Chapter 365: 365 urn

Chapter 365: 365 urn

Chapter 365 Chapter 365 In the Urn

The gray smoke behind the military camp became thicker and thicker with the naked eye, rolling up into the sky, making the already cloudy sky even darker.

The thick smoke was so obvious that not only the people in the Fengtai camp could see it, but also the Forbidden Army officers and soldiers surrounding the camp could see it.

Tens of thousands of forbidden troops stirred like a pot of boiling hot water, each one ready to move, releasing a cold and fierce murderous aura.

"Commander He," a square-faced deputy general in his thirties rode forward a few steps and came to a rugged middle-aged general. He whispered in a complicated tone, "I didn't expect Yunzhan to really do this. "

Commander He looked at the direction in which the smoke was rising, his eyes sparkling, and he said with a confident smile: "Master Kang is right, King Chen thinks that he is the son of destiny. He always thinks highly of himself and feels that everyone should surrender to him. he."

"How ridiculous!"

"The people under him betrayed even if they said they would betray!"

Commander He twitched the corners of his mouth in a sneer and gave a disdainful smile.

In his opinion, King Chen is just a boy in his early twenties. How capable he is. The fact that he can win the war in the North does not mean that King Chen is capable. That is the credit of his soldiers. It's just because of his noble background and his youth that many people blindly mythologized him!

To put it bluntly, Chen Wang Gu Jue is just an ordinary person, nothing special.

The deputy general was also convinced and asked eagerly: "Commander, are we..."

Yunzhan set fire to the camp. At this moment, the morale of the Xuanjia Army will be in chaos. The most taboo thing for the two armies to confront is to disrupt the morale of the army. In other words, before the two armies start fighting, they have already gained the advantage, and Yunzhan and them The inside should be in harmony with the outside.

Commander He narrowed his eyes, his eyes shining with the determination to win.

As he spoke, the fire grew stronger and stronger, and the thick smoke and red flames in front were like a giant beast with red eyes roaring with its teeth and claws.

The rain had stopped long ago, but the wind was still blowing, and the surrounding mountain wind was getting stronger and stronger. It was like hunting the autumn wind, and the mountain wind fanned the fire.

At this moment, Commander He felt that even God was on their side, and he held the reins tightly in his left hand.

It's time! !

Wealth and honor were sought in danger, and the prosperity of him and the He family depended on this. As long as he could successfully complete the errand given by the emperor and Lord Kang this time, and win this battle, he would be able to become a marquis and prime minister!

Commander He said loudly: "Everyone can find the rebellious ministers and traitors and punish them!"

He spoke in a high-sounding and upright manner, directly defining them as the righteous party.

The Forbidden Army officers and soldiers in the rear all looked up at Commander He on horseback with burning eyes, listened and agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Commander He drew out his saber neatly, pointed the long sword in his hand directly in the direction of the Fengtai Camp, and continued: "Master Kang has an order to capture the Xuanjia Army and the traitors today. Wait for the traitors to At the time of the ceremony, all the generals present have merit, and Mr. Kang will ask the emperor for merit on our behalf!"

"Attack!"

Commander He waved his arm and issued a military order.

All the soldiers of the Forbidden Army accepted the order, shouting loudly, and the blood in their bodies heated up and flowed rapidly along their veins.

Each of them has prepared their weapons and is ready to go, hoping to make achievements with their flesh and blood on the battlefield.

Immediately afterwards, a whimpering horn sound sounded, spreading around with the wind.

The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were present heard the sound and moved, following the flying military flag in front of them with great momentum. Soon, the army was divided into two teams in an orderly manner under the command of the military flag, and both sides surrounded the Fengtai camp.

For a moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats overlapped with the running sounds of soldiers, approaching Fengtai Camp, roaring, like a roaring wave advancing towards Fengtai Camp in front, and like a fierce force eyeing its prey. It's like a beast, with a formidable aura.

The Fengtai camp ahead was chaotic and noisy, surrounded by a thick fog-like gray smoke. The smoke was billowing and visibility was extremely low. There were vaguely visible figures running around in the smoke.

"Ahem, hurry up, there's water in the northwest too!"

"Divide a team of people into putting out the fire..."

"The second and fourth battalions are leaving from the northeast!"

“…”

All kinds of coughs, footsteps, roars, etc. came and went one after another. The officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were spinning around like headless flies, shocked, panicked, at a loss, and anxious...

