Chapter 1433
Siege, Announcing the Death
Chapter 1433 Siege, Announcing the Death
Bei Qi De Kui then turned and roared at west Yan, "Hurry up and beat the drum to inform the whole army that something has happened to the Fourth Prince!"
Startled by the roar, west Yan instinctively ordered, "Quickly beat the drums and inform all the tribes that the Fourth Prince has been assassinated by that bastard Liang Wei! Hurry!"
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
The western soldiers immediately beat the drums, spurred their horses and galloped back, shouting the news.
west Yan then realized he had been tricked and glared fiercely at Bei Qi De Kui: "You scoundrel, you tricked me!"
With superb acting skills, Bei Qi De Kui said in grief, "The Fourth Prince's accident is a major military matter. Anyone who sees it must report it immediately. You only did the most basic thing. Why are you scolding me? I just lost my tribal king. Our Northern King died protecting the Fourth Prince!"
After saying that, he glanced at Xiqinerqin with a cunning look... Your Western King is still alive and well, what right do you Westerners have to scold someone like me who is in the midst of grief!
west Yan and Xi Qin Erqin both looked very unwell.
But the death of the Northern King was a good thing for Xiqin Erqin, because the number of tribal kings had decreased, and after the destruction of Wei, he, as the tribal king, would be able to receive more land.
Bei Qidemo was more favored by the Fourth Prince. If the Northern King were still alive, and the two of them coveted the same piece of land in the future, he would definitely not be able to compete with Bei Qidemo.
So, haha, good riddance!
As for Beiqide Kui's petty schemes, Xiqin Erqin didn't care.
"west Yan, what are you waiting for? Quickly lead the heroes of the West to hunt down the assassins, chop them to pieces, and avenge the Fourth Prince!" Xi Qin Erqin ordered, raising his long-handled axe and pointing it at the direction Jiang Dalang and the others had gone: "Charge! Kill the bastard Liang Wei and avenge him!"
"Revenge! Revenge!" Upon hearing this, the Eastern Desert soldiers roared and charged towards Jiang Dalang and his men, some on horseback and others on foot.
No one dared to touch the headless corpse of the Fourth Prince... It was a hot potato. Whoever sent the body back would have to explain to the First Prince, and might be killed by the angry princes to vent their anger!
Bei Qi De Kui's face was gloomy. He hurriedly threw down the corpse of the Northern King, mounted his horse, and chased after Jiang Dalang and the others: "Chop up Liang Wei and avenge our humiliation!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The Eastern Desert soldiers launched a long-range arrow attack, but their earlier visit to check on the corpses delayed them from seizing the best opportunity. Jiang Dalang and his men had already reached the entrance of the tunnel.
With a whoosh, eleven people slid into the tunnel, throwing several powerful lightning weapons towards the tunnel entrance.
Rumble rumble rumble!
A series of thunderbolts exploded, killing, wounding, and driving back thousands of enemy soldiers who had been pursuing them.
The enemy was truly terrified by the heavenly lightning weapon, especially after learning that the Fourth Prince had also been killed by the heavenly lightning weapon. They dared not pursue too closely and only attacked Jiang Dalang and his men from a distance.
On the battlefield, a moment of weakness can give the opponent an advantage.
Jiang Dalang and his men thus successfully escaped.
"Go down into the tunnel and keep chasing. This time we must catch up with Liang Weijiang, chop him into mincemeat, and prevent him from escaping again!"
Jiang Dalang led his troops in dozens of lightning attacks against the enemy, killing nobles, royalty, and members of the royal family. He gained great fame among the enemy and was nicknamed "Liu Wei Jiang" by them.
"Ah Lie, take my dead soldiers and go after them!" Xiqin'er ordered his first guard to do this.
"..." Ah Lie was also a little scared. So many heroes had fallen at the hands of Liang Wei Jiang. Now he was being asked to confront Liang Wei Jiang head-on?
But he was Xiqin Erqin's lackey, and he had to obey orders: "Yes! Half of the dead soldiers will follow me down into the tunnels to kill Wei Jiang, the grain transporter!"
After saying this, he grabbed a centurion and shoved him into the tunnel.
Seeing this, the remaining dead soldiers slid down into the tunnel like dumplings being dropped into boiling water. Ah Lie was the last to go down, but he soon realized something was wrong.
Inside the cramped and dark tunnel, smoke filled the air, and the sounds of soldiers falling to the ground echoed as Ah Lie's dead soldiers collapsed one by one.
