Chapter 262: Ambush and assassination again

The arrows shot from the long spear in the hands of Qin Wang Zhao Defang, a sharp light suddenly flashed in his cold eyes!

Three black long arrows as thick as a child's arm fired from the bed crossbow arrow cart came towards him with a whistling sound!

"My lord! Be careful..." Yun Yi shouted in alarm and rushed over with a knife.

Qin Wang used his internal force to pour into his arms, and the long spear in his hand flew to knock away the three long arrows, gathering his internal force and mental power to wait for the next wave of crossbow arrows.

"Is the person below His Royal Highness Qin Wang?" The rain of arrows did not come, but a loud shout came.

"It is this king! Who sent you, the villains, to ambush this king here?" Qin Wang Zhao Defang used his internal force and shouted to a figure standing up on the hillside.

After hearing this, the figure in Song army armor ordered his soldiers in a stern voice, "The man coming here is not a Liao army spy, but our Prince Qin. Put away your bows and arrows. If anyone dares to shoot another arrow, I will kill him!"

After giving the order, the young general waved his hands and ran down the hillside, shouting, "Your Highness Prince Qin, I am Chen Gan, the lowly general, and I am here to kill the Liao army spy under the order of Deputy General Liu Yaowu. I didn't expect that it was you, the prince, who came! Ah!..." Chen Gan's running figure staggered forward a few steps, and his body fell to the ground and rolled down the hillside.

When Chen Gan was silenced, several figures in black flew away from the woods on the side using light skills.

"They killed Captain Chen, shoot them to death!"

A sad and angry command came from the ambushers on the hillside. The arrows in the soldiers' hands shot at the black-clothed men flying in the forest. The distance was too far, and the arrows hit the branches and fell to the ground. The black-clothed figures disappeared quickly in the distance.

Qin Wang Zhao Defang and twenty shadow guards got off their horses and walked to the body of Chen Gan that rolled down the hillside. "This is the second assassination attempt against me in Yizhou. I didn't expect that they would use the soldiers of the Song army!" Qin Wang Zhao Defang's voice was sad and angry.

The archers and ambushers on the hillside dropped their bows and arrows, left the three crossbow carts that had only fired one arrow, and knelt on the ground with their hands in their hands.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, we didn't know that we were ambushing you. Please forgive us and spare our lives!"

"Please forgive us

and spare our lives!" "Please forgive us and spare our lives!" "Please forgive us and spare our lives!"

These deceived soldiers, with grief, regret, anger, panic and anxiety, knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness and mercy.

Qin Wang Zhao Defang looked up at the kneeling figures on the hillside, with grief and anger surging in his heart, "You are all soldiers of the Song Dynasty who have been deceived by the traitor. This king will not blame you. I will only settle accounts with the mastermind behind the scenes. You all pack up your weapons and go back to the camp!" "

Your Majesty is wise and kind. Thank you for not killing us. We will serve you until death!"

"Thank you for not killing us. We will serve you until death!..." More than 200 soldiers shouted in gratitude. ...

Qin Wang Zhao Defang returned to the military camp and ordered Yun Yi, "Take people to quickly capture the deputy general Liu Yaowu, don't let him get away after hearing the news."

After Yun Yi took the order and left with ten shadow guards, Qin Wang ordered again, "Beat the drum and go to the tent!"

The order to beat the drum and go to the tent summoned the main generals and deputy generals of the Song army to the marshal's tent. After several generals met His Royal Highness Qin Wang sitting on the marshal's seat, they sat down one after another. I don't know what military situation the commander called them to discuss?

This main force of the Song army of 16,000 people was ordered to follow Qin Wang to guard Yizhou to prevent the Liao army from turning back and counterattacking.

The main general Cheng Yu was a wise and brave Confucian general. He was over 30 years old, steady and wise, and a rare talent for a good general. He smiled and asked, "Prince, you suddenly beat the drum to come to the tent. Is there an urgent military situation to call us to discuss?"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang scanned Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals' faces, and said, "Half an hour ago, I was ambushed by archers on my way back to the Yizhou camp. More than 200 archers were Song soldiers, and they brought three crossbow carts."

