Great Tang princess

Chapter 399

The city gates of Jiangzhou are also decentralized, mainly because Shanxi and Hebei are relatively close to the Turkic lands outside the pass, and these places are more likely to be invaded.

This way of lowering the city gate is easier to block the enemy's attack.

In the forest outside the city, Li Yuechen came to the camp established by Niu Ermao and others.

"Your Highness!"

After meeting, Niu Ermao saluted respectfully.

Li Yuechen waved his hand, followed him into the tent, pulled a chair and sat down on his own: "How is the situation in Jiangzhou now?"

"All the circumstances have been investigated and cleared, and you can arrest them at any time." Niu Ermao replied, "It's just that His Highness said that he will wait for the opponent to formally raise troops before attacking, so these days he has been lurking and waiting for the opponent's reaction..."

Li Yuechen was a little curious: "There is no movement these days? Didn't there be any news before I came here?"

"I haven't found it." Niu Ermao shook his head: "Is it because His Highness acted too quickly, causing the other party to send a message before it had time?"

"It's possible!" Li Yuechen nodded, "But if it continues like this, once the news of Yuzhou comes, the King of Han may not raise his troops."

Speaking of this, she couldn't help being a little tangled.

Although it is said that they really wanted to rebel, it was indeed forced by their mother. She had been instilling in them a subconscious mind that they would not be able to live without rebelling.

But Li Yuechen is also very clear that they actually have to rebel, because they represent the old royal family and all the aristocratic class. If they don't die, future reforms will encounter more obstacles.

After bowing his head in silence for a while, Li Yuechen raised his head and said, "Is Jiangzhou's army outside the city?"

"Yes!" Niu Ermao replied, "This place is far away from the Eastern Capital, and the King of Han ordered his army of 5000 people to station in the city!"

"That's it!" Li Yuechen immediately began to deploy.

……

There is no lighting function in this era. At night, torches will be lit on the city walls and inserted on the wall piles, making the originally dark city walls even darker.

Moreover, torches are difficult to help people see things in the distance, not to mention, on the contrary, because of the stimulation of light, the outlines that can be vaguely seen become more difficult to recognize.

The soldiers patrolling the city wall also yawned because of the arrival of night, and walked staggeringly one by one.

As for those who stood guard, they had already leaned against the wall and closed their eyes, intending to squint for a while.

For them, sleeping standing against a wall is a special skill honed in this environment.

However, at this moment, the faint sound of horseshoes was heard, moving from far to near.

The half-asleep soldiers leaning on the city wall suddenly woke up. After carefully identifying it, they immediately called their companions together: "Hey, but there is the sound of horseshoes?"

"Indeed, I heard that too!"

"There seems to be only one horse..."

The half-asleep and half-awake soldiers all ran towards this side with their eyes wide open, looking out.

It's a pity that people in this era generally suffer from night blindness. Coupled with the limitations of torch lighting, they can't see clearly.

It wasn't until the distance got closer and closer that the voice had already come under the city wall that they could barely see the person coming.

It was a soldier wearing Zhajia, he raised his head and shouted out of breath: "His Royal Highness, rise up..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly became unstable, fell off the horse, and fell to the ground motionless, as if he was dead.

The soldiers above shouted a few times after seeing it, but the man didn't respond at all.

Perhaps knowing that this matter was a bit special, the soldiers above immediately reported it to their superiors.

The boss who had disturbed Qingmeng was in a bad mood, but after hearing what the soldier said before he fell, he hurried to the city wall.

The soldier who delivered the letter was still lying motionless in front of the moat, and he didn't know if he was still alive.

And the horse seemed to be hungry, so it went straight to the side and gnawed on the plants.

The general guarding the city did not suffer from night blindness, so he observed the surrounding scene carefully, and then asked someone to open the city gate to bring the soldier up.

As the city gate was gradually lowered, several soldiers quickly ran out.

When he came to the unconscious soldier, he squatted down and checked, and found that he was not dead, maybe he just passed out because of exhaustion, so he helped to carry him into the city with all his help.

Because of this incident, most of the surrounding soldiers gathered on the city gate. They didn't realize that a black shadow had already flashed by, and quietly turned up from the side and entered the city.

In this era, Li Yuechen's skill can be said to be like a ghost, coming and going without a trace.

