Chapter 617: On the verge of breaking out
Now, not only does he have the military token, but he also has Marquis Dingbei and Gan Fu as witnesses, so the prince no longer has to worry.
On the pretext of rescuing the emperor, he deployed 30,000 soldiers outside the moat, and at the same time let Zhao Xian lead a vanguard team to quietly enter the city through the tunnel.
The protection of Shengjing City's walls was mainly the responsibility of the Patrol Department and the City Defense Battalion.
The Patrol Department was originally directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Both the Left Patrol Department and the Right Patrol Department were promoted by Qin Zhong himself. They were considered Qin Zhong's confidants and they always obeyed Qin Zhong's orders.
As for the management of the city defense camp, it was directly under the command of the emperor.
But I don’t know what happened to the city defense camp tonight. It was clearly their turn to take duty, but they were still sleeping soundly in the camp, with no intention of waking up at all.
So all the officers and soldiers standing on the city wall tonight are from the Patrol Department.
Following Qin Zhong's orders, they guarded the city gate and did not allow anyone to enter or leave.
Unexpectedly, a large number of people suddenly gathered on the other side of the moat.
The Left Patrol Commander looked carefully in the bright moonlight and saw those people raising flags one after another.
In the night, these blue flags have two big words written on them:
Prince!
This is actually the army assembled by the prince!
At this time, the prince spoke.
"I am the crown prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty. I have learned that the King of Xiling is colluding with Qin Zhong and the King of You to force the palace to rebel. This is a great treason and anyone can kill him!
Now I will give you a chance. As long as you lay down your weapons, open the city gates and surrender, I will spare your lives.
If you still insist on helping the tyrant, don't blame me for being cruel and heartless!"
The sound blessed with internal force can be transmitted from far away and can be heard clearly by everyone on the city wall.
Both the Left and Right Patrol Offices were terrified.
The two men quickly gave orders, asking everyone to be on alert, and ordered people to rush to the palace as fast as possible to report the matter to Qin Chong and King Xiling.
The messenger rode his horse through the streets at full speed.
When passing a bend.
Suddenly someone rushed out!
It was the vanguard led by Zhao Xian.
They rushed forward and chopped off the horse's legs. The messenger rolled to the ground and was killed on the spot by Zhao Xian who twisted his neck.
Zhao Xian simply took off the messenger's clothes, found a man of similar build from the vanguard team, and asked him to put on the clothes.
The man changed his clothes, wiped the blood on his face, and then hurriedly ran to the bottom of the city wall.
he shouted breathlessly.
"Sir, there is an enemy ambush in the city. I have been ambushed!"
The left and right patrol officers who were anxiously standing on the city wall became even more panicked when they heard this. They immediately handed him over and wanted to find out how many enemy troops were there in the city.
Unexpectedly, just as the man stood in front of the Left and Right Patrol Officers, he suddenly drew the sword from his waist and stabbed it into the chest of the Left Patrol Officer!
Blood spurted out!
This was followed by a chaotic roar of curses and screams.
Zhao Xian, who was guarding near the city wall, heard the noise and immediately rushed forward with the vanguard team, lighting the flares he carried with him.
The flowers rushed up into the night sky and suddenly exploded.
There was a crisp sound.
The 30,000 troops on the other side of the moat immediately moved upon hearing the sound and rushed towards the city gate on the other side of the river!
The war is about to begin!
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Three hundred people were left in the woods to guard the food and fodder.
In order to avoid being discovered, they did not light a fire and hid their bodies in the night.
Xiao Xixi sat on a tall tree trunk, admiring the fireflies flying in the woods while eating shortbread.
This pastry was brought out by her from the imperial mausoleum. The old eunuch specially added some red bean paste filling to the pastry, making it crispy on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside.
Fireworks flashed in the distant night sky.
She knew that was the signal for the start of a war.
She had already calculated in her mind that the prince would win this battle.
Now she just hopes that this war will end soon.
If it ends sooner, the prince will be less in danger and fewer people will die.
Luo Yechen's screams were heard from the tent next door.
“Ahhh, it hurts! Be gentle! My butt is made of flesh, not iron!”
Soon Bu Shengyan ran out.
She looked anxious, as if she was looking for something.
Xiao Xixi shouted at her.
"Princess, what are you looking for?"
Bu Shengyan looked up.
In the darkness of night, a little girl in a light green skirt sat on a tall tree trunk, her skirt fluttering gently in the night breeze. Her fair and delicate face was glowing with a lustrous luster, and her bright almond eyes were like two pools of spring water, clean and clear, allowing people to see through them at a glance.
Bu Shengyan couldn't help but be stunned.
She hesitated and asked, "Concubine Xiao?"
Xiao Xixi smiled sweetly at her, with dimples on her cheeks.
"It's me."
The little girl smiled so sweetly that Miss Bu, who was always used to being strong, could hardly hold herself back.
She took great effort to calm herself down and asked.
"Concubine Xiao, do you know where there is water?"
Xiao Xixi tilted her head and asked, "Is it drinking water?"
Bu Shengyan: "No, it's the water for wiping the body."
When the arrow was pulled out just now, Luo Yechen bled a lot and there was a lot of blood on his body, so we had to help him clean it up.
Xiao Xixi said, "I know where there is water. I'll take you there."
She stood up and prepared to jump.
Seeing this, Bu Shengyan hurriedly said, "Don't move. I'll go up and bring you down."
In her opinion, a soft and sweet girl like Xiao Xixi would definitely be scared if she jumped from such a high place.
Bu Shengyan pushed hard on her toes and leaped into the air. She stepped on the tree trunk and used the force to rush upwards, landing accurately next to Xiao Xixi.
Xiao Xixi wanted to say that she had great skills in Qinggong, but seeing that the other party had already flown up, she thought it might embarrass the other party if she refused at this time, so she said nothing and let Bu Shengyan hold her and jump down.
Bu Shengyan is tall, half a head taller than Xiao Xixi, so it is not difficult for her to hold Xiao Xixi like this.
The scent of shortbread still lingered on the little girl, and it smelled a little sweet.
The two of them landed safely.
Xiao Xixi let go of Bu Shengyan and said softly, "Thank you, Princess Sister."
The biggest regret in Bu Shengyan's life was that she didn't have a younger sister. The little girl in front of her perfectly met all her fantasies about a younger sister. She was sweet, soft, fair, tender and cute.
Especially the little girl's face, which still has a bit of baby fat, looks like a glutinous rice dumpling and seems to be very easy to pinch.
But due to her status as the Crown Prince's concubine, she suppressed the urge to pinch her face.
Xiao Xixi said, "There is a stream nearby with clean water. I'll take you there."
She was walking ahead, and would stop from time to time to catch one or two fireflies and put them into the small bamboo tube she carried with her.
Bu Shengyan followed behind with an empty bucket in her hand. She looked at the little girl in front of her skipping and skipping, and the more she looked, the cuter she seemed to her.
They stopped by the stream.
Bu Shengyan filled a bucket with water.
Xiao Xixi said, "Let me help you carry it."
Bu Shengyan: "No, I can handle this weight by myself."
The two returned to the temporary camp safely.
(End of this chapter)
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