Chapter 661 Reinforcement finally arrives
The blood of the imperial guard general was still splattering, and the headless corpse was still twitching. Zhang Huaiyu stood in the blood with a knife, and his eyes were full of evil light, just like a god of killing.
The general was killed, and was killed by a woman. The imperial guards were stunned. They had lost the general and couldn't help but take a few steps back, not knowing how to react for a moment.
"Prince Gu's Prince's Prince..." The people behind him were also shocked, and then cheered loudly.
"It's this kind of thing to kill. It's worthy of being Prince Gu's wife, haha!" A brave man laughed.
The people all felt that the death of the imperial guards was inappropriate, but instead applauded.
The people of Chang'an had quite complicated feelings for the Li Tang Dynasty. On the one hand, many people still missed the Kaiyuan prosperous era under Li Longji's rule. On the other hand, the early and late periods of Li Longji's rule were too different, which also disappointed the people.
When the rebels captured Tongguan and Chang'an, Li Longji threw away the whole city without saying a word and ran away. The Tang Dynasty's countries said they would throw away, and there was no symbolic resistance. The emperor fled to Shu in a panic. The power of the government and the public resisted the rebels was headless, and the various anti-rebellion troops became a mess. This was also one of the reasons why the rebels became increasingly popular and more difficult to extinguish.
Later, the two emperors and sons returned to Chang'an, and the newly ascended emperor made another chilling decision, which was to use the Uighur troops to go south and promise that the Uighur troops would plunder Luoyang City for three days. For his own rule, he completely ignored the lives and death of the people under his rule. Fortunately, Gu Qing made a quick decision to lead the army north and intercept the Uighurs outside Yinshan, which saved the people of the Tang Dynasty from a catastrophe.
Gu Qing's actions have long been praised by scholars and people from Chang'an and Luoyang. After the Anxi Army intercepted the Uighurs' troops back to Beijing, they received an unprecedented solemn and joyful drink, which shows the people's hearts.
Later, 100,000 refugees outside Chang'an City gathered one after another, and the monarch and ministers in the court ignored them. Only Gu Qing used his personal strength to provide relief to the refugees, and even did not care about the misunderstandings and scoldings of the refugees who believed the rumors and criticized him. He still allocated food everywhere as usual. In the mid-winter period of war, the refugees could save them from surviving in this difficult time. What a supreme merit.
Who is truly in love with the world, who is truly compassionate with the people? Comparing the actions of Gu Qing and Li Heng, it is clear at a glance who should the scale in the hearts of the people.
At this moment, Zhang Huaiyu killed the imperial guards and the people were cheering. This is the most real answer.
In political stance, ministers and powerful people can blindly be loyal to the emperor without asking about right and wrong, because they are vested interests and they do not want to break the status quo than anyone else.
But the people are different. There are not many people who are truly loyal to the rulers. In fact, they are not qualified to interfere in the game of changing dynasties. From the perspective of the bystanders, it is not much different for the people to be emperors. However, those who watch the fun will silently give the protagonists of the game in their hearts.
Although it cannot be mixed up, the protagonist's performance will also attract applause or scolding from onlookers. Of course, no matter who wins in the end, they will obey the winner.
A thousand years later, the iron hooves of the alien race were all over the country. When the emperor was hanging on the coal mountain, the resistance of the people from all over the country was endless. The war was burning for two hundred years but it was not extinguished. But in the end, the general situation was hopeless. The people still shave their hair obediently and acted as obedient people. Only a small part of the resistance was finally a small part.
The people’s hearts are so realistic, and it is its essence to seek good fortune and avoid bad luck.
The general died, but the soldiers of the imperial guards still did not retreat. They were all from Shuofang Army. Li Heng ascended the throne in Lingzhou. Shuofang Army was the only army he could control. The soldiers in the army were also quite loyal to Li Heng. They would not retreat because a general was killed.
"The princess of the county killed the imperial guards in the street, and he was not afraid of the king's laws. Why do he become a concubine?" Another general stood up and shouted sternly.
Zhang Huaiyu's eyes were cold, and he stared at his face and said, "Give up the way."
The general held the sword in his hand tightly, his expression full of uncompromising: "I was ordered to block Anshanfang, and no one was allowed to enter unless I stepped over my body."
Zhang Huaiyu nodded: "Okay, then step over your body."
She was calm on the surface, but she was already anxious at this moment. She didn't know what was going on after Gu Qing was trapped in Anshanfang. The more than a thousand imperial guards in front of her were stopping her. No matter how high her martial arts skills were, her personal force was ultimately vulnerable in front of the army that had set up a formation.
The knife in his hand was still bleeding. Zhang Huaiyu's wrist turned slightly and a beautiful knife flower danced out. When the gorgeous and blurred sword flower bloomed in people's sight, Zhang Huaiyu took the action decisively. The tip of the knife was like a poisonous stinging out of the flower, stabbing the general's chest fiercely.
