On Tiantai Mountain, the exhausted Li Shimin slumped on a big rock without any manners, but he still stared intently at the enemy troops gathering at the bottom of the mountain to prepare for an attack again, and kept giving orders.
It is said that the King of Qin was brave and good at attacking, but in fact he was also good at defending. It was already the third day. Liang Jun tried every means to capture most of Renshou Palace, but he was still unable to attack Tiantai Mountain.
There are four roads in Tiantai Mountain, large and small. Li Shimin sent Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and Zheng Rentai to guard the three small roads respectively, and he led Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong to guard the most important middle road.
Li Shimin demolished the main hall on the hilltop, or blocked the road with giant trees, or used stones to defeat the enemy, or used door panels to resist bows and arrows. However, even though there were heavy casualties, Liang Jun still attacked and refused to retreat. The mountain road was full of soldiers from both sides. flesh.
"I haven't slept all night, so let's go and rest for a while."
"Father, the child just slept for a while."
Li Shimin managed to stand up, and Li Yuan motioned to Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren on the side to step forward and give him a hand.
Although he was wounded by an arrow, Li Yuan did not just lie there. In the past few days, he seemed to have returned to the battlefield. Although Li Shimin was asked to take charge of the overall situation, Li Yuan often visited various places, on the one hand to appease the military morale, and on the other hand, Li Yuan Showing that you are okay will boost morale.
"Thank you for your hard work, Erlang." Li Yuan looked at the arrow marks on the second son's face with emotion.
Liang Jun launched a night attack last night, and Li Shimin led his bodyguards to fight to the death. They finally received reinforcements, but they also had this arrow mark on their face.
"It's a matter of duty." Li Shimin said calmly: "It's just that Yuchi Gong and Li Mengchang were both seriously injured by arrows and it is difficult to fight anymore."
Yang Gongren on the side sighed and whispered: "The scouts just came to report that in the early morning, Liang Jun made a sneak attack. Cheng Yaojin from the west led his personal guards to respond to the enemy. He fell off the cliff. Although he was not killed, his left leg was fractured."
Li Shimin's cheeks trembled. Within three days, the loss of Tiance Mansion made his heart bleed.
Li Yuan's expression was extremely gloomy. He understood the implication of the second son's words. Although they were defending against the mountain, the Tang army had only a few hundred soldiers, while the Liang army was pursuing a long-distance attack with the idea of failure or success. Naturally, they attacked with all their strength, regardless of casualties. .
If the reinforcements don't come, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it anymore.
The news of the chaotic fighting that day had long since spread. Li Yuan, the emperor, was trapped in Renshou Palace. Naturally, it was impossible for him to be without reinforcements. In fact, just yesterday, three thousand Tang troops stationed in Yong County who had already moved north to aid Longzhou arrived at Renshou Palace. .
At that time, the Liang army was in chaos. Li Yuan, who was watching the battle from the top of the mountain, was overjoyed and ordered Li Shimin to lead his remaining soldiers down the mountain and attack from both sides... But Li Shimin showed the keen vision of a battlefield commander and refused Li Yuan's order.
Li Shimin found that the dynamics of Liang Jun at the foot of the mountain were very strange. The closer Liang Jun was to Tiantai Mountain, the more orderly he appeared. A little further away from Tiantai Mountain, the Liang Jun who came to aid the Tang Army became more chaotic.
The fact is that Li Shimin guessed it right. While Liang Luoren stormed Renshou Palace, he also sent out scouts and had already discovered the three thousand Tang troops coming to help.
Facing the 3,000 Tang troops galloping towards him, Liang Luoren waited and waited, luring the enemy deep. Just outside the Renshou Palace, he attacked with two cavalry forces on the left and right, easily defeating the reinforcements.
Liang Luoren was even prepared to deal with the Tang army attacking down the mountain, and prepared to take advantage of the situation to attack Tiantai Mountain, but unfortunately he could not wait for Li Shimin.
In the several state capitals surrounding Renshou Palace, Jingzhou and Qizhou were defeated. Now they can only count on Longzhou or Jingzhao.
Li Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Calculating the schedule, the Jingzhao reinforcements should arrive today."
Li Shimin didn't say anything. He galloped from Renshou Palace to Chang'an in one day and night. Although no envoy was sent that day, the Liang army rushed to Renshou Palace in that battle and did not pursue and kill the fleeing Tang soldiers. The news should be there soon. It was introduced to Chang'an in a short time.
Logically speaking, if Prince Li Jiancheng had sent troops immediately, they would have arrived at Renshou Palace before dusk yesterday.
Yang Gongren on the side whispered: "If nothing happens, the King of Handan should also arrive today."
