Chapter 518: Escape
Murong Jing shot an arrow, as fast as wind and lightning, with unmatched speed.
Muza only felt a flash of light passing by, and then the world spun around, and he fell heavily from the horse's back without even being able to utter a scream.
His wide-open eyes were fixed in fear and confusion, and he died with his eyes open.
Although the soldiers under Muza fought bravely, most of them were out of fear of Muza.
They had already been frightened by the artillery fire, and now that Muza was dead, no one dared to move forward.
Only then did Long Buqi react and immediately ordered the defenders in Qingshi Pass to leave the city and pursue.
All the soldiers at Qingshi Pass saw Murong Jing's arrow just now. At that moment, their morale was greatly boosted and they rushed out of the city, shouting and killing, shaking the sky.
Seeing this, the enemy dared not resist. They almost immediately threw away their weapons and armor and fled in panic.
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When King Zhenbei received the military report, he stood up in shock.
"Muza... is dead!?"
The soldier in front of him nodded nervously.
"She was shot dead by a red-clothed man on the Qingshi Pass tower. Judging from the figure...it seems to be Princess Ningyue."
King Zhenbei slammed his palm heavily on the table, causing the tea to splash out.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked the soldier to describe in detail the situation of today's siege, and the soldier answered one by one.
"Jing'er... do you really want to ruin father's plan..."
After listening to the narration, King Zhenbei muttered to himself, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
Mu'er on the side waved her hand to let the soldier go, and after thinking for a while, she said to King Zhenbei:
"Your Majesty, do you think we should call back the guards?"
King Zhenbei shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice:
"Once they withdraw, the reinforcements from Longyou will be able to reach Qingshi Pass unimpeded."
As he spoke, his tone was filled with annoyance.
“We originally wanted them to contain the Potian Army in Longyou so that we can take over Danzhou and Qingshi Pass smoothly.
But I didn't expect Qingshi Pass to be so difficult to attack. Now we are the one being held back."
Muer said with some concern:
"That thing they call 'cannon' is really terrible.
It only took four times to cause Muza's 40,000-man army to suffer heavy losses..."
King Zhenbei smiled coldly.
“That thing is powerful, but unfortunately—their reserves don’t seem to be sufficient.
Otherwise, we could have just fired at the enemy today. Why did Jing'er wait until the enemy was at the gates before shooting Muza to death with an arrow?"
Muer frowned slightly and said hesitantly:
"That being said, could it be that this is a trick they are using to mislead us into thinking that there is something wrong with the artillery inside Qingshi Pass, so as to lure our main force out and then use artillery to launch a concentrated siege?"
King Zhenbei fell silent.
Based on his intuition from years of fighting on the battlefield, he knew that something must have gone wrong with that terrifying thing called "cannon", which led to the situation that occurred during Muza's siege today.
But based on what Mu'er said, although he thought the possibility was small, he had to consider it.
He didn't dare to gamble. What if he lost? He would send all his men out to attack Qingshi Pass, but the other side would have more than a dozen cannons ready for battle. He would be at the mercy of others.
At this moment, another soldier hurried over, knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, I received a secret letter!"
King Zhenbei immediately opened the letter, and after reading it, his deeply furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
He laughed out loud, with great joy.
Mu'er asked him curiously what was wrong, and King Zhenbei handed her the letter and asked her to read it herself.
After reading it, Mu'er also showed joy on her face, "Your Majesty, this..."
King Zhenbei restrained his smile, and the ambition in his eyes bloomed again.
"Send a message to the entire army - attack Qingshi Pass again in three days!"
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Ever since the emperor's troops left the capital, the city has fallen into an eerie silence.
Nothing happened, but it seemed like an undercurrent was surging.
Today is the first court meeting of Crown Prince Yan Ning as regent after the emperor left the capital. All the ministers have been waiting outside the palace since early in the morning for the roll call.
At the palace gate, two carriages met unexpectedly.
Duke Li Lie of Weiguo got off the carriage and happened to see the curtain of another carriage next to him being lifted, revealing Dong Ye's trembling body.
Li Lie felt secretly annoyed. It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet in. How could they meet right at the palace gate?
Although both of them are regents, the golden seal of the prime minister is in Dong Ye's hands after all. He holds a higher position in His Majesty's heart than himself. No matter what, he still has to be polite for the sake of face.
Seeing that Dong Ye was old and had difficulty getting off the carriage, Li Lie secretly smiled and then put on a smiling face to greet him.
"Oh, Mr. Dong, what a coincidence! Come, come, let me help you..."
As Li Lie said this, he pushed Dong Ye's driver away and was about to go and support Dong Ye himself.
Seeing how attentive he was, Dong Ye's face flashed with confusion and suspicion.
Li Lie, relying on the favor of the late emperor, has never taken others seriously. Now that he has obtained the golden seal of the Lord and Auxiliary, why doesn't he become polite to himself instead of being a villain?
To flatter to death, he must want to flatter to death!
Dong Ye saw through Li Lie's thoughts and immediately put on an expression of trepidation.
"No, no, how dare I trouble the Duke of Wei? Old Hu, help me get out of the car quickly..."
Dong Ye and Li Lie refused for a long time, but finally got off the carriage by holding the coachman Lao Hu's arm.
Li Lie's face turned ugly for a moment. He didn't expect that Dong Ye, this old man, would not even give him this chance to show his goodwill after getting the golden seal. It seemed that he was planning to make things difficult for him.
We just got rid of Zhu Lan, and now here comes Dong Ye. It really makes people feel uncomfortable!
Dong and Li stood side by side at the palace gate.
Dong Ye smiled and said, "Duke Weiguo, please come in."
"No, no, Mr. Dong is highly respected and should be a role model for our generation. Naturally, Mr. Dong should go first."
Dong Ye said with a disapproving "Ah" and complained: "The Duke of Wei is a pillar of the country and should go first. I am old and will walk slowly. I am willing to escort the Duke of Wei behind me."
The two of them went back and forth for an unknown amount of time, until they were both tired of standing, and finally Li Lie grabbed Dong Ye's arm.
"Mr. Dong, if we don't go in now, we'll be late for the morning call. Why don't you and I go together?"
"Okay, okay, let's go together!"
The two of them then walked in hand in hand.
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