amaotonovel Chapter 1596: 1, Head View
Chapter 1596: 1, Head View
Outside the city, elite troops from the imperial court were already waiting a hundred feet away.
Zhou Zheng led everyone to stand on the city wall, looking down slowly, with a hint of doubt on his face.
Outside the city is an open area, which is the best place for a decisive battle.
If nothing unexpected happens, the decisive battle will take place here half a day later.
In such a large empty space, there were only dozens of elite soldiers from the imperial court waiting a hundred feet away, giving people a weird feeling.
However, when his peripheral vision fell on Fang Shicai, he discovered that the man was shaking slightly.
Obviously, this so-called gift is probably in the hands of an elite force a hundred feet away.
However, Zhou Ping and others never expected the prime minister and others to send them any good things, but something that could make the Taoist priest so worried and panicked, and even break out in cold sweats, was obviously not a simple thing.
"Is the gift you mentioned in there?"
Zhou Zheng had sharp eyes and soon noticed the elite soldier a hundred feet away on the opposite side with a huge black cloth behind him.
Wrapped in black cloth, it looks like a small hill, but there is a faint hint of bright red on the dark cloth, which looks quite strange.
Under such circumstances, Zhou Zheng had no choice but to frown. Obviously, that was the so-called gift.
"Your Majesty, what's wrapped there is the gift from the Prime Minister."
The alchemist then realized that this could not be concealed, and that the thing must be handed over to Zhou Zheng.
Otherwise, his mission would not be completed at all. If he ran back without completing the mission, thinking of the Prime Minister's face, Fang Shicai knew that the entire Fang family would not have a good ending in the future.
At the moment, I could only suppress the fear in my heart and mutter to myself.
His meaning was very clear. He was just a messenger, and the gift was not something he wanted to send, but something that the prime minister wanted to send.
"Well, I would like to see what this so-called gift is."
Zhou Zheng didn't care. He waved his hand and then stared at the black cloth with burning eyes.
"Your Majesty, how about asking the soldiers on the city wall to retreat first?"
Seeing Zhou Zheng so calm, the Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief, but after glancing around, his eyes were still filled with deep worry.
At this time, the city walls were filled with the elite soldiers of the Zhenbei Army. Although the Taoist priests could not distinguish which ones were the so-called core elites and which ones were the new Zhenbei Army, none of this mattered.
The important thing is that countless eyes are watching. Once the black cloth is opened, what leaks out will surely be seen clearly by everyone on the city wall. At that time, will Zhou Zheng's military morale really be stable?
Fang Shicai did not want Zhou Zheng to win, because if Zhou Zheng won, all the aristocratic families in the world would be purged.
But at the same time, the Taoist priest didn't want Zhou Zheng to lose, at least he didn't want Zhou Zheng to lose in this way.
If Zhou Zheng could lose honorably on the battlefield, that might be the result he wanted to see most.
Even though all is fair in war, the Taoist priest realized that the current situation was indeed quite unfavorable for Zhou Zheng.
Fang Shicai's words instantly attracted the attention of Zhou Ping, Xiao Guan and others. There was a hint of suspicion and solemnity in everyone's eyes.
Obviously, they have vaguely guessed that the things within the black cloth are not simple, and may even have a certain impact on the entire military morale.
No one doubted Fang Shicai. After all, there was no need or meaning for him to lie at this time.
Everyone's eyes fell on Zhou Zheng. It was obvious that only Zhou Zheng could make the decision on such matters.
"It doesn't matter."
"If we let the soldiers on the city wall retreat now, it would be the biggest failure!"
Zhou Zheng's face was calm, and there was a hint of indifference in his words. At this moment, there were at least thousands of soldiers on the city wall, and none of them were fools, let alone blind.
If they are asked to retreat at this time, the morale of the army will be shaken.
Moreover, the so-called gift is obviously not simple. Once it is put down, the court will not take it away.
Could it be that they wanted to prevent their own soldiers from appearing on the city walls? !
