Su Dingfang drove his horse and looked carefully. Two personal guards were taking off the densely packed arrows on his armor. Liang Jianfang and Hou Junji on both sides were breathing heavily, looking at Su Dingfang with a hint of admiration. The general lures the enemy, which is not something ordinary people can dare to do, but it is very like the King of Qin.
The incoming Liang army numbered thousands of horses. After asking the scouts, Su Dingfang knew that if they were to intercept them layer by layer, it would not be enough to fill them in with more than a thousand Niu Guards plus his own bodyguards and those of the Tiance Mansion generals.
They can only lure the enemy deep, choose one place to attack, and try to disrupt Liang Jun's deployment... There is definitely no hope of winning, but at least there is a chance to cover Li Yuan, the concubines, the clan, and the courtiers to hide in Renshou Palace.
After only watching for a moment, Su Dingfang waved his hand to his guards to push him away, then used his legs to fight again.
Liang Jianfang and Hou Junji were not to be outdone. They were also known for their bravery among the generals in Tiance Mansion, and were slightly lower than Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong. Liang Jianfang once fought with Yuchi Gong in the battle of Hulao. Seizing the horse greatly demoralized Xia's army.
In front of the Renshou Palace, Li Yuan personally guarded the door. Li Shimin led his personal guards to suppress it, allowing thousands of people to enter the Renshou Palace in an orderly manner.
"Su Dingfang is indeed a talented general." Li Yuan looked from a distance. Although Liang Jun was still powerful, he was tightly entangled by nearly a thousand Tang troops and could not be separated.
Li Shimin didn't say anything. He knew in his heart that Liang Jun had already fought here. He couldn't give up and could only give it a try... Su Dingfang might not be able to stop him. After all, the Qianniu Guards on the left and right were not like the other twelve guards. , all of them were killed from the sea of blood from the mountain of corpses. Relying on elite equipment may be able to gain the upper hand for a while, but as time goes by, it is difficult to predict the direction of the battle.
At this time, Su Dingfang led more than a hundred Tang cavalry to go around and drill into Liang Jun's formation from the side. After a burst of heavy killings, Liang Jun was in chaos. Generals Zheng Rentai and Qiu Xinggong led their troops forward with all their strength, fighting with Su Dingfang in the formation. Zhonghe soldiers in one place.
Li Shimin, who had been watching the battle situation, finally felt relieved. At least it would be difficult for Liang Jun to break the formation in a short period of time, and he had to rest before continuing. He turned around and said: "Father, go up the mountain first, and my son will lead his personal guards to meet him."
Li Yuan was a little embarrassed. He insisted on going down the mountain to return to Beijing, but his second son really guessed it. Fortunately, he didn't go too far, otherwise he would have been screwed.
But at this moment, Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, he jumped off his mount, leaned over and listened carefully, "South?"
"Are they reinforcements?" Li Yuan looked overjoyed. Liang Jun went south from the north, and the troops coming from the south should be the Tang army coming for reinforcements.
Li Shimin hesitated for a while, and was about to send his personal guards to investigate when he saw a scout galloping towards him from the south, carrying a few arrows.
When he got close, the scout could no longer hold on and fell off his horse, "Hu man, it's a barbarian!"
Li Shimin's expression changed drastically as he came in person. He gritted his teeth and glanced at the still chaotic battlefield. Could it be that Master Liang had come in person and actually sent barbarians to attack in a detour before the battle.
In fact, this was a misunderstanding. There were indeed more than a thousand Jihu people who followed Liang Luoren south. However, unlike Liang Jun who took Renshou Palace directly, the Jihu people looted wantonly after entering Qizhou and went south all the way. They did not completely obey Liang Luoren's orders.
It wasn't until Liang Luoren discovered the traces of the Tang army that he sent men to urge the Jihu people to join forces. This coincidence led to more than a thousand Jihu people arriving on the battlefield at the most critical moment of the war.
It's going to collapse... This thought flashed through Li Shimin's mind. He had seen the enemy's collapse countless times, including Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang, and later Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and Liu Heitai, but he didn't expect it. This kind of misfortune will also happen to you.
