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Chapter 342: The Ambush in front of the Xuanwu Gate Part 1(1/2)

There was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and several soldiers in armor rushed to the prince, got off their horses, and reported the scene in the prince's house with their hands in hand.

Li Yuanji stood behind his brother and listened coldly, feeling extremely angry in his heart.

He looked at the prince and shouted in a low voice: "Brother, this King of Qin obviously has a premeditated plan to kill you and my brother. We can't let them go."

Prince Li Jiancheng obviously did not expect that King Qin would send people to surround his prince's mansion.

As an older brother, he is very aware of how harsh his younger brother is.

Especially the scene in the palace today, it was obvious that King Qin bribed the eunuchs and the imperial army in the palace, hoping to put himself to death and then be quick.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to coax his father on a boat to swim on the lake.

Who would go to the lake on this hot day?

The prince frowned and listened to his men's report, then waved his hand for them to go down.

He turned to Li Yuanji and said: "The current situation is that if King Qin gets the upper hand, we are afraid that it will be difficult to come back. The only option is to rush out of the imperial city, then lead troops to surround the palace and kill them."

Li Yuanji looked at him and nodded.

He said quietly: "Brother, don't worry, our people will be here soon. We will rush out as soon as they arrive."

The prince said: "It's almost here." After saying that, he turned and glanced outside the Xuanwu Gate.

The guards and Li Yuanji followed the direction the prince was looking, staring outside the Xuanwu Gate without saying a word.

There are not many people outside the palace on weekdays, not to mention that today the King of Qin has blocked the road. The people in the imperial city are hiding in their homes in fear, listening to what's going on outside with their ears pricked up.

For a moment, the streets and alleys of the imperial city and the government offices were all silent.

It was so quiet and desolate that people felt that although the sun was shining brightly, it was as terrifying as the long night, and the entire imperial city had turned into a dead city.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves trampling through the long street suddenly came from the wind.

King Qin, who was guarding not far from the archway, suddenly turned his head and looked in the other direction of Xuanwu Gate, his eyes narrowed.

After a while, he looked at the group of soldiers behind him and said quietly: "They are coming."

Changsun Wuji looked at him with an unusually solemn expression and nodded.

A beam of beacon smoke burned from the other side of Xuanwu Gate, and in an instant hundreds of war horses appeared to break through the smoke and dust on the long street.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, rumbling towards the direction of Xuanwu Gate!

King Qin and Changsun Wuji guessed that the guards from the Crown Prince's residence would come to Xuanwu Gate to meet His Royal Highness.

But he didn't expect that these guys would be so upright and attack the Xuanwu Gate with such overwhelming momentum.

A group of soldiers around King Qin took a breath of air, wondering how many people the prince had secretly trained? They actually rushed towards the palace in an upright manner, creating such a terrifying momentum!

In just a blink of an eye, the front of Xuanwu Gate was filled with smoke.

Outside the Xuanwu Gate, the fallen leaves on the ground were whipped up by a sudden horse's hooves into a whirlwind, and flew away in all directions in an instant, and a sonorous sound rang out.

That was the sound made by the friction of armor.

Hundreds of armors reflected the light cast by the sun, instantly filling the Xuanwu Gate with a thick murderous aura.

The iron cavalry from the Prince's Mansion galloped toward the Xuanwu Gate like a whirlwind.

The horses' hooves trampled through the long street, heading towards those who pricked their ears in the imperial city. The guards on the war horses just wanted to complete their mission and rescue the Prince's Palace from the hands of King Qin.

Under the scorching sun, a yellow military flag danced slowly in the wind, with a large Chinese character Qin painted on it.

In the Tang Empire, both officials and merchants knew that the word Qin represented the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty. The military flag placed there was an indestructible force.

Even though the oncoming iron cavalry from the Prince's Mansion on the other side still carried an iron-blooded aura, it slashed at the opponent.

One of the fierce generals under King Qin, Yuchi Jingde, stood under the military flag and looked coldly at the hundreds of cavalry rushing towards the long street.

Watching these armored guards rushing toward the Xuanwu Gate with an unrivaled momentum.

Looking at all this coldly, Yuchi Jingde showed a touch of complicated emotions on his face.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he had been very familiar with this Xuanwu Gate and knew that if he did not leave these cavalry behind today.

Otherwise tomorrow, the prince will lead the army outside the city into the imperial city today and tonight.

As a fierce general under the King of Qin, he must stand in the King of Qin's position. Not to mention His Royal Highness, even the emperor has to be wary of the King of Qin.

All because King Qin has a group of brothers who are not afraid of death.

