Lu Anyuan raised his head with difficulty, covered his chest with both hands, and took several breaths before he recovered: "No, it's okay, ma'am, your armor, your armor is really strong!" My goodness, he almost killed himself, this armor is indeed of first-class quality!
If there were a capable person, or even the creator, who could turn back time to the point where Ying Jiu blocked the way, we would be able to see an equally thrilling experience that was different from what happened in the outer palace.
"Yingjiu, explain clearly, what is a large army?" What a joke. When the emperor traveled, martial law had already been imposed in Gushan. Where did the "large army" come from?
"About ten thousand people have surrounded Gushan from below, armed with countless feather arrows and bows and crossbows. It seems they are planning a violent attack."
"Huh?" Xu Yixing and Ying Wu glanced at each other. What was going on? "Then I want to go up the mountain now, is that okay?"
"No. If you go down the mountain now, I can wait until dark to take you away. Going up the mountain is suicide."
Xu Yixing took a deep breath. Sure enough, her prediction had come true. Today, something big had happened! She closed her eyes and pondered for a moment. The fact that tens of thousands of people could march directly to the foot of Gushan Mountain without alerting any other forces could only mean one thing: they were soldiers from the capital!
But there are also many soldiers in the capital, including the Imperial Guards, the Jinwu Guards, the Jingzhao Prefecture Guards, and the Longwu Guards and the Weiwei Army who just returned. Which side are they on?
It's unlikely to be the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards and Uncle Bai's jurisdiction are of the same lineage. If there were any changes, he would know about them. The remaining four... Dragon Guards? The Dragon Guards had just returned from Southern Xinjiang. Could it be that they were bewitched by the Second Prince there?
Although it was hasty, Xu Yixing was indeed the first person to guess the identity of the rebels in this incident.
"Hiss! Let's go back to Shen Yue!"
When Chen Yue saw Xu Yixing again half a day later and heard what she said, he felt that she was sick and confused.
When Xu Yixing saw Shen Yue's confused look, he knew that he didn't believe it.
"Sir Shen! This is a matter of national justice! Why am I joking with you at this time?" She was so anxious that she wanted to slam the table. The reason she came back to find Shen Yue was that she hoped he could help her.
“If it is true as you said, that it was His Majesty’s favorite son, the Second Prince, who instigated His Majesty’s most trusted personal army, the Dragon Guard, to rebel?” Shen Yue had a sneer on his face. This was too unbelievable.
"If you don't believe me, you can go down the mountain and take a look. But I'm afraid you'll be shot to death as soon as you show your head."
Under Xu Yixing's anxious and angry gaze and tone, Chen Yue finally became skeptical and began to think seriously.
"If that's the case, then if we mobilize troops to support the king now, only the Weiwei Army can contend with it. But without the military token, how can we do that?"
"I can't do anything about this. I only have Lu Anyuan's palace decree here. If it can barely be considered a token of trust..." Xu Yixing cast his gaze at Chen Yue, the implication of his words was self-evident.
"Shen is willing to go to the Weiwei camp and give it a try."
Good! This has finally achieved the desired effect. Xu Yixing knew that if he had gone to the Weiwei camp with Lu Anyuan's order, he might have been able to explain the situation, but given his status, General Liu would never obey the orders of a prince's relative and mobilize his troops.
But considering Shen Yue's prestige, it might be worth a try.
Xu Yixing immediately stood up, took out the small token from his waist, and handed it to Chen Yue with both hands.
"Sir, thank you for your help! I'll have my trusted confidant escort you down the mountain to the military camp. Everything depends on whether you can convince General Liu."
Chen Yue accepted it, stood up, and straightened his robes. He reminded Xu Yixing, "Actually, mobilizing troops to support the emperor isn't the main point. The main point is that we can't let the capital be lost. If the emperor is really trapped in Gushan, the capital should have heard the news by tomorrow at the latest. If someone gets ahead of us and forges a summons to bring troops into the capital before then, it will be troublesome."
What he said was exactly the same as what Lu Anyuan and Lu Hexin said. The key point was the City Defense Department.
"Thank you for the reminder, sir." Xu Yixing pulled Yingwu aside and told him to go into the city to find his uncle and explain the situation. He then asked Yingjiu to escort Chen Yue down the mountain. Regardless, even if Chen Yue couldn't persuade Liu Buyi, he couldn't be trapped there. He had to bring him back alive.
Everyone in the thatched cottage had left, leaving only Xu Yixing. At this moment, she deeply regretted why she only brought two shadow guards with her on weekdays. If all nine of them were with her, they could have gone to the various government offices in the capital at this time, and someone would have been able to rush over to help, right?
She smiled bitterly, put the bit on the horse and hid it, then quietly climbed up the tree closest to the official road, her eyes bright as she paid attention to the movements up and down the mountain.
Thirty thousand people is a lot! This was her first impression. This Gushan Mountain Road is considered the flattest and widest road. How come with so many people occupying it, it seems like there is no space at all?
She saw that in the first half of the night the offensives of both sides were fairly evenly matched, with rockets whizzing in both directions, and some sporadic small arrows even flew towards where she was, but fortunately they no longer had any killing power.
Biting a branch in her mouth, she forced herself to keep quiet and concentrate, and not be careless.
In the second half of the night, the offensive suddenly slowed down. The rebels here were scattered and seemed to have no desire to fight. What was going on? Such a good opportunity for war. If they just attacked with all their might, the battle would be over by tomorrow morning! Either the Dragon Guards were incompetent, or they were internally divided.
Of course, Xu Yixing prefers the latter.
As the sky gradually turned blue, Xu Yixing didn't dare stay in the tree any longer. He quietly descended and walked towards the denser part of the forest. There, he ran into the Weiwei vanguard who came to scout and was almost killed by the scout. Thanks to Lord Shen's timely intervention and Ying Jiu's quick appearance, he was able to prove his identity and escape.
"Lord Shen! You really managed to get General Liu to help you!" Xu Yixing was extremely excited because she saw that this scout team of only ten people was led by the real leader, General Liu Buyi. Shen Yue was really capable!
"Greetings, Your Highness. Are His Majesty and all the officials really trapped on the mountain?" Liu Buyi spoke quickly and without any nonsense. He came here quietly to investigate, not to chat.
"Yes, I watched it in the first half of the night. The offensive was very strong, but for some reason it stopped in the second half. Maybe they had internal problems."
"Okay!" Liu Buyi slapped his thigh. This was a great opportunity!
Liu Buyi changed the formation, and it was obvious that some people had left the team and gone back for redeployment. As for Xu Yixing, he could rest easy now, just waiting for daybreak and going up the mountain immediately!
But before dawn, she saw her uncle among the rescue team. Without saying a word, Bai Yu threw a set of bags from his horse to her and quickly commanded the assault team to prepare for a surprise attack.
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