After a while, my mood finally calmed down, and I carefully considered how to deal with the current situation. Four hundred to three thousand, both sides are elites, but we have my burden on our side, and I am afraid that we cannot escape even if we want to. It's not too late to think about Lu Can's matter in the future, but running for his life is the top priority now. I forced myself to forget the fact that I was in a bumpy, dark car and thought carefully about how I could save myself. After a while, my heart suddenly lit up. The Flying Tiger General ordered me to be captured alive and kill King Qi. It seems that to him, the importance of me and King Qi are not the same. Judging from the reward, it seems that I It's more important to them, but in my opinion, it's not. For the generals who lead troops, it is naturally the life and death of King Qi that is more important to them, and I am afraid that these generals may not be able to understand the importance of me. For them, maybe I am just a task they need to complete, maybe because of this That's why my bounty is higher. This is to prevent those soldiers from chasing King Qi. Even if my estimation is wrong, they will take me more seriously than King Qi, and it will not be a big problem for my plan.
I was thinking like this when suddenly the car door was pulled open with force, and I saw King Qi, whose clothes were covered in blood, shouting to me, "Suiyun, we must divide our troops."
I thought to myself, it really is the hero who sees the same thing, and quickly said: "Zhe Ye has this intention." I looked out, and I saw that we had reached a narrow intersection, with mountains on both sides, and King Qi ordered people to block it. Stay at the intersection and temporarily stop the pursuers. I quickly took the special blue cloak from the car, tied it to my body, and instructed Xiao Shunzi: "Quickly change into your armor, and take me on a horse. We will part ways with His Royal Highness King Qi, please. Your Highness will give me another fifty people, so I can spread the enemy's strength."
A look of relief flashed in King Qi's eyes and said, "That's how it should be, but Suiyun, you have to be careful. If their target is you, I'm worried that you won't be able to escape."
I smiled and said, "Perhaps, but for the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty, I am afraid that in their minds, you are the primary target, so this time the person who is under the most pressure may be Your Highness." Then I hurriedly studied some battles with King Qi. After a while, the cavalry guarding the intersection was exhausted. At this time, Xiao Shunzi had everything ready. He first took off the two horses that were pulling the carriage. The two white horses were selected in advance and were fully qualified for the job of war horses. Xiao Shunzi handed one of the horses to the other cavalry to lead, and then replaced them with white horses. He took out two long spears from under the carriage seat and connected them together, turning them into two long spears. Xiao Shunzi came over and helped me onto the war horse first, then he jumped on it himself, and let me sit behind him, and he carefully tied me and him with a strap. At this time, the hundred tiger guards and the five guards of King Qi had also formed a team. I immediately glanced at King Qi and said calmly, "Your Highness, I will take a step first."
After all, Xiao Shunzi gave an order, and our cavalry, including a hundred tiger guards and fifty of the King Qi's personal guards, rushed towards the wilderness. A cavalryman fled in the other direction, but my specially-made carriage was overturned at the intersection, blocking the pursuers. My carriage was quite heavy, and it seemed that they would not be able to pass for a while.
I have thought about the division of troops this time, but I admire King Qi's ability to figure this out so quickly. He has been fighting all the time. The enemy's goals are two, and even if we are together, we will not be able to. How big is it, but the enemy can go all out. Although we are weak in dividing our troops, the enemy will hesitate about how to arrange the division. After all, we will not suffer. Moreover, it is a must-win situation to just escape and be unable to fight back. Now King Qi can be said to have no worries, so he can think of a way to fight back.
At this time, Xiao Shunzi in front said, "Young Master, there are about a thousand chasing soldiers behind, what should we do?"
I was overjoyed. Sure enough, for those arrogant soldiers, King Qi, the commander of Dayong, is the most important, but a thousand cavalry is not a small number. If we can't wipe them out, we can't get out and help Qi. king. Looking at the surrounding terrain, I said, "Let Huyanshou go into the wilderness, and I carry twenty Flying God Fires by my side."
