A cold dream is not a dream come true

Prince Cheng went to Korea for many days, but no news came back to Luoyang.Prince Xi had to ask every day when he went to the court, but it was still fruitless.

About half a month passed, and Prince Xi couldn't hold back anymore.Just after dinner, Prince Xi began to pack her armor and weapons.I didn't know how to persuade me, so I could only sigh and help to pack things.

At this time, Su Cui came in from the outside and said in a low voice, "My lord, the emperor is here."

Prince Xi immediately got up to greet him, only to see the female emperor hurried in from the outside, stepped forward and grabbed Prince Xi's hand and said, "Seventh sister, something happened to eighth brother."

When Prince Xi heard this, he knew that something was wrong.Immediately helped the emperor to his seat, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

The empress took a steady breath, then took out a letter from her cuff and handed it to Prince Yu Xi.Prince Xi opened it carefully, and I also went to watch it.

"Prince Seung was captured by the Goryeo Army and is currently in the enemy camp. The enemy leader requested a meeting with Prince Xi. I asked Prince Xi to bring 20 soldiers to reinforce Xifeng County. —— Lin Guangyuan, magistrate of Xifeng County. Two The eighteenth day of the month."

Prince Xi read the letter and handed it back to the empress.The empress took the letter and looked at Prince Xi. Prince Xi didn't speak, but frowned even tighter.

I was a little concerned about the date of the signature, so I asked casually, "February [-]?"

The Empress looked at me and said, "That's right. It's been three days now, and I don't know what's going on in Xifeng County."

Prince Xi thought about it for a while, then knelt down in front of the emperor, cupped his fists and said, "Sister Huang, please send my ministers to help."

The empress nodded, "That's exactly what I mean." Immediately, she cleared her voice and said, "Prince Xi obeys orders. I will send you to lead an army of 20 to reinforce Xifeng County. We will set off tomorrow morning."

"My sister obeys the decree." Prince Xi led the decree.

Then the female emperor stretched out her hand to help Prince Xi up, and said worriedly: "Seventh sister, Xifeng County is an important county in Pingyang Kingdom, you must not be defeated."

Prince Xi nodded and replied: "My sister, please remember. My sister will return for the victory of Pingyang Kingdom and save my eighth brother."

The empress patted Prince Xi's shoulder as encouragement, and then she got up and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. The affairs of the court and China are busy recently, so I'm going back to the palace first."

"Farewell to Miss Huang." As Prince Xi said, he bowed down to see her off, and I followed suit.

The empress nodded, turned and walked out of the room.Unexpectedly, as soon as her front foot crossed the threshold, she turned her head and emphasized: "Seventh sister, you are not allowed to lose the battle, or you will be dealt with by military law."

"My sister obeys the order!"

After the emperor left, Prince Xi began to pack his things.I looked at her busy figure and asked, "Didn't Miss Huang say to leave early tomorrow morning?"

Prince Xi didn't stop what he was doing, but shook his head and said, "The matter is urgent. We will head to Xifeng County immediately. We can't wait until tomorrow morning."

"It's getting late..." I said hesitantly.

"I didn't force you to go." She stopped what she was doing and said to me expressionlessly.

I shut my mouth at that time, not daring to say anything more.

When everything was ready, Su Cui came into the house to report: "The 20 troops are ready to go. Please order from the prince."

Prince Xi frowned, nodded and said firmly, "Let's go."

On the evening of February 21, Prince Xi led an army of 30 people to rush to Xifeng County overnight to rescue Prince Cheng.We all looked dignified along the way, and there was no communication.Su Cui and I occasionally closed our eyes to rest for a while, but Prince Xi refused to fall asleep.As soon as the sun rose above the horizon on the second day, we saw the figure of Xifeng County.

Besides, the terrain of Xifeng County is on the high side, and the city walls are ingeniously built with twists and turns, which can be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.It is precisely because of the existence of this county that the east of Pingyang Kingdom can be peaceful.Now that Koryo declared war on Pingyang, it must be to open the door of Pingyang.If Xifeng is lost, I am afraid that Pingyang Kingdom will go to war.

Lin Guangyuan, the magistrate of Xifeng County, and Fu Cheng, the general guarding the city, had been waiting at the west gate for a long time. Seeing that our army had arrived, they immediately got out of their sedan chairs to greet them.

"Prince Xi, you are here. This request for assistance has been sent out for five days." County magistrate Lin bowed his body and saluted, followed by General Fu.

Prince Xi clasped his fists and said, "My lord, please get up, I'm late."

Then Prince Xi asked General Fu: "How is Prince Cheng?"

General Fu stood up and replied, "My lord, let's talk as we walk."

County magistrate Lin and General Fu followed us into the sedan chair, then magistrate Lin frowned and said, "The leader of the enemy army is Zhang Xiong, the brother-in-law of the king of Koryo. They started to move around. A few days ago, they sent an assassin to assassinate General Fu Cheng, who was shot dead by General Fu on the spot. In the evening, they sent someone to kidnap Prince Cheng. It has been five days now, and there are no intelligence agents who went to spy Come back, Prince Cheng is still alive and dead."

