The Beidaying camp had gone crazy. These noble soldiers, who had never killed even a chicken in their lives, brandished their swords and rushed up to the platform like locusts, stepping on the broken limbs and blood of their brothers, fearlessly giving up their lives.
The eagles in the sky were howling, and large dark clouds were gathering. The clear sky in the morning suddenly changed color. The people had already scattered in panic, but the entire central street was blocked, so how could they retreat or escape?
People could only yell, push, and trample frantically, searching for their lost loved ones. All I could hear was shouting everywhere, the husband calling his wife, the wife looking for her son, the child yelling for mommy... In just a short time of an incense stick, the Central Street with its colorful flowers turned from a paradise on earth into a Shura hell!
At this moment, Li Ce had already rushed out of the Jinwu Palace with the Imperial Guards. Prince Bian Tang, who had never ridden a horse, galloped on Jinwu Street, his long robe fluttering in the wind. His eyes were so sharp, like a ferocious eagle.
"Prince," the scout came running over and shouted, "The central street is blocked by civilians, and the guards can't rush in."
"Blocking it?" Li Ce raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "If you can't rush in, just step on the corpses to get in. Those who don't give way will be killed!"
"Your Highness?" The scout was stunned, forgetting the distinction between high and low, and muttered, "Those are all Tangjing's people."
"The people..." Li Ce narrowed his eyes slowly and said in a cold tone, "If we rush in a moment later, one more soldier from the Beida Camp will die, and one more soldier from the Imperial Guard will die. They are the real wealth of the empire."
The scout came to his senses and said in a cold and solemn voice, "Yes, Your Highness, please wait for a moment. I will lead the brothers of the Royal Guards to clear the way for you."
Li Ce placed his palm on his chest and said quietly, "Thank you! Sun Di, go to the Ministry of War immediately to mobilize 50,000 wolf soldiers to enter the city to quell the rebellion. Also, light the beacon fire and send a fast horse to notify the northern camp to keep an eye on the movement of Daxia troops. And..." He pondered for a long time, as if it was extremely difficult to speak, frowning tightly, and finally said with difficulty, "Send scouts to the southern border to monitor the southern border waterways day and night for twelve hours to prevent the invasion of Yan soldiers in the northwest."
Sun Di was stunned, raised his eyebrows, and asked in a deep voice: "Yanbei? Will Yanbei go to war with Bian Tang?"
"No?" Li Ce snorted coldly, his tone as cold as the water on a winter night, "If she unfortunately dies on the land of Bian Tang, we will be prepared to bear the wrath of Yan Xun. And..." Li Ce slowly closed his eyes, the beautiful face of the woman in the lotus pond echoed in his mind like a lotus, his voice suddenly became as thin as a mosquito, his brows knitted, and he sighed softly, his voice ethereal, but firm as iron, "I won't let them go either."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
"Also, investigate it thoroughly!" Li Ce opened his eyes suddenly. His weakness and fatigue disappeared instantly. His eyes were burning with anger and his fists were clenched. "I want all the information about the Beidaying training this time. I want the personal information of all the commanders of the Beidaying, regardless of their rank, position, or size. Who have they met, talked to, and where have they been these days? Even if they had diarrhea or stayed in the toilet for a while longer, I want to know everything!"
Sun Di was quick-witted and immediately grasped the key to Li Ce's words. His expression changed instantly and he asked in surprise, "Does Your Highness think that this mutiny was not accidental?"
"Coincidence?" Li Ce laughed in anger, turned around, looked at Sun Di steadily, and said coldly, "Zhao Chun'er's bedroom was attacked, all the officials in the court sided with Daxia, and used the self-torture trick to incite the people in the Rose Square, and the North Camp happened to be training in the Rose Camp, and the senior officers in the army happened to be away from the army. The imperial family soldiers were so easily instigated, and they happened to know Tie You and his itinerary, and knew that Chu Qiao was in the carriage! So many coincidences, don't you think it's too weird?"
Sun Di opened his mouth, unable to utter a word. Li Ce's face became more gloomy, and he continued coldly: "From the beginning to the end, we didn't get any wind or intelligence. Even Dou Mingde, the old man who has faded out of politics, knew about it, but we were still ignorant! Such a rigorous strategy, such a sophisticated deployment, such a tight pressure that is linked together and step by step, do you think it is a coincidence?"
A long wind blew, and the roar in front intensified. The guards began to disperse the people in a large scale. The Yulin Army began to shoot arrows into the sky on a large scale. The people fled and shouted in fear. Everything seemed like a huge farce.
Sun Di and Li Ce looked at each other, dark thoughts emerged from the bottom of their hearts, and no matter what they did, they could not suppress them.
Li Ce nodded and said solemnly: "You guessed it right. Death has walked into Bian Tang. An invisible hand has already laid this net and hung it over our heads when we were not paying attention. Someone has infiltrated the Beidaying, the Tang capital, and even the Imperial College!"
"Is it Daxia? Or Huaisong?"
"Nalan Hongye is not among the guests. It is impossible for her not to be present for such a big event. As for Zhao Chun'er of Da Xia, she is pretty good at palace fighting, but she is not capable of such a precise strategy."
Sun Di frowned and asked, "Who is that?"
"Who?" Li Ce sneered, raised his head, looked at the dark clouds rolling in the sky, slowly shook his head, and said softly, "I hope I'm wrong." A sharp arrow suddenly broke the silence of Rose Square, like a sharp wolf's claw, biting the fatal wound tightly in an instant. The entire army suddenly fell silent. People turned around and saw a girl in a bright yellow robe, a golden crown on her head, and a face as cold as ice standing tall on the high imperial carriage. She was holding a large golden bow and pointing coldly at the blood-red rose platform. Her forehead was wrapped in layers of white gauze, and bright red blood was faintly seeping out.
