books44 Chapter 262: Ambush and Assassination Again
Chapter 262: Ambush and Assassination Again
The spear in the hand of Qin Wang Zhao Defang deflected the arrow, and a sharp light suddenly flashed in his cold eyes!
Three crossbow carts fired long black arrows as thick as a child's arm, coming towards them with a whistling sound!
"Your Highness! Be careful..." Yun Yi shouted in warning and rushed over with a knife.
The King of Qin used his internal energy to pour into his arms, and the long spear in his hand flew away, gathering his internal energy and mental strength to wait for the arrival of the next wave of crossbow arrows.
"Is the person below His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin?" No rain of arrows came, but a loud shout was heard.
"It's exactly me! Who sent you, the villains, to ambush me here?" King Qin Zhao Defang used his inner strength and shouted at a figure standing up on the hillside.
After hearing this, the figure in Song army armor sternly ordered his soldiers, "The man coming here is not a spy from the Liao army, but our Prince Qin. Put away your bows and arrows. If anyone dares to shoot another arrow, I will kill him!"
After giving the order, the young general waved his hands and ran down the hillside, shouting as he ran: "Your Highness the Prince of Qin, I am Chen Gan, the last general, and I am here to kill the Liao army spies on the orders of Deputy General Liu Yaowu. Unexpectedly, it is you, Your Highness, who is coming! Ah!..." Chen Gan's running figure staggered forward a few steps, and his body fell to the ground and rolled down the hillside.
When Chen Gan was being silenced, several figures in black appeared in the woods on the side and flew away using their lightness skills.
: "They killed Captain Chen, shoot them to death!..."
A sad and angry command came from the ambushers on the hillside. The soldiers shot arrows at the black-clad men flying in the treetops. The distance was too far, and the arrows hit the branches and fell to the ground. The black-clad figures disappeared quickly in the distance.
Prince of Qin Zhao Defang and twenty shadow guards dismounted and walked to the body of Chen Gan which had rolled down the hillside. "This is the second assassination attempt against me in Yizhou. I didn't expect that they would mobilize the soldiers of the Song Dynasty army!" Prince of Qin Zhao Defang's voice was heavy and angry.
The archers and ambushers on the hillside dropped their bows and arrows, left the three crossbow carts that had only fired one arrow, and knelt on the ground with their hands on their heads.
"Your Highness Prince Qin, we didn't know that we were the one who ambushed you. Please forgive us, Your Highness!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
These deceived soldiers, filled with grief, regret, anger, panic and anxiety, all knelt on the ground and begged the prince to forgive their sins and spare their lives.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang looked up at the kneeling figure on the hillside, his heart filled with grief, indignation, and anger. "You are all soldiers of the Song Dynasty who were deceived by the traitors. I will not blame you. I will only settle accounts with the mastermind behind the scenes. You all should pack up your weapons and return to the camp!"
"Your Majesty is wise and merciful. Thank you for not killing me. We swear to serve you till death!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me. We will serve you till death!" More than 200 soldiers shouted in gratitude. ...
Qin Wang Zhao Defang returned to the military camp and ordered Yun Yi, "Take people to quickly arrest Deputy General Liu Yaowu, don't let him get away after hearing the news."
After Yun Yi took the order and left with the ten shadow guards, King Qin gave another order, "Beat the drum and go to the tent!"
The order to beat the drum and raise the tent summoned all the main generals and deputy generals of the Song army to the tent. After several generals paid their respects to His Royal Highness the King of Qin who was sitting on the commander's throne, they all took their seats. They wondered what military information the commander had summoned them to discuss?
This main force of the Song army, consisting of 16,000 people, was ordered to follow the King of Qin to guard Yizhou to prevent the Liao army from counterattacking.
