bookrandom Chapter 318: Backhand! Catch them all in one swoop!
Chapter 318: Backhand! Catch them all in one swoop!
Chu Ning's appearance calmed the originally chaotic scene.
No one expected that Chu Ning would appear here at this moment.
Even Shen Wanying was stunned for a moment before she reacted.
She walked forward with joy and took Chu Ning's hand: "Your injury..."
"It doesn't matter!"
Chu Ning said weakly, "The blood transfusion has been successful, and the toxins have been completely removed. All we need to do next is to heal the injuries on our body."
Shen Wanying, who was originally a little worried, suddenly felt relieved.
"Doctor Chen said that your injury is not serious and you will recover after resting for a while."
As the two talked, they completely ignored the man in black opposite them, as if they were not worried about the situation at all.
This made the leader of the men in black very angry, and he sneered: "Humph, even if Chu Ning wakes up, what can we do?
Now Ran Ming has led the White Horse Cavalry to the woods. You few men can't stop us at all!
Come on, come together, kill them all, leave no one alive!"
At the command, the men in black were ready to take action.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a rocket suddenly took off.
Suddenly, shouts of killing were heard outside the yard.
Soon after, a group of people outside surrounded the place, and even the eaves and walls were filled with soldiers holding crossbows.
The appearance of these people dumbfounded the men in black who were originally planning to take action.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people here?"
"Didn't they say that Ran Ming and the White Horse Cavalry had lost their way in the woods?"
"This is impossible. Isn't there no one in the Chu Palace?"
"Where did these people come from? They seem to have crossbows that only the King of Chu has!"
The men in black were in a panic and had lost all their fighting spirit.
The leader was terrified, his hands and feet were cold, he knew he was doomed.
But he is not willing to give in!
Everything has been taken into account, so why are there still so many people here?
The unwilling leader of the men in black stared at Chu Ning and asked fiercely, "Where on earth did these people come from?"
Whether it is the Chu Palace or the Shen family, there can be no idle people.
All of Chu Ning's other troops were on the front line, and there were no longer any people belonging to Chu Ning in the city.
So where did this army come from?
Not to mention the black-clad leader's surprise, even Shen Wanying beside him couldn't help but look at Chu Ning with some curiosity.
Even she didn't know anything about the army in front of her.
This time when Chu Ning came back, he just handed her a letter in the carriage, and then fainted without saying anything else.
She only knew that Chu Ning had deliberately made this trip to Liuyun Villa and spread the rumors in the city.
Chu Ning looked at the people whose faces were full of curiosity, and a hint of amusement appeared on his pale face.
"Let Master Liu talk about this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, a path was cleared outside the yard and four soldiers came in carrying a chair.
There was a person sitting upright on the chair. As he got closer, his appearance slowly emerged in the light of the torch.
Shen Wanying's eyes lit up: "It's the Minister of Revenue Liu Shouren!"
Liu Shouren bowed to Chu Ning and Shen Wanying and said, "I pay my respects to the King of Chu and the Queen of Chu. Please forgive me for being injured and unable to stand up to pay my respects."
In order to plead for the Shen family, Liu Shouren was beaten with a stick 20 times by the Minister of Revenue and is still unable to walk.
Shen Wanying was very clear about this matter and quickly said, "Master Liu, there is no need to do this. You were punished for the sake of the Shen family."
As the two were talking, the man in black stared at Liu Shouren, his eyes flashing with coldness: "I planned everything, but I didn't expect that I still missed you!
However, you are only the Minister of Revenue, why can you mobilize troops?"
"Mobilize troops?"
Liu Shouren turned to look at the leader of the men in black and said calmly, "Who told you that these soldiers belong to the imperial court?"
The leader of the men in black was stunned.
Not from the court?
Could it be that Chu Ning asked Liu Shouren to recruit them privately?
This damn guy has so many tricks!
"I see!"
The leader of the men in black looked unwilling, staring at Liu Shouren with anger in his eyes: "You used the authority of the Minister of Revenue to secretly recruit these people!"
The Ministry of Revenue manages the population of the Great Chu Dynasty and is very familiar with the population size. With the power of the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it would be easy for him to recruit some able-bodied men.
If we add Chu Ning's financial support, there will be no problem in recruiting thousands of people within one or two months!
The leader of the men in black reacted and narrowed his eyes, a ruthless look flashed across his face: "Humph, even if you recruit so many people, but you don't have time to train them, they are no match for us.
Tonight, Chu Ning must die!
You stay here to stop them, and the rest of you follow me to kill Chu Ning!"
At the command, the men in black immediately split into two groups, one group killed Chu Ning, and the other group rushed towards the soldiers outside the yard.
Shen Wanying's face changed slightly, and she immediately stood in front of Chu Ning, fearing that Chu Ning would be affected.
But Chu Ning held her hand and chuckled, "Don't worry, I will use myself as bait this time, they will definitely not have any chance of survival."
After saying this, he turned to look at Liu Shouren and said calmly: "Lord Liu, let me see the strength of the people under your command."
Liu Shouren waved his hand and said, "Leave ten alive, and kill the rest!"
In an instant, the crossbowmen on the surrounding walls and eaves shot out the sharp arrows that had been ready to fire.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The dense array of sharp arrows caused the men in black who were rushing towards Chu Ning to fall down one after another!
The leader of the men in black was very powerful. He kept shooting down arrows with the sword in his hand and rushed to Chu Ning.
But the thirty white horse cavalrymen who stayed behind rushed up and surrounded them at this moment.
Although the leader of the men in black was a strong fighter, he could not defeat thirty men at once, let alone these thirty men who were veterans of many battles.
After trembling for a moment, the sword in the black-clad leader's hand was knocked away, and he was immediately rushed over by the white horse cavalry and captured alive.
The other men in black wanted to rush forward to rescue after being forced back by the sharp arrows, but the sharp arrows from the crossbows were too dense, and anyone who dared to rush forward would be shot into sieves.
For a moment, the men in black screamed and fell down one after another.
As for the group of men in black who rushed out of the yard, they not only had to face the shooting from the crossbows, but also the attacks from the spearmen outside.
Due to the limitations of the terrain, the men in black could not get close with their swords and were killed by the spearmen outside the yard, falling in large numbers.
The strength of this group of men in black was not very strong. At best, they were just county soldiers and were no match for Liu Shouren's troops.
In just half an hour, this group of people was completely wiped out!
Under Liu Shouren's deliberate instructions, nine people and the leader were left alive.
After everything was settled, Liu Shouren was carried by the soldiers to Chu Ning, and he bowed and said:
"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission. These people have been completely wiped out. Please deal with the remaining ten people."
Chu Ning grinned: "Clean up the scene and take these ten people back. They will be of great use to me."
These people are just his lackeys. We need to follow the clues to find out the mastermind behind the scenes!