"Let's go up to the Shanshan Guard." Feng Xun stood up after Shen Yunyi finished speaking.
"No, Shanshan Guards are the best among the best. It's better not to do anything unless absolutely necessary." Deputy Commander Wei Chao shook his head.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe in Shanshanwei’s ability and Feng Xun’s loyalty. It’s because he believes in it that he keeps this good steel with him? Taking a step back, even if Pingcheng is lost, Xuanjiawei beat him Come here, there is still such a huge territory in Liaozhou to deal with. As long as the Shanshan Guards are there and the city can be protected, it is considered that the foundation is there and it has the ability to turn over.
But if something happens to Shanshanwei, for Jizhou now, it will be like the sky has fallen in half again.
"Yes, the Shanshan Guard cannot move. The situation is complicated now. There is news from Longya that Beidi and the Xiongnu are also ready to move. It is necessary for the Shanshan Guard to stay." Ye Fan, another deputy chief, also spoke. He spoke from another place. One angle explains the importance of Shanshanwei staying in Jizhou.
The two deputy chiefs expressed their opinions, which basically denied the possibility of Shanshanwei attacking. Feng Xun did not argue and sat down again.
"We can't send the Shanshan Guards, so let's talk about which army to send." Shen Yunyi continued the previous question, his eyes moving back and forth on the three deputy commanders.
"Send field troops. Most of them are infantry and can be useful in defending the city. This time I will accompany you personally. Even if Pingcheng cannot be defended, at least I can defend the city in Liaozhou." Deputy Commander Lu Tianchi stood up. Get up and take the initiative to challenge.
According to Tang Ao's arrangement, the deputy commander cannot go to the front line to lead troops unless necessary. But now it has reached a critical moment. Without Tang Ao to take charge of the overall situation, it will be worrying which general will be sent to the front line. But if there is a If the deputy chief comes with you and helps make suggestions, you can feel more at ease.
As a special matter, after Lu Tianchi asked for a fight, Zhou Qian, the brigade commander of the field army, also stood up and asked for a fight.
"Okay, let's do it this way. Now that the king is ill, you need to worry more." Shen Yunyi said decisively. Now he just thinks that Tang Ao can wake up early, otherwise the people in the six states will The burden was too heavy on him.
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Lingyin Temple.
The time has come and everything is silent.
Apart from the orderly footsteps of the patrol team, there was no other sound in the entire temple.
Outside the most important room, Shi Lei was dozing off with a knife in his arms. He was so sleepy that for fourteen days, he could only sleep for one or two hours a day at most, and he even had to take a shower. So much so that his whole body now stinks.
But even so, Shi Lei still stood guard at the door of the room, preventing anyone from entering.
Standing next to Shi Lei were Zuo Zhuang, deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, and a Han general named Lou Ye. They glared angrily and stood with swords in hand.
Compared to Shi Lei, Zuo Zhuang and Lou Ye had just changed shifts and were full of energy. If not, Shi Lei would not have dared to doze off at this time.
The three of them were guarding outside the door. The purpose of deterrence was greater than the actual significance. They all knew that there were strong soldiers waiting outside Lingyin Temple. Even if there were bad guys, they would not be able to appear here quietly, so they stayed here to prevent I was too impatient and wanted to enter the room, thereby disturbing the awakening master who was giving Tang Ao poison.
The three of them guarded both sides of the room, doing their part. They even heard the sound of the Awakening Master's footsteps in the room in the silent night, but soon the sound stopped and fell into silence again.
middle.
At this moment, even Shi Lei, who had dozed off, opened his eyes, but quickly closed them again. He knew that this was the master giving poison to his young master.
Usually such a time lasts for one stick of incense, and no one will disturb you at this time. Fortunately, everyone now knows that no one is allowed to enter the room, so there is no need to worry about family members coming to disturb you.
However, just when Shi Lei thought there would be no problem, a strong wind blew in his face, and a black shadow suddenly appeared in the corridor like a nimble fox.
The time had reached midnight, and Ao Er finally couldn't help but take action.
As soon as the black shadow emerged, it approached like lightning. The Han general Lou Ye had just grasped the handle of the knife with his right hand when his neck was scratched by a sharp knife. Blood spattered and he fell to the ground with a plop.
If he didn't take action, it would be a killing move. It was clear that De Ao Er also came with a ruthless attitude.
"What..." Shi Lei just yelled two words, and the blade of the sword swept towards him, and the direction of the strike was right at his chest.
"Back off." Just when the blade was about to come into close contact with Shi Lei, Zuo Zhuang suddenly pulled him behind him. Then he stepped forward, stretched out his palms, and suddenly slapped the blade.
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Ao Er, who held the Crazy Knife in hand, had a sarcastic look in his eyes at this moment. Then he flipped his wrist and the blade that was originally advancing suddenly changed its direction and slashed towards Zuo Zhuang's arm.
