〖At that time, Taizong pretended to attack the east and turned to the southwest. Fortunately, General Pei Yun responded, Fang broke through the encirclement, but the rebels pursued Baili, and Taizong was nearly surrounded several times. land.
- "Yong Shi · Taizong Chronicle"〗
Just before King Yong broke through the siege, Pei Yun, the commander of the Northern Battalion of the Forbidden Army, encountered an unprecedented crisis. Under the heavy siege of his brothers Paoze, he could only face the enemy alone.
With a light sigh, Pei Yun tore off a piece of the shirt and wrapped the wound on his shoulder. On the opposite side of him, a young man with a beautiful face, Xiahou Yuanfeng, was standing with a smile, beside him, There are four female swordsmen in snow clothes, and one of the female swordsmen has red blood on the blade.
Outside the six people, Xiahou Yuanfeng's family surrounded the six people, and outside were the banned soldiers loyal to Pei Yun. At this moment, the two sides were confronting each other. Xiahou Yuanfeng did not dare to push Pei Yun too much. Under the anger, they may turn their flesh into mud, and Pei Yun dare not let his subordinates attack, otherwise, I am afraid that Pei Yunxian will be killed before they can enter the siege.
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said: "Why is General Pei so stubborn, you were originally under the command of King Qi, and His Highness King Qi is also a supporter of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How can King Yong's small favors to you be like the kindness of His Royal Highness King Qi that day, if it were a general Rein on the precipice, and the lower official promises that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Qi will never embarrass the general."
Pei Yun said with a sneer: "This general is Dayong's general, and he is not subject to chaos. I don't believe that the emperor will order the execution of King Yong, so you Xiahou Yuanfeng still don't have to waste your time, who doesn't know that you and Fengyi are both It is the prince's party, and the prince wants to rebel and rebel, I am afraid that it is because of his notoriety, and he is worried that the emperor will be deposed."
The two female swordsmen suddenly crossed their swords like lightning, and Pei Yun flashed and grabbed the blade. The other two female swordsmen just started, and the saber in Pei Yun's hand turned into an iron wall, five people fell, and four female swordsmen fell. The swordsman still surrounded Pei Yun. Xiahou Yuanfeng pounced again, the dazzling sword light was extremely beautiful, and the four female swordsmen also started again. Pei Yun's martial arts were already in the same league as Xiahou Yuanfeng, and he was overwhelmed for a while. He shouted, Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled wryly, and had to slow down the offensive, Pei Yun could barely support it this time.
At this moment, a cyan figure passed through the siege in an instant. Xiahou Yuanfeng only felt that his vest was being stared at by the eagle wolf, so he quickly retreated sideways, but was still swept across his back by the palm wind, unable to fight back for a while, and the cyan figure had already Breaking into the center of the sword formation of the female swordsmen of Fengyi Sect, Pei Yun only felt that a gentle palm wind sent him out of the sword formation. At this time, the four female swordsmen drank softly in unison, the sword light was like snow, unscrupulous. Throwing at the man in blue. The figure of the man in Tsing Yi flickered, and a pair of empty hands suppressed the fierce and beautiful attack of the four female swordsmen. After fighting less than ten moves, the man in Tsing Yi flickered, making it dizzying, and then there were four screams. , The four female swordsmen were all hit by the man in Tsing Yi and fell to the ground, but their frantic attack also left traces on the man in Tsing Yi, and his Tsing Yi man's hem was already shattered.
Xiao Shunzi frowned and looked at the female swordsmen who fell to the ground. These swordsmen were crazy and ruthless. If several of them joined forces, their power would be even better than Li Hanyou and others. It seems that this is the trump card of Fengyimen. , his eyes fell on Xiahou Yuanfeng, and his murderous aura was condensed.
Xiahou Yuanfeng felt a chill in his heart. At this time, he had recovered his inner strength and said quickly, "Retreat." After that, he rushed out.
Just as Xiao Shunzi raised his palm, Pei Yun had already shouted, "Master Li, now is not the time, it's more important to rescue His Highness."
Xiao Shunzi frowned, didn't speak, and Pei Yun didn't stop him. The Imperial Army and the internal guards controlled by Xiahou Yuanfeng were all elite soldiers. There was no need to do it here. Yun Kuo knew very well that Xiahou Yuanfeng would not have attacked him if it hadn't already done something to King Yong, not to mention that Xiao Shunzi didn't come here to ask for help.
Xiao Shunzi hurriedly said to Pei Yun, "Wei Ying belongs to the prince's party, and he falsely passed down the decree. His Highness wants to break through, and I want you to respond."
