Chapter 484 A strange combination of circumstances
It is said that the east gate of Chang'an was attacked by the Northwest Army at night. There were ladder siege troops in front, vanguard troops in the middle to attack the city gate, and a large group of cavalry in the back waiting for an opportunity. Two generals, Li Jue and Guo Si, were in charge of the central army. Li Ru was commanding Ruo Ruo. He saw endless fighting on the city wall and the city gate was about to be smashed by the cavalry vanguard of the Northwest Army. He was about to send an order for the entire army to break through and enter the city. Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves and drums sounded behind him. In one piece, the sound of thousands of people shouting and weapons clashing came through the air.
Li Ru's expression changed greatly, knowing that the situation had changed. With the help of his personal guards, he stood on the top of the carriage and looked back. Behind them, in the dark night in the north, a large piece of torch light penetrated the rear group of the Northwest Army like a fire dragon, coming as fast as a broken bamboo. Li Ru didn't have time to get out of the car and immediately shouted: "Send the order, ring the gold, stop attacking the city immediately." He also said: "Where is the commander of the left department?"
When Li Jue and Guo Si heard Li Ru's order, they already knew something was wrong. Li Jue shouted: "Military advisor, the city gate has been breached. How about we just charge into the city? Can we defend it with our backs against the fortified city?"
When Li Ru heard about it, he couldn't help but stamped his feet on the top of the carriage angrily. He condescended to join Li Jue and Guo Si, but he didn't expect that these two donkeys still couldn't obey their words. He shouted: "Commander! We are all cavalry, and we have always been dominant in field battles. How can we win by defending the city? Besides, we do not control Chang'an. If the Qinglong Army in the city fights with us in the streets, then we can't defend the east." What's the use of the door? Isn't it true that we are attacked from both sides and have no place to escape! If the battle in the field goes bad today, we won't have time to escape in this suburb!"
When Guo Si heard that Li Jue was right, he ignored Li Jue and called his cavalry brigade to assemble quickly. They all turned their horses' heads and pointed them in the direction of the enemy behind them. Li Jue also understood, ordered the siege to stop, and mobilized his troops to attack the enemy behind him. It is a pity that the battle at the city gate was not so easy to turn around. The soldiers on the city wall did not have time to turn around. They were suddenly disconnected. The melee on the city wall continued, but a large open space was instantly vacated outside the city gate.
Li Ru saw a large fire from the north rushing towards the direction of his group like a destructive force. He felt bad and jumped out of the carriage. Just then, a strong-backed general came with a sword and urged his horse. He shouted: " Wen You, please don’t panic, your commander-in-chief is here!"
Li Ru was overjoyed. When he saw a cavalry unit that looked like a black killer following behind the general known as Zuobu Commander, he couldn't help shouting: "Commander! There is a large group of enemy cavalry attacking from the Northern Road. I can only ask you." Lead the army to fight immediately!" The commander on the left didn't say much. With a tiger roar, he led the army and rushed towards the north, smashing into pieces some of the infantry blocking the way of the Northwest Army.
Li Ru watched the commander-in-chief of the left army lead his troops away, and felt a little calm. He saw that Li Jue and Guo Bang were gathering their men on the left and right, and there were hundreds of people around him who were their personal guards and confidants. He couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. This operation was originally a risky move, but now that the city gate has not been captured, and the retreat has been blocked by someone else's troops, it may be a disaster. Looking at the top of the city from a distance, arrows flying everywhere, corpses being thrown down like raindrops under the city. I don't know if they are the corpses of the Northwest Army. It seems that the strength of the Green Dragon Army on the top of the city has not decreased but has increased.
Li Ru was right. Liao Hua, who had returned from the north gate with his troops, had already led his troops to reoccupy the city gate and rushed to the east gate wall himself. There were no reinforcements behind the northwest army, and Liao Hua led the new force to attack. Immediately showing signs of collapse, they all turned around and looked for the climbing ladder to escape. But it was easy to get up but difficult to get down. How could thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge? In addition, the city wall of Chang'an was so tall that countless Northwest troops fell down ladders and died.
The northwest army who finally escaped escaped and returned to Li Ru, telling him about the battle at the top of the city and that the east gate was no longer accessible. Li Ru got on his horse in confusion, hearing shouts of killing from all directions, and the sound of golden drums from the north. The outcome was unpredictable. Li Ru couldn't help but sigh secretly. It seemed that the surprise attack on Chang'an tonight would not be successful. The Northwest Army was no longer a safe place. If we don't escape now, then when will we wait!
Li Ru looked at the dark sky in the south and sighed: "Children, the days are long, so please come with me." He pointed to the south to his cronies, and whipped the whip hard on the right buttocks of the white horse under him. Erxi Lulu screamed violently and headed straight for the Southern Avenue. He had hundreds of close guards who always listened to Li Ru's orders and immediately followed him on horseback. In the dark night, this small team successfully escaped from the hell-like battlefield and headed towards the official road of Shangluo Mountain south of Chang'an.
