Qi Ning frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness suspects that the Northern Han people are involved in this matter?"
"Other than that, I really can't figure out where King Taishan got his courage." The prince said calmly: "If this is true, King Taishan is a traitor who will be notorious in our country for thousands of years." He pondered for a moment, and finally asked Qi Ning said: "Jin Yihou, the battle is fierce now and you can't go down. If there is a chance, I will let you leave safely. You don't have to worry."
The battle at this time was fierce. King Taishan ordered his troops to lead Qiu Long to kill them and not to retreat. Although the prince's soldiers resisted tenaciously, the losses were heavy. The trench was full of people who wanted to grab the wooden fence. The corpses of Xuzhou soldiers were lying on the fence. Many people were stepping on the corpses and getting close to the wooden fence. If the situation continued, the defense line would soon be destroyed.
Suddenly they heard the sound of trumpets, but it did not come from the Taishan King's army formation. The prince and Qining followed the sound, but it came from the Yezhu Slope.
Then he saw a big flag raised high on the Wild Boar Hill and a group of people rushing down the hillside. Qi Ning frowned and felt a shudder in his heart. He thought Wu Dalin saw that the situation here was not right, so he led the troops. Rescue, secretly scolding Wu Dalin for being too confused. There are only more than 200 people in the envoy. Although they are all elite soldiers of Yulin, facing the thousands of troops of King Taishan, even if they come to rescue at this time, the troops and horses are just a drop in the bucket. It is impossible to change the situation of the battle.
But after a closer look, it was vaguely clear that there were only a dozen people rushing down from the wild boar slope, not a large group of people. King Taishan also heard the sound of the trumpet and turned his head to look over.
After the team of people and horses rushed down the mountain, Xuzhou soldiers immediately surrounded them. Then they saw a dozen Chu cavalry reining in their horses, and one person got off the horse. Qining could see clearly from his high position, and saw the dismounted man's clothes and armor. It was Wu Dalin. The two sides seemed to be negotiating, and then they saw five or six Xuzhou soldiers pointing their spears at Wu Dalin and heading towards King Taishan.
The Crown Prince of Dong Qi naturally saw it and said: "Jin Yihou, your subordinates should have explained to them that although King Taishan is bold, he should not involve you Chu people in it. He should let you go down the mountain first. , and attack again." He smiled slightly and said: "I also wanted to have a few drinks with you after returning to the capital, but now it seems that it is just a luxury."
Wu Dalin was taken to King Taishan by the Xuzhou soldiers. After a while, he saw Cheng Wu approaching Taishan King and seemed to be talking about something. Sure enough, he heard a sudden sound of gold in the opponent's formation, and the Xuzhou soldiers who were fighting fiercely heard When they heard the sound, they immediately withdrew back down the hillside. This time, the Xuzhou soldiers retreated very quickly, leaving three to four hundred corpses behind, which shows how fierce the battle was.
The prince's soldiers led by Su Lun finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately reorganized without delay.
When the Xuzhou soldiers retreated, King Taishan shouted loudly: "Duan Shao, in this fight between you and me, you don't need to bring the Chu people with you. Let the Chu envoys come down the mountain, and we will compete again."
The prince said to Qining: "Jinyi Hou, King Taishan rebelled, and there will inevitably be chaos in Kyoto. It is useless for you to go to Lucheng at this moment. No matter what happens, Qi State has no energy to ask more questions. I After you come down from the mountain, you will immediately lead the envoy and return to Chu State. Please take care of yourself along the way."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, knowing that the prince's words were true. King Taishan was in rebellion, and the Qi State would definitely be busy quelling the rebellion. How could he have the energy to ask the Chu State envoy again.
The prince then shouted to the foot of the mountain: "King Taishan, although you are plotting rebellion, you are still reasonable in not involving the envoys of Chu State. I will let him go down the mountain now. When they leave safely, you and I will fight again."
Qi Ning thought for a moment and said to the prince: "Your Highness, can you give me a horse and some weapons?"
The prince smiled and said: "Are you worried that he will go back on his word? There are plenty of horses here. After this battle, they will all be owned by King Taishan. Take as many as you want." He ordered someone to prepare a good horse for Qining. , and gave Qi Ning a jade-steel scimitar, and Qi Ning asked for a bow and arrow, with the sword on his waist, an arrow box on his back, and a long bow in his hand. Then he mounted his horse and offered his hand to the prince: "Your Highness, please take care of yourself."
He didn't say much, and went down the hillside without anyone stopping him. When he reached the foot of the hillside, he saw King Taishan from a distance. King Taishan saw Qi Ning and said loudly: "Are you Qi Ning, the envoy of Chu State?"
Qi Ning rode on horseback and cupped his hands and said, "It's Qi."
King Taishan smiled and said: "If I hadn't been more generous today, you would have died on the hillside together with Duan Shao. You should thank me quickly." His expression was extremely arrogant.
Qin Ning urged his horse forward, but a group of soldiers blocked him in front of King Taishan. Qin Ning cupped his hands and said with a smile: "King Taishan, I would like to thank you very much."
When King Taishan saw Qin Ning sitting on the horse, and just casually cupping his hand, his face suddenly became a little ugly, and he said: "You Chu country is so ignorant of the rules?" He raised his arm, pointed the blade at Qin Ning and said: "I will spare you. Life, you should stand up and kneel down, do you still want me to say it so clearly?"
