The canyon is surrounded by high cliffs standing thousands of feet high on three sides. The south side is connected to Yang Guang's old road, which is also the opening of the canyon. It is nearly 200 steps wide and the terrain is relatively gentle. The slopes and valleys are filled with people who have stayed overnight in the wilderness to collect firewood.
There were piles of bonfires lit on the branches, which were not extinguished late at night, and I stared at the few stars on the night sky and the shadowy distant mountains.
More than fifty horsemen armed with swords and bows suddenly came from afar, like the god of death, shattering the dreams of the fleeing travelers.
The people who stayed at the mouth of the gorge fled to the slopes on both sides in panic.
The fleeing travelers who moved a little slowly, or who had just woken up from their sleep, did not understand what was going on, but saw a sharp weapon aimed at their faces accurately and fiercely, killing them in the chest and abdomen.
Even if some people were lucky enough to hide behind obstacles and avoid the crossbows, they could not escape to the slopes on both sides in time. They saw these people riding fast horses, and they were passing by quickly in the dark, seemingly casually.
He bent down and slashed, and the scimitar flashed with cold light, bringing up a splash of blood!
Before this group of cavalry entered the canyon, they mainly drove away the blocking crowds along the plank road. However, after entering the gorge entrance, they raised their butcher knives and showed no restraint. In the blink of an eye, dozens of people were shot by arrows at the gorge entrance.
Some were killed or wounded by knife attacks, and the sound of screams and howls echoed among the cliffs.
This group of cavalry entered the gorge and did not rush to fight deeper. They separated seven or eight cavalry to control the slopes on both sides. They took off the fire starters hanging on the side of the saddle and threw them into the bushes under the cliffs on both sides.
Take a torch and light it.
The shrubs under the high cliffs have very little snow due to the leeward wind, but are full of dead trees and fallen leaves. After winter, including the still-growing shrubs themselves, are extremely dry, and a fire will soon ignite, which will not be wide.
The mouth of the gorge is reflected in a bright red color.
At this time, about two hundred steps away, Ge Yu looked at the crowds of people in the firelight at the mouth of the gorge, and could vaguely see the faces of these people deliberately blackened with pine ink to obscure their original features.
Although they all still wore Hu clothes and fur robes and held carved bows and scimitars, Ge Yu could already conclude that these people were definitely not Khitans.
He roared angrily and broke the wooden shackles between his neck, took out the long knife from a soldier, and shouted to Ge Boyi:
"This thief Xu Huai directly sent people to kill us and silence us. He no longer despises the hands of fake Khitan people! These cavalrymen are all Han people!"
The state government officials sent by Guo Zhongxiong to escort Ge Boyi and his party were all panicking at this time.
A dozen Hakka generals from the Ge family were still calm. At this time, they had already opened the wooden shackles of Ge Boyi, Ge Huai and others, and ordered the soldiers to hand over their weapons to Ge Huai and others for use.
Even though Ge Huai and others indulged in drinking and debauchery over the years, their foundation as military generals was still there. They quickly ordered the men to quickly untie the horses and prison cars from the trailer, and then dragged the nine prison cars to the camp and pushed them over.
It serves as a shield to prevent enemy cavalry from rushing over directly or from unscrupulously shooting bows and arrows dozens of steps apart.
After controlling the easy-to-escape slopes on both sides of the gorge mouth, the thirty or so cavalry in the center slowly advanced toward the campsite where Ge Boyi and others were staying.
They didn't say anything about charging directly towards them on horseback. A dozen people dismounted and spread out, drawing out their longer-range rifles and taking advantage of the terrain, and fired at Ge Huai and others.
Needless to say, there were dozens of state government officials who escorted the prison van. Apart from their military uniforms and swords, they did not even have a piece of leather armor.
In order to show his "sincerity" in pleading guilty, Ge Boyi was accompanied by dozens of generals who were all dressed in civilian clothes and carrying swords. They did not carry bows or armor. He was immediately suppressed by dozens of bows and hid behind the prison cart, without even daring to raise their heads.
come out.
