Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 796 The Last Moment

On Tiantai Mountain, the exhausted Li Shimin slumped on a boulder with no manners, but he still focused on the enemy troops who were gathering at the foot of the mountain to prepare for a storm again, and kept giving orders.

It is said that King Qin is brave and good at attacking, but in fact he is also good at defending. This is already the third day. Liang Jun tried every means to capture most of Renshou Palace, but he was still unable to capture Tiantai Mountain.

There are four roads, large and small, in Tiantai Mountain. Li Shimin sent Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and Zheng Rentai to guard the three small roads, and he led Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong to guard the most important middle road.

Li Shimin demolished the main hall on the top of the mountain, or blocked the road with giant trees, or defeated the enemy with stones, or used door panels to resist bows and arrows, but even though the casualties were heavy, the Liang army still did not retreat. The mountain road was full of soldiers from both sides. flesh.

"I haven't slept all night, go and rest for a while."

"Father, the child just slept for a while."

Li Shimin stood up reluctantly, and Li Yuan motioned to Zhongshu, who was at the side, to order Yang Gongren to step forward and give him a hand.

Although he was wounded by an arrow, Li Yuan didn't just lie there. He seemed to have returned to the battlefield in the past few days. Show yourself that you're okay to boost morale.

"Erlang has worked hard." Li Yuan looked at the arrow marks on the second son's face with emotion.

Last night when the Liang army attacked at night, Li Shimin led his personal guards to fight to the death, and finally got reinforcements, but this arrow mark was also left on his face.

"It's a matter of duty." Li Shimin said calmly: "It's just that Yu Chigong and Li Mengchang were both seriously injured by arrows, and it is difficult to fight any more."

Yang Gongren on the side sighed, and said in a low voice: "The scouts just came to report that in the early morning, Liang Jun attacked. Cheng Yaojin led his personal guards to the west to meet the enemy. He fell off the cliff. Although he didn't die, his left leg was broken."

Li Shimin's cheeks trembled, within three days, the loss of Tiance Mansion made his heart cry.

Li Yuan's expression was extremely gloomy. He understood the implication of the second son's words. Although he was guarding against the mountain, the Tang army had hundreds of soldiers, and the Liang army ran long distances with the idea of ​​success or benevolence. Naturally, they attacked with all their strength at the expense of casualties. .

If the reinforcements don't come again, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on.

During the chaotic battle that day, the news had spread long ago. Li Yuan, who is the emperor, was trapped in Renshou Palace. Naturally, it is impossible to have no reinforcements. In fact, just yesterday, the three thousand Tang troops stationed in Yongxian County, who had already gone north to assist Longzhou, arrived at Renshou Palace. .

At that time, the Liang army was in chaos, and Li Yuan, who was watching the battle from the top of the mountain, was overjoyed, and ordered Li Shimin to lead the remnants down the mountain, attacking from front to back... But Li Shimin showed the keen vision of a battlefield commander and refused Li Yuan's order.

Li Shimin found that the movement of the Liang army at the foot of the mountain was very strange. The closer the Liang army was to Tiantai Mountain, the more orderly it appeared.

But the fact is that Li Shimin guessed it right, Liang Luoren stormed Renshou Palace, and at the same time sent out scouts, he had already discovered the three thousand Tang troops who came to help.

Facing the [-] Tang troops rushing forward, Liang Luoren waited and waited, luring the enemy to go deep. Just outside the Renshou Palace, he used two cavalry on the left and right to attack, and easily defeated the reinforcements.

Liang Luoren was even prepared to deal with the Tang army coming down from the mountain, ready to take advantage of the situation to attack Tiantai Mountain, but it was a pity that he couldn't wait for Li Shimin.

For the several state capitals around Renshou Palace, Jingzhou and Qizhou were defeated, and now they can only count on Longzhou or Jingzhao.

Li Yuan gritted his teeth, "According to the schedule, the Jingzhao reinforcements should arrive today."

Li Shimin didn't say a word, galloped from Renshou Palace, and arrived in Chang'an within a day and night. Although no envoys were sent that day, the Liang army rushed to attack Renshou Palace in that battle, and did not chase down and kill the fleeing soldiers of the Tang army. The news should be in the near future. It was introduced to Chang'an in a short time.

Logically speaking, if Prince Li Jiancheng dispatched troops immediately, he should have arrived at Renshou Palace before evening yesterday.

Yang Gongren at the side said in a low voice: "If there are no accidents, the King of Handan should be here today."

