"Come here, tie him up!" Master Shang and his disciples swept Li Yuanji off his horse and waved his hand. Several soldiers immediately came forward with ropes, tied up Li Yuanji and marched towards the back of the formation.
Seeing this, several of Li Yuanji's confidants hurriedly rode forward to try to rescue Li Yuanji. Master Shang and his disciples shouted loudly, clapped their horses and stepped forward, stabbing them with their spears. In just five rounds, they were all knocked off their horses.
Master Shang raised the furnace gun in his hand, pointed the tip of the gun towards the opposite side, and shouted loudly: "Listen to the Tang army, anyone who puts down his weapon will be spared death. Those who stubbornly resist, this is what will happen!"
Bang!
As soon as Master Shang finished speaking, several Tang soldiers dropped their weapons, dismounted and fell to the ground to ask for surrender.
After having these few leaders, all the soldiers soon threw away their weapons, dismounted and asked to surrender. There was only one person who still refused to dismount and surrender, and he was the eunuch Liu Jin.
Liu Jin knew in his heart that Li Yuanji was Li Yuan's biological son, and even if he was captured, Li Yuan would try his best to redeem him. Regardless of whether these sergeants returned to the Tang Dynasty or stayed in the Sui army after being captured, as long as there were still battles to fight, they would still have a future.
But he, Liu Jin, was different. He was just a jester and a eunuch. If he fell into the hands of the enemy, even if he returned to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan would never be able to trust him again. He would have to die within the palace walls for the rest of his life. No future.
As soon as he thought about this, Liu Jin took advantage of the Sui army's attention to the surrendering Tang army, and suddenly a group of war horses rushed towards the woods on the side.
"Want to run?" Master Shang immediately snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to grab the Huleibao's head under his crotch, and the Huleibao immediately roared, like a tiger roaring. Liu Jin was so startled that Liu Jin sat down and his horse neighed. With one move, his waist and belly softened, and Liu Jin was immediately thrown off.
I don’t know if Liu Jin’s life was not very good. When he fell off his horse, he hit a stone on the roadside. His eyes turned white and he died.
"Ding dong, the death of the intruder Liu Jin has been detected. The host has obtained 8 soul points. The current total number of soul points has increased to 684."
When Liu Jin rode his horse to escape, he could not see clearly in the dark shadow. Master Shang and his disciples thought he was an important figure in the Tang army. After Liu Jin fell from his horse, Master Shang and his disciples rode up from behind, intending to take the owl's head to claim credit. Unexpectedly, when they got closer, they realized it was a eunuch. They immediately snorted angrily and did not bother to take his head again, so they rode back.
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The sky was getting brighter, and the shouts of killing in Hongnong City gradually subsided.
In the governor's house, Master Shang and his disciples took the captured Li Yuanji and Hu Yanzan presented Li Guiren's head, which made Yang Shihan jealous. In this battle, he and Hu Yanzan were the first to enter the city. After fighting hard all night, they also killed several generals of the Tang Army. However, compared with the achievements of Hu Yanzan and Master Shang, they were far behind.
Yang Shihan's expression was noticed by Yang Yanzhao. He immediately smiled and comforted his nephew and said: "My dear nephew, we still have battles to fight next. There are great opportunities for you to make meritorious deeds. Why rush at this moment?"
Yang Shihan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, but then his expression dimmed again, and he waved his hands helplessly and said: "Uncle, Hongnong is a fortified city. Li Shimin has been on the battlefield for many years, and he will never choose to break out from us no matter what." Bar?"
Yang Yanzhao smiled slightly and said: "Why do we have to wait in Hongnong for Li Shimin to come to us? Can't we take the initiative to deal with Li Shimin?"
"Take the initiative?" All the generals in the hall were stunned when they heard this.
Yang Yanzhao chuckled and said: "In order to prevent our army from entering Luoyang, Li Shimin led an elite force to seize Hulao Pass. If Li Shimin wanted to withdraw his troops from Luoyang, his first step would be to lead his troops to withdraw from Hulao Pass, and His main army met at Luoyang."
"Not bad!" All the generals in the hall nodded immediately. Such an obvious thing did not require too much thinking.
"If at this time, a force of soldiers and horses can guard the main road to Luoyang, and join forces with His Majesty's army to attack from both front and back, the Tang army will definitely be defeated."
Yang Yanzhao said in a solemn voice: "There are not many soldiers and horses in Luoyang City, and there are nearly 100,000 Tang troops surrounding the city. It must be impossible to separate the soldiers and horses. Now we are the only ones who can separate the soldiers and horses to steal Li Shimin's retreat."
Hu Yanzan, Xin Wenli and other generals nodded one after another, seeming to be moved.
"His Majesty has always regarded Li Shimin as a serious problem. If he can be captured and killed in this battle, it will be a great achievement." Yang Yanzhao added another important point at the end.
At this time, all the generals no longer hesitated and shouted together to send troops to cut off Li Shimin's retreat.
"Master and apprentice, the two generals Xin Wenli are listening to your orders." Yang Yanzhao smiled slightly and ordered in a deep voice: "Hongnong is guarding the key road in Guanzhong. I'll ask the two generals to lead their troops to stay behind and be careful of any unexpected events!"
"As you command!"
Master Shang and Xin Wenli clasped their fists together, with disappointment on their faces. However, the two of them were reasonable. They were both generals during Emperor Wen's time. They had already made outstanding achievements in the battlefield for more than ten years. Now, it is still acceptable to give up this credit to the younger generations.
Yang Yanzhao nodded slowly, stood up and said loudly: "The rest of the generals will rush to Luoyang with me to capture Li Shimin alive!"
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Li Yuanji hated Li Shimin deeply. Similarly, Li Shimin no longer regarded Li Yuanji as a brother. Therefore, when Li Yuanji led his army to garrison Hongnong, Li Shimin also sent a lot of secret sentry scouts to pay attention to the situation in Hongnong City.
Therefore, just a few days after Hongnong City was captured by Yang Yanzhao, the news reached Li Shimin.
boom!
Li Shimin's face was livid, and he threw the inkstone in front of him angrily, stood up, pointed to the west and cursed angrily: "Stupid pig, how could I, Li Shimin, have such a stupid brother? Sooner or later, my country, the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed." Destroyed in the hands of a stupid pig like you."
Li Siyuan, Bi Zaiyu, Gao Xianzhi and other generals in the hall saw that the former gentle and elegant King Qin had lost all his demeanor at this moment, and knew that the current situation was really bad. They shook their heads and sighed, but they couldn't help but secretly curse Li Yuanji for his incompetence. If it weren't for this How could the human situation deteriorate to this point?
After a long while, Li Siyuan let out a long sigh, stepped out of the queue and raised his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, King Qin, now that things are going on, it would be best for us to leave Luoyang quickly and withdraw our troops to Hedong!"
Generals such as Gao Xianzhi, Dang Jin, and Yang Fan also came out to echo: "Your Highness, what General Li said is absolutely true. The current situation is not good, and it is best to preserve our strength!"
"No, I will never withdraw my troops!"
Li Shimin shook his head and said decisively: "If Yang Gao'er is allowed to occupy Dongdu, it will be even more difficult for us to capture it in the future. Now that Bashu has been lost, what do you think about Guanzhong alone? Can you still compete with Yang Gao, who controls Jiangnan, the Central Plains, and Bashu?"
