The appeal of these words was not small. When they heard that there was a prince from the Jing Dynasty on the opposite side, the Shanrong people suddenly felt that the opportunity to vent their frustration had finally come. Thinking that there were more than 3,000 people when they came out, but now only Halfway down the mountain, the warriors of Damang Mountain had never experienced such aggrievedness.
A dense rain of arrows quickly shot towards the carriage.
The red sandalwood wood is dense, and the carriage can block the flying arrows. However, there is only one curtain at the door. The two guards guarding the door quickly stood up to block the arrows, and were soon pierced by the flying arrows. Through the chest. The coachman was hit by an arrow each in his forehead and neck, and died on the spot.
Seeing this scene, Lieutenant Hong was furious, but the dense arrows prevented him from getting close to the carriage. At this time, except for ordering the archers to shoot arrows quickly to fight back, and for himself and the guards to wave their swords quickly to try not to let the arrows hit the carriage, he could not think of a good way for the moment.
Li Zhen could clearly hear the clicking sound of the arrow hitting the carriage. Although the car looked safe at this time, Li Zhen knew that in this situation, he could never stay in the carriage anymore, otherwise he would wait for the arrow to fly. If you shoot a horse, the horse will definitely run wildly after suffering the pain, and you will probably die or be disabled by then.
Who knows what he was afraid of. Before the third prince could figure out how to avoid the arrows and get out of the carriage smoothly, he was suddenly thrown against the wall of the carriage by the jolts of the carriage, and then there was the shrill neighing of the horses. It turned out that that The two horses driving the carriage had been shot by arrows, and the horses in pain suddenly lost control. In addition, the carriage driver was already dead and there was no one to restrain them. Immediately afterwards, the crazy horses started running wildly, rushing forward amidst the exclamations of the guards and Colonel Hong.
In the carriage, the third prince, who had just stood up, quickly fell back down due to the jolt of the carriage. He supported the carriage with all his strength and struggled to stand up again, but he couldn't stabilize his body no matter what.
They saw the carriage running directly towards them, and at that moment, the curtain on the carriage rolled up to the roof due to the bumps of the carriage.
Without the obstruction of the curtain, the people in the carriage have no possibility of hiding. It is absolutely easy to shoot with a bow at this time.
At this moment, the faint sound of horse hooves could be heard behind him, and Shan Bayan knew that this was the pursuit of soldiers.
He spat, then wiped his mouth, and blood oozed from the wound on his shoulder as he moved. He would never miss this opportunity to kill the prince and avenge his shame.
Soon, Shan Bayan took an arrow out of his quiver and put it on the bowstring.
Shan Bayan's action was clearly seen by the third prince who was jolted in the carriage at the moment, but he had no way to avoid it. It seemed that he, Li Zhen, was going to die today.
But when he was thrown against the wall of the carriage again, his arm suddenly hit something hard.
plug? In the flash of lightning, Li Zhen suddenly remembered that his carriage had a secret door, which meant that one could get in and out of the carriage from the front and rear. However, he usually got on the carriage from the front and forgot about it after a long time.
Without any time to think, Li Zhen pushed himself up, touched the latch, and pulled it open.
The door that had not been opened for a long time was closed a little tightly, and he felt that it was too late to kick it open with his feet. Li Zhen closed his eyes, put his head in his hands, and slammed into the back wall of the car with all his strength.
There was only a "bang" sound, and Shan Bayan suddenly found that as his arrow shot out, the target he was aiming at disappeared.
Li Zhen, who fell off the carriage, rolled on the ground several times before he stopped. He had been dizzy for a long time and was in severe pain all over his body. But he knew he couldn't relax now. The Shanrong man was there. It's not far away from me.
When he touched the boot, he saw that the dagger was still there. After Li Zhen reached out and took it out, he got up and ran to the side.
Zhong Rong's pursuers were less than a hundred meters away, and Lieutenant Hong quickly rushed over with his guards. At this time, the Shanrong people suddenly realized that they were caught in the middle with nowhere to retreat. In a hurry, they reached out to grab the arrows in their quivers, but there were not many left.
If Shan Bayan said he had no regrets, he would definitely be lying. If he had known earlier, he should not have been so eager to fight, so he would have led his men to escape early.
