A heavy rain poured down, and the fire that was still burning in the mountain was quickly extinguished under the pouring rain. The scene that was as bright as day had gradually disappeared, and the sky gradually returned to the normal night sky.
Li Shimin looked at the night sky leisurely, but he was not happy. If this rain had started earlier, when the fire had just started, it wouldn't have burned the entire jade mountain. Du Qi's plan to burn the mountain would have been for naught.
Unfortunately, it rained after the fire ended.
Li Shimin's plan failed.
On the contrary, it was more beneficial to Du Qi. Because a heavy rain could have stopped Du Qi, but now Du Qi could easily enter the mountain forest.
Li Shimin said leisurely, "Now, how should we resist Xia?"
Wei Shuyu, Wei Zheng, and Fang Xuanling were all speechless.
They were too unlucky.
Seeing that the three of them did not speak, Li Shimin continued, "At this time, I don't know how to resist for a while. You are all my trusted subordinates, whether it is Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, or Wei Shuyu, you are all loyal subjects. I can't resist, but I don't want you to die with me. Now, if you want to leave, then leave. I won't stop you. "
Wei Zheng said, "I swear to follow Your Majesty to death."
Fang Xuanling also said, "I also swear to follow Your Majesty to death."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain. How can I betray Your Majesty? In this battle, I swear to follow you to death. Although we are now at the end of the line. It's impossible to evacuate by water. If we want to break out, we will be attacked by Du Qi. But I think we still have the strength to fight. "
Li Shimin listened to their words, but shook his head and smiled, saying, "I'm not lying to you. In this battle, I swear to resist to death. Shuyu arranged for Li Zhen in advance and left with Zhi 'er. So, I don't care about anything else, and that is to fight to the death with Xia. Anyway, my History Clan already has roots outside, so I don't have to worry about anything else. "
After a pause, Li Shimin continued, "My father and brothers all died at the hands of Du Qi. Even my son died at the hands of Du Qi. Now, we will fight to the death with Du Qi. I would rather die than retreat. "
Wei Zheng replied, "Even so, this subject swears to follow Your Majesty to the death."
Fang Xuanling said, "Same here."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty should know your subject's heart."
Li Shimin looked at their expressions and shook his head. He didn't care if their words were true or false. At this point, Li Shimin couldn't be bothered to distinguish. Whether it was true or false was no longer important.
Li Shimin ordered, "Shu Yu, go gather the army, zhen has something to say."
"Yes!"
Wei Shuyu immediately went to pass down the order.
As the order was conveyed, the soldiers quickly gathered. However, these fifty thousand elites had already lost their fighting spirit. Many of the soldiers were extremely worried, and it was already a situation where everyone was in a state of panic.
All the soldiers got into formation. Li Shimin had already brought the cultural relics and generals to the front of the army.
Drip! Drip!
It was still raining, and the rain was very heavy.
Li Shimin didn't wear a bamboo hat. He just stood in front of the army and let the rain wash over him. Some soldiers brought him a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, but Li Shimin refused and just stood in the rain.
Li Shimin's eyes gradually sharpened. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone knows that Xia Xia's army is just outside Jade Mountain. Just now, Xia Xia's men set fire to Jade Mountain. You all know that. "
"Now that it's raining heavily and the fire has been extinguished, I reckon that Xia Xia's army will soon attack Jade Mountain and kill their way into the mountain. It's already difficult for us to stop Xia Xia's army. Even the ferry docks at the foot of the mountain are all destroyed. It's impossible to leave by walking down the mountain. "
"We're now facing a situation where we're like turtles in a jar. We're completely surrounded. There's no chance for us to retreat. It's impossible for us to leave. At this time, I've decided to fight to the death. "
"I won't retreat, hide, or avoid this battle. I'll fight to the death. But you don't have to fight to the death, because you don't have to die. Those of you who are not willing to fight with me, step out and stand on the left side of the formation. Those who are willing to fight to the death with me, come and fight. Everything is up to you, I will not force you. "
"Don't worry, I'm not deliberately leaving a trap for you to come out and kill people. I'll respect whatever you want to do. This is Our final battle, so all of you should follow your hearts. There is no need to fear anything, and there is no need to worry about anything. "
Li Shimin said, "Alright, let's cut the crap. Those of you who want to stand out, stand out."
