Chapter 356 The war begins!
Hanguang Hall, this name has a good meaning.

At this time, the room was filled with dim moonlight, and the doors and windows were wide open.

On this noisy night, perhaps for the first time, this dim room was completely visible to an outsider. Li An stood silently in the room, lost in thought. The room was already somewhat ominous at this time, and it seemed even more gloomy at this time, making the moonlight that penetrated in seem a little turbid.

A palace maid passed by Hanguang Palace. She was one of the people who was left behind to maintain the operation of the palace.

Seeing that the door of Hanguang Palace was open and the cold wind blew in from time to time, he thought that the empress dowager was old but did not leave with the nobles, so he looked inside with some concern.

Bang.

The candlestick in the maid's hand fell to the ground.

She looked at Li An, who was covered in stains, with a look of shock on her face. She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out.

A flash of light passed by, and Li An misstepped. In a flash, he took seven steps forward and stabbed the palace maid straight in the throat. She fell straight down.

Li An apologized softly, and then walked slowly towards the Royal Courtyard.
At this time, Princess Li Yunrui was not in Guangxin Palace. The most likely possibility was that she had gone to the royal villa again.

Unexpectedly, I couldn’t avoid that crazy woman in the end!
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The sky was already brightening, and shouts of killing were gradually heard outside the city.

Before this, Fan Xian went crazy, and after returning to Beijing for a banquet, he managed to wipe out the Second Prince's influence in the court.

However, these actions involving the Supervisory Council were nothing more than venting his anger for being ambushed just after returning to Beijing. Everyone knew that Fan Xian only went to the branches and leaves around Li Chengze, but his axe was unable to cut into the thickest tree under him.

Ye Zhong of the Ye family was showing his abilities at this time.

Three crossbows were pushed out, concentrating their firepower and aiming in a fixed direction. As the mallet was activated, there was a sound of springs bouncing, and three spears flew out of the string, hitting a group of armored cavalry rushing from the right.

The dirt under the base of the crossbow flew up and down, and some exposed stones were slightly shattered by the tremor.

After piercing through two war horses and the bodies of nine people, the three spears finally penetrated into the ground, leaving a trail of blood!
In an instant, nine people were killed!

And this is just a partial microcosm of this war.

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded on the city wall, and two garrison soldiers in open armor trotted to Qin Ye, knelt on one knee, and said something loudly. The prince, or the new emperor Li Chengqian, was standing behind Qin Ye and listening attentively. Perhaps because the shouting and killing outside the city was too intense, he only listened roughly. Although his face was calm, he was very surprised in his heart.

He did run away yesterday. Facing several people with the strength of grandmasters, he was not his father, so there was nothing shameful about running away.

I just didn't expect that someone would sneak into the harem afterwards. The Queen Mother is gone now, and the former Queen has now become the Queen Mother in name only.
The human being is one who has not been caught and cannot be caught.

However, some soldiers saw that the blind master who came with Fan Xian, after killing more than a dozen people, headed north and then disappeared without a trace.

However, no one knew where the person who sneaked into the palace went.

Li Chengqian was worried about his aunt.
However, the war was critical at this time, and he could only gradually suppress his worries and ask the veteran Qin Ye, his loyal supporter: "The situation is urgent now, and there is no need to guard the palace. Should we take this opportunity to transfer the imperial guards?"

Qin Ye pondered for a moment and nodded.

"I only know that no matter whether we win or lose this battle, the Imperial Guards are your Majesty's Imperial Guards. If we hand over the advantageous terrain to the rebels outside the city, we can certainly retreat, but once the rebels have set up their battle formations and surrounded our retreat and even the palace, we will be powerless to turn the tide!"

Li Chengqian looked at him: "How is the Twelve City Gates now?" "It's already ready!"

Qin Ye said: "But the problem is that although we are the defenders, the walls of Kyoto are very wide. To defend such a long line of defense, our forces will be dispersed. If the war continues like this, I am sure we can win the final victory, but I am worried that the enemy will harass other places, or some reinforcements will appear and attack other places."

Li Chengqian was also worried about this matter.

Despite a city-wide search, they were unable to detain Fan Xian.

They had received news before that the reinforcements Fan Xian requested would arrive at the city tomorrow. This was the reason why the Second Prince did not wait for the result in the city and launched the war brazenly.

If the news is wrong and the troops from Dongyi City arrive earlier, then...
"We still have too few troops!" Qin Ye has been leading troops for many years and is well prepared for everything, so he will not suffer a major defeat.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian made a decision: "Come here, pass the order!"

"Order the Prince to lead the Imperial Guards. Today I will annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop!"

At this time, the morning sun has slowly risen, and the red light shines on the entire city. The heart-pounding red is the main color of the sky, as beautiful and dangerous as blood. And what about the ground? What is flowing at this time is real blood. At this moment, the sky and the earth are filled with red.

“We need to delay time, but not too long. If the intelligence is correct, when the battle reaches dusk, we can open a few city gates to let the enemy enter the city, and then launch an attack!” Qin Ye spoke out the plan he had been brewing in his mind for a long time. He must take advantage of the arrival of people from Dongyi City to destroy Ye Zhong’s troops, so that he can gather the remnants and confront the Dongyi City troops.

By then, the civil strife will be over, Emperor Li Chengqian's throne will be secure, and the entire Qing Kingdom will become united again. I think the troops from all over the state will rush to Beijing to defend the king!
And these Dongyi people are alone in the deep, and no one can get out!
And he, Qin Ye, can also take advantage of the situation to attack Dongyi City and become a general who expands the territory!
Si Gu Jian is undoubtedly a great master, but what can he do when facing an army of hundreds of thousands of people from an entire country?

"It's a long way from the palace to the city wall. Before that, please let General Qin kill the rebels' spirit and wait for the arrival of the imperial guards to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop!" Li Chengqian was in high spirits at this time. He could not see that his brother had any divine calculations. "General, do you know what the other side will do if they want to win?"

The second prince is ambitious for the throne, but he is not an idiot and would rather compete with Li Chengqian in energy consumption.

Now that the war has begun, everyone is thinking about winning, but how can he win?
"If Your Majesty is in the palace at this time, the rebels will certainly use the people in the Thirteen City Gates Office who they 'bribed' to open the city gates." Qin Ye thought for a moment and pointed out the route, "Go straight to the palace. The nearest one is Zhengyang Gate. Zhang Deqing is a rebel, so he will naturally open Zhengyang Gate. It is the safest and smoothest way for the rebels to enter the city!"

Li Chengqian smiled slightly: "Then the general will come up with another trick."

Qin Ye stroked his beard, his complacency evident on his face.

"What about now?" What Li Chengqian meant was that he was on the city wall at this moment, so how could the rebels win, that is, capture and kill him?

“Same reason!”

Qin Ye frowned and said, it is obvious that His Majesty's appearance on the wall now is not a pre-arranged plan, it is an accident.

What Qin Ye least wanted was an accident.

"It's also about luring the enemy deep into our territory, and then dividing and destroying them, but..."

Li Chengqian glanced at him, a strange look flashing in his eyes, "But how?"

"This move may make the bait go away without return!"

(End of this chapter)