At some point, Sheng Yuhan and the others heard the news and rushed over. The young man, who had not yet fully recovered his ability to walk, sat in a wheelchair, patted his third brother gently, and said softly:
"Swords have no mercy on the battlefield. Please take care of yourselves. 놖 and father will also take good care of grandmother and mother."
"Yeah." Sheng Yichen was full of energy. Seeing that the whole family was in a depressed mood, he used the new moves he had learned to perform a gorgeous sword flower to comfort everyone.
"Don't worry, you and Lao's martial arts were taught by Daddy himself. Mom, don't be sad, I'll help you in the kitchen when you come back."
"Burp..." The worry that had just filled Li Zhenyi's eyes disappeared in an instant.
"Get out of here! By the way, if you two meet Xier on the battlefield, remember to protect her. If she loses a hair, I'll hold you responsible! Of course, you guys should also pay attention to your own safety and come back alive!"
"Yeah." Sheng Tiance replied casually and rode away. He would protect his younger sister without his mother telling him to.
"Got it, mother." Sheng Yichen showed off his sword skills before riding closely behind.
Hehe! Mom really loves him and even told him to come back alive!
…
At the same time, a strong smell of blood gradually spread in the originally quiet Kangwang Mansion.
One by one, the Wang family's hidden guards kept shuttling between the main courtyards of the Kangwang Palace, silently harvesting the lives of the palace guards. Even some maids and old women who had no sense of standing were knocked unconscious by one of them.
The news of the change in the palace could not be kept secret forever, so Princess Kang's people tried their best to eliminate all the people nearby and slow down the speed at which the news spread.
After the two sisters of the Wang family came out of Prince Kang's study, they hurried towards the gate of the palace. Ye Zhao beside them kept reporting the information he had just received in a low voice.
"Our people found traces of a large number of Nanqi troops evacuating near Yunlian Mountain not long ago. The people deliberately concealed the facts, and our people did not find anything unusual at first. It was not until we went back to check again not long ago that we found some clues..."
As he was talking, a red-labeled "urgent military intelligence" was suddenly delivered. Ye Zhao opened it to check, and his breathing suddenly became suffocated.
Princess Kang glanced over and saw that she was holding a torn piece of cloth with the words "Huangsha Fort, Danger" written on it in blood.
The last stroke was dragged out very long, and it was obvious that the writer ran out of strength before finishing it.
"Where is the messenger?!" Princess Kang asked immediately.
"My lady, the writer of the letter was a spy we arranged in Huangsha Castle. He was stabbed by several swords and his vocal cords were damaged when he left the palace. After writing these few words...he died..." The tone of the secret guard who replied was sad.
Princess Kang was shaken for a moment, but she recovered in an instant. "As you thought, the guards of Huangsha Fort have been transferred. We are short of manpower at the moment, so it seems we have to go to the North City Barracks again!"
…
A quarter of an hour later, a shout broke the silence from the military camp in the north of the city:
"Send a message to the Northwest Commander: Huangsha Fort was attacked by tens of thousands of Western Rong people and is now in danger. I would like to ask your troops to send reinforcements as soon as possible, without any delay!"
The Yunzhong County North Military Camp is home to 30,000 frontier troops all year round, mainly used for military exercises and emergency reinforcements to Yunzhong County and Mobei Pass. However, the camp was surprisingly quiet at this time, without the noise of previous exercises.
Because the commander had received an order from the court not long ago, asking them to withdraw to Shaquan Pass in the northeast direction in batches. Now several batches of troops have left one after another, and the remaining 1,000 people are ready to follow the messenger. But someone suddenly ordered them to withdraw to Huangsha Fort in the opposite direction? !
Confusion flashed across the faces of the soldiers who were ready to go.
The person who came to tell them to go to Shaquan Pass had been bought by King Kang a long time ago. Now, when he suddenly heard someone telling them to send the army to Huangsha Fort, a trace of panic flashed across his face.
However, the man thought for a moment, then immediately showed an extremely angry look, pointed at the visitor and cursed:
"Great! Someone actually openly falsely claimed that he was the commander-in-chief of the Northwest! General Sun, why don't you get him arrested right away!"
"See who dares to touch your people!" Before he finished speaking, a woman's voice came from the camp.
The soldiers could see clearly that the curtain of the carriage not far away was suddenly opened, and the person who came out was actually Princess Kang!
The man sent by King Kang to deliver the false message looked panicked, but he pretended to be calm and went up to pay his respects.
"Princess...Princess, this is an important military area. Women should not come here..." However, before he could finish his words, he felt a chill in his stomach.
He glanced over in disbelief and saw that Princess Kang had stabbed herself in the stomach!
“You…you…”
The fake messenger was in so much pain that he couldn't utter a complete sentence. Just as he was about to fall forward, he was kicked away by Ye Zhao.
"Greetings, Princess." The soldiers saluted hastily, all stunned by the scene before them.
Then, Princess Kang hurried up to the nearest observation tower and glanced at everyone. Her sleeves fluttered in the wind, and in an instant, she carried countless secret letters from Prince Kang to the hands of a dozen junior military officers.
