Judging from the results, the role of this goalkeeper is indeed not very good, but this is understandable. After all, the prince was afraid of people who stole things, not the stories of gods and ghosts, which was different from Li Shimin's situation after all.
Because what he had to guard against were people, naturally they couldn't be stopped by just a few portraits. For this reason, Li Hao had to stay in the East Palace for a few more days and spend time adjusting the guards in the East Palace.
Then Li Hao thought about arranging a practical exercise to show the prince how tightly guarded the East Palace was, and then help him feel at ease.
But the East Palace is inside the palace after all, so this must be done with the consent of Emperor Wen. Otherwise, Li Hao and the prince will not be able to bear the charge of using weapons without permission in the palace.
And in order to increase the success rate of this matter, Li Hao also specially called Ling Buyi. Ling Buyi was naturally not happy about this, and said directly: "Since it is your idea, you and the prince can report it to His Majesty yourself. What are you doing with me?" Faced with Ling Buyi's question, Li Hao directly He replied: "His Majesty asked you to help the prince handle the affairs of the East Palace. You have nothing to do with it. And if the prince's concerns cannot be dispelled, the two of us can leave the East Palace. Even if you don't do it for me, You have to think about yourself too.”
"No, don't blame me for this matter. I said it before. It will only take a few days at most. You promised me." Ling Buyi said directly.
"So you have to help me. Only by completely resolving the matter can you and I escape smoothly. Otherwise, I can't protect myself. How can I guarantee my promise to you? Anyway, I definitely can't stay in the East Palace every day. When the prince insists on asking you for help, won't it be troublesome for you?" Seeing Li Hao's rogue behavior, Ling Buyi was speechless for a moment, so he had to agree: "Okay, I will help you with this. You go together to speak before His Majesty."
"Let me just say, with the brotherhood between you and the prince, this small favor will definitely help. But when you come to His Majesty, just say that this exercise is to test the skills of the palace guards, and forget about the prince's problem. ." Li Hao immediately answered.
Ling Buyi naturally understood this, and then he, Li Hao, and the prince came to the Xuande Hall and reported that they were going to conduct actual combat exercises.
Emperor Wen was also very interested after hearing this. It is said that he was also an emperor on horseback, but after he ascended the throne, he was burdened with heavy responsibilities and rarely visited the battlefield in person.
So he agreed and said proactively: "Since we want to follow actual combat, the preparations for the offensive and defensive sides must be separated. The guarding of the East Palace will be left to you two. As for the attacking side, I will personally lead it. We also transferred Wei Wei and Guang Luxun to form the imperial guards in the palace, and then we will have a good competition." Emperor Wen was very excited when he said this, but it made Li Hao and Ling Buyi fall into distress. Emperor Wen personally After taking command in battle, should I still win?
So Li Hao quickly signaled to Ling Buyi that he wanted him to persuade Emperor Wen not to get involved in this matter.
Ling Buyi had the same idea in his mind, so after understanding it, he hurriedly said: "This is just a test within the East Palace. Your Majesty, you have everything in mind, so there is no need to waste time on this matter. And who doesn't know that you used troops back then?" Like a god, we once defeated Emperor Ruru's hundreds of thousands of troops with a few thousand men and horses. How can we match it?" Emperor Wen also thought of what happened back then when he heard this, and couldn't help but show a happy look. After all, that battle was the first in his life. One of the things I'm most proud of.
So what he said next was even more confident: "Don't worry, I will definitely be merciful to you and won't make your defeat too ugly. Now you can go down and get ready." As soon as these words came out, Li Hao and Ling Buyi had no choice but to resign, but after returning to the East Palace, the three of them started looking at each other.
I don’t understand how this simple drill could become so big after a trip to Emperor Wen’s place.
More importantly, with Emperor Wen as his opponent, whether he should win or not became a question.
Among the three, the prince's status was the most noble, so Li Hao and Ling Buyi coincided with each other and set their sights on him.
But when faced with this matter, the prince's old habit of swinging back and forth recurred, and he couldn't make up his mind. Instead, he asked Li Hao and Ling Buyi what they thought.
In the end, he completely dismissed the matter on the grounds that he was not familiar with the military affairs, and then found an excuse to leave.
