Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 249: City Defense Changes Hands
Zhao She was a little upset early this morning. The chief adviser he had always relied on suddenly disappeared! You know, this is a critical moment. If something like this happens, it will be fatal!
But we searched everywhere, but we couldn't find the person alive or dead. It was as if he had disappeared into thin air.

He ran away? Zhao She didn't believe it. His chief of staff had been on the same boat with him for so many years, and they knew each other very well. How could he run away at such a critical moment?

Zhao She felt that most likely he had been kidnapped.

who can that be?

Zhao She subconsciously turned his attention to the black-robed men in the army who had suddenly entered the camp recently.

Why didn't they suspect the officials? In Zhao She's opinion, if the officials knew about Prince Yue's plan in advance, how could they stay in the city? Wouldn't they run away and wait for death? Not to mention that it was even more inexplicable to kidnap his advisers.

Only those black-robed men were mysterious. Some days ago, someone said that several yellow dogs on guard in the camp were killed by those black-robed men. A puff of black smoke sucked the dogs away, and when they were thrown out, only bones and skin were left.

Therefore, it is self-evident where this group of black-robed men came from.

Zhao She didn't like these black-robed men, but there was an order from above to have them stationed in the army to deal with special situations. He could only endure the discomfort in his heart.

Now Zhao She was wondering if his staff had been kidnapped by these black-robed men. Maybe there was a dried-up corpse in the corner of their tent?

"Sir, Peng Chen wants to see you!"

"Peng Chen? What is he doing here? Isn't he supposed to repair the training ground outside the city?"

Although they were both brave generals, Zhao She also held the title of the city guard commander, so he had always disliked Peng Chen, who was disobedient under his command. This matter was of great importance, so he transferred Peng Chen out of the city on the advice of his advisers to repair the city guard training ground outside the city. He planned to deal with it after the prince started the rebellion.

Now Zhao She didn't expect that the other party would come to him.

"Tell him to get back and watch over the parade grounds! He is not allowed to enter the city without my order! Anyone who disobeys my order will be executed!"

"Sir, Peng Chen said that one of his men saw Zhang Moushi passing by in the middle of the night. He came here to report the matter."

"Hmm?" Zhao She stood up immediately, thought for a moment, and waved his hand, saying, "Let him in."

Peng Chen is a man of medium build with a square face. He looks honest, but with a hideous scar on his neck, one can tell at a glance that he is also a man who has crawled out of the world of killing.

"Greetings, Lord General!"

"Okay, did you see Zhang Yanxun last night?"

Peng Chen bowed and said, "One of my officers went home last night. Didn't the general manager urgently order us to go out of the city to guard the training ground? He hurried back to the camp and saw Zhang Moushi when he passed the east gate.

Later, when I heard that Zhang Moushi was missing, that guy came to report it. I thought it was strange, so I disobeyed orders and came to the city guard camp. I hope the general manager will punish me. "

"What the hell is punishment! Tell me in detail!"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but I brought the lieutenant with me."

"Come in for questioning!" Zhao She was full of doubts. Could it be that he had guessed wrong before, and it wasn't those black-robed men who harmed Zhang Yanxun? But there was another hidden story?

Soon, a lieutenant came in with Zhao She's personal guards.

After the great ceremony, the lieutenant colonel stood aside.

"Did you see Zhang Yanxun last night?"

"Yes, I did see Mr. Zhang."

"What was he doing?"

"Advisor Zhang at that time..." The lieutenant bent his body, and before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly rushed forward like a leopard, and threw out a large arc of electricity in his hand, instantly covering Zhao She who was less than ten feet away in front of him.

Zhao She reacted quickly enough, and he had already reached for the long knife at hand when the other party attacked. Unfortunately, he was hit by the electric arc as soon as he touched the handle of the knife. He felt a sharp pain all over his body, and his limbs fell into an abnormal state of spasm and paralysis. Then a hand knife was inserted into his mouth, and his teeth and tongue were crushed into a pulp.

I couldn't even shout.

At the same time, Zhao She's personal guard in the room was stabbed in the chin by Peng Chen who suddenly jumped up. The tip of the knife was sticking out of the top of his head. He died instantly without a sound.

Then Zhao She stared with his eyes wide open, watching Peng Chen take out the general seal from his arms, and then took out two standard military warrants, used his seal, and even copied his notes and signed in advance!

Soon, two warrants "personally signed and sealed" by Zhao She arrived outside.

The first order required Zhao She's First Guard to dispatch 2,000 soldiers to the city to maintain order. The second order was to transfer Peng Chen's Second Guard back to the city and guard the four gates while also participating in the defense of the city walls.

The Second Guard entered the city, and the First Guard scattered around the city.

Then, the captains and generals of the First Guard were inexplicably dragged into the arrow tower on the top of the city wall, and never came out again.

In less than half an hour, all the captains and generals still visible on the top of the city were from the Second Guard.

The soldiers and horses scattered in the city were completely separated by the vast number of people participating in the celebration, and it was impossible for them to gather together. They were not aware of the bloody and rapid changes taking place on the city wall at this time.

At noon, the Qingye and Panshi armies suddenly broke away from the two guards, made a detour and joined together, and finally entered the camp of the city guards in the urban area openly!

In the evening, night began to fall slowly.

The news reached the anxious Liu Chuan. Liu Chuan was so excited that he directly knocked over the teacup on the table, and didn't care that the splashing tea soaked his feet.

"Good! Very good! Goshuni successfully took down the city defenses!"

But Yang Qian, who was standing beside him, was not as ecstatic as Liu Chuan. He frowned slightly when he received the message.

"Hmm? Yang Qian, are you still worried?"

Liu Chuan believed that as long as he could take down the city defense, he would be invincible. No matter what conspiracy Prince Yue had, he could stick to the city and remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

With the supplies in the city, it will be no problem to hold out for two months. When the imperial army arrives, Prince Yue's troops will be nothing but chickens and dogs!

Seeing Yang Qian frowning, Liu Chuan was a little puzzled.

"My lord, it's too easy."

"How?"

“Sir, the main force under Yue Wang’s command is not just these few guards and horses, but also the evil monks he relies on!

Since you want to rebel, you won't tie your own hands, right? Ge Shuni took over the city guard camp and the city defense smoothly. But he didn't see even a single evil monk among the imperial guards.

This is not reasonable.

I am worried that the other party may have other tricks up their sleeves."

"Evil monk?" Liu Chuan immediately became alert upon hearing this. Indeed, the previous attack on the dungeon by Prince Yue and the sneak attack in Yong'an City had already confirmed that the evil monk had colluded with Prince Yue. At this critical moment, Prince Yue could not be hiding anything.

After a pause, Liu Chuan called the guards and hurriedly handed them a handwritten letter, saying, "Tell Ge Shuni to reorganize the city guard camp and the city wall defense area, and check them carefully. Tell him that there may be evil monks hiding there!"

(End of this chapter)