Section XX

The torrential rain struck the heavens and the earth like a note, making the sound of golden drums, and the whole city resounded.

On this westward journey, Wu Ming brought a total of more than 500 soldiers, and lost some of them in the desert, leaving more than 300 people. These people are all elites, Wu Ming ordered, and it didn't take long for more than three hundred people to be assembled. Wu Ming waved his hand: "Let's go." "A kick in the belly of the south looking horse, and the horse rushed out first.

Come to the post house is in the imperial city, if you want to rush to the palace, you will naturally occupy the convenient location. When Wu Ming rushed out of the post house, he heard the faint sound of killing, wrapped in the sound of wind and rain. The rain was so heavy that within a short time it was soaking wet, and even the men and horses were covered in a thick layer of water. He took the horse, pointed to the ear door in front of him and said loudly to the third prince, "Can you open it?" ”

Although the whole imperial city is one, in important places, there are still many gateways, just in case. After all, the post house is a place to receive envoys, and no matter how bold the Persian emperor is, he will not have any precautions against foreigners, so there is also an ear door on the road to the palace from the post house. If during the day, from the post house to the palace, it is natural to travel unimpeded, but at night, the door is open, then it is a different matter.

The third prince rode up from behind, raised his head and looked at the ear door. In the night sky, the rain was pouring down, and from time to time there was a faint sound of thunder, occasionally mixed with lightning, reflecting people's faces all gray. He wiped the rain from his fat face, and said loudly: "No, the night ear gate guards, the forbidden army has always been in charge, I came in a hurry, and I didn't bring the key." ”

Now that the forbidden army is too busy to take care of itself, it is impossible for him to come and open the door for you, Wu Ming was stunned, and immediately said loudly: "In this case, how did you come?" ”

This wall is about ten meters high, and Wu Ming may be able to pass it with some hands, but others are not as good as him. As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning was struck on the wall, bringing up a large piece of masonry, and a thunderbolt followed the explosion, which frightened the people of Nanwangdu to stand up. The third prince was startled, and his speech was a little knotted: "Around, around." ”

Gehan has a well-developed business, and even the scale of the night market is not small. As a result, it is naturally inconvenient to impose a curfew. Although there are doors on all sides of the inn, the ear door leading to the outer city is unimpeded, so as to facilitate foreign missions to go out of the city for consumption. Wu Ming took the head of the horse: "Let's go, go around the outer city." ”

Everyone made a violent promise and rushed to the outer city of Wu Ming Dynasty. Although these guards have no mounts, they don't fall far behind in a short sprint. The wind and rain were heavy, and the rain on the ground flowed sideways, like a small river. They followed behind Wu Ming, still with spears in their hands, their steps were uniform, and their movements were uniform. The third prince who was walking behind saw it in his eyes, but somehow let out a sigh.

The wall was only to prevent the inn from attacking from the inside, and it naturally disappeared without a trace as soon as it came out of the imperial city. Wu Ming was so anxious that he took the lead in rushing onto the Triumphant Avenue and looked up at the imperial city. The rain was falling heavily, the sky and the earth were dark, and the sound of rain was everywhere. From time to time, lightning and thunder struck down, and the whole city flashed and flashed. In the palace, there are still shouts and killings from time to time, mixed with bursts of screams, like Shura hell. The Arc de Triomphe in the distance stood on the Triumphal Avenue like a ghost gate, eerie and terrifying, and also covered the sins inside, and when I looked inside, I couldn't see anything clearly.

Obviously, Wu Gong must have been planning this coup d'état for a long time. Wu Ming's more than 300 personal guards rushed in, most of them were also fierce and unlucky, but now they can take care of so much. Seeing that everyone followed on the avenue, Wu Ming gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Come with me." ”

Just as he was about to rush, the third prince suddenly said loudly: "Wait, there is an army coming from behind." ”

The rain was pouring down, and the sound of rain was loud in my ears. In the midst of the noise, a messy sound of horses' hooves could be heard rushing straight from behind. The rain was falling rapidly, and the horse's hooves were stepping on the rain, and there must have been some mud and water, but although the sound of the horse's hooves behind was messy, it was extremely loud and loud, like knocking on the dry stone road, Wu Ming was stunned, and it was a little strange, and the third prince said happily: "Great, it's the Haitian Twin Camp." ”

In the dark rain, a large group of ironclad knights rushed out from behind like ghosts. These men were armed from head to toe, and even horses were wrapped around vital parts. Another bolt of lightning struck the air, and by this flash of light, the thick horse's paw could be seen trampling in the rain, splashing in all directions, and beating a messy and loud drumbeat. The first person was a defenseless old man. The third prince waved his hands and shouted, "Grandpa, grandpa." ”

Needless to say, these ironclad knights are the heavy armored horsemen of the Jiaolong Battalion, and the grandfather in the mouth of the third prince is undoubtedly the Duke of Wen.

