There was a sound of wind, and a sharp blade struck. He blocked it with a steel knife, and with a buzzing sound, sparks splashed, and blood gushed from his throat. The man's voice was hoarse, and his body was crooked and fell into a pool of blood.
Before the officials in the carriage had time to get out of the carriage, they heard a series of sharp noises whistling, and even the people in the carriage were shot into hedgehogs.
Huge screams and pleading echoed in the sky southwest of the imperial capital, making one's scalp tingle.
Rows of sharp arrows whizzed forward, piercing through the partition of the carriage, stabbing those innocent imperial officials to pieces.
The guards of the carriage drew out their sabers and fought back vigorously, but the opponent's speed was too fast, and before they could make a move, the opponent had already pounced on him. Shouting to kill and shaking the sky, blood and mud mixed together. On the wide royal road where eight war horses can run side by side, soldiers from both sides entangled in one place, shouting and rushing to fight, swearing to fight to the death.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins! It was too late for them to ask each other's name and origin, all they could do was raise their sabers and stab them fiercely in each other's head!
But there were too many enemies, and the few rebel guards with weak guards were submerged in an instant, and they couldn't even see their shadows.
The deep shouts echoed on the street like muffled thunder. What set the background for all of this was the wave of cheers in the central part of the imperial capital, and the fireworks and fireworks all over the sky were constantly announcing what a festive day it was today. However, it was also this festive excitement that covered up the sound of bloodthirsty carnage. No one knew, no one heard, and no one would have imagined that under such a prosperous and prosperous wedding banquet, there would be such a blatant existence. Such reckless killing.
The guards of the Ministry of Rites roared and counterattacked, there were too many enemies, and they swarmed from all directions like a tide! Those ferocious faces and bloodthirsty eyes devoured the last hope of people like wild beasts.
"Meet the enemy! The people from the government will be here soon."
However, what they don't know is that the source of today's assassins is the empire they are thinking about, there will be no support, no reinforcements, they are destined to be an abandoned team, and they will die for the strength of the empire!
The carriage where Yan Xun was in had been shot into a hornet's nest, no one would expect him to be alive, and the more than 200 guards were also beauties survived, no matter who resisted or surrendered, they were all massacred, leaving no one behind!
At this moment, a grand firework suddenly erupted in the center of the imperial capital. It was colorful and dazzling, and huge cheers surged in like waves, reflecting the dead silence here even more.
Barley strode forward and pushed away the distraught subordinates in front of the carriage. The young man in rich clothes leaned against the carriage, his body was pierced by crossbow arrows, and blood gushed out of his mouth. He looked at Barley. , spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a series of broken coughs.
Barley's face was livid, and he said in a cold voice, "Where's Yan Xun?"
The young man smiled contemptuously, Barre drew out his saber angrily, and cut off the young man's young neck.
The subordinate's face was panicked, his face was pale, and he said tremblingly: "General..."
Barre turned his head and looked at his subordinates coldly: "The siege of 800 people, the defense of 300 people outside, excellent weapons, adequate preparations, you make people escape if you do mental calculations or not? I want you to have more What's the use?"
"General, we, we can check with Major General Wei on the outskirts, maybe they caught it."
"Yes." Barley nodded immediately, and was about to get on his horse with a ten-thousandth hope, but at this moment, there was a loud sound of horseshoes, and the whole earth trembled violently for a moment. At the beginning, at the end of a dark long street, densely packed torches slowly approaching, gradually converging into a shining band of light, the horses are proud, murderous like a rainbow! What was coming was actually a sturdy cavalry regiment!
"It's the Yanbei Army, the envoy of the Southwest Township!"
Barley yelled loudly, turned around sharply, "Retreat!"
It was too late to run away at this time, two legs could not outrun the four legs of a war horse. This is no longer a battle, it is definitely a veritable massacre.
"I am General Barre of the Northwestern Batuha family, we have a royal order!"
Panicked voices sounded immediately, and Barley retreated steadily under the guard of his men, shouting his identity piercingly.
But no one would believe that the officials and soldiers of the Southwest town government envoy who had just been transferred by the son of Yanbei were all jealous. Since the fall of Yan Shicheng, the Southwest Township's envoys have been inferior to others in the imperial capital. They have been bullied and insulted by the Green Camp and the Xiaoqi Camp. Even the city defenders dare to look at them. At this moment, it is hard to catch such an opportunity to make great contributions. Who would believe the crazy words of those assassins who are about to die
Dare to organize such a large-scale assassination in Zhenhuang City, it is simply impatient to live.
The soldiers shouted loudly, swung their knives and slashed!
The sound of horseshoes rumbled, and the black cavalry rushed past like a tide. Among the stars holding the moon, Yan Xun, dressed in a bright red auspicious uniform, rode his horse, his eyes were like falcons, and his lips were pursed with a cold edge.
"Your Highness!" He Xiaoce, the deputy commander of the Southwest Township's envoy, immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, fortunately, the thief is dead, and no one escaped."
Yan Xun nodded and said with a smile: "Commander He has done a great job, Yan Xun dare not or forget his life-saving grace."
