The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1168: insidious
Chapter 1168 Insidious
But this is the worst option! The worst option!
The Great Zhou army is already very close. If we send soldiers out of the city to rescue people now, not only will they not be able to rescue them, but the soldiers who leave the city may not be able to come back either.
“General! Don’t hesitate any longer! I am willing to lead the troops to rescue Your Majesty!” Deputy General Zhao requested again.
“I am willing to lead the troops to rescue Your Majesty!”
“I am also willing to lead the troops! If you are not planning to set up your own faction, please allow me to go and rescue Your Majesty! I hope you will grant my approval!”
Ye Shouguan turned to look at the anxious Deputy General Zhao, and his gaze fell on the other generals who were dissatisfied with him. Since they were so anxious to die, he would not stop them.
“General!” General Zhao said anxiously.
Ye Shouguan pursed his lips and said, “General Zhao, you are the most heroic general in my Yechengguan… I order you to lead 500 soldiers out of the city. Don’t fight too long. Retreat after rescuing His Majesty!”
“General, is only 500 people too few?” someone asked.
Ye Shouguan looked at the general with a cold gaze and reprimanded him: “We are sending troops now to save His Majesty, not to really fight with the Great Zhou army! The Great Zhou army is very close to us now. If there are too many people, we will not be able to return to the city in time! Not only will it delay the closing of the city gate, but it may also prevent us from closing the gate in time… and the people of the entire Yechengguan will suffer!”
“But how can 500 people possibly reach the Great Zhou army?” A general argued with Ye Shouguan.
Deputy General Zhao was afraid that if he continued to argue, he would not be able to save Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan in time, so he clasped his fists and hurried downstairs to check the troops.
“Crossbowmen and archers, take heart. Once General Zhao rescues His Majesty, don’t be polite, shoot them to death! We must stop the Zhou army’s pursuit! Let His Majesty enter the city safely!” Ye Shouguan shouted loudly.
Although he was angry, they were still his soldiers after all, and Ye Shouguan didn’t want them to die in vain.
“Yes!” the soldiers responded.
Deputy General Zhao led his soldiers to stand behind the city gate on horseback, holding their spears tightly in their hands, and shouted loudly: “Open the city gate!”
The city gate, which was flickering in the firelight, slowly opened. Deputy General Zhao led 500 cavalrymen into battle, lightly armed and even taking off their armor. The soldiers were not allowed to carry torches, so that they could quickly rescue Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan before the Great Zhou had time to react.
Deputy General Zhao stared at the two people on the ladders. One was the Emperor of Xiliang, and the other was the person he swore to protect in front of General Ye. He had to save both of them!
The horse’s back is bumpy and the speed is getting faster and faster!
Soon, the leading soldiers of the Great Zhou pretended to have just discovered that Deputy General Zhao was leading soldiers from Xiliang to rob people… and was already very close.
Wei Zhaonian calculated the distance, grabbed the reins, and shouted, “Be alert! Get ready for battle!”
The ladder vehicle pushing Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan suddenly stopped, and the heavy shield soldiers following closely behind also stopped. Heavy armored cavalry wearing chain mail suddenly rushed out from both sides of the heavy shield army and rushed towards the soldiers brought by Deputy General Zhao. The heavy shield soldiers followed the heavy armored cavalry and rushed forward.
Ye Yinglan, who was hanging on the ladder, slowly woke up. She saw herself tied to the ladder and screamed in fear. She was clearly with her son, how could she be tied to the ladder? !
Looking into the distance, it is clearly Yecheng Pass!
“Help! Help!” Ye Yinglan screamed at the top of her lungs, and turned to look at the woman in the clothes of a Xiliang noble. She turned to the Great Zhou army and shouted in panic, “Ye Shouguan and I have a deep hatred, he will not open the city gate to save me! Please let me go! Let me go!”
Seeing the heavy armored cavalry and heavy shield soldiers rushing out one after another, Ye Yinglan could feel the shaking of the ladder and the vibration of the ground beneath her feet. She cried breathlessly, fearing that she would be implicated and die on the battlefield.
Ye Yinglan closed her eyes and dared not look. All she could hear were the sounds of swords clashing and screams.
Deputy General Zhao ordered the soldiers to take off their armor and go into battle lightly. His original intention was to get Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan back as soon as possible. Unexpectedly… the Great Zhou army had been prepared. The heavy cavalry charged and the heavy shield soldiers attacked. The Xiliang soldiers he brought were knocked off their horses one by one, and after being pulled into the heavy shields, they were killed.
After fighting for a while, Deputy General Zhao was covered in blood. He raised his eyes to see Ye Yinglan and Li Tianfu hanging high on the ladder, who were very close to him. He was about to shout to his soldiers to fight to the death, but suddenly a sharp blade came out from nowhere and pierced his chest from behind.
Bai Qingyan picked up the Sun-shooting Bow, aimed at Deputy General Zhao’s shoulder, controlled the force, and released the arrow…
The arrow whizzed in and pierced through Lieutenant General Zhao’s shoulder cleanly and got stuck there. The pain made Lieutenant General Zhao pull the reins tightly. The horse raised its hooves and stood up, almost throwing Lieutenant General Zhao off its back.
A young general from Xiliang grabbed the reins, pulled the horse back, and shouted, “Protect the general and retreat! Retreat! Retreat!”
Deputy General Zhao held his hand with one hand and covered his wound with the other. He didn’t know what was going on, but he knew that he might not be able to be saved for the time being. He gritted his teeth, glanced at Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan who was still howling, and turned his horse’s head: “Retreat!”
In his current condition, even if he fought hard to save Ye Yinglan and His Majesty, he would not be able to bring His Majesty back safely, and His Majesty and Ye Yinglan might even lose their lives!
At present, both Your Majesty and Ye Yinglan are still useful to Da Zhou, and Da Zhou will not rashly kill Your Majesty and Ye Yinglan.
Lieutenant General Zhao endured the severe pain and rushed towards Yecheng Pass with the remaining brothers, but he did not notice that… there seemed to be too many of them coming back.
“Open the city gates and let Deputy General Zhao in! Archers, get ready, intercept the pursuers!” Ye Shouguan stood on the city wall, clenched his fists and shouted to Deputy General Zhao: “Quick!”
“Open the city gate!” Deputy General Zhao shouted loudly.
The city gate slowly opened, and Ye Shouguan shouted, “Shoot!”
“Shoot!”
On the city wall, the archers, whose bodies were frozen stiff, immediately released arrows to stop the pursuers.
The city gate was half open, and Lieutenant General Zhao rode in with his soldiers. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard a scream at the city gate. He covered his shoulder and turned his head, only to see the soldiers who had just entered the city with him fighting with the soldiers guarding the gate.
“kill!”
The heavy cavalry that had just fought with them were not afraid of the rain of arrows at all, and had already rushed towards the city gate. Deputy General Zhao opened his eyes wide and looked at the brothers who had just returned with him…
Deputy General Zhao knew in his heart that he had fallen into a trap. The Great Zhou deliberately hung Li Tianfu and Ye Yinglan on the ladder, clearly waiting for them to lead the troops out to rescue them, so that they could take the opportunity to let the people of the Great Zhou sneak in, enter the city and open the gates!
So cunning! So insidious!
“The rebels have entered the city! Kill them!” Deputy General Zhao turned his horse around and went back to fight with the Bai family soldiers who were disguised as soldiers from Xiliang.
Good night, my little ancestors… Keep asking for monthly tickets!