"Everyone, follow me and fight with all your might!" Awuge roared, then drew his sword and charged out first!
This section of the mountain road is quite narrow. The boulders that fell earlier were meant to disrupt the formation of the wedding procession, cutting the two-thousand-person team in half. Now, two-thirds of the people are blocked by the boulders, isolated from the princess's caravan.
Of the six hundred people at the head of the procession, three hundred were from Awuge, one hundred were female relatives such as maids and palace women, and two hundred were the imperial guards of Daye. They were all under the command of Marquis Pingyang.
Sun Xingjian, who was cooperating with Li Qingchen from the inside, could neither openly oppose Awuge nor allow his two hundred soldiers to cooperate with Awuge. So he shouted loudly, "All soldiers, listen to my command! Protect Princess Changping with all your might!"
So, under his command, two hundred soldiers of Daye surrounded the carriage of the princess who was to be married off, but did not follow Awuge to repel the enemy.
Awuge led about three hundred men against two hundred assassins who surged down from the mountains on both sides like a black tide. Although he had a slight advantage in numbers, he found that his opponents were not just idlers as he had thought. Instead, they were highly skilled soldiers, knowledgeable in swordsmanship and tactics, and very difficult to deal with.
After a brief exchange of blows, Awuge realized he didn't have much of an advantage, so he turned around and ordered the Imperial Guards of Daye: "Are you all just standing there watching the show? Let me, the young king, join the battle!"
However, Awuge's words had no effect on Lin Ye's guards. They only obeyed the orders of Marquis Pingyang. If Marquis Pingyang ordered them to stay here and protect the princess, they would not move an inch.
Awuge glared angrily at his old rival, Sun Xingjian: "Marquis Pingyang, your Emperor of Daye sent you to escort Princess Changping, and you just stood by and watched when the enemy attacked?!"
“Prince Awuge is right, we must protect Princess Changping.” After saying this, Sun Xingjian took the opportunity to reiterate to the soldiers: “No soldier of Daye is allowed to leave Princess Changping’s side! Do not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage!”
"Yes!" the soldiers responded in unison.
Awuge was so angry that his eyes turned red. Knowing that he couldn't do anything about him, he had no choice but to turn around and continue to fight.
Sun Xingjian secretly cheered for the men in black, but after watching for a while, he gradually noticed something was amiss: the moves and tactics of those men in black seemed somewhat familiar...
Standing high above, observing the battle below with his sniper rifle, Li Qingchen frowned slightly. Wei Shuwan, unable to see the situation below, could only observe Li Qingchen's expression to judge the battle below.
Seeing him frown, she asked anxiously, "Is the situation unfavorable?"
“No…” Li Qingchen examined the situation more closely, finally put down the peephole, and looked at Wei Shuwan: “The people fighting with the wedding procession right now are not my men.”
Wei Shuwan's eyes widened suddenly: "Not your person? Then whose person is it?"
Could it be that someone else besides them is trying to abduct the bride?
Wei Shuwan snatched the peephole and looked down. Sure enough, those men in black were not like the bandits she had seen before. They were much more well-trained and looked like proper soldiers.
She put down the sniffer and looked at Li Qingchen with surprise: "Does Your Highness have any guesses?"
Li Qingchen sighed briefly and put his hands behind his back: "There is one person."
...
At this moment, the two sides were completely engaged in battle at the foot of the mountain. Initially, the black-clad men's side, due to their effective tactics, came on strong and did not fall behind despite having fewer people. However, as the more than a thousand people who had been cut off by the boulder climbed over and joined the battle, the black-clad men's side quickly began to show obvious signs of defeat.
Those who climbed over were mostly Imperial Guards of Daye, but because they were coming over in groups of several, Sun Xingjian had to repeat his earlier words over and over, trying to persuade them not to join the battle and to come and protect the princess who was to be married off. However, the sounds of fighting were deafening, and he was separated from the others by the sea of people. Whatever he said, the newcomers couldn't hear a word he said, and they ended up helping Awuge in a daze.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Xingjian could not wait any longer. So he jumped onto the carriage and said to the crowd, "It is not safe here. You all set up a barrier here to block them. I will escort Princess Changping away from this place first!"
As he spoke, he pushed the soldier who was originally sitting in the driver's seat off, and personally drove the carriage, intending to take Pan Wenjun away first.
Pan Wenjun, who was in a panic inside the car, lifted the curtain and looked at the tall figure sitting in the driver's seat with his back to her. She asked incredulously, "Brother Sun?"
Throughout the journey, she felt utterly despondent, ignoring everything outside the window even when she heard fighting. But she never dreamed that the person who had been escorting her out of the capital was none other than Sun Xingjian!
Sun Xingjian turned to look at her and nodded. Pan Wenjun immediately understood that he was telling her that everything was under his control, so she obediently sat back in the car and didn't cause any trouble.
Sun Xingjian jerked the reins and prepared to ride away.
Just a few steps later, a dark figure leaped from the roof of the car and landed in the passenger seat, a cold longsword unexpectedly placed against Sun Xingjian's neck!
Sun Xingjian had no choice but to stop what he was doing and turn to look at the man. Just as he was about to explain that he was also one of them, both of them were stunned.
"Du-Duhu?"
Even though the man in black had his head and face covered, revealing only his eyes, Sun Xingjian still recognized him at a glance.
Pan Wei was also somewhat surprised. During the earlier melee, he only saw someone about to take Wenjun away in a carriage, so he rushed over, not expecting that the driver was Sun Xingjian.
"Xingjian, where are you taking Wenjun?" Pan Wei was unsure whether Sun Xingjian was loyal to His Majesty or prioritized his comradeship at this critical juncture.
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