At night, the rolling mountains in the distance are like beasts lying quietly waiting for an opportunity to move, mysterious and dangerous.

In the barracks, the sergeants holding torches walked by in a group, the fire dragon passed by, and the surrounding barracks quickly lit up, and as the footsteps went away, they slowly fell into black silence.

Zhu Ketu sat in the dark, the barracks were pitch black, and Zhu Ketu's heart was also cold.

Zhu Ketu did not know the names of the mountains, but he knew that soon, these unknown hills would be famous all over the world and would be recorded in the bloody history books.

Zhu Ketu got up and came to the front of the camp, not far from the Huangluan gold-roofed tent, it was the queen mother of the two palaces, and at this time, the lights were bright, and the slaves who went in and out seemed to be busy for a moment, I really don't know if these slaves are really so busy, or if they don't act like this, they can't show their love for the Lord and their loyalty to the Lord.

When the two palaces arrived in Guangzhou, the pomp seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, this came out, and there were no less than hundreds of eunuchs, palace maids and miscellaneous servants around him, no wonder, Jing Xiang, if Jing Xiang didn't tie up the two palaces, how could there be the scenery today?

It's just that this Jingxiang really handed over the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces to himself so easily? He, what the hell was he thinking?

Looking at the undulating mountains in the distance, Zhu Ketu sighed softly in his heart, the Guangdong army should have entered Fujian, right? It's just Jingxiang, Jingxiang, don't you know it's late?

You're just giving me a big problem by doing this.

Zhu Ketu's hand touched the yellow cloth bag in his arms, and his face changed again, this was handed over to him by Xiao Dezi, and Xiao Dezi did not leave a word.

However, everyone knows that this must be the emperor's intention.

The emperor has made up his mind to get rid of the queen mother of the two palaces, and when he enters the territory of Fujian, he will soon encounter the chaos caused by the inner court guards and the soldiers of the stilt battalion, and at this time, it is the opportunity to start by himself.

Your Majesty, you are a person who understands! Zhu Ketu wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, this is the best opportunity to get rid of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and if you hope that this can send the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces to the ship, you have to do it again, then you really underestimate the scheming Jingxiang.

But what about herself, the queen mother of the two palaces was attacked and killed by mountain bandits on the way to her escort and collapsed, and she was sure to be killed, but if she didn't respect the emperor's hints, she was afraid that her family members in the capital would be killed in the blink of an eye. For now, only by "dying" in this group of mountains can he keep his wife and children safe, and maybe he can escape with a surname.

Your Majesty, you are a person who understands, but how ruthless are you? Zhu Ketu looked in the direction of the northern Jingshi and slowly knelt down.

…… When Zhu Ketu paced towards the Lianggong Luan camp, his heart was already unwavering.

Surrounded by the two palaces is the inner court guards and the military camp of the stilt battalion, this time to pick up the two palaces, Zhu Ketu led the inner court guards 50 people, the guard camp inlaid with the yellow flag riflemen 500, in addition to Fujian to take over the green battalion more than 2,000 soldiers.

The Six Kings changed the Eight Banners, and the Guard Battalion and the Firearms Battalion were merged into a new Guard Battalion, which was the Forbidden Army in the capital, equipped with 2,000 French rifles purchased at a high price.

But walking in the barracks, Zhu Ketu looked at the yawning infantry, and sighed in his heart, the Eight Banners are broken from the root! This is not something that can be changed by buying foreign guns for armaments, and it is no wonder that the emperor is also preparing to train a new army.

"Your Excellency!" In front of the golden tent of the two palaces, the guards bowed and saluted, and the little eunuch immediately reported in, and after a while, he sang the white flag of Manchuria and led the ministers of the guards to meet him.

The tent is resplendent in gold, and the graceful figure of the two palaces can be seen faintly behind the yellow curtain, although it is in the barracks, the majesty of the two palaces is not reduced.

"Slave Zhu Ketu to the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother!" Zhu Ketu respectfully knelt down and kowtowed.

"Excuse me." It's full of oppression and beautiful, I don't know which queen mother's voice is.

"Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother!" Zhu Ketu didn't expect that the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces would give him a seat, so he was busy and kowtowed.

Slowly got up, a palace maid had already moved to the soft pier, and another beautiful palace maid offered fragrant tea.

Zhu Ketu took it with both hands, but he didn't dare to drink it, but only held it in his hand.

"Got to Fujian, right?"

Zhu Ketu said respectfully: "Yes, the slave has just received an urgent report from Kuaima, Fuzhou General Mu Teen, and Yuan Jia, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, have arrived in Longyan, and they are rushing to meet the Queen Mother Luan in the starry night. ”

"Well, they have a heart. You've been working hard these days! ”

Zhu Ketu hurriedly bowed down and said, "The slave should wait." ”

"The capital is still the same, right?"

