The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 551: Second Li died?

Qi Army Camp
At this time, Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song were reclining on the simple bed, while Hua Tuo and Li Shizhen were making diagnosis respectively.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and after a long time, Li Shizhen and Hua Tuo, two genius doctors, wiped the tears from their foreheads and walked out of the tent.

Immediately, Gao Qi rushed forward and asked, "Cunxiao, how is Jiang Song's condition?"

Hearing this, Hua Tuo and Li Shizhen looked at each other with embarrassment in their eyes.

Afterwards, Li Shizhen stood up and clasped her fists and said, "King Qi, I'm afraid the situation is not ideal!"

"Cunxiao, the two generals Jiang Song were seriously injured, several of their ribs were shattered."

"Now, thanks to Mr. Zhen and Mr. Hua temporarily suturing it up, it's just that the medical conditions in the military are limited and it is impossible to conduct a large-scale diagnosis and treatment."

"Therefore, King Qi, please quickly hand over the two generals to the rear for the surgery."

"If you delay for a while, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles in the future!"

After the words fell, Li and Hua left and went to the medical camp to rest.

At this moment, the anger brewing in Gao Qiqi's chest suddenly broke out, and he broke the pillar beside him with one hand, his anger was not well concealed at all.

Yes, Gao Qi was extremely angry at this time. In order to deal with Li Yuanba, almost all the three great generals of Qi were destroyed!
One died and two were injured. Unfortunately, these two injuries were not ordinary injuries, and they were still in absolute danger.

Immediately, without hesitation, Gao Qi quickly ordered the sergeant to send Li Cunxiao and Jiang Song to the rear to arrange surgery as soon as possible.

Of course, Gao Qi also asked Hua Tuo to follow him back, so that he could have a support along the way to avoid sudden changes.

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Next, Gao Qi's remaining prestige's anger was still not calm, he couldn't help being angry, and ordered: "The whole army gathers and storms Jindi Pass."

"Gu vowed to take Jindi in one fell swoop and avenge the three generals."

At this moment, Gao Qi lost his composure for the first time, and was dazzled by anger for the first time.

After all, he really didn't expect that his top combat power would be so destroyed one day.

This is not only a matter of life, but also a matter of Daqi's face.

Although all the generals tried their best to dissuade him, Gao Qi had already made up his mind, no matter how much he tried to persuade him, he would remain indifferent!

Just when the Qi army had assembled and was about to leave the camp, Ling Zhen arrived in the camp in an instant and headed straight for the army tent.

"Report to the King of Qi, I have been ordered to complete the task, and I will hand over the results to the King of Qi for inspection."

"I heard that our army was blocked under the Jindi Pass and was not allowed to enter. The new weapon developed by the minister this time will definitely make the Tang army frightened and discouraged!"

With Ling Zhen's arrival, Gao Qi was immediately overjoyed, and his anger gradually dissipated after examining the "results" developed by Ling Zhen.

Of course, Gao Qi didn't hesitate at this time, and immediately mobilized his troops to gather under the pass.

Today Gao Qi is going to break the Jindi in a battle, and then enter Luoyang to destroy Li Tang.

Although all the generals were secretly suspicious, they also knew that they couldn't change their minds, so they could only guess and see how Gao Qi planned to break through.

Originally, Gao Qi didn't have much confidence in breaking through the pass at the beginning, but with Ling Zhen's arrival, Gao Qi's confidence in breaking through Jindi Pass increased greatly.

Jindi Pass
After fighting for a day, Li Shimin, who was soaked in blood, did not rest. He ordered people to put Li Yuanba's ashes, which had been chopped into ashes, into jars and seal them up.

This time, the Qi and Tang armies were almost devastated, and the top combat power of both sides was completely lost!
Then, just as Li Shimin was dragging his tired body to sleep, Xu Shiji stepped into the room and galloped to report.

"What, the Qi army is attacking?"

"Is Gao Qi crazy? He ignored the darkness. Is this going to be a night battle?"

At this moment, Li Shimin probably really thought that Gao Qi was crazy, otherwise how could he continue to fight regardless of the fatigue of the sergeant after just fighting for a day?
However, doubts are doubts, but Li Shimin still put on his armor quickly, walked out of the mansion, and headed to the Guancheng.

When Li Shimin arrived at Guancheng, the hundred days gradually dissipated and the sky gradually darkened.

Outside the pass, the Qi army was already ready to go, and the torches were held high, illuminating the miles around the pass like daylight.

As time passed by, Gao Qi still ordered the soldiers to gather outside the customs without issuing orders.

Yu Chigong was impatient, he couldn't help it at first, ran to his side, cupped his hands and said, "King Qi, do you have a plan to break through?"

