The arrow is like a shooting star, and the wind is powerful.
Nie Laoben had already drawn his sword in his hand and raised it to block it, but he heard the sound of breaking wind coming from behind him. He had no time to turn around, but instantly felt the strong wind passing over his head, and then he looked
An arrow shot out as fast as lightning.
This sharp arrow is incredible both in terms of speed and accuracy.
First, it collided with Tantai Zhangyue's sharp arrow in mid-air. The two arrow clusters hit each other and penetrated easily, directly breaking Tantai Zhangyue's arrow.
But before the soldiers of both armies could see clearly what was happening, the sharp arrow had already flown directly to the top of the city.
Tantai Zhangyue originally thought that he could hit Nie Laoben with one arrow, but he was waiting to seize the opportunity and give the enemy troops below the city a disastrous attack.
After he shot the arrow, before he lowered his arms, he already felt his eyes blurred. At this time, he also felt a strong wind coming. He knew something was wrong, but his body couldn't catch up with his brain's reaction. He tried to dodge at all.
Too late.
There was only a "pop" sound, and the sharp arrow shot from the city went directly into the center of Tantai Zhangyue's eyebrows.
The moment he was hit by the arrow, there was deathly silence all over the imperial city.
Tantai Zhangyue's body swayed, and because of the force of the arrow, he took two steps back, and then his burly body fell straight backwards.
After he fell to the ground, the Imperial Guards around him screamed in surprise.
Nie Laoben had turned around at this time and found that the general had galloped out of the military formation at some point. At this moment, he was holding a long bow in his right hand. That shocking arrow was of course shot by the general.
But this arrow is really incredible.
Although the army was approaching the imperial city, the defenders at the top of the city were all bending their bows and setting arrows, so the soldiers and horses under the city did not approach the city wall directly. Even when Qin Xiao galloped out on horseback, he was still some distance away from the city gate.
Moreover, although the imperial city is not as tall as the outer city wall of Kyoto, it is still difficult to shoot sharp arrows onto the top of the city due to lack of hand strength.
Given Qin Xiao's position, no matter how good the archer was, it would be impossible for him to kill any of the defenders at the top of the city.
But Qin Xiao actually killed Tantai Zhangyue with one arrow.
The soldiers on both sides were of course horrified for a moment. They just felt unbelievable.
But soon a "mighty" cry came out from behind Qin Xiao. Someone was the first to call out, so all the soldiers in the army raised their arms and shouted. For a while, the "mighty" sound shook the heaven and earth, and the momentum was like a rainbow.
To shoot a man, shoot a horse first; to capture a thief, capture the king first.
Qin Xiao took action, but he shot the general first! Even though the Forbidden Army was not directly related to Tantai Zhangyue, the temporary commander died in front of the Forbidden Army, which still dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Forbidden Army.
Before the fighting even started, the general was shot dead, and an ominous aura instantly filled the imperial city's imperial guards.
Feng Wu stared blankly at Tantai Zhangyue lying on the ground, his pupils trembling, but for a moment he was a little at a loss.
Suddenly he heard the sound of horns from the city, and Feng Wu was even more frightened. He didn't care about Tantai Zhangyue who was killed on the spot. He looked down the city and saw the enemy soldiers starting to move, obviously preparing to take the opportunity to attack the city.
After killing the commander of the Forbidden Army and demoralizing the Forbidden Army, this was of course the best time to launch an offensive.
Feng Wu held a sword in one hand and a fist in the other. He was about to command the imperial army to fight, but at this moment he heard a high-pitched voice saying, "Wait a minute, don't fight, wait a minute, the saint has a will!"
Feng Wu looked around and saw a few imperial guards escorting an eunuch hurriedly over.
The eunuch came over panting. When he saw Tantai Zhangyue who was shot and lying on the ground, he was shocked and said in a voice, "What is going on?"
Feng Wu obviously knew the eunuch, and he cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Yuan, the enemy is about to attack the city. It's dangerous here. You'd better leave quickly. That's right, what is the saint's will?"
Eunuch Yuan asked, "Is Qin Qin Xiao under the city?"
Qin Xiao had just shot an arrow to show his power, but Feng Wu was at the top of the city. Although he saw that it was an enemy general who took action, his view was very blurry due to the distance. He was still unable to confirm that the person was Qin Xiao, let alone whether Qin Xiao was there.
Inside the enemy formation, all they could say was, "It's not certain yet."
"Hurry up and ask." Eunuch Yuan walked to the edge of the battlements and carefully took a look. When he saw the dark enemy troops under the city, he was frightened, with fear in his eyes, and said to Feng Wu, "The saint has a decree.
Give it to Qin Xiao!"
Feng Wu frowned, wondering if the saint was frightened and confused.
Qin Xiao is loyal to Princess Sheyue, and his troops have already arrived at the imperial city. He has long since refused to recognize the saint as his emperor. Under such circumstances, it is simply unbelievable that he wants to issue orders to Qin Xiao.
"Eunuch Yuan, if you give him a decree at this time, he will not pay attention to it even if he is in the city."
Then Mr. Yuan said, "You just need to say that the saint doesn't want to watch the Tang army kill each other, so he can turn the fight into a fight."
Jade and silk, Qin Xiao will definitely obey the order. Don't delay, give Qin Xiao a message quickly."
