Chapter 138 Capturing the Princess
Since Yan Fengxiao had revealed such a big flaw to them, he must of course seize it.
Five days later.
Thousands of elite soldiers escorted the Crown Prince of Northern Frontier Kingdom and arrived at the exchange site at a very fast speed.
The Northern Frontier said they would hand over the antidote in exchange for the life of their eldest prince.
Time was running out, and a man with a black bag on his head was tied to the back of one of the horses.
He was dressed in prison clothes and tied up tightly, so that only his arms, covered with whip marks, could be seen.
Because his mouth was blocked, he could only occasionally let out a painful groan or two.
Lieutenant General Zhao rode on horseback and glanced at Qin Mingzhu, who stood in front of him with his back straight and silent.
He was really shocked. He originally thought that Qin Mingzhu's presence would delay the trip. After all, she was a weak woman. After five days of sleeping in the open air, even some grown men felt sore all over and could not bear it.
However, Qin Mingzhu was the same as always, showing no signs of fatigue at all.
"Princess, the people from the Northern Frontier have arrived."
Qin Mingzhu nodded slightly.
"good."
This place is a plain within Qingwu City.
The field of vision is wide, and you can see everyone around you at a glance.
This is also to prevent ambushes.
Along the way, the group did not encounter any danger, it was like the calm before the storm.
Qin Mingzhu waved his hand, asking everyone to approach a group of soldiers wearing Northern Frontier armor, and then ordered: "Send two people over to get the antidote."
"Yes, Princess!"
Deputy General Zhao selected two reliable subordinates to send the blindfolded eldest prince to the front of the battle. On the other hand, two people from the Northern Frontier Army also came out soon. The two groups were separated by several hundred meters and exchanged the agreed hostages and antidote in the middle.
The two sides did not communicate much.
It all went so smoothly that it was unbelievable.
And on a hillside in the distance, more than a thousand people had already ambushed and were secretly watching this scene.
"His Highness has instructed that the antidote must not be sent back to the capital. Except for Princess Dingbei, no one else should be left behind!"
"When they return after exchanging the antidote and the hostages, they will definitely be relaxed. We will then intercept them at their retreat and catch them off guard!"
"Yes, sir!"
This group of people stared intently at the side where the hostages were exchanged.
They had already investigated through spies planted in both groups and found out that today was indeed the time to exchange hostages and this place was also the agreed location.
Moreover, Qin Mingzhu came in person, which shows how much importance she attaches to this hostage exchange.
If there is no antidote, the old emperor will die.
By then, when the eldest prince ascends the throne, they will all be meritorious officials and will definitely be able to rise to a high position!
The two sides confronted each other for about half an hour.
It seems to be confirming whether the antidote is effective.
After all, the eldest prince of Northern Frontier had been poisoned. The imperial physician brought by the team could find out whether there was an antidote to the poison and verify the authenticity of the antidote.
This kind of thing must be done with caution. The imperial physician came back with the antidote and nodded at Qin Mingzhu.
"Princess, the antidote is already in hand."
Qin Mingzhu nodded, then turned her horse's head and said, "Let's go."
The thousands of troops had no intention of pursuing those people from the northern border.
It seemed that after achieving their goal, the life of the eldest prince no longer had any meaning to them.
The troops from the northern border also seemed to be relieved. After protecting the eldest prince, they ran as fast as they could, heading towards the escape route that had been preset in advance.
Not seeing the two sides fighting, the hidden troops on Yan Xuanjing's side all looked regretful.
But when the leader of this group saw Qin Mingzhu leading the team escorting the antidote retreating in their direction, a sneer appeared on his face.
He said to the three men behind him who looked quite powerful and had their faces covered, "Three masters, the task of capturing Princess Dingbei alive is now in your hands. His Highness has instructed that she must be captured alive, only then will it be of value!"
The three men looked cold and silent.
They only obeyed the arrangements of the eldest prince. As for these people, the three of them didn't take them seriously at all.
Seeing the more than a thousand people brought by Qin Mingzhu approaching...
"Follow me!"
"kill!"
At this moment, more than a thousand people who were in ambush rushed out and headed straight for Qin Mingzhu's team.
Although the number of troops Qin Mingzhu brought was smaller than that of the enemy, the daily training had prevented these elite soldiers from panicking.
After seeing the ambush, Vice General Zhao immediately ordered: "Deploy the formation and protect the princess!"
"yes!"
The formation, which was not messy to begin with, changed instantly, surrounding Qin Mingzhu in the middle.
Deputy General Zhao's expression was very solemn. He turned around and looked at Qin Mingzhu and said, "Princess, there is an ambush!"
Qin Mingzhu frowned slightly, as if she was also shocked by the scene before her. Her face turned pale and she looked even more fragile.
"Everyone, be careful, defense is the priority, don't hurt your life!"
Her advice warmed the hearts of the soldiers around her.
However, they all followed Qin Mingzhu's instructions and took a defensive stance.
However, in the eyes of the other side, this look showed fear, and their morale became even higher, with thousands of people charging directly forward.
The next moment, the fighting began!
Weapons collided and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
A war involving thousands of people cannot be underestimated.
There were shouts and screams all around, mixed with various screams.
Through this contact, Qin Mingzhu discovered how brave the soldiers led by Yan Fengxiao were.
If we charge directly into battle with the enemy, there will definitely be a lot of casualties.
But they were just defending. This group of people formed an impregnable line of defense, which prevented the enemy from breaking in after several attempts and even caused them to suffer heavy losses.
However, there were three masters among the other side.
The three killers cooperated with each other and, under the cover of the surrounding soldiers, they were like a sharp sword, tearing a hole through hundreds of people and attacking Qin Mingzhu in the middle.
Deputy General Zhao rushed forward with two young commanders who were good at martial arts and fought hard.
The sound of fighting continued.
Qin Mingzhu still stayed obediently among the crowd, being protected. She seemed to be frightened by the scene around her, and her shaky figure looked fragile.
One of the assassins, who had his face covered and was wearing a black hood, suddenly had his eyes light up, and he quickly discovered the loopholes of Deputy General Zhao and others.
"You two hold them off, I'll go catch them!"
The other two killers nodded immediately after hearing this. Their strength on the front battlefield was severely suppressed, and they could only launch a surprise attack to achieve a surprise victory.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to complete this mission.
General Zhao was blocked by an assassin. In a one-on-one fight, no one here could be a match for these three professional killers, but in the midst of chaos, cooperation is what matters.
Although the battle looked extremely brutal, the vast majority of the dead were enemy soldiers.
The killer leader finally broke through layers of obstacles and entered the central protection circle.
He even came to Qin Mingzhu despite being seriously injured.
The assassin leader smiled, his eyes flashing with cruelty. As long as he could grab the little princess's fragile neck, he would succeed... Even if the soldiers around him could react, they would be afraid to attack him!
He aimed his hand at Qin Mingzhu's neck.
Qin Mingzhu's face was full of panic, and she seemed to want to retreat and run away, but the horse she was riding was out of control, and there were people in front, behind, and on both sides of her, so she had nowhere to retreat.
What will happen in the next moment seems to have been anticipated.
But just when the assassin leader thought everything was secure, he felt a sudden pain in his chest...
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