The soldiers of Jiangzhou City carried the unconscious soldier into the city, and then the general ordered: "You find a way to wake him up here, and I will report it to His Royal Highness King Han!"

According to the report just now, the soldier who came to deliver the letter seemed to have said something extraordinary before he passed out, and he had to report it to King Han immediately.

Although he is only a general in charge of defending the city, the recent events in Jiangzhou City have some feelings.

Among other things, the king of Han suddenly brought in a large amount of armor and trained his soldiers wantonly. This matter itself cannot be concealed.

Now the soldier from Yuzhou suddenly said that the king of Yue raised his troops, maybe it was related to their big event.

As the young general ran towards Han Wangfu, he felt that his chance had come.

Still the same sentence, no one can refuse the merits of support.If King Han and the others are successful at that time, they will be able to get the title of a county duke for the last time.

While thinking about it, he came to Han Wang's mansion, knocking on the door with a "clang, clang, clang".

……

After Li Yuechen sneaked into the city, he followed Niu Ermao's instructions and quickly found the Qianniuwei soldiers who had been mixed in the city!

They are scattered and lurking in the slums. There are a large number of beggars and social idlers here. They belong to the three-way zone, and hiding in this kind of place is the most difficult to be found.

The soldiers of Qianniuwei pretended to be beggars or street gangsters, lurking here to inquire about various information.

After seeing Li Yuechen, they greeted her one after another and reported all kinds of information they had obtained recently.

The Qianniuwei [-]st Brigade was the group of people who followed Li Yuechen from the very beginning. Except for some who were transferred out to become officers, those who remained were elite scouts.

They were not idle during the period of lurking in the city, but observed King Han's movements every day.

During the recent period, we have basically figured out the internal structure of King Han's Mansion, as well as various staffing issues.

A soldier couldn't help becoming a little proud during the report: "Your Highness doesn't know, we even sneaked into the other party's barracks several times, but we haven't been found."

"Okay, well done!" Li Yuechen nodded with a smile, and at the same time made a decision in his heart, this buddy is not suitable to be an officer!Don't expect to be promoted in the future!

"Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we continue to hide and lurk?" asked the soldier next to him.

Li Yuechen shook his head: "Now, everyone and I will lurk around King Han's Mansion together."

……

On the other side, after the report by the generals defending the city, Han Wang Li Yuanjia, who was a little angry because he was called up in the middle of the night, immediately ordered someone to bring the soldier over.

The soldier had already been woken up. He was just unconscious due to exhaustion. After waking up, he drank some water and ate something, and he almost recovered.

When he was brought to Han Wang's mansion, he still had a nervous expression on his face, looking submissive.

At this moment, the main hall was already filled with candles, illuminating the surroundings very brightly.

Perhaps it was because of his age, Li Yuanjia, who was sitting in the main seat, coughed twice, took a sip of a cup of hot tea, and looked up at the soldier who was brought in.

He stroked his beard twice habitually, and asked, "You...what's your name?"

"Return to Your Highness, the little one is called, Niu...Niu Ermao!"

Li Yuanjia nodded slightly: "Tell me, what exactly happened? What's the meaning of the King of Yue raising troops?"

"This..." Niu Ermao looked at the soldiers and servants around him, and asked him with a puzzled expression if he could speak here?
"Cough..." Li Yuanjia beckoned, "Say it in my ear!"

"Yes!"

Niu Ermao agreed, and moved towards him submissively, as if he was concerned about the other party's aristocratic status.

When he came in front of him, Li Yuanjia bent down slightly.

However, at this moment, Niu Ermao's originally nervous eyes flashed, and he suddenly stretched out his left hand to grab his hair, and pulled it back violently.

"oops!"

Li Yuanjia yelled in pain.

The bodyguards and servants next to him were startled and were about to react when they heard Niu Ermao's low growl: "Don't move!"

Looking carefully, at some point, an ax gleaming with cold light had already been attached to Li Yuanjia's neck!
This ax has a strange shape and is not thick at all. It can be seen that it should not be very heavy, and there are even hollows.

Although the whole body is pitch black, the cold light on the edge of the blade shows that its sharpness is definitely not bad.

"presumptuous!"

A bodyguard drew a horizontal knife: "Release Your Highness quickly, otherwise..."

