Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4450
More and more troops led by the Right Tunwei and Prince Zuowei poured in from Wude Gate and Daji Gate. The open area in front of Wude Hall was crowded and airtight. The third floor and the outer three floors were surrounded by groups.

Yu Chigong looked around, although the subordinates of Pao Ze who had followed him on the battlefield for many years described themselves as embarrassed and wounded everywhere, but their eyes were like fire and their expressions were firm. As long as he gave an order, even though they knew that this battle was meaningless, they would still follow behind him Go through fire and water, duty bound.

He took off his pocket and threw it aside, looking up, the roof of Wude Hall in the distance was shrouded in wind and rain, like a mountain, standing still.

Things have come to this point, failure is inevitable, but some things can end without victory or defeat...

Holding the horse in his hand tightly, Yuchi Gong shouted: "Where is Fang Jun?"

The encirclement circle of the inner three floors and the outer three floors in front of him was loosened, and Fang Jun's men and horses marched forward from the back. The crowd cut through the waves and flashed a passage to the two sides. At the same time, everyone raised their arms and shouted: "Master is mighty!"

"We must win! We must win!"

Fang Jun came to the front of the formation amidst earth-shattering cheers, took off his pocket hat, wiped the rainwater from his face, looked at Yu Chigong who was surrounded by siege, and said loudly: "The victory and defeat have been decided, and Duke E is not in a hurry yet!" Quickly lay down your weapons and surrender, do you still want to fight a cornered beast and resist? Those who know the current affairs are heroes, so you should think about the robes around you, and let them die here in the name of traitors. Not only will the past achievements be wiped out, but even his wife, children and family members will be implicated, and he will be reduced to slavery for life after life, and he will never be able to lift his head?"

On the huge battlefield, there was no sound, and the rain was pattering on the pockets, armor, and the ground, and no one spoke.

Many people in the rebel army showed hesitation. They have followed Yu Chigong for many years. It will not engulf their merits, and will take care of their wives, children and family members. They have no worries and can risk their lives to earn a happy life for their wives, children and families.

But that is only when fighting abroad...

Now it is a rebellion, facing the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, once defeated, the guilt will be settled. Of course he is fearless in his own death, but how can he bear to drag his family down?
Especially when I think that when I die in battle, the meritorious service that I have fought back over the years of corpses and blood will be wiped out. All the land granted due to military merit will be taken back, the qualification for tax exemption will be cancelled, and even Yongye Field and Koufen Field will be confiscated. Why continue?

The life and death of individuals can be ignored, but the life and death of family members should not be particularly worried...

Yu Chigong ignored his subordinates whose morale had dropped to the extreme, stared at Fang Jun with wide eyes, and asked, "I just ask you, how is His Royal Highness King Jin?"

If King Jin is still alive, he can stop attacking Wude Palace for the sake of the life and death of his subordinates.

If the King of Jin is dead, then he can only fight to the end, swearing at his reputation for the rest of his life, beheading all his families, and would rather die than surrender, so as to make an explanation to Emperor Taizong.

Fang Jun and Yu Chigong looked at each other for a moment, and saw that the other party's eyes were not flickering and his expression was firm, so he waved his hand and asked someone to bring up Li Zhi who was tied up on the horse's back. Once the other party has the intention to snatch and rescue Li Zhizhi, stop it immediately.

It's not that he doesn't know the risk of bringing Li Zhi to Yu Chigong. Once Li Zhi is taken away, it is estimated that Li Zhi's life will be very difficult when he wants to wipe out the rebels. If Li Zhi dies, the impact will be too great He didn't want to bear the infamy of killing Li Zhi.

But he also understood Yu Chigong's state of mind at the moment. If he was not allowed to see that Li Zhi was still alive, he would rather die than surrender and fight to the end... It is really unnecessary to add more casualties.

"Your Highness!" Yu Chigong yelled, seeing the man on the horse raised his head, although he described it as a mess, but it was undoubtedly Li Zhi, who immediately turned over from the horse, knelt down on one knee, and cried out sadly: "The incompetence of the old minister caused His Royal Highness to be defeated. Even if he was hacked into pieces, he would have no face to face the Emperor Taizong!"

Weeping loudly, with tears flowing freely, the remorse in my heart may be difficult to wash away even if the water of the Yellow River is poured out.

Honestly, it is fine to be a general in command of the army, as long as the descendants do not make such a big mistake today, with his past achievements, it is not difficult for the Yuchi family to retire with the country, and the prosperity and wealth are passed down from generation to generation, why bother to covet the feudalism? Gong Fu Bao Jin Wang launched a mutiny?

It's a pity that a big mistake has been made and there is no repentance. The hero of the whole life is now defeated, imprisoned in desperation and misery, and ridiculed by the world...

