Xue Wanche was so impatient that he led his army to withdraw from Qixing Gate. He had no time to take care of his subordinate Pao Ze who was trapped in the city. He just wanted to rush back to Anhe Palace to aid.
He conquered Anhe Palace, which was a great achievement. However, due to his failure in clearing up, he failed to discover the "Wang Zhuang Army" hidden in the dense forest in the ravines behind Anhe Palace, which led to the enemy's surprise attack on the heart of the Tang army. Damn, this is a sin.
That's all, but who would have thought that His Majesty Li Er would go to Anhe Palace at this time to "watch the enemy's formation" and be surrounded by "Wang Zhuang's Army"?
If your Majesty makes any mistakes because of this...
Xue Wanche shivered, feeling regretful and afraid.
At this moment, he was completely panicked. He led the army back to Anhe Palace. At the gate of the camp, he saw that the palace was already a bloody battle and a mess. He became more and more frightened and couldn't care less. He immediately led the troops into the palace. Inside, he rushed towards "Wang Zhuangjun".
After receiving the news that His Majesty Li Er was under siege in Anhe Palace, the Chinese army's generals were all frightened and hurriedly came to reinforce and escort him. When they saw Xue Wanche leading his troops into the palace, they were not willing to lag behind and rushed in with Xue Wanche.
His Majesty Li Er swung his sword to chop down an enemy soldier. He was in high spirits when he suddenly found that the formation behind him was in chaos. He was startled. After a while, he realized that Xue Wanche and the Chinese army were coming to reinforce him. He calmed down and became more confident. , waving his sword and shouting: "The enemy will be killed in the near future, you will follow me to kill!"
He was so frightened that Li Ji grabbed the reins of his horse and tried to dissuade him: "Safety comes first, safety comes first!"
Changsun Wuji on the other side also held a horizontal sword and advised: "Xue Wanche and the Chinese army have come to reinforce. Even if the 'Wang Zhuang Army' is powerful, it will be impossible to escape today. It will only be an instant, and everything will be destroyed." Don't walk in dangerous places. If something goes wrong, things will be in serious danger!"
He almost cried.
You are an emperor, not a general who charges into battle, let alone a soldier who marches forward so excitedly. If you rush forward so excitedly, how can you let us ministers survive if you get into trouble?
In particular, although the critical situation here was caused by Xue Wanche's negligence, the root cause was Chang Sun Zhong's intelligence error. It would have been enough to let the "Wang Zhuang Army" penetrate into the heart of the army and cause heavy casualties. If this caused His Majesty Li Er to suffer trauma, , the entire Changsun family has to die...
His Majesty Li Er was so excited that it was hard to describe. How could he listen to the advice? He just felt that this charge was really gratifying. Even if he conquered those charming beauties in the palace, he had never been so happy. He clamped the horse's belly and wanted to charge, but found that Li Ji held on to the reins with both hands and refused to let go. On the other side, Changsun Wuji also came up and grabbed his sleeves, unable to break free.
He could only say angrily: "I am also an emperor on horseback. Back then, it was easy to kill generals and seize the flag. This time, I jumped on my horse and raised my sword to kill the barbarians. This is a bravery that no emperor in ancient times has ever seen. Why do you have to do this to ruin the scenery?" ?It’s really disappointing!”
But no matter how ugly his face was, he was still dragged by Li Ji and Changsun Wuji, unable to rush forward to kill him.
Behind him, Xue Wanche had already led his army to kill. The Tang army charged forward from both sides and engaged in a melee with "Wang Zhuang's Army". His Majesty Li Er and others were also trapped in it under the escort of "Hundred Cavalry", just like the sea. I got on a small boat, which was bumpy and swaying, very dangerous.
When His Majesty Li Er saw Xue Wanche rushing forward, covered in blood, he felt angry and shouted at Xue Wanche: "Come here!"
Xue Wanche was about to commit suicide when he suddenly saw His Majesty Li Er shouting at him among the guards. He felt nervous and rushed forward. Before he could say anything, he heard His Majesty Li Er yelling at him: "You don't have anything?"
Brain? I asked you to attack Anhe Palace, but you didn’t even clear out the remaining enemies in the palace, so you rushed to attack the Seven Star Gate. As a result, the enemy troops are now rampant and have killed countless of our soldiers. You deserve to die!"
Xue Wanche was dejected. This incident was indeed caused by his negligence, but he was a little unconvinced. He argued: "It's not because the general is incompetent. It's just because Zhang Sun Chong's intelligence informed that 'Wang Zhuangjun' is at Peony Peak in Pingrang City. The general believed it."
How could one have expected that Chang Sun Chong's intelligence was wrong, and that the 'Wang Zhuang Army' was actually lurking in the mountains behind Anhe Palace? Not only that, Chang Sun Chong swore that the army would arrive directly at Pingrang City, so he immediately opened the Seven Star Gate to welcome the army into the city.
