Turbulent Times Chapter 1651: The long-awaited assassination

The rain was still falling, and the night was getting darker. Li Shimin was the only one left in the large family school. Although the fire in the brazier was burning, and there was a lot of bamboo charcoal on the side of the basin, it still made people feel warm Seems to be down a bit.

Except for the sound of the rain outside, there were no other unnecessary sounds, and it seemed quiet.

Li Shimin stretched out his hands to warm the fire, his head was slightly tilted, and at this moment he was a little distracted. He suddenly muttered to himself: "Yuan Ji was shot and killed by my order, and now my eldest brother is also killed by someone I ordered. In the future I want to kill Xuanba, and I will never regret it, because they have lost their ego, and they are all controlled by that demon Wang Junlin!"

Sighing, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows suddenly, and said to himself: "What does this king of killers really want? He only wants to kill Wang Junlin, so he helps me like this?"

This question gradually weighed on Li Shimin's heart. He didn't like this kind of situation where an outsider suddenly ran into the chaos. It would be fine if the person who came here didn't have the same kind of relationship with Nanie Xiaoyu. Or if the opponent doesn't have that terrifying strength, he can directly let someone take him down and control him by means.

However, this kind of thinking can only be thought about, and it is obviously impossible to do it, because the opponent's strength and means are beyond his imagination.

"However, the King of Assassins said just now that someone is going to kill me, so you should be more careful."

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On the second day, Li Shimin and his team continued to head north, took the official road and headed towards Chang'an City. Because of what happened last night, the guard work of the entire convoy became more rigorous. Li Shimin also ordered some of his soldiers to pretend to be in the rain The businessman who was going forward was watching all suspicious figures in the dark.

And along the way, there are always some characters with a bit of Jianghu atmosphere in the teahouse, in the restaurant, in the inn, and outside the post station, watching the train.

Li Shimin's soldiers were a little vigilant. After reporting to Li Shimin, Li Shimin just nodded lightly, without much reaction.

Li Shimin knew that this was because as the territory of the Far Eastern Army became larger and larger, some people from the underworld who liked to go off the beaten track could no longer get along in other places, so they had to go to their Li family's territory in Guanzhong .

When it was a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, a confidant ran from Chang'an City to report the situation to Li Shimin.

"What's the situation in Chang'an City now?" Li Shimin asked this confidant to get into the carriage, knocking on the small coffee table in the middle of the carriage.

He intends to kill some people after entering Chang'an City, but who can be killed, who can't be killed, **** the people who should be killed, and how to finish after killing, there are regulations, or That said, careful planning is required.

To do these things well, it is very important to keep abreast of the latest information in Chang'an City.

The visitor reported the current situation in Chang'an City, and then said: "Young Master, the Shizi Mansion has been very active recently. There are many civil and military officials and people from powerful families entering and leaving the Shizi Mansion, and there are even a few of them who are in charge. The generals of the army, as well as the heads of some Jianghu gangs, this is the list of people who entered the residence of the deceased son."

Li Shimin took the list and looked it over, his expression was a little serious, he was silent for a moment, nodded, and said a few more words, and told his confidants to go back to Chang'an City on a fast horse, and continue to stare at those people as before, By the way, let him notify a certain general in the garrison outside Chang'an City, let his leader come to meet him, and give him another momentum by the way.

The convoy was always moving forward, and the sky was still raining non-stop in the next few days. The rain fell from time to time, but fortunately, we were on the official road, so we were no longer afraid of floods.

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Entering the territory of Chang'an, the official roads are getting wider, the mountains and forests are getting less, and the pedestrians are getting more and more. Even the wind and rain are gradually subsiding, but the horseshoes are wrapped in wet mud, making it difficult for the entire team to move forward.

However, Li Shimin's soldiers and 3000 cavalry had relaxed their minds. Outside Chang'an city, no one dared to dispatch a large number of troops to assassinate the second prince of Tang Wang in broad daylight.

After all, around Chang'an City, there are 100,000 elite soldiers stationed under the Tang King's command. No matter who it is, they dare not make trouble near Kyoto.

A small valley appeared in

In front of my eyes, the raindrops are pressing on all kinds of leaves, making the branches creak, and as long as the wind blows, a piece of rain will fall.

Li Shimin lifted the heavy curtain, looked at the valley, and found that there were no stones on the mountain, and the huge outline of Chang'an City could be faintly seen in the distance, which was as suffocating as a giant beast.

However, at this moment, Li Shimin suddenly heard the shouts of warnings from the soldiers sent out to sneak around.

Then he heard the sound of some kind of heavy crossbow pivot being pulled.

He is very familiar with this voice, because he has heard this voice a lot during the wars with the Far Eastern Army in the past few years.

This is the sound of the giant guns and crossbows unique to the Far Eastern Army.

Li Shimin didn't panic at all, instead he let out a long breath, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, or that he had been waiting for a long time to see evidence that his eldest brother had colluded with the Far East Army.

Although he had asked the No. 1 killer king to kill his elder brother, he was his own brother after all, so how could he have no psychological burden? With these evidences, he felt better.

Of course, if this is seen by Wang Junlin, Li Shimin is purely deceiving himself.

There is no need for Li Shimin to order from outside, the general in command of the cavalry will give orders to guard, defend and kill the enemy.

And he just patted a bulge on his hand lightly at the first moment.

Kacha Kacha Kacha...

The next moment, amidst a series of noises, six thick iron plates popped out from the inner wall of the carriage, including the entrance and exit of the carriage. breathable.

After the mechanism inside the carriage was activated by Li Shimin, a huge crossbow shot through the air from the short hill on the right, with the sound of howling wind and thunder, it was about to hit the carriage where Li Shimin was. .

