Chapter 185: Inside and outside the Xuanwu Gate
On the fourth day of June, it was a quiet morning. Birds are jumping up and down on the branches, singing merrily! On the edge of the imperial city of the Tang Empire, a team was ushered in, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji sat on the horse. Although there are not many guards with me today, all of them are capable at first glance.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji did not wear court clothes. It was a samurai uniform, and Li Yuanji's horse was still hanging on his horse. Chang He, the chief executive guard of the Xuanwu Gate, saw this team hurriedly standing on the side of the road and gave a military salute.
Li Yuanji didn't speak, but Li Jiancheng nodded to Changhe. Chang He used to be an errand in the East Palace, and now the chief of the Janissary is also an errand for Li Jiancheng. It was very respectful to see the old master.
"Guard the Xuanwu Gate!" Li Jiancheng made a pun, he had already sent someone to inform Chang He last night. Now it's just a matter of telling you again!
"No! Obey the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Chang He bent down slightly, it was indeed inconvenient to salute with his armor on his body.
Seeing Chang He's more than 300 soldiers standing like nails, Li Jiancheng's heart was relieved. With a light twitch of the war horse, the group walked into the Xuanwu Gate.
It was very quiet along the way. Even on the branches, there was no sound of birds. Inside the entire Xuanwu Gate, it was terrifyingly quiet. As soon as he arrived at the Linhu Palace, Li Yuanji suddenly took the war horse.
"Big brother, something is wrong!"
"How?" Li Jiancheng said a little confused, he just felt that today was very quiet, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong.
"It's so quiet, this is the Linhu Temple. Why don't you even have a palace attendant, you see there is not even a bird in the woods. Could it be that there is an ambush? "Compared with Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji has been in the army for a longer time, and the stronger his ability to perceive danger.
"Probably not!" Li Jiancheng was still hesitating, but Li Yuanji was already turning the horse's head, and he had no choice but to turn the horse's head.
"Big brother, fourth brother! You've also entered the palace? The two men had just turned their horses' heads when suddenly a voice sounded from the woods. Then, Li Er's figure appeared outside the woods.
Li Yuanji's eyes widened, he saw Wei Chigong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Niu Jinda, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin ......! Another member of the Qin Palace, the tiger urged the fish out of the woods, and Li Yuanji felt his scalp explode.
"Big brother, run!" Li Yuanji roared loudly and whipped the war horse under his crotch twice. He drew his longbow in one hand, but he was too nervous. His hands trembled like that of an eighty-year-old man, and he couldn't pull the bowstring three times.
The bowstring on Li Er's side rang first, and Li Jiancheng screamed and fell off his horse. Li Yuanji was so frightened that his eyes were about to fall out, he never thought that Li Er would really dare to kill his eldest brother Li Jiancheng. I mustered up all the strength to turn around and there was an arrow, but unfortunately the arrow flew out in a hurry.
"Kill!" Seeing the prince fall off his horse, the guards in the East Palace also reacted. They drew their blades and frantically shot arrows at Li Er and the others. But Li Er was surrounded by people, and their arrows were called away before they could touch them. Qin Qiong, Zhang Gongjin and others fired back with bows, and the guards of the East Palace suddenly fell more than a dozen people.
Yu Chigong let out a loud shout, and rushed to the guards of the Qi Palace's Mansion and the East Palace with Lao Cheng and Lao Niu. These people were like fierce tigers, and they swept the guards to pieces with a single charge. The generals of the Qin Wangfu, who were super strong in combat, chased and killed those guys who fled one by one.
Just as they were slashing and killing, they suddenly heard Li Er scream. Yu Chigong looked back and couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. I don't know who shot the stray arrow, but it actually hit Li Er's mount. Li Wei was frightened and took Li Er into the woods.
As soon as Wei Chigong turned around, he turned his horse's head and chased after him. Dugu Yanyun's reaction was just as fast, and he immediately followed into the woods.
Li Er tried his best to control the startled horse, and his eyes were dark without paying attention. was knocked off the horse by a branch lying in front of him, and fell to the ground with a "poof" and fell to the ground. I stood up twice, but I couldn't get up.
A cavalryman suddenly appeared in front of him, and Li Er saw the horseman's ghost on the horse. This person is none other than his own brother Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji held the horse lance in his hand, and his heart was simply happy when he saw Li Er falling from the horse. Li Jiancheng is dead, and if Li Er also dies, he will be the only heir to the throne. What kind of imperial brother, your grandma's.
After years of fighting in the barracks, it was easy to assassinate a man lying on the ground and unable to resist. The horse lance in his hand was about to stab out, and suddenly an arrow came out from between the branches. The three-edged armor cone pierced through his shoulder, and Li Yuanji fell off his horse in pain. The horse lance in his hand fell out of the way!
Li Yuanji struggled to get up, and the sharp pain in his shoulder made his face distorted. ran two steps and grabbed the longbow that Li Er had dropped on the ground, and looked left and right, but there was not a single arrow. At the critical moment, Li Yuanji didn't wait or rely on it, and ran in front of Li Er. The longbow was put on Li Er's neck, one foot stepped on Li Er's head, and the other hand pulled the bowstring, about to strangle Li Er to death.
