When Ang Lee heard this, he was startled and immediately understood what Guo Ziyi meant. With thousands of refugees entering Anbian City, there might be traitor spies among them. Once the traitor spies caused trouble in the city and cooperated with the besieging army outside the city, the consequences would be unimaginable. However, Li An had completely overlooked this problem. It could also be said that Li An had never thought that the Fan Army would send a spy to infiltrate Anbian City. He had been bewitched by the Fan Army's vicious methods and had forgotten that they had a cunning heart.
The older the ginger, the spicier it was. Ang Lee could not help but admire Guo Ziyi. His thoughts were indeed meticulous and had even thought of this. Guo Ziyi's intention was for Ang Lee and his men to be stationed in the city to guard against possible traitor spies.
"General Guo, don't worry. I will definitely ferret out all the spies in the city."
"Haha, with Li Shaolang's help, I can guard the south gate with peace of mind." After a short period of interaction and understanding, Guo Ziyi had already approved of Ang Lee. He felt that Ang Lee was a very capable Shaolang and could be entrusted with important tasks.
After that, Guo Ziyi asked about Ang Lee's background and found out that his father, Ang Lee, was a military officer in the Pinglu army and had the same official position as him. He could not help but sigh that Ang Lee was a tiger from a family of generals.
The refugees who had escaped into Anbian City were scattered and settled in various places in the city. There were also officials who were in charge of their daily needs. It was very peaceful for a few days and there were no major security incidents.
Ang Lee discussed with Li Fei Shouyu and the others and decided to split up and secretly observe the areas where the refugees had gathered. If they found anything suspicious, they would immediately report it.
"Big Brother, they are all pitiful commoners. They already have no home to return to, but we still have to guard against them as spies. How sad."
In a tea stall, Li Kunxiong lamented.
Ang Lee picked up the teacup and gently blew on it. Then he put it down and said seriously, "Kun Xiong, General Guo's worries are not without reason. If there is a spy among these poor people, do you know how serious the consequences will be?"
"Big Brother, we've observed them for a long time. These people are all pitiful commoners. There's no sign of them being traitors. General Guo must be overthinking."
Ang Lee rolled his eyes at Li Kunxiong and sternly warned, "Spies are the best at disguising themselves. They don't know how to write on their faces, so how can you tell? Observe carefully. _ _ _ _ _ 8
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"Yes, Big Brother."
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More than ten miles northeast of Anbian City, Li Tagu was pacing back and forth in his tent. Li Tianlong and the other generals in the tent were all lowering their heads gloomily.
The scouts they sent had found out that the so-called reinforcements of the Tang Army were nothing but a myth. There were only scattered branches in the place where the smoke and dust rose.
Li Tagu and his subordinates found it hard to bear the humiliation of being scared out of their wits. They had over ten thousand elite cavalrymen, but they were scared off by Li An and his men. If this news were to spread out, they would have nowhere to hide their faces.
"Our 10,000 elite troops were scared out of their wits by a few brats. If the news spread out, we will be laughed at. Damn it."
Li Tagu roared angrily.
Li Tianlong stepped forward and nodded, "Sir, I'm willing to lead 3,000 elite troops to raid Anbian City and kill all those scheming brats."
Li Tagu waved his hand and looked at the generals. He grinned and said, "Since they are playing tricks, let's give them a taste of their own medicine. We have people in An Bian City. As long as we coordinate from the inside and outside, An Bian City will be within our reach."
Li Tagu was still worried about the dangerous terrain of Anbian City. As long as there was a better way to take Anbian City, he would never choose to attack by force. After all, the loss of attacking by force was always the greatest.
"Sir, what should we do?"
Li Tagu stepped forward and whispered a few words in Li Tianlong's ear. He ordered, "Go and prepare immediately."
"Yes, sir."
Li Tianlong accepted the order and immediately turned to leave the tent.
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In the evening, Li An, Li Feishou Yu, and the others gathered together to discuss their findings. Ang Lee looked at the crowd and said, "Kunxiong and I didn't find anyone suspicious. What about you?"
Li Feishou Yu shook his head lightly. Li Feiyu also shook his head.
Zhang Erniu thought for a moment and looked at Li Feishou Yu. He said softly, "Chief, I saw a woman leaving the city from the east gate. She looked like Mi Niang."
Li Feishou Yu was shocked, "Erniu, did you really see it clearly? Was it Mi Niang?"
Ang Lee, Kunxiong, and Fei Yu were also shocked. Mi Niang was from the Xi Clan. It didn't make sense for her to appear in Anbian City. The biggest possibility was that she was a spy. Mi Niang was most likely a spy.
"She looked very similar. She also had a mole at the corner of her mouth. I wanted to chase her out of the city, but dozens of people from outside the city blocked the way. When I ran out of the east gate, she had already disappeared."
Li Feishou Yu heard this and felt lost. If Mi Niang was really a spy, what should he do? He was the one who saved Mi Niang back then. Was he going to kill the person he saved with his own hands now? Could he really do it?