Pei Yun immediately ordered to set off. He knew the terrain of the Hunting Palace very well, and Xiao Shunzi led the way. Not long after, he saw the fire rising into the sky and heard the sound of killing. Pei Yun looked behind him. Before the incident, the new defense map sent by Dongying Commander Huang scattered the 4,000 forbidden troops that tended to him on the west side of the hunting palace, while the 1,000 forbidden troops of Xiahou Yuanfeng were gathered together. At that time, although Pei Yun was puzzled, he did not expect such a change, so despite the summoning order, only more than 2,000 people had time to keep up with him to protect King Yong. Can this number of people protect King Yong from breaking through? Cloud thought worriedly.
When Pei Yun and Xiao Shunzi rushed to the southwest corner gate, it was when King Yong was blocked by the forbidden army outside. The forbidden army in this direction is the direct line of General Qin, and Sun Ding, the deputy commander of the Dongying forbidden army, is under the jurisdiction of Sun Ding. The soldiers came to issue a strict order, no matter what happened tonight, no one soldier or one soldier was allowed to go out in this direction. Therefore, although they were skeptical about King Yong shouting that the prince was treasonous, King Yong had neither imperial orders nor the orders of General Qin or General Qin, so they absolutely dared not let King Yong pass. Under the dispute between the two sides, it became an endless deadlock. King Yong had only more than a hundred followers, and no matter how powerful he was, it would be difficult for him to pass the line of defense laid by the forbidden army. At the height of the fierce battle, behind King Yong, Wen Ziyan, who was chasing, could already see his figure.
Pei Yun didn't care about the number of enemies and we were outnumbered, and shouted: "His Royal Highness, the last commander, Pei Yun, came to escort us."
There was a look of relief on King Yong's stern face. Without Pei Yun's forbidden army, it would be difficult to rush out of the palace gate. He said loudly: "Pei Yun, open a bloody path for this king."
Pei Yun gave orders in a loud voice, and with a wave of his hand, many imperial guards guarded King Yong and his guards and rushed towards the palace gate.
As soon as Wen Ziyan saw Pei Yun, she knew that it was not good, her figure flashed repeatedly, and she rushed in the direction of King Yong. She was highly skilled in martial arts and had been to the battlefield many times in the past, so she avoided the obstruction of the forbidden army and quickly approached Yong. Wang, at this moment, a green shadow rushed towards the sky, Wen Ziyan stabbed out with a sword, that green shadow grabbed like a sword with his bare hands, Wen Ziyan was furious, this person was too contemptuous of himself, and his true strength was focused. On the sword, she heard a crisp sound at this moment, her sword that could cut gold and jade was actually broken, and Wen Ziyan was stunned, the man had slapped his chest with a palm. After all, Wen Ziyan's heart was like a stone, and he had already stabbed it with a short sword. This sword was a move that would hurt both sides. The man was indeed a little stagnant, and the two fought in the chaotic army. At this time, Wen Ziyan had already seen the face of that person, and that person was "Evil Shadow" Li Shun. Wen Ziyan's spirit was shocked. If she killed this person, then King Yong would have no experts to rely on, so she stabilized her mind and fought against Li Shun with all her strength. At this time, a female swordsman in white threw a long sword, Wen Ziyan took it, and then Fengyimen's world-famous blast swordsmanship finally unfolded. And the blood on the blades of both sides of the war, but Li Shun's figure is very strange, looming in the sword light. This fight, if it were a normal day, would naturally be amazed and convinced, but at this moment, both sides have no time to take care of it.
At this time, under the charge of Jing Chi, Sima Xiong and Pei Yun, the Imperial Army outside the Hunting Palace could no longer support it. Although Commander Yang was also a fierce general, facing the generals of Dayong, if they discussed the strategy of martial and bravery, they could all be ranked. The three generals in the top 30 finally showed their flaws, and the battle formation revealed a weak spot. King Yong and others were all veteran generals who had experienced battles. At a glance, Jing Chi shouted loudly, and the horse The lance swept across, beheading the general of the forbidden army who blocked the way, and the forbidden army was even more powerful. King Yong took the opportunity to order a dash, and more than a thousand iron cavalry rushed out of the hunting palace and disappeared in the vast night. In this short period of time, nearly half of the warriors under Pei Yun's command fell within the walls of the Hunting Palace. At this time, several disciples of Fengyi Sect had already forced them over, and Wen Ziyan was determined to keep Li Shun behind.
