When chaos broke out in the city, Xiao Jiu was not prepared at all.

It was the first time that he was at such a loss. It seemed that in an instant, the city was reduced to a sea of ​​flames. The enemy troops suddenly invaded the city for some reason, burning, killing, looting, and wailing everywhere.

People fled in all directions, and Kyoto, which used to be bustling and bustling, suddenly fell into chaos.

Xiao Jiu led people to check the situation in the city, and collided with Gongsun Sheng's men on a street.

When he happened to meet Xiao Jiu, Gongsun Sheng was overjoyed at first and then said anxiously.

"What's going on!"

"How did Yang Guosi's men and horses attack the city? Where did they enter the city?!" He rushed over in three steps and two steps. His face was very ugly. The originally brand-new silver armor on his body had already been stained with large areas. I don't know whether it was blood or blood.

Gray stains, some black and some white.

The situation happened so suddenly that he was a little confused.

"Didn't you lose control of everything?"

Xiao Jiu asked.

Gongsun Sheng pursed his lips, frowned and replied, "I was guarding the east city gate well, but suddenly enemy troops appeared in the rear, and I was attacked from both sides, so the city gate was lost. How is your place now?"

Just as Xiao Jiu was about to open his mouth to say something, a figure appeared in his sight. He immediately raised his hand and released an arrow, killing the enemy soldier who discovered them. Forced himself to calm down, he quickly replied, "Still holding on, but I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for too long."

Long."

After a pause, he frowned and said suspiciously, "The East City Gate was lost, but I didn't receive any news from you."

Gongsun Sheng was shocked, "Impossible. I clearly sent someone to notify you to mobilize troops for reinforcements. How come you didn't receive the message?"

The two of them were stunned. As they looked at each other, an idea suddenly appeared in their minds.

If it's not their problem, then where did the mistake occur?

Why is the person who was sent to deliver the message nowhere to be seen?

Could it be that there is a traitor among them?

After a few seconds of silence, they finally remembered someone.

"Where is Zhao Chang?" Xiao Jiu asked in a deep voice.

"You haven't seen him either?!" After Xiao Jiu mentioned this, Gongsun Sheng realized that he hadn't seen Zhao Chang until now. This is wrong, very wrong. It stands to reason that the enemy troops are pouring into the city.

Well, as a general, he shouldn't have shown up even now.

Xiao Jiu looked at the blazing fire on the street, her heart sank, could this fire be...

Gritting his teeth and swallowing the curse that was on his lips, Xiao Jiu looked extremely grim, and said in a deep voice with a terrifying gloom and coldness.

"I'm afraid he escaped with the king."

Every word, his voice seemed to be dipped in ice poison.

"What?! Then this enemy is...!"

Gongsun Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then his voice choked.

He didn't know about the matter of moving the capital that several people had discussed a few days ago. He just thought that Zhao Chang was timid and wanted to escape for his life, so he came up with such a stupid idea, causing the city gate to fall.

He scolded, "Coward! Such a waste is worthy of being a general of a country?!"

Fortunately, he was still concerned about Zhou Wuxi's identity, so he didn't scold Zhou Wuxi too, but deep down in his heart, he was extremely disappointed with this King Qi.

"What now?"

Gongsun Sheng asked, with some hesitation flashing through his heart.

If Zhou Wuxi and Zhao Chang really ran away, would they still be able to defend Shangchuncheng?

Xiao Jiu did not answer immediately. He only glanced at the small group of people following Gongsun Sheng, pursed his lips, and said in a dry voice, "How many people do you have?"

Most of the Tenglong Army is holding on to the two northwest city gates. Xiao Jiu has not yet received any news of their emergency, so it seems that they are holding on.

Gongsun Sheng: "Less than eight hundred."

Xiao Jiu thought for a moment and immediately gave half of the men behind him to Gongsun Sheng.

"Brother Gongsun, I'm going to find the king. You gather the remaining troops in the city to block the enemy forces in the city first. If you are really defeated, return to the palace to defend the palace."

Gongsun Sheng paused for a moment, and immediately understood Xiao Jiu's plan, and said with a complicated expression, "You still want to defend the city?"

Meeting Xiao Jiu's serious eyes, Gongsun Sheng stood still.

I heard the latter laugh at first, and then said calmly, "The king is not here, but the people are here."

"Yang Guosi is not a kind person. He is trying to seize the throne, but his name is not justified. Of course, the fewer people who know about his move, the better. If he really takes advantage of him, I don't know how many people will die.

"

After hearing this, Gongsun Sheng silently put aside the hesitation in his heart, felt ashamed, and answered in a deep voice, "Okay."