Zhu Ketu gradually heard it, and it should be the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager Niu Colu who asked this.

"Yes, it's still the same. It's just that the ministers all miss the Queen Mother's tightness. ”

Huang Manhou sighed softly and said, "Is the body of the six kings okay?" ”

Zhu Ketu was stunned, but he didn't know how to answer this, the six kings, I haven't heard this title for a long time.

"Queen Mother, white fungus porridge!" The crisp voice of the harem maid of the yellow mantle.

Zhu Ketu's heart jumped immediately, his back was unconsciously wet with sweat, and he tried to suppress the excitement, fear, uneasiness, relief, and other emotions in his heart, but he could feel that the muscles in his face twitched unconsciously.

In the past few days, Xiao Luzi has been familiar in the kitchens of the two palaces, and the queen mother of the two palaces has the habit of drinking white fungus lotus seed porridge every night, and just now, she handed over a pack of white fungus to Xiao Luzi.

Xiao Luzi is very clever, and he will definitely find an opportunity to steal the white fungus from the dragon to the phoenix.

But what if the little way fails? Zhu Ketu unconsciously moved his feet, the hard cold in his boots, could it be that he really wanted to do such a big rebellious thing? He actually wanted to kill the two queen mothers with his own hands?

All kinds of strange thoughts made Zhu Ketu's head dizzy, and he listened to the voice of the queen mother of the two palaces after the yellow curtain: "Withdraw it." "Zhu Ketu's body stiffened, and the last time came, if the two palaces were not poisoned, he would have no choice.

Gritting his teeth, Zhu Ketu's heart gradually became ruthless, what about the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces? Not an ordinary woman yet? When Emperor Taizu Gao died, were there fewer concubines killed because of the competition for the throne?

"Zhu Ketu, you are so bold!" The delicate palace maid beside her suddenly shouted loudly.

Zhu Ketu was stunned and turned his head to look at it in confusion.

"He actually poisoned and assassinated the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces?!"

Hearing this, Zhu Ketu did not hesitate any longer, stretched out his hand and touched the boot, "bang" a loud sound, he felt that his arm was numb, and then he was in severe pain, and he couldn't lift it up, and the blood quickly penetrated the placket of his forearm, and he turned his head, but saw that there was an extra firearm in the hand of the beautiful palace maid, and the muzzle of the black hole was aimed at him.

"Dare to move again! Kill you! There was a hint of chill in the voice of the beautiful palace maid, which made people know immediately that she was not lying and threatening.

And the two palaces, before the Qingxiu palace maid started, they had already been surrounded by the palace maids and eunuchs into the inner tent.

Outside, suddenly gunshots rang out.

The cronies in the guards of Zhu Ketu have already received the secret order of Zhu Ketu, there may be a change tonight, some people have bad intentions for the queen mother of the two palaces, as long as they hear that the queen mother has a change in the camp, they will come to answer immediately, if there are palace maids and eunuchs who resist, there will be no forgiveness.

These people were selected by Zhu Ketu before he left Beijing, and they were all bold, although they had the flexible mind to know what was going on, but naturally everything was under the orders of the chief manager.

Hearing the sound of gunfire in the big tent, they immediately rushed into the fence of the camp of the two palaces, and the leading first-class guards shouted to the eunuchs and servants who were busy chopping wood and picking soil near the golden tent: "If someone commits a rebellion, all of them will lie down for the masters, and those who dare to move will be killed on the spot!" ”

Who knew that before the words fell, with a "bang", a bloody hole exploded in his chest.

And the eunuchs and servants suddenly seemed to go crazy, and each took out a guy in his hand, all revolvers, and the power of shooting at close range was endless.

In the "bang, bang, bang" gunshot, the guards who were caught off guard were shot and fell to the ground.

The camp immediately became a mess, with figures running, screaming, shouting, and dogs jumping.

At this time, on a small hill not far away, the shadow was full of shadows, and the deputy commander of the stilt battalion, Duo Luolong, stood on the hill, looking at the chaotic camp with a clairing mirror, and his brows were twisted into Sichuan characters.

I don't see the signal of Zhuketu, and it hasn't been done? But, why is it so messy?

Gritting his teeth, he said loudly: "The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces has been attacked!" Trumpet! He led this stilt cavalry camp in the name of receiving the two palaces, but a few cronies knew the true purpose of this trip.

Dorolon won the trust of the emperor, both wise and brave, otherwise he would not have taken on this heavy responsibility, and the mess below didn't know what was going on, but he didn't have to care about it, and he rushed to kill the chaos and took the surname of the two palaces.

"Hmm-" The melodious and long horn sounded, and immediately the sound of killing on the hill shook the sky, and a Puma army quickly rolled from the jungle to the big tent.

At this time, near the yellow-roofed tent of the Chinese army in the camp, there was a crisp sound of "popping", and several green signal flares rose into the sky.

