At first, Yunxi ran desperately eastward in Nettle Ridge. When he didn't have much strength anymore, Lan Zhen dispersed everyone. Lan Zhen led the most elite people to escort Yunxi.
Lan Zhen had been at the southernmost point of Nettle Ridge. He knew that the people from Huai'anwei would definitely come to the rescue. If their horses had not been able to hold on any longer, he would have kept riding east.
But now it is getting more and more difficult. It is already the early morning of the second day of October. Lan Zhen comforted Yunxi and said: "Your Highness, the soldiers from Huailai Guard will be here soon, and we will be safe soon."
Yunxi also knew that it was the darkness before dawn, so he nodded and continued walking.
Lan Zhen decided to take the risk and take a look at the official road. The first sent by the Huailai Guard must be cavalry, and only cavalry can arrive so quickly. They now need to join the Ming army who came to help as soon as possible.
Lan Zhen took Yunxi to a place very close to the official road. Yexian Tugan had obviously realized that he had to prevent them from entering the official road to join the Ming army who came for reinforcements, so more people were dispatched to the official road to patrol back and forth on horseback.
; Of course, we are also preparing for a better retreat.
After watching for a while, Lan Zhen whispered: "The Mongolian soldiers patrolled the official road in teams of ten. After a while, when a group of Mongolian soldiers stopped in front, they went to seize the horses. There are only seven or eight feet from here to the official road. Let's
There are also five bows and twenty arrows, enough to destroy them."
Yunxi said: "But we still have sixteen people. These horses are not enough."
Lan Zhen said: "Someone must stop the Mongolian soldiers chasing after them."
Yunxi pursed his lips and said nothing. He had seen too many deaths these days and had cried all his tears. He would no longer object to Lan Zhen's order. But the anger in his heart was getting stronger and stronger.
, just waiting for it to explode.
After a while, a group of Mongolian soldiers seemed to be tired from riding. They stopped nearby and dismounted, chatting and laughing.
The place where they stopped was more than twenty feet away from Yunxi and the others. Yunxi and the others slowly walked a few more feet over there. They stopped because they were afraid of being discovered. Then Lan Zhen asked the five people with the best archery skills to use their bows.
Arrow, choose the best time to shoot!
In an instant, five Mongolian soldiers were shot to the ground. The remaining five Mongolian soldiers immediately got up and wanted to mount their horses!
Five arrows were shot out at once, but this time only three Mongolian soldiers were shot to death. One was shot in the ankle and could not run away; the remaining one was shot in the shoulder and stumbled suddenly, unable to mount his horse.
The guards headed by Yang Feng and Chen Xing had already rushed forward at the moment of shooting. Chen Xing was originally very afraid of death, but he is also very afraid of death now. However, he has killed many people these days and knows how to survive.
He had to be brave when it was time to be brave, so he rushed forward.
Chen Xing rushed to the front and threw out the knife in his left hand. The Mongolian soldier heard the sound of the wind behind him and dodged the thrown knife, but at this time Yang Feng had already rushed up and killed him with a knife, but the Mongolian soldier
He blew the whistle before he died.
Lan Zhen immediately urged Yunxi to get on his horse. Yunxi didn't waste any words, got on his horse with Lan Zhen and others, and said to the guard who was left behind to stop him: "Take care!" Then he ran westward.
When the commander heard the whistle, he immediately led hundreds of Mongolian soldiers around him and ran towards the place where the whistle sounded. The six guards who were left to block the attack did not even have horses. They had nothing to do against the rushing cavalry and were quickly eliminated.
.But Baotai did not become any happier, and immediately rushed westward with the Mongolian soldiers.
The Mongolian soldiers led by the commander were all one man and two horses, and they were faster than Yunxi. Soon they saw the backs of Yunxi and the others, and they hurriedly drew their bows and arrows. Yunxi did not expect them to catch up so quickly.
One person was shot and fell to the ground. Yunxi and the others shot the horse to death and must escape!
The Mongolian soldiers kept shooting arrows. Although they were not very accurate and the distance was far away, it was difficult to hit them. But how dare Lan Zhen let Yun Xi be shot! Let Yang Feng and Chen Xing, the two best martial artists, protect Yun Xi.
At this time, an arrow shot at Yunxi, but Yang Feng didn't notice it. Chen Xing shouted: "Your Highness, be careful!" Then he subconsciously slowed down his horse, blocked himself behind Yunxi, and the arrow penetrated.
Chen Xing's body! After the arrow was inserted, Chen Xing thought: 'So I can do such a thing.'
Yunxi ducked when he heard Chen Xing's voice, then looked back and saw that Chen Xing had been hit by an arrow in his back, which was obviously an arrow for himself. Yunxi thought that he would no longer have the idea of crying.
But this time he shouted again with a crying voice: "Chen Xing! How are you?"
Chen Xing is usually very afraid of death, and Yunxi certainly knows that. Although Chen Xing tries his best to hide it, everyone can see it after they have been together for a long time. Of course, Yunxi is not interested in Chen Xing who is so afraid of death.
Not very satisfied, but Chen Xing was one of his first few guards and was loyal to him and could not be replaced; and after getting along with them, Yunxi had feelings for them and was unwilling to replace him.
But Yunxi never expected that Chen Xing, who was usually so afraid of death, would block this arrow for himself!