Xiao Shunzi's heart is as bright as a mirror. Although his martial arts are strong, he may not be able to gain more than the gains under the onslaught of these swordsmen. Moreover, the forbidden troops have gradually surrounded him, and it will be too late if he doesn't leave. Thinking of this, his figure suddenly lingered in the air strangely. Several female swordsmen did not expect it, and the sword could not help revealing flaws. Xiao Shunzi had already rushed towards Wen Ziyan. The sword stabbed out, the sword was like a thunderbolt, and Xiao Shunzi raised his right hand, but there was a hairpin between his two fingers. When the sword edge slid across Xiao Shunzi's right rib, the hairpin was pierced. He also crossed Wen Ziyan's cheek. Wen Ziyan only felt a wisp of cold rushing towards his face, and subconsciously turned his head to the side, thus avoiding the disaster of losing sight, and Xiao Shunzi had already taken the opportunity to cross her side. , kicked a forbidden soldier off his horse, and rode his horse to chase King Yong.
Wen Ziyan's eyes were full of anger, and she said: "Give me a bite to them, and kill Baili and also kill King Yong." After saying that, he took the rein of the horse handed over by others, and went after King Yong and others. Wei Ying frowned slightly from a high place. In this hunting palace, the forbidden army they could completely control was no more than 5,000 people. The rest of the forbidden army could only be defended by them. Controlling Xiaoshuang Palace and chasing King Yong would only The forbidden army who can sign the cronies to go, this way, the manpower is very nervous. After thinking about it, he still sent 2,000 people to follow Wen Ziyan to hunt down King Yong, and the remaining 3,000 people should be enough to control Xiaoshuang Palace and other forbidden troops.
It's a pity, Wei Ying looked at the billowing smoke and dust, and did not know how King Yong discovered the trap and escaped from the hunting palace for him. If it wasn't for something wrong with King Qi, although Princess Qi stole it to King Qi. But they can mobilize King Qi's army to switch defenses. If they want them to attack King Yong's army or besiege the hunting palace, they are resolutely unwilling to agree. Work hard on King Qi. Now that King Yong has escaped, if he is allowed to join the guards, then without the support of King Qi's army, his side will have no victory. Wei Ying frowned while thinking about it. He thought he had thought of everything before launching the palace change, but he still didn't expect King Yong to see through the fake edict so quickly. What's going on
At dawn, the crisp sound of horse hooves came from the cold mist. This night, I heard Ziyan brought the forbidden army in pursuit, even if King Yong was proficient in military strategy, he was helpless. King Yong originally wanted to ignore the chasing troops and march with all his strength, but this time King Yong broke through the siege in a hurry, and even two people rode together, but the chasing troops first requisitioned horses from other forbidden troops, and each person brought two horses on average. Horses can be changed at any time. In this way, the speed is much faster than that of King Yong and others. In desperation, King Yong turned around, mobilized the pursuers, and set up ambush and sneak attacks along the way, trying to annihilate the pursuers. But the two leading the chasing troops, Commander Huang, Huang Xia, is a veteran in the battlefield, and Wen Ziyan is an assassin who has been on the battlefield for many years. One of them is cautious, proficient in the art of war, and the other is strong in martial arts. They are the most outstanding. The scouts, along the way, did not let King Yong take any advantage.
It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Regardless of strength or speed, King Yong has no advantage, and his tactical advantage is offset by powerful force. King Yong has never been so embarrassed. It was not until an ambush at dawn when all the masters under King Yong joined forces to set up an ambush in a small Taniguchi, which caused the chasing troops to suffer great losses. King Yong, who had run all night, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
King Yong knew very well that these forbidden troops who were in charge of chasing and killing him were definitely the strength of Fengyi Sect. Although there were not many of them, his own troops were weaker in comparison, unless they could meet his own guards. , otherwise you will encounter the most dangerous situation in your life. The most urgent task now is to join his own army. King Yong still can't believe that Qin Yong will help him. Now Fengyimen may have obtained the military talisman. At that time, Qin Yong will probably only obey the Jiao Zhao, so he and the eldest Sun Ji, Dong The rendezvous of the army led by Zhi became King Yong's biggest goal.
At this time, a horse came galloping in the distance, and King Yong and others were all stunned. Although there was only one horse, if Wen Ziyan or those female swordsmen from Fengyi Sect personally scout, then their whereabouts would be leaked immediately. , If you can't take a break, I'm afraid I'll be dragged down if I go on like this. As they approached, a guard with excellent eyesight said loudly, "Your Highness, it's Master Li Shun Li." Only then did everyone feel relieved.
