Chapter Eighty-Five: Internal and External Collusion, Assassins Attack
The dead soldiers all took out the fire fold from their arms, blew hard, the green smoke slowly rose, the swaying fire light was blown by the cold wind, the right hand was slightly closed, and the fire fold emitted a faint light.
The black-clothed night walker, like a ghost, quickly approached the wing, and the snow left traces.
A dark arrow burst through the snow and stabbed the patrol guard's chest like a bolt of lightning, and the guard snorted and fell down.
"Enemy attack!"
The faces of the guards next to him changed suddenly, and they shouted loudly, which soon attracted many people to run over here.
In an instant, all the torches lit up, illuminating the dark night sky as bright as day, and the guards changed formations, quickly approaching the queen mother and the queen's wings, and enclosed them into an impermeable protective circle.
Zhang He pulled out the big knife he was wearing, walked out of the guards, stood at the front, looked around with angry eyes, tied his horse and roared: "How small is it, dare to come and offend? Don't be quick and catch it! ”
And in the far northwest corner.
A black shadow jumped up and swept through the wind and snow, reached out and pulled out four arrows from the quiver behind his back, flipped his wrist, the arrow was on the string, and his right arm was full and pulled the bow away, and the bowstring buzzed.
Syllable!
An arrow roared through the air, and four arrows fired in a volley!
The four arrows broke through the cold wind and snow and headed straight for Zhang He, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he could even clearly see that the four arrows were breaking through the air at a spiral-like flying angle, heading straight for him.
In a flash of lightning, he flew and slashed three arrows one by one, and the last arrow he couldn't dodge at all, hitting the door.
Holding the tip of the arrow in his hand, blood spurted from his mouth, and his eyes were as big as copper bells, full of incredulity, and then fell straight to the ground.
"Master Zhang!"
"Master Zhang!"
The guards rushed forward one after another, and after taking a breath, they found that they had lost their breath, Master Zhang was assassinated and died, and the guards who had no backbone were in a mess for a while, and they were all panicked.
I don't know how many assassins came from the opposite side, but they were able to shoot the leader of the forbidden army without seeing a figure from a distance of 100 meters, which shows that his martial arts are strong.
"Listen to Lord Ben's orders!"
At the time of the riot of the forbidden army, someone ripped off the forbidden army talisman that Zhang He hung on his waist, and then raised it high above his head, and commanded sharply: One hundred people follow Lord Ben into the direction of the dense forest in the northwest corner, and be sure to destroy all the assassins. ”
"Another hundred people stayed to form a phalanx to protect the safety of the Queen Mother and the Empress."
"Yes!"
In the wing room, Su Qian, who witnessed the entire assassin's killing of Zhang He, couldn't help but be worried.
Zhiyun's girl was already frightened, slowly squatting on the ground against the wall, when Zhang He died just now, very close to their chamber, she could feel the warmth of the blood gradually on the window.
Zhiyun, who faced death at close range for the first time, was very frightened, but stood up with trembling legs, and went to Niangniang to protect her behind her.
A cold sweat broke out on Zhiyun's nervous forehead, but he forcibly calmed down and comforted the queen mother, "Don't be afraid, there are so many forbidden troops outside, and you will definitely be able to ambush the assassin." ”
"It's going to be fine." Su Qian pretended to smile relaxedly, she knew in her heart that she was in danger now, but she couldn't talk to Zhiyunshen, for fear of scaring this little girl.
In the past, the leader of the forbidden army was a member of the Lin Party, and he was implicated in the crime of Lin Guifei, so the great tyrant could take this opportunity to replace the position of the leader of the forbidden army with a reliable and usable Zhang He.
And why can those assassins kill people from a distance of 100 meters, it happens that Zhang He is killed, so there is a very small probability that it will happen, there is undoubtedly only one possibility, there are people in the forbidden army who collude inside and outside.
And Zhang Yiyi died, and the person who picked up the rune to command the forbidden army was the deputy commander, the Lin party.
It was not a wise move to transfer half of the forbidden army to pursue the assassins, because it was their duty to protect her and the queen mother's safety, and the enemy was in the dark, so it was easy to fall into a passive situation.
Unless the Lieutenant Commander wanted to make a meritorious effort, there was only one way to explain his aggressive and risky behavior, which was to transfer half of the Forbidden Army to create an opportunity for the Assassins to carry out the assassination.
The deputy commander is a faction of the Lin Party, and if he is an internal ghost and an assassin collude, he will definitely rush for her life.
Thinking of this, Su Qian immediately went to the drawer to find scissors, and cut the wide sleeves and skirt on his body short, so that he could run away for a while.
"Mother, what is this?" The weaving clouds are still somewhat foggy.
Su Qian also helped her cut her clothes short, and she didn't have time to explain too much, so she only said, "It's easy to run." ”
And outside the wings.
The deputy commander had already led a hundred men to the dense forest in the northwest corner.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a black shadow holding a short knife in his hand, like a ghost, did not pause in the slightest, and quickly touched the back of the queen's wing, and pulled in at a speed visible to the naked eye from the distance from the remaining forbidden army.
The chilling killing intent was overwhelming, and when the soldiers were defenseless, they raised their knives and wiped the necks of more than a dozen people, and only then did some people react and scream loudly.
"The assassin is coming, take over!"
After all, the forbidden soldiers were trained, and they reacted quickly to surround and lock the black shadow firmly, but the black shadow did not panic, and immediately retreated as if the goose passed without leaving a trace.
And soon, around the queen's wing, there were people in black rushing out, and in a dense forest dozens of meters away, there were also more than a dozen people in black holding sharp blades, rushing at a very fast speed.
Su Qian, who witnessed everything, looked at the posture of the assassins, and was sure in his heart that it was not a simple coincidence, there was eyeliner in the forbidden army, and the purpose was obviously to run for her.
Su Qian's situation is very passive now, she can't continue to sit still, she has to wait for death.
Su turned around slightly, holding Zhiyun's hand tightly, his eyes were full of unprecedented seriousness, "Zhiyun, it's only a matter of time before the assassins come in after the wing room is lost, run out together and run in the direction of the queen mother's wing." ”
Zhiyun was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he nodded instinctively, "Yes, Niangniang." ”
Su Qian's tone was raised, and he repeated again, "You remember clearly!" Don't worry about anything, run to the Queen Mother. ”
Zhiyuntou nodded like pounding garlic, "I remember clearly." ”
Su Qian and Zhiyun walked out of the chamber.
Su Qian raised her eyes, not far away, the forbidden army had already exchanged hands with the assassins, and the assassins who were attacking from behind were pouring over, and the situation was already extremely dangerous, and she was not allowed to think too much.
"Queen Mother, why did you come out, go back quickly! It's too dangerous out there. ”
Some of the guards of the Forbidden Army noticed the figure of the queen mother, and with a sharp sword, they ran to their side, put the knife in front of them, and stared at the situation of the melee, their whole body tense.
The forbidden army began to surround the queen in twos and threes.
The guards of the forbidden army are very different from ordinary soldiers, the forbidden army has a great responsibility to guard the imperial city, and the ancestors of the people who can be selected will be investigated by the eighteenth generation, and only if they prove that they are innocent will they be allowed to take office.
Thinking of this, Su Qian immediately said to them: "Send the palace to the queen mother's wing, Ruoer and others will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and silver, and they will be promoted two levels in a row!" ”
At this time, Su Qian took out enough benefits, and was not afraid that they would not be loyal.