My wife has a secret

Chapter 218 Traitor
The Yang family's military commanders were highly skilled, and their superb spear skills had intimidated the borders of neighboring countries, causing fear among many parties.

This story is like a nightmare that has lasted for many years, lingering in the hearts of every Liao army soldier, passed down from generation to generation, and is difficult to erase.

Now seeing the vivid generals of the Yang family appear in front of them, everyone was shocked beyond words, especially the performance of Yang Qin's immense strength, which left a deep impression on them, making them feel that he was like a god of war.

"Don't retreat! How much physical strength can one person have? You are afraid of even women. Are you men?"

The vanguard general was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he glared at the group of soldiers with a look of disappointment.

He really wanted to rush forward to see the skills of the Yang family's generals, but the Liao Kingdom's vanguard troops attacking the city were all under his command. If he was left at the front line, it would definitely cause chaos and affect the prince's forward deployment.

The Liao army had no choice but to charge forward under the reprimand of the vanguard general and the fear of military law.

Yang Qin had indeed mastered the Yang family's Overlord Spear to perfection. He was able to hold his position at the gap in the city wall by himself. As the sun set, the gap was gradually filled with corpses from both armies.

Under the pressure of the Liao army's massive attack, life in the city was not easy.

The collapse of houses and casualties caused by hundreds of stone bombs falling into the city were enough to make the people in the city nervous.

However, out of trust in the Yang family, the people of Huangling Pass did not panic. Instead, they took the initiative to ask the Yang family's personal army to maintain public order to help clear the rubble and carry the wounded.

Xu Qing and Shen Shuangxu witnessed such a battle and came to an official residence under the city wall.

This was originally a place for the city defenders to rest and practice, but because the general's mansion on the city wall was hit by stone bullets, Yang Xianning converted it into a temporary command post.

Seeing armored generals and messengers constantly coming in and out of the door, Xu Qing also felt the tense atmosphere and oppression brought by the war.

The guard on duty at the door had a serious look on his face and was hostile towards Xu Qing and his group, but he was forced to summon Xu Qing because it was Yang Xianning's own idea.

After checking the belongings of the two men, the guard stepped aside and signaled others to let them pass.

As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw Yang Xianning wearing armor.

Her armor was made of countless finely crafted silver pieces, each of which shone with a cold light. Her headdress was a golden feather that swayed slightly as she moved her body.

The soldiers in the house all focused on her, their eyes following her figure closely.

"Marquis Guangping, the owner of Chengxuanfang has arrived."

Hearing that Xu Qing and the other person had entered the house, Yang Xianning moved her head away from the sand table in front of her and looked towards the door.

At this moment, she was completely different from when Xu Qing first met her. Her face was firm and stern, her eyes were as sharp as cold stars, revealing unquestionable majesty.

"I heard that Marquis Guangping and Miss Shen are both living detectives who have uncovered the thieves' schemes many times?"

Yang Xianning had been in contact with Xu Qing for many days and knew his abilities inside out.

This nominally dandy young man from an aristocratic family, who was promoted to the rank of marquis through nepotism, actually has his own abilities and ideas, and is not as simple as he appears.

Not to mention the other one. Shen Shuangxu has been famous in the capital for a long time. He was extremely intelligent when he was young and stood out among the children.

If not, how could she become the owner of Chengxuanfang?

"General Yang, you are too kind."

Yang Xianning did not say any more polite words to Xu Qing, but came straight to the point and said, "I asked you two to come here because I want you to help me investigate the traitor in the city."

Xu Qing was slightly stunned and asked in confusion, "Traitor?" From what he had seen and heard along the way, the military and civilians in Huangling Pass were united, so how could there be a traitor?

As long as someone opposes the Yang family, you can tell that something is abnormal from their behavior. Why do you need to investigate it yourself?

Yang Xianning asked calmly, "Do you remember the strange noise coming from the city wall this morning?"

"remember."

Xu Qing nodded. On the eve of the Liao army's attack, a thunderous noise was heard from the city gate. Although he did not witness the destruction with his own eyes, he learned from the servants of Yang's house that a section of the city wall had collapsed.

At that time he still had doubts, wondering how this city wall that had stood for thousands of years could be breached by the Liao army. Now it seems... there is another hidden story.

"That loud noise did not come from the Liao army's weapons, but from someone detonating a thunder bomb inside the city wall."

When Yang Xianning and Xu Qing went to the imperial mausoleum together, they witnessed the power of the thunder bomb.

The fact that it could even destroy the mausoleum that Emperor Heng of Qi had painstakingly built shows how extraordinary this thing is.

"The defenders holding onto the broken spot brought this back."

Xu Qing looked in the direction Yang Xianning pointed and found that those things were the charred residues after the explosion of black gunpowder.

Combined with the unusual noise, it can be basically determined that the cause of the collapse of the city wall was gunpowder.

"On the day the battle started, I was at the general's mansion on the city wall, and I didn't see any equipment used by the Liao army to throw firearms. Therefore... this thing could only be a spy sent by the enemy who ambushed here in advance."

"No wonder."

Xu Qing suddenly realized: "If the city walls are damaged when the Liao army breaks through the city, it will definitely bring great pressure to the defenders."

"Yes, although my second sister led the troops to defend this gap and had controlled the situation at noon, the Liao army has a large number of people. If this person causes trouble in other places, we will be unable to deal with it."

Xu Qing understood Yang Xianning's concerns. The Liao army was powerful, but they were only visible enemies on the surface, and Yang Xianning was not afraid of them.

The truly fatal risk must be the crisis lurking in the dark.

"So I would like to entrust you to help us find the traitor and execute him on the spot before the imperial reinforcements arrive."

During this special period, Yang Xianning, who was forced to fight on the front line, had no extra energy to catch the criminal and investigate the case. Considering that Xu Qing knew a lot about gunpowder, she entrusted the matter to the two of them.

Although the two are not welcome in Huangling Pass, the survival of Huangling Pass is related to the fate of Qi State, so the other party should do their duty conscientiously.

"it is good."

Xu Qing was also aware of the priorities at hand. As soon as he responded, they were taken out by the personal soldiers in the house.

Because the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, there are military intelligence reports from the front line every moment so that Yang Xianning can make new deployments.

Therefore, this female soldier had to bring the two men to the courtyard and tell them that there would be a special person to assist them in their work, but she did not reveal too much about who the person was.

As soon as the personal guards left, Xu Qing started chatting with Shen Shuangxu beside him.

"Isn't Huangling Pass the territory of the Yang family? Why would there be people who oppose the Yang family here?"

(End of this chapter)