To the northwest of Xinyang Pass, less than ten miles away, the city gate was wide open, and the large army of barbarians passed through the defense line and entered the city openly.
The gatekeepers of Tielingwei on the city wall seemed to be blind and indifferent, and no one even made a sound.
Ji Changying was shocked beyond belief.
There is actually a traitor in Tieling Weili!
General Tal led his men into the pass with extremely quiet movements and began.
When he saw that most people had come in, he waved his hand and the people behind him all spit out the branches in their mouths.
Tal's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he waved his arms high. "This is ours! Charge in! Women, money, food, medicinal herbs! Everything is ours! Charge!"
The barbarians behind him were excited: "Charge, charge, charge!"
After entering the pass, they immediately rushed in like uncontrollable beasts. When they saw the people from Tieling Guards, they stabbed them without saying a word.
The gatekeepers tumbled down from the city wall in panic: "You've broken the trust!"
Shangguan clearly said, just pass through here, why? Why did you suddenly attack?!
Tal excitedly spurred his horse forward. The guards' heads fell off as his horse flew past them. Tal raised his head high and said, "Charge!"
Seeing the bloody barbarians seemed to be encouraged and supported Tal all the way forward.
The Tieling Guards patrolling the city heard the noise and rushed over. Seeing the barbarians who had already entered the pass, they were horrified and quickly drew their swords to resist: "Enemy attack--"
All of a sudden, things got completely chaotic.
When the people on the city wall saw that all the generals were killed, they immediately sounded the alarm for war!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After just a few rings, the person ringing the bell was shot and fell to the ground.
Jiang Zhuo seemed to hear the sounds of fighting outside. Just as he was about to call for help, he saw his left and right lieutenants rushing in with serious expressions: "Captain! We've lost this place! The barbarians have already charged in!"
Jiang Zhuo stood up suddenly and looked at them in disbelief. "Impossible! They were fine at night, and they were lost without any movement?!"
He pinched his thigh, wondering if he was still asleep.
The left lieutenant general's face was filled with solemnity. "It's true! Those cavalrymen were all lightly armed, their hooves covered with felt. The cavalrymen held sticks in their mouths but made no sound. The sneak attack reached this point!"
"Who is the one guarding the city? How could he be so careless and useless? Even if he couldn't hear anything, is he blind?"
Jiang Zhuo was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead. He turned around, pulled out a spear and held it in his hand, wanting to kill someone.
Being rushed into the defense line was a great humiliation for him. He lost before the battle. Once the news spread, it would not be an exaggeration to kill all nine generations of his clan.
He hated the people guarding the city so much that he wanted to tear their tendons and skin them alive!
The right lieutenant sneered, "There is a traitor among us."
"Who is it!" Jiang Zhuo turned his head and looked at the two of them with fierce eyes.
"It's still unknown, but there's definitely a problem with the soldiers defending the city. However, this man has been killed by the barbarians in front of the city gate. Now the barbarians' main force is here, and their cavalry are all elite. I have already sent Duan Yunzheng to fight them. The situation is not favorable for us. Please make a decision as soon as possible, Captain."
"Follow me to meet the enemy!" Jiang Zhuo rushed out with a spear in hand without even having time to put on his armor.
Ji Changying never expected that there would be problems in the direction guarded by Tieling Guards. Those well-equipped cavalrymen initially thought that they were coming to the southwest, but they turned out to be in a circle and went to the other side!
The entire northwest sky was filled with countless peregrine falcons, which scattered as Tal and his men moved. The blindfolds on their horses were all removed, and the cavalrymen on their backs began to charge unscrupulously from the outer city all the way to the inner city, burning, killing, and looting.
Compared with the two sides, this side is simply a small one compared to the big one.
It was at this time that Ji Changying suddenly thought that Ji Mingxue was over there!
She suddenly opened her eyes and stood up. Ji Changchuan, who was drowsy at first, stood up as well after seeing her reaction. "What's wrong?"
"Come with me, I will take you to find dad and uncle." Ji Changying took his brother's hand and was about to leave the tent.
Wei Ying reached out to stop her: "You can't run around at this time. Your father and the others have their own tasks to complete."
"No! My heart is beating so fast, I feel like something's going to happen! I want to stay with my father and the others. Just do your own thing and don't bother with me. I'll explain everything to the princess myself later."
Ji Changying waved away Wei Ying's hand that was stopping them and left the tent very resolutely.
Everyone else stood up and looked at each other.
"Should we go out and take a look?"
“Go and have a look!”
…
The outside of the station looked very peaceful, with fewer people and less strict management.
Ji Changying used her special ability to lead Ji Changchuan to the familiar place where Ji Fengshou was helping to dig vegetables at the back of the tent.
Ji Fengshou, who was sticking his butt out, with dark circles under his eyes and a face full of resentment, felt two pairs of feet standing in front of him.
When he looked up and saw that it was the brother and sister, he was so shocked that he sat down on the ground.
"Why are you here?!" Ji Fengshou didn't even bother to brush the dust off his butt. He got up in shock and anger and questioned them.
"Dad, something's wrong outside! We didn't make it out yesterday. I left Xiaochuan here. You and uncle look after him. I have to go out for a while!"
Ji Changying pushed Ji Changchuan forward anxiously and was about to leave.
"Hey, where are you going, kid? It's so dangerous outside, why are you running around..."
Ji Fengshou wanted to go forward and pull her, but was stopped by Ji Changchuan.
He looked a little annoyed and depressed: "Forget it, Dad, we can't help. Now that my sister is gone, I'm afraid we can let go of our hands and feet even more. Let's take care of ourselves and don't cause trouble for my sister."
Although he knew it, Ji Fengshou's heart still sank as he watched his daughter run out: "At least explain it clearly! What's wrong outside? It makes me feel so uneasy..."
Ji Changying ran out of the tent and headed towards Zhonglizhou. She always had to remind him.
The streets were deserted at this time, with only the patrolmen around. She didn't want to cause trouble, so she flew over the eaves.
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Zhongli Zhou stood on the city wall, watching the battle below with a thoughtful expression. He quickly reviewed the entire situation in his mind and beckoned Lieutenant General Yang to come over. "Any news from the Tieling Guards or the Jiangzhou Guards?"
"No news."
Zhongli Zhou was silent for two seconds. Just as he was about to speak, he heard someone calling him, "Zhongli Zhou!"
A clear female voice came closer and closer from the bottom. The archer next to Zhonglizhou quickly turned the arrow and aimed at the black shadow that appeared on the city wall at some point.
Zhongli Zhou quickly waved his hand and asked him to put it down.
"What are you still standing here looking at?! Hurry up and lead the troops to the northwest for support! These people are just a diversion. There's a traitor in Tielingwei, and the barbarians have been let into the pass!"
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