And Guo Jia was able to take advantage of the urgency of the reinforcements and set an ambush on the only way from Luokou to Chang'an.

This was an upright conspiracy, but even if Li Jiancheng saw through it, he had no choice. After all, if he didn't send troops to come back for reinforcements, once Chang'an fell, the consequences would definitely not be comparable to the loss of hundreds of thousands of people.

At first, Xu Maogong also thought of this when he led his army back, so he sent many scouts along the way to explore the route to prevent being attacked by Guo Jia.

However, from Luokou to Luoyang, not a single Dragon Kingdom soldier was seen. Instead, they marched slowly because of being too cautious.

Seeing this scene, Xu Maogong thought that maybe it was because Guo Jia had not captured Chang'an for the time being and the battle had reached a stalemate, so he could not allocate his troops to ambush him, so he must be concentrating all his efforts on attacking the city at this moment.

Once a person makes a subjective judgment on a matter, he will inevitably move all subsequent situations closer to this judgment unconsciously.

Therefore, the more Xu Maogong thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was very correct. Therefore, if he continued to be so cautious, Chang'an would have changed hands long ago by the time he arrived in Chang'an, and then it would be impossible to complete the task assigned to him by Li Jiancheng.

According to Li Jiancheng's current temperament, he would not even hesitate to kill Li Shimin for the sake of the throne. He also wanted to get rid of Li Yuanba and Li Xiuning. He was so cruel to his younger brothers and sisters. He would definitely not let him off easily.

Obviously, Xu Maogong had guessed the truth about the death of Qin King Li Shimin, but he was unwilling to tell it without evidence, so that others would know that it offended Li Jiancheng.

So after passing Luoyang, Xu Maogong ordered Daquan to move forward and no longer sent people to observe the surrounding environment.

However, Guo Jia had carefully considered where to set up an ambush. Among the many counselors in the country, Guo Jia and Jia Xu had the most unique insights into guessing people's hearts.

He knew that the commander of the Tang Dynasty's reinforcements would be on guard against him when they first left Luokou, but after a long period of reconnaissance, they did not find his ambush, so they would relax their vigilance.

And the closer he is to Chang'an, the faster he will want to reach Chang'an, so the closer he is to Chang'an, the greater the possibility of successfully setting up an ambush.

Therefore, after examining the terrain, he chose the ambush location on a narrow road that was not very wide, and arranged the ambush on the hillsides on both sides of the road.

The result was just as Guo Jia expected, this place was the only way from Luoyang to Chang'an, and Xu Maogong was in a hurry to return to Chang'an and did not send out scouts to investigate.

Before entering the valley, a general suggested to Xu Maogong:"Master Xu, this road is too narrow. Our army of 500,000 troops cannot pass through it in a short time.

I suggest that I lead tens of thousands first." The light cavalry crossed the valley first and rushed back to Chang'an as quickly as possible to support." After hearing what the general said, Xu Maogong felt that it made sense, so he was about to nod in agreement, but he seemed to suddenly think of something, and his face instantly became very ugly.

He first looked at the hillsides on both sides, and then said quickly to the general beside him:"Quickly give the order, and the army will speed up through this valley immediately.

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