Pan Yingying saw that it was useless to fight against the sky, so in desperation, she put on an old clothes, grabbed a few soft clothes, ran out of the garden, grabbed some mud and smeared it on her face before running away.
These days, as the news of the Jin army's peace talks spread, the originally dim lights in Yingtian gradually returned to a bit of liveliness. The big families who had been hiding outside the city in panic all day long also moved back. Ordinary people also enjoyed visiting the night market. , had tea, and then went home one by one, closed their doors, and slept peacefully.
Everything was quiet. In the middle of the night, there was suddenly a loud cry of killing. Some brave residents opened the door and took a look. They saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the "Imperial Palace" in the south of the city.
Countless people were running on the streets, fleeing, shouting "The Jin Army is coming", "The Jin Army is coming"... the cries of women and children, the screams of people trampling on each other, howling... the whole of Yingtian, overnight It became hell.
Zhao Deji and others went out from the south gate wing and just entered the path. They could only hear shadowy figures behind them, stumbling around. They were the family members of Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and other important officials. They were on their backs and became a mess. It turned out that Wang Boyan and others had already heard the news and took advantage of the dead people they had raised. The soldiers escorted the family members to leave in advance.
Zhao Deji remembered that he had not seen him in the hall just now, and shouted angrily: "Wang Boyan!"
Wang Boyan was fat and panting almost as if he was crying: "Your Majesty, it will be too late if you wait any longer."
Behind him, the sound of horse hooves came one after another.
"The official family..."
"Go quickly."
There was a creak of an oxcart on the left, and it turned out that Zhang Yingying and others were chasing her. Behind her, Pan Yingying and others were panting. Everyone finally caught up, but no one dared to blame the officials for being "selfish." Zhao Deji waved his hand: "Hurry up. boarding."
Pan Yingying, who was as delicate as Pan Yingying, had no one to support her, so she climbed onto the bullock cart prepared by Wang Boyan, and the group of fleeing people ran as fast as they could in the night.
Hua Rong heard the noise outside in the small courtyard where she lived alone. She knew that Jin Wushu would never negotiate for peace, and immediately understood what had happened. She was on guard and opened the door, only to see that all the guards at the door had already run away. .
She rode her "Kinsese" and rushed out. As soon as she rushed out, she saw a group of people rushing from the direction of the palace. She subconsciously felt something was wrong and hurriedly avoided it. Sure enough, the leader of the group of people in plain clothes shouted. : "You guys quickly enter the palace to capture Zhao Deji..."
As soon as he spurred his horse, he stretched out his hand to grab Hua Rong: "Hua Rong, come with me quickly."
Although she couldn't see clearly in the darkness, she heard that the sound was Jin Wushu, so she immediately turned around and ran away.
Jin Wushu attacked the city in a surprise attack. There were only five hundred cavalry in the city. However, the Song army was corrupt and had formed a pattern over the years. As long as someone surrendered, the rest of the army would immediately retreat. Even he did not expect that Yingtian could be captured so easily. .
"Hua Rong, Zhao Deji has run away. Now, my army of 100,000 people is coming to kill him. I will definitely take his life. Come with me quickly..."
"You're lying, how could your main force arrive so quickly?"
Hua Rong's prediction was not wrong at all. Jin Wushu's main force did not arrive at Yingtian so quickly.
It turned out that Jin Wushu negotiated several times with the ministers of the Song Dynasty, and gradually found out the details of Zhao Deji - his foundation was unstable, and the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all directions had not yet been united, and they were still in separate formations. After Ying Tiancaocao ascended the throne, he never really organized effectively. Resistance, everyone is eager to negotiate peace.
He seized the opportunity and wanted to immediately lay siege to the city with the main force of the Jin army. However, the Jin soldiers were not used to the hot weather in the Southern Dynasties, and some people fell ill from time to time. For fear of the epidemic spreading among the army, he had to rest for a few days.
It was during this period that he spread the word and desperately negotiated for peace. After his morale recovered a little, he immediately led his troops to pursue them. Knowing that the Song soldiers were timid, he dispersed his troops and pursued them in three directions. In this way, the march speed was greatly accelerated.
