Free Web NovelChapter 1258: Chapter 1258: Inviting the Wolf Into the House
The wind and snow howled, the winter cold was piercing.
Xiliang soldiers silently advanced within the city.
The Regent King had already given them the entire defensive map of the Capital.
So, for them, breaking into the imperial palace was only a matter of time.
The Regent King was overly familiar with Yan Country; he knew where the guard positions were weak.
However, this group of Xiliang soldiers hadn’t traveled far before encountering the Jingwei Iron Cavalry sent by Xie Yu.
When the two forces met, naturally they immediately engaged in combat.
The sound of battle was thunderous, and the reinforcements in ambush nearby arrived in time, yet unexpectedly, elite troops of Yan Country also charged out from nearby shops.
At this moment, hiding in a nearby teahouse, the Regent King realized that Xie Yu had long since seen through his plan!
A desperate struggle was inevitable.
However, amidst the clash between the two armies, several groups of Xiliang soldiers intruded into the homes of Yan Country civilians, burning, killing, and looting!
Yuan Zhen, who was responsible for supervising the military, immediately shouted angrily upon witnessing this.
"Stop!"
But those Xiliang soldiers couldn’t understand him, nor would they stop.
Yuan Zhen sat on horseback, looking at the Xiliang Country’s general nearby—Cang Shike.
"General Cang, before entering the city, you clearly promised my father that you would not harm a single civilian of Yan Country!"
"Now, your soldiers are burning, killing, and looting, harming innocent women and children, how do you explain this?!"
Cang Shike, over forty years old, looked astute, his eyes like an eagle.
Upon hearing Yuan Zhen’s words, he chuckled, not giving Yuan Zhen a direct glance.
"Princely Heir, you surely haven’t truly been on a battlefield, otherwise, you should know that the best way to cause chaos in the enemy’s ranks is first to slaughter their civilians!"
"Only by doing this can we intimidate them and boost our morale."
"You must not let this bit of mercy ruin our long-planned strategy!"
Yuan Zhen was furious beyond measure: "You...stop!"
He saw a Xiliang soldier’s blade across the neck of a blind old woman.
Even as the old woman wept and pleaded for mercy: "I can’t see, I can’t see."
The Xiliang soldier couldn’t understand and kept demanding her money.
Yuan Zhen could not bear it any longer, dismounted swiftly, and pushed the Xiliang soldier away.
Unexpectedly, his action aroused dissatisfaction among the other Xiliang soldiers.
They were very united and instantly surrounded Yuan Zhen, speaking in words he couldn’t understand, seemingly demanding an explanation from him.
Their blades gleamed coldly, continuously flashing before Yuan Zhen’s eyes as if to threaten him.
Meanwhile, the Regent King’s private soldiers naturally protected their own Princely Heir.
Before they could make a name for themselves, internal strife had already begun.
Just then, suddenly, the sound of hooves came from afar.
The sound was like it was going to shatter mountains and rivers, deafening!
Cang Shike heard it too, and his capable commander approached: "General, this sound seems like a nearby mountain collapsing."
However, someone suddenly shouted: "The enemy is near! Draw your swords!"
The Regent King’s troops immediately stood ready.
Everyone turned to look back.
It wasn’t the sound of a landslide, but black iron horses charging forward!
Their speed was very fast, kicking up the snow and dust on the ground, the cold wind howled in the air.
Each horseback rider was donned in iron armor, wearing cold helmets, their faces were unseen, but their long spears were raised high, murderous intent surged like a rainbow!
