Tiantang Splendid

4445--Andrew Bloody Battle Palace

The sound of iron hooves clanging like a landslide, Li Zhi looked back at thousands of cavalry rushing in from the Wude Gate, knowing that his retreat had been completely cut off. If he could not capture the Wude Palace as soon as possible, he would be left by the prince. The guards and the armored cavalry flanked each other back and forth, and they were bound to lose.

Either capture the Hall of Martial Virtue, or Xiao Yu and Cui Xin lead the Shandong private army into the palace to rescue, otherwise there is only one dead end...

Li Zhi made a decisive decision and ordered his left and right soldiers: "Get out of the Wude Gate immediately, let Xiao Yu and Cui Xin give up fighting in the city, and lead the troops into the palace for rescue!"

"Here!"

Several personal soldiers quickly jumped off their horses, ran a long way in the melee, and then turned a corner and ran southward.At this time, the entire front line of Wudemen was completely in chaos, because the defense line of Wudemen had completely collapsed, and the withdrawn guards from the right village fought endlessly with the rebels who had climbed over the wall. Dozens of fierce battles were fought on the long front. Difficult to distinguish, it is still very easy to get out.

Li Zhi said again: "Tell Duke E that you don't need to worry about what's behind you. This king will personally fight the armored cavalry. Let him just go forward and capture the Hall of Wude!"

"Here!"

Another soldier galloped forward to send a message to Yuchi Gong.

At this moment, the armored cavalry is not far away, and the horse's head wearing the iron mask has been seen more and more clearly in the wind and rain. Li Zhi looked around, gritted his teeth and said: "This king accepts the order of heaven, and it is the destiny of heaven to fight against the false emperor." So, the Ninth Five-Year Supreme! Don’t be frightened by the enemy, even if you are equipped with iron cavalry, how can you change your fate against the sky? Although the king is fighting, who can kill Fang Jun under the horse, and make him a prince, Jianguo side!"

"Here!"

More than a thousand soldiers and thousands of rebels responded with a bang, their eyes were red and their morale was boiling. Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Who can refuse such an unprecedented reward?From a partial general, school lieutenant, or even an ordinary soldier, to the duke of the state and the Jianguo side in one leap, it is like stepping on the sky and skyrocketing. For this, even if it is worth fighting for, it is worth it!

What's more, the more than a thousand Imperial Guards of the Jin Palace who followed so far were personally selected and appointed by His Majesty Li Er at the beginning, and all of them were willing to die for Li Zhi's battle!

boom!
The armored cavalry slammed into the rebel formation fiercely, splashing water and blood.

As he had just rushed out from Wudemen, not far from the rebel position, the armored cavalry could not increase the speed of the horse to the limit, resulting in the impact force of the marching army formation not being fully exerted, but despite this, the men and horses were well equipped The iron cavalry still caused huge damage to the rebels as soon as they formed an formation.

However, this rebel army, mainly guarded by the imperial guards of the Jin Dynasty, not only fought to the death, but also kept the heart of fighting to the death for the King of Jin, and all of them were carefully selected warriors in the army. The well-armored armored cavalry can also entangle each other to death, causing casualties to each other.

The armored cavalry who had lost their impact fell into the rebel position, and the invincible frontal formation could not be formed, and it turned into a fierce battle of blood and blood.

Seeing that it was difficult for the imperial guards of the Jin Dynasty to break through the armor of the armored cavalry and injure the soldiers and horses, they attacked the horse's legs with heavy weapons. Before that, Yu Chigong also tried to stop the armored cavalry in this way, but because of the environment leads to failure.Now that the armored cavalry is in a fierce battle, and the distance between the enemy and ourselves is getting closer, this method has a miraculous effect.

Horses kept screaming and fell to the ground, and the soldiers on horseback fell to the ground, and were besieged and killed by more guards in the Jin Palace around them.

Fang Jun galloped among the enemy troops, flying up and down with the spear in his palm, killing the enemy troops trying to get close one by one, forcibly cutting a bloody path in the enemy's formation, and rushing directly under the re-erected banner Li Zhi.

However, as more and more soldiers around him fell into entanglement with the enemy, the speed of the advance became slower and slower, and the bloody battle continued without rest. Even Fang Jun, who was born with supernatural power, felt exhausted and unable to continue. Not to mention other soldiers and horses?
But Fang Jun is not in a hurry. Although being caught in a fierce battle is not good for the armored cavalry for the time being, the heavy armored infantry behind him will arrive later. As long as they can open a gap in the enemy's position, the armored cavalry can regain their mobility , Annihilating the rebels is easy.

……

When Yu Chigong heard that Fang Jun led the armored cavalry to defeat and capture Li Daozong, and came in from Wudemen, he was shocked. Without Li Daozong's palace, he became a lone army. Iron cavalry, and then captured the Hall of Wude?

It's just that this pessimistic mood appeared in my mind for a moment, and even if the news of Li Zhi's desperate fight to hold down the armored cavalry was shocked, it was replaced by a wave of soaring Pride.

Even a nobleman like Li Zhi is not afraid of life and death, so why should he care about the success or failure of life and death?