The general was shocked and hurriedly stepped back, shouting: "Kill the front-end!"
The military formation immediately started moving at the same time. The soldiers in the front row raised their long spears and stabbed them hard with the art of fighting formation. Zhang Huaiyu faced an army alone, and Gao Jue's martial arts could not help but lose their strength and had to retreat.
When facing an army of martial arts, you can only know the powerlessness in your heart.
Zhang Huaiyu was anxious and angry, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and just to fight for his life to forcibly rush forward, a pair of warm hands grabbed her arm, turned his head and saw that it was Li Shierniang.
Li Shierniang led her disciples through the streets and alleys. At this time, she was slightly breathing, but fortunately she stopped Zhang Huaiyu in time.
When Zhang Huaiyu saw Li Shier Niang, his long-slowed mood suddenly eased, and his eyes immediately turned red.
"Auntie Li, Gu Qing..."
Li Shierniang nodded: "I know everything, but you can't break the formation with your own strength. It's better for everyone to rush over together."
Turning his head and looking at the female disciples behind him, seeing that they looked firm and fearless, Zhang Huaiyu hesitated.
She could not bear the death of others for her and Gu Qing. The death of Gu Qing's parents had a huge shadow on her entire life, and she could no longer bear the second time.
Li Shierniang did not allow her to hesitate and immediately shouted: "Create a sword formation!"
The sword formation was also a military formation. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and countless folk patriots and heroes joined forces to overthrow the Sui Dynasty. Many folk rangers spontaneously formed a rebel army. The most famous one was the heroes of Wagang Village.
Although these grassroots heroes are not afraid of death, most of them only know how to kill the enemy and do not know how to arrange troops. So the sword formation, gun formation, shield formation and other formations were temporarily studied, and then they were gradually corrected and improved in the war.
Li Shierniang's sword formation was also developed through her life. She failed to assassinate An Lushan many times. After making up her mind, she decided to break An Lushan with a formation that died together, and the sword formation came into being.
The female disciples shouted in unison, then quickly changed positions, unsheathed the long sword in their hands, and the formation was composed of three people and three groups, secretly combining the methods of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams to breathe in succession.
The soldiers of the imperial guards waved a group of girls who were as beautiful as flowers and kept wandering in a strange formation in front of the formation. The soldiers suddenly felt that they were underestimating the enemy, and some even showed disdainful smiles on their faces.
Li Shier Niang saw everything and suddenly shouted: "Enter!"
Nine disciples fell to the ground and rolled, and their long swords were swung out like horses, attacking the lower plate of the imperial guards. The imperial guards were not careful for a moment and were knocked to the ground by the female disciples. The soldiers in the front row covered their legs and screamed in pain.
The female disciples gained power with one move and attacked again. Nine more people rushed forward, and nine long swords pointed directly at the neck of the imperial guards. This time, the imperial guards did not dare to be careless and hurriedly stabilized the formation. The long halberd stabbed forward with a sharp spear. The weapons were one inch long and one inch stronger. The female disciples finally couldn't resist in front of the regular military formation. When they met for the second time, several female disciples were stabbed by the halberd, and they staggered back with blood. The sword formation also became chaotic.
The imperial general's mouth once again showed a disdainful smile.
The appearance is very posed, after all, an embroidered pillow. The military formation that men have summarized for thousands of years on the battlefield can be broken by a few women just by posing in a casual manner?
After the two sides met, they suddenly fell into a stalemate again.
The general of the Imperial Army looked at Zhang Huaiyu and said, "Prince of the County, General Mo and his brothers are just ordering to act. Please do not let General Mo be embarrassed. You can't get through Anshanfang today. If the Empress does not respect herself, don't blame General Mo for killing him."
Zhang Huaiyu's teeth chewed, but the people behind him suddenly pointed to the sky and exclaimed: "There is smoke! It's water gone, and Anshanfang is gone!"
"It must be that the traitor is damaging Prince Gu, and they have set fire!"
Zhang Huaiyu looked up in shock, but saw a burst of black smoke rolling up under the blue sky. The place where the smoke rose was Anshanfang not far ahead.
Zhang Huaiyu's eyes were so angry that they were instantly bloody and red. The knife in his hand tightened and rushed forward with the sword flower in his arms, and he was already planning to fight his best.
The imperial guard general looked cold and hard. Even if the princess rushed over, he had to kill her. This was the military order received by the imperial guard today.
"Front front - kill!" The general ordered decisively.
The imperial guards in the front row raised their long halberds and took a step forward. As soon as the halberds were stabbed out, they suddenly heard a sharp roar. Then the imperial guards general who ordered them to let out a muffled groan. The soldiers turned their heads and looked at them, and were shocked.