Dozens of soldiers yelled and frantically blocked the crossbow with their bodies and knives and guns in their hands.

The strength of the giant spear crossbow unique to the Far Eastern Army has surpassed the imagination of people in this world. Not everyone can intercept it, even a master of the breaking stage dare not intercept it head-on, unless he does not want to live.

But there are really four master soldiers who don't want to live anymore. The weapons in their hands can't stop the crossbow, so they finally intercept it with their bodies.

I have to say that Li Shimin can always make many people die for him.

The two-meter-long crossbow spear finally pierced the four soldiers, and was slightly missed. After weakening the force, it still slammed into the wall of the carriage. On the ground, blood sprayed from the bodies of the four soldiers, and the hot blood splattered everywhere.

However, the carriage was directly knocked over by the huge force contained in the crossbow gun, but it was difficult to pierce it only a little.

In the carriage, Li Shimin's face was extremely gloomy, thinking that if he hadn't prepared this carriage in advance, he might really be assassinated this time.

Immediately afterwards, he heard countless terrifying, suffocating sounds of crossbow bolts resounding in the valley!

Clang clang clang clang!

A burst of dense sounds sounded from all directions outside the carriage. This was the sound of crossbow arrows hitting the wall of the carriage, and it was also a melody of death.

At this moment, I don't know how many crossbow arrows shot at the carriage where Li Shimin was, especially the terrifying giant crossbows among them. Hit the carriage!

There was a loud bang.

The horse pulling the cart was directly nailed to the ground, and the carriage bounced helplessly. Monsters just waiting to be slaughtered.

However, the carriages were not torn apart like ordinary carriages.

Li Shimin listened to the howling sound of crossbow arrows piercing the air outside, and knew that the enemy's primary target must be himself, although he didn't know how many people the enemy had dispatched, whether it was the army or someone else, and how did he know his own? Whereabouts, but he knew that this is not the time to think about the cause and effect.

Because, his ears judged that in such a short period of time, the crossbow arrows shot at the valley by the enemy who sniped him were pouring at a fast speed, which reminded him of another incident of the Far East Army

A unique weapon, and also the weapon he most desires to have—the nine-shot quick crossbow.

Such a powerful and intensive crossbow attack, and the opponent's meticulous preparation, made Li Shimin feel a breath of death.

Obviously, the carriage that Li Shimin was riding in was so strong that it could withstand the power of the crossbow, which was also extremely unexpected for the enemies ambushing on both sides of the valley.

The rain of crossbows is still flying, and there is the sound of howling and horse neighing in the valley. At the beginning of the attack, the screams of the people sent by Li Shimin have already alarmed the hundred guards and three thousand cavalry here. To the warning effect.

Many people immediately hid under the horse's belly or fell off the horse and hid behind the shelter.

It's just a war horse, so I don't have such good luck.

Although the war horses are very spiritual, they are huge, and there is no way to avoid them. After the first rain of arrows, more than half died, and those who survived were seriously injured and dying. They hissed and fell to the mud. In the process, blood stained the ground in this small valley, which looked horrible and shocking.

There are horse corpses everywhere, arrow branches everywhere, and blood everywhere, but there are not many human corpses.

"Damn it, there is obviously something wrong with the carriage Li Shimin was riding in. No amount of arrows can kill him." In the dense forest on the hillside on the right, behind a boulder, a middle-aged man's expression was a bit ugly. If you look at Li Jiancheng's mansion, you will find that this middle-aged man has been in and out many times.

"Guangzhu, what should we do now, should we rush down and kill people?" A black-faced man next to him yelled loudly, waving a machete in his hand.

"What the hell, Li Shimin's cavalry and personal soldiers are all hiding under the horses. We didn't shoot a few dead just now. Our number is only a few hundred more than the other side. It's okay to use these good things we brought. Fighting in close combat is probably death."

"Besides, there are already troops galloping here from Chang'an City, and they will kill you."

The talking boss was a little out of breath.

"Boss, the other party sent some masters to touch us."

"After leaving some people behind, the others will follow me."

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At the same time, in front of the south gate of Chang'an City, a grand ceremony was held to welcome the heroes to return in triumph.

Although Li Shimin first lost the defense line on the eastern border of Hedong, and then suffered a defeat in the land of Sichuan and Shu, he lost a lot of troops, but after all, he took down the two counties of Luoyang. The land of Shu is small.

So, at a glance, many civil and military officials under Li Yuan's command came to greet him, including some people from powerful families.

And Li Jiancheng was sent by Li Yuan to meet his younger brother.

Li Jiancheng came relatively late. At this time, under the **** of two hundred cavalry, he also came to the south gate from the city. The guard of the south gate had already stepped forward and welcomed Li Jiancheng into the attic next to him respectfully.

Many officials or people from aristocratic families who came up to greet him found that Li Jiancheng's smile was a bit forced, and there was even deep jealousy and coldness in his eyes.

Maybe Li Jiancheng thought he was hiding it well, but how could he escape the eyes of some old guys.

Of course, it is also possible that Li Jiancheng did not cover up and hide it well for some reason.

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"Young Master, you have been tortured. You are from the Chang'an Gang." In the valley, most of the people left behind by the assassin died, and a small half were captured.

Li Shimin had also gotten out of the carriage, and was firmly protected by more than 3,000 elite guards who had lost their horses.

The confidant who sent information to Li Shimin before left a list for Li Shimin, all of them were people who have been in and out of the Shizi's mansion recently.

One of them is the leader of the Chang'an Gang.

The Chang'an gang is a gang that has only emerged in the past few years. It emerged after Li Yuan entered Chang'an City and expelled Wang Junlin's Jingtian Blood Knife Gang. It exists because of the support of a powerful family behind it , and got mixed up.

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