The golden crow sets in the west, and the fish and rabbit rise in the east.
The afterglow of the setting sun hangs in the sky.
Outside Jiguang City, the Chu army that was besieging the city on all sides had quietly withdrawn. It came like a flood and went away like a rushing wave. It shocked the enemy troops in the city and was in panic all day long.
The people in the city returned home, closed their doors and windows, and refused to have contact with anyone. The information spread by the Chu army made the people in the city half-believe it, but they still chose to believe it.
Living in troubled times, people have a strong ability to protect themselves.
at this time.
Inside the Chen Mansion.
Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng, Zhou Wenhai, and Hou Andu were like ants on a hot pot, walking back and forth, restless.
Chen Ba was first taken away from the top of the city by the Heaven-Eating Emperor. After being gone for several hours, there was no news at all. Several people were sent to investigate, but they all said that the generals had not appeared since they entered the residence of the Heaven-Eating Emperor.
for a while.
The atmosphere in the lobby of the Chen Mansion became tense. Xiao Moke and Chen Yucheng could not help but guess that what Chu Jun said was true, and were worried that Chen Baxian and others had fallen into the hands of the Emperor Devouring Heaven.
"General Xiao, there is no news about the commander-in-chief. I am afraid that he has been poisoned. We cannot sit back and wait for death. We must strike preemptively."
"What does General Chen mean?"
Xiao Moke looked solemn and asked. He also had doubts in his heart, but everything was limited to speculation, so he did not dare to act rashly.
If your guess is wrong and you make one careless move, you will lose everything, not only yourself but also the soldiers who have been following you for many years.
"General Xiao, based on my opinion, we should gather the soldiers and horses in the city, surround the palace of Emperor Devouring Heaven, and ask him to hand over the commander-in-chief."
Chen Yucheng put his hand on the broad sword at his waist and roared with murderous intent. His voice was powerful. Xiao Moke shook his head when he heard the sound and said: "General Chen, this move is too risky. We might as well go and ask Wu Qi what he means."
"Generals in the city have disappeared one after another. Wu Qi is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He must give us an explanation. At the same time, Wen Hai led his troops to Nancheng to change defenses, which can be regarded as leaving a way out for himself."
"Tonight we must act the same as in the past, and we must not make any rash advances. If there is really something wrong with the Heaven-Devouring Emperor, he will notice any trace of us."
Everyone felt that Xiao Moke's words were reasonable and nodded in agreement. Then they acted separately. Zhou Wenhai went to the south gate to change defenses, and the others went to Wu Qi's mansion.
Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng, and Hou An had not yet arrived outside Wu Qi's mansion. The sound of horse hooves came from the distance, and it was Wu Qi riding on horseback.
"Generals, where are you going?"
"Commander, General Chen is missing. I'm here to inquire. Does the Commander know the general's whereabouts?"
Chen Yucheng reined the horse, raised his fist and saluted, his eyes stayed on Wu Qi, and asked.
"Well!"
"Your Majesty, you have summoned General Chen and others to discuss military affairs. There may be some delays, but you don't have to worry!"
"I have also received your Majesty's summons and am about to ride forward. If you are willing, you can go together."
Hearing Wu Qi's words, Xiao Moke and Chen Yucheng both politely refused. They raised their reins and moved their mounts sideways to let the passage pass.
"Marshal Wu, your Majesty summoned you late at night. The road ahead is dark. Marshal, please be careful when you go there."
Just as Wu Qi was about to lift the reins and release the horse, Xiao Moke said something, glanced at him sideways, clapped his legs and galloped towards the end of the long street.
actually.
Wu Qi had already received Yang Kan's letter and was fully aware of the Emperor's conspiracy, but he still decided to go and investigate in person.
When Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng and Hou Andu saw Wu Qi disappearing on the long street, they picked up the reins and returned their horses to leave, but they saw a man walking towards them from the direction of Wu's mansion.
"Three generals, please come into the mansion and have a chat!"
.............
Wen Zhong brought Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng, and Hou And to the Wu Mansion. After entering the lobby, the three of them found that there was another person sitting in the lobby.
"General Wen, we have guests and we are invited to come!"
"The three generals misunderstood, he is the one who invited you to come!"
Hearing the sound, the three of them looked at Cao Zhengchun, and Xiao Moke asked: "I don't know who you are. Please let me wait for the three of you to come here. What are you talking about?"
"I am Cao Zhengchun. I came from outside the city to save the three generals from the fire and water."
"To be honest with the three generals, the Emperor's plan to fight against the puppets has already been implemented. Your General Chen has no chance to come back. If you don't want to become a walking zombie, you should make plans early."
"Since you know about the battle with the puppets, why do you still let Marshal Wu go to die? This is a bit unreasonable. Are you talking nonsense?"
Chen Yucheng looked at Cao Zhengchun with suspicion on his face. It was well known that Wu Qi and Wen Zhong were brothers. Now that he knew there was danger, how could he not stop Wu Qi?
"Three generals, Marshal Wu's life and death is in your hands. Immediately gather your troops, destroy the fire array on the city, and rush out of the city together."
"Otherwise, when dawn comes tomorrow, you will never have a chance again."
As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, the rumble of horse hooves was heard outside the Wu Mansion. Everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and they looked sideways outside the lobby. A loud rumble was heard, and several soldiers stumbled over.
"General, the mansion is surrounded by a large army, led by General Chen!"
When they heard that it was Chen Baxian, Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng, and Hou An, they all raised their hands and drew their swords, pointing directly at Cao Zhengchun.
"The lies are misleading the public. General Chen is here with his troops, probably to arrest you and the other two."
"The three generals should see if the person coming is your General Chen, and then we can decide who to attack!"
"The army has surrounded the Wu Mansion, kill them if you don't want to die!"
Cao Zhengchun glanced at the three long swords in front of him, with a calm expression on his face. He had been staying by Emperor Chu's side. What scene had he not seen before?
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
Two collision sounds were heard, and flying corpses appeared at everyone's feet. It was Chen Baxian who led the troops in, followed closely by hundreds of black armored soldiers.
"Wen Zhong, Xiao Moke, Chen Yucheng, and Hou An all colluded with the Chu army and conspired to rebel. We will arrest them all. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
"General, the last general is Xiao Moke......"
"Needless to say, he doesn't know you at all now. Once he becomes a war puppet, he will only obey his master's orders."
At this time, Tao Zhi and Tang San appeared in the attic of the Wu Mansion. The person speaking was Tang San. He could tell at a glance that Chen Baxian was already a war puppet.
"Master Cao, quickly find a way out of the city, otherwise everyone will die in Aurora City tonight."
Thief Zhi gave a warning, raised his hand and instantly flew towards Chen Baxian. Cao Zhengchun glanced sideways at Wen Zhong and said: "General Wen, follow a certain person and kill him out."
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun ran forward wildly, with the weapons in his hands, and killed the black-armored soldiers in front of them in the courtyard. The two figures rose into the air and jumped to the top of the building.
"General Xiao, General Chen, and General Hou, stop harboring illusions and follow us out of the city."
"Bang~bang bang~"
Chen Ba first shot down the flying wheel that was attacked by Shattered Sky. He looked at the black-armored soldiers who fell to the ground on the left and right, pointed the long spear in his hand, and said in a powerful voice:
"Kill with all your strength, don't let anyone go!" (To be continued)