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Chapter 1313 Changes in Xuanwu Gate (Part )

The distraught Duan Lun had already gone to rest. General Chang He was wandering at the city gate below. This mysterious figure in history was also frightened.

The prince's confidant Er Zhu Huan has already appeared at Xuanwu Gate, and Chang Lin's army has already entered Jingyao Gate... The ending will soon appear, and Chang He doesn't know who he is hoping to win.

I accidentally looked up and saw my friend Ma Zhou on the city wall talking to Er Zhuhuan... Well, Ma Zhou quite admired the incomplete poem Er Zhuhuan had just written.

Chang He can also understand that Ma Zhou has been depressed these days. Who would have thought that after leaving, the young man defeated the Turks several times and achieved such great achievements. It is reasonable to stick to the prince's confidants at this time.

"It's you..." Ma Zhou swallowed. Li Shan once said that no matter who reads these four lines of poetry, no matter what the assignment, you must obey orders.

Ma Zhou noticed something strange at that time, because if it was the manpower of King Qin, there was no need for Li Shan to emphasize "whoever"... Now we know that Er Zhuhuan, who is the prince's confidant, is that "who".

A smile appeared on Er Zhuhuan's face, "In the fourth year of Wude, you first entered Chang'an and met Qianniu Cui Hao, the prince of the East Palace..."

Ma Zhou's face looked a little ugly. He was a little miserable that time, but then his face changed slightly, "Is it you who sent someone to Zhujiagou?"

Now that they were all facing each other, Ma Zhou was still a little worried, "You and Huairen?"

"X is his second uncle, and his mother is X's cousin." Er Zhuhuan looked calm but spoke very quickly.

Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment, and without asking any more questions, he whispered, "Where is Huairen?"

"Yesterday at dusk, the prince lured Huairen into the palace to ambush him, and now he has left Chang'an..." Er Zhuhuan quickly explained the current situation.

Ma Zhou unconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips, "That fire is Huairen... No, it should be the handiwork of Huairen's personal guard..."

"The King of Qin actually returned to Beijing... Pei Hongda is really a good trick!"

"I didn't stop King Qin... Huairen probably hasn't returned to Sun Moon Lake yet..."

"Now Changlin's army is attacking Tiance Mansion..."

Er Zhuhuan waited patiently for a while, but no matter how patient he was, he couldn't bear it any longer. The battle had already started in Jinchengfang over there, "Huairen asked, Xuanwu Gate is entrusted to you. Do you have a plan?"

"We have to wait." Ma Zhou didn't hide anything and whispered: "Huairen has already made plans and may be able to arrive in time... Jingyao Gate... No, it should be Xuanwu Gate!"

"Xuanwumen?"

"Getting straight to the center is the right thing to do!" The ruthless look on Ma Zhou's face flashed away, "The trouble now is Duke Ji Guo Duan Lun... and the generals sent by Wang Junkuo."

"How many people can you use?" Er Zhuhuan thought about it in his mind, "On this side, there are only five or six people who can obey orders."

"Huairen has placed me here for a long time." Ma Zhou snorted, "I will definitely be able to persuade Chang He. Several of his generals have followed him for many years."

"Are you sure?"

Ma Zhou said lightly: "Chang He's father died early, his mother is still alive, and his wife Zheng has only one son. Chang He is extremely doting on her, unless he wants to cut off his children and grandchildren!"

The corners of Er Zhuhuan's mouth moved. The methods and character of this King Ma Bin were very different from those of his nephew!

Ma Zhou also noticed it and sneered in his heart. If he were in another position, Li Huairen's methods would only be more ruthless than mine.

"In addition, there is Wang Xiaoqing..." Ma Zhou pondered for a while, "If Huairen is interested, I will persuade Chang He later and transfer Wang Xiaoqing and dozens of his men to the city gate." "In addition to Chang He's side Personal guards, a certain and Wang Xiaoqing..." Er Zhuhuan nodded, "It's not difficult to open the city gate."

