The thick smoke was so obvious that not only could it be seen by the people in the Fengtai camp, but even the imperial guards surrounding the camp could see it.

Tens of thousands of imperial guards became restless like a pot of boiling water, each of them ready to make a move, releasing a cold and fierce murderous aura.

"Commander He," a square-faced deputy general in his thirties rode his horse forward a few steps and came to the side of a rough middle-aged general. He whispered in a complicated tone, "I didn't expect Yun Zhan to really do it!"

Commander He looked in the direction of the rising smoke, his eyes sparkling, and he said with a firm smile: "Lord Kang is right. Prince Chen thinks he is the son of destiny. He always thinks highly of himself and thinks everyone should submit to him."

“How ridiculous!”

"His subordinates can betray us just by saying so!"

Commander He twitched the corner of his mouth with a sneer, revealing a disdainful smile.

In his opinion, the Prince of Chen was just a boy in his early twenties. How capable could he be? The victory in the war in the North did not mean that the Prince of Chen had any ability, but that it was the credit of his soldiers. It was only because of his noble birth and his youth that many people blindly deified him!

To put it bluntly, Prince Gu Jue is just an ordinary man, he doesn't have any special powers.

The deputy general also agreed with this and asked anxiously, "Commander, should we..."

Yun Zhan set fire to the camp, and the morale of the Xuanjia Army must have been in chaos at this moment. When these two armies confront each other, the most taboo thing is to disrupt the morale of the troops. In other words, before the two armies even started fighting, they already had the advantage, and Yun Zhan was working with them from inside and outside.

Commander He narrowed his eyes, with a determined look flashing in his eyes.

As they were talking, the fire grew bigger and bigger. The thick smoke and red flames in front of them were like a giant beast with blood-thirsty eyes, roaring and snarling.

The rain had stopped long ago, but the wind was still blowing, and the mountain winds around were getting stronger and stronger, like the howling autumn winds, and the mountain winds fanned the fire.

At this moment, Commander He felt that even God was on their side, and he tightly grasped the reins in his left hand.

It’s time!!!

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger. The prosperity of him and their He family depends on this. As long as he can do the job given by the emperor and Lord Kang well and win this battle, he can be made a marquis and become a prime minister! Commander He said loudly: "Rebellious ministers and traitors, everyone has the right to kill them!"

He spoke in a high-sounding and righteous manner, directly defining them as the righteous side.

The imperial guards in the rear all looked up at Commander He on horseback with burning eyes, listening and echoing.

Then, Commander He drew his sword neatly, pointed it in the direction of Fengtai Camp, and continued, "Lord Kang has ordered that we must capture the Black Armor Army today. When the rebels are brought to justice, all the generals present will be rewarded. Lord Kang will ask the Emperor for credit for us!"

“Attack!”

Commander He waved his arm and issued a military order.

All the imperial guards obeyed the order and shouted loudly. The blood in their bodies became hot and flowed rapidly along their veins.

Each of them has prepared their weapons and is ready to go, wanting to make achievements with their blood and flesh on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, a wailing horn sounded and spread around with the wind.

The imperial guards present moved upon hearing the sound, following the flying military flags in front of them with great momentum. Soon, under the command of the military flags, the army was divided into two teams in an orderly manner, encircling the Fengtai camp from both sides.

For a moment, the sound of horse hooves and the sound of soldiers running overlapped together, approaching the Fengtai camp step by step, making a rumbling sound, like a raging wave advancing towards the Fengtai camp in front, or like a ferocious beast staring at its prey, with an imposing manner.

The Fengtai camp ahead was in chaos and noise, with gray-white smoke like thick fog filling the air. The smoke was so thick that visibility was extremely low. Human figures could be vaguely seen running about in the smoke.

"Ahem, hurry up, there's water flooding in the northwest too!"

"Assign a team to put out the fire..."

"The second and fourth battalions go from the northeast!"

“…”

Various coughs, footsteps, roars, etc. came one after another. The soldiers of the Black Armor Army were like headless flies, running around in circles, shocked, panicked, helpless, and anxious...

The Black Armor Army was in disarray.

Commander He looked at the chaotic Fengtai camp in front of him, his heart agitated: Yunzhan's arson was the first step of the plan, disrupting the army's morale was the second step, and now the third and most critical step depends on him!

