-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> The world s heroes Volume 3: Once you enter the capital, it is as deep as the sea Chapter 87: The Battle of Sui and Tang Dynasties (Seventeen)
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- Outside the Yangxin Hall of Tai Chi Palace, Li Jiancheng stood alone at the foot of the steps. He had been standing for nearly half an hour, but there was no movement in the hall. At this time, Li Jiancheng could no longer bear it and walked up the steps towards the hall. He had just left. When he arrived at the entrance of the palace, several guards stopped him.
"Your Highness, please don't disturb the Holy One while he is resting."
"But I have something urgent, please let me in!" Li Jiancheng became angry and stared at the guards with sharp eyes.
But the guards were unmoved and still blocked Li Jiancheng's path with their halberds. They repeated the same words in a cold tone, "No one is allowed to disturb the Lord while he is resting!"
Li Jiancheng stomped his feet with hatred, turned around and walked down the steps. He was anxious but helpless, pacing back and forth in front of the steps with his hands behind his back. At this time, Chen Shuda rushed over. Seeing that Li Jiancheng had not entered the hall, he asked in surprise: " Has the Holy One not woken up yet?"
Li Jiancheng shook his head, "I know everything about the situation in the palace."
Chen Shuda pulled Li Jiancheng aside and whispered: "I just heard the news. Just an hour ago, two hundred men in black entered the city from Jinguang Gate."
Li Jiancheng was shocked and furious, "How dare Duan Decao do this!"
"I'm afraid this is not Duan Decao's intention. It's that the people below have been bribed by King Qi. The guard of Jinguang Gate is called Yang Xiao. He has nearly a thousand people under his command. There must be others who have been bribed by Wei Chen"
Chen Shuda glanced at the guards and lowered his voice: "Is it possible that the guards in the palace have also been bribed by King Qi?"
Li Jiancheng walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. It was very likely that he had been in trouble since he entered the inner palace. If he hadn't been familiar with some of the guards, he wouldn't have been able to enter the inner palace. However, he was still stopped in the Yangxin Hall. No matter he No matter what, they are not allowed to enter the palace, which was unimaginable in the past.
At this moment, a eunuch ran out of the palace. This man's surname was Gu, and he had some status in the palace. After saying a few words, the guards let him out. When Li Jiancheng saw him, he perked up and immediately went to greet him. , "How is my father?"
"Your Highness, Your Majesty is in a bad situation. He fainted and has not woken up."
"What about the imperial doctor?"
Li Jiancheng was worried, "Are they coming?"
"Wang Yuyi and Zhang Yuyi are running out of time to save His Majesty. Whether they can wake up or not is still a question."
Li Jiancheng was stunned and his father didn't have much time. He had known it for a long time, but if he couldn't wake up, how could he get back the military power?
At this time, Chen Shuda stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, we are still at the King of Qi's place. Your Highness will have a talk with him and hope that he will take the overall situation into consideration and send troops to assist the King of Qin."
Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment and then asked: "What is the attitude of other countries?"
"Both Xiangguo Xiao and Xiangguo Pei supported sending troops, but Xiangguo Dugu and Xiangguo Dou did not come to the political affairs hall."
Li Jiancheng sighed. It seemed that neither the Dugu family nor the Dou family supported the Tang Dynasty. Seeing that his father's path was not going to work, he had no choice but to nod, "Okay! I'll go find him now."
¡¡
¡¡
Not only did Prince Li Jiancheng go to find Li Wuji, but more than a dozen important officials from the Tang Dynasty, headed by Xiao Li and Pei Ji, also arrived outside the Prince of Qi's Mansion. They also got the news that the King of Qin had defeated Qianshuiyuan, and rushed to the Prince of Qi's Mansion to ask the King of Qi to send troops to assist Nan. The Tang army retreated to Xinping County.
