The banner was unfurled, the empty square had been filled with awe-inspiring soldiers, and the cavalry at the front was only a few dozen steps away from the main gate of the imperial city.

The two thousand soldiers of the Xuanwu battalion were in front, waving flags, some were "Xuanwu" with red letters on a black background, and some were Xuanwu beasts embroidered with fangs and claws.

In the rear of the Xuanwu camp, there are also neatly arrayed armored warriors, but they are holding the "tiger" word flag, all over the world, except for the tiger god camp, no one dares to play the "tiger" word flag, the gold thread embroiders the descending tiger, the fangs are hideous, the tiger claws are sharp, and it seems to tear everything in front of it.

"Xuanwu Camp, Tiger God Camp, it is really majestic." Qi Ning, who was standing at the head of the city, looked at the flag fluttering in the wind and said with a faint smile.

Although he was smiling, his heart couldn't help but feel a little tight, and his scalp was a little numb.

The soldiers and horses of the Xuanwu Battalion and the Tiger God Battalion on the square add up to no less than 4,000 people, the Tiger God Battalion seems to have concentrated the main force in the direction of the main gate of the imperial city, looking at it, the armor is bright, the swords and guns are cold, and the local soldiers and horses are ten times more than the defenders, although the Yulin Battalion is based on the city, and they are all elite with one as ten, but the troops are too small, once the enemy attacks the city, Qi Ning really does not know how long it can be supported.

"They want to overwhelm people with momentum." Yu Beigu sneered: "It's just that Yu Linwei are all brave and unparalleled strong men, how can they be afraid of them?" ”

At this time, but saw three horses galloping out of the military array, when the first person held a big flag, galloped towards the city gate, Yu Beigu's face sank, raised his hand, and the Yu Lin Wei on the side immediately aimed the arrow at the horse, as long as Yu Beigu's arm was under the command, the arrows were fired together, and the three horses could be shot into hedgehogs in an instant.

Knowing that it was dangerous, the three horsemen still rushed out, Qi Ning knew that they naturally did not come to send them to death, and said calmly: "Don't act rashly yet." ”

The three horsemen were still some distance away from the city gate, stopped, the war horse snorted, and the first man looked up at the head of the city, and said in a loud voice: "Kill the monarch and rebel Qi Ning, listen, immediately tie yourself out of the city, otherwise you will break through the imperial city and destroy the Jinyi Qi family!" ”

Qi Ning frowned, and the man continued to say in a loud voice: "Brothers in the Yulin Battalion, listen up, Qi Ning colluded with the enemy country, treason, and assassinated the emperor, you and others immediately take down this traitor and tie him up and leave the city, otherwise he will conspire with the rebel, and they are all rebels." ”

This person's voice was extremely high-pitched, and there was a dead silence inside and outside the imperial city, because this person's voice spread far away.

Yu Lin Wei didn't move, the man was still shouting loudly below, Qi Ning sighed, and said to Yu Beigu: "Captain Yu, do you know why he has the courage to come forward and shout?" ”

"Maybe it's because of the numbers." Yu Beigu sneered, "Or maybe he thinks we won't kill him." ”

"Courage is commendable." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "But under the imperial city, being so arrogant always makes people uncomfortable." He suddenly took the longbow from the hand of Yu Linwei on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Arrows!" ”

Yu Linwei immediately handed over a long arrow, Qi Ning bent the bow and arrow, did not do any hesitation at all, the sharp arrow burst out, with fierce strength, easily tore the air, and shot straight towards the screaming knight, and waited until the knight found that the arrow was coming, before he could react, the sharp arrow had already sunk into his chest, the horror was that the strength of the arrow was too domineering, and his person was shot directly from the horse, and the remaining momentum did not disappear, when the knight landed, the sharp arrow was fiercely nailed into the bluestone slab, and the knight's body was nailed to the stone slab.

"Arrows!"

"Arrows!"

Qi Ning shouted three times in a row, three arrows shot out in succession, and the other two cavalrymen were shot off their horses one after another before they had time to look at the remains of their companions, and their bodies were nailed to the stone slabs!

"Mighty, mighty, mighty!"

The sound of shouting sounded at the head of the city, although there were only a few hundred, but the momentum was amazing, and the momentum that was once suppressed by the thousands of soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion and the Tiger God Battalion burst out in an instant, but the soldiers who saw the three knights nailed to the ground in front of them were all terrified.

Being able to shoot three people accurately will not shock the soldiers, among the ranks, there are many archers who can shoot with bows and good marks, even if they shoot people off horseback, it is not unusual, but Eli's arrow nailed people to the bluestone slab, it is appalling, looking at the three armies, there are almost no who can do it.

Countless people stared blankly at the three corpses nailed to the stone slab, watching the blood flow down and flow on the stone slab, and their hearts were hairy.

There was a deathly silence, and even a cold fear rose from the bottom of many people's hearts.

The three horses also seemed to be restrained, but soon they raised their hooves, neighed in unison, and in fright, scurried around the square in an unknown direction.

The banner fell to the ground at this moment, as if it had died down.

