After a while, Li Bai and others returned to the palace from the secret door, and Li Gesang held his hand tightly: "Master Li did a great job!"

Li Bai didn't answer, and slowly put down a person from behind, but it was Tian Li. Two arrows were inserted into his body and passed through his heart. When Li Gesang saw it, he burst into tears and threw himself on Tian Li's body, crying loudly.

"In the 20 years since my kingdom was founded, many of the veterans who fought with me have died of illness, and Fang Qing has died of treacherous intentions. I never thought that my only brother, Brother Tian, ​​would leave me too!"

His expression was very sad.

You must know that Tian Li has followed Li Gesang since he was a boy. Although he was called the general manager in the palace and had a low position, he was Li Gesang's brother as close as flesh and blood. His death when his talent was withering made Li Gesang even more miserable.

It is easy to be sentimental. Li Bai saw Li Gesang's previous sadness and knew that this person had a close relationship with His Majesty. After setting fire to the huge tree, he immediately carried Tian Li's body back.

When everyone saw Li Gesang's sadness, they all looked sad.

At this moment, people outside the gate of the Forbidden City were shouting and making strange noises.

Everyone looked down anxiously and screamed in pain. They saw flags fluttering and a huge handsome flag with the word "that" written on it. It was obvious that Nalong's army had arrived.

Tang Chao looked carefully and saw Nalong with a flying white beard, riding a green horse with a proud expression.

Li Gesang had stopped feeling sad at this time and looked at Nalong with an indifferent expression, thinking in his heart: How can the hundreds of people under me resist tens of thousands of people? It seems that I can only give up the foundation of Dali.

He clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, listen to what I say. Now the enemy has come to support us again. We are outnumbered and there is no point in dying. As long as Li Gesang survives, he will definitely return to this place. Why don't you all disperse?"

Tang Chao shouted: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. We are willing to die for your Majesty and we will never give up."

The other generals also said: "I am willing to fight to the death for Your Majesty!"

No one was willing to leave. You must know that the remaining people are absolutely loyal to Li Gesang, and naturally they are not willing to give in. Li Gesang thought to himself, I was worried that these people were all followers of the enemy.

Unexpectedly, I was so depressed that they could still die with me. I was very moved in my heart and my spirits were lifted: "Gentlemen, I thank you for your great love. If I gain the throne of Dali Emperor the next day, I will share it with you. The current situation is extremely dangerous.

, the best plan is to run away, everyone must work hard to move forward and hold on until midnight tonight, then you will be able to escape under the cover of night!"

Everyone agreed and stepped up inspection of the fortifications. Fortunately, the inner palace was strong and condescending. It can be said to be what Li Bai said in his poem, "One man can guard the gate, and ten thousand men cannot open it!"

Li Bai and Tang Chao inspected the fortifications and said worriedly: "Xian brother, the big tree in Lang Zhengxuan's house that was specially used to break the city gate was burned down by us. Even if he finds another big tree, he will not be able to do it within three hours.

I have found some small beams, but I am sure I will not be able to break through the city. What I am worried about now is the masters from Lang Zhengxuan, because although the forbidden city is strong, it cannot stop the martial arts masters."

Tang Chao said: "What the eldest brother said is absolutely true. However, both Your Majesty and the eldest brother are highly skilled in martial arts. I understand that Lang Zhengxuan and others will not dare to take risks easily."

Li Bai shook his head and said: "Brother, you don't know something. Lang Zhengxuan and Sheva are both wise men. They know that it is impossible for me to escape now. We can only escape at night. They will obviously take advantage of this day time."

Step up the attack, Sheva Wugong and I are between us. If Lang Zhengxuan comes, only the prince can resist it. If Nalong and the "Five Tigers of the Mountain" are added to the attack, the situation will be greatly unfavorable.

Tang Chao had never thought about this issue. Hearing this, he was surprised and said: "Yes, if these people climb the city wall, Your Majesty will be in danger."

Li Bai sighed: "Looking at the current situation, we are bound to lose, but the emperor seems unwilling to leave like this. In fact, he said he could escape at night, but that was just an excuse. I wonder what his plan is?"

Tang Chao was shocked: "Brother, do you mean that the emperor is hiding something from us?"

Li Bai said decisively: "Yes, if I guess correctly, I can escape through the secret passage where I took people to burn wood just now. If the emperor really wants to leave, he can take us and leave immediately, and it will be very secretive, but I

I wonder why he did this?"