With a whoosh, the sharp arrow flew off the bow and shot straight into Chu Qiao's chest.
At this moment, Tie You suddenly shouted loudly, staggered, and suddenly jumped forward to stand in front of Chu Qiao. With a "puff" sound, the sharp arrow pierced his arm.
“Tieyou!” Chu Qiao yelled and was about to step forward, but a row of sharp arrows suddenly shot out and stuck steadily on the stone slab in front of her.
The woman sneered and walked down from the imperial carriage step by step. Her noble golden boots stepped on the blood-stained ground, but she didn't care at all. She walked forward with a faint smile, and walked up the platform step by step, finally standing in front of Chu Qiao. She smiled in a voice that only Chu Qiao and the guards around her could hear, across the sea of corpses: "Are you heartbroken? But it's not enough!"
After saying that, she took the sword from the guard's hand and stabbed it into the abdomen of Tieyou, who was covered in wounds and exhausted but still standing in front of Chu Qiao!
Puff—blood gushed out of Tieyou’s mouth, his knees went weak, and he fell to the ground with a thud!
"Aren't you very righteous? Can't you bear to see others suffer for you? Then why don't you just die now? If you die, I will let him go."
Chu Qiao bit her lower lip, frowned, and looked at the woman opposite. Her expression was like the frozen deep sea, silent and cold.
The woman smiled coldly and swung her knife suddenly, "I can't stand your hypocritical appearance the most!"
The wind was howling overhead, and the blood was almost blinding her vision. Chu Qiao tightly grasped the knife in her hand, and every inch of muscle in her body was trembling wildly. It was not fear, but powerlessness. However, the next second, she jumped up like a leopard, forced the woman back with a knife, and stabbed her in the chest!
However, the opponent did not even swing the knife. The moment she moved, the guards around her rushed forward instantly. The woman fell down on purpose, her bright yellow clothes stained with blood, her golden crown fell off, she looked up, and shouted in a face full of despair, "I am the concubine of Bian Tang, my body is impure, I am willing to die for my country, please kill me!"
The soldiers who had been silent just now were once again furious. Looking at the countless swords waving before their eyes, Chu Qiao could no longer hold on and fell to the ground with a bang.
If you were given another chance, would you do it again? Will you let the tiger go back to the mountains and show mercy?
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "if" in this world.
At the last moment before she fell into coma, Chu Qiao saw Tie You's sudden rise in a trance, and the words he kept repeating, "The prince asked me to protect you."
You fool... A tear flowed from the corner of Chu Qiao's eye, and she fell weakly on the huge Rose Square. Under the scorching blood and fire, she once again thought of the face of the girl who was crying loudly in the cave.
"Kill them! Kill them! Kill them!" The roar was still in her ears, and today, she really did it. She didn’t know how long she had slept, but when a basin of cold water was poured over her head and face, Chu Qiao woke up slowly, only to see Zhao Chun’er’s smiling face suddenly enlarged in front of her eyes.
"Where's Tieyou?" Chu Qiao's deep voice sounded like boiling oil.
Zhao Chun'er smiled faintly and said calmly, "He must be dead. It seems that he was chopped into seventeen or eighteen pieces by the angry Beidaying soldiers. It's really strange. When I was in Zhenhuang before, I always heard people talking about the Tang army. They always said that they were weak. I didn't expect that the rumors and the real situation would be so different."
Chu Qiao slowly closed her eyes, swallowed down the sadness in her chest, nodded gently, and said slowly: "You will pay the price for everything you did today."
"Really?" Zhao Chun'er smiled, "It's a pity that you won't see that day."
Chu Qiao opened her eyes, stared at Zhao Chun'er, and said in a deep voice, "Yan Xun will avenge me."
“Don’t mention him to me!” Zhao Chun’er kicked over the chair and stood up suddenly. She looked at Chu Qiao who was tied to the pillar with flaming eyes and shouted angrily, “If you mention him again, I will kill you!”
Chu Qiao looked at her with disdain, her stiff face pulling out a cold smile, "Are you scared?"
Zhao Chun'er's eyes were cold and resentful, but Chu Qiao's eyes narrowed slowly, like a cat. She said in a low voice: "Kill me, how are you going to end it?"
Zhao Chun'er smiled coldly, "You don't have to worry about that, but I'm still happy to tell you what spectacular things will happen in the future, because you won't be able to see them. It would be a pity if I didn't have a good audience like you to watch all I did.
"Do you know? Bian Tang will split, Li Ce will die miserably, the court will suffer a great catastrophe, and all stubborn forces will be eliminated. Daxia has surrounded Yanbei, and winter is coming. You have no food and no money. How are you going to survive the winter? When you are exhausted and out of ammunition and food, Daxia's army will rush into Yanbei together with Bian Tang's army. At that time, the people of Yanbei will be buried alive, the army of Yanbei will be annihilated, and the land of Yanbei will be flooded with blood. The Datong Guild and the Yanbei Iron Eagle Army will all surrender to the empire.
We will use the knives in our hands to tell you what will happen if you betray the empire! "Zhao Chun'er's eyes turned red, and she looked at her madly and continued, "When the time comes, I will catch Yan Xun, make him kneel at my feet, and beg for mercy crying. I will dig out his eyes and break his legs. I will use all the methods I can to torture him, and I will destroy everything you have built with your own hands! Why, are you scared? ”