Chapter 465: Shock

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In Xian City, Yang Feng was directing his soldiers in a fierce battle.

At this moment, the personal guards beside him pointed toward the sky.

Yang Feng raised his head, feeling just as astonished as Mule Hongzhen and the others.

On the east side of Xian City, three fireballs bobbed up and down, like three clusters of ghost fire.

And they seemed to be heading toward Xian City.

Before long, the three fireballs flew over the city wall.

But they did not stop, continuing to fly into the city.

However, when the last cluster of fire flew over the city wall, something suddenly fell off, making a loud "Bang!"

A soldier immediately rushed over to check and picked up a Bamboo Tube stuffed with a note from the ground.

The soldier immediately delivered it into Yang Feng's hands.

"Thrown down from the fire clusters?" Yang Feng's expression was extremely grim.

He had already begun to regard the three clusters of fire as something supernatural.

So he was terrified.

"I'm a man about to die anyway, what is there to fear? Perhaps it's Black and White Impermanence coming to collect me." Yang Feng gave a bold laugh, dug the note out of the Bamboo Tube, and read it by the light of a torch.

It didn't matter until he read it; after reading it, his expression changed repeatedly.

It turned out the note was written very clearly.

This thing was called a Hot Air Balloon, a device sent by Yan Wang to rescue the Emperor, operated by the Wangfu Army.

"Yan Wang is truly a divine man!" Yang Feng put away the note and suddenly sighed.

Thinking of the urgency of the situation, he immediately said to the generals beside him, "You must immediately take torches and find a wide-open space in the city. Once found, stand in a large circle with the torches."

Then he told everyone what the fireballs were.

The generals and soldiers were very surprised upon hearing this,

but now was clearly not the time to ponder this.

As long as it was sent by Yan Wang, that was enough.

Mounting their horses, they immediately held their torches and headed toward Dong Shi.

That place used to be where the common people traded, and it was very spacious.

At the same time, Yang Feng sent someone to notify Zhao Heng.

The Ma Family residence.

Zhao Heng was hiding under his quilt, trembling.

The Northern Di had blown open the east city wall; it would not be long before the Northern Di invaded the city.

Following that, his miserable fate could be imagined.

At the thought of this, he felt a chill shoot straight into his brain.

Xiao Shishi had cried until she had no strength left.

The fate of Da Song women falling into the hands of the Northern Di could be imagined.

Not to mention that she was so beautiful.

Now she truly hated, hated the man who had pushed her into Zhao Heng's arms.

If not for his heartlessness, how could she have such a miserable fate today?

The neighboring courtyard.

The Second Prince was changing his clothes.

He took off his brocade robes and changed into the attire of an ordinary commoner.

Once the Northern Di killed their way over, he would disguise himself as an ordinary commoner; perhaps he could escape a disaster.

"Heaven preserve me, Heaven preserve me." The Second Prince pressed his palms together and prayed incessantly.

After chanting for a while, he suddenly heard movement in his father's courtyard.

He hurriedly got up to check and saw a squad of soldiers holding torches arriving outside Zhao Heng's sleeping quarters.

"Your Majesty, Yan Wang has sent people," the leading general said.

Inside the room, the trembling Zhao Heng heard this and immediately got off the bed and rushed out the door.

"Yan Wang has come? Where is he?" Zhao Heng grabbed the general's arm as if grabbing a final straw to save his life.

The general said, "Your Majesty, Yan Wang did not come, but he sent a thing called a Hot Air Balloon to save Your Majesty. This thing can fly in the sky, and the Northern Di cannot do anything about it."

Zhao Heng's eyes instantly dimmed, "At a time like this, you are actually still deceiving the Emperor!"

The general pointed to the three fireballs descending in the sky and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, look!"

Zhao Heng, Xiao Shishi, and the Second Prince who had rushed over all looked toward the direction of Dong Shi at the same time, and all were startled.

"Are those the three fireballs?" Zhao Heng asked, "But how can I sit on fire?"

The general shook his head, "This subordinate does not know either. General Yang said this Hot Air Balloon has people operating it; Your Majesty should go and see for yourself first."

Zhao Heng knew very well that this was likely his last hope.

Without hesitation, he immediately mounted a horse and headed toward Dong Shi.

Xiao Shishi and the Second Prince also followed.

Before long, the three arrived at Dong Shi.

They saw the fireballs in the sky getting closer and closer.

At this moment, they saw three people under the fireballs, and the three people seemed to be standing in a bamboo basket.

Such an astonishing scene left the three of them speechless and dumbfounded.

