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Chapter 176 The Heng Family Army is Really Brave

Huan Yi led a hundred cavalrymen and galloped on horseback.

She was worried all the way, and kept on traveling without stopping for a moment, feeling extremely anxious.

Finally, Chang'an City came into sight.

It's getting close.

Huan Yi was also observing some unusual movements around Chang'an City along the way.

After all, if there is unrest in the capital, there will be some changes around here.

Chu Shixu is not a thoughtful person, nor is he a careful person.

Even the most careful person cannot carry out a rebellion perfectly.

If there were really any changes in Chang'an City, we would be able to see some clues along the way.

At this moment, a man came running on a horse in front of him, so fast that Huan Yi had to pull the reins and brake suddenly.

The horse's hooves scratched the ground, and the dust raised blinded Huan Yi's eyes, but she didn't care about that.

"Report—Eastern Palace scouts spotted ahead!"

This person was a scout sent by himself to gather information.

At this time, he came on horseback, reined in his horse in front of Huan Yi, and clasped his fists to report urgently.

It was said that scouts from the East Palace were spotted ahead.

Sure enough, what we worried about happened.

The East Palace is really planning a rebellion.

Chu Shixu's ambition is indeed obvious.

Huan Yi had anticipated that Chu Shixu would take action while the Fourth Prince was not in Chang'an.

As expected.

It wasn't long before he couldn't hold back any longer.

"How many people are there? Who is the leader?"

Chu Shixu's rebellion this time was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Obviously, he had planned it in advance.

Or it can be said that everything was planned when Chu Shizhao left the imperial city.

Even earlier than that.

The current situation in Chang'an City is unclear, so Huan Yi naturally doesn't dare to act rashly.

People from the East Palace will not show up rashly.

He must have known that I was approaching Chang'an with my men, so he sent people to intercept us halfway.

"This...what should I do now?"

"What are you afraid of? If all else fails, we'll just charge in and fight those rebels to the death!"

Before Huan Yi could make a decision, his men started arguing.

They are all iron-blooded men. When they heard that people from the East Palace appeared, their blood boiled and they rolled up their sleeves to fight to the death with the other side.

"Don't be impulsive, calm down!"

Huan Yi frowned and began to think.

They are still forty or fifty miles away from Chang'an City, but the East Palace has already discovered their whereabouts. It is obvious that Chu Shixu's spies have already covered the area around Chang'an City.

In other words, Chu Shixu will be informed of the arrival of all foreign aid in advance and make countermeasures.

It is equivalent to, the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light.

This is very disadvantageous for Huan Yi.

However, this also shows that Chu Shixu has already started to act, the imperial city may have fallen, and even... Emperor Yongjin may have fallen into Chu Shixu's hands.

Not good!
The more Huan Yi thought about it, the more uneasy he became.

"Never mind, just follow me and kill!"

Huan Yi drank it.

"kill!"

More than a hundred cavalrymen also shouted in unison.

Chang'an City is not without its own people. General Huangfu's Liangzhou Army has at least 5,000 troops.

I believe that at this moment General Huangfu is also leading the Liangzhou Army to start a killing spree.

Once they rush in and join forces with General Huangfu's men, they will then know the situation inside the palace.

The current situation is special, which is equivalent to racing against time. A moment of hesitation may lead to the loss of the city, the best opportunity, and the entire Great Zhou.

Huan Yi would not allow any unfavorable situation to happen, even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

……

Chu Shixu was pacing back and forth nervously in his own camp, feeling extremely anxious.

Now is the most stressful moment.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that I have a great chance of winning.

But there are still unpredictable factors. Although the Liangzhou Army only has 500 elite soldiers left under his own arrangement, they are still an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

As for the one hundred cavalrymen brought by Huan Yi outside, to be honest, Chu Shixu was not completely relieved.

Otherwise, he would not have sent out five hundred men in advance to rush over and intercept the other one hundred men.

The key point is that a long time has passed, but they have only taken two city gates.

There are still two city gates left, guarded by guards loyal to Emperor Yongjin in the imperial city.

As for the two city gates that he had captured, Chu Shixu was naturally not worried.

It was the other two city gates that he was worried about.

The two city gates were not under his control, and the danger was self-evident.

"Your Highness! The one hundred men led by Huan Yi have been stopped by our people fifty miles outside the city."

"it is good!"

"Don't underestimate Huan Yi. Don't let her into the city!"

Chu Shixu dared not underestimate the strength of the Heng family army.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. With five hundred of us, are we afraid that we can't stop the enemy's one hundred cavalrymen?"

