Vol 2 Chapter 2500: Death of Li Shimin (final)

Chapter 2500 Death of Li Shimin (End)

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 high-rise building 300 meters away, and they were almost affected.

Suddenly a sword energy flew over, and both of them were still able to react. The whole building was split in half, so no one was injured, so they simply ran to a tall building three miles away and 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 long admired your reputation, 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 noble and had an extraordinary temperament.

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

Dong Xiaowan was just thinking about how to say hello, but Yunxiao 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 we meet you today, you are indeed well-deserved." 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, and 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 the Tang Palace 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? It’s just Li Maozhen, how can he kill Li Shimin? Sir, are you kidding me?”

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

There is no other reason. Li Shimin's life is too tough. Even Li Cunxiao failed to kill him three times in a row, so he didn't think that the 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 just said that Li Shimin could not escape from Xuanwu Gate, but he escaped Yuhuatian's assassination at the west gate. The slap in the face was too fast, and Ban Chao felt his face burning.

 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 at Ximen, why didn't you tell me as an envoy?

 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 suffering.

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? .

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.

Yu Huatian was not sure whether Li Shimin was still at Xuanwu Gate. When he really 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, Xuanwu Gate must not make any mistakes. After Li Tang destroyed the noble families in the city, all the wealth captured was sealed in the palace. Once it is destroyed by the Tang army, it will be a huge loss."

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

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 “As for Li Shimin from Ximen…”

 “Leave Li Shimin’s side to me.”

After saying that, 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 now."

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.

Yunxiao naturally 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. They had set up a good battle formation and were ready to attack.

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

The Tang army who stayed at the west gate had just recently defeated Zhang Shigui's rebels with a devastating force.

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.

At the same time that 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 Yu Wentai, Zhao She and others who had made disguises.

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 fled. 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 after 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 under attack from two sides.

Yin Kaishan was defeated and 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 the west gate, soon discovered Li Shimin's traces.

Li Shimin, who originally abandoned the city and fled, was chased by a thousand cavalry 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 the pawns like Zhao She.

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.

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. Peng Qijiang.

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 Yu Wen as long as possible until Chengdu catches up.

Li Shimin was harassed by Pang Wanchun tirelessly, and he quickly lost hundreds of horses, 20 of which were shot to death by Pang Wanchun alone.

Pang Wanchun was chasing too close, and Li Shimin couldn't get away, 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 with 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 general lineups of both sides felt that they were too big.

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 super-first-class junior general.

Although the Tang army only had 300 cavalry, its commander-in-chief was Li Shimin, who commanded 100 troops, and there were also many masters such as Gao Siji and Xiao Sheng.

There are too many masters in the Tang army. Even if Li Yuanba does not fight, he is still enough to defeat the Qin army head-on.

Shortly after the war started, Pang Wanchun was shot and killed by Gao Siji three times.

The commander died in battle, and the morale of the Qin army was depressed. The deputy general took over the important task and continued to command the army in battle. However, he was killed by Li Shimin not long after.

Even if the general and deputy generals died in the battle, the Qin army still did not collapse. The army Sima and the five military princes commanded the army to continue fighting.

But soon after Army Sima and the five military princes also died in the Tang Army, the top officer of the Qin Army became the commander of the camp.

The rank of the commander was too low to control the entire army. Since all the officers were killed in the battle, the morale of the Qin army was at its lowest point, and they were defeated.

In the end, 400 of these thousand cavalry were killed in the battle, and all the senior officials including the general Pang Wanchun were killed in the battle, but their sacrifices also bought time for Li Cunxiao.

Li Cunxiao had not chased out of Chang'an for more than ten miles when he encountered the defeated army and learned the whereabouts of Li Shimin from the defeated army.

After learning that 400 Qianqi were killed in the battle, and that all the senior officials were killed and injured, Li Cunxiao knew that this cavalry was destroyed and would never be restored without repairs in a year or two.

 I didn’t blame them for ignoring Li Cunxiao, after all, they had tried their best.

“Don’t worry, I will definitely avenge General Pang.” Li Cunxiao said in a deep voice.

　　When the defeated soldiers heard this, they burst into tears.

It doesn't matter if one thousand can't defeat two hundred, and all the senior officials were killed in the battle. They are destined to become a shame to the Qin army.

Li Cunxiao left a hundred men behind to collect the defeated army, and then led Yunxiao and the remaining men to continue the pursuit, and finally caught up with Li Shimin in the west of Ziwu Valley.

 “Li Shimin, Li Yuanba, you can really run.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Cunxiao was stunned, because there was only Li Shimin among the hundred cavalry team, and there were no Li Yuanba and Gao Siji.

Li Shimin is using himself as bait to give Li Yuanba a glimmer of hope.

At this thought, Li Cunxiao's eyes flashed with strange thoughts. He obviously did not expect that a selfish person like Li Shimin would do this to his younger brother Li Yuanba.

“Li Cunxiao, it’s you who is chasing me. That’s all. If I die at your hands, it won’t be considered an insult to me, Li Shimin.”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

 You can do one thing or two but not three, and he has already escaped three times under Li Cunxiao. This time he is afraid that he will be doomed no matter what.

Li Cunxiao directly chose to take action, without any intention of talking nonsense with Li Shimin.

He has learned enough lessons from the first three times, and he does not want to let Li Shimin be rescued again because of nonsense.

“Li Shimin, no one can save you this time.”

