Wei Zhao dodged to avoid the arrows flying towards him. The cavalry soldiers were within ten steps, and in the blink of an eye the swords from their waists roared towards him.
The head servant hurriedly shrank his head, and the blade of the knife passed quickly over his head. After the horsemen and soldiers passed each other, Wei Zhao raised his short crossbow.
Two arrows shot out, one hit the cavalryman's vest, making a clanging sound, and was blocked by the armor outside.
Then an arrow hit the horse's butt. The horse was wounded and neighed. It kicked its hind hooves desperately, tilted its body, and fell to the ground.
The horse soldiers were pinned down by the horses, their calves were broken, and they howled incessantly.
Wei Zhao followed closely and raised his sword in his hand towards the cavalry soldiers howling in pain.
After killing the enemy, Wei Zhao was so angry that he chopped off the man's head with a knife.
The horse was frightened by the bloody scene in front of him. It snorted and struggled to get up. Wei Zhao, who was a groom, quickly stepped forward to hold the horse's reins and gently stroked the horse's mane with his hand. The horse gradually calmed down and looked at this strange stranger in front of him with wide eyes. people.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you will follow me from now on."
Wei Zhao led the horse back. At this time, the dusk was closing, and there was a blood-red haze in the north.
The tea shed battle is over.
Yellow sand was flying, and a group of war horses stood under the night. The backs of the horses were all empty. The owners of the horses were either dead or injured and fell into the dust.
The group of people each had their own achievements. At this moment, like Wei Zhao, they were all slumped on the ground gasping for air.
Our side lost two people, both Korean sailors on the Weiyuan.
A Korean soldier was shot in the throat and died. The other had his neck cut off, leaving only the last bit of skin, and Jin Yinghe closed his eyes.
All the bitterness and resentment of many days were vented on this group of horse soldiers who suddenly broke in.
Shen Lian and others were well-equipped with weapons and strong combat power. With only half a stick of incense, they killed all the pursuers. Only one of the twenty riders escaped.
The escaped cavalrymen whipped their horses and ran towards the south without looking back, as if there was a terrifying monster lurking in the night behind them.
"Stop chasing!"
Pei Dahu shouted loudly and called to Wu Xiao who was still behind with his bow and arrow ready.
Wei Zhao and Han Chao were busy gathering the captured horses. After counting, including two mules, there were a total of twenty-seven.
"One person and two horses, regardless of horse power, they can reach Wendeng County before dark."
Wei Zhao handed the reins to Pei Dahu.
Pei Dahu looked at Xu Guangqi Jinni Pavilion:
"If you want to go back to the capital, go back. I won't kill you."
The two looked at each other and shook their heads. It seemed that they were determined to go to Liaodong and defect to Marquis Pingliao.
"What should she do?"
Among the twelve, only the mad woman couldn't ride a horse.
"I'll take it with you and give it to your queen."
As Shen Lian spoke, a prisoner was escorted up.
It was the Pubing in Balipu.
He was hit by an arrow in his left leg and knelt on the ground, wailing and begging for mercy.
Wei Zhao took the lead, picked up the scabbard and threw it at him, knocking out one of Pu Bing's front teeth.
"Damn it, I feel sorry for you. I kindly gave you two taels of silver just now. I never do good things in Tianjin Wei. Today, the first time I do good deeds, I met you, a wolf-hearted thing! I will give you money in front of you, but you will do it in the back. Sold me!"
Just now in Balipu, when the lean soldier was leading the mule to Wei Zhao and the others, he accidentally overheard the other party talking about opening up the original army, and also mentioned General Anyuan, and was surprised. It should be noted that Lord Song, who was new to the court, had already The Kaiyuan rebellion was put down, Wendeng's Kaiyuan soldiers all surrendered, and General Anyuan was also brought to justice.
Pu Bing quickly found a soldier who had surrendered from Kaiyuan and asked him to identify them carefully. He soon recognized that the group of people in front of him were Liu Zhaosun's personal guards. He sent people back to the city quickly to report to the superior officer, while organizing people to pursue them.
I thought I could pursue Liu Thief and make great achievements, but I didn't expect that the opponent's combat power was so strong, and all the pursuers were lost here.
"Ungrateful thing!"
Wei Zhao cursed, an unprecedented sense of loss mixed with anger welling up in his heart.
Pu Bing said timidly in a low voice:
"The younger one was also following the orders of the superior officer. He chased and captured the original soldiers. It was the order of the superior officer. The younger one was forced to have no choice."
"Which Shangguan? Who asked you to hunt down the Kaiyuan soldiers! Tell me!"
Pei Dahu pushed Wei Zhao away, put the tip of his waist knife on Pu Bing's chin, and shouted loudly.
"That's right, the new Mr. Song, his name is Song Yingsheng."
"Song Yingsheng?"
Pei Dahu and Wu Xiao were both surprised. They looked at each other. At this moment, Song Yingsheng appeared here, and an inexplicable feeling of mystery arose in their hearts.
Pei Dahu recalled that he led Wu Xiao, Lin Yu and others to leave Dengzhou for the capital in early October last year.
Half a year has passed since they left Wendeng and returned today.
In the past six months, many things have happened in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor died, the factory official died, and even the Marquis of Ping Liao almost died. It is not surprising that there are one or two traitors in Kaiyuan.
Song Yingsheng····
All the memories about this person flashed through Pei Dahu's mind.
He suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in Kaiyuan, this civil affairs officer's hands and feet were not very clean and he was beaten several times by Kang Supervisor's army.
