Chapter 59: Ambush Assassin (1)
There was thick smoke and raging fire everywhere in Feiyan King City. Most of the capital was engulfed in flames. The army was galloping in the city, and the big flags with the word "Zhao" engraved on them were flying in the wind. When did they appear? Now that Zhao Ziheng and other cavalrymen had arrived at full speed not long ago, where did they come from?
Several generals, led by Wang Ye, and their troops quickly rushed to the palace. The sound of the horses' hooves disturbed the morale of the Feiyan soldiers in the palace. Before they could fight with Zhao Ziheng's vanguard troops, they could already feel the enemy approaching from behind. Panic was inevitable...
"……what is going on??"
Even Duanmu Chun, who had been through many battles, felt panicked.
"Report——"
A Feiyan soldier came from behind the crowd.
"Tell me quickly, what happened?"
"General, the Zhao army has entered the city. Most of the city has turned into a sea of fire. They will reach the palace in less than a moment."
"What??? Why so fast?"
"Do you need me to tell you?"
"Well?"
When Duanmu Chun just turned his head, Zhao Ziheng had already come in front of him. The surrounding Feiyan soldiers were distracted by the commotion and no one noticed the actions of Zhao Ziheng and others. In just a blink of an eye, Zhao Ziheng's cavalry had controlled the inner field, and Zhao Ziheng had even put his sword on Duanmu Chun's neck. It was really unexpected . Once distracted on the battlefield, success or failure will be doomed. Duanmu Chun's capture made the other Feiyan soldiers who came to their senses stunned again. There is a substantial gap in strength between the majority and the minority.
"you--"
"Why do you think I am the vanguard? And I set out from the camp in the middle of the night? I created a commotion just to attract your attention, didn't you notice? How could I not know the speed of the army? So every time we approach the royal city to set up camp, we would send fewer people. Of course, we would not be discovered if there were not many people. Before we set out, we would divert your attention to my vanguard troops , so you would not notice it. We rode fast just to make you think we were going to raid. Didn't you notice that we didn't search the city at all? That's because someone would come right after we arrived. Even if there were secret passages in the houses in the city, we could trap those people hiding in the secret passages with fire attacks. Those dying people in the city were also deliberately arranged by you, right? When you were avoiding our eyes and ears, you came to the palace as well. There was no one there. This is the so-called 'empty city plan', right? Don't think you can get away with it with just the 'empty city plan'?"
Zhao Ziheng's words left Duanmu Chun speechless, and even Wu Yao was speechless. When did Zhao Ziheng do this? Why didn't he, the commander of the soldiers, know about it? Looking at Zhao Ziheng, Duanmu Chun felt speechless, as if he was suppressed by Zhao Ziheng's momentum...
"Tell the soldiers to lay down their weapons."
"...Humph, do you think you can stop Feiyan's plan to unify the world just by using me?"
Duanmu Chun had just opened his mouth when his left knee fell to the ground, and the part of his right foot below the knee was separated from his body. A shrill scream came from the mouth of General Duanmu Chun, who should not have uttered such a groan. Without waiting for Duanmu Chun to speak, the Feiyan soldiers who were watching dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender ...
“Damn it!”
Duanmu Chun held his severed right leg and gnashed his teeth. The next moment, Zhao Ziheng's sword appeared before his eyes again. He looked up at the young man standing in front of him. His face was indifferent, which was inconsistent with his age. His eyes were like snow in an icy sky, matching the sunlight that had just peeked out from the clouds...
"Is this the 'Wise General Ghost God'?"
It was not until this moment that Duanmu Chun truly realized the meaning of "a wise general is as powerful as gods and ghosts". Even Wu Yao, who was beside Zhao Ziheng, felt the same way. No matter how many times he saw Zhao Ziheng's expression, he could still shudder . This charm was one of the reasons why he favored him, so he would submit to and be loyal to Zhao Ziheng, and so he wanted to get Zhao Ziheng's recognition.
Around noon
The Zhao army had arrived at the royal city and set up camp just outside the city. The vanguard troops had already captured Duanmu Chun and other officials and soldiers hiding in the secret passage. Due to the suddenness of the incident and the passive situation of hiding in the secret passage, the previous fire attack had played a very important role. A total of 50,000 people were captured, including more than a hundred generals and senior officials. It was undoubtedly an exciting thing for the Zhao army to win this victory without any casualties.
The interrogation was an important procedure, and Zhao Ziheng personally supervised it. The result of the interrogation seemed unsatisfactory, and there was no warmth on Zhao Ziheng's face. Afterwards, Wang Ye stayed as usual, and this time Wu Yao also stayed...
"It seems that they are just abandoned pawns."
As soon as the others left, Wang Ye spoke.
"Not only did he not care about the lives of the people, he also abandoned the symbolic palace, and now he is treating 50,000 soldiers as abandoned pawns. I want to see what kind of person this Feiyan King is. How dare he play with human lives to such an extent?"
Judging from Zhao Ziheng's tone and momentum, he is very angry now.
"What does the emperor plan to do with the prisoners next?"
"Whether you surrender or not, you can't be accepted into the army."
"certainly."
Watching the conversation between Zhao Ziheng and Wang Ye, Wu Yao had a feeling that he couldn't intervene. Their conversation made him even more confused. There was no topic, so why could they still talk as if they knew each other?
