Chapter 276 The Last Trump Card
They just felt strange about the Crown Princess, but now they couldn't help but miss her so much. She was back.
The girl moved lightly and leaped forward in a few steps: "What's going on?"
"He, he's a spy!"
After hearing this, Cheng Nianying didn't even blink as she kicked Agen sideways on the side of the neck.
Looking again, Agen had fainted.
Wu San slowly retracted his arms, his entire body still trembling. His wife wasn't much better, but after all, she had exerted less energy just now, so she was able to turn around and talk to Cheng Nianying.
How could a peasant woman have ever met a noble man?
But surprisingly, she was not very afraid of the female crown prince.
It was probably because when she came, she said she would take them back to the Huan Dynasty. She suddenly appeared when everyone was in despair and ready to make a last gamble. Just like the savior Buddha in the Buddhist scriptures.
"My man went to see the corpse on the ground. Agen called him Lord Liang..." Huaer told how they discovered that this man was a spy and how they tried to control him.
Wangyue was terrified after hearing this: "That Liang Xiang bribed the people of the border town to be spies? If he shouts it out, won't we be surrounded by soldiers here?"
The third prince's eyes flickered. Yes, it just so happened that...
"Fortunately, Agen is a bachelor. If he had a wife and children and was abducted together, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to protect them all." Wu San was also scared.
Cheng Nianying immediately thought of what King Liang said, that Liang Xiang was good at winning people's hearts and sowing discord.
It's not that scary, but silently burying a thorn there can easily hurt people.
She turned to look at Wu San and his wife, and imitated Fu Yi's tone in the past, praising them: "You are very amazing."
Such praise seems monotonous.
Then he added: "You are brave and intelligent." This was said to Wu San.
"You are brave and fearless." This was said to Wu San's wife Huaer.
Wu San and his wife were immediately flattered.
God!
The future emperor will praise them!
At this moment, no one cared about the strangeness of a woman becoming an emperor.
This is the emperor praising them!
If I could write it down, like those scholars in the city, and frame it, it would be great! It would be passed down for eighteen generations!
The others were also very anxious when they heard this, and they only regretted that they had untied the rope too slowly and that was why they could not help.
"It's almost time." Cheng Nianying looked up at the sky.
At this time, the sleeping soldiers had not yet woken up, but the night watchmen had already reached their most sleepy state.
Wangyue picked up his knife and cut the ropes on the people one by one.
Each family claimed the elderly, wives and children of their own family.
Men lead the elderly, women lead the children, and each rides a horse.
Cheng Nianying simply taught them how to mount a horse and pull the reins.
"It's almost the same as riding a donkey." The people smacked their lips and sighed.
Cheng Nianying didn't correct them. The more she corrected them, the more frightened they became.
He simply said, "War horses recognize people and will run even faster. You must firmly step on the stirrups, hold the reins tightly, open your shoulders, straighten your back, and sink your heels..."
They nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
Oh my God, the noble man spoke with such patience and taught them!
All those fears were suppressed for the time being, and I only wanted to go back, I must go back!
The night grows darker.
The fifth prince led the horses out one by one with great difficulty.
This is stealing your own horse!
Wen Xiang's horse was indeed more familiar with his smell and did not make any noise the entire time.
Fortunately, Liang Xiang had prepared for the surprise attack in advance and wrapped each horse's hooves with cotton, which saved them a lot of trouble.
As time passed, Cheng Nianying gave the order: "Mount the horses!"
"Walk!"
The horse stamped its feet uneasily, but instinctively moved forward under the drive.
The footsteps were subtle.
Boom, boom, boom.
The remaining horses saw their companions leave for no reason and started to bang their heads against the stable in frustration, once, twice.
The dozing soldier startled: "Something seems to be happening?"
"What's the noise?" someone asked, bringing a torch.
The firelight illuminated a small area, but could not penetrate the darkness and reach the distance.
