Chapter 805 The decisive battle at Luoyang Palace! (5)
"Listen, people in Xuanzhong, you have committed treason and rebellion, which is a heinous crime. Now, His Highness the Crown Prince has the virtue of a good life and will give you a chance to make a new start. You will be surrendered within a stick of incense. If you exceed the time limit,
If you don’t wait, someone will come and light the incense!”
Wang Fangming was originally a famous loud voice among the courtiers. At this moment, when he was excited, his voice was filled with a strong sound of gold and stone, which was extremely penetrating, even for Empress Wu and others who were hiding deep in Lishui Xuan.
, and could hear it clearly. For a time, the people in Xuanzhong who were already panicked became even more panicked.
"Trash, everything is trash! Where is Wu Sansi? Why don't you send troops to escort you? Trash, what is the use of you waiting here!"
It was a good thing that Wang Fangming didn't shout. After this shouting, Empress Wu, who was already in deep panic and just relied on her willpower to maintain a calm face, couldn't hold back at all. She suddenly jumped up and roared with an extremely livid face.
She doesn't have the slightest bit of dignity as a queen like that. She looks like an old woman scolding people on the street.
Dead silence, complete silence. Whether it was Cheng Denggao, who was always flattering and talkative, or the eloquent Gar? Yin Gong, they all became silent gourds at this moment. In the face of Empress Wu's rage, all the guards at the side
Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. In the empty side hall, only the sound of Empress Wu's heavy breathing echoed continuously.
"What? You're all mute, huh? Huh, don't think that if you don't speak, the prince will let you go. Huh, Ge Aiqing, aren't you always conceited and smart? What? Are you thinking of surrendering too, huh?"
At this critical moment, emotions cannot solve the problem. Empress Wu knew this, but the unwillingness and shame in her heart did not diminish much. With a glare, she vented her anger on Gar?
On the lead bow.
"Replying to your Majesty, the killing outside has stopped. I am afraid that all of you Masters Wu have lost hope. Now the only solution is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron."
Seeing that the revenge plan that he had been working hard for for many years was about to be disillusioned, Gar Yingong's unwillingness was not much lower than that of Empress Wu. Naturally, he did not want to completely admit defeat, but in this predicament, he
How could anyone come up with a clever way to deal with it? Being forced by Empress Wu, he could only helplessly come up with a solution that was not a solution.
"Huh? I made it clear!"
Empress Wu was a smart person, and she immediately understood the meaning of Gar?'s strategy. She was just trying to kill Li Xian with all her might. Although she knew that this hope was too slim, for the future
Wu later said that after drowning, it was just a life-saving straw. When he had no choice, he could only hold on tightly.
"My Majesty is aware that our remaining manpower is not enough for defense. If the thieves attack, half a stick of incense will be destroyed. Now, since the prince wants to show his kindness, he will not attack within a stick of incense. That's right.
Give me a chance to make a comeback, and the key lies in Immortal Chief Qingxu. From General Yimo’s point of view, if this is the case..., there may be a slim chance of victory!"
At this point, Gar? Yinggong could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and explained in detail the strategy he had in mind in a low tone.
"Immortal Qingxu, do you think this can be done?"
Gar?'s plan to draw the bow was not complicated. Empress Wu could understand it as soon as she heard it. She also understood in her heart that this was the last chance to fight. She was absolutely willing to do it. However, it didn't matter whether she was willing to use it or not.
The key figure, Qingxu Lao Dao, must be willing to risk his life. Because of this, Empress Wu did not rush to make a decision, but threw the problem to Qingxu Lao Dao.
"Don't worry, Madam, I'll leave this matter to the old man!"
Qingxu's hatred for Li Xian was not at all under the influence of Empress Wu and Gar? As long as he could kill Li Xian, he would not hesitate to risk his life, let alone what he was doing.
It was his last chance, and Old Taoist Qingxu would not let it go, but when he saw his long eyebrows raised and his eyes shining brightly, he made a firm promise without hesitation.
"Okay, without further ado, let's get started, please!"
Most of the time for watching a stick of incense had passed, and Empress Wu did not want to delay any more. When she heard that the old Taoist Qingxu agreed to Gar Yingong's beheading plan, she no longer hesitated, gritted her teeth, and cautiously
In the end, he made his final decision towards the good of everyone.
"Mother, take care, I'm waiting for you!"
Although everyone knew that even if this matter was successful, the participants would be destined to be torn into pieces by the angry East Palace Guards and the officers and soldiers, but Qingxu Laodao and others did not flinch. After each bowed and saluted, they did not even look up.
Back to the ground and walked out of the side hall...
In the small square in front of Lishui Pavilion, the incense sticks placed on the incense table are still burning brightly and dimly. The faint green smoke is floating here and there in the wind, and the incense ash slowly slides down. Time passes quietly in the peeling off of the incense ash.
Then, soon, the incense stick, which was not too long in the first place, was gradually burning to its end, but the Lishui Pavilion was still in a dead state, with no surrender seen at all, which made the ministers couldn't help but feel anxious.
