The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 963 Li Shimin Bravely Enters Dingzhou (1)

Turning back the time, let us return to a deep forest a few days ago, a hundred miles northeast of Bingzhou City.

This area is full of gullies, cluttered with trees, covering the sky and the sun, as if entering a primeval forest, with few people.

Just after dawn, this quiet deep forest ushered in a group of uninvited guests. Dozens of Tang Army soldiers broke the tranquility here.

The leader of these Tang soldiers was the all-powerful King Li Shimin of Qin. At this time, there was a person on his back, which was the world-famous Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty.In addition, apart from Fang Mou Duan, there are Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and others, and there are dozens of soldiers who vowed to follow Li Shimin to the death.

These famous people are now in a state of embarrassment, and their horses are gone. These people are covered in blood. Two hours ago, they were fighting with Li Jiancheng's men near Bingzhou. They were finally outnumbered and chased by Li Jiancheng's men. If she didn't let go, Empress Dou also died in the rebellion.

Li Shimin saw that the general situation was over, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him, so he had to carry the dying Li Yuan, Fangmou Duduan and others into the forest with the remnants of the defeated soldiers.

They rested and ran for a while, and at dawn they finally got rid of Li Jiancheng's pursuers.

At this time, they were exhausted and could no longer run, so they decided to take a temporary rest here.He ordered people to guard nearby. On a slope, someone helped Li Shimin gently put Li Yuan on the ground. All the soldiers surrounded him. Li Shimin called softly. After a long time, Li Yuan opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Father? Your Majesty..." Li Shimin and others fell to their knees with tears in their eyes.

Li Yuan raised his eyeless eyes to look at this strange forest, and then looked at the familiar faces in front of him. It took a long time before he said in a weak voice: "Shimin... I really regret it... I will do it now ...to make you the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty..."

After saying this, he rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

"Father?...Your Majesty..." Li Shimin and others cried and crawled over on their knees, but no matter how these people screamed, Li Yuan remained silent. Not breathing.

"Father——" Li Shimin let out a mournful cry, and all the soldiers under his command also burst into tears.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has passed away, please express your condolences..." Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui urged.

Finally, Li Shimin stopped his grief, threw a big hole with his sword, and with the help of all the soldiers, Li Yuan was buried in peace.

In front of the high grave, Li Shimin and others knelt down on the ground, choked with sobs and said: "Father, you were famous all your life, but you died alone in the wilderness, your sons and ministers are not filial, God is not fair... Your spirit in heaven, don't let go, protect your right son I will kill the treacherous traitor, destroy the traitor Yang, and avenge you... At that time, I will definitely open the spiritual tomb for your old man and reshape the golden body..."

After briefly handling Li Yuan's funeral, they had received news that Yu Chigong, Qin Qiong, and Zhang Gongjin had crossed the Yellow River and headed to Bingzhou.The three-way army of 30 attacked the prefecture and counties along the way, unstoppable, and quickly approached Bingzhou.

Everyone was shocked, Li Shimin hurriedly called Fang Mou Duan, Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and others together to discuss the next step.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Highness, we have all been fooled by the thief Yang Yong. Li Jiancheng is sure to be doomed, and Bingzhou is over. But this is beyond our control. What we can do now is to rush to Youzhou immediately, and The father and son of the Luo family will meet up, and we will make plans for the next step when we have soldiers and horses in our hands."

Li Shimin nodded. What he needs most now are soldiers and horses. Yang Yong's three-way army is coming, and the closest road to them is Zhang Gongjin's men. There are less than a hundred generals, and there are some Tang troops in Jinzhong, Jinnan and other places, but I am afraid they have not obeyed his orders at this time, and there is nothing they can do with this little army.As Luo Yi and his son held heavy troops, it was undoubtedly the best strategy to go to Youzhou.

At this time, Du Ruhui reminded: "His Royal Highness, the Luo family and his son are not in the pond. They are in charge of 10,000+ soldiers and horses. If they get news of the Bingzhou Rebellion, it is hard to say that their father and son have no two hearts. Your Highness must go quickly. Second, we must be fully prepared so as not to be harmed by it.”

Li Shimin said: "Ke Ming's words are reasonable, but going to Youyan is the only choice right now, even if it is a dragon's lake or a tiger's lair, I have to go alone."

After resting in the forest, he got some fruits and drank a few mouthfuls of mountain springs. This was considered a full meal. Li Shimin led these dozens of people and set off along the mountain trail.

Not daring to take the main road, they only drilled the trails in the mountains and forests. After a few days, they came to the boundary of Dingzhou.

Don't look at Bingzhou and Youzhou areas where the Tang army's rebels and Turkic troops fought in full swing, but the Dingzhou area is a scene of peace and prosperity. Pedestrians, everything is no different from usual.

Li Shimin had obtained several war horses now, and he, Fang Mou Duduan, Li Xiaogong and others all had horses to ride, but the dozens of soldiers were dressed as "infantry", but fortunately, their armors, knives and guns were still in order.Of course, the blood-stained look of embarrassment was gone, leaving only the dusty people along the way.

To be on the safe side, Li Shimin first arranged the people to rest in the mountains and forests, and sent a few spies to Dingzhou City to inquire about the situation.

In the evening, the reporter returned.From the reporter's mouth, I learned that Luo Yi and Luo Cheng's father and son are in Dingzhou, including 13 Tang troops.In addition, there are [-] Tang troops stationed in Yanzhou, led by Luo Yi's confidant General Shi Danai.The current Dezhou and Cangzhou areas have all been captured by Li Jing, and the two sides are fighting in the Youzhou area.The Turkic soldiers would not be able to resist Li Jing's attack, so they asked Luo Yi to send troops to jointly attack Li Jing's troops.

Luo Yi, in the name of asking for an order to make a decision, did not move his troops at first, but later, for unknown reasons, instead of sending troops, he withdrew the troops from Youzhou and joined his son Luo Cheng in Dingzhou.

After hearing the news, Li Shimin and Fang Mou made a decisive analysis and believed that Luo Yi must have got the news of the Bingzhou Change, but they didn't know the specific news of Li Yuan and Li Shimin. What plans did Luo Yi and Luo Cheng have in their hearts? I know, but they gave up Youzhou, but stuck to Yanzhou and Dingzhou, which shows that their father and son are still holding a wait-and-see attitude.

If you want to hold the [-] Tang troops in your hands, you must first hold the father and son firmly in your hands.But Li Shimin knows that even though Luo Yi and Luo Cheng are his powerful subordinates in the past, they are just now and then, and they are surrendered generals. Back then when Luo Yi surrendered to Yang Jian, there were ups and downs. There were many confrontations, and in the end a country within a country came, and Luo Yi guarded Youzhou and listened to it.

Li Shimin's surrender to the father and son depended largely on Li Yuanba's force. Now that Li Yuanba was picked by Yang Yong, the Great Tang survived in name only, and he had less than a hundred soldiers. He would not be able to beat Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and others. Do you listen to yourself obediently?
Don't look at yourself as a prince, even if you ascend the throne at this time, you may not succeed, not to mention that Luo Song's mother and son are serving in Yang Yong's rebel army. If Luo Yi takes his son and surrenders to Yang Yong, it will be over. In short, go to Dingzhou to see you Luo's father and son are very dangerous, but it's impossible not to go.

But Li Shimin is Li Shimin after all, and he noticed it as soon as he rolled his eyes.

(End of this chapter)