Seeing the guards at the top of the city, they suddenly raised their bows and set arrows. The soldiers brought by Dang Xinjue were horrified, and they quickly drew their bowstrings and pointed them at the guards at the top of the city.
Dang Xinjue was slightly shocked. He didn't expect Zhang Rui to dare to rebel. He quickly shouted, "Zhang Rui, do you want to rebel?"
Zhang Rui shouted coldly, "You are the one who rebelled. As a city guard, you act arbitrarily and harm loyal people. This general knows that we must bring order to the chaos!"
When Dang Xinjue heard this, he gritted his teeth and was furious, but he also knew that this was not the time for internal strife. He immediately shouted, "How about you and I each take a step back?"
Zhang Rui squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was thinking, a lot of light flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded and said, "Yes!"
Dang Xinjue immediately waved his hand, "Hold your bow!"
Many soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, quickly loosened their bowstrings, put away their arrows and lost them.
The guards at the top of the city were waiting for Zhang Rui's order to retract their bows, but unexpectedly, they heard Zhang Rui shouting, "Dang Xinjue wants to surrender the city. I will lead my troops to kill him. Men, shoot your arrows!"<
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Hearing the word "shoot an arrow", some soldiers were just shocked. Before they had time to think about it, the muscle memory formed over the years made them unconsciously let go and the arrows flew out!
"Whoosh!"
Several soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Dang Xinjue was horrified and hurriedly dodged, shouting, "Zhang Rui is plotting rebellion, capture him quickly!"
The soldiers under the city wall evaded one after another, drawing their bows to fight back while dodging, and the two sides started fighting.
Zhang Rui hid behind the wooden shield, grabbed the stiff bow of the soldier beside him, opened the bow and nocked an arrow, and aimed it at Dang Xinjue, who was running away quickly.
He did not choose to stop because he had no room to stop.
As a city guard, Dang Xinjue can make a concession, but after that, the other party will definitely send a message to the Ministry of War to tell what happened today.
And even if he has a backer, he will still be punished by the court.
Therefore, it is necessary to kill Dang Xinjue and kill him if he wants to surrender. Even if the Ministry of War investigates, there is no need to worry, the dead cannot speak.
The other generals were already dissatisfied with Dang Xinjue, a city guard with a bad temper who often scolded his subordinates, and no one would speak for him.
This is why Zhang Rui pretended to give in but rashly killed him.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Rui let go, there was a loud noise, and the arrow flew out, hitting Dang Xinjue's shoulder, piercing directly, just a few centimeters away from the back of the heart.
Zhang Rui was a little disappointed and could only shout, "Come down with me and kill Dang Xinjue!"
The opponent must not be allowed to escape back to the camp, otherwise the situation will become complicated and it will be difficult to capture the opponent.
There were not many soldiers who came with Dang Xinjue. They were suppressed and beaten by the guards at the top of the city and gradually collapsed.
With many soldiers, Zhang Rui rushed down the city wall and chased Dang Xinjue.
Unexpectedly, a group of people came from the front, and they were actually Dang Xinjue's confidants, who came to the rescue with his men. The two sides fought hand to hand and fought together.
At this moment, not far outside the city, rows of battle formations were rushing towards them.
Above the battle formation, a pitch-black battle flag with the word Qin floated in the wind, fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound.
In the battle formation, Qin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the chaotic city in the distance with a calm expression.
This scene was just as he expected.
Chen Yu, who was on the side, was filled with excitement. He didn't expect that the commander-in-chief's plan to alienate him really worked.
He knew that the real purpose of the commander-in-chief was to provoke a conflict between Dang Xinjue and Zhang Rui. The two men were not getting along, and the generals in Linzhan had long known about it.
But it is not easy to take advantage of their differences and cause them to have internal strife.
Even if it is a divorce meter, the effect is different if it is used early or used late.
If it is used too early, Dang Xinjue will definitely not take it seriously if the city is stable.
Only when he is trapped in a dilemma and people's hearts are floating, will Dang Xinjue be convinced that someone in the city wants to surrender.
