bookrandom Chapter 1784: Died, Let Go
Chapter 1784: Died, Let Go
At this critical moment——
"How dare you, traitor!!" A loud shout exploded like thunder!
Huo Quji, alone, had cut a bloody path through the crowd of soldiers and rushed forward!
The iron spear in his hand turned into a black lightning. Wherever it passed, the imperial guards who tried to stop him fell to the ground with blood splattered. No one could stop him!
"Xiao Yan! Die!" Huo Quji had a clear goal and went straight for Xiao Yan who was fighting with Huo Guang.
Xiao Yan felt the overwhelming murderous aura behind him and turned around in horror. He saw a flash of cold light first, and then a spear shot out like a dragon! He hurriedly raised his gun to block it.
"clang!!!"
A deafening sound of metal clashing!
Xiao Yan felt an irresistible force coming from the spear barrel. His knuckles instantly cracked, blood gushed out, and his entire arm was numb from the shock. He stumbled back several steps, horrified.
"What a terrifying power!"
Huo Quji took advantage of the situation and showed no mercy. He shook his spear, and a sky full of spear shadows appeared, covering Xiao Yan like a violent storm.
His spear skills were vigorous, yet tricky and ruthless, and each strike contained the murderous aura tempered by hundreds of battles on the battlefield.
Although Xiao Yan was a brave general of the imperial guards, had he ever seen such battlefield martial arts that were purely designed for killing?
He was completely suppressed and could only defend himself without any ability to fight back.
After only five or six rounds, Huo Quji spotted a flaw and swept his spear across, hitting Xiao Yan's waist hard!
"puff--"
Xiao Yan spat out a mouthful of blood and was knocked off the ground, falling heavily to the ground, with the spear in his hand flying out of his hand.
He was still trying to struggle to get up, but a shadow had already enveloped him.
Huo Quji's warhorse stood up, and the cold tip of the spear was pointed at his throat.
"You are a traitor and a traitor, you have brought chaos upon the government and you deserve to be put to death!"
Huo Quji's voice was cold and without a trace of emotion.
The gun flashed away!
Xiao Yan's roar stopped abruptly, his pupils dilated instantly, a bloody hole appeared in his throat, and blood gushed out.
His body twitched twice, and then he fell silent, dying with his eyes open.
With the death of their commander, the morale of the imperial guards, who were still resisting stubbornly, collapsed instantly. With a cry, they dropped their weapons, fled in all directions, or knelt down to beg for mercy.
Chen Pin saw from afar that Xiao Yan was stabbed to death by Huo Quji. The last glimmer of hope was completely shattered. He was so frightened that his soul flew away, as if half of his three souls and seven spirits were lost!
But he was a shrewd man after all, and his instinct for survival made him react immediately.
"Quick! Quickly, take Benxiang back to the city! Close the city gates!"
He roared at the few dozen trusted generals left around him, no longer caring about the dignity of the prime minister or his accomplices. Like a stray dog, surrounded by his confidants, he turned around and fled madly towards the open Chang'an city gate!
Liu Xiu had been watching all this with a cold eye. When he saw Chen Pin trying to escape, he snorted coldly, and his voice was clearly heard throughout the battlefield:
"Mr. Huo! The rebel leader Chen Pin is trying to escape! Chase him! All the rebels will be captured. If they resist, they will be killed without mercy! Not a single one can be spared!"
"As ordered!"
Huo Quji clasped his fists and accepted the order, then swung his spear forward: "My men, follow me to capture the rebel leader!"
The black torrent started up again, rushing towards the fleeing Prime Minister's followers and the huge Chang'an City!
Chen Pin looked at the border cavalry coming like a tide behind him, his face so gloomy that water could drip out.
Huo Quji took the lead, the spear in his hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea, and every time he swung it, it brought up a rain of blood.
The border soldiers were like tigers descending from the mountains, and their shouts of killing shook the earth.
"Leave one team behind to cover our retreat!" Chen Pin gritted his teeth and ordered, his voice hoarse, "The rest of you, follow me to get reinforcements!"