The sudden change of moves was beyond Zuo Zhuang's expectation. Without checking for a moment, there was a bloody gash on his arm that showed the bones in his body.
Ordinarily, with his arm injured, Zuo Zhuang should retreat to avoid the sharp edge. But behind him was Tang Ao's room, and he had no choice but to retreat. With a loud roar, Zuo Zhuang, whose arm was bloody,
He rushed forward suddenly and collided with Ao Er.
Zuo Zhuang was born with supernatural power. If he were hit by him, even a master would feel uncomfortable. How could Ao Er not know that when the body came close to him, his body turned to one side at a very tricky angle?
, letting go of Zuo Qiang's momentum, then he touched the ground with both feet and took the opportunity to rush towards the unguarded door of the room.
Just go up to the wooden door, even a strong man with some strength can break it open, let alone Ao Er, who has a master's cultivation. He jumped into the room almost effortlessly, and then slashed out with a knife, sticking straight to the back.
Tang Ao, who had awakened his hands, suddenly slashed with the knife.
This sword came with full force of wind, pressing down from the top of Mount Tai.
"Whoosh!"
The knife slashed but did not fall on Tang Ao's body, but fell on the medicine basin, splitting it into pieces, and a strong smell of Chinese medicine rushed towards his face.
It turned out that it was Zuo Zhuang's collision that hit Ao Er, causing his figure to change somewhat. The sound of fighting outside was heard by Awakening in advance, and he pulled Tang Ao back quickly at the most critical moment.
, only to escape this blade. The medicine bucket was split open, splashing water all over the room. Awakening also took this opportunity to move his hands away from Tang Ao's body.
Such a method of forcibly giving up the power of exercise had a very strong backlash. As soon as he woke up, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, making his body that had already endured fourteen days look even thinner.
Before he could wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, Ao Er's attack came again. Xing Xing tried his best to keep Tang Ao behind him, and attacked with both fists.
Unprepared, without even a weapon, and suddenly seriously injured, Awakening found that he could not even exert 30% of his usual strength. The palms he shot out and the agile Ao Er passed side by side, and then his eyes widened.
He watched as the mad knife carved a long bloody gash on Tang Ao's chest.
Tang Ao, who was already unsteady on his feet, suffered another serious injury, but he didn't feel anything at all. He just slid towards the ground.
A heavy knife wound hit his body and blood flowed out. Ao Er finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was thinking about continuing to touch up the wounds, he suddenly heard the sound of dense footsteps outside. At that moment, he had to give up killing.
Heart, turned around and rushed out of the room.
From the moment Ao Er entered the room to the time he rushed out, it only took about ten breaths. Before anyone could react, he had disappeared again. When Shi Lei rushed into the room, the heart-rending shouts rang out.
, spread to the entire Lingyin Temple.
Tang Ao, who was being forced to poison, was seriously injured again. His chest was heavily slashed with a large knife, and the bones were visible, and he was bleeding.
This scene was seen by Shen Lingfeng, the commander of the imperial guards who came after hearing the news. His eyes were red at the moment and he shouted loudly: "Seal all exits immediately. No one is allowed to leave for any reason. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
There was no movement from the outside during this assassination, which could only mean one thing. The killer was an insider. This was what scared Shen Lingfeng. Although he didn't know why the killer would do this, he knew that once
If Tang Ao is really dead, none of them will have a good outcome.
A quarter of an hour later, Shen Yunyi, who had returned from the meeting at the General Staff Headquarters, rushed to Lingyin Temple. He heard the result on the way back, and immediately rushed back to the temple at full speed.
The medicine buckets in the room had been cleared away, but the strong smell of medicine was still there, and the blood on the ground had not been cleaned up. Tang Ao was lying on the bed, his face as pale as snow.
"Ao'er, how is Ao'er?" Shen Yunyi shouted loudly as soon as he rushed into the room.
With a plop, Shi Lei fell to his knees on the ground, "Master Hou, I'm useless. I didn't protect the young master well."
"Go away." He kicked Shi Lei to the side. Shen Yunyi, who was feeling extremely uncomfortable, threw himself down beside the bed and lifted the brocade quilt. What he saw was Tang Ao's body, which was still stained with blood on his chest.
The wound was bandaged immediately after awakening, but the blood in the stool was still flowing, which could not be stopped in a short time.
"Why doesn't the bleeding stop? Why?" A roaring voice sounded again. Marquis Zhongcheng turned angrily and looked at Grandmaster Xingxing, who was sitting in the corner of the room meditating. He did not believe that Xingxing could stop the bleeding with acupuncture.
But this time he turned around, what he saw was Awakening, whose face was not much better than that of Tang Ao. Apparently the fourteen days of busy day and night had made his body weak. In addition, he was forcibly interrupted while exercising, and he was now seriously injured.