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Miyagi City, Donghua Gate.

Dong Shenghu was lying on the hard bed in the small room above the gate, sleeping soundly. Suddenly, a soldier rushed in, "General! General!"

"What are you making! Is the sky falling?"

Dong Shenghu sat up, glared sideways, and said angrily: "What's wrong?"

"General, go and have a look!"

Dong Shenghu's heart trembled, he stood up and walked out of the small room, came to the city wall, looked down, and his eyes were as wide as a cow's.

I saw Shang Zhicheng, one man and one horse, approaching slowly below.

"Commander?"

Shang Zhicheng rode his horse to the city gate, looked up at him, his face was calm and solemn, "Do you still remember what I told you last night?"

Dong Shenghu quickly clasped his fists and said, "Commander, please make it clear!"

Shang Zhicheng said: "As human beings, we must be worthy of the country and our conscience. As long as we do these things, the current unfavorable situation will eventually turn around."

Dong Shenghu looked blankly at Shang Zhicheng below, wondering if he was still awake from the wine last night. Why couldn't he understand the purpose of the commander's words?

Shang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said something that shocked everyone, "The late emperor was very kind to us. Now that the prince has committed regicide and seized the throne, I want to bring order to the chaos and avenge the late emperor. Are you willing to support me?"

Dong Shenghu understood this sentence, but he was even more confused and still felt that he was still drunk.

Just rely on you alone?

What about trouble?

But the next moment, as if in response to his doubts, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly sounded.

From far to near, they soon approached the outside of Donghua Gate.

They were hundreds of elite soldiers wearing armor and holding guns and knives. On a slightly modified carriage in front of them stood a young man and a child.

That is
Xia Jingyun and the Prince of Jiaodong? !

Dong Shenghu suddenly sobered up from all kinds of wine.

Awake.

The well-trained Forbidden Army soldiers beside him raised their bows almost subconsciously.

But no one fired an arrow.

Because, that is the king of the imperial court, that is the outstanding person in the world!

What's more, before them, there was a commander who once led them to defend Miyagi City!
Shang Zhicheng shouted in a deep voice, "Dong Shenghu! Repay the kindness of the emperor, protect human relations, and make immortal contributions now! What are you still hesitating about!"

Dong Shenghu only felt that there was an unprecedented entanglement and embarrassment in his heart.

On the one hand, it is the big brother who he has always admired and followed, on the other hand, it is Su Wei Miyagi's responsibility and the sense of mission that naturally arises in his heart, and mixed in the middle is the two important words of rebellion.

Xia Jingyun said loudly: "General Dong, the prince committed regicide to seize the throne. He is not worthy of being a king. All people with lofty ideals in the world should fight against it! Opening the door today is not a rebellion, it is an act of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism!"

Shang Zhicheng shouted again, "Tiger Head, open the door!"

Dong Shenghu looked at the familiar face of Shang Zhicheng, the solemn faces of Xia Jingyun and Dongfang Bai, glanced at the soldiers who were still rushing towards him, and turned to look at the bows and arrows that the soldiers around him involuntarily put down.

"Open the door!"

With this sound, both parties in the field couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Watching the two palace doors slowly open, Shang Zhicheng raised his sword and shouted outside the palace door, "Enter the palace!"

Yue Pingwu jumped on his horse with a spear, "Capture the thief!"

The two took the lead and rushed in with their soldiers and horses.

As soon as his figure disappeared from the shadow of the doorway, he heard Dong Shenghu's violent shout from the top of the city, "Be careful!"

Within the palace city, Linghu Jian led a team of hundreds of trusted guards and rushed over from the direction of the main palace gate at this critical moment.

The archers stood still, drew their bows like a full moon, and then with a hail of arrows, they fell headlong into the "rebels" who had just appeared in the Donghua Gate.

The sergeants who were caught off guard were immediately shot over by the sudden sharp arrow. Shang Zhicheng and Yue Pingwu who were rushing at the front were also almost hit.

Before the rain of arrows could pass, Linghu Jian had already charged forward with his men, directly interrupting their forward momentum.

