But after they actually started fighting, he found that things were far from as simple as he had thought. The fighting power of those seemingly ordinary militiamen was simply shocking, which caused those soldiers who had faced the militia before and thought they could easily win to suffer a great loss.
As heads were chopped off one by one, some soldiers finally could not hold on and began to retreat.
Once we retreat, our morale will be weakened, and once our morale is weakened, everything will be over.
Zhou Zhengshan shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't retreat, absolutely don't retreat!"
But although these were his personal soldiers, they were also fatal.
If he died on the battlefield, that would be fine, as it could be considered sacrificing his life for his country. But if he died here, at the hands of his own people, what did that count
Everyone started to get scared and started to back off.
But once the start comes, what happens next will no longer be under Zhou Zhengshan's control.
So even though he shouted at the top of his lungs and rushed to the front on his horse, there was no way to turn the tide. The morale was gone, and the soldiers scrambled to retreat, but as they retreated, most of them were restrained by the tripwires and the deep pits farther away.
There were shouts and groans everywhere.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Zhou Zhengshan's vision was obscured by the heavy rain and he could hardly see the scenery in front of him.
Just at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a sharp wind.
Something is coming towards him!
He instinctively lowered his head and bent over, and felt something brushing against his ear.
After all, he had fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield. In a flash, he had already stood up from his horse, turned the horse's head again, and swung the long sword in his hand to the left.
With this clash, the two weapons collided heavily with a loud bang, which made his arms numb.
This person has great strength!
Zhou Zhengshan took a deep breath. He was almost knocked off the horse by the force. How could there be such a powerful person around Su Yao
He wiped the rain off his face and finally saw his opponent clearly. At the same time, he couldn't help but be shocked and asked in a stern voice: "Why is it you?!"
Sansheng pointed the spear in his hand at him, his face sullen: "Lord Zhou robbed our letter for help, but he didn't think carefully about it. How could our people be so easy to rob?"
So, even this news was released deliberately by Su Yao
Zhou Zhengshan figured out everything in a flash, and then he couldn't help but feel ruthless in his heart - Su Yao was too thoughtful! Xiao Heng actually dared to keep such a woman around.
Isn't he afraid of becoming her enemy and being plotted against by her in the future
But now is obviously not the time to worry about these things, because Sansheng has already pounced on him.
San Sheng was a man brought up by Xiao Heng. He had been following Xiao Heng from the battlefield to the Jinyiwei. He was also one of the most skilled people in the Jinyiwei. Maybe he might not be an outstanding general on the battlefield, but when fighting alone, he was not afraid of anyone.
Zhou Zhengshan was exhausted from dealing with it and finally got a little flustered under the enormous pressure.
This slight panic was enough for Sansheng, who was well prepared, to seize the opportunity, and the long knife in Sansheng's hand slashed Zhou Zhengshan's left shoulder.
When the severe pain came, Zhou Zhengshan finally felt as if the dust had settled. Before, he always felt as if he was floating in the sky. At this moment, the huge pain enveloped him, and he finally touched the ground.
He fell to the ground with a dull thud.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Jinping was shivering in the wet. At first she was still holding the umbrella, but later she was so cold that she could not even hold the umbrella handle.
Su Yao simply told her not to hold the umbrella and to focus on the situation ahead.
Fortunately, they were well prepared and took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, which disrupted the morale of Zhou Zhengshan's troops. Now they finally have the upper hand.
When Zhou Zhengshan was knocked to the ground by Sanxing, Jinping couldn't help but cheer.
Having followed Su Yao for such a long time, she has actually experienced a lot of things, but there has never been a moment like this when victory came and made her so joyful.
She couldn't help crying out loud.
It's too difficult.
At first they just wanted to save those hundreds of girls, but later they had to fight against pirates and Japanese pirates head-on, and also had to face the traitors in the court.
Seeing that she was crying so hard, Liujie comforted her with a few words.
Su Yao also smiled faintly and glanced at her before walking forward.
Zhou Zhengshan was seriously injured and was carried to his feet by Sanxing. The other soldiers who were still resisting saw their leader being captured and lost their determination to resist, so the battle ended not long after.
The real militiamen were all stunned.
They really had never imagined that the South City Gate, where there had never been any accidents, could experience such a thrilling scene.
The reinforcements that were originally thought to be there turned out to be problematic!
This is really.....no one will believe it if I tell them.
Zhou Zhengshan's shoulder was still bleeding, and because of the cold weather and heavy rain, his lips quickly lost their color. It was already daybreak, and his pale face could be clearly seen.
Su Yao stood in front of him and looked at him coldly: "Master Zhou really surprised me."
Now that it has come to this, there is no point in pretending any longer.
Zhou Zhengshan pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing his white teeth: "I really didn't expect the Crown Princess to be so smart. You really have calculated everything. It's not a loss to lose to you! Old Zhou, I accept it!"
The smile on Su Yao's face gradually faded: "General Zhou, I heard that when the pirates of Baishitan attacked, you led 500 soldiers to chase them for 30 miles, risking your life to bring back the women and children who were abducted."
Zhou Zhengshan's expression gradually became complicated: "It's just an old story, why are you still bringing it up?"
"Although it happened in the past, I think that a truly good general would never point a sword at the people they once swore to protect." Su Yao looked at Zhou Zhengshan's extremely ugly face and said in a deep voice: "You were also a good general in the past. What made you bring your confidants who were supposed to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy to come to Wujiabao to slaughter the people here? Or did you want to kill me?"
Zhou Zhengshan felt heavy-hearted after hearing what Su Yao said.
No matter how greedy a person is, he has his own pride.
He really wanted to kill Su Yao, but now, facing Su Yao's questioning, he was speechless.
There is really nothing to say.
He sighed deeply.