A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1389

[Chapter 1378 The beacon smoke inside and outside the imperial city]

“This is treason!”

The Minister of War, Lu Xiao, was furious, facing the old Master Yuan of the Ministry of Rites and said sternly: “Without the order of the Ministry of War, even I, the Minister of War, know nothing, Xuanwu Camp and Black Sabre Camp dare to enter the capital, Tiger God Camp. …. Tiger God Camp not only did not block, but opened the city gate, they are going to rebel.”

The fists clenched in anger were shaking.

Yuan Moxian also looked solemn and asked, “Master Lu, did you have any rumors beforehand?”

“I was woken up in the middle of the night, and only then did I know that the soldiers and horses had entered the city.” Lu Xiao said: “Since the founding of the country, no soldiers and horses have entered the capital without the Ministry of War’s knowledge. Even if the late emperor was critically ill, The Black Sabre Battalion entered the city to change defenses, and Sima Lan realized that he had also informed the Ministry of War, and there was an order issued by the Ministry of War.”

Yuan Lao Shangshu leaned on the chair: “Without the order of the Ministry of War, how can the Xuanwu Camp enter the city? There is only one reason for it, that is, the emperor directly issued a decree.”

“But the emperor’s decree to send troops into the city, there is always a reason.” Lu Xiao said: “Why do they want to enter the city? There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the military power is controlled by Qin Zhong. If…if For another reason, the capital is at stake.”

Yuan Moxian’s eyes also showed a look of astonishment: “The Tiger God Camp can open the door and let it go, naturally it is a first-class with Xuanwu Camp, if… If they really want to rebel, there are only a thousand Yulin Camp in the imperial city. , absolutely unstoppable.”

“There is a conspiracy!” Lu Xiao stood up abruptly and said solemnly: “Xue Lingfeng, the commander of the Tiger God Battalion, was assassinated, and Lu Xiaochao took control of the Tiger God Battalion. Now it seems that maybe it is for today.”

Yuan Lao Shangshu’s face was also not good-looking, but his mood was still calm, and he suddenly got up and said, “We enter the palace!”

“Entering the palace?” Yuan Moxian was startled: “Father, how do you enter the palace at this time?”

Yuan Lao Shang Shu sneered: “It is at such a time that I want to enter the palace, but this old man wants to see what is going on this time.”

“The Xuanwu Camp has already entered the city.” Yuan Moxian said immediately: “No one knows whether the Xuanwu Camp has rebelled. At this time…!”

“Are you worried that the rebels will kill the old man with one knife?” Yuan Lao Shangshu snorted coldly: “The old man just wants to see, whose knife is going to be cut off this time.”

Lu Xiao also said: “I will go to the palace with the old minister, no matter what, I have to meet the emperor.”

At the foot of the imperial city, a group of cavalrymen took the lead in appearing at the street entrance on the edge of the square. The square under the imperial city was wide and empty. In the past, unless a court meeting was held, ministers of civil and military affairs would appear in the square outside the city gate and wait, otherwise there would be no one. Dare to approach this square easily.

The crossbow machine at the head of the imperial city is not a decoration. The farthest distance can be shot to the edge of the square, so the entire square is actually within the range of the crossbow machine.

There were not many guards at the head of the city, less than 300 people, but they were all ready to fight.

The walls of the imperial city are not thinner than those of the outer city, and are very thick, and they were built with solid boulders transported from afar. It is possible to ride horses on the top of the city, and materials can also be stored in the city walls, most of which are arrows. Arrow, all the soldiers in Yulin Camp can not only ride horses, but also shoot arrows, so all of them carry long bows with sharp blades on their waists, and the arrows stored in the city walls are enough for the soldiers to squander.

When the flames appeared in the distance, the guards had already moved to the city to carry boxes of arrows, and the eight crossbow machines lined up were also loaded with crossbow arrows. The crossbow is different, it is very huge, and its arrows are also specially crafted, and the lethality is extremely strong. When an arrow is shot, it can easily kill a tall horse.

With the sound of hoofs, the cavalry team entered the square first, followed by cavalry after cavalry.

“It’s Xuanwu Camp!” Someone at the top of the city saw the flags fluttering in the wind and shouted loudly, “Everyone be on guard.”

Yu Biegu put his hands on the wall and stared at the cavalry who entered the square. After hundreds of cavalrymen entered, the infantry soldiers who followed behind also stepped onto the square with spears without hesitation. come the dark clouds,

Occupies a large area of the square.

“Lord Colonel!” The soldier who controlled the crossbow looked at Yu Biegu.

The important part of the imperial city is very unusual. The responsibility of the Yulin Camp lies in that any suspected rebels who enter the square can be shot and killed.

At this time, the soldiers of the Xuanwu Camp entered the Yulin Camp without any scruples, which was regarded as a restricted area. Of course, the Yulin Camp could shoot at any time.

Yu Biegu looked solemn and did not order immediately.

The densely packed Xuanwu battalion continued to approach the imperial city like a stern shadowy soldier. The sound of the war horse neighing and the armor rubbing together instantly filled the originally peaceful square with a sense of chill. Heart hair is tight for no reason.

“Warn them, don’t kill first!” Yu Biegu finally said.

The crossbow machine quickly adjusted, and soon, with an order, several thick crossbow arrows burst out from the city head, and the sound of “bang, bang, bang” sounded immediately above the square. A few steps ahead of the row of cavalry, although the powerful impact did not completely smash the bluestone slab, it still cracked the bluestone slab.

This is a warning!