The size of the doorway was limited, so subsequent reinforcements could not support the battle, and the Forbidden Army in front of them was extremely brave. As the sergeants fell one by one, the rebel line was forced back.

It's about to retreat to the door. Once forced into the door, the fighting surface will be narrower, and it will be easier for the opponent to defend.

The overall situation that all parties have worked hard to achieve may fall at this most critical moment!
Shang Zhicheng gritted his teeth and looked at Yue Pingwu beside him, "General Yue, I leave the team to you to command!"

On the battlefield, there was no time to spare. Yue Pingwu didn't say much and responded directly, "Okay!"

Shang Zhicheng glanced at Linghu Jian, who was commanding the counterattack of the Forbidden Army, and shouted angrily, "Dong Shenghu, you fucking opened the door, do you still want to watch a show at this time?"

Following this shout, he led several sergeants and rushed straight to Linghu Jian's location.

Catch the thief, catch the king first!

Outside the palace gate, Dongfang Bai's face turned pale with nervousness, and he squeezed Xia Jingyun's hand unconsciously, "Uncle, can we win?"

Xia Jingyun also looked in front of him solemnly, seeing his supporters blocked outside the door, unable to do anything but anxious, pursed his lips, as if comforting Dongfang Bai, and also seemed to comfort himself, " If you can win, you will definitely win!”

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the team, and someone shouted, "What is that?"

Xia Jingyun immediately looked around and saw a group of all-black armored cavalry slowly gathering at the end of the long street two to three hundred feet away with an intimidating sense of oppression.

Black is cold, chilling, and all-devouring darkness.

Black ice platform, black knight!

This carefully crafted elite that Emperor Chongning once relied on most, this cavalry who betrayed Emperor Chongning at the most critical moment, came to defend Dongfang Ming and put down the rebellion at this time!

Xuanhu sat on the horse and looked at the fierce battle outside Donghua Gate, with a cruel smile on his lips.

As the head of Heibingtai in charge of Beijing's intelligence, he received the news as soon as these people gathered.

Zhonghujun, Qin family, Nancheng Lu Shouhu
However, he did not choose to send troops to kill immediately. One reason is that the Black Cavalry is His Majesty's personal army. Although he has the power to use it on demand, if there is no major incident in the city, his first action will inevitably arouse suspicion.

The second thing is that he has to wait until all these people are gathered before he can catch them all in one fell swoop.

To make meritorious deeds, one must do so at this critical juncture.

If you nip it in the bud, who knows what you’re capable of?

Everyone knows that those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, but in fact, those who turn the tide will always take away the greatest benefits.

He looked at the figures of Xia Jingyun and Dongfang Bai in the distance, his eyes flashing with blazing light. This time, there were two big fish!

None of you can escape!
He raised his right hand and pushed it forward suddenly.

The black knight behind him began to slowly move his horse.

Outside Donghua Gate, looking at this terrifying team in front of them, even the dead soldiers looked panicked under such momentum and the prestige they had accumulated in people's hearts for a long time.

There were imperial troops blocking the road in front, and black cavalry approaching behind. The 2000 people crowded outside Donghua Gate were like turtles in a urn.

Fear and despair spread among the ranks.

Xia Jingyun knew that he must not allow such emotions to grow at this moment. Although the people present were all trustworthy so-called dead men who did not care about life and death, there were still one or two who were timid. Once they escaped, they might trigger an avalanche of the situation.

So he shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone. I have already made arrangements for the black knight. Now I am going to break through the palace gate with all my strength, rush into the palace, and capture the traitors. This is the right way!"

The clear voice reached everyone's ears almost like a roar.

Everyone present, whether from the Zhonghujun Yamen or the Qin family, had heard about Xia Jingyun, and the miraculous deeds in the past silently endorsed his words at the moment.

Yes, with such a large force as Black Ice Platform and Black Cavalry, how could Mr. Xia not take it into consideration!

Mr. Xia is right, as long as he rushes into the palace and takes down the false emperor, what will happen if there are more black knights on the Black Ice Platform?

As a result, everyone's originally somewhat depressed momentum was immediately cheered up, and the pressure on the imperial troops resisting the palace gate doubled.