What they saw from afar was still just a dark outline. But after staring at that outline for a long time, they kept looking at it...
"Something seems to be moving ahead?"
"The horse is moving." The other soldiers woke up and rushed over.
"The Fifth Prince is still handling things over there."
"It's already this late. I think we've finished what we needed to do. Let's go and take a look. Nothing can happen to Marco. Otherwise, Lord Liang will skin you and me alive tomorrow."
“Yes, yes.”
The soldiers walked towards the stable while talking.
Finally, there was a loud "boom".
The stable was knocked down.
The soldiers were so frightened that they rushed over in a panic and finally cleared out the collapsed shed. In the light of the fire, they could see that there were only a few injured and mad horses.
But the corpse lying in the middle was particularly eye-catching in the firelight.
"Liang, Lord Liang!" The soldier's voice changed in tone as he screamed.
It was at this time that Shentu Yu was woken up by the quarrel.
The other deputy generals can forget about sleeping.
"Master Liang is dead!"
The soldiers shouted in confusion.
Shentu Yuji thought he was being laughed at and instinctively curled his lips: "How is that possible?"
They crawled to the outside of Liang Xiang's tent, and the guards guarding the door were still confused and had no idea what was going on.
Until he saw the two guards Wei and Yuan lying dead inside.
Their scalps went numb and their whole bodies felt cold.
"Where's the Fifth Prince?"
"Where's the third prince?"
Shentu Yu shouted loudly, his throat almost torn apart.
"What's wrong? ... Carrying a body, carrying a body is wrong. Something is wrong, it must be wrong... Where can they go? Back to Huaiyuan? How can they go back?"
Shentu Yu's mind was working rapidly.
Then, an even more shrill cry erupted from his throat: "Horses! Go count the horses! No, don't count them! Everyone, leave the camp immediately and chase them! Chase them in the direction of Huaiyuan City! Quick!!!"
The entire camp was soon ablaze with fire.
When Cheng Nianying looked back and saw the growing light, she knew they had discovered it.
"Faster! Faster!" Her voice was carried by the wind and reached everyone's ears.
Now that it has been discovered, there is no need to hide it.
Cheng Nianying took out the arrow in the clouds that had been hidden in her arms for a long time and shot it into the sky.
A flash of fire flashed by.
On the city gate tower.
The guards of the Prince's Mansion, staring with eyes wide open, not daring to close them even though tears were streaming down their cheeks, and not daring to rest even though their legs were trembling, suddenly jumped up and said, "Quick! Spread the word, the Crown Prince is coming back!"
"So fast?" The soldier was stunned.
Yes.
This is already very fast.
Too fast!
Everyone on and below the city wall immediately became busy.
The lights in Huaiyuan government office became brighter and brighter.
"Master! Master, I got the news!" The guard rushed in.
Fu Yi just put down the bowl in his hand.
Wu Xun bared his teeth and glared at the guard. "If you hadn't come earlier, you would have drunk all that!"
There was no change of expression on Fu Yi's face, as if he had regained his composure. However, he took the cloak a little faster and did not open his arms to wait for others to put it on him. He just put it on and tied it with his backhand, so smoothly that Wu Xun was afraid that he would strangle himself.
"Sword." Fu Yi stretched out his hand.
Wu Xun was slightly surprised: "Master... is going out of the city to pick him up?"
"Well, didn't you tell me to pick her up?"
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In the Wenxiang camp, Shentu Yu and others reacted immediately and dispatched troops to catch up quickly.
After all, they are trained soldiers.
Among them were Liang Xiang's private soldiers, who now saw their master, who was able to make things happen at home, had his body thrown into a stable after his death.
Such a dirty place!
How can I get rid of this hatred?
And once the adults die, what will happen to their future?
Sorrow and fear filled their hearts as they rushed to the front, their horses galloping at full speed, and they were better at driving them than the common people.