"You must bring the king back."

No matter how angry Gongsun Sheng was with Zhou Wuxi, the King of Qi, he also knew that Zhou Wuxi could not let anything happen at this time, otherwise, there would be another big chaos for Qi Guoding.

"rest assured."

Xiao Jiu said something, and the two of them parted in a hurry.

Gongsun Sheng continued to resist the enemy, while Xiao Jiu led people into the palace.

Sure enough, Zhou Wuxi and others had disappeared. After questioning the attendants in the palace, they found out that four carriages had set off from the palace to the four city gates.

There is no doubt that only one of the carriages was actually Zhou Wuxi, and the other three were all deceptions.

"Brother!"

Xiao Jiu was leading people around the city to search for traces of Zhou Wuxi, when he suddenly heard a familiar cry.

He turned his head, the blood on his body was not dry, and he had no time to put away the knife in his hand. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Ying running towards him in a dusty men's clothing.

"What are you doing out here?! Why don't you just hide!" he said angrily.

Not caring about taking care of Xiao Ying, he immediately sent two soldiers to take her back to Xie's Mansion.

The Xie family is an aristocratic family, and enemy soldiers who enter the city do not dare to cause too much chaos in the Xie Mansion.

Seeing someone coming to arrest her, Xiao Ying tried her best to break away from Xiao Jiu's hand and said urgently, "Brother, let's run away quickly! Shangchun has been lost, don't defend it any longer."

"Send her away quickly!"

Xiao Jiu didn't have time to listen to this. The top priority was to quickly find Zhou Wuxi and the others.

"Brother! Brother!"

Seeing that another soldier was coming to arrest her, Xiao Ying hurriedly took a few steps back, twisting her body desperately to try to retain Xiao Jiu, her voice becoming more and more urgent.

"Brother, listen to me, the king and many officials have fled, and there is no need to defend this city!"

Xiao Jiu paused as he was about to leave, then turned around and asked, "How do you know about this?"

Zhou Wuxi ran away. The news shouldn't have spread so quickly. Even he didn't know about it until after it happened. How did Xiao Ying know about it?

Seeing Xiao Jiu not leaving, Xiao Ying hurriedly said, "A fire suddenly broke out in the city. I saw that the situation was not good, so I came out to look for you worried. I happened to meet a carriage on the road, and a gold hairpin fell from the carriage.

The hairpin is engraved with a red bird pattern, so it is clearly the queen’s possession!”

Xiao Ying is not stupid. There is only one woman in the entire Qi Kingdom who can wear this hairpin. But the majestic king and queen cannot stay in the palace properly. Where are they going to go in the car in this chaos of war?

In addition, there was a sudden movement in the city, so it was easy for people to think of her whereabouts.

If she were to escape, then the queen would not be the only one escaping. There must be another person in the car with the same dignity as her.

——Zhou Wuxi

Xiao Jiu's pupils shrank sharply, grabbed Xiao Ying's arm and asked: "Which direction did the carriage go?"

Xiao Ying looked at the anxiety on Xiao Jiu's face, held back the answer that came out of her mouth, and gritted her teeth and said, "The king himself has fled for his life, brother, do you still want to go find him? Why don't we escape by ourselves."

She has not given up the idea of ​​persuading Xiao Jiu to protect himself.

"Xiao Ying, brother, I don't have time to delay with you. A quarter of an hour later, I will lose the lives of several more soldiers guarding the city! I must find the king! Tell me quickly, which direction did the carriage go?"

Xiao Jiu endured the anxiety in her heart and tried to keep her voice steady as she asked.

Xiao Ying didn't understand. She only knew that their king had left everyone in the city and fled alone. Why didn't Xiao Jiu give up?

"What if the king comes back!"

"He doesn't even want Kyoto anymore. Do you still want to guard this ruined city and live and die together?"

The corners of Xiao Ying's eyes turned red, and she shouted angrily and unwillingly, trying to make Xiao Jiu recognize the reality.

"Xiao Ying!"

Xiao Jiu also shouted loudly, with a serious face.

"The king can run away, but the people in the capital cannot. If the rebels enter the city, do you know how many people will die tragically? Even if they are lucky enough to leave Shangchun, they are still refugees. Do you know how many people will die because of this?"

The purpose of retrieving Zhou Wuxi was just to stabilize people's hearts. Once the people in the city learned that Zhou Wuxi had escaped, how many people in the city would still be willing to stay here, not to mention the soldiers guarding the city?

After all, their king had fled.
To be continued...