On the road under the night, Hang Baiqiu, Ge Hong and a group of six people were hurrying on their way. Among them, Cheng Jiu was constantly urging Fatty Lai to run faster.
"Damn fat man, you should run faster, everyone is waiting for you!" Cheng Jiu urged.
Fatty Lai carried a long-handled copper hammer and ran as breathlessly as an ox, while saying: "I...I am already the fastest..."
Cheng Jiu said dissatisfied: "The fastest hammer! Eat so much and run so slowly, are you embarrassed?"
"You...you..."
Fatty Lai wanted to retaliate, but he was so exhausted that he was sweating profusely and almost out of breath, so he had to give up bickering with Cheng Jiu, waved at him and turned away.
Upon seeing this, Ge Hong said to the railway: "Second brother, help the third brother carry some things. We have to hurry up. The troops will be chasing us soon."
Yu Tie nodded "Yeah", turned around and went to Fatty Lai, took his copper hammer and put it on his shoulder.
At the same time, Cheng Jiu also took over Fatty Lai's baggage so that he could travel in a relaxed manner.
After a small interlude, the six of them continued on their way.
After a while, Hang Baiqiu, who was running, suddenly stopped and looked back.
When Ge Hong saw this, he hurriedly stopped, looked back, and asked, "What's the matter, Chief Hang?"
Everyone else also stopped curiously.
Hang Baiqiu frowned and whispered: "I seem to hear the sound of pursuing soldiers!"
Ge Hong was startled and hurriedly shouted: "Fourth!"
Cheng Jiu immediately lay down on the ground, put his ears to the ground and listened.
Soon, Cheng Jiu's expression became solemn, and then he immediately stood up and said: "Brother, there is the sound of horse hooves!"
Guan Maochun said hurriedly: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go quickly!"
Cheng Jiu objected: "Why walk? You have two legs and a horse has four legs. No matter how fast you go, how fast can you go?"
"Then find a place to hide first?" Guan Maochun asked in surprise.
"I'm hiding from you, I'll make you a coward!" Cheng Jiu said with contempt.
Guan Maochun asked: "If you don't want to run or hide, what do you think we should do?"
Cheng Jiu turned around and glanced at Fatty Lai, who was still breathing heavily, and suggested: "Brother, I just heard the sound of horse hooves. There are not many pursuers coming. Let's do it without stopping...
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At this point, Cheng Jiu made a gesture of raising and lowering the knife.
As soon as the action was completed, someone behind Cheng Jiu raised his hand and spoke: "I...I agree!"
The first one to raise his hand in agreement was Fatty Lai, because he really didn't want to run anymore, so he might as well stop and have a fight.
"Yeah, yeah!" Yu Tie also nodded vigorously twice, agreeing with Cheng Jiu's idea. To be honest, being chased by others was too embarrassing, and it was far less enjoyable than a battle.
Guan Maochun thought for a while and raised his hand in agreement with the fourth brother.
"No, it's too risky! It wastes time. What if there are more pursuers later?" Ge Hong thought more, so he opposed this idea.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hang Baiqiu on the side suddenly interrupted: "Uncle Ge, I think Cheng Jiu's idea is a good one!"
Ge Hong was startled after hearing this and said hurriedly: "Sir Hang, how can you..."
Hang Baiqiu said: "Uncle Ge, if according to what Cheng Jiu said, there are not many pursuers coming on horseback, then aren't they just here to send horses?"
Ge Hong was startled and fell into hesitation.
Cheng Jiu immediately nodded and said: "Yes, brother, Chief Hang is right. Look how hard it is for us to run. Since those people are kind enough to come here and give us horses, we don't have to be polite!"
"That's right, brother, get rid of them and leave after you have the horses!" Guan Maochun helped.
Hang Baiqiu nodded again and looked at Ge Hong seriously.
Seeing that everyone thought so, Ge Hong no longer objected, and immediately arranged: "Fourth and fifth, you two find a place to get a trip rope to give them a showdown..."
"Okay!" Cheng Jiu agreed happily and ran away with Guan Maochun.
Immediately afterwards, Ge Hong looked at Hang Baiqiu and said in a consultative tone: "Sir Hang, can you please cut off their retreat?"
"No problem!" Hang Baiqiu agreed readily.
Ge Hong immediately added: "Sir Hang, we must not allow anyone to leave alive!"
"I know." Hang Baiqiu nodded and then walked towards the back of the road.
When Hang Baiqiu walked away, Fatty Lai asked, "Brother, what about us?"
"It's not us, it's you!" After Ge Hong finished speaking, he looked at Yu Tie and said, "Second brother, give him the hammer."
Yu Tie obediently handed the long-handled copper hammer back to Fatty Lai.
Ge Hong said in a serious tone: "Third brother, do you know what it means that one man is a guard against ten thousand men?"
Fatty Lai nodded naively: "I know!"
"Okay! It's up to you!"
Ge Hong patted Fatty Lai on the arm with great trust.
Then, Ge Hong said to the railway: "Second brother, you and I are lying in ambush on both sides of the road. When the horse ropes are effective and they are frightened, we will attack immediately. Do you understand?"
"Yeah!" Yu Tie responded excitedly.
As soon as the arrangements were made, everyone heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from far behind.
Ge Hong immediately tensed up and shouted to everyone: "Hurry up, everyone, the pursuers are coming soon!"
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On the way back in the distance, Lando was riding a horse at the forefront of the team, followed by more than a dozen riders.
Lando was filled with anger. He repeatedly pinched the horse's belly and kept urging the horse to speed up. He just wanted to catch up with the murderer of eight of his men quickly so that he could cut them into pieces.
At this time, a rider beside him asked loudly: "Captain of the guard, we have been chasing for so long but no one is seen. Are we chasing in the wrong direction?"
Lando replied gruffly: "No! This is the fastest way back to Ganquan City, and it must be their first choice!"
The rider was very confused, thinking to himself, how could you be sure that they must be going to Ganquan City? What if they were not going to the city, or were looking for a place to hide?
The rider did not dare to speak out these questions, because Lando was very angry at this time and he did not want to bring trouble on himself.
"Captain of the guard, look in front of you, there seems to be someone!"
Suddenly, another rider pointed to the front of the road and shouted.
Lando immediately took a closer look, and sure enough, in the middle of the road more than ten feet ahead, stood a tall and broad black figure. Under the night, his motionless posture looked full of momentum.
"Made, you are seeking death!"
Land cursed loudly and became even more angry. He pointed at the black figure in the middle of the road and shouted: "Kill him!"
So more than a dozen riders sped up at the same time, and some even drew out their swords and pointed murderously at the tall black figure blocking the road.
But at the next moment, a command sounded from the grass beside the road: "Pull!"
Before he finished speaking, a rope suddenly rose from the ground and stretched tightly across the road...
Immediately afterwards, the frightened neighing of horses sounded under the night!
Along with these sounds, the horses at the front fell hard to the ground, and the riders on their backs also flew off the horses and fell heavily on the road...