"At this critical moment, you must not be so arrogant and look down on the other party!"

Chu Shixu glared at the man fiercely.

The other party was frightened by Chu Shixu's eyes.

Although Chu Shixu doesn't have much brains, it doesn't mean he is a fool. Now is a critical moment of life and death. Any relaxation or contempt may cause irreparable losses.

Therefore, he would never allow any dangerous factors to affect him.

What's more, Huangfu Jian must have reacted at this moment.

With the loss of so many Liangzhou troops, Huangfu Jian must have gone crazy.

We must not let Huangfu Jian's men meet Huan Yi's one hundred cavalrymen.

Otherwise, the two forces coming together would be very disadvantageous to them.

at the same time.

Huangfu Jian, who lost his personal soldiers, could not swallow this humiliation.

He summoned the less than 500 Liangzhou soldiers left around him and prepared to storm the Eastern Palace to avenge the dead soldiers.

"The court is in chaos, Chu Shixu's cavalry is rebelling, disrupting the government, the Yongjin Emperor is in trouble, the Great Zhou is in trouble, our Liangzhou soldiers cannot die in vain!"

"All you Liangzhou warriors, listen to my orders. Follow me to kill Dong Gong and take Chu Shixu's head!"

When had Huangfu Jian ever suffered such humiliation?

A real man should charge into battle and die on the battlefield killing the enemy, only then can he die a worthy death.

How could he be killed by someone's conspiracy?

Moreover, now that he has confirmed that Chu Shixu was the one who plotted rebellion first, he can still be justified even if he kills all the people in the Eastern Palace.

The five hundred Liangzhou soldiers were already extremely angry.

They waved their swords and rushed to the East Palace to kill people.

Just then, a scout came running over.

"General Huangfu, it's bad! Fifty miles outside the city, a hundred cavalrymen from the Huan family army came to help, but were stopped by the people from the East Palace. They are now fighting desperately."

"what?!"

Huangfu Jian's eyebrows were raised, and his face was shocked.

The Heng family army is really brave.

A hundred people dare to come?
However, Huangfu Jian looked at his remaining 500 men and horses, and they seemed to be no better than the Heng family army. "General, the East Palace must have set up an ambush long ago, waiting for us to go there, so that they can catch us all in one fell swoop. In my opinion, we might as well rescue the Heng family army first, which can also be regarded as gathering a force."

At this moment, Huangfu Jian also calmed down.

At this time, Huangfu Jian calmed down and began to think seriously.

He had lost several thousand soldiers from Liang Province, which was really frustrating.

But you must never lose the big picture for the small.

Now, we cannot expect the border troops to come to our aid, mainly because they do not have much time left.

Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. How could Huangfu Jian not know this truth?

Hengyi had just approached, still forty or fifty miles away from the imperial city, but was stopped halfway by the Eastern Palace. This was enough to prove that the other party had put a lot of thought into it.

Compared to the rebellion in the Eastern Palace, we have only just learned about it.

Everything happened so suddenly.

One had planned it in advance, and the other had just learned about it and was caught off guard. In this case, how could one outsmart the other?

No matter how fast the reaction is, it still takes a process and time.

Huangfu Jian frowned and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Damn it, Chu Shixu clearly wants to defeat them one by one!"

If I had foolishly rushed to the East Palace just now, wouldn't I have played right into the other party's hands?

Thinking about it now, I’m scared.

Just imagine, what would happen if even the last 500 Liangzhou troops were wiped out.

Then it's all over.

Why fight?

"The general is wise!"

The scout heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Huangfu Jian calm down.

What is the Eastern Palace?
That is the prince's base camp, heavily guarded and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

With just these 500 defeated soldiers, attacking them would be like throwing an egg against a rock.

But he also knew that General Huangfu's decision could not be stopped by a small scout like him.

Once the general made the decision, they had to go even if they knew they were going to die.

Fortunately, Huangfu Jian woke up in time.

Avoid the biggest losses.

The scout struck while the iron was hot and continued speaking while Huangfu Jian was still rational.

"General, what we can do now is to rescue Hengyi's group outside the city. As for the situation in the imperial city, we have to analyze it carefully before making a decision."

Huangfu Jian closed his eyes helplessly.

He really wanted to teach Chu Shixu a lesson and even wanted to skin Chu Shixu alive.

But there was nothing I could do but let the kid flutter around for a while.

"You're right."

Huangfu Jian patted the scout's shoulder.

