Chapter 554 (1/2)
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The sound of rapid footsteps rang out on the palace wallsA few imperial soldiers in arsFan Xian stood behind the Great Prince and listened cal, they had captured the empress but had not captured the Crown PrinceThe soldiers that had been sent to the Ye and Qin family manors had also come back empty-handed
These figures in the elder generation were clear about the direction of the wind, even though they no longer had their previous ruthlessness, particularly the Ye and Qin fa the Eldest Princess' skirts in creating a rebellion, how could they allow Fan Xian to capture a useful hostage?
As for the other personal officers, they were reporting the defensive situation in JingdouThe Great Prince listened with his brows slightly furrowedHe then waved his hand to dis to Fan Xian, he said, ”If we retreat back into the Palace in the pre-arranged way, then it would be the sa them all the territory outside of the Royal PalaceIf the rebel troops set up an array and surround this Palace, we have no chance of turning the tables”
Fan Xian looked at him
”However, if we start carrying out attacks the moment the rebel army enters the city, it could only be effective as a form of harassmentIt won't be of any actual use” The Great Prince continued, ”I have too little military power in my hands”
The ht shone on the cinnabar red palace walls and reflected back, enveloping the entire palace and square in front in a warm colorEven the clear and sli red that was like fresh blood
”If we are to stall for time, we have to attack the mo sun and said with narrowed eyes”Unfortunately, the Overwatch Council secret agents are held back by the surrounding walls and have no way of handing in their reportsWe ate the army will use to enter the capital”
”The city gate is soh for us to destroy some of their spirit,” Fan Xian said with his head down”If I really had to guess which gate they will enter through, I would bet on the Zhengyang Gate”
”I thought the same” The Great Prince nodded his headThe rebel ardou fro GateFurtherate's ya had rebelled, this was the only gate he controlled personallyThis would be the safest and smoothest path for the Eldest Princess's army to enter the capital
The Great Prince furrowed his brows and said, ”I left a squadron there”
Fan Xian glanced at hih his eyesThe force facing them was too powerfulI was impossible to keep them outside the cityHe and the Great Prince had to land a heavy blow the moment the rebel army entered the city to be able to reduce their spirit
This squadron left behind would certainly be sed by the ar forward violentlyIt was likely no one would survive
As if sensing what Fan Xian was thinking, the Great Prince furrowed his brows slightly and said in a heavy voice, ”It is reasonable for a soldier of Qing Kingdom to risk their life and limbs”
Fan Xian thought with slight bitterness that it was only the Ele for power, yet these norust of wind blew through suddenlyAlong with the wind ca up and down the palace wallsIt was the officers of the I talk before the battleFor a moment, there was a murderous aura inside and outside the Royal PalaceThe air seeo?” The Great Prince narrowed his eyes at the city gate in the east and didn't glance at Fan Xian”Once the army has surrounded the Palace, it will be impossible to break out”
This was a question he had discussed with Fan Xianto lead the Idou to carry out a bloody killingFan Xian, with the help of a thousand secret agents from the Overwatch Council, would lead the people in the Palace to a safe path, kill their way out of the city gate, and quickly make their way south to Weizhou
Like in the previous discussions, Fan Xian gently shook his headPutting aside the possibility of success in getting out, even if they could, he would not allow the Great Prince to be torn apart by the Eldest Princess's ar with enough anticipation to keep both his feet planted firmly on the palace walls
He followed the Great Prince's gaze and stared at the sole sun without a word
Jingdou did not ith the rising sunTens of thousands of people stayed in their homes out of fear with their ears perked to hear the noises outsideThe streets of the residential neighborhoods, Tianhe Avenue, and various yamens were completely devoid of people and absolutely silent
Such silence and e daytidou had become an isolated and dead city
The ht an inauspicious soundIt sounded like soate
There was no sound of horse hooves or their neighingThere was no sound of the clash of ar in the airAt such a distance, it should be i and closing
In such a deathly silent Jingdou, any unusual sound frohts of the people in the Royal Palace
Fan Xian abruptly turned his head and looked toward the west and southWith narrowed eyes, he observed the sents had risked their lives to send outA aze and said, ”We all guessed wrong”
The Great Prince's expression became solemn as he nodded his head
The white s down fro frodouHooves thundered and charged through the city gate, along the wide open streets in Jingdou, and came toward the Royal Palace
Fan Xian and the Great Prince guessed that the rebel ar GateUnexpectedly, the rebel arates at the sa air
The two princes on the palace walls sucked in a cold breath and wondered just how many people were in the Eldest Princess's rebel arh all nine of the city gatesPutting righteous pressure on the city, they created a very terrifying spectacle
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Outside Zhengyang Gate, the yellow dirt that had been traain and turned into a cloud of dustIt gradually rose up to beco sun that had climbed over the horizon lineIt threw a shadow over the area inside and outside the city gate
At a steady speed, the 5,000-person ar Gate five abreastEverything appeared silent and quickThe dust that the horses' hooves picked up was charged down by these horses as they sliced into the cityThey looked like a yellow dragon without a head or tailThey dou to try and s up the pitiful common people
Ae e ”Qin” character painted onto the black flagThe last stroke of the character was painted with great strengthIt gave one a sense of invincibilityAlthough it flew in the dusty air, it still possessed a powerful killing aura
The former Deputy of the Bureau of Military Affairs and present Coeneration , was below this flag, caldou with an aura that none could withstand
He narrowed his eyes but did not cover hisin the yellow dustHe only looked at everything cal rose in his chestAs the Coyang GateHe knew that if the gate was tightly closed, he could charge it for three years with his 3,000 soldiers and still not get in
The capital of Qing Kingdom had previously been surrounded, but no enedou had sufficiently deth
Now, the gates of this capital had finally been broken throughLike Master Zhuang Mohan wrote once in his book, the most powerful capitals in the world are often broken in from the inside
The Qing Kingdom rebellion this time was not an exception