However, the last general fell into the trap of the thieves, causing thousands of soldiers to fall into the city, and repeated attacks on the Seven Star Gate failed to work. At this moment, all the soldiers are probably destroyed!"
"Is this happening?"
His Majesty Li Er was stunned at first, and then became furious. He glared at Changsun Wuji and shouted, "This matter is handled by Duke Zhao alone. Can you give me an explanation?"
Changsun Wuji had always been a deep-seated person in the city, but when he heard Xue Wanche's words, he was a little confused and said in disbelief: "How could this be?"
Xue Wanche said angrily: "If I had known that your eldest son's family was unfaithful and unjust, had no king, no father, and no regard for the family and the country, now the eldest son Chong would have completely surrendered to Yuan Gaisu Wen and used this as a way to advance. He didn't want to repeat it at all.
Returning to Chang'an to be a guilty man, I only wanted to be Yuengai Suwen's son-in-law in Pingrang City, with great power and wealth! But I betrayed His Majesty's trust and caused so many sons to die here. I really deserve to die!"
Although he is a good guy, he is not a fool. There is almost no way he can be evaded from his crimes this time. Whether he failed to completely clear out Anhe Palace or was greedy for power and rushed into Pingrang City, causing thousands of elite soldiers to be trapped in Pingrang City, he can be punished for everything.
In the end, he became white from now on.
He is also familiar with His Majesty's character. It is useless to just beg for mercy at this time. Only by completely pushing Chang Sun Chong into the water and placing all the blame on Chang Sun Chong can he possibly be spared by His Majesty Li Er.
"Shifting the blame" is an essential skill in officialdom, and it has nothing to do with whether a person is stupid or not...
Changsun Wuji quickly kicked off his saddle and jumped off the horse, kneeling in the snow, and loudly shouted to His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, the Changsun family is loyal to Your Majesty and to the Tang Dynasty. How dare they do such traitorous things to seek glory?"
What happened? There must be something hidden in it."
He now wanted to bite Xue Wanche to death. This tough guy kept accusing Changsun Chong of betraying his country and seeking glory. Once such charges were proven, the entire Changsun family would be implicated.
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy. This critical moment was not the time to hold Changsun Chong accountable. He should be thinking about how to capture Pingrang City.
Li Ji on the side said anxiously: "We will discuss this matter later. Your Majesty, this place is in danger, so we should hurry back to the Chinese army's tent and make further arrangements!"
However, before he finished speaking, he heard a "whooshing" sound piercing the air, and a black shadow suddenly appeared from the corner of his eye. Li Ji was so frightened that he jumped up from his horse and rushed towards Li Ji.
The second majesty fell to the ground from his horse.
A cold arrow came from nowhere and flew past His Majesty Li Er's head at the critical moment and nailed the shoulder blade of a guard.
A group of people were so frightened that they shouted: "Guard you! Guard you!"
They all rushed forward and blocked His Majesty Li Er who had landed on the ground with their bodies.
His Majesty Li Er was caught off guard and was thrown to the ground by Li Ji, causing a cloud of snow foam to splash. Because he was on his back, the fall made His Majesty Li Er's internal organs seem to shift, and there was a "bang" sound.
All the bones in his body were about to fall apart. He was holding a breath in his chest, almost suffocating him to death.
Li Ji sat up and saw His Majesty Li Er's face flushed. He thought he had been hit by an arrow and was so frightened that he hurriedly helped him.
His Majesty Li Er finally took a breath, but felt that his whole body was about to fall apart, his head was buzzing, his whole body was confused, and he was speechless for a while.
Li Ji, Changsun Wuji, Zhu Suiliang and others rushed forward and asked eagerly: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
His Majesty Li Er's face was as red as blood at first, and after a while he became as pale as paper, and his body was trembling slightly. His hair had fallen off, his hair was disheveled, covering half of his face, his pupils were dilated, his lips were trembling, and he could not speak.
The whole person was in despair and extremely embarrassed.
On the other side, "Wang Zhuangjun" is fighting hard, but he is no longer an elite. Previously, when facing the civilians, he was chopping melons and vegetables when transporting heavy troops. Now, Xue Wanche's troops and the Chinese army are coming to help one after another, and they are all led by the Tang army.
It is inevitable that the army will gradually become exhausted.
However, in the front military formation, a circle of people gathered together and shouted from time to time, which naturally attracted the attention of "Wang Zhuangjun".
Yuan Nanjian was covered in blood. He knew that this might be the "big man" mentioned by the scouts before. He immediately became energetic, waved his saber, pointed in the direction of His Majesty Li Er and others, and shouted while galloping forward: