bayedsolid Chapter 465 9 The Princess is Safe
Chapter 465 9 The Princess is Safe
At three quarters past eight in the morning, a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly exploded outside the palace wall.
The whistle sounded like a cold blade, cutting through the twilight along the glazed tiles.
Then red flames rose from the west corridor, and the smell of kerosene mixed with the smell of burnt tung oil was blown into the garden by the wind.
The inn they stayed in was not far from the royal city.
Such a big commotion in the royal city.
The vibrations were also felt in nearby buildings.
Su Rou stood up suddenly, and the tassels of her silk dress swept the jade cup on the table, which shattered with a crisp "clang".
In the darkness, Su Rou looked out the window. The lights outside were bright, and half of the sky was dyed red by the flames.
Gong Yu's voice came from beside him, "It's the Fire Order of the East."
Gong Yu's face darkened and he turned around to block her behind him.
"Since you haven't shown up yet, Wumuhan has already taken action. Stay here and don't move. I'll let Huang Liao come over—"
"No." Su Rou held his wrist.
Her palms were burning hot, yet she was incredibly determined. "Don't separate from me. This is most likely a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Let's go find Andre and the old woman. It doesn't matter if it's you or me. As long as Andre is left alone, the East will have a chance to attack him."
If Andre died.
According to the rules of the desert.
Wumuhan can succeed successfully.
In the desert, they respect the strong.
Whoever has the stronger fist has the right to speak.
Dongfang had previously let the fake Su Rou impersonate her, and she wanted to settle the score.
And she repeatedly disrupted the East's plans.
Wumuhan wanted to kill her as much as he wanted to kill Andre.
Gong Yu put some clothes on her and said, "You stay in the room. I'll go find them. The East has taken some action in advance. Fortunately, we have taken precautions in advance."
The troops coming to support from the Southern Kingdom have been properly arranged by Gong Yu.
Gong Yu put on his clothes, then took out a flare from his coat pocket and stuffed it into Su Rou's hand. "If you encounter danger, just light this and send it towards the sky. Huang Liao will bring people over."
Andre and the old woman's room was not far from Su Rou's room.
Gong Yu was afraid that if he left Su Rou for just a short while, she would be in danger...
After Gong Yu left the room, Su Rou didn't stay in bed anymore.
She got out of bed and tied her hair together with red silk.
Tonight, if Wumuhan doesn't let her sleep well, then Wumuhan won't sleep either!
It was actually still early for Su Rou to meet Wumuhan as agreed, but her calmness made Wumuhan a little uneasy.
Su Rou was not in a hurry.
Wumuhan became anxious.
The Nineteenth Princess is still in their hands.
Su Rou actually doesn't need to worry about it at all.
But she knew what Princess Nineteen meant to Andre.
She didn't want the position of King of the Desert to fall into the hands of someone she hated.
Walk out of the room.
Andrei, Gong Yu and others just happened to come out of the room.
It looked like he was preparing to come find her.
Su Rou said, "Let's follow the original plan. Gong Yu and I will attract Wumuhan's attention, and Andrei, you take the opportunity to find the whereabouts of Princess Nineteen."
If Wumuhan appeared here instead of asking his subordinates to run errands for him like before.
Then the Nineteenth Princess must have been brought here by him, because he needed the Nineteenth Princess to threaten Andre.
Andre looked at Su Rou and said, "Be careful and stay safe."
Su Rou nodded and left the inn first with Gong Yu.
Gong Yu found an empty place and fired a flare.
One hundred thousand imperial troops were waiting outside the city for their turn.
Su Rou looked at the crowd of people in front of her.
"No... didn't the young emperor give you the imperial seal? Why did he only transfer so few people?"
In the dark night, Su Rou looked at Gong Yu with resentment in her eyes.
He was stunned. So few people?
"How many people do you want? These are just the ones who are nearby and can come quickly. We are not attacking the royal family of the desert. This amount of troops is more than enough for the eastern part."
Su Rou pursed her lips.
One hundred thousand.
Not much at all.
She thought it would cost at least 300,000.
When her father attacked the Southern Kingdom, he brought 300,000 troops and took it in one fell swoop.
Leading an army of 300,000.
How cool is that.
When Su Rou came, she rode a horse with Gong Yu.
