"There is an enemy!" Cao Wenzong's voice sounded a little vague: "On the left!"
With the help of the firelight, Wang Wenzuo saw a group of enemies forming a tight formation, rushing towards him. Apparently the enemy also adopted the same tactics as Wang Wenzuo, but the detour unit arrived late for some unknown reason. point. Since it was discovered too late and there was no time to shoot with scorpions, the soldiers of the Tang army formed a tight line after shooting the last arrow, preparing to fight.
"I've entrusted it all to you!" Wang Wenzuo patted Cao Wenzong on the shoulder.
"Ming Gong, please sit down and watch me kill the thief!" Cao Wenzong tightened his belt, tightened his scale armor, and stood in the center of the line. The Baekje people had already rushed up at this time. Most of them wore iron helmets with nose protection and leather armor covered with iron plates. Many of them were armed with ring-headed swords, iron axes, and some were two meters long. Their spears, illuminated by the flames of the palace not far away, the leaf-shaped spear tips flashed red, they shouted loudly, stabbed with their spears, chopped with iron axes, and blood splashed like rubies.
"It's strange, why do these people seem to be speaking Baekje dialect!" Wang Wenzuo suddenly asked.
Princess Saitama listened carefully and nodded: "It does sound a bit like Baekje, at least it's not from our country!"
Wang Wenzuo and Princess Qiyu exchanged glances. At this time, there was only one possibility for the Baekje people.
"Fuyu Fengzhang? This guy is so bold!" Princess Saitama gritted her teeth: "No wonder he dared to set fires everywhere in Asuka Kyo, even Amaterasu Shrine!"
"We're not sure yet!" Wang Wenzuo advised, "We'll wait until the truth comes out. The most important thing right now is to defeat this group of thieves first!"
Just as Wang Wenzuo was talking to Princess Qiyu, the situation had completely changed. Cao Wenzong and several of his disciples were in the center of the horizontal line, killing and forcing back the enemies on the opposite side, especially the one holding a double halberd. Li Bo rushed into the ranks of the Baekje people and tore a huge gap in them. People kept falling in front of his halberds until there was no one left - he had broken through the Baekje people's line. Under the scolding of the officers, the Baekje people tried to return to the front line and retreat in an orderly manner. However, under the heavy pressure of the Tang army, more and more people began to turn around and flee. A handful of the bravest people were attacked from several directions at the same time. The attack was defeated, and the retreat finally turned into a rout.
"It's over!" Wang Wenzuo smiled easily: "The enemy has been defeated!"
"What a beautiful victory!" Princess Saitama smiled: "Now we can pursue!"
"There's no need. It's too dangerous to pursue at night!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If they are really Fuyu Fengzhang, his troops must be very limited, otherwise they would have been discovered by your outpost! In the current situation, it will be impossible to wait until dawn As soon as it shines, he will be finished! If I were Fuyu Fengzhang, I should find a way out!"
"A way out? He still wants to have a way out?" Princess Saitama's teeth were chattering: "I will issue an order to capture him as soon as the sun breaks, and I will also capture the Ampei Department!"
"Ampei Department?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned. Although from the perspective of personal interests, he also hoped that Ampei Hirafu would die. After all, Liu An's death was not unrelated to him, but the problem is that Ampei Department should have nothing to do with Fuyu Fengzhang in this matter. There was no conspiracy, otherwise Fuyu Fengzhang would have had much more troops than he did now, and he would not have won so easily.
"Yes, Fuyu Fengzhang married Ampere Hirafu's daughter. Since Fuyu Fengzhang committed a crime of treason, Ampere Hirafu must also pay the price!" At this point, Princess Saitama suddenly laughed: "Actually, Isn't this a good thing for you? Then you don't have to worry about Ampere Hirafu refusing to hand over the relic!"
Wang Wenzuo smiled and did not continue the topic. He asked, "What about the sea man? How is he doing now?"
"I don't know. I took people to put out the fire before, but there has been no news for so long. It's probably something bad!" Princess Saitama said calmly, with no trace of worry on her face: "We can only wait until dawn before sending people to search. Already!"
"Well, that's all we can do!" Wang Wenzuo was not surprised at all by Princess Qiyu's calmness. It was indeed a bit hard to ask for brotherhood within the emperor's family. In this regard, the Tang Dynasty had no right to laugh at the Japanese. .
"By the way, Wang Shijun
! Princess Saitama suddenly smiled and said, "I have a question I want to ask you, and please feel free to give me your advice!"
"I dare not, please speak, Princess!"
"Do you think that the burning of Asukajing was done by Fuyu Fengzhang alone, or was there someone behind the scenes?"
