Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 531 There is an ambush! Surprise attack on Hengdao River!
"Climb the wall!"

"Climb over the wall!"

Mo Chi looked around and realized that the only way to avoid the attack of the Tang army was to escape over the wall.

As for Mu Duochi's mansion, it was impossible to enter.

Firstly, there are mostly corpses in the mansion, and no one knows if there is any chance of survival. Secondly, after entering the mansion, the enemy will quickly surround the entire mansion.

So the best way now is to climb over the wall in front and enter other people's yards.

In this way, they will have many options to escape and will not be easily surrounded by the other side!

With the help of several personal soldiers, Mo Chi successfully climbed into a yard and then quickly rushed forward.

A dozen or so personal soldiers behind him also jumped down one after another and followed Mo Chi.

"General, follow me."

A personal guard led the way in front, "I am familiar with the city. We can reach the city gate by going around a few narrow alleys."

"lead the way."

Mo Chi nodded heavily.

Then he looked at the arrow stuck in his arm, gritted his teeth and pulled it out, then tore off a piece of cloth and bandaged it.

He quickly followed the bodyguard and headed towards the alley outside.

at the same time.

After getting rid of the hundreds of personal soldiers blocking his way, Jin Yong said hello to Cao Yuan and led his men to take a detour to catch up.

Cao Yuan immediately kicked open the door of the house and entered the yard to search for Mo Chi and others.

Run so fast!

After searching for a while and not finding any trace of Mo Chi and the others, Cao Yuan could not help but frown and ordered the soldiers around him, "Go to the city gate quickly and tell the prince that Mo Chi has broken through with a dozen of his personal soldiers, and Jin Yong and I are chasing them."

"Yes!"

……

At the city gate.

Tens of thousands of cavalry are slowly entering the city.

At this speed, it would take at least an incense stick of time to fully enter the city.

However, there is no good news yet from Jin Yong and his team!
"My Lord, do you want to start now?"

Su Chen shook his head and said slowly: "Don't worry, prepare the bomb first. If something unexpected happens, drop the bomb immediately."

Zhou Jinlan nodded in understanding.

Now, more than 4,000 of the 10,000 elite soldiers have entered the city, and half of them are still outside the city. Once an accident occurs, dropping bombs can kill the enemy to the greatest extent.

However, at this moment, a soldier rushed to the city wall.

"My Lord, Mo Chi has broken through."

"Break through?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows, with a hint of displeasure on his face, "How did they break through?"

"We surrounded them in front of Mu Duochi's residence, but we didn't expect that Mo Chi, under the protection of his personal soldiers, would sneak into the courtyard of ordinary people."

Su Chen had a strange look on his face. Mo Chi did not hide inside Mu Duochi's mansion, but instead went to the courtyard of an ordinary citizen.

Is this an attempt to blend in with the people in the city?
Not a bad idea.

But it's a pity.

"General Zhou."

"The end will be here."

"Get ready to take action."

Zhou Jinlan nodded and went downstairs to make arrangements immediately.

As the soldiers were busy, the Sumo cavalry who were entering the city also noticed something was wrong.

They have all entered the city, why are these defenders still busy?

Could something have happened?
"Run!"

"There's an ambush!"

Mo Chi, who was shot by an arrow, rushed out from a distant alley under the protection of two personal soldiers and shouted frantically at the soldiers who were entering the city.

Behind the three of them were Jin Yong, Cao Yuan and others who were chasing them.

Whoosh whoosh.

Arrows covered Mo Chi and the other two like falling rain.

For an instant.

Mo Chi and the other two fell to the ground.

"Damn it!"

After seeing the Sumo cavalry standing there in a daze, Jin Yong and the other man's expressions suddenly changed.

After all, it was too late.

Let Mo Chi pass the message to his cavalry!

Boom boom boom!
at the same time.

Bombs fell around these cavalrymen, and the bombs suddenly exploded, blowing the cavalrymen who were still in a daze into pieces.

"There's an ambush!"

"Get out!"

"There's an ambush!"

The cavalry entering the city suddenly panicked.

Especially the war horses under them, which did not listen to their control at all and ran around wildly.

Those who wanted to leave the city collided with soldiers who were entering the city.

The entire city gate was in chaos.

dong dong dong.

Waves of drumbeats came from the city wall.

Jin Yong and the other man looked at each other and realized that this was Su Chen's signal to attack.

"kill!"

Soldiers armed with bows and crossbows followed behind them and charged towards the chaotic Sumo cavalry.

