Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

Chapter 408: The two crazy princes surrounded and killed the crown prince!

That night, at the Prince of Chu’s Palace.

The summer breeze blows, and the candlelight illuminates three figures in the living room.

The aroma of sumptuous food and wine is so fragrant that it whets one's appetite.

Feng Mulan kept stuffing food into her mouth without caring about her image.

Shen Wanying smiled and shook her head: "Slow down, no one is competing with you, how come you have become a starving ghost after living in the palace for a while."

Only Shen Wanying dared to speak to Feng Mulan like this. If it were someone else, Feng Mulan would definitely be angry.

"Oh, don't you know that you can't do this or that in the palace? I'm dying of suffocation every day!"

Feng Mulan explained as she ate: "The chefs in the imperial kitchen are only concerned with cooking for His Majesty, the harem, and the ladies in the palaces. The food I have is just leftovers."

Not only Shen Wanying didn't believe it, even Chu Ning didn't believe it.

How could the imperial kitchen neglect a princess who was planning to marry?

Just as the three were talking, Ran Ming came from outside the hall and reported: "Your Highness, someone is coming from the palace!"

Chu Ning frowned.

Father isn't going to cause trouble, is he?

Just as the thought came to his mind, he saw the eunuch chief, Zhao Ming, rushing towards him with a serious face.

"Your Highness, something big has happened!"

Chu Ning smiled slightly: "What's the matter that makes Manager Zhao so flustered? Come on, come on, sit down and talk."

But Zhao Ming was so anxious that he jumped up and down, his face full of panic: "Oh, Your Highness, it's already this time, and you still have the mind to joke.

The Crown Prince of Great Zhao was attacked outside the city. Upon hearing the news, His Majesty immediately sent an old slave to ask His Highness to lead the cavalry to rescue him. "

The faces of the four people in the hall changed drastically when they heard this. No one could believe that someone dared to attack the Crown Prince of Zhao.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Chu Ning made a prompt decision without saying anything: "Ran Ming, send the White Horse Cavalry off immediately!"

"Yes!" Ran Ming responded and immediately went down to gather people.

Feng Mulan's eyes lit up: "I'll go too!"

Without waiting for Chu Ning to refuse, Feng Mulan rushed out.

Chu Ning's mouth twitched, and he could only shake his head and follow.

Shen Wanying looked at the three people leaving, a hint of worry flashed in her eyes. She turned to look at Zhao Ming and asked:

"General Manager Zhao, do you know who the attackers are, how many men they have, and why did my father ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to lead troops to support us?"

The palace has imperial guards and the capital has a city defense camp. With so many soldiers and horses, why does Chu Ning have to lead the troops to provide support?

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly and said, "In reply to the princess, your majesty originally wanted to send the imperial guards, but the situation was urgent and he was worried that the imperial guards would not be able to arrive in time. That's when he remembered that the cavalry under the command of His Royal Highness the King of Chu was fast and could get there as soon as possible.

As for the identity and number of the attackers, it is still unknown.”

Shen Wanying frowned, looking solemn.

Anyone who dares to attack the Crown Prince of Zhao here must be of extraordinary status and must have a lot of soldiers and horses.

You have to know that there were 700 Zhao soldiers escorting the betrothal gifts this time. The fact that they could ask for help showed that the other side outnumbered them by a large margin.

However, Chu Ning only has 500 cavalrymen under his command, so there is a difference in numbers!

Looking outside the dark hall, Shen Wanying's eyes showed worry.

At this time, five hundred white horse cavalrymen had gathered outside the palace.

Chu Ning jumped on his horse, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Someone is attacking the Crown Prince of Zhao. Everyone follow me to support him!"

At the command, the war horses galloped and whistled past.

Under the cover of night, the cavalrymen with torches marched like a long dragon, quickly passing through the streets of the city and heading straight out of the city.

After leaving the city, Chu Ning sent several servants on horseback to gather information and observe the surrounding environment.