The prison cart was pushed down in front of the camp, which could block the frontal fire. However, the attackers quickly separated into four groups of men and horses, each armed with swords and bows and outflanked them from the foot of the cliff with piles of rocks on both sides.
The disadvantage of the generals of the Ge clan, Ge Yu, Ge Huai and others, who had neither strong armor to protect them nor strong bows to shoot with them, was completely exposed.
After a while, there were several soldiers, and the generals who could not escape were shot with arrows for profit.
Ge Yu knew that there would be no reinforcements coming in a short time. He was not willing to sit back and wait for death. Ge Huai, who relied on his martial arts to have not diminished even in his middle age, took three masters and used the rocks and trees under the east cliff to block the way.
Group the enemy and quickly approach them to fight in close quarters.
It's a pity that this group of attacking enemies didn't give Ge Yu and the others this chance at all. When they saw Ge Yu and the others approaching, they quickly moved away from the flanks, crossed with another group of approaching archers and fired with crossbows, blocking Ge Yu and the others from getting closer.
Fight with your body.
He was blocked several times when he approached, but Ge Huai was unprepared. He was hit by an arrow on his shoulder and under his arm, which penetrated deeply into his flesh. No matter how stubborn Ge Yu was, he knew that the enemy was well prepared this time, and they were doomed.
Even the canyon where they camped was expected by the enemy.
Ge Boyi sat with his back against the prison cart and looked at the cliff standing in front of him, a cliff thousands of feet tall and difficult for a flying ape to cross.
Ge Huai sat next to Ge Boyi. The arrow in his armpit was very deep. Ge Yu only dared to break the arrow shaft and did not dare to pull out the arrow. Under the light of the fire, there was still a stream of blood coming from the wound.
flow out.
"Second uncle, I'm afraid we really have to tell everything here this time!" Ge Huai panted heavily and said to Ge Boyi, "You asked Ge Yu to escape from the high cliff in the north, and now I'm afraid he is the only one who has the ability to escape!
Our efforts have been wasted for too long."
"I won't leave!" Ge Yu surrounded several prison cars and shouted angrily, "I don't believe that in the end they will only use bows and arrows to trick people!"
Ge Boyi looked out from the gap in the prison car and saw that there were archers on both sides. These archers were extremely skilled. Even though they had been shooting with bows and arrows, it did not mean that their sword skills were inferior.
Ge Boyi knew that they were really at the end of their rope this time. Ge Yu climbed alone from the high cliff in the north, and it was extremely difficult to escape the encirclement and attack of these people.
Ge Boyi did not persuade Ge Yu to escape alone. He straightened his clothes, stood up behind the prison car, and yelled at the family generals and soldiers who were standing by his side and the other refugees who were blocked in the valley:
"I am Wei Yuanhou Ge Boyi. Tianxiong's army defeated Datong. I, the Ge family and his son, will never shirk the guilt. However, there are twists and turns in the defeat of Datong, and I, the Ge family, will never admit it. I, Ge Boyi, originally regarded these twists and turns as
I wrote it in the memorial and was about to secretly report it to the officials. However, I don’t know why, but I leaked the news and asked the thieves to come and kill us. It is not a pity for me, Ge Boyi, to die, but even if I die, I, Ge Boyi, will never regret it.
I wish to see the people of the world and the officials being deceived by the treacherous schemes of thieves! Listen to me, Ge Boyi. Xu Huai, the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army Supervisor and Envoy, is the son of the rebel commander Wang Xiaocheng. Sixteen years ago, Wang Xiaocheng rebelled and surrendered.
Xu Huai was brought up in Tongbai Mountain by Wang Xiaocheng's generals Xu Wuxuan, Xu Wuqi and others. A group of people harbored resentment and did not hesitate to secretly collaborate with the thieves and avenge their thieves' father. This is Tianxiong.
