Chapter 3111: Jinling Palace was captured
What's that sound?
Zhu Chengjin was also startled. Although he always had a feeling that everything was under control, whether it was Jinling City or Yangzhou City where the assassin was already in his pocket, the sudden loud noise was like a terrible accident, which created a rift in his confidence.
What's that sound?
Why does that huge roar sound so familiar, as if, as if——
Just as Zhu Chengjin walked eagerly to the side of the boat, grabbed the railing with both hands, stretched his neck to look at the dark sky in the direction of Jinling City in the distance, and tried hard to search for memories in his mind, a cold light flashed in Nan Yan's eyes.
Compared to Zhu Chengjin, she may be more familiar with that memory.
After all, that day was not only the day that changed her destiny, but also the day she met the person who changed her destiny.
That is, the day when Zhu Feng launched the Jingnan Campaign and officially attacked the city of Jinling.
That night, she was tied naked to the dragon bed in Jiaotai Palace, waiting for Zhu Chengjin to enjoy her like a piece of meat on a chopping board. Perhaps, she was also waiting for the end of her life. At that time, she seemed to have faintly heard that roar.
Here, the only people who experienced that night were Zhu Chengjin and Nan Yan.
At this moment, Zhu Chengjin's eyes instantly turned bloodshot under the light of the fire, and he had obviously remembered something. The people around him, whether it was Ge Long, Lu Guangwei, Guo Mi and others, had not experienced that night, but they also keenly felt that something must have gone wrong in Jinling City.
"What happened? Is it in the city—No, from the sound, it seems to be coming from the direction of the palace!"
Zhu Chengjin's face was extremely grim. Although he had only heard a sound and no other news, he was a madman to begin with, and madmen always had sharper insights into some things than ordinary people. He immediately turned around and said, "Quick, send someone back to investigate what happened!"
At this time, Li Chen and Fang Zhen and others on the other ships were still waiting for his order to set off. Suddenly, they heard a loud noise, and there was no movement from Zhu Chengjin's side. They were also a little confused.
On the opposite boat, the boatman was waving a torch, as if asking about the situation here.
Sure enough, a boatman immediately came forward and said, "Sir, the people from Xingluo Lake are asking why we haven't set off yet?"
Zhu Chengjin said with a serious face: "Let them wait!"
The boatman was also stunned.
Guo Mi immediately stepped forward and said, "Sir, our time has been set. That noise just now might have been an accident. If something really happened, the many soldiers guarding the city would surely rush over at full speed to report it."
Zhu Chengjin said in a deep voice: "We can't wait!"
"What?"
"Send the people on the shore back immediately. If anything really happens, I want to know it first!"
Guo Mi was still a little hesitant, not knowing why he cared so much about this matter. For such a long time, everyone had regarded taking over Yangzhou City as the most important task at hand, but now, he had forgotten about Yangzhou and was only concerned about the things in the city.
But people didn't dare to disobey him.
So Guo Mi immediately sent someone to pass on the message. Soon, a burst of hurried horse hooves was heard in the dark night, and from a distance, the torch held high in the man's hand could be seen turning into a flaming meteor in the night.
Although the sound of horse hooves faded away, the quiet night seemed to be completely broken by some noisy sounds.
Everyone feels a little uneasy.
Some people were uneasy because of the sudden roar; others were worried because Zhu Chengjin suddenly changed his strategy. You know, the most feared thing in a battle is delaying the opportunity. Li Chen and Fang Zhen on the other side were already very impatient. They kept asking the boatmen to wave torches at this side, trying to urge Zhu Chengjin to set off quickly.
But Zhu Chengjin didn't move.
His hands, because of their excessive paleness and thinness, especially the high protrusions on the knuckles, felt like a pair of skeleton claws, which seemed to have dug deeply into the guardrail. However, his eyes were glowing faintly red, and even had a little imperceptible madness, as he stared at the night sky of Jinling City in the distance, which was now completely invisible.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly, another roar was heard in the quiet night.
This sound was closer and more shocking than the previous ones.
Many people even felt that the ground was shaking slightly, and the river water began to surge. The waves gradually hit the shore, stirring up quite a lot of waves.
Listening to the sound of the waves, people became more and more uneasy.
Even Lu Guangwei and Guo Mi, who originally didn't care much, frowned and looked into the distance quietly.
I don’t know how long it took, but finally, in the dark night and the uneasy wind, there was another burst of hurried horse hooves, and a group of flames came from the direction of Jinling City in the distance.
When they saw that there were not just one person coming back, but many people, Zhu Chengjin and the others immediately felt something was wrong.
He hurriedly walked a distance to the bow and boarded the large ships that served as the trestle. He saw those men galloping towards him. Before their horses even stopped, they hurriedly fell off their horses. One of them almost fell. They rolled and crawled onto the trestle and rushed to Zhu Chengjin: "Young Master——"
Zhu Chengjin immediately asked: "What happened?!"
Those people all had expressions of shock on their faces. Even those walking behind had obvious injuries on their faces and bodies. They said with mournful faces, "The Jinling Palace has been captured."
"What!?"
Zhu Chengjin was shocked.
Everyone around was stunned. Guo Mi immediately said, "How is this possible? We've left so many troops in Jinling City, and the surrounding area has been cleared long ago. Even if someone could cross the river and attack Jinling City, how could they take it so quickly?"
The leader said with a sad face: "No one took Jinling City. They fought their way out from the Imperial Palace."
"What?!"
It was like a thunderclap exploding overhead, and everyone's mind went blank in an instant.
Fighting out of the palace?
They have lived in the palace for so long and have already cleaned out the front and back palaces. Their people are everywhere inside and outside the palace. How come there are still people coming out of the palace?
Zhu Chengjin grabbed the man by the collar and said through gritted teeth, "You're talking nonsense! How dare you lie to me!"
"No,"
The man cried and said, "Sir, those people and horses rushed out from Zichen Palace."
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