bookrandom Chapter 149 The mantis stalks the cicada
Chapter 149 The mantis stalks the cicada
Suddenly, there were bursts of horse hooves sounds and a shout of "Go!", which frightened the people and made them flee in panic, with dust flying everywhere.
Lu Jingning stood next to the carriage, squinting slightly.
These people are so rampant that they dare to come to rescue people in broad daylight.
"Where is the magistrate of Wucheng County?" she asked.
Xue Yuan immediately sent someone to inquire.
While they were waiting, the group of people had already stopped not far from the front. The leader had a long tasseled spear on his back and a black scarf on his face, revealing a pair of handsome eyes. Looking closely, he looked somewhat similar to the person hanging on the city wall.
The man saw rows of people on the city wall screaming and clenching their long tasseled spears tightly in their hands.
"Third brother, it's this woman who has caused us so much trouble." The people on the city wall were extremely excited when they saw their savior coming, and they stared at Lu Jingning fiercely.
The third brother looked at Lu Jingning and cursed him as a bitch: "How dare you hurt my second brother? Take your life!"
The third brother brought more than a hundred people with him, each holding a sword. They looked at them murderously, as if they were going to tear them to pieces.
Lu Jingning raised his chin and said, "Close the city gate immediately!"
"Yes." Several guards went to the four city gates to give orders.
Then Lu Jingning sat on the carriage frame and slowly asked someone to prepare the rope.
The third brother saw her being so arrogant, and anger surged in his heart. He bared his teeth and said, "Kill!"
Before they could get close, countless archers descended from the sky, and there were also archers at the city gate, surrounding the third brother and his group.
The third brother was stunned: "Who are you? Why would the soldiers obey your orders?"
"Old rules, capture him alive!" Lu Jingning ordered.
Countless secret guards roamed around this group of people like ghosts, shooting their knees and hands with bows and arrows accurately.
More than a hundred people fell down in just an incense stick of time.
The people on the city wall saw that none of the reinforcements had escaped, and they even forgot to shout. They swallowed, looked at each other, and looked at Lu Jingning with some horror.
"Where did these people come from just now?"
"I didn't notice it at all."
"No...don't know."
At this time, they no longer insisted on being stubborn, as they knew they had provoked the wrong person.
Lu Jingning picked a man at random and said, "Go back and tell your eldest brother that if you don't rescue these brothers today, I will pile them all up and burn them alive."
When the chosen brother heard this, his legs went weak.
They were already cold-blooded enough, but they didn't expect that the little girl in front of them would be even more vicious than them.
"Give him a horse and let him go."
The younger brother got on the horse tremblingly and escaped, but the people who stayed behind were not so lucky. Their jaws were removed and their hands and feet were tied up and hung on the city wall.
The scene was spectacular.
The people who had been hiding came out again. When they first saw the city wall, they looked at Lu Jingning with more admiration in their eyes and called her a female hero.
Lu Jingning returned to the post station, and Xue Yuan came forward to report: "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Wucheng County was killed yesterday, and all 30 members of the magistrate's family were killed."
Lu Jingning's expression changed slightly.
The area where she was located was a corner of Wucheng, not in the center of Wucheng. It was a small county town with not many guards.
Unlike the main urban area, where there are 300,000 troops stationed, these people dare not come to cause trouble.
"Give him a proper burial," she said.
Xue Yuan nodded.
That night, Lu Jingning's mind was filled with the scene of the group of people slaughtering the civilians today. Lu Jingning clenched her fists tightly and swore to make these people pay with blood!
"Your Majesty." Xue Yuan hesitated.
Lu Jingning guessed what she was going to say and said in a deep voice, "These people are Jing Yun's men, right?"
Xue Yuan lowered her eyes. The confiscated weapons were exactly the same as the ones made by Jing Yun in the palace, and there were more than one.
"His Majesty!"
The guard outside the door was a little excited: "There is news."
