The regent's spoiled princess wakes up

Chapter 170
Before everyone could retreat in the future, they saw a rain of black arrows coming like a storm, making piercing screams.This time the rain of arrows was not aiming at the horse, but the sergeant on horseback.

In a blink of an eye, half of the more than 20 northern cavalrymen had fallen off their horses, and the grease torches were scattered all over the place.

The frightened horses ran around.

Only then did the red-haired general see clearly that the dense rain of arrows did not come from the city wall of Shangjing City, but from the maple forest behind him.

"My lord! There is an ambush!" An armored sergeant reined in his horse and asked loudly, "My lord, the enemy is in the woods, do you want to rush in and take him?"

The rain of arrows stopped for a while, only the sound of wind and horses whistling around, and the woods became quiet again.

"Wait!" The red-haired general glanced in the direction of the forest. It was so dark that he couldn't see how many people and arrows there were in the forest. "The enemy is outnumbered, retreat first!"

They were just patrolling today, and they didn't bring many people with them, so it's better to go back to the camp to report the news.

The boy in black sat on the top of a tree, watching the movement under the city wall leisurely, until he saw the few fish that escaped the net and fled, then he drew three more arrows from his back, took aim for a moment, and then lightly released the bowstring.

"Chirp chirp" a buzzing sound went away.

The few remaining cavalry also fell off their horses, leaving only ownerless horses running around in terror on the yellow sand.

On another tree a few feet away, a girl in black gestured to him to call it a day, and the two of them jumped down from the tree "swishling".

On the hundred-foot-high city wall, two women in black untied their ropes and straightened their skirts, when they heard footsteps coming from under the city wall.

Zhao Shuang just shot an iron meteor into the city, and a sudden ambush outside the city must have alarmed the guards guarding the city.

"Who is it?" A captain in Tiger Guard uniform led a small group of soldiers up the city wall, and saw two men in black hiding in a ravine in the city wall.

The lights on the city wall were dim, fearing to disturb the Beiliang cavalry below the city, that team did not dare to hold torches.

"Hu Xiaowei?" Zhao Shuang glanced at the military uniform on the man, and lightly waved his hand, showing a white jade token, "Let your general come to see me."

The team was surprised when they saw her take out the White Tiger Token and claiming to be Bengong, "Your Excellency?"

She was dressed in men's clothes at this time, and it was night again, and the faint lantern fire on the city wall could not clearly illuminate her face.

"This is Her Royal Highness Princess Regent!" Xiang Xia stepped forward and said loudly.

Four or five sergeants were startled for a moment, then looked at each other in blank dismay.

Isn't Her Royal Highness in the west of Yunnan?I heard that she just gave birth to a little prince, how could she appear on the city wall of Shangjing City?

But the white tiger token in this person's hand does not seem to be a fake, and these two people can break through the siege of Beiliang's iron cavalry and climb the city wall, they are definitely not ordinary people.

"Wang..." The team stabilized their minds, clasped their fists and said, "His Royal Highness, please go with your subordinates to see General Mao Hu!"

"Oh? Is the commander of Huxiaowei now Maohu?" Zhao Shuang stood up, followed the team and walked a few steps, and went down the stairs.

"Back to the princess, that's right. When the regent left Shangjing, he handed Hu Xiaowei over to General Mao Hu." There were candles burning on the walls on both sides of the stairs, and it was only at this moment that the team could see clearly that this person's face was indeed stunning. Girl, but he couldn't figure it out, how did the princess appear on the top of the city wall, could it be that she flew from the sky?
"Where's Long Xiaowei?" Zhao Shuang asked again.

"It's General Linghu." The team was replying.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Shuang cursed inwardly. Yang Xuan, an old fox, was really treacherous and cunning. When he left Shangjing, the two forces guarding Shangjing had arranged for him to be his henchmen.

After getting off the city wall, a few people were in an inaccessible block in the west of the city. Except for a few turrets used to observe the situation in the city, there were no taller buildings around.

"Princess, the Huxiaowei barracks is still some distance away from here. The concubine might as well go back to the palace to rest, and the subordinates will report a letter to General Mao and ask him to go to the palace to greet you." With a wink, the sergeant hastily lowered his head and stepped back.

"No need, time is urgent, go directly to Huxiaowei barracks." Zhao Shuang said, looking at Xiangxia again, and asked, "Xiangxia, do you want to go back home to rest first?"

"The servant is not tired! The servant must follow the princess." Xiang Xia looked around vigilantly.

Walking among a group of soldiers, Xiangxia felt uneasy, but she was even more worried that the princess would go to the Huxiaowei barracks alone.

When she thought of what happened in the Habayashi Guard barracks last time, she was terrified. Now that the prince and Cheng Shaoqing are not in the capital, she can only protect the princess by herself.

After a while, the sergeant who had just run away came back in a small carriage and said to the team, "Captain Xu, my subordinate... only found this small carriage..."

These two small carriages are not only small, but also the doors and windows are very simple, it seems that the sergeants usually use it for transportation occasionally.

"The matter is urgent, and the subordinates are not well prepared," Captain Xu said apologetically as he bowed his hands to Zhao Shuang, "I have to ask the princess to take this carriage to the Huxiaowei barracks."

"Thank you." Zhao Shuang didn't say anything, but nodded to the two of them, and led Xiang Xia into the two-wheeled carriage.

The layout in the car was simple, the seats were not upholstered, and even the curtains were not installed. The cold wind of late autumn poured directly into the car.

Outside the carriage is the familiar night scene of Shangjing. At about Haishi, most people in the city have already closed their doors, but the bustling places are still brightly lit, with various lanterns on.

"Princess, Beiliang iron cavalry and Yaoren corps are besieging the city, going to the capital...will it be broken?" Xiangxia looked out the car window and asked worriedly.

"No, Shangjing City is as solid as gold, and there are Hu Xiaowei and Long Xiaowei guarding it, so it's safe for the time being." Zhao Shuang said lightly, but still frowning.

"Then why is the princess still frowning?" Xiangxia asked anxiously.

"The food supplies in Shangjing come by water, mostly from Jiangnan and western Yunnan, and by land from Xiyuan Road. In short, there is no local production of food in the capital, and the supplies in the city can last up to a month. Now Beiliang is besieged by iron cavalry. , It’s been more than a month.” Zhao Shuang sighed, pointed out the car window and sighed, “Look at this prosperous place in the past, how is it now?”

Xiangxia didn't pay attention when she saw that there were still many signboards on the street. After she reminded her, she realized that the shops and food stalls on both sides of the street had already closed their stalls early.

Looking at the gates of the rich and noble people in the past, now even the lanterns at the gates are omitted, and there are only scattered lanterns on the street to illuminate the road.

"Then what should we do? If the food and grass can't be brought in, it will only be a matter of time before the capital is destroyed..." Although Xiangxia is a woman, she still has this insight.

Without food and grass, no army, no matter how powerful, could defend the city for a long time. This time, the Tiger Guards and Long Xiao Guards had supported them for long enough.

When the city is full of hunger and death, even if the person in Weiyang Palace still wants to defend the city, I am afraid that the people will be full of resentment and the voices demanding to open the city gate will rise. If there is a shortage of food in the army, there may even be a mutiny.

　Little Shuangzi: Going to the capital, I'm back!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)