The general was in the middle of his neck, and a feather arrow was inserted tremblingly. The arrow pointed into his throat two inches, and was straight in the middle of the general's throat. The general red and tried hard to say something, but he couldn't make any sound in the end. He struggled in pain for a few times, and finally fell to the ground and lost his breath.
The soldiers of the Imperial Army were stunned, and Zhang Huaiyu, Li Shierniang and others were also stunned, looking at each other in shock. Finally, everyone's eyes looked behind him at the same time, and this glance immediately made countless people scream.
Under the warm spring sunshine, an army of more than 5,000 people was constantly emerging from alleys of the street. After meeting, they quickly lined up in neat rows on the bluestone road on the street.
They looked cold and full of murderous aura. The armor on their bodies reflected the sunlight and emitted dazzling golden light, like a heavenly soldier and general who had just descended to the earth.
The general in charge was Chang Zhong. He was slowly putting down the strong bow in his hand. It was obvious that the arrow that had just shot the imperial general was shot by Chang Zhong.
The onlookers were in high spirits, and everyone rushed to dodge the shops on the street, giving up a wide avenue to the army. The people standing under the eaves of the shops were silent, but everyone's faces were full of excitement.
After Chang Zhong shot and killed the general of the imperial guards, he raised the sword in his hand and pointed it at the imperial guards in front of him, and shouted violently: "The Anxi army was ordered to enter the city. If you dare to murder Prince Gu, you should all die!"
The soldiers of the Imperial Army were panicked and two generals died in a row. At this time, the Anxi Army's divine weapons came from the sky. Regardless of the number of people and combat power, these imperial troops were far inferior to the Anxi Army. However, the Anxi Army general had just met but did not even ask questions and sentenced them to death directly.
There was no time to explain the scene. Without the constraints of the generals, the soldiers immediately turned around and ran away. The army formation that was so strong that it was so murderous that the Anxi army collapsed instantly after arriving.
The imperial guards collapsed, but Chang Zhong did not want to let them go.
Just now, when Gu Qing's personal guards went to the camp to report the news, Chang Zhong was so scared that he was scattered. No one expected that someone in the capital of the Tang Dynasty would dare to assassinate His Highness the Prince in broad daylight. He was really careless.
Chang Zhong immediately ordered his troops and left the camp at lightning speed.
Seeing the imperial guards collapse, and thick smoke came from the sky above Anshanfang not far away, Chang Zhong was anxious and angry and shouted: "Give two thousand people to wipe out this group of imperial guards, and the rest will be followed by me to rescue His Highness the Prince! Hurry!"
After saying that, Chang Zhong urged the horse to speed up and whistled past Zhang Huaiyu. When something urgent happened, Chang Zhong had no time to greet Zhang Huaiyu, but just nodded to her the moment he passed by.
Seeing Chang Zhong leading his army to Anshanfang, Zhang Huaiyu's heart finally relaxed a little, and he staggered and almost fell down. Li Shierniang hurriedly supported her.
"How are you?"
Zhang Huaiyu shook her head, tears flowed down her face, and pointed to the front with a trembling voice, "Hurry up, go and save your husband, Gu Qing can't have anything to do..."
Li Shierniang ordered the female disciples to support Zhang Huaiyu and rushed to Anshanfang with Song Gensheng and the staff of Jingzhao Prefecture.
Behind them are people like torrents.
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The consciousness of Gu Qing and Han Jie and other guards was a little blurred. The restaurant was surrounded by fire. Gu Qing tried hard to create an isolation belt, but the effect was not great.
Their space was shrinking and smaller. In the end, more than ten people sat around the open space in the center of the restaurant lobby. Each of them had a cloth towel soaked in wine. They covered their mouths and noses with cloth towels as Gu Qing ordered, but some people kept choking and coughing, and several guards fainted from smoke.
Han Jie's eyes were filled with despair, and he looked at Gu Qing with a godless gaze, and said choking: "Prince, I am sorry for you. Mo Zheng is careless and has implicated the prince..."
Gu Qing waved his hand at him while choking. The smoke was so thick that he was too lazy to talk nonsense to Han Jie.
A personal guard staggered over, bowed to Gu Qing on both knees, and kowtowed solemnly, saying, "Prince, the villain has been kind to the prince for many years. Today I bid farewell to the prince. The villain rushed out to fight against the thief. It is better to die under the sword than to be smoked to death..."
After saying that, the guard got up and was about to rush out, Gu Qing suddenly grabbed his arm.
The guard turned his head and looked at him, and Gu Qing had to speak: "Wait a little longer..."
Seeing that Han Jie and his guards did not speak out, it was obvious that the guard's plan to die with the enemy was exactly what they thought.
Gu Qing had to cover the cloth towel and talk again: "Who can survive until the last moment... Cough cough, who is the winner. Remember my words, don't let me talk again, go back and sit down honestly, slow down your breathing, and wait for reinforcements to arrive."
Han Jie couldn't help but say, "Prince..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside the restaurant.
Chapter completed!