The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"Your Majesty! Urgent news from outside the city!"

The interior of the palace has been cleared.

The emperor, who was waiting for reports on the battle situation inside and outside the city, finally received accurate news from outside the city.

"What? Say it again!"

After hearing the report, the emperor turned pale with anger.

The messenger was sweating profusely, and there were spots of blood on his clothes, which showed how difficult it was for him to get into the palace.

He played it again with a solemn expression: "Outside the west and north city walls, the bodies of General Liu's soldiers were found. The garrisons from Sushui Town and Liu County were basically wiped out, with an estimated number of nearly 20,000..."

The emperor's face turned terribly dark.

We were already sure of winning, why did such a sudden change happen!

Twenty thousand soldiers died?!

"Who killed them? Why wasn't there any news beforehand, and no one escaped to report it?!"

The messenger lowered his head: "...We haven't found out yet. Your Majesty, there are still some outside the East City..."

"How is it outside East City?"

"An unknown army is attacking from outside the East City. It's estimated to number over 40,000. They've already engaged the rebels outside the East and North Gates. The fleeing rebels, their path blocked, are turning back and charging into the city. The situation is now chaotic. The Duke of Zhenguo requests Your Majesty's judgment!"

The emperor frowned and repeated, "Forty thousand unknown troops..."

Where did it come from?

He immediately issued an order: "Order the Duke of Zhenguo to quickly find out who the army is from and control the situation!"

"Yes!"

When the imperial decree reached the Duke of Zhenguo, who was in command on the top of the city wall, the Duke of Zhenguo felt that this divine decree... might as well not be a decree at all.

Saying it means not saying it.

Doesn't he want to control the situation and find out the strength of that unknown army?

I really can't control it!

The fleeing rebels were blocked and rushed around like crazy, fighting and killing each other in search of survival. Their fighting power increased dramatically, making it difficult to control them. After all, the rebels were numerous, while he only had a few thousand city defense troops and 20,000 Xishan soldiers and generals.

As for the troops that suddenly appeared east of the city, their clothing was indeed that of Daliang soldiers, but they came from several different military towns. He had seen five different military towns through his telescope alone, and some of these towns were hundreds of miles apart, not even adjacent to each other. It was unknown how they had come together.

How can we determine the origin of this?

"Order all the generals to kill the enemy to the death!"

The Duke of Zhenguo had no other choice but to try his best to overcome the current crisis.

On the one hand, he ordered elite scouts to go out of the city to investigate the situation, and on the other hand, he dispatched more soldiers to guard the palace.

At this time, the city and its surroundings were in chaos, with close combat taking place everywhere and the outcome was unpredictable.

If the situation in the city could not be controlled, he had to at least temporarily protect the safety of the palace and the emperor, so that he could wait for subsequent reinforcements. Otherwise, if the palace made even the slightest mistake, regardless of the outcome, he, the city's defense commander, would be in trouble.

Before long, the situation deteriorated further.

The rebels had an overwhelming numerical advantage, and after the initial chaos, order gradually emerged, forcing the city defense forces in various places to retreat.

Even if General Zhang led the 20,000 soldiers of the Xishan camp to rebel and kill the enemy, it would not change the situation.

The rebels clamored for "eliminating the traitors and clearing the court" and when they discovered the Duke of Zhenguo on the city wall, they attacked with all their might.

The Duke of Zhenguo quickly climbed down the wall from the other side and hurriedly sought a safe area under the protection of his guards.

"Go back to the mansion and have Fourth Brother Hui take the whole family to seek refuge. Disguise them all as civilians and hide in the back garden first. If the situation in the city gets out of hand, have him take the important children and find a way out of the city. We must preserve the Yan family bloodline!"

The Duke of Zhenguo prepared for the worst.

He secretly ordered his confidant to return home and deliver the message.

Looking towards the Imperial Palace, he silently murmured: It's not that I'm disloyal. It's certainly heroic to lead my family to a national crisis, but...

The king is foolish, and as a subject, I really don’t want to die in obscurity!

……

"It's the Tartars!"

Xie Weizhou recognized the origin of the unknown army.

At this time, he, Fei Wan, and Ma Xiaofeng had already infiltrated the army, and their clothing and weapons were the same as those of other soldiers.

