Chapter 1542: Attack from both sides

A crossbow is actually an oversized hand crossbow, which is usually fixed on the city wall or equipped with wheels to be pushed.

This thing is actually a siege weapon. The city wall made of clay and blue bricks can be penetrated by a crossbow arrow, which is far from being comparable to the crossbow in hand.

The arrows it fired are like large javelins. Yang Yiyi dodged it because of Li Chengxi's reminder, but the people behind her could not dodge it.

One of the guards in the formation was very unlucky to be hit by the crossbow. The huge kinetic energy made him fly backwards with the arrow, and with a thud, it hit the princess's carriage exactly.

The speed of the crossbow was so fast that the imperial guards surrounding the carriage could not see it clearly. Then they heard a bang, and the carriage was half collapsed by the crossbow arrow and the person hanging on it.

This scared the imperial guards so much that their souls were about to fly out!

The horse pulling the carriage was frightened and neighed to escape. The imperial guards made a prompt decision and cut the horse's harness with a knife, otherwise the frightened horse would run away with the carriage.

The other imperial guards quickly jumped on the carriage and hurriedly opened the deformed carriage.

Fortunately, the princess and the others were fine.

The arrow fired by the crossbow carried a person and pierced the carriage. It was less than half a meter away from the princess. It can be said that it rubbed Zheng Yinping's waist next to the princess and pierced the wood of the carriage. If it was a little off, the imperial guards would have died to thank the emperor for his grace.

The princess should not be injured, but she was hit by the deformed carriage and her head was buzzing.

The imperial guards pulled the three of them out of the carriage, and then stuffed the three people under the carriage without caring whether it was clean or not.

After doing all this, the palace guards blew the flare in the bamboo tube. If there were patrolling soldiers from Qizhou around, they should come, but it was hard to say.

"Be careful, another group of people is coming!"

After hearing Wu Shaoyi's reminder, the palace guards immediately found another group of people coming out of the woods. They deliberately avoided Yang Yiyi's side, and the guards who formed a human wall couldn't stop them at all.

Compared with the group that rushed out at first, these guys were much better at kung fu, at least their light kung fu was much better. Facing the shield wall and gun formation in front of them, they jumped over with light kung fu and rushed straight to the princess.

The remaining guards also quickly re-formed in front of the princess's carriage. The palace guards drew their weapons one after another, and soon these guys came to kill.

All of them were wearing black scarves and masks, and they didn't say anything at all, just heading straight for the princess.

Wu Shaoyi immediately plucked the strings of the zither, and an invisible sound wave hit one of the assassins who had passed the human wall, and the latter immediately fell down like a kite with a broken string.

However, there were too many assassins, and Wu Shaoyi could not stop them. Soon, these assassins started fighting with the palace guards.

The assassins who rushed out first, no matter which direction they came from, were basically cannon fodder, and their fighting power was just the level of ordinary people who were brave and aggressive.

And this wave of guys who came high and high were the real killer.

In terms of quality, they were no match for the palace guards. These guards came from Tianjue Palace after all, and they were all elite disciples who were recommended to serve in the palace.

But there were too many assassins!

On average, a palace guard had to deal with three or four people. He wanted to stop the assassins outside the princess's carriage, but the number was seriously insufficient. The more they fought, the more they were pressed back.

The guards were anxious. If the assassins were allowed to take another step forward, they would face the princess face to face.

Wu Shaoyi assisted the imperial guards to stop the assassins with the sound of the piano and the occasional short flute, which did have some effect, but due to the huge disadvantage in numbers and the fear of accidentally hurting the imperial guards, Wu Shaoyi did not dare to exert his full strength.

At this time, He Ling, who had been confused for a long time, finally reacted and immediately dropped her bag.

An assassin passed the imperial guards' obstruction, He Ling drew her sword and stepped forward to stop him, and cooperated with Wu Shaoyi to chop him to the ground.

He Ling's kung fu can't be considered weak, it mainly depends on who she is compared with.

In terms of attribute value, He Ling's meridian attribute is roughly equivalent to the amount of two pieces of Qingtian Stone, which is actually very good.

Moreover, as the eldest sister, He Ling was not abandoned by the master like Yang Yiyi, and was carefully guided. She is not as good as Wu Shaoyi or Qin Yan, but she is about the same as Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping.

Speaking of these two people, Li Yingluo and Zheng Yinping should also know kung fu, and they should be the last line of defense for the princess.

But there is a problem.

They don't have weapons.

They follow the princess closely all day long, so they must not carry weapons. Even if the palace guards know that these two people are reliable, there is a taboo of assassinating the king.

So the two are now literally unarmed, protecting the princess and hiding under the carriage.

The assassins must have investigated the guards around the princess in advance. Although Wu Shaoyi and He Ling have been added, they obviously can't play a role in turning the tide. More and more assassins are pressing the palace guards, and soon the battle line is pushed very close to the carriage, which is a point where they can retreat.

But then again, whether it's a crossbow or a crossbow cannon, they only fired one round. During the time when the assassins pressed on, the palace guards and guards were not covered by fire.

The reason...

"Retreat!"

An angry shout rang out from the side of the assassins, with the might of a tiger's roar or a dragon's roar. The assassins who were trying to rush towards the princess vomited blood.

The power of Earth-shaking is too expensive, but we can use the Tiger Roaring Skill. Fusion does not mean that the original skills have disappeared.

Yang Yiyi landed and grabbed the arm of a staggering assassin, then used him as a battering ram and rushed to the crowded place.

She blocked left and right, and no one could resist her.

Some assassins were beaten out like rag dolls, some had their bones broken by the steel mace, and some were unlucky enough to be used as weapons by Yang Yiyi and fell directly into the soft grass.

What is bravery!

Not all martial arts masters are like Yang Yiyi, who can be called the reincarnation of a mud truck. In fact, most masters pay more attention to dodging and moving, rather than resisting.

After all, resisting will definitely cause damage, and dodging is the kingly way.

But Yang Yiyi took a completely opposite path. She was not good at dodging and moving, and she didn't need to dodge with the Ultimate Vajra Skill and her brute force.

In addition, she had learned the magic skills of subduing demons, as well as the magic items such as the protective wrist guards given to her by Li Chengxi. Now, she didn't have to dodge anymore.

This kind of headstrong and hard-charging style of fighting would be disadvantageous when dealing with masters, but it could be said to be invincible against the weak.

These assassins' skills were not as good as the palace guards, but there were more of them, so they could be beaten.

And what Yang Yiyi was least afraid of was the large number of people. Come on! Watch me use a unique skill!

This greatly slowed down the assassins' forward speed, and soon the formation was broken up.

At this time, the fireworks in the sky that could be clearly seen even in the daytime exploded, which cheered up the palace guards.

Some patrolling soldiers saw the signal just sent!