After taking control of the Beiya Forbidden Army, Princess Pingyang breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there were many old troops in the army, and it was not too difficult to control them, not to mention that she had already controlled the Beiya Forbidden Army.
Nothing unusual was found. Princess Pingyang looked to the north with worry. What happened to Renzhi Palace? Can Huairen arrive in time?
Well, when Li Shan set off on his journey, he asked someone to inform Princess Pingyang... It would be easy for people to criticize this kind of thing if he didn't leave any backup plan.
He didn't say much, but actually he only said one thing. He sent his personal guards to Renzhi Palace yesterday morning to prepare to ask his father-in-law Cui Xin to come back... There is nothing I can do. Cui Shiniang will vomit whatever she eats, please Even going to the famous doctor at the medical center to see what was going on was of no avail, so the father-in-law could only be asked to come back.
As a result, the bodyguard was intercepted and killed at Juyuan Bridge. Fortunately, one of the bodyguards who escaped traveled overnight and rushed back to Zhuangzi this morning to report the news. Therefore, I, Li Huairen, was worried about your majesty's safety and had no military power, so I could only serve as my bodyguard and join the young men in the village. , went to investigate.
Anyway, the reason has been prepared long ago, and it is reasonable and reasonable. At least it is no problem to fool Princess Pingyang.
Princess Pingyang also knew what Li Shan meant. If there was a change in Renzhi Palace, it was probably the work of the prince and Pei Shiju. Although she was Li Yuan's favorite child and had held military power for a long time, she could not get the edict after all. It was impossible. It is impossible to bring the remaining Beiya Imperial Guards out of Beijing, and it is even less possible to bring the Shangfanfu soldiers to Renzhi Palace, so they can only stay in Chang'an to prevent unrest.
Princess Pingyang hoped that Li Shan would arrive at Renzhi Palace as soon as possible, but Li Shan... Although he kept driving his horse at a gallop, he also maintained the combined speed of the horse.
If Li Shan rushed back to Sun Moon Lake with his personal guards overnight a month ago, even if they arrived at Renzhi Palace, how much fighting power would the more than 500 personal guards have?
As the saying goes, the last force of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu Can. There was not necessarily danger in Sun Moon Lake a month ago. Li Shan rushed back overnight mainly because he was worried about his mother and wife. But this time, there must be war.
Anyway, Fan Shiyi went to Renzhi Palace a few days ago, and Ling Jing had already returned with a message. Renzhi Palace had thousands of guards and generals on the left and right, and more than a thousand men and horses. How could they carry it for a few days... And If there is a rebel army attacking Renzhi Palace, it can only be Yang Wenqian.
Although he is the governor of a state, how many soldiers does Yang Wenqian have in his hands? Even if he summons the government soldiers, how much combat power can he have? I am afraid that as soon as the King of Qin shows up, the government soldiers will disperse or even turn against each other.
Therefore, Li Shan thinks, don't be anxious... As the saying goes, be calm in every big event.
In fact, in the Renzhi Palace a hundred miles away, Ling Jing was jumping to his feet and yelling, and the person he was scolding was actually Li Shan... Why hasn't he arrived yet? !
Du Ruhui on the side couldn't stand it anymore. The messenger only set out in the afternoon yesterday. Even if he traveled all night, he would not arrive until early this morning. Even if King Wei Si rushed to Xinfeng and Liquan to control the troops and rushed to escort him, at least We won't be able to get there until tomorrow.
But Ling Jing really didn't feel happy if he didn't curse a few times. He made you take the wrong direction and played with fire. It's fine now. If you can't stand it, it will be all over.
In the early morning of this morning, the genius had just dawned. Yang Wenqian, who had been traveling all night, arrived at Renzhi Palace. He immediately attacked the imperial army and launched a fierce attack. Being caught off guard, the Phoenix Valley was almost occupied... If the rebels invaded the valley, they would really want to escape. There is no place to escape. How many people can escape on the only remaining escape path?
The shouts of killing in front gradually subsided. Ling Jing, who was anxious, walked out quickly. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also followed. Looking along the way, the casualties were extremely heavy. There were purple-black bloodstains everywhere, and the blood collected in the low-lying areas was all over. It was half-solidified and intimidating.
