Chapter 191: What a Madman
Qi Wuhan led his men to the city gate, and Ye Xuanhe led a team of black-armored cavalry and stopped a hundred meters away.
King Rui ordered the city gate to be opened, and Qi Wuhan entered with Canglang and ten black-armored cavalrymen.
As soon as the city gate was closed, Huo Chen led the black-armored soldiers to surround the group.
Then King Rui walked down from the city wall slowly, walked through the black-armored soldiers and faced Qi Wuhan, saying, "Take off your mask and let everyone see who you are."
"What do you mean, Third Prince?" As he spoke, the pair of peach blossom eyes behind the mask swept over Huo Chen and the black-armored soldier beside him. When Huo Chen met his gaze, his expression dodged for a moment, and his hand tightened the long sword at his waist again.
"I just want you to show your true face. This request is not too much, right?" King Rui curled the corners of his lips sinisterly, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
"Third Prince, do you really want to see what I look like?" Qi Wuhan said indifferently, "Third Prince, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person. I don't have that kind of hobby."
Prince Rui's eyes darkened. "You're looking for death." He gave an order, "Go!"
Huo Chen hesitated slightly, but was caught by a glance from King Rui, who led the black-armored army to attack. He drew his sword and slashed forward, colliding with another longsword. He stared at the peach blossom eyes behind the mask and asked coldly, "Who are you?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a flare rose into the air and exploded.
Qi Wuhan glanced in the direction of Canglang, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Who are you? Answer me!" Huo Chen turned over and slashed down with a sword. Qi Wuhan bent down, and the sword blade rubbed against him, producing cold and bright sparks. The two men switched positions in the blink of an eye.
The same scene flashed through Huo Chen's mind. The two had used the same moves when they fought in the military camp before. Huo Chen was stunned for a moment, then launched a fierce attack like a madman. Qi Wuhan blocked and retreated, retreating into an alley.
On the other side, Ye Xuanhe ordered someone to blow the horn after seeing the signal flare. The black-armored cavalry in the camp had already been ready and set off immediately after hearing the horn.
Jiang Lan also heard the horn, and the next moment she saw a large group of people leaving the camp. She immediately ran over to check the situation, having a premonition that a war was about to begin.
She looked anxiously at the city wall in front of her, worried about Qi Wuhan's safety. She also wanted to rush over on horseback, but she did not have enough ability to protect herself. She was pregnant with a baby, and rushing over alone seemed like she wanted to live too long. What's more, she couldn't even use a gun.
"I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in great danger."
Hearing the crow's mouth behind her, she turned around and saw Lu Feng leading a horse towards her.
"Go and have a look." Lu Feng handed her the reins. "Go quickly. If you go too late, you might not even be able to see her for the last time."
Jiang Lan suspected that he wanted her to die and did not accept his "kindness".
"I knew you were afraid of death." Lu Feng cast a contemptuous glance at Jiang Lan, threw the reins in front of her, then drew the sword from his waist, pointed the shining blade at Jiang Lan and said, "If you don't want to die, do as I say."
Jiang Lan knew from the look in his eyes that it was a murderous look. If she didn't do as he said, she would be stabbed to death. She was about to bend down to pick up the reins on the ground when a stone hit her and knocked the sword away.
Dark Moon appears.
Jiang Lan immediately hid behind the shadow. Lu Feng made a sound, put away his sword, picked up the reins on the ground, led the horse away, then jumped on the horse and rushed to the battlefield ahead.
Jiang Lan walked forward for a distance until An Yue stopped her and signaled her not to come any closer, otherwise it would be dangerous.
She heard a loud bang and saw arrows falling like raindrops from the sky.
The iron spears fired from the crossbow cart pierced the city gate with one arrow, and then sharp arrows were fired at the same time. The crossbows on the city wall also fired sharp arrows continuously. People kept falling under the rain of arrows, and others rushed forward.
Jiang Lan saw people constantly climbing up from the city wall and people constantly falling from the wall. She rushed over to stop the fight despite An Yue's obstruction.
Maybe it was useless, maybe it was ridiculous, but she couldn't just watch and do nothing. She had to do something, even if it was just to shout "Stop hitting!" with all her might...
She had never witnessed the cruelty of war, but now she saw it: killing, people killing people!
"Stop fighting!"
"Stop fighting..."
She didn't understand why they had to fight, why they had to fight to the death, why they couldn't just live a good life?
Although she screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice was drowned out by the sound of fierce fighting before it could reach anyone else. She was like a fallen leaf falling into a bottomless abyss, so small that it was not worth mentioning.
Suddenly there was a deafening loud bang, followed by a series of loud bangs.
Jiang Lan saw something inside the city gate being blown to pieces. She stood there in a daze, her heart beating violently, her ears buzzing with tinnitus, and her pupils dilated in horror, as if she had seen an extremely terrifying scene.
Until a hand pulled her away, and she ran for a distance like a puppet being pulled by that hand. When she came to her senses, she stopped running. When the other person turned around, she was shocked to see that face, and immediately tried to break free from his hand and run back.
"The Third Prince has buried gunpowder in the city. If you rush in now, you will be seeking death." Ji Quan warned in a low voice.
Jiang Lan slapped him in the face, but Ji Quan avoided her cold gaze and did not let go.
At this time, An Yue broke away from the siege and rushed over. When Ji Quan fought with him, Jiang Lan immediately ran away.
When she ran over, the rumbling sound had stopped.
The corpse of a soldier suddenly appeared in front of her. His armor was stained with blood and covered with a few pieces of dirt that were blown away. His eyes were still open, and there was a deathly silence in his gray pupils.
Jiang Lan looked at those eyes, clearly trembling with fear, but she just couldn't look away. She didn't know how she lifted one foot, then the other, and walked around those eyes. She also didn't know how she walked around pair of eyes after pair of eyes to the city gate.
As soon as she reached the city gate, she felt she stepped on something. She trembled all over and immediately withdrew her foot, not daring to look down to see what she had stepped on.
The city was still filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, and the dust that had been raised had not yet dispersed, shrouding it like fog.
She carefully lifted her foot, slowly put it down, and walked forward tentatively, calling out "My Lord" softly, her voice trembling a little. She was blinded by the dust again, and tears mixed with sweat fell down together. She groped forward like a blind person.
After groping for an unknown amount of time, she seemed to hear someone calling "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" and groped in the direction of the voice.
"This Third Prince is truly a lunatic. He actually planted gunpowder in the city. He's trying to wipe out our cavalry and the Black Armored Army."
Jiang Lan heard Ye Xuanhe's voice and listened to him continue:
"However, we did capture Dingcheng within three days, and we didn't disappoint His Majesty."
She paused and stood there, not knowing whether to move forward or backward. Her head was buzzing and her body was shivering.
When Qi Wuhan saw her, he walked towards her quickly. Seeing that her face was covered with tears and sweat, he raised his hand and gently wiped her skin with his sleeve. His brows furrowed when his fingers touched her skin. It was cold, and her forehead also felt cold when he touched it. He ordered a military doctor to be called, and then he picked her up and left.
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