The Hall of Wude is right in front of you, rush over and capture it!
Although he is old and his physical strength is no longer what it used to be, and he was exhausted after a night of fighting, Yu Chigong still mustered up his remaining prestige and gritted his teeth. He led his veterans who had been fighting for many years and rushed to the position led by the prince's left guard bravely, vowing to break through. Blockade and capture the Hall of Wude.

*****
Standing at the door watching Xiao Yu and Cui Xin go out of the mountain gate and get on the carriage, Liu Rengui and Xue Wanche returned to the monastery, Xue Wanche said dissatisfied: "Why should I treat these two old thieves so politely? In my opinion, I might as well tie them up Get up, the steel knife rests on the neck to force them to surrender, dare to slaughter them without any hesitation! Let them go this time, if they change their minds again, wouldn’t it be extra trouble?"

During the negotiation process, Liu Rengui was too strong and did not give Xiao Yu and Cui Xin any chance to raise conditions. People change their minds when they go back.

It's better to take the two of them down on the spot, and then send them to the front of the battle to force the Shandong private army to surrender...

Liu Rengui beckoned Xue Wanche to take a seat, and patiently explained: "Mr. Jun, do you think that the general will not want to do that in the end? It's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't."

Xue Wanche was puzzled: "What worries?"

Liu Ren track: "Shandong's aristocratic family prides itself on inheriting poetry and rites, and adopts a policy of both rigidity and softness to govern the people under their control, and implements the word 'benevolence and righteousness' in everyone's heart, even the illiterate slaves , also know the truth of "dead lips and cold teeth", and are willing to swear to the death to maintain the rule of the Shandong family. If we arrest Xiao Yu and Cui Xin, there is no guarantee that Cui Xin will not come to death. If he dies in front of the battle, the Shandong private army will definitely fight bloody In the end, never surrender."

Xue Wanche thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's true. If you say 'foolish people are the worst', there is no more powerful person in the world than Shandong. After all, it is an ancestral skill... But even if Shandong's private army vows not to surrender, so what? It's just a bunch of mobs, As long as the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace or the Youwuwei under my command enter the city, they will be wiped out without any effort."

Although he didn't want to study since he was a child, he is still a child of a family after all. Although the Xue family of Hedong is in dire straits today, it was once prominent in the past.It is natural to understand that Shandong is the place where Confucianism originated. Confucianism has prospered and multiplied since ancient times. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty exclusively respected Confucianism, Confucian children in successive dynasties have continuously castrated Confucianism, and derived many theories suitable for the ruling class.

Why are the ruling classes since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty willing to praise Confucianism?
It is because the various theories of Confucianism are generally beneficial to rule, eradicate the hostility in human nature, pursue unity and love, and praise "the destiny of heaven"...

Since it can be used to govern the country, it is even more beneficial to use it to "fool the people". The Shandong people's obedience and recognition of the Shandong family can only be compared with other powerful families.

Liu Rengui poured a cup of tea for Xue Wanche, and continued: "Your Majesty, don't look at the jubilation of the Shandong aristocratic family, even entering Chang'an City and committing the crime of treason, but your Majesty will never be willing to see so many Shandong families. The private army was destroyed in the city of Chang'an."

Before Xue Wanche asked why, he himself explained: "Otherwise the land of Shandong will not be appeased for decades, and since then the people of Shandong have settled their feud with the center of the empire, which cannot be resolved for generations. How does the post-center govern the land of Shandong?"

From the point of view of the emperor and the imperial court, it doesn’t matter whether the Shandong private army deserves what they deserve. The most important thing is how to govern the land of Shandong after suppressing the Shandong family. Otherwise, Chang’an is separated from Shandong by nature. The land will not be turbulent, and the old events at the end of the Sui Dynasty will reappear.

There is nothing more important than stable governance...

What's more, Liu Rengui seeks to advance to the next level. If Xiao Yu and Cui Xin die, and the Shandong private army is destroyed, what other outstanding achievements will he have?

After all, killing people is the easiest thing. Xue Wanche, who is called "Bandhammer", has enough ability in this area to throw Liu Rengui a few blocks away. Why do you, Liu Rengui, enter the center and strive for the top?
Xue Wanche nodded, understood Liu Rengui's attitude, took a sip of tea and asked, "You guys are just too thoughtful, just like Fang Er...how should we deal with it now?"

Liu Rengui got up and said: "Assemble the troops, stop the fighting, and at the same time put pressure on the direction of Zhuquemen, wait for the surrender of the Shandong private army, escort all the prisoners outside the city to guard, and at the same time send troops into various Lifangs to maintain law and order, arrest bandits, and Jingzhao Mansion will work together to restore order in Chang'an City."

Xue Wanche finished drinking the tea, then stood up, and said boldly: "You are the master, I will cooperate, this time I must make a great contribution to you."

Although he is a humble person, he values ​​loyalty the most, otherwise he would have escaped from the city and hid in Zhongnan Mountain after Li Jiancheng was killed, rather than surrender to His Majesty Li Er. Wei Wei dismissed Jin Wang's courtship.

He recognized Liu Rengui, and felt that this person had a bad temper, so he was willing to be a green leaf and help him for a while.

(End of this chapter)