At the same time, fifty miles outside the city, in an open area, a fierce battle was going on.

Hundreds of Zhao soldiers surrounded Zhao Tianling's carriage and continued to resist the men in black who were pouring in from all directions.

The men in black were divided into two groups. One group inside was holding knives and continuously attacking, while the other group outside was holding bows and crossbows and continuously shooting and killing Zhao soldiers.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Sharp arrows whistled and continuously shot and killed the Zhao soldiers.

Even though the Zhao soldiers formed a defensive formation and had shields to defend themselves, they still kept falling.

This scene made the face of Geng Chengkang, the Minister of Rites of Zhao State, change drastically.

"Your Highness, we can't just sit there and wait for death. We must break out!"

But Zhao Tianling's face was gloomy: "Our people have already gone to ask for help. I believe that the Emperor of Great Chu will never let me die here!"

Geng Chengkang immediately became anxious: "Your Highness, this is the capital of Chu State. If they dare to attack here, maybe it was the Emperor of Chu who ordered them to do so!

The enemy is coming with great force, they have large numbers, and they have bows and crossbows. If we continue fighting like this, our people won’t be able to hold out for half an hour!

Even if this matter has nothing to do with the Great Chu Emperor, they can't get any reinforcements from him."

Zhao Tianling was silent.

Although he didn't want to admit it, what Geng Chengkang said was the truth.

"Your Highness, we can't delay any longer!"

Seeing that Zhao Tianling was silent, Geng Chengkang immediately took the initiative to give an order: "Leave half of the people to follow me to cover the rear, and the rest will escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince towards the capital of Chu!"

As long as we return to the capital of Chu, the other party will never dare to take action in the city.

In order to protect Zhao Tianling's safety, Geng Chengkang took the initiative to stay behind to cover their retreat!

At the command, the Zhao army was divided into two parts, one to cover the rear and the other to break out.

The Zhao soldiers who were able to come here as envoys are all elite. They know that nothing can happen to Zhao Tianling, so they all fight to the death.

Although their companions kept falling, they still protected Zhao Tianling and broke through towards the capital.

This scene was seen clearly by the instigator, the Second Prince Chu Ming, who was standing on the hillside in the distance.

"Want to escape? Can you escape?"

Chu Ming had a sneer on his face: "You ruined my reputation, and I will not let you go back alive!

As long as I kill you, the alliance will fail and the prince will not be rewarded.

You dare to plot against me? Humph, I will die a miserable death!

Send an order, chase after him, whoever kills Zhao Tianling will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins! "

In order to vent his anger, Chu Ming began his revenge.

The first person to be hit was naturally Zhao Tianling!

If Zhao Tianling hadn't disbelieved him, things wouldn't have turned out like this.

The second person, of course, is the prince!

If the prince hadn't interfered, he would have been the one who achieved the credit this time!

At the command, there will be brave men under the huge reward, and the men in black will chase Zhao Tianling frantically.

Suddenly, the sky was filled with shouts of killing. People were constantly being killed and screaming.

Blood flowed through the cracks of the corpse, emitting a pungent smell.

For a moment, the scene turned into a hell on earth, with shouts of killing everywhere.

At the same time, Chu Ning, who was five miles away, also received a report from the scout:

“Your Highness, half of the Zhao delegation has been killed, and the Zhao crown prince is leading his men to break out.

There are about 2,000 black-clad men besieging them, but their fighting power is not strong. The Crown Prince of Zhao has already led his men to break out of the siege and is heading towards us."

After hearing this, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes and a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

The city of Kyoto was able to mobilize two thousand people to surround and kill Zhao Tianling, so his identity must be extraordinary.

And the only one who dares to attack Zhao Tianling at this time is probably the demoted Second Prince!

Zhao Tianling deserves to be put to death. If it is really the Second Prince who did it, should we lead troops to rescue him?

Chu Ning hesitated.