Tiantang Splendid

4426 - King Jin regrets his life
The news of Li and Liu's defeat spread to Taiji Palace. Although the Wude Palace cheered and cheered, the Zhaode Palace was like a thunderbolt and panic spread.

Everyone knows that the ownership of Xuanwumen means the final victory or defeat. Now that Li and Liu have returned home, Xuanwumen is firmly in the hands of the emperor. The ministers, princes, etc. in the palace withdrew from Chang'an, and then plotted and made a comeback.

The most important thing is that Li and Liu were defeated. An Yuanshou was dragged to the Xianyang Bridge and could not advance an inch, causing all parties in Guanzhong to suffer another severe blow. Under such a situation, who would dare to attack Chang'an brazenly?
Even if he dared to come, he might end up like An, Li, and Liu...

In this way, Li Jing outside the Chunming Gate and Xue Wanche outside the Mingde Gate could let go of all scruples and lead a large army into the city to reinforce Wude Hall.

Even a mere right guard can't bite down, which is enough to show that although the rebels are numerous, they are all mobs. When the Six Commanders of the East Palace and You Wuwei enter the city one after another, how can the rebels have half a chance of winning?
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"Take my king's armor and come here!"

In Zhaode Hall, Li Zhi was silent for a while after hearing the news from Xuanwu Gate, and then got up abruptly.

"Your Highness, you can't do it!"

"Your Highness, with a body of a thousand pieces of gold, can go on the battlefield and be willing to take risks?"

Xiao Yu and the others were startled when they saw Li Zhi's expression, and quickly got up to persuade him.This His Highness grew up with Emperor Taizong since he was a child. Although a gentleman has dabbled in all six arts, it is not because he has no strength to restrain a chicken, but he is only limited to riding and shooting in the school field. How can he take the lead and charge into battle?
Li Zhi sighed, and said in a sonorous tone: "The matter has come to this point, only by capturing the Hall of Martial Virtue before Li Jing and Xue Wanche enter the city can we have a chance of victory, otherwise we will have to wait until these two men lead the army into the city to reinforce the Hall of Martial Virtue. A crushing defeat! The soldiers were exhausted from fighting for a long time, so they were thrown into chaos by Fang Jun's lone army. Only the king himself can go into battle to boost the morale of the army. Otherwise, wouldn't it be just waiting to die? You don't need to persuade, even if you die in chaos In the army, it is better than being a prisoner, and in the end it is impossible to escape a three-foot white silk and a cup of poisoned wine! The late emperor is a hero, an emperor through the ages, and this king is the blood of the late emperor. Die in a dark place, leaving the world to laugh at you!"

It's just that the words are impassioned and see death as home, but the heart is full of helplessness and sadness.

Who wants to die if they can live?
Once the army is defeated, no matter if Li Chengqian is hypocritical or sincere, he will surely pardon his crimes, but his existence has already endangered the imperial power. Even if Li Chengqian doesn't kill him for a while, how can he live a long life?

If nothing is done, the future outcome is almost predictable: after being captured, the crowd is furious and wants to punish him with death, and then Li Chengqian defies all opinions to show his brotherly love, and then chooses a place to be imprisoned, and finally gets re-infected by accident. Die suddenly...

Left and right are dead, why not give it a try?
Xiao Yu took Li Zhi's hand and tried to dissuade him: "Why is your highness so eager? Even if Li Jing and Xue Wanche enter the city for reinforcements, they must first capture the Chengtianmen, and there are tens of thousands of Shandong private troops under Cui Gong's command. The geographical advantage is enough to maneuver for a period of time, and there is still plenty of time left for Jiangxia Junwang and E Guogong to capture Wude Palace, if something happens to His Highness in the chaos, the morale of the army will be lost in an instant, and it will be difficult to recover!"

In the Zhenguan dynasty, Emperor Taizong treated him well. In the era when his eldest grandson Wuji ruled the world, Emperor Taizong consulted Xiao Yu's opinions on almost everything. , the development of Yunmengze and Wuyue areas has greatly benefited the Jiangnan gentry.

Now that Emperor Taizong has passed away, Xiao Yu absolutely does not want to see Emperor Taizong's son die in the chaos of the army because of his exhaustion. This is his last act of integrity.

As for whether Li Chengqian gave him death in the end, that is another matter...

Li Zhi hesitated immediately, his determination was shaken, he felt that Xiao Yu's words were true, after all, before he was in a desperate situation, wouldn't he be extremely stupid if he made another mistake and caused the army to fall like a mountain?
Then he nodded and said: "Song Guogong is calm and heavy, this king is not as good as what Song Guogong said, this king is ready to go to battle at any time!"

Although the political talent is top-notch, he has been praised by Emperor Taizong more than once and once wanted to give him a heavy responsibility, but after all, he grew up in the palace and has never experienced killing or tribulation. Faced with the current chaos, he really panicked.

The number of casualties is presented every moment. In the past, these numbers were not worth mentioning in his eyes, and he only paid attention to the victory or defeat. But now countless living soldiers are lying dead in an instant, and blood flows everywhere. That kind of life is worthless. The cruelty made him tremble.

Although he mustered up his blood courage and wanted to fight to the death, but changed his decision at this moment, that blood courage dissipated quickly, and he gradually became afraid. If he rushed out impulsively just now, the consequences would be unpredictable. What if he rushed into the enemy line At that time, he fell deeply into it, and then he was brutally cut into pieces by knives and axes, and his body was even trampled on by horses and horses, leaving no bones left...