Qin Ning smiled faintly, dismounted from his horse, and passed through the military formation. When a general on the side saw Qin Ning with a scimitar on his waist and a long bow in his hand, he immediately urged his horse forward and shouted: "Your Majesty, he is carrying weapons. Be careful of deception."
King Taishan was startled, and before he could react, Qining had already bent his bow and arrow, shot an arrow with all his strength, and got King Taishan.
This arrow was shot with full force. Qi Ning was also surprised, thinking to himself that his strength had increased so much. This was a strong bow, but when he drew the bow, it was unusually easy.
He was surprised at his own power, but King Taishan and the soldiers around him were shocked. They never expected that the envoys of the Chu State would attack King Taishan. King Taishan was also worthy of his fierce and brave appearance, brandishing a sword and shouting With a sound, he actually blocked the long arrow. With a "dang" sound, the long arrow did not fly away, but just escaped slightly, grazing King Taishan's ribs and passing through it.
King Taishan was startled by the arrow and broke out in a cold sweat. He felt that the arrow was so powerful that it almost killed him. He didn't know that although Qining was amazingly powerful, his archery skills could only be considered mediocre. If he was really good at shooting , coupled with Qining's amazing power, this arrow will definitely kill King Taishan.
The most important thing is that Qining never thought about killing King Taishan with this arrow.
Before going down the mountain, Qi Ning had been thinking about whether to watch the battle coldly. Escape safely would be the best option, but what happened next would be a bit troublesome.
Although the duel between King Taishan and the prince brother, no matter who wins or loses, does not seem to have much impact on him personally, it obviously has a profound impact on the interests of the Chu State.
He has been weighing in his mind, which of the two brothers wins will be more beneficial to the Chu country.
In terms of temperament, the prince is more stable than King Taishan, and his ability is obviously much stronger. As a future king, Dong Qi under the prince's rule is obviously more powerful than that under King Taishan, and he seems to have a strong influence on Chu. The threat to the country is greater, but if there is really a shadow of the Northern Han people behind King Taishan, if King Taishan gains power, it will certainly be more harmful than beneficial to Southern Chu.
Moreover, Qining believed that King Taishan had rebelled this time, and even if he really defeated the prince, the existence of the Eastern Qi double jade meant that King Taishan would not be able to achieve great things.
On the contrary, the prince is now in a desperate situation. If he can help, once he succeeds, the relationship between Chu and Dong Qi will be extremely close at least in a short period of time. Compared with King Taishan, if the prince can escape this disaster, It is naturally more beneficial to Chu State.
The most important thing is that the young emperor Longtai is full of hope for this marriage proposal to Dong Qi, and it is even directly related to the court situation of Nanchu. Once the prince fails, this marriage proposal will come to an abrupt end. On the other side of Nanchu, the Sima family will certainly not If he misses the opportunity, he will definitely take the opportunity to send Sima Wanqiong to the palace. This is a result that Longtai does not want to see, and it is a result that Qining does not want to see.
Qi Ning was still quite confident in his current martial arts, and he was thinking that the only way to change the current situation was to get close to King Taishan, strike suddenly, and capture the thief and the king.
There is no free lunch in the world, if you want to get something, you must pay something.
Wu Dalin was not far from Qining at this time. He saw that Niuwang Slope was surrounded and Qining was also trapped on the hillside. He was very anxious. He also knew that in this situation, the mission must not act rashly. King Taishan and Dong Qi The battle for the crown prince was a domestic dispute within the Qi State and had nothing to do with the Chu State. Once the envoys took action, not to mention that it was impossible to change the situation of the war, the most important thing was that the Chu State was bound to be involved.
Qi Feng and others tried to rush down the Wild Boar Slope several times, but were blocked by Wu Dalin. He led his people down the Wild Boar Slope in person to explain the situation to King Taishan. Fortunately, King Taishan seemed to be very reasonable and actually ordered the troops to retreat and let Qining After coming down the mountain, King Taishan asked Qining to dismount and kneel down. Wu Dalin felt something was wrong, but he never expected that Qining would shoot King Taishan with a sharp arrow at this time.
Qi Ning missed, but the soldiers under the command of King Taishan reacted instantly. The soldiers in front and behind shouted in unison, brandishing their swords and rushed towards Qi Ning. Qining was not far away from King Taishan. He roared, stepped forward, and moved lightly. Ruyan had already flown up like a soaring cloud and mist, and then she heard a voice coming from the side: "Master Hou...!" But Wu Dalin had already rushed over and stood half-bent in front of Qi Ning.
Although Wu Dalin was surprised, he was experienced after all. He instantly understood Qi Ning's thoughts. Knowing that since Qi Ning had taken action, there was no way out, he rushed over. Qi Ning had already risen and was above Wu Dalin, with his toes on Wu Dalin's back. This time, it was just right to take advantage of the situation. When everyone saw Qi Ning stepping on Wu Dalin's back and taking off again, as vigorous as a dragon in the sky, and as free as a bird flying, they were all stunned in surprise.
Everyone on the hillside could see the prince clearly, and many people were extremely surprised. The prince saw Qining soaring like an eagle, rushing towards King Taishan, and exclaimed: "What an amazing kung fu!"
The people of Qining had already used their strength to nock an arrow in mid-air. They drew their bows like a full moon. With a sharp shout, the arrows shot straight at a general who was protecting King Taishan like a shooting star.
King Taishan saw Qin Ning coming from mid-air like a god. He was frightened for a moment and forgot to dodge. Although he was also strong and brave, how could he see someone flying in the air like a bird-man with wings growing from his ribs!