A look of surprise appeared on Tang Chao's face: "Does the emperor want to defend the city to the death?"

Li Bai slowly nodded: "I think it's possible. Brother Xian, you have no martial arts skills and there is no point in dying if you stay here. It's better for Brother Yu to send you out of the city. Once the war gets serious, I don't want to send you in vain."

If I die, I will come out of the city to meet you!"

Tang Chao was deeply moved, and his eyes became moist when he thought of Li Bai's true love for him: "Brother, you are not Li Gesang's person. It is enough to do this for him. You go! I, I am your majesty's son-in-law,

How can you run away in the face of battle? I will never leave!"

Li Bai sighed, knowing that his persuasion was in vain, and said with a sigh: "If you don't leave, of course I won't leave either. Brother Mo Jie (Wang Wei) said it right. If you stick to the Jade City and die with bones, ten thousand gold can't buy us brothers. Since your Majesty,

Treat me like a brother and fight to the death in vain. If that doesn't work, it's not too late to escape. I'm afraid no one can keep me here in Nanzhao!"

These last few sentences are full of confidence and have the air of looking down on the world.

The Tang Dynasty was moved by his arrogance and said loudly: "The elder brother is so heroic, and the younger brother is not far behind. Don't worry, if you teach Lang Zhengxuan to dare to take risks alone, he will never come back!"

Li Bai was shocked: Lang Zhengxuan's martial arts was just as good as his own, and even he was not sure he could kill him. Why did Tang Xiandi not know any martial arts, so why did he dare to say such a thing?

But Tang Chao had already said with a smile: "The elder brother will know later, but the younger brother is going to have to give up now."

At this time, a shout came from the wall. It turned out that Lang Zhengxuan had begun to attack the city. Nalong was very happy to see Sheva and ordered the army to attack the city immediately.

The beams brought by Lang Zhengxuan were too many to be used, so they were doused with kerosene by Li Gesang and others. The rockets burned instantly and only knocked out a few big seals on the city gate, but it was not shaken at all. Instead, the city gate was damaged.

It turns into a sea of ​​fire, and you can't get close.

But as soon as he saw Nalong's army and horses arriving, he immediately knew that the time had come for a strong attack. With his sword in hand, he ordered his soldiers to take the lead and set up ladders to attack the city.

Li Gesang and others were well prepared and hid behind the protective body. They rained down wood, cannons and rocks. No one in the forbidden army was injured or injured, while the other side had already suffered dozens of casualties. However, Sheva did not show sympathy to the soldiers and stood guard in the corner with his sword.

He cut down the two retired officers and eight soldiers to the ground, ordered them to set up ladders quickly, and attack at multiple points. They were allowed to advance but not retreat, and the gap must be opened at a huge cost.

As a result, the city wall suddenly became tense. The Yi soldiers rushed on them desperately, killing one group and another, and rushed forward one after another.

During this tense and fierce battle, Lang Zhengxuan laughed loudly and said to Sheva: "General Sheva, your soldiers are really elite soldiers, I admire them!"

A rare smile appeared on Sheva's face: "Thank you, Captain!"

Lang Zhengxuan said sternly: "Now is when Thief Li is at his weakest. With the strength of the palace, an attack like this can last for six hours. Why don't we go up the wall and cut a gap?

It can be executed with a snap of a finger, does the general think so?"

Sheva also saw the heavy casualties among the soldiers, so he ordered his troops to retreat to organize the second round of attack. He said to Lang Zhengxuan: "What the Taiwei said is true, but those who can climb over the wall must be people with strong martial arts skills. You and I

As a commander-in-chief, he must stay behind to supervise the battle and cannot attack personally. How dangerous must this method be?"

Lang Zhengxuan said: "So General Sheva doesn't know that there is a secret passage in the Forbidden City?"

When Sheva heard this, he slapped his thigh as expected: "The Taiwei is extremely worried. If we don't fight quickly, he may be escaped by Li Gesang, which will leave endless disasters. Taiwei, please don't worry, I will send the 'Five Tigers to control the mountain'

I will take nine of my own clan’s martial arts masters at your disposal!”

Lang Zhengxuan's troops were limited, so he was waiting for Sheva's words. He was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered Rong Gong to lead six elite wolves and tigers to assemble and act together with the "Five Tigers of the Mountain".
Chapter completed!