Chapter 2496: Death of Li Shimin (End)

"General Li Cunxiao, General Yuwen Chengdu."

At this moment, Ban Chao and Dong Xiaowan also rushed over with their people.

The battle just now was too fierce. The two of them were watching the battle from a tall building 300 meters away, and they were almost affected.

Suddenly a sword energy flew over, and both of them still reacted. The whole building was split into two halves, so no one was hurt, so they simply ran to a tall building three miles away and directly used the telescope to attack

Watch the battle.

No, as soon as the battle was over, they hurried over to investigate the situation.

"General Li Cunxiao, I have been famous for a long time, and it is indeed well-deserved."

As soon as they met, Ban Chao was full of compliments.

He used to think that although Li Cunxiao was strong, he was still within the realm of human beings, but the battle he had just witnessed completely changed his mind.

After burning up his inner strength, Li Chunfeng was no longer as strong as a human being, but he was still killed by Li Cunxiao, Yu and Wen Chengdu.

With the two of them here, there is no need for an army. The two of them are an invincible iron army.

Ban Chao's attention was all on Li Cunxiao, while Dong Xiaowan was attracted by Yunxiao, who was elegant and distinguished.

This woman was so beautiful that even Dong Xiaowan felt ashamed of herself.

Dong Xiaowan was just thinking about how to say hello, but Yun Xiao spoke first: "You must be Dong Xiaowan, the daughter of Dong Zhuo, I heard His Majesty mentioned you."

Dong Xiaowan couldn't help being startled when he heard this. He obviously didn't expect that Ying Hao was surrounded by beauties and could still think of her. At the same time, he also instinctively realized that the relationship between Yun Xiao and Ying Hao was unusual.

Dong Xiaowan gritted his teeth and asked, "What did he say about me?"

"Your Majesty, he said that you are a lovely silly woman, but you are also a strange woman who understands righteousness. When I meet you today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation." Yun Xiao said softly.

After hearing these words, Dong Xiaowan's heart couldn't stop beating, but she still suppressed the throbbing and the longing deep in her heart.

As long as that person still remembers her, it's enough, nothing else matters.

On the other side, Li Cunxiao interrupted Ban Chao's flattery. While doing exercises to heal his injuries, he asked: "Where is Li Shimin?"

Compared with anything else, Li Cunxiao was more concerned about Li Shimin's life and death.

Now that Tang Gong's mansion has been razed, but there is still no trace of Li Shimin, it can be seen that Li Shimin must have left before he arrived.

So where can he go?

Ban Chao smiled and said: "General, please don't worry. Li Shimin has been trapped and died in Xuanwu Gate for a long time. He must have been killed by Li Maozhen at this time." Ban Chao said with a smile.

"Huh? Just Li Maozhen, how can he kill Li Shimin? Sir, are you kidding me?"

Li Cunxiao's face was full of disbelief, not because he didn't believe in Ban Chao, nor because he looked down on Li Maozhen, but because he simply felt that Li Shimin could not fall so easily.

There was no other reason. Li Shimin's life was too tough. Even he, Li Cunxiao, failed to kill him three times in a row, so he didn't think that the mere Xuanwu Sect could trap Li Shimin to death.

Ban Chao was startled, then smiled and explained: "General, Li Shimin has indeed been trapped and died in Xuanwu Gate. That situation is completely lifeless and it is impossible to escape..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Huatian arrived with people and said: "Sir, Li Shimin is at the west gate, and his subordinates failed to assassinate him."

Ban Chao: "..."

Ban Chao had just said that Li Shimin could not escape from Xuanwu Gate, but he had escaped Yu Huatian's assassination at the west gate. This slap in the face was too fast, making Ban Chao feel burning pain in his face.

Ban Chao was a little confused at this time. The information he received was that Li Shimin was trapped in Xuanwu Gate and was in danger. Why did he suddenly run to Ximen?

Even if Li Shimin escaped from Xuanwu Gate by luck, why didn't Li Maozhen inform him?

And you, Yu Huatian, carried out an assassination attempt in Ximen, why didn’t you say anything to me, the messenger?

It would be too disrespectful to take him as the person in charge seriously.

Ban Chao was very angry at this time and felt that the two teammates, Yu Huatian and Li Maozhen, were too cheating, but in fact they were also having troubles.

On Li Maozhen's side, ever since Li Shimin escaped, there have been constant battles on the Xuanwu Gate side. They have repelled several rounds of Tang troops, but they are still fighting fiercely. He didn't even have time to take a breath, so how could he have time to notify Ban Chao?

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As for Yuhuatian, it was too late to notify him. After all, he only realized that Li Shimin might have escaped from Xuanwu Gate after receiving Li Shimin's summons order.

Yuhuatian was not sure whether Li Shimin was still at Xuanwu Gate. When he saw Li Shimin and confirmed that he had escaped, it was too late for him to rule, so he could only decisively choose to assassinate him, but unfortunately he failed in the end.

After understanding the causes and consequences, Ban Chao also realized that the lag in intelligence was inevitable. After all, after the civil strife in Chang'an began, the situation changed too quickly, and it was impossible to cover all situations.

"Since Li Shimin escaped from Xuanwu Gate a long time ago, but Li Maozhen delayed in notifying him, it means something must have happened at Xuanwu Gate." Ban Chao analyzed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Maozhen's envoy arrived.

After learning what happened at Xuanwu Gate and that it was being besieged by the Tang army and was in danger, Hua Xiong hurriedly said:

"Master Ban, the Xuanwu Gate must not make any mistakes. After Li Tang destroyed the noble families in the city, all the wealth seized was sealed in the palace. If it is destroyed by the Tang army, it will be a huge loss."

