coobybook Chapter 309 Defeated
Chapter 309 Defeated
He stared with his eyes wide open, unable to believe what was happening before his eyes. The panic in his heart surged like a tide. In a panic, he quickly turned around and shouted to the person next to him: "Go and check what's going on!"
Not long after, the man hurried back, his face full of fear, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord...something bad has happened! The five thousand private soldiers who were supposed to ambush on the mountain are now gone, as if they had never appeared!"
Hearing this news, he felt his head buzzing and almost lost his balance. He looked around frantically, trying to find the disappeared figures, but he could see nothing except the empty wilderness and the silent sound of the wind. He roared angrily: "Where are the people? Where are the people? Where did these damn guys go?" The roar was deafening, as if it was going to tear the world apart.
At this time, a middle-aged man standing next to him said cautiously: "My lord, in my opinion, this matter may be very strange. Maybe an enemy has sneaked into our team and falsely conveyed your order to transfer them away!"
The Prime Minister looked at him hurriedly, his eyes full of panic and helplessness, and roared: "There is no time to lose, quickly order the remaining 2,000 people to be mobilized!"
The middle-aged man with a haggard face and a lonely look stared into the distance with empty eyes, shouting at the top of his lungs: "My Lord, it's too late! It's too late!" It turned out that the distant training ground was nearly a hundred miles away from here. Even if everyone could drive their horses to gallop all the way, it would take at least a whole day to get there. What's worse is that all their available horses have been ridden out, and now there is not even a single horse to be found in this huge training ground.
The prime minister standing nearby had a pale face, staring blankly at the increasingly sparse private army at the city gate. His legs went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, crying out in extreme despair: "Oh my God! Is it really God who wants to destroy me?"
At this moment, after a fierce battle at the city gate, the originally aggressive rebels were reduced to a handful. Inside and outside the city gate, there were piles of bloody corpses, the whole scene was horrible and shocking. The virtuous concubine, who had been watching the battle silently, could not bear the bloody and cruel scene in front of her. She frowned, her face was full of anger, and she shouted sternly: "Enough! Stop it immediately!"
Hearing Concubine Xian's shout, everyone stopped what they were doing. Although the rebels still surrounded them tightly, they did not dare to make any rash moves. Concubine Xian pushed through the crowd in front of her and walked to General Ankar step by step with difficulty.
Then, she knelt on both knees, straightened her body, looked at him firmly and said, "General, I beg you to report to the king as soon as possible. I know that I have committed a serious crime and am willing to accept the punishment and die to apologize for my crime. But I hope the king will show mercy and forgive these brave and fearless soldiers! They are all experienced and brave warriors. If they are sent to guard the border, they will definitely be able to protect the territory of Loulan."
The rebels behind her heard this and took a step forward without hesitation. One of them clasped his hands and said with a firm face, "My queen, we can still fight one more battle. Even if it takes our last breath, we will definitely protect you and your family and fight to the death to get you out of this dangerous place!"
However, Concubine Xian shook her head gently, her beautiful eyes full of worry and determination. She slowly said, "I appreciate the kindness of all the warriors, but if you all die here, even if my family escapes by chance, how far can we escape? In the end, we will still be hunted down and fall into the hands of the enemy, and we will also lose your precious lives for no reason!"
Having spent most of her life in this deep palace, Concubine Xian's hands were stained with the blood of many people, and each time she attacked, she was merciless, ruthless and decisive. But at this moment, facing these loyal and brave men who were willing to go through fire and water for her, her cold heart was actually warmed up, and she didn't want anyone to lose their lives because of her. After all, in today's bloody fight, too many innocent people have died, which is really heartbreaking.
Then, Concubine Xian once again looked at General Ankar standing beside her with a pleading look, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "General, I beg you to go and present this to the King, and ask the King to show mercy!"
Seeing Concubine Xian's actions, the family members of the Prime Minister's Mansion standing behind her were immediately furious. A young man showed anger and shouted, "Sister, if you are determined to commit suicide, please don't implicate our family! Your nephew is only seven years old this year. Can you bear to watch him be beheaded at such a young age?"
Xian Fei bit her lips tightly, her face as pale as paper, as if she had made up her mind. She slowly turned her head and glanced at the familiar and terrified faces behind her - brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces... But at this moment, her eyes suddenly froze, and her heart sank: Fourth brother was not among them! Could it be that he had escaped in the chaos? As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, Xian Fei felt an indescribable comfort in her heart. As long as Fourth Brother was still alive, the family would not be completely cut off.
She looked up at the pile of corpses in the distance, and couldn't help but burst into tears. These once vibrant lives have now become cold shells, lying in a pool of blood. Inside and outside the city, there is a strong smell of blood and the shadow of death.
"Look at this!" Concubine Xian pointed to the corpses with a trembling finger, her voice choked with sobs and indignation, "These are all Loulan's brave soldiers! They should have shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending their country, but now they have sacrificed their lives here in vain to protect us!"
A young man standing nearby snorted with disdain upon hearing this, "Humph! We are now in a difficult situation. We can barely protect ourselves and are almost dead. How can we have the time to care about Loulan's safety? Besides, what does Loulan's life or death have to do with us?"
After he finished speaking, he quickly leaned over to pick up the sharp blade on the ground that was flashing with cold light, held it tightly in his hand, and pointed the tip of the blade directly at the virtuous concubine not far away. With his eyes wide open, he said sternly: "Sister, things have come to this point. If you still insist on stopping us, then don't blame me for being ruthless and cruel! Soldiers, don't listen to her nonsense, follow me and charge out!"
As he gave the order, the shouts of killing that had paused for a moment suddenly rang out again, deafening. Everyone was like crazy, waving their weapons and fighting the enemy to the death. For a moment, blood splattered everywhere and screams were heard one after another.
Concubine Xian looked at the chaotic scene with horror and despair, her body shaking uncontrollably. Finally, she seemed to have lost all her strength and slowly collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her pale cheeks like a broken dam. She watched those young and brave soldiers fall one after another, falling into a pool of scarlet blood, unable to stand up and fight again.