Outside the west gate of Nanning State, a cavalry team of more than a hundred people was escorting five carriages full of goods. They were marching towards the city gate. It was already night, and the city gate had long been closed. However, these people seemed to be confident that the other party would definitely open the gate.
"Stop, the city is already under curfew. No one is allowed to pass."
The captain guarding the city gate shouted loudly.
The leading cavalry captain gently stretched out his hand and stopped the team. He urged his horse forward and bowed slightly. "I'm a captain under the command of the Great Ghost Lord of Nanning State. I'm here to escort the congratulatory gifts on behalf of the Great Ghost Lord to congratulate the Governor's son and the Princess of Nanzhao on their marriage."
When the captain heard this, he felt a little embarrassed. The other party was here to deliver gifts on behalf of the Great Ghost Lord of Nanning State, Cuan Chongdao. If he didn't let them enter the city, it would be very rude. If he let them enter the city, it would violate the curfew order.
'Since they're here to deliver gifts, why did they come so late? Aren't they causing trouble for me?'
The captain of the city guard looked unhappy and complained in his heart that the other party had come at the wrong time.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll go into the city to report."
The captain of the city guard thought about it and decided to push this hot potato to his superior and let him decide whether to let them in or not.
"Wait a minute, we're here to deliver gifts under orders. If we're delayed, can you bear the responsibility? Also, we've come from afar, and you want us to wait outside the city. Is this how your Governor treats his guests?"
The cavalry captain put on an angry expression.
The captain of the city guard was stunned for a moment and felt that what the other party said was very reasonable. After all, they were here to deliver gifts. There was no need to report such things. If someone gave gifts, how could he not accept them? As for why the other party arrived so late, it was possible that they were delayed on the way. There was nothing to doubt about this. Once he blocked the other party outside the city gate and delayed the delivery of the gifts, this responsibility was really not something a small character like him could bear.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't think it through properly."
The captain of the city guard apologized repeatedly and looked at the team. "Look, there are so many people, isn't there?"
The cavalry captain said seriously, "The large group of people stay outside. I only bring 15 people to escort the gifts into the city."
"Open the city gate, quickly open the city gate."
The captain of the city guard no longer had any doubts and quickly ordered to open the city gate.
"Ka ka ka"
The heavy city gate was slowly opened. The cavalry lieutenant led fifteen men and five wagons into the city. The rest of the cavalry stayed outside the city and maintained a distance of thirty steps from the city gate to reassure the soldiers guarding the city.
In the group that entered the city, other than the lieutenant, there were also ten cavalrymen who were in charge of protecting the guards. The other five were coachmen who controlled the single-horse supply wagons. They looked very normal. Ordinary people would find it hard to suspect that such a group would have some unspeakable secrets.
The moment the lieutenant and the fifteen men under him entered the city gate, they were extremely tense and constantly observed the guards inside the city gate.
"Follow this road and you'll reach the Governor's residence."
The captain of the city gate said passionately.
"Thanks."
A cold smile appeared on the lieutenant's lips. He suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist and slashed at the lieutenant's head, killing him in an instant. The ten cavalrymen behind him also immediately attacked, killing the soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate. The five soldiers disguised as coachmen immediately lifted the cloth covering the carriage, revealing a large number of weapons.
"Control the city gate immediately and send a signal to the Ghost Lord."
The cavalry captain gave a loud shout and issued a military order.
Immediately, nearly a hundred cavalrymen outside the city gate immediately launched an attack. They killed the few soldiers standing outside the city and quickly charged into the city. In addition, more than two hundred soldiers disguised as commoners rushed out from the city. They rushed to the supply wagons in the city. After taking their weapons, they split into two groups and went up the stairs in the city to attack the city wall.
These soldiers disguised as commoners were the elites that Cuan Chongdao had ordered to ambush in Nanning Province. They were waiting to cooperate with the cavalry outside to break through the defense line of the west gate at night so that the main force outside could easily attack the city.
The defense of the west gate of Nanning Province was not tight. At night, there were only 30 guards. There were 15 guards on the city wall and 15 guards on the city wall. The 15 guards on the city wall were all killed in an extremely short period of time. Although the 15 soldiers on the city wall had time to react and continuously fired arrows to attack the enemy, they were too few in number. They could not resist the attack of a large number of enemy troops and were quickly wiped out.
At the last moment of their destruction, they sent a signal to let their companions know that the west gate had been lost. At this point, the west gate of Nanning Province was officially occupied by Cuan Chongdao's troops.
