Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

At the Fifth Prince's command, the palace guards behind him rushed towards the Third Prince like wolves and tigers.

He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the city defense battalion around the third prince had suffered heavy casualties and eliminate the enemy.

Even if the matter was investigated later, he could say that the third prince was killed by Chu Ning's men.

Anyway, Chu Ning has been hit by an arrow and is most likely to die, and there will be no evidence to prove his guilt.

And as the fifth prince, as long as the third prince died, he would become the eldest son.

When appointing a crown prince, he must be given priority.

Therefore, the third prince must die.

"Good old fifth, you want to be the fisherman, but have you asked this king?"

The Third Prince sneered: "You were the first to do this, so don't blame me for being rude to you."

"Come here, kill them. After the task is completed, each of them will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and promoted three levels!"

"Don't worry, our reinforcements will be here soon, let's hold them back first!"

There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. The soldiers in the city defense camp immediately became very motivated and charged forward.

Although they were not at an advantage in numbers and had just consumed a lot of physical strength, they all knew that the King of Chu had been shot by an arrow and that they had the advantage.

As long as they can free up some hands to help, they can capture the fifth prince.

Their goal is to entangle the enemy and wait for their reinforcements to arrive.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

For a moment, the soldiers of both sides were in high spirits, waving their weapons and charging at their opponents.

This scene stunned the shadow guards who were watching the battle from a distance.

The emperor asked them to help the Third Prince when he was in danger, but the problem was that the Third Prince was not fighting with the King of Chu, but with the Fifth Prince.

The bewildered shadow guard immediately sent someone to the palace to report.

On Chu Ning's side, something also happened at this moment.

I don't know who shouted "His Royal Highness the King of Chu was shot by an arrow", and the Bingzhou soldiers and the guards of the royal palace retreated one after another.

The Sizhou troops chased for a distance, but received the news at this moment.

"General Fang, Zhao Yu has gone to get reinforcements and is coming our way."

Fang Liangping sneered when he heard this: "It's too late to call for reinforcements now. The King of Chu has been shot by an arrow. They are leaderless. We don't need to worry about them!"

"Pass the order down, everyone go to the Third Prince and prioritize protecting his safety!"

At the command, the Sizhou troops immediately moved towards the third prince.

Fang Liangping is not a fool. He knows that he cannot defeat the Bingzhou troops now. The best way is to go and meet up with the third prince.

Only by gathering together would they have the strength to outnumber the enemy and defeat the Bingzhou troops.

As for Zhao Yu and the Bingzhou troops, he believed that they would not pursue them.

Because Chu Ning was shot by an arrow, the other party would definitely protect Chu Ning and return to the palace.

During this period of time, we can join forces with the third prince to eliminate the other princes first.

And this was also the plan laid out in advance by the third prince.

Once Chu Ning is killed, you should quietly pursue the victory and kill a few more princes in the chaos.

The more princes who die, the greater the chance that the third prince will become the crown prince.

Therefore, the important thing now is to meet up with the third prince and kill the other princes.

As for Chu Ning's life or death, it doesn't matter anymore.

Regardless of whether Chu Ning is dead or not, at least he poses no threat to the Third Prince now.

After eliminating the other princes, the third prince became the crown prince. By then, even if Chu Ning was not dead, it would be easy to deal with Chu Ning.

At the command, the troops of Sizhou retreated like a tide.

At this time, the shadow guard also delivered the news to the palace.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, in the courtyard.

The emperor had a gloomy face and remained silent.

Although he had been keeping track of the battle situation in the city, the situation was so stalemate that he found it difficult to make a judgment for a while.

Although he had already sent shadow guards to secretly help the third prince, he was still a little worried.

At this time, Zhao Ming hurried to report: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Chu was shot by an arrow and his life or death is unknown. The Bingzhou troops were defeated and retreated. Zhao Yu transferred the Bingzhou troops that were fighting fiercely with His Highness the Third Prince to provide support."

"However, General Fang Liangping did not pursue him. Instead, he went towards the Third Prince. It seemed that he was going to meet up with the Third Prince."

"The Fifth Prince is currently fighting with the Third Prince under the slogan of revenge for His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "The King of Chu was shot by an arrow? Isn't he a first-class master? Why was he shot by an arrow?"

Zhao Ming whispered, "Perhaps it was because General Zhao Yu was not around to protect him, and because His Royal Highness the King of Chu gave his personal armor to General Ran Ming, he was hit by a stray arrow in the chaos."

Although this explanation made sense, the emperor was still a little worried.

"This news must be verified!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "You must know that this is a critical moment. Chu Ning's life and death are related to the subsequent battle situation."

Zhao Ming quickly agreed: "I will ask the shadow guards to find out more information, but now the Bingzhou soldiers have sent the King of Chu back to the palace, so it may not be easy to find out the news about the King of Chu."

"I don't care!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "Even if it means sacrificing some people, we must find out the truth."

"I understand." Zhao Ming responded, bowed and left.

As for the message conveyed by the shadow guard, whether to help the third prince, Zhao Ming did not report it.

Because he knew that since the King of Chu was shot by an arrow, the emperor would definitely fully support the third prince.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Fifth Prince to kill the Third Prince.

He knew this without asking the emperor.

The emperor was already upset enough, and he didn't want such a trivial matter to affect his mood.

Soon, the shadow guards in the city received the news and tried their best to ensure the safety of the third prince.

At the same time, the battle between the fifth prince and the third prince has reached its most exciting stage.

The Fifth Prince relied on the large number of guards in the palace and their superb martial arts to kill the Sizhou soldiers and the city defense camp soldiers around the Third Prince one after another.

They were not at an advantage in numbers to begin with, and had consumed a lot of physical strength. Even though the morale of the Sizhou troops and the city defense camp soldiers was high, they were not as skilled as their opponents.

After only fighting for two quarters of an hour, most of them were killed, and the remaining small number of people protected the third prince.

The Fifth Prince led his men forward and surrounded them, unable to help but burst into laughter:

"Third brother, if you commit suicide now, I can give you a whole body."

No one wants to bear the crime of fratricide. The fifth prince is thoughtful and wants the third prince to commit suicide.

But the Third Prince had a gloomy face and said fiercely: "You are not qualified to kill me, come at me together!"

After saying this, the third prince rushed forward with a sword in hand.

However, they were not just looking at each other as the guards around the Fifth Prince. In just a moment, all the people around the Third Prince were killed.

Even the third prince himself was scratched on the arm by the spear.

"Kill him!" The fifth prince laughed wildly, thinking he had a sure win.

Unexpectedly, at this time, many mysterious men in black appeared on both sides of the street. They rushed into the battle group and immediately repelled all the guards around the fifth prince.

The fifth prince was shocked: "Who are you?"