Captain Chen blinked his eyes, his body swayed slightly, and then he fell off the horse and fell heavily to the ground.
"Captain!"
The guards exclaimed, several of them dismounted to help him, and at the same time they raised their heads and looked forward.
The man in the darkness lowered his long bow, and the broad street opened up behind him, and heavy snow fell like goose feathers.
"Chase!" Several guards roared and clapped their horses forward.
The soldiers rushed up on foot.
The man watched them running towards him without moving. The horse looked slightly restless, pawing its hooves on the snow.
When they were only thirty steps away from him, the man suddenly pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, and the horse immediately ran towards the east street.
The remaining thousands of soldiers and horses were still on the bridge. The lake bridge was covered with ice and the cold was even worse.
I don’t know what happened in front of me. It took a long time before the bad news came faintly. Captain Chen was shot to death with an arrow!
The scene suddenly became chaotic and everyone was shocked.
Most of the Xuanwu army stayed outside the city, and only 5,000 soldiers and horses followed Xuanwu General Feng Lei into the capital. This time, Chen Duwei led 2,000 people to follow the emperor's order, while his deputy generals and supervisors marched on the long street in the distance.
Cleaning plan.
Lieutenant Chen's body gradually became cold, and soldiers rushed back on horseback to tell him, but it took at least half an hour to come and go.
The remaining two guards didn't know what to do. On the one hand, they didn't dare to make the decision without authorization, and on the other hand, they were afraid of delaying the emperor's order.
After repeated discussions, they finally gritted their teeth and ordered people to take Duwei Chen's body back, and at the same time continued their journey to Dongping Academy.
However, when they got off the bridge and walked to the street, everyone was shocked to find that none of the soldiers and horses chasing the men in black had not gone far. On the empty snow on the east street, they were lying in a mess, lying far away, and the horses beside them were missing.
Wandering aimlessly.
The wind and snow roared from the end of the long street, and a guard roared loudly: "I will kill you, you beast!"
After scolding him, he fixed his eyes, and in the dim light further away, that figure seemed to appear again, tall and slender, sitting calmly on a horse, looking at them.
But he was no longer alone, there seemed to be four or five more people behind him, shadowy and indistinct, so hard to see clearly.
"Master, this son of a bitch seems to be cursing." Dai Yu shouted.
"You are also swearing." Shen Lie said.
"He scolded me first!"
"Swear," Shen Lie gently pulled the reins and turned around, walking to the other side, "After all, I have killed people."
"Master, where are you going?" Dai Yu hurriedly followed, "Why don't we continue to play with them?"
"I can't," Shen Lie said, "I can't beat him."
Dai Yu looked at his back, with this serious tone, Dai Yu couldn't help but mutter: "...should I be so honest?"
The lights were brightly lit in front of the Dongping Academy, and dozens of carriages and horses that came later were blocked outside by Song Qingtang's soldiers and horses.
People who didn't know why had just experienced a catastrophe of life and death, and now they were all yelling and cursing.
From time to time in the academy, people came out to ask about the situation and test Song Qingtang.
The frost and snow on the ground were trampled to pieces by people coming and going. Song Qingtang's handsome face was gloomy and he didn't want to talk to anyone. He occasionally replied with a word or two, but finally got annoyed and told people to get out.
Another person was scolded by him and ran away helplessly. Unfortunately, he could not go back to the school, because what Song Qingtang said was not going anywhere, even the people who were sent to find out what was going on.
Song Qingtang watched the man being thrown into the pile of carriages and horses by the soldiers, and then looked at a woman standing on the carriage crying, pointing at her waist and cursing angrily.
The woman was dressed in fine clothes and her family must be of a good family. She was the one who scolded the most harshly, not because her words were vicious, but because she was the most persistent and never stopped from beginning to end.
Song Qingtang waved back and silently summoned a guard.
"General." Konoe stepped forward and said.
"Twenty mouths," Song Qingtang looked at the woman and said, "do it yourself."
Konoe looked over and paused: "Hit... a woman?"
"You have to strike hard," Song Qingtang said, "I haven't slept all night, I have a bad temper, and I have been putting up with her for a long time."
Konoe nodded and walked over.
At the same time, several teenagers came from the other side, standing outside the soldiers and raising their hands to Song Qingtang.
Song Qingtang looked at it, glanced at it, and then looked away.
These young men were pale and came running on horseback. They were the children of important officials in the capital, and many of them had been following him since childhood.
"General," a subordinate behind him looked over and couldn't help but said, "They..."
"I don't even recognize my biological father," Song Qingtang said coldly, "They are looking for whoever they want."
There was a loud slap in the face, and the twenty rounds were quickly over.
The teenagers looked at the woman who was crying after her blood was drawn out, and then at the guard who returned after being slapped.
"Why is Erlang ignoring us?"
"What is Erlang doing? You won't be admitted to Dongping Academy, and you won't even pay attention to us?"
"Is something going to happen?"
"But aren't we here tonight just because of what happened?"
…
The young men could see uneasiness in each other's eyebrows when they said something to you or me.
I came here tonight because of the violence on the street, because of Qingshan Academy, and because many of them have fathers who are officials in the court, and they are currently trapped in the palace wall.
The sky gradually turned from dark to dark blue, and more and more people came here, including many young men in colorful clothes and rich ladies. Song Qingtang also saw his cousin Song Yuting, the fifth lady, who he was not very close to.
The fire was bright, illuminating everyone's face.
Song Qingtang ignored them and continued to stay where he was.
At about two o'clock in the morning, a soldier came riding from the front: "General!"
Song Qingtang's heart sank and he strode away.
The soldier quickly jumped off his horse and whispered: "Here they come! Many people! They are really here! It's the Xuanwu Army!"
Song Qingtang nodded: "Okay, I understand, you have worked hard."
It came much later than expected, and he even had some luck, thinking that it wouldn't come or that it was just a rumor.
Song Qingtang looked up at the snow in front of him, clenched the spear in his hand, and said, "Cheer up, everyone!"
"Yes!" all the sergeants responded.
Ahead is the Huaizhou Street entrance, and you will pass by the entrance of Guofu when you come here.
The Guo Mansion did not light up the lights tonight. In the dim light, everyone gradually saw the Xuanwu Army advancing first.
The heavy snow without lights was dark and white. The belated Xuanwu troops looked at Huaizhou Street here and were stunned.
Compared to the quietness of Qingshan Academy, Dongping Academy was almost ready and waiting for them.
Although they had expected it in advance, after all, Dongping Academy would not be unaware of the incident at Qingshan Academy, but this battle was too unexpected.
Song Qingtang's face was tense, and he looked at them coldly. When they were approaching, Song Qingtang held the spear in his hand, strode forward, and shouted: "Who is coming!"
The remaining two guards looked at each other, and the older one stepped forward and said loudly: "Who are you?"
