Flags were fluttering, and the empty square had been filled with soldiers who were awe-inspiring to kill. The cavalry at the front was only a few dozen steps away from the main gate of the imperial city. Once the horses galloped, they could rush to the city gate in the blink of an eye.
The two thousand soldiers of Xuanwu Battalion were in the front, with flags fluttering. Some had the word "Xuanwu" in red letters on a black background, and some were embroidered with Xuanwu beasts showing teeth and claws.
Directly behind the Xuanwu Camp, there are also armored warriors in a neat array, but they are holding a "tiger" flag. In the whole world, except for the Tiger God Camp, no one dares to raise the "tiger" flag. Gold thread embroiders a tiger descending from the mountain. The fangs are ferocious and the tiger's claws are sharp, seeming to tear apart everything in front of it.
"Xuanwu Camp, Tiger God Camp, they are indeed majestic." Qining, standing on the top of the city, looked at the flags fluttering in the wind and said with a faint smile.
Although he was smiling, his heart still couldn't help feeling a little tight and his scalp was numb.
The total number of soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Camp and Hushen Camp on the square is no less than 4,000. Hushen Camp seems to have concentrated all its main forces in the direction of the main entrance of the imperial city. Looking around, the armor is bright, the swords and guns are cold, and the local soldiers and horses are ten times as many as the defenders. There are more than one army. Although the Yulin camp is defending the city, one to ten elites, but the number of troops is too small. Once the enemy attacks the city, Qining really doesn't know how long it can last.
"They want to overwhelm others with their momentum." Yu Biegu sneered: "It's just that the Yulin Guards are all brave and brave men, how can they be afraid of them?"
At this moment, he saw three cavalry galloping out of the military formation. The first one held a big flag and galloped towards the city gate. Yu Biegu's face darkened and he raised his hand. The Yu Linwei beside him immediately raised his hand. The arrows were aimed at Lai Qi. As long as Yu Biegu's arm was under his command, the arrows were fired in unison, and the three cavalry could be shot into hedgehogs in an instant.
Even though they were aware of the danger, the three knights still rushed out. Qining knew that they were not here to die, so he calmly said: "Don't act rashly yet."
The three knights were still some distance away from the city gate and stopped. The horses snorted. The man in front looked up at the city and said loudly: "Regicide and rebellion. Qi Ning, listen, tie yourself out of the city immediately, otherwise we will break the imperial city." , kill the whole family in Jinyi!"
Qi Ning frowned, and the man continued to speak loudly: "Brothers from the Yulin camp, listen up. Qin Ning colluded with the enemy, rebelled against the country, and assassinated the emperor. You must capture this traitor immediately and tie him out of the city, otherwise They are conspiring with rebellion, and they are all rebels.”
This man's voice was extremely high-pitched, and there was a dead silence inside and outside the imperial city. This man's voice spread far and wide.
Yu Linwei remained motionless, and the man was still shouting loudly below. Qining sighed and said to Yu Biegu: "Captain Yu, do you know why he had the courage to come forward and shout?"
"Maybe it's because of the strength of the crowd." Yu Biegu sneered: "Or maybe he thinks we won't kill him."
"Courage is admirable." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "But under the imperial city, being so arrogant always makes people uncomfortable." He suddenly took the long bow from the hand of the Yulin guard beside him and said in a deep voice: " Arrows coming!”
Yu Linwei immediately handed over a long arrow. Qining bent his bow and nocked the arrow. Without any hesitation, the sharp arrow shot out with fierce force, easily tearing open the air, and screamed straight towards that place. The knight shot at him. When the knight noticed that the arrow was coming, he didn't have time to react. The sharp arrow had already penetrated into his chest. The scary thing was that the power of the arrow was too overbearing, knocking his man directly from the horse. The shot fell from the back, and the remaining force was not dissipated. When the knight landed, the sharp arrow nailed the bluestone slab hard, nailing the knight's body to the stone slab.
"Here comes the arrow!"
"Here comes the arrow!"
Qining screamed three times and shot three arrows in a row. Before the other two cavalrymen had time to pay respects to their companions' remains, they were shot off their horses one after another and their bodies were nailed to the stone slab!
"Mighty, mighty, mighty!"
The sound of shouts rang out from the top of the city. Although there were only a few hundred people, the momentum was astonishing. The momentum that had been suppressed by thousands of soldiers from Xuanwu Camp and Hushen Camp suddenly burst out. Instead, they saw three knights nailed to the ground in front of them. The soldiers on the ground were all horrified and their expressions changed.
Being able to shoot three people accurately will not shock the soldiers. There are many archers who are good at shooting in the army. Even shooting people off their horses is not unusual, but with advantage The arrow nailed the person to the bluestone slab, which was horrifying. Looking at the three armies, almost no one could do it.
Countless people stared blankly at the three corpses nailed to the stone slab, watching the blood flowing down and flowing on the stone slab, and their hearts grew numb.
There was a deathly silence, and many people even felt a cold fear rising from the bottom of their hearts.
The three war horses seemed to be restrained, but soon they raised their hooves and neighed loudly. They were frightened and ran around in unknown directions in the square.
The big flag fell to the ground at this time, as if it had died down.