On the other side of the city wall, Linghu Jian struggled to cope with Shang Zhicheng's pressing and beating like a cone attached to the bone, while shouting: "Hold on! The patrol camp and the black horse will be there soon! It's a great achievement for us to block it." , everyone can be promoted to an official position, and be given the title of wife and son!"

"You dare to be distracted!" Shang Zhicheng's face turned cold, he stepped forward and slashed Linghu Jian's arm armor with his sword.

But the words were heard after all, and these forbidden troops seemed to have been beaten to death. They also gained momentum. The two sides surrounded Donghua Gate and continued to fight in a stalemate.

There was a chaotic fight inside the door, but on the street outside the door, the black knights who had formed their formation had begun to slowly increase their speed.

The cavalry charges with an indomitable momentum, not to mention the black cavalry and armored cavalry.

In the eyes of everyone, it was like a black whirlwind, amidst the swaying and collision of the armor, and the sharp light of Changshan, carrying thousands of troops to fight against the odds, with an unstoppable power that could crush everything, and rushed towards the Donghua Gate.

Two hundred feet, one hundred feet, seventy feet, fifty feet
The distance of a hundred feet passed in an instant, and Xia Jingyun could already clearly see the face of the person at the front of the cavalry.

It was a face that was cold, cruel, solemn, and even a little weirdly excited.

As a result, Xia Jingyun also raised the corner of his mouth strangely.

It was as if some god was secretly taking action. Just when the front row of black riders accelerated completely and were about to rush out of the street and arrive at the empty square in front of the palace, several stumbling ropes suddenly straightened and stretched in mid-air.

The war horse, which had no time to avoid, suddenly hit the tripping rope. Under the huge impact, the pillars of the houses on both sides were pulled apart and broke, and the houses collapsed.

The leading row of black knights suddenly fell!

The war horses all let out shrill wails, and the riders on the horses fell to the ground, groaning in pain as they jostled each other.

But their nightmare has just begun!
The whole team's horse speed had been completely increased, and the cavalry behind them couldn't avoid it at all, and they continued to hit it again.

The armor they wore was once their strength, but now it has become their talisman.

The huge inertia brought by the heavy weight made them like blind men out of control, ignoring the horses and people stacked in front of them, and slammed into them with a powerful impact.Amidst bursts of shouts and shouts, the black cavalry in the back row finally stopped. The wide street was already filled with war horses and knights.

Xuanhu's face at this moment was just like the clothes on his body, pure and frighteningly dark.

Xia Jingyun could actually think of setting up trip wires on the street in advance?

"Clean the streets! Now!"

He issued his order coldly, and dozens of Black Ice Platform spies immediately rushed out to help carry the horses and people who were dead or injured and had lost their fighting power.

"Great!"

Waves of cheers rang out from the "rebels" outside Donghua Gate, filled with joyful excitement.

Xia Jingyun didn't feel too happy, as this move could only be used once.

Next, they have no means to resist the black knight.

No matter how many calculations are made, in the end, it still has to come down to a real fight with real swords and guns.

He glanced at Donghuamen, where the fighting was like a millstone of flesh and blood, and secretly prayed that his backhand would be able to work as soon as possible.

A moment ago, in the palace city.

As the adopted son of Dong Liang, Du Yu, who has now risen to the top in the palace, was half lying on the couch. He glanced coldly and said in a high voice: "Hey, some people are so courageous? It seems that our family's prestige is not enough. !”

An old eunuch plucked up the courage to step forward and said with a flattering smile: "Father, Wang De may be sick for some reason, and he didn't have time to say hello to you. You, the old man, have a lot of people, please spare him this time."

Du Yu stood up, kicked the old eunuch in the stomach, and knocked him to the ground, "Old dog! Our family is young! What an old man!"

The old eunuch ignored the pain and hurriedly knelt on the ground, slapping his mouth repeatedly, "Old slave made a mistake, old slave made a mistake, father-in-law, please forgive me!"

Du Yu snorted, "Since you dare not come, then don't blame our family for not giving him face! Let's go and teach him a lesson!"

