The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 430 Reinforcements

Xiaobai Mountain.

Outside the mountain pass, there were deafening shouts and cries of killing.

The enemy attacked again.

Inside the mountain pass, the guards formed a circle, surrounding a gilded animal-head chariot in the center.

Empress Dowager Xiao lifted the curtain with gold patterns and glanced at the dark enemy formation outside the mountain pass. She was only about thirty years old, with an enchanting face and beautiful eyes and eyebrows. She tried her best to suppress the fear and anxiety in her heart.

She can't be afraid, and she can't retreat!

Beside her, the fourteen-year-old emperor Wanyan Qi tightly grasped the dagger at his waist, his knuckles turning white from excessive force.

"Mother, their banners... are the eldest brother and the third brother..." His voice trembled slightly.

"Your uncle, Prince Rui, was assassinated. These wolf cubs finally couldn't hold back!" Empress Dowager Xiao sneered, "Do they think that we, an orphan and a widow, are easy to bully?"

Her eyes moved as she looked at the two secret guards standing quietly beside her.

Their attire was obviously different from that of the other guards, wearing black tights and black copper masks on their faces. They looked young, perhaps only about eighteen or nineteen years old, but they had tall and straight postures and calm demeanors, as if they were calm and composed even when faced with a catastrophe.

"Commander Qingfeng, when will the reinforcements from Da Chu arrive?" Empress Dowager Xiao spoke slowly.

It turned out that the two young men dressed as secret guards were Qingfeng and Cangsong, who were sent to Jurchen by Jiang Li.

"Her Majesty, please be patient. Jifeng is very fast," Qingfeng said in a deep voice, "When it comes back, we will know when the reinforcements will arrive."

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at him again. This guard commander of Prince Jing'an was very young, and it was said that he was deeply trusted by the princess. He was indeed quite capable.

If it weren't for these two people who risked their lives to protect her and the emperor, she and the prince would not have been able to escape unscathed.

Suddenly, a sharp arrow broke through the air and headed straight towards her!

It happened so quickly that the crossbow arrow flew out of Qingfeng's sleeve with a "clang" sound, knocking the sharp arrow off balance and making it fall on the shaft of the carriage.

"Ah!" Empress Dowager Xiao turned pale.

"Protect the emperor!" Her guard commander immediately rushed forward to block the carriage.

Cangsong raised the crossbow in his hand, and as the bowstring hummed, an enemy soldier in the distance fell off his horse.

"Good archery skills!" The guards couldn't help but cheer.

The young emperor Wanyan Qi was amazed. Are all the princesses of the Great Chu surrounded by such masters?

It would be great if we could recruit him under our command!

If Cangsong knew what the little emperor was thinking, he would definitely sneer at him.

You Jurchens will be a vassal state of the Great Chu sooner or later. Wouldn't it be lowering your status to follow you?

At this time, a small black dot appeared in the sky, moving rapidly.

Cangsong said happily: "The wind is back!"

Qingfeng was also very happy, and uttered a few long bird calls to summon the strong wind.

This is a common code used by the East Factory's secret guards. Jiang Li also uses this code to train her spirit pets.

When Jifeng heard the call, he ran like a meteor and landed on Qingfeng's shoulder in an instant.

Even though Qingfeng's internal strength was not weak, he was almost knocked off his feet by the impact of its high-speed landing.

He thought of how Xie Changan always stretched out his arms to steadily catch the gusts of wind falling from the sky, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

He is worthy of being the God of War who decides the outcome of a fight with just three swords!

Qingfeng took out the secret letter from the small bamboo tube on Jifeng's feet, unfolded it, and was immediately delighted.

"Empress Dowager, the prince asked you to hold on for another half a day. Reinforcements will be here soon!"

Empress Dowager Xiao was delighted: "This couldn't be better!"

The news spread quickly, and the morale of the guards who were fighting hard at the mountain pass was boosted, and they forced the enemy to retreat again and again.

Prince Kang Wanyan Hua and Prince Lian Wanyan Ji, who were supervising the battle from behind, looked slightly unhappy.

