It's one thing to want to leave, but it's another thing to be able to leave.
In just two or three minutes, the cavalry in ambush nearby saw the fire here and the shouting of horses, and they had concluded that a fierce battle was going on here. In order to fight for the priceless loot, they immediately surrounded the battlefield.
The thieves in the city are different from those outside the city. Only officials and their own soldiers and a small number of cavalry are qualified to ride horses. Anyone who can get out of the city is a high-value prey. The first time they blocked the attack outside the city, they came from the thieves. A lot of money was found on his body.
Therefore, everyone knew very well that as long as the cavalry came out of the city, regardless of whether there were generals hidden inside, they must have a lot of money with them. Killing one like this was more valuable than killing ten infantry.
Moreover, Shangfeng has already given orders. The Shenshu Camp was driven away by the Yongwei Camp. Only the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenji Camp are left in the city. They are not equipped with many war horses. As long as a large group of enemy cavalry leaves the city, nine out of ten The ninth is to protect the generals from breaking through.
Mr. Qian, who led the team, asked his men to prick up their ears and not see the light of the fire. Even if they used their ears to hear the sound to identify the direction, regardless of whether the friendly forces agreed or not, he would go and grab a piece of the pie. Even if he grabbed some scraps, he would still be there. You may pocket thousands of taels of silver.
The troops in the city are mainly infantry, and the cavalry leaving the city must be in the minority, so they are all fat sheep targeted by the "wolf pack". As soon as the city gate is opened, whether they are far away or ambushed nearby, , will pounce on it and take a bite without any scruples.
"Damn it!"
When Han Rui saw that no less than 400 cavalry were being killed from the north, he immediately gritted his teeth with hatred, but he could do nothing. Tao Dinglin had just died, Bachuwang and Liu Liangzuo should have run away long ago, and Tuge and others probably would not turn back. return.
This means that it is impossible for reinforcements to come to rescue them. They are a weak and lonely army. As long as they delay here any longer, there will be more and more enemies who want to eat them alive.
"Escape eastward quickly!"
Several of them were killed by the enemy cavalry, with less than a hundred people left, and the hope of escaping to heaven became increasingly slim. Han Rui could not care less, so he had to shout loudly at the top of his voice, ordering everyone to run away quickly.
If we continue to fight here, let alone a hundred people, not even ten people will be left in the end. Every one of them will be hacked to death by the enemy cavalry like hungry wolves.
"Stop it for me! Don't let these turtle grandsons escape!"
Mr. Qian, who led the team, spoke Shaanxi dialect, but both his own troops and the cavalry on the opposite side could fully understand what he meant.
In Mr. Qian's eyes, a thief is worth no less than a hundred taels of silver. If he escapes, he will lose a hundred taels of silver. How can this be worth it?
What if there is a little surprise?
For example, if you find a few ingots of gold from the corpse, you will become prosperous.
"Got the order!"
Naturally, the Qin soldiers and cavalry under their command did not dare to neglect, because if one enemy cavalry was killed, they could marry a wife, and if two of them were killed, they would even earn a house.
It seems that the leading general is not dead yet. His head is worth ten thousand taels of silver. As long as he beheads him and cuts off the upper part, he can get a hundred taels of silver.
Based on this calculation, after one battle, it is safe to earn two hundred taels of silver. I will definitely not spare this group of turtles and grandsons who refuse to dismount and beg for surrender.
If you can't beat them Qin Bing, but you're still unwilling to give them money, they're a group of masters who want both life and money, so don't ask for anything. I, the gentlemen, will collect it for the turtles and grandsons!
One group of elite cavalry began to cover up and kill from the front, while the other two groups carried out circuitous outflanks from the left and right sides. Although they were not affiliated with the same boss, they cooperated well when executing the tactics.
The one at the back can easily shoot enemy cavalry, with the lowest risk factor. Outflanking from both wings is much more dangerous, but the enemy general is at the front, and once captured, it will be the first success. This is considered a risky investment. The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, with the intention of cutting off his path from the side, Han Rui rode his horse desperately. Since the horse under his crotch was also a good horse and was slightly faster than an ordinary war horse, the pursuers were late. Too late to catch up.
The arrows they fired were relatively inaccurate and could not shoot down the target. They could only hang behind and continue to pursue. If the prey in front slackened, they would swarm up and capture it.
Han Rui led the troops around him and galloped eastward. When he was approaching Tongzhou, he suddenly remembered that Liu Liangzuo, who was stationed here, had escaped in advance. Shi Ke, the governor of water transportation, would send troops to be on guard. It was difficult for his troops to cross the river easily, so he had to turn south.
