Hong'er saw His Highness crying again. His miserable look made people feel heartbroken. Just as she was about to speak out to persuade her, she suddenly saw the snow falling on a big snow-covered tree in front of her.
, an assassin wearing a white cloak and covering his face, holding a crossbow, aimed at the princess.
This assassin, covered in snowy white, was hidden in the tree crown, and was actually indistinguishable from the tree crown. And the arrow on the crossbow in his hand shone with a cold light under the sunlight.
"Your Highness...be careful!" Upon seeing this, Hong'er was frightened to death. She subconsciously stretched out her hand and pushed away the ignorant princess.
Before he finished speaking, suddenly there was a buzzing sound from the treetops in front...
It sounded in the windy wilderness. The raging cold wind cleverly covered up the sound of the bowstring vibrating.
Everyone on the horse didn't notice it. It was only after hearing the call of the princess's maid that they suddenly woke up.
Whoosh…···
The fired crossbow arrows hit the ground like lightning and flint.
Hong'er, who was riding on the horse, pushed Princess Qinglan away with all her strength, and found herself unable to escape. Her frightened eyes gently closed, and her heart went blank, waiting for death to come.
At this moment, her body was suddenly pulled aside.
There was a stabbing sound, and the sound of arrows tearing clothes was heard.
Hong'er, whose life was in jeopardy, opened her eyes and took a look. Her heart was shocked and her eyes were stained with tears.
"Your Highness!" Hong'er's mouth opened wide, but no sound came out. She looked at the left arm that the princess was holding down, and an iron arrow penetrated into it, and blood spurted out uncontrollably.
When Hong'er came out, she was heartbroken and burst into tears.
"There is an assassin!" Wang Baoyi, the team leader, saw this and his eyes suddenly widened.
He immediately drew out his saber and shouted to the soldiers to protect the princess.
Wang Baoyi was the former leader of the royal guard. A month ago, he was given the title of Princess Qinglan by the King of Jin and became Princess Qinglan's guard captain. Over the next few months, this iron-blooded man was also appointed by Qinglan Princess.
He was moved by the intelligence and infatuation of the princess. More importantly, the villains close to King Jin squeezed out the old ministers, which made him feel disappointed and cold-hearted. From the beginning of unwillingness, to now, he is willing to be the captain of this little guard.
He vowed to follow Princess Qinglan to the death. This man's heart has undergone earth-shaking changes.
At this moment, the flat snowfield opposite suddenly underwent an astonishing change. In the flat snowfield, bulges suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Seeing this situation, Wang Baoyi shrank his eyes, his face darkened and he said loudly: "There are assassins, there are assassins, protect the princess!"
Before the voice could finish, I saw the raised thing, which suddenly shook. The snow fell one after another, revealing masked warriors wearing white leather clothes.
These warriors all held military crossbows in their hands. After they came out of the ground, they didn't say anything. They picked up the crossbows and shot at Princess Qinglan, who was protected by the soldiers.
jump jump jump……
The sound of the crossbow vibrating was heard, and the black arrows made a shrill sound of breaking through the air. In the blink of an eye, they were close.
Wang Baoyi knocked down a few arrows with his sword. At the same time, he called on the soldiers to protect the princess.
Princess Qinglan, who was protected by the soldiers, saw a trace of sadness in her clear and clear eyes when she saw this scene. She looked at the assassins who suddenly appeared in front of her with disbelief.
Instantly filled with tears.
"Ah!" Suddenly, there was a clear cry of pain. Hearing the sound, Princess Qinglan woke up suddenly. She turned around and found that her maid, Hong'er, had been hit by a flying arrow.
On the shoulder, bright red blood spurted out from the wound on the red vest, splattering on the white snow on the ground, the red color was shocking.
Princess Qinglan closed her eyes in pain, pressed her right hand on the wound on her left arm, and took a deep breath. She said in a deep voice: "General Wang, lead the soldiers to charge! Kill them!"
After receiving the reminder from Princess Qinglan, the anxious Wang Baoyi suddenly realized.
Yes, the opponent is a crossbowman. What they are good at is long-distance attacks. Once they get close, they are like tigers with their teeth pulled out. They are useless and will only be slaughtered.
As he thought in his mind, Wang Baoyi screamed strangely, brandishing the gleaming steel knife, bent down on the horse's back, and clamped his legs between the horse's belly. His whole body rushed out like a bolt of lightning.
"Brothers, charge!"
With an order, more than 20 iron guards shouted in unison, fell on their horses, and rushed over brandishing their steel knives.
The war horses galloped, and their flying hooves picked up thousands of piles of snow, flying messily in the air.
The rumble of horse hooves shook the earth, just like the galloping of thousands of troops.
The distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps, and the horses galloped for less than a few breaths. They rushed in front of the assassins whose expressions changed drastically, and they abandoned their crossbows and ran away.
Wang Baoyi jumped on his horse and raised his whip, raised the steel knife in his hand, and threw it down fiercely.
With a squeaking sound, a huge head flew into the air amid splashing blood.