Many people looked at the big flag on the side of the corpse, the "Xuanwu Flag" represents the dignity of the Xuanwu Battalion, this big flag that should have been held high and fluttering in the wind was lying on the ground like a rag at this moment, that is, the face of the Xuanwu Battalion was trampled on fiercely, and the eyes of many soldiers had shown anger, and the cheers of Yu Linwei on the head of the city were like a leather whip, and they were slapped on the faces of the soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion.

Qi Ning took the lead, but he knew very well in his heart that a banner was only a matter of face and dignity, and it did not have much impact on the strength of this army of soldiers and horses under the imperial city.

The Xuanwu battalion did not act rashly.

Speaking from the heart, the Yulin battalion shot the soldiers and horses who entered the square, that is the rule, everyone knows that without the permission of the emperor, riding a horse and bringing a knife to the imperial city, that is a rebellion, Yulinwei has enough power to shoot it, although there has been an edict to inform the rebel thief Qi Ning is in the imperial city, this siege of the imperial city is to pacify the traitors, but the soldiers of the Chu State have a natural awe of this imperial city in their hearts, and no one dares to shoot even an arrow at the imperial city without receiving a direct order.

"Can't hold it!" Chi Danmei, who was already standing beside Qi Ning, approached Qi Ning and said in a low voice: "There are too many of them, they won't last long." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly and said, "I know." ”

"Even if you can hold it, nothing good will come of it." Chi Danmei sighed lightly: "Xiao Shaozong will not let you go, as long as you don't die, he will definitely not withdraw his troops." In the imperial city, in addition to Yu Linwei, there are also palace maids and eunuchs, adding up to thousands of people, and the food can't last at all, and they won't be short of food outside, as long as they besiege the imperial city, they will win without a fight. Looking left and right, Yu Linwei's eyes were on the square, she leaned close to Qi Ning's ear, and said in a low voice: "Yu Linwei will not be trapped in the battle of beasts, when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, they are likely to betray you." ”

In her opinion, although Yu Linwei is still obeying Qi Ning's orders, it has really reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted and there is no food to eat, and these people will never continue to bury Qi Ning.

A smile appeared on Qi Ning's lips and said, "I won't wait until that time, I just don't want to let the blood flow here." ”

Chi Danmei was stunned, did not understand the meaning of Qi Ning, was about to ask, suddenly heard the sound of the horn under the city, among the dark clouds of soldiers and horses, suddenly cracked a road, and then from the military array slowly appeared a few people, all riding high-headed horses, the first one was quite inconspicuous on horseback, as if curled up on it, here to ride around, are a heavy general in armor, saw the left general waved his hand, from the team immediately rushed out of more than a dozen people, these people are holding huge shields in their hands, in the blink of an eye, Before the horses, the shield was used to build an impregnable protective shield like a copper wall, and as the horses advanced, this shield moved slowly in front of them, always protecting the horses.

Qi Ning saw it in his eyes and a sneer.

Previously, he took the lead and shot three cavalrymen, obviously making the other party jealous, and he did not dare to swagger close to the city wall again.

Qi Ning's eyes were excellent, in fact, he didn't need to look closely, as long as he saw the silhouette of the figure of the first horse, he guessed that it was Xiao Shaozong.

Xiao Shaozong finally appeared.

Qi Ning remembered the last time he saw Xiao Shaozong, Xiao Shaozong was like a leaf on a tree in autumn, about to wither at any time, but Qi Ning never thought that this person would actually command the army today and come to the imperial city.

That seemingly waste-like dwarf, his scheming is so deep and his wrist is so clever that even Qi Ning can't help but be a little admired.

The downbeat of the day and the majesty of the moment are judged to be like two people, but the strongest thing about Xiao Shaozong is that no one will ever be able to see what he is thinking from his face, no matter when and where, he can maintain a calm and calm breeze, the sunset is like this, and the majesty is the same today.

Le Ma stopped, Xiao Shaozong looked up at the city, it was not difficult to find Qi Ning in the brightly armored Yulin Guard, when Xiao Shaozong's eyes fell on Qi Ning's body, the corners of his lips finally flashed a chuckle, and he said loudly to the city: "Qi Ning, the glory and future of the Qi family in brocade clothes have been ruined in your hands, do you regret it now?" ”

The moment Xiao Shaozong spoke, Qi Ning's heart sank, and his brows locked.

Many people know that Xiao Shaozong suffered from a terminal illness when he was a child, so King Huainan spent countless manpower and material resources to seek medical treatment for Xiao Shaozong, but after all, it was determined by the destiny of heaven, and Xiao Shaozong was about to die, so even Longtai was careless about the short-lived prince of Huainan.

Of course, Qi Ning now knows that Xiao Shaozong's previous terminal illness is likely to be a pretense gesture, if he began to pretend to have a terminal illness when he was a child, it would be too much, but it is likely that the so-called terminal illness has long been cured, but it is deliberately concealed from the outside world, which is to make the emperor relax more about the Huainan Wang's family, after all, the Huainan King has no other heirs besides Xiao Shaozong, and this only son has a terminal illness, and the possibility of Huainan King usurping the throne is greatly reduced.

Whether the terminal illness is true or not, Xiao Shaozong's physical weakness is an indisputable fact.

But at this moment, Xiao Shaozong's voice was loud and full of energy, although he only said a few words very calmly, but it was far clearer than the cavalryman's shouting before.

"What a deep internal force!" Chi Danmei said softly.