Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4435
The battle inside the city gate was extremely cruel, and the Prince Zuowei led the way out to try to cut off the rebel army's access to Wude Hall. Li Zhi was eager to get rid of Fang Jun's cavalry, and wanted to join Yu Chigong to capture Wude. The two sides met in the narrow city gate, and the cramped environment was not conducive to the formation of troops. They could only fight head-on without giving an inch. The two sides almost stepped on the thick layer of corpses on the ground and fought repeatedly. People want to vomit, and both sides have to pay an extremely tragic price for every step forward.

In the end, the imperial guards of Prince Jin's Mansion were more elite, and their determination to guard the safety of King Jin was more determined, and their sacrifices were more determined, and they finally rushed out of Wudemen after paying a heavy price.

Li Zhi rode out of the gate of Wudemen, and the wind and rain came on his face, making him open his mouth to breathe desperately. The bloody smell in the gate was so strong that he almost vomited several times. Looking at the faint roof ridge of Wude Hall in the distance, the depression in my heart was swept away, and the excitement and longing at the time of raising troops filled my chest again.

As long as the Wude Palace is captured, no matter whether Li Chengqian is dead or alive, the center of the Tang Dynasty will fall under his control. At that time, he can declare to the world, ascend the throne, become the supreme king overlooking Kyushu, and rule the world.

Changed fate all the way against the sky, risked everything, and the only thing left to win is the distance to the Hall of Wude...

It's just that the situation inside Wudemen is very chaotic. The cavalry led by the prince's left guard continued to rush in from Dajimen. There was endless scuffle in the empty square between Wude Palace and Wude Palace. One side desperately got rid of the entanglement and tried to hit His Highness Wude, while the other side swore to stop it.

In the boundless wind and rain, killing everywhere, fighting with the enemy and ourselves, where can I find Yu Chigong?
However, Fang Jun was chasing after him, and Li Daozong might not be able to stop the charge of the armored cavalry. Besides, Li Daozong had already been defeated by Fang Jun once before, and now he faced off again, what chance would he have of winning?

There is no retreat, only forward.

Although Yu Chigong could not be found, Li Zhi knew that Yu Chigong must be on the way to attack Wude Hall, so he asked the imperial guards to raise the banner again. As the target of the onslaught, he said loudly: "Follow me to attack Wude Hall, shouting 'King Jin is here' along the way, gathering soldiers and boosting morale, let's conquer with one blow and achieve a great cause!"

"Here!"

The guards around him also know that the current situation can be described as life or death. If they are defeated, there will be no bones left and their families will be wiped out.
Left and right are nothing but fighting to the death.

The banner was erected again, hunting and rattling in the wind and rain. Hundreds of people gathered in one place, guarding Jin Wang Li Zhi and rushing towards Wude Hall. Shouting the slogans of "The King of Jin is here" and "Devotion to Heaven", the chaotic rebels on the battlefield attached themselves, and gradually formed a team of more than [-] people, charging towards the Hall of Wude without hesitation.

Walking to the place parallel to the Daji Gate, suddenly saw a group of men and horses rushing out from the cavalry encirclement in front of them, and when they came to the front, Li Zhi saw the leader Yuchi Gong at a glance...

When the two sides joined forces, Li Zhi looked at Yu Chigong, who was soaked in blood and his armor was torn, and was deeply touched. It was this minister of the emperor's humerus who first supported him in his rebellion. , has been unswervingly determined.If you are loyal to Li Chengqian, you will definitely be a high-ranking official at this moment. How can you fight to the death and be in such a miserable state?
Riding his horse forward, he stretched out his hand from the horse's back to hold Yu Chigong's hand tightly. Li Zhi's eyes were red, and he was moved to tears, choked up and said: "For the late emperor's last wish and this king's great cause, I am fortunate to have suffered the Duke of E! If Zhao can fulfill his wish, he will surely live up to today's kindness!"

The sincerity of these words moved the iron-hearted Yu Chigong, and he squeezed Li Zhi back with his big hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, there is no need to do this. Don’t do it, life and death are nothing to worry about! Now you only need to flatten the Hall of Martial Virtue to help His Royal Highness ascend the throne, and the ministers and many soldiers will live and die with no regrets!”

That's what he said, but doesn't he really have any regrets in his heart?
It's just that things have come to this point, there is no regret medicine to take, and there is only one way to go to the dark. If it succeeds, the leader of all officials will rule the world, and if it fails, the whole family will suffer and die in the army...

What's more, the prince's left guard may not be able to stop him now that he is one step away from the Hall of Wude, and the probability of success is extremely high.

While dispatching troops and generals to attack Wude Hall, he asked, "Why isn't Duke Jiangxia by His Majesty's side?"

Let Li Zhi, a beginner in the battlefield, lead troops into Wudemen to attack Wude Palace, how hearty is Li Daozong?

Li Zhi hesitated, and quickly explained: "The king came to the battle in person to boost morale and show his determination to fight to the death. He was chased and killed by Fang Jun's armored cavalry halfway. Stop Fang Jun outside the door..."

"Isn't this a dead end?" Yu Chigong slapped his thigh: "The armored cavalry is invincible in charging, as long as you let it charge, it will be difficult to stop it with five or ten times the strength. Now the county king leads so few people to stay Empress Dowager, bad luck and bad luck!"

