"The Yan family are good people, they know how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country!"
At this time, Shi Le didn't care about Yan Xifeng joining Long Chen, nor did he care about Yan Xifeng killing Zhou Hao and Li Guangliang.
As long as Long Chen can be killed, any guilt can be forgiven.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Ma Fang congratulated him greatly. Shi Le had never been so happy since the war started.
Shi Le immediately sat down and said to the imperial doctor: "Hurry and bandage my wound. I will kill this dead eunuch tonight!"
The imperial doctor immediately took out painkillers and applied them to Shi Le.
...
outside the city.
Long Chen put on the green dragon armor and brought a long sword, then a crossbow and a musket. He did not bring the long gun because it was too long and was inconvenient to carry.
The 200 Nilin Army were putting on their armor, wild goose feather knives, spears, and crossbows in preparation.
"Remember, if Yan Xifeng opens the north gate and everything is normal, you can break into the palace."
"If you find something wrong, you fire the flare!"
Long Chen ordered Nilin Military Academy Lieutenant Gan Zhen.
This time, Long Chen did not go through the north gate. He took the people through the secret passage and sneaked into the Zhaoti Temple's Child-seeking Hall.
Over at the north gate, Gan Zhen pretended to be Long Chen.
Because he was worried about something going wrong with Yan Xifeng, Long Chen finally chose the plan of dividing his troops into two groups.
If Yan Xifeng has no problem, Long Chen will go north to meet Gan Zhen, and then they will enter the palace together.
If something goes wrong with Yan Xifeng, Long Chen will rush to the east gate, turn the feint attack at the east gate into a flanking attack, break through the east gate, and enter the city.
"Remember, don't worry, sir!"
Gan Zhen put on similar clothes and armor as Long Chen, and looked almost the same in the dark night.
"Old Wu, remember, if you see a signal flare, attack the city with all your strength immediately!"
This matter still requires Wu Jian's cooperation.
Wu Jian nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, I will remember it!"
After finishing dressing up, Long Chen and his men took the first step, followed by Gan Zhen. Wu Jian immediately ordered the entire army to move and prepare to storm the east gate!
Long Chen led people quietly to the north of the city. There was a small temple outside the city, which was originally used to worship the Lord of the Land.
Buddhism is prevalent in Xixia, the incense in Tutu Temple is very poor, and this small temple is also deserted.
Long Chen's army pressed on the territory, and everyone in the temple had already fled.
After entering the small temple, Long Chen opened the incense table and found a hole underneath.
Going down from this cave, you can go directly to the Qiuzi Hall of Zhaoti Temple.
"This earth temple turned out to be a den of thieves. They dug tunnels to lead to the city to steal. I changed the middle section so that it can be used directly."
Feng He showed off quite proudly, and Long Chen asked: "Aren't you afraid that those thieves will be exposed?"
Feng He chuckled and said, "No way, I'll kill them all."
Long Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense and pushed Feng He down first, himself second, and the others filed in.
Holding the luminous pearl and relying on the cold blue light, I climbed all the way to Zhaoti Temple.
The tunnel is very small, almost crawling on all fours.
After arriving at Qiuzi Hall, Long Chen finally straightened his back.
"Don't you know how to dig bigger?"
Long Chen rubbed his lower back, and Feng He said, "Sir, you put it lightly. Do you know how troublesome it is to dig tunnels secretly?"
When he arrived at Qiuzitang, Long Chen was very familiar with it. He had been here before.
"Walk!"
When Long Chen came out of the basement, Zhaoti Temple was now empty and the surroundings were dark.
When they arrived on the ground, everyone gathered and waited for news from the north gate.
...
Gan Zhen led the Nilin Army to the north gate and lurked there. There were soldiers patrolling the city, but Gan Zhen did not dare to get too close.
The agreed time was midnight, but there were many patrolling soldiers in the city.
"Boss, what's going on? Is there no problem?"
The soldiers below were a little anxious. The appointed time had come, and the north gate showed no sign of opening.
Gan Zhen whispered: "Don't talk nonsense! It depends on the situation!"
On the city, Yan Xifeng was wearing armor and carrying a Yanling sword, followed by more than a dozen of his followers.
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work. It's up to us to stand guard."
The cronies behind him shouted hello, and the soldiers on guard immediately saluted respectfully when they saw Yan Xifeng.
Yan Xifeng said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard, you can go and rest."
