Great Sui Dynasty

"Speed ​​up, we're almost at Shangluo!" At this time, Li Shimin didn't know that Hongnong Palace was about to fall, and was still rushing to Shangluo for support. Of course, he had to support Shangluo. If one side loses the gate, there is no need for the other side to defend it, so he has no choice but to support Shangluo.

"My lord, there is a mountain ahead, the terrain is rather complicated, and it is not far from Shangluo, there may be enemy ambushes!" Yu Chigong said after coming back from exploring the road ahead.

"Is the terrain dangerous?" Li Shimin asked. This is a relatively short road to Shangluo. If it was too dangerous, he would not dare to take the risk.

"It's not dangerous, but there is a narrow section of terrain in the middle, with two low hills on both sides." Yu Chigong said.

"Then there is no need to make a detour, pass the order down, the cavalry will clear the way ahead, and pass this section of road quickly!" Since the terrain is not dangerous, the possibility of an enemy ambush is not high, and Shangluo is not so easy to eat, the enemy's army is only more than 5 People, if they want to capture Shangluo, they will not be able to spare any troops to come to ambush, and how can the enemy be sure that they will go this way, not to mention that they have at least [-] enemy troops in ambush to threaten them, otherwise they will directly Push through.

"Report to Marshal, the enemy has come!" The scouts came back and reported to Li Jing. Li Jing did not choose to ambush here randomly, and he was not familiar with the terrain here, but don't forget that Yang Hao has a team of intelligence and information personnel in his hands. Li Jing After contacting Feihong, the terrain problem was naturally solved. Of course, the premise of all this is that the strategies ahead can be successful, otherwise the enemy will directly attack Luoyang and it will be troublesome. However, seeing the enemy army coming, Li Jing knows that the previous strategies have taken effect.

"Order, let go of the enemy's vanguard and attack the enemy's middle troops!" It is more difficult to ambush in such an insecure and relatively open area, because the attack surface is not enough, and the enemy can quickly adjust the troops, but since Li Jing dared to choose Ambushing here, there must be a trump card, that is, earth mines, since simple grenades can be made, let alone land mines, of course, the lethality is limited and they need to be pulled by ropes, but this is enough.

"Quickly pass this section!" Li Shimin continued to urge the troops, seeing that there was a distance of about fifty or sixty feet between the low hills on both sides, which was indeed not conducive to ambushes, but he still did not dare to take it lightly.Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief seeing the troops in front passing through safely, but the situation suddenly changed just as the follow-up troops were preparing to pass quickly.

The sound of "bang~bang~" suddenly exploded. Although the sound was not loud, the continuous sound was extremely harsh in the silent night. I saw groups of people falling down, and there was an endless stream of miserable shouts !

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Li Shimin was also stunned by the sudden change, but he reacted quickly and decisively ordered the troops to retreat. When the scene was extremely chaotic, the hills on both sides suddenly became It was bright, and then I saw rockets flying down into the sky!

"Stand up the horse rope, Mo Dao hand stops the enemy's cavalry, Jun can lead someone to cut off the enemy's back, and the rest of the enemy will kill you while the enemy is in chaos!" While you are sick and killing you, if you don't kill now, wait until later.Of course, such a good opportunity cannot be missed.

"My lord, what should I do? The enemy has blocked all the roads in front and behind!" Liu Heikai said, the last time I ambushed the Turks, I had a good time killing them, but now I am ambushed and I know the feeling is not good, especially when I can't advance or retreat. hour.

"Break out on that hill!" Li Shimin noticed that the rockets shot down from the hill on the left just now were relatively dense. He guessed that the enemy's coach is there. Now that the enemy is rushing down, the defense around the coach is the weakest. He doesn't expect to be able to kill the enemy's commander. As long as he gathers a force to threaten the enemy's commander, the enemy will come to rescue him. Then there may be gaps in other places, and they will have a chance to break through!

"This Li Shimin really has some skills. He actually knows that the commander-in-chief is here. It's okay to let you escape. Hongnong has probably been taken down. Let's see where you can go!" Li Jing saw Li Shimin leading people to his place. As for how Li Shimin found out that he was on this side, I don't know. Maybe it was Li Shimin's random guess. Seeing that there are archers around him, he can't stop him for long. Li Jing Retreat decisively and at the same time summon Wang Junke's department to come to support.

"My lord, the enemy troops from behind are coming here!" Liu Heita kept paying attention to the movements of the Sui army around him. Although the night was dark, he still spotted the movement of the Sui army at a glance.

