From eunuch to emperor

Song Ding heard that Yufu's army had arrived at the base of the city, and he shouted in fright: "Aren't they stationed outside the city? How could they have arrived at the base of the city!"

The soldier reported: "The army has not yet arrived, only archers and cavalry."

Song Ding asked: "How many people?"

The soldier reported, "No more than a thousand."

Song Ding breathed a sigh of relief, and cursed: "A mere 1000 people dare to attack my city!"

Putting on his armor, Song Ding went to the city, and saw the cavalry archers shooting arrows into the city.

The soldier picked up an arrow, presented it to Song Ding, and said, "Commander, these people are trying to persuade you to surrender."

Song Ding took it apart and looked at it. They were all things to persuade him to surrender. He said that Li Zhaoliang was the one who rebelled, and he only killed the chief culprit.

"Bastard, shoot me an arrow!"

Song Ding was furious, and Li Chengdao said that only the culprit should be killed, and he was the culprit.

The imperial army shot random arrows at the city, and the cavalry archers shot the arrows and immediately led the troops to retreat.

When all the officials in the city heard that the imperial army had arrived outside the city, they were all panicked, and they were all afraid of being questioned by Li Chengdao.

Li Chengdao showed both kindness and power, and all the officials in the court were afraid of him.

Some people began to send people out of the city to contact Zhong Gui, preparing to respond internally.

For a while, the hearts of Jinling City fluctuated.

The horse archers returned to the barracks to return to their orders. Zhong Gui ordered the whole army to rest and strengthen patrols to guard against sneak attacks.

...

Night falls.

Song Ding assembled the forbidden army at Ximen, and Liu Lan's Marquis Wu also assembled.

Eight thousand forbidden troops, plus eight thousand Marquis Wu, totaled sixteen thousand.

Liu Lan said: "Commander Song, let's go."

The west city gate opened, and the army quietly left the city.

...

Qijia wine shop.

Yu Fuguo changed into black night clothes, with a sharp blade and a crossbow at his waist.

Lu Ji asked, "Do you want me to go with my father-in-law?"

Yu Fuguo smiled and said, "Our family can't do this well, so how can we follow King Wu?"

Lu Ji smiled and said nothing, Yu Fuguo went out alone.

...

In the large tent of the Chinese army in the west of the city, surrounded by heavy guards, Zhong Gui repeatedly read the strategies given by Li Chengdao in the tent.

He had never led a soldier before, and the quelling of chaos this time was too important, Zhong Gui was very nervous.

"Siege the city early tomorrow morning, the North Gate is the most vulnerable after a big battle."

Li Chengdao asked Zhong Gui to attack from the north, because the north was destroyed once.

That time, Long Chen fought with Fuyuan Tower, and the city wall was severely damaged.

The army is stationed in the west, but attacked from the north, so that it can be caught by surprise.

The summer night in Jinling was very stuffy, especially inside the tent. Zhong Gui picked up the fan and fanned it, and there was a slight noise outside.

Zhong Gui didn't pay much attention, and continued to read Li Chengdao's secret decree.

The door of the tent was suddenly opened, and a man in white with orchids embroidered on his chest walked in, with a ghost mask on his face.

"you..."

Zhong Gui was shocked, with such a dress, he must be an assassin.

The person who came was none other than Ji Zhang.

The guards around the big tent of the Chinese army had been killed, and Ji Zhang swaggered into the tent.

Zhong Gui immediately draws his sword and kills Ji Zhang. Ji Zhang's eyes move slightly, his figure flashes, and a three-foot-long sickle appears in his hand. Kick Zhong Gui's stomach.

Zhong Gui was taken aback, he already had the mid-term cultivation of Martial Emperor, and he attacked with all his strength, but Ji Zhang had no pressure and easily defeated his own moves.

Kicking over, Zhong Gui scolded, forming an invisible barrier around his body, blocking Ji Zhang's kick.

"Oh?"

Ji Zhang was slightly surprised, this was obviously the Xuanwu Jue, the secret law of the Nanliang royal family.

