Xia Chu's raised arm quietly lowered it. The distance was too far, and his silver needle did not have such great penetrating power.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have used his Qing Kung just now, and would have just stepped forward and struck him.
Although Xia Chu lowered his arm, Zhao Xingwen, who caught up with the tower shortly afterwards, refused to let go of this great opportunity. He bent his bow and shot an arrow instantly.
There was a "whoosh" of arrows, and an exciting sound of horses neighing into the sky.
Cheng Zhaobing, who was under the imperial city, seemed to have sensed the incoming arrow. He lifted the reins of his horse half a minute earlier, kicked his horse in the abdomen, pulled the reins back, and the horse stood upright.
The front hooves of the war horse were in the air, and his huge body was forcibly twisted by him. The horse even made a very graceful hover in the air.
Cheng Zhaobing held the bright yellow dragon flag in one hand and the horse's reins with the other, riding diagonally on the standing war horse. When the rays of light shone, he looked fierce and heroic.
And Zhao Xingwen's arrow had just hit him, grazed the horse's belly, and stabbed hard at an angle.
The arrow pierced into the bluestone slab of the square, causing gravel to fly everywhere.
It's a pity that not even Cheng Zhaobing's hair was scratched.
Cheng Zhaobing turned his left elbow and pulled back the reins. The horse he loved to ride turned its head to the left, neighed, and landed with both hooves. The horse's body lines were smooth, its muscles relaxed and tightened, and it galloped out and returned straight away. He rushed to Shi Fuqiu's side in the rebel camp.
Cheng Zhaobing did not dismount, but firmly planted the bright yellow dragon flag on the ground.
The flagpole was buried and still stands, and the dragon flag once again fluttered in the sunset, shining brightly.
Then he turned the horse's head towards the four small black spots above the imperial city and made a thumb-turning downward motion.
In just a moment, Cheng Zhaobing completed a series of capture-the-flag battles, and even performed superb horse-controlling skills under their noses, which was truly amazing.
From the moment he jumped out of the central camp, tens of thousands of rebels began to shout. As he returned to the camp, the cheers of tens of thousands of people became louder and louder...
And when Cheng Zhaobing put the dragon flag back on the ground and the flag swayed in the wind, the cheers of the rebels finally reached their peak!
While Xia Chu was applying medicine on the spot to Zhao Xingwen who had torn the wound on his left shoulder, he sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect Cheng Zhaobing to be so powerful."
Zhao Xingwen was stung by his reproachful look, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "I only dared to bend my bow and arrow when I saw you..."
Xiao Mubai saw that Zhao Xingwen's original shoulder injury had healed, and now the hideous wound had reopened and he sighed softly: "Cheng Zhaobing followed Shi Fuqiu to fight against the Mongolian people all year round. The Mongolian people are brave and good at riding, so naturally he can't be any worse. Where to go. Otherwise, Xingwen would not risk his life, but would also kill Jiang Zhan, Shi Fuqiu's most powerful general."
There was a lot of admiration in Xia Chu's eyes: "Cheng Zhaobing, with his noble body as a minister, bravely risked his life to capture the flag. This kind of courage is really admirable."
Xiao Zimu frowned slightly: "I have a detailed understanding of the rebellious courtiers with Prime Minister Ju. I heard that Cheng Zhaobing has been herding horses on the edge of the new city since he was a child. Because he was appreciated by Shi Fuqiu, he made an exception and joined the army. He is a master of riding skills. The Xiao clan was once known as the number one rider in the Shi family’s army.”
This was the first time in Xia Chu's past and present life that he heard about Cheng Zhaobing's background. Prime Minister Ju actually knew things that even he didn't know about.
The Ju family was dormant... far deeper than he thought.
Zhao Xingwen said with an apologetic voice from the side: "Blame it on me, if I am raising two points..."
Xiao Mubai comforted him: "It has nothing to do with you. After all, you are the number one rider in the Shi family's army, not to mention you are still injured."
Zhao Xingwen remained silent. He knew that the arrow's failure had nothing to do with his injury.
Instead, Cheng Zhaobing predicted the location of his arrow.
Xia Chu re-bandaged Zhao Xingwen, and then glanced at Cheng Zhaobing again: "It's a return."
The remaining three people nodded in silence. The rebels were encircling the palace in great force, and the palace's defense power would not be able to sustain it for a few days anyway...
Therefore, they must seize the opportunity at the very beginning and use the most direct means to attack the rebels' momentum.
Although Xia Chu didn't dare to hope that he could capture his military spirit by capturing the flag, he could at least prevent the other party from rushing in at one go, and then the process would turn into a slower process.
Xiao Mubai's brutal sniper attack in front of the Danfeng Palace and Xia Chu's fatal shot were all intended to be a deterrent and chill the rebels.
However, Cheng Zhaobing's chic flag capture turned the momentum back again.
Fortunately, although the rebels were once again in full swing at this time, judging from the opponent's formation, they probably wouldn't attack immediately.
In addition, the sky is filled with red clouds, and sunset is approaching.
The ambush in front of the Danfeng Palace really frightened the soldiers led by Cheng Zhaobing. It was getting dark now, and it was unknown what kind of ambush there was in the palace.
The most critical question is, who will attack first
The Bacheng garrison and Shi Fuqiu's soldiers seemed to be a fusion of two forces.
Although they all want to seize the top spot, they are also afraid of losing too much.
Xiao Mubai gently patted the blue brick wall on the imperial city, looked at the rebels below who were slowly approaching the imperial city, and said softly: "We should be able to survive today."
Tens of thousands of rebels had already assembled, forming a formation and pressing towards the imperial city.
The darkness was like dark clouds looming over the city, which was very frightening to watch.
In the sea of people, far away from the limit of the imperial city's archers, a group of rebels slowly walked out of the ranks, led by Xiao Yanjun and Shi Fuqiu.
Following behind him were the Eighth City Garrison Division and Cheng Zhaobing, who had just shown off his cool skills.
Cheng Zhaobing put on his armor again today and put on the armor that he had not worn for a long time. His obedient attitude towards Shi Fuqiu in the past was completely gone.
The current pain of losing his son made his face show the blood that had been buried on the battlefield for many years. His eagle-like eyes were always staring at the juniors in the imperial city, and his expression of eagerness to kill was not concealed.
Among the group of people who came out, Shi Fuqiu's status and authority undoubtedly ranked first.
He is the core leader of today's rebels, Li Fei's brother, Xiao Yanjun's uncle, and the border general stationed in the new city.
Shi Fuqiu glanced at Xiao Yanjun and spoke slowly to the soldiers on the imperial city: "You are the good men of the Xiao Kingdom. Why are you following Xiao Zimu, a traitor who killed the king and usurped the throne? Xiao Mubai collaborated with the enemy to rebel... "
As soon as Shi Fuqiu spoke, the entire square above the imperial city seemed to be echoing his words!
Xiao Zimu's pupils shrank, Shi Fuqiu had such deep internal power!
He then looked at Xiao Mubai in shock, and saw that there was a bit of astonishment on his face, and his expression was also very solemn.
Zhao Xingwen was even more fortunate that Gu Shirou was still preparing for the battle to defend the city, otherwise, the nine-section whip would have been thrown out at this moment...
(End of chapter)