A sense of tragedy surged from the bottom of his heart. Yu Chigong untied the horizontal knife at his waist, held it with his backhand, and cut the blade inwards on his neck suddenly. After cutting off the trachea and arteries, the donated blood spews out like a fountain, mixes with rainwater in mid-air, and splashes to the ground.

The body leaned back and fell to the sky in the muddy and bloody water. A generation of heroes and ministers of Zhenguan died on the spot...

Since Yuchi Gong drew his sword and slayed himself, everything was so fast that even the soldiers around him couldn't react. With great force, not only the trachea and arteries were severed, but even the muscles of the neck were almost severed, and half of the head was detached from the body.

"Big guy!"

The soldiers on the left and right, Buqu let out a mournful cry, and knelt down on the ground, the darkness was overwhelming, and the sound of mourning was piercing.

The most important thing in the army is affection, many years of life and death robes fighting side by side, the life-saving grace between each other is almost incalculable, although Yu Chigong is usually strict in running the army, but extremely fair, he treats the soldiers under his command equally whether they are from a famous family or a farmer, Therefore, he is extremely loved, and his meritorious service and bravery won the three armies. He has always been regarded as a hero and role model by his subordinates. ?
Fang Jun was afraid that these arrogant soldiers would suddenly make trouble due to their grief, so he hurriedly asked Jin Wang Li Zhi to stay, and then shouted: "Where is Su Jia?"

Su Jia knelt beside Yu Chigong's body and cried loudly, in agony, completely ignoring Fang Jun.

Fang Jun shouted again: "Su Jia listens to the order, quickly order the guards on the right to put down their weapons and surrender on the spot!"

Yu Chigong is dead, and Su Jia has the highest official position in the entire right guard, and as Yu Chigong's most trusted wife and family member, he also has a high prestige in the army. As long as Su Jia is willing to surrender, the remaining soldiers of the entire right guard will will follow.

"Mother!"

Su Jia suddenly got up from the ground, pulled out the horizontal knife with a "choke", and cursed: "On the right side of my guard, there are only ghosts who died in battle, and no insects who surrendered! The commander is dead, how can we just live? Follow me to fight to the death, and then follow the commander-in-chief to make contributions!"

"The rectification is like this!"

"Slaughter Fang Er, it's this bastard who drove the commander to death!"

"Skin him and cramp him, cut him into pieces, and bury him with the commander!"

First, Yu Chigong's personal soldiers clamored and clamored, and then all the guards on the right became excited, and they all held their weapons and glared at the surrounding enemies.

"Idiot! Put down your weapon!"

Fang Jun pointed at Su Jia and cursed loudly: "Duke E was strong and unyielding all his life. Now he would rather kill himself than die with his robes. Now his bones are not cold, but you want to put his robes on the ground in vain. There is no way out, and he is further accused of treason, it is simply stupid and unreasonable!"

Su Jia was shocked, the blood in his brain subsided a little, and he hesitated.

Indeed, as Fang Jun said, although Yu Chigong was charged with treason, the main blame lies with Li Zhi, the king of Jin. It is deprivation of military power, deprivation of titles, relegation to common people, and then exile to the frontier.

But Yu Chigong chose to commit suicide in such a staunch manner, he wanted to bear all the guilt with his own death, and find a way out for his subordinate Pao Ze.

After all, these robes who have followed him for many years are not only him alone, there are thousands of families behind them...

If I lead these soldiers and horses to a bloody battle now, and finally die generously and heroically in front of the Wude Palace and leave a good story of never leaving and swearing to die, it will seriously violate Yu Chigong's original intention, and thousands of families, Countless relatives will suffer.

It's a happy time, but how can I meet Yu Chigong again under the nine springs...

Su Jia's expression changed, he hesitated for a long time, finally let out a long sigh, and threw the horizontal knife in his hand on the ground, squatting on the ground and crying loudly.

The guards on the right looked at each other, and they all understood that Yuchi Gongshi died for them. Seeing that Su Jia had given up resisting, they put down their weapons one after another, and knelt down on the ground in a radial pattern centered on Yuchi Gong's body. The cries were earth-shattering, and under the torrential rain, the sadness and misery became more and more moving.

The guards around you and the prince's left guard also led the soldiers with solemn faces. After all, although Yu Chigong led troops to make trouble, entered the Taiji Palace, and tried to dethrone His Majesty and help protect the king of Jin, after all, this was just a mutiny, not treason , so it is easy to get the understanding of fellow soldiers.

Furthermore, Yu Chigong is one of the few surviving ministers of Zhenguan who made great achievements in the past and shocked the world, but now he died by suicide in such a tragic way, which inevitably makes people feel deeply and feel compassionate.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance, Fang Jun looked up, and saw a huge yellow canopy appearing at the gate of Wude Hall amidst the rain, surrounded by dozens of civil and military ministers on the high stone steps .

Li Chengqian came out...

(End of this chapter)