Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4417 The Night of the Decisive Battle

Seeing Liu Keman falling from the ladder with an arrow, the nearby soldiers were so frightened that they all yelled "Marshal", and jumped down from the ladder one after another to help Li Huaiqin who had fallen in the pile of corpses under the city.

Fortunately, there were piles of corpses on the ground, Li Huaiqin was not injured, but when his head fell on an iron helmet, he felt dizzy, and the soldiers cut off the arrow shafts on his shoulders with knives. Among them, the situation is critical at the moment, and he doesn't care whether he has arrow sores.

Liu Keman was shocked, his face turned pale from the pain of the arrow on his shoulder, cold sweat mixed with the rain, he asked in a trembling voice: "Has the Prince's left guard arrived? Can our troops stop it?"

In fact, he already had a guess in his mind, but he still wanted to ask. He hoped for a miracle to happen. Throughout the ages, there are many battles where the few win with the few. Maybe he will be lucky today?

However, the hope was quickly shattered, and the soldiers choked up and said: "Marshal, we are defeated..."

As soon as this statement came out, all the soldiers on the left and right beat their chests and feet, and wept bitterly, as if they were exhausted and unable to recover from the battle.

Liu Keman shook his head, finally regained consciousness, stood up and looked around. At this moment, countless corpses had been piled up under the city, most of them were his soldiers and horses, and the ladders were basically toppled. I don't know how many soldiers came back and forth They ran around hoping to escape, but the black cavalry in the distance seemed to be getting closer and closer under the rain curtain, driving the scattered and fleeing soldiers to the square inch under the Xuanwu Gate.

There are no more arrows or logs falling on the city, and the siege battle has stopped.

A crushing defeat.

A soldier said: "The enemy has not yet completed the encirclement, let's quickly gather our forces and fight out one way, maybe there is still a way out!"

Liu Keman shook his head, the sharp pain from the arrow wound on his shoulder made his mind clearer than ever before, knowing that he and Li Huaiqin had been defeated so thoroughly, no one would come to attack Xuanwumen in a short time, without the restraint of Xuanwumen, Li Jing , Xue Wanche can safely lead the army into the city to support the Hall of Wude, coupled with the brave and skilled You Tunwei, how can King Jin have the slightest chance?

When His Majesty quells the rebellion and cleans up the mess, where in the world will there be a place for oneself?

Rather than fleeing like a bereaved dog to the surrounding barbarians to beg for shelter, it is better to surrender. Your Majesty is kind, and you may not necessarily put yourself to death...

"Pass down the order, gather the remnants of the soldiers, abandon their weapons and surrender, stop making unnecessary resistance, and don't let the brothers sacrifice their lives in vain."

Liu Keman was downcast.

"Big guy!"

"How can you beg for mercy like this?"

"We are the commander of the guards, we can still fight!"

The old soldiers on the left and right were red-eyed, and when they heard Liu Keman's words of surrender, they were furious. They were also the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and they were invincible in the south and north. The army is fat, but the blood of the past is still there. Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated!

In the army sequence of the Tang Dynasty, has there ever been an army that surrendered to survive?

You can't surrender to foreign Hu people, and you can't surrender to your own people!
Liu Ke's ambitions have long since vanished into smoke, leaving only a slow desire to survive. Hearing that the old soldiers left by his father were so impassioned and vowed to die, he was so angry that he almost yelled, you are not afraid of death, but can you not? implicate me?
"Hitting an egg against a rock and bringing one's own destruction, why bother? Don't worry, everyone, the responsibility for this battle rests entirely with this Commander. In the future, Your Majesty will blame him, and this Commander will bear it all by himself, and try not to involve you and others. Stop talking nonsense, the military order is like a mountain, and execute it quickly! "

Seeing that Liu Keman was determined to surrender, the rest of the soldiers had no choice but to run around in tears to collect the defeated soldiers. When the black cavalry led by the prince's left guard arrived, they all squatted on the ground and surrendered.

……

Li Dazhi whipped his horse and led the prince Zuowei to go straight to Xuanwu Gate. The vanguard had just arrived at the city to fight the rebels. The exhausted and demoralized rebels were about to collapse.

Xuanwumen is still as stable as a rock...

Li Dazhi let out a long breath. Although Master Sun Renshi sent someone to tell Xuanwu Gate that there was no problem with the safety and reassure him to destroy the two rebels, after all, Xuanwu Gate's strategic position is too important. Protecting His Majesty and fleeing westward, he was forced to surrender the center of the Imperial Capital.

Now that the Xuanwu Gate has not fallen, the pressure is on the rebels. They must capture the Wude Hall before the Six Rates of the East Palace and You Wuwei enter the city for reinforcements, otherwise they will only fall short and lose completely...

Li Dazhi commanded the cavalry under his command to press forward, sweeping towards the Xuanwu Gate like a tide, and many rout soldiers who fled in panic were driven back to the Xuanwu Gate again, imprisoned in a small space, as long as he gave an order Next, five thousand cavalry launched a charge, and these routs could be easily slaughtered.

Under the light of the wind lamp at the top of the city, the rebels gathered in one place, shivering.

