Although Xue Poye is a person who likes excitement, he will never do anything that puts himself in danger unless he has no choice.
But today, he had no choice but to do something risky. Under the current situation, although neither the crown prince's victory nor the fourth prince's victory would be of any benefit to him, he still had to do something dangerous.
At this kind of political decision-making moment, one must always choose a position for the future.
Choice?
The Fourth Prince is now strong. Even if Xue Poye joins him, the Fourth Prince may not be surprised. After all, Xue Poye has no value in the eyes of the Fourth Prince.
Of course, Xue Poye would not really seek refuge with the Fourth Prince, as he did not want to bear the charge of "treason".
As for the prince... Xue Poye sighed helplessly. At this time, he actually felt that he had no one to turn to.
"Perhaps protecting the Queen Mother can be considered a great achievement." Xue Poye thought helplessly.
Ximen Lei Zang and others had already led Xiao Shitou away. Although Xue Poye knew that even if they released the news, there might not be many troops that could come to King Qin, but this matter had to be spread among the various states.
The afterglow of the setting sun has dissipated, and the sky and earth have begun to dim.
The rebels' blades were cold, and the garrison on the city was even more confused. They didn't understand why these rebels, who clearly had the advantage, hadn't attacked the city for so long. What were they waiting for?
Sometimes, waiting can be even more terrifying.
Xuanyuan Chou was the commander-in-chief of the Kyoto garrison. He was standing at the east gate of the city, looking at the densely packed rebels below the city. He was filled with anger, and the veins in his right hand holding the handle of the sword were already bulging.
He was not afraid of fighting, but he could not figure out the key to the rebels' strategy of encircling without attacking.
The rebels' torches were as numerous as stars, perhaps deliberately to create this kind of intimidation. All around the city of Kyoto, uniformly holding torches high, the 70,000-strong army held torches, illuminating the entire outside of Kyoto as bright as day.
This kind of light made the less than 20,000 garrison troops guarding the city feel weak.
There was no shouting or waving of flags as expected. The rebels just waved their torches gently, like 70,000 ghosts descending on the city. They made no noise and seemed deserted and orderly. This was abnormal.
The terrifying atmosphere made the garrison at the top of the city panic even more.
"General... look...!" A lieutenant beside Xuanyuan Chou exclaimed in shock.
Among the rebels, a horse was seen galloping through the dense crowd. The man was wearing a light shirt, and his flying horse flew through the tightly guarded rebel formation.
The rebels were all astonished for a moment. Seeing this cavalry galloping towards them, they all involuntarily gave way, and the flying cavalry also rushed straight to the city gates very smoothly.
"Who is that?" someone in the rebel formation shouted.
"Who is he?" Someone immediately shouted, and there was a commotion in the rebel formation. The eerie tranquility that had been maintained before was broken at this moment.
The horse rolled through the rebel formation like a whirlwind.
"Get him!" someone from the rebels shouted.
The approaching rebel soldiers immediately drew out their spears and aimed at the knight.
But the knight reined up his horse fiercely, and the horse raised its hooves. He neighed, the sword flashed, and the sound of "click, click, click" was heard continuously. The several spears that were thrust at the knight were all cut off in an instant.
The gun tip was removed, leaving only the long shaft.
Everyone was shocked, but saw the knight slap the horse's back suddenly, and the horse galloped forward again to everyone's surprise.
Not only were the rebels inexplicably surprised, but even the garrison on top of the city was also surprised. All eyes were focused on this man and horse. The wind-like speed and the superb equestrian skills of shuttling among the thousands of troops couldn't help but be amazed.
Xuanyuan Chou on the top of the city clapped his hands and said: "Okay, good job!"
"General, who is that person?" The deputy general said, "Is... is he from the rebels?"
"This man has high martial arts skills and superb equestrian skills. It would be a pity if he is a rebel." Xuanyuan Chou waved his hand and ordered: "Send the order. If this man is really a rebel, shoot him immediately."
"But...!" the deputy general asked in confusion: "Why do the rebels want to capture him too?"
The knight was like a dragon swimming among the rebels, dodging and leaping on his horse to avoid the attacks of the rebel soldiers. However, the sword in his hand flashed. When the sword of kindness passed by, either the soldier's weapon broke or the soldier let out a miserable howl.
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This knight turned out to be like a wolf that penetrated the flock of sheep!
"Kill his horse!" the rebel commanders shouted loudly.
