Chapter 776: The City of Soldiers
In the west hall of Langya Palace, the two kings of the Western Regions, who had been caught in a mortal situation, were already desperate. But I didn't expect that at the moment when I was about to die, there would be a divine soldier descending from the sky, and suddenly a savior came.
These two vassal kings, who had been slashed several times, looked at the scene of sword fighting close at hand in horror, and only after a long time did they come back to their senses.
The time of the fight was very short, but after a quarter of an hour, the dozens of warriors dressed as the Yulin Army who rushed into the hall were all covered with corpses and no one who could stand anymore. I saw the figure holding the long sword in his hand, and after killing all the opponents, he didn't stop, and with a sword shattering the temple door, he was about to rush out to chase and kill the king of Wuqiu Shou who had just left.
However, in the blink of an eye, the murderous aura outside the door struck, and the crossbow arrows on the opposite side were fired in unison, and it turned out that there was an ambush for a long time. Looking in the direction of King Wusun and King Anxi, he saw that the sword in the man's hand turned into a long rainbow, blocking the wind and rain in front of him, and the sound of clanging sounds, such a sharp crossbow arrow could not shoot the defense composed of the sword, and the severed arrow flew everywhere, and then fell to the ground.
Resisting a crossbow arrow with manpower at such a close distance is already an extremely terrifying skill. But it is not easy for her to not be injured with such swordsmanship, but it is extremely difficult to rush out in the rain of arrows.
In desperation, she had to fly away and retreat into the temple. The long sword was erected, and he was about to jump up and break through the roof of the temple when he suddenly heard the sound of someone falling to the ground and pleading behind him.
"General Huo, help...... Please save us all! ”
Her footsteps stopped, the blade of her sword lowered, and she didn't look back, but she had hesitated a little in her heart. Then we heard the sound of weeping.
"General Huo, we know it must be you. This sword is known to everyone in the Western Regions...... I think that at the beginning, we handed over the royal seal to you, and we were willing to surrender to the Han. How can you see that death is not saved now? ”
Far away from his homeland, life and death are in the hands of others, even if he is a royal noble, in such a situation, the desire to survive is no different from ordinary people.
Huo Quzhi finally turned around, and his eyes were half murderous. Yes, all the kings of the Western Regions had surrendered to her horse's hooves, and since this was the case, she certainly had no reason to ignore them if someone wanted to slaughter them all in front of her.
"Get up. If the injury is not serious, go and check the life and death of other people first. ”
Because of his shrewdness by nature, he did not drink the glass of wine mixed with secret medicine, and King Wusun and King Anxi were able to hold on until now. The injuries on the two of them are actually quite serious, but at the moment when saving their lives is important, they can't care about it for a while. Seeing that Huo Qu was willing to agree to help him, it seemed that he had finally seen a glimmer of life, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. When he hurriedly struggled to check the condition of the others, he saw that although his life was fine, he was delirious and could not move for a while.
Arrows were still coming in at the gate of the palace, and there were many archers in ambush outside. It's impossible to rush out of here. And there is no way back elsewhere. Huo Quzhi looked around, a little impatient in his heart. It was easy to get out on your own, but now promising to save these people is tantamount to carrying a huge burden.
At this moment, a fire began to flicker outside the hall, almost in the blink of an eye, and fires broke out on three sides around the west side hall, and the fire rose quickly. Obviously, this was a deliberate fire by outsiders in order to burn them all to death in this palace.
In the firelight, the faces of the two kings of the Western Regions were colorless, and they originally hoped that Huo Qubing would be able to save them out, but now it is good, everyone is trapped in this, and it seems that they are destined to die here today.
A trace of misery crept up into the corner of his eyes, although he couldn't see the face under the veil clearly, but presumably the face that was heroic in the past should be resolute at this moment! Now that Master is gone, there is nothing left to be nostalgic in this world. Today, he simply let go and kill, whether it is life or death, it is not in vain the famous sword in his hand and the martial arts he once taught.
Thinking of this, Huo Quzhi grabbed his sword and was about to rush out in the rain of arrows and flames. The two kings of the Western Regions were in a hurry dragging the other people to a place where they could temporarily avoid the fire, and when they looked back and saw the figure who was about to jump up, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. No matter how powerful General Huo is, in such a situation, I am afraid that he will just send himself to death.
The front and left and right sides of this side hall are adjacent to the inner courtyard of Langya Palace, but the back is close to the wide high wall. When the fire was burning on three sides, he suddenly heard a rumbling sound of the harem wall, and he didn't know why a huge gap collapsed. Huo Quzhi was taken aback when he heard the movement, and when he hurriedly turned his head to look, he saw that there was smoke and dust flying in the gap in half of the palace wall, and then a grizzled man jumped in first and shouted inside.