Xiao Shunzi understood it at one point, and immediately nodded, "I understand, water and fire are ruthless, it really is a good way." After that, he studied with Huyanshou, who was in command of the cavalry. Huyanshou was originally by my side when I was in Yongwang's mansion. Guards, this time the emperor specially sent him here for this reason, otherwise, how could a dignified deputy commander of Tiger Guards condescend like this. I heard him and Xiao Shunzi talk about how to lure the enemy into the bait, and he really is a general who is good at using soldiers. I silently prayed in my heart that I could succeed in one fell swoop, otherwise my life would be here.
At this time, the chasing soldiers at the back were getting closer, and there was no way to do it. Although Xiao Shunzi's riding skills were also very good, it was still far behind these cavalrymen who lived on horses almost all the time. Fortunately, Hu Yanshou commanded well, and he turned around, but he was not surrounded by the enemy behind. After a while, the enemy army has lured us into a deserted wilderness. In the late autumn, the withered and yellow weeds are dry and flammable. Seeing that the wind was in the right direction, Xiao Shunzi shouted loudly, and everyone accelerated their horses. And the Northern Han cavalry behind him still controlled the speed of the horses to pursue. This is what we have long expected. When the cavalry is chasing and killing the enemy, the most taboo is to ride the horses with all their strength. Being left behind, so generally speaking, unless it is already encircled or the enemy has no way forward, they will not ride their horses with all their strength. Basically, they will control the speed of the horses, follow the enemy without haste or slow, and wait until they are trapped and the horses are exhausted. When the time comes, launch a fierce attack to win in one fell swoop. Of course, this is the criterion when the quality of the cavalry on both sides of the enemy is similar. If the enemy is too weak, this method is naturally not used. Therefore, Xiao Shunzi and the others speeded up their horses, and the pursuers at the back were left behind, but they did not speed up their horses as well, so as not to be dragged down by us.
It's a pity that they did it wrong this time. Just when the two sides were more than two miles apart, Huyanshou roared, and our army was divided into more than a dozen squads and scattered. I could hear the Beihan behind me. The enemy army laughed loudly, presumably they thought that our army was about to disperse and escape. In this way, they were sure to win, and I could even hear the joy in their laughter that they could hunt prey. At this moment, Xiao Shunzi suddenly turned his horse back, and then he had a small silver tube in his hand. He continuously pressed the upper mechanism, and flames flew out from it, quickly igniting the yellow and dry grassland. If it was the usual way of setting fire, I am afraid that before the fire ignited, the enemy troops of the Northern Han Dynasty had already broken through the flame defense line, but this time Xiao Shunzi used Feitian Shenhuo to be unusual, but in an instant, the fire had spread. At this time, the scattered Yong Army also ignited the same fire from several other positions. The fire was quickly connected into one, and the crescent-shaped fire circle rushed towards the Northern Han cavalry. There were weeds everywhere. Man, the Northern Han cavalry wanted to bypass the circle of fire to pursue, but it was too late. They had to step back, but their direction was right downwind, and the flames chased them with black smoke. They had just run seven or eight miles away, but found desperately that the same fire blocked their way back.
I could hear the tragic screams in the sea of fire, and while I was awe-inspiring, I couldn't help but feel a little proud. Fortunately, because the flying god fire is small in shape and powerful, I brought twenty of them on the carriage, although almost all of them are used now. , but it broke a thousand iron cavalry pursuers, and it was worth the money. Although I also know that it is impossible to completely wipe out the enemy army, but at least it can wipe out most of their troops.
But what makes me a little regretful is that the four people who were sent to set fire to the back are probably dead. In order to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy army, I asked Huyanshou to send four people to leave on the way, and detoured to both sides. When the fire broke out in front, when the Beihan army fled back, I added two more fires, so that the fire could be Link up to block the enemy's way of life. But Feitian Shenhuo is too powerful, and now the wind is so strong, they may not be able to come back. But I admire their courage in my heart. Although I knew it was dangerous to stay and set fire to them, they were all competing for the first place, which made me feel a little ashamed.
