Xia Houying calmed down all night and was still in shock. If it weren't for Gan Ming's quick eyesight and quick hands, her life would have been decided here. Thanks to the assassin's martial arts training, no matter how fast Gan Ming's crossbow was, it would be useless.

After this assassination, the protection of Xia Houying had to be taken to a higher level. What is certain is that these killers came for Xia Houying and did not care about the visitors from Dongyang. However, just in case, Gan Ming still secretly

Protection has been strengthened.

"Princess, I think the problem lies with us." Gan Ming looked respectful.

Xia Houying has been struggling and said: "Didn't General Gan investigate? Has he gained anything?"

"Princess, there is no problem with our own team. The problem may lie elsewhere. The whereabouts of the princess began to leak after she came out of Yong'an County. I will ask the princess for her order!" Gan Ming finally made up his mind.

"General Gan, please tell me, my life depends entirely on you!" Xia Houying was not sure, she had already guessed what Gan Ming was thinking.

"All letters exchanged since Yong'an County was released, whether it is Nanya, Beiya, the General Affairs Department, or even the people around the princess, must check the destination one by one. If there is no problem inside, then it must be dead outside." Gan Ming

He said through gritted teeth.

"As long as General Gan has real evidence, even I can hold him accountable. Since the prince has chosen you, he must trust you, and I believe in you too!" Xia Houying said with a smile.

Gan Ming was a little excited at the moment. He was able to save the lives of the prince and princess one after another. He didn't know whether it was good luck or bad luck. Now he could gain the unreserved trust of the prince and princess. Gan Ming felt that his life was worth it. The blood in his chest surged, just because of that sentence.

"Believe you".

"Princess, the last general has gone to Luling to ask the prince to cooperate in the performance. On the grounds that the princess was frightened, he asked the prince to welcome the princess in person. On New Year's Eve, three cars will drive out of the city, all the way to Xianghu, all the way to Luling, all the way to Chen

City." Gan Ming planned.

"Oh? Once this news is released, it will attract those assassins. It's just that your news is unclear and makes it difficult for them to judge. Which car does General Gan intend to let me drive?" Xia Houying became interested. She wanted to know this move.

What is the strategy of the general who captures the flag?

Gan Ming shook his head and said: "I won't ride in any of the cars. The princess will go to Luling with Yu Shengtang's caravan the day after tomorrow, and the general will clear away these debris one by one."

Xia Houying raised her eyebrows, her eyes were bright, and she said in a lazy tone: "General Gan, please, I can have a good rest with you in this palace." Just after he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "

Where is the Dongyang envoy?"

"I secretly left the city this morning. I must have reached Xianghu County by now. I will be able to reach Luling City by tomorrow evening at the latest. Xianghu County has its own Qilin Guards to escort me." Gan Ming replied calmly.

Luling City has recovered from the tense atmosphere of the past few days. The people in the city believe that Xiao Yu has not left, which means that Luling is safe. Besides, there are artillery fires outside the city every day, but there is almost no life in the city.

As a result, from being uneasy in the first few days, to now he is singing and dancing, and Xiao Yu can be seen wandering around the city from time to time. Except that he cannot leave the city at will, everything else is as usual.

Yu Qingwu on the tower was in a state of calmness and ease from being in a hurry at the beginning.

Fan Lihu at the bottom of the city is not having it so easy. He was able to break through one or two city gates at first, but was blocked back. Now more than ten days have passed, and the powerful siege army now has no fighting spirit. Every day,

It was a mechanical attack on the city, collecting corpses, and retreating. This was completely training Xiao Yu's troops, but he could not retreat. Retreating at this time would mean a total defeat. Moreover, Zhuo Dingfeng had begun to doubt his command. For several days in a row, Zhuo Dingfeng

The generals of the generals are quite complaining, and there are also fluctuations in the direction of Yanhai. The Zhuo family must be causing trouble here. Fan Lihu now places all his hopes on the whereabouts of Xia Houying revealed by the Dark Night Guard. Several waves of assassinations have been carried out.

They failed to succeed. Now the Zhuo family, the imperial court and their own assassins have reached an agreement. Tomorrow, Xia Houying's three vehicles will leave the city, and the three parties will also leave the city. No matter which way he succeeds, it will be a major blow to Xiao Yu. This is also the best way to boost morale.

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"Has the Dongyang envoy been sent to the post station to settle down?" Xiao Yu frowned at the news from Nanya in the study of Zhengbei Governor's Mansion while talking to Xu Yu.

"Settled well, Your Majesty, but something went wrong with the Princess?" Xu Yu guessed after seeing Xiao Yu's displeasure.

"That's not true. Gan Ming did a good job, but Gan Ming's questions are also my questions. Nanya and Beiya have not been able to find out who leaked the whereabouts of the princess. This person hid too deeply." Xiao

Yu said bitterly.

Speaking of this, Xu Yu was very angry. As a spy, being able to hide without leaving any trace was the biggest challenge he had ever encountered since he became a spy. Even when he was captured alive by Ye Bohuai that day, he felt less uncomfortable than the powerlessness he felt now that he had nothing to do.

It was like punching cotton with too much force, "Your Majesty, leave this matter to us. Commander Wen and I will definitely catch this guy hiding in the depths and put him in a dilemma between life and death!"

It was rare for Xu Yu to speak like this. It seemed that he was very angry. Gan Ming's secret report had good arrangements. However, to be on the safe side, Xiao Yu ordered the garrison at Xianghu to move eastward to Changting Fortress to prepare for the response.

Although he made preparations, it could not damage Jinyi Qilin's self-confidence, and it could also clean up the disloyal people in the army and officials, and said: "I really have no way to do this, so you can go ahead and do it."

