Chapter 352: Quelling the Rebellion
When the Mobei general Dale led his men into the cabin, what they saw were overturned bowls and plates all over the floor, as well as dishes that had been trampled by the Yulin Army.
The wild game that contained the antidote to the incense was crushed repeatedly with their shoe soles and mixed with the blood of the rebels. It was truly a horrific sight.
Dale couldn't help but look livid.
Without the antidote to the incense, they wouldn't be able to last more than a quarter of an hour in this cabin.
"Game mixed with blood may affect the effectiveness of the antidote, so eat something cleaner!"
When facing a powerful enemy, who cares about face? Even picking up food from the ground is better than wasting fighting time.
Following his order, the crowd behind him continued to rush forward. Dahler spotted some untrodden game at the foot of a table, so he quickly ran forward, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth.
There were at least hundreds of dishes in the imperial boat. Even though most of them were wasted, there were still a small number that "slipped through the net."
So in the following period of time, the soldiers of Mobei had to fight with the Yulin Army and snatch food from them.
People from Mobei and rebels continued to pour in outside the cabin. Seeing that the number of people was about to be overloaded, King Kang ordered the rebels on other warships not to enter and to concentrate on dealing with the nearby Yulin Army.
Judging from the current situation, the Imperial Boat cannot be captured in a short time, so it would be good if we could reduce the number of troops guarding the Imperial Boat nearby.
What was somewhat unexpected to King Kang was that Minister Zhou, who was originally responsible for dealing with Chen Yue, did not return triumphantly on a warship when he reappeared, but instead came in a small boat, paddling over with a pale face.
Before he could ask, Zhou Ji spoke up, "Your Highness, we've been fooled. The Wu family father and son are not our people. They are helping the emperor and the Song thieves!"
King Kang was surprised, "How could this be?"
"Chen Yue was supposed to be guarding the rear of the Imperial Boat. I took people to look for him, but he wasn't there at all! I saw General Wu and wanted to ask him about it, but he came up and beat me up!"
Zhou Ji gnashed his teeth and said, "The Wu family father and son listened to Prime Minister Liu. That old man turned against us at the last minute! He was the one who said he hated Song Yunchu before, and now he is the one who betrayed us!"
The original plan was to expose the rebellion of the Wu family father and son in front of the emperor first, so that he could bring people over under the pretext of supporting Shen Yue and kill Shen Yue together with General Wu.
Chen Yue and General Wu's warships were close to each other, and it was difficult for General Wu's troops to kill Chen Yue. But if his men were added, Chen Yue would be unable to escape from the double-sided attack.
This should have been an operation that would not fail. If Liu Xiang had not brought the Wu father and son to defect at the last minute, how could he have fled in such a panic?
If he hadn't run fast, he would have become the dead soul under the knife of that man named Wu!
King Kang's face also turned gloomy.
If Chen Yue wasn't behind the Imperial Boat, where would he go?
Zhou Ji was beaten back by General Wu, so Wu Sijie and Huang Sijie on the outermost side also turned from friendly forces into enemy forces. Can Huang Sijie handle it?
And the most important thing.
Minister Huo has the right to know about the changes in the guards near the imperial boat.
Huo Shangshu was Zhou Ji's immediate superior, and the two were very familiar with each other and both hated the Song Party. Zhou Ji had previously invited Huo Shangshu to join in the plan to exterminate the Song bandits. Huo Shangshu was suffering from the grief of losing his daughter and was unwilling to get deeply involved in the matter. He only promised him that he would tell him about the deployment of troops in various places of the Imperial Boat, which could be regarded as a helping hand for them.
So, regarding the change of position by Chen Yue, did Chen Yue do it secretly without telling Minister Huo, or did Minister Huo not give them the correct information from the beginning?
The more King Kang thought about it, the more frightened he became.
As for Minister Huo, they did not reveal any plan. Logically, Minister Huo would not know when they would take action, let alone how many people they had. Minister Huo had been bullied by the Song Party in the past. Now, they did not ask him to contribute manpower, but only asked him to help a little. He could just watch Song Yunchu being destroyed. He should be happy to see him succeed.
There was no way he could know that they were going to rebel, and it was even more impossible for him to side with Song Yunchu!
While King Kang was thinking, he heard the sound of water breaking in front of him. He looked over and saw that it was his own navy.
"Your Highness, Wu Sijie rebelled and fought with Huang Sijie at the outermost edge! He didn't have the upper hand at first, but Lord Shen led his men to launch a surprise attack from underwater, Huang Sijie was killed, and his soldiers were thrown into chaos. They were defeated by Wu Sijie and Lord Shen..."