But these things can't be taken care of. Huyanshou has gathered the army, and we have to leave quickly. Now that we are too close to the fire, if the wind changes, I am afraid we will have to be buried with us.
Abandoning the chasing soldiers who did not know whether to live or die, we rushed to the predetermined meeting point. Dayong has many strongholds on the border. King Qi and I agreed on the meeting place. At that time, King Qi can rely on the fortress to hold on, and we can After raiding the Northern Han army. There is no way to say it. Twenty Feitian Shenhuo is not enough to deal with three thousand cavalry, so I can only induce them to divide their troops first, and then annihilate one of them. Fortunately, there are fewer cavalry chasing me, otherwise I'm afraid it will take some hard work. While listening to the wind in my ears, I prayed that His Royal Highness King Qi could arrive at the meeting place safely, otherwise I would have nothing to do.
Of course I didn't know that at this time. About half an hour later, when only black ashes remained in the field that was on fire at first, the bodies of several charred war horses were pushed away, and the corpses of the war horses were pushed away. Standing up, a man covered in black and ashes shouted sharply, "Jiang Zhe, Wei Mou and you will never be at odds with each other!"
This person was Wei Ying. On that day, he was ordered by Lu Can and brought Lin Bi's token to the Northern Han Army. After Lin Bi's flying tiger general Quartz received Lin Bi's order, he brought 3,000 cavalry with him. , lurking in King Qi on his way home to ambush and kill. And Wei Ying, who hated Dayong deeply, also volunteered to take part in this action, and what cheered him was that Jiang Zhe also accompanied King Qi. Later, when Quartz divided his troops to hunt down, Wei Ying also chose to hunt down Jiang Zhe, but was trapped in the sea of fire. Wei Ying was quick-witted. He knew that his riding skills were mediocre, and it was impossible to escape from the fire. So he took advantage of the chaos to kill several backward Northern Han cavalrymen, killed their war horses, and then hid under the horse's belly. In the blood, this barely escaped the fate of being buried in the sea of fire. He cursed angrily, and then embarked on the journey back to Southern Chu. He would not be stupid enough to pursue Jiang Zhe and deal with more than a hundred cavalry alone. He did not have the courage.
When we finally arrived at Gu Shanzhai, even though I was taken by Xiao Shunzi, I was still exhausted, and the inside of both legs were torn by the saddle. I will stand this year, but I have never suffered like this. , When I was awakened by the deafening screams of killing, I realized that our cavalry was parked under the hillside, not far from the top of the hill, and I could hear the sound of fighting on the other side of the hill.
Xiao Shunzi helped me down and said, "Young Master, the Gu Shanzhai is in front. His Royal Highness King Qi was surrounded outside the village. The defenders inside the village tried to rescue me several times but failed." Gritting his teeth, he stood up and said, "Help me to have a look."
Xiao Shunzi put his arms around my waist, and without seeing any movement, he took me to the top of the mountain and hid behind a rock, and then I saw the battlefield.
Gu Shanzhai got its name because it was built on the top of a hill. It is not so much a hill as a rocky hill, and there is a spring with a huge amount of water in the stockade, which flows down the mountain. When building the house, a ditch two or three feet deep was dug around the stockade, and then the spring water was poured into it. Gushanzhai has both the advantages of the terrain and the "moat" to resist the enemy. It is a rather important fortress. Unfortunately, because the stockade is too strong, most of the troops stationed in it are infantry, only three hundred cavalry. I looked down and saw that just a thousand paces away from the stockade, His Royal Highness King Qi charged with more than a hundred scarred cavalry, and was trapped in the array by more than a thousand cavalry. The other seven or eight hundred Northern Han cavalry were cruising outside Gushanzhai, blocking reinforcements from Gushanzhai. I can clearly see that there are large corpses and some unowned warhorses wandering around the moat. At the top of the stockade, straight black smoke was billowing upwards.
