Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4392

【Happy Friday】

The night sky was as deep and dark as if it was dyed with ink, a lightning flashed like a tree branch, thunder was rolling, and heavy rain was pouring.

Under the torrential rain, the gunfire was as dense as fried beans.

When the heavy rain first fell, the flint and gunpowder were wetted, which caused the musket to malfunction and fail to fire. After the ignited thunderbolt was thrown out, the lead wire was soaked by the rain, and it became an iron lump... Right Tunwei was caught off guard by the weather. Unavoidably flustered by the accident, the rebels who charged up like a tide were beaten back steadily, lost their outer positions, and had to retreat in the direction of Wude Hall.

Naturally, the retreat was not a blind escape, but relying on the nearby buildings to temporarily build a line of defense and fight and retreat, remove the doors and windows of the palaces and pavilions, and shoot from the windows to delay the pursuit of the rebels.

Unexpectedly, such a temporary defense line played a miraculous effect. The building blocked the rain so that the firearms would no longer malfunction. A heavy price.

The disadvantage is that the window orientation of the building limits the direction of the firearm attack, and it cannot intercept the enemy in all directions. Therefore, after paying a huge price, the rebels changed to bypass the window orientation of the building and attack the building from both sides or the back door. .

Under the heavy rain, the battle situation changed. The battlefield was cut into pieces with each building as a unit.

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Yu Chigong returned to Zhaode Hall from the frontline battlefield in a coir raincoat, took a sip of the hot tea handed by his own soldiers, shivered, and complained to Li Daozong: "One autumn rain and one cold, the weather in dog days is really terrible. it's too cold!"

Li Daozong raised his head from behind the desk, and said calmly: "If it wasn't for such a sudden heavy rain, we might be in a dilemma and on the verge of collapse."

Without such a rain, the firearms of Youtunwei can be used to their maximum power. How can human power resist the power of destroying heaven and earth?

Yu Chigong nodded approvingly, came to the side of the desk and sat down, put the teacup on the desk, sighed and said: "Although the battle line has moved forward a lot, the enemy's firepower is still very strong relying on the building to fight back. Huge, our loss is too great."

Li Daozong remained silent.

He sits here, sums up the battle reports from the front and makes specific commands, so he naturally knows the situation ahead.The shelter of the building makes the impact of the rain on the firearms completely disappear. Even if it is not possible to snipe in all directions, but now Youtunwei occupies several strategically important temples. Every step forward on my side is paid by the mountain of corpses The price of the sea of ​​blood.

So far, it is absolutely impossible to say that Li Daozong still has no regrets in his heart, but he joined the army as a young man and has a persevering heart, and he will not become discouraged and change course because of temporary setbacks.

"Whoever achieves a major event, is there any reason for not shedding blood and sacrificing? For Emperor Taizong's last wish, no matter how high the price is, it is worth paying. After the soldiers beat the captain, the lieutenant beat the deputy general, and when the generals are all killed, I will go up." .”

Li Daozong's face was resolute, he suppressed that trace of regret, and his heart was as hard as iron.

This aura of putting everything to death and then reviving can indeed enhance the combat power of the army, but Yu Chigong still has a worried look on his face: "You must know that the reason why the Youtun Guards are rampant in the world and have made great achievements in battle is not only because of their sharp firearms, which are invincible in the world. , their heavily armored troops are also unparalleled in the world. However, until now, no matter whether it is the armored cavalry under the command of Fang Jun in the past or the Modao team, there has been no trace."

Li Daozong was silent.

The "armored cavalry" once shined brilliantly on the battlefield during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was invincible in attacking cities and land, especially in field battles.

It’s just that this type of arms is really too wasteful. Not only does it consume a lot of fine iron to build the armor on the soldiers and horses, but it also requires exquisite technology. As a result, the number of craftsmen has decreased sharply, and none of the craftsmen who have the ability to create "equipped iron cavalry" exist.

The "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" under Emperor Taizong's command during the "three thousand battles against one hundred thousand" in Hulao Pass was in a sense a "simplified version" of armored cavalry. With the national strength of the Tang Dynasty at that time, it was already impossible to form a team with more than [-] troops. Three thousand "armored cavalry"...

However, Fang Jun did not know where to get the exquisite iron smelting technique, so that the output of the Fang family's iron factory not only surpassed that of Changsun's family, which originally had the largest iron output, but in essence opened up more than one grade, making the amount of refined iron more and more More, plus the establishment of a foundry bureau, using hydraulic forging hammers to forge armor, saving time and effort, high quality and low price, unexpectedly formed a force of "armored cavalry", and used it to run rampant all over the world without defeat .

The "Modao Squad" of Youtunwei is equipped with armor made of fine iron, and the Modao are all made of fine steel. How much stronger is their combat power than the "Modao Squad" of other troops?
Now that these two troops are nowhere to be seen, it is obvious that Fang Jun regards them as a reserve team, and even if he has broken through the Wudemen and Qianhuamen at a great price, it must be these two armed forces that are waiting for the rebels after breaking the gates. Tooth's current powerful army is still a bloody battle...