"Gee!" He whipped the horse hard, speeding forward and ordered again, "Soldiers, kill!"

He knew that he must not let the Black Armor Army escape today.

Kang Hongda said that the Black Armor Army was good at lurking, dividing and disintegrating, and defeating one by one. If they were allowed to escape from here today, it would not be so easy for the Imperial Army to surround and attack them in one fell swoop! What's worse, if a large force of the Black Armor Army escaped back to the north, the battle line would inevitably be prolonged, and the outcome of this battle would probably not be determined for half a year or a year.

Given the emperor's fragile health, he cannot afford to delay for a year or two. If the war really develops to this point, Commander He knows that not only will he not receive any credit, but he may also be considered guilty by the emperor.

There must be no mistakes in this battle. The Black Armor Army must be defeated at once to completely break Gu Jue's wings! Commander He told himself firmly in his heart, waving his long sword and shouting murderously: "Soldiers, listen to my order, don't leave any one alive!"

The imperial guards following behind him also shouted: "Don't leave any one alive!"

These voices spread like wildfire, and more and more imperial guards shouted in unison: "Don't leave any one alive!"

They kept shouting these four words:

"Leave no one behind! Leave no one behind!"

The sound became louder and louder, and finally became uniform and sounded like thunder.

They shouted and rushed forward, like a huge sword stabbing into the Fengtai camp in front of them.

Since you have joined the army, who doesn't want to make achievements and who doesn't desire to get promoted and make money!

Today is their chance! A strong murderous aura burst out along with the common slogan, and the intimidating sound and momentum are enough to scare the cowards to death.

The smoke in the camp was still spreading and spreading, and the smoke was rolling.

As soon as the imperial guards entered, they smelled a pungent smell of smoke. Even though they were prepared, they were still choked by the smoke. Some of them coughed, and some had red eyes from the smoke.

“Tap, tap, tap…”

The Imperial Guards followed the footsteps of the Black Armored Army all the way to the northeast...

The footsteps in front seemed very close, yet very far away.

Until they reached the central tent, they still didn't see a single Black Armor Army soldier, as if this was an empty camp with no one in it.

The surroundings were thick with smoke and they could only see people and objects within a few feet. As far as their eyes could see, all kinds of debris were scattered on the ground between the tents. It was obvious that the people in the camp had left in a hurry.

Commander He and his deputy general felt a jolt in their hearts and began to feel that something was wrong.

The deputy general said hesitantly: "Commander, the camp seems to be empty..."

Logically speaking, the fire came suddenly to the Xuanjia Army, and they must have been in a hurry to arrange a retreat. It would be impossible for them to withdraw the entire battalion of troops from the Fengtai camp in such a short time.

This is so unreasonable!

Commander He's expression suddenly changed, his face became as gloomy as water, and he noticed more things were wrong.

This camp was so "quiet" that there was no other sound except the footsteps gradually fading away.

It was as if... as if those footsteps were just to lure the enemy deeper!

Commander He looked around and said quickly, "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

This is a trap! The deputy general's face also changed drastically, and he shouted: "All soldiers, listen to my order, retreat immediately!"

Then, the cavalrymen at the front began to drive their horses to change direction, and the mounts made uneasy neighing sounds one after another.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

Sharp sounds of breaking through the air came from all directions, and feather arrows pierced through the thick air and shot towards them like a dense swarm of wasps.

The direction from which these arrows came indicated that they were surrounded!

Thinking of this, Commander He's heart suddenly sank, a chill seeped from his bones, and he thought in disbelief: Yun Zhan actually lied to Kang Hongda! Yun Zhan actually abandoned the Yun family, is he crazy? ! However, the cruel truth was in front of them.

They fell into the trap! They had originally wanted to outflank the enemy from both ends. He led half of his troops to chase from the rear, and the other half surrounded the Black Armor Army from the outside of the camp, making it impossible for the enemy to escape. Now that he had stepped into the trap, it was conceivable that the other team would also be in a worrying situation!

Commander He felt a sweetness in his throat, and he roared hoarsely again: "Retreat!"

However, it was too late!

The next moment, the deputy general beside him was pierced through the throat by an arrow. Before the deputy general could even make a sound, he fell straight off his horse.

