Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 185 The Change of Renshou Palace ([-])
There is an official road between Daxing City and Renshou Palace. This is the road that Yang Su specially sent people to expand when Renshou Palace was built.

After all, every time Emperor Yang Jian went to Renshou Palace, there was a huge guard of honor. If the road was too narrow, even the emperor's chariot would not be able to pass.

Yang Ming has been to Renshou Palace a few times, walked through the official road, but also took a short cut once.

Because he has always been very clear that the change of Renshou Palace is the last hurdle for his father Yang Guang.

After passing this hurdle, he will be the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Ming led a vanguard cavalry team of 500 people and rushed on the road with all his strength. The road was not easy to walk, and it was quite bumpy. Fortunately, Yang Ming and the others were all riding horses, which was relatively easier.

He learned from the crown prince Xianma Liuzhan that there were only 200 members of the Habayashi guards who took Yang Yong away, and all of them wore armor.

As for the [-] palace trilogy he was carrying, only his saber, bow and arrow remained, and all his armor was removed to reduce the pressure on the horses.

As long as the opponent doesn't take off his armor, Yang Ming still has the confidence to catch up.

As for Li Yuan, he has fallen far behind, he is unreliable, especially at such a juncture, Pei Ju or Yu Wenshu are about the same.

Around Shen time in the afternoon, that is, at four o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Ming heard a faint sound of fighting.

The sound came from the front, but because of the mountain, I couldn't see it clearly.

Yang Ming knew that it was very likely that Yang Yong was intercepted by someone, so he ordered the cavalry to speed up. After rounding a few turns, Yang Ming looked down from a high position and saw two groups of people fighting on the official road in the distance. .

On one side are the Habayashi iron cavalry with bright armor, reflecting the dazzling light in the sun, and on the other side are civilian soldiers, but the equipment on their bodies is very neat.

Yang Ming rode and stood on the high ground, he was no longer in a hurry, and quietly watched the changes in the situation below.

On Habayashi Guard's side, because they are all cavalry, they only have iron shields in their hands that can defend against bows and arrows, but they can protect people, but they can't protect horses.

In the early stage, the group of commoner soldiers who looked like bandits did not dare to approach, so they could only draw their bows and throw them, killing more than a dozen horses of Habayashi Guard.

Although the official road is wide, it is not suitable for short-handed combat after all. What's more, there is a slope on one side and a low cliff on the other, so the cavalry can't play the slightest role.

The group of people who were placed in the towns outside Renshou Palace in advance had all been on the battlefield with serious experience and experience. A dozen dead horses had already piled up in the middle of the official road, blocking the way forward.

And they were scattered around like a net, thrown only by arrows.

The Habayashi guards were all in armor, and they were almost not afraid of bows and arrows, but their horses were not good enough, so they could only dismount, form a square formation, and slowly move forward.

The two groups of people took the pile of dead horses as the center line and started a fight.

The infantry with armor and without armor are two different things. Although there are more and more helpers from the side of the miscellaneous soldiers, and the number is close to a thousand in a short period of time, they still cannot withstand the impact of Habayashi Guard. .

Knives can't cut, arrows can't shoot, only stones can be thrown.

In this case, the lethality of the stone against the Iron Armored Habayashi was far more effective than the sword.

Yang Ming kept watching the situation in the arena, and finally found that among the Habayashi guards, there was a figure in full armor, who was very familiar, surrounded by more than a dozen people.

Yang Ming knew Yang Yong very well. Although he couldn't see his face clearly from a distance, but with the other's subconscious movements, Yang Ming definitely believed that it was Yang Yong.

Where he is now, there is no road leading directly to the official road, so the sergeant can only give up his horse and go downhill.

So he ordered Pang Ben to take 300 people down.

Although these people have removed their armor, there are banner officials who are carrying the banner of the King of Hedong, so they can be easily recognized.

Pang Ben led his men to charge down the hillside, not targeting the Habayashi guards, but the gang of miscellaneous soldiers.

After seeing Yang Ming's banner, the group of commoner soldiers began to retreat one after another, and quickly retreated backward as if they were fleeing.