After walking a short distance further, a few people stood behind King Qin, standing on their toes and looking out. The battlefield was full of broken limbs and broken arms. The corpses of soldiers from both sides could occasionally be seen. One or two soldiers who were not yet dead could be seen squirming. But it soon stopped.
Different from Li Shan's guess and Li Shimin's guess, no one expected that it was not just Yang Wenqian who was arranged by the East Palace in Fangzhou.
Although Yang Wenqian only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses under his command, he was quite brave and knew his mission well. Many of them were even collected by the East Palace and sent to Fangzhou for resettlement. In addition, most of them wore helmets. A, your combat power is really extraordinary.
After the sneak attack this morning, the rebels shouted the slogan "The King of Qin rebels, the Prince rebels", and they attacked violently. The left and right Imperial Guards deployed outside the valley suffered heavy casualties. If Yuchi Gong and Su Dingfang had not led their troops to come to the rescue in time, , Chai Shao couldn't even stand firm.
Then, King Qin personally took over the war, but even so, he could only defend the entrance of the valley, while the rebels blocked the Phoenix Valley tightly and attacked in turns.
The rebels had sufficient weapons, and there were far more arrows than the Forbidden Army. After a rain of arrows, the rebel soldiers rushed closer, and the two sides fought in close quarters. Very few of the Forbidden Army and their troops wore armor, and even those who did were led by the King of Qi. Gone, so that the soldiers of the Forbidden Army often can only block the opponent's progress with their flesh and blood.
If the entrance of Fenghuang Valley was not too wide, and Su Dingfang, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, and Duan Zhixuan were the most powerful generals who took the lead and used personal force to stop them, the rebels would have broken through the entrance of the valley long ago.
But after a whole day like this, the defenders began to look like they were exhausted... After all, the strength of both sides was almost a multiple. The five hundred Beiya forbidden troops in the Phoenix Valley plus the generals' personal guards only amounted to a total of more than seven hundred. People, and Yang Wenqian had more than a thousand soldiers, not to mention that when the war just started, the rebels attacked the Forbidden Army stationed outside Phoenix Valley, and Chai Shao lost nearly half of his troops in one fell swoop.
In other words, there are only more than 300 soldiers in Phoenix Valley now, and although the rebels have some casualties, the proportion is much smaller.
Ling Jing's eyes were full of worry, thinking that according to the plan, if Huairen didn't speed up, by the time he got to Renzhi Palace... he might have to collect the body for everyone.
"The King of Qin rebelled, and the Prince rebelled!"
"The King of Qin rebelled, and the Prince rebelled!"
Li Yuan, who was ashen-faced, slowly came over and repeated this sentence over and over again. He laughed angrily and said, "When did Erlang get blackmailed into rebelling against his father?"
"When the rebels succeed, the father and the child... naturally the prince will ascend the throne." Li Shimin sighed, cheered up and said: "Don't worry, father, the child will be able to protect the father from danger."
Li Yuan's expression changed slightly. He knew his second son's temperament very well. He escorted him out of danger instead of guarding Renzhi Palace. This showed that Li Shimin was not sure of guarding Phoenix Valley.
The corner of Ling Jing's mouth twitched on the side. Could it be that Li Shimin also discovered the trail... This is reasonable, but how to explain the boats prepared on Jushuang?
The more Li Yuan thought about it, the angrier he became. Last year, it could be said that he was tricked by Ren Gui and attacked by Liang Jun, but this time it was the prince who rebelled... Before, Yuchi Gong and Su Dingfang captured the rebel soldiers, and they had already asked clearly. Yes, it’s Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou.
"Go!" Li Yuan said sternly: "Behead Wei Zheng!"
It was found out that Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou, was raising troops. Ministers such as Pei Ji, Luo Yi, and Zheng Shanguo were a little better and asked to go to the side hall to rest. In fact, they were under house arrest. Feng Li, Li Zhian, Lu Hong, and those who arrived just yesterday The prince washed Wei Zheng's horse, and all the officials in the East Palace were imprisoned.
Of course, there is no prison in Renzhi Palace, they are just tied up and thrown into the house.
