In the Dabao Hall of Renshou Palace, Yang Guang paced back and forth with a gloomy face, thinking hard about how to break the situation. Although he still gave Yang Ji a feeling of being as still as a mountain, he was panicking to death.
It is true that he has been the head coach countless times and won every battle, but the large-scale legion battle is completely different from the military coup in front of him. In the past, he considered, deployed, and defeated the enemy more from the overall situation such as the national strength of the enemy and ours, and the military strength of both sides of the confrontation. After setting the combat policy, it was then executed by the military commanders; but the military coup in front of him was something he had never done before. A battle never considered, never fought. When he arranged everything from the overall situation, he found that he suddenly changed from the coach to the specific executor of the tactics.
Facing this unfamiliar field, Yang Guang found it very difficult. The lack of experience and the shortage of troops made Yang Guang extremely anxious and worried. He did not know how to make the most reasonable and effective plan in a short period of time. Deployment, not to mention how to make him achieve final victory when the enemy is strong and we are weak.
Yang Guang couldn't think of any foolproof strategy, so he quickly glanced at Yang Ji, thinking that after becoming an official, King Kong Slave would do all kinds of things that are difficult to prevent. This kind of small-scale fierce fighting is exactly what he is good at. If he were to direct this battle, it would definitely be safer than doing it himself.
Thinking of this, he made a decision in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Vajra slave, what happens next is up to you. You are the commander in chief now, and I am just a general under your command. I will fight how you tell me to fight."
After hearing this, Yang Ji immediately understood what role he was going to play. At the same time, he roughly guessed Yang Guang's difficulty. His current situation was exactly the same as the difficulty he faced when he attacked Yiwu. The difference was that he, Yang Ji, Although Li Jing, Xue Ju, Li Daliang and others who were also rookies could not be counted on at that time, they had the advantage of being unexpected and unprepared to attack the enemy. However, everything in front of them was passive, and there were not even many troops.
It's just that the upcoming military coup has put them in a dangerous stage of walking on thin ice. This tense situation no longer allows him to push back. He immediately said: "Since brother thinks I can do it, then I will be the coach."
"Okay!" Yang Ji did his part, so Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked for advice: "What should we do now?"
"Although we are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, if we gather the soldiers together, there are still more than 2,000 people. The straight-line distance between here and the foot of the mountain is only one or two miles, and everyone's eyes are fixed on this place, so as long as there is any trouble like this, It will attract the attention of the officials at the foot of the mountain, and Yang Su should have received Shiming's military order at this time and responded quickly. And with the two thousand troops in our hands, no matter how fierce the battle is, we can hold on Until the end." Yang Ji glanced at Yang Guang and continued: ""
"The difficulty is how to concentrate the troops, right?" Yang Guang slowly regained his composure after hearing what Yang Ji said.
"That's right!" Yang Ji nodded: "The secret enemies have not yet known that we have understood their plot, so we still have some time to prepare, so our top priority is to gather the troops immediately."
"But this will not only attract the enemy's attention, but morally speaking, we will be at a disadvantage." Yang Guang looked at Yang Ji and expressed his worries: "Morality and orthodoxy are my greatest advantages and Reliance, if we arbitrarily mobilize our troops at this time, even if we win in the end, I'm afraid we will have to bear the infamy of the palace incident."
"My brother!" Yang Ji smiled bitterly: "The issue we have to consider now is how to win this battle. If we lose, there will be nothing. So let's talk about the future things later!"
After hearing this, Yang Guang suddenly felt enlightened. Although he was worried about the political impact, he could no longer have his cake and eat it too. If he was defeated and died in the military coup, he would definitely have to bear the consequences of the military coup in the future. Notoriety, that being the case, what's the point of thinking about it so much? Why not let go and save your life?
"Prince, Changqiu Supervisor sent everyone to urgently ask for an audience." Just when Yang Guang was about to summon people, a guard ran to the door to report.
Yang Guang said quickly: "Let him come in."
A pale-faced little eunuch rushed in with broken steps, knelt down in front of Yang Guang with a bang, and cried loudly: "Prince, the saint, the saint is here."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking both Yang Guang and Yang Ji. After a long while, Yang Ji grabbed the young eunuch who was kneeling on the ground crying and shouted, "Has this news spread?"
The young eunuch was trembling with fear and shook his head hurriedly: "Doctors and craftsmen dare not say nonsense. Even Chen Guiren and Cai Guiren were kept in the dark. Now Chang Qiu is in control of the palace, and he has blocked all news, but He doesn’t know what to do, so he hopes that the prince will come over and take control of the situation as soon as possible.”
