The Zuo Yulin Guard was one of the twelve guards that protected the capital.
The twelve guards are the left and right Yulin Guards, the left and right Huben Guards, the left and right Jinwu Guards, the left and right Wei Guards, the left and right Wu Guards, and the left and right Xiao Guards.
These twelve guards together formed the defense system of Kyoto.
Among them, the main responsibilities of the Left and Right Yulin Guards are to guard the imperial city and patrol the gates of the capital. They are an important force in protecting the capital and the imperial palace, and maintaining the safety and order of the capital.
As the last line of defense to protect the emperor, the strength of the Zuo Yulin Guard can be imagined.
Although there are only 20,000 people, all of them are selected from the best of the best, and their armor, weapons, horses, etc. are all top-notch. Even if they face the battle-hardened Zhenbei Army, they will not be at a disadvantage.
Both Crown Prince Li Jingxian, Prince Yu Li Jingzhong, and Sixth Prince Li Jingyi had already had ideas about these twelve guards.
They are all trying to infiltrate and control the Twelve Guards.
So far, no one knows which of the Twelve Guards they have won over.
But there is no doubt that Cheng ** letting Zhao Chenhan lead the Zuo Yulin Guard to suppress the bandits and quell the rebellion is an excellent opportunity for Li Jingzhong.
Before coming, Li Jingzhong not only sent several staff members and military advisors to Zhao Chenhan, but also told him in person the benefits of establishing a good relationship with the Zuo Yulin Guard.
It doesn’t matter whether the rebellion can be suppressed successfully, but we must capture the Zuo Yulin Guard.
The commander of the Left Yulin Guard is the deputy commander Xu Zhong. He is the son of Duke Xu and is now in his thirties. He is in a high position and has great power. Just based on his status, he can suppress Zhao Chenhan, not to mention that the Left Yulin Guard is his lifeblood. How could he let Zhao Chenhan do whatever he wants? He simply ignored him.
Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Chenhan looked a little unhappy and winked at Han Renjie next to him.
Zhao Chenhan gathered so many second-generation playboys just for this.
Han Renjie coughed lightly and said, "General Xu, you are well-versed in military books and have experienced many battles. Do you know how to defeat these rebels?"
Xu Zhong said sarcastically, "My little ability is nothing. General Zhao was chosen by His Majesty as the runner-up. He has been personally mentored by Lord Zhao since he was young. He must be more capable than me. How dare I show off my skills in front of an expert? I just have to follow your orders."
Zhao Chenhan wasn't angry either. He smiled and said, "Before coming here, I was worried that General Xu wouldn't cooperate. I didn't expect General Xu to be so generous. It actually puts me to shame. In that case, I'll give the order."
Zhao Chenhan's face turned serious as he said, "The front army will break through the gate and the central army will follow. The central army will prepare to break through the camp, the left and right armies will protect the flanks, and the rear army will be on standby as support. Everyone, do you have any questions?"
A standard tactic.
Everyone shook their heads.
Since Xu Zhong didn't say anything, the people from the Zuo Yulin Guard naturally wouldn't take the initiative to offer any advice, and the staff that Li Jingzhong assigned to Zhao Chenhan could only come up with this solution.
The Qianlong Army was defending in a dangerous position, and there was no other way except to attack violently.
Zhao Chenhan read it over and found no one objecting. He said, "Since that's the case, let's take advantage of the cold weather and shallow water to capture the enemy camp and return to the capital as soon as possible. Attack!"
Zhao Chenhan issued an order.
The vanguard immediately took action.
Their attack was simple. The front row soldiers moved forward with shields, the soldiers in the back held bows and arrows and waited to get close to suppress them, and then other soldiers threw out grappling hooks to hook the gate and pull it open.
As long as the gate of the village is opened, the cavalry of the central army will be able to rush in, charge around and crush the Qianlong army.
