It was night, the sky was dark, the stars were nowhere to be seen, and the moon was hanging high without any improvement.

Somehow, it seems to be exceptionally cold tonight.

On the top of the Chang'an City Tower, several soldiers gathered around the fire frame to warm up.

After years of fighting, Datang's million-strong division continued to be dispatched to show fatigue.

Now, the Khitan and Goryeo Silla and other countries have invaded the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses in the south of the Tang Dynasty cannot be dispatched for a while, so there can only be a garrison from the north to resist.

Li Shimin drove the expedition in person and evacuated the Imperial Forest Army in Chang'an, and the defense of Chang'an City at this moment was unprecedentedly weak.

An old soldier leaned against the city, smoking a pipe faintly.

He has been fighting all year round, and Yingying feels that something big will happen tonight.

"Who!"

Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, and one of the city guards yelled into the shadow of the staircase of the tower.

The soldiers on the city walls were alert, drew their spears and pointed them in the direction of the stairs.

There were too few garrisons in Chang'an, and the soldiers defending the city were nervous, for fear of any chaos.

"Master Jun, don't be angry, I'm a citizen of Chang'an!"

Several men with hoods came out of the shadows with grinning faces, each carrying a basket in their hands, and the smell of food in the basket was so fragrant that it tempted people's appetites.

"Boss Cui?"

The soldier who had just scolded loudly sighed and slowly lowered the weapon in his hand.

"Isn't this Boss Cui of the Chengnan cloth store? This is a city tower, what do you have to do here at night? ”

Boss Cui is a well-known cloth merchant boss in Chang'an City, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city looked up and didn't look down, and when they saw that it was him, everyone naturally relaxed their vigilance.

Boss Cui stepped forward with a smile.

"The military masters have worked hard, His Majesty the Emperor has personally conquered the power of my Tang Heavenly Army, and several military masters have worked hard every day for the safety of our people in Chang'an, and they are still standing guard on the city tower late at night, which is really hard. The villain brought some food and came here to express his condolences on behalf of the people of Chang'an. ”

As he spoke, Boss Cui opened the food basket, which contained poultry and rice wine.

The smell of hot food wafted out, and the soldiers defending the city ate the wind of the night, and were immediately attracted by the delicious food and wine.

"Boss Cui is polite, we are Datang soldiers, and it is within our duty to protect the people, so we don't need to thank you. We are justified and inconvenient to drink. We have accepted the wishes, and please go back first! ”

Although they were very excited about the wine and food, the soldiers adhered to their duties and did not take the basket.

"Yes, yes, the military master is right, it's the villain who is abrupt. Come on, hurry up and withdraw the wine and send it to the homes of the military masters. But Master Jun, these are all a little bit of our people's hearts, don't drink wine, and please eat food. Seeing you standing guard in the city every day, we really don't want to go, if you don't eat, I can't explain to the villagers! ”

Boss Cui's words were rigorous, and he immediately turned the topic to the people of Chang'an City.

When the soldiers heard this, it was not easy for them to continue to excuse themselves, and they had been defending the city for a long time, and they were indeed hungry in their stomachs, so they simply took it.

"Then I'll treat the brothers, thank you for your kindness, it's windy at night, Boss Cui, you better go back quickly!"

"Yes, yes, you military masters slowly want to use it, we will come back tomorrow to deliver food!"

Boss Cui smiled flatteringly, bowed his hand, and led people towards the stairs.

"Wait!"

A deep cry came from the back of the crowd.

I saw that the old soldier who smoked dry cigarettes had his eyes like torches, staring at Boss Cui's back.

He knocked on the pipe in his hand and asked in a deep voice: "Boss Cui, please stay, I remember that there are brothers stationed under the city tower, if you want to go to the city, they will definitely report it." But we didn't hear anything, how did you get up? ”

As soon as these words came out, all the garrisons of the city tower were shocked. Qi Qi set his eyes on Boss Cui.

The smile on Boss Cui's face, who was still hunched over and flattering just now, froze, he slowly stood up straight, and his tone became fierce.

"Sure enough, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure! You can see it. Old fellow, can't you just eat this meal honestly and be a full ghost like the group of people down there! ”

"Be careful!"

The veteran's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly roared.

But it was too late.

I saw Boss Cui float and sink, stepped on the ground under his feet, his body foundation came out, and a cold light shone from his sleeve.

Brush Brush Brush!

The three defenders clutched their necks and fell to the ground with a wail.

"Enemy attack, ring the bell!"

The veteran was taken aback, drew his saber from his waist, and shouted at the people guarding the alarm bell on the castle tower.

But before he could finish speaking, he saw a black shadow appear above the castle tower, and he stabbed him in the mouth of the bell-guarding soldier of the owner of the house.

"Quick Fix!"

Boss Cui's face was fierce, and he whispered to his subordinates.

The people who had just carried the basket in their hands and had an amiable face immediately showed their fierce faces, and they took out their sharp blades from their sleeves and fought with the defenders on the castle tower.

These people are well-trained, the strength is extraordinary, the number of soldiers defending the city is not much, and they were soon put down by these people, even the veteran who smoked, was accidentally stabbed through the right arm, fortunately he reacted in time, with the few remaining soldiers rushed into the city tower, which escaped death.

Boss Cui and his subordinates are extremely fast, and their cooperation is quite tacit, and between actions, there is a bit of the style of a falcon warrior.

"Leave them alone, quickly send a signal to the outside to notify the people in the city to open the city gates!"

Seeing that the veteran soldiers and several soldiers defending the city were holding on to the city tower as a shield, Boss Cui's people couldn't attack it for a while.

Boss Cui simply ignored them and gave orders to several of his subordinates.

One of his men immediately took a wooden bird from his waist and placed it on the battlements, and set it on fire with a fire breaker.

Sou!

With a scream, the woodbird soared into the air and flew out of the city, exploding in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, in the dense forest three miles outside the city, a large number of people immediately rushed out and killed the generals in the direction of the city gate.

This wooden bird was the signal for the attack of the King of Hadessalus, and of course, the huge explosion also alarmed the defenders near the city gates.

A large number of soldiers quickly approached the city gate.

Boss Cui led people to guard the city wall, took out a bow and arrows and aimed at the defenders in the city: "Release the arrows and buy time for Lord Hades!" ”

For a time, dozens of people on the city tower fired arrows in unison, and the arrows rained down and continued to fall into the crowd of Chang'an defenders.

Under the city tower, there are hundreds of people who have already established a defensive offensive, and they all carry bows, arrows and crossbows, and under the fire of thousands of arrows, the soldiers defending the city cannot attack for a while.

"The city gate has been opened, and the shouts of killing outside the city are shaking the sky, and there should be tens of thousands of horses entrenched outside the city!"

An adjutant general looked at the general with a frightened look on his face and said hurriedly.

The general also looked panicked: "There are not many defenders in Chang'an, if there is no city wall, it will be troublesome to be attacked by this group of people, everyone raises their shields, rush over for me, and close the city gate before the enemy attacks in!" ”

A group of soldiers immediately raised their shields to protect their heads, and rushed in the direction of the city gate without fear of death.

The arrows clanged against the shields, but they didn't kill a few.

"Rush me, I can't let them close the city gates!"

Boss Cui shouted angrily, and the troops under the city immediately put down their bows and arrows, took out their short knives and rushed forward.

The two armies fought together and fought equally, but the defenders of Chang'an could not get close to the city gate anyway.

The next moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and thousands of troops rushed along the city gates.

The west gate of Chang'an City is broken.