His face and hands were covered in mud and looked dirty, similar to the people around him, so he wasn't too eye-catching.

These soldiers remained silent, charging and fighting as the flags directed them, which made it easier for Fei Wan and others to take advantage of the situation.

Finally, when they approached the city on a large scale and mixed with the rebels and some city defense forces, the battle became more and more intense. These people finally became more and more presumptuous, shouting and yelling while fighting, and Xie Weizhou heard the clues.

"They are definitely Tartars! They speak with the accent of the Tuozhi tribe! How did they get to be outside the capital?"

Xie Weizhou gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, and complained to Fei Wan in a low voice filled with righteous indignation.

If I wasn't afraid of being exposed, I would have wanted to kill the Tartars around me immediately.

Ma Xiaofeng originally followed the group to fish in troubled waters, with a joking attitude, as if he was only doing it to make money.

When he heard that they were Tartars, his expression changed.

"Master Xie, I think we should not think about how they got here first, but how to make them leave. Otherwise, what will happen to the people in the capital?"

He was really anxious this time.

There are people in the city that he cares about.

No matter how much fighting there is within the Daliang army, it doesn’t matter. The law governs them and they will not kill civilians easily.

But the Tatars are different.

The massacre of villagers at the border has always happened, and the Tartars were extremely cruel when they got angry.

"At the moment, our army can't defeat them!" Xie Weizhou and Fei Wan shuttled through the chaotic army, making feints from time to time.

"Your Majesty, does he have any other troops as a trump card?" he asked Fei Wan.

"I don't know. But I guess not."

"How did you estimate that?"

"Based on my understanding of him." Fei Wan said solemnly, "I hope I don't know him well enough."

She would rather she was wrong!

Xie Weizhou stopped at a corner of the city wall and temporarily left the battle.

His eyes were dark and deep. "You are the foxy concubine. I believe in your understanding of His Majesty."

These words were unpleasant to hear, but Fei Wan was not angry at all.

Just because his eyes are sincere.

When he said the word "witch concubine" at this moment, there was no intention of belittling her.

It seems more like approval and affirmation.

"So, I'm afraid he has no backup plan." Xie Weizhou showed disdain. "What kind of political schemes and imperial tactics are he playing? He's gone too far. We must clean up this mess for him, otherwise, our homes in the city will be crushed by the Tartars!"

"We are not cleaning up the mess for the emperor, but for ourselves."

Fei Wan corrected him, her eyes meeting his, "What do you want to do?"

Xie Weizhou pointed to the command flag in the distance.

"Catch the thief first and capture the king first."

"it is good."

Fei Wan agreed immediately.

She thought so too.

The Tartar enemy army was so numerous that it stretched as far as the eye could see.

It is harder than climbing to the sky to get past them and reach Huanglong.

But if we just wait for reinforcements from the imperial court, or rely on the Daliang army that is fighting inside and outside the capital to resist the enemy, it would be even more difficult.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Fei Wan and Xie Weizhou didn't say anything else and took action immediately.

Since there was no time to plan carefully, there seemed to be no need for them to ask each other too many questions.

At this time, there was chaos all around.

Things became extremely simple and clear to them.

to kill.

"Won't you wait for me?"

Ma Xiaofeng followed closely behind.

He knew that action required money, but he was clear-headed at this moment and didn't mention a word about remuneration.

The three men continued to fish in troubled waters, pretending to be Daliang soldiers in disguise of Tartars, occasionally shouting one or two emphasized and strange Tartar words, learning on the spot and following the instructions, fighting and retreating, quickly approaching the general flag at the rear of the team.

Several people supported each other and cooperated with each other tacitly.

After helping Fei Wan push away a Tartar soldier who had gotten too close, Ma Xiaofeng muttered softly, "If we can't come back alive..."

"Then I won't come back."

Fei Wan blurted out.

Surprisingly, Xie Weizhou said the same thing as she did.

The two said in unison.

They looked at each other, then quickly looked away to deal with the situation around them.

Fei Wan thought: This guy deserves to fight to the death in the future. Even if he is just a spoiled and naughty young man, he dares to risk his life when encountering the enemy.

Xie Weizhou thought: This femme fatale has schemed so hard to become my favorite concubine. If she dies here today, it will all be in vain. If I succeed later, I can cover her retreat. It all depends on whether she can escape by luck.