Wu Jie led his men to throw away the stones in front of the mountain temple, beheaded several thieves who rushed up, and slightly repelled the enemy's charge. He did not dare to stop, and with a wave of his hand, he took the rest of his men with him. Fifty Song soldiers chased the female prisoner from the back mountain to the southwest.
In this battle, Wu Jie's Song soldiers killed more than 40 people, but killed nearly 200 of the traitors.
Dozens of people ran quickly, and soon they caught up with the four sergeants who were escorting the female prisoner Yelu Hongniao. Wu Jie saw that the female prisoner's mouth had been stuffed with rags. She was in great spirits. She thought she saw Hope of escape, Qiang cheered up.
A sergeant came forward and said: "Colonel Wu..." Wu Jie waved his hand and did not need to explain. He glanced at the female prisoner and said: "I underestimated you. I didn't expect so many thieves came to save you. No wonder you suffered." He was tortured, but he refused to open his mouth until he died."
The female prisoner Yelu Hongniao stared at him angrily, whining and not knowing what to say, presumably she was scolding Wu Jie with vicious words.
Wu Jie ignored her and glanced toward the northwest where Fang Sanwei and the other five people were escaping. He turned around and said, "Let's go to Fuzheng County."
He didn't need to say anything. Everyone knew that the current situation was critical, and it was the safest way to go to the front to administer the county. Although there were many thieves and soldiers, could they really dare to attack the county? Although Wu Jie still doesn't know who is stationed in Fuzheng County ahead, he does know that Fuzheng County is a garrison with thousands of soldiers and horses.
The pursuer didn't come quickly. Of course Wu Jie didn't know that it was because the "Xixia Liuyong" was holding them back. In addition, it was already late, and even though there was moonlight, he couldn't see clearly if he was a little further away.
Dozens of people did not dare to take the main road, so they followed the path through the crop fields and arrived at the official road outside the county seat of Fuzheng County. This place was not far from Fuzheng County.
Wu Jie and his men had just turned a corner when they saw someone on the opposite side shouting: "Who is it?" Then he heard a burst of noise, and under the ditches in the fields on both sides of the official road, many people and horses came running out, as if they heard the sound of bow strings being pulled. and the sound of the knife being drawn.
This was an encounter on a narrow road. Wu Jie secretly complained. At this time, the dozens of people he led were already exhausted, and several others were seriously injured. They had to allocate their own hands to protect the female prisoner. They were already so close. I found that it was even more difficult to escape unscathed.
Wu Jie took out his saber and wanted to shout a few slogans to encourage his subordinates. Someone from the opposite side shouted: "Is this Captain Wu?" Wu Jie looked closely and saw that these people seemed to be dressed as officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty.
"Could it be that the defenders in Fuzheng County heard about the fighting and brought them out to respond?" Wu Jie thought to himself, but in the middle of the night, defending the city was the most important. If he didn't know the situation, he would probably have been strictly ordered to go out of the city to meet the enemy.
He didn't have time to think carefully and said loudly: "This is Wu Jie." The man on the other side said: "Don't take action. We are sent by General Qu Duan to help Captain Wu."
Wu Jie waved his hand to warn people, and slowly waited for those people to get closer. Under the moonlight, there were about a hundred people in this group, and they were the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty. The person in front was about forty years old, with a white face and a beard, and a well-mannered appearance. Wu Jie But Jie didn’t know.
At this time, someone in the opposite team lit a torch. Wu Jie looked at the sergeant in the team, but he also didn't recognize him.
The man held the long sword in his hand and saluted Wu Jie: "Is this Captain Wu? My subordinate, Wu Liang, has taken the post of Colonel Guo. On the order of General Qu, I have come to meet Captain Wu." .”
Wu Jie was happy at first, and then asked curiously: "I have been in front of General Qu's tent for a long time, how come I have never seen the captain?" Wu Jie was only the captain of Xuejie at this time, and he was in the eighth rank, but this person was Zhiguo The lieutenant, who is in the seventh rank, happens to be one level older than Wu Jie.
Wu Liang smiled slightly and said: "I have been listening to the orders of General Wang Xie, the economic envoy of Shaanzhou for a long time. I just transferred to General Qu's Jingyuan Road Economic Strategy and Comfort Envoy the day before yesterday, so Captain Wu doesn't know about it."... ,
Wu Jie glanced at Wu Liang and saluted, "Then please tell me, Commander Wu, where should I go at this time?" He also called Wu Liang "Captain Wu", feeling a little awkward.
Wu Liang said calmly: "I don't dare. General Qu has an order. If you encounter Captain Wu, please hand over the prisoner to us and take him back immediately. Captain Wu will go to Fuzheng County to await the order."
Wu Jie was suspicious, so he met him by chance on the road. Although this man claimed to have received military orders from General Qu Duan, he had never seen him before. How could he safely hand over the prisoner to this man?
Wu Jie thought of this and said slowly: "I encountered many thieves who wanted to rob this female prisoner before. There are many thieves. Why don't I follow the captain and go to see General Qu together?"
Wu Liang suddenly made a serious face and said coldly: "Is Captain Wu suspicious? General Qu's arrows are here, and they have been inspected by Colonel Wu." He waved his hand, and a sergeant under his command came forward and held the arrows in his hands. He raised a flag and stepped forward.
This command arrow is a small flag with an arrowhead on the pole. To prevent forgery, in addition to knowing the flag itself, only the holder of the flag knows how to display the flag, and it changes frequently. The way the sergeant displays the flag in sign language is unmistakable. , exactly what General Qu Duan ordered the night before.