"A person did it? Someone instigated it behind the scenes?" Wang Wenzuo was stunned for a moment, and then he understood Princess Qiyu's intention. He thought to himself that this woman was so cruel. She had just defeated the enemy in front of her, but she wanted to take advantage of it so quickly. Make a big prison and eradicate dissidents.
"Princess, from what I can see, the most important thing for you right now is to stabilize your foundation first. It's not advisable to make too many enemies at once!"
"What the King said is true!" Princess Saitama said with a smile, "But I am talking about Katsuragi. He and I are sworn enemies, so I can't say that I have made too many enemies!"
"Prince, the eldest brother?"
"Yes, Fuyu Fengzhang is just an exile. If there is no one behind him, how can he dare to set fire to the capital? There must be someone behind him who can pardon his crimes afterwards! This person is Katsuragi!"
Wang Wenzuo frowned. There were many omissions in Princess Qiyu's reasoning, but there was no need to convince the judge and jury for this kind of thing. As long as she could win on the battlefield and have a justifiable charge, that would be enough. Anyway, the prince, the eldest brother, is the first person on his list to be eradicated, so why should he say anything if Princess Saitama wants to take action?
"The princess is right. The prince, the eldest brother, is indeed the only one who can pardon Fuyu Fengzhang's serious crime. He is probably the person behind the scenes this time!"
"Nakatomi Kamazu must be involved. The two of them usually hide in Kawahara Palace, secretly discussing something. He must also know about this incident!"
Seeing the resentment on Princess Saitama's face, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but secretly complain for Nakatomi Kamazu. In addition, his monk Huicheng was Nakatomi Kamazu's biological son, so he smiled and said: "Nakatomi Kamazu is not the culprit after all. Don’t you want to let it go for now?”
"No!" Princess Saitama refused resolutely: "My brother died at the hands of this guy, and this guy has been Katsuragi's loyal dog for more than 20 years, and he has killed countless people. I don't want to kill him. It's hard to explain the hatred in my heart!" At this point, Princess Saitama grabbed Wang Wenzuo's hand and put it close to her chest: "Mr. Lang, it's not that I'm cruel, it's just that Nakatomi Kamazu is too deeply involved with Katsuragi. If only If you don’t kill Katsuragi, there will be trouble in the future!”
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"Water, who still has water?" Fuyu Fengzhang's voice was hoarse. Thirst was like a dull knife stirring in his throat, and there was only the smell of sulfur and blood in his mouth.
A soldier took out a water bag at his waist. Fu Yu Fengzhang hurriedly grabbed it, but when he opened it, he found that the bottom of the water bag had been cut at some point, and all the water leaked out. He licked the hole in the water bag. Licking, he threw the water bag to the ground and asked, "Who still has water?"
"Your Majesty, go east and you will reach the lake!" Sha Zha Xiangru said: "Not only is there water there, we can also find a boat!"
"Boat?"
"Yes, it will be daybreak soon. The enemy will definitely be searching for us after daybreak. We must leave here as soon as possible!"
Fuyu Fengzhang looked at Shazha Xiangru. This man had abandoned his territory and family and followed him from Baekje to the present. However, his face was covered with dust, his lips were chapped, and he had gained nothing.
"Xiangru!" Fuyu Fengzhang grabbed Sha Zha Xiangru's hand: "If the country is restored one day, it will be divided into half!"
"Your Majesty!" Sha Zha Xiangru lowered his head, like a ashamed woman: "Why do you say this? Let's go to the lake quickly and find an escape boat before dawn!"
"Yes!" Fuyu Fengzhang nodded vigorously. He stood up and said to the soldiers beside him: "Now let's go east and find a boat by the lake!"
In order to avoid being discovered by the pursuers, Fuyu Fengzhang and his party did not have any torches, so they could only rely on the weak firelight to grope eastward. Some people kept falling to the ground and could not get up again. In fact, Fuyu Fengzhang himself also collapsed to the ground. , leaving everything to fate, but with strong perseverance, he finally persisted and arrived at the lake when a wisp of white fish belly appeared on the horizon.
"Look, there is a fishing village over there, and
Fishing nets hanging out to dry, there must be fishing boats! Sha Zha Xiangru pointed to the village not far away.
"Everyone, work harder. If you find the boat, you will have a way to survive!" Fuyu Fengzhang encouraged the soldiers behind him. At this time, there were only about thirty people left around him.
Seeing the vast water, everyone's morale immediately rose. The soldiers swarmed in, had a drink first, and then searched for some dried fish in the village, but they only found a small boat, which could only accommodate them. Four or five people. Sha Zha Xiangru got on the boat first and said to Fuyu Fengzhang: "Your Highness, get on the boat quickly, don't delay!"