Outside the city gate, the Sumo cavalry, who had not yet entered the city, quickly came to their senses under the bombardment of bombs.

was ambushed.

retreat!

This is the unanimous thought in everyone's mind.

As for what happened to Mo Chi, they didn't care about it now.

Because, if they were any slower, they would die here.

but.

The war horses under them no longer obeyed their commands!

"kill!"

Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin each led a thousand elite cavalry and attacked from the north and south directions.

They rushed towards the chaotic Sumo cavalry in a pincer attack.

"Run!"

"Run!"

Some abandoned their uncontrollable war horses and ran away, while others cried out in surprise and, led by the frightened war horses, ran away into the distance.

but.

Cheng Chumo and the other man ignored the cavalrymen who were carried away by the frightened war horses.

Even if they chased, they might not be able to catch up with the frightened horse!

The most important thing now is to clear out these Sumo cavalrymen at the city gate!

Due to the bombardment and ambushes inside and outside the city gates, the 10,000 elite cavalry brought by Mo Chi were reduced to a handful in the blink of an eye.

There were only a bunch of ownerless horses wandering around in and outside the city gate.

"Your Highness, in this battle, more than 2,000 people from the Mochi tribe were successfully annihilated, and more than 4,000 people were trampled to death or injured, and more than 1,000 cavalrymen from the Sumo tribe took advantage of the chaos to escape from Chengshanzi." "Got it."

Su Chen waved his hand expressionlessly.

Subsequently.

Su Chen's gaze fell on Jin Yong and the other man.

Jin Yong and Cao Yuan knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

"You have disappointed the King."

"Please punish me, my lord!"

Jin Yong and the other man bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.

According to the original plan, they would kill Mo Chi first, and then the remaining 10,000 elite cavalry would enter the city and become trapped.

They could kill these cavalrymen however they wanted, and the other side had no ability to fight back at all.

However, because they failed to kill Mo Chi immediately and asked him to loudly tell his cavalry about the ambush, the plan was not perfect.

This allowed more than a thousand elite cavalrymen to escape during the chaos.

It would be fine if these cavalrymen fled to Duofa Yue, but if they went to Hengdao River, that would be a real big problem.

Qiqi Zhongxiang is right at Hengdao River!
Once Qiqi Zhongxiang got wind of this news, their plan of a surprise attack would be clear.

"Come here, drag these two away and give them thirty military sticks!"

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty..."

Zhou Jinlan clasped her fists and said, "After all, Mo Chi is from the Sumo tribe and is very familiar with Chengshanzi. That's why he was able to warn people in advance this time."

"Although we were not able to successfully kill all of Mo Chi's 10,000 elite cavalry, we at least killed 7,000 to 8,000 of them. The remaining ones are nothing to worry about."

"Besides, the two of them worked together to capture Chengshanzi and made great contributions. Although they made mistakes this time, their merits and demerits can be offset."

"After all, we still have to attack Hengdao River, and they are very familiar with lurking. Why not give them a chance to make amends?"

Su Chen remained silent.

Cheng Chumo smiled and said, "Your Highness, Jin Yong and his men did not do a good job this time, but what General Zhou said is also true. If we injure them, who will go ahead and explore the way?"

Yuchi Baolin: "Yes, Your Majesty, why not give them a chance to make amends."

Hear the words.

Jin Yong and the other man's faces were filled with gratitude, and they looked at Su Chen expectantly.

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "Since everyone has pleaded for you two, I will put this matter on record for the time being. Remember this, you must not make any mistakes when you go to Hengdao River."

"If you guys make a mistake and fail to take over Hengdao River and capture Qiqi Zhongxiang, I will settle the score with you then."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jin Yong and the other man breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Chen: "You guys go to Hengdao River first. If you find any cavalry spreading news about Chengshanzi on the way, try to get rid of them."

"I don't want Qiqi Zhongxiang to learn that Chengshanzi has fallen into our hands before our army reaches Hengdao River!"

"Yes!"

Jin Yong and the other man nodded heavily, then bowed and left.

Su Chen rubbed his head and said slowly: "Although the battle of Chengshanzi destroyed the 10,000 elite cavalry led by Mo Chi, without Mo Chi's reply, Li Wang Qilin will soon get the news."

"It will only take three days at most!"

"Therefore, we must prepare for the attack on Hengdao River within two days and rush our army to Hengdao River."

Everyone nodded.