Li Zhi shuddered and broke out in a cold sweat.

Gathering his mind, he took a deep breath, and said to Chu Suiliang, "Quickly send a message to the Prince of Jiangxia and the Duke of E, and we must do whatever it takes to capture the Palace of Wude before Li Jing and Xue Wanche enter the city!"

He is also a little inconceivable about the current battle situation. Right now there are less than [-] soldiers and horses, and they are actually blocking Li Daozong and Yu Chigong, who are far superior by several times, and guarding Wude Hall as solid as gold. What kind of combat power is this?

This is because of the heavy rain, which caused the firearms to lose their power. If the firearms can be used normally, wouldn't this right Tunwei be able to count as ten?

"Here!" Chu Suiliang responded, and hurried out of the door to convey King Jin's order to the captain, who then rushed to the battlefield, and then Chu Suiliang turned back and sat back where he was, with a calm face, but actually worried.

He was coerced by Xiao Yu to write the "Confession", which was equivalent to severing himself from His Majesty. If King Jin was defeated and fell into His Majesty's hands, how could he survive?But the current situation is extremely unfavorable to King Jin, maybe the army will be defeated in an instant, so what should I do then?
The only hope for him to return to His Majesty's camp and get forgiveness is for Xiao Yu to tear up that "confession", but Xiao Yu is also a guilty person on His Majesty's side, if this old thief wants to protect himself, but How about throwing him out to ask for credit?

He is described as a traitor who helps the evildoers, to smear His Majesty's reputation to achieve the opportunity to get close to the King of Jin, while Xiao Yu is a thief with good intentions and hard work, faithfully found the opportunity to obtain the "Confession" and returned to His Majesty's side...

This is not Chu Suiliang's villainous mind. In fact, with that "confession", Li Zhi's crimes can be confirmed and His Majesty can be cleared. This is an extremely important step for Xiao Yu to restore his status with His Majesty. In comparison, what is it in Xiao Yu's eyes?
Chu Suiliang was so confused that he raised his head to look at Xiao Yu, just as Xiao Yu also turned his head to look at him, the two looked at each other, and they both understood each other's worries and worries.

However, Xiao Yu remained expressionless, turning her head to discuss the current situation with Li Zhi in a low voice.

Chu Suiliang's heart slowly sank like an abyss, and his whole body was icy cold...

*****
Under the leadership of Fang Jun, the armored cavalry rushed from left to right, went back and forth, and rushed to the rebel positions at will, never stopping at a certain place. Such a torrent of iron armor brought huge psychological pressure to the rebels, which was even more powerful than killing them. It is more deadly, especially when cruising on the battlefield, it will never be too far away from the heavy armored infantry. Whenever the rebels mobilize troops to surround the heavy armored infantry, the armored cavalry will charge forward and will gather the rebels Chong scattered in all directions to lift the siege of the heavy armored infantry, and then walked away.

This kind of guerrilla tactics is flexible and changeable, and it can advance and retreat freely. Although it cannot defeat the main force of the rebel army, it has a huge impact on the situation of the entire battlefield.

Yu Chigong looked at the armored cavalry who once again defeated him to besiege the heavy armored infantry and then walked away, his eyes were red and he cursed angrily: "Mother!"

Fang Jun didn't give him a chance to fight to the death at all, and he rushed away, not only making it impossible for him to mobilize heavy troops to continue to storm Wudemen, but also to pay attention to the main force of the Chinese army not to be pierced by his surprise attack and threaten Zhaode Hall. Really helpless, a dilemma.

"Come on, pass the order down without paying attention to the heavy armored infantry, and gather troops to attack the Hall of Virtuous Virtue!"

This means ignoring the raid intrusion of the armored cavalry, and using human lives to fill in the Wude Hall. If the armored cavalry dares to stop and kill soldiers, they will swarm up and surround them, and they will be exhausted to death; Just leave in one wave, let him come and go, and continue to storm the Wude Hall.

At this point in the battle, it doesn't matter whether the casualties are serious or not. As long as there are still one soldier left, the Hall of Wude must be captured. Otherwise, when Li Jing and Xue Wanche enter the city, they will only face annihilation.

Equipped with iron cavalry, men and horses, the defense is strong, but it also means that the load is far beyond the normal level. Even if each cavalry is a carefully selected one in a hundred, it is impossible to guarantee a long-term fighting state. It's like a landslide sweeping the world, but when both men and horses are exhausted, they must accumulate energy after each charge.

Fang Jun's strategy of cruising and raiding did suppress the situation on the battlefield with hatred, but this strategy cannot last. It still depends on whether Li Jing and Xue Wanche can enter Chang'an before the fall of Wude Hall.

As for the heavy armored infantry, although they are brave and incomparable, their mobility is too poor after all, and they need to be covered by armored cavalry, otherwise they will easily fall into the siege.

Yu Chigong personally led the army to the broken Wude gate, and continued to attack while guarding against another surprise attack by armored cavalry.

The defenders of Wudemen had long been exhausted and their numbers were seriously reduced. Facing the strong attack of the main force of Yuchi Gong's Chinese army at this moment, they were suddenly in danger and precarious.

(End of this chapter)