As the Commander of the Imperial Guards, Zhao Quan had been leading the Imperial Guards for a long time, waiting to see Shen Shaoyang fall. After tens of thousands of cavalry charged into the Wu Gate, Zhao Quan said in a deep voice, "Close the gate!"
The palace gates that had just been forced open were quickly closed, and even a sealing stone was placed on the outside of the gates.
An army of 500,000 was broken in half!
Shen Shaoyang was lucky; he was blocked on Shenwu Avenue.
He only heard a terrified voice from a lord in the main hall square ahead: "Not good, it's a trap, retreat quickly!" Immediately afterward, a dark mass of archers rose up on the roof ridges on both sides. From opposite sides, the Northern Martial Iron Cavalry in black armor and soldiers in black and red armor of the Han Dynasty surged out, exuding a murderous aura.
Thanks to the Tiger Tally, Qi Yu successfully rallied the three armies. He had already hidden the army in the palace under the cover of night before them. After all, there were so many empty rooms in the harem that no one could tell how many troops were hidden there.
Three men in heavy armor, mounted on horseback, stood at the front; they were men of high status.
Standing with them was Xia Jingfeng, clad in black armor, exuding a murderous aura.
General Li San, summoned by the Tiger Tally and the Imperial Edict, had secretly arrived with his army a week ago. Now, seeing that His Majesty had indeed predicted the presence of traitors, he roared, "General Li San is here! By the Emperor's name, I will arrest the traitorous Shen family! The thirteen vassal lords who surrender will not be killed!"
Several other generals, just like Li San, also shouted, "General Wang Wu of the Flying Cavalry is here! By order of the Emperor, we are here to arrest the traitorous Shen family! The thirteen vassal lords who surrender will not be killed!"
"Right Wing General Zhao Si, acting on the Emperor's orders, has captured the traitorous Shen family. The thirteen vassal lords who surrender will not be killed!"
The burly Han soldiers and Northern cavalry behind them shouted, "Surrender and you will not be killed! Surrender and you will not be killed!"
The sound was deafening, and the number of people was no less than that of the feudal lords and the Shen family.
For a time, many warlords considered retreating. However, the two sons of the Shen family knew that today was a day of reckoning for the victors and the vanquished, and that there was no way out. They drew their swords and shouted, "The young emperor has been bewitched by a witch. If we do not eliminate the witch, our Han Dynasty is in danger! Cleanse the court of evil ministers! Restore the Han Dynasty! Kill!!"
Shen's army took the lead, and the thirteen warlords, thinking that even if they surrendered tonight, they would not get a good outcome, gritted their teeth and followed suit.
On the main hall square, a rain of arrows descended from the sky. In an instant, the screams of horses and the terrified cries of soldiers rose and fell. But soon, the two sides clashed on the square and began a fierce battle.
At first, the two young masters of the Shen family thought it would be a fierce battle, but they did not expect that the enemy was made of paper and retreated as soon as they were attacked. Gradually, they lost their minds and led their army of seven or eight thousand people into the square, hoping to break through in one fell swoop.
The atmosphere on Shenwu Avenue was eerily quiet.
Shen Shaoyang, leading his two thousand soldiers, did not order an attack. It wasn't that he was cowardly, but rather that he had a clearer view from behind, and that more soldiers were actually gathered on the rooftops on both sides, preparing for a second volley of arrows.
Sure enough, once all thirteen warlords and seven or eight thousand soldiers from the Shen family entered the square, they were trapped like turtles in a jar.
From afar, Shen Shaoyang saw a cold and aloof figure appear at the entrance of the main hall—it was Qi Yu!
Dressed in a dragon robe and holding a tiger tally, he shouted, "All troops, heed my command! Shoot down the traitors! Leave no one alive!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The shouts of tens of thousands of people shook the heavens, and a second volley of arrows, as dense as rain, rained down on Shen Shaoyang, covering the sky and the sun.
Whoosh whoosh!
The horses neighed, and the people screamed in agony!