Xiao Shunzi was originally behind, and his equestrian skills were not as good as those of King Yong, so he simply hid in the dark, changed into the armor of the forbidden army, and followed behind Wen Ziyan and others, although there was only one horse, However, he has been using lightening techniques to reduce the burden on the horse as much as possible, and only then did he keep up with the forbidden army led by Wen Ziyan. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate him, but the forbidden army led by Wen Ziyan was also Dayong's elite soldiers, and it was so easy to get in there. The attack, but the effect was not great. The last time he was surrounded by people led by Wen Ziyan. Fortunately, Xiao Shunzi was very clever and prepared a retreat in advance, so he was able to escape. Zi then pursued King Yong wholeheartedly, and with his clever tracking skills and a bit of luck, he finally caught up with King Yong first. Seeing King Yong's golden armor from a distance, Xiao Shunzi was overjoyed and should be able to see the young master, but he was very worried that Jiang Zhe would be harmed by the chaotic army.
However, the closer Xiao Shunzi was to King Yong and the others, the more uneasy he felt in his heart, and his face became more and more cold. When he came to King Yong, he asked, "Why isn't the son here?"
If someone asked this question, King Yong wanted to explain it intentionally, and he would also be angry. After all, the distinction between ruler and minister, and the distinction between superior and inferior should not be ambiguous, but Xiao Shunzi asked so sternly that no one, including King Yong, was angry. Who doesn't know that this person has only one master in his heart. He was ordered by Jiang Zhe to send orders to Pei Yun, so that everyone can break through successfully. At this moment, he is covered in blood, and it is even more impossible to think of his usual clean image. angry with him. King Yong said calmly: "Suiyun stayed in the Hunting Palace."
When Xiao Shunzi heard this, his expression changed greatly, his murderous aura rose to the sky, his eyes flashed with coldness, and he stared at King Yong fiercely. It's Mr. Jiang's own decision." Xiao Shunzi glanced at him, his eyes softened a little, after all, this Jing Chi has been in and out of the cold garden all the year round, and he has supervised him many times to copy books, so he is quite familiar.
Seeing that his anger had calmed down, Li Zhi said a few words in a low voice in front of him. A strange look flashed in Xiao Shunzi's eyes, and then he bowed and saluted, "This servant has offended Your Highness, please forgive me."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "It's good if you can understand. This king also thinks that if you take Suiyun with you, you will only be afraid of dying, but it will give you a little more life. If you are worried, you might as well rush back to the hunting palace. With your martial arts, you should It can be fully protected with the cloud.”
Xiao Shunzi had a dignified expression, and said lightly, "No, the servant asks for orders and goes to see Qin Yong in person."
Li Zhi said in shock: "Why is this, aren't you worried about Suiyun's safety?"
Xiao Shunzi said coldly: "If my son has an accident, the servants will kill all the enemies even if they are smashed to pieces, but now the son's life and death are unknown. If the son's plan fails, it will fall into the enemy's hands now, I'm afraid he will die. If there is no life, it is useless for me to rush. If the son is alive, then the servant can't rescue the son from the siege alone. In this case, I can only do my best to let the son get out of danger as soon as possible. Now His Highness is alone. Therefore, the following soldiers will arrive within half an hour. I am afraid that neither His Royal Highness's army nor King Qi's army will be able to come. The two sides are monitoring each other, and no one can leave the battlefield. Then General Qin's army is His Highness's only life. , but His Highness cannot command the Qin army. If the prince gets the imperial decree, the Qin army will become His Highness's enemy. Only at this moment, only if the Qin army supports His Highness, His Highness can win this battle and save my son. , Only Li Shun can do this matter, my son Qin Yong has made arrangements, only I know about this matter, although the son didn't say it, I know what he meant."
Li Zhi said with a bright expression: "So that's the case, your master and servant are all wise and brave, so this king entrusts you." He handed a small bag to Xiao Shunzi, and Xiao Shunzi took it without looking at it. , said indifferently: "Be careful, Your Highness, even if Qin Jun can come to help His Highness, it will not come in a short time. Although His Highness is excellent in tactics and strategy, but Wen Ziyan's soldiers are strong and strong in martial arts, His Highness must be extremely hard, but as long as His Highness After delaying for two days, the servant promises that the Qin army can come to rescue His Highness, if the servant fails, there is nothing to say, the servant master and servant accompany His Highness to die."
Li Zhi said: "This king has always known your ability, you just do your best, I still have some confidence in the two-day appointment."
Xiao Shunzi gave a slight salute, turned around and rode away. Li Zhi looked at his back and said loudly, "Let's rest for a while, and we will continue our journey. If we can meet General Changsun, at least we can be safe. Even if we can't meet the army, we can't confront Wen Ziyan head-on."
