Chapter 22 Assassin

Whenever night falls, people are ready to rest for a whole day, it is the time when the Turkic surprises begin a new journey.

After entering the Guanzhong Plain, they kept hiding like ghosts during the day and night. Perhaps they were already a group of ghosts and gods who were tempted to go to the side of others' bed without knowing it.

Secret whereabouts are the most important thing, so sometimes they will take the wrong path. However, once the main force lurks during the day, the accompanying Han soldiers scouts dressed as voyages to explore the path around them and correct the route, and then the team entered the correct marching direction with the assistance of Sinan.

With cooperation with Otler and Zhang Zhifu, the team successfully bypassed Suyi two days ago. The terrain was complex and it was a zone bordering the Guanzhong Plain in the plateau area and was garrisoned by the relevant central army.

The Turkic soldiers had been tempted by this section of the road and were worried.

The area where they are preparing to smuggle is Fengxian County, which is also a hurdle because the guards of the Central Army are also concerned.

Although the number and terrain of troops were not as good as Suyi, the greater difficulty for the surprise soldiers was that the population was getting denser.

Fengxian is no longer as popular as the sparsely populated plateau mountainous land a while ago. It has completely entered the plain area suitable for farming in Guanzhong. There are ordinary people everywhere, and it is difficult to find a secret place to lurk during the day.

After finally experiencing a day, the troops started to act as soon as the night came.

He seemed a little unconscious with Otler. People from nomads were more sensitive intuition and could easily smell the danger through the details. He couldn't help but say to Zhang Zhifu: We were already discovered when we were resting during the day. Will we encounter ambush on the road?

Zhang Zhifu comforted: The Han people are afraid of officials, let alone the Tang soldiers dressed up. Even if the people see them, they will not go to the government to report without any trouble.

What if we find out that our people are officials?said with Otler.

Zhang Zhifu said: Huaqing Palace is not far away. If it is discovered by the government, we can only launch a raid immediately. Our cavalry is already in the Guanzhong Plain, and there is no way to surround all sides. Why should we worry now?As for the ambush... He smiled, Ashina believed me, the procedures for mobilizing the troops in the mainland of the Tang Dynasty were complicated, and it was impossible for an ambush to be arranged in one or two days.

When he arrived at the territory of the Han people, Zhang Zhifu felt like a landlord, which was much calmer than his fellow Otler.

People like Otler who were originally living on the grassland suddenly came to such a completely unfamiliar place and lacked security was a normal reaction.

I hope what the envoy said is true.Tong Otler finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhang Zhifu's words.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words were finished, there were torches in the distance on the flank, and the voices became noisy.He was shocked to Otler and others and heard someone ask: Is it Tang Bing?

Another person replied: Nonsense, where are we now? Besides the Tang Bing, are there other people?

He shouted to Otler: We have been discovered, prepare for war!

Let's wait.Zhang Zhifu suddenly stopped him and said, "It's not the time for the fight to start a war!"

Tong Otler said angrily: I won’t start fighting now. Do you have a way to explain to the Tang official and use any excuses?If I were really a righteous Tang soldier, why would he leave secretly at night?

Zhang Zhifu said: What I mean is not to explain to them, but not to get entangled.Don’t worry about this Tang army, immediately ignite the fire and rush directly to Huaqing Palace along the post road!

Tong Otler frowned: If we don’t care about these people, we are stuck in the back, and we won’t we face the situation of being attacked from both sides when we arrive at Huaqing Palace?

Without Princess Taiping's order, it would be strange if the guards of Fengxian County dared to lead the army to approach Huaqing Palace without his order. Afterwards, he wasn't afraid that Huang Niba would fall into his crotch?Based on my understanding of the generals of the Tang Dynasty, the most likely response measure he is to gather troops and prepare for the Huaqing Palace, but he will never approach the royal headquarters!Our government officials in the Tang Dynasty have a set of service rules. As long as they are officials, few people will ignore the rules... Moreover, although our people are suspicious, no one can confirm what they are doing for the time being.

Zhang Zhifu said anxiously, believe me once, don’t waste time in a fight and miss the opportunity for the raid!

Although most of the people here were Turkic soldiers and were obedient to the Orthel, the Orthel was right after Zhang Zhifu's words and was not stubborn and quickly adopted Zhang Zhifu's suggestions and ordered a big fanfare to move south.

At this moment, I naturally don’t care about anything hidden or something.

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It soon proved that Zhang Zhifu's familiarity and understanding of the Tang Dynasty system was proved. Almost everything was told by his prophecy. The Tang army pursued the soldiers for a while but did not follow.

Tong Otler also felt that it was incomprehensible. If the prairie people were in the situation, the pursuers would definitely not give up chasing easily.

As Zhang Zhifu expected, Fengxianshou sent three urgent reports to the Huaqing Palace to report military information overnight.

The military newspaper envoy arrived at Huaqing Palace in the middle of the night, and people had already gone to bed. The envoy slapped the palace gate and shouted loudly, and was soon taken by the defenders to investigate.