The Xuanjia army was in chaos.

Commander He looked at the chaotic Fengtai camp ahead, and his heart was filled with excitement: Yunzhan's arson was the first step of the plan, disrupting the army's morale was the second step, and now the third and most critical step depends on himself!

"Drive!" He whipped his whip violently, driving the horses under him to accelerate forward, and ordered again, "Soldiers, kill them!"

He knew that the Xuanjia Army must not be allowed to escape today.

Kang Hongda said that the Xuanjia Army is good at lurking, disintegrating and defeating them one by one. Once they are allowed to escape from here today, it will not be that easy for the Imperial Army to surround them in one fell swoop!

What's more, if the large forces of the Xuanjia Army escape back to the north, the battle line will inevitably be stretched, and the outcome of this battle may not be determined within half a year or even a year.

With the emperor's dragon body, he couldn't afford to delay it for a year and a half. If the war situation really developed to this point, Commander He knew that not only had he failed, but he might also be considered wrong by the emperor.

There must be no mistakes in this battle. The Xuan Jia Army must be defeated in one fell swoop to completely break Gu Jue's wings!

Commander He told himself firmly in his heart, brandishing his long sword and shouting murderously: "Soldiers, obey orders, leave no one behind!"

The Forbidden Army soldiers who followed him also shouted: "Leave no one behind!"

These voices spread crazily like wildfire, and more and more Forbidden Army soldiers shouted in unison: "Leave no one behind!"

They repeatedly shouted these four words:

"Leave no one behind! Leave no one behind!"

The sound became louder and louder, and finally it was uniform and loud like thunder.

They shouted and rushed forward, like a huge sharp sword stabbing into the Fengtai camp directly in front.

Now that you have joined the army, who doesn’t want to make achievements and who doesn’t want to be promoted and make a fortune!

Today is their chance!

A strong murderous aura burst out with the common slogan, and the frightening sound and momentum were enough to scare the faint of heart out of the cowards.

The smoke in the camp is still spreading, spreading, and the smoke is billowing.

As soon as the Imperial Guards entered, they felt a pungent smell of smoke blowing into their faces. Even though they were prepared, they still felt uncomfortable choking on the smoke. Some people coughed and some had red eyes due to the smoke.

"Tap tap tap..."

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army followed the footsteps of the Xuanjia Army as they fled to the northeast...

The footsteps ahead were very close, yet seemed far away.

Until they caught up to the central tent, they still didn't see a single Xuanjia Army soldier, as if this was an empty camp without anyone.

The surrounding smoke was hazy, and they could only see people and objects within a few feet. Wherever they looked, various debris was scattered messily between the tents. It was obvious that the people in the camp left in a hurry. .

Commander He and the deputy general both felt their hearts pounding and began to feel that something was wrong.

The deputy general said hesitantly: "Commander, the camp seems to be empty..."

Logically speaking, the fire came suddenly for the Xuanjia Army. They must have been in a hurry to arrange a temporary retreat. It was impossible to withdraw the entire battalion from the Fengtai Camp in such a short period of time.

This is so unreasonable!

Commander He's expression suddenly changed, his face became as dark as water, and he noticed something more wrong.

This campground was so "quiet", there was no other sound except for the footsteps that gradually faded away.

It's as if...as if those footsteps are just to lure the enemy deeper!

Commander He looked around and said quickly: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

This is a trap!

The deputy general's expression also changed greatly, and he shouted: "All officers and men obey the order and retreat immediately!"

Immediately afterwards, the cavalry at the forefront began to drive their horses to turn around, and the mounts made uneasy neighing sounds one after another.

"咻咻咻..."

Sharp sounds of breaking through the air came from all directions, and feather arrows pierced through the thick air and shot towards them, like a dense swarm of wasps.

The direction from which these arrows were shot indicated that they were surrounded!

Thinking of this, Commander He's heart suddenly sank, a chill seeped out of his bones, and he thought in disbelief: Yun Zhan actually deceived Kang Hongda! Yun Zhan actually abandoned the Yun family. Is he crazy? !

However, the cruel truth is before them.

They've fallen into a trap!

They originally wanted to outflank both sides. He led half of his troops to pursue from behind, and the other half of his troops surrounded the Xuanjia Army from the outside of the camp, making it difficult for them to fly. Now that he has stepped into this trap, it is conceivable that the other team I'm afraid it will end badly!

