Chapter 196 The Yellow Bird Behind
Almost at the same time.
Murong Qi listened to the scout's report, his brow furrowed. "What? Murong Feng entered Luzhou City? The defenders even opened the gates to welcome him? Are they joining forces?"
In his expectation, Murong Feng should be fighting with the Luzhou defenders at this moment, and both sides should be injured.
The counselor beside him murmured, "Your Highness, this must be a delaying tactic by King Feng. He must be promising great benefits or threatening us with our army to temporarily persuade the garrison commander."
"Good Murong Feng, I underestimated you."
Murong Qi sneered, "How can a mere Luzhou city and Murong Feng's few remaining soldiers and generals stop my 100,000-man army? Today, this prince will destroy Luzhou city and my good brother together."
In Luzhou City, in the lobby of the government office.
"Are you serious? Are you really willing to withdraw your troops after repelling Murong Qi?" The defending general stared at Murong Feng.
Murong Feng's face was calm: "General, right now, you and I are on the same boat. If Murong Qi wins, we will both die. Let's survive first, then think about other things."
"I swear to the Eternal Heaven that if I break this promise, I will be condemned by both humans and gods."
He sneered in his heart, oaths are useful to living people.
As long as Murong Qi is eliminated, Luzhou City will be in our pocket, right?
The defending general was skeptical, but the deafening shouts and screams of soldiers outside the city continued to be heard.
"Report! The Northern Di Prince's army is attacking fiercely! The east gate is in danger!"
The general stood up suddenly and said, "I will trust you for now. Your Majesty, please send your elite troops to assist in the defense!"
"Of course!" Murong Feng also stood up, his eyes flashing coldly, "All my personal guards can go up to the city to help. In addition, I have a plan that may be able to severely damage Murong Qi..."
Outside the city, Murong Qi was determined to win, and was commanding his army to send in elite troops to break the city in one fell swoop.
Suddenly, the gate of Luzhou city opened, and a group of elite cavalry rushed out, led by Murong Feng.
"Capture Murong Qi!" Murong Feng roared angrily.
"Protect the prince!"
At the same time, arrows, logs, and rocks poured down from the top of the city wall like a rainstorm, temporarily suppressing the enemy troops attacking the city.
The battlefield instantly fell into extreme chaos.
Murong Feng's desperate move really caught Murong Qi off guard. The two most elite troops of the Northern Di fought each other fiercely under the city of Dagan.
Murong Feng was a martial arts expert and fearless. He led his personal guards to charge left and right, and actually managed to tear a hole in the wall. Murong Qi could be seen from afar.
"Murong Qi, give me your life!" Murong Feng's eyes were bloodshot, and he urged his horse and thrust his spear.
Murong Qi was shocked. He didn't expect Murong Feng to be so crazy that he dared to go out of the city to attack in person. He hurriedly raised his knife to block.
clang!
With a loud bang, the horses under the two men neighed at the same time and took a few steps back.
The two brothers faced off for the first time, their eyes filled with murderous intent towards each other.
"My dear brother, you are seeking your own death." Murong Qi grinned and swung his knife again.
"You are the one seeking death." Murong Feng gritted his teeth and continued.
The fighting around was even more brutal, with people falling down every moment.
Although Murong Feng's surprise attack was fierce, the disparity in military strength was huge, and he was about to be surrounded by the endless stream of the prince's personal guards.
Right at this moment.
A small group of black cavalry suddenly emerged from the woods on the flank of the battlefield.
The leader had a sturdy figure and his face was covered with a mask so his features could not be seen clearly, but his methods were extremely fierce, and people and horses fell wherever he passed.
The battlefield situation changed instantly, causing chaos in Murong Qi's rear army.
"Where did this army come from?" Murong Qi was shocked and angry.
The masked general rushed straight to where Murong Qi was, and uttered a cold and stern cry: "Crown Prince Murong Qi murdered his father and usurped the throne. His crime deserves death! Kill him!"
Murong Qi was so angry that he almost vomited blood: "Nonsense, kill him!"
Once a rumor is spread, its effects are fatal.