The officials in Huaqing Palace were quite competent. After learning about the emergency, they immediately reported to Changchun Palace.

Xue Chongxun, who lives in Xingchen Tang, also learned about the situation quickly. He directly made a fur coat, and rushed to Changchun Palace without wearing socks and without barefoot.

Princess Taiping was not much better. She had already fallen asleep in loose clothes, but when she was just screaming, she was naturally not well dressed and had no time to clean up.

I'll look at the detailed report of the local officials.

Xue Chongxun said a short and straightforward sentence, and then got an urgent report from Yu Liben, pulling it apart and looking quickly.

All you pay attention to is useful information such as location and time.

Princess Taiping stood in front of the bed tent, asked the palace maid to serve her in dress, and said with an angry look: Leading the army to force the palace in the middle of the night, is this to rebel?

Xue Chongxun thought to himself: Nonsense.

Eunuch Yu, hurry up and tell me that the general of the Yulin Army gathered all the troops and brought armies to form a formation to prepare for war!Xue Chongxun turned around and ordered directly.

Yu Liben hurriedly said: I will do it right away.

After a while, Princess Taiping's clothes were roughly put on, but her long hair was not enough to be combed and could only be scattered on her back.

She was obviously in a very bad mood and asked: I don’t know which troops were crossing the border when Fengxianshou captured it?

It was late at night and I didn’t get any news in advance, so it might be difficult to confirm for a while.

Xue Chongxun held a ritual and said, "My mother, don't worry." The military newspaper said that the enemy troops were about 1,000. Even if they really came to Huaqing Palace, the son minister led the Yulin army to defeat him.

After all, Princess Taiping was a person who had seen the situation. Although she was angry, she was not in chaos. She soon issued another order: Let the troops of the four counties around Huaqing Palace siege to the Zhong, and do not let the thieves run away!

The mother and son have a tacit understanding. When arranging the matter, they almost didn't distinguish between the two. They made some arrangements but did not conflict with each other.

After making these arrangements, Princess Taiping sat in front of the dressing table calmly and asked the servant to comb his hair.

Xue Chongxun paced back and forth behind her, thinking about something. After a while, he suddenly said: The three masters and apprentices of Zhang Tian... are a bit suspicious.

After Xue Chongxun reminded him, Princess Taiping also turned around and wondered: Do you suspect that the person who rebelled was Zhang Renyuan?

The enemy soldiers were discovered in Fengxian County, but they came from the north. The possibility of Zhang Renyuan was not ruled out. The old Taoist was Zhang Renyuan's man... When Xue Chongxun said this, he hurriedly shouted, "Comeone came, and I will send an order to arrest Zhang Tianshi and the other three who sent the strange stones to guard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a noise outside the hall. Princess Taiping asked: What happened?

Then someone downstairs shouted loudly: There is an assassin!

This is on the Changchun Palace Tower, where Princess Taiping's bedroom is located. There are many guards around it every five steps. Most people are not allowed to approach it at all. Whoever insists on breaking here is looking for death?

Princess Taiping stood up, and at this time a eunuch ran in and reported: The assassin is the old Taoist, but please rest assured that the guards had surrounded each other and they could not escape.

Xue Chongxun touched his waist reflexively and grabbed a handful of air. The textured hilt in his imagination could not be grasped in his hand, and his waist was empty.

He came to Princess Taiping's bedroom in the middle of the night and didn't expect to wear weapons.

Seeing that the palace was full of palace maids and eunuchs, he couldn't find a weapon at all. He felt a little uneasy and asked: How many assassins are there?

The eunuch who reported the news was stunned and hurriedly said: I will go to the railing to take a look.

At this moment, a sudden sound of sound was heard on the roof. Xue Chongxun looked up and saw a rope lowered. He felt a thump in his heart. The guards around Changchun Palace were probably trapped by the assassin climbed onto the roof in the chaos.

Be careful, the assassin comes from the roof!He ran towards Princess Taiping while shouting.

It was said that it was too late, but a petite and clever figure slid down from above. She seemed to have already seen Princess Taiping's position. After she got down, she went straight to Princess Taiping without any sluggishness.

Even though Taiping, who was calm in the face of change, also exclaimed in surprise at this moment, his face full of panic.

The palace maids around were even more useless. Faced with this unexpected situation, the untrained palace maids and eunuchs were completely at a loss and were as if they were stunned for a moment.

Princess Taiping, a palace lady, is only good at power and tricks, but not as brave as a man. A flash of cold light, she could only stare at her eyes and even forget to escape.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun had just rushed behind her. He didn't dare to think too much and grabbed her arm and pulled it into his arms.

She rushed into Xue Chongxun's arms at once, and the sword light flashed by and saw a piece of red silk floating in the wind, but she did not hurt Princess Taiping.

But the girl immediately stepped forward and attacked again. Xue Chongxun held Taiping in his arms and faced the girl. In a glance, he saw the cold murderous intent on his tender face. He felt that the air was as strange as the night tonight.