The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 608 Attacking Lizhou
Zhao Xu asked about Murong Yanzhao's situation in detail, and also asked about how Murong Yanzhao was assassinated. The person who delivered the letter also saw Murong Yanzhao's assassination at that time.

"At that time, our general was assassinated by an assassin who suddenly rushed out of the city. Is this the situation?" Zhao Xu also simulated the scene at that time.

Murong Yanzhao and Li Chugeng saw that Sanjiang City had been taken down, and he was making a tour to see what was going on in the city.

Li Chugeng was dealing with military affairs, and Murong Yanzhao came out with someone, he wanted to see the surrounding situation.

They had nothing to do along the way, but when they first came out of the farm house, a lot of arrows suddenly shot out from it.

Years of battlefield career allowed Murong Yanzhao to escape this blow, and he was not injured at all, although he looked a bit embarrassed.

"Assassin..." Murong Yanzhao yelled loudly while tearing open his throat, while desperately rolling to the right.

He is formidable on the battlefield, but if this assassin is someone from the martial arts world, he will be a bit out of control!
So he didn't care about his own image, and just came to a lazy donkey to roll around. For him, there is hope for everything alive.

The three guards closest to him reacted even faster, standing in front of General Murong after Murong Yanzhao called out.

These few people were not randomly selected in the army, but the elite of the Su Yiwei. Now Zhao Xu ordered that every leading general be surrounded by a few Su Yiwei to protect him.

You can call it surveillance, you can call it protection, but these people have indeed played a big role, and you can’t admit it.

The one on the left looks tall and powerful, and it is easy to think of Dong Zhenhai, but this time you really guessed right, this person is really related to Dong Zhenhai.

This person is Dong Zhenhai's disciple, and he became a disciple because he saw that he was about the same size as himself.

He has already learned Dong Zhenhai's horizontal kung fu, so he is not afraid of arrows. This is because he wears a vest inside.

That's why he dared to stand directly in front of Murong Yanzhao, the arrows shot directly nailed him, and then there was a sound of iron objects colliding.

There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and a dozen men in black suddenly appeared on the opposite side, holding a crossbow in his hand.

You must know that hand crossbows are unique to the Black Banner Army in the Great Song Army. Even if the Forbidden Army only started to use them slowly, how could they have them?

Now is not the time to think about this. They saw that this person can block arrows, so can your head block it?
Some of the assassins started to shoot an arrow at the head of Su Yiwei, can he block it?
Leaving this aside, even if he couldn't stop it, he could dodge it, but what about Murong Yanzhao behind him?
At this moment, a sharp arrow came across the sky and directly blocked that arrow, sharp archer!

This is another Su Yiwei, at this time Murong Yanzhao also stood up, looking at the assassins in front of him.

"Who are you and why did you assassinate this general, and why do you have crossbows in your hands?"

"Hmph, go down and ask Lord Yan about these things. Brothers, if you kill these people, we will complete the task!"

These people knew that hand crossbows could not give full play to their advantages at close range, so they started hand-to-hand combat directly.

"Enn, you said that I know all these people. One of them knows hard qigong, the other is a master of archery, and the other is proficient in using eighteen kinds of weapons. The dozen or so of them here are definitely not their opponents, but I don't understand how General Murong was injured in the end."

"The prince is right. These three people are indeed quite brave. These assassins didn't expect that. They thought these people were just ordinary soldiers, but they didn't expect that these people were masters."

Those assassins thought it would be easy to kill Murong Yanzhao, and then left directly.

But these three guards were really difficult to deal with, and they were highly skilled in martial arts. It didn't take long for these assassins to be beaten to the ground.

At this time, a group of patrolling soldiers from the Song Army passed by and blocked them in the corner. Of the dozen or so people who died, only four or five remained.

"At this moment, an assassin lying on the ground directly took out a dagger and stabbed General Murong in the chest."

The person who delivered the letter was really alive, and he was carrying a performance. Zhao Xu finally understood this matter, but he just didn't know who did it.

And how could they have the hand crossbows of the Black Banner Army? Once Murong Yanzhao fell, the army would be led by Li Chugeng. Could there be any changes in this?

"Someone came to inform Hu Yanzan in Wuping to let him go to Sanjiangkou and Li Chugeng to take charge of the military power there, and at the same time ordered them to go to Lizhou together. Be careful along the way, and we must not let the general be assassinated again."

Although Zhao Xu didn't know what happened, Murong Yanzhao's accident made him feel a little uneasy.

So he called back Huyanzan from Wuping. Huyanzan had been there for a long time, and it seemed that the arrangement was almost done.

It would be a waste for such a fierce general not to be on the battlefield, so Zhao Xu called him back.

At this time, the person who went to inquire about the situation outside had already returned. He said that the counselor in the city was also absent at this time, and now that there was no commander inside, he did not know who was in charge of the troops.

Zhao Xu thought about it for a while. It seemed that this time was an opportunity to enter the city unexpectedly.

However, this risk is extremely high. If you are not careful, you will be in danger of destroying your entire army, but you only have one chance!

If you wait until Li Chugeng brings people here, it will be safe, so the time is still a bit long.

Whether to take risks or take a long time, Zhao Xu had to think about it carefully. This matter was related to the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Zhao Xu thought about it for a while in the camp alone. When did he become so indecisive? He should settle these things as soon as possible.

As long as I plan well and there are no obstacles, I can take Lizhou down and rest there.

"Someone called General Wang Huan here. I have something to tell him." A moment later, Zhao Xu had made a decision.

"General Wang, I have decided that we will go directly to Lizhou City tonight. Do you dare to follow me?" Zhao Xu explained his decision without saying anything when he saw Wang Huan.

"As long as the prince orders anything, the last general will die!"

(End of this chapter)