The voice of the person reporting was trembling. "After that... they surrounded our navy. The people under Lord Shen were extremely powerful. They were not like ordinary Yulin soldiers and navy. Some of them looked like people from the Mingjing Division! Many of our people were killed or wounded. We were no longer in a numerical advantage."
King Kang felt his whole body stiff and even his blood turned cold.
The emperor and Song Yunchu had indeed made a thorough plan long ago...
The imperial boat is now filled with people from Mobei.
If they had the ability to kill the emperor and Song Yunchu, then everything would be possible.
But can he place his hopes on them?
Song Yunchu's previous statement that her strength had been greatly reduced in order to assist the emperor was sheer nonsense. The Mobei general would probably have no advantage against her.
If he escaped at this time, the nearby Yulin Army would not have time to take care of him. After all, they have to take care of the people in the imperial boat first.
"Your Majesty, should we retreat? Just let those people from Mobei die..."
Inside the royal boat.
The sound of swords clashing continued, and a strong smell of blood surged through everyone's nostrils.
The enemies beside Song Yunchu kept falling down, and she could no longer remember how many rebels she had killed.
The physical strength and martial arts of the foreigners on the opposite side are better than those of Apocalypse's guards. It should be because they have been galloping on the grassland for many years. Because they are tall and muscular, they inevitably have an advantage in battle.
The Mobei general Dale saw Song Yunchu's skills and frowned.
With such fast movements, he would not gain any advantage if he got close to him. In this situation, it would be more advantageous to wait for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
With this thought in mind, he fought with the Yulin Army while looking for a suitable position for a surprise attack.
Because he had been paying attention to Song Yunchu, he soon discovered that Song Yunchu's activities were always in the area directly in front of the emperor, and there were at least eight or nine corpses around her.
Dale quickly came up with an idea.
He approached a soldier and fought with him. When the other party kicked him, he pretended to be unable to dodge. After being kicked, the weapon in his hand fell off and his body fell straight to the ground.
He fell three feet away from Song Yunchu.
Song Yunchu really didn't pay attention to the person who fell down. Her eyes were all on the standing enemies.
Dale sneered silently and drew out the dagger from his waist.
However, before he could throw the dagger, he saw a small circular object coming towards his head from the left with great force. He instinctively lay down and barely avoided the attack.
He subconsciously looked in the direction of the person who attacked him, and saw that the emperor on the throne was also looking at him with cold murderous intent in his eyes.
Dale cursed.
"Damn it!"
Although the Emperor Tianqi was protected by three military generals behind him, he was not idle. He looked for opportunities in the melee and was ready to attack them with hidden weapons at any time. It was really hard to defend against him.
Darer quickly stood up when he saw someone stepping towards him from the corner of his eye.
He had just been interrupted by the emperor and had missed the best opportunity for a sneak attack.
Song Yunchu killed the enemies as easily as cutting vegetables. Seeing his brothers falling one after another, Daler's eyes turned red with anger.
But reason told him that he could not fight any longer and he had to retreat.
He was about to retreat out of the cabin when he saw a white shadow flash before his eyes. He was startled and quickly retreated a few steps to the open space on the left.
Too many of his brothers were killed or injured, and there were not many people around him to protect him. Song Yunchu finally turned his attention to him.
"Want to run? Haha..."
Seeing Song Yunchu attacking, Daler clenched the dagger in his hand and fought back. He almost exerted his strength and speed to the extreme, but he could not hurt Song Yunchu's skin at all.
Seeing Song Yunchu kicking towards his abdomen, he suddenly had an idea and did not dodge. Instead, he gathered his internal energy to dissipate some of the force, reducing the pain of his injury, and let Song Yunchu kick him to the side of the pillar.
He endured the pain in his abdomen and threw the dagger in his hand at the general guarding in front of the concubines!
The general didn't expect that he would have time to hit himself after being kicked away, so he dodged to the side instinctively, but his arm was still cut by the dagger. Taking advantage of his distraction, Dale flew and pounced on the concubine behind him!
It is better to capture a concubine as a hostage than to confront Song Yunchu head-on.
Historically, concubines who were able to accompany the emperor on his southern tour were either deeply favored or had extraordinary backgrounds. As a minister, Song Yunchu couldn't just completely ignore the safety of the concubines, right?
When Zhen Fei saw the burly and rough man rushing towards her, she was so frightened that her whole body froze.
Ever since the Imperial Boat was attacked, they had been hiding behind the generals, trying not to look at the bloody scenes in front of them. However, the lingering smell of blood in the air was so nauseating.
