Man Tanghong

Chapter 519 Xuanwu Gate ([-])
However, now is not the time to worry about these.

Now that Li Jiancheng has drifted away, Li Shimin doesn't mind taking advantage of the situation to win over Li Yuanji.

"Yuanji, you heard it too. Eldest brother not only can't tolerate me, he can't tolerate you either. Once elder brother ascends the throne, I'm afraid you and I will be decapitated."

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Second brother is true, but second brother should be more than that, right?"

Li Shimin dared to lead a coup with hundreds of people, which means that Li Shimin had the confidence to use these hundreds of people to complete the coup.

Wherever he is now, Li Yuanji doesn't believe that Li Shimin has no backup.

Li Shimin said with deep eyes: "It seems that we misjudged you before. You are not an arrogant and domineering person. You are smarter than most of us. You just keep hiding your clumsiness."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin took a special look at Li Jiancheng in the distance, and said, "Are you sure you want to help him and not me? You heard it too. He not only wants to kill me, but he also wants to kill you."

Li Yuanji said indifferently: "I don't care who you want to kill, I just want to take you down and hand it over to my father."

Li Shimin chuckled and said, "Then let father depose us, so you can reap the benefits?"

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin, and said indifferently: "I said before, I'm not interested in that position."

"is it?"

Li Shimin said with a half smile: "You still refuse to tell the truth? You say you are not interested in that position. Ask the people present, who will believe it?"

Li Yuanji said coldly: "I don't need anyone to believe me."

"Hahaha……"

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "Why didn't I find you so hypocritical before?"

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin, too lazy to talk nonsense.

Seeing that Li Shimin and Li Yuanji didn't pay any attention to him, Li Jiancheng felt angry in his heart, "You are still putting on airs here when you are about to die, so shoot me!"

After hearing Li Jiancheng's order, a group of Changlin soldiers, led by Zhao Chengyong, attacked Li Shimin and Li Yuanji.

Li Shimin stayed where he was and didn't move.

Li Yuanji also stayed where he was.

Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin and others led the remaining 500 people to meet them.

The Yiqiumen defenders who were guarding Li Jiancheng suddenly turned against each other and also met the Changlin soldiers.

Li Jiancheng's eyes widened in horror, and he looked at the Yiqiu Gate defenders in disbelief.

It never occurred to him that the defender of Yiqiu, who had rescued him from Li Shimin not long ago, was actually his enemy.

The reason why Li Yuanji dared to say in front of Qin Qiong that Li Jiancheng would not die was because the defenders of Yiqiu Gate belonged to him, not only that, but also the defenders of several gates were also his people.

They will come out at critical moments to save Li Jiancheng's life.

Therefore, it is difficult for Li Jiancheng to die.

"Yuanji... What a great way!"

Li Shimin watched the Yiqiu Gate defenders turn their backs, and he expressed his heartfelt emotion.

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin, and said calmly: "Didn't the second brother already guess it?"

If Li Shimin hadn't guessed that the defenders of Yiqiu Gate belonged to him, it would have been impossible for him to say the phrase 'you are sure to help him, not me' just now.

Li Shimin sighed: "I also noticed that they only protect the life of the elder brother and don't listen to the orders of the elder brother, so I guessed that they belong to you."

Li Yuanji said indifferently: "Didn't the second brother also put a lot of people in the palace? Don't you plan to call them all out? Are you planning to hide them?"

Li Shimin's eyes fell on Li Yuanji, and he said meaningfully: "It seems that you are hiding deeper than I imagined, and you are also smarter than I imagined."

He did install a lot of people in the palace.

This is also the reason why no one came out to intervene, let alone protect Li Jiancheng since he chased and killed Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuanji said indifferently: "Is it still useful to say this now?"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's really useless..."

After saying this, Li Shimin sighed again and said, "Yuanji, no matter who we win this time, don't blame me."

Li Shimin automatically ignored Li Jiancheng, not because he looked down on Li Jiancheng, but because Li Jiancheng's strength was too weak, not as good as the tip of the iceberg between him and Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin coldly and said, "What do you mean by that? You sent someone to Jiulongtan Mountain?"

Li Shimin nodded his head and said: "That's right, I sent Duan Zhixuan to lead one thousand Xuanjia and two thousand troops from the Tongjun Mansion to attack Jiulongtan Mountain.

Presumably at this moment, there are no living people in Jiulongtan Mountain. "

Li Yuanji sneered and said: "Sending the Xuanjia Army to Jiulongtan Mountain to kill a group of old and weak women and children, you are really generous."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "I thought you were also in Jiulongtan Mountain, and the One Thousand Profound Armor was prepared for you."

Li Yuanji sneered: "Then you really think highly of me."

Li Shimin looked sideways at Li Yuanji and said, "You are the only one who can make me mobilize a thousand mysterious armors to encircle and kill him."

Li Yuanji sneered: "So I have to thank you?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "That's not necessary..."

Li Yuanji snorted coldly and asked, "You said that there are no living people in Jiulongtan Mountain, including Li Chengqian?"

Li Shimin's expression froze, he pursed his lips and did not speak again.

He would definitely not hurt his son, but if his son died at the hands of Prince Qi's mansion ahead of time, then he would have to admit it.