But the next moment, Li Shimin got on his horse, took the long spear from Yuchi Gong, raised it high above his head, and shouted sternly: "Yuchi Gong, tell Su Dingfang to withdraw immediately and escort His Majesty up the mountain."
"Everyone, come with me!"
Not far away, Li Yuan had extremely complicated and unspeakable emotions in his heart. Over the years, his most outstanding son had made many contributions to the country, but in the end, a gap gradually developed between father and son. But at the most critical moment, the one he relied on It's still him.
Li Shimin led more than a hundred cavalry to rush south. He bent his bow and arrows and shot down five or six barbarians in succession. Then he stabbed directly with his spear and took the lead in entering the formation. Qin Qiong, Li Mengchang, Duan Zhixuan, Zhai Changsun, Cheng Yao Jin and other generals from Tiance Mansion shouted for peace and rushed in together.
When the smoke and dust filled the south, Liang Luoren knew that the opportunity had come. He organized his troops in the rear and prepared to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. The Tang army, which had been severely damaged, also knew that the situation was over, and finally could no longer hold on and began to rout.
No matter how tough Su Dingfang was, he was helpless in this situation. He, Zheng Rentai, Liang Jianfang and other generals reluctantly gathered a few hundred soldiers and tried to retreat, but Liang Jun pursued them fiercely. Liang Luoren personally led his troops to stick to Su Dingfang. Reluctant to give up easily.
Although Su Dingfang's hundreds of Tang troops have not yet collapsed, overall, they can no longer stop Liang Jun from rushing towards Renshou Palace.
Li Shimin's side was even worse. No matter how brave and invincible he was, it was useless. Although there were only a thousand Jihu people who attacked, these barbarians did not fight directly with Li Shimin at all. They bypassed and attacked Renshou Palace... They had already You know, the Emperor of Tang is in Renshou Palace, with countless treasures and countless beauties in the palace.
There was a tragic scene outside Renshou Palace, and there were still a large number of courtiers, concubines, and maids who had not had time to hide in Renshou Palace. Li Yuan was so jealous that he personally led dozens of guards to fight. After all, he was the protagonist chosen by Que Ping. Over the years, I have always liked riding and hunting, shooting down enemy soldiers with several arrows at critical moments.
However, more and more Liang soldiers came to kill them. Li Yuan saw with his own eyes that Chen Fu, the eunuch of the palace not far away, was chopped down by a barbarian. Yu Wenshi, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, and two Liang soldiers fought with long knives, and their bodies were covered with blood.
"Father, go up the mountain, go up the mountain first."
Li Yuan kicked Li Yuanji, who was pulling him over, and picked up a long knife from the ground. Why didn't he realize that his son was so stupid? !
It's better if he doesn't retreat. If he retreats, the Tang army will no longer have the will to fight. They can only choose to flee in all directions, die or surrender. The Liang army will definitely break the Renshou Palace. Can he still escape this disaster?
They could only defend the palace gate and wait for Erlang and Su Dingfang to gather their troops, so that they could barely stabilize the situation and prevent Liang Jun from quickly attacking Renshou Palace.
The staff of Tiance Mansion who had already gone up the mountain were also anxious. Ling Jing was pacing back and forth with a gloomy face, cursing the emperor Li Yuan in his heart... Although thousands of Liang troops came to attack from a long distance, as long as they firmly defend Renshou Palace, they would have to retreat slowly. , defend Tiantai Mountain, reinforcements will arrive in two days at most.
Ling Jing remembered what Li Shan said before, which was to comment on Yugushe... If you don't do it, you won't die!
In addition to worrying about Li Shimin, Ling Jing was also worried about Cui Xin, who had not yet gone up the mountain. He had asked Zhou Erlang to look for him before, and he didn't know if he could escape.
At this moment, Zhou Langzheng and Li Daoxuan who stayed behind protected Cui Xin and moved forward with difficulty. That is because Li Daoxuan still had dozens of personal guards around him. The incoming Liang army had not yet reached here, and those barbarians had not yet reached this point. Not willing to fight, they just went to grab the belongings left in the carriage on the roadside.
(End of chapter)
