Tiantang Splendid

4431 - Two Armies Meet

The rain outside the hall was violent, and the raindrops hit the windows with a crackling sound, disturbing everyone's minds and confusion...

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, their thoughts were confused, and their silence was a little strange.

After a long time, Xiao Yu gave a dry cough and said softly: "The situation is critical now, brother Cui should be careful when commanding the army."

Cui Xin raised his eyelids, looked at Xiao Yu, said "Yes", and didn't say much. ,

He was not sure whether the "be careful" in Xiao Yu's words had other meanings, and he could not test it out at this time and here, not to mention that there were still many guards from the Jin Palace outside the door, with complicated eyes and ears, and there were even guards beside him. A Chu Suiliang.

In case I made a wrong guess and made a provocative statement that would cause King Jin to become suspicious, the consequences would be unforeseeable...

Xiao Yu frowned, as if he felt that his hint was not enough. After thinking about it, he added: "Shandong children traveled thousands of miles to Guanzhong, worthy of the word 'loyalty', but now I don't know how many are buried in this Guanzhong." Really, it's a pity."

Surprised in Cui Xin's eyes, he stared at Xiao Yu for a while, then looked at Chu Suiliang who was drooping eyelids as if he didn't hear anything, and then said to Xiao Yu: "Emperor Taizong is wise and powerful, and he is honored as the 'Heaven'. Khan', now he died young, and the whole world is sad. We people in the countryside don't know small words and great righteousness. We only know how to be loyal to the emperor and love the country. Since Emperor Taizong has an unfulfilled wish, he should try his best to carry it out, even if it is difficult No complaints or regrets in all dangers."

There was a pause at this point, and he continued slowly: "But as you said, Song Guogong, it is righteousness to enter the pass to help His Royal Highness King Jin this time, but the casualties are really horrifying. My lord, when he returned to Shandong, he saw every family was plain and sad, and he really didn't know how to deal with himself, he was ashamed and ashamed to see the elders in Shandong!"

Xiao Yu nodded, and said with emotion: "It's common for people of my generation to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. It is related to the survival of the country. Personal life and death, honor and disgrace are nothing to worry about? But who is not raised by parents, hoped by children, and even bears the burden of the whole family? Relying on? At this time, fighting to the death and blood is the righteousness, but why not let the relatives and clans down? World affairs are often so troubled and contradictory. On the one hand, righteousness comes, and on the other hand, responsibility lies Shoulder, loyalty and filial piety are hard to have both."

Chu Suiliang got up and walked to the gate of the palace, standing on the floor with his hands behind his back, looking out at the rain outside, without saying a word.

Cui Xin followed Chu Suiliang to look at the entrance of the hall, then turned back, looked at Xiao Yu and said, "This old man is just a countryman who has lived so long but is vulgar and superficial. He has read a few books but it is difficult to understand the true meaning of it." , What should I do at this moment, I also ask Song Guogong to enlighten me."

Xiao Yu's eyes flickered, he pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "Family, country, and the world are the foundation of one's life... Let's take a look again."

Cui Xinxin understands that this sentence "family, country, and world" is the rule of conduct for aristocratic families. "Family" is before "country", and "country" is before "world". "The world" is the people...

At this time, the chances of King Jin's success are not great. Xiao Yu must have felt the same huge pressure as himself, and he was even better than Xiao Yu. , The [-] private troops raised dispersed in a rush, but the foundation was not lost, the foundation was still there, and it only took a period of political stability to restore its vitality, but the Shandong family suffered heavy losses, and they were prone to perish at every turn.

Supporting the King of Jin is for the sake of profit. The imperial Zhengshuo and the late emperor's last wish are nothing but slogans. In the current interests, one can give up anything.In the same way, if King Jin's plan fails, the hoped benefits will naturally disappear, then he has to think about the way forward, and how to stop the loss is the top priority.

As the leaders of the two great powers in Shandong and Jiangnan, the two have the same interests, so they hit it off naturally. Although the tacit understanding did not go deep, an alliance has been formed between a few words.

Benefits come first, so there is no such thing as loyalty, filial piety, honesty or shame. When it is beneficial, they fetter each other and compete with each other. When the loss is stopped, they work together and advance and retreat together.

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Although it was already the first moment of the hour, the heavy rain did not stop all night, and there was only a faint white halo on the sky. The battle around Zhaode Hall was in full swing, and it was not cooled by the heavy rain. Riding on the horse, hundreds of imperial guards of Jin Palace followed closely behind.

However, not far from Zhaode Hall, he encountered a bad news head-on.

"His Royal Highness, Li Dazhi has led the prince's left guard to enter the palace from Xuanwu Gate, and will arrive at Zhaode Hall soon!"

Although he already knew that the prince's left guard rate must enter the palace from Xuanwu Gate, and then joined forces with You Tunwei to strengthen the defense of Wude Hall, making the battle situation completely unfavorable for him, but Li Zhi still had a hard time hearing the news. I was stunned for a moment.

My heart sank uncontrollably, and I missed a few beats...

Li Daozong held the rein and reminded: "Your Highness, the matter has come to this, there is no hesitation, and we must do our best to fight to the death!"

At this time, there is no way to retreat, and we can only go forward bravely and live to death!

Li Zhi naturally knew that since the day he started his army, there was no way out. Even if he could sneak out of Chang'an City and hide his name and go into exile, what's the difference between that and death?It's better to do it vigorously and see if God has a will for you!
He gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Raise the banner of this king!"

