Huang Feihu stabbed a bodyguard to death with a reverse slash, and these short, dark-skinned soldiers may look intimidating but are actually not strong in combat. Their techniques are rough and unrefined. Apart from being fearless in the face of life and death, they have no other distinctive features. When facing senior-level martial artists from the merchants' side, they are as easy to kill as cutting grass.
He said to Dun Jiangong: "First go to the palace and fetch my sister."
If King Zhou dies in the Palace of Longevity today, it's still possible to talk about it. But if he survives, he must surely kill ministers to vent his anger or make them bear the blame. Ministers like Huang Feihu, Dun Jiagu and Pigen will bear the brunt of this.
Bigan and the rest can wait; let's take care of ourselves first.
If Huang Feihu runs away, his sister won't be able to stay in the palace waiting to die. Running one is running, and running two is also running. Let's all go together!
They have high martial arts skills, even if they only have a sword in hand, they can break through the encirclement.
The soldiers of Shen Du and the Eastern Duke have their targets on King Zhou, and they are not interested in them.
After felling more than a dozen enemies, they charged into the side hall, picking up long spears along the way. Although Deng Jiugong is skilled in using swords, he is also proficient with spears. In the end, they found an exit from the back hall and fought their way out of the Palace of Longevity.
They not only managed to escape themselves but also dragged along several officials and scholars, including Jiaogu, who was said to have risen from the fish and salt industry.
Jiaoige had previously secretly met Yinjiu once, so there was the scene of him confronting King Zhou in public today. This is not a coincidence, but he really did not know that Yinjiu had also colluded with the alien race and finally invited the troops of Eastern Duke into the city of Chaoge.
At this time, the people of the Central Plains looked down on the aliens, considering them beasts and barbarians. The fact that Yinjiu had conspired with these people disappointed Jiaoige greatly.
The senior official was filled with regret, feeling that his own blood was being used, putting the people of Chaoge in a state of chaos and suffering. He felt deeply guilty.
Seeing that Deng Jiugong and the others were heading to the rear palace, Jiaoige tried to muster his strength and said, "King Wu Cheng, Han Gong, there are still many innocent palace women at the Chaopan. Can we take them with us?"
At this moment, Chaoge was in chaos. Yinjiu's flag had been raised early, and everywhere were cries of "kill the tyrant" and "Yinjiu ascend to the throne." There were many troops stationed near the city of Chaoge, but no general could be found to give orders. Facing Yinjiu's banner, the subordinates did not know whether they should resist or not.
The east and north gate were opened simultaneously. The troops of Eastern Duke, flying the flag with "Jiang" character, streamed into the city continuously.
Expecting Eastern Duke's troops to come in without causing any harm? That's impossible.
With disorderly soldiers everywhere, at this time, the people closed their doors tightly. Hiding might save their lives. Women in the palace, however, were the most unlucky. They were the first to face danger.
Huang Feihu was very aware of when to advance and retreat. In the court, his status was higher than that of Deng Jiugong, but if he left Chaoge and went to the south, he couldn't act like King Wu Cheng anymore.
He looked at Deng Jiugong, waiting for his answer.
Deng Jiugong stroked his beard and nodded: "Let's go together."
Let's first go to fetch Huang Guifei.
The Empress Consort Huang felt a sense of loyalty to her marriage with King Zhou. Upon hearing that Huang Feihu was preparing to flee far away, she hesitated for a moment. Then, seeing the cries of battle and the towering flames both inside and outside Chaoge, she finally decided to leave with them.
After reaching the Luoxing Tower, they saw the wasp nest that was over twenty zhangs in circumference and five zhangs deep, filled with venomous snakes and scorpions. Many young palace maids had died a miserable death inside. Countless snakes and scorpions were rampantly roaming through human bodies.
Deng Jiugong was extremely angry and picked up a torch beside him, poured flammable oil over the wasp pot, and set it ablaze directly.
