Aoyama

Chapter 272 Turnaround
Tiance Army!
Behind the counter, Tian Ce soldiers clad in black armor kept coming out of the secret passage, one, two, ten, twenty, and there was still no end.

One soldier thought the counter was in the way, so he picked up a machete and chopped it into pieces.

Some soldiers thought the entrance to the secret passage was too small and simply chopped at the wooden floor.

After a few cuts, half of the floor of the main hall collapsed, opening up a hole that was originally only wide enough for one person to pass through, revealing the soldiers still waiting inside.

The smooth scales of the Tian Ce Army's armor reflected the light, and the densely packed soldiers under the floor looked like beetles, which made Chen Ji's scalp tingle.

Zhang Zheng murmured, "So many?"

The owner of Longmen Inn did not lie, there really is a secret passage leading out of the city, but this secret passage is no longer a way to survive, but a dead end!

Zhang Xia looked at Chen Ji and said, "These people knew clearly that the prince was here, someone must have informed on them... I haven't seen the shopkeeper since I came back this morning, it must be him!"

Chen Ji suddenly understood many things. No wonder the shopkeeper asked him in the morning whether he would come back!
Strange, could it be that before the shopkeeper went to tip off, he was actually worried that he would be implicated when he returned?
At this time, the soldiers of the Tian Ce Army rushed towards the stairs, and the Yulin Army in the main hall shouted "Protect His Highness" and drew their swords at their waists to guard the stairs.

Chen Ji carried the prince, turned around and ran upstairs. He kicked open the door on the second floor and rushed in.

Chen Liqin and Liang Shi in the room asked anxiously, "What's the matter with the shouting and killing outside the door?"

Chen Wenzong said anxiously: "Father, the thieves from Jing Dynasty are coming up from downstairs!"

Chen Liqin was shocked: "I saw them just arrived at Xuwei Lane, how did they get here?"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Ji, but Chen Ji was too busy to pay attention to him.

Chen Ji walked to the window and said, "Zhang Xia, Zhang Zheng, I'll take you downstairs and leave through the backyard..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the scene outside the window and froze in place.

Zhang Xia came to his side and looked out through the window he had just opened. He saw Xiao Wu limping out of the stable with a kitchen knife in his hand and covered in blood. He waved to Chen Ji on the second floor and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Sir, run! Run! The thieves from Jing Dynasty are coming to kill us!"

Chen Ji was silent, with no way out.

The next moment, the soldiers of the Tian Ce Army rushed out of the stable. They did not chase Xiao Wu, but surrounded the inn as soon as possible to prevent the prince from escaping.

Chen Wenxiao stammered, "Father, where... where did these soldiers come from?"

No one answered him.

Hearing the shouts and cries of killing in the main hall, Chen Wenxiao hurriedly said, "Chen Ji, aren't you an official? Go out and help the Yulin Army kill the enemy."

Zhang Xia glanced at Chen Wenxiao coldly, and then looked at Chen Ji: "Go ahead and fight your way out. Go hide in the cellar. You can get away by yourself, but you definitely can't get away with us."

Chen Wenxiao was anxious: "No, father and brother are still here, how can he leave?"

Zhang Xia said angrily, "Hu Junxian agreed to open the gates and surrender the city only after the Jing Dynasty promised not to massacre the city. Now the Jing Dynasty has betrayed its promise. Someone in Guyuan City must return to the Central Plains and announce the Jing Dynasty's betrayal to the world. In this way, my Ning Dynasty will never surrender the city again!"

Chen Wenzong was stunned: "Miss Zhang Er is right. This is a matter of national importance. Chen Ji, you must leave quickly and return to Beijing alive to report this matter to the court!"

Everyone looked at Chen Ji, but Chen Ji silently put the prince down without saying a word.

Liang and others became nervous. Chen Ji was the only official here. What would they do if Chen Ji escaped alone?
Liang said in panic, "Chen Ji, haven't you always wanted to get back the property left by your aunt? If Wen Zong and Wen Xiao can return to the capital alive, the Gufu Tower outside Donghua Gate, Yujing Garden in the Eight Great Hutongs, Chen's Grain and Oil Shop, the Silk Shop outside the Bell and Drum Tower, and the 320 acres of fertile land in Changping can all be returned to you!"

"Mother!" Chen Wenzong asked in astonishment, "These are all the assets left to him by Aunt Chen Ji? You said before that this was your dowry."

Liang's face froze.

Chen Wenzong said loudly: "If it was really left by Aunt Chen Ji, then it should have been returned to him. How could it be used as a bargaining chip? Mother is confused!"

Liang covered her face and cried, "I don't want to do this either, but nothing can happen to you and Wenxiao!"

At this time, Chen Ji listened to the shouting and killing outside the house and said calmly: "I won't leave."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xia immediately pulled him aside and said in a low voice, "Chen Ji, there is no one in this inn worth saving. You must survive to see the princess! She is all alone and helpless now. If you are gone too, what will she do? Who else can she wait for?"

Chen Ji said calmly: "Guyuan may not be lost."

Zhang Xia was startled, his mind racing: "What do you think of Hu Junxian..."

Chen Ji lowered his head and thought. He didn’t understand Hu Junxian and Zhou You, but he understood Prince Jing and Bai Long.

Prince Jing had great ambitions but he was suffering from a terminal illness. He was unwilling to die like this, so he spent several years planning and making use of his death to his advantage.