They ran all the way to Zhangjiawan, which is on the edge of the Miao River. They wanted to rest here for a while before continuing on their way, but they did not expect that the pursuers suddenly arrived, so everyone had to continue to escape in embarrassment. Fortunately, the water level of the Miao River was not high at this time, so there was no need to take a ride. The boat can be crossed on horseback.
Even after crossing the river, Han Rui did not dare to go to Xinhe in Miao County. The improvised reasons might not be able to get through. The pursuers were behind him and he was afraid of being blocked by the defenders and facing a confrontation. Once a flaw was revealed, his life would be in immediate danger.
The only feasible way is to go south along the canal, first to Tianjin, and then find an opportunity to go to sea from Dagu. If there is really no other way, we have to run all the way south and watch one step at a time.
It was almost extremely difficult to exit from the pass through the northern pass. Although the fortifications at Qingshan Pass near Xifengkou had not yet been rebuilt, there was an opportunity, but Han Rui thought that Tuge and others might also exit from there.
Once they fall behind, the thousands of pursuers behind them will be able to crush them into powder in an instant.
After daybreak, the defenders on the top of the mountain can see the cavalry approaching the bottom of the mountain at a glance. After lighting the smoke, the nearby battlements will be on alert.
The hope of getting out of the customs alive is smaller than that of going to Dagu. When we get to Dagu Pier, at worst, we don't want the horses. As long as we can let the boatmen go to sea, we can give them a few hundred taels of gold.
Once Tao Dinglin died, his soldiers and the gold and silver he carried also belonged to him. Thinking about it this way, there was nothing wrong with losing a partner on the way.
It is best for the remaining people not to die. If they continue to die, it will be their turn in the end.
When Han Rui and his gang fled towards Tianjin, the city outside the capital was already ablaze.
Because of the dry weather, the fire gradually expanded with the help of the breeze that blew in the early morning, starting from the east of the city and blowing to the west.
Min's house is a wooden structure, which is extremely easy to ignite. After being ignited by the house next to it, it almost quickly lost control.
Although many people had water tanks at home, most of them were smashed to pieces by Qiao Sui from the Beijing camp with the weapons in their hands.
The people who were brutally looted and managed to survive had to watch their houses being devoured by fire.
In less than an hour, a whole family was left with nothing, and many families even lost many members.
As locals, soldiers from the Beijing camp robbed fellow villagers of their money, killed fellow villagers, burned their houses, and played with their wives and daughters.
What happened in Qiandi has been described as tragic and unconscionable.
When Xiang Yu's army arrived in Xianyang, what they did was nothing more than this, but the target was an enemy who was not worthy of being worshiped.
What is this in Jingying?
The rabbit gnawed all the grass beside the nest? ? ?
Not only that, after each department finished robbing and playing, they began to kill each other for various reasons.
"Brother! Hurry!"
Shen Lang slowly poked half of his head out from the edge of the courtyard wall, observing the movement at the entrance of the alley opposite with unusual vigilance.
The soldiers of the Beijing camp in the distance were still burning, killing and looting. One man tried to pull open the front of the woman's clothes regardless of the struggle of the woman in his arms, while the other man watched the fun with laughter.
The man lying in a pool of blood at the woman's feet, with his head tilted to one side, his mouth wide open, his eyes glaring angrily, was probably his husband, and he was probably chopped off by these two men.
Shen Lang held the steel knife tightly and tried to stop it, but he saw four or five soldiers walking not far away. It was really difficult to deal with them. It was not difficult to kill them, but it was very difficult to save the woman. So he had to endure it for the time being.
While the soldiers' attention was focused on the woman, he hurriedly called Lu Shang, who was carrying his mother on his back, to pass through the nearby courtyard.
Lu Shang's home was two streets away from Xuanwumen, and the three brothers and their aunt were also careful when walking around the enemy soldiers.
If he is not careful, he will face the danger of a life-and-death battle, but Lu Shang will never abandon his mother and flee to the inner city alone. Shen Lang and Gao Yiyue naturally stay behind to protect them, not to mention that they have always stayed at the Lu's house. Less care from my aunt.
Shen Lang was scouting the enemy in front, Gao Yiyue was in charge of breaking up the rear, and Lu Shang was walking in the middle with his mother, who had limited mobility, on his back. He didn't talk nonsense, and in order to save time and hurry up, he followed the instructions of his second brother.
It will be safer when we get near the city gate. The Beijing camp is afraid of being bombarded by the city, so it is as far away from the inner city as possible.
The three brothers already understood what happened at night. The Beijing camp did not capture the inner city, so they took it out on the people in the outer city.
If they had a little more brains, they would take people hostage instead of killing them.
By doing this, they wasted their remaining time in the outer city, and by the time dawn came, it would be their time to die.