One signal after another rose into the air. This was the signal sent by Cuan Chongdao's subordinates after breaking through the city gate. It was to tell Cuan Chongdao, who was lying in ambush outside the city, that the west gate of Nanning Province had been broken through and that they could launch a full-scale attack.
"Ghost Lord, the signal. The west gate has been controlled by our people."
Cuan Chongdao was overjoyed and immediately ordered, "All troops, attack Nanning Province and kill King Cuan Gui."
"Kill!"
The twenty thousand troops split into three groups. The ten thousand troops in the middle rushed directly to the west gate, preparing to kill their way into the city. The five thousand troops in the north and south were prepared to seal the north and south gates of Nanning Province to prevent King Cuan Gui from escaping. The east gate did not exist at all, so there was no need to care about it.
Cuan Chongdao's troops rushed into Nanning Province with an irresistible force and headed straight for King Cuan Gui's residence, preparing to kill his entire family.
However, there were thousands of King Cuan Gui's trusted elite troops in Nanning Province. After receiving the signal that the west gate had been broken through, they immediately reorganized their troops and prepared for battle.
The two sides met on the streets of Nanning Province, and a fierce battle broke out. Both sides suffered casualties, but Cuan Chongdao suddenly launched a surprise attack, so he naturally had the upper hand. On the other hand, King Cuan Gui's people hastily resisted and were at a disadvantage everywhere. The smoke, the flames of war, and the sounds of fighting intertwined, causing the air in Nanning Province to freeze.
The wedding scene was quickly broken by the news that the city had been breached. The nobles who were still drinking a moment ago scattered like birds and beasts in the next moment.
The groom, Cuan Shouyu, was drunk as he watched the guests leave the residence in a daze. He did not know what had happened and reached out to grab a guest. However, the guest only cared about escaping and immediately shook off Cuan Shouyu's arm and quickly fled.
"What's wrong? This is my big day. Why are they all leaving?"
Cuan Shouyu walked around the hall in a drunken state.
"Young Master, wake up."
A confidant brought a bucket of cold water and poured it directly over Cuan Shouyu's head.
"What's going on? What happened?"
After the cold water poured over his head, Cuan Shouyu finally woke up a little and kept wiping his face that was full of water.
"Young Master, the west gate has been breached. Tens of thousands of enemy troops have entered the city."
"The enemy troops have entered the city. Who is it?"
"It's the Great Ghost Lord of Nanning Province, Cuan Chongdao."
"It's him. It's actually him."
Cuan Shouyu clearly did not expect Cuan Chongdao to lead the troops into the city. After a pause, he hurriedly ran to the backyard. After all, his bride was still in the backyard.
In the bridal chamber in the backyard, King Cuan Gui lazily climbed down from Princess Nanzhao's body and lay down comfortably. He looked quite intoxicated. One of his big hands was still tightly holding Princess Nanzhao's softest part.
From the beginning to the end, Princess Nanzhao's red veil was never removed. King Cuan Gui also did not say much. Because of this, Princess Nanzhao did not know that the one on top of her body was King Cuan Gui.
It was not until King Cuan Gui turned over and lay down that Princess Nanzhao carefully removed the red veil covering her face and secretly looked to her side.
"Why is it you?"
Princess Nanzhao suddenly pushed King Cuan Gui's dirty hand away, looking quite angry.
King Cuan Gui smiled wickedly. "Princess, since you married into my family, you are my woman. In the future, I will often come to accompany you."
"Go, go away."
Princess Nanzhao felt a wave of disgust in her heart.
"Okay, then I will go first, haha."
King Cuan Gui stood up proudly and looked for his clothes.
"Commander in chief, Commander in chief, the enemy has killed their way into the city."
His confidant did not know where King Cuan Gui was, so he could only shout loudly outside.
King Cuan Gui, who was originally quite proud, was scared silly when he heard that the enemy had attacked the city. He hurriedly put on his clothes and quickly ran out of the room.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
"Commander in chief, Great Ghost Lord Cuan Chongdao of Nanning Province led the main forces and attacked the city. He said that he wants to kill you."
"What? It's Cuan Chongdao, that evil thief?"
King Cuan Gui was very surprised. Although he usually did not get along with Cuan Chongdao on the surface and had some conflicts with him, he did not have such great hatred. This shocked him quite a bit.
"Commander in chief, Cuan Chongdao has already killed his way into the city from the West Gate. The South and North Gates have also been blocked. We have no way out."