In this regard, Li Hao and Ling Bujiu didn't stop them after thinking about it, because the prince really couldn't help in this matter, so it was better for the two of them to discuss it themselves.
In the end, the two decided that they were serious. Anyway, Emperor Wen's character was quite reliable and he would not lose his temper because he lost a drill.
What's more, Ling Buyi's skills were taught by Emperor Wen. Maybe Emperor Wen would be quite happy with this fact of being better than his master.
Then, the specific details began to be formulated. After all, since it was an actual combat exercise, it naturally had to have a goal.
According to Li Hao, the prince had a noble status and was not suitable to be targeted, so he used the tiger charm as a target.
As long as the attacker can take away the tiger talisman within four hours, it will be considered a success for the attacker. On the contrary, if the tiger talisman is still safe and sound within four hours, it will be considered a success for the defender.
As for the comparison of the strength of the two sides, the defenders had all the East Palace guards, while the attackers had half as many troops as the defenders.
After all, the defender has an advantage by relying on the palace gate to defend. Originally, Li Hao wanted to say that the ratio of the number of defenders to attackers was 1:2.
But Emperor Wen was so confident in himself that he said there was no need to double the number, and finally settled on the current number.
And because this time it is close to actual combat, although heavy siege weapons are not allowed to be used, bows and arrows are allowed to be used on both sides.
Of course, the arrows of this bow and arrow are special. After hitting a person, it will only leave a mark on the body, and that person will be considered out of the battle.
After determining these details, both sides began to prepare for the war. The people in the East Palace were naturally familiar with the terrain, so they were ready quickly.
As for Emperor Wen, because he needed to recruit Guang Luxun and Wei Wei's men and wait for them to get familiar with each other, more time was spent here.
But judging from the personnel structure, the attackers led by Emperor Wen were obviously more capable. After all, Guang Luxun and the Weiwei had many experienced generals serving in the war, and they were also brought in this time, such as serving as Wei Wei Zuo Cheng obtained Cheng Shi.
Unlike the East Palace, the only ones who could take action were Li Hao and Ling Buyi, which looked a bit miserable.
However, Ling Buyi and Li Hao were not discouraged. After all, sometimes having more people does not necessarily mean they have an advantage. Because there were not many soldiers participating this time, these people could only do the work of commanders and camp commanders. .
Although Li Hao admitted that these people were rich in battlefield experience and sharp in handling affairs, and they might be able to command thousands of troops with ease, but after all, they had been separated from the level of commander and camp commander for too long.
We are no longer so familiar with the small-scale mobilization of troops and horses of dozens or hundreds of people. On the other hand, Li Hao and Ling Buyi, one is good at strategizing at the rear, and the other is accustomed to charging at the front, which can complement each other perfectly.
So on the day of the actual battle, there was a loophole in the personnel connection of the attackers as soon as the battle started. Li Hao discovered it immediately, and immediately notified Ling Buyi to open the palace gate, starting a wave of backlash.
This move greatly exceeded Emperor Wen's expectations, because the defenders were obviously at a disadvantage in terms of strength, so they thought that even if they would attack, they would only do it later, after consuming part of the attacker's strength.
Moreover, they did not expect that such a mistake would be made on their side, so they were caught off guard and were immediately defeated.
But after reacting, the role of a bunch of big bosses on the attacking side was revealed. Some of them came out to support Ling Busuo's offensive.
The other side quickly stabilized the situation and quickly began to reintegrate the troops and prepare for a counterattack.
Seeing that he could no longer take any advantage, Li Hao immediately ordered and informed Ling Buyi to retreat before they could complete the integration.
This first round of confrontation ended with Li Hao and Ling Buyi gaining the upper hand, and the morale in the East Palace was greatly boosted.
As for Emperor Wen outside, his face turned a little dark at this time. Although he didn't call everyone in front of him and scolded him, he also reminded them emphatically not to underestimate the enemy again.
Then there was the battle for the city wall, and the two sides became very anxious. Because of this confrontation of hard power, the maneuverability of both sides was greatly reduced.
Especially in an environment like the palace, both sides have commanding heights and can check the opponent's troop deployment, which makes the battle a lot more troublesome.
Seeing that it was difficult to win in a frontal attack, Emperor Wen began to think of clever ways, because according to the initial victory conditions, as long as the tiger talisman was obtained, the attacker would be victorious.