"Pass my order, split the troops into two groups!"

"I will personally lead 300 people to rescue Huan Yi's Heng Family Army. The remaining 200 people, please act like a fool and make some noise outside the East Palace. Don't let them sit idle!"

Huangfu Jian is an old general after all. Once he regains his composure, the decisions he makes are quite comprehensive.

Not only did he have to go to the Heng family army, he also had to use the remaining troops to disperse part of the forces to disrupt Chu Shixu's side.

After all, you can't let the other party sit idle.

Once the other party gets the opportunity, those people in the East Palace will really think that they have succeeded and no one can do anything to them.

Moreover, Huangfu Jian was also very courageous. He knew very well that Chu Shixu had sent five hundred elite soldiers to deal with the Heng family army.

He still dared to go for support with only 300 people.

This kind of courage is not something that ordinary people can do.

In addition, the Heng family army must have been exhausted after rushing all the way here, and they had to fight against Chu Shixu's strong men, so they would not be able to be of much help.

When we charge over later, it will be like three hundred against five hundred strong men.

However, when has the Liangzhou army ever been afraid of anyone?

Therefore, when Huangfu Jian issued the military order, the Liangzhou army all rose up to support him.

"What a great idea, General!" All the soldiers cheered.

Huangfu Jian snorted coldly.

"What a clever plan! I'm just hoping that Huan Yi can hold on a little longer, and not die before I get there!"

Huangfu Jian couldn't understand why the mighty Heng family army only sent out a hundred troops?

You have to know that this is a rebellion and a forced abdication.

The Heng family army had known about the rebellion in the capital long ago, so why did they only send a hundred people to support? Isn't this a joke?

It's a bit ridiculous to say it out loud.

Those who know you think that the Hengjia Army is here to provide support, while those who don’t think you are here to be cheerleaders.

Others are fighting, and you are waving flags and cheering?

The more Huangfu Jian thought about it, the angrier he became.

If the Heng family army could send more troops, they might have already rushed into the imperial city.

Maybe he has already been put on Chu Shixu's head.

The more Huangfu Jian thought about it, the angrier he became.

However, now is not the time to be angry.

Besides, wasn’t our Liangzhou Army also being schemed against by the other side?

Of the five thousand troops, only five hundred were left.

Huangfu Jian did not hesitate any longer and jumped on his horse.

He picked up his spear and led three hundred Liangzhou soldiers to rush out, with another three hundred Liangzhou soldiers following closely behind him. The sound of horse hooves shook the earth.

No matter whether the other side has 500 or 1,000 people, Huangfu Jian is just full of anger, so he might as well go over and vent his anger on those bastards first.

When Huangfu Jian just rushed out.

The other two hundred Liangzhou troops he sent out, led by their deputy general, have already headed towards the vicinity of the Eastern Palace.

"You take your men over there, and you come over here! Remember, we are only disrupting, not engaging in deep combat. Understand?"

"understand!"

The deputy general gave the order quickly.

Two hundred Liangzhou soldiers quickly surrounded the Eastern Palace, bluffing and even beating drums and shouting.

Of course, there are guards in the East Palace as well, and there are quite a few of them.

Chu Shixu had done such a earth-shattering and soul-stirring thing, so naturally he had to take extra care of his life and property.

The guards and watchmen near his East Palace are basically all masters with great martial arts skills.

Although he knew that failure would mean death, Chu Shixu still held on to a glimmer of hope.

As long as you can survive, there is hope. Even if you fail, the first reaction is naturally to escape first.

And this group of expert guards is the last resort he set for himself.

Two hundred Liangzhou soldiers arrived outside the Eastern Palace.

This noise directly frightened Chu Shixu in the East Palace, who became restless.

"What's going on outside?! Didn't Huangfu Jian's Liangzhou troops already get killed?"

That old fellow is so experienced and thoughtful, he wouldn't dare to attack the Eastern Palace with only such a small number of defeated soldiers, right?

Chu Shixu didn't dare to take it lightly.

The slightest noise outside made him fidgety. The entire East Palace was like a hedgehog with its fur standing on end, and everyone inside and outside was on alert.

"Listen carefully! Guard all the gates! If anyone lets the Liangzhou Army in, I will be the first to kill him!"

Chu Shixu was really scared.

I still don't know what the situation is outside, and I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles.

The entire East Palace is under martial law!

There are three layers inside and three layers outside, not even a mouse can get in!

It can be seen that this guy doesn't have much confidence in his rebellion.

(End of this chapter)