A group of thieves sneaked into the palace with the help of internal officials. When they approached the Qinzheng Hall, they were called to Po Xingzang by the guards on duty on the roof.
After a fierce battle, the Yougong Guards led by Zhao Pu suffered heavy losses, because Cui Wu, the commander of the Dingwei Army who was temporarily assigned to attack during the Shangyuan Festival, died in the battle, and half of the Dingwei Army sergeants had died in the battle.
Li Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"According to His Majesty's instructions, General Su Lu is urgently transferred to the palace to serve the King. Grand Governor, you must also come with us."
Li Qing looked at the blood stains on Su Lu's legs and feet and felt unbearable.
Tang Zhao threw away the steel knife in his hand and bent down:
"Master Marquis, come, I will carry you on my back. I will be your leg. You can ride on me and command the army. Old Tang will never let you down."
Su Yun and Li Qing spoke almost at the same time:
"no!"
Li Qing bent down without thinking and said: "Hold Mr. Su onto my back."
Changning Suge's guards Yingying Yanyan said: "Let me do it, sir."
Li Qing's voice was cold and stern: "Your martial arts skills are not as good as mine, and time waits for no one."
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In the Qinzheng Hall, Li Dingyuan strode back and forth, shouting and screaming.
At the entrance of the main hall, more than a dozen young eunuchs were waiting in full formation, and the heavily armed imperial guards unsheathed their swords and moved their guns forward.
Li Dingyuan stopped and asked Gao Zhan who was standing at the door: "Is Su Lu not here yet?"
Gao Zhan came in from the door of the palace and said with a heavy face:
"We haven't arrived yet, but a young eunuch came to report that he had discovered a secret passage dug from Xinqing Palace to the outside of the palace. These Tule people and Jianghu people were all killed through the secret passage."
"Li Xun, this bastard!"
Li Dingyuan cursed loudly: "Xiao Rulan, this crazy woman, if you kill me, what good will they gain! There is such a steady stream, at least thousands of people, I really don't know that this madman wants me dead so much!"
Gao Zhan supported Li Dingyuan and said comfortingly: "Your Majesty, please be patient. There may be some inside story here. When the princess finds out the information, she will naturally report it to Your Majesty."
Li Dingyuan sat down on the dragon chair dejectedly, looking lost.
"Qing'er is useless. She has been in the palace for so long, but she still hasn't completely controlled the imperial army. She has people killed in front of me, and she is still not here."
There was a sudden uproar outside the palace, and the shouts of death suddenly grew louder.
Li Dingyuan stood up loudly and asked eagerly: "But Su Lu is here?"
Zhao Pu crawled in from outside the door, knelt down and reported:
"Your Majesty, Governor Su Lu has arrived. The Grand Governor personally carried Governor Su Lu here."
Li Dingyuan walked down the imperial steps and walked towards the entrance of the hall: "I personally went to see Su Qing kill the enemy."
Gao Zhan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Li Dingyuan. Li Dingyuan glared at him, and Gao Zhan could only retract his arm.
Outside the main hall, Li Qing, carrying Su Lu on his back, stood still behind a group of forbidden troops.
Su Lu briefly observed the Forbidden Army and the assassins in black who were strangled together. Following the arrow prompts, he ordered a change of formation without hesitation.
"Ding Brigade, retreat to the west."
"Jiawei camp, let go of the north and give them a breakthrough."
"Ding Wei camp, disperse completely, don't be reluctant to fight."
As soon as the formation changed, the right palace guards who were entangled with the men in black dispersed instantly.
Cui Qinghe, the captain of the Jiawei camp who was temporarily acting as the governor of the Dingwei army, came over with his sword drawn and shouted angrily:
"Master Su, you retreated too neatly. We, the commander, tried our best to stop you. If you change your formation, you will lose everything."
Su Yun drew his sword and blocked Cui Qinghe, his face tense.
Su Luli ignored Cui Qinghe and ordered Li Qing to speak.
"Take two steps back, stand on the steps, and let me see the entire battle situation clearly."
"Cui Qinghe, don't you have a pike barracks in your Dingwei army? Pull them all out for me."