Commander He's throat sweetened, and he roared again in a hoarse voice: "Retreat!"

However, it's too late!

The next moment, the deputy general next to him was pierced by an arrow in the throat. The deputy general fell straight from his horse before he could even make a sound.

The screams all around were getting louder and louder, and there were also the sounds of soldiers falling to the ground, the sound of arrows hitting shields... all kinds of sounds were mixed together, and the camp suddenly exploded!

Next, the camp was in chaos. The sound of arrows piercing the air was endless, and the surroundings were filled with smoke. It was impossible to see where the arrows were flying from. These Forbidden Army soldiers could only blindly raise their shields to block the arrows flying from all directions. Feather arrows.

They wanted to retreat, but it was difficult to do so. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind. The infantry in the rear were crowded at the entrance of the camp, making it difficult for the cavalry to move at all.

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army, like turtles in a urn, were completely powerless, and more and more people fell.

The air was filled with a disgusting smell of blood, which was getting stronger and stronger. On the contrary, the gray smoke was blown away by the wind, and the surrounding vision gradually became clearer...

This is a massacre!

The soldiers of the Forbidden Army fell into despair, but Chu Yunyi's blood boiled.

He was hiding on a sentry tower not far away. When he saw that all the nearby enemies had been wiped out, he put away his bow, then picked up a clairvoyant and looked into the distance to see if there was anywhere else that needed support.

Through clairvoyance, the scene in the distance became so clear, and there were corpses lying everywhere, lying in silence.

Chu Yunyi stared directly at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood below without any hesitation. It was the first time for him to face such a scene. To be honest, even if it was far away, it was shocking.

However, he knew that since he wanted to become a military commander, he had to learn to face this scene head-on.

This is war.

War means that either you die or I die.

If they don't want to be massacred by the enemy, they can only wield their swords. Their swords protect not only themselves, but also their comrades, the people, and their country!

After a while, Chu Yunyi put down the silver-embedded enamel clairvoyance in his hand and couldn't help but ask Su Mubai: "Brother Su, why are they so stupid that they dare to go deep into the enemy camp?!"

He was asking, but his tone was actually more exclamation and emotion than question. Soon after he entered Xuanjia Camp, Yunzhan, Tang Yuchu and others taught him a lot. One of the teachings was that he should not go deep into the enemy camp at any time.

Su Mubai said with a smile: "Kang Hongda has always been self-righteous and thinks he can predict people's hearts."

Chu Yunyi blinked in understanding and wanted to return the clairvoyance to Su Mubai, but Su Mubai pushed him back: "Just watch it for a while."

Su Mubai had a warm smile, half-squinted eyes, and showed a winning smile, which reminded Chu Yunyi of a cunning fox.

"When it comes to people's hearts, Kang Hongda is still far behind."

Kang Hongda had suppressed bandits and killed Japanese pirates, so he felt that he was invincible, but he didn't know that his victory was based on the absolute superiority of military strength. He was able to get along like a fish in water in the court, just because he was valued highly today, and he He is also good at figuring out the holy will.

"Go down." Su Mubai said again.

So, Chu Yunyi followed Su Mubai down to the sentry tower. He originally thought it was time to clean up the battlefield, but he didn't want the war drum to be beaten.

"Boom! Boom!"

This rhythm represents the gathering of soldiers.

Hearing the sound of war drums, Xuanjia Army officers and soldiers came from all directions and gathered in the open space in front of the Fengtai Camp like a hundred birds returning to their nests. The queues were as tall and tall as birch trees in the cold wind.

Although they had just experienced a big battle, there was no sign of fatigue on their bodies, and they were all full of energy.

Chu Yunyi was confused and followed Su Mubai obediently, like his little shadow.

After a cup of tea, a group of 10,000 Xuanjia Army cavalry set off from the Fengtai Camp as the advance army. The others would continue on their way after picking up the remaining soldiers wandering around here.

Their target is directly at the capital!

What Su Mubai was fighting for was the word "quick".

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp led by Commander He had just experienced a disastrous defeat. If they wanted to mobilize the imperial army again, they would need to ask the emperor for instructions, and it would also take time. They would definitely not be able to do it faster than the Xuanjia Army.

Half an hour later, 10,000 soldiers from the Xuanjia Battalion came to the city and approached the west gate in a menacing manner.