Several losers immediately shouted and walked out surrounded by Du Yu.

Soon, he came to Wang De's residence, which was now the lowest courtyard in the palace. There were dozens of disgraced servants living there, and the air was filled with the smell of urine.

Du Yu raised his chin, and a few scoundrels kicked open the door and rushed in, "Wang De! Old guy, get out!"

A chamberlain in his 40s walked out of a room and said, "Eunuch Du, Wang De is unwell and is resting in bed."

Du Yu snorted coldly and rushed directly into the room with a few losers.

Then, he suddenly froze.

In the room, there were more than ten chamberlains standing, headed by Wang Dehe.
"Jin Zhong!" Du Yu screamed, "You want it!"

Before he finished speaking, Jin Zhong rushed over, kicked Du Yu in the stomach, and then accurately stuffed a rag into his mouth.

The remaining people swarmed forward and captured all the losers.

Jin Zhong pulled out a dagger from his boot and handed it to Wang De.

Wang De's eyes flashed with hatred. Seeing Du Yu's eyes changing from shock to anger to begging, he held the dagger and said coldly: "It's really an advantage for you to let you die like this!"

The dagger in his hand suddenly plunged into Du Yu's throat.

After a while, the door opened, and Jin Zhong walked out carrying a bloody head. Dozens of servants also walked out of the other rooms. A group of people, led by Jin Zhong, hurried out.

In the side hall next to the imperial study, the incense burner was burning with incense prepared by Master Taiyi in advance.

Opposite him, Dongfang Ming felt his head getting dizzy and his eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

"Ma'am, why do I feel like I'm getting sleepy?"

Taiyi Zhenren, who had taken the antidote in advance, sat calmly, "Your Majesty, this is a sign of the recovery of magical power. The power is nourishing and restoring your body. You feel happy and relaxed, and you will naturally feel sleepy. You don't need to worry, relax. With your mind and spirit, your merits will spread throughout the heavens.”

At this moment, Dong Liang, who was accompanying him, frowned and said, "No, why do I feel so sleepy?"

The little Taoist boy was suddenly frightened, but Master Taiyi remained calm, smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Eunuch Dong can also feel it? Could it be that Eunuch Dong is also a man of extraordinary ability, and followed His Majesty to attend Pindao's lecture? , can such a harvest be achieved? If so, it is unknown whether the severed limbs will regenerate in the future and regain their glory!"

Dong Liang's head suddenly became happy. Now that he was in a high and powerful position, that matter had become his biggest regret. When he was told this, he was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to the poor Taoist chanting sutras."

There was no sound in the house.

Soon, with a plop, Dongfang Ming fell into a deep sleep and fell on the futon.

Dong Liang, who was still unconscious, was startled, but Master Taiyi took a flying step, covered his mouth tightly, and then knocked him unconscious.

"Damn it, this medicine is not effective enough, it almost hurt me!"

Master Taiyi cursed, took out the rope prepared in advance, and together with the Taoist boy, tied up Dongfang Ming and Dong Liang, gagged their mouths, and dragged them behind the curtain aside.

"Master, what shall we do now?"

"Wait!"

Master Taiyi said something, then sat back on the futon and pretended to recite the sutra again.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the palace gate, and a group of chamberlains rushed over quickly. The leader shouted: "Inform your majesty quickly that Gao Yi is leading the chamberlains to rebel!"

The expressions of the two guards suddenly changed. They reached out and were about to open the door, but they remembered His Majesty's previous instructions and looked at the visitor hesitantly, "One of you should go in and report!"

A group of servants looked at each other, and the leader stamped his feet, walked towards the palace door, and said softly: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Eunuch Dong? Eunuch Dong?"

After calling several times but getting no reply, the man looked at the guard and said, "Are you sure His Majesty is inside and nothing will happen to you?"

The two guards hesitated and shouted twice, but still received no reply. Their expressions suddenly changed, and they pushed the door open and rushed in.

Behind them, dozens of chamberlains also rushed into the palace.

The door of the palace was closed from the inside, trapping the noisy and fighting in the palace.
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The long street was empty.

