Blood spurted out like a fountain in front of the door. The other guards turned pale with horror and stepped forward to try to stop it. But where can Mr. Xi give them a chance? It doesn't matter which of these guards is innocent or deserves to die, as long as they stand in front of him and prevent him from entering the manor, they are enemies!
With excellent martial arts skills and no fear of death, he rushed into the main gate first. Guard Ying and others on the left and right also came to kill him. In an instant, he rushed back the few guards in front of the gate. The other soldiers did not rush into the main gate. Instead, they climbed onto the wall and jumped into the courtyard, and then went around to the main entrance. They joined forces with Xi Jun to attack both inside and outside, and quickly slaughtered all the guards.
Xi Junmai stared, raised his foot and used the sole of his shoe to wipe off the blood on the horizontal knife. With a cold face, he waved his hand and said, "Follow me and fight in!"
"kill!"
Everyone's morale was high. They shouted and followed Xi Junmai towards the manor to kill.
The guards in the courtyard heard the commotion and gathered around them one after another. Unfortunately, Xi Junmai didn't want to fight at all and just rushed into the courtyard blindly. The front arrow formation with him as the arrow was too powerful, and one after another the guards either They were torn into pieces and slaughtered on the spot, or they could only follow them from a distance without daring to come forward.
However, as they went deeper and deeper into the manor, the number of guards increased. Moreover, these guards were usually diligent in training and powerful in combat. They were the elites of Guanzhong. They survived the initial panic when they were killed. After that, he began to retreat slowly and steadily, and Xi Junmai had to slow down his charge. The battle became increasingly difficult and he fell into a bitter battle.
During the melee, Xi Junmai was always paying attention to the situation and found that the leader of the imperial army, Colonel Yuwen, had never shown up. He couldn't help but feel anxious. After slashing a imperial guard with a knife, he pulled Wei Ying to his side and ordered: "You Don’t fight here, go to the residence of the princesses quickly, even if you die, you have to protect the safety of the princesses, as long as you hold on for a moment, someone will kill you later!”
Wei Ying wiped the blood from his face, nodded fiercely, turned around to greet his companions, and went out from the other direction.
The guards were all gathered in the front, and the defense on the flanks was seriously insufficient. They could only watch as Wei Ying and others rushed out and ran towards the courtyard.
*****
Captain Yuwen carefully searched the small building where Princess Changle lived and found no clues, but he still felt like something was hanging in his heart, which made him frightened and confused.
Returning to his residence, he dismissed the people around him and sat alone in a daze.
He was actually unwilling to accept this mission, but he had strict orders from his family and he really couldn't resist. As a large Xianbei family, the Yuwen family has been passed down continuously for hundreds of years. The family has spread out and has countless distant and near branches. There are people with outstanding achievements such as Yu Wenji and Yuwen Kaina, but most of them are unknown branches. .
Just like him, he could only become an official and take charge of his own role with the support of his immediate branch chief.
Now that it was time to die, how could he refuse?
After all, his parents, brothers and sisters still have to rely on the care of the family to survive...
Colonel Yuwen is not afraid of death, but sitting here and thinking about the various arrangements during this period, he always feels that there are too many unsatisfactory things due to a combination of circumstances.
For example, the order from Guanzhong was to assist Qiu Yingqi in assassinating Fang Jun. It would be best if Qiu Yingqi succeeded with one blow. If he failed unfortunately, he would be responsible for the follow-up attack to ensure that Fang Jun died in Jiangnan.
However, since the news from Guanzhong came, Qiu Ying has never shown up. He led a brigade of soldiers to go south to Jianghuai to pursue the bandits, but he disappeared without knowing it...
This made Zhang Sun Xiaowei at a loss for a while. Fortunately, the person in charge of assassinating Fang Jun assessed the situation and decisively ordered that the assassination mission should not be changed, but that it would be carried out by others, with his assistance.
Then after careful planning, the maid beside Princess Changle was used to lure Fang Jun to the gate of the manor. Suzhou Sima Shenwei and the imperial guards cooperated inside and outside, and suddenly took action.
In the end, the success fell short, and Fang Jun was allowed to jump into the river to escape. Until now, he is still missing...
Colonel Yuwen thought about it and felt that only the manor could be Fang Jun's hiding place. If it had been anyone else, he might have just wanted to escape as far away as possible, but after all, Fang Jun was one of the few people in the Tang Dynasty. One of the famous generals with great military exploits, he is well versed in the art of war and strategy, and the possibility of doing the opposite is very high.