"Take your life!" A burst of shouting made Li Yuanji tremble, and what he was most afraid of was this voice. This is Wei Chigong's voice, which can be called a god of death on the battlefield.
Before he could turn around, his body was already flying. He saw Yu Chigong's extremely ugly black face, and the sharp pain in his chest only reached his brain at this time.
Looking at the horse lance that was deeply inserted into his body, Li Yuanji wanted to pull this thing out. Unfortunately, I tried several times but didn't succeed. Wei Chigong shouted loudly, and shook the horse lance in his hand. Li Yuanji was thrown out, hit a big tree, opened his mouth and spewed out a mouthful of old blood.
Dugu Yanyun had already arrived in front of Li Er, and he turned over and jumped off the horse. Reaching out to probe Li Er's snort, thank God the boss was still alive, but he just fainted.
Zhang Gongjin rushed to the edge of the gate of Xuanwu Gate, as if he couldn't see it. Today he made up his mind not to help each other. Zhang Gongjin saw that outside the city gate, the Changlin army led by Feng Li had rushed over.
Zhang Gongjin let out a loud shout and closed the city gate with all his strength. Lao Cheng and Lao Niu rushed over, and the three of them worked together to lift the thick deadbolt and hang it in the trench.
Feng Li rushed to the Xuanwu Gate, but could only face the closed gate. If you want to hit the door, the hardwood and riveted Miyagi gate can't be smashed open by the body.
"The guards have siege engines!" Xue Wanche saw that the Xuanwu Gate was closed, and immediately pointed to the camp of the guards stationed in the Xuanwu Gate and shouted.
"Go in and get the battering ram." Feng Li shouted, and thousands of soldiers immediately rushed to the camp of the guards.
"Jing Junhong, open the door. The master wants to take the battering ram, delays the rescue of the prince, and takes your dog's life. Feng Li saw that the gate of the guard was closed, and shouted loudly.
Yun Hao was sitting in the Zuo Wuwei camp, and all he had to do today was wait. The sixteen guards of the Beijing camp, today Yun Hao wants to block the sixteen guards by himself. Don't let any of them be able to harass Li Er's rebellion.
"Report! The Changlin army attacked the camp of Suwei, the general of Yunlu Jing Junhong, and the general of Zhonglang Lu Shiheng went to battle. The lieutenant of the Chinese military school rushed to report.
"Have the other fifteen guards moved?" Yun Hao sat behind the handsome case and asked with his eyes closed.
"Not yet!"
"Then let's not move! Calm down, our task is to clamp down on the fifteen guards. Yun Hao still didn't open his eyes.
"Dashuai, Jing Junhong and Lu Shiheng are not opponents of Feng Li and the Xue family brothers. Fear......! Sheng Yanshi said with some worry.
"Jing Junhong is the main general of the guard, they dare to kill Jing Junhong. The guards will fight with them, not to mention three thousand iron armor. Even if they were to kill 3,000 pigs, they would kill them for a while. If it was such a long time, King Qin would not be able to control the situation in the palace. Then it's not King Qin! ”
Yun Hao knew that he couldn't move now. If you can look at the fifteen guards, the commanders of the other fifteen guards must also look at you. Pull a hair and move the whole body, as long as you move. The generals who are on the sidelines will act.
If it had been before, Li Er's rebellion against the Sixteen Guards would have at least half of the support. But after nearly a year of Li Yuan's adjustments, he has adjusted openly and secretly. Those generals who were loyal to Li Er were all released or transferred. Most of the people who are taking over the Sixteen Guards now are Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng.
This is also why Li Er must know Yun Hao's attitude before making up his mind. Only the Zuo Wuwei, who is fully equipped with firearms, can ensure that the other fifteen guards can be suppressed.
"Report! Xue Wanche slashed Junhong, and the Su Wei and Changlin army fought fiercely, and there was no winner for the time being. The scout once again reported the latest battle situation in front of the Xuanwu Gate.
Yun Hao felt a little funny, and there was a river of blood in front of the Xuanwu Gate. But not far away, there were a hundred and ten scouts watching quietly. From time to time, horses galloped out to report the latest battle situation to their masters. They are all lords who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and no one wants to stand in line before the situation is clear.
"Let someone throw a few grenades into Feng Li and Xue Wanche's military formation. The guards have lost their main general, and they may be defeated. We're going to cheer them up, but be careful not to hurt our people. Yun Hao commanded, and Master Sheng Yan immediately went to arrange it in person.
In front of the Xuanwu Gate, it is difficult to distinguish between them, and Jing Junhong treats his subordinates very generously on weekdays. Seeing the tragic death of the main general, the soldiers fought back frantically. actually drove the powerful Changlin soldiers out of the barracks for a time. But after all, the Changlin soldiers are the elite carefully selected by the prince, and after a long time, the guards seem to be a little unsupported.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" When the Changlin Army was in the midst of a fierce battle, an explosion suddenly sounded behind him. Thick black smoke rolled in a scorching wave of air, and the soldiers of the Changlin Army were beaten by the flying steel balls and iron nails that made them cry wolf.
More than a dozen scouts rode and immediately turned their horses and ran away when they saw the success.
"Brothers, rush! Zuo Wuwei is here to support us! ”