Chapter 17: The Firelight

"The battle at sunset was very scary to hear about it." An old man in a purple robe touched his white goatee, looked in the direction of Miyagi, and said in a deep voice to his friend Lu Xiangxian, "If this person is in charge of the army, he will respond to the disaster star...... The source of national turmoil. ”

Lu Xiangxian said unceremoniously: "There is nothing in the world, and mediocre people disturb themselves." ”

The idiom of philistine disturbance was invented by Lu Xiang first.

……

At this time, Chang Yuankai, the general of the Yulin Army, and Li Ci, the Zhiyu Forest Army, went to Chengtianmen to visit, and Li Ci admonished Princess Taiping: "Li Sanlang was hit by an arrow, and the ten thousand horses have not seen movement for a long time, and the form is beneficial to us. All the way to the Wude Palace, make a tentative attack, and find out the enemy's military heart, fiction and reality. ”

The person who spoke had a clear face and a thin figure, and he looked a little thinner as a military attachΓ©. And Chang Yuankai, the general standing on his left, is strong and big-bellied, full of cheeks, and has a more imposing appearance. Chang Yuankai disagreed with Li Ci's opinion: "Our army has no advantage in strength, and it is really taboo to divide troops. Moreover, now that we are leaning on the Gate of Heaven and have a barrier, it is not wise to attack rashly. ”

As soon as the two came, they quarreled, and the officials looked at each other.

The Tang people know how to advance but do not know how to retreat, and they are generally full of self-confidence, and Li Ci, who took the initiative to attack, is exactly like this, seeing that the opportunity to make contributions is in front of him, he can't wait to succeed immediately...... Not only him, but others also supported Li Ci and despised Chang Yuankai, and it was true that Chang Yuankai was usually a little timid and cautious, timid.

Chang Yuankai blushed and said: "You are all talking on paper, I know that there are many Li Sanlang's henchmen over there in Wanqi, even if San Lang dies, he has to prevent them from dying and breaking the net to avenge the Lord!" Be cautious about using the feather forest, and save the strength of the party is the right way! ”

Before Li Ci built yΓ¬ Chang Yuankai tried to shoot and kill Li Longji, but now the first merit was taken away by others, and he was unhappy in his heart, where can he still take care of the dignity and humility of the upper and lower levels, and immediately patted his chest and said: "The marching formation, the art of war, which am I worse than you?" What a piece of paper! ”

When everyone heard this, the so-called bystanders felt that Li Ci had said a bit too much, after all, Chang Yuankai was his boss, and it was really inappropriate to have at least a respectful attitude.

Li Ciyu said to himself: "The enemy army has no leader, and the army's spirit has been dispersed, so there is no fighting spirit. We only need to control the passage on both sides of the south gate and block it in the outer court, and they have thousands of people without a water source, how can they insist? ”

Chang Yuankai also moved: "The left side of the Taiji Palace is the Yeting Palace, and the right side is the East Palace. Although these two palaces do not open the north and south gates, only the east and west gates, as long as you enter the left and right palaces, the Tongming Gate and the Phoenix Gate can also go straight out of the palace city. What is the benefit of taking the political gate and the piety gate alone? The art of war is surrounded by ten clouds, we have no advantage, how to surround it? ”

Li Ci said: "The enemy soldiers are afraid of difficulties, so they move. When it moves, our army attacked, and it could be broken. ”

Seeing the two military attachΓ©s of the Yulin Army arguing, Xue Chongxun couldn't help but say to Princess Taiping: "Mother, the situation is already at a critical juncture, and the two generals have different opinions, so you have to make an idea." ”

Princess Taiping looked at him and said: "At this time, because the Emperor Taishang can't control the situation, the Xuanwu Gate, which is called the lock of the throat, has little effect; It's the Chengtianmen in our hands, and the court is outside, and the overall situation is in my hands. ”

Everyone nodded in admiration and looked up at her. She pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "Let's go separately, and the prime ministers will sit in the outer court to maintain order in the city and the various gates. You must closely monitor those who are inclined to Li Longji, especially the military department, and beware of them from raising up a rebellion in the south! ”

"Your Ministers obey."

