Chapter 43: The Xuanwu Gate Change
The accident happened at this time, just when Li Shimin and the others stared at Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's every move with wide eyes, Li Jiancheng's vigilance for many years seemed to have played a role, and when he was about to walk to the Linhu Palace, he seemed to have a premonition of danger, so he stopped moving forward, and then made the right decision, turned around on his horse, and galloped in the direction of the palace gate.
With Li Jiancheng's leading role, Li Yuanji also followed Dazai's and ran desperately in the direction of the East Palace. If the fundamental difference between a military general and a civilian official is here, the moment the horse's hooves stepped out of the Xuanwu Gate, Li Yuanji subconsciously took back his matching knife and bow and arrow from the guards at the gate, and then continued to run wildly.
"Here, rush, don't let them run!"
"Kill!"
The two of them have already stepped out of the palace gate, but they encountered interception on the way back to the East Palace. Chen Feng's second arrangement, led by Wei Chi Gong, more than 70 warriors of the Qin Palace, scattered and hidden in various places along the way for the prince and his party to enter the palace, responsible for the investigation and response, in case of Li Shimin and others who failed to ambush or were discovered by the prince and turned around and fled, and these people played a role at this time.
Hearing this, the seventy warriors of the Qin Palace's mansion got on their horses, and immediately greeted Li Jiancheng and the others like wolves and tigers.
Seeing that the situation was critical at this time, Li Yuanji actually pulled his bow and arrows, and aimed at Li Shimin, who was chasing behind, as if he wanted to shoot him off his horse in order to buy time for himself.
And Li Shimin will be punished for the crime of rebellion, at the moment of life and death, it is really not easy for Li Yuanji to think of this.
However, thinking about it and doing it are very different. Facts have proved that Li Yuanji's psychological quality and riding and archery are not up to par, and he failed to draw the bow to the full extent of his bow three times, and naturally failed to bring substantial damage to Li Shimin, except for the surprise of Li Shimin and the people around him.
And his move just reminded Li Shimin, who was chasing after him!
I saw Li Shimin stretching his bow and arrows, obviously his psychological quality and riding and archery level were much higher than those of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, after the bowstring was full, towards his eldest brother, the prince Li Jiancheng shot a fatal arrow.
After the faint sound of the bowstring, the crown prince Li Jiancheng fell off his horse, and the arrow pierced Li Jiancheng's neck, causing him to die on the spot.
At the same time, Wei Chigong, who had been in ambush for a long time, also aimed at Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and shot him off his horse.
This battle seems to be over at this time.
Seeing the crown prince and the king of Qi fall off the horse one after another, Li Shimin's mind was blank, and he fell off the horse on the spot, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and then fainted.
With Li Shimin's skillful riding and archery level, even if the horse is out of control, he may not fall off the horse, and at this time, he actually fell down when the horse was unharmed, which shows that after shooting his brother Li Jiancheng with his own hands, and seeing his own brother of a mother's compatriot fall off the horse, the surprise that he wanted to seize the country and ensure his life was replaced by panic and fear.
Lying motionless on the ground, even the hearts of Wei Chigong and others were full of joy, the strongest opponent had been eliminated by them, and since then, it has been smooth sailing, the Tang Dynasty was laid down by the King of Qin, and in the end it was all under the hands of the King of Qin.
Under the impact of such joy, no one expected that Li Yuanji, who had been shot off his horse and hit several arrows by them, actually rushed to Li Shimin, who was lying on the ground panting for breath, with his last breath, and before he could react, he snatched the bow and arrow from Li Shimin's hand and put it on Li Shimin's neck, pulling the bowstring tightly.
Seeing Li Yuanji's eyes red, he was about to burst out of anger, and he saw Li Shimin shoot his respected brother, which also caused him to be seriously injured. At this time, there was only one thought left in his mind, kill Li Shimin, avenge the brother of the blood-spattered court, and replace him by the way, if the crown prince and the king of Qin all died in this palace change, he Li Yuanji would be the only remaining concubine today, and he would have no opponent for the ninety-five throne.
Li Shimin was under Li Yuanji's anger, he could only keep struggling but in vain and had no power to resist, but just when he was about to lose consciousness, the force on his neck suddenly decreased, and then the warm blood dripped on his face, and with a "bang" behind him, Li Yuanji's body collided with the ground, which meant that Li Yuanji had died.
After relieving himself, Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanji who fell to the ground, only to see that the arrow had been stuck straight into Li Yuanji's forehead, and along the direction where the arrow came, Li Shimin saw that Yu Chigong calmly raised his bow and arrow again, and shot the bow and arrow towards the entourage brought by Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.
The general of the East Palace learned of the bad news of the prince, and without saying a word, together with Xue Wanche, Xie Shufang and others, he led more than 2,000 elite soldiers from the East Palace and the Prince's Mansion to go straight to the Xuanwu Gate.
When Li Shimin saw Xue Wanche and others, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his talents, so he persuaded a few people to surrender, but they were unexpectedly rejected by a few people, and launched an attack without saying a word.
At this time, led by Gao Shilian and the eldest grandson Wuji, the army of Fanglin Gate west of Xuanwu Gate also came out, and for a while, the two sides fought together, under the leadership of the angry generals, the princeling troops exerted unprecedented amazing combat effectiveness, and successively killed the forbidden army generals Jun Hong and Lu Shiheng who had taken refuge in the King of Qin, and saw that the forbidden army of the princelings was about to break through the Xuanwu Gate and rushed towards Li Shimin, and Chen Feng, who was hidden in the ranks of Gao Shilian and the eldest grandson Wuji, finally appeared.
"Close the door!" Just two words resolved this seemingly undying crisis.
The city gates, especially the palace gates, are so strong that they can be broken by a lot of effort, not to mention manpower, even if they rush to the car, and the hardness can be imagined.
Sure enough, after the city gate was closed, the originally disparity between the two sides gradually fell into a stalemate, and the soldiers of the East Palace attacked for more than a quarter of an hour, and the two gates remained unmoved.
"Your Highness, order someone to release the arrows." Chen Feng can see that Li Shimin is a cherishing talent for the generals who are attacking the city below, and Li Shimin, who was born as a military general, is easy to be soft in the face of talented and loyal soldiers, but Chen Feng will not, this matter has not yet been concluded, if he cannot stabilize the situation as soon as possible, he is afraid that he will lose the opportunity.
Li Shimin also reacted, and categorically could not harm the lives of the Ming princes who were loyal to him because of his temporary soft-heartedness, so he ordered the arrows to be released, and the bows and arrows of the two phases were exchanged, which was naturally the side of the King of Qin, who was located on the city wall, took advantage of the situation
Eventually, it gradually stabilized.
However, the tide was reversed.