We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

The reason why Li Che felt so aggrieved on the way out of the palace was because the Fengtian Army was not with him.

As the world's top army, the Fengtian Army has first-class combat capability, first-class quality, first-class morale, and even top-notch equipment!

No one could defeat them wherever they went, and even two thousand cavalrymen dared to gallop through the midst of thousands of troops.

It's like when you're used to using a sword that can cut through iron like mud, and suddenly you switch to a standard long sword, it feels awkward no matter how you use it, even if the long sword is made of fine steel.

Cao Yong hesitated to speak, and wanted to persuade Li Che to find another way out.

Huo Duanren, who was in front, turned around and shouted, "Your Highness, we've reached the North Gate!"

Everyone looked up and saw that the towering city walls of the imperial capital were not far ahead.

Behind the city gate, faint shouts of killing could be heard.

Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, then he was extremely surprised: "Your Highness, there are people fighting inside the city wall. Are they really your cavalry?!"

A big city like the imperial capital naturally has a moat as a defensive measure.

For foreign enemies, breaking through the outermost city gate is only the first step. After entering the city wall, they will face attacks from three directions.

Li Che did not answer directly, but looked at Huo Duanxiao beside him: "Zhengze, fire the flare!"

Huo Duanxiao nodded solemnly and took out the musket containing the last flare from his arms.

boom--

The red flares flew into the night sky, and the dazzling light illuminated the surroundings like daylight.

Whether they were our own people or the rebels, their movements could not help but slow down.

Hu Qiang and others in the city wall must have seen the signal flare, and the fighting inside suddenly became more intense.

Not only that, there were dozens of sharp sounds of breaking through the air coming from outside the door, followed by a deafening explosion!

Fengguo’s mortar is more like a large grenade launcher than a mortar. Its advantage is that it is easy to transport and can be carried by cavalry.

Two thousand cavalrymen were equipped with dozens of grenade launchers. It was unrealistic to capture the entire empire, but concentrating firepower was more than enough to take down a city gate.

Soon, there was a bright fire ahead and wood chips flying everywhere.

The inner city gate dozens of meters away finally couldn't bear the weight, making a teeth-grinding cracking sound and fell apart in front of everyone.

In front of Li Che and others, a smooth path appeared, blocked only by rebel infantry!

Li Che's eyes lit up, and he was about to order the entire army to attack.

Suddenly, a hoarse roar sounded from behind: "Sixth Brother! Are you going to abandon us brothers?!"

When everyone looked back, they saw a group of soldiers charging left and right among the rebels, fighting their way towards this side with great difficulty.

Li Lin, carrying Emperor Qing on his back, looked up with difficulty, then said to Li Che in astonishment: "Sixth Brother, it's my second and third brothers!"

Li Che could see clearly without Li Lin's reminder that it was the troops of King Qin and King Jin.

After all, they are now half his allies. He was able to rush here thanks to them creating chaos in the city and distracting the rebels' attention.

However, the current situation is not optimistic.

Although Cao Yong caught the rebels off guard, the rebels had an overwhelming numerical advantage after all. They had gradually restored order and began to encircle Li Che and others.

Li Che hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Duke Wei!"

Zhu Chun bowed and said, "I am here."

"You lead your men to kill the defenders at the city gate and open a way out for the troops behind us."

Although Zhu Chun hesitated in his heart, he knew that military orders were as important as mountains on the battlefield, so he immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"

Li Che turned to look at Li Lin and said, "Fourth brother, take our father out first. I'll go rescue the King of Qin and the others. Follow me immediately."

Li Lin looked at Li Che in surprise: "Sixth Brother, you..."

"Don't say any more, while there's still time!" Li Che said no more and looked at Huo Duanxiao, "Zhengze, let the Night Watchmen follow me!"

After saying that, he gripped the machete tightly in his hand and resolutely fought back to break through the encirclement.

shhhhh--

A series of dark shadows emerged from behind Li Che, each swinging out the hidden sword under their arms, and following closely behind him like ghosts.

Feng Gong said nothing, but followed silently with a group of secret guards.

This group of secret guards are all rootless people who can only parasitize on the imperial power. They are absolutely loyal to Emperor Qing, and after Emperor Qing's death, this loyalty naturally shifted to Li Che.

Cao Yongze exchanged a glance with Ren Kuan, then decisively drew the Embroidered Spring Blade from his waist and roared, "Jinyi Guards! Anyone who can still move, come with me!"

The Night Watch, the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and the Secret Guards, three elite forces gathered thousands of soldiers who still had strength left, and stabbed into the enemy formation in the opposite direction like a sharp knife, attacking the trapped King Qin and others.

At this moment, the King of Qin was exhausted, and he was able to hold on only thanks to the King of Chu who fought desperately to protect him.

They were at the end of the team, following Li Che's signal flares all the way, which happened to overlap with the route of the pursuers behind them, so they naturally encountered more battles.

Although the King of Chu was brave, he was not the real Xiang Yu after all.

After fighting hard for more than ten battles, his armor was badly damaged and covered with numerous wounds. At this moment, he was leaning against the King of Qin and unconscious.

After finally reaching the city gate, the King of Qin saw that Li Che was about to lead his men out of the encirclement, while he was still trapped in the enemy's formation. He felt desperate for a moment.

He and Li Che had no real relationship at all. It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to say they were enemies. He had bullied him quite a lot when they were young.

Even if Li Che left him alone at this moment, there would be nothing wrong with him.

However, Li Che actually came back to kill him, which shocked the King of Qin and made him feel guilty.

Lao Liu, you are so kind and righteous!

"Old Five, cheer up, Old Six is ​​here to save us!"

The King of Qin shook the King of Chu beside him and barely blocked the spear.

The King of Chu groaned, but still could not wake up.

The King of Qin gritted his teeth, his vision went dark, and he could only swing his sword mechanically.

He has reached his limit, and every step he takes now is overdrawing his life.

Fortunately, Li Che's men were brave enough to turn around and kill one of the rebels, knocking him off his horse. They were about to kill him close to them.

Seeing this, the rebel general who was besieging them frowned and said, "If this continues, they will all run away!"

The deputy general gave a bitter laugh: "They are princes after all. If they really die in our hands, the end of us will come."

At this moment, a messenger suddenly came running over: "General Zhai Yan has issued an order, all rebels must be killed regardless of their identities!"

The rebel general's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "Quick, archers, release your arrows!"

With this order, it would not be so easy to pin the blame for killing the royal family on himself.

Whoosh whoosh—

At the command, the archers on both sides immediately drew their bowstrings, and a rain of arrows covered the path of the King of Qin and his men like locusts.

Such a massive rain of arrows made it impossible to distinguish between friend and foe; a large number of the rebels and the men of the Kings of Qin and Jin were shot down.

Fortunately, after the incident four years ago, the King of Qin's temperament changed drastically. He was no longer as violent as before and had trained several loyal soldiers.

Before the rain of arrows covered him, his bodyguards used their bodies to block several fatal arrows for him.

The King of Qin struggled to get up from the ground, his eyes spinning. "Ahem... that bastard shot me in the back!"

"Old Wang, are you okay?"

The King of Qin looked down and saw the King of Chu lying limply beside him, motionless.