"Report! A large number of highly skilled black-clad guards have appeared ahead, and we do not know their identities yet."

"Idiot! You didn't report it until everyone was close! You saw it all, do you still need me to tell you?!"

Zhou Dingbang was so angry that he whipped the soldier who came to report the news.

"Reply...Reply Commander, we are soldiers patrolling nearby. The scouts ahead have not sent back any information, and it seems...it seems that they have been intercepted by the enemy long ago."

"Don't panic! Those people look like the Beichen Kingdom's Hidden Guards."

Zhou Dingbang didn't care to argue with this man at this moment. Seeing the clothes of the person opposite him clearly, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He immediately rode forward and shouted:

"Is the man in front of you from the Beichen Kingdom's Divine Hidden Guard? He is the commander of the Yongping Army, Zhou Dingbang. Brothers, please slow down to avoid accidentally hurting friendly forces."

Unexpectedly, the people in front not only did not slow down, but rushed even faster. The young man with a high ponytail in the front rode his horse and galloped over, stabbing the soldier closest to him with his sword.

"Zhou Dingbang?! I'm looking for you! Our second prince was killed in your territory. Today, I must chop off your dog head and avenge our second prince!"

"Come back! What are you doing?! Team 4! Come back quickly! I told you to ambush near the valley just now. Who told you to charge into the Yongping Army?!"

The newly appointed Hidden Lord, who was several dozen feet tall, was not intimidating enough. When he saw that the 'Tian Si Squad' somehow led a team of several thousand people to rush towards the nearby Yongping Army, he was immediately frightened and shouted.

But suddenly he was shot by an arrow and fell off his horse.

The high-ponytailed boy at the front of the crowd seized the opportunity and immediately threw a golden sign into the air.

"The Empress Dowager has issued an order that the commander of the Yongping Army, Zhou Dingbang, is suspected of murdering the second prince of Beichen. All the hidden guards in the Southern Qi territory are ordered to take his head as a warning to others!"

The "Hidden Guards" who were rushing to the front said they were going to take Zhou Dingbang's head, but they attacked the Yongping Army indiscriminately with their swords.

The guards valued discipline the most. The people behind couldn't see what was being thrown into the air, so they followed their brothers in front and rushed forward out of habit.

The Yongping Army was hacked to pieces, and they subconsciously raised their swords to resist, which once again provoked the conflict between the two sides, and completely dragged the unknown Shenyin Guards behind into the battle.

"Stop! Stop it! Isn't Queen Mother Beichen discussing with our Prime Minister how to deal with the assassination of the Second Prince? You openly attacked, aren't you afraid that people in the world will laugh at you for being treacherous and disloyal?!"

After Zhou Dingbang knocked down the Shenyin guards that rushed towards him with a few swords, he kept shouting at them, but suddenly he heard several loud noises coming from behind him.

"Boom-boom-boom--"

When I turned around, I saw smoke and dust rising, like a huge yellow-brown cloud exploding.

Not only did it kill many Yongping soldiers behind 깊놛, but it also completely covered up 깊놛's cries.

"Kill! Crush the Yongping Army and avenge our Second Prince!"

"Damn it! You two-faced Beichen people! I'm going to fight you today!"

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The team of "Divine Hidden Guards" that rushed to the front had obviously planned it in advance, and first dealt with the trumpeter in charge of signaling and the messenger in charge of reporting the news of the Yongping Army.

At this time, explosions and shouts of killing were heard one after another, and the battle situation became more and more chaotic under their deliberate guidance. Even Zhou Dingbang was able to escape from the battle circle only under the desperate protection of a small team of personal soldiers.

"Damn it! Most of the Hidden Guards have no method in their killing. It's obvious that their initial target was not us, but was lured here by someone with a grudge. They want us to be defeated and both sides will be injured, so that person can reap the benefits!"

"Commander, what should we do now?"

Zhou Dingbang glared fiercely at the high-ponytailed boy who was leading the battle group and constantly adding fuel to the fire, and secretly memorized his appearance.

"Damn it! I let these people take advantage of me when things got really bad. One day, I will definitely take revenge for what happened today!"

"It's too late to turn things around now. But if we catch Sheng Yichen, we still have a chance to turn things around."

After saying this, Zhou Dingbang's expression eased a little:

"Qi Xian is indeed very smart. He knows that Sheng Yichen is not easy to deal with, so he asked the Prime Minister to dispatch 50,000 Jingji Guards to support us. I believe that they are already near Jinyang County. Send a message to the Jingji Guards and have them go directly to Zuozhidao to meet us."

"This time, 50,000 people are out at once. Even if Sheng San is more powerful, he will be caught in one fell swoop!"

Zhou Dingbang whipped his horse whip and prepared to rush to the official road north of Jinyang City, but he ran into a group of messengers who were running breathlessly.

"Report! Prince Ning has deployed troops at many strategic points near the capital, and is suspected of plotting rebellion. The Prime Minister urgently orders the 50,000 guards of the capital to return to support us."

"The Prime Minister asked us to come and tell the Yongping Army the truth, and ordered Commander Zhou to use all means to capture Sheng Yichen and eliminate the remnants of the Sheng family!"

"Catch them! Catch them! What do you want to catch them with?!"

When Zhou Dingbang heard what the other party said, he felt as if his whole body had fallen into an icy cave. He couldn't help but roar loudly.

"Commander... Commander, calm down."

The messenger was just running and didn't pay attention to the surroundings. He just listened to the sound and thought that these people were practicing.

Now I know that the people who are killing happily around are the Yongping Army who are going to encircle and suppress the eldest branch of the Sheng family? ! ! !

The messenger was dumbfounded. But before he could react, the trouble-making "Hidden Guards" rushed towards them.

The high-tailed boy in the lead was even better at archery. Five arrows were fired in quick succession, blocking all of Zhou Dingbang's defenses in an instant!

"Queen Mother! Whoever cuts off Zhou Dingbang's head will be rewarded with a million taels of gold! All the men of the Shenyin Guard, charge!"

The stealth guards were already furious, and they didn't even bother to think that a small team leader was not qualified to be here to make trouble. They all swung their swords and slashed at Zhou Dingbang and his bodyguards!