Zhou Ziru's carriage bumped fast, and thousands of guards followed closely around the carriage, just to protect Zhou Ziru's safety.
The Yulin army is faster, and the Xigui army is faster. Without the drag of the carriage, the vanguard of the front army consisted of two thousand cavalry. Like a sharp knife, it pierced Zhou Ziru's carriage with obvious intentions.
Mr. Wu simply threw off the reins with one hand, drew out the sword gifted by King Xigui, and bravely took the lead, throwing the cavalry behind him several feet away.
"Prime Minister Zhou, the pursuers are coming!" The guards around the carriage were all in panic, holding weapons in hand, just waiting to fight.
Zhou Ziru looked at the dense mountains and forests around Yucheng. There was no movement at all. These ambushing Yulin troops had no sign of taking action yet. He couldn't help but clenched his fists, and there was nothing he could do at this time.
"Prime Minister Zhou, the Yulin Army... why don't you attack?" A guard couldn't help but asked.
Zhou Ziru looked in the direction of Xigui's army and felt reassured. Although the forward cavalry of the Xigui Army had charged over, the infantry was far behind. Some were even still on the official road and did not turn around the woods.
"Alas..." Zhou Ziru couldn't help but sigh: "One ear costs ten taels of silver. They are waiting for the 'ear' to come..."
It turns out that the Yulin Army wanted to wait for all the Xigui Army to arrive before encircling and annihilating them together, not for anything else but for that little reward!
"These bastards! For a mere ten taels of silver, they even ignored your safety, Prime Minister Zhou. When they return to Beijing, Your Majesty will definitely let them all be put to death!" the guard said angrily.
Zhou Ziru was speechless. Although the imperial court has recovered Nanhuai, Donglu, Chuxiang and other places, it is still in ruins. It is the time to appoint people. Does it mean that those who punish crimes with death will be punished with death? What's more, this is not the disrespect of orders by hundreds of thousands of people. There are tens of thousands of people. Is it possible to kill them all?
While they were talking, Xigui's army was approaching. Mr. Wu, riding alone, rushed towards them on a prancing horse. Dozens of guards stepped forward to resist, trying to stop the war horses. But the momentum of the war horse was so great that the dozens of guards who blocked it were also knocked away by the war horse. Several people in front were killed on the spot.
"Protect the Prime Minister!" The other guards shouted together, swarming over and surrounding Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu had just knocked away dozens of guards, but the momentum of the war horse had also dissipated a lot. Now he was surrounded by people and could not escape for a while, so he had to slash with his sword with one hand.
It would have been easier if Mr. Wu was alone, but the two thousand cavalry troops following him quickly rushed over. One after another, the tall horses crashed into the infantry guard formation, knocking countless guards to their knees and wailing. .
The hundreds of guards were quickly killed to pieces, and Mr. Wu broke the siege and rushed towards Zhou Ziru's carriage again.
"Brothers, come on! We must protect Prime Minister Zhou to the death!" the guard commander shouted, leading nearly half of the men forward with their guns drawn, and stopped in front of Zhou Ziru's carriage.
"Take Prime Minister Zhou away quickly!" The guard commander turned around and shouted to the guards around Zhou Ziru's carriage. The guards were taken aback and hurriedly pushed the carriage southward.
Zhou Ziru looked at the young guard commander and the guards on both sides of the carriage who kept turning back and rushing to fight, feeling a little numb for a moment.
who is he? He's my guard commander, but why can't I remember his name at all? What are they going to do? Why did you go there? Someone is injured, please help!
Zhou Ziru wanted to shout to let them come back, but he couldn't. He could only watch as one guard after another rushed past his carriage, blocked the front, and then... died.
"You! You! And you two! The four of you must follow Prime Minister Zhou's carriage. No matter what happens, even if you die, Prime Minister Zhou cannot be harmed at all, do you hear me?" Outside the carriage! , the captain of the guard team gave orders to several guards.
