The Yamen Guards from Jingzhao Mansion followed hurriedly on both sides, looking confused and a little panicked.
The other party is so powerful. Under the current situation, people can't help but wonder whether something happened at the city gate.
Du Yide was walking among the crowd. He was covered in wounds, his face was seriously stained, and there were several scratch marks. They were caught by someone when Guangqumen was broken down. There was still plaster on his neck, and the wounds were badly torn.
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The look on his face now was not good-looking, and he lowered his head slightly. After entering Jingzhao Mansion, he tightened his grip on the knife in his hand with every step he took.
Zhu Mao's footsteps were very big, and a Fangcheng guard captain who came from the back office came forward and said: "Vice General Zhu, this is..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Mao pushed him away.
The push was not very forceful, but the action caused an uproar.
Liu Changshi just came down from the long corridor on the left.
He went to find out where Song Qingtang had gone, and then went to the sleeping hut. Seeing Zhu Mao in a menacing manner, he came over curiously: "Vice General Zhu, what happened?"
Zhu Mao looked at him and stopped.
"This is..." Liu Changshi looked at the men and horses behind Zhu Mao in confusion.
Zhu Mao frowned and looked at him coldly.
But soon, he continued to walk forward, with bigger and heavier steps. When he was about to get closer, he suddenly pulled out the big knife in his hand and slashed sideways towards Liu Changshi.
Liu Changshi's eyes widened, and before he could even hide, he heard the sound of a knife cutting his body.
The government guards were shocked and retreated one after another. Many of them did not carry swords in the palace, and a few of them did not dare to draw their sabers.
Someone saw it from a distance and quickly turned around and ran towards the compound.
At the same time, there was movement from the northwest of Jingzhao Mansion, and a large number of torches came from the Gufang Alley outside.
The night was exceptionally clear, and the strong wind blew the torches of the crowd, swaying the long dragon.
These days, dozens of pairs of eyes that had been hiding around Jingzhao Mansion, staring at Jingzhao Mansion, saw it from a distance. They all knew that something was going to happen, so they turned around and ran to inform their respective masters.
"Liu Changshi, Liu Changshi is gone!" the clerk ran into the courtyard and shouted in surprise.
Song Qingtang was gathering the manpower in the courtyard. In addition to the Yamen Guards, there were also troops left by Ouyang Jun. They were originally used to prevent assassinations and protect Zhu Xian's safety.
Now hearing this, Song Qingtang's heart sank and he said, "What does it mean to be gone?"
Zhu Xian and Cao Sihu stood on the steps in front of the door. When they looked at the clerk, they could also see the fire behind him.
"Liu Changshi is gone!" The clerk's voice trembled violently, "Liu Changshi was hacked to death by Deputy General Zhu of Yanyun Guards!!"
Zhu Xian was shocked. Cao Sihu stumbled, and Zhu Xian quickly helped him.
Song Qingtang didn't expect the other party to be so fast. He immediately turned around and shouted to a captain behind him: "Escort Mr. Zhu away! Hurry!"
After saying that, he turned to look at a team member next to him: "Go and wake up the people in the room!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Mao appeared in his sight.
The captain immediately led people to take Zhu Xian and Cao Sihu away.
Song Qingtang pulled out the spear on the weapon rack and walked towards the visitor. There were only about forty people in the entire compound, and they all followed him.
At the same time, there was movement on the right, and many people strode over, led by Lin Shaojing, the deputy general of the Xiaohu Camp.
"Vice General Zhu!" Lin Shaojing shouted from a distance.
The knife in Zhu Mao's hand was still bloody. He looked at them and frowned.
But soon, Zhu Mao raised his sword and pointed it directly at Song Qingtang: "Capture the traitor Song Qingtang!"
"Vice General Zhu, slow down!" Lin Shaojing shouted.
It was too late, Zhu Mao was already seen rushing towards the open space in the compound.