Ma Zhou seemed calm, but there was a burning fire in his heart. If he could achieve great success this time, then all the years of endurance would be worth it!

At this moment, in the Tiance Mansion in Jinchengfang, Li Shimin was still calm and composed even among thousands of troops. He was also a little embarrassed. He did not think there would be any changes tonight, but he also sent men to watch the imperial city vigilantly.

But he didn't expect that there was no movement in the imperial city, but there were movements in Andingfang and Xiuxiangfang. Before Li Shimin could react, Changlin's army holding torches had already arrived in front of him.

Jinchengfang is six hundred steps from north to south and a thousand steps from east to west. There are walls on all sides, each with a gate, and a cross street inside. However, because Tiance Mansion chose Jinchengfang as the site, the cross street does not actually exist.

Tiance Mansion occupies most of the area of ​​​​Jinchengfang. The west gate of the square was cancelled, but the gates on the other three sides were fiercely attacked by Changlin's army. Although Li Shimin had 400 elites in his hands, he could also choose from the handymen. Young and strong, but facing such an onslaught, he had to make a choice.

Because Changlin's army actually came with ladders and torches, climbed high walls, and set fire to the doors. Li Shimin gave up guarding the walls and gates, and returned all his troops to Tiance Mansion to resist.

Li Shimin, wearing Mingguang armor, stood with a livid face inside a low wall made of various messy bricks and stones, holding a big bow and shooting arrows like meteors. Each arrow would knock down a rebel soldier holding a torch.

Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and the guards in the back row followed suit. They all knew that Changlin's army had trapped Jinchengfang. It might not be impossible to attack Tiance Mansion head-on, but the casualties would definitely be heavy, and it might take a long time. , and the success rate of fire attack is much higher.

Once Tiance Mansion was set on fire...why didn't Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong understand the consequences?

At the square gate in the distance, Li Gaoqian, the Duke of Jiangxia, looked very ugly. As a hero of Taiyuan Yuanmou, he was very aware of the bravery of His Highness the King of Qin. He deliberately hid behind to avoid being spotted by Li Shimin, who was superb in archery. .

But so far, the fierce attack has only captured Fangmen, and has not yet entered Tiance Mansion. This makes Li Gaoqian a little unbearable. So far, only more than thirty corpses of Xuanjia soldiers have been detected. At this rate, It won't end until daybreak...Who knows if the three thousand elites from Xianyang County will come.

"Rockets, use rockets." Li Gaoqian commanded loudly, "They must not have many arrows!"

"Where's the big shield? Push the big shield forward!"

"Idiot, take down the gate and push it forward!"

Dots of rockets sprinkled over, and Sergeant Chang Lin held up the door panels and shields and rushed forward. Li Shimin gritted his teeth and dropped the big bow, picked up the horse that was leaning on the wall, and led dozens of personal guards to take the initiative to fight out of the formation.

There was a loud shout, and Li Shimin threw the horse spear violently. The tip of the spear easily tore the fragile door panel and penetrated the chest of a soldier behind him.

Then Li Shimin pulled out his long sword and was the first to kill. He rushed into the formation wearing bright light armor and slashed left and right, causing blood to fly everywhere.

Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong also had to lead their personal guards to fight out. Both of them were famous for their bravery. They rushed into the formation quickly and bravely, and killed the rebels back in a matter of seconds.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Hearing Qin Qiong's shouts from behind, Li Shimin, whose face was stained with blood, kicked the rebel general on the opposite side, looked left and right, and then loudly ordered, "Retreat, retreat first!"

There was no way, the rebels had sufficient strength, and partial divisions had already come up from the left and right wings, preparing to cut off Li Shimin's retreat.

Abandoning the gate of Tiance Mansion, Li Shimin could only retreat, smiling bitterly in his heart. He had been on the battlefield for more than ten years, and he had never been depressed even if he was trapped in a tight siege, but he had to be depressed tonight.

(End of this chapter)