Xuanwu Gate Incident
It was just getting dark, and although the Anguo Marquis's Mansion was silent, the lights were already on at the lady's order.
In the study, Liu Buqi was wearing soft armor and a light outer armor on the outside. His saber was sheathed and placed beside him, making him look very heroic.
Xiao Dengzi, the tough guy who was sent to deliver a letter to Prince Ning, ran in from outside and said, "My Lord, Madam, I have already informed Prince Ning that there are soldiers hiding in the East and West Markets."
He scratched his head again and said indignantly, "But from the look on his face, he doesn't seem to believe it. He keeps asking how the people in the Hou Mansion were evacuated. I told him that it was Lord Lu who arranged the evacuation, and I don't know anything else!"
A good show needs good actors! Prince Ning is an extremely cautious person. If he says he didn't prepare in advance, Liu Buqi would not believe it even if he kills him!
Choosing a strong man like Xiao Junzi in the army to tell him the speculations of Yue Lingxi and others will also make it easier for him to ask indirect questions. I believe he should take action now.
From now on, Xiao Dengzi's mission was to stay behind to guard the capital. After Yue Lingxi gave him a few words of encouragement, he told him to leave first. He then quickly called Xiao Junzi up and gave him intensive instructions.
War horses are the top priority. As long as a fire breaks out in the East Market near Xuanwu Gate, the raid on the Imperial Guards' horse farm will depend on him.
Two hours later, White Rose, who was watching from a high building in the mansion, came to report!
"Fire breaks out in East Market!"
Yue Lingxi stood up suddenly, strode out of the study, and came to the lobby of the mansion. Several flag masters who commanded 500 personal guards were already waiting there.
Liu Buqi was still sitting in the study, which was the core of the Hou Mansion today. From time to time, waiters and storytellers from the Desheng Tavern would come through the back door to report on the changing situation in the capital!
This drama that will completely disrupt the situation in the empire has officially begun!
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As expected, the Emperor and the Crown Prince had indeed hidden a large number of soldiers in the East Market near Xuanwu Gate! In the raging fire, these soldiers could no longer hide their whereabouts and were forced to be exposed!
The Jingzhou army guarding the Xuanwu Gate has now strictly guarded the city gate and focused its defense on the directions where troops may be sent to attack from the other three gates in the inner city!
The Zhennan Gate had been opened by order of King Ning. A large number of Jingzhou soldiers who had been hiding near the city gate entered the city from here, quickly gathered towards the Xuanwu Gate through Xuanwu Street, and fought with the exposed soldiers hidden in the East Market. For a while, the shouts of killing were deafening in the capital!
At this moment, the Tian Ce Palace was in a state of chaos. Crown Prince Yue Chengqiu stared at the defense map of the capital, his heart filled with resentment! Thorough preparations and months of planning were destroyed by a sudden fire!
At this time, the defenders of the three gates of the outer city were caught off guard. They had just begun to assemble on Xuanwu Street after receiving the order, but the Jingzhou army that poured in from Zhennan Gate was already approaching Xuanwu Gate. The Tibetan soldiers who were forced out from the East Market were unable to organize an effective resistance at all!
Although the situation in the inner city was slightly better, the attacks of the three-gate guards besieging Xuanwu Gate were repeatedly frustrated.
If the Jingzhou soldiers entering the city meet the guards at Xuanwu Gate, the advantage currently held by the Imperial Guards in the imperial city will be wiped out!
Are His Majesty and I going to be trapped in this palace? This damn fire, is it God's will to destroy me?
At this time, Changsun Wuwo showed the demeanor of a top strategist!
"Prince, don't panic! Prince Ning must have been rushed into battle! The Jingzhou troops entering the city are few in number! You can immediately order the hidden troops in the West Market to immediately seize the Zhennan Gate and block any further Jingzhou troops from entering the city."
"The troops hidden at the East Gate are no longer useful! Immediately order the troops guarding Xuanwu Street's original South Gate to withdraw to the Xuanwu Gate in front of the Imperial City and garrison there with all their might to hold back the troops from Jingzhou!"
"Order the Jinshui River garrison to build a second line of defense in the Imperial City to prevent the Xuanwu Gate garrison from suddenly attacking the Imperial City and kidnapping His Majesty!"
"Also, the garrisons at Anhua, Yongchang, and Jianguo Gates must immediately cease support for Xuanwu Street and defend their own gates to prevent Prince Ning from seizing the city! We must also immediately dispatch troops from the garrison camp thirty miles outside the capital to quell the rebellion!"
This series of orders fully utilized the military strength of the Tiance Mansion in and around the capital. If everything is done according to this, it won't take long before the Jingzhou forces in the city will be defeated one by one!
But things don't always go as planned. Just as Yue Chengqiu issued the relevant order, his subordinates reported that the garrison at Jianguomen was closest to Xuanwu Street, so most of their troops were immediately withdrawn to support Xuanwu Street, leaving only a small number of soldiers to guard the city.
Unexpectedly, the personal soldiers of Prince Ning's Mansion in the capital and the Jingzhou army that entered the mansion in advance, led by two masters Qu Shanhe and Princess Anran Yue Caiwei, broke through the Jianguo Gate from the inside, and a large number of Jingzhou troops entered the city from outside!
Changsun Wuwo pondered for a moment and immediately suggested to the prince that the previous order did not need to be changed. He only needed to order the garrison at Jianguo Gate, which had lost the city gate but still had its organization, to immediately split into two and go to Anhua Gate and Yongchang Gate respectively to assist in the defense to prevent the two city gates from being lost again!
No matter how much advantage Prince Ning has now, the total number of Jingzhou troops coming to the capital will definitely not be too large! Tiance Mansion still has a clear advantage in military strength!
All you need to do is remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances, dampen Yue Wuji's aggressive momentum, and the overall situation will be settled!
The prince of Tiance Mansion was insisting, but Yue Wuji of Ning Wang Mansion was somewhat helpless! At present, all the troops from Jingzhou that could be mobilized near the capital have entered the city!
Although there are some soldiers stationed further away to conceal their whereabouts, Tiance Mansion also has garrison troops outside.
Now that I have occupied the two gates of the outer city, I seem to have some advantages, but if I can't join forces with the defenders of Xuanwu Gate, I'm afraid I will end up losing more than I gain!
This damned Marquis Anguo! Yue Wuji would never believe that the East Market fire had nothing to do with him.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince had let me control the two gates, so they must have relied on something, and I had made some preparations! But this fire disrupted my rhythm!
Tian Ce Mansion’s trump cards have been revealed. If they want to gain anything, they will definitely take the initiative to control me in the capital!
He had no choice but to counter each move's moves and fight hastily, mobilizing troops into the city in advance. Now things seemed to be going well for him!
But in reality, there are dangers lurking everywhere. Once the garrison outside the city enters, he will be completely defeated! Although there is no imminent crisis at the moment, it is definitely time to burn his boats.
After ordering Qu Shanhe to mobilize all available troops around him, King Ning decided to personally go to Xuanwu Gate to supervise the battle!
Whether it is the Crown Prince or Prince Ning, both sides actually know very well that the gains and losses of Xuanwu Gate are the key to this offensive and defensive battle, or the key to the overall situation of the world!
In Yue Lingxi's mansion, Wang Sheng had already returned to report. Originally, he had received the order to set fire to both the East and West Markets.
But when he saw that the fire in the East Market had achieved the desired effect, he made a sudden decision not to burn the West Market.
Liu Buqi fully agreed with his decision. She was not a cold-blooded person. Why not do something good that could help merchants in Beijing suffer less losses?
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