They were Wanyan Qi's eldest and third brothers.

Originally, they were the two most popular candidates for the crown prince, and they usually fought like a bunch of chickens. Who would have thought that the old emperor would suddenly fall ill and die.

Prince Wang Shurui took the lead in leading the troops to control the entire royal city, and asked for the secret decree hidden behind the plaque in the main hall by the late emperor.

The late emperor actually left a will, ordering the ninth prince Wanyan Qi to succeed to the throne!

The court officials were all in an uproar, and the first eight princes were also dissatisfied. How could the late emperor bypass several adult princes and let the fourteen-year-old ninth prince succeed to the throne?

This secret decree must be fake!

Unfortunately, Prince Rui had already firmly controlled the palace inside and outside, and immediately executed anyone who questioned him.

Even the second prince and the fifth prince were stabbed through by him without blinking an eye, and blood splattered on the spot!

The other princes were so frightened that they turned pale and had no choice but to accept the Ninth Prince as the new emperor.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, his biological mother, Concubine Xiao, naturally became the empress dowager.

Although there were rumors that Concubine Xiao had an affair with Prince Rui, several princes even suspected that the late emperor's sudden illness was caused by Prince Rui and Concubine Xiao.

But under Prince Rui's iron-blooded rule, everyone was angry but dared not speak out.

No one expected that the powerful Prince Rui would be assassinated!

There are rumors that he offended the princess of Da Chu and was secretly killed by her.

No matter who did it, it's a great thing!

The princes were overjoyed. Prince Rui was gone, Empress Dowager Xiao was a woman, and the Ninth Prince was a boy still wet behind the ears. Wouldn't it be easy to capture him?

So, they took advantage of the opportunity when Empress Dowager Xiao and the young emperor went to their ancestral land in Changbai Mountain to pray for blessings, and chased them all the way.

Unexpectedly, there were two masters hiding beside Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor. All kinds of novel weapons emerged one after another. They protected Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor all the way and avoided several rounds of pursuit.

Now Empress Dowager Xiao and the young emperor were blocked in Xiaobai Mountain by the troops of Prince Kang and Prince Lian. Prince Kang secretly made up his mind to take this opportunity to kill Empress Dowager Xiao and Lao Jiu in one fell swoop!

Seeing the front line retreating step by step, he raised the big knife in his hand, rode forward, and shouted loudly: "You are all Jurchen warriors, follow me to kill the two traitors who killed the king and usurped the throne! I will reward you according to your merits and promote you to higher positions and titles!"

Seeing Prince Kang personally taking to the battlefield, his guards became excited and their morale was boosted. They clenched their weapons and rushed towards the imperial guards.

"Kill the traitors! Avenge the late emperor!"

Prince Lian was not to be outdone and rushed forward with his guards.

The cavalry came like a tide. Although the Imperial Guards were fearless, they were helpless because Prince Kang and Prince Lian had twice as many troops as them. When they were charged by the horses, the Imperial Guards immediately threw away their weapons and suffered heavy casualties!

The commander of the Royal Guards shouted loudly: "Hold the formation! Archers, fire in unison!"

Sharp arrows cut through the sky like a rainstorm, and the enemy's front-row cavalry fell one after another, but the horses behind them continued to charge, stepping on their corpses.

Seeing that the Imperial Guards were about to be unable to hold on, Empress Dowager Xiao and the young emperor both turned pale, only Qingfeng and Cangsong remained calm.

At the critical moment, suddenly, a clear eagle cry was heard in the sky, followed by a burst of hawk cries.

Qingfeng was overjoyed: "God of Eagles! The prince and the duke are here in person!"

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiao was overjoyed. She looked up excitedly and saw three huge eagles flying in the distance with their wings spread out, as if they could cover the sky and the sun!

Following the giant eagle was a group of snow-white eagles, there were hundreds of them!

They followed the three giant eagles in neat formation, as if they were escorting them. The scene was spectacular.

"Eagle God! That's our Jurchen Eagle God!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

The soldiers were stunned. The eagle god and the eagle god actually appeared together!