bookrandom Chapter 409 The Death of the Prince!
Chapter 409 The Death of the Prince!
It was a dark night with a bright moon and twinkling stars in the sky.
The moonlight spreads all over the earth, reflecting the clear frost.
The night should have been completely silent, but at this moment, it was filled with deafening cries of killing and continuous screams.
Zhao Tianling, who was ambushed, broke out with his troops, but behind him there were constant sounds of killing and the pursuers were rushing towards him frantically.
Geng Chengkang, who was in charge of the rearguard, saw this and his face changed drastically. He made a prompt decision: "Stop them, stop them quickly!"
After saying this, this man actually drew the sword from his waist and personally led his troops to provide support.
Even though there were many crises around him, Geng Chengkang still led his troops forward regardless of his life in order to protect Zhao Tianling's safety.
But the men in black who tried to stop them relied on their numbers and the archers kept shooting arrows, and they quickly stopped them.
As the sharp arrows continued to whistle, the Zhao soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
But Geng Chengkang had already made up his mind to die, so he led the charge on horseback.
The ambushing soldiers were shocked by his momentum, and were killed in front of him in a moment.
But after a moment, the ambushed soldiers came to their senses and saw people coming from all directions to kill them.
Even though Geng Chengkang fought hard to kill the enemy, he was ultimately outnumbered and was shot into a sieve by the sharp arrows.
However, Geng Chengkang also bought time for Zhao Tianling, allowing Zhao Tianling and his troops to escape another mile.
Hearing the shouts and screams behind him getting less and less, Zhao Tianling couldn't help but turn around to look.
Under the night sky, I saw flames rising into the sky in the distance, but many torches began to move towards this side.
Zhao Tianling's face changed and he was shocked, knowing that Geng Chengkang and the remaining troops were in great danger.
“Hurry, speed up, as long as we can get back to the city, they won’t dare to come over!”
It was unclear whether Zhao Tianling's words were meant to encourage himself or his soldiers.
But even so, the pursuers behind were still relentless, shooting and killing Zhao soldiers with sharp arrows.
At this moment, Zhao Tianling was accompanied by only his dozen or so guards on horseback, and the rest were all infantry.
But among those chasing them were some cavalrymen, who galloped on their horses and caught up with them in a moment.
The cavalry charged, the troops' formation was in chaos, and screams were heard everywhere.
"Quickly escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince away, don't worry about us!"
An infantry captain shouted to the prince's guards, then led his troops to counterattack to stop the pursuers.
The prince's personal guards also understood that the matter was of great importance. They did not dare to be careless and immediately escorted Zhao Tianling as they rode away quickly.
At the same time, on the road ahead of them, a troop of soldiers was waiting in formation.
Chu Ning, who was in the lead, looked indifferent, but Ran Ming and Feng Mulan beside him were impatient.
Feng Mulan was displeased: "Why don't you rush over to save them?"
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly, glanced at her, and asked slowly: "Why save him? If you save him, what if he is grateful and wants to marry you again?"
"He dares!" Feng Mulan glared but did not dare to say anything else.
Although he really wanted to go forward and kill the enemy, he had to consider Chu Ning's words.
Ran Ming, on the other hand, chuckled and said, "Your Highness, how about I take someone over to take a look? If Zhao Tianling dies, it will be hard for you to explain to His Majesty."
Chu Ning shrugged, looking nonchalant: “No matter what he does, if he can escape to this king, then he is lucky.
If he can't escape, then he can only blame himself, not me for not saving him."
Chu Ning has no good feelings towards Zhao Tianling.
If you still want to marry Feng Mulan, just dream on.
It would be best if I could die here.
If he can't die, then create an opportunity for him to die.
In a word, Zhao Tianling will not survive tonight.
No matter who ambushes Zhao Tianling, I will help them!
While I was lost in thought, I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
The scout reported: "Your Highness, there are cavalry charging towards us, and there are pursuers behind us!"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes.
This guy is really lucky, we can't kill him even like this.
The ambusher was no good either. With so many people, he was unable to surround and kill Zhao Tianling.
Chu Ning's eyes turned, and he immediately had an idea in his mind: "The whole army should retreat and dig a few traps here!"
After he finished speaking, Chu Ning turned his horse around without waiting for everyone to react.
Ran Ming's eyes lit up: "I will personally lead people to set the trap!"
Soon, Ran Ming led five hundred white horse cavalrymen to set a trap at the scene. About a quarter of an hour later, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and Ran Ming immediately retreated with the cavalrymen who set the trap.
Although the makeshift trap could not kill anyone, it could stop Zhao Tianling and others.
Ran Ming rode back to Chu Ning and the others, and without waiting for Chu Ning to ask, he smiled innocently and said:
"Your Highness, the trap has been set. They will not be able to get through on horseback."
Chu Ning nodded with satisfaction, his eyes fixed on something not far away.
Soon, Zhao Tianling led the cavalry and galloped away, while the pursuers behind him continued to chase them, waving weapons and bows and arrows.
The two sides chased each other and soon arrived at the trap set by Ran Ming.
"Ah~"
The prince's personal guards in the front screamed as they fell into the trap.
The others were horrified and tried to pull the reins, but the horses were too fast and inertia made them rush forward.
Fortunately, everyone was a veteran of many battles, and their horses had slowed down, so they used their martial arts to avoid the trap as soon as they fell off their horses.
But because of this delay, the pursuers arrived.
"Kill them!"
At the command, the pursuers dismounted and charged forward with swords in hand.
"Protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The prince's personal guards surrounded Zhao Tianling and fought to the death.
But even though they were experienced in battle, they still kept falling down in the face of so many pursuers.
In just a blink of an eye, Zhao Tianling was the only one left in the encirclement.
It was not until then that the second prince rode his horse and arrived at the scene with his personal guards.
"It's you!"
Even though it was night and vision was obstructed, Zhao Tianling was still able to see the person's face clearly with the faint light of the fire.
"Yes, it's me!"
The second prince sneered: "You definitely didn't expect that I would attack you, did you?"
Zhao Tianling held the sword tightly in his hands with both hands, his face was ferocious, and he said fiercely: "I misjudged you. I didn't expect you to be so cruel!"
The second prince's face was filled with murderous intent: "If you hadn't believed what others said and doubted me, how could things have turned out like this?"
Zhao Tianling was about to retort when the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
Everyone turned around and saw a large number of cavalry charging towards them.
Then, Chu Ning's voice came: "Who dares to ambush the Crown Prince of Zhao here!"
Zhao Tianling was overjoyed and quickly shouted, "Your Highness, King Chu, I'm here, come and save me!"
Everyone knows that the cavalry under Chu Ning's command is powerful. If they really charge over, the Second Prince's troops will not be able to stop them.
But the Second Prince laughed wildly upon hearing this: "Eighteenth brother, you are too late, I am going to kill him in front of you!
Come on, shoot the arrows! "
At a command, dozens of sharp arrows whizzed out. Although Zhao Tianling tried his best to dodge and resist, it was ultimately difficult to avoid so many sharp arrows.
When Chu Ning arrived on horseback, Zhao Tianling had been shot into a bloody mess!
Chu Ning laughed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he looked righteous and awe-inspiring: "Second brother, you have committed a serious mistake, why don't you let your people lay down their weapons and wait for the emperor's decision?"