Everyone agreed in unison, and each took the time to rest. Li Zhi looked at the rising sun and said, "Suiyun, this king can count on you."
When King Yong broke through the siege, the hunting palace was already alarmed. Li Yuan was having a meal with the empress and concubines. He frowned and said, "Lengchuan, what happened outside?"
Leng Chuan walked out of the palace door in response, and then saw the fire in the distance, he was stunned, the fire in the hunting palace was absolutely unusual, not to mention the faint sound of fighting, he hurriedly returned to the palace and reported: "Your Majesty , It seems that there is a turmoil, Your Majesty, do you want to summon General Qin."
At this time, there were heavy footsteps outside, and someone said solemnly, "Qin Yi and Cheng Shu ask to see His Majesty."
Li Yuan said quickly, "Come in."
Following his shout, Qin Yi and Cheng Shu hurried in. Li Yuan asked, "Qin Qing, what happened?"
Qin Yi said solemnly, "Your Majesty, is Wei Ying here?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said, "I don't need him to draw up a decree tonight, let him go down to rest."
Qin Yi's expression changed greatly: "Wei Ying came to deliver an edict saying that the emperor summoned the minister and Wei Guogong, but when the minister arrived here, he found that there was a disturbance in the West Palace."
Li Yuan said angrily, "What's going on? I didn't let Wei Ying pass the decree. Qin Aiqing, you can see the imperial decree."
Qin Yi smiled bitterly and said, "He said it was His Majesty's order, and the edict asked the hunting palace to deploy defenses."
Cheng Shu hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, I am afraid that someone is going to rebel. We should quickly call the Imperial Army and guards to escort us."
Qin Yi's face changed. Today, Qin Qing should be responsible for guarding Xiaoshuang Hall. Why didn't he see it when he came in? He didn't care to ask Li Yuan for instructions, so he rushed out of the hall door and said loudly, "Qin Qing, Qin Qing, get over here for me."
However, Qin Yi found that except for the inner guard who was guarding him, the guards around him were silent, holding the hilt of the sword, and Qin Qing disappeared. Qin Yi's heart gradually sank. He has never hated his appeasement as much as he does today. How could he have not thought that this battalion of forbidden troops has been under Qin Qing's command for a long time, so Fengyimen may have intervened in it. , this incompetent inverse.
Li Yuan has also walked out of the hall door, and said loudly: "Don't hurry up and call General Qin Qing."
At this moment, there was laughter like silver bells in the distance, and a group of women walked in the distance, led by Li Hanyou, and beside her were Princess Qi Qin Zheng and another pretty girl, all three of them were wearing moon white clothes , wearing long swords, behind them, thirty-six snow-clothed female swordsmen were divided into four columns, their bodies were filled with cold murderous intent, and their steps were vigorous, their actions echoed each other, and their murderous aura increased exponentially.
Li Hanyou walked to the foot of the steps, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines have been ordered by the Crown Prince to attack the rebellious King Yong. Your Highness is worried about Your Majesty's safety, so you have sent your concubines to protect His Majesty."
Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Do you think you can do it?" Leng Chuan walked to his side, and Li Yuan said coldly, "You can't control all the forbidden troops. will defect."
Li Hanyou said with a sneer: "Your Majesty is right, the generals are strict in governing the army, we really have no way to control the entire forbidden army, and even now, we can only control the 5,000 forbidden army, and we have to send 2,000 forbidden army to hunt down King Yong, but This is enough, as long as the emperor can't get out of Xiaoshuang Palace, then the concubine can control the entire forbidden army."
Li Yuan's expression changed greatly, and he said, "You have stolen my gold medal."
Li Hanyou said with a smile: "Your Majesty is indeed wise, the only people who can completely control the Imperial Army are General Qin himself and Your Majesty your gold medal. Now that General Qin is here, Your Majesty's gold medal is in our hands. Your Majesty is powerless. Rebellion will be captured in one net, when the time comes, His Royal Highness will come to apologize to His Majesty."
Li Yuan's body trembled a little, and his incomparable anger made him almost unable to stand. He said coldly, "Who stole my gold medal."
At this time, the queen and three noble concubines walked out of the hall. The queen's face was frosty, Ji Guifei smiled slightly, the eldest grandson was trembling, and Yan Guifei was terrified. Li Yuan's eyes fell on Concubine Ji. It was impossible. He had always been very strict with Concubine Ji, so who was it? Concubine Changsun would never do such a thing. She had no reason to do it. Concubine Yan was gentle and cowardly, and even more so. Will not do this, then there is only one person, and his eyes fell on the queen.