After Xu Yu left, Xiao Yu crouched in front of the desk and began to study. Zhong Roulan agreed to raid Chuzhou on New Year's Eve, but there was no guarantee that Chuzhou could be successfully captured. If Chuzhou could not be captured, the attack on Zhuo and Fan Lihu would not be completed.

In the encirclement, Meng Yan's actions will be meaningless. It seems that the key to capturing Chuzhou is still in Luling. As long as Luling can hold back Fan Lihu, or even capture Fan Lihu's Chuzhou, it will be solved.

Xiao Yu kept pacing in the room, thinking about how to break the situation. He couldn't afford to delay. Although the supply of food and grass was not a problem, it was easy for people to have misunderstandings after being besieged for a long time. Action was inevitable, but it was necessary to send troops.

There should be no ambiguity about severely injuring the opponent. The leader is very crucial, Teng Han? No, Teng Han's ability lies in running thousands of miles, which cannot guarantee that the opponent will be severely injured. Yu Qingwu is good at defense, so you cannot force him to send troops to attack. Gan Ming

It seemed appropriate, but the man was not there. After much thought, he decided to lead the army in person.

On the fifteenth day of the siege in Luling, which was also the 26th day of the Lunar New Year, Xiao Yu personally led 30,000 Chinese troops out of the city to face Fan Lihu head-on. Fan Lihu smiled, fearing that Xiao Yu would huddle in Luling and not come out.

There is no chance. He will be out of control once he comes out. For half a month, Fan Lihu has been exhausted mentally and physically. He wants to attack the city from the front. The attacks and harassment on Partridge Ridge have not stopped. He also has to guard against Xiao Yu's 10,000 rangers who have no structure and no goals.

The indiscriminate attacks were from the flanks today, the supply camp tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow they went to the front to interfere, and even worse, they harassed day and night. They were exactly the same as the tactics of the eldest brother Fan Zhenshi. The eldest brother harassed in small groups, and this

This guy is mostly a raider, they are all cavalry, they are as fast as lightning, and they don't care about the battlefield. This approach is even more extreme than that of the elder brother.

"Second brother, Xiao Yu's soldiers and horses are pressing towards us." Fan Zhenshi's reminder brought Fan Lihu back to reality.

"Just come out, form a three-way formation, and attack!" Fan Lihu ordered.

Xiao Yu also took a stance here. Xiao Ze and Xiao Zhan were on his side. Xiao Yu said loudly: "Fan Lihu stole my Luling and insulted my soldiers. Today, I, General Qilin, will fight him to the death. We will fight to the death!"

The soldiers who had been suppressed for a long time in the city all burst out in an instant, shouting in response: "We will fight until we die! We fight until we die! We fight until we die!"

"Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhan listen to the order! Qilin Guards, dig through!" Xiao Yu ordered.

Lightning struck by the sudden gathering of dark clouds pierced the sky, and the thick smell of blood permeated the river, which was silent for a moment but noisy at the same time. Wails and sword shadows bloomed in the wind, and the piled up remains were ferocious and terrifying, and the river stopped flowing for a time.

At this moment, more than half of the swords of both sides were damaged. The generals facing each other in front of the battle were exhausted and determined. Xiao Zhan tied his swords and hands together again. Xiao Ze raised the wine gourd, swallowed the mellow liquor into his throat, and then threw it away.

After taking it off, at his age he could not bear the stimulation brought by strong alcohol, and he was already slightly drunk.

Fan Zhenshi looked up to the sky and laughed, brandishing his sword. Countless soldiers surrounded him and charged towards the Qilin Army. It was a great experience. He had never been so happy after leading the army for many years. The two young generals on the opposite side were able to force him out of the ground.

In Tibet, they were such good opponents, and Fan Zhenshi actually had the idea of ​​cherishing each other. However, the two swarming waves of soldiers twisted and intertwined in an instant, with blood mist flying in the sky. Fan Zhenshi did not relent because of sympathy.

The remnant soldiers who had fallen down and were still wielding weapons to kill, could only hear the cry of despair and disillusionment. Xiao Ze and Xiao Zhan kept fighting with Fan Zhenshi, trying hard to capture him, but Fan

Zhenshi was a warrior on the battlefield, and his wild sword was fierce and cruel. He bypassed his wrist and struck at Xiao Ze's neck as fast as lightning. Unexpectedly, he tried his best to strike at Xiao Ze's neck, but was blocked by Xiao Zhan.

The soldiers reflected on the river surface under the setting sun were already a piece of broken corpses on the river beach. The remaining people had forgotten the attachment to life and only had the idea of ​​​​death. Nothing was left in their eyes, like beasts.

Roaring and vowing to die together with the other party, it was unknown how long it had been. Amid the smoke and dust, the remaining beacon fire finally extinguished silently after the heavy downpour.

Regardless of victory or defeat in this war, Xiao Yu, who was supervising the battle, had tears on his face. This was the most brutal battle since he led the army. The soldiers risked their lives and charged into the crowd. Xiao Yu could not suppress the screams in his heart.

Fan Lihu, who was on the opposite side, had reached the limit of his physical strength. When he saw his eldest brother Fan Zhenshi standing in the center of the battlefield, the banner with the word "Fan" in his hand still held firm, suddenly Fan Zhenshi collapsed like a mountain. Fan Lihu felt a sweetness in his throat and a black eye.

If it weren't for the support of the personal guards, he would have fallen down. It took him a while to recover and said with difficulty concealing his sadness: "Withdraw all troops! Go back to Chuzhou!"

Looking at the remnants of Fan Lihu's retreating soldiers, Xiao Yu understood that Fan Lihu was the first to admit defeat.
Chapter completed!