He Xiao shook his head and said: "Your Highness is serious. It is the responsibility of the last general to protect the safety of the imperial capital. What's more, His Highness and the Southwest Town's envoy are both from Yanbei. We can't stand by and watch."
Yan Xun said with a smile: "I will definitely report to the emperor the merits of the commander in its entirety. I believe that the word 'deputy' for Deputy Commander He will be removed soon."
He Xiao was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Thank you for your promotion, Your Highness!"
"Commander!" At this time, a small general came forward and whispered in He Xiao's ear, "Something is wrong."
He Xiao was taken aback, then turned his head and whispered, "What's wrong?"
General Shen frowned, his eyes panicked, and he said in a deep voice, "Come with me and have a look."
He Xiao and Yan Xun greeted each other, then followed the general and left, looking at the corpses one by one, the more he looked at them, the colder his heart became, when he saw Barley's corpse, he felt that his eyes were darkened, and he almost wanted to fell off the horse.
Barley is domineering and flamboyant. When he first entered the city, almost all the people in the city witnessed his true face. How could He Xiao, as the general maintaining the order of the scene, not know it? Seeing this old man lying there with a bunch of arrows stuck in his chest, He Xiao just wanted to vomit a mouthful of blood.
Bracing himself up, the young deputy commander was still imagining that maybe it was just the Northwest Batuha family's independent assassination, trying to get rid of Yanbei's son. After all, the old Batu and Yan Shicheng's grievances had already spread throughout No one knows about the north and south of the river.
However, when he saw a large number of soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion, he immediately knew that what was in front of him was a dead end.
Although these soldiers were all dressed in the clothes of the Northwest Batuha family, the soldiers of the southwest town government stationed in the imperial capital all year round could recognize these bastards who often followed behind the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion to show off their power in their own army. Seeing these people, no matter how stupid He Xiao was, he understood that the so-called assassination was just a killing ordered by the empire.
Then, what kind of fate should I get if I forced out with my soldiers and horses, annihilated the soldiers and horses of the empire, and rescued the son of Yanbei
At that moment, He Xiao had only one thought: take down Yan Xun and redeem his crimes!
"The person who wants to kill me is Emperor Daxia."
For a moment, everyone froze on the spot!
Yan Xun sat on the horse, glanced casually at the many soldiers present, then put his eyes on He Xiao's face, and said in a calm tone: "Commander He, I'm sorry for involving you in this, if you are not the envoy of the Southwest Township A soldier from Yanbei, if you take me down, you may be able to avoid this disaster."
A word to remind the dreamer! He Xiao's eyes widened, looking at Yan Xun's unpredictable face, he suddenly came back to his senses!
There is no turning back for the southwestern town government envoy.
If it was another army that killed Barre and the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion by mistake, then it can be explained by a sentence of ignorance. However, as the envoy of the Southwest Township, which was highly concerned by the empire and was repeatedly suspected of hiding the Yanbei rebel party, it was impossible to escape with his life no matter what. The empire will not let him go, will the elders let him go, and the Holy Golden Palace will not let him go, if he turns back, he will only die. The man's eyes were red, and he looked fiercely at the handsome man in the red robe in front of him, a voice yelled frantically in his mind: He knows everything, he deliberately led himself to a dead end!
However, he couldn't say a word, and after a while, the hostility in the man's eyes slowly disappeared, replaced by a look of madness like a desperado.
Tens of thousands of people gathered on the long street, and those with a clear mind immediately understood the cause and effect of what happened. They only felt that the ground seemed to be shaking, and there was a void of fear. Everyone raised their heads, looked at He Xiao, at Yan Xun, or at the sky, struggling to think of a way to survive for themselves.
He Xiao suddenly jumped off the horse, raised his hands to the soldiers behind him, and shouted sharply: "Brothers! I have held back some words for eight years, and I want to talk about them today! Back then, who destroyed King Canglan?" Rebellion, Yu Shengjin Palace rushed all the way to rescue the emperor? Who ran for thousands of miles at Baima Pass and rescued the elders and officials of the entire empire? Who fought against the dog Rong people on the Yanbei Plateau, so that the northern barbarians dare not step into the pass , Protected our parents, wives and children? It is the king of Yanbei, the old prince of Yanshicheng! But what did the loyal ministers get in the end? It was a copy of the whole family, a beheading for the public! For eight years, our soldiers from the Yanbei line have Suffering all kinds of humiliation, being looked down upon by the sons of the Xiaoqi Battalion and the Green Battalion. We have endured all of this! But now, the empire wants to attack the only blood of the old prince for no reason, and use despicable means to try to get rid of His Royal Highness , as soldiers of Yanbei, shall we obey?"
"Not convinced!"
Thunderous shouts sounded immediately, and countless soldiers raised their knives and guns. Those myths about the invincibility of Yanshi City once again surged in the soldiers' chests, and the oppression they had suffered for many years was like magma. boiling. They hissed and shouted, and the momentum was amazing!
"Brothers! We are soldiers from Yanbei. Tonight, we have killed the conspirators of the empire. We have been tied to the same rope with His Highness Shizi. If Shizi is gone, we will not end well! Say, we can Sit and wait to die?"
"cannot!"
"We can't die!"
"The emperor is ungrateful! He is not worthy to lead us!"