At the command, about three hundred elite soldiers immediately turned around and quickly formed a defensive formation on the narrow street.
These soldiers are all dedicated warriors carefully trained by Chen Pin, and each of them has experienced hundreds of battles.
They used the houses on both sides of the street as cover and quickly built temporary fortifications.
"Archers, take your positions!" a captain with scars all over his face shouted.
Ten archers immediately climbed onto the roofs on both sides and rained arrows at the pursuers.
Seeing this, Huo Quji immediately reined in his horse and raised his shield to block the rain of arrows.
"Shield formation!" he shouted, and the border soldiers immediately raised their shields, formed a tortoise shell formation and slowly advanced.
"Spearmen, step forward!" the captain ordered again.
The soldiers at the front of the street immediately raised their spears, and the gleaming tips of their spears formed a jungle of death.
When the border troops advanced to the entrance of the alley, they encountered stubborn resistance.
The narrow streets limited the numerical advantage of the border troops, and Chen Pin's soldiers took advantage of the terrain and temporarily blocked the offensive.
"Release the rolling log!" the captain shouted hoarsely.
Several soldiers pushed down the prepared rolling log from the roof, and smashed it towards the border army formation with the force of thunder.
"Scatter!" Huo Quji shouted, and the border soldiers hurriedly dodged to the sides.
But there were still a few people who were unable to dodge and were smashed into a bloody mess by the rolling logs.
Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Pin's archers shot arrows again.
Arrows pierced the armor of the border troops, and screams were heard everywhere.
A fierce look flashed in Huo Quji's eyes, and he suddenly jumped off his horse.
"Follow me!" He led a team of elite soldiers and rushed directly to the house on the right.
Several people worked together to break open the door and rushed towards the archers on the roof from inside the house.
The archers on the roof were caught off guard and immediately fell into a melee.
The spear in Huo Quji's hand was like a poisonous snake emerging from a hole, and every move was aimed at the vital point.
In just a moment, the archers on the roof were cleared out.
"Seize the commanding heights!" Huo Quji ordered.
The border soldiers immediately climbed onto the roof and in turn shot arrows at the defenders on the street.
The defenders were immediately put on the defensive. The captain gritted his teeth and shouted, "Second team, take the lead! Hold the alley entrance!"
More defenders rushed in from the rear, forming a human wall with their bodies.
The two sides engaged in a brutal hand-to-hand combat in the narrow streets, sparks flew from the clash of swords, and blood dyed the bluestone road red.
While the fierce battle was in full swing here, Chen Pin had already led a group of ministers and remaining soldiers on horseback through the alleys and arrived at the relatively safe urban area.
Wang Lang's face turned pale, and his voice trembled: "Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
The other ministers were also in a panic, and they all said: "The Protector of the Country is leading his troops into the city. We will definitely not be able to stop them!"
"Prime Minister, why not break out from the west gate?"
"Yes, staying in the city will only lead to death!"
Chen Pin suddenly pulled the reins, turned around and glared at everyone: "Shut up! Do you really think he's going to win?"
There was a mad glint in his eyes: "I only retreated into the city on purpose, just to lure Prince Chenliu and the Duke of Huguo in!"
He pointed to the narrow streets and said, "Street fighting within the city is precisely our advantage! As long as we capture Prince Chenliu and the Duke of Huguo here, today's crisis will be resolved immediately!"
Wang Lang trembled and said, "But...but we have no reinforcements now!"
"Who said no?"
Chen Pin sneered and cast his gaze towards the towering imperial palace in the distance: "The palace is still in our hands, and the Queen Mother is still in the palace. As long as the Queen Mother issues an imperial decree to execute Prince Chenliu, we will be obeying the order to suppress the rebellion!"
He turned his horse abruptly and shouted, "Let's go! To the palace!"
The sound of horse hooves rang out again, carrying the last hope as they galloped towards the palace.
The shouts and cries of killing from the street fighting behind him continued to be heard.