The army was defeated in Datong! This thief now knows that their secret is known to me, and he will not hesitate to kill us to silence us. It is not a pity that I, Ge Boyi, the Marquis of Wei Yuan, died here today. Only one of you can escape. Remember to tell the world about it.
Don’t let Thief Xu succeed in his evil plan!”
"Ge Boyi, do you think one person can escape from this canyon tonight?"
There were still a dozen riders in the gorge who had not moved. At this time, after hearing Ge Boyi's words, the first strong man patted his horse and galloped slowly for a dozen steps, burst out laughing, and shouted wildly.
"Who are you?" Ge Boyi asked.
"Today I call you Ge Boyi, you know it! I know what happened in Jingzhou, and Wang Xiaocheng, the commander of the Jingsheng Army, is here. Xu Wuqi, the deputy commander of the bodyguard, is here! Wang Shuai killed the enemy and killed the enemy with corpses everywhere. You Ge Boyi
Jealousy can harm the virtuous, and you are afraid that Wang Shuai will make you and other generals too incompetent. When you and Cai Ling conspired to kill Wang Shuai, did you ever think about today? Not only will you die here, but all those who helped the tyrants in the past will die.
In order to avenge blood, we have endured for so many years, so what if we collude with the Khitan now? Brothers, first clean up all the refugees on both wings, and remember not to leave a single person alive..."
The mouth of the canyon was controlled by this group of people. After the bushes at the foot of the cliff were ignited, the fire spread little by little. The refugees who had taken refuge on the slopes on both sides were forced to gather step by step towards the inside of the canyon. There were seven or eight people on both sides.
Looks like ten people.
Even though many of these people carry swords and bows for protection, in the eyes of the group of people who control the gorge and in the valley, they are nothing to worry about, and they are even less worthy of mention than those around Ge Boyi.
Of course, in order to spread the news, this group of people decided to kill the refugees on both wings first.
Even intentionally creating more loopholes for the people around Ge Boyi to break out and escape, more than 20 masters put away their crossbows and divided into two teams with long knives to approach the two wings.
This group of people still thought that someone around Ge Boyi could escape with Ge Boyi's memorial, so that all this would appear so real, and it would surely move the world even more, making it extremely difficult for everyone in Tongbai Mountain to defend themselves!
"Ploppap!"
The dozens of people who were rushing towards the left wing of the refugee group, with the faint light of the campfire, watched dozens of divine arm crossbows that had been loaded secretly at this moment, leveled at them, and the sound of sharp clusters piercing the air was heard.
It was like the god of death waving a sickle, and then there was the sound of sharp arrows hitting their faces directly, or armor-piercing bullets hitting their chests and abdomens, and the sound of their waists and armpits piercing their flesh...
With his arms and legs transformed, Ge Boyi stood behind the prison car and watched this scene in shock.
The dozens of masters who advanced on the left wing in an attempt to massacre the refugees were all raped and killed almost in the blink of an eye. Only three people fell to the ground in time to escape the bullets of the God's Arm Bow. However, at this moment, ten people were killed from the campsite of the refugees on the left wing.
Several figures in the body also instantly cut off the three people's escape route back to the valley, and slashed them away with swords.
Seeing this change, the dozens of cavalry at the pass and the archers approaching Ge Boyi were also shocked. The next moment they realized that they had changed from hunters to prey, but they were well-trained after all and quickly gathered into the valley.
He did not dare to ride on the horse anymore, but formed a circle around the horses on the outside to block the crossbows from firing.
"Yue Hailou, when you were thinking of putting the blame on us, did you ever think of the old saying 'The mantis stalks the cicada, but the nightshade fox is behind'!" Only then did Xu Huai ask people to light the bonfires, and took photos.
Liang Liang stood on a rock with a moon-piercing bow in hand, and slowly looked at Ge Boyi and others not far away, and cursed, "Ge Boyi, you are a fucking old fool - I want to kill you,
Which of you idiots can return to Lanzhou? Now open your dog eyes and see who wants to kill you and wipe out the entire Ge family..."
