Chapter 168 The Dagger is Revealed
The Xianbei people never intended to negotiate peace, but just used the opportunity of peace talks to take Meng Kun's life. If the plan failed, they would leave another prince behind to deal with the Great Zhou.
Amidst thunder and lightning, there were screams outside, and the few people who followed Prince Cheng into the tent were in a very miserable state. Dozens of Xianbei people holding sharp blades emerged from the darkness.
"Except the prince of the Great Zhou, kill everyone else!" Ruo Luo Dahong shouted coldly.
Anyone who could follow Prince Cheng into the tent was not only not allowed to carry a knife, but was not even born a military general. In Ruo Luo Dahong's opinion, Prince Cheng was a fool. He actually came in like that, which saved him the trouble of making all these arrangements.
Who would have thought that just as he said this, Prince Cheng suddenly rushed forward, as if he was going to engage him in close combat. Ruo Luo Dahong sneered, "Looking for death, then let me personally capture this kid from Da Zhou!"
On the other side, He Jun's movements were also extremely swift. He was even faster than those Xianbei people. Not only did he kill one person directly, he also snatched his weapon.
Compared to the two of them, Su Fengzhang's performance could only be described as mediocre, but he had the advantage of extremely quick reaction and great strength. The Xianbei man who saw his weak appearance was caught off guard and was stabbed in the heart by him, having his weapon snatched away.
Unfortunately, the rest of them were real civil servants. They were so scared that they screamed continuously. They were like children under the Xianbei people's knives. They could only huddle together and at least hold on for a while.
"A Fang!" He Jun shouted and threw the weapon in his hand. Prince Cheng caught it and blocked Ruo Luo Dahong's knife with his hand. Then, he grabbed his arm with his backhand with a risk-taking attitude.
Su Fengzhang kicked away the enemies around him, and he knew that under this situation, unless they captured the Seventh Prince, they would have no hope of escaping unscathed. He ignored his colleagues who were struggling and crying for help, and rushed directly towards Ruolu Dahong!
The poor Fourth Prince was pinned to the ground, shouting for help, but no one had time to care about him at this time. Seeing that these pretty boys from the Great Zhou were so good at fighting, the Xianbei people also joined the battle.
Blood stained the red carpet black, and what Luo Dahong never expected was that the two seemingly weak young men of the Great Zhou Dynasty would push him to the extreme. Prince Cheng's moves were fierce and tricky, and the strength of the civil servant of the Great Zhou Dynasty was extremely great.
If Luo Dahong was destined to pay the price for his arrogance and recklessness, Su Fengzhang would strike with all his strength, and the steel knife in his hand would be broken into two pieces.
Before he could save himself, Prince Cheng's sharp blade was already on his neck. Just like they had treated the Fourth Prince just now, he kicked him in the knee, and Luo Dahong fell to his knees.
"Stop it!" Prince Cheng shouted!
The next moment, all the Xianbei people in the tent had to stop what they were doing. Two of them swiftly grabbed the Fourth Prince who had fallen to the ground, apparently intending to threaten him back.
Su Fengzhang glanced at the Great Zhou delegation. In just a short while, the delegation that followed them had suffered heavy casualties. Except for the three of them who were only slightly injured, two were already dead, and one had his arm broken at the shoulder. The others were also covered in blood.
A flash of pity flashed across his eyes, but at this moment no one cared about the corpse on the ground. He Jun pulled aside the curtain and shouted outside: "Stop, or I will kill your Seventh Prince!"
Compared to the situation inside the tent, the situation outside was probably even more tragic. Although the soldiers who followed were still from the Zhenbei Army, they suffered heavy losses in Ruolu Dahong's ambush. If Ruolu Dahong had not been extremely arrogant and wanted to capture Prince Cheng personally, and took action as soon as they arrived, it would be unknown whether this group of people could return.
Prince Cheng had already walked out of the tent holding Ruolu Dahong hostage. The faces of those fierce Xianbei people were full of shock. They obviously did not expect that their brave and warlike seventh prince would fall into the hands of the people of the Great Zhou.
Looking at the shocked eyes of his subordinates, Ruo Luo Dahong felt even more humiliated, but the sharp blade on his neck made him dare not move. Now he finally knew what it felt like to be slaughtered.
The man holding the Fourth Prince also came out, shouting, "Quickly release our Seventh Prince, or I'll kill him!"
The fourth prince shouted repeatedly: "Fifth brother, save me quickly, use him in exchange for my life!"
Just as Luo Dahong's eyes flashed with joy, he heard an extremely cold voice coming from behind him: "I heard that the Seventh Prince is the legitimate son of the Xianbei. I believe his life must be more valuable than my fourth brother's."
Luo Dahong's expression changed, and he shouted repeatedly, "It's useless for you to arrest me. Father will never retreat just because of me. How about we make a deal? If you release me, I promise to let you and the Fourth Prince leave safely!"
"It's a pity that I don't believe you." Prince Cheng sneered. He was afraid that if they let Ruo Luo Dahong go, they would end up being pierced by thousands of arrows to death. This group of Xianbei people had no intention of letting them go back alive from the beginning!
"In that case, I will kill him first!" shouted the Xianbei man who was holding the fourth prince.
The Fourth Prince begged for mercy again and again, but Prince Cheng ignored him and held Ruolu Dahong hostage, shouting, "Everyone, get out of the way! Please, Seventh Prince, give us a ride!"
"Fifth brother, save me first!" the fourth prince shouted.
Liu Wei was brandishing his spear at this moment. His martial arts skills were truly astonishing. He had just been surrounded by more than a dozen people but he was still at ease. He shouted, "Prince Cheng, please leave first!"
