Empress Tensei was good at battle formations and using troops.
She was much stronger than Jiancheng in terms of methods and temperament.
Perhaps the biggest mistake she had made in her life was being born as a woman ….
The 'army' gathered in Tensei Province headed for the imperial city.
Rather than an army, it was more like a motley crew put together at the last minute. The guards in the residence were the most organized. Other than that, there were also hangers-on, assassins, and even servants who were inspired by Her Highness to join this team that was destined to never return. They were well aware of this because Empress had made it clear that this trip was no different from throwing away their lives. However, they still chose to go.
It was because Her Highness Empress would also go with them. Her Highness Empress would also go to hell with them.
Sometimes, such a simple reason was enough.
Even the noblest and most powerful woman in the world was willing to die, not to mention the people who had received His Highness's kindness. How could they not share life and death and valiantly return the favor?
The people who stayed behind cried and knelt on the ground as they watched Her Highness disappear at the end of the long street. The old butler was in tears, and the generals who were forced to stay behind were trembling all over. Sometimes, staying behind and living required even greater courage.
Her Highness had instructed … that the outcome of this trip was unpredictable, but there must be survivors who remembered their sacrifice, spread their stories, and take good care of the families of the deceased. Even if the story that happened today could not be recorded in official history, it had to be passed down from generation to generation. Regardless of whether it was an unofficial history or a joke, there had to be someone who remembered today after thousands of years. As long as there was someone, it was enough.
The belief and spirit of the warriors, the huge wealth and power left behind by Tensei Province, had to be entrusted to someone, whether it was material or spiritual.
Her Highness had already made arrangements and given instructions.
This team rushed towards the imperial city.
Even in such a chaotic situation, the Empress Concubine was still calm. She knew that the most important thing for this trip was to be fast. Although there were many capable people in this army that was pieced together, facing the encirclement of the imperial court's elite troops, their chances of victory were not high.
She wanted to stir up trouble in the imperial city and force the Imperial Guards to activate the palace defense array before the Warden's Office, the Ministry of War, and even the Martial Arts Hall reacted and conscripted the guards in the capital or even the experts from the Sword Palace.
Otherwise, everything would be over.
It's all because of that scoundrel Li Jiancheng. To think that he would accuse me of treason outside the palace. Otherwise, I could still rely on my reputation and prestige to coax the various yamens into supporting me … Now, I can only rely on myself.
She sped up the march while still paying close attention to the intelligence gathering.
This was her habit in battle. Even now, she did not forget to maintain the operation of the Heavenly Policy Palace's intelligence network and dispatch subordinates to keep an eye on the capital.
She maintained this good habit.
He was much stronger than Li Jiancheng.
So, she was destined to accomplish something.
"what?"
She kept of of of of her horse's of of of...
The leader of the secret agents who rode beside her nodded firmly, "it's right!
The Siyi Mansion was in chaos. There was even a fire, which was put out by the psionics of the Xuanshui Sect. The Lihuo Embassy was in a mess with smoke everywhere. In addition, the Imperial Guards and a team of Lihuo Elite Troops had a fierce conflict in Wude Lane.
"Li Jiancheng is an idiot."
Although the Empress Concubine said this, she still smiled. At this time, there was no better news than the enemy making a fool of themselves … She didn't even need to think to know that this stupid fellow must have thought that it was the Li Fire Country who kidnapped her and angrily went to denounce them. In the end …
Huh?
Although the Lihuo Kingdom was a bastard, where did they get the guts to open fire in the imperial city and even kill the Imperial Guards?
She suddenly realized the abnormality of this matter.
However, there were priorities, and she couldn't care less about that now. She shouted, "Speed up!
Attack the Xuanwu Gate!
The rise and fall of the empire depends on this! "
Wude Lane was in the east of the Siyi Mansion, which was also in the north of the imperial city.
If Li Jiancheng was in a hurry to return to the palace, he would definitely go to the Xuanwu Gate!
In this case, if she moved faster, she might be able to intercept Li Jiancheng outside the Xuanwu Gate!
— At this moment, Li Jiancheng was running away crazily.
He was going crazy.
He, Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the empire, the future emperor, was being chased by a group of uncivilized barbarians in the capital of his own country. He was running for his life like crazy.
This was too strange.
It made him fall into deep self-doubt.
Am I, Houtu, really the best martial artist in the world?
How could these Rakshasa ghosts be so rampant?
Do I, the crown prince, still have dignity and face?
But self-doubt was just self-doubt. He had to run for his life.
Damn it.
The only thing he could do now was to return to the palace and find a way to mobilize the army. Whether it was the Imperial Guards in the palace or the Ministry of War, he must gather enough troops to wipe out all the rebels!
He should have done this in the first place.
It was just that he almost caught Empress Tensei, but he was careless and failed at the last step. He was impatient, so he rushed out of the palace. He thought that with the power of the empire, the audacious Li Huo bandits would obediently ask for forgiveness and return the Empress. Who knew that they were so audacious that they even dared to fight back!
— — Just you wait!
Thinking of this, he could not help but feel guilty. After all, he almost messed up this matter.