This time, Li Shimin was really ready to fight to the death.
He was going to throw caution to the wind.
At this time, Li Shimin was already standing quietly to the side, waiting. The army was originally quite calm, but at this moment, the army became noisy, and there were endless discussions.
The soldiers were competing with each other to discuss.
They kept talking.
But for the time being, no one stood out because everyone was worried.
However, this situation lasted for a while before a soldier stepped out from the crowd and quickly stood to the left. This soldier was running quickly with his head down. In a short time, he ran to the left and stood with his head down, not daring to rush forward. As the first soldier stepped out, the curtains were drawn. More and more soldiers ran out and quickly went to the left.
Li Shimin was drenched in the rain as he watched this scene unfold. However, his expression did not change at all.
This was long expected.
It was not a surprise.
Time passed little by little. In less than fifteen minutes, more and more people ran to the left. At a rough glance, there were at least forty thousand people. Because there were too many people, there were too few people who were willing to stay and fight.
At this time, there were still people going to the left one after another.
Li Shimin did not stop them.
He let these soldiers continue to run and waited for another fifteen minutes. At this time, he looked at the soldiers who stayed. The number of these soldiers was much smaller. Li Shimin roughly estimated that there were only about six thousand people. Most of the rest of the soldiers were not willing to fight to the death.
Li Shimin smiled sadly.
However, he was also relieved that there were more than six thousand people who were willing to fight with him.
This was enough!
Li Shimin braved the falling rain. He looked at the remaining six thousand soldiers and said again, "Thank you for those who are willing to stay. It's because of you that the Tang dynasty exists. Since the decision has been made, then let's fight to the death. In this battle, we will fight for the glory of the Tang dynasty. "
"Your Majesty, I ask to fight."
Wei Shuyu stood up. His eyes were sharp, and he looked like he was ready to die.
Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling did not speak.
The other officials did not speak either.
Only Wei Shuyu took the initiative to ask to fight.
Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Shuyu, you don't have to participate in this battle. You're all civil officials who are responsible for giving advice and advice. You've done your duty. I'm very pleased to hear your words. That's enough! "
Wei Shuyu said in a powerful voice, "Your Majesty, I took the initiative to ask to fight, not to comfort you. It's because I want to follow you, Your Majesty, and I sincerely ask for your permission. "
Speaking up to here, Wei Shuyu looked at Wei Zheng. He lifted his robe and knelt down, saying, "Father, it's difficult to be loyal and filial at the same time. This son is loyal to His Majesty and will follow His Majesty. Fortunately, I have brothers in the family, and I also have children under my knees. I have a human body to take care of Father in his old age. This son is unfilial, please forgive me, Father. "
Wei Zheng's cheeks slightly twitched after hearing it, but he still nodded and said, "You used to be honest and honest, a good gentleman. The current you is extremely opinionated and you have your own ideas. Since you have made a decision, just do it boldly. "
"Thank you, Father!"
After thanking him, Wei Shuyu ignored his wet clothes and looked at Li Shimin, saying, "Your Majesty, let's send the troops. It's not easy to arrange weapons for Du Qi, so we can attack now. "
Li Shimin directly unsheathed his sword and shouted, "FIGHT!"
"FIGHT!"
The officers and soldiers in the army also shouted.
Their shouts resounded through the mountain.
As soon as Li Shimin gave the order to send the troops, he led 6,000 soldiers to fight. Wei Shuyu also followed Li Shimin to fight. As for the rest of the civil officials, they did not follow.
The group quickly disappeared in the rain and went out of Jade Mountain.
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