Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4353 Wude North Gate
Xiao Yu said slowly: "It's better to be still than to move. Instead of taking risks, it's better to wait until Li Daozong invades the Hall of Martial Virtue and watch the changes."

Now King Jin's army is in a deadly situation, with the solid Chang'an city wall in front, and Cheng Yaojin and Xue, Liu, and Zheng's coalition forces behind. Because Cheng Yaojin's position is unclear and vacillating, once he joins the opponent's camp, it will cause disaster for himself. So both sides are very jealous and dare not act rashly.

Whoever moves first will lose the opportunity and fall into a passive position.

Looking at the people in the tent, Xiao Yu sighed quietly. He couldn't figure out what was going on with the current situation. It was clear that the overall situation had been settled since Li Daozong raised his troops and entered the Taiji Palace. There was such a huge turning point all of a sudden?

Chu Suiliang, who has never been very admonishing, also said: "At the moment, we should work hard to win over Lu Guogong. Left and right are just a price increase. His Majesty has too many constraints, but His Highness does not have to worry. He will always give Lu Guogong a satisfactory condition."

Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. He is in the court and controls the world. Of course, he can use more and more power, but because of this, he has to maintain the rules of all parties, and there are too many constraints.On the contrary, since the king of Jin has nothing, he can give any promise, and he will use all means to pursue the final victory. At worst, he will wait until he sits on the throne in the future, and then look back and find a way...

Li Zhi naturally knew this truth, he has always done so, annoyed: "This king has promised to his feudal side, and he will be the best prince in the world, but the old thief is still not satisfied, so what can I do?" ? This king can’t confer the title of prince, can he? But even if it is the title of prince, how can it be compared to the king of Qi and rest with the country?”

He is willing to give up any conditions, after all, he has nothing now.

But Cheng Yaojin has too much appetite and greed, he really can't get enough...

Chu Suiliang said: "Now it may not be that His Majesty is giving more, but in Cheng Yaojin's opinion whose promise can really be fulfilled."

It's good to have a rare commodity, and the one with the highest price should get it, but in the end it is the winner's promise that can be fulfilled, so what if you lose, no matter how high the price is?

Yu Chigong nodded: "So the problem now is how to make Cheng Yaojin trust His Highness to finally sit on the throne and achieve great things."

Everyone was silent again, after all, it was a bit difficult.

Originally, Li Daozong's attack on the Taiji Palace was considered the best opportunity, which was enough to decide the overall situation in one fell swoop. At that time, Cheng Yaojin did have the heart to join the King of Jin, but then Fang Jun reversed the situation and defeated Chai Zhewei, causing the situation to change again. Cheng Yaojin believes that King Jin can win, but there must be more variables.

But where are the variables?
If there are variables, it won't be sitting in a city of sorrow and helplessness right now...

Xiao Yu said: "We can only hope that Li Daozong will enter the Wude Palace. At that time, no matter how Li Daozong treats the emperor and what position he stands on, Cheng Yaojin will definitely submit to His Highness."

As long as Li Daozong enters the Hall of Martial Virtue and controls the emperor, the power under the emperor's command will collapse immediately. Afterwards, if Li Daozong enshrines King Jin as emperor, Cheng Yaojin will immediately swear allegiance, even if Li Daozong supports another prince to ascend the throne, Cheng Yaojin will It will be attached to the King of Jin, because most of the troops and clans in Guanzhong will be on the side of the King of Jin, and the chances of success are still very high.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Li Zhi said helplessly: "That's true, and the situation has turned for the better, but are we just sitting here and watching the Tai Chi Palace beating people to death, but watching the fire from the other side without moving?"

too passive.

Especially when Li Daozong's army went deep into the Taiji Palace alone, it is really unpredictable how he will choose in the end. If he randomly finds a prince to support him and ascend the throne to announce to the world, he may not have troops stationed in Guanzhong and powerful clans to attach himself to him. Flying away with the throne that is about to be obtained?
A big battle will ignite again, and who will win and who will lose is extremely unpredictable...

Yuchi Gong said in a muffled voice: "We can only wait."

None of the people present made him depressed, and he was determined to submit to King Jin at the risk of being rebellious and notorious. Powerful but hard to control, like a tiger with its claws bound, helpless, its own life and death depends on the outcome of others.

Li Zhi's face sank like water, and he took a sip of tea while holding the teacup in front of him, all kinds of thoughts churning in his mind.

So far, maybe there is only one hope...

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At the north gate of Wude, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the top of the city, reflecting the city tower magnificently. Countless soldiers fought to the death above and below the city. red.

Standing under the city, Li Daozong personally supervised the formation, beheading those who dared to take half a step back on the spot, urging the soldiers under his command to attack violently regardless of casualties.

He is now alone, and it is too late to return to the Xuanwu Gate. He can only go forward bravely, live to death, break through the North Gate of Wude and enter the Hall of Wude to control the emperor, in order to win the final victory. None will survive.

However, even if the North Gate of Wude is broken, it does not mean victory. What if the emperor withdraws from the Wude Hall?
Although according to the analysis of the current situation, the emperor would never dare to withdraw from the Hall of Wude to prevent the morale of the army from being shaken, but who can deal with it calmly when life and death are at stake?

This made Li Daozong very anxious, and he kept urging his subordinates to attack the city, no matter how much they paid.

