Chapter 51: The Head of the Thief
Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai are young, courageous, and in some kind of decision, as long as they think they have the opportunity, they are the kind of characters who dare to fight.
That night, the two secretly transferred troops out of Yuyang and lay down outside the imperial capital.
On the morning of the next day, Zhong Bai was wearing a dragon robe, wearing a crown on his head, and his hands were tied behind his back with thick ropes, escorted by Peng Shuang and Liang Yuan, while Xiao Yuan was wearing a county official uniform and walked in the front.
There were only four of them, and they walked outside the city pass, at this time the imperial city had been occupied by Wu Yuan, and the city wall was full of rebels with cloth scarves wrapped around their heads and spears in their hands.
Before the four of them could move forward, a sharp arrow had already shot and nailed to the ground in front of them: "Stop!" β
Xiao Yuan stood at the front, Peng Shuang and Liang Yuan acted as his entourage, and after hearing the cheers, he raised his head and shouted:
"I am the Wei Fang of Yuyang County, and I am here today, and I will dedicate the Son of Heaven to General Wu Yuan, and I will report it!"
What the!? Hearing this, the rebels at the head of the city immediately widened their eyes, and when they saw Xiao Yuan, the person who was tied up behind him was not wearing a dragon robe and a crown!
In such a situation, the rebels did not dare to delay, and immediately someone said: "Quick! Go and report to the general! β
At this moment, Wu Yuan was not in the palace, but was preparing to gather men and horses to attack Yuyang, after hearing the news, he was also taken aback, and then without the slightest delay, he walked quickly to the city.
After arriving at the head of the city, he first leaned out half of his body, took a closer look, and then asked loudly, "Is Lord Wei under the city?" β
Yuyang County's name is indeed Wei Fang, Xiao Yuan replied without panic: "It's Xiaguan." β
He claimed to be a subordinate official, and when Wu Yuan heard this, he asked again, "What does Lord Wei want?" β
"The general's rebellion is in accordance with the way of heaven! Today, Zi fled south, into my Yuyang, the lower official knows that he is not the opponent of the general, if he does not surrender, he will be attacked by the general, therefore, I specially dedicate the Son of Heaven to the general to show loyalty! Xiao Yuan said nonsense.
But these words, in Wu Yuan's ears, are really good!
He was just about to lead his troops to Yuyang, but he didn't expect his county order to come and ask for surrender at this time!
Excited, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Wei is saying, what ...... That man is the Son of Heaven!? β
"Exactly!" Xiao Yuan replied.
Ah! This is really a no-brainer, Wu Yuan was pleasantly surprised, but before he could speak, Xiao Yuan had already said again:
"For the loyalty of the officials, today not only the Son of Heaven is offered, but also the imperial jade seal is here! With the talent of a general, after capturing the Son of Heaven, and adding the jade seal of the country, he will definitely be able to achieve a great cause! β
"What...... What the!? Imperial Jade Seal!? Wu Yuan's eyes widened, and in surprise, he immediately urged: "Quick! Come on! β
The charm of the jade seal was no less than that of the Son of Heaven, and in the era at that time, with Wu Yuan's traitorous mind, he could not resist this temptation.
He was carried away by the excitement, but there were bystanders, and his dog-headed military advisor saw this, and hurriedly persuaded: "General, be careful of deceit." β
"Huh?" Who knew that Wu Yuan waved his hand and said indifferently: "There are only four people on the other side, how can there be fraud?" The order of Yuyang County must have been afraid of our army, so he came to surrender, otherwise, how could the jade seal be on him, it can only be said that he captured the Son of Heaven. His sincere surrender is also certain, otherwise he would not dare to come here alone. β
Judging from the situation on the spot, what he said was not unreasonable, and Xiao Yuan also grasped his psychology, and when the military advisor heard this, he didn't know how to refute it for a while.
Under Wu Yuan's order, the city gate was ajar at this time, and some pawns had already run out quickly.
Then, Xiao Yuan presented the imperial jade seal.
When the jade seal was sent to Wu Yuan, the latter took it with a slight tremble, and then carefully observed it in his hand, and said excitedly: "Jade seal...... Jade! Sir, this is really a jade seal of the country......"
"This ......" the military advisor also swallowed hard.
Wu Yuan held the jade seal, which was in his hand, and after observing it for a while, he came back to his senses, and then hurriedly commanded his subordinates: "Quick! Welcome Lord Wei into the city! β
As he spoke, he walked down the city in three steps and two steps.
After a while, the city gate was opened, and Peng Shuang, who was behind him, immediately pushed Zhong Bai fiercely: "Hurry up!" β
Being pushed by this, Zhong Bai stumbled, and began to shout in his mouth: "Traitor! You traitors! I'm going to punish you nine clansβ"
"Hahahaha-" Listening to his shout, Wu Yuan smiled on his back, and after the four of them entered the city, he also greeted him, and said to Xiao Yuan:
"Since Lord Wei is willing to be loyal to me, then I, Wu Yuan, will not treat you badly! Your credit is unmatched! β
"Hehe, the general's words are serious, good birds choose trees to perch." Xiao Yuan coped.
"Lord Wei said well......"
Wu Yuan is just a traitor, how could he have seen the Son of Heaven, and where could he recognize the real Yuyang County Order.
At this time, he also began to look Zhong Bai up and down playfully, and said at the same time: "Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, you also have today's ......"
It's just that before his words were finished, Xiao Yuan and the four of them glanced at each other in unison, and then moved in unison!
"You two guard the gates!" With a shout, Xiao Yuan's sword was unsheathed, and in an instant, he had attacked Wu Yuan.
Zhong Bai, who was originally bound with his hands, also stepped forward, and went directly behind Wu Yuan, with a flick of his wrist, he already had a sharp sword in his hand.
Peng Shuang shouted, and under the sweep of the long knife in his hand, the guards on the left side of the city suddenly howled and flew upside down, hitting the city gate, and blood sprayed.
The same is true for Liang Yuan's side, the rebels defending the city on the right side didn't have time to react at all under his quick move, and they were already in a different place.
In between, it's a long story, but it all happened in an instant.
With such a change, Wu Yuan first screamed, and then shouted in a panic: "Someone! Come onβ"
As soon as his words fell, Xiao Yuan's sword had arrived, his kung fu was different from the current ancient martial arts, but a killing skill, paying attention to killing with one blow, fast as lightning, sharp and fierce.
The blade of the sword grazed Wu Yuan's neck, bringing up a trace of blood, which was thanks to his quick reaction.
As the leader of the rebels, his kung fu is actually not bad, but when he was caught off guard, in the face of Xiao Yuan and Zhong Bai's joint attack, where did he have the slightest strength to fight back.
In an instant, he was hit by several swords.
Zhong Baishi is famous, and he likes to make friends with knights in the rivers and lakes, his skills are beyond doubt, not only his body is superb, but the sword is in his hand, it is also like he is alive, tricky and weird, which is difficult to guard.
At the same time, the earth seemed to begin to shake, and the deafening sound of horses' hooves came from far and near.
A squad of cavalry is galloping.