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The Yuzhou military camp fell into complete chaos and madness!
Zheng Chen was so angry that he swung his sword and killed several loyal guards around him. Two of them died or were injured in order to protect his safety. Only three people were left to protect him as he ran out of the military camp.

After running out of the military camp, the fire in the city came into view.

Who started the first fire?

Why did the fire spread so quickly?

There seemed to be some strange noises mixed in with the faint cries of the people.

Peng Sihai was the first to sense something was wrong. His face turned pale and he whispered hastily, "It must be someone from the Yingwei Camp. They took advantage of the night to climb over the city wall, sneak into the city, set fire and kill people."

The gates of Yuzhou were heavily guarded and could not be attacked. However, the walls of Yuzhou were not built to eight feet high everywhere, and there were always some low places. General Zuo sent people to attack the city while sending people to explore outside the city wall during the day to find a low place suitable for climbing. It was very likely that he would send a team of elite soldiers to climb into the city wall in the middle of the night to set fire and cause chaos, disrupting the morale of the army.

The other two guards also eagerly echoed: "This Yuzhou city is no longer safe. Let's protect the young master and escape from the north gate!"

"Master, Yuzhou can no longer be defended. Let's leave quickly! If we hesitate any longer, we will be completely trapped in the city and unable to escape."

Zheng Chen stopped and turned to look at the military camp. Amid the roar of the explosion, the shouts and sounds of swords and knives in the camp were clearly audible.

Turning around to look at the inner city, flames shot up into the sky, as if the entire Yuzhou City was on fire.

The direction of the north city gate was relatively quiet. At first glance, the dark road stretched into the depths, as if it led to hell...

The buzzing sound kept echoing in my ears.

Zheng Chen numbly turned his head again and looked at Peng Sihai and the other two. They all looked anxious and kept talking. Strangely, he couldn't hear anything.

It seemed as if there was a mysterious force that sealed him into a strange space, making him completely separated from reality.

When Peng Sihai saw his son's eyes were surprisingly bright, his heart skipped a beat.

It's bad! The young master is sick again!
At this time, the young master won't listen to anything you say!
Peng Sihai thought quickly and pointed forward: "What's that over there?"

Zheng Chen looked in the direction of his finger, and was suddenly hit on the back of his head. His eyes went dark and he passed out.

The other two guards cried out in surprise: "Peng Sihai! What are you doing?"

"Why did you attack the young master? Are you crazy?"

Peng Sihai quickly carried his son on his back and said, "There's no time to explain to you. It's too dangerous here! Let's take the son out of the city first!"

Peng Sihai had always been the leader of the prince's personal guards, and the guards were used to obeying his orders. Seeing Peng Sihai running away with the prince on his back, they said nothing more and immediately followed him out.

There were more than just a few of them fleeing to the north gate. There were also some civilians. These civilians ran out from the flames, crying and shouting.

"Oh my God! Open your eyes and take a look! What did we do wrong to end up like this?"

"My wife and daughter were all taken away, and my son was dragged to the city wall and died. Now I am the only old man left. What's the point of living?"

In fact, anyone who thought of running towards the north gate was considered smart.

Peng Sihai didn't want to attract attention, so he just mixed in with the group of people. When they were running for their lives, no one dared to provoke the four of them. Zheng Chen was unconscious and lying on Peng Sihai's back, but there were two other guards holding long knives, full of murderous intent. Not to mention provoking them, they didn't even dare to look at them. In this way, about 20 to 30 people ran all the way north. They didn't encounter any danger on the way and rushed all the way to the north gate.

On normal days, the city gates would be closed at night. But tonight, the north gate was opened at some point, and the soldiers guarding the city were nowhere to be seen. Most likely, they had opened the city gate and fled with the previous deserters.

Peng Sihai cursed a few words in his heart, not caring about what dangers were behind the city gate. He mixed with the people and rushed out of the city gate.

As soon as he walked out of the city gate, Peng Sihai knew something was wrong.

There were no torches lit outside the city gate and the light was dim. One could only vaguely see a group of imperial soldiers standing ready for battle by the sparse light of the stars in the sky.

It was impossible to count exactly how many people there were, but in any case, there were no fewer than a few hundred. Each of them was holding a spear or a sword, and the leading general said coldly: "Everyone, put your hands on your head and squat down!"

The ordinary people who fled here were all terrified and subconsciously squatted with their heads in their hands as ordered.

Peng Sihai reacted quickly, turned around and ran, and the other two guards followed him without saying a word.

This naturally quickly attracted the attention of the military officers.

"There are big fish! Don't let them get away!"

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The sound of dense footsteps was heard, and a group of strong men followed without saying a word, led by a middle-aged general. He was tall, dark-skinned, and had a cold look in his eyes.

It was Song Yuan.

General Zuo had made the plan to break into the city yesterday. He would attack fiercely during the day and send elite soldiers to sneak into the city and set fire at night. Then he would guard outside the city gate and wait for the chaos in the city and for people to escape. It was a perfect opportunity to wait for the rabbit to come out.

Song Yuan had been watching the battle for many days, and he and the emperor's guards had never taken action. Today, he took the initiative to accept this mission and guarded outside the north city gate.

Because Song Yuan never interfered with the army's battles and respected him enough, General Zuo naturally agreed to Song Yuan's request. As a result, as soon as Song Yuan arrived, he caught a real big fish.

There were only four people on the other side, and one of them was unconscious and was being carried by someone. There were only two people who could really take action. Song Yuan led more than a hundred people to chase them, and caught up with them in a short time. After just a few encounters, they captured the group of people.

When the torches were lit, someone in the imperial guards shouted in surprise, "Commander Song, it's the traitor Zheng Chen!"

Song Yuan usually did not show his emotions, but when he heard this surprising good news, he was also excited. He strode over and his eyes first swept over Peng Sihai's face.

Peng Sihai was Zheng Chen's confidant and followed Zheng Chen in and out of the palace every day. Song Yuan and Peng Sihai had met several times and recognized each other at first sight.

Peng Sihai's hands and feet were twisted, unable to move, and the young man on his back was as motionless as a dead fish. He was thrown off by a personal guard and turned upside down.

It’s Zheng Chen!
Song Yuan's eyes flashed with joy, but he did not kill anyone. He sheathed the knife, picked up Zheng Chen, and slapped him hard.

This heavy slap in the face would wake even a dead person up.

Zheng Chen opened his eyes in a daze, and what came into view was a very familiar male face.

"Mr. Zheng," Song Yuan's voice was colder than his eyes: "Long time no see." (End of this chapter)