She didn't care about being angry, and casually grabbed a cloak and put it on. Xue Yuan stopped her: "Your Majesty, you don't need to go in person."
"If I don't kill these people with my own hands, I will never be able to vent my hatred."
Lu Jingning mounted his horse and looked at several big dogs not far away, smelling the scent and moving forward. He let one person go today in order to follow the clues and gather information.
Just follow the big dog and you will find the person behind the scenes.
The city gate opens.
Lu Jingning led his men and marched towards the northwest in a mighty manner.
half an hour later
Another group of people stood at the foot of the city gate. They moved quietly. Some of them wanted to climb up the city gate, while others stayed behind to keep watch.
Someone jumped up and cut the ropes with a sword, letting all the people on the wall down.
"Big brother!" The second and third brothers were excited.
The eldest brother supported one of them with one hand and whispered, "I have already led this woman away. Let's go first. It won't be too late for us to take revenge later."
The second brother smiled when he heard this and said, "Big brother is really smart. If I catch this woman, I will skin her alive!"
Being hung at the city gate, he became a laughing stock. He was tortured and felt excruciating pain at the slightest movement. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
"What's the origin of this woman?"
"I guess it's that young lady from a rich family. It doesn't matter. Let's go back and discuss it. We can definitely capture this person alive. Are you afraid that we won't have a chance to torture her?" the old man said.
The group hid themselves in the darkness.
The next moment countless torches illuminated the foot of the city gate.
With a bang, the city gate was closed again.
Lu Jingning's figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone. She had a solemn face, like a demon in the dark night, full of murderous aura.
Countless archers took aim, not giving the other side a chance to speak, and shot arrows like rain.
After shooting one person, that person fell down instantly.
"Brother, we've fallen into a trap!" The second brother took a deep breath and said, "This woman didn't leave at all!"
Hearing this, the boss took a deep breath and blew a whistle. Suddenly, countless men in black emerged from the city. The boss grinned and said, "Little do we know that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind. Who will fall into the trap is still unknown."
A rough estimate of the number of men in black is at least a thousand. They are wearing armor and are obviously well prepared.
Lu Jingning was not in a hurry. He was not afraid of coming, but was afraid of not coming.
The black-clad secret guards took the lead in attacking with long and short swords in their hands. When the group of people saw that the other side was also holding the same long and short swords as themselves, they were all stunned.
There was only a city gate between them, but the sound of shouting outside could be heard throughout the entire city.
It came from all directions.
"Oh no, big brother. It looks like the army is coming outside the city." The second brother was annoyed.
The eldest frowned.
They had less than 5,000 men, and if the three armies came, they would not be able to defeat them no matter what, so they were a little panicked.
"You don't have to struggle in vain. Your master, the Second Prince of Donglin, has been executed, and you have long been abandoned by Donglin. Your family and friends have all been executed, and the blood has flowed like a river..."
Lu Jingning's voice was like a life-threatening sound in the dark night, striking at the hearts of the men in black. They were confused and looked at the boss one after another.
The boss didn't believe it at first, but when he saw the long and short swords in the other party's hands, he was half convinced.
"Boss, is this true?"
"If it's not true, how would they have long and short swords, and how would they know who our master is?" someone asked.
Lu Jingning gave him a look.
Countless arrows took the opportunity to fall.
If a person loses his faith, he will lose his fighting spirit and his fighting ability will be halved.
The sky is whitening
There were countless casualties and blood everywhere in the city, but outside the city was empty. The illusion of the three armies yesterday was just a trick created by a group of guards to fool people.
The eldest, the second and the third were all captured alive.
Lu Jingning looked down at the three people and said, "Search them, I will interrogate them in person later."
The word "alone" made the three of them open their eyes wide instantly.
"You...you are Lu Jingning!"
Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The three of them were each slapped.
The guard said, "How dare you! Who gave you the courage to address His Majesty by his maiden name?"
The three people who were beaten were a little dazed.