On the battlefield, where the banner is located is where the commander is located, which is equivalent to setting up a target for the enemy, inviting the enemy to attack quickly, and the danger will naturally multiply.But it is this confidence and courage that will make the morale of the troops under his command skyrocket.

When the flag is upright and the people are there, the flag is down and the soldiers are defeated.

As the coach of this mutiny, Li Zhi operated in this way, which not only increased the danger, but also greatly improved the morale of the army, and made all the rebels aware of his determination to fight to the death. .

It was a wise move at the time of the decisive victory, and of course it also showed Li Zhi's determination and courage to live or die.

It seems easy, but in fact, it is not easy to have the courage to look at death like home in such a critical time, and this also makes Li Daozong very satisfied. This His Royal Highness King Jin has shown the potential of a "hero", which proves that Li Daozong The eyes of the second majesty are not bad, but it is a pity that the current situation is too dangerous, and it may not be able to give Li Zhi the opportunity to show his talent...

As the saying goes, time is fate, people plan things, and heaven makes things happen. Who can understand the secrets of heaven?
It's just doing your best and obeying the destiny...

The banner was erected amidst the wind and rain, and the rain drenched the flag and the flag was blown by the wind to make a hula-la sound. Under the white sky in the east, it slowly moved forward on the battlefield. The battlefield had already been fighting all night in the wind and rain. The exhausted rebels looked at the big flag, their eyes gradually brightened, and they tried their best to follow behind the big flag, gathering more and more, and finally rushed towards Wude Hall like a sea tide.

Under the call of Li Zhi, the rebels, who were already close to overdrawing, once again gathered their morale and morale, and launched a mighty offensive. Wudemen, which lacked a city gate, was in danger and crumbling under the violent offensive of the rebels.

Gao Kan led the soldiers to resist desperately, but this time the rebels seemed to know that life and death were imminent, so they did not hesitate to attack Wude Palace with red eyes under Li Zhi's urging, and the palace gate and both sides Within the range of the hundreds of feet of palace walls, countless rebels attacked violently. Under the heavy rain, the rebels gathered densely and densely, causing the entire southern palace wall to be in a hurry.

Gao Kan personally led an army to stop the rebels near the damaged Wude Gate, and had people smash carriages, doors and windows and pile them in the city gate, but they were quickly dismantled and emptied by the rebels, and countless rebels swarmed from the city gate enter.

The rebels finally broke through the Wude Gate, and the roof of the Wude Hall was faintly visible under the gray sky.

The defenders on the palace wall were also powerless, and gradually more and more rebels attacked the top of the city. The defense line was broken section by section, and the battlefield was divided piece by piece. When more rebels climbed to the top of the city, The defense line of the palace wall collapsed immediately, and the rebels poured into Wude Hall overwhelmingly.

Gao Kan's eyes were red, and he swung his knife repeatedly to kill several retreating soldiers. Only then did the momentum of the collapse of the whole line be stopped, and then he personally led the troops to fight in Wudemen, blocking the rebels pouring in like a tide.

Yuchi Gong rode in from the Wude Gate, looked up at the roof of the Wude Hall in the distance, and immediately ordered: "All the troops don't need to get entangled, go straight forward and capture the Wude Hall, whoever enters the Wude Hall first will be rewarded with a thousand meals." household!"

The morale of the soldiers under his command was boosted, throwing away the right guard who was still trying to block him, and began to rush towards the Wude Hall not far away.

Yu Chigong didn't care about Gao Kan who was still struggling to resist, and led the elite troops to bypass the melee area in the Wudemen, and charged towards the Wude Palace on horseback. It will all end with the victory of King Jin.

Gao Kan's eyes were about to burst, but he was entangled by the rebels, he could only watch Yu Chigong rushing towards Wude Hall with thousands of troops...

At the very moment, a dense sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, and the entire Wude Hall seemed to tremble slightly under the galloping horseshoes. Immediately, countless cavalry galloped out from the Daji Gate between Wude Hall and Daji Hall, The left wing of the rebels rushing towards Wude Hall went straight in, and the rebels who were caught off guard like wind and clouds were blown to pieces.

The sound of horseshoes was like thunder in the sky, and the rebels who rushed into Wudemen trembled.

This cavalry is dressed in leather armor, with red tassels on the head, and the horse in the palm is sharp and unstoppable. It marches vigorously and swiftly, and cooperates with the robes, and its speed is like the wind.

Prince Zuowei rate!
Yu Chigong only felt a "boom" in his head, as if he had been hit by an invisible sledgehammer, even though he was going to go to battle at all costs and even King Jin himself, hoping to capture the Hall of Wude earlier, but hurry up, Still failed to complete the goal before the arrival of the prince's left guard rate.

Facing the high morale of the prince's left guard, can the exhausted and exhausted rebels break through the blockade and capture the Hall of Wude?

However, even though he was extremely depressed in his heart, Yu Chigong never hesitated or flinched. He waved the horse in his hand and shouted: "The Hall of Martial Virtue is right in front of you, sons and daughters, this is the moment to make meritorious deeds!"

Watching the whistling approach, the prince's left guard led the cavalry and rushed forward.

What about waiting for work at leisure and full staffing?So what if you fight all night and get exhausted?

When the two armies meet, the brave wins!

(End of this chapter)