The soldiers on the city were overjoyed. They thanked Yan Xifeng and went down to the city wall to rest together.
After the soldiers left, Yan Xifeng glanced outside the city, then whispered a few instructions, and the cronies behind him immediately got off.
After calculating the time, it was already midnight. Yan Xifeng picked up a torch and waved it a few times outside the city.
Gan Zhen outside the city saw the torch and said: "The signal is coming, everyone, be careful, there may be a scam!" Bayi Chinese website
Everyone knows that this time they are bait and will probably die here.
"Order, boss!"
Although they knew the trip was dangerous, no one was afraid.
Gan Zhen whispered: "Let's go!"
200 Nilin troops followed Gan Zhen and rushed to the north gate.
Arriving outside the city gate, the gate slowly opened. Gan Zhen held the Yanling knife tightly and rushed into the north gate.
"Meet King Wu!"
After rushing into the north gate for more than ten meters, he saw Yan Xifeng bringing his cronies to visit Gan Zhen.
Gan Zhen whispered: "Lead the way!"
Yan Xifeng glanced at Gan Zhen and immediately turned around to lead the way.
After running forward for more than a hundred meters, suddenly, torches lit up all around, and arrows fell like a rainstorm.
"There's an ambush!"
The Nilin army immediately scattered to avoid them, and Gan Zhen immediately took out the flare from his waist and fired it into the sky.
call out!
The flare went up, exploding a firework in the air.
"kill!"
Shi Le was riding a horse, holding a big halberd, and commanded three thousand crossbowmen to fire randomly. Ten thousand soldiers surrounded him, and the north gate had been closed.
"withstand!"
Although he was trapped in a tight siege, Gan Zhen was not afraid at all. He knew that as long as he held on, Long Chen would surely come to the rescue.
"Those who kill dragons to express their gratitude will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"
Shi Le shouted loudly, and the soldiers surged forward to surround the Nilin army.
Zhaoti Temple.
At midnight, when he saw fireworks rising from the north gate, Long Chen frowned, and Feng He scolded: "Yan Xifeng, that bastard, how dare you lie to me!"
Long Chen said coldly: "Let's go!"
Long Chen, along with Feng He and more than a hundred elites, immediately left Zhaoti Temple and headed for the east city gate.
Outside the East City Gate, Wu Jian stood on the sentry tower, looking in the direction of the North Gate.
Seeing the fireworks rising, Wu Jian knew that Gan Zhen had set up an ambush.
"Damn it, there is indeed a problem!"
"Linglong, attack!"
The artillery was already in formation, and Gongsun Linglong gave the order, and the artillery fired fiercely at the east city gate.
Dugu Jiali ordered the bed crossbow and the divine arm bow to be fired simultaneously.
The rumbling sound of cannons woke up the soldiers on the city gate. The shells flew rapidly, beating the unlucky soldiers into pieces. The heavy wooden city gate was beaten with a dull sound, and the soldiers guarding the city gate trembled at the sound.
Along with the cannonballs came a heavy rain of arrows. The soldiers raised their shields and huddled in the corner to avoid them.
"General, Long Chengen has attacked the city!"
The gatekeeper general shouted to the infantry general Le Min.
Le Min hid under the city wall. Cannonballs and crossbow arrows knocked over the brazier on the city wall, and his shirt caught fire.
Throwing away his shirt in a hurry, Le Min shouted: "Hold the city wall, don't run around!"
Le Min felt that this shelling should be the same as during the day. It looked huge, but in fact it was useless, as long as it was not hit by the shells.
The Xixia soldiers were hiding under the city wall and no one dared to show their heads.
Outside Zhaoti Temple, Long Chen led more than a hundred people from Feng He out and quickly headed towards the east city gate.
A group of cavalry rushed towards them, led by Li Chenglie, the commander of the army.
"You guys, follow me!"
When Li Chenglie saw Long Chen, he immediately stopped and scolded him, ordering Long Chen to follow Li Chenglie to the north gate.
"Sir, we need to reinforce the east gate. Long Chengen is attacking."
Long Chen wanted to arrive at the East City Gate earlier and didn't want to get entangled with Li Chenglie.
It was dark at night, and Li Chenglie couldn't see Long Chen's appearance clearly, but Long Chen and the more than a hundred people behind him looked like elite soldiers, and Li Chenglie wanted to take them away to reinforce the North Gate.
"How dare you disobey my orders!"
Li Chenglie was furious.
