The atmosphere of the confrontation between the two armies was very cold, and their actions were relatively restrained.

Shuofang's army lacked strength, while Anxi's army could not bear to fight each other, so they immediately stopped fighting after a close encounter.

Shuofang's army never took a step across the Jinshui Bridge, which symbolized imperial power.

Li Siye said that Shuofang's army could not get out of the palace gate. As expected, Shuofang's army could not get out of the palace gate. The Jinshui Bridge was used as the boundary. Crossing the Jinshui Bridge meant war.

Li Yu did not dare to order any further advancement. Facing the powerful strength of the Anxi Army, he could only choose to endure, otherwise 30,000 Shuofang troops would die in front of the Taiji Palace today.

Shuofang's army is Li Heng's only remaining trump card. Without this trump card, Li Heng and the entire royal family will really have no choice but to be slaughtered.

On the stone floor between the two armies, there were piles of minced meat mixed with blood. The thick smell of blood spread in the air. Modao Camp gave Shuofang Army a harsh lesson with just one attack. They also witnessed it with their own eyes.

The world-famous Modao Camp is so terrifying.

As if infected by the chilling air in the air, the war horse under Li Yu's crotch shook its head uneasily, and the horse's hoofs began to plow impatiently. Li Yu tightened the reins, barely controlled the war horse, and raised his eyes to stare not far ahead.

Liu Hongbo.

"General Liu, you are also a Tang official who lives on the emperor's salary. Is this how you treat me, the Tang royal family?"

Liu Hongbo said with an expressionless face: "What the last general eats is the salary of the Anxi Army. The last general only obeys the orders of Prince Gu and His Royal Highness Prince Guangping. It is useless to talk more. It is better to retreat to the palace. You and I are in peace, and we will treat it as nothing."

If it happens, don’t blame me if the general will wipe out Shuofang’s army today, and then Anxi’s army will take over the imperial guard of the palace.”

Li Yu's eyelids twitched, but he was extremely angry but dared not speak.

He knew that Liu Hongbo's words were not a threat. Maybe Gu Qing had already had the idea of ​​taking over the palace's imperial defense. What was missing was just an excuse. If he insisted on leading his army out of the palace today, it would give Gu Qing a perfect excuse. After Shuofang's army was wiped out,

, besides the Anxi Army, who else could take over the imperial guard of the palace?

If the palace was controlled by the Anxi Army, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was also under the control of the Anxi Army, the Emperor would really become a puppet.

Is it worth the risk?

Li Yu turned around and looked towards the palace gate hesitantly, waiting for Li Heng's imperial edict.

It is no exaggeration to say that today is a time of life and death for the Li Tang royal family. If Li Heng cannot bear it, what will happen next, Li Yu can't even imagine.

Can Li Heng endure it?

Of course Li Heng can endure it. He has been a prince for more than 20 years and was almost hanged by Li Longji, but he still endured it. What does this aggrievedness mean today?

Soon, the eunuch Yu Chaoen walked out of the palace gate, hurriedly came to Li Yu's horse, and said in a sharp voice: "Your Highness, the emperor's decree, Shuofang's army will immediately return to the palace. What happened today is all a misunderstanding. Do not fight with the Anxi army."

There will be another conflict."

Li Yu nodded expressionlessly, feeling secretly relieved.

My mood was very complicated. I was sad and angry at the decline of imperial power, but also anxious about what happened to Shi Siming's troops. I watched helplessly as Shi Siming was about to be surrounded and annihilated by the Anxi Army. However, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty couldn't save him even if he wanted to, and he couldn't even get out of the palace.

The fate of the rebel army under Shi Siming's command is a foregone conclusion, so the only thing that can be counted on next is King Qin's soldiers and horses from various vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yu was very pessimistic about this.

Even if the soldiers and horses of the feudal town gathered under Chang'an City to fight against the Anxi Army, would they be the opponents of the Anxi Army?

Li Yu had long heard that after regaining Chang'an, Gu Qing ordered Liu Hongbo to recruit the disciples of Guanzhong, expand the Anxi Army, and train the new army day and night. The Anxi Army has grown in size, with a total of more than 100,000.

It has become the most elite army with the largest number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention it also has the world-famous Mo Dao Camp and that mysterious strange army that can breathe fire and use iron bullets to kill people two hundred paces away.

It was too difficult to defeat this army. All that was left was despair. When facing them, I couldn't muster any fighting spirit. I could only wait to be crushed.

Pursing his dry lips, Li Yu once again took a deep look at Liu Hongbo and Mo Daoying behind him, and then shouted: "Shuofang Army, retreat!"

The soldiers receded like a tide. In a few breaths, the palace gate that was originally densely packed with people became empty. Just like a pebble dropped into the lake, after a few ripples, the lake returned to being as smooth as a mirror.

Lan's calmness.

When all Shuofang's troops retreated, Liu Hongbo, who was standing on the Jinshui Bridge, also breathed out softly.

Liu Hongbo was born in the left guard and was once a general who guarded the Forbidden City. He was unwilling to raise a butcher's knife to the robes unless it was absolutely necessary.

It's great to have such a result today.

Li Siye stepped forward and chuckled: "After all, he is still inferior to others. If he dares to go head-to-head with the Anxi Army, hehe, give him ten courages to try, and I will kill him and bleed like a river."

Liu Hongbo glanced at Li Siye and said nothing.

Li Siye was born in the army, and when he was most frustrated in the army, it was Gu Qing who personally promoted him and entrusted him with important tasks. Therefore, Li Siye had no feelings for the imperial guards. He was only loyal to Gu Qing, and naturally he did not have the complicated mood Liu Hongbo had at the moment.