Ang Lee was also shocked. He shook his head and said, "At this critical moment, the city is still open. Aren't they afraid that the soldiers will rush into the city?"
"Dalang, there are people outside the city asking to enter the city to take refuge. They are all people of the Tang dynasty. The soldiers guarding the city can't bear to keep them outside the city."
Erniu explained.
Ang Lee nodded. He was shocked and said loudly, "The people outside the city keep coming in. If the soldiers are mixed in, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Big Brother, if there is really a spy in the city, what should we do?"
Ang Lee frowned and analyzed, "There is no need to worry about the Hulushui River outside the west gate and the north gate. General Guo Ziyi is guarding the south gate, so there is no need to worry. The east gate is weakly defended. If the soldiers who sneaked into the city suddenly attack the east gate and cooperate with the soldiers hiding outside the city, the east gate is likely to be breached."
"Big Brother, then we should all reinforce the east gate. We can't let the soldiers succeed."
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said seriously, "This is just my personal guess. Besides the east gate, the soldiers should have another target. That is General Hengye Zhang Qiqiu. Killing the general will cause the soldiers to lose their morale. We have to be careful."
Li Feishou Yu and the others nodded.
"If he is fine, will General Guo Ziyi be in danger?"
Ang Lee waved his hand, "Don't worry too much. Just send one of our brothers to remind him. General Guo Ziyi is a careful person. He will not neglect his own safety."
"If he is fine, then why don't we split up and prepare? I will bring half of our brothers to reinforce the east gate. You stay behind to protect General Zhang Qiqiu."
Li Feishou Yu heard that Mi Niang had left the city from the east gate. He was worried that Mi Niang would come back, so he wanted to wait for her at the east gate.
Ang Lee nodded in agreement and split up with Li Feishou Yu. They went to reinforce the east gate and protect Zhang Qiqiu. To ensure the secrecy of their actions, Li Feishou Yu and Ang Lee moved stealthily. They arrived at their designated locations without anyone noticing.
When night fell, the hundred or so Hengye soldiers stationed at Zhang Qiqiu's mansion held torches and swaggered toward the south gate.
In the dark corners, there were dozens of pairs of eyes staring at the Hengye soldiers who were gradually disappearing. They then split up into two groups. One group headed toward the east gate, while the other group headed toward Zhang Qiqiu's mansion.
Zhang Qiqiu's mansion was brightly lit, but it was quiet. There was no sound at all. More than a dozen black-clothed men who had climbed over the wall looked at each other. They then moved towards Zhang Qiqiu's bedroom with daggers in their hands.
"You are all guests. Come in and have a drink."
Zhang Qiqiu suddenly appeared in front of the bedroom and smiled at the approaching black-clothed men.
The black-clothed men were frightened by Zhang Qiqiu's aura. They felt that something was wrong. The mansion was very quiet. It was very likely that there was an ambush. However, they had already investigated for a day. There were only a hundred or so Hengye soldiers here. Now that those soldiers had already left, there should not be any more Tang Army soldiers.
"Kill!"
One of the black-clothed men shouted and led his men to attack Zhang Qiqiu.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
At this moment, a large number of arrows suddenly shot out from the surrounding windows, causing the black-clothed men to fall. At the same time, three young men with spears appeared behind Zhang Qiqiu.
Ang Lee looked at Kun Xiong and Fei Yu beside him and shouted, "Kill!"
Most of the black-clothed men were shot dead. They did not have the ability to resist. Although they were all well-trained warriors, they were nothing in front of Ang Lee, Kun Xiong, and Fei Yu. The three of them waved their spears and quickly eliminated the remaining black-clothed men.
"Li Shaolang, leave one alive."
Zhang Qiqiu's eyes widened. However, he realized that his order was too slow. Ang Lee's spear was too fast and had already killed the last black-clothed man.
"General, these black-clothed men must be spies from the Tang Army. There is no need to interrogate them. It is better to kill them all."
Ang Lee's expression was very relaxed.
Zhang Qiqiu heaved a sigh of relief and looked to the east. "Li Shaolang's plan to lure the snake out of its hole has worked. There might be spies at the east gate. You can immediately send reinforcements."
Ang Lee waved his hand and cupped his fist. "General, don't worry. With Shouyu at the east gate, nothing will go wrong. Moreover, more than a hundred soldiers took a detour to the south gate. They should not be far from the east gate now."
Hearing this, Zhang Qiqiu felt relieved and nodded.
In fact, Ang Lee was worried about Zhang Qiqiu's safety. Although they had killed more than ten black-clothed men, there might still be spies in the city. If more spies broke in, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Big Brother, two Kongming Lanterns."
Li Feiyu suddenly noticed two Kongming Lanterns not far from Zhang Qiqiu's residence.
Li An was shocked. He exchanged a glance with Zhang Qiqiu and blurted out, "General, we've underestimated these traitor spies. They actually have a backup plan. These two Kongming lanterns must be used by the traitor spies to transmit signals."
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