Feng Wu didn't know what the sage's decree was, so he could only shout to the people in the city, "Where is Qin Xiao? The sage has a decree and can turn conflicts into friendship. The soldiers of the two armies do not need to shed blood. Do you dare to accept the decree?"
The enemy army was already preparing to attack the city. Feng Wu knew that if Qin Xiao was directly asked to take the order, the enemy would probably ignore it. At this time, he could only use words to provoke him.
However, he saw that the general who had just shot Tantai Zhangyue actually urged his horse forward, reached the city, raised his head and said, "I am here!"
It is indeed Qin Xiao!
Feng Wu had just guessed that the person who shot Tantai Zhangyue was probably Qin Xiao, but he was not sure. When he heard the other party's admission, he immediately said, "General Qin Qin, the saint has an edict, do you want to obey it?"
Qin Xiao said, "What's the purpose?"
Feng Wu hurriedly said to Eunuch Yuan behind him, "Eunuch Yuan, he is at the gate of the city, please declare the decree quickly!"
Only then did Eunuch Yuan step forward cautiously and said to the people below the city: "General Qin Qin, the saint wants to meet with you and is waiting in the Tai Chi Hall. The Holy Sage said that if you have the courage to go to the Tai Chi Hall to meet, we can open the city gate and let you in.
.The saint said that since we have reached this stage, if we continue to fight, we will only sacrifice the lives of Tang soldiers in vain. The saint can explain everything clearly to you in the Taiji Hall."
"Is she willing to open the city gate?" Qin Xiao said with a smile, "Isn't she afraid that after the city gate is opened, the army will directly enter the Tai Chi Palace?"
"The saint said that if you really want to lead the troops directly into the Tai Chi Hall, she will wait there." Eunuch Yuan said, "But she believes that you don't want to see everyone continue to bleed. If General Qin agrees, the Za family will take you to the Tai Chi Hall."
, the imperial troops guarding the south gate will also withdraw, and the Danfeng Gate will be handed over to you directly."
When Feng Wu heard this, his expression also changed, and he whispered, "Eunuch Yuan, is this the will of the saint?"
However, Eunuch Yuan had already handed over the imperial edict in his hand and said, "See for yourself, how can the Zajia family talk nonsense about such a big matter." He then said to the people in the city, "General Qin, what do you think?"
At this time, some generals rushed out from the military formation behind Qin Xiao, and the first one was Yuwen Chengchao.
"General, there must be a fraud here." Yuwen Chengchao also heard what Eunuch Yuan said and said next to Qin Xiao, "How could she take the initiative to open the city gate for such a simple thing? There must be an ambush in the city."
Dou Xiong on the side said, "But even if there is an ambush, how many people can there be in the imperial city?" No ambush? The main force of the Kyoto garrison has been defeated. There are only the Forbidden Army in the imperial city. Our troops are ten times the number of the Forbidden Army. As long as they really attack the city, we will rush in."
Qin Xiao looked at Taishi Cunxu and asked, "General Taishi, what do you think?"
Taishi Cunxu thought for a moment and then said, "Now that the matter has come to this, Xiahou must know that there is no way out. She knows that if we attack the city by force, she will definitely not end well. Now let the general go to Taiji Hall to meet her. If nothing else happens,
, there are only two possibilities."
"Oh?" Qin Xiao said with a smile, "How do you say that?"
"Either she really wants to have peace talks with the general." Tai Shi Cunxu said. "She knows that the general is a person who values affection and righteousness. She will use the support and care she has given you to persuade you to spare her life and make her look decent."
Abdicate."
Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said, "What General Taishi said is reasonable. It is possible. If she breaks through the city and goes in, she will be forever ruined and will be infamy for thousands of years. She doesn't want to end up like this. She hopes to see the general and find a proper and honorable way to abdicate."
, at least try to prevent her from being infamous." He sneered and said, "But she has brought disaster to the country and the people, so it is not easy to preserve her reputation."
Taishi Cunxu said, "So there is another possibility, that is, she has an ambush in Taiji Palace. Without the throne and power, it will be more painful for her than killing her, but now it is impossible for her to keep the throne. This way
Under the circumstances, she may have had the desire to die. But she was unwilling to die like this. She felt that the appearance of the general in this decisive battle was the reason for her complete defeat, so she wanted to die together with the general." Her eyes were sharp and she whispered, "Big general.
General, there must be a trap in Tai Chi Hall!"
"If we can allow the soldiers to enter the imperial city smoothly without bloodshed, I would rather go to Taiji Hall to meet her." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "General Dou is right, even if there is an ambush in Taiji Hall, how many people can there be?
Even though there are tens of thousands of people, I will go!"
Yuwen Chengchao laughed and said, "We have even invaded Kyoto, and we are still afraid of the Tai Chi Palace? General, I will accompany you into the Tai Chi Palace!"
"The general is also willing to go with us!" Dou Xiong said.
"As long as the general agrees to go to Taiji Hall, they will open the city gate and let us enter the city." Taishi Cunxu said, "In that case, we will enter the city and stare at the imperial guards first, and then the army will surround Taiji Hall. I will accompany you.
Lead the general into the palace. If there is really an ambush there, issue an order immediately and the soldiers can rush in to protect you." He looked coldly and his eyes were like daggers. He sneered, "I also want to see how Xiahou can still use it now.