The Eight Winds of Rebirth

At that time, Gu Xiangtan and Zhao Yuan went east together. On the one hand, he was worried that Zhao Yuan would enter the tiger's den alone and risk leading the snake out of the cave. It is already a very normal behavior for them, and this time it will not arouse too much suspicion.On the day Cao Qin came to Xumi Palace to discuss with them before that, Gu Xiangtan asked Zhao Yuan to send a letter to Hou Bingchen who was far away in Chenzhou, asking General Shenwu to secretly send the Shenwu army from Chenzhou. The biggest problem is how to do it without anyone noticing and not being noticed.

So looking at the current situation in Daye, only the plague can hide the large-scale transfer of so many people. From west to east, they quietly trekked through mountains and rivers, and walked in ragged clothes. After dozens of days of walking, they found places such as Bufang, Mo Song, and Ji Wan to settle down. That day, Gu Xiangtan was hugged by someone at the resettlement place for victims of the disaster in Houshan. After he stopped his legs, he received another note, one sentence: When you enter the hall, you are telling Lingfo that you have successfully entered the enemy's hinterland, and you can act quickly only after the master gives an order.

But at this moment, Luan Yu, who wanted to understand everything, knew it was too late. He looked at the darkest sky before sunrise, with boundless cruelty in his eyes.

That being the case, he had no choice but to give it a go, even if he died, he would drag this noble son to be buried with him!

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And in the capital of Great Ye, Cao Qin and Chen Xi, the commander of the imperial army, also fought in full swing. Chen Xi's ability is naturally inferior to that of Luan Yu, so he can't get much benefit from Cao Qin, but Chen Xi Relying on the advantage that the number of imperial guards is far greater than that of the imperial army, and retreating while fighting, he kept sending soldiers to harass the general of the royal army all the way, while he tried to escape from the encirclement, and then led people to kill elsewhere.

However, his thoughts had already been understood by Cao Qin. The farther Chen Xi was from him, the more beneficial it was for Cao Qin to fight with his long halberd. It brushed against Chen Xi's chest and almost forced him off the horse.

Seeing the opponent hit the horse and wanted to escape, Cao Qin clamped the horse's belly and quickly stepped forward. When Chen Xi was about to break through the defense line, the halberd head went straight to his vest, hooked the scales on the armor, dragged and pulled, directly The commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army was picked off his horse.

While admiring Chen Xi's nervous struggle on the ground, Cao Qin tried his best to climb back to the horse's back with the help of the stirrups, but at the same time, there was faint suspicion in his heart.

There is not much difference between the imperial army and the imperial army, only tens of thousands more than them. It stands to reason that Chen Xi's decline is already evident, and the Habayashi army stationed outside the imperial city should rush in to help. Why is there no sign of anyone? ?

Cao Qin looked at Chen Cai in the distance inexplicably, but received the same suspicious look from Deputy Commander Chen.

Where did those 5 people go?

At this moment, several messengers hurried to Cao Qin through layers of chaos. When Cao Qin saw them appear, he knew that the situation had changed.

The messenger didn't have time to salute, so he clasped his fists and said, "General, I have been guarding near the gate of Linxian County all day, but I haven't seen the deputy general of the Habayashi Army passing by!"

Linxian County is a small county not far from the north of the capital. It is not affected by the chaos in the Daye Palace, and it has nothing to do with the struggle between Zhao Yuan and Luan Yu in the east. That place is guarded because there is a well-known spiritual mountain there, whose reputation is even far higher than the mountains and rivers behind Luli Xiangguo Temple.

The queen may not be aware of this catastrophe, but the Crown Princess Gong Yiling knows very well in her heart that there will be chaos and bloodshed in the palace that night. She doesn't care about the life of Emperor Zongzheng or the life of the Prince, but she does She can't help but care about the life of the emperor and grandson. Since it is also in danger, she always thinks of the best way to keep Xi'er safe. In Gong Yiling's eyes, there is only one person in the whole world who can protect her son, and he is the only one. Her side is the safest and safest, so she carefully handed over the emperor's grandson to the other party, while she herself went to Bodhi Mountain with the queen in a pretentious manner, and took the unnecessary emperor's grandson with her, declaring to the outside world that she wanted to be a relative. The son also wished, in fact, it was only to divert the idea of ​​those who killed the emperor's grandson, if the rebels wanted to chase them, then they should come after them, since she left, she didn't want to come back alive.

That being the case, even Gu Xiangtan agreed to this method, Cao Qin didn't ask too much, and only sent people to guard in Lin County. He could also weigh it in his heart, but he didn't want the guards to wait all day without seeing any trace of the pursuers.

The third king took the third son into hiding at the moment, and besides Chen Xi, the commander of the Imperial Army, Luan Yu was far to the east. Luan Yu had Zhao Yuan to deal with him, so what about the other one?He was nowhere to be seen in the capital or in the imperial palace. Since he did not go to Bodhi Mountain, where did Xinghu, the mainstay of the three kings' left and right lieutenants, go?

Cao Qin was thinking about it, but Chen Xi, who had been terribly attacked by the attack, rolled over and escaped from Cao Qin's halberd, staggered and fled to Chengfeng Palace not far away.

Seeing this, Cao Qin frowned, and followed him into Chengfeng Palace on a tall horse. From time to time, rebels from the imperial army stepped forward to block them, but they were all dealt with by the general Yuguo decisively.