"Lead the people to retreat quickly, and this king will cover you! This is an order!" Seeing Liu Heitai froze, Li Shimin emphasized his tone. We must race against time for this hard-won opportunity. Of course, there is a reason why Li Shimin doesn't It will be said that it is necessary for Liu Heitai to open the way.

"It's finally out, my lord, where should we go?" Liu Heitai successfully fought his way out, and Li Shimin followed suit.

"Since the enemy is waiting for us here, I'm afraid Hongnong Palace has already fallen. Let's go to Tongguan! Where's Jingde?" Li Shimin suddenly found that Yu Chigong didn't break out with him.

"This king wants to go back and save Jingde!" Li Shimin said and turned back.

"My lord, let the subordinates go down." Liu Heitai stopped Li Shimin, and Li Shimin could still think about the brothers who were trapped, which moved Liu Heitai very much. Everyone looked panic-stricken, and if they went back to save people like this, they probably would never return.At this moment, the sound of horseshoes approached, "Defense!" Liu Heita shouted, unexpectedly, the enemy came after him so quickly.

"My lord, my subordinate~ I am ashamed, I can only bring out so many brothers!" It turned out that it was Yu Chigong who broke out, but the three thousand cavalry were less than one thousand.

"Get up, just come back! Let's go!" Li Shimin led less than 5 people towards Tongguan in the north. Shangluo County and Hongnong County could no longer hold it. As long as Tongguan was still in their hands, the enemy would not dare to attack easily. Chang'an.

After dawn, Li Shimin also led the defeated soldiers into Tongguan and took over the defense of Tongguan. Tongguan is the east gate of Jingzhao County. At this time, it has not been affected by the flames of war. It was reported one after another that Hongnong was breached by the enemy pretending to be one's own soldiers. Feng Yi County had already been breached before that, Yan'an Shuofang and other counties were also defeated across the board, and the entire front of the Tang army from north to south collapsed. , The 50 army was beaten down to 30, which can be said to have lost troops and lost territory.

Not long after Li Shimin arrived in Tongguan, Li Xiaogong also brought the remnant soldiers to Tongguan. He originally wanted to go south to find Li Shimin, but unexpectedly Li Shimin also retreated to Tongguan in defeat.

"If Your Majesty used Shimin to occupy the northern line, he wouldn't be defeated so badly, but the 30 elite were chased and beaten by the enemy. It's not that the enemy is too strong, it's just that we are inhumane!" Li Xiaogong looked resentful Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng's fault seemed to be the fault of all the consequences, and his defeat in Feng Yi County was also the fault of the higher-ups.

"Okay, third brother, defeat is defeat, and it's useless to find reasons. We are not completely without opportunities now. The enemy is attacking from three directions, and the north is the weakest. If we can defeat the enemy army on the north There will be a chance." Li Shimin said, Sui Army North Road was led by Qin Shubao, he was his old opponent, although he suffered a small loss last time, but Li Shimin attributed the reason to Changsun Wuji, not Think how powerful Qin Shubao is.

"Difficult! There is still a chance before Invincible. At this time, they are probably afraid of being beaten. It is not known whether they dare to take the initiative to attack. If... oh~" Li Xiaogong said and asked Li Shimin to take command, but He also knew that was impossible.

"My lord, there's news from Master Liu!" Just as the two were sighing, Yu Chigong walked in with a letter.Li Shimin opened the letter and saw the words "The prince has returned secretly!" written on it.

"The prince has returned to Chang'an? So who is in charge in the north?!" Li Xiaogong was also shocked when he saw the news. At this critical juncture, the coach actually returned to Chang'an in secret. What is he trying to do?

Just because Li Xiaogong doesn't understand doesn't mean Li Shimin doesn't understand. "Third brother, you help me sit in Tongguan, under my banner, I want to go back to Chang'an!" Li Jiancheng's secret return to Chang'an made him smell a dangerous signal, maybe the secret trick he arranged in Chang'an needs to be used up.

"Okay! Don't worry, I'm here, you can go with peace of mind, I hope this is a chance for our Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiaogong also heard the meaning behind Li Shimin's words, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The internal struggle for power is an ominous omen. Of course, he still holds a glimmer of hope in his heart. If Li Shimin wins this power struggle, he may still have a chance.

Li Shimin didn't stay long, and left Tongguan with a dozen riders, heading straight for Chang'an. At this time, the situation in Chang'an also began to stir up.