In the dense forest outside the East Gate, the second group of men in black were locked in a fierce battle with Wu Shang's men.
Due to the overwhelming numbers of the men in black, Wu Shang and his group were repeatedly forced to retreat.
If this continues, as long as Wu Shang and the others retreat to the vicinity of Shang Xiye's carriage, they will be successfully surrounded by these two groups of men in black, making it impossible for them to escape.
With victory in sight, the men in black fought with increasing ferocity.
Just then, several cheerful birdsongs came from the forest at the foot of the mountain.
Upon hearing the birdsong, Wu Shang and the others fought and retreated, tearing apart the outer layer of unidentified guards' clothes with a few swift movements, revealing the uniforms of the Ninth Prince's mansion soldiers underneath.
The masked men in black looked at each other in bewilderment: What are they doing, changing clothes while fighting?
Can changing clothes really turn the tide of battle and enhance combat power?
Just as they were completely bewildered, they heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves coming from down the mountain. Judging from the sound, there were quite a few people.
The men in black were alarmed. Could it be reinforcements from the Ninth Prince's mansion?
No way! They have sentries at every city gate. If it were reinforcements from the Ninth Prince's Mansion leaving the city, the sentries would definitely send out a warning signal in time. But they haven't received any notification, which means the people coming are not from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Gao Chengwei led several teams of men in a whirlwind pursuit towards Songjiazhuang, the location indicated by the intelligence. Just as they entered the first dense forest in the mountains, they heard the sounds of fierce fighting ahead, so they reined in their horses and slowed down.
As he got closer, Gao Chengwei saw that the people from the Ninth Prince's Mansion were fighting a group of unidentified masked men in black. He turned around and tried to leave.
At this moment, a loud shout came from the midst of the fierce battle: "Commander Gao, did the Emperor send you to reinforce us? You've arrived just in time! Quickly, come and kill these cowardly rats!"
Immediately afterwards, the voice shouted into the road deeper into the dense forest: "Your Highness, the Emperor has sent Gao Chengwei, Commander Gao, to rescue us! We are saved!"
Gao Chengwei: "..."
He had tens of thousands of "MMPs" in his heart, but he didn't know whether he should say them or not. How the hell did he become the reinforcements sent to save the Ninth Prince?!
People had called out his name in public; it wouldn't be right for him to stand by and do nothing now.
Gao Chengwei roared "Go!" in utter frustration, and the nearly one hundred Imperial Guards he brought inexplicably became "specially dispatched" reinforcements by the Emperor, and even more so, "timely rain."
The masked men in black: "..."
What's wrong with the Emperor? Why did he have to show such brotherly affection now?
Can these masters still be trusted at all?
Gao Chengwei originally thought that even if he participated in the war, he would just muddle through, pretend to be there but not actually do anything. But Wu Shang would never give him that chance.
Recalling the third wave of black-clad men's antics during the Shadow Moon Guard's siege of Black Owl and Ji Fengming, Wu Shang's eyes lit up.
He quietly summoned seven or eight of his trusted men, and under the cover of chaos, knocked out several Imperial Guards, dragged them into the bushes, stripped them of their clothes and put them on, then ordered a few others to change into black clothes and masks without any identification markings, and they all rushed out to hack and slash.
While chopping, they also shouted:
"The Imperial Guards are something else? Are you serious?"
"You bunch of cowardly rats, you actually dare to attack our Imperial Guards! I'll skin you alive today!"
"Brothers, the Imperial Guards are just a bunch of rookies who've never been on the battlefield. Let's take them down!"
"Calling us newbies? Brothers, let's smash that bunch of rats!"
The Imperial Guards and the men in black were both a group of burly, hot-blooded men, and they couldn't withstand such evil provocation. The two sides quickly got into a real fight.
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