Chen Long, Huang Gai, and Fu Tong led most of the cavalry of the Qinglong First Army, and in an instant they passed through the darkness, bypassed the corner of Chang'an City, and were already in close contact with the rear of the Northwest Army. The rear troops of the Northwest Army were all infantry, and they did not expect to be attacked from behind. They were immediately hit to pieces. The Qinglong Army was unstoppable and advanced deep into the Northwest Army's formation along the road. Chen Long took the lead. The red dragon suddenly appeared with a steel gun in his hand. He had already swept away the thieves blocking the way, and there was no general under his command. While they were walking, the horn sounded wailing in front, and they saw a fast horse running down the road. It came with a strong back and a sword, and actually used the force of the sword to split Chen Long's steel spear style, and attacked with a backhand sword.
Chen Long knew that when he met an enemy general, he couldn't see his face clearly in the dark, so he could only use his spiritual sense to listen to the opponent's sword wind and fight back. In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged several moves. Chen Long saw the cavalry group behind him emerging from the night fog like ghosts. They collided with his own Green Dragon Cavalry at high speed. For a moment, the people were on their backs and the horses neighed. Huang Gai, The fast-moving Qinglong Cavalry led by Fu Tong was stopped in place by this fierce Northwest Army cavalry, and the two sides quickly strangled together.
When Chen Long saw that he had encountered the enemy's elite cavalry, the leader of the steel spear shouted: "Where is the barbarian general, please tell me your name! I am the Lord of Qinglong. Have you heard of my reputation! If you can surrender, I will protect you." The position of general! If you resist stubbornly, don’t blame me for being ruthless with my gun!"
The general who came was the so-called Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army. Hearing Chen Long's words, he couldn't help but shout loudly: "It would be fine if it were someone else, but it turns out you are such a vicious thief! Today, I have you but no one. I will seize the snow." Wife's hatred!" After saying that, he shouted again and again, and the steel knife was slashed down on his head and face.
Chen Long didn't expect this to happen. When he saw the enemy general looking crazy, he suddenly remembered someone. Could this world be such a coincidence?
Besides, Li Ru led hundreds of people, as anxious as a bereaved dog, as frightened as a fish that slipped through the net, and headed straight for the southern foot of Chang'an. The battle at the east gate was in full swing, but there was silence outside the south gate, and there was no one in the middle of the night. Li Ru and others bypassed the corner of Chang'an and turned to the west. According to Li Ru's plan, of course these people would not go all the way south into Chen Long's lair, but turned west, with the goal of entering the Tianshui County area and returning to The Qiang mixed areas that the Northwest Army traversed went underground again, seeking a comeback.
On the empty official road, a carriage was slowly approaching the south gate. Sitting on the carriage was a stunning beauty, wearing a white skirt, a red cloak, and a silver robe on her head. Although her face was full of weathered color, she still couldn't hide her beautiful hair. The beauty raised the curtains of the carriage, looked up at the city wall of Chang'an, and sighed softly: "Hurry and hurry, we finally arrived in Chang'an. I don't know whether my foster father is alive or dead, but I believe that my husband will not kill innocent people indiscriminately."
After that, he raised his voice and said to a guard on horseback next to him: "Captain Wang, although it is getting late, I think there must be Qinglong Army on duty at the city gate. Please go to the south gate in advance to inform me, and ask them to open the door and let me in." "
When the captain surnamed Wang heard about it, he was about to move forward when he suddenly stopped, looked at the darkness behind him, and made a warning gesture. This escort team totaled ten guards. They immediately drew their swords and formed a circle of guards in front of the carriage. In a moment, the sound of hoofbeats sounded, and on the originally deserted road behind them, a small group of cavalry came galloping like the wind. The leading troops passed the carriage and rushed past it without any intention of stopping.
Captain Wang was secretly praying that there would be no more trouble, when he suddenly heard someone give an order, and hundreds of people whistled and quickly surrounded the carriage. Captain Wang sighed and shouted to the knight opposite: "Who is coming! I am Wang Fangshiye, the leader of the special operations division of the Qinglong Army. If it is not relevant, please retreat quickly."
As soon as he said this, none of the cavalry on the opposite side retreated. Instead, a horse flew out from the darkness. On the horse was a man dressed as a scribe, with narrow eyes and a single eyebrow. It was Li Ru, a snake and scorpion. Li Ru looked at Wang Fang and said with a smile: "It's really hard to find a place after wearing iron shoes. It takes no effort to get here. Captain Wang, if you tell me who is on the carriage, I will spare your body tonight."
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
