Turbulent Times Chapter 1661: Who is the black hand behind the scenes

Li Yuan wanted to send the two old men who had not moved behind him to stop No. 1 Killer King, but these two old men refused. The reason for their refusal was hard for Li Yuan to refute, because their duty was to protect Li Yuan. rather than protecting others.

These two old men are enshrined in Tang Gong Mansion and Tang Wang Mansion. They have been in the Li family for decades. Yes, even Li Xuanba had learned martial arts from them.

With the combination of these two, even if they are not the opponent of No. 1 Killer King, if they try their best to stop them, they can still buy some time.

However, even though hundreds of Li Yuan's personal guards were easily killed by the No. 1 killer King Yijian, they still bought some time for the heads and officials of the powerful families who secretly colluded with the Far Eastern Army. .

So, when all of Li Yuan's personal guards were killed and no one stopped him, when the King of No. And the door of the main hall has been opened.

When the guards they brought did not show up for a long time, they actually tried to escape from here by themselves.

Of course, not all the patriarchs of the aristocratic families are on the run. The only ones who have escaped are those who secretly colluded with the Far Eastern Army and secretly expressed their support for Wang Junlin, but actually wanted to step on two boats.

This in itself is a common trick used by aristocratic families. When the Sui Dynasty was still in power, Yang Su rebelled against Goguryeo for the second time when Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo. Most of the aristocratic families sent their children to serve in front of Yang Su.

Later Yang Su was wiped out by the army led by Wang Junlin, and the powerful families immediately issued a statement, saying that those children who rebelled against Yang Su had acted privately, and said they had been expelled from the family.

Yang Guang actually didn't talk about it afterwards, and those children were dealt with by their respective families. For a powerful family, sacrificing individual children to protect the family is very normal.

It's just that they didn't expect that this kind of behavior this time not only brought disaster to themselves, but also very likely to bring catastrophe to the family.

And they wouldn't even know it if they were killed. Although Li Shimin's plan had something to do with the result of all this, it was actually mainly driven by a black hand behind the scenes.

And this black hand is actually Li Jing, and Li Jinglai is responsible for the planning, layout and command of this matter. The military intelligence office in Guanzhong, Xiaoyu Theater, Wulin Guild and other forces all obey Li Jing's dispatch.

The black hand of Li Jing is naturally in the hands of Wang Junlin. This grand strategic plan was formulated by Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu himself, with the purpose of destroying the foundation of Li Shimin's struggle for the world.

Of course, not all aristocratic families will be tricked and used by Wang Junlin and Li Jing.

For example, Dugu Changsu and the head of the Zheng family did not escape. The former could never reconcile because of his feud with Wang Junlin, and the latter was tied to the Li family because he was Li Jiancheng's in-law.

However, the Zheng family is different from the Dugu family. He has other worries, but they are not very worried, because even if Li Jiancheng marries Zheng's daughter, their Zheng family can change their families at any time to support Li Shimin.

"Even if you opened the door, can you escape?" Li Shimin had a confident smile on his face, but there was also a hint of teasing and mockery.

………

………

The gate of the majestic Tai Chi Hall was opened, but the patriarchs of a group of aristocratic families looked even more ugly, and they did not flee outside immediately. As for their guards outside, they were almost dead.

And outside, surrounding the Tai Chi Hall, especially the huge square in front of the Tai Chi Hall, has turned into a killing field!

The cavalry under Chai Shao's command and the guardsmen of the imperial army have already formed a melee.

Li Yuan's imperial guards were obviously at a disadvantage, but they were not completely defeated. This was mainly because they were loyal enough to Li Yuan.

I have to say that Li Yuan is no worse than his son Li Shimin in terms of deceiving people and making people loyal. In fact, not to mention the hundreds of civil and military officials in the palace, even the hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanzhong are secretly controlled by Li Shimin. Or there are always only a small number of people who can listen to Li Shimin's dispatch.

For example, the 50,000 city defense troops in Chang'an City were loyal to Li Yuan on the whole, although there were sand stuffed by some powerful families inside. Chai Shao, who was most loyal to Li Shimin, led his troops into the city.

Chai Shao led 10,000 cavalry into the palace. They had the superiority in numbers and the vigor to charge and kill the enemy before. They flocked from all over the place, their establishment was nearly 5,000 people, and most of them were good at martial arts, in fact, they were at least elite fighters.

In addition, there are a thousand Qingjia bodyguards of Li Yuan in the palace. These people are even more loyal to Li Yuan and have stronger martial arts and combat capabilities.

