Qi Ning is not a fool, Ye Wen confessed that the real culprit behind the scenes was Fang Xingzhai, and claimed that he sent him to send him poisonous tea to kill people and kill his mouth, so he felt that it was strange and unconvincing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Speaking from the heart, Qi Ning did have doubts about Fang Xingzhai at the beginning, but he also believed that Fang Xingzhai could achieve the position of Xuzhou Assassin, and he was by no means an incompetent person, and he must be an extremely shrewd person.

If it is to kill people, as the prince said, it will prove that the mission has nothing to do with poisoning, and once it fails, it will face an extremely dangerous situation, just like the current situation, Fang Xingzhai himself was involved, he believed that even if Fang Xingzhai killed the king of Linzi by mistake, even if he messed up some square inches, it was impossible for him to be stupid enough to continue to murder himself.

But Ye Wen bit it to death because it was sent by Fang Xingzhai, which is an extremely powerful witness.

When Fang Xingzhai admitted his guilt, Qi Ning still felt a little weird, and when Fang Xingzhai involved King Taishan, Qi Ning's heart sank, and he faintly understood something.

The prince looked shocked, sat down abruptly, raised his head suddenly, and said sharply: "Fang Xingzhai, what you said is true or false?" This palace and the brother of King Taishan, if you spread rumors and slander King Taishan, this palace will never spare you. ”

Fang Xingzhai's hands were tied behind him, his forehead was on the ground, curled into a ball, and he said in a trembling voice: "Xiaguan...... The lower officials don't dare to talk nonsense, all this ...... All this is a plot behind King Taishan, and the lower officials have to obey their orders. ”

Everyone in the camp looked at each other, all of them looking shocked.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice from outside the tent: "Urgent report, urgent report!" ”

The prince glanced at Su Lun, Su Lun immediately went over, opened the big tent, and a scout came in from outside, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, his voice was frightened, and said: "Your Royal Highness the Cavalry Prince, twenty miles away, the dust is high, there is the sound of horses' hooves, the dust covers the sky, and after investigation, a large army is approaching here. ”

The prince's expression changed suddenly, and Situ Mingyue stepped forward and asked urgently: "Can you find out, who are the soldiers and horses?" ”

"Back to Lord Changshi, I learned from the investigation that it was the soldiers and horses of King Taishan, and he had already played the banner of King Taishan." The scout said: "Look at the size of the soldiers and horses, there are at least four or five thousand people, and the speed is extremely fast, and we are about to get here." ”

"King Tarzan?" Everyone shrugged and changed color, this Fang Xingzhai had just offered the King of Taishan, and the soldiers and horses of the King of Taishan had arrived, and everyone looked at each other, and they all saw the horror in each other's eyes.

The prince suddenly got up and said in a deep voice: "Is it really the soldiers and horses of King Taishan?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no doubt about it." The scout said.

The prince waved his hand and said, "Continue to inquire and report at any time." ”

The scout hurried down, and Situ Mingyue had already said: "Your Highness, King Taishan came with thousands of soldiers and horses, there is no goodwill, they will arrive as soon as they say, and please make a decision quickly." ”

The crown prince frowned and said, "King Taishan is really coming to the palace?" ”

Situ Mingyue hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Fang Xingzhai has confessed, King Taishan sent someone to murder His Highness, if there is still any suspicion, now that King Taishan has killed him, the evidence is conclusive." ”

Another accompanying official on the side said: "Your Highness, the emperor must have been unwilling to transfer King Taishan to Xuzhou in order for you to successfully ascend to the throne of the prince. King Taishan has a vicious temperament, His Royal Highness knows him very well, and now His Royal Highness is hunting in Xuzhou, King Taishan must want to take this opportunity to murder His Highness. ”

Qi Ning was also shocked at the moment, secretly thinking that King Taishan was so bold and openly led troops to deal with the prince?

"Su Lun, immediately lock up all the people brought by Fang Xingzhai." Situ Mingyue immediately decided: "Also, Meng Jiao Yiyi, who came with Jinyi yesterday, was also immediately arrested and strictly guarded. The order went down, and the whole army retreated to Niuwangpo, using the barrier as a cover to hold Niuwangpo. ”

Su Lun arched his hand and said, "Order!" He turned and hurried back.

The prince was a little in a daze, and Situ Mingyue had already said to the prince: "Your Highness, the enemy is at present, don't hesitate." If King Taishan really leads the troops to rebel, we can only immediately release the flying pigeon to send a message, asking for reinforcements, before the reinforcements arrive, we can only use the terrain of Niuwangpo to hold on to help. ”

Situ Mingyue ordered Fang Xingzhai to be brought down first, Qi Ning followed the prince, out of the big tent, walked to the front, and looked down condescendingly, only to see the dust in the distance, and the horse's hooves were in a hurry, but at this time he saw clearly, not only was there rolling dust and smoke on the front, but there was also smoke and dust on the left and right, but it was the three-way soldiers and horses like tridents stabbing straight in the direction of Niuwangpo.

More than ten miles behind Niuwangpo, there are mountain ranges, Qi Ning looked at the soldiers and horses on the left and right wings, and knew that it was to intercept the rear of Niuwangpo and cut off the prince's retreat, but with the current situation, it was impossible for the prince to quickly retreat to the mountains behind.

At this time, Su Lun had already summoned all the men and horses to the Niuwang Slope, the figures came and went, but it was orderly, the prince's own soldiers arranged around the Niuwang Slope, with the trench and fir fence as a barrier, the spears were lined up behind the fir fence, the archers were lined up behind the spearmen, and more than a dozen strong-clothed guards were guarding the prince's side, and they had already drawn their sabers.