The screams around were getting louder and louder, and there were also the sounds of soldiers falling to the ground, and the sound of arrows hitting shields... All kinds of sounds mixed together, and the camp suddenly exploded! Next, the camp was in chaos, with the sound of arrows breaking through the air incessantly, and the surroundings were filled with smoke, and it was impossible to see where the arrows were flying from. The soldiers of the Imperial Guards could only blindly raise their shields to block the arrows flying from all directions.

They wanted to retreat, but it was difficult to do so. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind. The infantry at the rear were crowded at the entrance of the camp, making it impossible for the cavalry to move forward.

The imperial guards were like turtles in a jar, with no power to fight back, and more and more of them fell down.

The air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood, which became increasingly strong. On the contrary, the gray smoke was blown away by the wind, and the surrounding vision gradually became clearer...

This is a massacre!

The imperial guards were in despair, but Chu Yunyi's blood was boiling.

He was hiding on a watchtower not far away. Seeing that all the nearby enemies had been wiped out, he put away his bow, picked up a telescope, and looked into the distance to see if there was any place that needed support.

Through the clairvoyance, the scene in the distance became so clear, with corpses lying everywhere with their eyes open.

Chu Yunyi looked straight at the sea of ​​corpses and blood below without avoiding. It was the first time he faced such a scene. To be honest, even though he was far away, he still found it horrifying.

However, he knew that since he wanted to become a military general, he had to learn to face this scene.

This is war.

War means either you die or I die.

If they don't want to be slaughtered by the enemy, they have no choice but to swing their swords. Their swords defend not only themselves, but also their comrades, the people, and their country! After a while, Chu Yunyi put down the silver-inlaid enamel clairvoyance in his hand and couldn't help asking Su Mubai, "Brother Su, how could they be so stupid to dare to go deep into the enemy camp?!"

He was asking, but in fact his tone contained more amazement and emotion than questions.

Su Mubai smiled and said, "Kang Hongda is a self-righteous person who thinks he can read people's minds."

Chu Yunyi blinked as if he understood something, and wanted to return the clairvoyance to Su Mubai, but Su Mubai pushed him back: "Just watch it for a while."

Su Mubai smiled warmly, his eyes half-narrowed, revealing a smile of confidence, which made Chu Yunyi think of a cunning fox.

"When it comes to people's hearts, Kang Hongda is still far behind."

Kang Hongda had suppressed bandits and killed Japanese pirates, so he felt that he was invincible, but he didn't know that his victory was based on an absolute advantage in military strength. He was able to thrive in the court only because the emperor valued him and he was good at guessing the emperor's intentions.

"Go down." Su Mubai said again.

So Chu Yunyi followed Su Mubai down from the watchtower. He thought it was time to clean up the battlefield, but he didn't expect the war drum to be sounded.

"Boom! Boom!"

This rhythm represents the gathering of soldiers.

Hearing the sound of war drums, the soldiers of the Black Armor Army came from all directions and gathered in the open space in front of the Fengtai camp like birds returning to their nests. The ranks were neat and tidy, as tall and straight as white birch trees in the cold wind.

Although they had just experienced a great battle, they did not look tired at all and were all full of vigor and vitality.

Chu Yunyi was confused and followed Su Mubai obediently like his little shadow.

After a cup of tea, a 10,000-man Black Armor Army cavalry set out from Fengtai Camp as the vanguard. The others would continue on their way after cleaning up the remaining soldiers roaming around here.

Their goal is to reach the capital! Su Mubai is fighting for the word "fast".

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp led by Commander He had just experienced a disastrous defeat. If they want to mobilize the imperial guards again, they need to ask the emperor for permission, which also takes time. They will definitely not be faster than the Black Armor Army.

Half an hour later, ten thousand soldiers from the Black Armor Camp arrived at the city gate, approaching the west gate with great momentum.

Such a big commotion naturally could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the guards at the city gate, so the west gate was hastily closed ahead of time. The guards at the city gate hurried to inform their superiors, and the news was reported up the chain of command. At the same time, the people who heard the news also rushed to leave the city.

The news spread in the capital at an incredible speed. After a while, the cabinet elders and royal relatives who were waiting to see the emperor at the gate of the Qianqing Palace also received the report.