The most confused thing in the chaotic barracks is the green battalion soldiers, and one battalion was led to ask questions, and when they saw what was going on, they were killed by stray bullets. And the guards of the guard battalion who were shot by the eunuch servants who suddenly changed their faces and became ignorant even more indiscriminately, as long as it was not the armor of the guard battalion, they raised their guns and fired, and after killing several green battalion soldiers, the two sides exchanged fire in a daze.

When the cavalry of the cavalry battalion arrived, although he shouted: "The stilt guards of the capital are here!" "I can't tell where the enemy's guard camp and green camp are in charge, and they soon got involved in a scuffle, the horses neighed and the people shouted, and the sound of killing shook the sky...... Around the yellow-roofed tent, the "eunuchs" and "servants" piled up wooden blocks, sand and stones to form fortifications, if Zhu Ketu saw it at this time, he would know what these minions were "busy" for.

Dozens of firing points crossed into a line of defense without blind spots, and all the approaching soldiers were killed, regardless of whether they were riflemen of the guard battalion or soldiers of the green battalion.

The riflemen of the guard battalion and the soldiers of the green battalion stayed away from this forbidden area, but the soldiers of the stilt battalion were blocked by the guard battalion and the green battalion soldiers on the periphery, and they could not get closer.

Dorolon who came on a horse was almost mad, he never imagined that it would become such a scene, others were brave, leading dozens of horsemen and shouting: "The forbidden army is here, I am Dorolon of the stilt battalion!" A quick ceasefire! "Rush inward.

"Bang bang bang", I don't know where the cold gun came from, Dorolon was shot on his horse, screamed and fell to the ground, and a few horses fell from their horses with bullets, and the rest of the stilts stilted swords chopped down, slashed and killed several green battalions, and saved the commander with his life.

And the gunfire in this area, which had gradually subsided, immediately became a big deal, and those stunned green battalion soldiers would never stand still, no matter who you are, did they cut off your head for nothing? Several horsemen from the stilt battalion retreated slowly, and even men and horses were poked into flesh with machetes and spears.

The chaos of the external war situation is simply incomprehensible, and only the big tent of the Chinese army is as stable as a rock.

"Sister, this Yanjing can't go back, unless Jingxiang brings someone back!"

Niu Colu sighed in his heart, the sixth, the sixth is determined to want our sister's life! And Nalas said, I do not believe it.

Lan Guiren glanced at Ding Qimei, who was standing aside, and asked, "How is the situation outside?" ”

Ding Qimei bowed down and said: "Please be relieved, the slave maid has already sent a signal flare, and the hidden three hundred flying tiger elites will arrive in an instant, and the slave maid has also looked at the terrain, it is not difficult to tear a gap from the stream in the east, and it will definitely be able to ensure that the queen mother of the two palaces is safe and sound." The prince instructed that if the queen mother was frightened, the prince and the slave maid's heads would not be wanted. ”

Niu Colu smiled and said: "Good boy, you can be regarded as capable of doing errands, there is so much chaos outside, but the Queen Mother and I are very stable in our hearts." Indeed, with this beautiful little girl by her side, it is really reassuring.

Lan Guiren also smiled and said to Niu Colu's family: "Sister, what do you say we should reward her when we go back?" Speaking of which, Jing Xiang is really amazing, and a little girl under his command is also so capable. ”

Before Niu Colu could speak, someone outside clapped his hands gently, Ding Qimei's face was happy, and she knelt on one knee: "Queen Mother, our people have arrived!" ”

At this time, in a military camp on the east side, a thirty-six or seventeen-year-old middle-aged man with a dignified face was pacing, he was the commander of Fujian Xin'an, Longyan, Tingzhou, and Zhaomenzhai soldiers, called Ma Xinyi. Daoguang 30 years of Jinshi, in Hefei Renzhi County followed the Qincha minister Yuan Jiasan to suppress the bandits, the first merit is to absorb the brave bandit Luzhou camp, recover Luzhou, since then the clouds have risen to the top, has repelled the bandits to Fujian nuisance several times, and now it is the top of the four products.

The sound of killing outside shook the sky, but he turned a deaf ear, his face was cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"My lord! You've got an idea! Beside him, a green camp pipe band was full of anxiety, this outside is about to turn into a pot of porridge, this soldier is still strolling around, isn't he in a hurry?

Finally, Ma Xinyi raised his head, his eyes flashed, and he squeezed out a cold sentence from between his teeth: "Pass my order, put up a row of guns and shields, and kill the chaotic army battalion!" ”

Yes? The pipe band opened his mouth wide in surprise. No one knows what's going on in the chaos outside? The Guardian Camp is a forbidden army in the Royal Forest, so can it be done casually?

