The guard continued to report.
When the Xirong court officials learned that Mrs. Sui and her party had escaped, they were furious and smashed two coffins on the spot, but there was no body inside at all - the body had been buried privately by Cheng Wanwan half a month ago.
Not only that, they also hung the unrecognizable corpse of the Queen of Xirong on the city wall. When the people of Xirong learned that it was the queen who almost killed their queen, they almost lost their minds. Tens of thousands of people gathered under the city wall and kept shouting. Throwing rotten vegetable leaves and small stones at the queen's body...
King Qin pursed his lips: "She used her and Xin'er's lives to buy us time to escape..."
He had no feelings for this sister who was not a compatriot from the same mother, so even though he had been in Xirong for so long, he had never met Princess Taiping in private.
At this moment, he suddenly regretted not having a good chat with this sister.
Cheng Wanwan looked at the gradually brightening sky and said in a hoarse voice: "The only thing we can do is to avenge her."
If she hadn't made good friends with Princess Taiping, if it hadn't been for them to escape smoothly, would Princess Taiping still have taken such a path?
Maybe Princess Taiping won’t be too happy while she’s alive, but at least she’s still alive, and there’s hope when she’s alive...
At this time, Cheng Yi walked in and reported: "Xirong's pursuers have left the city. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time!"
He Xiao made a quick decision: "Follow the original plan and withdraw!"
More than a hundred people quickly walked out of the cave, walked around from the west to the south, and then walked east... After walking east for a day or two, they would reach the border between Xirong and Dayu. It would be safe then.
It’s just that no matter how careful the plan is, it can’t stop change.
Because of the incident with King Xirong, the royal family issued an edict that anyone who could capture the head of a Dayu citizen would immediately be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. If he could capture the head of an official or prince, he would be directly promoted to official position. If he captured Mrs. Sui alive, an exception would be made. Become a king with a different surname!
The Xirong cavalry seemed to be crazy. They started searching the whole city without waiting for orders from their superiors.
The pursuers came from all directions. After leaving the forest, you could hear the sound of galloping horse hooves at any time, like a reminder.
"Your Majesty, Mrs. Sui, you go first!" He Xiao stopped and looked serious, "Keep going east, don't look back!"
King Qin held the musket and sneered: "I want to teach these grandsons a lesson, Mrs. Sui will leave first!"
Cheng Wanwan was protected by Gu Bing and Gu Leng in the middle, Cheng Yi and Cheng Ding were on the outside, and surrounded by many guards. She was regarded as a key protection target.
She listened to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and asked, "Approximately how many pursuers are there?"
He Xiao's ears twitched and he said, "At least five hundred cavalry."
"The gunpowder is not enough." Shen Dongming took out the booklet in his arms, "These are the records of workers and peasants in Assab and Xirong. The country of Dayu can learn from them. I would like to ask Mrs. Sui to bring them back to the country of Dayu."
He took out the long knife from his waist, held it with irregular movements, and looked decisively towards the direction of the Xirong cavalry.
Lord Bi, Lord Yang and other ministers also took out their cherished objects and handed them to Cheng Wanwan, then picked up their weapons and stood at the front.
The Dayu Kingdom has a lot of courtiers like them, but there is only one strange woman like Mrs. Sui.
Mrs. Sui cannot die, she must return to Dayu Country alive...
Cheng Wanwan's eyes felt hot.
Princess Taiping had already died for them, and she could not let more people die in front of her eyes.
She said: "All of us must go back unscathed. He Xiao, come here!"
Her left hand slipped into the sleeve of her right hand.
Seeing her action, He Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up.
Every time my cousin does this action, it means that she has a back-up move.
My cousin's last moves are often unexpected and shocking.
"This is a bomb made at the same time as a musket." She took out many round black things. "I thought I wouldn't use them, so I didn't take them out. Now, it's time for you to see the power of this thing."
Bombs were many times more lethal than muskets. If one was thrown, there would be countless casualties. She didn't want to take it out unless it was absolutely necessary.
But is there any choice now?
She put the bomb in He Xiao's hand: "Just bite off the fuse and throw it out. Throw it in a direction with more people."
King Qin's eyes lit up, and he immediately picked up one and observed it in his hand: "There is more gunpowder in it. If you throw one out, at least ten bastards will die."
While speaking, the Xirong cavalry had already appeared in sight.
They were riding big horses, their hooves stepping on the snowy water, yellow soil splashing, and murderous intent coming towards their faces.
This time, the Xirong cavalry were obviously prepared. Each man held a shield in his hand and used it to resist the musket attack.
King Qin smiled, bit off the lead, and threw it out.
The black object with sparks falling on it fell among the cavalry, and before the Xirong people could react, there was only a loud bang.
The yellow snow and mud was exploded, and a dozen cavalrymen fell off their horses. A dozen horses were frightened and ran away, suddenly becoming a mess.
He Xiao and King Qin brought twenty guards to throw bombs, and another fifty or sixty guards were responsible for shooting the lone Xirong soldiers with muskets. Shen Dongming and a group of ministers came forward with weapons to kill those who fell on their horses... There are also thirty or forty guards who are responsible for catching the fleeing horses. If we rely on our legs to walk back to Dayu Country, it will take two days, but it will be much faster if we have horses...
With the tacit cooperation of more than a hundred people, this group of 500 pursuers died, were injured, and escaped...
A total of 146 uninjured horses were captured, which was barely enough.
"Hurry up and leave before the next wave of pursuers comes!"
He Xiao gave an order, and everyone got on their horses. There were not enough horses, so the guards led the ministers, two by one, and ran towards the east.
As soon as they got on their horses, the sound of horse hooves sounded again behind them.
Cheng Wanwan sat on the horse and threw a few smoke bombs without hesitation. The smoke affected his vision, and the sound of horse hooves behind him gradually became weaker.
They did not dare to stop, even if they were tired, hungry, or thirsty, they did not stop. Instead, they rushed to the border between Xirong Kingdom and Dayu Kingdom in one breath.
Dayu's 350,000 soldiers pressed the border, and Xirong also had 300,000 cavalry garrisoned. This long front line was full of camps, and it was not easy to get across.
Fortunately, they had exchanged secret messages a long time ago. After Cheng Wanwan set off the fireworks, a small friction suddenly broke out in the north of the border. Thousands of soldiers from the two countries stationed at the front suddenly started to fight...
The two sides were fighting, and the rear was empty. He Xiao took the opportunity to lead a group of people to abandon their horses and walk across the border from the depths of the dense forest.
After walking for less than half an hour, we finally arrived at the garrison at the front of Dayu Country.
The moment the fireworks signal came on, General Hussar sent someone to greet him at the entrance.
A large crowd stood there, craning their necks in anticipation.
As soon as Cheng Wanwan came out of the dense forest, he saw many familiar figures.
It was not surprising that Sanniu was here, but Sidan was also here. What surprised her even more was that Dashan and Ergou were also there, as well as Zhao Youyin, Zhao Youcai, Dawang Erwang, Zhang Dagang, Zhao Tiezhu, Zhao Shagen... and There are many familiar faces in Dahe Town... and students from Xiao Qin University...