However, today, the Xuanwu Gate of this famous imperial city will be filled with blood, because the cavalry of the savior coming to the Prince's Mansion will not retreat.

As the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, His Highness will not retreat.

And King Qin and his group of brothers will not be an exception. They will fight to the death today.

However, the situation at this time did not allow him to think too much. They had to resolve the battle before the emperor got the news, otherwise all their efforts would be in vain.

This time King Qin dispatched all the forces of the Qin family army in the imperial city, except for the armies in Luoyang and other cities, they must suppress the guards at the prince's mansion!

For Yuchi Jingde, if they were to fight one-on-one, these guys in front of them would be like scum, and they would be nothing.

But today the King of Qin is in front of him, and he and a group of brothers will win today's battle no matter what.

The prince and his gang have no way out.

The soldiers in Prince Qin's palace also had no way out.

Both sides have to step on the opponent's corpse and walk up. This is the battlefield of Luoyang back then!

The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded like thunder in front of the Xuanwu Gate. The soldiers of the Qin Mansion took out their weapons. Each of the silent soldiers stared ahead without speaking.

They were all waiting for King Qin to issue the final order to attack.

The cavalry brigade at the Prince's Mansion did not slow down and continued to charge towards Xuanwu Gate.

The guard leader on horseback stared in front of him indifferently. He knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be with them today, and no one would sit still and wait for death.

On this quiet long street, there will definitely be enemy sniping and a fight.

But they didn't care, they knew that His Royal Highness was waiting to meet them not far ahead.

They will use the most powerful momentum to crush whoever dares to stop them in front of them without mercy!

The cavalry brigade in the Prince's Mansion is very fast, and they are ready to use their lives to fight the enemy to the death.

The large group of cavalrymen saw that they were already within 200 feet of the Xuanwu Gate. The group of cavalrymen still did not encounter any snipers.

Until they could faintly see the palace flying, the long street was still quiet.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his younger brother Li Yuanji had also seen their men and were riding towards them on horseback.

"Whoosh!" an arrow sounded.

The horses charging at the front made a powerful sound with their iron hooves trampling on the long street. As they galloped forward, they neighed in pain in an instant!

After the sound of arrows, several more iron arrows pierced the long street, the sound of neighing was silenced, and several war horses fell to the ground at the same time.

The heavy body of the war horse fell heavily and hit the bluestone floor, sending up dust all over the sky and making even the palace gate buzz.

The horse hit the ground with its owner, and blood burst out, staining the long street red.

No matter how fierce the cavalry in the prince's palace was, they were caught off guard by the sudden sound of arrows. The cavalry at the front fell to the ground.

Before they could recover from the pain of broken arms and legs, several more black iron arrows flew from outside the Xuanwu Gate and pierced into their bodies mercilessly.

First the war horse fell to the ground, and then the guard in armor was shot to death by iron arrows in the wind.

Suddenly, a roar came from the dead silent street.

Countless soldiers appeared at the other end of the long street, and the military flags in the wind showed them that they were the soldiers of King Qin.

Even a team of iron-blooded soldiers who were more ruthless and ruthless than them.

Facing each other on the long street, we are like enemies meeting each other with jealousy.

As countless muffled groans sounded in the wind, the cavalry brigade of the Prince's Mansion suffered a ruthless blow at this moment. At least a dozen cavalrymen fell off their horses and hit the bluestone after the iron arrows flew out.

Suddenly, people on the long road fell on their backs, and there were bursts of pitiful shouts.

Injured by the iron arrows shot by King Qin's soldiers, countless guards broke their bones and muscles at this moment, and were smashed together with the horses.

Rolling on the long street, blood flowed into a river in just an instant.

"Fire the arrow!"

The prince, the guards around him, and the cavalry on horseback, who were in front of the palace gate, gave the order to attack.

He couldn't just watch his men being shot and killed by the enemy, and all the guards of the Prince's Mansion were carrying bows and arrows.

For a moment, a whooshing sound pierced the air.

The iron arrows piercing the long street came and went, flying towards each other one after another, which was frightening. Countless black iron arrows flew out from the street and shot at the soldiers on both sides.

In just an instant, there were dozens of corpses in front of the Xuanwu Gate. The iron arrows embedded in these corpses were all made by the Tang Dynasty military headquarters. Today, they were shot into the chests of the Tang soldiers one after another.

The injured war horse lay limply on the ground next to the body of its owner, neighing in pain while waiting for the moment of death to come.

After this blockage, the large group of cavalry from the Prince's Mansion were forced to halt their charge.

The formations of several men and horses were interrupted, and some horses could not stop roaring.
To be continued...
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