The pitch-black night did not appear to be any brighter because of the stars in the night sky.
In the silent mountains, birds and animals live in the depths of the mountains, taking a nap while standing on the branches of trees, or struggling to find food among the dry vegetation.
The carriage that Li Hong and the others had abandoned on the roadside was being quietly and gradually surrounded by several men in black, who shouted, "Shoot."
The sound of arrows piercing the air was instantly heard in the pitch-black air. Whoosh, whoosh, bang, bang, bang, the arrows either shot into the carriage through the curtains, or hit the carriage's body.
The air suddenly solidified again. Several black figures, holding crossbows, began to approach the carriage nervously and cautiously. One person quickly opened the curtain, and several others immediately fired a burst of fire, but there was still no sound in the carriage.
"Sir, it seems that the carriage was just abandoned here." A man in black said in a low voice.
"It seems that they have really found a flaw. But where did this flaw leak out?" The person called the adult said in deep thought, but he was puzzled in his mind. The plan was detailed enough, so why was there still a flaw? .
"Then what should we do now? They abandoned the carriage here and apparently fled into the mountains." The man in black looked at the dark night, his eyes darkened, and he could only vaguely see the adult beard in his mouth. Some whitish blur.
"This is a rare opportunity. Even if they entered the mountain early, they are not familiar with the terrain here. They must find them before dawn. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to intercept them in the mountains once dawn breaks. ." There was some regret and anxiety in the adult's tone.
After finishing speaking, he began to lead the man in black behind him, carefully walking on the rugged path in the mountains. Relying on the feeling under his feet and his hazy vision after adapting to the pitch-black night, he began to move forward. Fang carefully explored.
Yu Tuqi only felt a shadow of a person or a ghost disappear in front of him. The crossbow in his hand was instantly pointed over there, and at the same time he whispered: "Who?"
"Sir, they are coming this way." The figure hurriedly protected his heart and said.
I didn't dare to be careless at this time. It was too dark to see clearly, so I could only answer immediately. I was afraid that I would be shot mercilessly by the crossbow arrows even if I took a breath at night.
"Watch closely, I'll tell His Highness." Wei Tuqi walked up to the figure warily, and after confirming the identity of the person, he put down the crossbow in his hand, patted the man's shoulder approvingly, and then Walk towards the back.
At the camp, Li Hong and Bai Chun walked out. They tried their best to adapt for a long time before finally getting used to the pitch-black night. He looked up at the stars and cursed involuntarily: "Damn it, the moon is gone." Where did he go?"
"Your Highness, they are approaching." Wei Tuqi whispered.
"Have you chosen the route?" Li Hong stretched his neck and looked towards the foot of the mountain, but all he could see was darkness, and nothing but darkness.
"The choice has been made. We will lure them up the mountain. Some of them will go behind them and attack them. Then they will go up the mountain from the second road and then go south." Yutu Qi said his plan without reservation. Gave it to Li Hong.
"That's right, you are no longer that reckless person. Remember to be careful." Li Hong nodded and said.
Then he glanced at Bai Chun behind him. The stars in the sky seemed to be blinking mischievously. Bai Chun had a lot of thoughts. In order to relieve his tension, he kept looking at the stars from the moment he came out.
"Follow me." Li Hong whispered, then took Bai Chun's hand and followed Yu Tuqi, walking halfway up the mountain.
"Why don't we run directly into the mountains?" Bai Chun, who was stumbling a little, suddenly said.
"We can't escape unless we can fly. No one is familiar with the path on the mountain. We are opening the way in front. If the pursuers follow our path and catch up, we are not as fast as them. We will be overtaken in less than a night. By then, It completely exposed his back," Li Hong patiently explained to Bai Chun.
Then he followed the dozens of soldiers who were ordered by Wei Tuqi to detour again, and began to detour behind the pursuers. As they walked forward, Wei Tuqi and others lured the pursuers, but for the sake of safety, he could only go behind the enemy. Then see if you can find a way out for yourself and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
At this time, it was naturally not the time to show his love for soldiers as children. In order to protect himself, Li Hong had to put his two hundred personal guards and two personal eunuchs in the open to confuse the enemy and protect himself.
Following Li Hong, Bai Chun's heart was racing like a deer. She felt the tension of actually participating in the war for the first time, and the sweet happiness of being held by Li Hong. In short, two completely different mentality, in her It spreads and grows in my heart at the same time.
Similarly, Li Hong, whether in this life, the previous life, or any life, continues to prove the truth: women and men will never understand what they are thinking in their hearts for 100 million years.
I don't know when the moonlight suddenly emerged from the thick clouds. As the white moonlight sprinkled down like mercury, the originally dark earth began to show people their silence and ink. Mysterious.
The crossbow naturally played an extremely important role in this night. Even its existence gave this silent night an atmosphere of weirdness and fear amid the mystery.