The distance between Renshou Palace and Qianyuan County is about the same as that of Chang'an. Li Yuan thought about it in his mind, shook his head and said: "There is still a war in Longzhou, so it is difficult to divide the troops. Moreover, Huairen's personal guards crossed the mountains, probably on foot." , it won’t be very fast.”
Li Shimin still didn't say anything. He knew what Li Yuan said made sense, but he still hoped that Li Shan could come... no matter what the reason was.
On the one hand, Li Shimin felt that his understanding of Li Jiancheng was far better than his father's understanding of him... The eldest brother seemed kind, but he definitely lacked destructive means.
If both he and his father died in Renshou Palace, Li Jiancheng would not be able to cry during the funeral, and would have to fight hard not to laugh.
On the other hand, to put it harshly, if Jingzhao came to rescue the siege this time, or even Prince Li Jiancheng personally led the army, not to mention his father's support for him would definitely reach a higher level. The key is that he saved his life. How will Li Shimin deal with himself in the future?
The father and son had their own thoughts and did not speak again. They only stared at Liang Jun who was marching at the foot of the mountain. Roughly made shields were at the front. The soldiers held knives in one hand and raised wooden boards in the other... Now the feathers of the defenders were The arrows have long been used up, and several halls have been demolished. They can only collect stones from the mountains to use as stone.
Pei Shiju, who was standing not far away, yawned. He hadn't slept well in the past two days... The preparations were almost done. We couldn't fall short at the last moment!
Pei Shiju had already calculated that there should be reinforcements from Chang'an, but the prince was likely to delay the time, and the King of Handan from Longzhou...if he was rewarded, he would definitely come to help, but Liang Jun had no choice but to attack Longzhou. There shouldn't be many troops on hand.
What's more, the Qizhou soldiers who were supposed to go north were defeated yesterday, and Longzhou probably has too much to take care of themselves.
Pei Shiju had already thought about it. When Liang Jun conquered Tiantai Mountain, he had to report his name as soon as possible... otherwise he would be killed in the rebel army, which would be tragic.
The Liang divisions all sent their elite troops to attack Renshou Palace over a long distance. On the one hand, they wanted to disrupt Guanzhong so that they could gain a foothold in Lingzhou, Huizhou, and Yuanzhou. They also had an attempt to delay and wait for the Turks to send troops. On the other hand, they also hoped that Able to succeed in one battle.
Although he was in Anshuofang, Master Liang knew very well that if he was lucky enough to kill one of Li Yuan or Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty, which had already unified the world, would inevitably be in internal chaos.
If Li Yuan dies, the brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng will inevitably fight against each other. It would be better if Li Shimin dies. Without this king of Qin who dominates the world, Liang Shidu may not be able to do anything, but I believe that the Turks will definitely be very interested.
But Liang Shidu himself came from a noble family, and Pei Shiju knew very well that if Tiantai Mountain was captured, Liang Jun would definitely kill Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and the Li Tang clan, but he would never kill all the courtiers.
Most of the courtiers accompanying Renshou Palace this time were children of aristocratic families. There were a large number of children of five surnames, seven families, and second-class families. How could Master Liang kill them all?
Is there another Heyin Incident?
Pei Shiju believed that as he served in the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, his fame would be respected at home and abroad.
This is almost certain. In addition to being a veteran of the four dynasties, Pei Shiju also served under Yu Wenhuaji and Dou Jiande. All in all, Lu Bu, a slave of the three surnames, was beyond his reach.
Just when Pei Shiju was looking forward to it, Ling Jing, an aide of the Tiance Mansion who was standing beside Li Shimin, suddenly pointed down the mountain and said, "Liang Jun has not moved yet."
Li Yuan turned to look at Li Shimin. After yesterday's battle, he only believed in the second son's decision... If the second son hadn't blocked it yesterday, Tiantai Mountain would have been breached at this moment.
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment before nodding, "The army has been organized for a long time, but there has been no advance... or reinforcements."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they looked carefully. Not long after, there was a commotion among the Liang army at the foot of the mountain, and hundreds of cavalry were rolling towards the northwest.
Li Yuan opened his eyes wide and forgot the pain in his arm for a moment. Jingzhou was defeated, and the Tang army coming from the northwest for reinforcements had no other option except Longzhou.
But the next moment, Li Shimin's voice suddenly sounded, and Liang Jun, holding a shield and a giant tree, launched what might be the last fierce attack.
Liang Luoren was not stupid. He didn't know that he might be surrounded by reinforcements arriving at any time. Even if he wanted to survive, he had to break through Tiantai Mountain and capture Li Yuan and Li Shimin to save their lives.
(End of chapter)
