When he was depressed, the soldiers patrolling the city became agitated.
"Look, what's that?"
Yan Li looked around, but saw a section of the moat. The water in the river had dried up, leaving only mud. A snow-white object, like a ball of light, flew from the base of the city wall to Yan Li's side.
"It's a rabbit!" someone yelled.
Yan Li took a closer look, and sure enough, he saw that the thing that flew over had bright eyes, two ears pricked up like flags, and a round snow-white body that didn't seem to have a single hair.
There was another commotion from the soldiers: "It's not just one!"
Following the direction of the soldiers' fingers, Yan Li's eyes fell on the base of the wall under an arm-thin withered willow tree. There was a hole, and two white rabbits sprang out one after another from the hole, one big and one small, and jumped on the muddy river. Come here, like a shooting star.
"Take a bow and arrow and catch them. There will be rabbit meat to eat at night!" Someone shouted happily.
A bright light flashed through Yan Li's mind: "Stop, don't hurt those rabbits!"
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All the officers and men looked at Yan Li suspiciously.
"This is what God sent them to save us, it's Tianqi, how can we kill them!" Yan Li raised a rare smile.
The soldiers looked at each other, and I looked at you.
"How is the apocalypse? Please also ask Yan Tianshi to express it!"
Yan Li had already turned his horse's head: "Let's go back to the camp and discuss it."
The soldiers had no choice but to watch the fat rabbits jump into the woods. Although they felt very sorry, they still wanted to listen to the commander's words, so they sighed and surrounded Yan Li back to the camp.
This scene of Yan Li happened to be seen by Ma Yu, who was patrolling on the top of the city, and he thought to himself: "If you don't beat a good rabbit, you are an idiot!"
Then I thought to myself, Yan Li is not a simple person, how can he turn around and go back when he sees a rabbit? Could it be that he wanted to concentrate his forces to attack the city at this section of the city wall
The moat is dry and the city walls are old. This is indeed a good location for siege. The more Ma Yu thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was right.
"Someone is coming!"
The soldiers around me clasped their fists and agreed: "The subordinates are here!"
Ma Yu pointed to the dry moat: "You guys now..."
"Report!"
Ma Yu's words were interrupted by the hurried voice of a pawn. That is a servant of the palace! Could it be that something happened to the prince
Ma Yu frowned, met the servant, and grabbed his hand: "What's wrong with the prince?" The anxiety and panic were beyond words.
Although the servant was in pain from being caught by Ma Yu, he did not dare to call out: "His Royal Highness, the Prince is fine..."
Ma Yu's tense face finally relaxed: "It's okay, what are you in such a hurry for? Hmph, you startled me!"
The servant said: "The prince said that there is something important that you need to go back to the palace to discuss, so you can't delay at all!"
The prince said it was important, so it must be very important.
Ma Yu also didn't care about defending the city wall, and after handing over all powers to a trusted general, he hurried back to the palace with his servants.
Before even taking off the armor, Ma Yu walked directly into the study. I saw the Prince sitting on a chair, drinking tea, his hands trembling, making the tea cup rattle, and the shining candle reflected his uneasy face. And in front of him, stood four guards.
Ma Yu recognized these four guards, and whenever the prince left the palace, they would definitely follow him. Whether it is in ability or loyalty, the prince trusts them very much.
Seeing these scenes, Ma Yu's thick eyebrows pressed his eyes.
"Father, you are..."
Seeing Ma Yu coming back, the prince jumped over and grabbed Ma Yu's hand. As soon as Ma Yu touched the prince's cold hand, an ominous feeling arose in his heart.
"Yu'er, just now I got a report from the palace, saying that Li Hao was tricked by Concubine Xue again, and he lost the battle..."
Shock rolled three layers of deep wrinkles on Ma Yu's forehead: "What! Li Hao is too useless!"
The prince shook his head: "It's not a question of whether Li Hao is useful or not, but that Concubine Xue is really amazing!"
A trace of panic suddenly flashed in the prince's eyes, "Perhaps, she really has the help of the gods! Think about it, the two of us, father and son, were ambushed and surrounded by about 10,000 soldiers in the Xishan hunting ground, but what happened in the end? Let her escape unscathed! She was able to jump across the river on a white horse! If it were you, would you be able to do it?"
The prince sighed, helpless, "Oh, this shows that God is also helping Concubine Xue! This is a noble concubine from Shangguo, she cannot be moved, let alone killed!"
Ma Yu was young and energetic. Hearing the prince's dejected words, he felt very unhappy: "Father, I don't believe that there are gods in the world! It is just a coincidence that Concubine Xue escaped several times. Now we are with The Southwest Army and the Guards are in a stalemate, and it depends on who can persist until the end! If we retreat at this time, and the king and the imperial concubine counterattack, we will definitely lose our bones!"
"It was because of this that I called you back!" The prince rolled his eyes at the four guards, signaling them to leave the study first, and then closed the door.
The prince took Ma Yu's hand, and the father and son sat down.
The prince said earnestly: "I can see it too. We will never win this battle again. Why don't you disguise yourself as a citizen and escape from the capital before they counterattack, so as to keep my line of incense..."
Before he could finish speaking, the prince was already in extreme distress, crying uncontrollably.
Tears glistened in Ma Yu's eyes: "Father, now is not the time to say such things!"
"If you wait for Yan Li to lead the troops to attack and escape again, it will be too late!" The prince said, "I thought about it, none of your brothers and sisters are like me, only you can inherit my wisdom and decisiveness. In the future It depends on you to revive my line of incense!"
As soon as the tears slipped out of the eyes, they became icy cold, and slowly rolled down Ma Yu's face: "Father, I can persevere!"
When he said this, he actually lost his confidence.
"Outside are my four most trusted guards. They will protect you from the city. I have packed five bags of gold, silver and jewelry, and you each carry one bag. With this money, you can go to another country. Buy land and property, and live a carefree life from now on. Don’t come back to see my grave unless you have to.”
At the end, the prince was a little dizzy, and Ma Yu quickly poured him another cup of hot tea.
"Father, drink some tea!"
The prince sighed again, looking out of the door with regrets in his eyes: "I have been pampered for decades, and it was just a mistake that led to eternal hatred! How regretful it is now! If I had known today, I would not have quit the army. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be my prince and live a life of being under one person and above ten thousand people! The word power is not a good thing! Yu'er, don't get close to power again in the future."
Ma Yu doesn't care about power or not, if they are really defeated and the prince is really dead, he will definitely accumulate strength to take revenge!
Perhaps the prince could see the hostility in Ma Yu's eyes, and sighed leisurely: The prince is really afraid that Ma Yu will repeat the mistakes of today in the future!
"Come in!" the Prince shouted to the outside.
The four guards walked in.
"You have followed me for many years and have been loyal to me. I hope you will also be loyal to His Royal Highness in the future. If I know that you have betrayed His Highness, I will definitely punish you to death!"
The four guards knelt on the ground in unison: "The little one must serve His Royal Highness like a prince!"
The prince nodded in satisfaction, and pointed to the bundle on the other table: "Each of you take a bundle, and then go with the prince. The farther you leave Tianchi, the better!"