longer. The only thing we can do now is to give it a go!"

Wang Pingzhang said in a deep voice: "The old minister thought that His Majesty was at the end of his skills and this imperial palace was the last barrier, but when the imperial army retreated intentionally, the old minister suddenly realized that His Majesty was actually preserving the strength of the imperial army and couldn't bear them to hurt too much. Now it seems that His Majesty is indeed better than the minister."

Hearing these words, Liu Zhi frowned, because he clearly felt that Wang Pingzhang was not talking to himself, but was talking to his father deep in the harem.

The reason for doing this was obviously because he felt that there was no hope of ever seeing Emperor Kaiping again.

Wang Pingzhang turned his head to look at Liu Zhi, and said with a complicated expression: "But your Highness is right, the matter has come to this point and we have no choice but to go one way to the dark."

Liu Zhi didn't think about it so much, and said excitedly: "After the matter is completed, this king will definitely thank Wei Guogong for today's decision!"

Wang Pingzhang smiled silently, the smile was quite bleak, he still couldn't figure out where Kaiping Emperor's confidence came from.

Although the Longbow Army's mobilization was extremely secretive, since he wanted to rebel, how could he ignore the movements of the frontier troops?As early as half a month ago, he received a secret report from Liu Dingyuan, the commander of the Dingxi Camp of the Western Army, that there was an abnormality in the deployment of troops in the Longbow Camp. Some soldiers returned to Kyoto in the name of rotation, and the other went to the northwest in the name of long-distance training. and go.

Compared with the abnormality of the Longbow Army, Wang Pingzhang paid more attention to Pei Yue's Tibetan Front Guard. The staff led by Wang Daxi sent back a secret report, confirming that Pei Yue returned with only a few personal soldiers at most, and most of the Tibetan Front Guard's main force was still deep in the wilderness. He was relieved when the small half of the cavalry stayed in Guidefu City, Huazhou.

Those who do not plan for the overall situation will undoubtedly lose. Wang Pingzhang has repeatedly deduced all the details of this battle, taking into account the possible changes that may be caused by the various armies of Daliang, and then decided to launch in advance.

However, the forbidden army did not fight to the death, on the contrary, they are still retaining their vitality at this moment, which shows that Emperor Kaiping is still sure to make a comeback.

Did it rely on Pei Yue and the Beiwei battalion with only a thousand riders?

And why didn't Pei Yue show up for so long?

But as Liu Zhi said, now the arrow has to be launched, and any hesitation and hesitation will only accelerate the failure.

Wang Pingzhang let out a foul breath, turned his head to look at a general behind him, pointed at the [-] pawns who were waiting for the attack, and said, "Send troops!"

"Follow the order!"

The general clasped his fists and saluted immediately, his eyes burst out with fiery killing intent.

When the last fresh force was about to enter the battlefield, suddenly several cavalry came galloping from the east. These were the scouts that Wang Pingzhang had thrown out earlier.The knight flew off his horse when he was still six or seven feet away, stumbling all the way to Wang Pingzhang, knelt down on his knees and said in endless panic: "My lord, there is a large army coming from the east. The number...the number is at least a few." Ten thousand!"

Liu Zhi's eyes darkened, and he immediately scolded angrily: "Bullshit! How can there be tens of thousands of troops in Kyoto!"

The scout said with a mournful face, "Your Highness, the villain is telling the truth!"

Liu Zhi wanted to scold again, but Wang Pingzhang raised his hand to cut off his words, looked at the scouts and said calmly, "Who is leading the army?"

The scout quickly replied: "Pei Yue, Marquis of Zhongshan!"

Wang Pingzhang frowned slightly, rode his horse and walked eastward for more than ten steps, looking at the end of the extremely wide Imperial Street.

Liu Zhi and others followed around.

After about a stick of incense, the sound of steady and powerful footsteps reached their ears. It didn't take long before they saw groups of men walking in neat rows. They were wearing old and dilapidated light armor and holding various weapons in their hands. , filled the wide Royal Street to the brim, and there was no end in sight at a glance.

Just as the scouts said, this is a large army whose numbers cannot be counted, but it appeared in front of the rebels inconceivably.

The soldiers of this army look weather-beaten, most of them are over 30 years old, and some even show the vicissitudes of middle-aged people, but their military appearance is extremely strict, and they are less sharp than the young and strong soldiers of the rebel army. A little more calm and heavy.

Tough as a mountain.

Kyoto is a large city with nearly a million residents. The standing guards are the Imperial Army and the Kyoto Garrison Division. Soldiers will still live in the city after they retire from the army.

Emperor Kaiping worked diligently and cared for the people for 17 years, making Daliang the most powerful country in the world. Naturally, he would not treat these veterans who guarded Kyoto for him badly, and would not forget these veterans who had already retired from the army to make a living in the world.

Even if the city is broken, even if the rebels are raging like a tide, he still has the confidence to turn the city into a hell for traitors and traitors.

Looking at the army in the distance, Wang Pingzhang lowered his head and shook his head slightly, sighing softly, "So that's how it is."

At the same time, Pei Yue's slightly tired but still firm voice sounded from the opposite side.

"The whole army obeys!"

"Ho!"

Responders are like clouds.

Pei Yue raised his arm and swung it down suddenly.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)