Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

The sudden sound startled Li Yu.

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Cheng Yaojin, who was fully armored!

Moreover, Qin Qiong, also clad in armor and wielding a horse spear, arrived with his personal guards beside him.

"Uncle Cheng, Uncle Qin, what brings you here?" Li Yu asked blankly.

"His Highness is worried about the Qin Prince's residence, so he sent the two of us to guard it!" Cheng Yaojin patted Li Yu on the shoulder and said, "You're quite something, kid! Looks like you have a plan. Tell me, what do you want us to do?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yu was overjoyed, as if he had seen a savior. He quickly said, "My two uncles only need to buy me the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Once that time is up, you two can return immediately!"

Hearing Li Yu's arrangement, Cheng Yaojin nodded, "Alright! One incense stick is one incense stick. I am a man who values ​​his life. Even if one incense stick is not enough time, I will still follow the rules!"

That's perfect!

After thanking the two men one by one, Li Yu continued to make arrangements according to the plan with peace of mind.

As expected of a veteran who has experienced countless battles, it wasn't long before everyone heard shouts of battle coming from afar, but there was almost no sound of metal clashing in combat.

This allowed Li Yu to be less concerned about the safety of Lao Cheng and Qin Qiong, and he was able to make arrangements more calmly. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he had completed all the arrangements he had previously devised.

"Your Highness, the incense stick has burned out!" Qiu Xinggong, who had been keeping track of the time, stepped forward to report.

Li Yu nodded: "You can give the order now!"

"promise!"

Upon receiving Li Yu's order, Qiu Xinggong immediately mounted his horse and galloped towards the battleground between Lao Cheng and Lao Qin. He stopped less than five hundred paces away and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Generals, the King of Songshan's command is to abandon the city gates and defend the Qin Prince's residence to the death!"

Upon hearing this order, the two veterans, Lao Cheng and Lao Du, who were locked in fierce combat, were slightly taken aback, wondering what Li Yu was up to. But considering that their side was also about to be overwhelmed, they didn't ask any further questions and turned their horses around to order a retreat.

General Feng Li, who was originally preparing to use his numerical advantage to capture the two generals of the King of Qin alive, suddenly heard Qiu Xinggong's command. He turned to his deputy and asked, "Who is this Prince of Songshan under the King of Qin? How come I've never heard of him before?"

"Reporting to the commander!" the lieutenant said with a strange expression, "This Prince of Songshan is Li Yu, the heir apparent of the Prince of Zhao, but he's just an eleven-year-old boy..."

Upon hearing the deputy general's introduction, Feng Li lost his balance and almost fell off his horse, even forgetting to chase after Cheng and Qin, who were fleeing.

"What a disrespectful King Qin! He treats us with such contempt, sending only a mere greenhorn to guard this place!"

Once firmly seated on horseback, Feng Li pointed his long spear in the direction of the Prince of Qin's residence and roared furiously, "All troops, listen to my command! Surround the Prince of Qin's residence! Leave no one alive except women and children!"

Having said that, he led his thousand cavalrymen in a grand procession to pursue Old Cheng and Old Qin's troops...

.........

Li Yu had concealed himself early on, quietly listening to the sounds from afar.

The sound of horses' hooves grew closer, so he peeked out and saw Qiu Xinggong riding his horse galloping towards them not far away. Not long after, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong also led their men to come this way.

The moment Cheng and Qin entered the gate, Li Yu immediately ordered his men to close the gate slowly.

When Feng Li's cavalry arrived at the scene, they saw the half-open gate slowly closing. They assumed it was because there was not enough time to close it properly, so they immediately ordered their troops to advance and storm the gate.

"Kid! What are you up to?" Cheng Yaojin asked curiously when he saw Li Yu come out at some point.

At this moment, Li Yu was worried that the plan would fail, and there was no time to explain, so he said, "My two uncles, quickly take the men and run into the mansion!"

Seeing Li Yu's anxious appearance, the two were completely confused, but they didn't ask any more questions and led their men to the Prince's Mansion.

They had already received the news that Xue's second son had taken most of the Crown Prince's troops to the other side of the capital. Fortunately, the Prince of Qin was ambushed there when he was being pursued, so only Feng Li's thousand cavalrymen could come from the Prince's residence.

Although most of the guards remaining in the palace were not cavalry, the two battle-hardened veterans believed they were capable of escaping with women and children.

So let Li Yu do whatever he wants...

.........

If Li Yu knew what these two were thinking, he would probably be incredibly frustrated.

He was unaware of this at the moment, because Feng Li and his men had already charged towards them in a large force.

"Get out of the way!" Standing on high ground, watching the enemy's forces getting closer and closer to the gate, Li Yu hysterically roared at the soldiers closing the gate.

Upon hearing the sound, the soldiers were about to take cover when the gate suddenly opened, throwing them out.

"put!"

Seeing that Feng Li had led his men in, Li Yu felt the time was ripe and gave the order again.

As a seasoned general, Feng Li immediately sensed something was amiss after hearing Li Yu's roar.

Just as he was about to order the entire army to be on alert, he saw countless points of light flying towards him from both sides of the road.

Although he didn't know what they were, out of caution, Feng Li ordered everyone to hide.

But it was too late to dodge, and the next moment, the points of light smashed into everyone.

"Um?"

Soldiers who had never seen smoke grenades before found that they felt nothing when these things hit them, so they simply reached out and caught one.

Just as they were trying to get a clear look at what they were holding, they saw that the thing suddenly started to emit white smoke, and the smoke had a pungent, spicy smell.

Before they could even throw away what they were holding, white smoke began to rise from all around them, enveloping them completely.

"Retreat immediately!"

After coughing a few times, Feng Li realized the situation was bad and immediately shouted.

Just moments later, a voice came from behind: "General! The gate is closed, it can't be opened!"

Upon hearing this news, Feng Li's heart sank. Just as he was about to issue another order, he heard a chilling command coming from above.

"Release the arrows!"

"..."

"not good!"

Feng Li cursed under his breath and was about to rush to the sides of the street when he heard countless whooshing sounds in his ears.

"ah!!"

"Whoa!!"

The next moment, countless screams and the neighing of horses rang out. In an instant, the gate was in complete chaos, with people and horses stumbling and falling.

Seeing this, Li Yu was overjoyed and immediately ordered the archers to continue firing...

After several volleys of fire, the surrounding area was filled with the unpleasant smell of blood.

Seeing the situation growing increasingly chaotic, Feng Li, after deflecting an arrow with his long spear, roared at his surroundings, "All of you, charge forward! Anyone who disobeys will be executed on the spot!"

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