"Got the order!"
"Xiang Zhou can't have anything happen to us even if we die? Isn't it too difficult to be a human being? Hahahaha."
"What kind of bad fate do you have? Can it be compared with Zhou? Hey, you will die before me later. You are the most cunning kid. I have to watch you!"
"Captain...please take this book home for me..."
"I will definitely kill you in front of you, and I will help you take it home? Give it to me, I will hide you in a hidden place. If our people win, the sweeper of the battlefield sees it, and I will help you take it home!"
Outside the carriage, a group of guards and the guard captain laughed and chatted, completely ignoring the approaching Xigui Army.
When Zhou Ziru heard these laughters, his mind was finally no longer confused, he slowly woke up, opened his mouth, and was able to speak.
He hurriedly stuck his head out and shouted: "Stop the car! Ahem... If you don't go to the south gate, the carriage will turn back and go back to the west gate of Yucheng!"
The guards were all stunned. If they ran a little further, they would reach the corner. Why did they turn back?
"Hurry!" Zhou Ziru was anxious.
The guards saw Zhou Ziru in such a hurry. Although they were puzzled, they did not neglect. They quickly stepped forward and helped the driver to turn the front of the car, avoiding the Xigui army and the guards who were fighting together, and drove towards the west gate of Chongqing City.
"Prime Minister Zhou, if you turn around now, you're going to be in trouble!" The guard captain hurriedly advised Zhou Ziru: "Prime Minister Zhou, turn around! It's still too late to go back now!"
Zhou Ziru walked out of the carriage and stood on the front board. He shook his head firmly and said, "No, just go to the west gate."
In the battle group, Mr. Wu had been keeping a close eye on the carriage. When he saw that the carriage not only did not run away, but turned back, he was overjoyed. He slashed with two swords, forced away the surrounding guards, and rode his horse straight towards Zhou Ziru's carriage. Go straight for it.
"There is an enemy attack!" The guard who was lagging behind noticed Zhou Ziru who was rushing towards him, and immediately separated several people to meet him.
Mr. Wu held the sword in his hand and grabbed the reins. He jumped on his horse, leaped over the heads of the guards, got out of their way, and pursued the carriage relentlessly.
The nearby Xigui cavalrymen saw Mr. Wu's one-armed figure and recognized him. They all rode their horses to catch up with him. Soon, a group of nearly a hundred Xigui cavalrymen gathered behind the carriage and rushed to fight. Chase.
"The person in the carriage is Zhou Ziru, the Minister of Literature of Daqi! The one who captures Zhou Ziru will be the lord of Sichuan and Shu!" Mr. Wu also guessed that there must be something fishy about Zhou Ziru's departure and return, but he can't think about it now, and he can't care about it. Yes, he raised his sword and shouted loudly.
Lord of Sichuan and Shu! That is the equal existence of King Xigui! Although even if he takes the position of King of Sichuan and Shu, he will be controlled by King Xigui, but he is still inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!
After all, the carriage took the lead and arrived outside the west gate of Yucheng. The driver hurriedly stopped the carriage. Going further, there was a cliff, and the carriage could not go up.
Zhou Ziru jumped out of the carriage, took a deep breath, and shouted at the chasing group of Xigui cavalry: "Daqi Literary Minister Zhou Ziru! Here!"
Zhou Ziru does not know martial arts, has no internal strength, and is currently injured. This shout is not even as loud as an ordinary person's voice, but this shout seems to have resounded throughout the battlefield, and the fighting sound gradually became quieter. Going down, everyone looked at Zhou Ziru.
He is well-dressed, has long flowing hair, and has a soft and beautiful appearance. Everything indicates that his status is unusual.
The surrounding Xigui troops moved, and some people unconsciously walked towards Zhou Ziru. As long as he was captured, fame, fortune, glory and wealth would be all before his eyes!
The infantry of the Xigui Army in the distance quickened their pace and rushed towards Zhou Ziru. No one will have trouble with their own future.