The White Dragon is cruel and ruthless, and his wisdom is so great that he is almost a demon. Chen Ji doesn't believe that Jing Chao can break the White Dragon's plan just by burning the granary!

Chen Ji looked at Zhang Xia and asked, "What is the Tian Ce Army of the Jing Dynasty famous for?" Zhang Xia replied, "The Tian Ce Army is skilled in archery and horse riding, and is the best in the world in long-distance raids. It is known as the world's cavalry along with the Huben Army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry of the Jing Dynasty."

Chen Ji asked again: "How can we severely damage the Tiance Army?"

Zhang Xia shook his head: "It's very difficult. Even in the previous battle at Quwu Mountain, only 30% of the Tiance Army was killed or wounded. They retreated too quickly. After returning to Jing Dynasty to reorganize the army, they can't return to the battlefield again, unless they are surrounded..."

At this point, she suddenly looked at Chen Ji: "You mean, Hu Junxian intends to open the gates and surrender the city, and bring the Tiance Army into Guyuan City, and use Guyuan as a prison? At this time, I'm afraid that more than half of the Tiance Army has entered the city to kill. If there is really an ambush, the Tiance Army must have suffered heavy casualties, and it will take at least several years to recuperate."

There were deafening shouts and cries outside the house, but there was dead silence inside. Everyone looked at each other, and a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.

However, Chen Liqin frowned and said, "No, even if the Tian Ce Army entered the city, how could Hu Junxian kill so many of them? Relying on the border troops wearing rattan armor, using rusty swords, and lacking bowstrings? Those border troops are good at defending the city, but they are no match for the Tian Ce Army in a field battle."

Chen Ji was silent. This was also his biggest doubt now.

He naturally knew that Bai Long was secretly manufacturing firearms, but he was very clear that the power of firearms in this era was not enough to kill so many Tian Ce troops, unless firearms were buried underground in the entire Guyuan City.

But this is obviously impossible.

Chen Ji looked at everyone and asked, "Where are the troops of the Ning Dynasty that can compete with the Tiance Army?"

Chen Liqin said in a deep voice: "The three imperial camps just fought a battle at Chongli Pass, so it is impossible for them to be here. This should be the reason why the Tiance Army dared to launch a surprise attack on Guyuan."

The hope that had just risen in everyone's hearts was extinguished again.

At this moment, Chen Ji and Zhang Xia suddenly said in unison: "No, there is another army..."

The two looked at each other, and Chen Ji turned around and walked out with his knife in hand: "I'll guard the stairs, Xiaoman, you guard the window, maybe there will be a chance! We have to buy time, the longer the better!"

Zhang Zheng tugged at Zhang Xia in confusion: "What kind of riddle are you talking about? What's the turning point?"

But Zhang Xia did not answer, just watched Chen Ji's back as he walked out.

Xiaoman pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment: "Master, have you known that I am an official for a long time and have been teasing me all the time?"

Zhang Zheng said cheerfully, "You haven't done a very good job of hiding it."

Xiaoman glared at him: "You can still laugh now?"

After that, she took out a pair of small silver scissors from her sleeve, squatted down and cut the ground. However, she cut the shadow out of thin air, and the shadow struggled and expanded.

Gradually, the shadow grew into a sheep's body and a human face, with a bloody mouth spreading from the left armpit to the right armpit, and the black hair curled on the four hooves looked like four black auspicious clouds.

gluttonous!

When Liang saw the monster, she stepped back in fear. It turned out that a small third-class maid in her house was actually an official?
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The inn has been surrounded by the Tiance Army soldiers.

Inside the main hall, only five of the thirty Yulin soldiers were left. Covered in blood, they waved their swords in the middle of the stairs and slowly retreated to the second floor.

The stairs were narrow, and the soldiers of the Tian Ce Army were unable to rely on numbers to win for the time being.

The Yulin Army waved their swords excitedly and shouted, "Come on, you son of a bitch, come up and practice with me!"

In the main hall, a soldier who looked like an iron tower stood beside the counter and took off his helmet. Among all the soldiers, he was the only one who had a black pheasant tail stuck on his helmet.

He just opened a jar of Shaodaozi and poured it into his mouth as if nothing had happened: "Good wine!"

After saying this, he swallowed another mouthful of wine, spat it on his two-handed heavy sword, and slowly wiped the blood off it with the hem of his clothes.

While wiping, he didn't even glance at the Yulin Army on the stairs, he just said calmly: "There are only five of them left. Can they stop my Tiance Army? I can trade my life for theirs!"

Hearing this, the soldiers of the Tian Ce Army at the foot of the stairs looked at each other, and actually rushed up the stairs desperately, using the method of exchanging their lives for others.

When the first man rushed forward, his abdomen was pierced by the armor of the Yulin Army's long sword. However, he let the sword pass through his body and chopped the Yulin Army's head with the big knife in his hand!
The Yulin Army had never seen such a ferocious fighting style. They wanted to pull the sword out of the soldier's body, but the blade was stuck by the muscles and bones, and they were caught off guard and their heads were chopped off.

In just a few breaths, the remaining five Yulin soldiers were devoured. The Tiance Army soldiers threw the bodies on the stairs down and rushed upstairs.

However, at this moment, footsteps were heard at the end of the stairs again.

The Tian Ce Army soldiers looked up and saw a man standing there with a sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)