"Careful, move aside!" Just as the three were astonished, a shout suddenly came from the sky.

They saw the second Hot Air Balloon slowly land on the ground twenty meters away.

Then the third Hot Air Balloon landed.

At this moment, the soldiers on the Hot Air Balloons ordered the Imperial Guard soldiers to hold the ropes to keep the Hot Air Balloons from flying away.

A soldier jumped down from the first Hot Air Balloon.

Seeing one person among the crowd wearing a Yellow Dragon Robe, the soldier immediately walked over and knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, we have come under the name of His Highness Yan Wang to rescue Your Majesty from Xian City. At this moment, one thousand Cavalry are waiting outside Xian City. Once Your Majesty arrives, they will take Your Majesty to Yanzhou to take refuge."

"Good, good, good, Yan Wang is indeed the most filial." Zhao Heng was so moved he almost shed tears.

Originally, he thought he would surely die, but he did not expect a turn for the better; Yan Wang had sent men to save him at the critical moment.

Glancing at the Hot Air Balloon held by the Imperial Guard soldiers, Zhao Heng said, "How is one supposed to ride this thing?"

"Your Majesty only needs to get on, leave the rest to us," the Hot Air Balloon Troop said, neither humble nor pushy.

In their minds, Yan Wang was the only one they needed to serve.

They could not feel any reverence for this Great Song emperor.

Pausing, the soldier continued, "However, each Hot Air Balloon can only carry one person, so please decide whom to take, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty!"

"Father Emperor!"

Xiao Shishi and the Second Prince spoke up immediately upon hearing this.

They no longer cared what this thing was, nor did they want to know why it could fly.

Now, they only wanted to escape this damned Xian City.

"Tell General Yang that once I return, I will immediately send troops to rescue him; tell him to hold on," Zhao Heng said with almost no hesitation, "Qu'er, Shishi, you two hurry up."

Xiao Shishi and the Second Prince boarded the other two Hot Air Balloons without the slightest hesitation.

Hearing this, the Imperial Guard soldiers were extremely furious, but they dared to be angry but dared not speak.

Taking the Second Prince away was one thing, and it was only right and proper.

But what was the point of wasting a Hot Air Balloon to take away a prostitute?

Only one Colonel said angrily, "Your Majesty, is General Yang not even worth as much as a prostitute? Why not take General Yang instead, and take her away instead?"

Zhao Heng's expression changed slightly.

At present, the situation in Xian City was critical; in their despair, these generals might well mutiny.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he hesitated whether to kick Xiao Shishi off or the Second Prince off.

Then he heard another general say, "Let His Majesty go. The Northern Di are here for His Majesty. Once they know His Majesty is no longer in Xian City, there will be no need to attack Xian City. Furthermore, General Yang said he would not leave; he wants to live and die with his soldiers."

The Colonel said nothing more upon hearing this and ordered the soldiers to release the ropes.

The Hot Air Balloons slowly ascended.

Zhao Heng also boarded a Hot Air Balloon at this time; the three Hot Air Balloons rose into the air one after another, flew very high, and then headed east.

The breach in the east city wall.

The slaughter here was still continuing, but when Yang Feng saw the three fireballs heading east, he revealed a smile.

He knew that His Majesty and the others had escaped.

At the same time.

In the Northern Di camp, looking at the three fireballs that had gone and returned, Mule Hongzhen suddenly recalled the description from the Black Iron Royal Tent Cavalry.

In the battle against the Black Iron Royal Tent, Yan Wang used a type of thing that could fly.

There were people on this thing, and there was also fire.

Could these three fireballs be the strange things created by Yan Wang?

Thinking of this, his expression changed drastically, and he said to Tiemuta, "Immediately dispatch Cavalry to follow the three fireballs."

Under the firelight, he had never seen his Great Khan's expression look so terrible.

He immediately ordered five thousand Cavalry to pursue them.

It was just that the three fireballs were flying in a straight line in the sky.

The roads on the ground, however, were winding and twisting.

They kept encountering small rivers and lakes, and they had to detour around these places.

Therefore, the more they chased, the further behind they were left in the end.

Gradually, they could not even see the positions of the fireballs.

Meanwhile, the Hot Air Balloon Troop headed toward the forest according to the predetermined plan.

At this moment, the sky was gradually brightening.

They could vaguely see things on the ground.

Finding the forest where the Cavalry were located, they circled once, found the right wind direction, and landed.

On the Hot Air Balloon, Zhao Heng looked down at the earth from a high vantage point, his heart exceptionally shocked.

This Yan Wang really always manages to surprise people.