However, even if this is the case, although Li Yuan's side has not been completely defeated, under the impact of the superiority of Li Shimin's cavalry, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army fought desperately, but they still retreated steadily, and finally all retreated to the front of the Tai Chi Hall. On this square.

The place is now full of corpses, and the hot blood has turned into a stream on the ground, which is extremely shocking.

The cavalry under Chai Shao's command, the guards of the imperial army, and Li Yuan's guards fought together. The neighing of horses, the roaring, mourning, and roaring of soldiers, as well as the screams and despair filled the space.

There are broken armors and swords, broken limbs and corpses everywhere. Looking around, the majestic and noble Taiji Temple Square has become a **** place!

The remnants of the imperial guards and guards add up to two or three thousand people. Under the leadership of several commanders and generals, they have retreated to the front of the Tai Chi Hall and set up a defensive infantry battle formation. Hold your ground.

They knew very well that this hall was the most important thing tonight, not because the patriarchs of powerful families and civil and military officials were here, but because the object of their allegiance—His Royal Highness King Tang was in the hall right now!

Even if they were killed and retreated steadily, but at this moment and here, they have no way to retreat, only desperately, unless they flee in all directions.

Because the guards of the forbidden army and the Qingjia guards came in batches from various areas in the imperial city, there was no chance to gather superior forces, so

In the previous fight, the loss was actually a bit tragic.

If they could have gathered everyone together at the very beginning, and lined up to fight, even if the city gate was open at that time, they would never have suffered such a miserable defeat, let alone defending the city gate. So many people will die, and it will definitely consume a lot of cavalry from Li Shimin's side.

However, for the soldiers of the imperial army and Li Yuan's bodyguards, there is another advantage in front of them, that is, at this moment, they have set up a defensive battle formation with their backs against the Supreme Palace, and Chai Shao led the cavalry. With the advantage of charging, the cavalry had already dismounted and fought on foot.

To be honest, Chai Shao's troops are elite soldiers, but their individual combat capabilities are no better than Li Yuan's personal soldiers of the Forbidden Army, especially those guards are all good. These people were selected by Li Yuan from the whole army at that time The fighters are all the best fighters, and their equipment is better than Chai Shao's troops.

But they have been in the Ouchi Imperial Palace for the past two years. Although they have some training under the supervision of Li Yuan on weekdays, under the luxurious environment of the imperial palace, there was a lack of actual combat for a period of time. The lack of **** courage, coupled with the situation in front of them, made their morale very low.

Under the ebb and flow, these soldiers of the imperial army and the Qingjia guards can only barely guard the steps of the main hall. Layers of guards are in front of the main hall, and they use thick infantry formations to counteract Chai Shao's command. The momentum of the cavalry's impact from dismounting and fighting on foot.

Chai Shao naturally doesn't need to dismount and fight in person, but the horse in his hand has already been stained red with blood. It was during the fight before that he personally beheaded two commanders of the imperial guards who had stagnated strength General's blood!

At this moment, Li Yuan's son-in-law, the most outstanding general of the younger generation of the Li Yuan Group, and Li Yuan's most trusted general, is standing in front of the Tai Chi Hall, with the elites of his direct line behind him, looking up at this Tai Chi The gate of the hall suddenly felt a strange feeling in my heart.

Because he suddenly remembered that his father, Chai Shen, was still in this hall.

When he was thinking that his father would see him lead an army to wash the palace in blood and force a confession to rebel, what did he think?

As for his father-in-law, how does Tang Wang Li Yuan feel.

Chai Shao has thought about it many times in the past few days and today all the way to the palace. Every time he thought about it before, he would feel a little guilty. I firmly believe that what he did with Li Shimin was right and what he should do most.

Suppressing some random thoughts that suddenly popped up in his mind deep in his heart, Chai Shao took a deep breath and shouted: "Brothers, our big event is only one step away, and now we are making progress! If you get rid of the blockers in front of you, you will have a lifetime of wealth in your hands! Otherwise, we may all die here."

Chai Shao's words were just a routine final boost to morale, but the effect was still obvious. The killing intent in the eyes of some soldiers who felt a little tired suddenly became stronger, and they roared angrily at the Forbidden Army soldiers who raised their knives at His Royal Highness. He rushed over with the guards.

And at this moment...

Suddenly, the main entrance of the heavy Tai Chi Hall, which had been closed all the time, was slowly pushed open from the inside.

………

………