After Pang Ben led his men to pretend to chase for a hundred meters, he returned to join Habayashi Wei.

"General Pang, you came at the right time," said the leader of Habayashi Guard, named Liu Ju, and Pang Ben was originally from Habayashi Guard, so the two knew each other.

Pang Ben stepped forward and asked, "What's going on with you?"

Liu Ju ordered the road to be cleared and the troops to be rectified, while saying:

"The humble official went back to the capital under the order. There was a business handover. On the way back, he was blocked by strong bandits. Fortunately, General Pang arrived in time."

Pang Ben chuckled: "Hedong King went to Renshou Palace to pay his respects to the Supreme Being. I didn't expect to meet you."

Liu Ju was stunned when he heard the words: "Where is King Hedong?"

"I'll see you later," Pang Ben said.

Liu Ju suddenly looked alert, backed away slowly, and gestured backwards, dozens of Habayashi guards were waiting in line immediately, and the rest didn't know why, they didn't know the situation at all.

At this time, Yang Ming had already ridden around the slope and entered the official road from the small path.

When he rode and appeared in front of Liu Ju, his eyes were always on the figure in the crowd in front of him.

Liu Ju didn't step forward, but cupped his hands towards Yang Ming from a distance: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your rescue."

Yang Mingli ignored him, but pointed at the whip in his hand:
"Bring that person to this king."

Liu Ju turned pale in shock, and quickly backed away with the knife in his hand: "Please forgive me, Your Highness, I am entrusted with the order to handle the business, so please be accommodating. If your Highness has any doubts, please go to Renshou Palace to meet the saint."

Yang Ming chuckled, and shouted into the distance: "Uncle is well, please move your steps, let little nephew greet you."

Wearing armor, Yang Yong's face was ashen at the moment. Since he was recognized, he would definitely not be able to hide. He pushed away the Habayashi guard who stood in front of him, took a few steps forward, and said:
"I was ordered to go to Renshou Palace to serve the sick. If you stop me, you are disobeying the imperial order."

Yang Ming said with a smile: "That's a coincidence. I'm going to Renshou Palace too. The road ahead is dangerous, and the bandits may make a comeback. Let my nephew escort my uncle."

Yang Yong said loudly: "Don't worry about it, someone from Renshou Palace will come to meet you."

His words were used to bluff Yang Ming, thinking that he could warn the other party not to mess around. After all, this place is less than thirty miles away from Renshou Palace.

At this time, Liu Ju also hurried forward, and unfolded a pair of apricot scrolls to Yang Ming: "This is the sacred decree, please read it."

What the hell, bastard Liu Shu, the imperial decree is done?
The imperial decree was here, Yang Ming didn't dare to mess around. Although he was surrounded by the royal family at the moment, he was absolutely obedient, but after that fool Li Yuan caught up, he would definitely not dare to act rashly after seeing the imperial decree.

And he couldn't just kill Yang Yong with a thunderbolt. Once the situation was unclear, he didn't dare to do it easily. He was afraid that Liu Shu would jump over the wall in a hurry and kill his father and the others.

Yang Ming chuckled: "In that case, let's go our separate ways."

After finishing speaking, Yang Ming ordered the left and right in a low voice, and then he took Chen Kui and other 200 people to the front, while Pang Ben and the others went around and followed Habayashi Wei.

Front and back, forming an encirclement.

On the other hand, Yang Ming was slowing down in front of him, slower than walking.

He was not waiting for Li Yuan, but thinking about what to do next.

According to the holy decree, Li Yuan was already unreliable. At that time, it was an emergency, Pei Ju and the others were not there, and Yang Ming had no cronies in the Weifu, so he could only bring Li Yuan who happened to be guarding the palace.

Things didn't go well from the very beginning.

Dad and the others can't have an accident. Yang Ming doesn't have enough qualifications now, so even if Dad dies, he won't be able to get in.

If Yang Yong and Yang Guang were all dead, the Sui Dynasty would be in chaos immediately, and it was uncertain whether the old Yang family could continue to control the world.