But it did not matter.
Father Emperor did not know.
Father Emperor must be fighting with Sun Lang in the Golden Palace right now.
He really hoped that the two of them would die together … If that was the case, then it must be the pity of the ancestors and the blessing of the previous emperors. The Houtu Empire would definitely prosper for thousands of years.
As Li Jiancheng ran, his thoughts ran wild.
An appropriate amount of absent-mindedness helped to relieve his nervous mood.
When he recalled the crushing defeat just now, he couldn't help but shudder. Remorse arose again, and he had to calm down. He warned himself that as the Crown Prince, he could defend the Imperial City and command hundreds of officials. He should advance step by step, mobilize the troops, gather the general trend, and suppress the Heavenly Policy Mansion. He should capture Sun Lang's entire family in one fell swoop and announce to the world that these two thieves had rebelled. This was the right path.
He could not let anger get to his head again.
As long as I return to the palace … as long as I return to the palace …
At this moment, he heard the Imperial Guard beside him shout, "Not good!
It's … it's … "
What is it?
Li Jiancheng looked up and his soul flew out of his body.
He saw a group of people coming out from the left. The person in the lead was wearing a white helmet and white armor. It was the current Tensei General.
Li Jiancheng shouted in panic, "Traitor!"
He spurred the horse, hating that the horse only had four legs, "Quick, quick, quick!
Enter the palace, enter the palace, enter the palace!
Don't let this bitch catch up!
She actually gathered people to attack the Imperial City. She's crazy! "
Empress shouted, "Imperial Brother!
Imperial Brother, please wait!
This foolish sister has something to say! "
I'll listen to your big head ghost!
Li Jiancheng had a guilty conscience. He immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow. However, because he was too nervous, three arrows in a row missed. Empress saw this and drew her bow to a full moon. The arrow shot out like a meteor.
There was a loud bang.
It hit the shield of the guard beside Li Jiancheng ….
She shouted, "Kill!"
The sword energy swept across, the arrows flew like locusts, and the hidden weapons pierced through the air. Empress's miscellaneous troops all showed their skills and shouted together to kill. The Imperial Guards also immediately counterattacked.
No matter what, they had to protect His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince.
However, this army had just experienced a battle with Li Huo's elites. Under the powerful power armor and fierce firepower, they suffered a lot of losses. At this time, they were in a very bad state. The Imperial Guard leader shouted, "Don't linger. Continue to advance. The Xuanwu Gate's Imperial Guards will receive you. Cover His Highness and leave first!"
Empress raised her arms and shouted, "Since things have come to this, capture Jiancheng first!"
The Tensei Province's soldiers were fighting with their lives. Their morale was high as they charged forward. The Imperial Guards, on the other hand, were retreating. If this continued, they would win in an instant. After chasing for a while, they would be able to capture Li Jiancheng alive. At that time, it would be up to Empress to kill or torture him.
However, at this time, the mixed army of Li Huo and Rui Jin had already approached.
Makarov's heart sank when he suddenly saw a group of horses. He thought it was the Empire's troops. However, when he took a closer look, he saw that the flags and armor were actually from Tensei Province. Moreover, the general in charge was a dignified and beautiful woman. Who else could it be other than the General of Tensei?
He was overjoyed and said sternly, "It's really the Divine Emperor's mercy. The General of Tensei and the Crown Prince of the Empire are here. We don't have to run around anymore … Prepare for battle!"
The rear of Tensei Province's army was attacked. Artillery fire swept over and bullets flew. It was chaos. Empress was commanding the charge. Seeing this, she said angrily, "They don't know what's good for them!"
She immediately ordered the army to split up and focus on delaying Li Huo's army. This was a last resort. After all, the generals were in the Imperial Court. Although the deputy generals were skilled in the art of war, they might not be able to deal with Li Huo's army … However, they couldn't care less about this now.
Li Jiancheng was the most important!
The stalemate in the Imperial City was the most important!
She fought hard and gave orders. However, another bad thing followed. The Xuanwu Gate opened and the Dragon Spear Army swarmed out!
The enemy's reinforcements had arrived!
This was within her expectation. However, she didn't expect the Li Huo people to suddenly intervene and divide her precious forces. Therefore, the situation became worse!
In front of her, there were the imperial army's reinforcements. Behind her, there were the Li Huo elites.
There was an explosion in the air that tore everything apart. The war machine on the Imperial City's wall had been activated!
Empress said sternly, "Kill!"
At this point, there was only a bloody battle!
Yinluo, who was observing the battle, suddenly changed his expression. "We can't wait any longer!"
Zhao Yunlong pondered for a moment. Although she didn't mind waiting for a while longer, but …
"Let's go."
She said.
Therefore, a deadly shadow rushed from the sky and the earth to the rear of Li Huo's army.
However, this chaotic battle was also beyond their expectations.
Even if they quickly joined the battle, they couldn't change the situation quickly.
Empress was still fighting hard.
However, Li Jiancheng was getting further and further away from her.