However, they were not able to enter Prince Qi's Mansion, but were blocked outside the gate. A eunuch serving Prince Qi shouted loudly: "Dear ministers, Prince Qi fell ill due to hard work day and night. His condition is very serious. It's true that I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t come to see you all, so please forgive me!¡±
The eunuch's words aroused the anger of the courtiers. Xiao Li stepped forward and grabbed the eunuch's clothes and shouted: "What are you sick about? Who can you deceive with lies? Let him hand over the military power. It is the imperial army, not his private army!" "
The eunuch was so frightened that he trembled, "I'm going to report it right now!"
Xiao Li threw him away, and the eunuch crawled into the palace. The door slammed shut, but there was no movement. Not long after, Li Jiancheng also arrived at Qi Prince's Mansion. When his car stopped, the ministers stepped forward one after another. Greetings.
"Why, doesn't he want to see everyone?" Li Jiancheng frowned.
Pei Ji shook his head, "He used the excuse of being sick and refused to come out or express his position."
Xiao Li also said worriedly: "Your Highness, what we are most worried about now is that the news will spread. I heard that some defeated soldiers have fled back. It will probably spread throughout the city tomorrow. At that time, the morale of the army and the people will be turbulent, and we will be in trouble."
Li Jiancheng nodded, "I'll talk to him and ask him to send troops no matter what."
At this time, more than a dozen East Palace guards finally knocked on the door, but Wang Shubao walked out of the house,The king will definitely not come forward, so he will be the full representative.
Wang Shubao was brought to the carriage of Prince Li Jiancheng by the guards. Wang Shubao saluted and said, "See His Highness the Prince!"
Li Jiancheng glanced at him coldly, "So, King Qi is unwilling to come forward?"
"Reporting to His Highness, His Highness King Qi is indeed ill. He is also very anxious about the situation on the front line, so he entrusted me to discuss with His Highness and ministers how to save the crisis?"
Li Jiancheng's mind changed, and he suddenly understood why the King of Qi refused to let them enter the palace. The palace of the Prince of Qi must be filled with thousands of brave men he had recruited. If they entered the palace, the private army would be exposed, and the King of Qi could only pretend If they are sick, they will not be allowed to enter the house.
Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng snorted coldly, "I don't care whether King Qi is really sick or fake. I just want a clear explanation. Will King Qi send troops?"
Wang Shubao was extremely talented, but he was gradually abandoned by Li Yuan because of his poor character. However, he knew how to deal with the situation in front of him. He said calmly: "Your Highness, the Holy One made it very clear when he handed over the power of 40,000 troops to King Qi. These 40,000 troops are responsible for defending the capital and are not allowed to leave the city at will. His Highness the King of Qi obeys the Holy Will and does not dare to make any mistakes. Now His Highness the Crown Prince requires the army to go out of the city to fight. I would like to ask Your Highness, which is the Holy One¡¯s will? Or is His Highness¡¯s will greater?¡±
"You six
Li Jiancheng was irritated when he heard what he said so rudely. He finally endured the tone and said: "The King of Qin was defeated in Qianshuiyuan and is in urgent need of reinforcements. Now the Tang Dynasty only has these 40,000 troops that can be mobilized. I hope the King of Qi can take into account the overall situation. Put the overall situation first.¡±
"Your Highness is surprised by what he said. King Qin's army has lost and needs reinforcements. I can understand it, but if the army is defending the city, isn't it taking care of the overall situation? Where is there no crisis in Guanzhong now? Cheng Yaojin's army before Tiantian still appeared in Bashang, and the army of 150,000 has already We have occupied Guandong and are heading towards Chang'an. If His Highness the King of Qi sends the army out, what will happen to Chang'an? Which is more important now, Chang'an or Xinping County? I think the King of Qin should withdraw the army to Chang'an in time. This is the overall situation."
¡¡
The dispute between the two factions finally broke up. Qi King Li Wuji still refused to relent on sending troops. With no choice, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to return to the East Palace. In the car, Li Jiancheng was very worried. He was considering the final countermeasures. Although there were some things he did not want to face. He didn't want to think about it, but as the crisis became deeper and deeper, time became increasingly urgent, and he had no choice.