Now it seems that the only thing to do is to give it a go.

The army of Pei Ju and others will arrive in two days at the earliest, but Yang Ming can't wait for that long now.

After clearing his mind, Yang Ming secretly sent someone to inform the miscellaneous army ahead led by Guo Yan's second son, Guo Siben, and told them to lie in wait for his signal before leading the troops to attack the Habayashi Guard.

He must destroy the imperial decree, otherwise something will happen if Li Yuan comes.

When the team passed the valley field of a village, the vanguard army led by Yang Ming suddenly sped forward and rushed forward, and the adjourned troops led by Pang Ben also hurriedly retreated, leaving Habayashi Wei behind at once. in a spacious open space.

"Array!"

Realizing that the situation was not good, Liu Ju hurriedly ordered Habayashi Wei to put up a battle.

It was at this time that countless people poured out from the villages and woods on both sides of the official road, rushing towards Habayashi Guard.

This time is not like the last time, it was just for delay, this time it is going to be desperate.

Yang Ming's call, Habayashi Wei's call, and Guo Siben's call, all dressed brightly and would not hurt their own people.

After receiving Yang Ming's instruction, Chen Kui led his army to charge forward on horseback.

In this small-scale fight, the total number of all the hands was less than 2000, but the well-equipped Habayashi guards carried it for an hour before being strangled to death.

On the other hand, Yang Ming suffered heavy losses, with three hundred dead and five hundred injured.

There was no way, Guo Siben's miscellaneous army was an ambush and did not dare to put on armor, while Yang Ming's trilogy took off their armor in advance in order to hurry, so they suffered a big loss.

There is no armor, the difference is big.

China introduced iron technology from Persia, India and other places during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and iron was the ancient keystone.

The mainstream technology used in the Sui Dynasty is called pouring pattern steel, that is, wrought iron with extremely low carbon content obtained by the iron frying method and pig iron with high carbon content are fused together, and repeatedly forged, so as to obtain a uniform texture. of iron.

This gadget has a high failure rate and low output. Basically, it is only equipped for Habayashi Guards. Due to the limitation of craftsmanship, it can only be used to make weapons and cannot be used to make armor.

Habayashi guards are equipped with bright light armor, fine scale armor and chain mail. All weapons are made of iron, and it is not an exaggeration to count one as ten.

The Habayashi guard led by Liu Ju was wiped out at the great price Yang Mingfang paid.

Of course, Yang Yong wouldn't die, he was just beaten a few times and suffered some skin trauma.

After receiving the imperial edict, Yang Ming immediately set fire to it.

Then they ordered to strip off all the armors of Habayashi Wei, collected them and hid them in a residential house.

The armor on Yang Yong's body was also stripped off, and he changed into a prince's costume, with his hands tied behind his back and his mouth stuffed with cloth strips.

Yang Ming didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he just said lightly:
"Uncle, let your nephew escort him for the last journey. I don't worry about leaving it to others."

Afterwards, Yang Ming ordered all the people in the village to be driven away, and the troops rested on the spot, waiting for Li Yuan's arrival.

In a residential house, Yang Ming patted Guo Siben on the shoulder encouragingly:

"Longji (Guo Si's original character) did a good job this time. This king will never forget, and neither will the crown prince."

Guo Siben nodded and said, "This is the duty of a minister."

Guo Yan is a hard-core member of the King of Jin Party. Back then when he brought down the crown prince Yang Yong, he did a lot of work behind the scenes. At this critical moment, he was unambiguous at all and directly involved his second son.

Aristocratic families all follow this routine. The eldest son cannot be allowed to do things that are not seen in the light. The eldest son must be completely selected out, so as not to cut off the incense afterwards.

Unlike the stick of Yang Xuangan, when he rebelled in history, he pulled all the brothers together. In the end, the whole family was killed and the incense was cut off.

Li Yuan rebelled, and the history books record that he was coerced by the people of the world, which is also the reason. Later, seeing that the situation was good, he let Jiancheng participate.

(End of this chapter)