At this time, Huyanshou also followed and said worriedly: "Sir, the sergeants in Fangcai Village once tried to come out of the village to respond, but they were blocked back. Although the village uses beacon fires to notify the nearby villages, but there is not a single hour that they are afraid that they are It can't be reached. My lord, we must rescue His Royal Highness King Qi."
I looked at the two sides fighting below in amazement. This was the first time I saw the battle of elite cavalry so close. Although the strength was a little different, King Qi did not show any timidity. Every sprint was to the enemy. The army went away, and although Quartz, the general Feihu, who commanded the Northern Han army, responded quickly and always trapped King Qi and others in the formation, he could never suppress King Qi. I asked a little strangely: "Huyanshou, although it may be because His Royal Highness King Qi's tactics are brilliant, why do I think Quartz is a bit unworthy of its name?"
Huyanshou said: "My lord, I don't know, the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty have different strengths, Quartz is good at running thousands of miles. This time, the elite guards around His Highness are only above Quartz, so Quartz can't succeed with a quick attack. As for the ability to march and deploy, the Northern Han army was led by the ghost-faced general Tan Ji, while in our Dayong army, there were few who commanded the cavalry on the battlefield and could outperform His Royal Highness King Qi, which is why there was such a situation.
I secretly thought that I was lucky. If the ghost-faced general Tan Ji was chasing and ambushing us this time, I would probably be able to collect the body of King Qi. Of course, this is only if I could escape the disaster. This time Beihan’s arrangement was not thoughtless, but I didn’t expect that I would bring the Flying God Fire that was originally prepared for the East China Sea meeting, and I forgot that autumn is the most easy season to use fire attacks. . Quartz's tactics were restrained by King Qi, but it was a helpless move. I don't think the Northern Han Dynasty could have imagined that King Qi would go to the East China Sea. It must have been sent to the nearby Quartz after information from Lin Bi. The conditions are a little worse, and this is not the pattern today. After carefully observing the situation for a long time, I said solemnly: "Xiao Shunzi, you will follow General Huyan to attack the Northern Han army. Although your riding skills are inferior, you should be barely comparable to an ordinary cavalry. If you have practiced the Jiang family's marksmanship, you should be able to use it. If you can get Quartz's life, it is naturally the best. If you can't, let Quartz no longer be able to command the enemy. What do you think of this arrangement?"
Xiao Shunzi and Huyanshou both frowned slightly, Huyanshou said first: "Sir, Master Li is highly skilled in martial arts, and the last general saw it with his own eyes back then, but Master, your safety is of the utmost importance, if Master Li also goes into battle to kill the enemy, if he is caught The chaotic army has injured adults, and we can't afford it."
I smiled bitterly: "General Huyan, this is also a last resort, you have to command the army, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything about beheading the general and capturing the flag, and if you can't win, even if you are all here to protect Jiang, it won't help. Well, you keep a few tigers to protect me, as long as you fight quickly, I shouldn't be in too much danger." I'm embarrassed to say that Huyanshou has no absolute certainty to suppress quartz.
Xiao Shunzi didn't say anything. He understood the current situation, and he knew that Jiang Zheling was out of the woods. He thought that the best solution was to kill Quartz quickly and then come back to protect the young master. He couldn't help but regret it. Jiang Zhe was not asked to bring a few confidants over here. At this time, King Qi below was already scattered in some formations, and it seemed that it was the end of the battle. I hurriedly ordered: "General Huyan, act quickly, if His Highness is injured, I'm afraid we won't be able to bear it."
Huyanshou agreed in a low voice, and arranged for a few tiger guards with strong martial arts to protect me, and then went back to the horse, Xiao Shunzi glanced at me, and got on the horse. "Little Shunzi, there's one more thing?" Xiao Shunzi had a questioning look on his face, leaned over and bowed his head, I hurriedly said a few words in his ear, and then quickly stepped aside.
