Liang Jun's attack at the foot of the mountain was not fierce. Liang Jun's attack was a little absent-minded, and even the defenders' defense was a little absent-minded. Both sides knew that the battle outside was likely to directly determine their fate.
Li Yuan, Li Shimin and others on the top of the mountain knew this better. The reinforcements from the direction of Jingzhao did not come, but the reinforcements came from the direction of Longzhou, but the strength was only a few hundred. If they were defeated by Liang Jun within sight like yesterday,
Can I still wait for reinforcements from Jingzhao?
However, something that worried them extremely still happened.
The Tang army's formation began to move forward, slowly speeding up and launching a charge in the direction of Renshou Palace, while Liang Jun slowly retreated, luring the enemy deeper. At this moment, Liang Luoren was ecstatic. If this Tang army was successfully defeated, the rooftops would surely be destroyed.
The mountain's defenders will be demoralized and unable to hold on any longer.
Last night, Liang Luoren personally led a night attack and fought for a long time. He could clearly feel that the defenders had reached their limit and were on the verge of collapse.
At the same time, Liang Luoren was also in ecstasy with Pei Shiju. Everyone in the court said that Li Huairen, the king of Handan, was a famous general in the world, but nothing more than that!
Li Yuan couldn't help but look at Li Shimin, the implication was... what should I do?
Although Li Shimin can be called the number one general in the world, and although Li Shimin can also be ranked among the best in the ranking of ancient famous generals, he is not a god... It is useless to bring Han Xin, Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and Wei Qing together.
But at this moment, the situation on the battlefield changed. Li Yuan and Li Shimin relaxed their brows slightly, while on the contrary, Pei Shiju's brows furrowed tightly.
Liang Luoren, who was ready to return and attack at any time, was shocked to find that the hundreds of charging Tang cavalry did not pursue him as he expected. Instead, they suddenly turned around and galloped away to the west.
After the first battle, Li Shan and Zhang Zhongjian had the same judgment. General Liang Jun was quite cunning. He first sent a sweet bait, and then used the threat of storming Tiantai Mountain to induce his side to quickly rescue His Majesty... just waiting to invite you to the urn.
When the time comes, ambushes will appear everywhere, and there will be a great victory.
The difference is that Zhang Zhongjian's judgment comes from his analysis of the battlefield situation and his military vision.
Li Shan's judgment came from his previous questioning of the fleeing Tang soldiers... The previous Qizhou governor had suffered such a complete defeat.
The main force of the retreating Liang Army was unable to form a formation for a while. They could only watch helplessly as the Tang Army headed west. After rounding a corner, Li Shan breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, there was an ambush.
Not far away, hundreds of Liang soldiers were preparing to attack...but at this moment, there was chaos.
I originally thought that I was going to mess with Tang Jun's butt, but now I found out that he was already prepared and turned around to stab him with a sharp shot.
The leading generals of the Liang Army still tried to resist, but unfortunately the soldiers below were already in a state of chaos. After two waves of arrows, Hou Hongtao and Wang Junhao took the lead and broke through the formation first.
Zhang Zhongjian watched the battle unfold, but did not participate. Instead, he turned around and faced off with the main force of Liang's army from afar.
Liang Luoren's face turned pale and he swallowed, "Go and ask...who is the leader?"
After a while, the soldiers who had fled earlier did not send any useful information. Liang Luoren put his hands on the arbor and looked out, muttering to himself in a low voice, "I didn't get fooled..."
In Liang Luoren's view, there are only two possibilities if the reinforcements do not rush directly to Renshou Palace to rescue Li Yuan. One is that the opponent's leading general has seen through it, but this possibility is not high, because if Tiantai Mountain falls, the supporting troops will
The commander-in-chief will definitely be held accountable.
Then there is only the second possibility. This support army is only for the front line, and subsequent reinforcements are likely to come in a steady stream.
This is the most likely and logical possibility. In fact, after three days of attacking Renshou Palace, only a group of reinforcements have arrived so far, which has surprised Liang Luoren.
Liang Luoren tentatively sent more than a thousand troops to attack, but the Tang army retreated slowly under the command of Zhang Zhongjian... until it retreated into the valley. Liang Jun tried to pursue, but the Tang cavalry who came out was as fast as thunder, and hit Liang Jun's front line.
smash.
Liang Luoren closed his eyes in pain. In fact, he could guess... Although the opponent did not have many troops, they had extraordinary combat power, well-equipped equipment, and even rare crossbows. In addition, although the road on the west side was not narrow, it was not too narrow.
So wide, the impact of the heavy cavalry was almost irresistible.
Then, there was only one last option left. Liang Luoren gritted his teeth and turned to look at Tiantai Mountain.
At the top of the Tiantai Mountain at this moment, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Last year, there was a great victory outside the Great Wall, and everyone in the court was known as a famous general. When Huairen returned to the court, he admitted that he was not good at war. Now it seems..."
Yang Gongren on the side also smiled and said: "I heard from my elder brother that the King of Handan only understands it slightly."
Li Yuan laughed loudly, but pulled the wound, and took a breath of cold air. His voice seemed a little strange. He had long heard his daughter Pingyang mention some allusions that he understood.
Pei Shiju, who was standing not far away, was observing the battle situation with a cold face, thinking in his mind that with only five to six hundred troops, he might not be able to break the siege... I just hope that Liang Jun will not be too stupid.
Li Shimin, who had been silent and just watching the battle, looked very ugly, and said softly: "Huairen is not in the trap, so it is right to lead his troops to the west to confront Liang Jun."
Li Yuan was a little surprised by his second son's attitude, "As long as Huairen is undefeated, it will be difficult for Liang Jun to attack with all his strength, and the pressure on the defenders will be greatly reduced. When other reinforcements arrive..."
Li Shimin looked gloomy and said quietly: "I'm afraid it won't be like this..."
At this moment, Liang Luoren at the foot of the mountain had made up his mind. Since he could not defeat the reinforcements, there was only one last option left.
"We are in a desperate situation today." Liang Luoren stared at the dozen generals with dejected expressions in front of him, "Hundreds of elite Tang cavalry must be the vanguard of the army."
"When the Tang army comes to rescue us in large numbers, we will die without a burial place. Even if we kneel down and beg for mercy, we will not be able to escape the knife."
After a slight commotion, Liang Luoren pointed to Tiantai Mountain, "The only chance of survival is in Tiantai Mountain. As long as we can attack the mountain and capture the Emperor of Tang, King of Qin or the important ministers alive, we can survive!"
After a while, the commotion subsided, and everyone knew that Liang Luoren was telling the truth... If the two armies attacked and were captured in the battle, they might not die, but this time the long-distance attack was aimed directly at Li Yuan and Li Shimin, killing so many people.
Many people, including Li Yuan, were wounded by arrows. Even if they surrendered, they would not survive.
Only by catching important people can there be room for bargaining.
Li Yuan's face on the top of the mountain gradually became serious. Liang Jun divided more than a thousand troops to guard the perimeter and confront the reinforcements. The remaining one or two thousand Liang Jun gathered at the foot of the mountain.
Sergeant Liang, who was in a desperate situation, held up his shield, and the giant tree started a crazy attack. Either die here, or go home alive. Everyone knows how to choose.