This is the basis for the effectiveness of the alienation plan.
In addition, only when you are trapped in a dilemma, despair surges, everyone is in danger, and your temper becomes violent, can internal strife break out.
Therefore, Qin Yicai besieged the city for a long time, and did not start to use tactics until he noticed changes in the city.
This kind of foresight that works like a god and moves according to the time is really amazing.
Not only Chen Yu, but also Sun Xingling, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but glance at Qin Yi, his eyes full of admiration.
Arriving five miles outside the city, without any delay, Qin Yi immediately waved his hand and ordered the attack!
Suddenly, the war drums sounded, and the Linzhan soldiers roared, pushing the ladders and rams, and rushed towards the fortress of the sky.
In the city, the guards at the top of the city have all climbed down the city wall, and they are killing with Dang Xinjue's men. When they hear the sound of the war drums, they are horrified, but they dare not stop, so they can only continue to fight.
In the distance, Dang Xinjue heard the sound of war drums and shouted quickly, "Zhang Rui, don't fight. How about you and I deal with the enemy soldiers first?"
At this moment, Zhang Rui was covered in blood. He had just been stabbed by an enemy soldier, and he was extremely angry.
He knew that he had no way to turn back, and if the enemy soldiers took the opportunity to attack, the city would be destroyed, so he might as well surrender!
With this in mind, he shouted in a hissing voice, "Open the city gates and surrender the city!"
Dang Xinjue was shocked and shouted quickly, "Stop them, don't let them open the city gate!"
The two sides are fighting together again!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the city gate made a loud noise!
Everyone was shocked and looked around quickly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a louder rumble, as if something huge and heavy hit the city gate.
Everyone immediately understood that it was the enemy soldiers who were using the battering ram on the ram truck to continuously hit the city gate.
"Boom!"
Before they could react, the city gate burst with a loud noise and sawdust flew, revealing the enemy soldiers outside the city.
After the city gate was breached, Linzhan's soldiers did not rush into the city, but quickly got out of the way.
Not far away, the black iron cavalry standing motionless caught the eyes of the guards of Tianyao City.
Seeing this group of murderous cavalry, many guards could not help but feel chills in their hearts!
At the front of the black cavalry, a silver-armored general sat on the horse holding a spear. He slowly raised his other hand and made a fist violently.
"Yi Ziying, charge!"
With an order, the silver-armored general suddenly pulled the reins, rode his white horse, and flew out.
The Black Iron Cavalry then launched, accelerating continuously, like a black tide, rushing through the city gate and sweeping towards the many guards in the city!
In the city, the guards were so frightened that they dared not challenge the enemy's cavalry, so they quickly fled in all directions.
Zhang Rui dodged while shouting, "Qin Shuai, Qin Shuai, this villain has led his troops to return, please don't get hurt...ah!"
A long knife instantly penetrated his body and penetrated from his abdomen, causing blood to splatter!
Dang Xinjue pressed harder and made the sword penetrate deeper. Dang Xinjue gritted his teeth and said in a ferocious voice, "If you let me break the city, I will kill you!"
Huge pain hit, Zhang Rui gasped for breath, slowly lowered his head, looked at the long knife that penetrated his abdomen, his mouth began to bleed, but he smiled bloody, very scary, "Hehehe... you are stubborn... you use it for yourself."
...Small-minded...unwilling...to tolerate others...should have thought...today..."
Drawing his sword violently and looking at the black cavalry who was killing his guards crazily, Dang Xinjue was filled with resentment and did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly ran towards the distance.
You have to escape from the other side of the city as soon as possible before the city is completely captured!
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Linzhan Dynasty, Zhanjing.
Thirty miles outside the city, there is a dense forest.
The branches and leaves in the forest are lush, blocking the sunlight and making it look quite dark.
A man came slowly from a distance with several attendants.
This man was dressed in rich clothes and had an extraordinary aura. It could be seen that he was either rich or noble. He walked all the way under the big tree and then stopped.