But I searched almost every possible hiding place in the entire manor, but why couldn't I find Fang Jun?
Xu's Manor is neither small nor big. All the guards scraped the floor three feet away but still couldn't find any trace of Fang Jun. This is really contrary to common sense.
What is it that I have overlooked?
Just as he was frowning and thinking over and over again, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the house. Before his own soldiers came in, they were already shouting: "Colonel Lieutenant! Colonel Lieutenant!"
Colonel Yuwen frowned and shouted: "Come in!"
When the soldiers came in, he reprimanded: "You are so panicked, what happened?"
The soldier looked panicked and said loudly: "Captain, something bad has happened, the navy has come in!"
"What?!"
Colonel Yuwen was shocked and stood up quickly. While putting on his armor, he asked: "Where are the soldiers from Suzhou County? How can we allow the navy to attack the manor? How many people did they kill?"
The soldier stepped forward to help him put on his armor and replied: "The Suzhou County soldiers were in chaos and were overwhelmed by the navy's charge!"
"mob!"
Colonel Yuwen yelled angrily.
The soldier said: "Who says otherwise? However, there are not many soldiers who came in from the navy, only fifty or sixty people, but each of them is brave and brave, and should be the elite of the navy. The leader is the navy general Xi Jun. Buy. There is chaos outside now. Most of the navy may be blocked by the Suzhou County soldiers and cannot get in for a while, but the Suzhou County soldiers will never be able to resist for too long. Captain, make plans quickly!"
This soldier knew about Colonel Yuwen and what he was doing, so he spoke out to warn him.
Colonel Yuwen put on his armor, picked up his helmet and put it on his head. He glanced at the soldiers and said calmly: "What, are you scared?"
"You guys are following the captain, why are you afraid? It's just a death for you and me!"
They all come from Guanzhong families, and even if they are not from a famous family, they are inextricably linked to the Guanlong nobles. If he dies in battle, his family will be taken care of by various nobles and they will not be able to endure hardships; but if he escapes from battle, even if he survives If you live your life and live in exile in the world, your family will inevitably suffer.
They have no choice at all whether they are afraid or not.
Colonel Yuwen glanced at the soldiers lightly, said nothing more, picked up the horizontal sword and stepped out of the door. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped.
The soldier wondered: "Why did the captain stop?"
Captain Yuwen raised his head and looked at the dark sky and the falling rain. His mind suddenly became clear. He paused and said, "I'm so confused! Why didn't I think of the place where Fang Jun is most likely hiding?"
After saying that, he said to the soldiers around him: "Quickly gather the people and gather them all to the residence of the princesses, especially the residence of Princess Gaoyang. I have guarded it with all my strength. Not even a fly is allowed to fly. come out!"
The soldier was a little confused and said in confusion: "But now the navy has come in from the front yard, should we stop them first?"
Colonel Yuwen snorted and said: "How to stop it? It can't be stopped! This is Jiangnan, the territory of the Navy. Even if we have ten times more troops, we still can't stop the Navy. But as long as a few With the princess in hand, the navy will use the weapon of war, and we can only lead her away. If we can find Fang Jun and kill him with a knife, then we are done!"
The soldiers did not dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly ran to gather men.
Colonel Yuwen quickly walked towards the small building where the princesses lived.
By the time he arrived in front of the small building, he could vaguely hear the loud sounds of fighting in the front yard. Knowing that it was not too late, he saw the guards constantly gathering towards him, so he made a decisive decision and waved his hand to break into Princess Gaoyang first. Residential building.
"Bang!"
The door was kicked open by Colonel Yuwen, who stepped into the building first.
It was rainy today and the light in the building was dim. Several maids in the hall were frightened into silence and stood against the wall tremblingly. Captain Yuwen glanced around and said loudly: "General, come here to see Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang!"
A voice came from the back hall: "It turns out to be Captain Yuwen, but what's the emergency? Why don't you come into the back hall to talk, and the rest of you can stop."
Captain Yuwen immediately pondered undecided.
Since he felt that Fang Jun was most likely hiding here, how could he dare to enter the back hall alone? If Fang Jun is hiding behind the door, he will probably be killed with one knife...
He hesitated in his heart, but suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the top of his head. He looked up in shock, and saw a streak of sword light instantly brightening his pupils.
A horizontal knife fell from the sky, and in an instant he slashed a soldier beside him to the ground. Then he felt a chill on his neck, and the sharp blade pressed tightly against his throat.
Captain Yuwen was in a state of despair.