When the men in black found the first ashes of the fire that were still warm, before they could report to their captain, an arrow pierced the night sky and accurately hit his throat.
Knock... Knock sound came out with great effort from the throat where it was hard to tell whether it was stinging or burning. A hand began to touch the throat in disbelief. The slender arrow tail made the man in black suddenly feel like... Ashen, he turned his head, moved his throat a few more times, and then fell straight to the ground.
"There is an ambush!" A man in black whispered quickly when the man in black who was shot turned around: "Get down."
There was a crash, and a huffing sound came from behind.
But before the remnants of the hula hula sound dissipated, a sound bursting through the air suddenly came like a bee out of the nest, buzz... whoosh... the sound of bow strings shaking the air, the sound of arrows piercing the night sky, in the gradually washing night sky sounded.
As the sound of breaking through the sky dissipated, screams began to be heard from halfway up the mountain. Before the screams from the leader of the team dissipated, the men in black who were still rejoicing at the end of the team had no time to rejoice, but another burst of people left them. The sound of arrows piercing the air sounded quite close.
This time, when they heard the sound of the sky breaking behind them, before they had time to react, they were shot by arrows. One by one, they either fell to the ground after being shot, or were frightened by the sound of the sky breaking. Lying on the ground.
A burst of screams instantly rang out from beyond the head of the team, as if they were tearing apart the night sky and welcoming the bright sunshine in.
The screams startled the sound of flapping wings in the deep forest, and the roars of beasts also resounded from the depths of the mountain forest into the night sky, echoing the screams of the men in black. On the entire hillside, the screams at this time were mixed. At the same time, people can't help but feel their scalp numb and goosebumps all over their body.
Li Hong patted the shoulder of the outflanking soldier from behind and whispered: "Continue down, go down to the foot of the mountain and ambush again."
The soldier was stunned. This was the first time His Highness the Crown Prince had spoken to him. After hearing Li Hong's words, he didn't even think about it. He even ordered in a low voice without thinking: "Continue to detour down the mountain and fight the second ambush." "
Then when he moved, the soldiers on both sides immediately retracted their crossbows, and then walked down the mountain while slouching, while loading their crossbows.
As expected by Li Hong, the group of people just now were just the vanguard. Now, the men in black at the foot of the mountain who had not yet started climbing, after hearing the screams from ahead, found bunkers to block their bodies one by one. , looking warily not far ahead.
Just as the Guards soldier was about to give the order to shoot, Li Hong stopped him in time again. His deep eyes looked calm under the moonlight and he said: "Wait a moment, there should be a group of people behind them."
"Your Highness..." the soldier suddenly said.
Only then did Li Hong have time to look at the soldier's face and look at the familiar eyes, but he couldn't remember who this person was, so he couldn't help but reach out and pull off the soldier's helmet, and then said in surprise : "Xu Yanbo? How could it be you?"
Xu Yanbo did not expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would tear off his own helmet. He took the helmet from Li Hong's hand with some embarrassment and said embarrassedly: "The last general is the deputy general of the East Palace Guards. When we were in Chang'an at that time, you promised My grandfather kept me by his side, and later I asked Yu Tuqi, saying it was your wish..."
"You... I really have you, how dare you do such a big thing... How the hell would Wei Tuqi agree? Does he have the final say about my personal guards?" Li Hong was shocked. Could it be that his personal guards were not under control? Got it!
"Yes... yes... it's the Queen's wish, but... But the general will come in based on his ability. I won't do it unless the Queen appoints me..."
"You have some shitty skills. You did have merit during the conquest of Anxi. I agree, but the more important thing about the Guards is personal skill. You..."
"I defeated Wei Tuqi." Xu Yanbo said to Li Hong with aggrieved but proud expression.
"Martial arts?" Li Hong almost screamed. Xu Yanbo, the grandson of Xu Jingzong, the grandson of a generation of civil servants, actually defeated a brave man? How can this be
"Yes, whether it's fists, kicks, or archery, but... Ma Shu and Hengdao are a little behind, they are tied." Xu Yanbo said a little embarrassed.
"This old ghost Xu Jingzong will never forget to cheat on me until he dies. He is so audacious." Li Hong thought of Xu Jingzong's face and said unintentionally.
In fact, when I saw Xu Yanbo at this moment, in addition to being shocked, I even felt a little nostalgic for Xu Jingzong, but people cannot be resurrected after death, not to mention... It is better for such a Yin person to die early.
When Xu Yanbo heard the prince talking about his grandfather in front of him, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "My grandfather said this before he died. If His Highness knows that you are by his side, he will definitely scold me."
"Fight the enemy quickly and remember to come back alive." Li Hong patted the helmet held in Xu Yanbo's hand and said.
Since the queen mother agreed to let him join her personal guard, it must have been Xu Jingzong's request to the queen. After all, Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong made indelible contributions to the queen's ascension to the position of queen.
(End of chapter)