"What?!" Prime Minister Zhang blurted out in disbelief, "The Black Armor Army is almost at the West Gate!"

Everyone else gasped, even though the capital still had twelve guards stationed there, they were still panicking and afraid.

The person who came to report was the deputy commander of the Palace Army Guards, who replied: "Today, Commander He led 65,000 soldiers from the military camp to encircle and suppress the Black Armor Army in the Fengtai camp. Almost all of the 60,000 soldiers were wiped out..."

At the end of the speech, the commander was also hesitant and looked embarrassed.

The other ministers and royal relatives took a deep breath again, and thought of the emperor sending troops to surround Prince Chen's Mansion.

"So," Yang Xuanshan, the Minister of Rites, said in a difficult tone, "Prince Chen is going to force the emperor to abdicate..."

The Prince of Chen was forced by the Emperor to raise an army! Everyone looked at each other, and when they thought of the tens of thousands of soldiers from the Fifth Army Camp who died in the battle, they felt heavy-hearted, as if even the dark clouds in the sky had become thicker.

Even though most of them had seen many storms in their lifetime, they had never imagined that one day they would face such a thrilling situation. It was like a guillotine hanging high in the sky.

Everyone was in confusion.

The Prime Minister and several cabinet ministers gathered together to discuss it. Then several cabinet ministers asked to see the emperor again. Prime Minister Zhang ordered the commander, "Hurry up and go to the Prince's Mansion to find Lord Kang and ask him to withdraw his troops and return to the palace... Tell him to stop messing around!"

At this moment, Prime Minister Zhang took all his anger out on Kang Hongda. He also felt that it was most likely Kang Hongda who was stirring up trouble between the Emperor and Prince Chen, and that this was going to cause the Great Qi to fall apart.

The commander of the palace army came and left in a hurry, riding his horse wildly on the streets of the capital, and the mud and water on the ground splashed everywhere with the flying hooves of the horse.

A stick of incense later, he saw Du Huatang, the lieutenant general of the Fifth Army Camp who was guarding outside the Prince Chen's Palace.

Du Huatang had a splitting headache and was panicking. The biggest problem now was that Kang Hongda was still in the palace.

The cold air seemed to condense little by little. Du Huatang hesitated, but finally walked towards the corner gate of the palace resolutely.

At this time, Kang Hongda in the palace didn't know all this yet, and looked at Gu Jue with a firm smile.

"Hey, it's almost time." Kang Hongda looked at the sky, shook the soft sword in his hand, and said calmly, "Kang and the prince have known each other for many years. I would like to give you a few more words of advice. You are still a wise man who knows the current situation."

When the rain stops, that's when the plan begins. Now, Commander He should have worked together with Yun Zhan to annihilate the Xuanjia Army, so Gu Jue is defeated!

"Your Highness has made contributions to the court. If you are waiting for orders now, I promise that I can plead for you in front of the emperor and save your life."

"My Lord, it is better to live in misery than to die!"

Kang Hongda pretended to speak in an earnest tone, but every word he said was trying to put Gu Jue underfoot, and the smile on the corner of his lips was extremely arrogant.

He was waiting for Gu Jue to submit to him. The emperor hated Gu Jue, and even if he didn't kill him, he would turn him into a useless person.

He felt that this was the most suitable ending for Gu Jue. Wouldn't it be too easy for Gu Jue to die in his prime? The rest of a useless person's life would be the most tormenting. He would sink into the mire and could only watch himself weaken and grow old... running out of energy! Kang Hongda seemed to have seen Gu Jue kneeling in front of him humbly, as if he had knocked him off the high arena. Some accounts must be settled after all, and it's not that the time has not come yet.

Gu Jue said calmly: "Lord Kang is very magnanimous. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as him."

Shen Qianchen could naturally understand the sarcasm in Gu Jue's words and nodded rapidly.

Anyway, the prince will definitely not plead for Kang Hongda!

Who says a good death is worse than a miserable life? Humph, people like Kang Hongda should be cleansed after death!

Prince Li hesitated to speak, extremely anxious.

Things have developed to this point, and it is impossible for him to stop Kang Hongda. A bloody storm is inevitable.

Just thinking about it, Prince Li felt suffocated and worried about the future of Da Qi.

How should he face the late emperor in his afterlife?