"Go from here! Hurry, hurry, ......! ”
Huo Quzhi was a little in a daze, she didn't know this somewhat obscene man, and the two kings of the Western Regions were even more shocked and stunned, not knowing where this person came from. However, in the next moment, with the sound of the carriage in the night outside the gap smoke and dust, when a clear sound came to his ears, Huo Quzhi only felt that his feet were soft, and he almost fell to the ground with his long sword out of his hand.
"Listen to Qiu Wu's words, and quickly move everyone to the carriage."
That faint voice was so familiar and yet unfamiliar. Familiarity seems to have become a part of her life for a long time. Strange but seems to come from a distant world......!
In front of the palace, due to the fierce burning of the fire and the incessant shooting of crossbow arrows, King Wuqiu Shou and Tian Wujiang, who was watching with their hands in hand, did not notice the abnormality that happened behind them. Even when I heard the sound of the palace wall collapsing, I mistakenly thought it was caused by a fire. Because of the effect of the combustible materials prepared in advance, the fire was really too big. After a while, the roof of the entire hall burned down, followed by the sound of collapse all around, and the smoke and flames were filled, and soon the entire west side hall became a raging ruin.
Yu Linjun and the residents of several nearby streets were also all alarmed. Fortunately, this side hall is a separate structure, so the fire did not spread everywhere. So you don't have to worry about the safety of the entire palace.
"This one burned clean...... Presumably, the ministers of the imperial court who got the news will arrive soon. On the emperor's side, I'll go and cook right away. You set up the scene, since it was these vassal kings outside the territory who disturbed the holy drive so that the emperor died because of it, you must be more meticulous and don't leave flaws. Oh, by the way, Wuqiu, when it is announced to the public, you might as well add such an article. In order to vent his personal anger, Huo Quai, the general of the Red Fire, sought revenge thousands of miles, and did not hesitate to collude with the vassal kings of the Western Regions, wanting to plot misdeeds and commit crimes...... That's why there is this catastrophe! ”
"Yes, yes, yes! It's still thoughtful that the master thinks. After the fire, Huo Qubing will definitely burn the bones with those guys, anyway, there will be no proof of death by then, and no one will doubt it. Hehe! ”
However, just when the two were getting proud. But he saw that Jiang Yu, the chief eunuch, ran over from the apse in a panic, and kept gesturing at them from afar, looking very frightened.
There was a bad premonition in his heart, Tian Wujiang glanced at King Wu Qiu Shou and asked him to deal with this place. Then he hurried over to meet him.
"Donghai-kun, it's not good! Emperor he ...... He's dead! ”
Jiang Yuran was out of breath, nervously grabbed Tian Wujiang's arm, and told him the news that had just happened. After waiting for days and days, the eunuch couldn't stand it, so he went to the next room to rest for half an hour. However, it was only after such a while, and when he returned to the emperor's residence to check, he suddenly realized that His Majesty the emperor was out of breath. Moreover, people inside and outside are lying on the ground and unconscious for unknown reasons. He knew that it was likely that an unexpected change had happened, so he hurriedly came to inform Tian Wujiang and asked him to go back and have a look.
Emperor...... It's over so quickly? This is not the way to die! A lot of big things are not ready, how can he die like this?
Tian Wujiang scolded in his heart, but he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly called a few henchmen and warriors, asking them to go to Langya Wangfu immediately, and inform Liu Fuling, the king of Langya, of the news as soon as possible. Let him be ready for everything, so as not to be caught off guard when the ministers go to meet him. At the same time, he told King Wuqiu Shou that he didn't care about the situation in the west side of the palace for now, and quickly mobilized the Yulin army to surround the entire palace and wait for orders at any time.
When he was almost at the gate of the dormitory, Tian Wujiang suddenly remembered that it was all at this time, why hadn't the thousands of island warriors under his command come yet? He couldn't help but be anxious and angry. Hurriedly sent someone to ride a fast horse out of the city overnight to the beach to see what was going on!
Don't mention the regret in Tian Wujiang's heart. Knowing this, he shouldn't have left the emperor's side. When it came to the end, I felt so confused, and I was so caught off guard. Fortunately, the chief eunuch beside him has always been in charge of His Majesty's seal and documents and books, and has never left his hand. It's a lot easier that way.
"Manager Jiang, go and get the emperor's jade seal immediately, fortunately, we have already drafted the edict, and now we can stamp the big seal!"
Jiang Yu received the order, and was just about to run away, when he suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly came back and said.
"Donghai-kun, you have to interrogate the people who are waiting here in a while! During the period of your absence, I am afraid that others have been in and out of the emperor's bedroom...... If something happens that we didn't know about, there will be endless troubles for us! ”
Tian Wujiang frowned, secretly vigilant in his heart. He had already casually probed the guards who had fallen to the ground all the way just now, and saw that they were not dead, but only unconscious. Apparently it was caused by someone using extremely powerful methods. He groaned for a while, and immediately sent someone to inform King Wuqiu Shou again, so that he would join the power of King Langya and start to search the palace and Langya City with all his might, just in case.
In the extreme ambition, the fire burned, the armor was dispatched, and the peace of Langya City was broken.