The people around her kept falling. The Frightening Dragon Crossbow on the Imperial City's wall had been fired three times. Each time, it could cause a large number of casualties. The Dragon Spear Army that came to support her had already joined the imperial army. The pressure became very, very great. She fought hard and was at the front line, but the opportunity was getting further and further away from her.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
In a trance, a soldier beside her shouted. It turned out that a team of Dragon Spear Army quietly moved to the left side of the formation, widened the distance, and began to charge. In an instant, it turned into an earth-shattering force and roared, cutting off the troops of Tensei Province and dividing the battlefield. For a moment, there were very few people left around Empress.
Li Jiancheng, who was about to enter the city under the escort of the imperial guards, stopped.
He saw everything.
He saw the woman's desperate struggle and the disadvantage she was in now.
The Dragon Spear Army's surprise attack had already divided the battlefield. No matter how crazily the soldiers of Tensei Province behind her charged, they couldn't break through the defense of the Dragon Spear Army. And Empress … was already surrounded.
A small group of troops around her still charged this way to protect her, but it was useless.
She tried to break out of the encirclement, but it was useless.
In the end, her warhorse fell to the ground after being shot by an arrow, throwing her body far away. She rolled on the ground a few times, covered in blood, but then struggled to stand up and rushed in the direction of Li Jiancheng.
She was reckless.
As long as dozens of cavalrymen charged, they could kill her.
Or capture her alive.
But they couldn't.
Li Jiancheng's blood suddenly boiled.
He should have directly hidden in the palace or ordered the imperial guards to capture this woman alive, but after being stimulated by the blood on the battlefield, by the various changes today, and by the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but have different thoughts … This came from the inferiority and pain he felt over the years.
In his eyes, there was only this crazy and persistent figure. It was as if she would never give up, as if she would never fall. She was the role model that Imperial Father spoke of, but she was also the nightmare in his heart. This was because he had to be compared to everything. He was compared to this little sister, and then he was defeated, disappointed, and talked about.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't compare to this woman.
No matter how hard he tried, it seemed that she was better than him.
But … I don't believe it!
I want to win!
I can win too!
"Get out of the way!
She's a relative of the Li Clan, leave her to me!
All of you, watch this! "
He roared like a lion, snatched the spear from the imperial guard beside him, and rushed toward the lonely figure like a mad tiger, roaring angrily, "I want to watch you die!"
Kill her, kill her, kill her, kill her, kill her!
The Emperor's cold orders had been completely thrown to the back of his mind. The cold and ruthless Emperor had gradually lost his human emotions, so he naturally misunderstood his eldest son's thoughts. When the threat to his life and the cruel battle destroyed all reason, what filled Jiancheng's heart was only hysterical killing intent.
"Go die!
Slut! "
There was no one by her side that could help her.
Empress's eyes were silent.
She supported her body, standing on the ground, her hands tightly holding the spear, her eyes serious. She knew that her condition was not good, and she also knew that Li Jiancheng's martial arts were not bad. In this situation, in her condition, the chance of winning was not high.
And the result of losing … was death.
But she was still very calm, waiting for the last fight of her life to come.
Li Jiancheng held the spear, rushed forward on the horse, and madly rushed toward Empress. Now, there was no warrior standing around General Tensei. It was a mess in front of the Xuanwu Gate. Everyone was crazily fighting, everyone was trapped in a quagmire, and no one could do anything about it.
Except for one person.
Yinluo shouted, "General Tensei!"
Empress's pupils shrank, and she suddenly turned her head.
But the Yang Yan Power Armor rushed forward, and after a run-up of more than ten steps, the hydraulic lever and booster propulsion were fully activated. The huge power armor circled three and a half times on the spot, and all the power was gathered at one point of the arm, and the heavy thermite machine gun passed through the layers of human walls and the chaotic battlefield, and threw it in the direction of Empress.
Empress threw away the spear.
She knew that her condition was very bad.
She only had one chance … an opportunity that must be grasped.
Then she jumped high and grabbed the handle of the heavy machine gun. The heavy weight and the impact of the leap made her let out a muffled groan, and her body was knocked back.
General Tensei suddenly landed on the ground and immediately stepped back.
The tiles on the ground continued to shatter. She took a horse stance, and her lower body martial arts and lightness technique neutralized the impact. She stood firm, and while retreating, she struggled to raise her arm. The weapon in her hand was heavier than the heaviest battlefield weapon, but it was her last hope. Empress gritted her teeth, raised the thermite machine gun, and aimed it at the Houtu Crown Prince, His Highness Li Jiancheng, who was rushing toward her.
That was her brother.
And also the sin she was about to commit.
At this time, Empress couldn't help but be stunned. She couldn't help but think of thousands of years later, of the history. How would the people of the future comment on today's events?
No matter what.
I don't regret.
In a flash, she suddenly clenched the firing valve on the handle of the gun.
Then she felt the gun in her hand begin to tremble.
This killing weapon from Li Huo woke up from its slumber. The six slender straight tubes spun from slow to fast, and aimed at the Crown Prince of the Empire, making a buzzing sound that seemed to come from hell.