Chapter 678 Reinforcements arrive(1/2)
Just as they were confused, several ships rushed out from the river bank.
The students reacted and looked at Ming Zhongxin, their eyes full of admiration.
This is the ambush arranged by Master Ming! No wonder he was so calm that he also made us rush towards the iron chain at all costs. It turned out that he had already expected that the ambush would destroy the iron chain, and we had no chance of being stopped at all. We could catch these thieves off guard. It was so amazing!
Two small ships rushed through the iron chain unstoppable and killed the thieves.
"Kill!" Ming Zhongxin shouted fiercely.
Now, the students would not be polite. For a moment, short-arrow sleeve arrows were released one after another and shot at the thief with hatred.
The thieves were already ready to celebrate. When they thought, even if these people could survive in the arrow feathers, they could not pass the iron chain to block the river. They were simply turtles in the jar and had no way to escape!
Suddenly the iron chain lost its interception function. Without being able to defend, it was rushed by the students, killed by the individual, overturned by the horse, and the ship was destroyed and the people were killed.
What made the thieves even more angry was that these two ships just passed by and ran away immediately after the attack, without giving them a chance to avenge them. They were so angry that they screamed, but they were extremely helpless when they looked at the backs of the other ships.
It’s because they are really fast! They can’t catch up at all!
The thieves in a hurry turned their attention to the enemies who destroyed the iron chain.
However, what made them even more angry was that these people were not interested in fighting at all. After destroying the iron chain, they even bluffed. Seeing that the two surrounded ships rushed out of the encirclement, they immediately turned the bow and retreated.
In desperation, chase after me! Otherwise, how can I get a job with the special envoy!
At this time, the ships chasing Ming Zhongxin and others later arrived and joined the pursuit.
So, the two teams of bandits joined forces and began to chase after them in anger.
For a moment, a chase battle actually appeared on the river surface. Oh, no, it was a chase game.
Because the ship in front is getting faster and faster, while the ship behind can only sigh at the back of others.
Fortunately, although the two small boats could not catch up, the rescue ship was not that fast and the distance was gradually shrinking.
For a moment, the thieves were extremely excited. Although they could not catch the "Envoy Wang" this time, being able to catch these reinforcements was considered a contribution.
Gradually, several rescue ships were caught up, and they seemed to have given up escaping. The people on the ships were holding weapons and waiting for the pursuers to come and fight.
The thieves were instantly resurrected with full blood and rushed towards the ships.
Get closer, get closer.
The faces of both sides were clearly visible. In an instant, the atmosphere was extremely tense and a battle was inevitable.
"Cum!" Suddenly, a loud shout sounded on the shores on both sides.
Wow, a wave of arrow feathers enveloped the thief ship.
The thieves were stunned. Where did this ambush appear?
However, no matter whether you are stunned or not, sharp arrows hit the thief.
In an instant, screams continued.
One by one, the thieves turned over and fell into the water, and the thieves' ships were in a mess.
At the same time, warships rushed out of the shadows on the shore and surrounded the thieves and ships.
The thieves were shouting and were about to flee.
However, at this moment, how can they allow them to escape?
So, a strange scene appeared on the river surface, and the person who had been chasing before became the current wrecked dog.
Soon, the thieves were sunk one by one, while the thieves surrendered one by one.
Gradually, there was no other sound on the surface of the river except for the thieves' wailing.
Ming Zhongxin commanded the ship and came to a warship.
"Mr. Wang, are you in good health?" A heroic voice sounded on the warship.
To this day, Ming Zhongxin still looks like Wang Shouren, and he is inevitably misunderstood.
"If you are worried about General Li, are you okay?" Ming Zhongxin got on the warship with the help of Zhao Mingxing and other students, bowed and smiled at the general in front.
Yes, the leader of this warship was General Li Bing, who was behind the palace.
"Oh, Lord Wang, what's wrong?" Li Bing was shocked when he saw that "Lord Wang" actually wanted someone to support him, and hurriedly stepped forward to support him.
"It's okay, it's just a little powerless!" Ming Zhongxin said with a smile.
"Please go into the cabin and rest. I will wait until someone cleans up the battlefield before talking!" Li Bing looked angry and waited to deal with these thieves.
"Forget it, I hope General Li will deal with it quickly, and there will be pursuers behind him!" Ming Zhongxin instructed.
"Ah, there is also!" Li Bing was shocked.
"Yes, are you not here again if you don't see General Wu? Moreover, there are only these people left by my side!" Ming Zhongxin smiled bitterly and pointed to the students next to him.
At this time, Li Bing first appeared, and Wu Qi was not there.
In an instant, Li was furious, "What's wrong with this old Wu? He actually let the adults be surrounded? It's so hateful!"
"It's not that General Wu is blamed. I will explain to you later! I'll go into the cabin to rest first!" Ming Zhongxin waved his hand and entered the cabin.
Li Bing looked at the back of "Master Wang" and shook his head. He always felt that the words and expressions of this "Master Wang" were a little abnormal. He thought that he was being chased and was tired. He stopped exploring it and turned around and ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
After a while, the soldiers cleaned the battlefield and reported to Li Bing.
After all, this is on the surface of the river, just collect the bodies and ships floating on the surface of the river.
Li Bing ordered the ship to be opened, and then he came to the cabin.