Seeing a large group of men and horses in front of them, these ironclad cavalry reined in their horses not far away. It's too chaotic now, Wu Ming's more than 300 people are blocking the avenue, and they can't tell friend from foe. Hearing the shouts of the three princes, a knight led a horse. Cautiously walking not far from the third prince, he pulled down the mask on his helmet and said with some uncertainty: "Is it the Third Highness?" ”

This person is Felix, the third prince wiped the rain on his face, and scolded: "Damn, I only ate Lao Tzu's wine in the afternoon, and now I forgot about it." He pointed at Wu Ming and the others, and said loudly: "These people are all Wu Du and his subordinates, and they are all going to help the eldest brother." ”

Wu Ming actually wanted to say that he was just going to save people, and he didn't want to get involved in your fight. But now that the second prince has led troops into the palace, he really has to rely on the power of the eldest prince's faction to save Esther, so he can't help but keep silent. Filip glanced over here and said respectfully, "Please wait a moment, Your Highness, I'll go and tell my grandfather." ”

As soon as he went back to tell the situation here, Duke Wen came over with a large number of knights. Wu Ming clasped his fists on the horse and saluted, and said loudly: "Wu Ming has seen Grandpa." ”

Probably in a hurry, Gong Wen only had a poncho on the outside, and after a bump, the buttons on the cloak were a little crooked, and the pajamas were exposed from the inside. He straightened his clothes: "Oh, it's really Governor Wu." ”

He turned his head and said to the two knights behind him: "Dragon Hou, Jiaohou, it's really good." The governor is Gao Yi, and his subordinates are also extraordinary. With the help of Wu Du, the traitor was destroyed at the snap of his fingers. ”

Just now, these two people were crowded in the black iron horse, and no one paid attention, hearing what Gong Wen said, Wu Ming turned his eyes to them, it was Jiaohou Longhou, and the two said at the same time: "Grandpa said very much. "They are all warriors, they have true qi to protect themselves, although they are also a rapid march, but they look far less than the Wen Gong wolf.

Now is not the time to be wordy, Gong Wen nodded and said, "This is very good, the follow-up thousands of people will arrive soon." Without further ado, let's rush into the palace to rescue His Majesty. ”

There are only a few hundred people in the Jiaolong camp, even if Wu Ming's personal guards are added, it will not be more than a thousand when it is full, and such a few people want to go to the palace to save people, which really makes people's hearts beat drums. Hearing that Gong Wen said that there were still reinforcements, Wu Ming put his heart in his stomach and responded: "Yes, but it depends on the arrangement of the grandfather." ”

Wen Gongdao: "That's very good, let's go." "Although he is not a martial artist, his riding skills are not weak, and he can't run fast in such a heavy rain, but he is still as fast as the wind.

A group of people galloped towards the palace at a gallop. In the distance, the Arc de Triomphe was getting closer and closer, and the shouts of killing were becoming clearer and clearer. In the high-speed running, Nanwang suddenly stopped, and walked restlessly in place, Wu Ming controlled the horse, his heart moved, and shouted: "Everyone be careful." In the darkness, there was a sudden sharp whistle, and a black line was as fast as lightning, heading straight for the door of Gong Wen.

That's an arrow!

The arrows were shot down from the Arc de Triomphe, and the rain was so loud that everyone lost their senses. The fact that the enemy had set up an ambush here was beyond everyone's expectations. Nanwang is very strong, after a quick run just now, has crossed Wen Gong, some forward, at this time stopped, can be half a horse behind Wen Gong. Seeing the arrows flying, Wu Ming shouted, stretched out the red night in his hand, and smashed it with a sheath and a sword.

With a "snap", the scabbard hit the shaft of the arrow, and the long arrow flew out of the distance with a "whew", and the head was deviated. Gong Wen was frightened into a cold sweat, grabbed the horse violently, and exclaimed, "Everyone be careful, there is an ambush." ”

Everyone rushed too quickly, and for a while there could stand still, Wu Ming's personal guards were better, and although the heavy cavalry of the Lang Jiao battalion tried hard to control the horses, many of them still rushed forward. A few good equestrian kankan grabbed the horse and came to protect Duke Wen. Wu Ming put his mind at ease and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, when suddenly another miserable neighing came, and the front hooves of the war horse that rushed to the front softened, and he knelt forward suddenly. The successive knights rushed forward one after another, as if the Buddha was infected, and all the horses stumbled, and the knights were caught off guard and fell headlong from their mounts.

Tripping horses!

Wu Ming was about to warn, but he heard a soft sound of "boom", followed by Nanwang's long hoof, and the person was already standing up. Startled, he grabbed the reins and walked aside. The huge body of the horse turned ninety degrees, and a black tripwire with a slight smell of water almost grazed his face and bounced into the air. Immediately afterwards, countless tripping ropes were violently stretched, and the cavalry were attacked one after another. Under the Arc de Triomphe, a group of people turned on their backs, and the front line was in chaos.

In the chaos, Gong Wen was also pulled off the horse by the tripping horse, but fortunately, he had superb riding skills and rolled to the side in danger, which saved him from breaking his tendons and fractures. Two soldiers who were lucky enough not to be injured ran over and hurriedly helped him up, he wiped the sewage from his face, and shouted, "Everyone stand back first." ”

His voice had already taken on a trill, and it changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but be a little flustered if he was as calm as he was. Lang Jiaoying is worthy of being an elite division, and there was some chaos in front, but under the command of Duke Wen, they gathered towards Duke Wen and retreated. Looking south, a beautiful volley is flying, and the front hooves are firmly on the ground. Before I had time to rejoice, another big rain of arrows shot down from above.