Zu Dashou, who has been on the battlefield for nearly 30 years, has a keen observation of dangers. After noticing that something seemed to be wrong on both sides of the official road, he did not hesitate to rein in the reins with such force that the war horse suddenly screamed and neighed.
, both hooves raised towards the sky.
"who!"
Zu Dashou shouted angrily, one hand slowly touched the long knife at his waist, and the other hand inadvertently picked up the horse's rein, and the horse suddenly retreated slowly.[
The sudden change made all the Liaodong soldiers nervous. They rushed forward one after another, swords in hand, and guarded Zu Dashou.
Wang Zhaoji carefully looked around, but he didn't find any ambush. In his sight, the grass on both sides was as tall as a person. Except for the sound of the wind and grass, everything seemed calm and nothing was wrong.
"Father?" Zu Zeyuan didn't notice the ambush, and looked at Zu Dashou strangely, thinking that Zu Dashou had just surrendered, and now he was suspicious.
Zu Dashou ignored him, but shouted to the grass in a deep voice: "I am the vanguard commander Zu Dashou. I just broke out from Dalinghe City, followed by Jiannu's pursuers. You are the commander-in-chief Wu of Jinzhou."
People from the army or people from Song Taibao?"
But I didn't hear any response, everything was so quiet.
Zu Dashou was a little strange. If it was Jinzhou soldiers and horses lurking in the grass, and they should have come out to greet him immediately after hearing his identity, why was there no response at all?
Aren’t they the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou? Who else could they be if they weren’t them?
Feeling something was wrong, Zu Dashou pondered for a moment. He was in the open and the other party was in the dark, and he refused to reveal his identity. It was too dangerous to stay here any longer.
Under anxious thoughts, he lowered his voice and said to Zu Zeyuan and Wang Zhaoji: "The other party refuses to reveal their identity, and it is dangerous that they have bad intentions. We cannot stay for long, we have to rush over quickly."
"Yes, Marshal (father)!"
Seeing that Zu Dashou was so sure, Wang and Zu couldn't help but be surprised. They couldn't help but believe it. They hurriedly responded, glanced around nervously, then quickly pulled the reins of their horses and rushed forward.
Wang Zhaoji led six cavalry in front, while Zu Zeyuan led the remaining Liaodong soldiers to protect Zu Dashou. Although there was a trace of moonlight in the dark night, it was really difficult to tell which one of the twenty or thirty people was Zu Dashou at a glance.
A little difficult.
After everyone ran for more than ten steps, the enemy hiding in the grass finally moved.
Without any orders, I heard the sound of "swish, swish, swish" arrows whistling through the air from both sides, and no less than a hundred sharp arrows were shot at Zu Dashou and his party.
The Liaodong cavalry was caught off guard, and arrows were shot from both sides. In the dark night, they were out of sight and unable to defend themselves. Suddenly, more than ten cavalry were hit by arrows and fell on the spot. Wang Zhaoji was also hit by an arrow in his left arm, but luckily he did not fall.
horse.
Mrs. Hong, you are so poisonous!
Zu Dashou was even more frightened and angry. The other party killed him without saying a word and laid an ambush here early. And he was going back to Jinzhou to cheat the city. Except Hong Tai and a few Belles knew about it, no one else knew at all that there were more secrets in Jinzhou City.
As soon as I knew it, it was impossible for people sent by Jinzhou to intercept and kill me. Who else could I want to kill besides Hong Tai!
Mrs. Hong must be suspicious of me, so she sent someone to intercept me and eradicate the root cause!
Zu Dashou gnashed his teeth with hatred, regretting that he should not have listened to He Kegang's advice and surrendered Hong Tai, a renegade slave chief![
However, fortunately, the cavalry blocked the arrows, and Zu Dashou was not hit by this round of arrows.
In panic, he didn't know how many people there were on the other side, fearing that the other side would shoot a second round of arrows, Zu Dashou slapped his horse and there was another rush.
Only Wang Zhaoji, Zu Zeyuan and four cavalrymen who had missed arrows were left around. The seven of them fought hard, not even daring to look back.
When the archers in the grass saw a few cavalry escaping, they did not pursue them. They only heard someone whispering something in the darkness. They immediately emerged from the grass and went up to heal the Liaodong soldiers who had been hit by arrows.
, and then dragged their bodies down the official road and buried them unknown where.
The horse galloped for another two or three miles, and the tall outline of Jinzhou City in the distance was vaguely visible under the reflection of the moonlight. Zu Dashou couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then he dared to look back and saw that not only were the ambush soldiers not pursuing him, but Ah Shan
The Eight Banners soldiers from Dalhan did not follow either.
After running so far in one breath, the horse ran so fast that it was all in vain. If they continued to run regardless of the horse power, they would not be able to run a mile, and the seven of them would have to abandon their horses and walk back to Jinzhou.
When Zu Zeyuan and Wang Zhaoji saw that no pursuers were following them, they said they would rest before leaving so that their horses could recover some power. However, Zu Dashou shook his head and said, "Jinzhou is coming soon. Everyone, just hold on a little longer. It will be safe once we enter the city."
Now stop and rest. If the pursuers catch up, you won't be able to escape."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Wang Zhaoji tore off a piece of cloth from his body to wrap the injury on his left arm, and asked with lingering fear: "Commander, are the soldiers who ambush just now slave builders?"