Princess Taiping's face turned cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Once you find out that someone (Li Longji's minister) has left the yamen or the house without permission, no matter who it is, cut it first and then play!" ”

She looked at the two generals standing below again: "Li Ci is reasonable, we can't sit still, General Chang should listen to Li Ci's opinion more, understand?" ”

This sentence directly raised Li Ci's power, and Chang Yuankai was relieved, so he had to clench his fists and respond: "Yes." ”

The stage of conspiracy and sudden launch has passed, and now the two sides have entered the time to compare their strength, and they are gradually prepared, so that Princess Taiping can be so calm, right?

If, as in history, General Yulin was killed without warning, the Yulin army defected, and the chaotic troops rushed into the homes of foreign courts and ministers, and many ministers died in an instant...... The shape of the landslide and tsunami is overwhelming, and the loser has what calmness to speak of?

…… The arrangements were made, and the people dispersed one after another, each performing his duties. Xue Chongxun also returned to the place where the Flying Tiger Regiment was repairing.

After a while, the Yulin Army battalion made a move and dispatched some reinforcements to the Sifang City Gate. The first part of the right guard came out of the camp, as if it was a force deployed to attack the Lizheng Gate.

The square inside the Chengtian Gate is full of fire, unprecedentedly prosperous, and it is like holding a grand meeting of 10,000 people under the night sky. At this point, the little flames slowly began to move, and they were creeping northward. Li Ci rode his horse to Xue Chongxun's side and said, "Duke Wei Guo came with me, and there are two hundred pairs of armor to give to the Flying Tiger Regiment. ”

The Flying Tiger Regiment was originally reorganized into 304 people, but after the left brigade was completely destroyed, only two brigades were left with about 200 troops, and the middle brigade and the right brigade suffered little damage.

Xue Chongxun led the crowd into the Yulin Army, and saw that they delivered several carts of armor, as well as military supplies such as Mo knives, spears, and arrows. Xue Chongxun said: "Brothers, put it on, Mingguang armor is good against arrows, so you don't have to die without taking a look." ”

The soldiers then took off the hats from their heads, threw them away, and lined up to receive armor and other things. After a while, a group of people dressed like natives turned into ironclad cavalry, and Xue Chongxun's heart was very happy, it was really a shotgun for a cannon!

At this time, I saw Zhang Wulang walking with a limp, so Xue Chongxun went up and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Is the arrow wound important?" ”

Zhang Wulang said with a smile: "Skin trauma, but I fell on the head when I shot that Li Sanlang, and my left leg was a little weak, so it should be fine." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Wulang's archery skills are admirable, this time you are the first gong, after the matter is over, I will definitely recommend you to be the marquis." ”

Zhang Wulang sighed: "I'll forget it, Tang Tuanlian has a son and a daughter, and I will find a way out for them." ”

Xue Chongxun's face was gloomy: "I have my own measure, let's wait for the overall situation to settle down first." He looked back at the soldiers around him, "The left brigade is gone, the middle brigade is changed to the left brigade, and Bao Cheng is the commander of the left brigade." Zhang Wulang took over the Tang Tuan training and served as the captain of the Flying Tiger Regiment. ”

Zhang Wulang looked at Bao Cheng and smiled: "When I die, it's time for you to take over my value and be promoted to lieutenant." ”

Bao Cheng said: "It's better if I'm not promoted." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Everyone take care, only when you are alive can you be prosperous and rich, and you can't enjoy anything when you die." ”

At this moment, Li Ci came again, his own soldiers were all more than ten steps away, he walked in front of Xue Chongxun alone, and said in a low voice: "Wei Guogong follows us, in case we find out that Li Longji is not dead, beware of the Yulin Army mutiny!" If you want to disturb the army, you can make a decision and kill them! ”

Xue Chongxun nodded and said, "Don't worry, our Flying Tiger Regiment will not mutiny." ”

Several people around laughed when they heard it.

