Chapter 1072: What a good move, making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!
"I'll fight with you!"
When Ye Zheng heard these words, it was as if divine power was injected into his whole body. He felt that even if hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of people came in front of him, he would not be afraid!
My heart warmed up, and I immediately gripped the reins tightly and raised them vigorously: "Go!"
He urged the horse under him to gallop forward faster. After a while, he shook off the surrounding troops and horses that came to chase and intercept him, and then he entered a small alley and galloped towards the east city gate.
Zhu Xuan, who was following closely behind him, was even more furious at this time.
Originally, it was thought that Ye Zheng had entered Prince Ning's Mansion alone and could be captured with just a flick of the finger. However, it was unexpected that he had set up an ambush with his men, not only to rescue Ran Xiaoyu, but now he was going to meet up with Zhu Feng.
In this way, they may really get out of their control.
Thinking of this, he clenched his teeth even more tightly.
"Chase him!"
Hearing his urging, the guards behind him whipped their horses vigorously and rushed forward one by one like arrows.
Just as they rushed into the narrow alley, they suddenly saw Ye Zheng, who was running in front of them, suddenly kick his horse's belly. The horse under him neighed loudly, jumped up more than a person's height, and leaped directly from the ground.
What's going on?
Before everyone could understand what was happening, their horses had already rushed forward. Then they heard a loud noise, and two people suddenly appeared from a cross alley on both sides of the alley. They were holding a thick hemp rope in their hands, which they pulled up suddenly and immediately placed in front of their horses.
"ah!"
There was a scream, and people and horses fell to the ground.
Both the man and the horse fell to the ground.
A rider fell down, and the ones behind him rushed up and stepped on them directly. Suddenly, more than a dozen people fell together and screamed in pain.
Ye Zheng had already rushed to the end of the alley. He turned back to look at them, then immediately continued to spur his horse and ran towards the city gate.
Zhu Xuan's face turned ashen.
But at this time, he calmed down a little and looked up at the city tower not far ahead. This place was not far from the east gate. Even if Ye Zheng wanted to leave, he had to pass through the city gate.
So, these alleys are not important at all.
He immediately turned around, raised his hand, and shouted, "No need to follow them, go straight to the East City Gate!"
"yes!"
When the people behind him heard this, they hurriedly retreated, leaving the winding alleys and going directly to the main road.
The roads in Changqing City were very wide, especially the main roads leading to the city gates. This was because King Ning lived in this city and he often had to travel, which was tiring for him. Naturally, the roads were very important. Once their men and horses were on the main roads, they had no obstructions and galloped straight towards the east gate.
When Ye Zheng and the others saw this scene, they immediately broke out in cold sweats.
Zhu Xuan is not a brainless person.
After he entered the city yesterday, he did not rest, but instead explored the routes of the alleys here and decided to use street fighting to wear down Zhu Xuan's troops chasing him. In this way, they would have a chance to break out of Changqing City. However, he did not expect that Zhu Xuan saw through his plan so quickly.
It seems that Prince Ning is not that easy to deal with.
Now, we can only speed up!
Thinking of this, Ye Zheng focused on waving the whip in the air vigorously, making a whistling sound. The sound also stimulated the horse to gallop forward faster.
They were getting closer and closer to the East City Gate.
Ye Zheng galloped all the way. Wherever he passed, several teams of people rushed out from both sides of the long street and immediately followed him. But this time, these people were no longer sent by Zhu Xuan to chase and intercept him, but were his own people.
He arranged these people to be picked up here.
And next, they are going to have a big fight here!
But at this moment, Zhu Xuan suddenly stopped.
The people behind him had been rushing forward in a frenzy, but when they saw him stop, they all stopped as well. Shi Yiru rode forward and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"wrong!"
Zhu Xuan looked at Ye Zheng and his men in front of him and suddenly said, "The emperor is not here!"
"What?!"
"How come?"
"Didn't Ye Zheng just say that he wanted to come here to meet the emperor?"
Zhu Xuan's face was gloomy. He said, "Ye Zheng is his confidant. He clearly knows that we are pursuing him. Moreover, he clearly knows that they are outnumbered. How could he still go to meet up with the emperor at this time and give us the opportunity to track them and find the emperor's whereabouts!"
When Shi Yiru heard him say this, he immediately understood.
A gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Could it be——"
Just then, another horn sounded behind them.
But the sound of the horn was different from the one they had used to summon troops before. It came from a long distance, from the other side of Changqing City.
Zhu Xuan turned his head suddenly.
That is - the West City Gate!
Everyone's faces showed astonishment, and Shi Yiru's brows suddenly knitted together: "West City Gate? Could it be that the second piece of news just now is true?"
Zhu Xuan's breath also became heavier.
He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "He is at the west gate!"
And it's not just at the west gate.
The sound of the horn was not only reminding them that they were at the West Gate, but the urgent sound was also telling them that the West Gate was under attack!
What a great idea - making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!
Zhu Feng actually took advantage of the time they were chasing Ye Zheng here and prepared to leave the city on the other side!
When Ye Zheng heard the horn, he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately understood.
He said with some surprise: "Your Majesty!"
Ran Xiaoyu asked, "Is the Emperor going to take the Imperial Concubine and the others out of the city?"
“That’s right!”
Ye Zheng was so happy that a smile appeared on his face. He finally got it right this time, and he helped the emperor out of trouble!
This is great!
However, just when he was overjoyed, Zhu Xuan slowly turned around, looked at Ye Zheng and the others gloomily, and said coldly: "Do you think he can leave the city?"
“…”
"Humph, dream on!"
Upon hearing his words, Ye Zheng frowned and asked, "You, what do you mean?"
Zhu Xuan sneered, "I knew he was in the city, so how could I be completely unprepared?" He pointed his finger into the air and said, "You heard the horn blast and knew they were attacking the west gate. But what you don't know is that this horn blast was also my pre-determined order."
“…”
"I have secretly deployed tens of thousands of troops at hundreds of checkpoints throughout the city. As soon as they hear the horn, they will immediately rush to the west gate to provide assistance!"
When Ye Zheng heard this, his eyes widened: "You——"
Zhu Xuan sneered, "What do you think he can do with just a few hundred men?"
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