roccoschili Chapter 235 King Huai died just like that?
Chapter 235 King Huai died just like that?
"Huhuhuhuhuhuhu" a group of soldiers surrounded them from all directions.
Not only are there a large number of shields, there are even brooms waving in front.
Prince Ji was furious and ordered a forced breakout on the spot.
No matter how tired they were, everyone had to get on their horses and charge forward quickly.
Continuous rain of arrows came from all directions. These hundreds of remaining soldiers were exhausted and fell off their horses one after another.
When they got close, there were actually brooms that kept blocking the war horses. The horses were stung by the brooms and some had to stop, while others had to charge forward forcefully.
It crashed into the shield and knocked the surrounding soldiers away.
But more spears came over and forcibly pulled the cavalrymen off their horses one by one.
"Bang bang bang bang bang" a cloud of white smoke swept past, knocking these cavalrymen to the ground one after another.
The warhorse howled in pain and had to fall to the ground.
Soon, hundreds of cavalrymen were overwhelmed by the infantry rushing from all directions.
When everything was finally over, the soldiers of the Second Army came running to see that King Huai, who was wearing a dragon robe, had been beaten into a sieve.
He nodded with great satisfaction and said, "Take away all the weapons and equipment, create the illusion that we are being stopped by bandits, and leave immediately."
This was after the Second Army had transported large quantities of supplies out of Prince Ji's Mansion, and encountered the First Army that came to support them, and delivered large quantities of supplies to the First Army.
After receiving Ning Yi's order, the Second Army happened to be on the road from Prince Huai's Mansion to Jizhou Mansion.
Ning Yi told them not to leave in a hurry after transferring the supplies, and to see if they could trick King Ji.
He was extremely dissatisfied with King Ji.
Fatty, you eat so much but you don’t even feel full.
I originally thought that when Prince Ji knew that Jizhou Prefecture had been attacked and raided, he would rush south to rescue Jizhou Prefecture.
The Second Army, which was blocking here, originally wanted to ambush Prince Ji.
Unexpectedly, they hit King Huai who was trying to escape. It can only be said that King Huai was too unlucky to fall into the ambush of the Second Army.
When the news that the Second Army had defeated King Huai was passed on to Ning Yi.
Ning Yi's heart was finally at ease. He had been worried that if they raided Prince Ji's palace under the command of Prince Huai, Prince Ji would catch the stupid Prince Huai and force him to confess, and it would turn out that it was not this guy who raided Prince Ji's palace at all.
You are likely to doubt yourself.
The only troops that could be mobilized nearby were the three forces of these three, Prince Ji and Prince Huai, and the 50,000-strong Beijing garrison led by Ning Yi.
Once Prince Ji becomes suspicious of him and investigates, the old man will definitely become suspicious as well.
They were able to quickly capture Prince Ji's Mansion and clear it out, leaving even the 10,000 elite defenders of Prince Ji's Mansion helpless.
How could the old guy not suspect that Lao Liu actually had a large army hidden?
By then, with the old guy's insidiousness and cunningness, he will definitely cause trouble for Ning Yi.
Now that King Huai is dead and there is no evidence, Ning Yi naturally has nothing to worry about.
He ordered the Second Army to withdraw immediately and wipe out all the tail forces.
We must not leave any traces.
Prince Ji didn't even suspect himself, and his mind was probably full of thoughts about which powerful prince did it.
After all, apart from the imperial court, only the princes have the ability to do such things.
Otherwise, Prince Ji’s Mansion would not be so easy to capture.
Similarly, Prince Ji saw that the cavalrymen who went to pursue him had returned and brought back a dead prince.
He asked the cavalry commander with wide eyes, "Where are the others?"
"They're all dead," the cavalry commander explained. "When my subordinates caught up with them, they were all dead."
Prince Ji immediately asked, "Who did it?"
The cavalry commander shook his head slightly: "I don't know, judging from the traces at the scene, it looks like bandits."
"Bandits? How is that possible?" Prince Ji didn't believe it. "Within a hundred miles, where are the bandits who dare to stop this idiot Prince Ji?"
Prince Ji has hundreds of cavalrymen. Even if he is in dire straits, he cannot be bullied by ordinary bandits.
But the cavalry commander smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, this is all I can guess."
"There weren't any weapons left at the scene, not even the armor or any valuables they had on them. Even this prince wouldn't have recognized him as King Huai if he weren't wearing a tattered dragon robe."
King Ji's face was gloomy. King Huai was dead and he couldn't find anyone.
But where did my supplies go?
The news from the entire Jizhou Prefecture was that it was done by King Huai's soldiers.
They held up the banner of King Huai and shouted, seeking revenge for King Huai.
Apart from King Huai who could mobilize so many elite troops, other nearby forces simply did not have that ability.
One of the subordinates asked, "Could it be the Sixth Prince who did it?"
Prince Ji turned to look at him and asked, "Why do you say that?"
The subordinate thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, the only person nearby who can mobilize a large army and launch a surprise attack on our Prince Ji's Palace is Prince Huai and the Sixth Prince."
But someone quickly shook his head: "Your Highness, I don't think so. Everyone in the world knows the combat effectiveness of the Sixth Prince's 50,000-man Imperial Army, and that doesn't even include the Imperial Guards."
"Let alone 10,000, even if they had 30,000, it would be impossible for them to launch a surprise attack on Prince Ji's Mansion."
"And then," the subordinate said, "according to information relayed by spies, the Sixth Prince's 50,000-man army is dozens of miles to the east. They have been observing the situation quietly, and there has been no sign of any troops leaving. Otherwise, it would be impossible for tens of thousands of troops to leave without being discovered along the way."
Prince Ji thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "The Sixth Prince doesn't have that kind of strength, and this old man didn't give him any imperial guards. He can only hide in the east and watch the fun."
Since it’s not the Sixth Prince, who could it be? There’s no one nearby who is powerful enough to do this.
However, one of the subordinates asked, "Your Majesty, could it be another prince?"
"How is that possible?" someone immediately retorted, "The other vassal kings are at least seven or eight hundred miles away from our Jizhou Prefecture. How could they possibly reach Jizhou Prefecture without being discovered?"
After all, it is not that easy to mobilize a large army.
But the subordinate who made the suggestion explained: "I think it must have been done by other vassal kings. They were able to secretly hide their troops in our Jizhou Prefecture in advance."
"They took advantage of the prince's visit to suppress Prince Huai to launch a surprise attack on Jizhou Prefecture. Furthermore, according to spies, there are indeed traces of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses living in the mountains south of Jizhou Prefecture for over twenty days. Furthermore, according to reports from Jizhou Prefecture personnel, they looted a large amount of supplies and headed south."
Now that you mention it, it is indeed possible.
Prince Ji's face turned livid and he said fiercely, "Have someone thoroughly investigate for me to find out which vassal prince has recently shown signs of a large-scale military movement."
"If he finds out, I will make sure he pays."
King Ji couldn't help but feel angry. This sneak attacker was so hateful.
The news from Jizhou Prefecture was that not only was Prince Ji's mansion ransacked, but the emperor was also forced to reveal that several of Prince Ji's warehouses outside the city had been emptied.
Moreover, several aristocratic families in the city were robbed clean, and all the wealthy families in the city who had connections with him became paupers.
What was even more hateful was that all the weapons and armor of his 10,000 defenders and the 3,000 guards of Prince Ji's Palace who surrendered were confiscated and taken away.