In fact, it is not necessarily necessary to break through from the front, let someone sneak into the East Palace from the dark, and stealing the tiger talisman is also one of the ways to win.
So he found a few agile soldiers and prepared to sneak into the East Palace. In order to prevent Li Hao from discovering it, Emperor Wen also specially asked people to launch an offensive to attract everyone's attention.
This did prevent Li Hao from noticing the person sneaking in, but the problem was that since Li Hao specifically raised this point in the victory conditions, he was naturally not afraid of people sneaking in.
Originally, Li Hao's purpose was to prove to the prince that the protective measures in the East Palace were absolutely foolproof, so now that someone was taking the initiative to try, Li Hao was naturally happy before it was too late.
It's just that these people who sneaked in first encountered the secret guards posted in the courtyard, and were then chased and killed by the helpers they called for.
Even before they reached the tiger talisman, they were already at a loss. Finally, two people finally managed to get in. But when they saw the iron safe, they felt bad, but they still had the courage to try to see it. Can it be opened?
However, they no longer had much hope. After all, the pursuers behind them were not far away, and they didn't have much time at all.
But what happened next made them very strange, because they expected that the pursuers would not arrive, which gave them a lot of time to think of a solution.
But what they didn't know was that the pursuers had already arrived, but Li Hao, who discovered the situation, stopped them and asked Ling Buyi to take over his command from the center.
Then he turned around and found the prince, and took him to Hu Fu's place. In the dark, he watched the gang of thieves who had sneaked in and were messing around.
"Your Highness, the people your Majesty can send in to get the Tiger Talisman must be elite soldiers and generals, but even these people cannot get here quietly despite the empty guard inside the East Palace. You should understand this Even if someone is lucky enough to get here without the corresponding key and mechanism information, they will never be able to get the contents inside." After listening to Li Hao's words, the prince couldn't help but nodded. Indeed, this No matter how much he heard, it was better to see it with his own eyes. Now he really believed in the safety of the East Palace.
Seeing that the prince finally nodded, Li Hao's original goal had been accomplished. It happened that the two stupid thieves in front had completely run out of options and began to directly attack with violence.
Unfortunately, after two cuts, only a few shallow marks appeared on the safe. On the other hand, there was a gap on the two swords.
Seeing this situation, Li Hao quickly asked the guards outside to go in. After all, although this method was useless, the cabinet after cutting was full of marks, which was really ugly.
After the situation here was dealt with, Li Hao asked the prince to go back to rest, while he went to Ling Buyi's place to check how the battle was going.
This time, Ling Buyi took the lead and asked: "How is it going with Hufu? Has the prince got rid of his worries?" Li Hao replied: "Don't worry, the prince's side has been settled, and neither of us will need to stay any longer." We are on duty in the palace. Now we can resolve the battle in front of us with peace of mind. However, judging from the situation, it is still a bit dangerous to just guard the palace gate. How about shrinking the defense line and retreating directly to the main hall? Then we will The strength of the troops is more than enough to last until the end of time." Ling Buyi replied: "Okay, let's do it like this. The people on the opposite side are quite capable. It is indeed impossible to divide the troops to defend on all sides. But it can't be like this. Retreat directly, and you will mobilize the troops to block the follow-up defense line. I will lead the people behind and charge again." Li Hao heard this and quickly stopped: "No, we are retreating in batches now. There is still plenty of time, so don't take such a risk. It's okay, after all, His Majesty is watching from the other side. If we really want to charge, I can only go there. Otherwise, His Majesty would have been unhappy if he lost, and then he would scold us when he saw you taking such risks in the battle. It's really unnecessary for the two of us to have a meal together." Seeing that Li Hao was so unwilling, Ling Buyi did not cause too much trouble, and then the two of them organized the people on the four walls of the palace to retreat to the main hall, and finally succeeded in blocking Emperor Wen and the others from outside. The victory was won.
But even though he lost, Emperor Wen didn't look ugly. Instead, he praised Ling Buyi, obviously very pleased.
As for Li Hao, he also gave a few compliments, and then the exercise came to an end. As a result, Li Hao finally no longer had to stay in the East Palace at night, and could go home and spend time with his wife.