These words made Yang Guang very confused, and his father's behavior made the situation more urgent. The resulting problems made all their brothers' previous discussions useless, and also made a military coup imminent. But after all, Yang Guang was the prince of the Sui Dynasty and had several years of experience in supervising the country. He forced himself to calm down and said to Yang Ji: "Ignore everything else. We will go to the palace immediately. If the jade seal and tiger talisman of the country fall on No matter how hard we try, it will be useless in the hands of others.”
After saying that, Yang Guang walked out of the hall in a panic.
Yang Ji also dropped the young eunuch, quickly took off the Qilin sword and Yang Guang's sword from the sword stand, and stalked out after him.
After the two people left the Dabao Hall, they ran towards the Renshou Hall, the main hall where the palace is located. After passing the square and bypassing a long imperial road, what appeared in front of them was Yang Jian's palace.
Yang Guang immediately slowed down, took the sword from Yang Ji, and walked forward with a calm expression as much as possible.
Although their brothers and Yang Zhao brothers all have soldiers, the Renshou Palace is under martial law during this period, and no one can enter at all. In the palace, the only force they could use was Yang Guang's more than thirty guards, but Yang Guang's guards could not reach the Renshou Palace, so the brothers could only rely on themselves now.
Yang Guang whispered to Yang Ji as he walked: "The palace is heavily guarded these days. If I am not summoned, I cannot enter the palace at will, let alone bring weapons. But at this time, it is Liu Shu's soldiers who are on guard. Therefore, we cannot do without weapons, let alone enter, so for the present plan, we can only break in by force. Anyone who dares to stop us can kill them with free hands and feet."
"I know!" Yang Ji nodded. He also knew that this was an extremely urgent time and there was no room for mercy, because the imperial seal and tiger talisman were too important. The former represents orthodoxy. If Yang Guang does not have this thing, even if he ascends the throne in the future, he will be questioned endlessly. In serious cases, it can even destabilize the world; and the latter is a murderous weapon that controls the millions of soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. If he falls, In the hands of others, the Sui Dynasty's million-strong army can be used for one's own purposes.
The two reached a tacit understanding, stopped talking, and walked quickly towards the front steps one after the other.
They are still outside the main gate of the palace. Walking further in, there are two palace gates. Fortunately, the news of Yang Jian Bintian has not spread yet, so the door of the palace is as calm as usual. Twenty soldiers are standing at the door holding halberds. Zhi Chang, who was on duty and patrolling at the door, saw Yang Guang and Yang Ji and stepped forward quickly. He glanced at the swords in their hands and saluted solemnly: "Prince, King Wei, there is no news in the palace that the saint has summoned him. Imperial decree, please wait at the door."
"The saint just sent a eunuch to bring us the ancient sword captured by King Wei on the battlefield. Don't you know?" Yang Guang stared at the commander coldly, and at the same time, he also sent a message to Yang Ji. A look.
Zhichang could not judge the authenticity of Yang Guang's words, but there was indeed a eunuch who walked out in a hurry just now. He hesitated for a moment and said: "The Crown Prince and King Wei will wait a moment, and we will send someone inside to report."
Yang Ji knew that once this person entered and reported, his secret would be exposed, so the moment Zhi Chang turned around, he took out the Qilin Sword in his hand and rushed forward. He saw a cold light flashing through, and Zhi Chang's head fell from his neck. Coming down, the headless corpse fell forward with blood spurting out.
The sudden change shocked the other guards. Yang Ji, who had beheaded Zhichang, did not wait for them to react. He rushed forward like lightning and killed several people one after another. In an instant, the seven people closest to him were killed. He died under his sword, and Yang Guang cooperated tacitly. The moment he fell to the ground, he also rushed towards the row of guards on the right. When Yang Guang started massacring, he also rushed towards this row of soldiers.
When the few remaining people saw that Yang Guang and Yang Ji were so fierce and violent, they all yelled in fright, turned around and fled inside.
Yang Ji quickly inserted the hilt of the sword into the scabbard, twisted his hands hard, and heard a soft "click" sound. The sword and the scabbard were firmly together, forming a sword that looked like a knife but not like a sword. The strange blade. He was afraid that the fleeing soldiers would close the door from the inside, so he rushed forward and stabbed all of them to death, and then rushed in with Yang Guang.
Although there were only twenty soldiers guarding the main entrance of the palace, there were more than a hundred right-guard soldiers in the courtyard and the opposite corridor. Yang Ji and Yang Guang killed the twenty soldiers at the main entrance only after the rabbit rose and the falcon fell. For a moment, the soldiers who witnessed all this were stunned by the ferocity of the two men. By the time they reacted, the two men had already rushed into the palace one after another.
The Gongmen suddenly chaos, and the bell of the alarm also rang "Dangdang".