Wei Zhan, Li Zhan and others were pushed awake. The sound of knives and guns coming from outside shocked them and made them sleepless.
The team member was telling them to run quickly. Manager Li stood up and packed up his pen and ink booklet. Manager Wei pulled him back and said, "You still have to sort things out, run!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Yunwei stepped in at the door. The team secretly said something bad, so they turned around and asked Wei Zhizhi and them to escape through the north window, while he rushed toward the door with his gun.
The piercing spear was blocked by the opponent. The team was about to attack when they heard the opponent lower their voice: "Run!"
The team was stunned for a moment and looked up.
Du Yide shouted: "Run quickly!"
Two of Du Yide's personal followers were guarding the door.
Team Zheng's fingers were trembling, he nodded, unable to speak, turned around and followed Wei to join them.
There are more than this number of Yamen guards in the entire Jingzhao Mansion, but no one dares to take action now. They are all frightened by the momentum of Yanyun Guards, and some of them don't even have weapons.
Song Qingtang took the troops left behind by Ouyang Juan and retreated to the side door on the other side.
"Vice General Zhu!" The men brought by Lin Shaojing were behind, and Lin Shaojing shouted loudly, "Vice General Zhu!!"
Zhu Mao's eyes turned red with a big sword, and he slashed at Song Qingtang repeatedly.
Song Qingtang retreated while fighting. The group of more than forty people was extremely compact, and there was a lot of space behind them, so they would not be surrounded by the opposite side, and ended up in the dilemma of being attacked on three sides.
But this is not a long-term battle. When the number of people is hundreds of times different, it will not last long at all.
"Vice General Lin, aren't we going to help General Song Lang?" said a captain next to Lin Shaojing.
Lin Shaojing said nothing and turned to look east.
"Vice General Lin?" The captain was anxious, "If we don't take action, it will be too late!"
Lin Shaojing suddenly turned around and strode towards the other side.
"Vice General Lin?"
"Follow me! Hurry!" Lin Shaojing said.
The Jingzhao Mansion was brightly lit, and the people nearby all opened their windows and looked in.
Many people put on their clothes and went downstairs. Some people went directly to pack their belongings and felt that the sky was about to fall.
At the same time, seven or eight long teams were running towards Jingzhao Mansion from all directions, with the sound of horse hoofbeats and the light of fire illuminating the empty long street.
The government guards of Jingzhao Mansion were running around in panic, and Song Qingtang and the few frontline soldiers had been forced to the back door.
Although the large courtyards of Jingzhao Mansion cover a vast area, they are just courtyards after all. Once they leave Jingzhao Mansion and go to the spacious streets, the more than forty people among them are not enough to practice one stick of incense.
Song Qingtang couldn't make up his mind what to do.
If you are fighting here, you should retreat step by step and go to the street.
No matter which way he goes, he knows that he will die tonight, but which way can delay time longer and give Zhu Xian a chance to escape is the key.
Xia Zhaoyi rode up with Lao Tong and Zhi Changle, and saw the bright lights of Jingzhao Mansion in the distance, and the crowd of troops at the door crowded the Kuandao Street entrance to the point where it was impossible to stand.
Xia Zhaoyi tightened the rope and said, "So fast."
"Enemy or friend?!" Lao Tong asked hurriedly.
"Enemy." Xia Zhaoyi said.
"What should we do," Zhi Changle said anxiously, "Why are they so fast? This must have been premeditated!"
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips and looked back at Lao Tong and Zhi Changle: "I'm going to delay, while you two go to Dongping Academy first."
"Are you alone?" Lao Tong stretched out his hand to stop him, "No, Ah Li!"
"They are just seeking life and profit. I'm going to argue with them," Xia Zhaoyi said, "You go first, at least they can't hurt me."
As she said that, she pulled the reins and tried to whip the horse, but a voice sounded from the front: "Remnants of the Xia family, I have been looking for you for a long time."