The heavy rain was beating on the window, making a crackling sound, the cold wind was blowing in through the crack of the window, the candles were flickering and flickering, Li Daozong and Yu Chigong sat on both sides of the desk, drinking tea silently, relatively speechless for a while.

The situation is too passive...

A school lieutenant pushed open the door and walked in quickly. After saluting, he reported: "Commander, His Royal Highness Jin is here."

Yuchi Gong frowned thickly, and said strangely: "Your Highness isn't at Chengtianmen to be in command, how did you come here?"

The strategic position of Chengtianmen is very important, almost equal to that of Xuanwumen. It can be attacked by advance and defended by retreat. Moreover, now that Cui Xin is leading the Shandong private army to fight against Liu Rengui who has entered the city, it is necessary for King Jin to command and dispatch at Chengtianmen to stabilize the morale of the army. What is Zhaode Hall for?

Are you a supervisor?

Just playing the piano...

Li Daozong also sighed, but didn't say much, and greeted Yu Chigong: "Everyone is here, let's go out to meet them."

Yu Chigong looked displeased, pursed his lips and went out with Li Daozong, and saw Li Zhi coming in the rain surrounded by a group of imperial guards and servants.

"The final general has seen His Highness!"

"Get up quickly!"

Li Zhi took two steps forward to help Li Daozong and Yuchi Gongxu who were saluting in front of the gate, and said solemnly: "The two generals led the army to fight to the death here, and the soldiers fought bloody battles with countless casualties. Come here to fight side by side with your loyal ministers and righteous men, whether it is victory or defeat, life or death, never leave!"

He has always said high-sounding words, and he will never admit that he is afraid of death when he stays at Chengtianmen...

Yu Chigong has a strong temper and a straight mind, he frowned upon hearing this and said: "Your Highness has such a heart of loving soldiers like a son, the whole army is grateful and willing to work hard for His Highness, but now the battle situation in the city is also very important, in case Cui Xin loses, As a result, Liu Rengui went straight to Chengtian's sect, and then..."

"Outside the door is not a place to talk, Your Highness, please explain in detail after entering the door."

Li Daozong interrupted Yu Chigong's words, turned sideways to invite Li Zhi to enter, then raised his head to look at Yu Chigong, and shook his head slightly.

He knew that Yu Chigong was going to blame Li Zhi for disregarding the overall situation and letting go of the war in Chang'an City, and he thought so too, but now that Li Zhi has come, is it possible to rush back?
Since it cannot be changed, there is no need to say ugly words...

Yu Chigong understood Li Daozong's meaning, with a sullen face and holding his breath, he accompanied Li Daozong and invited Li Zhi to the room to sit in the room without saying a word.

Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang and others also entered immediately...

Although it was a place confiscated at zero hour as a "command post", all kinds of facilities are available in Zhaode Hall, and the artifacts were not damaged when the imperial army retreated. Therefore, after Li Daozong and Yu Chigong settled here, they boiled water and cooked rice. The living facilities and so on are carefully inspected and requisitioned after confirming that there are no traces of poisoning.

At this moment, a school lieutenant boiled water and brewed tea, and served them on the desk. Li Zhi occupied the main seat, and Li Daozong, Yu Chigong, Xiao Yu, Chu Suiliang and others took their seats.

Li Zhi looked at Li Daozong, and said with emotion: "When the Tang Dynasty was founded, the father ruled thousands of troops and defeated half of the country. He was surrounded by counselors like rain and fierce generals. They all declared that they were loyal to the father and would not change their life or death. When the emperor passed away, they all forgot about his father's wishes during his lifetime. He only knew how to flatter the false emperor and add officials to ranks. Why did he ever care about the past friendship? Only the county king stepped forward and blatantly declared his father's last wish Raise an army, regardless of your own victory or defeat, honor or disgrace, you should set an example for the minister of Zhenguan!"

For Li Daozong, he was naturally grateful. If he hadn't brazenly raised his troops from Xuanwu Gate to enter Taiji Palace, he would have been besieged and suppressed in the south of Chang'an City at this moment, defeated and defeated.

So he is willing to give Li Daozong the highest praise, and after the event is completed, he will be promoted to a noble, and he will be regarded as the top of the meritorious service.

Li Daozong hurriedly left his seat, and saluted: "Your Highness is absurd! As you said, we have followed the late emperor for many years, conquered and conquered great rivers and mountains, and the late emperor rewarded us for our loyalty and regarded him as brothers and sisters. Never doubt, how can such a kindness not be grateful for life? Although heaven is jealous of talents and cannot disobey God's will, he must do his best to fulfill the unfulfilled will of the late emperor. "

These words are from his heart, in fact, it doesn't matter to him whether Li Chengqian or Li Zhi is the emperor, no one can shake his position.But it was his loyalty to His Majesty Li Er that made him prefer to embark on this dangerous path, even at the cost of losing his reputation.

Yu Chigong was silent at the side. Compared with Li Daozong, his purpose seemed a bit dirty and he couldn't take action.

It was raining heavily outside the window, and dense gunshots and fighting sounds could be heard faintly. Captains and scouts kept coming and going, with hurried footsteps, and battle reports from all over the place flew like snowflakes.

(End of this chapter)