Chapter 4432 The decisive moment
Li Dazhi led the prince's left guard to enter Taiji Palace from Xuanwu Gate, but he did not dare to go directly to Wude Palace for reinforcements. Instead, he would clear out the remaining rebels along the way, otherwise they would be allowed to gather in groups in the Forbidden Garden. Wandering around in places such as , imperial gardens, etc., for fear of intimidation Threatening the safety of Xuanwu Gate, once he fails to defeat the rebels in front of Wude Hall as expected, or if the situation is unfavorable and has to escort His Majesty to evacuate from Xuanwu Gate, these rebels will connect with the large army and become enemies on the retreat. Hidden danger.
So even though he knew that Wude Palace was in danger, he still had to be patient and eliminate the rebels in the Forbidden Garden, Imperial Garden and other places one by one.
When he led his army to the Wude Hall, he saw countless rebels invading along the Wude Gate and the palace walls on the east and west sides like a tide. The soldiers of the Youtun Guards on the defensive front moved forward under the huge disparity in strength. Step back...
Li Dazhi was secretly happy. It seemed that he had just the right moment and the right time to defeat the rebels head-on at this critical moment. Wouldn't such a contribution be shining in the annals of history?
Without any hesitation, he immediately commanded his cavalry to charge towards the rebels, while he led dozens of troops towards the rebels' center position. Looking at the formation, the troops that broke through Wudemen this time were led by Yuchi Gong himself. If he can defeat Yuchi Gong, whether he is captured alive or killed, it will be enough to guarantee his title as a county prince...
These young people of the "second generation" of the empire have grown up in the legends and stories of the Zhenguan Honorable Ministers. They naturally admire military merit and yearn for titles. Now they have such an opportunity to be compared with the Zhenguan Honorable Ministers. Of course Full of enthusiasm and high morale.
While galloping, he took off his spear from the winning hook. When the two sides were more than ten feet apart, they saw what had happened. Wei Chigong was surrounded by his own soldiers and was fighting with the soldiers of the left guard of the prince who rushed forward. .
Li Dazhi's blood boiled over and he roared loudly. He rode his horse and danced with his spear to attack Yuchi Gong: "You dog thief, take your life!"
In a few breaths, the war horse arrived nearby, and the spear in its hand stabbed Yuchi Gong's chest like a poisonous dragon. Yuchi Gong was charging forward, intending to break through the cavalry led by the prince's left guard and capture the Wude Palace directly. Unexpectedly, a cavalry shot out of the diagonal thrust and came straight towards him. When he got close, he stabbed straight away, and he was furious.
Is this an incompetent person who regards himself as the leader and wants to use his own head to claim credit from Li Chengqian?
Yuchi Gong's anger rose, "If it's Fang Jun, that's all. You, Li Dazhi, are just a Sima next to Li Jing, how dare you look down on me like this?" He retracted the spear in his palm, knocked it hard against the thrusting spear, and swung the spear away. Then, the spear moved straight towards Li Dazhi's open chest!
Li Dazhi moved his horse, danced his spear, and stabbed Wei Chi Gong. Unexpectedly, he was blocked by the opponent. The spears intersected, and an unmatched force came from the spear shaft. As a result, the spear could not stabilize and was knocked to the side, and almost flew away. . Immediately afterwards, the opponent stabbed him with the same sword. He opened the empty door and was unable to resist. He saw the sharp sword cutting through the wind and rain and heading straight for his chest. This frightened Li Dazhi to the point where he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was. Among the Zhenguan ministers, the most powerful general ranks first in terms of military strength...
In the panic, he had no time to resist, so he could only turn to the side to block the side of the horse. The sharp point of the spear pierced his nose, making him scream in fright.
Yuchi Gong stabbed the air with a spear, the two horses were in stirrups, and the long spear came back here again, hitting the neck of Li Dazhi's horse. The horse screamed and fell to the outside, just in time to crush Li Dazhi who was hiding beside the horse.
Yuchi Gong held the spear in one hand and the reins in the other to stop the horse from charging forward. Just as he turned around and tackled Li Dazhi, who was pinned down by the horse, the troops who had originally charged with Li Dazhi were shocked and shouted "Lang Jun". More than ten people risked their lives and rushed towards Yuchi Gong, while the rest jumped off their horses and pulled Li Dazhi out from under his horses.
These tribesmen were all from the Li family, or had fought with Li Jing, or were former tribes of his father Li Keshi, the Duke of Danyang. Their loyalty was unquestionable, and they were risking their lives to save Li Dazhi at this moment.
Yuchi Gong did not dare to be too arrogant. No matter how brave the three troops were on the battlefield, they might be stabbed to death by a pawn. He quickly waved his horse to block the vital points, and the soldiers behind him also swarmed up to fight with the opponent.
Seeing Li Dazhi being pulled out from under his horse and then helping another horse to retreat, Yuchi Gong pierced a cavalryman in front of him and shouted: "Don't be reluctant to fight, charge with me!" < br>
How could he take Li Dazhi's life and death seriously? The most urgent thing at the moment is to capture Wude Palace this morning, otherwise as more and more Prince Zuowei lead reinforcements, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable.
Li Dazhi was supported by his troops on his horse and retreated backwards. He clutched his right leg in severe pain and did not forget to give the order: "Stop the rebels. Stop the rebels at any cost. Even if the entire prince's left guard is killed in the battle, that's it." The rebels will never be allowed to set foot in the Wude Palace!”
