Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 785 It's really not my fault this time

At this moment, outside the north gate of Huating County, Chang Da was busy chanting with Pei Longqian, and carefully inquiring about the war in Yuanzhou.

Pei Longqian seemed a little absent-minded, and forced a smile and said: "I hate the king of Xiangyi who hastily went to war... It is said that the Duke of Hou Pingyuan sent troops to help, but he was also defeated. withdraw."

Chang Da was not good at military strategy, but he was an old bureaucrat. When he heard this, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked, "Will Pingliang County be invaded by Liang thieves?"

Pei Longqian shook his head, "The Liang thieves who came south to invade Longzhou bypassed Guyuan, broke through Liupan Pass first, and then Longshan Pass, but did not attack Pingliang County."

Pei Xuanji on the side interjected and asked, "Jiulang, have you ever seen Liang Jun's traces in the south retreat?"

"The scouts once reported that thousands of Liang troops were withdrawing to the northwest, and they may have returned to attack Guyuan." Pei Longqian's eyes flickered, "Let's talk about the advanced city. This time we went south and encountered several battles. The horses were damaged, and the soldiers had to enter the city to escape. .”

In fact, Pei Longqian did not come from Pingliang County. After the Lingzhou battle report came, he led his troops to the north and was defeated by the Liang army outside Guyuan County. However, it also gathered a lot of disbanded Tang soldiers, and gathered nearly a thousand people to flee into Longzhou.

Chang Da nodded in agreement, glanced at the guards around Pei Longqian, and said with a smile: "With such a brave man, Huating must be impenetrable this time."

Pei Longqian said with a smile: "Now that Huating has enough troops, it will definitely be able to resist the Liang army in the north and wait for reinforcements."

The two looked at each other and smiled. After all, they were fighting for the same idea. Although they were defeated, the main blame was Li Shenfu and Duan Decao who didn't know where they were.

Chang Da was still pondering, Pei Longqian and Pei Xuanji were brothers of Wenxi Pei's family in the west, relying on this power, the King of Handan would not dare to seize the army, right?
What Chang Da is most afraid of is that Li Shan will win the army and make meritorious service. Outsiders don't know about the inside story of last year's war, but Chang Da knows it very well through Chang He. Later, Li Shan impeaches him and loses the army, which leads to Zhang Shilong's death in battle.

Chang Da knew very well in his heart that neither his power in the court nor his relationship with His Majesty could be compared with Li Shan's... But in this way, he was indirectly invested in the Eastern Palace.

Still thinking about these nonsense things, Pei Xuanji over there smiled and added: "Jiulang came just in time, and the reinforcements from Liyuan County seem to have arrived too."

Pei Longqian was overjoyed, "Who is here?"

Huating ordered Zhang Wenxi, who had been silent all this time, to say softly, "The King of Handan led several hundred personal guards to the north to help."

"King of Handan?" Pei Longqian was even more delighted, "King of Handan defeated the Turks last year and gained a great reputation. If there is such a leader, Longzhou will be fine!"

The corner of Chang Da's mouth was a little crooked, he suddenly remembered that Handan King Li Huairen had been recommended several times by his prime minister Pei Shiju, he hesitated for a while, when he was about to say something, suddenly there was a loud noise.

Pei Longqian frowned and looked back, but before he could see carefully, there was a sharp and stern scream, dozens of soldiers of the Tang army rushed out of the crowd with long knives in their hands, and rushed towards the city gate quickly.

When everyone was still in a daze, Zhang Wenguan, who had just arrived, shouted sharply: "It must be the Liang thief who got in!"

"That's right!" Pei Longqian shouted loudly, "Quickly close the city gate!"

It's a pity that it was discovered too late, and the choice made at the critical moment was very wrong. Actually, there were not many Liang soldiers who mixed into the Tang army, only two or three groups, adding up to more than a hundred people, and waiting outside the city to enter the city There are hundreds of soldiers of the Tang army.

If you can stick to the city gate and attack from inside and outside, you will be fine, but Pei Longqian made the mistake of closing the city gate, which directly caused the soldiers of the Tang army outside the city to lose their fighting spirit. I abandoned myself outside the city... It seemed that in just a moment, the Tang army scattered and fled, and more than a hundred Liang soldiers had already killed the city gate.

Pei Longqian, who was already frightened in the first battle of Guyuan, ran away without hesitation, and did not forget to catch Pei Xuanji who was still stupid. However, Chang Da and Huating Ling Zhang Wenxi, who were the governors of Longzhou, even commanded the soldiers to resist desperately and tried to close the door. city ​​gate.

Fan Shiyi, who had just arrived, stared at this scene in astonishment. In a very short period of time, nearly a thousand Tang troops were defeated. Even without the enemy chasing them, they fled around like hundreds of rabbits. , while more than a hundred big men rushed to the city gate with long knives.

There was chaos at the gate of the city, and some soldiers were trying their best to resist, but more soldiers fled into the city without their helmets and armor. Fan Shiyi clearly saw that the flags at the top of the city had already fallen.

Fan Shiyi was really dumbfounded. When he came to investigate more than an hour ago, it was still calm, and he was surprised that Mr. Lang didn't cause any trouble this time.

But in a blink of an eye, Liang Bing sneaks into the prying Tang army to steal the city, and Lang Jun meets again!

No, Mr. Lang has already entered the city... Fan Shiyi was about to ride his horse away when suddenly his face changed drastically. He jumped off his mount and listened carefully. The ground was shaking slightly. Apparently a large number of cavalry was coming .

bad, bad!
Fan Shiyi got on his horse and galloped to the south with all his might. There was only one thought in his mind, Mr. Lang is really a disaster!
At this time, Li Shan, who had already entered the city, also realized that something was wrong. He had only one thought in his mind, but unlike Fan Shiyi, this time, it really wasn't my fault!

This time it's all Hou Chen's fault!

On the main street in the middle of Huating County, hundreds of soldiers and young men of the Tang Army were fleeing south. Everyone knew that the only way out was the South City Gate.

Several personal guards waved their whips, and even swept across with long spears, driving the deserters in front to both sides. Wang Junhao rushed to Li Shan's side, "Lang Jun, what should I do?"

Li Shan took a deep breath. If he escapes at this time, there is a great chance of escaping, but how can he escape?

Don't say anything about your personality in this life, don't say that you have lost your reputation by running away, at least you can't leave brothers Zhang Wenxi and Zhang Wenguan here.

Li Shan stretched his finger forward and shouted: "Go forward, snatch him out!"

The general ordered, and all the guards obeyed. They all shouted and drove their horses to the north. Li Shan glanced at Hou Hongtao who was hesitant, "If you don't dare, retreat immediately."

Zhu Ba sneered and said: "Mr. Lang's personal guards are all warriors in the army. You are not qualified enough!"

Hou Hongtao has a strong temperament. He was imprisoned by Li Shentong last year, largely because of his personality. After hearing this, his eyes spewed fire, his legs stretched hard, and the horse that was suppressed under his crotch shot out like an arrow from the string. Jian Jian surpassed Zhu Ba, Zhao Da, and even Wang Junhao to take the lead.

Looking from a distance, Li Shan couldn't help scolding Chang Da again in his heart, this guy is such a waste, he has already arrived, and he has to make such a mess!
But after only a few glances, Li Shan knew that Huating County could not be kept, the guards retreated steadily, Liang soldiers had captured the city gate, and a steady stream of cavalry had appeared in the city.

(End of this chapter)