"It's getting dark, if we're not sure, will our army...?"

Although the following words were not finished, Yu Chigong's meaning was to the point.

However, it was obvious that Gao Qi was decisive, ignored the persuasion of the generals, and still led the army to wander around the pass, not attacking the city.

This made all the generals puzzled, what is the plan?

Since there is going to be a night battle, let's attack directly. Why do we gather here, but we don't take any action.

The generals originally hoped that Li Jing would persuade them, but as time passed by, Li Jing still did not persuade them.

This abnormal behavior made all the generals puzzled for a while.

As time passed, Qi soldiers fought for a day without rest, and now there are complaints in the army.

They were talking about what happened to King Qi whom they respected so much today?
Not only that, but as the Qi army assembled in a large scale at the pass, without taking any action, the Tang army, who was squatting in the middle of the night, was also slightly broken.

On the Guancheng, Liu Hongji was puzzled: "Your Majesty, what tricks are the Qi army playing?"

"War and don't fight, retreat and never retreat, what's the point?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin also fell silent, thinking for a while, not knowing what Gao Qi was planning.

For Gao Qi, Li Shimin is both familiar and scary.

In the early years, the two guarded the northern border together under the Sui Dynasty. When fighting against the Hu, Gao Qi's military strategy was eclectic.

Just because he knew too much, Li Shimin increased his vigilance when fighting Gao Qi.

But he lost his usual aggressiveness.

It should be noted that sometimes too cautious will miss the opportunity!

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After a long time, just after midnight, Gao Qi raised his head and saw that the bright moon in the sky was gradually covered by clouds.

After roughly estimating the time, Gao Qi glanced straight at Guan Cheng, showing a meaningful smile, and said, "Ling Zhen listens!"

"Show off your new weapons and smash Tang Jun's belief in fighting."

"Attack them to the point of fear, and dare not dare to confront me again!"

After waiting several hours, Gao Qi suddenly figured it out and launched a strong attack in the middle of the night.

Unfortunately, in the next second, not only the generals of the Tang army were puzzled, but even the generals of the Qi army were also puzzled.

It wasn't until Ling Zhen arranged for the sergeants to push the catapults into the range of Guancheng that they stopped advancing and began to reload.

At this time, Liu Hongji in the city could see through the faint flames, and said slowly: "So this is the Qi army's plan!"

"Waiting for a long time is for the advancement of the catapult."

For a moment, all the generals of the Tang army thought they had suddenly realized Gao Qi's plan, and couldn't help laughing.

Only Li Shimin and Xu Shiji were staring at the catapult, restless, thinking about Gao Qi's tricks.

Li Shimin didn't believe that even if he had a catapult, Gao Qi would let his soldiers attack the city exhausted.

Moreover, with Gao Qi's wisdom, how could he not have imagined that his side would make arrangements early to prevent the attack of the catapult.

Therefore, Li Shimin was puzzled by thinking of Zong Zong's doubts!
Therefore, I have been keeping a close eye on Qi Jun to see what his plans are.
Under the guidance of Ling Zhen, the "rock bullets" were loaded on the catapult by the sergeant under the guidance of Ling Zhen.

The ones that came out were not the usual stones, but black spheres, extremely smooth.

None of the generals of the Qi army could have imagined that they could break through the level overnight with just a catapult?

It should be noted that Jindi Pass is the gateway of Luoyang. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "one man guards the pass, and ten thousand husbands cannot open it!" ' reputation.

"Launch, launch!"

Seeing that the "rock bomb" was loaded, Ling Zhen waved the command flag and ordered the sergeant to aim and close it and launch it.

Following the shooting of the stone bullets, they fell from the sky one by one and fell into the Guancheng.

However, there was no crackling and indiscriminate bombing as imagined. Instead, it was peaceful, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Just when the soldiers of the Tang army laughed secretly at how poor the accuracy of the Qi army was, no one noticed that in the dark night, the stones thrown up from their feet were faintly smoking and burning.

A trace of light smoke was burnt out in an instant, and then there was a burst of red-glowing noises on the Guancheng, and the magnificence was extremely happy.

"Bang bang bang!"

The tragic sound continued. Countless soldiers of the Tang army on the Guancheng were blown to pieces, and some were even blown into the air.

As several explosions started, the Guancheng was almost in chaos, but Li Shimin regained his original composure.

He was not intimidated by the new style of catapults from the Qi army at all, but instead waved his sword to command.

Unfortunately, when Li Shimin tried his best to stabilize the situation, he did not find a catapult slowly falling not far from him.

In the next second, there were screams one after another, and Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was blown into the sky with blood and flesh.

Suddenly, Guancheng became even more chaotic. When Xu Shiji realized this moment, he rushed to Li Shimin and supported Li Shimin who had fallen.