Li Yuanji glanced at the guards of Yiqiumen who were fighting with Changlin soldiers, as well as Changsun Wuji and others, and said coldly: "Your people are about to be overwhelmed, and you don't plan to use your last resort ?"

Although Changsun Wuji and others can fight, Changlin Bing is not a vegetarian.

They are all fierce soldiers who have fought in Youzhou for many years. Even if they are not as good as Changsun Wuji and others, they can still fight against Changsun Wuji and others by virtue of their superiority in numbers.

The strength of Yiqiumen's defenders was not bad, and they were good players on the battlefield, but facing Changsun Wuji and others and Changlin soldiers, they were not enough, so they were beaten and retreated steadily.

So Li Shimin also replied, "Your people can't stand it anymore, why don't you use the last resort?"

Li Yuanji smiled coldly and said nothing.

The next moment, Xue Wanshu and others caught up.

Li Yuanji ordered without any hesitation: "Go to rescue Yiqiu Wei!"

With the addition of Xue Wanshu and others, the defenders of Yiqiu Gate quickly stabilized their formation and began to fight back.

Those led by Xue Wanshu are the trilogy of each prefecture. They are all masters carefully selected by Xie Shufang and others from the thousands of troops. There are more soldiers and horses, and with the help of Yiqiumen defenders, the combat effectiveness displayed is naturally stronger.

Although Changsun Wuji and the others have many strong generals, in a war of this scale, they lead too few soldiers and horses, and they can't show their own strength at all. They can only regard themselves as captains, captains, and chiefs. use.

Li Shimin saw that his side had become the weakest of the three parties, and without hesitation let Duan Zhigan, who was guarding by his side, release a loud arrow.

The next moment, the soldiers of the Youtun Guard inside the Anli Gate rushed out like a tide.

Changsun Wuji and others quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and transformed themselves into the commanders of the various ministries of Youtunwei.

With the help of a large number of soldiers from Youtunwei, they were finally able to display their true strength.

After Li Jiancheng saw the appearance of 1 people from Youtunwei, his face was ashen, and he seemed to have fallen into despair.

After Li Yuanji saw the appearance of 1 people from Youtunwei, he finally understood why Li Shimin had to lead a large number of generals and a small number of soldiers to launch the Xuanwumen Change in history.

It's not that he is skilled and daring, but that Li Yuan has already prepared the soldiers and horses he needs for him.

He only needs to bring some people who can control the soldiers and horses, and those who command the soldiers and horses are enough.

This is the same as going out with a large army. When the generals and schools leave Beijing, they will not bring a large number of soldiers and horses, but will only bring their own cronies and tribal members. His cronies and tribunes were entrusted with important responsibilities, and they were placed in various places in the army, so as to achieve the purpose of quickly controlling an army.

Li Shimin is a commander who grew up on horseback, and he is most familiar with this set.

So he didn't hesitate to use this method on the Xuanwu Gate Change.

It's a pity that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not live up to expectations in history, and even Li Shimin's backers were not forced out, allowing Li Shimin to complete the coup with hundreds of people.

"Protect Your Highness!"

Li Yuanji quickly bent his bow and set an arrow, aiming at Li Shimin with an arrow, and then gave orders to Xue Wanshu and others amidst the exclamation of Changsun Wuji and others.

"Retreat to Ganlu Palace!"

Li Shimin pulled out a guard of soldiers and horses in one breath. Even if he had the courage to be unstoppable, he was not good at confronting the enemy head-on, so he could only avoid his edge.

After all, all the crossbows were pulled out, and there were as many as a hundred of them, all of which were equipped with crossbow guns the size of a baby's arm. No matter how powerful he was, he would still be shot.

Although his armor could protect against knives and guns, it couldn't protect against the powerful crossbow spears.

Xue Wanshu heard the order and saw Li Shimin's formation, and ran away without hesitation.

Li Jiancheng finally got smarter for a while, and when Xue Wanshu and others started running, he also ordered Zhao Chengyong to protect him and run.

Li Yuanji picked up the corpse of a war horse with a big knife, threw it to where Li Shimin was, and then started to run on the horse.

"Don't worry about me! Shoot me an arrow!"

After pushing away all the people standing in front of him, Li Shimin ordered coldly.

For a moment, arrows accompanied by crossbow guns crazily greeted Li Yuanji and the others.

Li Yuanji rode his horse and ran fast enough. Apart from being scratched by the crossbow gun, he was not injured in any way.

Xue Wanshu and others started to run first, and there were long forest soldiers blocking behind them, so the damage was not serious.

Li Jiancheng has a group of confidantes who have stepped forward to defend him, so there is no damage.

But Changlin Bing was out of luck.

Hundreds of people fell under a round of arrow rain at Youtunwei, and 300 people were injured by arrows.

Li Yuanji glanced back while galloping his horse, and saw a dozen figures nailed to the ground by crossbow spears.

"Your Highness, what should we do?!"

Xue Wanshu ran wildly with the people, and asked loudly.

"Just take people and flee to Ganlu Palace, someone will meet us!"

Li Yuanji shouted at Xue Wanshu.

Li Shimin's backhand has been shown, and within his acceptable range, it's time for him to show his backhand.

(End of this chapter)