"you……"
Cui Qinghe looked at Su Lu angrily, but when he saw the emperor on the steps, he wisely closed his mouth.
The emperor sent an army commander to summon him in person, and the princess personally carried him. Such a person cannot afford to offend him.
"Sun Xiu, go and pull down your spear camp for me, and stop protecting the emperor."
Sun Xiu, the captain of the spear battalion whose pocket was covered with blood, glanced at Su Lu angrily:
"If you have the ability, you dare to give random orders. The great situation that the governor worked hard to win was dispelled by his two orders."
"Snapped"
Su Yun hit the surface of the knife in Sun Xiu's hand, and the steel knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Sun Xiu glanced at Su Yun, turned around and strode away. He didn't have the courage to disobey orders on the battlefield. Just two complaints just now attracted Su Lu's guards to stab him. If he continued to complain, he might lose his life.
Zhao Pu rolled down the steps, grabbed Su Lu's arm and asked:
"Captain, the Emperor asked me to ask you if you can defeat the enemy and capture a few alive."
Su Lu waved his hand: "I understand, Li Qing, move forward."
Zhao Pu looked at Su Lu's back with a confused look on his face. How should I reply to the emperor?
The last reserve captain of the Guards, the Gun Battalion, rushed up from the steps, their spears flashing with cold light, pointing at the men in black who were strangled with the Forbidden Army.
Su Lu threw out the spear formation card, and he had another chance to show his strength to everyone.
"Sun Xiu, form the formation and prepare the spear formation."
Sun Xiu was stunned for a moment and looked at Cui Qinghe subconsciously. Cui Qinghe nodded angrily:
"Listen to Mr. Su, he is the leader of this battle."
Sun Xiu's face was not angry, but he still shouted: "Lance battalion, form a spear formation, prepare to attack."
In front of Su Lu's eyes, the spear formation card was finally in an activateable state.
Su Lu threw out the spear array card and said lightly:
"The spear formation rushed forward and wiped out this group of Thule people."
"The sword and shield soldiers from the second guard camp will follow and take precautions."
"The short sword soldiers of Ding Brigade are roaming around and protect the sword and shield soldiers."
After Su Lu issued a series of orders, Cui Qinghe finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Sweep it down? It's so easy for you! Just now in one guard camp, thousands of pikemen were killed by Thule people's swords. You want to wipe out the Thule people in one pike camp. Are you crazy or stupid?"
Zhao Pu, who reported back to Li Dingyuan, also looked worried:
"Captain, the spearmen from a guard camp were all killed in the Thule people's formation in just one charge. There are martial arts masters among the Thule people who came this time."
Su Lu snorted coldly: "So what if you are a master? I don't want to repeat what I said a second time. Sun Xiu, didn't you hear clearly?"
Sun Xiu angrily threw the steel knife in his hand on the ground, grabbed the spear from the hand of a forbidden soldier next to him, and pointed forward.
"Kill me, I'll die a hundred times."
Sun Xiu rushed out.
"kill"
The spear battalion roared loudly, and with the blessing of the level 3 formation card, it crashed into the black and red formation like a torrent.
Li Dingyuan asked Gao Zhan worriedly: "Didn't Cui Wu just charge into the formation with his spear battalion and die in the Tule people's formation? Why did Su Lu still use his spear battalion to charge into the formation?"
Gao Zhan squinted his eyes for a while and said with uncertainty in his tone:
"Captain Su and Cui Wu are naturally different. If he continues to charge into the formation, he must be suitable for spearmen to charge into the formation now."
"Tsk"
The spear battalion pierced into the formation, like a sharp cone piercing the fabric. The Tule Formation, which was originally entangled with the right palace guards, was instantly torn open.
Wherever the spear is directed, there is no enemy.
Standing high up, Li Dingyuan's questioning words were buried in his throat. The same Forbidden Army, commanded by Su Lu, looked completely different from the one commanded by Cui Wu.
In front of Cui Wu, Thule's formation was like a copper wall and an iron wall.
The same formation looked like paper in front of the imperial army commanded by Su Lu.