Chapter 780: The End of the Lonely City
Now that even the Shaolin Temple has surrendered and left the country, the two big arms of the Tang State are not only beheaded, but may also be defected, how should the Tang State deal with it?
It stands to reason that nature is to destroy it quickly and then kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys!
However, in the eastern capital of Luoyang, the White Horse Temple and the Shaolin Temple are the two strongest civil forces supporting the Tang Kingdom, and the personal relationships behind them are even more complicated, like an invisible net, all over the Eastern Capital. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
If you want to destroy the White Horse Temple and Shaolin Temple, the Tang Army at any cost can indeed do it. However, it is estimated that nearly half of the civil forces in the eastern capital will be destroyed by the way, and there will be a civil strife in the whole city, which is not a price that the Tang army can afford today.
Especially the White Horse Temple, the base camp is in the eastern capital, with more than 100,000 disciples, dominating a district. Even if the Tang army excludes other factors, the difficulty of destroying the White Horse Temple is no less than the capture of a big city, and it is estimated that millions of regular troops will be killed and wounded, and it will not be able to destroy it, not counting the close forces outside the White Horse Temple and the subsequent impact.
To put it simply, today's Tang Kingdom can't afford to be hurt!
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The eastern capital is Luoyang, Miyagi.
The change of Shaolin Temple, under the intentional or unintentional spread of leaving the country, soon spread to the eastern capital, as if setting off an earthquake in the eastern capital, people's minds are different, and the undercurrent is turbulent.
Tang King Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, Liu Wenjing, Pei Lin and other core Tang countries were naturally more nervous, angry and panicked.
With the withdrawal of the Sui army, Li Yuan, the king of Tang, did succeed in his plan and blocked the catastrophe of almost certain defeat. However, the leaving army is not the Sui army, and now that the Tang army is defending the eastern capital, can it still stop the leaving army?
I have to admit that the withdrawal of the Sui army has a lot to do with the fact that the army left the army to surrender Wei and Northern Yan, destroy Xia and gather in Henan. Otherwise, if the Sui army does not retreat, it will be able to capture the eastern capital sooner or later, which is the Tang army with the help of external forces.
Now, the eight passes of Luoyang have all fallen into the hands of the army, and there are more than 20 troops and hundreds of army regiments besieging the eastern capital, does the Tang army still have reinforcements? Is there still any external force? Is there still hope?
Even Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong, Liu Wenjing and others were also panicked, and you can imagine the reaction of the Tang army and the people in the city!
When resisting the Sui army, the Tang army and the people of the Tang State were still quite confident and had great hopes for the Tang State, but they still basically obeyed the edict and obeyed the orders.
"My king, now that the army has besieged the city for three days, it is forbidden to enter and exit, that is, the people have entered and exited, and they have also been shot on the spot, the intention is obvious, and they want to drag down our ......"
After discussing the matter of Shaolin Temple and the current situation in the Eastern Capital, Li Xiaogong said with a wry smile tiredly, paused, and quickly continued:
"Nowadays, not only the White Horse Temple and Shaolin Temple, but also many families and civil forces have begun to disobey the yin and yang, the most obvious point is to refuse to hand over the grain reserves. According to reliable information, there are still some generals and soldiers who want to go out of the city and surrender, but they are not accepted by the departing army, and they clearly ...... Those who leave the city die ......"
"Hmph! What a ruthless heart, such a heart, how can he be a master?!"
Li Yuan's face was extremely ugly, as if he was more than ten years old, and scolded coldly. He quickly added: "If you go to the battlefield or take a weapon, you are a soldier and an enemy, and you have no complaints about life and death, even the unarmed people, what is this?"
"Hey......"
Li Xiaogong stopped talking and sighed silently.
Li Xiaogong's meaning, with Li Yuan's wisdom, it is impossible not to understand, this is obviously a plan to drag down the Eastern Capital and win without a fight, Li Yuan is purely pretending to be stupid and venting.
