Chapter 607 Xiao Yun (7)

As soon as Mi Zhicheng took two steps, a trace of ominous feeling flashed in his heart. Mi Zhicheng stopped immediately, lowered his figure and began to observe the surrounding environment vigilantly. The experience of decades of rolling off on the battlefield told him that perhaps this intuition often has no real reason, but it is often very accurate and must not be ignored.

Mi Zhicheng observed the situation around for a moment and found that nothing was abnormal. He was about to stand up when suddenly a sharp whistle sound came from his ear. Almost at the same time, a rain of arrows fell on the head of the rebels, causing a scream. Mi Zhicheng was stunned. Immediately afterwards, groups of soldiers rushed out of the darkness and rushed towards the rebels, and immediately formed a clamping force with the defenders. Originally, the rebels were temporarily organized, but they were not familiar with each other. However, it was really rich to draw a big cake, and the war was smooth.

Only by maintaining a relatively strong fighting spirit, the sudden blow from behind made the rebels faint, and the panic that had been lurking in everyone's heart suddenly erupted. Many people threw down their weapons and turned around and fled, trying to escape in the alley before dawn. When the guards of the royal palace saw that the situation that was originally unfavorable to them suddenly turned around, they were shocked and happy. They quickly launched a counterattack, and soon drove the rebels on the wall of the mansion, and then condescended to them, firing arrows and stone bombs at the rebels who were completely exposed in the open space, which quickly caused huge damage.

"Damn it!" Mi Zhicheng spat fiercely. He was also a bachelor. Seeing that things were no longer possible, he did not hesitate. He immediately turned around and flipped over the low wall, jumped onto his mount in three steps, and rode his horse towards the west gate. Mi Zhicheng knew in his heart that his temporary rebels would not last long. If he could not escape from Guangling City in this temporary chaos, his head would be hung on the gate of Guangling City at the latest and be pecked by crows. As for his family, he would not care about so much at this time.

The battle lasted for not long in front of the palace. The guards of the palace did not rashly open the door, but instead stepped up their guards. For the simple minds of most soldiers, there were too many things that happened this night and the changes were too fast. Many guards felt relieved when they saw the white morning light in the sky: Maybe this is the end.

In the open space outside the palace, the mysterious reinforcements were busy cleaning the battlefield. The guards curiously poked their heads and observed the busy figures on the open space. Because it was too early, it was difficult to identify where the soldiers in the open space belonged. The guard was about to send someone to ask Yan Ke in the palace for advice, but several people walked towards the gate. The leader walked to the corner of the wall, took off the helmet on his head, and with the help of the fire on the wall, the guards recognized the familiar face.

"Mr. Zhigao, it turns out to be you!" The guard was overjoyed. Because Xu Wen sent Xu Zhigao to Jingkou to mobilize troops very secretly, except for him, only Yan Keqiu. Mrs. Xu and the other two knew about it. So when the rebels were raided, the guards did not expect that Xu Zhigao had to lead reinforcements back. Since the gate had been blocked with a stone and earth bag and could not be opened for a while, Xu Zhigao had to find a bamboo ladder that the rebels had discarded, climbed over the wall. The general quickly led him to see Yan Keqiu and informed all the things that happened that night along the way. Xu Zhigao learned that his adoptive father was seriously injured. At this time, only Yan Keqiu in the mansion controlled the overall situation, the excitement and joy on his face gradually disappeared.

"Little Langjun, thanks to you who came back and brought back reinforcements, otherwise the last general really didn't know what to do!" The guard was whispering excitedly while leading the way, but he suddenly found that Xu Zhigao did not respond. When he looked back, he felt something was wrong when he saw Xu Zhigao's expression, and asked in a low voice: "Little Langjun, is there something wrong?"

Xu Zhigao calmed down a little, put away his sorrow, and forced himself to smile and said, "It's nothing big. I just heard that his adoptive father was hit by Mi Zhicheng's hidden arrow and was worried about his adoptive father's injury."

After hearing this, the general believed it and comforted him: "Don't worry, little boy. The old general rolled out of the battle formation. His body was strong and he was only shot in the thigh. He bleeded a little a little bit, and he had already asked the doctor to see it. It should be nothing serious."

Xu Zhigao thanked the general, but his heart was still worried. He experienced a major change when he was young and his temperament changed drastically. Although outsiders now seem to be just a young man, his deep thoughts are far from that of many adults. In his opinion, although the rebels have been defeated, Yang Longyan and Mrs. Shi are in the hands of the two, the real trouble has really begun. Because Xu Wen was seriously injured and unconscious, Huainan's power has actually fallen into Yan Keqiu's hands, but Yan Keqiu himself is just a subordinate of Xu Wen. At this critical moment,

Not to mention the veterans in Guangling City who were not involved in rebellion, even Li Jian who was defeated from Jiangdong, Li Yu was likely to demand the military and political power of Huainan, let alone Zhou Ben, who led the army back from Jiangxi. If the Battle of Wujin made Huainan's fragile power balance in danger, then Mi Zhicheng's arrow completely shattered the politics of the powerful ministers in Huainan after Yang Xingmi's death. Everyone thought they were qualified to obtain power, but no one could truly control the power. What situation could be worse than this?