"Hmph, Cuan Chongdao, this evil thief, this old man will fight it out with him."
King Cuan Gui was furious and prepared to personally supervise the battle and defend the mansion.
"Father."
Cuan Shouyu rushed over in a panic and was slightly surprised to see King Cuan Gui's disheveled clothes.
"My son, you came at the right time. Quickly go outside the city and mobilize the troops. This is the commander's seal. Father will go and kill that evil thief Cuan Chongdao."
King Cuan Gui threw the commander's seal to Cuan Shouyu and strode to the front yard with a few confidants.
Cuan Shouyu held the commander's seal in a daze. He saw that the door of the new room was wide open and strode in.
"You and Father!"
Anger surged in Cuan Shouyu's heart and he turned to leave.
"Don't leave me, don't leave me!"
Princess Nanzhao chased after Cuan Shouyu and asked him to bring her along. After all, such a big mess had happened in the city. If he fell into the hands of others, his fate would be very tragic.
Although Nanning Province did not have an east gate, there was a secret passage under the east city wall. Very few people knew about this passage because the craftsmen who participated in the construction of this passage had all been killed.
Cuan Shouyu brought Princess Nanzhao, his mother, and other family members. Under the cover of dozens of guards, they quietly arrived at the east city wall and snuck out of the city through the secret passage. They went straight to the barracks ten li east of the city.
King Cuan Gui's six thousand elite troops were there. They were the main force of King Cuan Gui's army and also the deterrent force for King Cuan Gui's troops.
However, after Cuan Shouyu arrived at the barracks, he did not send troops to help Nanning Province. Instead, after taking over the army, he ordered the soldiers to prepare to meet Cuan Chongdao's army.
This camp was backed by a mountain and had accumulated a large amount of food. It was a strong fortress that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as they defended with all their strength, Cuan Chongdao would not be able to break through even if he had several times the number of troops.
Cuan Shouyu did not rescue Nanning Province because King Cuan Gui had gone too far. He did not plan to rescue his father. Secondly, Cuan Chongdao's troops had the absolute advantage and had already rushed into the city. Even if he led six thousand troops to rescue Nanning Province, it was very likely that he would fail. Rather than being completely wiped out, it was better to preserve the six thousand troops and make plans for the future.
King Cuan Gui had five thousand troops stationed in the city. They were not weak, but compared to Cuan Chongdao's ten thousand troops, they were much weaker.
The battle between the two sides was completely one-sided. Cuan Chongdao's troops gradually gained the advantage and forced King Cuan Gui and the others into the mansion.
"Commander in chief, we've been surrounded. The casualties are increasing. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on much longer."
"Commander in chief, more and more enemy troops are gathering. We can't break through."
King Cuan Gui looked to the east and said, "Reinforcements? Why haven't the reinforcements moved? It's only ten li away. They haven't arrived yet."
"King Cuan Gui, come out and accept your death!"
Cuan Chongdao had the absolute advantage. He rode on a tall horse and shouted proudly.
"Cuan Chongdao, you're so cruel. Have you forgotten when you were young?"
"Shut up. You're about to die, and you're still talking nonsense."
Cuan Chongdao immediately denied it and shouted, "Everyone inside, listen up. Those who surrender will be spared from death. Those who surrender will be spared from death."
Everyone was afraid of death, especially a wrongful death. In this situation of absolute disadvantage, many of King Cuan Gui's soldiers were shaken. They threw down their weapons in different directions and went out to surrender.
Without a doubt, King Cuan Gui was captured not long after.
"Cuan Chongdao, you bastard, you bastard!"
King Cuan Gui cursed.
Cuan Chongdao sneered. "King Cuan Gui, you're the bastard. You were the one who sowed discord in front of Duan Jianwei. You said that my son had a bad temper and that if the princess married my son, it would be like falling into a fire pit. You even wrote a letter to Peluoge saying bad things about me. Is that right?"
"Bullshit! When did I do those things?"
King Cuan Gui's eyes widened. He was furious. He could kill him, but he couldn't wrong him.
Cuan Chongdao knew that King Cuan Gui was a person who dared to admit what he did. Since he denied it, it was enough to prove that Duan Jianwei was lying. Moreover, Duan Jianwei had deliberately instigated the tyrants of Cuan Gui to rebel against the Tang dynasty and kill Zhu Lingqian. Everything made sense now.
Cuan Chongdao suddenly understood that Duan Jianwei had deliberately instigated the relationship between him and King Cuan Gui so that they would kill each other. What was Duan Jianwei's goal?
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