Many people looked at the big flag next to the corpse. The "Xuanwu Flag" represented the dignity of the Xuanwu Camp. This big flag that should have been held high and fluttering in the wind was lying on the ground like a rag in embarrassment. , that is, the face of Xuanwu Camp was trampled hard, and the eyes of many soldiers already showed anger, and the cheers of the Yulin Guards on the top of the city were like whips, severely beating the soldiers of Xuanwu Camp. on the face.
Qi Ning took the lead, but he knew very well that a flag was only a matter of face and dignity, and had no great impact on the strength of the troops under the imperial city.
Xuanwu Camp did not act rashly.
To be fair, it is the rule for the Yulin camp to shoot soldiers and horses entering the square. Everyone knows that riding a horse and carrying a sword to the imperial city without the emperor's permission is treason. The Yulin guards have enough power to kill them. Shooting, although there has been an edict informing the rebel thief Qi Ning that he is within the imperial city, and the siege of the imperial city is to quell the rebels, the soldiers of Chu State have a natural awe for this imperial city deep in their hearts. Therefore, no one dared to shoot even one arrow at the imperial city without receiving a direct order.
"We can't hold it!" Chi Danmei, who was standing next to Qi Ning, approached Qi Ning and whispered: "There are too many of them and they won't be able to hold on for long."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "I know."
"Even if we can hold on, there will be no good results." Chi Danmei sighed softly: "Xiao Shaozong will not let you go. As long as you don't die, he will definitely not withdraw his troops. Within the imperial city, in addition to the Yulin Guards, there are There are thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in total, and the food cannot sustain them at all. However, they will not be short of food outside. As long as they surround the imperial city, they will win without a fight." Looking around, Yulin Wei's eyes When they were all in the square, she leaned close to Qin Ning's ear and whispered: "The Yulin Guards don't know how to fight with trapped animals. When the end of the road is over, they will probably betray you."
Chi Danmei has traveled around the world for many years and has experienced many hardships and hardships. In her opinion, although the Yulin Guards are still obeying Qining's orders, they will really reach the point where there is no food to eat. These people will never be able to Continue to bury Qining with him.
A smile appeared on Qi Ning's lips and said: "I won't wait until that time, I just don't want this place to become a river of blood."
Chi Danmei was startled. She hadn't understood what Qi Ning meant. She was about to ask when she suddenly heard the sound of trumpets under the city. A road suddenly opened among the dark cloud-like soldiers and horses, and then several figures slowly appeared from the military formation. The people were all riding tall horses. The person in front was quite inconspicuous on the horse, as if he was curled up on it. Riding on the left and right, there were heavy generals in armor. When he saw the general on the left, he waved his hand and rushed from the team. More than a dozen people came out, all holding huge shields in their hands. In the blink of an eye, the shields were used to build a protective shield like a copper wall and an iron wall in front of the riders. As the riders moved forward, the shield slowly moved forward. Move and always protect those riders.
Qi Ning saw it with a sneer in his eyes.
Earlier, he had taken the lead and shot three cavalrymen, which obviously made the other party fearful and did not dare to approach the city wall openly again.
Qi Ning's eyes were very good. He didn't need to look carefully. As long as he saw the outline of the first rider, he guessed that it was Xiao Shaozong.
Xiao Shaozong finally appeared.
Qi Ning remembered that the last time he saw Xiao Shaozong, Xiao Shaozong was like a leaf on an autumn tree, ready to fall at any time, but Qi Ning never expected that this man would lead an army and march to the imperial city today.
Even Qi Ning couldn't help but admire the dwarf who looked like a useless person, but he was so scheming and clever.
The desolation that day and the majesty now are completely different, but the most powerful thing about Xiao Shaozong is that no one will ever be able to see what he is thinking from his face. No matter when and where he is, he will always be there. Being able to maintain the calmness of the clouds and the wind will make you so awe-inspiring that day and so majestic today.
After reining in his horse, Xiao Shaozong looked up towards the city. It was not difficult to find Qi Ning among the brightly armored Yulin Guards. When Xiao Shaozong's eyes fell on Qi Ning, a slight smile finally appeared on his lips. Chengtou said loudly: "Qining, the glory and future of the Jinyi Qi family have been destroyed in your hands. Do you regret it now?"
The moment Xiao Shaozong spoke, Qi Ning's heart trembled and his brows furrowed.
Many people know that Xiao Shaozong suffered from a terminal illness when he was young. For this reason, King Huainan spent countless manpower and material resources to seek medical treatment for Xiao Shaozong. However, it was fate after all. Xiao Shaozong was about to die, so even Longtai did not care about this fate. The Prince of Huainan was also unprepared.
Of course, Qi Ning now knows that Xiao Shaozong's previous terminal illness was probably a pretense. It would be too much to say that he started pretending to have a terminal illness when he was young. However, it is very likely that the so-called terminal illness has been cured long ago. The purpose of deliberately concealing it from the outside was to let the emperor relax towards the Huainan King's lineage. After all, the Huainan King had no other heirs except Xiao Shaozong. This only heir was terminally ill, and the possibility of the Huainan King usurping the throne was greatly reduced.
Regardless of whether the terminal illness is real or not, it is an indisputable fact that Xiao Shaozong is physically weak.
But at this moment, Xiao Shaozong's voice was loud and full of energy. Although he only said a few words very calmly, it was much clearer than the previous cavalry shouting loudly.
"Such deep inner strength!" Chi Danmei said softly.