In front of Yingtian Prefecture.
The 150,000 imperial guards led by Fan Zhong did not see anyone, so they used the moonlight to explore.
On horseback, Fan Zhong's gaze was solemn.
Just five minutes ago, he received a secret edict from Zhu Di to lead the army to eliminate the rebel army.
Hearing that the rebel army had already reached thirty miles from the Imperial City, Fan Zhong was extremely shocked.
The defense of the Imperial City had always been tight. There were 3,000 permanent city guards, and there were also two teams of 1,000 patrolling within a hundred miles of the Imperial City.
There was a sentry post every twenty miles.
No matter what happened, it could be transmitted to the city at the first moment.
At dusk, the report from the outpost at the front pass was still normal.
In just a few hours, a rebel army of 100,000 men had managed to sneak past three sentry posts and headed straight for the Imperial City!
If it had been another two or four hours later, the city gate would have been trampled through!
This made Fan Zhong extremely afraid.
He calculated the time and ordered the army to stop in front of a hill before sending out scouts.
At the same time, Fan Zhong got off his horse and knelt on the grass with his ears pressed against the ground.
"Strange, why is there no sound of horse hooves?”
A hundred miles of galloping must be a fast horse.
However, Fan Zhong was very puzzled that he did not hear the sound of hooves when he approached the location mentioned by the imperial edict.
"Report-"
At this moment, the scout ran back.
"General Fan, behind the hill ahead, we found a large number of rebel corpses!”
"What?"
Fan Zhong was taken aback and rode his horse forward to check.
On the grassland behind the hill, there were more than ten thousand corpses of the rebel soldiers.
A considerable portion of their bodies were crippled and had no heads.
Some of them were trampled into meat paste by the horse hooves and turned into a part of the grassland.
"Hiss!"
All the Imperial Army soldiers gasped.
Fan Zhong's pupils trembled as a chill ran down his spine.
Everyone had the same thought.
Massacre!
A one-sided massacre!
The deputy general rode his horse to Fan Zhong's side and analyzed,"General, it seems that the rebel army has been defeated.”
"I just don't know which faction did this. It's actually so terrifying!”
Fan Zhong nodded, deeply agreeing.
"Let's go and take a look."
Fan Zhong urged his horse forward. The further he walked, the more shocked he became.
As far as the eye could see, there were corpses everywhere!
From the hill to the end of the horizon, it directly paved a bloody path…
Fan Zhong brought his men forward to check and found that many people had no wounds on their bodies. Their heads had disappeared.
Obviously, his head had been cut off by someone with a sword!
He continued walking forward.
The corpses of the rebel soldiers were piled up on the ground like sacks.
More and more headless bodies appeared.
further
The scene was even more tragic!
The last portion of the corpses were mostly trampled into meat patties by the horses 'hooves!
Many corpses were directly cut into two at the waist, and the red and white streams scattered all over the ground.
Fan Zhong came to the side of a corpse that had been cut in half at the waist and dismounted to take a closer look.
"What a sharp sword technique!"
Fan Zhong was shocked.
Because the cut on the corpse was extremely smooth, it was obvious that the person who attacked had an extremely impressive sword technique.
"General, look at this!"
The deputy general held a blood-stained black cloth and came in front of Fan Zhong.
" This is…" Fan Zhong took the black cloth and unfolded it. He discovered that it was actually a corner of a flag.
The flag had a black background and was now soaked in blood. One could vaguely see the broken word "Ying".
"Shadow?" Fan Zhong was surprised.
This was obviously not the flag of the rebel army. Could it be the flag of that mysterious force?？
"Other than this black cloth, we also found some tattered black cloaks, but we didn't see a single corpse.”
"There seems to be only the corpses of the rebel soldiers and their horses."
The rebel army's armor was very easy to identify, they were all Da Ming's standard armor.
Hearing the deputy general's words, Fan Zhong fell into deep thought.
The situation was clear now.
This flag fragment and the black cape that did not belong to the rebel army were left behind by a mysterious force.
And this force used less than two hours to eliminate 100,000 rebel soldiers 30 miles away from Yingtian Prefecture, not leaving a single corpse behind!
What did this mean?
After killing this mysterious force, they still had time to clean up the battlefield!
Who were they?
Why did they exterminate the rebels?
Friend or foe?
Will they attack the Ying Tian Prefecture?
The more Fan Zhong thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. In the end, he made a prompt decision and said,"No! We can't continue investigating!"
"This force is too terrifying. There are at least 400,000 people!”
"If we lure the tiger away from the mountain, the capital will be in danger!”
"Pass on my orders. Return to the city immediately!"
After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Fan Zhong issued an order.
The 150,000-strong army left the city in a mighty manner and returned in a mighty manner.
......
Han King's Residence.
After Zhu Gaoxu returned to the Imperial Residence, he called Huangfu Yunhe and the others to the underground secret chamber.
This was the private space of the King of Han. Usually, other than his trusted aides, no one else knew about it.
Even the Han Princess Consort and the Han King's sons did not know.
In the underground secret room, Huangfu Yunhe looked anxious.
"Your Highness, we can't contact the three assassins we sent.”
"When the banquet ended, the Embroidered Uniform Guards detained us.”
"I'm afraid that the Emperor has already begun to suspect us.”
Zhu Gaoxu nodded calmly." The old man just looked for me." Trap."
"Ah!"
Their expressions changed.
Trap!
Didn't this mean that he had been exposed?
This was a rebellion! The crime of exterminating nine generations!
The Emperor might not kill the King of Han, but the few of them would definitely die!
The few of them instantly panicked, and their lips were trembling.
Only Huangfu Yunhe noticed that Zhu Gaoxu's expression remained calm, so he probed,"Your Highness, you still have a backup plan?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and asked,""Huangfu, let me ask you, what is this king's greatest advantage over Eldest and Third Brother?”
The few of them looked at each other and finally said in unison,
"Army!"
Yes, this was the only answer they could think of.
The King of Han had followed the Emperor in battle for many years, and his prestige in the army was absolutely unquestionable.
It was deeply rooted.
Huangfu Yunhe heard the implication and asked nervously,""Your Highness, could it be that you?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled with his hands behind his back." I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't tell you beforehand.”
"Actually, when this king sent out the assassins, I also contacted a few brothers in the north.”
"I've already informed the checkpoints along the way.”
"If nothing unexpected happens, the 100,000 strong army will reach Ying Tian in an hour!”
Huangfu Yunhe and the others were ecstatic.
There were only 150,000 Imperial Army soldiers defending the capital, and they were all stationed in the barracks in the west of the city.
It was not far from the west of the city to the Imperial Palace.
As long as the 100,000 soldiers could enter the city through the main gate, they could completely surround the Imperial Palace in an instant!
"Haha, Your Highness is truly brilliant."
"This move is too amazing!”
"I don't know who discovered the assassin. The eldest, third, and fourth are all possible." Zhu Gaoxu sneered.”
"Those guys were still teasing and testing me outside Yangxin Palace Hall just now. They didn't know that this king was just pretending!”
"It doesn't matter who he is.”
"After tonight, this king will be the sky of this Great Ming!”
"Hahaha!"
Huangfu Yunhe and the others hurriedly bowed.
"We welcome the new emperor!"
"We welcome the new emperor!"
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