"kill!"
It was not just these Xigui troops who moved upon hearing the news, but also the Yulin troops hiding in the mountains and forests. At this time, I don’t know who took the lead. As soon as the word "kill" was uttered, countless Yulin Army soldiers and horses emerged from the surrounding mountains and forests, charging towards the Xigui Army.
The wealth of the Yulin Army is the Xigui Army.
Mr. Wu's heart tightened, as he had expected, there was indeed an ambush! But now is not the time to count the number of enemy troops. He only has Zhou Ziru in his eyes! The war horse rushed in front of Zhou Ziru in an instant, the sword was raised high, and it was struck at Zhou Ziru.
A guard next to him saw the right moment and bumped into the war horse, knocking Mr. Wu's horse away from his hip. The sword also brushed past Zhou Ziru's face, and a wisp of green fell through the partition.
Zhou Ziru looked down and saw a few white hairs mixed in with the blue color.
"Protect the Prime Minister!" The guard who knocked away the war horse roared at the top of his lungs, but was stepped on the neck by a horse hoof from the Xigui sergeant who followed closely, and the roar stopped abruptly.
With this interruption, the other guards reacted and immediately stopped in front of the carriage, forming a semicircle to tightly protect the carriage and Zhou Ziru behind them.
In the distance, the Yulin Army was like tigers descending from the mountain, charging into the infantry of the Xigui Army. No one paid attention to what was happening here, and no one came to rescue them.
"He is a righteous man!" Mr. Wu stopped the war horse, looked back at the guard whose neck was trampled, praised him, and then pointed his sword at Zhou Ziru: "Take it down!"
The infantry had no advantage at all against the cavalry. Even if they were wearing heavy armor, they could not stop the impact of the horses. What's more, these guards only wore a thin layer of soft armor, with almost no Defensive at all.
The Xigui cavalry troops mobilized their horses and clashed with each other. The weapons in their hands were spears and broadswords, and they chopped down the guards who were surrounded by several layers layer by layer. Looking at this posture, it should only be a matter of time before all these few guards are cut down.
Of course, the guards did not sit still and wait for death. Every time the Xigui cavalry clashed, some bodies would always be left behind. Both sides were just wasting away aimlessly.
"Prime Minister Zhou, I have a favor to ask of you..." A guard turned to Zhou Ziru and said.
Zhou Ziru was slightly stunned. He still remembered that this young guard was the one who just went around begging others to help him deliver letters from home.
Sure enough, the little guard took out a letter from his arms. Although it was wrinkled, it was very clean with no blood or ink stains on it: "Prime Minister Zhou, I have a letter from home here. I asked a big brother in the army to write it for me. I can’t read… There should be an address on it…”
"If something unexpected happens to you, Mr. Zhou... then forget it. Please ask Mr. Zhou for help... I... don't know who to call, so I can only ask you..." The little guard said this timidly.
Quite smart!
Zhou Ziru applauded in his heart and said with a smile: "Because I will probably be the last to die, and maybe I will survive, so leave it to me?"
Just as the little guard was about to answer, a sledgehammer hit him with a strong wind. The little guard pushed Zhou Ziru away, jumped back, stepped on the handle of the hammer, jumped on the cavalry, and started fighting. The war horses took the Xigui cavalryman and the small guard far away, and Zhou Ziru couldn't see them no matter how much he tiptoed...
Blood spattered from the crowd and splashed on the family letter. Zhou Ziru quickly put the family letter into his arms and put it away carefully.
The most indispensable thing in the entire battlefield was blood, roars and wails. Zhou Ziru was tired of hearing this and frowned slightly. Suddenly, the sound of orderly footsteps came over.
Zhou Ziru panicked and quickly climbed onto the carriage and looked to the west. A majestic army of soldiers and horses slowly walked out of the dense forest. The man in front, with gray hair, was King Xigui!
King Xigui is here!