The cavalry in the front finally stopped. The cavalry raised their heads and looked at the defenders at the head of the city. After the crossbow machine fired the crossbow arrows in the first round, the defenders quickly put the crossbow arrows back on, and the other defenders also bent their bows. The arrows were aimed at the menacing soldiers and horses.

The Xuanwu battalion approached the city, and Qi Ning soon got the report.

He Qing’s face was cold and he said, “As expected, there was a premeditated plan, Xiao Shaozong was ready to deploy troops to besiege the city.”

“So the imperial city is a trap.” Qi Ning sneered: “When the puppet was killed, it was natural to put the blame on me. As a result, it became a fact that I entered the palace to assassinate him, and he was famous for leading troops to suppress thieves. already.”

Suddenly I heard a shout from not far away: “There are assassins!”

A group of Yulin guards rushed over with spears, Qi Ning saw a group of figures coming here, and seeing that those people were all dressed in night clothes, seeing that they were about to fight against Yulin guards, Qi Ning shouted in a deep voice: ” Don’t move, it’s your own.” He walked over quickly, and saw that there were many people coming, all of them wearing night clothes, the first one saw Qi Ning, and immediately said: “Master Guo!” Hearing the voice, it was the shadow. Rat gray crow.

Qi Ning acted tonight, and the troops were divided into three groups. Gray Crow and Fei Chan Xiaotaro each led the way. It was agreed in advance that regardless of the success or failure of the mission, they would return to Snow Python Pond. Seeing Gray Crow appearing here, he frowned and said, “How is the situation? Why are you here?”

The gray crow said: “When we were preparing to act, we suddenly found a large number of palace maids and eunuchs scurrying around, grabbed one person and asked, knowing that Yulinwei had killed him, and the palace was in chaos, and some people said that Yulinwei entered the palace to be arrested. Arresting the grandfather of the country, thinking that the father-in-law’s trace has been exposed, return…!” He glanced at He Qing next to Qi Ning, and said, “Returning to the agreed place, Miss Chi is afraid that the grandfather of the country will lose, so she assigns We are looking for Grandpa Guo in the palace. We just found out Lord Grandpa is here, I thought it was captured by Yulin Camp, so I want to come and rescue.”

Qi Ning sighed. It had already been agreed in advance that no matter which route had an accident, the other two routes did not need to be concerned. However, Chi Danmei obviously did not follow her orders. She learned that Yulin Camp was going to arrest her and still sent someone to rescue her. .

“Where are they?”

“It’s still in the palace.” The gray crow said: “We scattered to find the prince.”

Qi Ning nodded, and then said to He Qing, “I expected the emperor to be imprisoned by Xiao Shaozong, so tonight I brought people into the palace to rescue the emperor, but they fell into Xiao Shaozong’s trap.”

He Qing actually guessed that he had no doubt that Qi Ning led someone to rescue the emperor, but it was strange that the imperial city was heavily guarded, but how could Qi Ning lead someone to sneak into the palace?

Naturally, he did not know the existence of the secret road. Although he was suspicious, he still said: “Master Guo, Xuanwu Camp rebelled, surrounded the imperial city on all sides, and will go to the top of the city first.”

At the moment He Qing led people to the top of the city, Qi Ning ordered the gray crow to emit a signal. It was a loud bamboo. As long as it was ejected into the air, it would make a harsh sound. It was also the signal Qi Ning had agreed to use to gather.

After the signal was sent, it didn’t take too long to see Feichan Xiaotaro rushing over with a group of people, and then Chi Danmei hurried over, seeing Qi Ning safe and sound, Chi Danmei was relieved, and Qiaorong was dignified. : “There is already chaos in the palace, and the Yulin army has all come in.”

Qi Ning explained briefly, Chi Danmei frowned and said, “Xiao Shaozong has already dispatched troops to besiege the imperial city. Naturally, he is coming towards you. He wants to put you to death.”

“It’s impossible for him to let me live.” Qi Ning sneered: “But it’s not just to kill me, but there must be other purposes.”

“There are too few defenders in the imperial city.” Chi Dan said charmingly: “There is no need to attack the imperial city. As long as the imperial city is besieged, it will not take long for the people inside to starve to death.” She turned her eyes and whispered. Dao: “We withdraw from the secret passage, we don’t need to sit here and wait for death.”

“The secret passage must be sealed.” Qi Ning said, “Xiao Shaozong knew we had discovered the secret passage for a long time, and he deliberately pretended not to know, just to let me enter the palace through the secret passage. I came in with my front foot, and I was afraid that his back foot would come in. It is impossible for someone to block the sealed passage, and then try to get out of the secret passage.”

Chi Dan Mei Liu Mei frowned even more: “Then… what should I do?” Silver teeth gritted, and said: “While it is dark, I will protect you and rush out, if you and I join forces, even if it is a thousand Even an army of ten thousand horses may not be able to stop it.”

Qi Ning shook his head and said: “The imperial city has been surrounded by circles. As long as we leave the city, we will immediately fall into the siege. Not to mention whether you and I can really break out of the siege, even if we really have the ability, we must kill them. Countless people have died, and most of the soldiers in the Xuanwu camp were deceived by Xiao Shaozong. They are all soldiers of the state of Chu. Unless it is absolutely necessary, don’t hurt them.” With a sneer, he said, “Xiao Shaozong gave me the name of rebellion. If I kill him in plain sight, my name of rebellion will no longer be wiped out, and Xiao Shaozong’s conspiracy will succeed.”

“Then…how about that?”

At this moment, he heard the sound of the horn, and the horn sounded one after another. Qi Ning’s face tightened and he didn’t say much. He turned and rushed to the outer city. Chi Danmei and the others did not hesitate and followed closely. behind Qi Ning.