Since Mo Chi was arranged by Liwang Qilin to come to the rescue, he naturally had to send the news to Duofa Yue after arriving at Chengshanzi and confirming whether Chengshanzi was safe.

In this way, Liwang Qilin could deal with the reinforcements led by Zhishisi Li with peace of mind.

If Li Wang Qilin fails to get accurate news within three days, he will certainly suspect that Chengshanzi is lost and the army will move away. Then they will have to face Li Wang Qilin's elite cavalry.

If they relied on Chengshanzi, they could still resist Liwang Qilin's elite cavalry, but their goal was to destroy the Sumo tribe and capture Qiqi Zhongxiang alive!

Therefore, encountering Liwang Qilin’s elite cavalry on the road would be extremely risky!
It is even possible that the entire army will be wiped out!
"Sun Qiang!"

"Send a message to Zhishi Sili and order him to lead the army to tie up Liwang Qilin. This will give us five days!"

Su Chen turned his head and said something to Sun Qiang, who immediately went down to make arrangements.

Subsequently.

Su Chen's eyes fell on Zhou Jinlan, "General Zhou, I don't want to lose Chengshanzi."

Zhou Jinlan immediately understood what Su Chen meant, "Your Highness wants me to lead the elite troops and station them in Chengshanzi?"

"Not bad!"

Su Chen said slowly, "If something goes wrong with Zhishisi Li and Liwang Qilin leads his army back, you can stay in Chengshanzi with your troops and help us contain them."

"can."

Zhou Jinlan did not hesitate at all, "How many troops does the prince plan to lead to Hengdao River?"

After a moment of silence, Su Chen slowly spoke, "Three thousand elite cavalry!"

"Three thousand?"

"Elite cavalry?"

Zhou Jinlan's eyes widened. "No, absolutely not!"

"Although there are only 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers under Qiqi Zhongxiang's command on the other side of Hengdao River, that is after all the base of Qiqi Zhongxiang's tribe!"

"All the people of the Sumo tribe can fight for him!"

"If the prince is unable to capture Qiqi Zhongxiang alive in the first place, the consequences will be disastrous."

Su Chen waved his hand, "I understand your concerns, but the most important thing now is how to contain Li Wang Qilin's elite cavalry!"

"If there aren't many defenders in Chengshanzi, you won't be able to control the people in Chengshanzi, and you won't be able to contain Liwang Qilin and buy us some time."

"In fact, the burden on you is heavier than ours."

Zhou Jinlan shook her head. "That being said, I really cannot agree with the idea that Your Majesty is only leading 3,000 elite cavalrymen to attack Hengdao River."

"Now I'm not asking you to agree or not, but to execute my order!"

"My Lord, this is too dangerous."

"Yes, Your Majesty, how about..."

Seeing Su Chen and Zhou Jinlan arguing, Cheng Chumo and the others also started to persuade them.

Su Chen had made up his mind, "I have considered it. Only three thousand elite cavalry can reach Hengdao River as soon as possible."

"Also, I will take half of the firearms this time to attack Hengdao River."

"As long as we act quickly and rush into Hengdao River before Qiqi Zhongxiang gets the news, we can catch them off guard!"

"Everyone, we don't have much time left!"

Su Chen stood up and said seriously, "If we can't destroy the Sumo tribe as soon as possible, I'm worried that Silla and Baekje will have more trouble!"

"This……"

Zhou Jinlan sighed helplessly and said, "Since Your Majesty insists on doing this, then please take away all the firearms."

With firearms in hand, even if Su Chen and his men could not carry out a surprise attack on Hengdao River and capture Qiqi Zhongxiang alive, they could at least ensure their safe evacuation.

But if the firearms were taken away, Cheng Shanzi's situation would become difficult.

"It's not necessary."

Su Chen waved his hand, "Cheng Shanzi needs firearms to attract Li Wang Qilin's attention and buy us some time."

"Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin!"

"The general is here!"

"You two can go and mobilize three thousand elite cavalrymen, and we will set out for Hengdao River tomorrow morning!"

"Yes!"

As everyone's tasks were assigned, everyone quickly got busy.

Although there were only 2,000 cavalrymen among their 20,000 elite soldiers, there were many who were good at horse riding among the remaining soldiers.

In addition to the Mo Chi that was disposed of today, the thing they have the most is war horses.

It is not a difficult task to prepare three thousand elite cavalry and follow Su Chen to launch a surprise attack on Hengdao River.

Early the next morning.

Three thousand elite cavalry rushed out of the north gate and headed straight for Hengdao River.

(End of this chapter)