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Three hundred armored soldiers arrived, but they lost confidence when facing the Black Armor Army.

They were also wearing heavy armor, with the assistance of a warhorse on one side and only relying on their own bravery on the other.

The strength of the two sides is completely not on the same level.

But they wanted to retreat but they couldn't outrun the cavalry, so now the only option left was to fight to the death.

Looking at the fearless eyes of the soldiers on the opposite side, Li Chengqian actually felt a sense of regret.

"They were all the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but they died in internal strife. It's not worth it!"

Li Jing cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, what is valuable is not the soldiers, but the armor they wear!"

“Armor!!”

Li Chengqian understood.

With the current productivity of the Tang Dynasty, there certainly wouldn't be many armors.

In comparison, the training of a soldier is relatively simple.

The Black Armor Army under Li Shimin had no more than 3,000 men. It was not that he did not want to recruit more men, but that these were the only armors available at the moment!

Emperor Li Shimin could only maintain 3,000 black armor soldiers, so you can imagine how precious armor was.

In other words, the armor worn by the 300 soldiers on the opposite side might very well be the property of a certain noble family.

One noble family can own three hundred pieces of armor, and the five surnames and seven families plus some other noble families can definitely own more than three thousand.

No wonder Li Shimin never dared to confront the aristocratic families head-on throughout his life.

If a fight really breaks out, it’s hard to say who will have the last laugh.

But in order to get rid of me, these noble families actually mobilized 300 soldiers at one time, which was really a huge expense.

I just don’t know whether this is the effort of one family alone or the joint efforts of all parties.

Three hundred soldiers stood there ready for battle, and the Black Armor Army did not launch a charge immediately.

They are all wearing heavy armor. Even if the Black Armor Army has the help of war horses, they will suffer heavy losses if they really clash.

"Blow up, blow up!" Li Chengqian ordered.

After being rescued, the workers in the gunpowder workshop quickly took out the firecrackers they had made and placed them in front of everyone.

The six guards, who were most familiar with combat with hot weapons, were responsible for throwing firecrackers.

They mounted their war horses, each carrying ten firecrackers, and divided into two teams to encircle the soldiers on both sides.

The Black Armor Army was also always ready to launch a charge when the enemy's formation was in chaos.

On the other side, the three hundred soldiers were obviously informed in advance of the existence of explosives, so they quickly divided their forces to guard both sides.

But as their troops were divided, their frontal defense was weakened.

"Xuanjia Army, charge!" Li Jing saw this and gave the order decisively.

At this time, the six guards had come to the two sides of the three hundred soldiers, lit the fuse, and with their super strong arm strength, threw the firecrackers directly into the formation of the three hundred soldiers!

"Throw it out now!!"

The general immediately gave the order, but...

Boom boom boom! !

The fuse burned very quickly and exploded in the crowd before the soldiers could bend down to pick it up.

They were wearing armor and would not necessarily be killed on the spot.

But being blinded by the explosion is inevitable, and internal injuries are also certain.

For a moment, the strict formation of the three hundred soldiers began to loosen.

But firecrackers were still thrown into the formation continuously.

Boom boom boom! !

At the same time, the charge of the Black Armor Army was also approaching!!

The combination of hot weapons and cold weapons was first used in the Tang Dynasty, producing astonishing results.

The following heavy armor confrontation was completely one-sided.

On one side were the Black Armor Army cavalry in neat formation.

On one side were the armored infantrymen whose formation was disrupted by the bomb!

The ending was not surprising. The soldiers were instantly scattered and surrounded.

But they still fought to the death and refused to surrender.

"They are death warriors, all of them!" Li Jing sighed.

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth: "Aristocratic family..."

Then he added: "Try to keep some alive."

Under the encirclement and suppression of the Black Armor Army, the armored soldiers were defeated and killed, and in the end only sixteen people were seriously injured, unconscious and captured.

The crisis of the Crown Prince being attacked has come to a temporary end.

The news soon reached Li Shimin.

"What did you say? Three hundred armored soldiers and three hundred cavalrymen surrounded and killed the prince. What about the prince? How is the prince?"

The eunuch Duoyu knelt there trembling: "The prince is injured, the guards of the East Palace suffered heavy casualties, Hou Junji and Duke Lu were also seriously injured."

Hearing that the prince was fine, Li Shimin felt relieved a little, but he was still furious inside.

"How dare you send out soldiers to murder my prince? How did they get into the imperial manor? What do you do for a living?!"

The eunuch was kneeling on the ground and unable to answer.

After his rage, Li Shimin calmed down a little.

He knew that the imperial estate had been infiltrated by the aristocratic families like a sieve, and even the imperial palace might be filled with a large number of spies arranged by the aristocratic families.

Not to mention the senior officials in the court, all of them are from aristocratic families.

This is the current situation in the Tang Dynasty.

The aristocratic families influenced the Tang Dynasty in all aspects and controlled the direction of its national policy.

Even the generals in the army are either deeply tied to the aristocratic families or come directly from the aristocratic families.

Even he, the emperor, could not change this situation and could only choose to cooperate with the aristocratic families.

"Which family did you find out?"

The eunuch shook his head and said, "There is no clue at all. Now we can only wait for the soldiers captured by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe we can get some clues from them."

Li Shimin nodded: "Where is the prince now? Has he returned to the East Palace?"

"He is on his way back to the East Palace under the protection of the Black Armor Army."

After hearing this, Li Shimin quickly issued an order: "The gunpowder workshop cannot be left unattended. The assassination of the crown prince may be secondary. Their real purpose should be gunpowder.

Send another 300 Black Armored Soldiers to station at the gunpowder workshop. As for the original 300 Black Armored Soldiers, they will be placed under the command of the East Palace. From now on, whenever the Crown Prince travels, the 300 Black Armored Soldiers must be at his side to protect him."

"As you wish..."

On the other side, Li Chengqian led everyone back to the East Palace, where Li Shimin had been waiting for a long time.

"I have met His Majesty!"

Li Shimin saw that Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others were able to move freely. Except for their pale faces and a look of distress, they did not look seriously injured at all.

Li Chengqian walked past him and came to Su: "Go get some anti-inflammatory drugs and ibuprofen."

Su first carefully checked her husband, and after confirming that he was fine, she ran to get the medicine.

Li Shimin looked at his son's actions and finally felt relieved. He then looked at Hou Junji and Cheng Yaojin who were covered in wounds.

"Thanks to you this time, I hereby decree that Hou Junji will be reinstated for his meritorious service in protecting the crown prince. As for his title..."

Hou Junji quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, protecting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is my duty. I do not need any reward."

Cheng Yaojin also cupped his hands and said, "That...I don't want any reward either."

Li Shimin was somewhat speechless: "That's what I said, but I also need to distinguish clearly between rewards and punishments, and the guards who died in battle must also be well compensated."

Li Chengqian took over the conversation: "You don't have to worry about this. They died in battle to protect me. If you really want to, kill Li Tai. This is revenge for them and for me."

Everyone quickly lowered their heads, as the father and son were about to start arguing again.