Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3900 The Fall of the City Gate
The bloody battles at the Chongming Gate were in jeopardy. The rebels saw that the defenders were struggling to support them, and they were only one step away from breaking in. Naturally, they went crazy and attacked wildly, regardless of casualties. Climbing up the ladder, ignoring the rolling logs and rocks falling from above.

The defenders were even more red-eyed. Thousands of soldiers guarding the Chongming Gate were almost killed at this moment. They were all life and death brothers who usually slept on a kang and stirred horses and spoons in a pot. How could they retreat in a hurry after others died in battle? Give up the Chongming Gate?
Under the leadership of Li Siwen, all the defenders, with red eyes, tears in their eyes, and gritted teeth, tried their best to fight the rebels to the death. Even if they were seriously injured and fell to the ground, they still hugged the enemy's thighs, biting their teeth and pinching them with their hands. , Even though the steel knife of the rebels was inserted into the chest and the hot blood flowed all over the ground, they would never give in with their eyes wide open.

Even a powerful army like the "Private Soldiers of Woye Town" would find it difficult to successfully break through the defense with such a six-rate East Palace, with almost several times the number.

But on the battlefield, sometimes the number of people may have a decisive impact. With the casualties of the East Palace Six Rates, more and more rebels rushed to the top of the city, occupying positions inch by inch, and drove the East Palace Six Rates down the city.

A cold arrow shot from nowhere and hit Li Siwen's shoulder blade. The armor on his body was already damaged and could not withstand the arrow clusters. The cluster of arrows in his chest made him feel excruciating pain every time he moved, he gritted his teeth and continued to rush towards the rebels.

As a child of a family, he has received the education of devotion to the family since he was a child, but today he wants to be loyal to the country!

"General! No!"

Li Siwen was held back by the soldiers behind him, Li Siwen turned around and scolded angrily: "What are you waiting for?"

Several soldiers and generals were wounded, and at this moment dissuaded them with tears: "We have been entrusted by the Patriarch to take care of Mr. Lang in the chaos of the army, and don't let Mr. Lang be trapped in the army. And now the defeat is certain. Mr. Lang Of course, what's the use of dying here? Why don't you retreat for now and leave it for tomorrow."

Li Siwen was furious: "My Li family is a loyal family, how can I run away? Don't mention it! If you are willing to fight with me, you will be my brother and sister for the rest of your life. Be a real brother! If you are afraid of death, retreat immediately, and I will never make it difficult!"

The eyelids of a few soldiers are jumping, full of loyalty?

Your father started recklessly, and he surrendered only when he saw that Li Tang had the potential to win the championship. How could he have nothing to do with Zhonglie...

Since they refused to let Li Siwen continue to fight to the death, several people looked at each other, and suddenly stepped forward and pulled their arms and waists, dragging Li Siwen down the city.

Li Siwen was furious and cursed: "Let go of me! You bastards, are you trying to make me unfaithful?"

The soldiers knew they were wrong, but they were entrusted by Li Ji, how dare they sit and watch Li Siwen die in battle?Without saying a word, he carried Li Siwen down to the top of the city, and withdrew a group of wounded soldiers under the city into the Tai Chi Palace from the correspondents.

Behind him, the defenders were defeated like a mountain, and the Guanlong army captured the Chongming Gate under the vanguard of the "Private Soldiers of Woye Town", setting off cheers like a tsunami.

Li Siwen was carried by his own soldiers. He opened his eyes and looked at the rainy sky. His eyes were hot. For a moment, he couldn't tell where the rain was and where the tears were. Only blood oozed from his tightly clenched lips.

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The news of the fall of Chongmingmen reached the command post in Taiji Palace immediately. Li Jing looked at the map and let out a long sigh.

However, he has gone through countless battles in his life, and he will not be confused because of failure. He calmly ordered: "Order the six to lead all the ministries to gather and gather towards the Tai Chi Palace. The front-line troops wait for the military order before retreating. Let's strengthen the walls and clear the fields. Step by step, fight the rebels to the death!"

The fall of Chongming Gate means that the East Palace will fall soon. When the East Palace falls, the rebels can launch a fierce attack on Taiji Palace from the east and south, and the superiority of troops will be brought into full play. If they live on both sides, it would be meaningless to fight Chengtianmen right now. Even when the rebels break into Taiji Palace from the East Palace, they may complete outflanking the defenders of Chengtianmen.

When the messenger left, he said to the left and right: "Go to Neizhong Gate immediately, and inform His Highness the Crown Prince of the battle report here in detail, and His Highness, please withdraw from Xuanwu Gate for a while."