Perhaps the final solution to the crisis is to let the King of Qin return to the capital and let the King of Qin deal with Wuji. However, before making this decision, he still needs to do one more thing. He needs to visit Sun Shunde, the general of the Yulin Army. Thinking of Li Jiancheng immediately ordered: "Go to the imperial city!"
¡¡
Xinping County is about 80 miles away from Qianshuiyuan. It is the first county town after moving south from Qianshuiyuan. After the defeat in Qianshuiyuan, Li Shimin led the remnant army to retreat here and reorganized the defeated troops, leaving only more than 17,000 people. Most of the people and the army have been lost. More importantly, the Tang army has lost all its food and military supplies. The food stored in Xinping County can only last for four days.
In other words, if the food cannot be delivered to Xinping County in time within three days, then even if the Sui army does not go south, the Tang army will have to evacuate Xinping County and return to Chang'an.
In the night, Li Shimin walked slowly on the county wall with his hands behind his back, thinking heavily. He had to consider the future of the Tang Dynasty and his own destiny. In fact, Li Shimin knew very well that after the defeat of Jingxiang, the Tang Dynasty was doomed. The fate of destruction, Hanzhong was captured by the Sui army, and the moment of destruction was coming.
The general trend has been decided. At this time, even if the Tang army wins another battle, it will not change the fate of final defeat. Li Shimin's heart is full of bitterness. If Yang Yuanqing does not appear, as long as the Sui Dynasty is destroyed, no matter whether it is Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, or Liang Shi, Du, Dou Jiande, Li Mi, Wang Shichong, and Xiao Xian. For the Tang Dynasty, annihilating them was not a problem, because these separatist warlords had no foundation and could not get the support of powerful forces like the Guanlong nobles. They were destined not to last long.
But the new Sui Dynasty established by Yang Yuanqing was different. He not only received the support of the Sui Dynasty forces, but also the power support of the Shandong gentry. It was the support of these forces that enabled the new Sui Dynasty to gain a firm foothold in Hedong and Hebei. Cannibalize the world step by step.
The Tang Dynasty was also the Guanlong aristocracy, and the defeat was also the Guanlong noble. If it wasn't for the Guanlong nobles' control of the land, if the Tang Dynasty could successfully implement the Juntian Ling, the Tang Jun would not be as passive as today.
"Your Highness, do you want to fight the Sui army again?" At some point, Fang Xuanling appeared behind him.
Li Shimin nodded and sighed: "I am really unwilling to fail like this!"
"My dear, I think you should let go." Fang Xuanling said in a low voice.
Li Shimin didn¡¯t say anything for a long time.Looking at the night, he fell silent. The night was so deep that he could not see the end.
"Does Your Highness still plan to return to Chang'an?" Fang Xuanling asked implicitly.
Li Shimin smiled bitterly, "To be honest, I don't know either."
He looked at the night sky with his hands behind his back and let out a long sigh, "Even if you succeed in seizing the throne, what's the point of being the king of a subjugated country?"
At this moment, a messenger cavalry rushed over quickly. He rushed to the city and shouted: "I am His Highness the Prince sending troops to deliver a message to the King of Qin. Please open the door quickly!"
Not long after, several soldiers brought the messenger to the top of the city and came to Li Shimin. The messenger took out a letter and presented it to Li Shimin with both hands, "His Royal Highness the Prince's urgent letter, please go first to the King of Qin"
Li Shimin took the letter and opened it. A soldier lit a torch and illuminated the letter. Li Shimin read it again, with a sneer on his face. Even now, King Qi still clings to the military power. It seems that he really hopes that he will He's back in Beijing. If that's the case, let's help him!
Li Shimin no longer had any doubts and immediately ordered: "Pass my order, the army will assemble and return to Chang'an immediately." - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
- Previous pageCatalogNext page