Xu Zhigao was just thinking about it, but he felt like he tripped under his feet and almost fell down. It turned out that he had already reached the steps of the hall. He quickly calmed down and came to the hall, saluting Yan Keqiu with his hands crossed and said, "Zhigao has met Mr. Yan!"

Yan Keqiu reached out to signal the two of them to sit down, asked about the situation of the war, nodded with satisfaction, and signaled the other party to retreat. After he got out of the hall, he turned around and said softly to Xu Zhigao: "Thanks to your decisive action this time, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Xu Zhigao sighed: "After Zhigao led his troops across the river, he learned that someone was rebelling in the city. He led his troops into the city from the south gate overnight. Jiao Tianzhi was lucky enough to win the battle. But he didn't know how injured his adoptive father was?"

When he heard Xu Zhigao ask about Xu Wen's injury, Yan Keqiu was also full of sorrow and sighed: "I heard from the doctor that the arrow shot very deeply. I finally pulled out the arrow and bleed a lot. I have already told you that as long as your adoptive father wakes up, I will send someone to notify me immediately." Speaking of this, Yan Keqiu changed the subject and asked: "The arrow shot by your adoptive father was shot by Mi Zhicheng. If you defeat the rebels, you will catch this guy."

When Xu Zhigao heard this, he showed shame on his face and replied carefully: "Zhigao was incompetent. There were many black people at night and he had not found any trace of this guy. He should have escaped. However, other thieves, Ma Qian and Li Qiu, Ma Qian, were shot to death by arrows, and Li Qiu was shot in the thigh and was captured alive."

Yan Keqiu sighed and said, "There is nothing to do. This guy is skilled in archery and horses. He is also very familiar with Huainan. He is probably already running out of the city and has endless troubles. However, there are so many things in front of him, so he doesn't care about so much."

Xu Zhigao subconsciously replied: "Sir, are you worried that your adoptive father will not be seriously injured and cannot deal with those guys who are fighting for power?"

When Yan Keqiu heard that Xu Zhigao had already thought of so far, Yan Keqiu couldn't help but look surprised. He never expected that a young man in his twenties would immediately think of such a far away thing after a great victory. Then the surprise on Yan Keqiu's face gradually turned into a warm smile. He couldn't help but reach out to touch Xu Zhigao's hair bun. He destroyed his name and the last connection with his past was the boy in front of him. In Yan Keqiu's mind, Xu Zhigao had long been his son. Seeing him so progress, he couldn't help but feel joy and pride.

"Mr. Yan, General is awake!" A report woke Yan Keqiu and Xu Zhigao. Yan Keqiu calmed down, stood up, and said to Xu Zhigao: "Let's go, let's see your adopted father together."

"Yes!" Xu Zhigao stood up and followed Yan Keqiu to get out of the hall. The two turned a corner and entered a side courtyard on the right, where Xu Wen recovered from the wounds.

When the two entered the room, they saw Xu Wen leaning against the brocade couch, with a pale face and a thick blanket covered with her body. A maid was feeding her porridge. She looked very depressed. When he saw Xu Zhigao here, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Why are you here too?"

Yan Keqiu laughed and said, "The lord doesn't know anything. Prince Zhigao acted quickly and had already borrowed troops from Jingkou. The situation of the rebels besieging the royal palace was quite urgent. If the prince hadn't led the troops to attack him, I'm afraid there would be something I could not bear to say."

When Xu Wen heard this, his expression changed on his face, and finally sighed dejectedly: "I am old, I want to thank Mr. Yan. If you hadn't given up Zhigao's child to me, I would have been harmed by the rice thief today."

Yan Keqiu laughed and said, "Why did Mr. Xu say this? If it weren't for the lord's kindness, Yan had already had a dry bone in the hole at this time, so what else would he say? Besides, Zhigao was also taught by you properly, so what did it have to do with me?"

Xu Zhigao, who was standing beside him, quickly bowed and said, "What the child does is just a matter of duty. If you cannot repay the great kindness of the grandfather, how can you praise him?"

Seeing this, Xu Wen coughed twice, pushed away the maid's porridge bowl, and signaled him to retreat. At this time, only three kings and ministers were left in the room. Yan Keqiu walked to Xu Wen's side and whispered: "Although the rebels have been defeated, there are still many people with ulterior motives inside and outside Guangling City. Please make an announcement on how to act."

Xu Wen and Yan Keqiu were not allowed to be in harmony with the king and ministers like Fu Jian and Wang Meng, but they were also in harmony with each other. With just a few words, Xu Wen understood what the other party was worried about, but he was helpless in facing these problems. If he was healthy, he might be able to survive, but now he was seriously injured and weak in body and spirit, how could he continue to fight against countless internal and external enemies?
Chapter completed!