Prince Xi nodded, and then asked General Fu: "How is the situation of the enemy army?"

General Fu shook his head and said, "At the beginning, Zhang Xiong only brought 40 soldiers. A few days ago, they asked for 40 reinforcements from Japan, and now they have 80."

"Any chance of winning?"

"There are many enemies and we are few, so there is no doubt that we will be defeated. The enemy army also expected that our army would not dare to attack without authorization, so they asked you, Prince Xi, to meet them by name."

"I see." Prince Xi nodded and said.

Not long after, we arrived at the county government office. Prince Xi discussed with General Fu and decided to rescue Prince Cheng as soon as it got dark.

Let's say that it was completely dark that night, and Prince Xi and General Fu led an army of 50 troops to the outside of the Koryo army barracks.

Prince Xi said to General Fu: "General Fu, you and the soldiers stay here and wait for my news. I sneaked into the enemy army and rescued Prince Cheng, and then passed the news to Meng Chuhan. Afterwards, Meng Chuhan will pass the news to you , You led the army to besiege the barracks and annihilated the Koryo army in one fell swoop."

General Fu clasped his fists and replied, "Of order."

Afterwards, Prince Xi led me to the side gate of the enemy's barracks, where there was no guard and it was very safe.

Prince Xi looked back at me and said, "Chuhan, you wait here. After I rescued my eighth brother, the cat meowed to convey. When you hear the cat meow, report it to General Fu immediately. This place is very close to General Fu. You just need to Go forward a few steps and turn right."

"Okay." I took out the "Sun" dagger and nodded vigorously.

"Be sure to pay attention to your safety." Prince Xi said worriedly, and then she sneaked into the enemy's barracks.

I watched Prince Xi enter the barracks until I couldn't see her back.While I was praying to God to bless Prince Xi, I was observing the situation around me.

The weather in February was still a bit cold, I shrank my neck, tightened my dagger tightly, and listened to the sound with my ears up.But there was no sound around, no sound of people talking or breathing, not even the sound of insects and birds.

I feel a little weird, but can't figure out what's wrong.I looked around again, only to find out the problem: Why is the side door unguarded in such a huge barracks.

I discovered the seriousness of the problem and started to struggle.what to do?Prince Xi has already entered the barracks, I want to go in and get her back?Or run to General Fu immediately and leave Prince Xi here alone?

I was thinking about it, when suddenly someone covered my mouth from behind and snatched my short sword away.My mind suddenly went blank, I wanted to call for help but I couldn't make a sound, I could only struggle with my eyes wide open.But the more I struggle, the harder the people behind me are.

At this time, a man's voice came from my ear: "Little girl, you have been tricked, just follow me." Then he covered my mouth with a rag and carried me into the barracks.

I was taken to a room that looked like a prison cell. The moment the door opened, I saw Prince Seung locked on the wall.The man behind me pushed me into the room and locked me next to Prince Cheng.

I began to struggle desperately and made a "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" The man probably saw what I meant and took the thing off my mouth.

"Let Prince Cheng go!" I shouted with a trembling voice.

"Oh?" The man looked at me, raised his eyebrows, and laughed.Then he walked up to Prince Cheng and gently grabbed his head.Only then did I see clearly that this man is not Prince Cheng, but just a substitute.

"Who are you?" I asked, biting my lower lip.

"It doesn't matter who I am." The man said, "The important thing is that your Prince Xi fell into my scheme."

I frowned and asked, "What did you say?"

The man shook his head and said, "I just want to use this fake Prince Cheng to capture Prince Laixi. It seems that I can not only capture Prince Laixi, but also a beauty."

"You!" I was so angry that I struggled, but every struggle was futile, so I had to calm down and ask in a low voice, "Where did you hide Prince Cheng?"

The man glanced at me and said lightly, "Dead."

"What did you say?" I asked incredulously.

"Ah, I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Prince Xi will be here soon, and the fun has just begun." As he spoke, the man stuffed the rag into my mouth again.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuu!" I struggled desperately, but I couldn't spit out what was on my mouth.

The man patted my face, then walked out of the room with a smile.

Damn it, there must be some kind of trap.I looked around for the mystery in the house, but apart from two iron chains, there was nothing particularly interesting in the house.

I moved my limbs, but I couldn't think of a way to escape.

At this time, there were slight footsteps outside the door.The footsteps stopped at the door, as if someone outside was eavesdropping on what was going on in the house.

I stared at the door nervously, praying that it must not be Prince Xi.

After a long time, the door of the room was pushed open with a creak, and the person who pushed the door was Prince Xi.Seeing that Prince Cheng Cheng and I were tied to the wall, Prince Xi immediately entered the room with a frown and said, "Chu Han, why are you here?"

I shook my head desperately to signal her not to approach me, but my mouth was gagged with a rag and I couldn't make a sound.

Prince Xi didn't understand what I meant, and wanted to speed up and come to my side.Unexpectedly, just as she took a step, an iron cage fell from the roof, and with a bang, Prince Xi was locked inside.

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