At that time, the main force of the Jin army was still more than 100 miles away from Yingtian. Jin Wu was clever and deceitful. The military counselor in the army came up with an idea and asked him to bribe Yingtian's defense. He sent 500 elites to disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into Yingtian, and hired them with money. A large number of rogues formed a commotion that night, shouting "The Jin Army is coming" and causing panic. The five hundred people took advantage of the situation and entered the "Imperial Palace", creating the illusion that a large army was approaching.
It is a pity that there were still 10,000 defenders in Yingtian at that time, but they were frightened and retreated without fighting.
Seeing her hesitation, Jin Wushu ran forward and shouted loudly: "Zhao Deji escaped alone and didn't care about your life or death. Why do you have to sacrifice your life for him again?"
Hua Rong did not expect Zhao Deji to care about his life or death, nor did he want to continue to work for him. He only knew that if he fell into the hands of Jin Wushu again this time, he would definitely be taken back to Beijing, and he would never be able to make a difference.
"Hua Rong, the Song Dynasty will perish. Come with me quickly. I promise to make you queen..."
"No!"
"Hua Rong..."
Soldiers came from all around. Hua Rong panicked and ran wildly. Jin Wushu chased after her. She had already fallen into a vast sea of people. The Jin army was blocked in the sea of people. For a moment, the whole city was plunged into panic. Fires shot into the sky, and people The sound was loud.
"Hua Rong..."
Jin Wushu shouted loudly, but where could she be found
She ran wildly for a while following the fleeing refugees. It was dark that day, there was no moonlight, and it was impossible to tell the difference between east, west, north and south. The people who fled were scattered all the way, and by the end, there were fewer and fewer people.
However, the sound of the Jin Army's pursuit from behind became stronger and stronger. She suspected that the main force of the Jin Army was coming one after another, and she did not dare to stop for a while. After identifying the direction, she turned the horse's head and headed southeast, because she judged that, Yue Pengju led his troops to escort him, and he would definitely go in that direction.
Her horse was so fast that she ran away until midnight, and found that she had entered a dense forest. She was lost and couldn't get out. She reined in the reins, her body was soaked with sweat, and she couldn't make up her mind whether to go back and wait or keep going. .
As soon as Zongze died, King Qin's army that had finally been gathered by the Song State was immediately like a piece of scattered sand. When they encountered the Jin army, they either fled or in order to preserve their strength, they did not fight head-on and only escorted their own small belongings.
Yue Pengju's illusions about Zhao Deji were basically shattered at this time. Without Zongze, there would be no guarantee. He was worried about his sister all day long. He was about to find a way to respond to Tian Xun when she saw Zhang Xian coming. Zhang Xian took out Hua Rong's autographed letter. , there was no concealment in the above, and she told him in detail what happened in these days and her own judgment on Jin Wushu's military strength.
After reading this letter repeatedly, I was finally grateful that Zhao Deji did not give his sister to Jin Wushu, and immediately ordered his army to respond to Tian's protection. During the march, he had to report the Jin army's night attack on Yingtian. He missed Hua Rong and left his deputy Yang Zaixing behind. He and Zhang Xian commanded, and he led dozens of elite cavalry to rush back first. When they rushed back in the early morning, the new emperor of the Song Dynasty had been frightened by 500 gold troops and fled overnight.
Yingtian City was destroyed, and Jin Wushu's main force had not yet arrived. Hearing that Yue Pengju was leading his army back, he did not dare to stay and had already plundered and left.
Yue Pengju went straight to the city. The small courtyard where Hua Rong used to live was already empty.
He roared: "Sister, sister, where are you?"
There are only echoes of the night all around, and where is the half shadow of Hua Rong
He was about to turn around and go out when he suddenly saw something falling from the ground. It was a very common hairpin, pointing to the southeast. He understood that it was left by Hua Rong, and was overjoyed, so he immediately went out and chased after it.
In the middle of the night, it suddenly started raining, and the summer rainstorm hit her head. Hua Rong had nowhere to hide. In panic, she ran onto a small road. After running for a while, she suddenly heard "De De De" in front of her. She realized something was wrong, turned her horse's head and backed away.