Shen Shaoyang knew that they had been completely defeated tonight, and that he would also lose sooner or later, as he was trapped on Shenwu Avenue today.
After three rounds of arrow rain, fewer than a thousand of Shen family soldiers and the thirteen warlords remained standing.
Shen Shaoyang's face was also pale, and he was thinking of a plan in his mind. Suddenly, he saw a person wearing armor rushing towards Qi Yu in the chaos from the diagonal back of the main hall entrance.
It was the assassin sent by Xia Jingfeng.
"Your Majesty, be careful!!" Cao De exclaimed in alarm.
at the same time.
In contrast to the chaos inside the palace, the outside was deathly silent.
People dared not open their doors or windows, fearing they would be affected.
That night, the people of the capital could only hear shouts of battle from the palace and clashes of weapons outside the city, their roars filling the air. They were so frightened that they kept their doors tightly shut.
It's unclear who opened the back gate of the palace, but some of the palace eunuchs and maids, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire, hurriedly ran out of the palace. This conveniently shielded Xia Yixin from the situation.
Because Ta Feng was pregnant, they moved very slowly after leaving the palace. As soon as they left the palace gate, Xia Yixin took off her maid's clothes to reveal her night clothes underneath, and rode on Ta Feng. However, for some reason, no matter how much she patted Ta Feng, it walked very slowly and kept looking back.
I kept looking in the direction of the palace, even after leaving the city gates, so I eventually stopped walking altogether.
The group had to slow down.
“Miss, why don’t you ride my horse first, and I’ll follow slowly with Tafeng,” Yingqi suggested.
As if it knew that others were talking about it, Tafeng angrily sneered at Yingqi. Xia Yixin patted its head to comfort it and also looked back towards the direction of the palace. The city walls there were blocked, and only flames could be seen shooting into the sky.
Xia Yixin knew what Ta Feng was thinking. She felt a little regretful, wondering if she shouldn't have separated Ta Feng from Liu Yun. She and Qi Yu couldn't be together, but Ta Feng and Liu Yun...
Just then, suddenly, the usually docile Tadpole broke free of its reins and ran back the way they had come.
"Treading the Wind!"
Xia Yixin subconsciously turned her horse around and chased after them, with Ying Qi and the others following closely behind.
Just then, a large group of palace servants suddenly poured out of the palace gates, who had been running out in twos and threes, and fled at top speed.
A young eunuch nearly crashed into a horse. She quickly grabbed the horse, jumped off, and helped him up. The young eunuch was completely terrified, trembling and muttering to himself.
"Run! Run! The young emperor is dead! The feudal lords are massacring the city! The Northern Martial Cavalry have all fled! If you don't run, you'll die! If you don't run, you'll die! Die! Ahhh!" The little eunuch stammered as he ran away. Thousands of palace servants, like him, fled the palace, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Xia Yixin was stunned.
Dead?
Qi Yu is dead!?
Although she knew this day would come, her heart still ached as if it had been stabbed with a knife.
And wait, the Northern Martial Cavalry ran away?
She unconsciously tightened her grip on the reins. Although she had been mentally prepared, something was wrong. It couldn't be. With the Northern Martial Iron Cavalry in place, even if Qi Yu was going to lose because of the main storyline, it was absolutely impossible for them to lose so quickly.
Logically, after the Northern Martial Iron Cavalry helped Qi Yu protect the throne as agreed, they should have rejoined him within a few days at the earliest. However, they rejoined him so quickly with very few casualties, while Qi Yu died so soon.
All the questions point to one answer.
Xia Jingfeng agreed to leave the capital, but he wouldn't let Qi Yu live either!
Yingqi and the others finally squeezed through the palace maids and eunuchs and ran over. "Miss, Xiahou is still waiting for us outside. We will send people to chase after him."
By this time, Tafeng had long since disappeared into the crowd and the darkness.
Xia Yixin suppressed the coldness in her heart and mounted her horse.
That's good, it's all over now.
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