Li Zhi was also panicked: "Then what should I do?"

Yu Chigong looked at the Wude Gate, then turned his head to look at the Wude Hall in the wind and rain, wondering: "It stands to reason that if you don't support the county king, there may be more disasters than good, but the most important thing now is to capture Wude as soon as possible." Dian... the humble minister doesn't know what to do."

The two looked at each other and remained silent at the same time.

Everyone knows that if Li Daozong is not rescued, it is very likely that the opponent will die outside the Wude Gate. If Li Daozong is rescued, the fleeting opportunity will be delayed. Otherwise, there may be no need for Li Jing and Xue Wanche to lead the army into the city, as long as the prince Zuowei leads another reinforcement. Entering the palace, the Wude Hall will be as solid as gold.

But neither of them wanted to say the words of abandoning Li Daozong and going straight to Wude Palace. After all, that would be too cruel and heartless, and neither of them would bear the infamy of abandoning robes...

After being silent for a while, Li Zhi gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "The king of the county has made great achievements and has a brilliant record. Even though his army is weak, Fang Jun must not be able to do anything to him... The most important thing right now is to capture the Hall of Martial Virtue immediately, and not because of other things. Otherwise, the soldiers who died in battle from the day when the army was raised to the present, wouldn’t they die with peace in their eyes?”

He is the king of Jin, the initiator of this mutiny, and the leader of the rebellion. At this time, he must bear all the costs and cannot delay.

As for whether there will be the infamy of sacrificing robes... as long as he can enter the Wude Palace and ascend the throne, he will be allowed to write the history books; on the contrary, if the army is defeated here, countless sewage will inevitably be poured on him, so why bother? One more charge?
Yu Chigong nodded again and again: "The old minister also has the same intention...Your Highness, the old minister will open the way for you to go straight to the Hall of Wude, and you will follow in the Chinese army, so be careful."

After saying that, he rode his horse and led his right-waiting guards to rush to the front, followed by Li Zhi, and smashed the prince's left guard who was blocking the way, and rushed straight to the Hall of Wude.

Li Dazhi was wounded by Yuchi Gong. After emergency treatment, he quickly dispatched troops near Dajimen to stop the rebels. Suddenly, he saw another group of troops killing out of Wudemen, and they raised the banner of the King of Jin and shouted "King of Jin" along the way. "Here" gathered a lot of rebels and went straight to the Wude Hall, and suddenly felt anxious.

King Jin is the leader of the rebel army, and his presence in battle at this moment will definitely make everyone united and morale skyrocket. What if he rushes straight to the Hall of Martial Virtue?

Quickly let the soldiers support the horses, lead the army from the Daji Gate to the north, and set up a formation in front of the Wude Hall to stop the rebels.

The two sides started a bloody battle in front of the Wude Hall.

Although Yu Chigong was nearly [-] years old and had been injured many times in the past, his physical fitness was still excellent. The horse in his hand flew vertically and horizontally to take the lead, and rushed the position Li Dazhi hastily built to the point of collapse. In the end, he was forced to retreat by Li Dazhi's army in a deadly battle.

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Inside the Hall of Wude, the atmosphere was serious, and the sound of shouting and killing blew into everyone's ears along with the wind and rain. It was unavoidable that they felt panic and anxiety. The rebels had already broken through the defense line of Wudemen and attacked the Hall of Wude in a large scale, and they might break through it in the next moment The position led by the prince's left guard broke through.

Liu Jie looked at Li Chengqian's still calm expression, and couldn't help complaining: "It's all right for Fang Jun to be big, but at least it's not easy to defend the Wude Gate for so long with an army of one guard against an enemy ten times stronger than the rebel army. ... But what happened to Duke Wei and Duke Wu'an? Since Li Huaiqin, An Yuanshou, and Liu Keman's rebels were either entangled in Xianyang Bridge or defeated outside Xuanwu Gate, why did these two people not hurry up? Quickly enter the city to increase the Taiji Palace and wipe out the rebels? Now we just send a young Li Dazhi to lead a group of soldiers into the palace, let the rebels storm the Wude Palace, regardless of His Majesty's safety, what is his intention?"

If it is said that Fang Jun's slander and criticism several times before was more due to civil and military disputes, which caused troubles for the military, but now Liu Jie is really panicked.

The reason why Li Jing and Xue Wanche did not dare to enter the city was because they were afraid that after entering the city, they would be entangled with the rebels for a while and would not be able to wipe them out. The troops from all over Guanzhong took the opportunity to rush to Chang'an to encircle them. Not only would they be defeated, but all the troops loyal to His Majesty would be defeated They are all likely to be wiped out in the city of Chang'an. Even if His Majesty escapes through a secret path, he will be a lonely family without a single soldier. How can we talk about a comeback?
But now, with the failure of the three armies of An, Li, and Liu, and given enough deterrence to the armies and clans all over Guanzhong, who would dare to rush to Chang'an to support King Jin at this time?
It was a good time for Li Jing and Xue Wanche to enter the city to annihilate the rebel army and eliminate the rebellion. As a result, only one prince left guard led, and the rest of the main force did not arrive...

Now that the rebel army is approaching the city, what should we do?
(End of this chapter)