Chapter 705 Don't Follow!
Although everyone had their own thoughts during this meeting, especially during the confrontation between Shang Ruyi and Yu Mingyue, a strange and suffocating atmosphere permeated the entire city gate. However, the moment the jarring gong sounded, it immediately shocked everyone!
Especially Yuwen Qian.
He was looking at Shang Ruyi with deep, dreamy eyes, but before he could say anything, the piercing sound of the gong, like a thunderclap in the middle of a dream, startled him awake.
He jolted and looked up.
What happened?
Everyone looked up at the city wall and saw several anxious figures running around, and several soldiers looking down in panic.
Someone immediately asked, "What happened?"
One of the soldiers shouted in panic, "The east side of the city is on fire!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, both Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Ye were greatly surprised.
The people around reacted quickly. Several deputy generals hurriedly ran into the city gate, climbed the city wall in a few steps, and looked southeast. Sure enough, they saw flames soaring into the sky on the east side of the city, illuminating most of the already dark sky. Near the flames, the terrified cries of the people soon rang out.
Someone shouted, "Quickly, put out the fire!"
"Hurry up and put out the fire!"
"Get back to the city quickly, put out the fire!"
Just as everyone was preparing to enter the city and head east to fight the fire, Yuwen Ye suddenly grabbed Yuwen Qian, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "Where have you locked up Wang Shaoqiu and his men?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi seemed to sense something and immediately held her breath.
Upon hearing Yuwen Ye's question, Yuwen Qian's expression darkened, and he said, "East of the city. I have imprisoned all the prisoners and surrendered soldiers in the Liuzi Camp in the east of the city."
"...!"
Yuwen Ye's dark pupils suddenly contracted.
The next instant, he looked up at the sky, as if trying to determine the time, and said, "Now—"
As if understanding what he was about to say, Yuwen Qian's voice was even lower than before, and he said, "It's not time to close the city gates yet."
Yu Mingyue, standing to the side, looked at them and asked, "What do you mean?"
Although she didn't fully understand what these people were talking about, she could tell from the tense atmosphere and the solemn expressions of the two brothers that something serious had happened.
Immediately afterwards, an even more urgent and louder gong sounded!
This time, however, the gongs were not only struck by the soldiers on the city tower above them, but also rang out from all over the city, creating a cacophony of sounds, like the rapid hoofbeats of horses rushing into a beacon fire, making everyone's mood even more tense.
On the city wall, someone shouted: "Someone has broken into the east city!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Qian and Yuwen Ye exchanged another glance. Although neither of them spoke, a glint of light flashed in their eyes at the same time.
The two turned around at the same time, but in opposite directions.
As soon as Yuwen Ye turned around, he felt a blur before his eyes. Upon closer inspection, he saw Shang Ruyi. She had already gone to the attendant beside him, taken the reins of Yuwen Ye's horse, and handed them to him.
"...!"
Yuwen Ye glanced at her, his expression serious, yet a hint of a smile flickered in his eyes.
Yuwen Qian looked at them without saying a word.
He had already reached the city gate. With a wave of his hand, a servant immediately brought him his horse. Just as he mounted and settled into his seat, Yuwen Ye also mounted his horse. He pulled on the reins, but instead of entering the city, he turned his horse eastward.
Yuwen Qian said, "Second brother, you—"
Yuwen Ye said, "At this time, the only one with the guts and the resources to cause trouble in Taiyuan City is Wang Shaoji. But he has already lost the initiative, and his troops are not enough to attack the city. The only thing he can do is set fire to the city, cause chaos in the Liuzi Camp, and then rescue his men."
After saying that, he looked around again and said, "He probably knew that my brother was here to welcome me and that the city was undefended, so he took the opportunity to cause trouble."
Yuwen Qian frowned and said, "Even if we know it's Wang Shaoji, it's still faster to get there from inside the city."
Yuwen Ye looked up at the sky again and said, "Not necessarily."
"Why?"
“Wang Shaoji has no strength to attack the city, he can only rescue people, so he will definitely not linger in battle. Now that the fire has been lit on the Liuzi Camp's side, he may be about to succeed. Once he succeeds, he will immediately withdraw from the city.”
"..."
"How about this, brother, you go from inside the city to the east, and I'll go from outside the city to the other side. If we can make it in time, we can attack from both sides and prevent them from escaping."
His words astonished everyone around him, who stared at him with wide eyes.
Unexpectedly, in that instant, he had already figured everything out.
But in fact, he hasn't even seen a single glimmer of light yet.
Yuwen Qian gave him a deep look, his eyes seemingly filled with shock, admiration, and a more complex and unfathomable emotion. Finally, he nodded with pleasure and said, "Alright, let's split into two groups. If we can launch a pincer attack from both sides, it will be a case of us fighting side by side this time."
After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand: "Let's go into the city!"
The men who had come out to welcome the King of Qin into the city immediately assembled and mounted their horses. Even Yu Mingyue, who was momentarily stunned, quickly followed suit and mounted her horse. After Yuwen Qian gave the order, they galloped into the city in a grand procession.
At the same time, Yuwen Ye turned his head. Behind him were the soldiers who had followed him all the way to the Turks and had just returned to the city gate. They hadn't even had time to dismount. Upon hearing that Wang Shaoji was coming, they all perked up. Shen Tu Tai and the others, in particular, had long heard of the notorious reputation of this "frivolous young master." They never expected to run into him on their return.
Originally, after the Battle of Taiyuan, they failed to achieve complete success, and although they didn't say it, they were still somewhat frustrated.
If we can capture Wang Shaoji now, we might be able to gain some merit!
At times like this, Yuwen Ye doesn't even need to give orders.
Seeing that everyone had assembled, Yuwen Ye nodded, raised one hand, and waved it sharply forward: "Let's go!"
Immediately, the group spurred their horses and galloped toward the east gate.
However, just as Yuwen Ye was about to ride forward, he suddenly stopped, turned to Shang Ruyi who was also preparing to mount his horse, and said, "Don't follow!"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi was startled.
She was about to say something, but Yuwen Ye ignored her explanations and turned around to ride off into the night. He quickly disappeared into the dust kicked up by his horse.
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