Chapter 289: The Queen Mother is Attacked
Emperor Liang was very hesitant about such a request. He hoped that the four generals could shoot Liang Jingyao and Prince Rong to death with arrows without leaving the city, but this was obviously impossible!
But what if I let them out of the city and they betray me?
The more Emperor Liang hesitated, the more anxious he became. Finally, as if making a monumental decision, he gave the order, "You four, Hou Ming will go out of the city to fight, Luan Xiao and Yan Ming will guard the palace gates, and Lan Guanlin will stay in the Qinzheng Palace to protect him! Move!"
The four generals never expected that Emperor Liang only sent one general to the city gate. With Liang Jingyao's ability, it was only a matter of time before they could attack the capital.
"Your Majesty, the defenses at the city gate should be strengthened."
Emperor Liang obviously ignored the four people's suggestions. He waved his hand and said, "Go down. You must kill Liang Jingyao and Prince Rong. I will reward you according to your merits!"
The four generals were helpless and responded in unison: "Yes, I will obey your command!"
Soon, the gates of the capital city opened.
Liang Jingyao quickly raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Wait a minute, someone is coming out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Ming came out of the city gate with three thousand soldiers.
"You bold traitor! Today I will kill you for the sake of justice!" Hou Ming drew his sword and pointed it at Liang Jingyao.
Liang Jingyao didn't even bother to draw his sword. He kicked the ground with his toes, and the stone flew out. "Really? Just you?"
The stone was not big, but it made Hou Ming's sword "buzzing". Fortunately, Hou Ming held the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands at the critical moment, otherwise the sword in his hand would have been knocked down by Liang Jingyao, and his entire team would have been defeated!
"You! Don't go too far! Everyone listen up, Liang Jingyao and Prince Rong are traitors, and those who follow him are also traitors, they must all be killed without mercy! Charge!" Hou Ming ignored the pain in his wrist and rushed towards Liang Jingyao with the sword in hand.
Liang Jingyao narrowed his eyes dangerously. Although the catapult was not capable of close range attacks, Hou Ming brought many more people than the Tiger Roar Army. The catapult could still kill several people at the back. No matter how many, it would be a profit!
So, Liang Jingyao waved his hand and ordered, "The catapults retreat, adjust their direction, and fire! Everyone else will follow me later!"
The catapult retreated a few steps, and then four sounds of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" were heard, and four earth bombs flew out together, directly knocking off the tail of Hou Ming's army!
Hou Ming was so angry that he lost control of his sword movements and was beaten by Liang Jingyao without any power to fight back. If he continued to fight like this, he would definitely be killed by Liang Jingyao!
"Liang Jingyao, you are now a traitor. If you are willing to surrender to the court and serve the emperor, I can go back to the palace to plead for you! After all, you and the emperor are of the same origin. Why are you so anxious to harm each other?" Hou Ming spoke very quickly, fearing that he would be killed by Liang Jingyao before he could finish his words.
Liang Jingyao seemed to have heard a huge joke, and his attack was even more ruthless. "Why are you so anxious to fight me? Don't you know how the emperor drove us out of the capital? Did we do anything to offend the emperor back then? You should go to the underworld and wait for your emperor!"
Hou Ming still wanted to argue, but Liang Jingyao's sword was faster and pierced his throat directly. In the end, Hou Ming fell to the ground with his eyes open and died.
With Hou Ming's fall, the soldiers he brought with him were in chaos. Although they outnumbered the Tiger Roar Army, they were still killed by the Tiger Roar Army without leaving a single soldier.
Liang Jingyao brandished the long sword in his hand and shouted with great vigor, "Brothers, follow me into the capital! Anyone who dares to stop me will be killed without mercy!"
The Tiger Roar Army marched forward while shouting, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Lin Xiaoyue was infected by the high-spirited atmosphere, and her eyes were filled with excited tears. "Kill! Kill! We will definitely succeed!"
Princess Mingzhu said happily, "Yes! This battle has greatly boosted the morale of the Tiger Roar Army. I believe they will be even more courageous once they enter the capital! Yue'er, there may be more ambushes set by Emperor Liang in the capital. Are you afraid?"
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid! If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come! Brother Liang told me that after we enter the city gate, Wang Fugui will come to meet us. After the Tiger Roar Army captures the palace, Brother Liang will come to take us into the palace and announce it to the world! Then you and Brother Zheng will be truly free and can return to the Princess's Mansion and no longer be suppressed and persecuted by Emperor Liang."
The distance from a hundred meters to the city gate was not very far, but Princess Mingzhu felt like she had walked for a long time, as long as the years she had been looking forward to.
Looking at the familiar streets and shops in the capital, Princess Mingzhu was a little excited and said with tears in her eyes: "Well! We are finally going to be free!"
Lin Xiaoyue didn't know how to comfort her, so she just gently patted Princess Mingzhu's back and said comfortingly, "Everything will be fine, and it will get better and better."
Princess Mingzhu nodded, tried hard to control her emotions, and stopped talking.
Lin Xiaoyue's attention was once again focused on both sides of the street. Because Brother Liang had been using earth bombs to blow up the city walls of the capital, the common people had already hidden themselves. Now, on the surface, there were only soldiers defending the city fighting with the Tiger Roar Army, but it was possible that someone would hide in the dark and launch a sneak attack.
As Lin Xiaoyue had guessed, an arrow suddenly flew over, aiming at Empress Dowager Yan. Lin Xiaoyue suddenly pushed Empress Dowager Yan to the ground. The arrow brushed past Lin Xiaoyue's back, only scratching her clothes.
"Empress Dowager, are you okay?" Lin Xiaoyue helped Empress Dowager Yan up immediately.
But Empress Dowager Yan was so frightened that she fainted.
Princess Mingzhu broke free from the four circles of Tiger Roaring Soldiers that were protecting her, hugged the unconscious Queen Mother Yan, and cried out, "Mother! Mother, what happened to you?"
Lin Xiaoyue held down the trembling Princess Mingzhu and comforted her, "Princess, I checked and saw that the Queen Mother was not injured. She must have fainted from shock. Right now, we should meet up with Wang Fugui as soon as possible to avoid another sneak attack."
Princess Mingzhu indeed didn't see any bleeding on Empress Dowager Yan's body. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's go quickly! If all else fails, we can go directly to Jueweilou, which is Jingyao's territory."
Lin Xiaoyue felt that the current Jueweilou might not be safe, but it was also the last resort.
"Okay, let's go."
To prevent further danger, Lin Xiaoyue and Princess Mingzhu each supported Empress Dowager Yan on one side, hiding here and there as quickly as possible. Finally, Lin Xiaoyue heard Wang Fugui's voice: "Miss Lin!"
It turned out that Wang Fugui was wearing the clothes of a guard of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. Now all the soldiers in the capital had been sent out to resist Liang Jingyao's attack, so Emperor Liang's people did not suspect him.
"Shopkeeper Wang! We finally found you!" Lin Xiaoyue responded happily.
Liang Jingyao, who was fighting in the front, had no idea what was happening behind him. He was like a sharp sword, invincible!
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