Although his greed for merit caused his horse to stumble and almost kill Yuchi Gong, Li Dazhi did not forget his mission. Being able to capture or kill Yuchi Gong was certainly a great achievement, but what was more important was the defense of Wude Palace.
As long as the Wude Palace is as solid as a rock and His Majesty is safe and sound, then his credit will never go away. On the contrary, if the Wude Palace falls, what will happen even if he kills Wei Chigong?
The prince's left guard behind him led the cavalry towards Yuchi Gong and surrounded him. More and more cavalry rushed to Wude Hall and fought with the tide of rebels. The battle was extremely fierce...
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Outside the Wude Gate, heavily armored infantrymen guarded the armored cavalry, resisting the tidal wave of rebel attacks. Fang Jun and a thousand armored cavalry all dismounted and drank heavily from the water in their skins, trying to regain their strength as soon as possible.
The only weakness of such a powerful weapon that roams the battlefield like armored cavalry is that it greatly consumes the physical strength of soldiers and horses. It cannot fight for a long time. Once physical strength decreases, it is easy to fall into the enemy's formation.
As the saying goes, a sword has two edges, everything in the world has its two sides, with advantages and disadvantages...
Wudemen has fallen, and the rebels have climbed over the palace walls on both sides. It is not yet known what the fighting situation is inside Wudemen, but Fang Jun did not feel anxious or panicked, because he saw under the faint morning light. The big flag embroidered with the word "Jin" was flying in the wind and rain. Countless rebels surrounded it, launching a fierce attack on Wude Hall like a tide.
Li Zhi is a bit brave. He actually dares to put up a big flag and light up the flag on the battlefield. He is not afraid of being attacked by a target on the spot?
But after thinking about it, I realized that Li Zhi had no choice but to do it. Now that the news of Li Huaiqin and Liu Keman's defeat has come, Prince Zuowei will be able to enter the palace soon to reinforce Wude Palace. With Li Jing and Xue Chai ready to lead troops into the city, there is not much time left for the rebels.
If Wude Hall cannot be captured before reinforcements arrive, then this mutiny will end in a complete failure of King Jin, and the price of failure is something Li Zhi absolutely cannot afford...
Since there is no way to retreat, we can only fight with our lives.
Fang Jun raised his hand, and all the armored cavalry behind him stopped their movements and focused their gazes.
"Sit down and rest. After a stick of incense, follow my commander to kill the general and capture the flag!"
"Here!"
More than a thousand soldiers agreed with a loud voice, turning a blind eye to the mud and blood on the ground. They all sat cross-legged, relaxing their bodies and recovering their strength. The war horses around him snorted, swung their tails, and chewed the beans they had just been fed. They didn’t have much experience of the cruelty on the battlefield...
A strange scene appeared on the battlefield. The rebels' offensive was overwhelming, but only this place guarded by heavy armored infantry seemed like a rock. The rebels' turbulent offensive was diverted here, and they all rushed into Wudemen. Nei tried to capture Wude Palace as soon as possible.
This gives the armored cavalry an extremely rare rest time...
A scout sneaked up in rebel uniforms. When he arrived nearby, he showed his waist card. Then he was brought to Fang Jun by his own soldiers and reported: "Commander Qi, the prince's left guard has arrived at Wude Palace and is blocking his way." The rebels fought, but Li Dazhi was wounded by Yu Chigong, and his life was safe."
Fang Jun looked at the big flag in the distance that was moving towards Wudemen, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Separate manpower to keep an eye on the situation at Chengtianmen. If Liu Rengui hits outside the palace gate, quickly Report as soon as possible. In addition, we must keep an eye on the movements of Zhaode Palace, especially Xiao Yu and Chu Suiliang.”
This mutiny was an internal war within the Tang army. Since they were very familiar with each other, and many of the troops were deeply entangled with each other, there were so many spies, internal spies, and spies planted by each other that it was difficult to guarantee military secrets to the outside world.
Xiao Yu and others are in Zhaode Hall. It is not easy to assassinate or capture him, but if you just want to know his whereabouts, it is really simple...
"Here!"
The scout responded, and when he saw that Fang Jun had no further instructions, he turned and left, hiding in the wind and rain...
Although it is unknown why Li Dazhi was injured as soon as he entered the palace, since the prince's left guard had already arrived, it would be difficult for the rebels to defeat him quickly and capture Wude Hall anyway, not to mention that Li Jing had not yet received the news that Xuanwu Gate was safe. thus rate The army enters the city, but Li Dazhi will definitely not send only one of his troops to Xuanwu Gate. There will definitely be other troops as support. Now that the prince's left guard has entered the palace, other troops will inevitably enter the palace one after another. The safety of Wude Palace No need to worry for now.
What he has to do now is to accumulate energy, wait for the opportunity, and hit the target with one strike.
Finally, the big flag in the distance slowly approached Wudemen. Fang Jun suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Mount the horse!"
"Hula!" All the soldiers behind him got up and got on their horses, holding the reins in one hand and holding the blade in the other.
Fang Jun jumped on the horse and held the horse's pole in his hand. He pointed the tip of the pole at the moving flag of Wudemen and shouted: "Follow me to kill the general and capture the flag!"
Take the lead.
"Here!"
More than a thousand soldiers responded in unison, followed closely behind, and the heavily armored infantry on the periphery immediately moved out of the way, allowing more than a thousand armored cavalry to roar out, heading towards the big flag in the distance like wind and clouds. (End of chapter)