"Who else!"
Pei Dahu stepped on Pu Bing's wound, causing him to scream loudly in pain.
"Also, alas! There is also a father-in-law from Dongchang, his name is Zeng..."
"Zeng what!"
Wei Zhao stepped forward and struck the scabbard again.
"Zeng Qixiao was Xu Xianchun's confidant."
Shen Lian walked up to the two of them, and at some point, he already had an embroidered spring knife in his hand.
Pu Bing raised his head with difficulty, looked at the Xiuchundao in Shen Lian's hand, and struggled to move back as if he had seen a ghost.
"You, are you from Dongchang too?"
Wei Zhao kicked him to the ground.
Shen Lian said in a deep voice: "It seems that there is a traitor in Kaiyuan. This traitor colluded with the court to harm Mrs. Ping Liaohou."
Pei Dahu looked nervous, stepped forward and stepped on Pu Bing's wound, and continued to ask:
"Where are the soldiers in Wendeng City? Where is Wang Wei?!"
"Surrender! They have all surrendered! All the soldiers led by General Wang Qian have surrendered. There are still two hundred veterans who have not surrendered. Only a few dozen of them have been killed."
When Pu Bing said this, a flash of hope suddenly flashed in his eyes. He hugged Pei Dahu's official boots and begged:
"Don't kill me! You run away quickly. There are soldiers inside Wendeng City. At noon today, Mr. Yuan of Dengzhou and Mrs. Ping Liaohou of Wendeng were arrested by them. They said they would be executed in the afternoon. Now people inside and outside the city are arresting Kaiyuan. Soldier, please spare me and run away quickly. I will definitely not tell anyone..."
Pu Bing was still chattering, but everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Just after leaving Longtan, we entered the tiger's den again.
This journey was truly thrilling and frightening.
Pei Dahu didn't wait for Pu Bing to finish speaking, and suddenly shouted loudly, the sound was like a tiger's roar, then raised his knife and cut off the head of Pu Bing.
Everyone was suffocated by this momentum and looked up at the loyal servant leader, silently waiting for Pei Dahu's order.
Before Pei Dahu could speak, a hoarse voice next to him said:
"Everyone, the situation has come to this. The enemy is outnumbered and we are few. The enemy is strong and we are weak. I think it is better to escape from this place as soon as possible. The North Korean woman is afraid that she will be killed. It is a pity that Governor Yuan has met him once in the capital. He is a good official."
When Wei Zhao saw his old master expressing his stance, he quickly echoed:
"I heard a few horse soldiers talking when I was feeding the mules just now. Only about twenty people have not surrendered. Add us, thirty or forty people, what can we do?"
Dengzhou is not the Tianjin Guard. Everyone has just seen the combat power of the Japanese army, and it is not as easy to deal with as the guards. They both met each other and killed them both.
"In addition to these Japanese troops, there are also Deng and Lai warriors, Shuiying, and the servants who join the general and general soldiers. They are fierce and good at fighting. They are no worse than the Japanese pirates."
The ship's boss, Han Chao, who had been silent since landing, also spoke at this time.
He takes ships to and from various docks in Tianjin and Shandong all year round and knows a lot about Denglai's defense.
Seeing that both of them were defending Yang Hao, Wu Xiao felt resentful in his heart. He raised his finger and pointed at Wei Zhao's nose and cursed:
"Those who are afraid of death should leave quickly. Let's go on our own! Not to mention thousands of people, even tens of thousands of Tatars. I was not afraid when I was in Hunhe! Today I went to the city and killed Wang Wei and the man named Song. You bitch! Clean up the house for Mr. Liu!"
Pei Dahu cast an approving look at Wu Xiao, and they both looked at Shen Lian.
Shen Lian still had a sinister expression on his face. Apart from revenge, nothing else was worthy of his care.
"Since you are the enemy of Marquis Ping Liao, you are also the enemy of me, Shen. Kill him if you need to. No need to say more, I will be with you."
Pei Dahu smiled and nodded, looking at the remaining three Koreans.
Jin Yinghe, who was as strong as a bear, had just finished burying the corpses of his companions. When he heard that Jin Yuji was in trouble, he immediately put on his big bow and got on his horse.
The three Korean riders galloped towards Wendeng in the thin dusk like arrows from the string.
"Mr. Yang, please take care of yourself. If you can see Marquis Pingliao, please tell him what happened today!"
After Pei Dahu said this to Yang Hao, he whipped up his horse and chased towards Jin Yinghe.
Wu Xiao looked at Yang Hao and the others with a complicated expression, then hurriedly followed them.
Shen Lian took Zuo Miaoqing's little hand, came to Yang Hao, turned over and knelt down.
"Please Yang Jinglue escort this girl back to Liaodong. If we can see her again, I will do my best."
Yang Hao quickly helped Shen Lian up and nodded in agreement. Master Yang looked at Shen Baihu up and down and said with pity:
"Handsome young man! What a pity! What a pity! You will definitely die if you go here! Who will avenge your family in the future, hey!"
Shen Lian also sighed deeply, got on his horse and rode away from the dust.
The last person to bid farewell to Yang Hao was the red-haired Yi Jinnige. He held a Western sword in his hand and several flintlock guns in his waist. His appearance resembled the American western cowboys more than two hundred years later.
"Brave and upright Mr. Yang, this is a battle between God and the devil. As a child of God, how can I not participate? Dema (Xu Guangqi's Christian name) will be left to you."
Yang Hao:......