Supporting Li Shimin's body, Li Shimin was still breathing, and his face was already full of blood.

"Shi··Ji, quickly...quickly lead your subordinate...soldiers...to retreat!"

"Remember, this time Luoyang fell, we must retreat to Guanlong, and support the crown prince Chengqian to ascend the throne."

"Then you will be Minister Gu Ming, and together with Changsun Wuji, you will assist Qian'er in resisting the Qi army's massive attack."

As soon as the words fell, Li Shimin breathed his last, his soul flew to the sky, and he sank.

A generation of British lord Li Shimin died under the black powder.

Seeing Li Shimin's death, although Xu Shiji was in grief, he didn't care to cry, so he could only wipe away the tears that flowed out.

Immediately, he drew out his long sword and shouted: "Soldiers, retreat quickly and leave this place!"

On weekdays, Xu Shiji was also strict in running the army. Although Li Shimin did not show up at this time, the generals did not dare to disobey his military orders.

They called on the soldiers under their command to withdraw from the city in an orderly manner.

At this time, the catapults were still dropping bombs, but the sound of endless explosions was like daytime, shaking the originally indestructible Jindi Pass.

The huge noise seemed to be like a sea dragon, and the Jindi Pass was destroyed in bursts!

At this moment, the generals of the Qi army could not help but feel lingering fear when they saw the tragic situation on the Guancheng.

Meanwhile, Luo Cheng panicked, hesitating: "This...what is this...weapon, how powerful...is it?"

Now, not only Luo Cheng lost his face, but the rest of the generals were shocked, and they all turned their heads to look at Gao Qi, expecting him to clarify his doubts.

After all, this is a cross-age weapon, a weapon almost unheard of by generals.

Seeing this, Gao Qi laughed loudly and said loudly: "Ling Zhen, will you tell the truth to the generals?"

Hearing this, Ling Zhen comprehended, clasped his hands and explained: "Generals, this is the truth."

"As early as more than ten years ago, Zhen stood out because of the imperial examination, and the king of Qi secretly summoned Zhen."

"Discuss firearms with Zhen, King Qi proposed to let Zhen study gunpowder."

"At that time, Zhen hadn't come into contact with gunpowder, and it was thanks to King Qi's guidance and all-out support."

"It took Zhencai more than ten years to research the kerosene bomb that King Qi said, and he was able to shut down the fierce power today."

After some explanations, the generals gradually understood why Gao Qi did the opposite this time, or he should take a rest and march at night.

Afterwards, he stood still and did not move. It turned out that this was a conspiracy planned by Gao Qi long ago.

As early as when Ling Zhen arrived at Daying, Gao Qi was thoughtful immediately, and he could use the darkness of the night to deceive his eyes and ears!

It made it impossible for Tang Jun to distinguish the difference between stones and gunpowder shells in the dark.

It is precisely because there is no way to distinguish in the dark night that Gao Qi has been waiting for the most opportune time in the night.

Otherwise, with Li Shimin's shrewdness, he must be able to see the clues of gunpowder in the daytime.

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After the explanation, all the generals suddenly realized, and couldn't help but admire Gao Qi.

Immediately, Gao Qi held the fire phoenix gun, tightened the reins, and walked forward with the divine horse Bailongyin for a few steps, and suddenly stopped.

"Great Qi generals, kill them, seize Guancheng, and kill Li Shimin!"

Because the sky was too dark, the line of sight was unclear, and the Qi army was too far away, but the Qi army did not know the news that Li Shimin was killed.

"Kill Li Shimin, kill Li Shimin!"

However, the soldiers of the Qi army were shocked by the crackling scene long ago, and following Gao Qi's order, the morale of the army suddenly rose.

The body that was still exhausted among the sergeants suddenly dispersed, and marched straight to Guanzhong under the leadership of the generals.

Meanwhile, Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng, Yu Chigong and other generals also took the lead and galloped forward.

For a while, deterred by the power of gunpowder, the Tang army at this time was already in a panic.

Most of them retreated slowly under Xu Shiji's organization, while the remaining soldiers of the Tang army fled in all directions in a mess.

As the Qi army rushed into the camp before closing the gate, it was like a flock of tigers and sheep.

Soldiers of the Qi army wielded their sabers and recklessly harvested the heads, drinking the blood of the Tang army.

The sky cleared, dawn gradually approached, and the sky began to brighten.

At this moment, Jindiguan is surrounded by the pungent smell of gunpowder and endless gunpowder smoke.

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With the fall of Jindiguan, the Qi army's large-scale march into Luoyang was opened up.

In the decisive battle between Tang Jun and Qi Jun, the first battle completely fell into a disadvantage.

(End of this chapter)