Yuwen Shiji was getting old, and his energy was exhausted by now, so he barely dragged his sore and weak body to stand behind Li Daozong, and said hoarsely: "The defenders are about to lose their hold."

Li Daozong remained silent. The defenders of Taiji Palace are now all retreating to the north gate of Wude, and the "Hundred Cavalry Division" is now commanded by Li Junxian from the city. The defenders who are already at a disadvantage are even more miserable. The reason why they can hold on until now is because the emperor is still in the Wude Hall, which keeps the morale of the defenders from falling and their hearts.

How long can an army supported by a sense of honor and faith last without absolute power?

Seeing that more and more soldiers were rushing to the top of the city, although the battle at the top of the city was fierce and the defenders did not retreat half a step, it was obvious that the defenders were exhausted and the city might be broken in the next moment.

But the question is still that, when the city is broken, will the emperor still stick to the Wude Hall?
In case the emperor withdrew, he would have to face Fang Jun behind him and the East Palace Six Rate who might rush forward, how could he resist?
Yuwen Shiji was also worried: "There has been no movement from King Jin's side for a long time, and I don't know what the situation is. If we can't take this opportunity to capture Chang'an City in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles."

Now the lone army went deep, the Xuanwu Gate behind him was in danger, the outside was controlled by Fang Jun, and in front of him was the Wude Hall with dense gates, high walls and thick walls. All connections with the outside world have been cut off, so I don't know what is going on with King Jin.

Li Daozong said indifferently: "Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor. If His Royal Highness King Jin is truly destined to return, no matter what happens by chance, he will eventually be crowned the Great Treasure. On the contrary, even if all the organs are exhausted, it will be nothing."

It's up to people to plan things, but it's up to heaven to make things happen. There is no absolute certainty in anything. The universe is clear and the sky is clear. Who knows who will win and who will lose?
It's just a desperate effort to repay the trust and reuse of the late emperor for many years...

Just as he was in a daze, a burst of cheers suddenly came from his ears. Li Daozong lifted his spirits and looked around, and saw the north gate of Wude burst open, and countless soldiers poured in like a tide. Amidst the cheers that shook the sky, "the city is broken!" "Rush in" is exceptionally clear.

Yuwen Shi and his face were full of red light, all exhaustion disappeared, and he slapped his thigh excitedly: "Finally broke the city!"

Li Daozong's face was dull, and there were not many surprises as expected. He just looked at the densely packed corpses above and below the city, and he was a little lost. After a while, he calmed down, held the handle of the horizontal knife at his waist, and ordered: " The whole army charges and completely occupies the north gate of Wude, if there is any enemy who stubbornly resists and intends to organize a defense line in the city, they will be smashed immediately at any cost, and the rest will go straight to the Wude Hall, without hesitation for a moment!"

"Here!"

The school lieutenant beside him was excited, rode his horse and galloped forward, rushed into the open city gate in an instant, and went to deliver the order.

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Inside the north gate of Wude, Li Junxian, who accidentally fell from the top of the city, was covered in blood and scars. With the support of his own soldiers, he retreated like the tide of the defenders. The rebels who rushed into the city opened the city gate, Countless rebels swarmed in, and they couldn't be stopped.

Up to now, after a night of fierce fighting, the defenders who were originally at a disadvantage in numbers have lost all their casualties. Although the "Hundred Riders" are all elite and brave, their usual training is the skill of diligently guarding the king. Not good at it, even though he kept the rebels out of Wude's North Gate for a long time, they were eventually broken into the city.

Li Junxian struggled to get rid of the support of his own soldiers, and did not panic because of the fall of the North Gate of Wude. Holding a horizontal knife in his hand, he shouted: "Retreat without chaos, don't panic, let's retreat to the Wude Palace, if the rebels want to If you move a single hair of His Majesty, you have to step over our corpses! We are the soldiers of the Son of Heaven, the emperor's minions, and we swear to protect Your Majesty with this body!"

"Protect Your Majesty! Protect Your Majesty!"

"Hundred Cavalry Division" is indeed the elite among the elite. Even if the casualties are exhausted, even if there is a brief panic after the city is broken, under the organization of Li Junxian, he immediately rises up and retreats to the north side of the Wude Hall in an orderly manner. The line of defense firmly blocked the rebels who rushed up like a tide.

Li Daozong, Yuwen Shi and the North Gate of the Transnational Wude saw from a distance that the glazed tiles on the towering roof of the Wude Hall seemed to be stained with blood under the setting sun. The latter let out a long breath and said excitedly: "Finally here , when you make persistent efforts, you will achieve a great cause in the palm of your hand!"

Li Daozong's face was still cold, his eyes moved away from the roof of the Wude Hall, and fell on the bloody figure of Li Junxian, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty dared to lead the King of Jin to Chang'an to wait for work, and Fang Jun dared to disregard the survival of the Taiji Palace." Sneaking back outside the Xuanwu Gate, how can there be no last resort?"

Yuwen Shiji was stunned: "What else can I do?"

Li Daozong shook his head and said: "If even I know about it, how can Your Majesty use it as a last resort? This Taiji Palace is vast and deep, and it is easy to hide an army."

Before the words fell, there was a sound of shouting and killing rising into the sky. A city gate connected to the East Palace on the east side of Wude Hall suddenly opened, and thousands of ambush soldiers in strange clothes rushed out like a tide.

Yuwenshi and Huo Ran changed color...

(End of this chapter)