The clatter of horse hoofs caught Wang Dayong's attention. Wang Dayong looked up and saw a man in fine clothes riding a horse. The man reined in the reins and asked: Are you people from this city?
Wang Dayong stared at this man. With his many years of experience, he could tell at a glance that this man had a military background, and he couldn't help but feel a little wary.
"No, we are just passing by and taking shelter from the wind in the city. Who is this brother?" Wang Dayong replied looking at the young man.
The man did not answer Wang Dayong's question, but simply glanced at the crowd behind him. At a glance, there should be hundreds of people, both men and women. They didn't look like robbers, so he said: "We are passing by. The merchants are also temporarily camping in the city, where are you going?"
"It's inconvenient to talk about this. What's the matter, brother?" Wang Dayong didn't want people to know his whereabouts, let alone that he was from King Yan.
The young man was not angry, and just said calmly: "Since you don't want to say more, I won't ask more questions, but you'd better take care of your people at night and don't walk around randomly to avoid misunderstandings."
"Brother, don't worry, we will only stay here for one night and will leave tomorrow." Wang Dayong said.
"That's good." After saying this, the young man turned the horse's head and headed back the way he came.
The young man patted his horse and hurried back: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have checked it out. There are probably hundreds of people there, but they are not ordinary people in the city, but more like refugees, both men and women. They are also passing by here and taking shelter from the wind in the city to rest."
After confirming that there were no abnormalities in the crowd on the opposite side and elsewhere in the city, King Heng and others also chose an area in the city to camp. Because it was very hard to travel, after having dinner and arranging the people who took turns to watch the night, many people got into the tents and slept.
In the middle of the night, from a dark corner of a certain house in the city, a figure flashed out, climbed over the broken and collapsed city wall, and disappeared into the night. In a dense forest not far from the outskirts of the city, more than a hundred men in black with long swords in their hands were hiding in it. The figure disappeared into the woods in a flash, and then someone in the woods whispered: "Sir, my subordinate is back."
A man in black asked softly: "How is the situation?"
"King Heng is indeed very alert. Before setting up camp, they surveyed all the streets and houses in the city, and the small ones were almost discovered."
"King Heng has led troops to fight for so many years. If he hadn't even done this, he would have died on the battlefield long ago."
"That's what your Excellency said, but the group of people who passed by earlier also camped in the city."
"Hey, isn't that just right? I'm afraid they won't spend the night in the city. A group of unarmed people are the best witnesses." The man in black said with a sinister smile.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
"Go, arrange for two brothers, and when we start to attack later, shout loudly to me: Mr. Xue has an order, no one will be spared, and a reward of ten taels of silver will be given to each person killed."
"It's an adult, I understand."
More than a hundred men in black quietly approached the city under the moonlight. When they climbed over the collapsed city wall, a night guard happened to be peeing under the wall. He turned around and saw a group of men in black. The leader of the men in black also happened to see it. The guards were peeing. Both sides were stunned, and no one made a sound. The guard turned back to face the city wall and slowly put his dick back into his crotch. A group of men in black looked at the guards of Prince Heng blankly. After the guard packed his pants, he turned to look at the man in black again.
Man in black: "Huh?......"
Guard: "Oh!..." Turning around: "Attack the camp, attack the camp, someone is attacking the camp!"
"Fuck it, kill it for me."
When a dozen people on guard heard the noise, they immediately became alert and followed the sound. Under the dim moonlight, a group of people were running down the street. A guard immediately knocked the gong in his hand and shouted: "Attack the camp!"
Because they had been walking for several days in a row, most of the carriage drivers were exhausted, so they slept very hard. Only the more than twenty personal guards of King Heng reacted the fastest, but they had no time to put on their armor, so they rushed out with their knives. The tents were guarded around King Heng’s tent. Since the distance was not too far, the men in black quickly rushed into the camp area and fought and killed King Heng's guards. Suddenly, there were shouts of killing. It stands to reason that the number of people in the convoy is much greater than that of the men in black. There are two drivers in each car, plus more than 20 personal guards of the palace, there are more than 200 people, twice as many as the men in black, but The number of people who could react immediately and participate in the battle was just the opposite. The guards could only protect around King Heng's camp to resist the attack. There were more than a hundred people in black. As soon as they rushed into the camp, they either set fire everywhere or rushed into the camp. After entering the tent and hacking away, there was a sudden scream, and wailing sounds came from the tent. During the fight, the two men were heard shouting continuously: "Master Xue has an order. No one should be spared. Kill them all. Each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Kill them."