At this moment, there was an old man with a stoop under the tree. Hearing the sound, he slowly opened his eyes.
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, then disappeared and became cloudy.
"I've been waiting here for a long time, sir." The old man said slowly.
Without being polite, the visitor said in a deep voice, "The military crossbow was not suppressed after all. The Prime Minister found the clue."
The old man frowned and asked, "What should we do?"
The visitor narrowed his eyes slightly, his face full of coldness, "We must deal with it in advance!"
Then, in a low voice, he spoke to the old man. Upon hearing this, the latter couldn't help but ask, "Is he willing?"
The visitor nodded.
The old man responded, "I understand and will do it beautifully for you!"
The visitor narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around without saying anything, and left slowly with his attendants.
The forest became quiet again.
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Zhanjing, Ministry of Justice.
In the lobby, Prime Minister Wu was sitting in the main seat, sipping tea slowly. The Minister of Punishment was accompanying him and said, "Master Wu Prime Minister, there is really something wrong with the general manager of the weapon warehouse. His subordinates have found thousands of gold in his house."
Two, the amount is huge, it can be seen that it was obtained from bribery!"
"But no matter how he interrogated him, he refused to recruit him truthfully, so the minister asked his subordinates to use torture instruments..." At this point, the Minister of Punishment glanced at the Prime Minister Wu, wondering if the other party would be displeased.
Prime Minister Wu nodded and said nothing.
Although he does not advocate the use of torture, the matter is serious and the other party is indeed suspicious. In addition, he is unwilling to confess, so he can only serve with severe punishment.
At this moment, the executioner rushed into the hall and saw the presence of Prime Minister Wu. He quickly suppressed his anxiety, straightened his clothes, and said respectfully, "I pay my respects to Mr. Wu Prime Minister and Mr. Shangshu!"
Seeing the anxious look on the other side, Prime Minister Wu guessed something and asked, "But there is a result?"
The executioner nodded quickly, "The prisoner was recruited. He indeed collaborated with others to sell beef tendons privately, but he didn't know who the beef tendons were sold to. It was all led by Geng Qing, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites!"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Wu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Send someone to come with me."
The Minister of Punishment quickly handed over his hand, "I understand!"
After getting up, Prime Minister Wu walked towards the outside of the Criminal Department. After mounting his horse, he quickly rushed to Geng Qing's residence with dozens of imperial spies and police officers from the Criminal Department.
The investigation work of the general manager of the equipment warehouse was carried out secretly, and he claimed to the outside world that he was sick at home.
In addition, he had sent people to lurk outside the residence of the general manager of the equipment warehouse to prevent the news from leaking.
Therefore, this Geng Qing may not know that the matter has been exposed.
Not long after, Prime Minister Wu led his people outside Geng Qing's mansion.
Before he got off his horse, he saw a man walking out of Geng Qing's mansion with many guards.
This man was dressed in rich clothes and looked very impressive. He took the reins handed over by the boy and was about to mount his horse when he saw the Prime Minister of Wu, standing on his horse not far away, looking quietly at him.
The boy's eyes shrank suddenly, and the man in rich clothes was a little panicked, but he suppressed it in an instant and said with a forced smile, "Master Wan, why are you here?"
"I would also like to ask His Highness Prince Jing, why are you here?" Looking at the other party, Wu Xiang asked slowly, with extremely profound eyes.
The man in gorgeous clothes was none other than King Jing, one of the three kings who came to toast Qin Yi at the celebration banquet.
At that time, King Mu's anger had not subsided, and King Rui's face was dark. Only King Jing was very enthusiastic about Qin Yi.
After hearing the question from the Prime Minister, King Jing smiled and said, "I have a good relationship with Geng Qing. I heard that he had bought a new batch of good tea, so I came to taste it."
"It seems that Your Highness is also a tea lover." Looking at Prince Jing, Prime Minister Wu's eyes were as deep as the abyss, flashing with a strange light, as if he was looking into people's hearts!
