Chapter 159: Enemy at the Gate

The horn sounded, and the shouts of killing rose to the sky outside, which woke up Qiu Zixing, the eldest son of King Wuyang from his sleep.

He sat up in excitement and was about to call someone when he opened his eyes and found a sword pressed against his neck.

In an instant, blood flowed all over his body.

Qiu Zixing's face turned pale and he lowered his eyes to look at the cold sword. Then he raised his head stiffly and looked at the gentle and handsome face in front of him. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are you?"

Gu Chiran smiled slightly: "General Tianshu Gu Chiran."

Qiu Zixing's eyes darkened: "You...Yan Donghuang sent two generals to attack Nanling? Isn't she afraid of you fighting for power?"

"Then you're definitely not afraid." Gu Chiran said with a smile, "After all, if His Majesty was afraid, he wouldn't have let us come."

Qiu Zixing suddenly shouted: "Come here! Come quickly -"

Suddenly a cold light flashed before his eyes, and blood splashed.

As Qiu Zixing screamed, his right arm was cut off at shoulder level. He was rolling on the bed in pain, his face was pale, cold sweat was all over his body, and even his breathing was hoarse and trembling.

"You father and son are so self-righteous and smart that you think the officers and men of the Qingluan Army are all profit-seeking people?" Gu Chiran raised his eyebrows, "Have you stayed at the border for too long and forgotten your original intention of fighting on the battlefield and being loyal to the emperor and the country?"

Qiu Zixing's face was covered in cold sweat, his face was completely white, he was gritting his teeth and was in so much pain that he could not speak.

Gu Chiran turned around and walked out, ordering: "Lock up Qiu Zixing and don't allow him to die."

"yes."

Gu Chiran walked out of the tent, got on his horse and said, "Go out of the city to meet the enemy."

The heavy city gate slowly opened.

There were corpses everywhere outside the city.

All those who attacked at night were killed by arrows without exception.

At this time, the Tianshu Army was in high morale. Gu Chiran gathered all the soldiers and began a fierce attack.

The Nanling Army's night attack failed and suffered heavy losses. The Yaoguang Army sneak attacked from behind. They attacked from two sides and only defeated them, unable to backhand and in a state of embarrassment.

"You are despicable and shameless!" The commander of the Nanling Army was riding on a horse, his hair disheveled as he was being chased, and he was gnashing his teeth in anger, "Feng Yaoguang, you and I are at odds with each other!"

Gu Chiran sat upright on his tall horse and sneered again and again: "You Nanling people are despicable and shameless first. If the night attack fails, you will complain first to the evildoers? If you are really wronged, why not go home and tell your mother and let your mother make the decision for you!" "

As soon as he said this, there was a roar of laughter behind him.

General Nanling was livid with anger: "Feng Yaoguang is my Nanling prince, and it is his duty to return to Nanling. But he pretended to obey, but secretly attacked his own country's army. This is cheating and treason! He will not die well. , infamy for eternity——"

Whoosh!

An arrow came across the sky and shot right between his eyebrows.

Jie Yang opened his eyes wide and fell straight off his horse. His unfinished words came to an abrupt end and he never had a chance to say them again.

Gu Chiran kicked the horse in the belly: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"

"Come on!"

The Nanling army was defeated.

The general was shot dead.

The remaining army was defeated and wanted to escape.

Then there was Gu Chiran leading his troops approaching step by step, and behind him there was Feng Yaoguang waiting for him.

The remnants of the Nanling army fled east and west like headless flies, and they were completely defeated.

In the end, they could not escape the fate of being wiped out.

After the quick battle, Feng Yaoguang rested his army and prepared for the next step to attack Nanling.

Until his death, Xie Yang probably never figured out why the Yaoguang Army, which had already entered Nanling, suddenly shot him back.

Just one miscalculation is doomed to complete failure.

This battle was the one in which Feng Yaoguang and Gu Chiran cooperated best and killed most happily.

Of course, there were many reasons for the victory, and it cannot all be attributed to the two's resourcefulness and strong fighting ability.

The enemy being too stupid is also one of the main reasons.

The war is over and the aftermath is being cleaned up.

The remaining troops were defeated and there were almost very few left.

However, Feng Yaoguang spared the staff and generals leading the way, and the army rested for half a day before rushing towards Nanling territory again.

"You don't mean what you say..." The staff member was sitting in the carriage, his face pale and his tone trembling, repeating this accusation all the way, "You promised me to go to the imperial city, but you turned back halfway..."

"It's you who keep your words." Feng Yaoguang sneered, "You think this general is a three-year-old child who can be easily fooled by your words? The Nanling royal family is a group of despicable and shameless bastards. Will they regret it? Will they blame themselves and feel guilty? ? This general is laughing his ass off!"

The staff member trembled and said: "You...you..."

"Don't worry, as long as you lead the way, I won't kill you." Feng Yaoguang said calmly, "If you be better, the Nanling soldiers will die less. After all, you have seen the combat effectiveness of the Yaoguang Army with your own eyes. Just you guys A pillow wrapped in embroidered straw will cost you your life if you resist. It is better to leave some men to carry on the family line!"

The staff held the car window and tried their best to persuade Feng Yaoguang: "The Emperor really regrets... Your Highness, you should believe the Emperor. He really regrets treating you like that. He has not established a prince for so many years..."

Feng Yaoguang raised his eyebrows: "He hasn't established a prince for so many years. Is he waiting for me to return?"

"Yes, yes!" The staff nodded repeatedly, "The emperor really wants to make up for it..."

"As far as I know, the edict for him to establish the crown prince has been drafted." Feng Yaoguang smiled coldly, "And that person is the queen's legitimate son. The old beast wants me to go back and give the prince a chance to establish his authority. Apart from me, the prince has With the Yaoguang Army, if he ascends the throne immediately, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty will be in awe of him. "

Old... old beast?

The staff member almost fainted when he heard this title.

Feng Yaoguang was too lazy to listen to his nonsense, so he ordered his men to seal his mouth and warned him: "Your wife, children and mother are all in the imperial city. If you dare to play any tricks, I will be the first to kill your whole family after entering the city!"

The staff member was so scared that he collapsed in the carriage.

…

He galloped all the way.

At the end of April, the Yaoguang Army arrived outside the Nanling Imperial City.

At this time in the Nanling Imperial Palace, the emperor did not know that the world outside had changed.

The news of the fall of the border was intercepted, and the soldiers who rushed to deliver the letter for 800 miles were killed, but the imperial city was still full of singing and dancing.

Until the commander of the city defense hurried into the palace to meet the emperor, he knelt and reported: "Your Majesty, the Yaoguang Army has arrived outside the imperial city, please give your instructions!"

As soon as these words came out, the hall instantly became quiet.

The emperor and his ministers who were attending the court changed color: "Yaoguang Army?"

"Yes."

"How many people did they come with?"

"About 20,000, less than 30,000."

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking doubtful: "20,000 or 30,000 people, it seems... it doesn't seem to be too many."

A minister in the palace reminded anxiously: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Yongguo Qingluan Army is very powerful. Even if the Yaoguang Army has only 20,000 or 30,000 people, it should not be underestimated."

The emperor was silent for a moment, suppressed his uneasiness, and ordered majestically: "Xuanfeng Yaoguang enters the palace alone."