Although the bells and shouts resounded through the front yard, these soldiers did not get the order to enter. No one dared to rush into the palace easily, so they could only warn the guards inside and wait anxiously in Zhige General Liu Ximing's order
Liu Ximing, who was about forty years old, was highly skilled in martial arts, especially in archery. Although his name was Liu Ximing, he was actually a general of Liu Shu's father, Liu Ji, and his real name should be Liu Ximing. As early as when Liu Ji accepted his words, he changed his name like other noble generals of Guanlong and sneaked into the Sui army under the name Liu Ximing. With the help of Liu Ji, he gradually became the emperor. Imperial Guard, later joined the Right Guard, and became General Zhige.
Liu Ximing is one of the six Zhige generals on the right guard. He was not originally on duty today, but as Yang Jian's condition has worsened in the past few days, Liu Shu knew that the time was ripe. When he received the order to go to Beijing to pick up Yang Yong and Yang Xiu. After that, he accurately calculated his return time and decided to take action tonight when Yang Yong arrived at Renshou Palace, so he replaced Liu Ximing as the commander on duty today.
At this time, Liu Ximing was thinking about tonight's military coup in his official office. He was the chief defense general today. It was very easy to kill Yang Guang, but Liu Shu still hadn't sent anyone to contact him, leaving him wondering what to do. good.
Just as he was frowning and thinking, a doctor from the Imperial Medical Office walked to the door of the room and knocked on the door. Liu Ximing quickly opened the door. He saw the doctor's face was pale and frightened, and he quickly asked: "What happened?"
The doctor said in a trembling voice: "General Liu, the saint has passed away. General, please hurry up and report to General Liu."
"What did you say? Is the saint Bin Tian?" Liu Ximing was taken aback and asked blankly.
"Exactly!" The doctor was very nervous and began to stutter when he spoke: "Jiang Changqiu has already taken control of the news. He was in a hurry and escaped unprepared."
Liu Ximing broke out in a cold sweat. This news caught him off guard and disrupted all the steps they had planned. He was stunned for a long time, took out a prepared letter from his arms, and called a close soldier. He came forward and said, "Go down the mountain immediately and give this letter to General Liu. Go immediately! If you can't find General Liu, give it to General Zhang Jin. The two of them live in the same courtyard, so they are easy to find."
"I obey my command!" This confidant soldier was also a dead soldier inserted by Liu Shu. He knew very well about tonight's actions. He took the letter and hid it closely before running away.
Liu Ximing paced back and forth anxiously in the room, his expression becoming very solemn. He asked the doctor: "Didn't you say that the saint still had a few more days to hold on? Why did he suddenly die?"
The sudden visit of the saint was completely unexpected by Liu Shu, Liu Ximing and others. If this news spreads, all the civil and military officials and troops at the foot of the mountain will inevitably go up the mountain in large numbers. This will make it impossible for their military coup to be launched successfully. If it cannot Launching a military coup would naturally not kill Yang Guang, but if he acted at this time, Liu Shu and others would have no news and would not be able to respond to them as soon as possible.
"The saint has been taking the fierce general. It's good that he has been able to delay until today." The doctor glanced at Liu Ximing and defended in a low voice: "The humble position and others have already tried their best."
Liu Ximing nodded silently, and his heart became entangled. Should he take action now or not?
Looking at the overall situation, now is indeed the best time to take action, but the matter is so important that he cannot bear or decide on such a major matter as a military coup. If he acts without permission, it will definitely disrupt all Liu Shu's plans; if Liu Shu He had not yet arrived at Renshou Palace, and others did not know how to respond to him. In the end, even if he defeated Renshou Palace and killed Yang Guang, he would not get the final victory, so he did not dare to act rashly.
This dilemma left Liu Ximing with no choice, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Dang-dang-dang-dang-dang..." Suddenly, bursts of rushing bells came from the direction of the bell tower of Renshou Hall, which made Liu Ximing stunned. Could it be that someone had discovered the story of Saint Bintian? And summoned by way of warning?
No matter what, he had to go out and watch at this time and take control of the situation.
Thinking of this, Liu Ximing picked up his sword and walked out of the official office. As soon as he walked out of the gate, he bumped into several soldiers who were rushing towards him: "General Liu, something serious has happened. The Crown Prince and King Wei have already entered." In the Hall of Renshou, they kill everyone they meet and have already rushed to the palace."
Liu Ximing's eyes suddenly widened. He was originally in a dilemma here, but Yang Guang and Yang Ji gave him a legitimate opportunity to kill. So he was surprised and delighted and loudly ordered: "Pass my military order, the second and third orders." , the fourth brigade went to the palace to block the Crown Prince and King Wei. If they break in by force! Kill or shoot them to death immediately in the name of assassins."