Because the outer city cannot be defended at all, the Yongwei battalion will directly enter the streets of the outer city from the inner city, capture the nearby city walls, and gradually take over the defense of the outer city.
By then, the soldiers of the Beijing camp in the streets and alleys of the outer city will be reduced to turtles in the urn. Facing the large-scale encirclement and suppression launched by the Yongwei camp, they will have no ability to parry, let alone fight back.
Lu Shang didn't know who had the courage to mobilize the Beijing camp to openly launch a rebellion. Now that he has given up the siege, he has acquiesced in the result of failure. If the culprit is caught, he will be punished and his family will be exterminated.
"who???"
While walking through the last alley, Lu Shang accidentally stepped on a broken tile, which made a crunching sound. This immediately aroused the vigilance of the soldiers resting nearby.
"Brother, let's go!"
Gao Yiyue saw that the bandit soldiers had seen his group, so he hurriedly gave orders and blocked the pursuit route of the four bandits with his sword.
If we all fight here, no one will be able to leave. Someone must stay behind to break up the situation.
"I'm here! Let's go!"
When Shen Lang returned and saw that the situation was urgent, he urgently urged him, and then two people quickly ran over to help his third brother.
"You two, be careful!"
Lu Shang glanced at the two brothers, became cruel, and ran to the other side of the yard.
Situations like this are very common when running errands to arrest people, except that the important criminal to be arrested is replaced by an old mother.
In the most dangerous time before, faced with the siege of more than twenty villains, the three brothers fought out alive despite being bruised and bruised.
Lu Shang knew very well what his two younger brothers were capable of. As long as they fought quickly, it was not difficult to kill the four soldiers quickly. He had to kill these evil things before others came to help.
"Want to run?"
One of the soldiers saw Lu Shang fleeing to the other side carrying an old woman on his back, and planned to pursue her.
"Woo!"
But just as he was halfway out of his body, he suddenly felt a wisp of cool wind blowing in front of him, and a silvery-white light flashed, just a hair’s breadth away from his forehead.
"Damn it! Looking for death!"
The two Jinyi guards dared to block the way of the military men and took action first. The guy who was almost beheaded couldn't help but became furious and slashed with his sword.
"when!"
"puff……"
"Uh... you... cave tom!"
Shen Lang deflected the opponent's side chop with a knife, and before he could stop his hand, he jumped up to the opponent and stabbed the tip of the knife into his stomach. With his other hand, he accurately grabbed the opponent's wrist holding the knife to avoid being cut by him. , then drew the knife and turned over, kicking the body to the ground.
The whole movement was done in one go, without any delay. The other three soldiers were shocked when they saw it. When they came back to their senses, they were in a dilemma whether to fight or not to fight. Even the hand holding the knife began to tremble unconsciously.
This damn Jinyiwei is obviously a master. The three of them together may not be able to defeat him, but he just ran away. If the other party had any hidden weapons, he would point his back at him and he would be dead if he got hit. So, I just had to stay there.
"Ah! Go to hell!"
One of the three people seemed to be less resistant to stress. After a moment of confrontation, he couldn't bear it anymore. As if desperate, he howled and rushed towards Shen Lang with a knife.
"Well……"
Shen Lang's body was flexible, and his reaction speed was by no means comparable to the few in front of him. He avoided the opponent's chop with extreme agility, and stabbed the knife into his heart from behind with his backhand.
The guy knelt on his knees, covering Gugu's bleeding wound, choked twice in pain, and then fell to the ground weakly. Although he still had some air, everyone could tell that the man was about to die. Lost his life.
"You...don't come...ah!"
The remaining two were really scared. Their Adam's apples squirmed and their voices trembled to threaten their opponents. The guy in front of them could kill a living person in just two moves. He was also a military master. He must be a big killer.
"roll!"
Shen Lang whispered a word, and the two of them instinctively shrank back, and then ran away without thinking about anything. All the bullshit hidden weapons they had just been thinking about were forgotten. They wanted to be killed by this Jin Yiwei. That means you are lucky.
“Second brother, it’s not advisable to stay here for a long time, leave quickly!”
Gao Yiyue hurriedly stepped forward to remind them that fighting side by side, they could kill two thieves, or even twenty thieves, but they would never be able to kill two hundred. There were thousands of people in the Beijing camp all over the outer city, and they were counted. The ten people found it difficult to escape.
"good!"
Shen Lang also understood that it would be too late if he didn't leave, but as long as his eldest brother and aunt took the first step and entered Xuanwumen safely, it would be much easier for them to escape.
"They're there!"
But not far away, I heard someone shouting to the alley where the two brothers fled. It turned out that the two soldiers immediately felt confident when they saw their companions, and immediately decided to fight back to avenge their shame.
"Follow me! Cut these two men into pieces!"