The leading General Sun also had in his hands a troop dispatching order and a Northwest Army Tiger Talisman with the commander-in-chief's seal!
The officers could more or less understand what was written on the paper, and the more they read, the more frightened they became. They looked at their hands, then at the observation deck.
Then Princess Kang flicked her sleeves and said loudly:
"Listen up, my fellow soldiers of the Northwest Army. King Kang has already secretly signed a contract with the Western Rong people. He intends to lure them into the pass to fight against the imperial army, and then share the benefits with the Western Rong people after the imperial court collapses."
"They sent someone to falsely inform the commander-in-chief and to mobilize nearby troops in order to provide support to the Xirong people and help them attack Huangsha Fort!"
"Such a traitor is not worthy of being a king! Nor is he worthy of being a husband! Now that Huangsha Fort is in danger, everyone should immediately go with me to fight the enemy! If the court asks about the crime of leading troops without authorization in the future, Wang Sirou will take full responsibility!"
According to the laws of Southern Qi, in case of an emergency at the border town, the border troops can be mobilized by the commander-in-chief. Wang Sirou is the commander-in-chief, but there is no precedent of women leading troops in Southern Qi. That's why she said she would bear the consequences.
As soon as these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the venue.
Most of the people present were soldiers led by Wang Yun. Compared with the King Kang, whom they were not familiar with, they were more willing to trust the young lady they had watched grow up since childhood.
In addition, the secret letter in their hands did not seem to be fake, so the generals looked at each other and nodded slightly.
The young general in the lead couldn't help but say:
"The orders from above these days are very strange. One moment they say that there is an epidemic in the city and they need to strengthen the defense. The next moment they want to urgently transfer us to Shaquan Pass. It turns out that the people are plotting to steal the country!"
Apparently, many people noticed something was wrong during this period, and immediately people began to agree:
"Ah! A few days ago, after the commander fell ill, several officers also fell ill one after another. What kind of disease is so magical that it infects officers but not soldiers?!"
"Our Northwest Army was established to protect our country. We are willing to go to Huangsha Fort with you, Miss!"
"When the country is in crisis, how can we let a weak woman stand in front?! If the court asks for punishment, we can say that we found something wrong and came to the rescue spontaneously, and it has nothing to do with the young lady!"
The morale of the entire army was instantly ignited, but Wang Sirou couldn't help shaking her body and hurriedly swallowed the blood gushing out of her mouth.
He took out the pills given by the mysterious master and ate a few of them before he hurried to the observation deck and got on the carriage.
"Ran'er, tell the driver to rush to Huangsha Fort as soon as possible, regardless of the consequences!"
"good."
…
Wang Sirou was afraid that the Xirong people had deployed troops to attack the Mobei Pass, so she took away half of the troops in the North City Camp. She also sent someone to use the tiger talisman left by her father to mobilize nearby troops to come to reinforce.
By the time Sheng Yichen and Sheng Tiance led their men to Huangsha Fort, the two armies had already started fighting.
After Sheng Tiance took a few steps to climb up a tree branch to observe the battle, he immediately told Sheng Yichen about the situation:
"It seems that Princess Kang has brought people to rescue and temporarily stabilized the situation. But the number of Western Rong troops is several times that of the Northwestern Army. I'm afraid Southern Qi won't be able to hold out for long."
"Third brother, take your men to the front to reinforce, and then go talk to Wang Sirou."
"Well, be careful." Sheng Yichen nodded.
He had heard a lot about Princess Kang's deeds, and believed that even if Xiaoju passed by at this time, the other party would not repay kindness with enmity and disclose their whereabouts.
…
At the same time, on the observation deck of the city wall.
Wang Sirou looked at the situation that was about to get out of hand, but gradually felt powerless.
The people of Southern Qi were reluctant to let women get involved in military affairs. Even though she was well-read and had given some advice to her father and brother behind the scenes, she had never personally commanded a battle.
Moreover, the smell of blood coming from the outside became stronger and stronger, and the nausea accumulated in her stomach became stronger and stronger, making it difficult for her to concentrate.
Seeing the Southern Qi army gradually losing ground, she had to force herself to continue commanding:
"There are no more dangerous mountains behind Huangsha Fort as a barrier. Once Huangsha Fort is breached, the Xirong people will be able to plunder the people of Nanqi without restraint. Huangsha Fort must not be breached. Now is the time to bring out all the firearms!"
But at this moment, someone from the front came to report:
"No... It's bad, young lady! The firearms at the back of the armory are well preserved, but the rest have all been destroyed!"
"Xiao Jingsheng! He deserves to die!" Wang Sirou was so angry that she couldn't help cursing.
"Send more people to urge reinforcements! We are short of manpower now, we can mobilize the people in the city to come and fight the enemy together!"
"That's not necessary." As soon as Wang Sirou finished speaking, she heard an extremely light voice.
Then a tall man with an upright figure walked up slowly.
"I have a plan. Miss Wang, maybe you would like to hear about it?"
"놆……놆 you?"
Wang Sirou recognized the person instantly and looked at Sheng Tiance in disbelief.