Of course, I have to admit that leaving the army to do this is indeed a bit ruthless, and he didn't even let the people of the eastern capital go out of the city, and even the Tang Army didn't accept it, which was a bit too much!
Looking back, this tactic is indeed unsolvable, Chiluoluo's conspiracy.
Now that the army is encircled, no one can get out of the city, and the daily food, clothing, housing and transportation are quite huge, and there is no need to leave the army to attack the city, the eastern capital itself will be in chaos, and it has begun to enter the countdown to cannibalism!
"In addition to patrolling the four directions and pillow soldiers, there is no major military action at all, and there is no sign of siege at all......
Pei Lin took a deep breath and reminded him quite tactfully.
Li Yuan's eyes showed a cold light, and he was quite annoyed: "What's the matter? Is Pei Aiqing very disappointed? Or do you want to leave the country too?"
"If the old minister will turn his back, how can he wait until now?"
Pei Lin replied with a slight resentment as if he was a little open-minded, paused, and stubbornly continued:
"The old minister really doesn't understand, the matter has come to this, what is my king still insisting on? Wait for the Sui army to counterattack and have a life-and-death decisive battle with the leaving army, so that our army can reap the benefits of the fisherman?"
"Presumptuous!"
Li Yuan was furious, and he was indeed said to be thinking about it.
But, as it turned out, it was all extravagant. The Sui army had no intention of fighting a decisive battle with the leaving army at all, and even Pingjin Pass abandoned the pass before Wang Wuxin arrived, which meant that the Sui army would not fight a decisive battle with the leaving army, which basically cut off Li Yuan's last hope!
"If my king doubts the loyalty of the old minister, the old minister can know his heart with death. However, the old minister really doesn't want to see my king continue to hold on so hopelessly......"
Pei Lin took a deep breath, looked at Li Yuan as if he were at home and said loyally. After a pause, he quickly continued:
"My king is not afraid of death, and the old ministers know this. But has my king thought about his family and clansmen? The longer he persists, the more harm he will do to those who are loyal to my king. The king has made it clear that he will not attack the city, but after holding on for 90 days, the concubine of Liguo De has to be buried for my king. The king is the lord of heaven, and he will do what he says, and the consequences can be imagined...... Is this what our king wants to see?"
"You ......"
Li Yuan was furious, drew his sword and pointed it at Pei Lin in his hand!
"I am willing to die!"
Pei Lin still looked at Li Yuan calmly, and responded with a frank expression.
"Please give death to my king!"
Liu Wenjing sighed secretly, and also followed the bow and pleaded.
The situation in the Tang Kingdom is indeed quite delicate, with Concubine De here, plus the strange relationship between King Liwang and Li Tang.
Liwang was indeed quite tolerant of Li Tang, and even made a promise not to attack the eastern capital. However, it was also made clear that let Concubine De Niangniang accompany the funeral, including Li Jiancheng and all other people who are willing to accompany the funeral of King Tang, can take meritorious service to their fate.
Even Concubine De Niangniang can leave the king, Pei Lian, Liu Wenjing and others, will they be polite to leave the king? !
It is conceivable that the longer the Eastern Capital persists, the more angry the king will be, and then not only the Tang King and Concubine De will die, it is estimated that they, the important ministers of the Tang State, will also have to be buried, and they may also be connected to the nine clans!
I have to admit that Li Tang is indeed very good at being a man, and there are indeed many civilian and military generals and ordinary people who are loyal to Li Tang, and there is no shortage of those who sacrifice their lives.
It's just that the reality is cruel and human nature is complicated.
For example, Pei Lin is willing to give Li Yuan a funeral, but he doesn't want his relatives and friends to be connected, which is one of the main reasons for the strange reactions of Pei Lian, Liu Wenjing and others.
Of course, now that the army is not surrendered, it is definitely persecution and accumulation.
When the situation in the eastern capital becomes more and more severe, more and more people are desperate and can't stand it, and when they can surrender without a fight, nine out of ten will surrender. (To be continued.) )