With a plop, the assassin whose head was chopped off while escaping fell to the snow with a plop. The blood flowing out from Duan Jin instantly turned red.
Wang Baoyi, who was galloping, did not stand up at all, slashing left and right. In the blink of an eye, five assassins died under his sword.
Turning around, he saw the other brothers, who were also roaring and killing the fleeing assassins. He raised his hand and waved the knife, and fell. There were already more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground.
Looking up, he saw that there were still five or six assassins in front of him, running away desperately. Wang Baoyi raised his foot, kicked an assassin who had been stabbed to death by him, and kicked him to the ground. He raised the steel knife in his hand and let out a strange cry.
back.
The other Iron Guards, as if they had been given an order, quickly killed the assassins in their hands, and then followed Wang Baoyi and rushed forward with their steel knives raised.
The galloping war horses roared across the earth, kicking up a swirl of snow and mist. Amidst the rumble of horse hooves, more than thirty iron guards instantly surrounded all the fleeing assassins.
The surrounded assassins drew their long knives and stood back to back. Their eyes were full of fear. They looked at the murderous iron guards in front of them and their whole bodies were shaking.
Seeing that these guys were still resisting, Wang Baoyi smiled ferociously. He shook the steel knife in his hand and called to the other brothers. While shouting, he rode his horse and circled around the remaining ten people.
The war horses trampled the ground with a roar, and more than thirty iron guards drove the war horses to surround them while constantly compressing the encirclement.
This kind of fighting method was learned by Wang Baoyi from the Turks.
Back then, when he was on the battlefield, he could often see the Turks adopting this wolf-hunting tactic when fighting against the Zhou cavalry.
The rumble of red horse hooves constantly shook the weak psychology of the opponent. More importantly, as the encirclement circle rotated and shrank, the soldiers cooperated closely, with swords raised and dropped, and several lives were harvested. This way
The tactics also damaged the opponent's morale.
The thirty iron guards who gathered in a circle continued to shrink the circle, putting huge mental pressure on the more than ten people in the circle. When the knife was raised and dropped, the cold light flashed, and blood spattered. In the blink of an eye, three more people were chopped on the spot.
kill.
The only seven remaining assassins were covered in the strong-smelling blood of their companions. Looking at the murderous looks of these iron guards with amazing fighting power, the fear in their eyes became more and more intense. Their bodies began to violently and uncontrollably.
Trembling.
"Ouch!" Wang Baoyi once again let out a strange cry that made the assassin's heart beat with fear.
The steel knife covered in blood in his hand was raised again. Under the dazzling sunlight, the steel knife flashed with a soul-stirring cold light.
"Master Wang, Master Wang!" Seeing the Iron Guards riding horses around him, he raised his steel knife at the same time. The assassin who was trapped among them could no longer control the fear in his heart. The leader immediately threw it away
He took off the steel knife in his hand, knelt on the ground with a plop, and cried: "We surrender, we surrender! Mr. Wang, please spare us!"
Wang Baoyi, who raised his sword and was about to drop it, suddenly heard the familiar voice.
"Qian Feng? Are you kidding me? Is it Qian Feng that you are so stupid about?" Wang Baoyi's eyes widened as he stared at the appearance of the assassin who had pulled off his mask, and shouted in disbelief.
"Fuck, explain to me what the fuck is going on and who asked you to come!" Wang Baoyi was furious in his heart and took action with anger. After the steel knife spun in a circle in the air, the back of the knife
He pointed downwards and swung it hard.
With a bang, the back of the sword was heavily draped on the back of the assassin named Qian Feng.
There was a scraping sound, and the sound of a broken shoulder blade sounded, which was horrifying to hear.
"Ah!" Qian Feng screamed miserably, covering his bleeding shoulder, and fell to the ground with a plop.
Wang Yi jumped off his horse, rushed over, and kicked Qian Feng in the stomach.
With a bang, the strong Qian Feng was kicked out by Wang Baoyi's angry kick and slid more than ten meters away. Wang Baoyi's face was ferocious, and he strode after him with a knife.
The steel knife pointed at Qian Feng's throat, his face was ferocious, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Tell me, who asked you to come?"
With the steel knife on his neck, Qian Feng didn't dare to move, his body froze in place. He raised his hands and shouted quickly, "I say, I say."
Feeling the sharp pain from scratching the skin in his throat, Qian Feng was so frightened that he could even feel the chilling air emanating from the blade.
"Ha. Apart from my brother, the respected emperor, and His Royal Highness Prince Jin, who else can it be?"
At this moment, Princess Qinglan's voice full of ridicule and contempt came from behind.
Hearing this, Wang Baoyi was shocked. He turned around and looked at Princess Qinglan in disbelief, who was riding a horse, covering the wound on her left arm with her hand, her mouth hanging open.
"His Royal Highness King Jin? Is it really him?"
Princess Qinglan's beautiful eyes were full of coldness. She glanced at Qian Feng and sat slumped on the ground, not daring to move. She turned her head, looked at Taiyuan City in the distance, and smiled coldly: "Other than him,