Although it was heard that the southern, northern, and western green battalions had exchanged fire with the forbidden army, only the eastern side of the town guarded by Ma Daren was only a skirmish, and it was still calm. Because Master Ma governed the army strictly, he passed the order early, and all the departments of the green battalion under his command were not allowed to move around, and they were on standby in the barracks, and those who violated the order were beheaded.

But who knew that the second order of the Lord would be shattered.

"My lord, is this for the little ones to explore?" Kill the Praetorian Army? The back of the pipe strap is swishing and the neck is swishing in a cool breeze.

"I'll go if I tell you to!" Ma Xinyi's face sank.

The pipe belt was helpless, and was about to leave the tent, when he suddenly heard the gunfire outside, and a small colonel climbed in with a rolling belt, "My lord, my lord is not good, there are chaotic troops attacking the camp from the east!" ”

Ma Xinyi shouted: "Order all battalions! Give me all my life on top, if anyone retreats! Lawfully kill on sight! ”

"Yes!" Xiao Xiao ran out with a bitter face.

There was a burst of gunfire outside, and Ma Xinyi paced and said, "I have to go to see the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces." ”

Before the words fell, a blood-stained Qianzong rushed in, knelt down with a bang, and hissed: "My lord, the brothers can't stand it!" He seemed to be soaked in blood, and his arms were covered in blood, and his muscles and muscles were visible.

Ma Xinyi's face changed suddenly, how is this possible? Sticking to the camp, even if tens of thousands of forbidden troops are not so sharp, the master of Yanjing City must have made a bloody investment, but this defensive position is not because there are many people, and he doesn't believe that anyone can attack his own defense line in such a short time.

Walking out of the camp quickly, there was already a mess outside, and in the firelight, dozens of steps away, the black pressure soldiers who shot out with wooden shields were faintly visible.

However, seeing these soldiers falling backwards one by one at a very fast speed, it was as if there were tens of thousands of invisible crossbows coming from the opposite side, and Ma Xinyi would never forget that shock and oppression.

"Hold on!" Ma Xinyi shouted, but he didn't notice it himself, his voice was trembling.

Finally, with a "coax", the battalion broke up, and let him cut off the head of the general who ran over, but he couldn't shout, looking at this scene, he was like falling into an ice cave, and found for the first time that the Luzhou battalion he was proud of was so vulnerable.

At this time, he suddenly heard the gunfire of gunfire in the golden-roofed tent where the queen mother of the two palaces was located, and rushed towards his side from far and near.

Ma Xinyi was slightly stunned, and then finally understood that it was the Yue army, and this was the Yue army to take over the two palaces, not the capital force judged by himself.

I have heard that the generals and kings are strong in battle, and I have always been a little unbelieving, but today, it can be regarded as a real increase in knowledge.

It's just that I thought that the miracle of guarding the two palaces was greatly discounted.

"All stand down, stand down!" In fact, there was no need for him to shout, the soldiers of the Luzhou battalion had already run as far as possible, and the pipe band said more urgently: "My lord, we, let's go." ”

Ma Xinyi gritted his teeth and knelt down.

The pipe band was inexplicable, he glanced at him a few times, and saw that there were many people in the east, and the bandits had already rushed up, he didn't dare to linger any longer, and turned around and slipped away.

"Xin'an soldiers prepare for Ma Xinyi to protect the holy drive of the two palaces!" Ma Xin fell to the ground and shouted loudly.

And the chaotic footsteps were heard closely, and there was something cold fixed on his neck, and Ma Xinyi didn't move.

After a while, I heard the footsteps of the brigade in the distance, and finally a crisp female voice said: "Get up." ”

"Yes!" As soon as the coolness on his neck was gone, Ma Xinyi slowly stood up, in front of him, there was a girl who was Qingqing Xiuyi, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the team heading east, thinking that the Yue army was escorting the two palaces and phoenixes away.

"The lowly party didn't know the identity of the attacking army, so he led his troops to resist the two palaces, and the lowly one should die!" Ma Xinyi bowed, his face full of shame.

"Oh? It turned out to be your person, but he was quite capable, blocking my Flying Tiger Army for a quarter of an hour! Ding Qimei glanced at Ma Xinyi in surprise.

Ma Xinyi's old face flushed, and he said in his heart that this is the ability?

He bowed down and said: "I know that there is a small road in the southeast that goes over the mountain, so I can go to Jiaying, and I can lead the way for the girl." ”

"Well, I know the way."

Ma Xinyi was stunned again, people are really planning for a rainy day, everything has been calculated.

Ding Qimei glanced at him a few times, this person didn't come to deceive herself, and said, "You come with me." ”

"Yes, yes." Ma Xinyi hurriedly followed behind Ding Qimei, but sighed in his heart, this is difficult to do, he has not done an inch, and he also hinders others from taking over the two palaces, which is very different from what he expected, but things have come to this point, and he can only take one step at a time.

(To be continued)