Qin Wang's faint voice was like a thunderclap!

Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals stood up in shock, "Prince, whose subordinates are the archers?"

Yun Yi pushed the tied-up Liu Yaowu into the marshal's tent, "It's his subordinates. I have captured the person who ordered the ambush of the prince."

Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals looked at Liu Yaowu in shock again, with disbelief in their eyes.

The tied-up Liu Yaowu fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, please spare my life! I was also ordered by Cheng Wuya, the commander of the Imperial City Bureau. He...he has the emperor's secret order..."

Before Liu Yaowu finished his confession, Cheng Yu drew his sword, and after a flash of the sword, Liu Yaowu's head fell to the ground! ...

Blood spurted out from Liu Yaowu's neck, and the blood column turned into blood mist, spilling all over the ground. The smell of blood filled the big tent...

Cheng Yu wiped the blood on the steel knife on Liu Yaowu's body, put it back into the scabbard, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, I will deal with him for you. I and others didn't hear anything."

The other three deputy generals also reacted and saluted in unison: "Your Majesty, Liu Yaowu sent people to attack and kill you and he deserves to die. I and others didn't hear anything!"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang looked at Cheng Yu approvingly and smiled slightly: "General Cheng, I believe in you."

"I am willing to serve you, even if I die!" Cheng Yu knelt on one knee with a firm face.

The three deputy generals also knelt on one knee with their fists clasped together: "We are willing to serve the king and will not give up even if we die!"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang stood up and walked forward, helping them up one by one: "Please stand up. I thank all the generals for their understanding of justice and will never let you down for your trust in me."

[If the princess was here, she would definitely smile and give me a thumbs up, praising me: Good! Zhao Defang, there are a few more grasshoppers tied to your rope. ]

Thinking of the princess far away in the capital, Qin Wang Zhao Defang couldn't help but curl up a gentle and sweet smile at the corner of his lips.

Cheng Yu looked at the strange smile on the corner of the King of Qin's lips and asked curiously, "Your Highness, what are you thinking of?"

The absent-minded King of Qin Zhao Defang, who was thinking of the mischievous and brilliant face of the princess, quickly straightened his face and said, "I thought of Chen Gan, who was silenced by Cheng Wuya. General Cheng, Chen Gan must return to his hometown as a hero who died in the battle with the enemy. I will use money from my private treasury to bury him and double the pension to his family. You are responsible for handling this matter."

Cheng Yu thought to himself, "Your Highness, if you thought of Chen Gan, you shouldn't have such a strange smile, right? If you don't know, you would think that the big and strong Chen Gan is a stunning beauty!

Cheng Yu, who was secretly laughing in his heart but was extremely serious on the outside, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty values ​​righteousness. I will personally see to it that it is done properly."

Yun Yi hurried in and whispered a few words in the ear of the King of Qin. After hearing this, the King of Qin Zhao Defang's face instantly turned cold! A fierce murderous aura emanated from his body and spread to the surroundings. The temperature in the big tent suddenly dropped. Cheng Yu, who was sitting nearby, shuddered involuntarily!

[What's wrong with the prince? Is there any bad news that made him go from the warm spring to the freezing winter in an instant? 】

After sending Cheng Yu and his men away, Qin Wang Zhao Defang's handsome face was cold and his eyes were fierce. "Yun Yi, send a letter to Sima Qingyun to strike hard at the imperial army, order Yun Fei to take the initiative to attack the Xiang people, and order Yang Yanzhao to take the initiative to go out of the border to provoke the Liao army. I wonder if the emperor dares to touch my princess when the border is unstable and the rebellion has failed.

I will immediately write a memorial to request to be transferred back to the capital. I wonder if he dares not to agree!"

Qin Wang Zhao Defang's tone was full of anger and domineering!