Commander Cheng Yu was a wise and brave Confucian general in his thirties. He was steady and wise, and a rare talent for a good general. He smiled and asked, "My Lord, you suddenly beat the drum to come to the tent. Is there an urgent military situation that you are calling us to discuss?"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang glanced at Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals, and said, "Half an hour ago, I was ambushed by archers on my way back to the Yizhou camp. More than 200 archers were Song army soldiers, and they were carrying three crossbow carts."
King Qin's calm voice was like a thunderclap!
Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals stood up in shock, "Your Majesty, who does the archer belong to?"
Yun Yi pushed the bound Liu Yaowu into the commander's tent and said, "It was his subordinate. I have captured the man who ordered the ambush on the prince."
Cheng Yu and the three deputy generals looked at Liu Yaowu in shock again, with disbelief in their eyes.
Liu Yaowu, who was tied up, fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare me! I was also instructed by Cheng Wuya, the commander of the Imperial City Department. He...he has the emperor's secret decree..."
Before Liu Yaowu finished his confession, Cheng Yu, who was very smart, drew his sword. After a flash of the sword, Liu Yaowu's head fell to the ground! ...
Blood spurted out from Liu Yaowu's neck, and the blood column turned into blood mist, which scattered all over the ground. The smell of blood filled the big tent...
Cheng Yu wiped the blood off the steel knife on Liu Yaowu's body, put the knife back into the sheath, clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, I will deal with him for you. I and others didn't hear anything."
The other three lieutenants also reacted and saluted, "Your Majesty, Liu Yaowu sent people to attack and kill you and deserves death. We didn't hear anything!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang looked at Cheng Yu approvingly and smiled: "General Cheng, I believe in you."
"I am willing to serve the prince, even if it means death!" Cheng Yu knelt on one knee with a firm face.
The three deputy generals also knelt on one knee with their fists clasped together: "We are willing to serve the prince, even if it means death!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang stood up and walked forward to help them up one by one: "Please stand up. I thank all the generals for their understanding of justice. I will never let you down for your trust in me."
[If the princess was here, she would definitely smile and give me a thumbs up, praising me: Great! Zhao Defang, there are a few more grasshoppers tied to your rope.]
Thinking of his princess far away in the capital, Prince Qin Zhao Defang couldn't help but curl up a gentle and sweet smile at the corner of his lips.
Cheng Yu looked at the strange smile on the corner of King Qin's lips and asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what have you thought of?"
The princess's mischievous and brilliant face filled his mind, and the absent-minded Prince Qin Zhao Defang quickly straightened his face, "I thought of Chen Gan, who was silenced by Cheng Wuya. General Cheng, Chen Gan must return home as a hero who died in battle with the enemy. I will use money from my private treasury to bury him with honor, and double the pension to his family. You are responsible for taking care of this matter."
Cheng Yu thought to himself, Your Majesty, you thought of Chen Gan, so you wouldn't have such a weird smile, right? If you didn't know, you would think that the big and strong Chen Gan was a stunning beauty!
Cheng Yu, who was secretly laughing in his heart but very serious on the outside, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty values righteousness, I will personally see to it that it is done."
Yun Yi hurried in and whispered a few words in the ear of the King of Qin. After hearing this, the King of Qin Zhao Defang's face instantly turned cold! A fierce murderous aura emanated from his body and spread to the surroundings. The temperature in the big tent suddenly dropped. Cheng Yu, who was sitting nearby, shivered involuntarily!
[What happened to the prince? Was there some bad news that caused him to go from a warm spring to a freezing winter in an instant?]
After sending Cheng Yu and his men away, Qin Wang Zhao Defang had a cold face and fierce eyes, "Yun Yi, send a letter to Sima Qingyun to severely attack the imperial army to suppress the rebellion, order Yun Fei to take the initiative to harass the Dangxiang people, and order Yang Yanzhao to take the initiative to go out and provoke the Liao army. I wonder if the emperor dares to touch my princess when the border is unstable and the rebellion has failed?
I will immediately write a memorial to request to be transferred back to the capital. I wonder if he dares to refuse!"
The tone of Qin Wang Zhao Defang was full of anger and dominance!