Hearing Wang Zhaoji's question, Zu Zeyuan and the four cavalrymen also looked at Zu Dashou in confusion. They all felt strange. Since Jiannu was willing to let Zu Shuai come back, why did he lay an ambush halfway to kill him?
Zu Dashou's expression suddenly changed, he stared at them fiercely and ordered: "No one is allowed to mention what happened today. After entering the city, just say that we broke out. If anyone dares to spill the beans, don't blame me."
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"Yes, handsome!"
That fierce look was Zu Zeyuan's, and he couldn't help but feel frightened. In shock, no one dared to mention it again.
Zu Dashou didn't say much. He clamped his legs together, raised his whip and whipped his mount, and shouted: "Let's go!"
Wang Zhaoji and Zu Zeyuan hurriedly rode their horses to keep up. After running for dozens of steps, they suddenly stopped again.
Under the dim moonlight, I saw dozens of riders suddenly appearing on a low slope in front of me.
They were so far away that no one could see clearly whether the dozens of cavalry were from Jinzhou's Ming army, but looking at the dozens of cavalry as if they had been waiting there for a long time, everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Zu Dashou's heart sank. He rode his horse forward a few steps and asked in a loud voice, "Who are you?"
Just like the ambush in the grass before, the dozens of cavalry also didn't answer him. Zu Dashou didn't know, but before he could react, the dozens of cavalry suddenly rushed down the slope and rushed straight towards their location.
Came over.
"It's a Jiannu, run quickly!"
Zu Dashou hurriedly screamed, turned his horse's head and ran into the wilderness on the left. There were dozens of enemies, and there were only seven of his own, and their horses were all tired. There was no way to resist these slaves who were waiting for work. The only solution now was to hope.
Wild grass can save your life!
Unexpectedly, the cavalry seemed to know that they were going to run into the wilderness, and they actually split into two. One part rushed along the official road, and the other galloped directly into the wilderness, apparently intending to catch Zu Dashou head-on.[
Wang Zhaoji and Zu Zeyuan were frightened by the reappearance of the ambush. When they saw Zu Dashou running towards the wilderness, they followed them without thinking.
Unexpectedly, after running all the way until now, the war horse was already exhausted. Just now, it was frightened by the ambush and ran wildly regardless of its horsepower. The war horse continued to gallop without taking a rest. After running for a long time, it slowed down.
With a scream, the four Liaodong cavalrymen who had fallen behind were thrown off their horses and felled off their horses with a single blow. The screams echoed through the wilderness, causing birds to jump and fly away in the grass.
The sound of hoofbeats behind him was so close that Zu Zeyuan was horrified and shouted: "Father, save the child!"
Zu Dashou, who was only thinking about running for his life, would not pay attention to the cry for help from an adopted son, not to mention that he was also a clay Buddha crossing the river - he couldn't save himself, so he only moved his body, without even looking back, he hugged the horse tightly and ran hastily.
Zu Zeyuan used to be a strong soldier, but the hellish Daling River wore away all his energy. The shame of surrender even wore away his last bit of courage. He didn't have the courage until his back was hit by a saber.
Go and fight the enemy.
Wang Zhaoji acted out of instinct and fought with his pursuers in order to survive. However, he was outnumbered and could not defeat his four legs with his fists. His left arm was wounded by an arrow. After a few rounds of fighting with the enemies who were chasing him, Wang Zhaoji finally died.
He fell from his horse and was trampled by an enemy rider. He heard a "crack" sound and his right leg was fractured. Before he could cry out in misery, a spear stabbed his chest heavily.
Zu Dashou was still galloping, but he didn't know that his horse was running slower and slower.
In my ears, there is only the sound of wind blowing, and in front of me, there is an endless wilderness.
Dozens of horsemen surrounded them, and Zu Dashou had no way to escape, so he could only let out a sigh of frustration, reined in his horse, turned around, and looked angrily at the enemy horsemen who were slowly approaching.
"Why did Mrs. Hong want to kill me?! Why did he go back on his word! I and he swore to the Tianmeng that I sincerely surrendered to Dajin, why did he want to kill me again! Why!"
He was almost roaring with a series of questions, but no one answered him.
The enemy cavalry only slowly approached him and looked at him loudly.
Zu Dashou suddenly laughed and said, "Let's do it." After saying these three words, his body froze, with an indescribable relief on his face. He gave up resistance.
The moment his smile stopped, a spear was stabbed into his body from behind.
His body fell heavily to the ground, and with a "plop", blood poured into the soil along the wound.
Zu Dashou looked at the person wearing a bronze mask walking towards him slowly across the way with a painful expression. Perhaps he wanted to know who was going to kill him. Zu Dashou struggled and fluttered, trying to stand up, but he could no longer stand.
Standing up, he could only support himself with one hand, pointed at the other person and asked weakly: "You...who are you...why do you want to kill me?..." Every time he said a word, a mouthful of blood came out of his mouth.
The Bronze Knight squatted slowly in front of Zu Dashou, his eyes unspeakably vicious, "Do you really want to know who I am? Okay, I'll help you, you can see clearly for yourself, so as not to die in peace." After saying that, he stretched out his hand and held it for you.
When the mask was taken off, only half of his face was revealed.
"You! It's you! Why, why!" Zu Dashou opened his mouth wide and looked at that half of his face in disbelief, with the other person's shadow in his pupils.
"Because if you don't die, I will always be on top."