She dismounted and said, "One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand. I'm afraid there aren't that many people in the entire East."
Su Rou reined in her horse and stood on the high slope, her silver armor reflecting the last ray of sunset glow.
She looked up and saw Wumuhan's camp lined up along the Black Water River. The bonfires were just lit, making the golden roofs of the tents sparkle, as if a giant beast was lying in the dark grinding its teeth.
Gong Yu remained silent as he leaned over to tidy up the loose hair on her temples.
The movement was extremely light, as if she was a piece of fragile porcelain, but the calluses on the palm of his hand scratched her skin and caused it to hurt.
After a while, he finally spoke in a low, hoarse voice, "If you lose even a hair, I will bury the entire Wumuhan clan with you."
Su Rou whipped the horse, the horse neighed and the rider stood up, and the black-armored cavalry rushed down the hillside with her like a tide.
Dust rose up, covering Gong Yu's last glance.
There were two clusters of fire burning in his eyes, reflecting her back, as if he wanted to burn that silhouette into his bones.
On the bank of the Heishui River, Wumuhan was leaning on the railing and drinking.
The spies reported that Su Rou led 3,000 light cavalry to cross the river at night and attacked the east wing granary.
He raised his eyebrows, and the amber wine created ripples in the glass, like the surface of a lake suddenly breaking.
"The beauty is so impatient that she actually comes to my door herself." The man rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingertips, a playful expression on his lips. "Order, the left wing retreats five miles and let her in."
The deputy general was stunned: "But the East Storehouse is storing food and grass for the winter—"
"If it's burned, then it's burned." Wumuhan raised his eyes, his eyes as deep as a dry well. "As long as we can hook Su Rou, why worry about not being able to catch Gong Yu and Andre?"
Before he could finish his words, he heard the blast of horns outside the tent, each one sharper than the last, like claws tearing through the night.
The guards came in, their faces covered in sweat. "Your Highness, Andrei and his men have infiltrated the rear camp, burned the stables, and kidnapped the Nineteenth Princess!"
The wine cup in Wumuhan's hand shattered with a "crack", and the porcelain fragments cut into his palm, mixing blood and wine together.
He chuckled softly, his voice as cold as ice, "What a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
The deputy general knelt on one knee and asked, "Do you want to come back for help?"
"Go back?" Wumuhan licked the blood from his palm, a dark light flashing in his eyes. "If not, send a message to the entire army, tighten the belt, and trap Su Rou to death on the east bank. If Gong Yu dares to kidnap people, he must pay with his life."
He looked outside the tent and saw the surging waves of the Black Water River, like a giant python waiting for its opportunity to strike.
The horse's hooves crushed the burning grain cart, and sparks splashed onto her cloak, instantly burning a small charred hole.
When the wind blew, the cloak fluttered like a tattered flag.
"General Su, we've discovered Wumuhan's ambush ahead!" the deputy general reported in a hoarse voice.
Su Rou raised her eyes and saw a dark mass of Hu cavalry swooping down from the ridges on both sides, their armor reflecting the fire, as if the floodgates of hell had been opened.
She sneered, drew her sword with her backhand, and the sword light cut through the night like a streak of silk, "Change formation, Yanling!"
The three thousand light cavalry instantly split into two wings, with their blades pointing outward, like a slowly opening folding fan.
Su Rou rode her horse and stood in the middle of the fan bone, with a cold light pouring down where her long sword pointed.
In the first wave of attack, she paid for her life with an injury. An arrow scratched her left arm, leaving a bloody groove, but she used the momentum to split the enemy general's throat.
Blood splattered on her eyelashes, and in the blink of an eye, the rain washed it into a pale pink.
When the second wave of enemies arrived, she felt her strength was running out, her knuckles were cracked, and the knife handle was so slippery that she could hardly hold it.
At this moment, a red firework suddenly appeared in the southeast corner and shot straight into the night sky.
That was Andre's signal to succeed.
Princess Nineteen is safe.
Su Rou felt relieved, but she heard the thunder of horse hooves behind her, and Wumuhan's general flag was coming towards her personally.
The man was wearing a black and gold cloak, and his scimitar reflected the moon, like a demonic blade drawn from its sheath.
"Su Rou," he called her from afar, his voice wrapped in the wind, "You burned my food and supplies, and I captured you. It's fair."