Zhou Zheng's words left Fang Shicai speechless for a moment, and he could only nod helplessly.
Immediately, at Zhou Zheng's signal, the alchemist waved his hand towards the dozens of elite soldiers from the imperial court.
Seeing Fang Shicai's actions, dozens of elite soldiers from the imperial court who had been waiting for a long time looked at each other, and then everyone twisted the black cloth and walked towards the city wall.
They were not moving fast, perhaps because they were a little afraid that they would be shot to death by arrows when they got close to the city wall. Or perhaps it was because the black cloth behind them was a little heavy, so they had to slow down.
But as dozens of elite soldiers got closer and closer to the city wall, everyone finally realized that something was wrong.
Wherever the black cloth passed, a patch of scarlet was quietly left on the ground.
That scarlet color is a dark red, and it is particularly obvious under the light.
"Yes, blood!"
Xiao Mu and others were all veterans of the battlefield. They could tell at a glance that the so-called blood-red mark on the ground was nothing but human blood.
How many people must have been placed inside the black cloth to leave such a deep mark on the ground? !
The black cloth was getting closer and closer to the city wall, and the smell of blood in the air was becoming more and more obvious.
If some people were still unsure before, then when the pungent smell of blood came, they had no reason to doubt it again.
However, such a situation happening so early in the morning really made the soldiers on the city wall feel a little uncomfortable.
The subtle expressions on the faces of these soldiers and generals were all captured by Fang Shicai's mind.
Unfortunately, he had no other choice but to sigh. After all, he had already reminded Zhou Zheng.
Of course, not only the soldiers on the city wall had strange expressions, but dozens of elite soldiers from the imperial court also felt a huge sense of oppression.
They took every step very carefully, breathing rapidly, and their eyes constantly scanning the soldiers on the city wall.
As long as there were soldiers on the city wall ready to shoot arrows, they would escape without hesitation.
After all, being alive is what they want.
Moreover, even if they wanted to fight, how could a few dozen people face the tens of thousands of fierce warriors in the city? !
A head-on battle would only lead to death.
Of course Zhou Zheng understood this expression.
He also knew that the soldiers on the city wall were waiting for his order so that they could shoot thousands of arrows at once, but unfortunately Zhou Zheng did not do so either.
What he wanted was not the lives of these dozens of people, but the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the imperial court!
Until these people were only ten feet away from the city wall, they finally stopped.
At this moment, everyone held their breath.
At this time, not only can he perfectly shoot and kill these elite troops of the imperial court, but he can also clearly see what is inside the black cloth.
However, it is a bit regrettable that the black cloth is wrapped quite tightly and it is impossible to see clearly what is inside.
But the pungent smell of blood continued to come from the black cloth, and one could even see that the cloth, which was pitch black before, was now covered with mottled blood stains.
In here? . . . . . .
Even Zhou Ping and others were slightly shocked.
"open!"
When they saw that the distance was about right, the alchemist on the city wall suddenly roared at the dozens of elite imperial soldiers below.
After hearing this roar, the elite soldiers below did not hesitate at all. They quickly walked behind the black cloth and then placed their hands on it.
Finally, they signaled with their eyes, pulled up the black cloth, and ran in the opposite direction of the city wall.
Their speed is extremely fast.
Perhaps it was because only at such a fast speed could this huge black cloth be pulled away.
Or perhaps, they were worried that if they fought on the city wall for too long, they would be shot to pieces by the angry Zhou Zheng.
As dozens of people began to flee, the entire black cloth began to sway.
Soon, it began to surge like a dark cloud.
The black cloth retreated, and the so-called gift inside finally slowly emerged into everyone's sight.
Hiss, hiss! ! !
When the thing inside the black cloth appeared, almost everyone couldn't help but gasp!
Because what was placed on the ground was a human head!
Not one, not ten, not a hundred!
But a total of three hundred heads!
These heads, like a small hill, stood proudly under the city wall, exposed to everyone's sight!
After a quick look around, everyone was shocked!
This is the so-called great gift from the imperial court? !
A, head view?!