Murong Feng hurriedly shouted, "Murong Qi, how dare you commit such a heinous act? All the soldiers, follow me and kill this traitor!"
Murong Qi was attacked from both sides and had to flee under the protection of his generals.
On the top of the city wall, the Luzhou defender was stunned by the dramatic scene outside the city.
These Northern Di people actually started fighting among themselves?
And such a shocking inside story was revealed?
He didn't know whether to be happy or more worried.
"General, we..." the deputy general asked hesitantly.
The defending general suddenly came to his senses, his eyes flickering. This might be an opportunity, should he take advantage of the chaos to attack or hold on and wait for changes?
Just as he hesitated.
Seeing Murong Qi retreat, Murong Feng reined in his horse and said loudly, "Thank you for your help, sir. May I know your name and which group of heroes you are from?"
The masked general stopped his horse, raised his hand and slowly took off his mask.
A beautiful yet cold face was revealed, with a hint of fatigue between the brows, but the eyes were as sharp as a knife. It was Ye Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Jiang Qingning's trusted secret guards.
"Your Highness, I hope you are well."
"Did Jiang Qingning send you here?" Murong Feng asked in a deep voice.
"My master anticipated that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might make unusual moves, so he ordered me to secretly assist His Royal Highness."
Ye Xiao said calmly, "There is solid evidence that Crown Prince Murong Qi murdered his father and usurped the throne. Your Highness, please mobilize your troops and quell the rebellion as soon as possible."
Murong Feng felt a chill rising from his spine.
The woman was far away in the capital, but she was like an invisible hand, precisely manipulating the war situation thousands of miles away, playing with both brothers in her palm.
but……
Murong Feng took a deep breath, his face filled with grief and indignation. "What? Big Brother actually did something so outrageous that it is condemned by both humans and gods. Thank you, General, for telling me. I will clean up the mess to comfort my father's spirit in heaven!"
He turned to his officers and men, his voice heavy with grief and passion: "Everyone, you have heard! Crown Prince Murong Qi murdered his father and usurped the throne. Heaven forbids this. We are loyal men of the Northern Di. How can we submit to such a traitor? Follow me to fight this rebellion and execute Murong Qi!"
"Kill Murong Qi!"
Even the Luzhou defenders on the city wall looked at each other in shock and confusion after hearing this conversation.
The civil strife in Beidi seems to be a good thing for them?
Murong Feng's confidence increased greatly, and he chased in the direction of Murong Qi's retreat.
The battle lasted from the afternoon until dusk, with corpses scattered all over the ground and blood flowing like a river.
As the sun set, Murong Qi felt a sense of panic and despair in his heart.
He understood.
This is a complete conspiracy.
From the moment he received Jiang Qingning's letter, he fell into this trap step by step. His father's death was definitely related to that woman.
"Your Highness, please leave quickly! It will be too late if you don't leave now!"
The next moment, a long black feather arrow shot straight towards him with the force of breaking through the air and pierced Murong Qi's chest.
He looked down in disbelief, then fell off his horse and died.
Murong Feng reined in his horse and stood in the sea of corpses and blood. He couldn't bear to think that Murong Qi, who had fought with him for so many years, would die under the black feather arrow of Night Owl.
He won this battle, and the victory was unexpected.
He turned to look at Night Owl beside him, only to see her skillfully putting away her bow and arrow, and indifferently directing her men to count the prisoners and collect the weapons, as if she was already used to it.
"General..." Murong Feng spoke, his voice a little dry.
Ye Xiao turned around, his face still expressionless. "Your Highness, please gather the surrendered soldiers as soon as possible to stabilize the situation. Also, please do not forget your cooperation with the master."
Huge temptations and opportunities were right before his eyes, but Murong Feng felt a chill.
All of this seemed to have been calculated long ago by the woman far away in the capital.
Murong Feng finally nodded and agreed: "Once everything is ready, I will attack the capital."
Luzhou.
"General, what should we do now?" the deputy general was at a loss.
The defending general took a deep breath and looked at Murong Feng, who was gathering the surrendered soldiers outside the city and whose strength had increased greatly. He said bitterly, "What else can we do? Open the gate... Please surrender."
At least, this person seems to be making some sense now?
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