The Yulin army moved, and the main force stopped at a place where it was about 400 steps away from the Wude Palace. I saw that in the open space in front of the Wude Hall on the opposite side, 10,000 horsemen were lined up in a camp, and they had already prepared for battle. The bright light armor is reflective and shiny under the torches...... Xue Chongxun said in his heart: If there is a musket with good armor-piercing performance, it is a tragedy to wear this kind of armor to fight at night, and the life of a live target.

Li Cice immediately stepped forward and said, "Captain Chen Dahu, Guoyi, follow me out of the camp." ”

"Order!" A horseman rode out of the camp, followed by a battalion of cavalry, about four or five hundred men.

Xue Chongxun looked at the general named Chen Dahu with a little familiarity, with high cheekbones, thick bones on his face, and deep eye sockets. But he couldn't remember where he met for a moment.

Chen Dahu also saw Xue Chongxun, hugged his fists and said, "Wei Guogong, how about playing polo again after the battle?" ”

Xue Chongxun suddenly remembered that when he played polo in the Daming Palace last time, Chen Dahu was a teammate. He smiled right away: "Waiting for you at any time." ”

Captain Chen Dahu led the army to escort Li Ci straight to the front of the 10,000 cavalry camp, and a part of the other party's men and horses also came up, and when the two sides were more than 100 steps away, Li Ci shouted: "I'll talk to King Qi and King Xue!" ”

The general on the other side said: "If you want to fight, you will fight, why fart!" ”

Li Ci said: "San Lang has been shot and killed, and you are all Tang Dynasty soldiers, what is the benefit of fighting in the same room?" Let King Qi and King Xue put down their weapons and surrender, for the sake of the Li Tang clan, you can avoid death! ”

The 10,000-strong cavalry general said angrily: "The chaotic ministers and thieves seek the king with their ministers, and they are rebellious, so they quickly kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!" ”

Li Ci didn't laugh angrily: "The erector is Ge Fushun? ”

The general said: "Your grandfather is Ge Fushun." ”

Li Ci laughed and said, "It turned out that Li Sanlang raised a dog!" There is a master, there is a vicious dog! Li Sanlang doesn't even recognize his father, can he be called the king by forcing the palace with force? Now God has punished injustice and taken his life, this is the way of heaven! Return to the emperor, the trend of the times! ”

This Ge Fushun is really Li Longji's confidant, and he took refuge in Li Longji during the Tang Long coup and made great contributions.

"Little man, take your life!" Ge Fushun lifted the big knife and shouted, about to rush to kill. At this moment, suddenly there was a gold call, and Ge Fushun had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return.

A moment later, Li Longji's younger brother King Qi came out of the camp with his troops and said loudly: "The thief wants to disturb the heart of our army, don't be fooled!" His Majesty was assassinated by the thief, but fortunately he wore fine armor and only had a little skin injury, and now he has gone to Xuanwumen to take charge of the overall situation. After we wait for the chaos to be quelled, all the heroes will be rewarded. ”

Li Ci shouted at the top of his throat: "The arrow is poisonous, even if you don't die tonight, you won't survive tomorrow morning!" If it's just a skin injury, your military heart is unstable, why didn't San Lang come forward to see the stability of the army's heart? King Qi, are you all fools? ”

At this moment, I suddenly saw a group of people in the west moving quickly towards the Lizheng Gate. Someone in the 10,000-horse camp said: "King Yuqi, the thief army has attacked the government gate, and they must want to surround us!" ”

King Qi said angrily: "It must be a spy to disturb the army's heart!" Come on, drag it down, cut it! ”G