The distance between Renshou Palace and Qianyuan County is about the same as that of Chang'an. Li Yuan pondered in his heart, shook his head and said, "There is still a war in Longzhou, it is difficult to divide the troops, and Huairen's personal guards crossed mountains and ridges, probably on foot. , the speed will not be very fast."

Li Shimin still didn't say a word, he knew what Li Yuan said was right, but he still hoped that Li Shan would come here...no matter what the reason was.

On the one hand, Li Shimin feels that his understanding of Li Jiancheng is far beyond that of his father... The eldest brother seems to be kind, but he is by no means lacking in insidious methods.

If both he and his father died in Renshou Palace, for Li Jiancheng, he probably wouldn't be able to cry when he was going to the funeral, and he would have to try his best to hold back his laughter.

On the other hand, to put it bluntly, if it was Jingzhao who came to rescue the siege this time, or even Prince Li Jiancheng personally led the army, not to mention his father's support for him would definitely be improved, the key is that he saved his life How will Li Shimin deal with himself in the future?

The father and son had their own concerns, so they didn't speak any more. They just stared at the Liang army marching at the foot of the mountain. The roughly made shields were at the front. The arrows have been used up long ago, and several halls have been demolished, so they can only collect stones from the mountains as stones.

Pei Shiju, who was standing not far away, yawned. He hasn't slept well these two days... The preparation work is almost done, and we can't let it go by at the last moment!

Pei Shiju had already calculated that there should be reinforcements from Chang'an, but the crown prince is likely to delay the time, and the King of Handan from Longzhou... If there is a report, he will definitely come to help, but there is no way for the Liang army to attack Longzhou. There should be no troops on hand.

What's more, the Qizhou government soldiers who were supposed to go north were defeated yesterday, and Longzhou probably couldn't take care of themselves.

Pei Shiju had already figured it out, when the Liang army broke through Tiantai Mountain, he had to report his name as soon as possible... Otherwise, he would be killed in the chaos, and it would be miserable.

Liang Shidu sent elites to attack Renshou Palace long-distance. On the one hand, it was to disturb Guanzhong, so that they could gain a firm foothold in Lingzhou, Huizhou, and Yuanzhou. Can succeed in one battle.

Although it was located in Anshuofang, Master Liang knew very well that if one of Li Yuan or Li Shimin could be killed by chance, the Tang Dynasty, which had already ruled the world, would inevitably be in chaos.

If Li Yuan died, the brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng would fight against each other. It would be even better if Li Shimin died. Without this king of Qin who ruled the world, Liang Shidu might not be able to do anything by himself, but I believe Turks would be very interested.

But Liang Shidu himself was also from a noble family, and Pei Shiju knew very well that if Tiantai Mountain was breached, the Liang army would definitely kill Li Yuan, Li Shimin and Li Tang's clan, but they would never slaughter all the courtiers.

Most of the courtiers who accompanied Renshou Palace this time were descendants of aristocratic families, a large number of descendants of five surnames, seven families, and second-class elites. How could Master Liang kill them all?
Is there another Heyin change?
Pei Shiju believed that he, who had served in the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, was well-known at home and would definitely be respected.

This is almost a certainty. Apart from being a veteran of the four dynasties, Pei Shiju also worked under the command of Yu Wenhuaji and Dou Jiande one after another. Counting it, the servants of the three surnames, Lu Bu, are far behind.

Just when Pei Shiju was looking forward to it, Ling Jing, a staff member of Tiance Mansion who was standing beside Li Shimin, suddenly pointed down the mountain, "Liang Jun has not moved yet."

Li Yuan turned his head to look at Li Shimin. After yesterday's battle, he only believed in the second son's decision... If the second son hadn't stopped him yesterday, Tiantai Mountain would have been breached at this moment.

Li Shimin hesitated before nodding, "It's been a long time since the army was assembled, but it hasn't marched yet... maybe there are reinforcements."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they looked carefully. After a while, there was a commotion among the Liang army at the foot of the mountain, and hundreds of cavalry rolled towards the northwest.

Li Yuan's eyes widened, and he forgot the pain in his arm for a moment. Jingzhou was defeated, and the Tang army who came to aid from the northwest had no other possibility except Longzhou.

But at the next moment, Li Shimin's voice suddenly sounded, and Liang Jun, holding a shield and a giant tree, launched what might be the last onslaught.

Liang Luoren is not stupid, how could he not know that he may be surrounded by reinforcements at any time, even if he wants to survive, he must first break through Tiantai Mountain and capture Li Yuan and Li Shimin to save his life.

(End of this chapter)