Thump, thump, thump; chop, chop, chop; from deep within the tunnel, sounds like chopping could still be heard.
Ah Lie's heart tightened, and he hurriedly turned around and crawled towards the tunnel entrance, shouting as he crawled: "Shameless Liang Wei Jiang poisoned and killed our heroes of the Eastern Desert! The tunnel is full of poisonous smoke! Quickly pull us up!"
Upon hearing this, Xiqin Erqin and the others turned extremely gloomy, feeling that Ah Lie had fallen into their trap and returned, thus disgracing them.
Xi Yan gave the order: "Quickly stick the spears into the tunnel and pull out Protector Ah Lie!"
"Liang Weijiang escaped?" Bei Qi De Kui led his troops past on horseback and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. It was good that the murderer had escaped from the west.
"I, the hero of the North, will go and kill the Wei soldiers who launched a surprise attack on the grain supply lines ahead. I'll leave this place to you!" Bei Qi De Kui led a thousand soldiers and charged towards Zhong Baihu's surprise attack force.
Why are there only a thousand enemy soldiers?
Because it was too close to the site where the Fireball Poison was injected, and this time the Fireball Poison was extremely strong, the Eastern Desert was also afraid of contracting the disease, which would greatly reduce its military strength. Therefore, the charlatan Crown Prince strictly ordered the control of troops, and did not allow too many Eastern Desert soldiers to be at the forefront.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
"Report! Report to the First Prince of Divine Power! The Fourth Prince has been assassinated by Liang Weijiang! We beg the First Prince of Divine Power to take charge!" The first to rush to report the death was Alatona's son, one of the royal soldiers who had died in battle. He cried out, "My father, Alatona, was also killed by Liang Weijiang with a heavenly thunder weapon. The Northern King also perished from a heavenly thunder weapon. Waaah!"
"Reporting to the Divine Prince, the Twelfth Prince has been killed, the poisoned army formation has been destroyed, and nine-tenths of the divinely bestowed fire poison has been destroyed!" This unfortunate fellow was a vanguard soldier sent by the Divine Envoy's supervisory team to deliver the news.
Reporting on the defeat was risky; he was chosen to avenge the eldest prince.
As expected, the charlatan prince was furious. After a moment of silence, he ordered the princes who were just there to make up the numbers: "Thirteenth Prince, go and take the one who just shouted to the gods to apologize. He has defiled the power of the gods."
This time, the princes who were just there to make up the numbers no longer envied or were jealous of the princes who got the job, but instead felt sorry for the thirteenth prince.
This guy is really unlucky. He'll probably have to take over the poisoning mission from the twelfth prince, and he might not come back. Let's mourn for him for now.
The thirteenth prince was filled with fear, anger, and resentment, but he had no choice but to obey. He stood up and said, "This junior thanks the powerful Crown Prince for giving me this opportunity!"
After speaking, he left the main tent and reached out to the royal guards who were protecting it. Only then did the royal guards hand him their broadswords.
The princes who were just there to make up the numbers received this treatment, but when they were with the charlatan prince, they were granted the ability to remove the artifact.
The thirteenth prince grabbed the vanguard soldier who had been brought by the divine messenger's command team for sacrifice, ripped off his helmet, and began hacking at his neck with a series of sharp, slicing strokes.
"..." Alatona's son trembled, worried about his fate.
However, the charlatan prince is not stupid; he would not harm the royal guards. Otherwise, if he were in danger, how could the royal guards risk their lives to protect him?
Therefore, after killing the 'unknown sacrificial soldiers' and regaining some dignity, the charlatan prince said, "The son of the hero's protector, come in and report to the Fourth Prince and the death of my Eastern Desert hero."
Alahur felt as if he had heard heavenly music and was finally at ease. He hurriedly crawled into the royal tent and told the charlatan in detail about the deaths of the fourth prince, the king of the north, and his father, Alatona.
The charlatan prince sat upright on the leather couch, remained silent for a while, and then ordered: "Send the dead soldiers to relay the order to the slave soldiers to take all the remaining fire poison to the moat battlefield and poison them at all costs. The divine will must be carried out. Only in this way can the Eastern Desert break through the capital city and seize the grain supply from Wei with minimal losses!"
"Order the Third Prince to lead the Right Army to detour to the west gate of the capital city, feign an attack on Liangwei, create chaos, and assist the Eastern Desert in poisoning."
(End of this chapter)