"Mr. Wang, why are you so embarrassed and still being chased by thieves?" Li Bing asked in confusion.
"Oh, it's hard to describe it?" Ming Zhongxin shook his head and sighed.
Li Bing pricked up his ears and prepared to listen to the story of "Lord Wang".
However, Ming Zhongxin stopped saying anything, but instead gave Zhao Mingxing a wink.
Zhao Mingxing understood it and turned around and walked to the hatch for alert.
Li Bing looked at Zhao Mingxing in surprise and turned his attention to "Mr. Wang".
Ming Zhongxin smiled slightly, raised his arms, and slowly wiped off the things on his face.
Li Bing was stunned in an instant. Isn’t this a wise master?
"Don't worry, General Li, Lord Wang is very safe, and he has already rushed to Yiliang, Yunnan. Ming just pretended to be him and led the pursuers away." Ming Zhongxin explained.
Ah! Li Bing was a little dumbfounded. Although he knew that Ming Zhongxin was a bit evil, he didn't know that he actually dared to set up dangers alone and seduce the thief. If he didn't come here by himself, he would be afraid that he would be in danger!
"As for General Wu, he also divided his troops to lure the pursuers, but now this pursuers are just chasing me, and I must have escaped. I will meet when I arrive in Yiliang, Yunnan." Ming Zhongxin continued.
"Ah! You said General Wu has left Lord Wang too?" Li Bing was shocked when he heard this.
"It's okay, we think it would be safer for Lord Wang to go alone. Moreover, he has changed his clothes to Qiao Zhuang, and no one can see that he is the imperial envoy. Besides, I have arranged a few guards around him, so there will definitely be no danger!" Ming Zhongxin said with a smile.
"You?" Li Bing jumped up in anger, stomped his feet and shouted, "I'm so bold that I actually asked Lord Wang to go to Yunnan alone. You know, along the way, I feel like the southern border is like surging wind and clouds, and the road is not safe! What should I do, what should I do?"
"Okay, this is Lord Wang's plan, and we have no choice but to do so!" Ming Zhongxin saw Li Bing's appearance, so he had to shamelessly put Wang Shouren on the crime.
"What? Is it Lord Wang's order?" Li Bing was a little surprised.
"Yes! Otherwise, how dare we come up with such a plan?" Ming Zhongxin looked for granted.
Li Bing was speechless for a moment. When he thought, it was true that the imperial envoy had an order, how dare they disobey?
Put yourself in your shoes, if you are present, you are afraid you can't disobey!
But he didn't know that Wang Shouren was simply forced to follow this plan by Ming Zhongxin. And Ming Zhongxin even joined forces with Wu Qi and used tricks?
"By the way, I wonder why General Li is on this river?" Ming Zhongxin changed the subject with some guilt.
When he talked about this, Li Bing felt helpless.
But it turned out that after Li Bing separated from Wang Shouren and the others, he led these things and the soldiers, and he really couldn't speed up the speed, because these things had to be shipped by carriages. How could the speed be faster?
When they rushed to Nanjing City, they found that Wang Shouren and the others had been away for several days.
The Duke of Wei, Mr. Xu, was enthusiastic about receiving them, but he was dealing with the remnants of the Maitreya Association. He had no time to talk about Wang Shouren in detail with them. He only provided them with convenience and supplemented various materials, and then asked him to express his gratitude to Wang Shouren and Ming Zhongxin.
Although Li Bing was very puzzled why he brought Ming Zhongxin with him with this thanks, he was not easy to ask in detail. He had to helplessly replenish some supplies and continue on a miserable journey of catching up.
However, it is not easy to get along in the southern border! Unexpectedly, they left Zhili Province but encountered Japanese pirates. After a bloody battle, fortunately, the government troops came to help and repelled the Japanese pirates, but they did not dare to walk on this strange land anymore.
Li Bing had a sudden inspiration and thought that he could shorten the distance from Water 6 to Yiliang, Yunnan.
But in this case, there is a fatal disadvantage, that is, you must not be able to meet with Wang Shouren and others outside of Yunnan. After all the trade-offs, Li Bing decided to go to Yunnan first as the top priority! As for meeting with Wang Shouren and others, you should wait to be in Yunnan tomorrow!
Moreover, if they were rushing like them, they could not catch up with Wang Shouren, and instead would waste their time for no reason. Thinking of this, he was even more determined to find a ship to Yunnan.
As for the warship, it was because when Li Bing entered Anqing Mansion, he actually met a comrade-in-arms in Xuan Mansion that day. He was currently serving as the General Pinglu of Anqing Mansion and had some warships under his command. He also borrowed them from the name of an imperial envoy.
Fortunately, this warship was able to set up an ambush to save Ming Zhongxin and catch all these thieves in one go. Otherwise, they would have to sigh!
As for why Li Bing drove so coincidental, it was because two students were rescued by them. After asking, they learned that "Mr. Wang" was in danger on the river.
The two students were the team led by Li Lin. Because they were the first to escape, the most thieves were chased, and they were the most elite thieves, so they were chased by the thieves and could not escape at all. Fortunately, in a critical moment, Li Bing arrived and saved them.
Li Lin did not explain the truth to Li Bing, lied to him that it was Wang Qin's mission to be in danger on the river, which made Li Bing anxious.
To be continued...