They were chasing after them, and even though they were still so far away, the dazzling flickering torches still gave the people in the border town a great sense of oppression in the darkness.
"They are chasing us!" Someone shouted in panic.
Cheng Nianying's expression remained unchanged. He lightly stepped on the horse's saddle, slowed down his pace, and gradually fell behind the crowd.
Wangyue and Wu San were the first to notice it, so they quickly turned their heads away.
"Why did the Crown Prince go to the back?"
"I'll stay behind to keep you from panicking." The killer never does such a thing. If he fails once, he will save his own life first and wait for the next opportunity.
Staying behind the enemy lines is more like something a heroic general in a storybook would do.
But now she did.
Cheng Nianying felt that this feeling was not bad, and even made her excited.
The wind is blowing harder.
Wu San and his wife opened their mouths to say something, but as soon as they opened their mouths, they found sand filling up, so they had to close them again.
They could only stare at Cheng Nianying in shock and silence.
Cheng Nianying pursed her lips and met their eyes.
She found that she liked and enjoyed being looked at at this moment.
"Let's go! Let's go faster." The people in front called out to each other.
They didn't look back, nor were they afraid anymore.
The border people had never seen the emperor.
I only know that according to the storyteller, the emperor must have been born with a special appearance, which is why he is different from ordinary people.
In ordinary families, sons naturally inherit the family business. But that was the Son of Heaven. How could the Son of Heaven be treated the same as ordinary people?
It doesn't seem strange that it's a woman.
Still loving and caring for their woman.
This is how the emperor should be! This is how it should be!
The horses were still galloping forward, carrying with them the memory of the siege of Huaiyuan, and running forward fearlessly.
Closer!
Closer!
There was a dull sound in the distance, followed by the sound of war drums. Even from such a distance, I could feel my ears beating along with the rhythm.
The short official who came to greet Cheng Nianying that day, covered in dust, stood on the city wall with tears and snot, shouting: "The crown prince has returned, and we must fight to the death!"
Wu Xun muttered, "That won't necessarily mean a fight to the death..."
The city gate was now fully open.
Fu Yi rode out first, shocking his men so much that they hurried to follow.
Their figures gradually became clearer in the dim morning light and were finally imprinted in the eyes of the people in the border town.
Someone is coming to greet them!
Excited, they hurriedly turned their heads and saw that the soldiers were getting closer and closer, forming a black mass, like a dark cloud covering a city.
"quick!"
"Faster!"
They could no longer hear who was shouting.
The team that was heading towards them finally met up with them.
But the leader was an exceptionally handsome young man, a young man so stunning that even on the battlefield he was still breathtaking... he actually walked against them and passed by them.
The people looked back again.
See him meet the crown prince.
ah.
He must be a high-ranking official, a high-ranking official from the imperial capital!
He is also a good minister of the emperor!
Seeing a little light, I could finally see the scene ahead clearly.
In the distance, Shentu Yu gritted his teeth, knowing that he could finally escape from this frustrating situation where he couldn't catch up no matter how hard he tried.
He extended his hand to the person behind him.
Wangyue's pupils shrank sharply, and he only had time to shout out one word: "Arrow!"
Cheng Nianying's first reaction was to hold Fu Yi's hand tightly.
His hands couldn't block it again.
But she held the knife in her left hand, and her right hand only grabbed one of Fu Yi's wrists.
The next moment, there was a cold clanging sound as the sword was unsheathed.
When the two horses met, Fu Yi slashed with his sword, deflecting the arrow. Looking at him again, his eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged on his neck, and his expression was like that of a Shura.
The sword struck quickly and fiercely, without a trace of drag.
Cheng Nianying was surprised: "You know swordsmanship?"
Fu Yi reined in his horse and rode alongside her. His tightly clasped hands were soaked with sweat. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Yes, this is the last trump card I wanted to keep secret for the rest of my life, and now you know it too."
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