"Your Highness, King Taishan's soldiers and horses are in a hurry, they know that His Highness is hunting here, but they dare to do this, without respect, they must have bad intentions." Situ Mingyue's expression was grim, and she raised her hand and pointed to the soldiers and horses that were sweeping in front of her: "Your Highness's golden body, there must not be the slightest accident, we have eight or nine hundred soldiers who can fight up and down in our hands, and they are high and defending." ”

The prince bowed slightly, Qi Ning saw that the other party's soldiers and horses were menacing, and knew that no matter whether it was really the arrival of King Taishan's soldiers and horses, in short, it was not good, and immediately looked at the wild boar slope, and more than 200 people under his command were all on the side of the wild boar slope, and said to the prince: "Your Royal Highness, take care, I will rush to the wild boar slope immediately." ”

The prince glanced at it, shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it's too late." ”

The wild boar slope is only a few miles away from the Niuwang slope, but the speed of the opponent's two wings of cavalry is too fast, and under the hillside, a horse is flat, which is suitable for the cavalry to charge.

The cavalry on both flanks did not care about the situation on the hillside, and it was obvious that after careful planning in advance, they quickly arranged around the hillside, and the two cavalry combined, to say the least, numbered two thousand people, and before the arrival of the Chinese army, they had quickly surrounded Niuwangpo.

The prince's personal soldiers are also well-trained, and the enemy is not panicking, and they are guarding their positions.

Qi Ning secretly thought in his heart that Wu Dalin was also a veteran, with him in the Wild Boar Slope, in the face of such a situation, he should deal with it more properly than himself, he also saw at this time that when the enemy cavalry rushed over to surround Niuwang Slope, two flags had been raised on the side of the Wild Boar Slope, under the sun, fluttering in the wind, but it was the banner of Da Chu.

King Taishan's target is the prince of Eastern Qi, Qi Ning thought that the mission was from the state of Chu, and there was no grudge against the king of Mount Tai, if this person knew that the wild boar slope was stationed in the Chu mission, he should not provoke, at this time he saw a group of people and horses under the mountain galloping in the direction of the wild boar slope, but dozens of people, slightly relieved, knowing that the other party also found the situation on the side of the wild boar slope, so he went to inquire.

Only a few dozen people from the other side went there, but they also said that they did not have much hostility towards that side.

Qi Ning pondered in his heart, but his expression was very calm, the prince glanced at Qi Ning, and saw that Qi Ning was calm and relaxed, and there was no panic, but he secretly praised himself in his heart, and said in his heart that the people of the Qi family in brocade clothes are really not ordinary, this little marquis is young, but at this moment he seems very calm, quite a general.

Niuwang slope terrain is quite high, in addition to the trench fir fence, there are bushes below, strange stones stand in a forest, the prince's personal soldiers guard according to the danger, the long knife out of the sheath, the feather arrow is wound, concentrate and wait, there are thousands of people on the Niuwang slope, but in addition to some officials and miscellaneous servants, the actual combat is less than 900 people, the other party is fierce, the smoke and dust are filled, the yellow sand covers the sun, look at the scale and indeed have thousands of people, the army occupies the absolute upper hand.

Qi Ning thought that people were unlucky, drinking cold water and stuffing his teeth, he was wronged as a murderer of poisoning first, and when he explained clearly, the soldiers and horses of King Taishan had already been killed, and he wanted to return to the wild boar slope It was no longer possible, but he was going to fall into danger with the prince of Eastern Qi, and he was really lost.

Qi Ning knows that marching and fighting are completely different from fighting in the rivers and lakes, although his martial arts are not bad now, but in the face of hundreds of soldiers and horses, no matter how high the martial arts are, they may not be able to show it, and if the soldiers and horses of the King of Mount Tai hit the hillside, he will inevitably be affected, but he hopes that before the two sides start fighting, the prince will first make it clear to the King of Taishan over there, and let himself go to the wild boar slope to meet the mission, as for who wins and who loses between the two people, it has nothing to do with himself.

The prince stared at it for a while, the other party's Chinese army had already reached the bottom of the hillside, and sneered: "You see them dusty, but the dust is high and scattered, obviously the people are not in harmony, although we have few people, but if we work together, we may not lose to them." He said in a deep voice: "Situ, pass the order, the whole army will stick to it, as long as it is guarded for one day, the reinforcements will arrive, after this battle, everyone will be rewarded with a thousand taels, and the official will be promoted to one level, if there are war dead, they must be repaid for their families, wives and parents, the palace will provide for them to the end, and those who have children, the palace will also make proper arrangements." ”

Qi Ning only listened to these few words, and he praised the prince of Dongqi in his heart, in this form, it is to let his subordinates work hard, and explain the results of life and death in advance, which can boost morale and let the soldiers know what they are fighting for.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves gradually quieted down, the opponent's soldiers and horses have been deployed under the hillside, the pennant is unfurled, the flag is written "Qi", and there is no "Taishan" flag, Qi Ning can't be sure whether it is really the king of Mount Tai's people and horses, a drum sounded in the military array listening to each other, the soldiers and horses automatically separated a road, from which several flying horses galloped out, the first horse was snow-white, on horseback, a person was tall and strong, but it was a golden armor and helmet, when galloping, the purple big gun flew up, hunting sounded, it looked unusually majestic and domineering, The white horse stopped in front of the battle, and there were several generals in battle armor on the left and right, and the golden-armored man looked up at the hillside, and his voice was rough: "Duan Shao, this king is here!" ”