The swordsmen immediately woke up and went to cut the horse's legs. Unexpectedly, the knight shouted loudly and turned his body under the horse's belly like a top. The cold light in his hand was aimed at the throat of one of the swordsmen. This stab
It was fierce and ruthless, and with a "pop" sound, it pierced the soldier's throat. The sword-soldier's eyes were violent, and he died immediately.
This may be a rebel soldier who died on the battlefield.
The swordsmen were all startled, but upon hearing the sound of "drive", the knight spurred his horse away again and rushed out of the siege.
The knight was obviously well prepared. The defensive line he broke through was actually the weakest point of the rebel formation. In addition, the rebels did not react at all at first. In several dangerous situations, they unexpectedly broke through.
Shengchi broke through the military formation and rushed out.
After the rebel army broke through the military formation not far from the Kyoto city gate, the knight threw away his arms and legs, and like a sharp arrow shot out, it shot towards the city gate like a meteor.
Although this is a knight's skill, being able to pass through the rebel formation has a lot to do with the rebels' surprise. Who would have thought that someone would dare to break through the army formation single-handedly under such circumstances. At first
The rebels thought he was one of their own, but when they woke up, the knight had already crossed most of the military formation. Coupled with the knight's outstanding martial arts, he was lucky enough to break through.
Seeing the knight dashing away, the rebels stared blankly.
"call out!"
A sharp arrow shot out of the air, chasing the knight like a meteor from the rebel formation.
The knight obviously also knew that the sharp arrow was coming, but this sharp arrow came out of nowhere, just like he suddenly rushed through the military formation, which was a bit unbelievable. He didn't shoot a person, but a horse. Even though he was very capable, he couldn't displace the horse.
transposition,
"puff"!
The arrow hit the middle of the horse's rear buttocks, causing a sad hiss. The horse rolled to the ground in pain, and the knight on the horse also jumped off the horse in an instant, and continued to rush towards the city gate without hesitation. The rebels immediately went up to more than ten people.
An archer fired a hail of arrows at the knight.
Among the rebels, the fourth prince handed the bow and arrow in his hand to the commander beside him, looked coldly at the knight who was leaving, and sneered: "A clown-like figure actually did the same thing as a man. I am a little kid."
It’s up to him.”
Next to him was the commander of Nanlin Camp, who asked, "Your Highness, who is that person?"
"Xue Poye!" the fourth prince said coldly: "At this time, instead of hiding and being a tortoise, he still wants to act like a hero. Huh, does he want to go to the city to seek death?"
"Xue Poye?" The commander looked at Xue Poye's figure approaching the city gate and suddenly realized: "So he is the deputy chief guard of the Yulin Camp?"
"Deputy Chief Guard of Yulin Camp?" The fourth prince shook his head and said, "No more. If he really wants to return to Yulin Camp, then I will see his rank in front of me tomorrow."
The commander suddenly said: "Your Royal Highness, you... look!"
The fourth prince looked in the direction of his finger and saw Xue Poye clinging to the wall like a gecko at the thick city wall and climbing towards the top of the city quickly.
Although he was cold and arrogant, at this moment, he couldn't help but open his mouth in disbelief.
Not only him, but the rebels under the firelight also looked at this scene with dumbfounded eyes. The high city wall stood majestically, and Xue Poye wanted to quickly move upwards with a gem emblazoned on the city wall.
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On the top of the city, many soldiers were already standing on the top of the city looking down.
I saw Xue Poye holding an iron claw-like tool in each hand, latching onto the inconspicuous gap in the city wall, climbing up like a gecko.
"General...!" the deputy general said in surprise: "He...he is going to the top of the city!"
Xuanyuan Chou was silent, and finally said: "I want to see which kind of hero this is. Since the rebels want to kill him, even if this person is not from the imperial court, he is probably not an enemy. Let him come up!"
Xue Poye was at the end of his strength at this time, mentally and physically exhausted to the extreme. He was able to break out of the rebel formation, which looked impressive. In fact, Xue Poye was frightened from beginning to end. He knew that if he was slightly negligent,
Or if you are unlucky, you will definitely be killed by the rebels' swords.
Exhausted, he climbed to the top of the city, and immediately several defenders aimed their bows, arrows and spears at him.
Xuanyuan Qiu walked over quickly, glanced at it, and immediately said in surprise: "Xue...Master Xue!"
Xue Poye raised his head and looked at Xuanyuan Chou, and said with a wry smile: "Xuanyuan Guards, it's rare that you still recognize me."
Xuanyuan Qiu hurriedly dismissed his subordinates and stepped forward: "Master Xue, you...why do you look like this? Where did you come from?" He obviously never expected that the dignified Viscount Da Chu's Minister of Household Affairs,
It actually appeared in such a strange way at this time.