At this moment, the enemy was right in front of her, and she was so panicked that she couldn't even scream.
Just as the man's bloody hand was about to touch him, a slender white hand suddenly reached out from his side and grabbed the enemy's wrist!
The next moment, she saw Concubine Shu's back blocking her way.
Dale was extremely surprised when he saw the beautiful woman in front of him.
Shufei didn't give him a chance to think and quickly grabbed his shoulder with her other hand. Dale realized that she wanted to twist his left hand off, so he raised his right hand and wanted to hit her, but she swayed and came behind him, raising her knee to hit his waist!
Dale gasped in pain, and Concubine Shu took advantage of the situation and twisted his arm hard backwards!
"ah--"
Dale's wails rang in my ears.
While he was in pain, Concubine Shu raised her knife and slashed at his neck, knocking him unconscious.
This man was a leader, and he was not stupid enough to take a concubine as hostage after taking on the King of Ning. But he never expected that there would be a secret guard of the emperor among the concubines.
"Am I hallucinating?" Zhen Fei looked at Shu Fei's figure in front of her with a dazed expression.
This is Concubine Shu, right?
Shufei is the daughter of Mr. Zheng. She has been raised in a secluded place since childhood and has never seen outsiders. She is a very well-behaved lady from a noble family.
Why do ladies from noble families know martial arts?
Moreover, his martial arts skills seem to be quite good. He beats the enemies quickly and efficiently, and is ruthless. He seems to be more powerful than those Yulin soldiers.
"It's not an illusion." Concubine Li came back to her senses and replied, "She is Concubine Shu."
"She never told us that she knows martial arts, right?"
"indeed."
Zhen Fei was silent.
If she were as capable as Concubine Shu, she would not have hidden it until today and would have let the whole world know about it long ago.
But Concubine Shu has kept her abilities secret until now. The reason behind this is...
While the two were thinking, Concubine Shu turned her head and looked over.
"Don't worry, I will protect you."
Now is not a good time to explain her identity, and there are some things she cannot say without His Majesty's permission.
Now that her true identity had been exposed, she no longer needed to disguise herself.
She snatched the sword from an enemy and joined the fray.
The gorgeous palace dress was soon stained with the blood of the enemy, but she didn't care at all, as if she was used to it.
This was also the first time Song Yunchu saw her fight. The two of them gathered together during the fight, and Song Yunchu praised her, "You have good skills."
"Your Highness, thank you for the compliment."
Shufei's behavior naturally shocked the officials in the corner.
Seeing how agile she was and how she killed the enemy without blinking an eye, everyone couldn't help but look at Master Zheng.
"Mr. Zheng, I've never heard you mention that Concubine Shu has such abilities."
"Madam Shufei, you must have practiced this skill for many years, right?"
"The Concubine Shu just captured the leader of the rebels, and now she is bravely killing the enemy, which is also a great achievement. I didn't expect that Zheng Xueshi, a civil servant, would have such a heroine in his family."
Master Zheng: “…”
He didn't need to explain any more at this point, just wait until everything was over.
As the people of Mobei watched their leader being captured and their companions dying one after another, they all backed down and tried to escape from the Imperial Boat.
The Yulin Army naturally pursued them closely, and when some Mobei soldiers escaped outside the cabin, they were surprised to find that there was no one of their own on the nearby warships, and they were all Apocalypse soldiers who glared at them.
"Your accomplices have been annihilated. I advise you not to make any more futile struggles."
General Wu looked at the group of Mobei people and said coldly, "King Kang tricked you into entering the Imperial Boat to die. When he saw that the situation was not right, he fled quickly and didn't care about your lives at all."
The people in Mobei gnashed their teeth in hatred.
The leader was captured, and the strength between the enemy and us was far greater than theirs, so everyone had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender.
When Song Yunchu came out of the cabin, the Yulin Army had already tied up the people from Mobei and sent them to a nearby warship.
"These captives are all witnesses of King Kang's conspiracy to treason. For now, spare their lives and parade them through the streets for public display after we return to the court before making any decisions."
Just as Song Yunchu finished giving his instructions to General Wu, he caught a glimpse of a small boat slowly approaching in the distance.
She looked up and saw Chen Yue, Chu Yuni and others on the boat. Prince Kang and Zhou Ji had been tied up and escorted here.
When the boat approached, Chen Yue and Chu Yuni each picked up one person and kicked them hard onto the imperial boat.
Song Yunchu looked down at the two tied men and smiled.
"Oh, isn't this the majestic His Royal Highness Prince Kang and Minister Zhou? How come they look like this after just a while?"
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