The dead and wounded black knights had been cleaned up, and the remaining black knights slowly retreated, keeping distance, and prepared for the next charge.

Xuan Hu also learned the lesson and asked the spies from Heibingtai to investigate all along the way, and also stayed along the way to prevent any changes.

Everyone outside the Donghua Gate watched the Black Cavalry reorganize their team, but there was still fighting at the palace gate, and they vaguely heard reinforcements from the Forbidden Army arriving one after another. The situation seemed to take a turn for the worse again after a moment of improvement.

Seeing this, Lu Yi shouted loudly: "If you are not afraid of death, come with me and form a formation to resist the enemy! As long as their impact is offset, we are not afraid of them anymore!"

"Boss, look!"

Suddenly a man shouted, and behind the long street, a team was rushing towards this direction.

"Patrol camp!"

Seeing the clothes of that team, Xia Jingyun's heart plummeted to the bottom. No matter how good he was in scheming, he could not influence the fighting strength of the soldiers or the outcome of the fight with real swords and guns.

The most worrying situation happened. They were blocked at the palace gate for too long, and the black cavalry and the patrol battalion reacted and got involved.

The patrol camp has moved, so sister Jin Zhong, Jin Zhong, you have to hurry up for this most critical step!

He turned to look at Lu Yi, "If something happens later..."

Lu Yi didn't seem to hear what he said, and pointed excitedly at the other end, "Sir, look!"

Xia Jingyun looked along his fingers, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The soldiers of the patrol battalion raised their swords and guns, and when the black knight was caught off guard, they killed him fiercely!
Is the patrol battalion one of our own? !
The dead soldiers outside Donghua Gate also shouted excitedly.

Xia Jingyun immediately seized the opportunity and shouted: "Our reinforcements have arrived, attack the door with all our strength!"

The dead soldiers roared angrily, their morale was greatly boosted, and they once again fiercely attacked the imperial troops at Donghua Gate.

Under Shang Zhicheng's absolutely suppressive martial arts, Linghu Jian was already covered in glory, but he still refused to retreat.

His actions also inspired the soldiers of the Forbidden Army. Even in the face of Dong Shenghu's betrayal and the attack of the "rebels", they still went forward and guarded the palace gate tenaciously without fear of death.

Yue Pingwu couldn't help but feel a little anxious as he stood on the hillside piled up with dead bodies, looking at the battle line with little progress.

Until now, no one has come to attack them, which shows that Xia Jingyun has done enough and can't demand anything more.

It's because of their own incompetence that they haven't been able to break through this line of defense!

There is no way, among the Forbidden Army, the best are selected from the best, and they have always been taught by the loyal king. Although my own soldiers are not bad, they are still a little worse than the other party, and the other party also occupies a favorable location, so that I can I can't get enough energy.

If it continues like this, I'm afraid it won't be a good outcome!
He prayed secretly in his heart, God, can't you open your eyes?

In other words, Mr. Xia, can you create another miracle?

At this moment, a group of servants ran from a distance, holding up a man in bright yellow robes who was tied up, and shouted in unison:

"The prince has been captured! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"The prince has been captured! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Hearing this chorus of shouts, everyone who was fighting was stunned and turned to look at the person who was lifted up.

He is actually His Majesty/Prince? !
At this moment, the belief that had been supporting the Forbidden Army in fighting collapsed.

Shang Zhicheng took the opportunity to stab Linghu Jian's throat with his sword and shouted: "Enter the palace!"

Yue Pingwu also woke up from a dream, "Enter the palace! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The swords and guns of the forbidden army fell to the ground, and soldiers poured into Donghua Gate like a tide!

Xia Jingyun turned to look at Dongfang Bai and said with a smile, "Xie'er, are you ready?"

Dongfang Bai looked ahead and nodded heavily.

"Okay! Then let's enter the palace!"

Xia Jingyun led Dongfang Bai and stepped out of the carriage. The figures, one tall and one short, one large and one small, walked through the deep doorway, crossed the bloody battlefield, and walked forward step by step under the awe-inspiring eyes of everyone. (End of chapter)