Xue Poye waved his hand and said: "Come on, first...give me some water!"
Xuanyuan Chou hurriedly took the water bag from the soldier next to him and handed it to Xue Poye. Xue Poye took a Gulu and drank half of the bag, wiped his mouth, and then said: "Xuanyuan Guards, I have sent someone to release the news."
, as for whether help can come, hey, it depends on God’s will.”
"Oh!" Xuanyuan Qiu's eyes lit up: "I was worried that the news could not be released. It turns out that Lord Xue has already done it. My lord, now that the army is approaching the city, the rebels can attack the city at any time. Well... that's right. Does Lord Xue know about the rebels?
Why hasn’t the city been attacked for so long?”
Xue Poye shook his head and said: "I don't know." He stood up, his clothes still stained with blood. At this time, he didn't care so much, he cupped his fists and said: "Xuanyuan Guard, I have important things to do, so I can't stay for a long time.
Please give me a fast horse, I will rush back to Yulin Camp."
Seeing Xue Poye's anxious face, Xuanyuan Qiu knew that the situation was urgent, so he didn't say much and ordered: "Give Lord Xue a fast horse, um, and send a few soldiers to follow him to protect him."
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Fenghuoying camp is one of the three major branches of Yulin camp.
Gong Yangyue and Zhao Tianda stood quietly outside the camp gate. The rebels outside Kyoto City had plunged the entire Kyoto City into deep uneasiness, but Yulin Camp must maintain absolute calm.
Because the greater the panic in Kyoto, the greater the threat the royal family faces. As the Habayashi Camp that protects the safety of the royal family, it must maintain a calm combat effectiveness and go all out to protect the safety of the royal family.
The more this time comes, the more important it is to show the importance of Yulin Camp.
The Yulin Guards of the Fenghuo Camp are gathering. Although some of the Yulin Guards of the Fenghuo Camp are already guarding the palace, during this extraordinary period, the palace must ensure absolute safety, and the Fenghuo Camp must use all its forces to protect it.
The queen mother protects the prince, the queen, the eldest princess, the concubines in the palace, and the sons and grandsons of the dragon.
Each of the 1,800 Yulin Guards in Fenghuo Camp is a loyal person who has been educated and re-educated. In their minds, protecting the safety of the royal family is the highest meaning of their lives and the value of their existence.
The captains of Habayashi were waving their flags, and their sharp swords shone with an icy cold light under the firelight.
"Captain Gongyang, do you think the deputy chief guard will come back?" Zhao Tianda said in a rough voice: "Captain Ximen doesn't know whether he has found the deputy chief guard. The man named Li has been there again and again.
Come here to make trouble, if he dares to come here again to show off, I...I...!" Although he was furious that Li Wu wanted to take over the military power of Fenghuo Camp, Yulin Camp thought that it was a matter of respect and order, and although Li Wu didn't
He belonged to the Fenghuo Camp, but he held the position of Deputy Chief Guard. Zhao Tianda did not dare to speak angrily for a while.
With a faint smile on Gong Yangyue's face, he flicked the steel knife in his hand and said calmly: "If the sky falls, we will bear it for the Queen Mother and the others. If anyone wants to do anything to harm the palace, our Fenghuo Camp will not
Promised."
Zhao Tianda nodded and said: "Captain Gongyang, you are right, I will fight with anyone who dares to break into the palace."
At this moment, I saw a Yulin captain running towards me in a panic. He knelt down and reported, "Report, Deputy General Guard Li is here again."
Zhao Tianda said angrily: "Didn't I say it yesterday? This Fenghuo Camp belongs to Master Teng, to Master Xue, not to Li Wulibai... If he wants to take over Fenghuo Camp, he will take out the edict or Master Teng's
Order from the Chief Guard...!"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw a group of fully armed soldiers appearing in front of him, walking towards them in a menacing manner.
Among the three camps of Yulin, the armor of Fenghuo Camp is reddish brown, the armor of Taiji Camp is black and white, and the Xiulin Camp is navy blue, but the styles are all the same. The group of people who came here are wearing black and white refined armor. Naturally
It’s Li Wu’s Tai Chi camp.
In the center of this group of soldiers was Li Wu, the deputy chief guard of the Tai Chi Battalion with a strange smile on his face.