When the infantry faced the charging cavalry, the ending could only be massacre.

"Report to General, wait for Wei Yinyuan to see you!"

The captain rode up from behind to catch up and reported to Li Dazhi.

"Yin Yuan?"

Li Dazhi was a little surprised. Yin Yuan led the remnant soldiers who were defeated by Fang Jun to entangle Li Huaiqin, and won various opportunities for his side to defeat them. This can be regarded as a great achievement, but he was worried about the safety of Xuanwumen, so he defeated Li Huaiqin After that, he hurried back to Xuanwu Gate, not paying attention to Yin Yuan's situation and Li Huaiqin's whereabouts.

A mere county king is now a polished general, and life or death can't affect the overall situation.

"Do you know why?"

Li Dazhi looked at the rebels who had been driven to the Xuanwu Gate in front of him, and thought in his heart that these rebels should be dealt with as soon as possible. If Yin Yuan had nothing important to do, he could meet him later.

The captain looked helpless, and said in a muffled voice: "Yin Yuan captured Li Huaiqin, the king of Nanyang County, and is escorting him here. I hope you will receive him, General. He will return to the north of the Weishui River for repairs. After all, this time he led the army to snipe Li Huaiqin and suffered a huge loss. , there are not many soldiers left under his command."

Li Dazhi's eyes widened: "Has Li Huaiqin been caught by Yin Yuan?"

He remembered that Li Huaiqin fled in front of the battle, abandoned all the main force and fled westward with more than a thousand elites. At that time, Yin Yuan had been fighting fiercely for a long time, and the few soldiers who were originally killed were all killed. How could Li Huaiqin be captured alive under such circumstances?
Is Li Huaiqin a fool?
It's no wonder that the school lieutenant looked helpless and depressed. After all, the three armies attacked Chang'an this time, and among them Li Huaiqin had the highest title. But was picked up by Yin Yuan...

He also understood Yin Yuan's intention to hand over Li Huaiqin to him. Li Huaiqin is indeed a big fish, and capturing him alive is a great achievement. They spoke so that they could avoid the crime of sending troops to Chang'an because they were coerced by Dou Xi before.

If this battle is won, who will contribute the most?
One is Fang Jun, and the other is Li Jing.Before Yin Qinzhou tied up Dou Xi and presented it to Fang Jun. It was already a change of course to show his loyalty to His Majesty and Fang Jun. Now he handed over Li Huaiqin to himself, which is equivalent to sharing the credit. How could he turn a blind eye to it? ?
After the war, if Fang Jun and Li Jing spoke to the Yin family in Liquan, maybe His Majesty would not hold them accountable, but would reward them for their merits...

Knowing Yin Yuan's calculations in his heart, Li Dazhi would not refuse.

The Yin family in Liquan needed Li Jing to stand up and speak to them, and now he is also interested in the more military exploits the better...

Take what you need.

Li Dazhi nodded, and said to the lieutenant beside him: "Go out and shout, let Liu Keman surrender!"

Then he turned his horse's head and came to the back formation surrounded by his own soldiers to meet Yin Yuan.

Li Dazhi was taken aback when he saw Yin Yuan. The No. [-] member of the Yin family in Liquan had his armor shattered and was covered in blood. , supporting each other, which shows the huge price paid when attacking Li Huaiqin before.

"I told you about General Li!"

Yin Yuan endured the wounds all over his body, stood up straight with his crumbling body, and saluted each other.

Li Dazhi didn't hold back, got off his horse and hurried forward two steps to support Yin Yuan's shoulders, looked up and down, his face was full of admiration and worry: "The general fought alone and bravely defeated the rebels, and he deserved the greatest credit." I admire you from the bottom of my heart. It’s just that the general’s injury is too serious, so I’ll call the army doctor here to treat you. Don’t be careless!”

Not to mention that people are here to give credit, just this brave style of not fearing death and severely injuring the rebels made him awe-inspiring.

Yin Yuan laughed, accidentally hurting his wounds, he took a deep breath, and his face was a bit ferocious: "The rebel army is raging, and the country is in turmoil. How can we, as soldiers, seek good fortune and avoid evil? The mistake of thinking before has already entered If you go astray, you should use this body to wash away your guilt, even if you die, you will have no regrets!"

Li Dazhi nodded, and said solemnly: "Brother, you are exaggerating. People are not sages. Who can do without faults? There is nothing wrong with knowing one's faults and correcting one's mistakes. This single attack on Li Huaiqin and capturing him alive is enough to cover up all previous faults. I will explain it to the commander-in-chief, and I will record it fairly in the battle report, so that my brother’s blood will not be shed in vain, and I will not let those soldiers who died in battle die in vain!”

Hearing Li Dazhi's statement, Yin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he made his own decision to hand over Li Huaiqin to Li Dazhi, if the other party wanted credit and didn't mention his bloody battles, he would suffer a big loss.

Now it seems that Li Dazhi understands his intentions and gives a formal reply, so it is worth sharing the credit for him.

After all, being able to get Li Jing's support for this is far more meaningful than capturing Li Huaiqin alive...

(End of this chapter)