Wu Jie stepped forward and said: "I am in danger, so you should be careful. I hope Captain Wu will forgive me." Wu Liang nodded and said, "Of course, even if I am a fake, this person is not fake. "Yan Bi laughed.
After he said this, the two sergeants behind him flashed to the left and right, revealing a soldier behind him. The man stepped forward and said, "I have seen Colonel Wu."
Wu Jie looked up and saw that this person was Ma Xing, a private valet beside General Qu Duan, but he was familiar with it. Ma Xing bowed and saluted: "General Qu knew that Captain Wu would be suspicious, so he ordered me to come to see Captain Wu."
At this time, Wu Jie no longer had any doubts. He smiled awkwardly and said: "I will hand over the prisoner to the captain." He waved his hand, and his men took the Yelu Hongniao up. Wu Liang had four people Step forward, take the Yelu Red Bird and escort it to the team.
When the four people got together, Wu Jie saw that the clothes on the four people were stained with blood and torn in several places. Looking at Wu Liang's team, the clothes of the sergeants in the front row were mostly torn, as if they had just been beaten. During the battle, Wu Jie asked curiously: "When Sir Xiaowei led the army, did he encounter any thieves?"
When Wu Liang saw that the prisoners had arrived in his army, he clasped his fists at Wu Jie and said: "When we came here, we met dozens of traitors, and they have been wiped out. I will go back and give orders. Lieutenant Wu, please come to the city to rest as soon as possible. General Qu tomorrow." Someone will come and give the order."
Wu Jie returned the salute, and Wu Liang led the people to escort Yelu Hongniao, turned around, and hurried away along the official road.
Wu Jie stood in the road, watching the man and horse walking for a long time, and shook his head.
A sergeant under his command came forward and said, "Captain Wu, is there anything wrong?" Wu Jiefang came back to his senses and said, "There is nothing wrong. Maybe I am too worried. How could General Qu know in advance that a thief is coming?" He sent Wu Liang to help us despite the calamity? This guy... This guy seems to have known that we would get through this, and had been waiting for us here."
The sergeant remained silent, thinking about what Wu Jie said. Wu Jie chuckled and said, "No matter what, General Qu's arrows will never be fake, and Ma Xing will never be fake. Let's go."
He led the people to turn left and come from the south towards the Fuzheng County.
It was already dawn at this time, and we were only two or three miles away from Fuzheng County. After walking for a short time, we could already see the tall Fuzheng County in the distance.
The city gate slowly opened at this moment, and a small group of Song soldiers came out with weapons in hand. The leader came forward and said, "Which army are you waiting for?" Wu Jie stepped forward and replied loudly: "I The naijingyuan road manager and pacifier envoy Wu Jie, the colonel under General Qu Duan, may I ask which general is stationed here?"
The leader of the Song soldiers said: "It's General Liu Xiliang." Wu Jie was not familiar with this Liu Xiliang, but he had heard of it. Wu Jie nodded and said, "We are waiting to escort the important criminal. A thief comes to rescue his comrade." , there are many thieves, and they came to the city to take refuge temporarily. I hope to report to General Liu."...,
The leading soldier said: "General Liu is not in the city now. There was also a riot here last night. They looted a farmhouse set up by Sun County Cheng, ten miles east of the city, and killed more than fifty officers and soldiers nearby. , General Liu is there."
Wu Jie made a sound and said: "These thieves are becoming more and more courageous. They dare to rob the army. I wonder where the thieves are?"
The soldier sighed: "According to people, it was committed by Wu Jialiang, Shi Bin's subordinate outside Wuxiu Pass. It's a shame that these thieves actually took off all the clothes of the officers and soldiers, leaving their naked corpses in the wilderness."
When Wu Jie heard the words "Wu Jialiang" and heard the officers and soldiers' clothes were gone, it was like a thunder flash above their heads, and he suddenly realized: There was something really wrong with that group just now!
When I saw Wu Liang just now, firstly, it was still dark, and secondly, those in the front row who were wearing Song soldiers' clothes were crowded into a row, blocking those behind who were not wearing Song soldiers' clothes, otherwise they would be suspicious at that time. The bloodstains and tatters on those people's clothes must have been caused by fighting with the more than fifty Song soldiers outside Fuzheng County. After changing their clothes, the bloodstains and tatters on the clothes could not be wiped off immediately.
Wu Jie was extremely angry, stamped his feet and cursed: "What a good thief, he's finally caught."
The soldier leader said: "What?..." Wu Jie said bitterly: "Then Wu Liang led the thieves, dressed in official and military uniforms, and deceived the important criminals we were escorting." The soldier leader said hurriedly: "This We must report this to General Liu as soon as possible."
A sergeant behind him said: "Captain Wu, the thief has not gone far yet. We should catch up and recapture the prisoner in time."
Wu Jie glanced at the more than 40 sergeants behind him. Some of them were injured, and some of them were not injured. They were exhausted, but they all looked straight at him, waiting for his order to follow him. To fight between life and death.
Wu Jie was moved in his heart, but he knew that even if these people caught up with Wu Jialiang, they would not be able to defeat the enemy's overwhelming force. If they had not been too close to the county seat just now, they would not dare to alert the defenders in the city too much. I was afraid that the swordsmen would have already met and the thieves would be waiting for work. It's the clothes of the Song army again. I'm afraid the whole army will be wiped out.
At this time, General Liu was not in the city. He, a small eighth-grade Xuangjie captain, would definitely not be able to mobilize the troops in the city. The thieves who were looking for General Liu Xiliang had already disappeared.
Wu Jie made up his mind and said to the leader who came out of the city: "Can you lend me a horse? I have something urgent and I need to catch up with the bandits. I hope you can help me."
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