Chapter 136 Night Raid
"The Turkic soldiers are coming!"
In the camp, someone shouted, and instantly, countless arrows rained down from the sky, like a fiery rain pouring down on the camp.
"careful!"
Lei Yu shouted and tackled Shang Ruyi to the ground. Caught off guard, Shang Ruyi's head slammed heavily onto the grass. Although it didn't hurt much, the shock made her vision go white for a moment. When she turned her head, she saw two arrows crossing over where she had just been standing!
That was close!
Just as they were feeling relieved, they were interrupted by screams that rang out all around them. The two looked around and saw that countless people had fallen to the ground, hit by arrows. More arrows, still carrying flames, struck their tents. Instantly, the rows of tents were set ablaze one after another, and most of the camp was engulfed in flames!
Before anyone could react, the entire camp erupted into a sea of screams and terror. Some quick-thinking individuals managed to find horses nearby to escape, but they were surrounded by people running around in panic, and the chaos resulted in countless people being trampled or killed.
"Quick, we have to get out of here right now!"
Lei Yu's face turned pale at this moment. Although she came from a military family and had been trained by her father since childhood, she had never been on a real battlefield, let alone experienced such a sudden attack. What made her even more uneasy was that after the quiet night was broken by the shouts in the camp, she clearly heard the sound of horses galloping across the northern grasslands and the sharp shouts of the Turks.
It really was the Turks! The Turks had launched a surprise attack on them under the cover of night!
She grabbed Shang Ruyi from the ground, her palms covered in cold sweat. The next moment, her hand was tightly grasped by a pair of soft hands that were also covered in cold sweat.
Upon closer inspection, Shang Ruyi stared intently at her.
"Don't be afraid, get your men on their horses right away!"
"..."
She actually told her not to be afraid at this moment?
Normally, Lei Yu would have rolled her eyes or sneered, but at this moment, Shang Ruyi's voice gave her some strength. She nodded vigorously, glanced back, and said, "Everyone is heading towards the main gate, it will soon be congested there. You should quickly lead your people out of the camp from the side!"
Shang Ruyi also noticed, so she made an agreement with her and turned to run back to her camp.
Just as chaos reigned in the camp, the Turks unleashed a second wave of arrows that flew toward them like fiery meteors.
Shang Ruyi ducked and dodged her way back, finally managing to run back. Mu Xian had already had the horses harnessed, and the guards quickly mounted their horses. As soon as Shang Ruyi returned, they led her horse to her. Shang Ruyi nimbly mounted her horse and said to everyone, "The main gate is blocked. We'll go out from the side. Be careful, dodge the arrows, and don't step on anyone!"
"yes!"
Just as Shang Ruyi was about to leave with the others, a figure suddenly flashed through her mind.
I instinctively turned around and saw that the direction of the royal tent, which was lit with countless torches at the deepest part of the camp, was already in chaos. It seemed that someone was shouting something, but no one cared at this point.
Her heart skipped a beat. At that moment, Mu Xian and the others had already run some distance when they noticed that she was standing still in the distance. They immediately shouted, "Young Madam, hurry up!"
"..."
Shang Ruyi glanced at them, then looked back at the royal tent.
She gritted her teeth and shouted, "You guys go first, I'll catch up right away!"
After saying that, she turned around and spurred her horse toward the royal tent. Although the shouts of Mu Xian and Tu She'er could be heard behind her, they were immediately swallowed up by the chaotic voices around her.
Shang Ruyi rode his horse at full speed and finally arrived at the huge royal tent.
Before this, they dared not approach this place. Only now did they see the full view of the royal tent. It was a huge tent with a diameter of several tens of feet, even more spacious than some open houses. The main gate in front of the tent was also open on all four sides. Dozens of torches stood around the tent, illuminating the place as if it were daytime.
At this moment, the surrounding crowd surged, and the torches, which were taller than people, had already been knocked to the ground. Sparks ignited several corners of the tent, and with the occasional falling rockets from the sky, countless holes were burned in the top of the tent. Soon, the royal tent was engulfed in flames.
Just then, a group of Imperial Guards emerged from inside.
These people were not only tall, but they also surrounded the person in the middle in layers, making it impossible for her to get through. In addition, there were cavalry escorts around, so Shang Ruyi could not see the specific situation inside. Of course, she didn't have time to see it clearly at this time. She only knew that this group of people must be protecting His Majesty the Emperor.
He immediately spurred his horse forward and said, "Gentlemen, you can no longer use the main gate; the main gate of the camp has been blocked!"
Upon hearing this, the tallest man at the front of the group raised his head, frowned, and glanced at her: "It's you?"
Shang Ruyi, using the firelight to see the person clearly, frowned: "It's you?"
Wang Shaoji.
At this moment, Shang Ruyi disregarded her disagreement with him and said loudly, "General Wang, please go southeast. There are no fences there yet, and fewer people go there, which will allow His Majesty the Emperor to leave more quickly."
Wang Shaoji said disdainfully, "How dare you interfere with His Majesty's whereabouts? Step aside!"
"General Wang!"
"I told you to step aside! His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how can he ignore the main entrance and choose the side entrance? If you don't move aside, you'll see what I'll do—"
As he spoke, he drew his sword from his waist, and Shang Ruyi immediately tightened the reins and took a few steps back.
Just then, a eunuch rushed out from the center of the crowd and said to Wang Shaoji, "His Majesty has decreed that Madam Yuwen's words make sense. General Wang, let's turn around immediately!"
"this--"
Wang Shaoji's face flushed with anger, but he couldn't argue back. He could only glare fiercely at Shang Ruyi and immediately command the people behind him: "Go, go that way!"
He turned his horse around, and the men and horses behind him also turned and headed towards the side gate.
Shang Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately her breath caught in her throat again, because at this moment she could clearly see the direction from which the flaming arrows came. A large number of troops were rushing towards them. The Turkic cavalry were moving much faster than they were fleeing in disarray. At this moment, there was no time to have any other thoughts.
So she immediately turned her horse around and galloped forward, bypassing the Imperial Guards.
But just as she sped away, she suddenly felt a tingling sensation on her back, as if some familiar, burning gaze was staring intently at her.
Shang Ruyi subconsciously turned around, only to see a crowd of people around her. With the firelight constantly slicing through the sky and the dim light making it impossible to see anything, she could no longer care about anything else and immediately spurred her horse and galloped away.
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