Chen Xing and Yunxi rode side by side. The arrow hit his lung, and Chen Xing now felt difficulty breathing. He knew that he would not survive, so he gasped and said to Yunxi: "Your Highness, I am afraid that I will not have a chance again."
Protect Your Highness. Your Highness probably knows that my original idea was to wait for Your Highness to ascend the throne and ask Your Highness to give me a position that, according to His Highness, would be 'more money, less work and closer to home', but that is not possible now."
Yunhe choked and said: "Why not! When we return to the capital, I will immediately ask Your Majesty to give you a seat with 'more money, less work and less distance from home'!"
Chen Xing smiled and said: "Your Highness, fortunately, I already have a son, so I won't be unfilial. It's just that my father only has one son. I beg Your Highness not to send my son to the battlefield until he has a son."
Yunxi said: "Okay, whatever you want is fine."
Chen Xing said to Yang Feng on the other side: "The two of us are the first guards to follow His Highness. After I die, you must protect His Highness."
After saying that, without waiting for Yang Feng's reply, he slowed down his horse and stopped on the official road. Then he stretched his bow and nocked an arrow as hard as he could, shot an arrow, drew his sword and rushed forward.
Yunxi did not look at Chen Xing's final outcome, but kept urging the horse to continue accelerating. But the Mongolian cavalry led by Baotai was getting closer and closer!
But at this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard in front of them. Yunxi and the others were shocked and accelerated forward!
The commander was also anxious and ordered all the Mongolian soldiers to move forward as fast as possible! The Mongolian soldiers' horses had more stamina than Yunxi and others, and they gradually caught up.
The nearest Mongolian soldiers were almost catching up with Yunxi and the last two people. If the Mongolian soldiers had not shot all their arrows by this time, Yunxi and the others would have been dead.
But this was also a critical situation. At this moment, dozens of arrows were shot from the mountains nearby, instantly killing the Mongolian soldiers at the front. Then bursts of arrows were shot from the mountains, disrupting the formation of the Mongolian soldiers.
, forcing them to slow down.
At this moment, Yunxi joined the first batch of Ming troops who came to support him.
When he saw that there were more than a thousand people on the other side, but he only had more than 600 people, he cursed bitterly and then led his troops back.
Panting, Lan Zhen said to Yunxi: "Your Highness, it is finally safe."
But Yunxi didn't pay attention to Lan Zhen. He didn't hear Lan Zhen's words at all. He asked the leader of the cavalry: "Where are you from?"
This team was the cavalry Qianhu of the Huailai Guard who was the first to set off. I saw Qianhu Ning Wei saying: "Ning Wei, the cavalry of the Huailai Guard, Qianhu, arrived late to save me. Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Yunxi asked again: "But you are the only one who comes to rescue me?"
Ning Wei replied: "Replying to your highness, there is only one thousand-household guard in Huailai Guard, and the rest of the soldiers, Commander Yu, are on the way. Commander Qi Yu has been six hundred miles away and hastily informed His Highness the King of Gu; His Highness the King of Gu should also be here
Come with the cavalry."
When Yunxi heard that many soldiers were coming, he nodded with satisfaction. Then he turned his head and looked at Cao Xing who was with Ning Wei's Qianhu; Cao Xing had been sent to lure the enemy with a hundred soldiers before.
, it seems he is the only one left.
Yunxi was about to say a few words when he saw that Cao Xing's left sleeve had no hand coming out of it! Yunxi said: "Cao Xing, your hand, your left hand, is, is,..."
Cao Xing laughed and said, "I was accidentally chopped off by the Mongolian soldiers. Haha, I also chopped off the person who dared to chop off my hand." After a pause, he added, "Although I, Cao Xing, only have one hand left.
, but I can still fight for His Highness!"
Yunxi was speechless and just shook Cao Xing's remaining right hand tightly.
Then Lan Zhen said: "Your Highness, there are more than 5,000 Mongolian soldiers. Let's continue walking back and join the army coming from behind."
Yunxi said: "No, just set up camp here, I have to wait for them to come over!" Lan Zhen couldn't help but agreed. However, this time he set up camp very carefully, making sure there were no loopholes.
At this time, Yunxi said to Ning Wei: "Just when the Mongolian soldiers were about to catch up, someone shot an arrow from the mountain. Was it your arrangement?"
Ning Wei said: "I didn't arrange it, and I don't know what happened."
Yunxi said: "Send people to search the mountains to see who they are. I want to reward them!" But the people sent reported back: "Your Highness, there are traces of people walking on the mountains, but we did not find them.
anyone."
Ning Wei said: "Most of them are the nearby mountain people. Most of the mountain people here are hunters, with superb archery skills, and they were often oppressed by the Mongols. They are probably the ones who took action."
Yunxi said: "When I go back, I will post a notice at the city gate, saying that the brave men who took action here today will be rewarded." Ning Wei agreed.
Early the next morning, Valley King Zhu Su arrived with his army. Zhu Su led the cavalry of the three guards to catch up with the infantry of the Huailai Guard. In addition, some troops from other guards arrived, and a total of more than 20,000 people arrived.
.
Yunxi met Zhu Su and exchanged greetings for a while. Zhu Su said, "I'm lucky you're fine. Come with me back to Xuan Mansion to have a rest before setting off for Datong."
Yunxi gritted his teeth and said: "I still have things to do, how can I go back like this!"