It was the three thousand troops led by Jin Wushu's Han general Han Chang. Han Chang was from the south and was familiar with the terrain of the south. During the rapid march, he got the traitor Liu Yu, the minister stationed on one side, to pass the customs and let him go. In front, supporting Jin Wushu, the two forces converged and there was a fierce battle for strength. Jin Wushu, who had already left the city, immediately turned back to pursue Zhao Deji and others.
Even though it was windy and rainy, Jin Wushu could hear someone in front of him and shouted: "Follow me, maybe it's Zhao Deji and his party."
Hua Rong drove the horse to speed up, but the heavy rain made the road slippery. The horse was so wet that it couldn't open its eyes and kept spinning in circles for a while. She was so anxious that at this time, she heard the sound of horse hooves in front of her.
Jinsesi's legs slipped and he let out a scream. Jin Wushu faintly heard the sound and said happily: "There is someone in front, Jinsesi is in front..."
The rain had subsided a little, but the sound of horse hooves became more and more urgent. They were attacking from both sides, and there was no third way. Hua Rong held the bow and arrow tightly, and fell into complete despair. He shouted to the sky: "Pengju, you Where… "
"Sister, sister..."
She was screaming in despair, but she seemed to have an illusion, so clearly she heard someone calling her. She shook her head vigorously, but the voice was getting closer and closer: "Sister, sister, where are you..."
She patted the horse's back and rushed over quickly: "Pengju, it's me..."
It was Yue Pengju who led his men and horses to pursue her in the general direction indicated by her. Yue Pengju was eager to rescue him. He knew that there might be an ambush on the road ahead, so he ran all the way. In the end, only about ten people were left to follow, and the others all stayed behind to follow. Got Zhang Xian.
At this time, Jin Wushu also heard her shouting and saw Yue Pengju here again. It was the perfect opportunity to take down Yue Pengju in one fell swoop. He raised his spirits and said loudly: "Hua Rong, Yue Pengju, you can't run away..."
"The golden soldiers are coming, the golden soldiers are coming... Pengju, turn around quickly..."
"elder sister… "
At this time, the heavy rain had stopped, and Yue Pengju could no longer turn around. Behind him, Jin Wushu's army was already chasing him. The men and horses on both sides almost immediately started fighting hand-to-hand. There were many Jin soldiers, and even though the ten or so Song troops were all one against ten, they were still very weak. Almost being wiped out.
Han Chang is also a fierce general. Hearing about Yue Pengju's reputation these days, he has already wanted to compete. This time when he saw him alone, he realized that the opportunity had come. If he captured Yue Pengju, wouldn't he be able to become famous all over the world
Without waiting for Jin Wushu's instructions, he came to fight Yue Pengju with a mace.
Yue Pengju waved his spear and urged his horse to protect Hua Rong. Knowing that he was defeated today, he fought and ran. How could Jin Wushu allow him to escape? Hurry up and give chase.
In a panic, Hua Rong fought off two Jin soldiers, and the other one hit her on the back with a stick. Yue Pengju saw that she was in danger in his busy schedule, turned to one side, and took the blow from the stick, and pushed her hard: "Sister, let's go quickly. …I will catch up…”
"Pengju..."
"Sister, let's go quickly..."
When Jin Wushu saw the two running away, he shouted: "Hua Rong is alive, but Yue Pengju is alive and well..."
With this order, Yue Pengju's situation became even more critical. Hua Rong ran in front, his heart almost jumping out of his chest. He was afraid that Yue Pengju would be distracted, so he didn't dare to turn around and call him. He just ran away blindly, knowing that the farther he ran away, the more pressure Pengju would have. The smaller.
They circled back to the dense forest in front of them, where Hua Rong got lost. At this moment, he was desperate and rushed in on his horse, only to find that the forest was too dense for the horse to pass through.
She thought for a moment and jumped off the horse. Yue Pengju had already jumped off before her, grabbed her hand and rushed in.
Jin Wushu and others chased after him, but there were only two horses left in front of them. Jinses raised his head and let out a mournful cry, as if he recognized his old master.
Jin Wushu didn't expect that such a front and rear attack would chase people away, so he slapped Jinses on the head hard: "Whoever can catch Yue Pengju will be promoted to captain of ten thousand men..."
Everyone dismounted, immediately lit torches, and headed into the dense forest.