At this moment, Sui Zhou, the chief steward of the palace, strode towards Shaohua Hall with a man. The person he brought was Du Huatang.

Du Huatang's face didn't look good. He saluted Kang Hongda first: "Lord Kang..." He couldn't help but glance at Gu Jue who was not far away.

As soon as Kang Hongda saw Du Huatang, his eyes lit up instantly.

Done!

"Commander Du, just tell me what's on your mind!" Kang Hongda interrupted Du Huatang directly.

Du Huatang's forehead was covered with sweat, but he was wearing a helmet, so the sweat was not noticeable. He lowered his head even lower and reported, "Someone just reported that the 10,000 vanguard cavalry of the Black Armor Army have arrived at the city and surrounded the capital."

Prince Li: “!!!”

Kang Hongda: “!!!”

Kang Hongda's eyes widened, his shock evident in his expression.

After being stunned for a moment, he pointed his left finger at Gu Jue and shouted in a loud voice: "Gu Jue, you are so bold! How dare you rebel!"

At this moment, Kang Hongda's heart was extremely confused and his ears were buzzing.

To this, Gu Jue responded with two words:

"Get it!"

Of course, the person he wanted to capture was Kang Hongda.

As soon as he finished speaking, two tall palace guards strode in from outside the courtyard.

Kang Hongda's personal bodyguard quickly took two steps forward and stood between the palace guards and Kang Hongda.

Kang Hongda sneered coldly and said through gritted teeth: "Gu Jue, do you think I would enter your Prince Chen's Mansion unprepared?"

"Even if the Black Armor Army surrounded the capital, what can they do? You are still in the capital. As long as you die, what can the Black Armor Army do?!"

He didn't know what had gone wrong with Commander He, and he couldn't do anything about it now. He had already made a backup plan anyway.

Gu Jue is the soul and pillar of the Xuanjia Army. His death will naturally disintegrate the Xuanjia Army! Kang Hongda took out a bamboo-shaped black object from his arms and opened the lid as quickly as possible. A flare shot out from it, flew straight to a height of more than ten feet, and then exploded like fireworks, like a blood-red demon flower.

He had already arranged personnel outside the Prince Chen's Mansion. Not only the one hundred people led by Du Huatang, but also one hundred people hidden in the house next door and on standby.

With the current manpower of Prince Chen's Mansion, he has an absolute advantage, and it would be easy for him to capture Gu Jue! Kang Hongda looked confident, with a wild smile, waiting for his people to appear.

However, Du Huatang's face became even uglier, his face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master Kang, the people outside have been controlled."

Whether it was the one hundred people he brought openly or the one hundred people hiding in secret, they were all captured.

Du Huatang was unable to move his whole body. He felt as if he was stuck in a damp and cold swamp. His body kept sinking, and the cold and smelly muddy water had already reached his lips.

There was a strong bitterness in his voice: "There are more than just the three hundred black armored soldiers taken away by Yun Zhan in the city...that was just a cover."

Kang Hongda's eyes widened to the extreme in an instant, and hideous bloodshot lines appeared in the whites of his eyes. At this moment, he finally figured it out.

Yesterday, Yunzhan led 300 Black Armored Soldiers to fight against Du Huatang and his men. His real purpose was not to hand over the evidence of Prince Chen's Mansion to himself. He wanted to divert attention and make people think that all the Black Armored Soldiers in Beijing were led out of the capital by Yunzhan.

All of this was a bait thrown by Gu Jue to them, in order to make them underestimate the enemy! Gu Jue allowed Prince Chen's Mansion to be sealed and remained indifferent. It was not because he was unable to resist, but his real purpose was for his ambition at this moment.

"Gu Jue, you dare to rebel?!"

Kang Hongda scolded loudly, only then realizing that he might have underestimated Gu Jue's ambition.

He once thought that Gu Jue had no intention of rebelling, but the facts proved that Gu Jue was ambitious, so Gu Jue didn't care about giving him that "handle" at all.

Anyway, Gu Jue has decided to rebel!

Kang Hongda's eyes seemed to be filled with poison.

"So what if I'm a rebel?" Gu Jue asked back indifferently, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. Prince Li was shocked again when he heard it, and his heart was almost hurting.

(End of this chapter)