The large army gathered at the sight of Jiaooge rescuing over a hundred palace maids who had been saved from the wasp nest. A group of people were chaotic and rushed out in a mess.
Deng Chanyu was dressed in a Taoist robe and came out of the mansion to greet them. Seeing her father had brought such a large number of coquettish palace maids, she felt a bit speechless.
Our large team is a bit challenging to get through the five passes and six generals.
"Dad, you come to prepare the things for leaving the city," said Deng Jiugong.
"Alright."
"Okay." Deng Jiugong was still going to contact the officials. The cultural level of the south county was too poor, and all the generals were being used as civil officials, while civil officials were being used as prime ministers. Even if Deng Jiugong had been away for two years and Deng Chanyu had taken over, there was not much improvement. The dozen officials who were following them could deceive one if possible.
Deng Xiu went to organize the relatives of Deng and Huang families to evacuate.
Combined, the two families have over a hundred people, not counting the steward, maids, and stable hands, which would make the number even larger.
Even if some preparations had been made beforehand, it still needed a bit of time.
Deng Chanyu was in charge of the evacuation.
The departure of the Deng and Huang families was previously known only to the high-ranking officials, while the lower ranks were unaware. Now, all hands were busy under her direction, each one too occupied to have a moment's rest.
Jiaooge immediately saw that she was a leader and came forward to offer suggestions.
"Your family is too large, and adding the officials, so many people, it would be difficult to leave Hebei on foot. I know there is a horse farm outside the southern city gate, which has 5,000 war horses and over 10,000 slower horses. It would be better to take them."
It would be better to let Deng Jiugong and the others take them than leave them for Yinjiu, who has colluded with aliens. Jiaoige's idea was straightforward.
Deng Chanyu's eyes brightened: "Your wisdom, Lord Deng, is what Nancun needs."
She called for Nezha and let him take Huang Feihu's warrant. Then, she took a thousand guards to the southern city gate to fetch horses.
Warrants like this are void after expiration. Use them if you can.
Noticing that she showed no hesitation at all, and her decisiveness was unprecedented, Jiaoige thought for a moment and said, "The troops of Eastern Duke are still unaware of the details inside the city. When we arrived here just now, there were not many disordered soldiers in the eastern armory. Perhaps"
Deng Chanyu's eyes sparkled with more joy. Deng family had over 5,000 soldiers in Chaoge, all brought out when they fought against the northern feudal lords alongside Deng's siblings. King Zhou paid no attention to such a mere 5,000 soldiers, so these troops had been stationed outside the city ever since.
At this time, he called over Xiao Qiao General, and took a warrant from Huang Feihu to lead 1,500 soldiers to empty the armory.
Jiaoige thought she was thinking too much: "Your mansion may not be able to empty the armory. The armory is very large, and inside are piles of swords, spears, armor, and arrows that cannot be counted. Apart from the transportation issue, it's a problem."
As long as there is a benefit, Deng Chanyu can think of a way.
Deng Chanyu gathered all the palace maids in front of her.
She gave a warning that Deng family would not tolerate idleness, warning them not to expect to lie low and get by. They had to contribute to the cause as well!
One by one, the delicate palace maids were sent out to chop trees. Afterward, they pulled the tree trunks back and transformed them into wheelbarrows one after another. They then went to Xiao Qiao's place to load and unload weapons and armor. If one person couldn't move it, two would help, and if two couldn't manage, three would join in.
The exhausted palace maids straightened their tongues. Being able to enter the palace, their status was not too low. The hardworking farmers who cultivated the land couldn't possibly raise beautiful daughters. With no stable livelihood, even the best of them couldn't keep up with this kind of work. Now they are chopping trees, carrying wood, and loading weapons and armor. They've never done this kind of thing in their daily lives before. They look like they've been covered in dust and mud.
However, the city was in complete chaos with soldiers everywhere. They dared not complain and did whatever they were told to do, as obedient as a group of quail.