Chen Xi ran like hell in front of him, while Cao Qin's horseshoe followed closely behind him only a few steps away. Obviously, he could catch up with him several times, but Cao Qin didn't know whether it was on purpose or on purpose. With this gap, looking at Chen Xi's heart-wrecked appearance, a look of disdain for the world appeared on his face, staring at Chen Xi was like looking at an insignificant ant.How could this aura be that of Cao Qin, who used to be suave and coquettish in front of people, making countless young girls feel happy? This is the number one general of the Yuguo army, and the unique killing spirit of Yuguo generals.

It was not until he saw Chen Xi scrambling and fleeing into the main hall of Chengfeng Palace that Cao Qin pulled the reins, then picked up his green dragon halberd, and dismounted in one step.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Chen Xi hurriedly running towards the crown prince Zhao Mian, whose hands and feet were bound and his mouth was gagged, unable to move or speak.

Previously, the guards had listened to Chen Xi's instructions, and it was best to catch them alive, which saved Zhao Mian's life. Now that Zhao Mian saw Cao Qin entering the palace, infinite light suddenly flashed in his despairing eyes. , whining and beckoning to the other party to save him quickly.

But the next moment, a sharp knife was held against his neck.

After all, Chen Xi was no match for the other generals of the Habayashi Army. He had never been on the battlefield, and he only led the Imperial Army to patrol the capital on weekdays. He didn't know that the reason why Gu Xiangtan recommended him to Emperor Zongzheng was because Compared with the deputy commander Chen Cai, he is a coward who can't become a great weapon, and Zhao Dian, the third king, naturally knows how important Chen Xi is, but he has no one under him, and he is afraid of many opinions. The Emperor Zheng made a statement, so he let people sit in this position for the time being, but he didn't want to suffer the consequences.

Chen Xi looked at Cao Qin standing in front of him, tightened the dagger in his hand, and said harshly, "Quickly withdraw your troops, or I will kill the prince!"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." Zhao Mian struggled and widened his eyes.

Cao Qin looked at him with a half-smile, and tapped the halberd in his hand lightly: "Did you listen to what I said just now?" He brought people into the palace, and he threatened him?

Chen Xi was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Cao Qin to be so cruel, disregarding the ethics of the monarch and his ministers, what is the difference between him and the three kings?Then Cao Qin turned cold and asked, "Where is Zodiac Tiger at this moment?"

Chen Xi didn't say anything, Cao Qin suddenly shouted again: "Where is it?!"

Chen Xi was startled, and the dagger in his hand was heavy, and Zhao Mian's neck was instantly cut.

"I... I don't know, and I won't tell you if I know..."

Zhao Mian's hands and feet trembled in pain, and his eyes were full of fear.

Cao Qin squinted his eyes, and slowly turned his gaze from Chen Xi to Zhao Mian's face, with traces of hatred showing in his eyes.

Cao Qinhu murmured in a low voice: "Since this is the case, if you get this result today, if you want to blame... you can blame that ungrateful, crippled brother..."

He obviously said this sentence with Zhao Mian, and then he heard a sound of "噗嗤", which was made by a sharp knife cutting through the flesh and accompanied by the cutting of bones. Both the prince and Chen Xi suddenly opened their eyes wide, The guards on both sides showed disbelieving eyes, and looked straight at Cao Qin.

In Cao Qin's eyes, there was only a coldness, like the ice formed by a storm that had condensed in the ground for thousands of years, without a trace of humanity.

Most of the long halberd he had been holding in his hand had now sunk into Prince Zhao Mian's chest and abdomen. It went straight through and nailed Chen Xi behind him to the main hall of Chengfeng Palace. , bleeding all over the ground.

There was another "puchi", Cao Qin pulled out the long halberd lightly, looked at the two people who were lying on the ground, and then turned his eyes to the side again.

All the soldiers caught by his sight were fighting with both hands, and no one dared to speak for a while.

With the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, Cao Qin suddenly turned his head, walked out in a hurry, and met Chen Cai, who was walking quickly.

Just as Chen Cai was about to speak, Cao Qin said, "Look at this, I deployed two thousand troops from the north wing to surround Zodiac Tiger, and he took people to Shimen Temple, the Buddha is in trouble!" He said calmly, He was not shocked at all by what had just happened.

Chen Cai was startled by the two people lying in a pool of blood in the palace, but when she heard Cao Qin's words, she couldn't help but startled, her mind turned rapidly, and she almost felt complacent: "But if the astrologer is there, the other party is enough There are [-] Habayashi troops, how can the general fight with only [-] troops?"

Cao Qin frowned. He also knew that this trip was critical, but the imperial army in the palace was encircling the forbidden army. If tens of thousands of people were taken away at once, it would be like opening a hole for the forbidden army to flee. If the imperial army ran wild in the capital, the consequences would be unimaginable for so many people in the capital. Otherwise, only Cao Qin would take the risk himself.

"There is no other way, you can only fight quickly, and I will try to delay him," Cao Qin paused at this point, with a slight exclamation on his face, and his voice was slightly softer, "If Yuan'er Come back...you tell him, don't remember to use the things I gave him last time with caution."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Chen Cai to say more, she directly got on the horse, whipped the whip, and disappeared into the vast night in a short while.

Looking at the back of the man going away, and listening to the other party's orders, Chen Cai felt a gloomy and turbid air welling up in his heart, which made him almost unable to breathe.He looked at the still dark sky, and couldn't help but think in his heart: when will dawn...