Huyan Shou saw that everyone was ready to stop. When he mentioned the horse lance, it pointed to the sky silently, and then swung down suddenly. The cavalry of nearly 200 people rushed to the top of the mountain, and then roared down like lightning. The ground shook, the gravel rolled around, and I almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the tiger guards around me, who stayed to protect me, supported me.
These tiger guards were also the guards who protected me in Hanyuan. They have been promoted in recent years, and they are at least sixth-rank military officers. However, as soon as they met me a few days ago, they complained to me. It is said that after I left back then, they were severely reprimanded by King Yong then and the emperor today because of their "insufficient protection". Finally King Yong knew that they were wronged and did not punish them, but because they stayed by my side for a few years. , have been reused, but still can't look up for a long time. Fortunately, they will definitely not laugh at me. When they were in Hanyuan, they were all responsible for keeping an eye on my physical condition at all times. Once they saw that I was not looking well, they had to go to the royal palace who was specially responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of me at the Yongwang Mansion. medical. Although I have basically recovered my health now, in their minds, I'm probably still the medicine jar that could die at any time.
When I stood up, I happened to see Xiao Shunzi rushing into the cavalry formation of the Northern Han Army behind Huyanshou. The white horse, silver spear and snow battle robes were majestic and majestic, which made me feel a little jealous, but unfortunately, I am. There is no chance of going into battle to kill the enemy. The black and red iron flow was unstoppable. The Northern Han army did not expect an ambush. For a while, the battle was in chaos, and the King Qi's forces were shocked and fought hard. At this time, the inside of the village was also alarmed, and the gate of the village opened wide. , The cavalry in the village, which only had more than 100 people left, was also killed. Although the strength of the Dayong army was still not as good as that of the Northern Han army, it was attacked from inside and outside, and the three sides attacked, and the Northern Han army was in chaos.
Quartz never expected that an enemy army would appear behind him at this time. They had already cleared many of Dayong's scouts beforehand, and the Yong army in those strongholds obeyed the strict orders of King Qi and would not leave the stronghold easily, so He could have safely surrounded and killed King Qi, and Jiang Zhe, who "escaped" with his guards, was not in his eyes. A resourceful counselor may not necessarily be a general who can lead an army to fight. If it wasn't for Lin Bi's order that Quartz must capture and kill Jiang Zhe, and that Southern Chu envoy insisted on that, he would not have sent a thousand people to chase Jiang Zhe. As for Jiang Zhe's ability to escape, Quartz But it was absolutely unexpected, so he and Ben would never have expected reinforcements nearby. As soon as he saw the black and red armor, Quartz's first thought was to think of the safety of those cavalry chasing Jiang Zhe. In between, the defeat is over.
Quartz was very decisive, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army. After bringing his own troops, the iron cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty fled in all directions. Quartz had just knocked down a Yong army who was blocking the way. A white shadow flashed in front of him. The knight in white clothes and white armor blocked his way, and the visor covered the man's face, so he couldn't see his face, but he was not tall, Quartz smiled coldly, and with self-confidence, he pulled away, that The knight didn't dodge either, a silver spear slanted out from between the bridles, the spears collided together, Quartz only felt as if it had hit a ball of cotton, and the focus seemed to be solid, but he couldn't help staggering. The knight's silver spear cracked open and scattered into the sky, and countless small and icy air currents provoked by the spear tip rushed towards the quartz. Quartz shouted loudly, Ma Lan made a swipe in the air, and the hot wind blocked the attack of the silver spear. No one can stand anymore.