Seeing this, Luo Dahong gave his subordinate a look, and that person would immediately start to chop the Fourth Prince with a knife: "Prince Cheng, do you really not care about your brother T's life or death?"
Prince Cheng didn't even raise his eyebrows, and shouted coldly: "Hurry up and get on your horse!"
The surviving members of the Great Zhou delegation immediately mounted their horses, and Prince Cheng led them back step by step. Seeing this, the Fourth Prince could not help but curse loudly. It was not until they had escaped the encirclement that Prince Cheng shouted, "Push him over here!"
"Release the seventh prince first!" the Xianbei people shouted.
Prince Cheng sneered, "Why don't we try and see who's more important: the Fourth Prince, who lost an ear and is doomed to fail in his succession to the throne, or your Seventh Prince?"
After saying this, the sharp blade in his hand was about to strike. Ruo Luo Dahong couldn't help but yelled, "Let him go!"
He obviously had some authority in the army. With just one word, the Xianbei people, no matter how unwilling they were, actually let go of the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince ran and rolled forward, and He Jun grabbed his clothes and threw him onto his horse.
The two sides were in a stalemate. Every time the Zhou envoys took a step back, the Xianbei people would take a step forward to catch up.
Ruo Luo Dahong was forced to retreat and suddenly shouted, "Prince Cheng, the gate of Yunzhou has been breached!"
Even Prince Cheng was slightly distracted when he heard this. If Luo Dahong seized the opportunity to grab the sword with his backhand, Prince Cheng would not have reacted quickly and would have let him escape.
The moment he was out of control, Ruo Luo Dahong shouted loudly: "Do it!"
The Xianbei people rushed over from all directions. Su Fengzhang reached out and grabbed Prince Cheng's hand, pulled him onto the horse, and the next moment he galloped away.
Liu Wei and the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army stayed behind to cover their retreat, using their blood and lives to hold back the Xianbei people, which allowed them to escape. Of the two hundred people who stayed behind, only a dozen of them, covered in blood, escaped.
Even though there were no pursuers in sight, the Great Zhou delegation did not dare to stay for a moment and continued on their journey to Yunzhou without stopping.
But what was shocking was that the closer they went to Yunzhou, the more traces of marching could be seen on the road. They had clearly not found these traces on the way here. The only explanation was that the Xianbei people had mobilized their troops after they left the city!
They really have never thought about peace talks!
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "Is what the Seventh Prince said about Yunzhou City being broken true or not?"
Liu Wei, a member of the Zhenbei Army, shouted angrily, "How can we believe the evil words of the thieves who are misleading the people?"
The Fourth Prince, after a series of torments, was now as pale as gold paper, and said with his dying breath, "In Ruolu Dahong's tent, I heard that they planned to take advantage of the departure of the delegation and impersonate the city gates!"
"Damn it, they actually came up with this idea." He Jun shouted angrily.
Although Yunzhou City cannot be said to be impregnable, it is not easy to break through, especially since Meng Kun, who is guarding the city, is no ordinary person.
Prince Cheng's expression turned cold. "No wonder they went back on their word and wanted General Meng to leave the city. I'm sure they were preparing for this. If only Song Wei was left in the city to make the decision, this might have worked."
Su Fengzhang frowned and asked, "Now that General Meng is here, he can't just open the city gate at will, right?"
Prince Cheng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The Xianbei people must have made many preparations to set up this plan."
If we get a group of people dressed in the clothes of the Great Zhou, knock on the city gate in a disheveled state, pretending to be an envoy who had been ambushed by the Xianbei people, the walls of Yunzhou are too high, so who knows if we can get away with it?
Su Fengzhang frowned suddenly and said, "To trick the city gates into opening, the people pretending to be envoys must be Han Chinese."
The Xianbei people and the Han people have many differences in appearance and character, so it is difficult to pretend to be one, but the Han people are different.
Several people looked at each other, and an idea came to their minds, that is, the new three cities outside Yunzhou City may have had problems for a long time. The Xianbei people in the city opened the city gates, and the Han people may have already thrown themselves into the Xianbei camp.
Prince Cheng sighed and said, "I just hope General Meng can see through the Xianbei people's evil schemes!"
Su Fengzhang exhaled and continued, "What we should worry about now is that we might not be able to return to Yunzhou City."
If Yunzhou City was broken, they would be walking into a trap if they went back. If it had not been broken, the people outside the city would probably be all Xianbei people. If they went there, they would be like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. It would be a dead end no matter how you look at it.
The others had obviously thought of this fact, their faces suddenly turned pale, and Liu Wei even cursed: "What a bunch of damn bastards!"
There were tigers in front and behind, and pursuers behind. It was impossible for them to stay where they were. Prince Cheng looked at the vast grassland around him and suddenly said, "Go around Yunshan and enter the mirror from Youzhou!"
"This..." He Jun couldn't help but frown. "Yunshan is a dangerous place, and now it's snowing heavily and the mountain is closed. I'm afraid it will be a life-threatening journey."
The Fourth Prince also said repeatedly: "Yes, ordinary caravans dare not go to Yunshan. It is winter now. Going there will be a dead end."
Prince Cheng asked, "Do you have any other options? Are you going to stay and wait for death?"
Liu Wei then said, "There is a small path in Yunshan Mountain, which is the patrol route for border troops. Although it is difficult to walk, it may be possible."
He Jun immediately shouted, "Then let's go! I'd rather die in the mountains than be captured alive and humiliated."
After he said this, the Fourth Prince was afraid to speak when he thought about being captured alive. The others looked at each other, but finally rode their horses to follow. As He Jun said, they were all going to die, and dying in Yunshan was better than dying at the hands of the Huns.
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