"Shut up!" Niu Ermao exerted a little force, and Li Yuanjia's neck was cut open, and a stream of blood slowly slid down the edge.

"You..."

"Just one more word of nonsense, and I'll kill him right now!" Niu Ermao growled viciously.

Everyone in front of him couldn't help taking a step back. From the look in his eyes, he knew that this person must have experienced life and death on the battlefield, and he would never be soft when he cut someone.

Whether it is Niu Ermao or other Qianniuwei, there is another biggest difference from people of this era, that is, their sense of awe of nobles is gradually disappearing.

Although Qianniuwei taught them cultural knowledge and instilled in them the idea of ​​loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, they did not convey class consciousness.

So now there is only one person Qianniuwei truly fears!Not the emperor, but Li Yuechen!
If Li Yuechen ordered them to cut people down, even the emperor would dare to cut them down without hesitation!
At this time, the city guard general who was in charge of bringing people in couldn't help but began to tremble all over.

He was the one who brought people in. Now that King Han is being kidnapped, he is already dead enough to pay for his crimes!Thinking of this, his legs softened and he couldn't help but fell to the ground.

It's over, it's over!

I thought this was an opportunity, but every time I thought about it, I fell into the enemy's trap!
Of course, in this situation, no one pays attention to him now. Everyone's eyes are fixed on Niu Ermao who dared to hold the prince hostage, and the ax in his hand that was attached to Li Yuanjia's neck.

Li Yuanjia, who was held hostage, felt the cold touch on his neck, and was extremely careful, not even daring to breathe too hard.

He said softly: "You can't run, why not..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt the sharp blade on his neck getting closer to the skin, and at the same time, Niu Ermao's voice came from his ear: "Shut up! If you say one more word, I will cut you off!"

With that said, Niu Ermao let go of his left hand holding his hair.

But Li Yuanjia still didn't dare to move, for fear that his neck would be cut open accidentally.

After a while, Niu Ermao passed his left hand under his armpit, and handed over a fire pocket: "Open!"

Li Yuanjia didn't know what he meant, but he obviously didn't dare to provoke this guy anymore, so he could only take it obediently, opened the lid and blew lightly twice, and lit the torch.

As soon as he was about to hand it back, he saw that the outstretched hand was actually holding a bamboo tube, and there was a cotton thread extending from it.

Seeing the bamboo tube, Li Yuanjia was taken aback for a moment, as if he had heard that the princess' Qianniuwei...

"Chichi..."

At this time, Niu Ermao had already ignited the fuse of the bamboo tube and let it burn in his hand for a while. Seeing that it was about to burn to the end, he threw it into the yard with a wave of his hand.

Before the people around could react, they saw the bamboo tube bounce twice on the ground in the yard, and then exploded with a "bang".

This sudden explosion startled the people around, and even made many people scream out in shock.

The wife and children of King Han, who were still resting, woke up from their sleep in fright, and then quickly put on their clothes and rushed over here.

Li Yuanjia, who was held hostage in the main hall, was also very frightened, his body trembled undetectably several times, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing that the people at the door were all fine.

There are no prefabricated fragments on the bamboo tube, and the amount of gunpowder is not too much. It is essentially just a bigger firecracker, and naturally it has no lethality.

……

At this moment, Li Yuechen, who had already lurked at the entrance of King Han's Mansion, immediately shouted in a low voice after hearing the sudden explosion sound: "Action!"

As soon as the voice fell, he had already taken two steps towards the run-up, kicked a few times on the outer wall, and entered the courtyard wall of King Han's Mansion with a front flip.

The other soldiers also cooperated with each other to perform their unique skills, and in a short while, they all entered Han Wang's mansion from all directions.

With so many people rushing in at once, the already highly nervous bodyguards of the Palace of Han reacted quickly, drawing out their horizontal knives to deal with it.

These people belonged to the pro-army of the Han Palace, and they were also professional bodyguards who received training every day, and their skills were definitely not bad.

But at this moment, Niu Ermao stretched out his left hand and grabbed Li Yuanjia's hair and pulled it back, shouting: "Everyone put down their weapons! Otherwise, we will cut him off now!"

Li Yuanjia was held hostage, and these people did not dare to move. After gritting their teeth for two seconds, they put down their weapons helplessly.

　Huh - finally caught up!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)