However, in the face of absolute strength, any move is a trick.

Zhong Gui was kicked back, Ji Zhang caught up, and the sickle slashed down, Zhong Gui fought back desperately.

boom!

With a loud explosion, the sharp sword in Zhong Gui's hand was blown away, and the tent was split open. Ji Zhang caught up and attacked several times in succession. Zhong Gui's defense was shattered, and he screamed in fright: "There are assassins, there are assassins!"

Zhong Gui yelled, but no one came to guard him. The surrounding tents started to catch fire, and the army was in a commotion.

Ji Zhang ignored Zhong Gui, stepped forward and struck with all his strength, beheading Zhong Gui's head with a sickle.

To the east, Liu Lan and Song Ding's army had already arrived. Ji Zhang rushed west, killing people and setting fire along the way, and the barracks were in chaos.

After killing the barracks, a dozen people stood in front of Ji Zhang.

Looking at the burning battlefield, Ji Zhang said coldly, "Withdraw!"

Ji Zhang and his party disappeared into the night.

At this time, the melee is fierce.

Liu Lan and Song Ding led troops to lurk in the east. When they saw the barracks on fire, they were overjoyed and immediately led their troops into it.

Zhong Gui was killed, other generals were also assassinated, the soldiers had no one to command, the barracks were in chaos, and the melee soon turned into a massacre.

Liu Lan was ecstatic, and laughed loudly: "Kill me! The emperor will reward you a lot!"

Song Ding even held a long gun and led people to conflict, as if entering a land of no one.

The two men fought vigorously, and Liu Lan ran farther and farther.

In front, a horse rushed out with flames on it. Seeing someone rushing over, Liu Lan said angrily, "You're looking for death!"

Liu Lan's cultivation base is not high, but because all the masters have been assassinated, since the start of the war, Liu Lan has not encountered any opponents, and feels a little invincible in the world.

When the war horse came back, Liu Lan raised his knife and slashed. The visitor easily dodged, and a sharp sword pierced Liu Lan's heart.

With one hit, the visitor didn't stop, and the horse disappeared into the flames.

Liu Lan felt a severe pain in his heart and fell off his horse. He didn't understand why there were still masters?

The battlefield was too chaotic, no one found out that Liu Lan was dead, and no one even recognized Liu Lan's identity.

When Liu Lan was killed, Song Dingzheng led several people to kill wantonly. He felt the same as Liu Lan, feeling that he was invincible.

The enemy army ran in chaos, Song Ding chased them down on horseback, with a long knife in his hand, he would slash anyone he saw.

Suddenly, a cold arrow struck from the darkness, just stabbing Song Ding's face.

Song Ding let out a scream and hit the ground on the spot. His attendants were shocked and immediately dismounted to rescue him. Song Ding was already dead.

"Commander, Command!"

The imperial army didn't know why Song Ding was killed, and he was fine just now.

"How to do?"

The imperial army wanted to take Song Ding back for treatment, but a cold arrow pierced through the door, and Song Ding was out of breath.

The scuffle continued, and no one could withdraw at this time.

When it was dawn, the tents and provisions were still smoking, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and the imperial army was completely defeated.

The garrison and the forbidden army entered the city victoriously, and Li Zhaoliang personally led all the officials out of the city to greet them.

This battle took everyone by surprise.

Li Chengdao's [-] troops were unexpectedly destroyed by the night attack, and Li Zhaoliang, who had just ascended the throne, actually won the war.

"Where are Eunuch Liu and Commander Song?"

Li Zhaoliang didn't see Liu Lan and Song Ding, so he had a bad feeling.

A general came forward and said: "Go back to the emperor, Eunuch Liu and Commander Song are dead."

Li Zhaoliang turned pale with shock, and asked, "How did this happen?"

Liao Houqi beside him was jealous of Liu Lan's great achievements just now, and when he heard that Liu Lan died in battle, his face changed in fright.

Leading troops in battle is too dangerous, and there is a possibility of death at any time. Yesterday, they were alive and kicking, and today they are straight.