Naturally, such a big movement could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the city gate guards, so the west city gate was closed in advance. The city gate guards rushed to inform the superiors, and the news was reported layer by layer. At the same time, the people who heard the news also rushed to report in the city. Walk.

The news spread in the capital at an incredible speed. After a while, the cabinet ministers and royal family members who were still waiting at the gate of Qianqing Palace to see the emperor also received the report.

"What?!" Zhang Shoufu blurted out in disbelief, "The Xuanjia Army is almost at the West City Gate!"

Everyone else gasped. Even though there were still twelve garrison guards in the capital, they were still panicked and scared.

The person who came to report was the commander of the Imperial Guards, who replied: "Commander He led 65,000 soldiers from the military camp to encircle and suppress the Xuanjia Army in Fengtai Camp today. Almost all 60,000 soldiers were wiped out..."

When it came to the end, the commander was hesitant and embarrassed.

The other pavilion elders and princes took a breath of air again and thought of the emperor sending troops to surround Prince Chen's palace.

"So," Yang Xuanshan, the Minister of Rites, said in a difficult tone, "Prince Chen is going to force the palace..."

King Chen was forced by the emperor to raise an army!

Everyone looked at each other, and when they thought of the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp who died in the battle, they felt heavy-hearted, as if the clouds in the sky were getting thicker.

Even though most of them have seen many storms in their lifetimes, they never imagined that one day they would face such a thrilling situation, which was like a guillotine hanging high in the sky.

Everyone's hearts were in confusion.

The first assistant and several elders gathered together to discuss, and then several elders asked to see the emperor again. Zhang first assistant ordered the commander: "Hurry up to Prince Chen's Mansion to find Mr. Kang and ask him to withdraw his troops quickly." Gong Lai... tell him to stop messing around!"

At this moment, Zhang Shoufu turned his anger on Kang Hongda. He also felt that it was Kang Hongda who was most likely provoking trouble between the emperor and King Chen, and was going to cause the Qi Dynasty to fall apart.

The commander of the imperial guards came in a hurry and left in a hurry. His horse galloped through the streets of the capital, and the muddy water on the ground splashed randomly with the flying horse hooves.

After burning the incense, he saw Du Huatang, the commander of the fifth military camp who was guarding outside Prince Chen's mansion.

Du Huatang had a splitting headache and panicked. The biggest problem now was that Kang Hongda was still in the palace.

The cold air seemed to condense little by little. Du Huatang hesitated and finally walked towards the corner gate of the palace resolutely.

At this time, Kang Hongda in the palace didn't know this yet, and looked at Gu Jue with a confident smile.

"Hey, it's almost time." Kang Hongda looked at the sky, shook the soft sword in his hand, and said calmly, "Kang has known the prince for many years, and I would like to give him a few words of advice. You are still a man who knows the current affairs. Well done.”

When the rain stops, the plan begins. By now, Commander He should have cooperated with Yun Zhan to annihilate the Xuanjia Army. Therefore, Gu Jue was defeated!

"After all, the prince has done some service to the court. If the prince is on standby now, then Kang can guarantee that he can intercede for the prince in front of the emperor and spare the prince's life."

"My lord, it is better to die than to live!"

Kang Hongda made a sincere tone, but every word in his words was trampling Gu Jue's feet, and the smile on his lips was extremely arrogant.

He was waiting for Gu Jue to surrender to him. The emperor hated Gu Jue and would turn Gu Jue into a useless person even if he didn't kill him.

He felt that this was the most suitable ending for Gu Jue. Wouldn't it be too cheap for Gu Jue to die like this when he was still in his prime?

The rest of a cripple's life will be the most torturous. He will sink into the quagmire and can only sit back and watch himself become weak and old...the oil will run out!

Kang Hongda seemed to have seen Gu Jue humbly kneeling in front of him, as if he had knocked himself off a high platform. Some accounts must be settled after all, and it's not that you don't pay before the time comes.

Gu Jue said calmly: "Master Kang is so 'good-tempered' that I am ashamed of myself."

Shen Qianchen could naturally understand the sarcasm in Gu Jue's words and nodded like a fool.

Anyway, the prince will definitely not plead for Kang Hongda!

Who said it is better to die than to live? Well, for people like Kang Hongda, it is better to die!

Prince Li was about to speak but stopped, feeling extremely anxious.

When things developed to this point, it was impossible for him to stop Kang Hongda, and a **** storm was inevitable.