Fuyu Fengzhang hurriedly got on the boat, and three more soldiers came up to act as oarsmen. They used bamboo poles to push the boat into the water. When the soldiers on the shore saw this, they had to disperse.
"Your Majesty, eat some dried fish first!" Sha Zha Xiangru handed over the dried fish. Fuyu Fengzhang took the dried fish, broke off a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth. When he chewed it, a salty smell spread in his mouth. When he opened it, he almost vomited it out, but had to hold it back.
"Your Majesty, what are your plans next?" Sha Zha Xiangru asked.
"What's next?" Fuyu Fengzhang pondered for a moment: "Let's go back to Omi first. Prince Nakadai is going to compete with Princess Saitama and Daizin for the throne. When it comes to employing people, we will definitely be used! There are others over there in Kitakyushu. There are tens of thousands of Baekje people, and they all obey my orders, as well as the Ampei Department. As long as we can escape this time, we will have a chance to make a comeback in the future!"
"Your Majesty is indeed indomitable!" Sha Zha Xiangru praised: "Wu Zixu in ancient times could not have done better than you in the current situation!"
Hearing Sha Zha Xiangru's praise, Fuyu Fengzhang couldn't help but feel happy in his heart: Yes, although he failed this time, how many of the ancients who achieved great things did not suffer setbacks? Among the ancient emperors, no one could compare to Han Gaozu, but Han Gaozu was once forced by Xiang Yu to abandon his children, wife and father, but in the end he was able to achieve great things. I am better off now than when Han Gaozu was in trouble, right? He was about to say something when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest. When he looked up, he found that Sha Zha Xiangru was stabbing his chest with a sword.
"You, why are you doing this?" Fuyu Fengzhang stared at Shazha Xiangru in stunned silence. Shazha Xiangru whistled, and two soldiers had already thrown the remaining body of the man into the lake.
"The two of them don't want to follow you to Omi!" Sha Zha Xiangru shrugged his shoulders: "Neither do I!"
"Are you crazy?" Blood overflowed from Fuyu Fengzhang's mouth. He struggled hard: "We set fire to Amaterasu Shrine. The Japanese will not let you go!"
"That's right, but as long as we have your head, the Tang Dynasty envoy will pardon us and give us a generous reward!" Sha Zha Xiangru withdrew his sword and raised it high above his head: "Your Majesty, do you have any last words to say? Of?"
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It's daybreak.
"He's from Baekje. Look at these weapons and armor! You can't go wrong!" Choi Hong-do turned the corpse on the ground over with his feet. The dead man's face was pale, and his bulging eyes were wide open, staring at the gloomy man. Sky.
"Hell, three years of fighting in Baekje is not enough. We have to go to Japan to fight again!" Wang Wenzuo spat, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground. These familiar enemies are still so tenacious, or stubborn, even though last night The winner was himself, but he also paid the price of more than thirty casualties.
"The prisoner still refuses to speak, but there is a good chance that Fuyu Fengzhang is behind it!" Cui Hongdu whispered.
Wang Wenzuo didn't speak. He knew Cui Hongdu was right. The information Sha Zha Xiangru confided to him before had already revealed everything. Maybe the guy was among them last night. I hope he wouldn't die in the rebellion!
"What should we do next?" Cui Hongdu asked.
"Just wait and see what happens!" Wang Wenzuo whispered: "This is the Japanese's own war. The less blood shed by the Tang soldiers, the better!"
"I understand! What about the Japanese prisoners in Baekje?"
"Don't panic yet, let Princess Saitama speak for herself. This battle is hers to fight. Let's not be too aggressive!"
"Yes!" Cui Hongdu nodded understandingly.
At this time, there was a wailing sound in the distance. Wang Wenzuo and Cui Hongdu exchanged glances and greeted each other.
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"What's going on?" Cui Hongdu asked the Japanese interpreter.
"The Prince of the Sea People is dead!" The interpreter's broad forehead was covered with beads of sweat, like dew on the surface of a melon: "It's so terrible. In a few days, both the Prince of the Great Brother and the Prince of the Sea People passed away. This must be the evil spirit at work. !」
"The Prince of the Sea People is also dead? Are you sure?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"Sure! The body is right there!" The interpreter pointed to the queue not far away: "The body was found on the roadside. There was only one wound on the whole body, but it was no longer breathing!"
The body of Dahairen was placed on a white cloth stretcher by the Japanese. As the interpreter said, there was a wound on his left chest. Judging from the marks, it should have been shot by an arrow. It was probably a surprise attack. The nobleman had not had time to display his martial arts. He was shot in the vital point by an ambushed enemy.
