The bodies of the guards of the Imperial Guard were all on fire. Half of the soldiers' bodies were covered with linen and the other half with cloth armor. After burning, the cloth armor melted and stuck to the body. If it was forcibly torn off, a large piece of flesh would be lost. It was bloody and very scary.
Wang Xiaohai's star-chasing bow continuously shot arrows, and each arrow took away generals of the Imperial Guards who were more than a hundred men in command. Only by eliminating the generals as soon as possible could the war be ended. Every minute of delay would mean the loss of hundreds of lives.
When the last centurion was taken away by the arrow shot from the Star Chaser bow, Wang Xiaohai put down the Star Chaser, but it was no longer necessary because the enemy had been defeated.
A group of lions led by sheep will be defeated by a group of sheep led by a lion, not to mention a group without even a sheep leader.
"This... is too much!" Princess Shu said. "At least five thousand people have been killed, and half of the remaining people have lost their fighting ability. These are all my people."
"For this continent, their death turns into fertilizer, which feeds the growth of grass and trees. The grass and fruit are eaten by animals, which are then eaten by the living. It's a cycle of life," Wang Xiaohai said. "As long as they don't leave this continent, whether they live or die, it doesn't cause any loss to the world. The real loss to the world is those who leave, because the energy and resources they take away cannot be recovered!"
"I don't see as far as you do, nor do I think so much. I only see what's happening in front of me." Princess Shu said, "I am really a sentimental person, not as rational and ruthless as you."
"You will grow up slowly, and the process of increasing wisdom is to constantly transform your emotions into rationality. When you feel that you can no longer transform, you have reached the limit of your life." Wang Xiaohai said, "When I was a child, I read fairy tales and comedy romance novels, but I rarely read them as an adult. Of course, when you are tired from work or life, you can read some to relax. After all, no one wants to make themselves more tired."
"Why do I feel like you speak in the tone of a god standing outside the world?" Princess Shu said, "Won't you stay on the mainland after you die? If you plan to go out to sea to feed the fish, the fish will be caught in people's nets and eventually come back." She understood Wang Xiaohai's words quickly.
In the distance, a large number of surrendered guards were having their weapons confiscated by the Yulin Army and taken away as prisoners.
"Your Highness, what should we do with these captives?" Guan Zeyuan asked. "Should we execute them all together?"
"No!" Princess Shu said without hesitation, "They are all my people. Just disperse them and add them to the Yulin Army."
"How is the commander of the Imperial Guards, Jia Libo?" Princess Shu asked. "Have they captured him?"
Wang Xiaohai came to his senses at this moment - he had just missed this commander, who was probably taken away by Lan Ze and Tang Ke Zhenshen.
"Has the area around Zhengyang Palace been surrounded?" Wang Xiaohai asked General Guan Zeyuan.
"No, and the Zhengyang Palace is so big that a few thousand soldiers can't form an encirclement!" Guan Zeyuan answered honestly.
"Are the civil and military officials still resting in the palace?" asked Princess Shu.
"Yes, they entered the palace yesterday. Zhou Jian didn't let them leave the palace, so they rested in the side hall next to Zhengyang Palace." This time it was not Guan Zeyuan who answered, but General Yan Zhuang who squeezed over from the side.
"Did Zhou Jian run away?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"I don't know. We haven't found him yet." Commander Yan Zhuang said, "I, Maga, have sent people to look for him, but most of our men have never seen the Third Prince Zhou Jian. If he changed his clothes, he might be able to escape in the chaos!"
"Stop talking here. Yan Zhuang, lead the team into Zhengyang Palace," Wang Xiaohai said. "Everyone go together. Heilin and Heisen, make sure to protect the princess. Also, Yan Zhuang, didn't you go left at the city gate? Why are you in Zhengyang Palace now?"
"I've sent several of my centurions. I want to participate in the final battle!" Yan Zhuang said, "The Royal Guards will leave dozens of people at intervals, and let a few hundred people search!"
A group of people rushed into Zhengyang Palace with thousands of Yulin soldiers. Some palace maids and eunuchs who were cleaning the walls and windows in the palace trembled when they saw this.
"Where is Zhou Jian?" Yan Zhuang rushed over and grabbed a eunuch carrying a bucket of water, and asked with a frown. He smelled urine on the eunuch.
"I don't know where the Third Prince is, sir, please spare me. I only know that he had the late emperor buried in the royal mausoleum yesterday and ordered all the civil and military officials to the palace to discuss the new emperor. The officials excused themselves, saying it was too late and inappropriate to discuss matters until this morning," the eunuch said tremblingly. "Then the Third Prince imprisoned all the civil and military officials in a side hall of Zhengyang Palace, depriving them of water and food, and telling them to release them only when they felt it was appropriate to discuss the new emperor."
"Are all the civil and military officials still imprisoned in the side hall?" asked Princess Shu.
"Still there," the eunuch replied.
"Guan Zeyuan, go and let them out." Princess Shu said.
"Wait." Guan Zeyuan did not act immediately.
"Why?" Princess Shu had already taken one foot forward. She didn't understand why Guan Zeyuan didn't follow the order immediately.
"Not now, but when we take control of the palace. There are still some scattered guards resisting, and it would be dangerous to release the civil and military officials." Guan Zeyuan said, "When I release them, I will threaten to kill them all, and then you will try your best to stop me and gain the favor of the civil and military officials."
"Will this work?" Princess Shu was skeptical. "What if they see through me?"
"That depends on your acting skills, Your Highness." Guan Zeyuan said, "I am quite confident in my acting skills. Before joining the army, I studied with a drama troupe for a period of time." He suddenly realized that his words were implying that the princess's acting skills were not good, and he stammered to explain, "I mean that you only need to show one tenth of your usual strength." The more he explained, the worse it was. Why did it sound like he was saying that the princess was acting all the time?
"Don't worry if your acting isn't convincing. This gives the other party an excuse to back down," Wang Xiaohai said. "You're helping them save their lives. Don't they understand? If someone really wants to get serious, have General Guan Zeyuan get serious with him, and then kill him with a single blow. That way, it's both real and fake, and they won't be able to tell the difference. Then no one will oppose you."
A centurion ran towards the people standing in the middle of Zhengyang Palace, knelt on one knee and said, "My Lords, we have discovered the whereabouts of the princes and concubines."
"Where?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"It's in Zhengde Hall," the centurion said. "It's about half a mile to the right of Zhengyang Hall."
"Do you want to go and take a look?" Guan Zeyuan asked Wang Xiaohai and Princess Shu.
"Wait until the Yulin Army clears the battlefield." Wang Xiaohai looked at the huge dragon throne above the Zhengyang Palace, turned around and walked out of the Zhengyang Palace.
Everyone followed out.
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