Liu Hongbo said calmly: "Send a fast horse to report to the prince and tell the truth about what happened today. Please ask the prince to annihilate the rebels as soon as possible and return to Chang'an."

Li Siye nodded, turned and left.

…………

Late at night, on the north bank of the Yellow River.

After two hours of rushing, the Anxi Army divided into three groups and slowly approached Shi Siming's troops.

The encirclement was complete, and Shi Siming's rebels had no way to escape.

The rebels had scouts stationed in a radius of twenty miles. When they heard the rumble of horse hooves in the dark night, the scouts knew something was wrong and hurriedly turned around and ran towards the camp.

When the news reached the commander's tent in the camp, Shi Siming was doing happy things with his arms around two bewitching women. He was a man who would never wrong himself. Even on the march, Shi Siming paid great attention to the quality of life and the bewitching women.

They are necessary for marching, and most of them are disposable consumables.

Upon hearing the scout's report, Shi Siming's heart sank, and then he fell into despair.

The money was given, the pressure from public opinion between the government and the opposition was so great, and the aristocratic family was building momentum among the people, accusing Gu Qing of surrendering and changing places. If Shi Siming had been Gu Qing, he would never have dared to take action under such great pressure.

However, Shi Siming was not Gu Qing after all, and he did not understand Gu Qing's thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Gu Qing chose to take action after all, and quickly formed a three-sided siege on him. There were soldiers and horses of the Anxi Army on the east, west, north, and south. The only south was the Yellow River. In terms of military tactics, this was an insurmountable desperate situation.

There was absolutely no chance of survival.

"Gu Qing, how dare you bully me!" Shi Siming looked pale, and the muscles in his cheeks were trembling.

It turns out that the Anxi Army's encirclement posture was not just a show, not a threat, not an attempt to extort money. He really wanted to annihilate all the troops under his command.

For what? Shi Siming still can’t figure it out.

The two armies have fought before, and each time they fought for their own masters, and each time the Anxi army won a great victory. It stands to reason that the two armies do not have sworn hatred. Gu Qing asked for money, but he honestly gave it to him, and he became a

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty restrained the Anxi army's chess pieces. This matter could be communicated and negotiated privately with Gu Qing, and it did not reach the point of fighting to the death.

Why did Gu Qing attack him?

Shi Siming racked his brain and couldn't figure it out.

In the eyes of a person like him, the so-called reasons such as "the world is at peace and the common people are exempted from war" are very ridiculous. What he believes in is "one general can achieve the goal of thousands of bones."

Therefore, Shi Siming could not understand Gu Qing's motives.

Even if Gu Qing told him face to face that he was annihilated so that the people of the world would no longer suffer the torment of war, Shi Siming would not believe it.

How can people who hold power still care about the people? People who hold power only want more power and higher status. What do the people mean? Just kill a group and regenerate another group.

"Send the order, the whole army comes out of the camp and forms a formation to meet the enemy!" Shi Siming shouted sternly with his red eyes open.

No matter what Gu Qing's reasons are, Shi Siming is surrounded by enemies from all sides, and Shi Siming must struggle to survive.

The rebel camp was soon brightly lit, and the soldiers were awakened from their sleep. They put on their armor in a daze, picked up their weapons, found their positions in their respective camps, and quickly came out of the camp to form an array.

At the same time, Gu Qing was riding a horse, his dark eyes reflected the lights of the rebel camp in the distance, and the two clusters of fire in his eyes were like morning stars in the black sky.

"Are Shen Tian and Chang Zhong's troops in place?" Gu Qing stared at the rebel camp and asked.

Han Jie said softly from the side: "General Shen and General Chang have arrived ten miles to the west and north of the rebel camp at 2:00 a.m. and are on standby."

Gu Qing hummed and said: "Put down the lanterns and attack from three sides at the same time. The main attack this time is the Sharpshooter Camp in the north."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Kongming lanterns that had been prepared slowly rose in the dark night, but the dim and dim lights were so conspicuous in the night.

When the sky lantern had just risen into the air, earth-shattering shouts of killing came from all directions. Chang Zhong and Shen Tian's soldiers launched an attack on the rebel camp.

Gu Qing was still sitting on his horse and suddenly said loudly: "Where is Ma Lin?"

Ma Lin, who was eager to try, hurriedly clasped her fists and said, "The end will be here."

Gu Qing raised his hand and pointed forward, saying: "Go!"

Ma Lin said excitedly: "I will obey the order!"

Raising the halberd in his hand, Ma Lin shouted: "Soldiers, follow me and charge!"

After a whistle, the flags of the front line were waved forward violently, and the right-wing army also launched an attack.

Gu Qing was left with only his bodyguards and hundreds of dead soldiers.

Squinting at the three mighty armies rushing towards the rebel camp in the night, Gu Qing murmured: "I hope that after this battle, the world will be peaceful and there will be no more wars."

Zhang Huaiyu, who was disguised as a personal guard, whispered softly: "I'm afraid it won't go as planned. Don't forget that there is an unwilling emperor in Chang'an City..."

Gu Qing sighed and said: "Yes, there is another emperor. He is waiting for King Qin's troops from various vassal towns..."

Zhang Huaiyu said worriedly: "If the soldiers and horses of King Qin of the feudal town gather at Chang'an City, will the Anxi army be sure to win?"

Gu Qing nodded: "Yes, I don't know whether to thank Anlu Mountain or resent Anlu Mountain. The Anshi Rebellion destroyed the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty and destroyed most of the elite border troops of the Tang Dynasty. The rebellion was put down tonight, and the border troops in the vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty also

They are no longer elite, and their combat power is only about 40% to 50% of what it was when they were strong. They are no match for the Anxi Army."
To be continued...