Just thinking about it made Prince Li feel breathless and worried about Da Qi's future.

How should he face the late Emperor when he is under Jiuquan? !

At this moment, Sui Zhou, the chief steward of the palace, strode towards Shaohua Hall with a person. The person he brought was Du Huatang.

Du Huatang's face didn't look good, so he saluted Kang Hongda first: "Master Kang..." He couldn't help but glance at Gu Jue, who was not far away.

When Kang Hongda saw Du Huatang, his eyes instantly lit up.

Done!

"General Du Shen, just tell me if you have anything to say!" Kang Hongda interrupted Du Huatang directly.

Cold sweat broke out on Du Huatang's forehead, but he was wearing a helmet and the cold sweat on his forehead was not visible. He lowered his head and said, "Someone just came to report that 10,000 vanguard cavalry from the Xuanjia Army have arrived at the city and surrounded the capital."

Prince Li: "!!"

Kang Hongda: "!!"

Kang Hongda's eyes widened and his shock was palpable.

After he was stunned for a moment, he pointed his left hand at Gu Jue and shouted in a high voice: "Gu Jue, you are so brave, you dare to rebel!"

At this moment, Kang Hongda was extremely confused and his ears were buzzing.

To this, Gu Jue's response was two words:

"Take it!"

Of course the one he wants to win is Kang Hongda.

At the same time as he finished speaking, two tall palace guards strode in from outside the courtyard.

Kang Hongda's personal bodyguard quickly took two steps forward and stood between the palace guards and Kang Hongda.

Kang Hongda smiled coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Jue, do you think I will enter your Prince Chen's palace unprepared?"

"So what if the Xuanjia Army surrounds the capital? You are still in the capital. As long as you die, what else can the Xuanjia Army do?!"

He didn't know what the problem was with Commander He, and he couldn't control it now. Anyway, he had a backup plan.

Gu Jue is the soul and the pillar of the Xuanjia Army. If he dies, he can naturally disintegrate the Xuanjia Army!

Kang Hongda took out a black bamboo-tube-shaped object from his arms and opened the lid as quickly as possible. A flare shot out of it, flew to an altitude of more than ten feet, and then exploded like fireworks. Like a blood-red demon flower.

He had already arranged manpower outside Prince Chen's Mansion, not only the 100 people led by Du Huatang, but also 100 people on standby in the house next door.

With the current manpower of Prince Chen's Mansion, he has an absolute advantage and it will be easy to capture Gu Jue!

Kang Hongda looked confident and smiled wildly, waiting for his person to appear.

However, Du Huatang's face became even more ugly, his face was ashen, and he said in a trembling voice: "Master Kang, everyone outside has been controlled."

Whether it was the hundred people he brought openly or the hundred people hidden secretly, they were all captured.

Du Huatang couldn't move his whole body. He felt as if he was stuck in a cold and wet swamp. His body was sinking continuously, and the cold and smelly mud water had reached his lips.

There was a strong bitterness in his voice: "There are more than three hundred Xuanjia troops in the city that Yunzhan took away... That's just a cover."

Kang Hongda's eyes were stunned to the extreme in an instant, and ferocious bloodshot streaks appeared in the whites of his eyes. At this moment, he finally figured it out.

Yesterday, Yun Zhan led three hundred Xuanjia troops to fight against Du Huatang and the others. The real purpose was not to get the handle of Prince Chen's palace into his hands at all. He wanted to divert his attention and make himself think that all the Xuanjia troops in Beijing were captured by Yun Zhan. Brought out of the capital.

All of this is a bait thrown by Gu Jue to them, in order to make them underestimate the enemy!

Gu Jue allowed the Prince Chen's Mansion to be sealed and remained indifferent. It was not because he was unable to resist, but his real purpose was for his ambition at this moment.

"Gu Jue, do you dare to rebel?!"

Kang Hongda sternly reprimanded, only then realizing that he might have underestimated Gu Jue's ambition.

He once thought that Gu Jue had no intention of treason, but it turned out that Gu Jue was very ambitious, so Gu Jue didn't care at all about giving him the "handle".

Anyway, Gu Jue has decided to rebel!

Kang Hongda's eyes seemed to be quenched with poison.

"So what if I just rebelled?" Gu Jue asked calmly, as if he was talking about a trivial matter. Prince Deli was shocked again, and he was so happy that he felt heartbroken.

(End of chapter)