Quartz is a famous military general in the Northern Han Dynasty. Although he has encountered opponents on the battlefield, he has never been as difficult as today. If he hadn't noticed that the man's marksmanship and riding skills were very different, he would take advantage of his riding skills. , I'm afraid I can't compete with that person on an equal footing. The two sides fought for more than a dozen rounds, and the man gradually gained the upper hand. Suddenly, the silver gun turned into a meteor and pierced the defense line of Quartz. Quartz tried his best to dodge, but he was still shot through the right rib by the man, and Quartz screamed. With a sound, regardless of life and death, Ma Leng in his hand tried his best to shoot, the man took a step back, Quartz turned and fled, and a dozen guards around him blocked the enemy's offensive invariably, and the silver spear turned into a little star shower. , the sky flashed bright red, and when the dozen guards died under the silver spear, Quartz had already rushed out under the protection of other guards. Seeing that the Xuepao general could not catch up, he shouted loudly: "Quartz, tell Her Royal Highness Princess Jiaping that Nan Chu has no good intentions, they are just spreading news, but you are lost soldiers, this sandpiper. Can't you see through the fisherman's strategy of benefiting from the clam fighting?"
Quartz could hear it clearly in his ears. Although he knew it was provocation, he was still angry in his heart. He couldn't help but suspect Nan Chu's intentions. According to the messenger, it was Nan Chu Lu Can who was instructing him. It is said that Lu Can was the Jiang Zhe's disciple, doesn't the disciple know the master's ability? Could it be that Lu Can passed the news to us because he knew that we couldn't do it easily
I heard Xiao Shunzi's shout from a high place, with a smile on his face, Lu Can and Lin Bi joined forces to kill me, this revenge has to be avenged, the military leader of the Northern Han Dynasty is Long Tingfei, if he can make Long Tingfei If I have a guard against Lu Can, then I can avoid the deep collusion between Northern Han and Southern Chu, and I can also have less trouble.
After a while, the battlefield calmed down, and only Sergeant Dayong was left to clean up the aftermath, and I walked up the mountain under the protection of a few tiger guards. There is only a short distance. If I ride a horse, I will be there in an instant, but the inside of my legs are already bloody and bloody. Walking down the mountain, King Qi brought his guards up to meet him. He was covered in scars and blood, and was very embarrassed. In the future, I will also command the enemy to kill."
I resisted the urge to give him a few glances and said, "Your Highness, this is embarrassing for me, if I can go into battle to kill the enemy, then everyone in Nanchu can join the army to fight.
At this time, the generals of the defenders in the village also came over and invited us to enter the village. I saw Xiao Shunzi and Huyanshou and the others taking care of the aftermath together. I felt that there would be no danger now, so I walked side by side with King Qi to the suspension bridge at the entrance of the village. , There are a lot of corpses there, and they haven't been cleaned yet, but everyone here except me is battle-hardened, and no one cares about it. I could only turn a blind eye to the village, thinking to myself, take a shower, change clothes, and get some sleep, that is the most important thing.
Hazy, Li Hu opened his eyes. He was a small cavalryman under General Quartz of the Flying Tiger. So unconscious. The war was rushed, and no one noticed that he was not dead. He was in a coma for a long time, until Quartz was defeated and left. After such a long time, no one thought that there would be living people here. Yong Jun, who was busy cleaning up the battlefield, hadn't had time to take care of it. He simply dragged away some corpses that were blocking the suspension bridge. Then he went to clean the battlefield, rescue his comrades, and stab the seriously wounded Northern Han troops or escort them aside. . So Li Hu just lay there, no one asked. When he opened his eyes, he happened to see a general wearing a golden royal armor and a red shirt, walking side by side with a scribe in blue to the suspension bridge. Li Hu's heart was burning like fire, knowing that the Northern Han army must have been defeated. His eyes flickered, Li Hu saw that there was a shovel beside him who had left it, and he couldn't think about it. Li Hu tried his last strength, stretched out his hand to grab the lance, then suddenly sat up and threw the only weapon in his hand. out. He saw that almost everyone was wearing battle armor, and he was worried that he was too weak to succeed, but this lance was thrown at the scribe in blue.
Li Hu, who had used all his strength, only felt his eyes turn black. After seeing that the scribe in Tsing Yi was stabbed in the back by Bu Lan, his body was shaky, and after falling under the bridge while everyone around him was dumbfounded, Li Hu also had no strength to resist the attack. Yong Jun came to hold him down and let them be tied and beaten. He was full of joy and laughed out loud.