It was almost dusk, Li Shan was standing on the hillside, followed by Wang Junhao, Hou Hongtao, Qu Silang, Qi Laosan and other personal guards, Longzhou Sima Lin Xingcan, Huo Guogong Chai Shao, and the Qizhou governor had also arrived with troops.
Li Shan has already taken action related to defense.
In fact, Li Yuan still wanted Li Shanlai to take charge of the defense, but the latter refused on the grounds that his bodyguards were exhausted after traveling north and south within two days... He was already in charge of controlling the armies and was in charge of defense, but he was almost caught both inside and outside.
Li Shan also knew that since he personally appeared on the top of Tiantai Mountain today, Li Yuan would have a high degree of trust in him for a long time... Even if Pei Shiju revealed the matter, it would not cause Li Yuan's attitude to change.
A 180-degree turn.
Well, actually this was the main reason why Li Shan insisted on leading his troops across the river and sneaking into Renshou Palace in person, despite the opposition of Zhang Zhongjian and Wang Junhao.
Zhu Ba walked over quickly and whispered: "Collect twelve people, including three veterans."
Li Shan frowned and said, "Treat everyone equally."
Wang Junhao expressed apologetically to Hou Hongtao that the so-called veterans refer to Li Shan's personal guards, and the rest refer to the young men selected from the original refugees.
Hou Hongtao didn't take it seriously. This kind of distinction was supposed to be true, but it was a bit surprising to him that the King of Handan clearly stated that everyone should be treated equally.
Zhang Zhongjian, who went north to pursue, just stared at Liang Jun, who was in a hurry to escape. Logically speaking, there would be no loss. Chai Shao had already led his troops north to see if he could retain this Liang army... According to reports,
The captured soldier Liang said that several court officials who were captured alive were also taken away, presumably as hostages in the hope of saving their lives.
In the Battle of Huating, the city broke through, and the Liang army was defeated at dusk. A total of 42 guards were killed, and 12 people were killed when they came to the aid of Renshou Palace... In fact, Li Shan was a little surprised. In these two battles, both battles were fought with a small number of people.
Attacking the crowd, I didn't expect the casualties to be so small.
In fact, the real thing was the breakout in Huating County. After that, it was either an ambush, a pursuit, or a distant confrontation, so there were not many casualties.
Calculated, a total of fifty-four personal guards were lost, nearly 10%. Li Shan sighed in his heart. No wonder he said, "I would rather be a peace dog than a man of trouble."
The setting sun gradually set, and in the afterglow, hundreds of cavalry came from the east. Li Shan squinted at it for a while, and then said: "I may have to stay in Renshou Palace for a while. Do you want to stay in Liyuan County or move there?"
Chang'an?"
Hou Hongtao knew that he was asking himself, and immediately replied: "I would like to move to Chang'an and settle in Sun Moon Lake. Please ask for your permission."
This answer did not surprise Li Shan. In fact, if Li Yuan had not stayed here to recuperate, he himself would have wanted to return to Chang'an. After all, he did not go to Qianyuan County for cotton. Jingzhao Prefecture was full of places.
At that time, on the one hand, it was because of Chang'an's seizure of his legitimate son, and on the other hand, it was because of Su Dingfang's control of the Beiya imperial army.
But at the Battle of Tiantai Mountain, the situation in the DPRK changed. The King of Qin resisted desperately, but the Crown Prince arrived after Li Shan. Li Yuan could not have no idea about this. Even if he did not express it, even if he did not reject the Crown Prince, he had no intention of Li Shimin.
His attitude will definitely soften.
Moreover, Su Dingfang was injured this time and it would be difficult to recover within two or three months... So Li Shan hoped to return to Chang'an.
Unfortunately, it is still June, it is the scorching summer, Chang'an is hot, and the imperial city is even more unbearably hot. The injured, including Li Yuan and Li Shimin, all have external injuries and are not suitable for returning to Chang'an... The key is that if Li Yuan stays in Renshou Palace, then
Li Shan, who is very good at trauma, once rescued Princess Pingyang, must stay in Renshou Palace.