When I said this, my heart was heavy.

The Xuanwu Gate has been blocked by Zhang Shigui, and his inclination to His Majesty's will has been clearly revealed. Although all parties have continued to lobby Zhang Shigui, until now, Zhang Shigui is still unmoved.If the prince wanted to withdraw from the Xuanwu Gate, he had no choice but to fight head-on, and the Liu rate of the East Palace would stick to the Taiji Palace for no more than two days at most.

In other words, if the Xuanwu Gate cannot be opened within two days, the entire East Palace will be destroyed by the rebels in the Taiji Palace...

He stepped up to Li Siwen, stood with his hands behind his back, frowned and looked at the dejected young general, and suddenly shouted: "Stand up!"

Li Siwen trembled all over, subconsciously stood up straight, his figure was like a javelin, but then he realized that he was just a defeated general, and after all the soldiers under his command were killed in battle, he withdrew from the battlefield and put everyone in a position that was defended with blood He bowed his hands and hung his head in shame, tears streaming down his face.

Li Jing asked, "Why are you crying?"

Li Siwen choked up and said: "As the chief general, he discarded the robes of death in battle, let alone failed to die in battle, and fled before the battle. There is no place for shame."

"Ha ha!"

Li Jing scolded sharply: "You worthless thing! On the battlefield, casualties are inevitable. Today is you, tomorrow is me, who can escape? Today you led your troops to fight to the death. Although you did not die loyally, you I have already fulfilled my duties. Although the Chongming Gate fell, it was not a crime of war. The rebel army is powerful, so what can I do? On the battlefield, it is always the easiest thing to die. On the contrary, counterattack wins in a desperate situation , That’s the real hero! Right now, the Chongming Gate has fallen, and the rebel army is about to invade the Taiji Palace, but it’s not yet at the last juncture, so let’s wait for blood and courage until the end, and follow me to come back from the desperate situation!”

"Here!"

Li Siwen shouted while pulling his neck. Although the tears hadn't stopped yet, the gloom and depression in his heart were swept away.

As Li Jing said, is it not easy to want to die on the battlefield?If Chongming Gate falls, there is still Chengtian Gate, and if Chengtian Gate falls, there is still Taiji Palace. Even if the entire Taiji Palace is lost, there are still Neizhong Gate and Xuanwu Gate.

If you really turn defeat into victory and come back from the jedi, then you will be worthy of those brothers who died in battle!

Li Jing patted Li Siwen's shoulder heavily, and praised: "You didn't embarrass your father, you did a good job! Go down and heal the wound, the fierce battle is still to come."

"Here!"

After Li Siwen saluted, he stepped back, his footsteps were obviously much better, and he was more energetic than before.

There are many military generals in the court today, but only Li Jing and Li Ji are really standing at the top. Although Fang Jun has made great military exploits, he lacks some qualifications after all.Li Siwen was good at martial arts since he was a child, and he always admired his father and Li Jing, looking forward to one day being able to gallop on the battlefield and make achievements like these two people, how can he not be proud to have Li Jing's approval now?
His father has always dismissed his stubbornness, but one day, he will let his father praise him: This is my unicorn!
Li Jing watched Li Siwen walk out of the command post. Looking back, he rummaged through the piles of battle reports, gathered all kinds of information in his mind, and then compared the map on the wall to quickly formulate the most suitable strategy-step by step, Try to buy enough time for the prince to withdraw from Xuanwu Gate.

Order after order was issued, and the six troops of the East Palace began to retreat slowly, gathering in the direction of the Taiji Hall. When Cheng Chubi, who was guarding Chengtianmen, was covered in blood, he spat bloody spit on the ground, and led the troops under his command who had lost all their casualties. The soldiers retreated, and the main gate of the entire Taiji Palace fell completely. Numerous Guanlong troops cheered and flooded into the Taiji Palace like a tide, hoping to take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely capture the Taiji Palace in one fell swoop.

However, is Li Jing the easy-going generation?

Even though the battle situation was unfavorable and he lost the solid city defense at the outermost edge of Taiji Palace, he commanded calmly and unreservedly brought out the potential of his life. The Six Commanders of the East Palace were divided into more than ten troops. The change was unreasonable. Although the rebels could not be driven out of the Taiji Palace, they were dealt a very heavy blow.

The fierce battles in the Tai Chi Palace are endless, and there are battlefields everywhere.

Prince Li Chengqian finally realized that the battle situation was almost irreversible, so he personally wore the prince's robe and rode his horse to Xuanwu's gate.

(End of this chapter)