Ban Chao nodded. He naturally knew the concept of 80% of the wealth of the Guanxi family, so he said decisively: "General Hua Xiong, please quickly bring a thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry to support the Xuanwu Gate."

"promise."

"As for Li Shimin from Ximen..."

"Leave Li Shimin's side to me, General."

After saying this, Li Cunxiao stopped exercising to heal his injuries, stood up and said to Ban Chao: "Although Li Yuanba was injured by my general, Gao Siji is still there, and his strength is not simple."

"Then I'll bother you, General."

"Um."

Li Cunxiao nodded, and then said to Bixiao and Qiongxiao: "Two senior sisters, there are two very strong auras on the Xuanwu Gate. Hua Xiong alone may not be able to win. Please help me, senior sisters."

After Bixiao and Qiongxiao looked at each other, they said in unison: "We will go there right away."

After Li Cunxiao watched the two ladies leave, he said to Yunxiao: "Senior sister, could you please accompany my younger brother to hunt down Li Shimin."

Although Li Cunxiao's injury has been stabilized after the recent treatment, such a serious injury will definitely affect his condition.

He didn't know if there was anyone around Li Shimin to protect him. Just in case, it would be better to let Yun Xiao, the great master, follow him.

Naturally, Yunxiao would not refuse Li Cunxiao's request. After all, she was here to help Li Cunxiao. She had been paddling for so long, and now that Li Cunxiao was injured, she was naturally embarrassed to paddle.

As soon as Li Cunxiao stabilized his injuries, he led Yunxiao, two thousand cavalry, and two thousand infantry to attack the west gate with great momentum.

The Tang army at Ximen was obviously prepared, had set up a good formation, and was ready.

But this time they faced Li Cunxiao, so what was the use of not being prepared enough?

The Tang army that stayed behind at the west gate had just recently defeated Zhang Shigui's rebels with overwhelming force.

But now facing the surging Qin army, even though they were fully prepared, they still couldn't hold on for long and were defeated by Li Cunxiao.

Li Cunxiao defeated the Tang army at the west gate, but did not see Li Shimin, Li Yuanba and other generals. He immediately realized that Li Shimin might have abandoned the city and fled, so he decisively headed straight for the city gate.

After a fight, Li Cunxiao successfully captured the west gate, then opened the city gate and chased out with only a thousand cavalry.

Just as Li Cunxiao was chasing him out, the east gate of Chang'an suddenly opened wide, and a large number of defeated Tang troops escaped from the east gate, including disguised Yu Wentai, Zhao She and others.

The reason why Zhao She fled 70% of the time was because he could no longer stay in Chang'an. Even Li Shimin had already escaped. Wouldn't it mean that they were seeking death if they stayed?

In addition, the main reason is that Yin Kaishan's troops have also been defeated.

Yin Kaishan encountered Li Jue, but failed to defeat him in a fierce battle. Instead, he attracted Ban Chao's army.

Ban Chao and Li Jue joined forces and defeated Yin Kaishan's troops in one fell swoop.

The defeated Yin Kaishan could only retreat to the east gate with his remaining troops, while Li Jue pursued him with all his strength. It was obviously not easy to escape.

At the same time, Li Cunxiao, who chased out of Ximen, soon discovered Li Shimin's traces.

Li Shimin, who had abandoned the city and fled, was chased by a thousand cavalrymen left by Yuwen Chengdu as soon as he left Chang'an.

This is also the main reason why Zhao She was not stopped after his escape. The thousand cavalry left by Yuwen Chengdu went to hunt down Li Shimin, so naturally they could not take care of Zhao She and other pawns.

There were only 300 horsemen who escaped from Chang'an with Li Shimin. Although there were many masters among them, the strongest Li Yuanba was already seriously injured. In addition, the main purpose was to escape rather than fight. If it took too long, Li Cunxiao might be chasing him.

, so naturally I don’t want to get too entangled with this Qianqi.

Li Shimin did not want to fight, but Qin Qi was unwilling to let them go, which forced Li Shimin to fight.

Gu Feng

The Qin army was led by the famous Water Margin general Pang Wanchun, nicknamed "Xiao Yang Youji". During the Water Margin, he shot and killed Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Chen Da, Yang Chun, Li Zhong, Xue Yong, and Ou among the one hundred and eight generals in Liangshan.

Seven Generals of Peng.

Seeing that Li Shimin was among the people fleeing from Ximen, Pang Wanchun dared to let him go. However, he also knew that Li Shimin had many masters, and he might not be able to defeat him with just a thousand cavalry, so he adopted a guerrilla strategy and did not confront Li Shimin head-on.

, using bows and arrows to continuously consume Li Shimin, dragging him as long as possible until Yuwen Chengdu catches up.

Li Shimin was harassed endlessly by Pang Wanchun, and he quickly lost hundreds of horses, twenty of which were shot to death by Pang Wanchun alone.

Pang Wanchun chased him too close, and Li Shimin couldn't get rid of him, so he had no choice but to fight with him.

Pang Wanchun did not expect that Li Shimin would be so strong. After he reacted, it was too late to retreat, so He had to fight him head-on.

Two hundred Tang cavalry with low morale faced a thousand Qin cavalry with high morale. Logically speaking, the Qin army should be the winner, but the lineup of generals on both sides was too large.

Although the Qin army had thousands of cavalry and its strength was more than three times that of the Tang army, its general was only Pang Wanchun, a first-class and low-level general.
To be continued...