Aoyama

Chapter 271 Massacre of the City
Chen Ji and the sharpshooter stared at each other from a distance, and there seemed to be an invisible thread between them, connecting their murderous intent.

The sharpshooter stood on the roof, solemn and cold.

He drew another arrow from his quiver, drew the string, and filled the bow!
The whistling arrows flew over a hundred steps, causing a piercing sound.

On the long street, two iron cavalrymen of the Tian Ce Army followed the guidance of the whistling arrows and pulled the iron chains to strangle Chen Ji. Their iron hooves raised the yellow earth and their armors rubbed against each other with a roar.

When the iron chain came in front of him, Chen Ji did not avoid or give way. Instead, he held the chain with both hands and pulled hard, pulling two heavily armored cavalrymen off their horses. The war horses ran away with empty saddles.

The two cavalrymen did not panic after being pulled off their horses. They loosened the iron chains, drew their swords, turned over and stood up in one go, and slashed at Chen Ji from the left and right.

The veteran soldiers of the Tian Ce Army, who had experienced hundreds of battles, were fearless and would kill anyone they could find with their whistling arrows.

Chen Ji shook his wrist, and the two ends of the iron chain in his hand were like poisonous snakes with eyes, and they hit the helmets of the two Tian Ce soldiers fiercely at the same time. The iron helmets were dented, and the two Tian Ce soldiers fell to the ground.

When the sharpshooter saw that the cavalry failed to encircle and kill Chen Ji, he immediately shot an iron arrow at him, and the timing was perfect, as Chen Ji was still exerting his strength.

Chen Ji watched the iron arrow approaching him, and was about to use his sword to cut it off. But he saw a flash of a knife in the corner of the wall, and Wu Yun, hiding in a place where the sharpshooter could not see, cut down the iron arrow.

Wuyun meowed, "Jingchao's sharpshooter is so difficult to deal with. Should I sneak over and kill him?"

Chen Ji whispered: "Don't go, it's too far!"

Wuyun let out an "oh".

At this time, the sharpshooter had decisively changed to three whistling arrows and shot them towards this place together.

A sharp whistling sound was heard, and more than a hundred cavalrymen who were slaughtering the city nearby stopped in silence, silently watching three whistling arrows flying across the sky.

The next moment, more than a hundred riders simultaneously pulled the reins tight and rode towards the place where the whistling arrow fell.

Chen Ji heard the rumbling of horse hooves and immediately threw the iron chain to the neck of the horse that was running away. The iron chain was put on the horse, and Chen Ji pulled the iron chain and let it drag him to the north.

As he passed the corner, he bent down, picked up the dark cloud and stuffed it into his arms.

Chen Ji pulled the iron chain with both hands, and his whole body flew into the air and landed lightly on the back of the warhorse.

The warhorse found that it was not its master, and it trembled anxiously. But Chen Ji just put his hand on its back, and the molten flow in the stripes instantly boiled. The warhorse sat down, trembling all over, and calmed down, allowing himself to be driven.

Chen Ji rode his horse with his body crouched low. He turned around and around many alleys along the way and saw the war raging in Guyuan City and the devastation of the people.

Driven by the flames and thick smoke, the people instinctively ran away from danger and headed north.

Cry.

cry.

"Run, don't worry about the things at home!"

"Father! Mother!"

"Where are you?!"

Chen Ji silently looked at this hell on earth, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Wuyun nestled in his arms and suddenly said, "Li Nu won't kill Li Nu. Even if I'm angry, I'll just beat him up and I'll be relieved."

Chen Ji said softly: "Wuyun, humans are the cruelest animals in the world."

Wuyun raised his head and looked at him: "Do you want to save someone?"

Chen Ji was silent for a long time: "We can only save ourselves now."

……

……

In the Longmen Inn, the prince, Li Xuan, and Qi Chenzhuo stood together in the Tianzi Room on the third floor in silence.

The prince stood by the window and looked into the distance. He saw a man holding a child in his left hand and his wife in his right hand, running wildly all the way, but he was still caught up and stabbed to death by the Tian Ce Army's cavalry.

The wife fell to the ground, and in panic, she crawled forward a few steps using her hands and feet to protect the fallen child under her body. The Tian Ce Army's cavalry rode over her back, trampling her and the child in her arms to death.

Several men with knives on the street had their eyes wide open in anger. Seeing that the Tian Ce Army did not even spare children, they cursed and rushed forward with their knives. However, before they could entangle the cavalry, an iron-framed arrow shot from a distance and pierced two people, and blood was spilled on the spot.

There were ruins and rivers of blood.

A few streets away, the border troops, wearing rattan armor again, hastily set up barricades and defense lines along Duohun Street and Qiemo Street to repair the holes in Guyuan.

However, this line of defense only lasted for an incense stick of time before it was broken through by the Tian Ce Army.

The border soldiers could only fight and retreat at the same time, and they dragged tables, chairs and benches from the people's homes to Xuwei Lane in the rear to block the road and prevent the Jing Dynasty cavalry from advancing.

But this is only temporary, and it is only a matter of time before Jing Chao massacres the entire city.

Li Xuan said solemnly: "I'm afraid Mr. Liao hasn't arrived at Xianyang Prefecture yet. It's too late."

The prince suddenly sighed, "The most difficult thing to be a crown prince in this huge Ning Dynasty is being a crown prince. The son is not like a son, and the father is not like a father. I can't behave too well, nor can I behave too badly. I think about how to strike this balance in my dreams... maybe death is a kind of relief."

