The soldiers who went to the front to investigate the situation reported to General Qiu: "Master Song stopped the rebels in front."
General Qiu looked ugly: "We must catch up this time, and we cannot let King Jian escape."
He and his troops followed Song Chengxuan all the time. Even if he caught King Jian, it was just a trick and had no effect at all. Of course, if Song Chengxuan killed King Jian before they arrived, where would his face be?
Come on, how can we hold our heads high in front of military officers in the future?
General Song ignored the danger and repeatedly killed the enemy in front of the battle line. All he saw when he caught up were the corpses of the rebels, and he wanted to hide his face in his crotch.
We can't go on like this. After thinking about this, General Qiu turned his head and looked at Cheng Ruhai, whose face was ashen.
"Master Cheng," General Qiu said, "Master Song is right in front."
"Reinforcements are coming soon," Cheng Ruhai said, "we might as well wait for the reinforcements..."
General Qiu said: "If you wait any longer, you may lose the opportunity, so why not go help Mr. Song first?"
Cheng Ruhai gritted his teeth and looked forward. As he chased all the way, his legs were soft and painful, and he was shaking for a while. If he hadn't tried his best to support him, he might have fallen off the horse.
He was a civil servant, not a military commander, so there was no way he could withstand such a torment, but the emperor's mandate was like a mountain, and he did not dare to neglect him in the slightest. The emperor was already angry with him because of King Jian's rebellion. If he made any mistakes again...
Cheng Ruhai didn't dare to think about it any more.
"Let's go." Cheng Ruhai gritted his teeth and drove the horse forward. As soon as the horse started running, Cheng Ruhai felt a heartbreaking pain in his legs. If he had known it would be like this, he should have listened to Miss Xu's message.
Maybe...Miss Xu did this on purpose. He still remembered that when Miss Xu handed the envelope to him, she seemed to have said: "It's very heavy, sir, please pick it up." Miss Xu had expected it as early as that time.
It will be today.
Cheng Ruhai clenched his fists, Miss Xu was so cunning.
The advancing team stalled, and immediately another deputy general came to report: "The rear army of King Jian's team has changed to the front army and has broken through towards us. It may break through us and leave from here."
Cheng Ruhai frowned: "Aren't they going to Baoding Mansion?"
General Qiu quickly calmed down and ordered his generals to prepare to respond to the enemy. Seeing that Cheng Ruhai was not frustrated, he patiently explained: "King Jian is preparing to go to Baoding Mansion, but now Mr. Song is blocking him in front. King Jian's team has suffered too many casualties. In addition,
The imperial court already knows King Jian's purpose and may set up an ambush in Baoding Mansion, and King Jian may decide to change direction and take a detour to Shanxi."
Detoured.
Cheng Ruhai was stunned there.
Before, Song Chengxuan was riding ahead, and they were still safe just following behind. Now King Jian was forced by Song Chengxuan to change direction, and they were about to head to the west to stop him.
Then...don't they have to face King Jian directly?
King Jian is desperate and must fight to the death. With not many men and horses, can they bring King Jian to justice? If King Jian attacks them, wouldn't they all be killed by the rebels?
Cheng Ruhai couldn't help but shudder. Although he was usually resourceful, he couldn't think of any way to escape unscathed now.
Cheng Ruhai was in a daze when he heard the sound of fighting swords coming from in front of him, so close that it seemed as if it was right in his ears.
"The Holy One has an order to kill the rebels!" General Qiu shouted, and the people around him rushed forward immediately.
"Sir," General Qiu said, "Sir Song can force King Jian to retreat with hundreds of troops. How dare we not fight to the end and really let the rebels go? You and I are both sinners of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
General Qiu did not continue, but looked at the long sword beside Cheng Ruhai: "Get ready to kill the enemy!"
Cheng Ruhai's hands and feet were cold. He was a civil servant. Could he take the opportunity to leave? Thinking of this, Cheng Ruhai went to pull the reins in front of him.
"No one is allowed to retreat."
A low voice came from not far away, with a bit of power in the words: "Fight the rebels here to the death, and those who retreat will be guilty of the same crime as the rebels."
The person speaking was not General Qiu.
Cheng Ruhai looked forward and saw where the flag was fluttering, a man with troops and horses rushing towards him, it was Song Chengxuan.
Song Chengxuan surrounded King Jian's troops and horses in order to join them, so that he would be able to fight against King Jian.
"Don't worry, General Song," General Qiu said, "there are no deserters among our troops."
Crazy, Cheng Ruhai's heart sank, General Qiu was also driven crazy by Song Chengxuan, and he followed Song Chengxuan wholeheartedly to kill the enemy.
He can't go crazy, he still has to save his life.
Cheng Ruhai made up his mind to turn the horse's head, but at this moment, several soldiers blocked his way.
"General Song has an order that anyone who escapes from battle will be guilty of betraying the party."
The soldier had a sullen face and held a long knife in his hand.
If someone else had said this, Cheng Ruhai would not have believed it, but Song Chengxuan was different. He had previously imprisoned Xu Qinghuan to deal with the Song and Xu families, and Song Chengxuan might have avenged his private revenge.
"Master Cheng, you are here."
Several riders came towards me.
The leaders were the panting Prince Ning and Prince Shunyang.
"Master Cheng, why don't you go up?" Prince Ning was panting. He was already injured. After chasing him all the way, he was already exhausted. He was half-lying on the horse. When he saw Cheng Ruhai trying to escape, he couldn't help but feel angry.
, run away when the situation is bad, you are a dead bastard and a smelly turtle.
"What? Mr. Cheng was so frightened that he peed when he saw such a situation?" Prince Shunyang reached out and threw a pair of trousers over, "I'll lend you the trousers that Prince Ning just changed into."
Seeing a pair of pants right in front of him, Cheng Ruhai didn't know whether he should dodge or not.
The pants fell on the horse's back. Although Cheng Ruhai didn't know the origin of the pants, his expression couldn't help but become darker. Prince Ning and Prince Shunyang were here, and it was impossible for him to escape.
He gritted his teeth and drew out the sword beside him, and rushed forward with the soldiers.
Prince Ning's breathing still hadn't calmed down. When he saw Cheng Ruhai running away with a proud look on his face, he knew it would be useful to catch him.
Sure enough, even his pants came in handy.
…
King Jian looked at the battle ahead.
The court's pursuers gradually surrounded them.
Maybe the various military bases have also received the news. As long as the imperial court holds the checkpoint, it will be difficult for his troops to break through the checkpoint and come to the rescue.
It's hard to imagine that he failed like this.
"Your Majesty, we will protect you from here."
King Jian galloped eastward surrounded by his guards. This was a way out that the guards had fought bloody battles to open, but King Jian felt that they could no longer escape.
Song Chengxuan was waiting for them not far away.
An arrow shot through the air, and the guard beside King Jian was hit by the arrow and fell under his horse.
King Jian raised his head and looked at Song Chengxuan: "How should I call you? General Song or the Crown Prince of Wei? No, King Wei is no longer here. You are not the Crown Prince, you are the King of Wei.
We don’t have to fight to the death. It won’t do you any good if I die now. Why don’t you let me go and let me help you consume the court’s troops. You can take the opportunity to replenish your troops and charge the crime of rebellion on you in the future.
As for me, how about you go to Beijing to quell the chaos and seize the throne in one fell swoop?"
When King Jian said this, there was a slight smile on his lips: "You and I are not enemies. What I hate is only the former emperor and the current emperor. What I can't stand is the current court. If you can make the world return to its heart, I can express my gratitude to you."