Li Wu led the people forward, waved his hand, and the dozen or so Yulin guards behind him instantly dispersed, surrounding Gong Yangyue and Zhao Tianda. Upon seeing this, the Yulin guards from Fenghuo camp immediately drew their weapons, and even more
Surrounding the Taiji Yulin Guards, two encirclement circles were immediately formed.
Gong Yangyue and Zhao Tianda looked at each other. Although they were very angry at Li Wu's behavior, they still followed the rules of the Yulin Camp and respectfully stepped forward to salute: "For your humble position, see Deputy General Guard Li!"
Li Wu sneered and said: "So you guys also know that I am the deputy chief guard. That's great. I have an order. From now on, I will take over the military power of Fenghuo Camp. You two have been working very hard, so please rest for a few days.
, have some tea.”
Zhao Tianda opened his eyes wide and said: "Deputy General Guard Li, you want to take over the military power of Fenghuo Camp. There is nothing wrong with your humble position. However, according to the rules of the imperial court, if you want to take over the power, you must take out the Holy Spirit's edict or the General Guard's order. It's natural to be humble.
You have to act wisely, otherwise...otherwise Deputy General Wei Li will not be qualified to take over the power."
"I am the Deputy Chief Guard of the Yulin Camp. Now both Chief Guard Teng and you, Deputy Chief Guard Xue, are unable to command due to something, and the rebels are approaching the city. In such an emergency, I am naturally qualified to take over all the military power of the Yulin Camp." Li Li
Wu Leng said coldly: "Captain Zhao, you have refused to hand over power several times. You have no authority. Do you want to rebel?"
Zhao Tianda said sternly: "I have served my country faithfully and I am loyal to the Holy One. How can I rebel? I have to ask Deputy General Guard Li to come up with an imperial edict or an order from the General Guard. This is the rule set by the Holy One and the legal system of the imperial court. I am dedicated to safeguarding it.
What's wrong?" He was originally a solid person, and his eloquence was not good at first, but at this moment, his words came from his heart, and his words were sharp and resounding.
Li Wu just sneered, turned to Gong Yangyue, and said coldly: "Captain Gongyang, do you mean the same as Captain Zhao?"
With a faint smile, Gong Yangyue said calmly: "You earn a salary in a humble position, but you are doing things for the imperial court. What Captain Zhao said is reasonable and reasonable. If Deputy General Guard Li wants to take over the military power of our Fenghuo Camp, he is expected to spend a lot of money."
An imperial edict or an order from the General Guard." After a pause, he shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I will be sorry for my humiliation, but I will not be able to obey my orders."
Li Wu laughed loudly, waved his hand and shouted: "I got it!"
The Taiji Yulin Guards were about to take action, but they heard the surrounding Fenghuo Camp Yulin Guards raising their swords one after another, and some even shouted: "Who dares to touch the Captain!"
At this time, Fenghuo Camp was full of Yulin guards. If they took action, they would be able to chop Li Wu and the rest of Taichi Camp's Yulin into meat paste in an instant.
Li Wu was very courageous. He took out the token from his arms, raised it high, and said loudly: "This is the deputy general guard's token. If you act rashly, you will be committing rebellion. Do you want to kill everyone?"
What are the rules of the Yulin camp? Orders are given, and orders are forbidden. These are the rules set by the Holy One. If you disobey, you will be disobeying the decree. Can you bear this sin? I want to see who among you.
Dare to take action."
The Yulin Guards of Fenghuo Camp all looked at each other. Li Wu’s words were correct. The most important rule of the Yulin Guards was to give orders and prohibitions. Although Li Wu was extremely arrogant, if you wanted to attack him, it would be logical to do so.
He said that he was really suspected of committing rebellion.
In this moment, all the Yulin soldiers from the Taiji Camp swarmed up and wanted to capture Gong Yangyue and Zhao Tianda.
Zhao Tianda was so anxious that he wanted to resist, but Gong Yangyue said calmly: "Brother Zhao, don't do anything!"
Gong Yangyue knew very well that once he took action, the other party would not only have a large number of people, but he and Zhao Tianda were no rivals. More importantly, the rebel Li Wu would be found guilty of committing rebellion. Maybe Li Wu would use this to kill the two of them.
Kill here.
Zhao Tianda was slightly stunned when he heard Gong Yangyue's voice and did not make a move. In this moment, the Tai Chi Yulin team had already pushed the two of them to the ground and quickly tied them up.
The Yulin Guards of Fenghuo Camp were all filled with righteous indignation, their eyes were red, they were holding the handles of their swords tightly, and their veins were bulging out, but no one could afford to be accused of "committing rebellion" and helplessly watched their captain being tied up.