Li Xuan's face changed: "Your Highness, be careful with your words!" The prince smiled and said: "Why are you still so cautious when you are about to die? It's a pity that the two dynasties have been at war for hundreds of years. I wanted to negotiate peace between the two dynasties and use Guyuan as a border trade to fight for a chance for the people of Ning Dynasty to breathe, but I can't do it."

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment: "If you leave through the secret passage, there may still be hope."

The prince shook his head: "Lord Li, there is no need to persuade me. If I were not the prince, I would have left long ago. But I am, and I cannot leave. I can use tricks on other matters, but I cannot break the integrity of the Ning Dynasty."

Li Xuan clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I would like to lead the Yulin Army to stop the Tiance Army in Xuwei Lane!"

The prince turned his head and looked at him silently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Li Xuan was startled: "Your Highness..."

Qi Chenzhuo grabbed Li Xuan and said anxiously, "Brother-in-law, the 400-plus Yulin Army can't stop the Tiance Army. Look, there are more cavalry charging in from the city gate. Previously, they were just the vanguard battalion, but now even the main force of the central army has arrived. The Yulin Army is just a drop in the bucket!"

Li Xuan waved his arms to break free from Qi Chenzhuo and said in a deep voice: "My Li family has fought for the Wansui Army for generations. How can we be afraid of fighting? As the commander of the Yulin Army, how can I sit back and watch the people being slaughtered? Guyuan has been destroyed, and everyone will die. I, Li Xuan, choose to die on the battlefield!"

Qi Chenzhuo said hastily: "Brother-in-law, you are a member of the Yulin Army, your duty is to protect His Highness!"

Li Xuan looked at the prince and said, "Your Highness, you said before that even if your life is at stake, you will never compromise."

The prince said in a gentle voice: "Since Lord Li has the ambition to die in the frontier and be wrapped in his horse's hide, how can I not help him? Go ahead and kill as many people as you can."

Li Xuan was moved. If it were an ordinary official, he would have panicked a long time ago, but he had never seen this prince panic. It seemed that he had already put his life at risk: "Your Highness..."

The prince smiled and said, "Go ahead."

After a long silence, he knelt on one knee and said, "Take care, Your Highness!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

Qi Chenzhuo held Li Xuan again and said in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, what should I do if you leave? When we left the capital, you promised my sister that you would protect me!"

Li Xuan grabbed his collar and said in a low voice, "Stop whining. I usually coax you because of the Qi family. Now at this critical moment of life and death, I don't have time to care about you. You keep saying that you want to compete with Chen Ji and go into battle to kill the enemy? Are you worthy of it!"

Qi Chenzhuo was stunned. Li Xuan had never said such harsh words to him: "Brother-in-law, you..."

Li Xuan said in a fierce voice: "My Li family gained its reputation through killing. If it weren't for your Qi family's aggressive pressure, why would I join the Yulin Army to play with you? Remember, be a good playboy in your next life!"

After saying that, he pushed Qi Zhuozhuo away, put his hand on the long sword at his waist and walked downstairs: "Where is the Yulin Army?"

The Yulin soldiers downstairs responded in unison: "Yes!"

"If you have blood in your veins, follow me and kill the enemy!"

The Yulin Army left dozens of people to guard the inn, and the rest filed out of the inn's gate and rushed to Xuwei Lane to provide assistance.

Qi Zhuozhuo stood in the room like a fool, unable to recover for a long time.

The prince patted him on the shoulder: "It's time to wake up."

At this time, Chen Ji was riding his horse and turning into Qiuci Street. He saw Li Xuan leading hundreds of Yulin soldiers out, and immediately tightened the reins, stopped his horse and asked, "What are you doing, Lord Li?"

Li Xuan clasped his fists and said, "It is my duty to lead the troops to kill the enemy. Right Guard, His Highness is still in the inn, and his safety is entrusted to you."

Chen Ji was puzzled: "Master Li, you..."

Li Xuan patted the long sword at his waist and said, "I have lived under someone else's roof for more than ten years. Today I will live for myself for one day!"

Chen Ji watched Li Xuan lead the Yulin Army out of Qiuci Street, dismounted, and hurried to the third floor of the inn.

He pushed open the door, picked up the Whale Knife, and said to Zhang Xia hastily, "Leave through the secret passage behind the counter. That secret passage should be real!"

After that, he went next door.

Qi Chenzhuo saw him coming in a hurry and immediately asked in confusion: "You...you are crazy!"

Qi Chenzhuo watched helplessly as Chen Ji came in front of the prince, knocked the prince unconscious with a knife and carried him away, so he hurried forward to stop him.

But Chen Ji kicked him in the hips and knocked him to the ground: "If you want to live, follow me."

Several people hurried downstairs. When they passed the second floor, Chen Ji rushed into the No. 1 room again, took Chen Wenzong away, and left Chen Liqin, Liang, Chen Wenzong and Wang Gui with a confused look on their faces.

Chen Liqin asked angrily: "Chen Ji, what are you doing? Put the prince down!"

Chen Ji turned a deaf ear.

Chen Wenzong wanted to break free from Chen Ji, but he couldn't: "Where are we going? Father and mother are still in the house!"

Chen Ji walked down the stairs without saying a word, but he suddenly stopped halfway and stared at the main hall of the inn.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw that the wooden board behind the counter was lifted up from the bottom. Then, Tian Ce Army soldiers wearing black armor rushed out from inside!
"Capture the Ning Dynasty Crown Prince alive!"

It’s over.

(End of this chapter)