Chapter 308: Traitor
"Traitor!"
The howling wind tore apart the voice of Mao Xi, the general of the right guard, and at the same time, accompanied by Mao Xi's voice, there was also the screams of the prince guard.
"Cao Zhong, take down the hillside!" Li Xinchen yelled at the front without hesitation, at this moment he already knew where the real enemy was.
Li Xinchen no longer knows whether to use the sandpiper clam fight or the praying mantis catching cicadas to describe the situation he is facing at this moment, but he knows very well that he must lead everyone to struggle not to become the prey.
Hearing Li Xinchen's roar, Cao Zhongdeng, who was running forward desperately, rushed with enthusiasm, he knew that this was an order given to him by Li Xinchen, and it was also an opportunity for him. If he can't make meritorious deeds, the best destination is to wash this land with blood!
"Da Chen, attack!" Cao Zhong shouted loudly, and went straight over the big tree where he once stood. He is here to command all the defenses, and he will cross here to end his own disgrace. And the Nanchen Soldier Mountain roared a tsunami and surged towards the hillside.
"Let's go back!" Li Xinchen did not hesitate to take the Ziyun gun in Li Ping's hand, the real enemy is not on the hillside, but in the rear of the team!
If you don't guess wrong, the enemy who appeared on the hillside before should be the scouts of the Northern Zhou, obviously they got the order to intercept and kill Chen Shubao, and they also used this method of attacking after attacking the east and the west, wanting to press the Nan Chen army to a narrow road, and then completely plunge the South Chen army into chaos, which is a consistent way of fighting on the battlefield, and it is also in line with the identity of these people who are old soldiers on the battlefield.
And the enemy who appeared at the back of the team and Li Xinchen and others had not seen it until now was obviously the man and horse of Chen Shuling, the assassin of Yangzhou, whom they had been wary of before.
"Shoot the arrows!" One of the prince's guards shouted loudly, but a moment later an arrow pierced his chest accurately, and the lord, who had obviously not been on the battlefield, looked at the bleeding chest in disbelief, opened his mouth, and fell to the ground weakly.
"Damn it, release the arrows!" Mao Xi's eyes widened suddenly, and he waved his hand again and again, but the position of the prince's guard had been completely disrupted, and more importantly, not far from them, those enemies who were attacking them had the same blades and armor as them!
"Crossbowmen suppress, shields!" Li Xinchen's voice suddenly sounded, and a dense array of arrows passed over Mao Xi's head and fell into the crowd of people who were running forward quickly.
And Li Xinchen's eyes also fell on Mao Xi, obviously this sudden attack made Mao Xi quite embarrassed, not only lost his helmet, but also suffered an arrow on his body, and his face was full of blood spots, but he didn't know if it was his or the unlucky soldier.
"General Li, you're finally here." Mao Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Deng Qing, a damn traitor, not only led his subordinates directly to attack our back, but also lured a group of enemies who were quite difficult to deal with. ”
"Deng Qing has defected?!" Li Xinchen raised his eyebrows, and finally understood why Mao Xi, a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was so embarrassed.
Although Li Xinchen has not dealt with this Deng Qing, he also knows him, knows that he is the second person in the prince's guard, and is Mao Xi's most trusted subordinate, and it is very likely that he will be the one who will take over Mao Xi's position in the future.
According to the arrangement of Li Xinchen and others, the protection task of the core of the team was still handed over to the Prince Guard, and he and Xiao Shilian's subordinates were mainly responsible for the defense and escort along the way, and Deng Qing, as the number two person in the Prince Guard, of course, took on the task of the rearguard, so at this time he suddenly attacked in the rear, and he really caught Mao Xi off guard.
What's more, those assassins under Chen Shuling who were cautiously guarded by Li Xinchen and others, because the guards behind were all under Deng Qing's command, so they could easily follow the team all the time, and they didn't have to go to great lengths to break through the scout network under Nan Chen's cloth, and they didn't need to fight with Nan Chen's army wandering around the mountain.
All they have to do is follow this road where no one will stand in their way!
In Li Xinchen's impression, this Deng Qing is a middle-aged man who looks quite stable, but he didn't expect to have so many calculations and scheming.
However, in retrospect, after Chen Ji's death in history, Chen Shuling was able to rush into Chen Shubao's place where he wore linen and filial piety with a blade in his hand and directly pursued and killed Chen Shubao, until Xiao Maha urgently led his troops to rush to save the day, and it must be inseparable from this Deng Qing, otherwise the prince Wei rate would not have reached this point even if it was another group of wine bags and rice barrels.
And Xiao Shilian also waved his fist hatefully: "We suspected that there were spies in the East Palace before, but Shen Gong couldn't find out no matter how they checked, I didn't expect it to be this guy!" ”
Mao Xi smiled bitterly: "This person is so deeply hidden, even if he has worked with him for so long and has not noticed it, more importantly, he can control all the generals and masters under his command, and let the news leak without leaking, and his scheming and wrist really surprised him." ”
Li Xinchen did not answer, but silently looked at Chen Shubao next to him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was trembling behind several guards at this time, and he reached out and groped for a shield, which he pulled directly over to block half of his body, even if the two sides had stopped shooting, he still didn't dare to raise his head.
In a trance, Li Xinchen felt as if he had seen Chen Shubao, who was dragged out of the rouge well by the soldiers of the Sui army many years later.
How can such a monarch who only knows how to travel the mountains and rivers but is greedy for life and afraid of death can make the people below really loyal, especially those generals who are guarding Chen Shubao and have seen many of his every move.
Sometimes it's not really that the enemy has a Gundam, but that your own family is too weak.
"General Li, what should we do now?" The rebellion of Deng Qing, the most trusted subordinate, made Mao Xi chaotic at this time, and the people under his command were even more at a loss, so Mao Xi could only rely on Li Xinchen.
Li Xinchen did not speak in a hurry, but looked back, not far from the hillside, Cao Zhong rushed to the top of the hillside, in front of the Southern Chen army with the advantage in numbers, the Northern Zhou people had lost the biggest advantage of a surprise attack, so they were retreating.
"General Li, General Li, you must save the orphan!" Chen Shubao stood up suddenly unexpectedly at this time, and immediately realized that he was so easy to become a target for the opponent's crossbowman, so he actually landed on all fours and climbed in front of Li Xinchen regardless of dignity.
"Brother Huang!" Le Changqiao's face turned pale, obviously the pitiful and ridiculous things about her imperial brother were beyond her imagination.
Without waiting for Li Xinchen to answer, Chen Shubao wiped his nose in embarrassment.