Dozens of men in black pounced viciously on King Heng's camp. Fortunately, King Heng's personal guards were well-trained. Despite the large number of men in black, they could not easily break through the defense of the personal guards.
The shouts of killing were getting louder and louder, and people kept waking up from their sleep. The tents in the camp were gradually ignited by the fire, and even Wang Dayong and others on the other side of the county could faintly hear the shouts of killing.
King Heng walked out of the camp carrying a long knife and saw that the camp was in chaos. Some people were burned by the fire before they could escape from the tent. They were waving around and struggling. Some people were lying on the ground with ferocious faces. King Heng An angry look suddenly shot out of his eyes.
Two guards came to King Heng's side and said, "Your Majesty, leave quickly."
After all, King Heng is King Heng. For those who have fought on the battlefield, his psychological quality is stronger than that of these personal guards. He pushed the personal guards away and roared: "Fuck you, kill these people for me." Son of a bitch.”
The guard shouted anxiously: "Your Majesty..."
"Obey the order and kill"
"It's the prince, kill him."
Although he still had one arm left, King Heng still rushed forward with his sword, and struck a man in black with a diagonal slash. He immediately knocked the man to the ground, and the other guards instantly became more motivated to fight. Liang Yang, one after another started fighting with the man in black, one against three. Although the personal guards were better at fighting, there were too many enemies after all, and it was a sneak attack. The coachmen in the camp were either killed or injured, or fled in all directions. Soon, only King Heng and others were left in the camp. Less than half an hour later, near King Heng’s camp Thirty or forty men in black lay on the ground, and at the same time, a dozen personal guards were cut down to the ground during the fight.
King Heng held his knife on the ground and panted heavily, his eyes were bloodshot, and he glared at the men in black in front of him. Although the men in black were numerous, they stood up when they saw the people around him falling one by one. Fear. The man in black who took the lead roared: "Don't be afraid. Let's all come together. They can't hold on any longer. Master Xue said that if you kill a person, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you kill King Heng, you will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver." There is a brave man. After raising the silver reward, the man in black is here to prepare for a charge.
However, at this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats came from far away from the city gate, followed by a sound of piercing the air, and a spear was pierced directly into the crowd of people in black. With two pops, it was pierced directly. Two men in black.
"According to the order of King Yan, protect King Heng and kill the assassin. Kill!" Following the order, fifty cavalry rushed towards the man in black. The man in black was suddenly shocked: "No, retreat quickly."
In fact, there was no need to give an order. The moment he saw the cavalry charging, he who reacted quickly was already running away. However, how could he outrun the cavalry with two legs? He was quickly pierced in the chest by the cavalry that followed. Some were more clever and ran towards the dilapidated houses and courtyard walls, relying on the walls to avoid the cavalry.
The leading cavalry general turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee in front of King Heng: "Xiao Chu, the guard commander of Prince Yan's palace, pays homage to King Heng! My guard is late, please forgive me."
"Get up, get up, let's deal with it first." King Heng said with difficulty.
"Yes" Xiao Chu stood up and shouted to the chasing guards: "Don't let any of them go, keep them alive."
After the capture, most of the men in black were killed and eight were captured. After counting, there were a total of ninety-eight people. Because the night was too dark, it was not clear how many people there were.
Prince Heng sat in front of the tent, watching everyone cleaning the camp, silently speaking. Xiao Chu came over and asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, most of the assassins have been wiped out, and eight people have been captured alive."
King Heng snorted lightly, then thought of something again, so he raised his head and asked, "Xiao Chu, why are you here?"
Xiao Chu returned calmly: "After you left Yancheng, King Yan has been restless and worried that you will encounter danger on the road. He sent his subordinates to chase you early this morning. Originally, he thought that he could catch up with you in one day on horseback. I went up to the prince, but I didn’t expect to see any trace of the prince until dark. My subordinates were afraid of missing something, so after a short rest, they led the brothers to chase him all night, and then they got here.”
King Heng couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard this. Normally, the convoy transporting grain and grass could only travel more than forty miles a day, but he wanted to return to the capital in a hurry, so he ordered the convoy to speed up and travel sixty or seventy miles a day. Fortunately, Xiao Chu chased him all night, otherwise he might have to be confessed here today.