Although the number of Qianlong Army is several times that of Zuoyulin Guard, as long as the gate of the village is opened, the fate of Qianlong Army will no longer be in his own hands.
This is the Zuo Yulin Guard!
As one of the twelve guards protecting Kyoto, the Zuo Yulin Guard has such confidence.
Seeing the Zuo Yulin guards marching in an orderly manner in their bright armor, the faces of the leaders watching on the island were not very happy.
"Left Feathered Guard!"
Song Huaian cupped his hands and watched them approach quietly: "Such elite troops are not sent to the border to resist foreign enemies, but are wasted in Kyoto. Daqi will not be destroyed, and it is unjust."
"Mr. Song is right. These people only care about themselves and don't care about the lives of the people at all."
"Officials don't care about the common people. They only care about themselves. Otherwise, they wouldn't allow the Northern Di to harass our border every year."
"Their armor is so shiny! If we had it, we could definitely break into the provincial capital..."
The rebel leaders around all spoke up.
In addition to Wang Li, the leader of the Qianlong Army, there are twelve other leaders, big and small, collectively known as the thirteen leaders.
Wang Li was the leader. Although Li Feng lost a large number of his men after his city was breached by Zhao Lin, he absorbed the remaining men of Guo Wei and Wu Chenglong, and his military strength was second only to Wang Li. In addition, with Song Huaian's advice, Li Feng became the second leader.
The only ones left are leaders who are not as strong or knowledgeable as them.
Wang Li said solemnly, "If I can conquer the world, I will send all these soldiers to resist foreign enemies and protect the people."
"The chief is kind and righteous."
Everyone said.
But they all despised it in their hearts.
Including Song Huaian.
Even though Song Huaian was very dissatisfied with the emperor's decision to waste such elite twelve guards near the capital instead of letting them go to the border to fight foreign enemies, he also knew that this approach was right.
Otherwise, civil strife would occur after a while, truly realizing the dream of the emperor taking turns to be the emperor.
"Chief, don't talk about these nonsense. The soldiers are about to come and kill us. What should we do?" asked a chief.
Wang Li was unhappy, but he hid it well and said, "Don't panic, Chief Zhou. I've made preparations. Look."
The shield-holding soldier of the Zuo Yulin Guard was walking when suddenly his body shook and disappeared on the ground.
Everyone saw a deep trench appear where the soldiers disappeared. There were sharpened wooden stakes inserted in the trench, each of which was more than two meters long. Many shield-bearing soldiers fell into the trench and were pierced through the bodies by the stakes, hanging on them. They struggled in pain and let out miserable screams.
The soldiers behind stopped immediately and dared not move forward.
"What a good trap! Chief Wang is indeed a scholar." Li Feng praised loudly.
Wang Li said proudly, "Every city has trenches and moats. My city may be small, but as the saying goes, even though it's small, it has everything it needs. They think they can conquer us with just 20,000 soldiers. They're overthinking it."
Hearing that Wang Li was well prepared, the leaders all relaxed.
The Zhou chief praised him, "You are worthy of being the chief. With you here, the imperial court will never be able to defeat us."
Wang Li shook his head: "Zhao Chenhan who came here is just a teenager, not worth mentioning. If his father, Zhao Jingzhou, the Marquis of Zhenbei, came, all of us would not be enough for him to press a finger."
Song Huaian said at the right time: "No matter how powerful Zhao Jingzhou is, he is just a dog of the court, while Leader Wang is the future emperor. There is no comparison."
"Ha ha……"
Song Huaian's words made Wang Li laugh.
Wang Li has failed the examination for the scholar degree repeatedly since he took it. Now he is in his thirties and almost forty years old, and he still can't pass the examination for the juren degree. He knows that he has no hope of fame and fortune, and he hates those who have fame and status very much.
Song Huaian's words hit the mark right in Wang Li's heart.
"Mr. Song, you are good, very good."
Wang Li patted Song Huaian's shoulder with satisfaction: "Come to my place later, how about it?"
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