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Pugu Huai'en led an army of 30,000 to arrive outside the East City, still outside Chunming Gate. He fired a false shot like this to move the defenders to Chunming Gate or even the entire East City Wall.

Pugu Huai'en's army was not large, only 30,000 men. This was a modest force. Pugu Huai'en also knew very well that he had to attack the palace in the shortest possible time and control the emperor.

Pugu Huai'en is very nervous now. If he is asked to make a decision now, he will never choose Qixia Gate in the south again. The distance from Qixia Gate to Daming Palace is too far and it is easy for something to happen. It was just that when he planned it, his subordinates There were 60,000 elites. He felt that his 60,000 troops could stabilize the situation, but who knew that there were only 30,000 left now.

Pugu Huai'en had no choice but to change his strategy. He could only lead 20,000 men to attract the main force of the Tang army outside the east city, and asked his son to lead 10,000 cavalry to quickly detour back to the south of the city, preparing to break into the city gate from Qixia Gate, and then cooperate with the outside to capture about two miles to the south. Yanxing Gate on the left and right, he led his army to rush in through Yanxing Gate, which is very close to the Daming Palace.

Another reason why Pugu Huai'en was nervous was that Li Ye's army had arrived and was staring at him eagerly in Xianyang. This move caught Pugu Huai'en by surprise. If he retreated now, Li Ye would definitely cut off his own weapons first. As a retreat, now he had no choice but to bite the bullet.

In fact, Pugu Huai'en was also betting that when he attacked Chang'an, Li Ye would not attack him. Li Ye wished he could kill the emperor himself, and then he would come out to clean up the mess, and he would be able to take over directly.

Now it seems that his bet was right. So far, Li Ye is still standing still in Xianyang County.

It was almost the third watch, and Pugu Huaien ordered in a low voice: "Retreat and go back to Yanxing Gate!"

The 20,000-strong army retreated slowly, out of sight of the troops at the head of the city, then turned and headed toward Yanxing Gate, two miles away to the south.

In fact, Pugu Huaien's bet was wrong. Li Ye didn't need him to do things for him at all. If he wanted to kill the emperor and create civil strife, Li Ye would have already taken action. He would use An Lushan's help to get rid of the emperor Li Heng, or Use Li Zhen to make his coup successful.

Li Ye has his own rhythm. If he wants to enjoy being emperor for a few years, he can just learn from An Lushan. It can be done easily. But if he wants to gain a century-old foundation, he must be patient, step by step, and work steadily.

So how could Li Ye like Pugu Huaien's betting on such a low-end activity?

Of course, if there is no profit, you can't afford to be early. Li Ye came to the capital in such a hurry. He didn't come to be loyal to King Qin. He was bustling around for profit. The same was true for Li Ye. He took a fancy to the 50,000 Shuofang elite soldiers under Pugu En.

But he didn't expect that Guo Ziyi poached 20,000 people with just a few words. This made Li Ye very angry. He recommended Guo Ziyi to let him keep Chang'an to prevent Pugu Huai'en from ruining the overall situation. If he really killed the eunuchs , How can I take over the imperial court in the future?

Now there are only 30,000 troops left, and Li Ye cannot afford to miss again no matter what.

Li Ye divided his troops into two groups, one with 20,000 troops, led by Bai Xiaode, keeping an eye on Pugu Huaien's 20,000 troops, and the other 30,000 cavalry, led by Li Ye himself, keeping an eye on the 10,000 cavalry from Qixiamen. A dragnet was laid out on the south side of the river pool.

The time gradually reached the third watch, and countless black shadows climbed up to the city from Ande Fang, but what greeted them was a storm of arrows. For a while, there was a scream on the city top, and many men in black turned around and headed toward the city. They fled inside, but they had no way out. Tens of thousands of soldiers came out of the square and surrounded them.

Guo Ziyi stood in front of the city tower and looked expressionlessly at the men in black being killed by the soldiers of the Tang Army. He was generous and sophisticated, which was his way of dealing with the world, but it did not mean that he was also a bodhisattva on the battlefield.

On the contrary, Guo Ziyi was just as decisive and ruthless on the battlefield, so he could always win without defeat. Although these men in black were also Shuofang soldiers before, he had given them the opportunity, but they refused to seize the opportunity and blindly sought death. Then don't blame yourself for being ruthless.

"Kill! Leave no one behind." Guo Ziyi issued a killing order.

At this time, General Hun Yao stepped forward and whispered: "Old General, why don't you pretend to let them succeed, lay an ambush, and the rebels enter the city to ambush outside the city? This way we will alert the enemy."

Guo Ziyi Lao Jiang Mila, Li Ye had already hinted to himself that he was the current Shuofang Jiedushi, and the remaining 30,000 Shuofang troops were left for him to deal with. Guo Ziyi immediately realized that he had poached 20,000 Shuofang troops and had already let him go. Li Ye was unhappy, and if he did anything else, he would completely offend someone.

Guo Ziyi said calmly: "The risk is too great. If we can't stop it and these people take the opportunity to enter the city, we will be unable to survive. We should be more cautious!"

"I understand the humble position!"

Guo Ziyi looked at the distance outside the city again. He vaguely saw countless black shadows a mile or two away.

Pu Gujun led 10,000 cavalry to ambush one mile away. According to the plan, after seizing the city, three torches would be lit and the city gate would be opened.

But it was wrong to hear the cry of killing. The sound did not come from the tower, but from the city wall to the west of the tower. That was Andefang, where the internal troops entered the city.

Pugujuan already felt that something was wrong. He waited for a while, and the shouts of killing gradually died away, but there was still no movement on the tower and the city gate did not open.

Pu Gujuan knew that something must have happened, so he immediately said: "Retreat!"

The 10,000 cavalrymen immediately turned around and withdrew to the east. Pu Gujuan was extremely anxious. He wanted to tell his father immediately that the city must have been defeated and Guo Ziyi must have an ambush.

He only thought that there was an ambush inside the city, but he did not realize that there would be an ambush outside the city. Ten thousand cavalry rushed into the large forest south of Qujiang Pool.

There is currently a large forest to the south of Qujiang Pond, and a wide and smooth official road passes through the forest. At this time, Li Ye led an army of 30,000 people to ambush on both sides of the forest. I saw a fire dragon running towards this side in the distance, and 10,000 cavalrymen. coming.

In fact, the speed of the cavalry is not very fast. The main reason is that there are too many people. If the speed is too fast, they will collide in a series. After all, the horses need people to control them, so they must also hold up the torch. Otherwise, nothing can be seen at night. How can 10,000 cavalry march?

Li Ye pulled out two arrows, put them on the bowstring, and stared at the general Pu Gujuan. The key to Li Ye's plan was to kill the leader. Li Ye personally killed Pu Gujuan, and then handed it over to the leader besides himself. Li Fei Shouyu, a master of archery.

Pu Gujun appeared a hundred steps away, and in this flash of lightning, Li Ye's two arrows shot out one after the other.

Pu Gujun was very skilled in martial arts. He suddenly heard the sound of the wind and jumped straight to his neck. He was shocked and lowered his head instinctively. The arrow passed over his head, but he couldn't dodge the second arrow.

"puff!"

An arrow hit his neck, and the powerful force of the arrow pierced his neck. Pugujuan let out a muffled cry, turned over and fell off his horse.