 【Ding dong, Li Shimin's skill "God Bless" is activated for the third time...】

 “My lord, Yuan Tiangang is here.”

Yuan Tiangang led his troops to fight out of Ziwu Valley, but was blocked by Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang who were ambushing around.

 After Li Keyong escaped from Ziwu Valley last time, how could Li Jing not do anything? Therefore, an ambush was set up in Ziwu Valley early.

Gai Nie Weizhuang, the two half-step masters, started fighting directly with the grand master Yuan Tiangang.

Zhuangzi, the Taoist leader who arrived with Yuan Tiangang, saw this situation and decisively chose to take action. After all, if Li Shimin died, his master Taoist Taiqing might really come down the mountain, and the result would be unpredictable.

Since Zhuang Zhou decided to save Li Shimin, he naturally would not come alone. He was accompanied by four great masters: Cihang, Manjusri, Puxian, and Lu Chunyang.

 Among the five great masters, Zhuang Zhou and Lu Chunyang came from the Taiqing sect, Cihang Zhenren came from the Yuqing sect, and Manjusri and Samantabhadra have apostatized and become Buddhists, so they are now Buddhists.

As soon as Zhuang Zhou moved, four great masters descended from the sky. They were the three Holy Mothers Jin Ling, Gui Ling, and Wudang, and the great master of swordsmanship Dugu Qiufei.

 They have always been in Guanzhong, they just didn't show up.

 The four of them blocked Cihang, Manjusri, Puxian and Lu Chunyang respectively. As for Zhuangzhou, he was naturally blocked by the sky.

Yunxiao pulled out the Tai'a sword in his hand and said coldly: "Uncle Xiaoyaozi, Yunxiao doesn't want to fight with you. How about we go drink tea and catch up on old times?"

Zhuang Zhou glanced at Tai'a in Yunxiao's hand and said with a wry smile: "Master Yunxiao, Li Shimin cannot die. Do you know the consequences of his death?"

Yun Xiao said coldly: "I don't know, and I don't want to know. I only know that Li Shimin is not only crazy, but also ungrateful. Even Jiang Shang, who had been helping him, was killed by him. As long as he is alive, our Taoism will never have peace."

 “What? Junior Brother Jiang was killed by Li Shimin?”

Zhuang Zhou subconsciously exclaimed.

Cihang, Manjusri, and Puxian heard this and had no intention of fighting anymore, so they all stopped to seek confirmation. Only Lu Chunyang and Dugu Qiubai were still fighting.

The three of them are all from the Yuqing sect, and have good personal relationships with Jiang Shang. They know everything Jiang Shang has done to save Li Shimin.

If Li Shimin even killed Jiang Shang, his benefactor, then if they still saved Li Shimin, wouldn't they be aiding the evil deeds?

With this thought, Master Cihang could no longer hold it in any longer and shouted at Yunxiao: "Junior sister Yunxiao, is this true? Are you lying to us?"

“What’s true can’t be faked, and what’s fake can’t be true.” Yun Xiao said lightly.

Everyone knew that Yun Xiao was not the kind of person who would lie to them, so they all looked at Li Shimin who was being stepped on by Li Cunxiao.

In the blink of an eye, Li Cunxiao and his men had killed more than a hundred guards around Li Shimin, and knocked Li Shimin off his horse with just one move.

Li Cunxiao was just about to rush forward and kill him, but Yunxiao shouted to him: "Junior brother, please wait a moment and let Li Shimin tell himself whether he killed Junior Brother Jiang Shang."

Hearing this, Li Cunxiao was extremely reluctant, but he still stopped, hung the spear around Li Shimin's neck, and said to Yunxiao in confusion: "Senior sister, how could Li Shimin tell the truth? He must be shirking responsibility in every possible way..."

Before Li Cunxiao finished speaking, Li Shimin laughed with disdain, then stood up and bumped into Li Cunxiao's spear.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　…

"you…"

Li Cunxiao was shocked when he saw this. He had no idea that Li Shimin would seek death. Before he could react, the spear had already passed through his chest.

Li Cunxiao subconsciously let go of the spear in his hand, but Li Shimin straightened his body and stood up tremblingly.

 He wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a large amount of blood flowed out, making him unable to speak.

Li Shimin endured the pain, tremblingly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with difficulty: "Li Cunxiao, Ying Hao can't kill me, and neither can you. The only one who can kill me is myself.

 Also, I, Li Shimin, dare to take action. I killed Jiang Shang, and I have no regrets. "

Cihang, Manjusri, and Puxian heard this and were immediately furious. They cursed one after another: "Beast, what have you done? Junior Brother Jiang is here to help you..."

“The Li family is full of heroes, why did they give birth to such an ungrateful thing like you...”

 …

Li Shimin didn't bother to defend himself. He looked at Li Cunxiao and said word by word: "Excuse me, please give Xiuning a message for me."

Li Cunxiao sighed lightly: "For the sake of being so knowledgeable, just tell me and I will definitely bring you."

"I, Li Shimin, have been sorry to many people in this life, but the one I'm most sorry for is this sister. Tell Xiuning, second brother, please stay with her."

 After Li Shimin finished saying this, there was no more movement.

Upon seeing this, Li Cunxiao went up to check Li Shimin's breathing, but found that he was no longer breathing and his heartbeat had stopped.

This shows that Li Shimin is dead, but even if he dies, he will die standing up. He would rather die than fall down, and he is unwilling to bow to Ying Hao.

 (End of this chapter)