After Long Zhi led his army to kill the soldiers of the Tang army who were guarding the city gate, he immediately called to his deputy general Sheng Yan: "General Sheng, lead your army to guard the city gate. I will lead my army to the palace to capture the old thief Li Yuan alive!"
Master Sheng Yan cupped his hands and said with a slight smile: "The final general will help General Long to succeed!"
"Thank you, General Sheng, for your kind words!" Long Zhi laughed, patted his horse and headed towards the imperial city.
"The Sui army has entered the city, the Sui army has entered the city!"
The only elite troops in Chang'an City were Li Yuan's imperial guards, but they were all stationed in the imperial city to protect Li Yuan's safety. The thousands of troops stationed in the outer city were all new recruits recruited just a few months ago. They were suddenly attacked and there was chaos. The morale of the army collapsed and they rushed towards the imperial city.
Long Zhi led all the cavalry in the army, a total of more than 4,000 people, to drive away the defeated troops, and fought all the way to the imperial city along Suzaku Street. The sound of horse hooves rumbled like thunder.
The sudden attack by the Sui army not only caught the defenders of Chang'an City by surprise, but also caused great panic among the people of Chang'an City. The originally lively and prosperous Zhuque Street changed in an instant. Countless people carried baskets on their backs and carried their belongings. They only regretted that their parents had lost two legs and fled to their homes like flying.
The dense crowd crowded each other and blocked the road. Some defeated soldiers of the Tang army and local ruffians were mixed in to take advantage of the fire, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
"All the troops came forward to guide the people. Anyone who dares to kill a person or touch anything among the people will be killed without mercy!"
At the critical moment, military advisor Li Mi arrived with nearly a thousand Sui infantry. After killing more than a dozen Tang army defeated soldiers and local ruffians, the chaotic situation was finally stabilized.
Long Zhi led his troops all the way to the imperial city. At this time, he had no intention of killing the defeated Tang troops in front of him. These Tang troops were already frightened and could only run for their lives like headless flies. They had no guts to turn around and fight back. , keeping them is more useful than killing them.
In front of the Zhuque Gate, the gatekeeper Tang General Zhou Yuan immediately ordered the city gate to be closed after learning that the Sui army had entered the city. But at this moment, countless defeated soldiers and many people living in the inner city were already shouting, stumbling, and rushing over. Dozens of soldiers who wanted to go up and close the city gate were pushed out by the crowd. Both sides of the city gate were blocked by people, making it impossible to close it.
Seeing that the city gate could not be closed, Zhou Yuan could not help but feel anxious and stood on the city wall and stamped his feet. Suddenly, a soldier beside Zhou Yuan pulled him nervously, pointed into the distance and said, "General, look quickly, what is that?"
Zhou Yuan followed the soldier's pointer and looked into the distance. He saw dust rising in the distance, and could still vaguely hear the sound of heavy iron hoofs hitting the ground.
"No, the Sui army has already come to kill us!"
Zhou Yuan's heart sank, and he hurriedly led a dozen of his confidants down the city gate, shouting to the crowd who were crowding together to block the city gate: "The Sui army is coming, hurry up and close the city gate, close it!"
But in such a chaotic scene, who would pay attention to what others are saying? Even though Zhou Yuan yelled at the top of his lungs, the panicked crowd still only focused on escaping frantically into the city. Seeing this, Zhou Yuan finally got angry. He swung his sword and chopped down several soldiers and civilians who were crowding in front of him, and shouted: "Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way!"
Zhou Yuan's bloody suppression did not achieve his expected goal at all. Instead, it made the already panicked crowd even more chaotic. Some timid people were so frightened that they rolled around and ran away.
However, some defeated soldiers of the Tang army thought that if they were wearing armor and stayed in the outer city, they would definitely become the dead souls of the Sui army, so they still squeezed into the city with all their strength.
The crowd was going back and forth, and from time to time someone was pushed to the ground. Curses, cries, and pleas mingled together, and the scene became even more chaotic than before.
"Brothers, kill! Whoever captures the old thief Li Yuan alive will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
Long Zhi rode his horse to fight and saw the chaos in front of Zhuque's gate. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately rushed forward to fight.
"Charge!" Thousands of Sui army cavalry cheered in unison, and like a sharp iron arrow, they shot into the crowd in an instant. The long sword slashed horizontally, the horse stabbed straight, and the Suzaku gate screamed and wailed continuously. Pieces of people were stabbed to the ground, turning into dead souls under the hooves of the Sui army's horses.
Among them, the casualties were definitely not only the soldiers of Tang Dynasty, but also many Chang'an residents who fled for their lives in a hurry. But at this time, Long Zhi and his soldiers could not control so much. The main reason why the Sui army was so unstoppable was because it caught the Tang army by surprise and prevented the Tang army from reacting in time.
But once Tang Jun gets a chance to breathe, the good situation may be reversed in an instant. Therefore, the current Sui soldiers can only transform into demons. No matter whether the person standing in front of them is the Tang army or not, they will kill them with their swords without hesitation.
Seeing that the Sui cavalry was unstoppable, Zhou Yuan knew that the city gate was destined to be lost. His face turned pale, he bent his legs and cried in the direction of the palace: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I am unworthy of trusting you. I am guilty of this." You deserve to die!"
As Zhou Yuan spoke, he pulled out the sword from his waist and wiped it on his neck. He immediately cut his trachea and staggered back a few steps before falling to the ground and dying.
"Charge into the imperial city and capture Li Yuan alive!" Long Zhi completely ignored Zhou Yuan's suicide and mercilessly rode his horse over Zhou Yuan's body, heading straight into the imperial city to kill him.