After all, no one knows how things will end when they reach this point.
"Look, there's movement!"
"It's out, it's finally out!"
"If you can't bleed, then don't bleed."
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While the courtiers were anxiously waiting, movement finally appeared in the silent Lishui Pavilion. First, several trembling palace maids and eunuchs came out tremblingly. Then, a large group of Yulin officers and soldiers mixed together with
The eunuchs and maidens swarmed out of the pavilion. As soon as this happened, the courtiers who were worried about the drama in the palace were all relieved and started talking one after another. However, no one noticed that Li Xian fell.
The hands behind his back were quietly sending a hidden signal to the guards.
"Stop! Anyone who dares to move forward will be killed without mercy!"
The crowd swarming out seemed to be confused and moved forward with their heads down. As soon as this happened, Cheng Wuting, who was responsible for surrounding Lishuixuan, did not dare to be careless. He shouted and waved his hand to signal the soldiers on the cordon.
He drew out his sword and gun and forcibly stopped the crowd.
"Oh, it's a murder, run away!"
The soldiers of the Cheng Department had just raised their swords and guns when suddenly someone in the chaotic crowd screamed. The already restless crowd suddenly exploded. The panic-stricken crowd rushed around, and the whole scene suddenly turned into a mess.
The officers and soldiers on guard who had not received the order did not know what to do for a moment, and were instantly thrown into disarray by the chaotic flow of people.
"Assault, assault!"
Cheng Wuting's command only has 3,000 troops. If he wants to surround the entire Lishui Xuan, his troops are naturally somewhat insufficient. Even on the most important front, the cordon that can be deployed is only a thin layer.
As soon as the chaotic crowd rushed forward, they immediately fell into an unsustainable situation. Before Cheng Wuting could issue the killing order, they saw Gar? disguised as a small eunuch. With a bow and a loud roar, he led more than 30 people in disguise.
The masters of Qixia Temple, who were ordinary soldiers of the Yulin Army, rushed forward with all their strength. In an instant, they had broken through Cheng Bu's blockage and rushed towards Li Xian who was more than thirty feet away like thunder.
"shoot!"
The incident happened extremely suddenly, and the Qixia Guanren and others, who were basically composed of top-notch experts, rushed in at an extremely fast speed, so fast that most of the courtiers did not even have time to utter a exclamation. This group of murderers had already rushed to kill them.
When they were less than fifteen feet away from Li Xian, they saw that the situation had reached its peak of crisis when they heard Zhang Mingwu suddenly let out a loud roar.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Although Gar Yin Gong and others launched their attack very suddenly, the guards of the East Palace who had been prepared under Zhang Mingwu's secret order did not panic.
He hooded the heads of Gar Ying Gong and others who were charging towards them.
Death, inevitable death, even if all the Qixia watchers who rushed over were masters of martial arts, no matter how fast the swords in their hands danced, they could not withstand the attack of such a dense array of arrows.
The dozen or so people who rushed at the front were shot into hedgehogs on the spot, and died on the spot without any luck amid the continuous howls of misery, while the rest continued to push forward regardless, trying to take advantage of the chaos to kill Li Xian.
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"superior!"
Although the crossbows in the hands of the East Palace guards were extremely sharp, due to the protective formation, only the more than two hundred officers and soldiers in front could launch crossbow attacks. Although they killed nearly half of the murderers, due to the angle, they could not attack with crossbows.
Unable to completely annihilate the enemy, just as the thugs who were about to be attacked suddenly rushed to the defense line, they heard Zhang Mingwu roar again, and dozens of figures flashed out, facing him without any sign of weakness.
Among the group of thugs who rushed towards them, Luo Tong, Li Yaodong, Ye Sheng and other top masters of "Ming Dy" were among them.
Both sides are experts, but whether it is in terms of numbers or momentum, it is obvious that the East Palace Guards side has the absolute upper hand. With just one exchange of blows, the momentum of the attack by Gar Ying Gong and others has been completely curbed.
The two sides instantly fought together and refused to give in. The scene was extremely heated. It was not until this moment that the stunned courtiers came to their senses, and the exclamations suddenly became loud.
Just seeing that the East Palace guards had the upper hand, the courtiers were shocked, but they did not lose their composure, and the scene did not appear too chaotic.
"Squat down, squat down, anyone who dares to move will be killed without mercy!"
It wasn't until the attacking Gar Yingong and others were intercepted by the masters of the East Palace that Cheng Wuting recovered from the shock. He was so frightened that he suddenly became angry and pulled out the horizontal knife from his waist.
, brutally chopped to death a young eunuch who rushed to his side in a panic, and roared with murderous intent, trying to control the chaos, but the frightened crowd had no intention of paying attention at this moment.
Everyone was so busy running for their lives that no one paid attention to what Cheng Wuting was yelling. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Cheng Wuting was so anxious that the veins on his forehead jumped out...