What Li Shan is most worried about now are two things. One is whether Pei Shiju will go crazy, which the old man doesn't know yet. The second is whether he can control the armies and will be pushed to confront Liang Jun.
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Sighing in his heart, he had the rescue mission in his hands, but there were still a lot of troubles to come. Li Shan temporarily put these things behind him and walked down the mountain to meet the newly arrived Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and his party.
"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Huairen." Li Jiancheng supported Li Shan with a complex expression, "Is father okay?"
"His Majesty was hit by an arrow in his left arm, but it has been properly disposed of." Li Shan paused and added: "His Royal Highness King Qin was injured in six places, but none of them were serious."
"That's good, that's good." Li Jiancheng looked up at Tiantai Mountain, "Fortunately Huairen arrived in time..."
Li Jiancheng had already received a report from his cronies on the way here. If it hadn't been for the King of Handan, Liang Jun would have broken through the defense line. His father and second brother who were trapped in the mountain at that time were either killed or captured except jumping off the cliff.
captured.
What a pity... The reason why Li Jiancheng delayed sending troops was just because he wanted to see that scene. The reason why he led his troops to come was because he was afraid of the scene now. His father and second brother are still there.
"I went up the mountain to pay my respects to my father, and Huairen took care of him."
"yes."
Li Shan scratched the beard on his chin in worry. Renshou Palace has two inner and outer cities. The inner city is centered on Tiantai Mountain. Previously, Li Yuan, his concubines, princes, and prime ministers all lived in the main hall on the top of the mountain, but the three
The main hall has been demolished and turned into stone. Now Li Yuan and others live at the foot of the mountain.
The outer city is quite large, but it was badly damaged by Liang Jun. As many as four to five thousand reinforcements arrived one after another, so they could only set up camp outside the palace.
But before Li Jiancheng could make a move, a servant had already arrived.
"Your Majesty summons the prince to see you. The rest are waiting in the outer city. All the troops are under the control of the King of Handan."
Li Shanmiao saw Li Jiancheng's expression change, and the several staff and generals behind him looked even more gloomy. They quickly stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty seemed to be relieved when the third brother-in-law came to see you earlier."
Li Jiancheng was silent for a while before he forced a smile and said, "Huairen's rescue is as it should be."
"Previously, the Liang army attacked Longzhou and Jingzhou. His Majesty ordered me to control the armies." Li Shan had to explain.
Li Jiancheng looked slightly relieved and reached out to shake Li Shan's arm, "Thank you Huairen."
What Li Shan means is that Li Yuan asked me to control the armies long before the battle at Tiantai Mountain. It was not because you, as the prince, failed to send troops to reinforce in time that I asked you to appear alone and take away the power of reinforcements... This
This is what Li Jiancheng is most worried about.
Watching Li Jiancheng leave with his chamberlain, Li Shan smiled and greeted Wang Gui, Wei Ting, Wei Zheng, and Zheng Shanguo one by one, and asked people to arrange accommodation for hundreds of cavalry.
Among the staff in the East Palace, those who had the best relationship with Li Shan were Wei Zheng and Wei Ting. The former was upright and the latter was smooth. He asked directly about the casualties in this battle in a low voice, with a hint of gloating in his words.
To be honest, among the staff of the East Palace, the ones the prince relies on the most are Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, and Zheng Shanguo, but the one he is closest to is Wei Ting, but this person's ability is not even a little bit worse than the first three.
Wei Ting was gloating about his misfortune, while the others looked gloomy. They had obviously thought that the Tiance Mansion suffered heavy casualties, and the pressure on the East Palace was naturally greatly reduced. However, this may not be a good thing for the East Palace... More importantly, Tiance Mansion had suffered heavy casualties.
Cefu suffered such heavy casualties to protect Li Yuan.