It is said that there is no regret medicine in this world, and the same goes for the Shanrong people. Before they could finish sighing, Okei Chaohei, who rushed from both sides, cut through their ranks like running water, and then used swords and spears. , machete versus iron whip, and soon began a ping-ping-pong-pong close fight.
Shan Bayan turned sideways to avoid the stick that was hitting him, then raised his iron bow and swung it forward, immediately catching a soldier's neck, and then pulled back hard, and the bow string immediately cut the soldier's guard. By the time he released his bow, the soldier had already lost his breath.
Then Shan Bayan raised his bow again, and after strangling three guards in the same manner, he clamped the horse's belly, and the horse quickly rushed to the roadside.
And this direction is exactly where the third prince ran just now.
At this moment, Shan Bayan, who was furious, had only one thought in his mind, that is, even if he died today, he would have to ask a prince to support him.
His legs were definitely no match for his four hooves, and he was already exhausted. The third prince was soon caught up.
After seeing the person, Shan Bayan didn't say much. He rode his horse and raised his bow and rushed forward, intending to cut off the head of the Prince of Jing Dynasty directly so that he could go back and weaken the spirit of the guards.
Seeing the red color on the bow string, Li Zhen knew that it must be dyed red by the blood of the soldiers. Looking at the harshness in people's eyes, Li Zhen knew that he would not be able to escape today. So since he was going to die, why not die more freely and fight against this thief who killed the people of Jing Dynasty. If he could die with him, It’s not a loss either.
Thinking of this, Li Zhen calmed down, then stood up, raised his dagger and quickly rushed towards Shan Bayan.
Li Zhen had a good idea. He planned to cut open the horse's belly first, so that the horse would throw off the person on its back if it couldn't bear the pain, and then he would go up and give him a knife.
Li Zhen didn't know that the way he was staring at the horse's belly was so obvious that Shan Bayan could tell his intention at a glance.
So Shan Bayan lifted the horse's rein to the right, and the horse dodged to the right. Because it was rushing this way, the third prince, who had missed the opportunity, couldn't hold his feet for a moment. He fell directly to the ground. When Li Zhen just sat up and prepared to swing the sword again, the iron bow in Shan Bayan's hand was already lassoed towards him.
At this time, Li Zhen had no choice but to close his eyes and suffer death no matter how unwilling he was.
Before Li Zhen could sigh that my life was over, the sound of a sharp knife piercing flesh could be heard in his ears, followed by the neighing of horses.
Li Zhen hurriedly opened his eyes, only to see that the Shanrong man who was supposed to be riding a horse and condescending to him fell to the ground together with the horse. He saw that there was a hammer stuck in the leg of the strong horse. Horse and gun.
Without any time to think about it, Li Zhen's instinct for survival made him roll to the right several times quickly, avoiding the attack distance of the half-bian Hu. When he sat up again, he saw a man riding a horse, quickly arriving in front of him.
I saw a man on the horse. He was forty or fifty years old. Although his brown-gray armor looked a little old, he still did not lose any momentum under the sunlight. He had a high nose bridge, deep eyes, and wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. Li Zhen quickly thought of someone.
The late Lao Zhongyongbo?
Yes, it was Old Zhongyongbo. This man's appearance was 70% similar to him.
Zhong Rong didn't waste any time. He bent down and pulled out the horse-breaking gun that was stuck on the opponent's horse.
He also just knew that the third prince had come to Yongning Prefecture. Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise his son-in-law would be in big trouble this time.
Just when Zhong Rong was distracted for a moment, Shan Bayan stood up with angry eyes, and then waved the weapon in his hand. The bright iron bow came with the sound, and Zhong Rong seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and he just turned sideways to avoid it.
Shan Bayan was shocked when he thought that the blow he was aiming for was missed. He used a lot of force in this swing, so his whole body jumped forward due to the excessive force.
After all, he was not a man with brute strength. Shan Bayan quickly gritted his teeth and stabilized his figure, and then prepared to swing his bow again to compete with others. Just the slightest loss of control just now gave Zhong Rong the opportunity to seize the opportunity. Suddenly, with a flash of cold light, Zhong Rong threw the horse-breaking spear in his hand with lightning speed.
Just like the throw from all the way just now, it was both cruel and accurate, hitting Shan Bayan right in the heart.
The hot blood spurted out and soon stained the wolf skin wrapped around him red. Shan Bayan fell on his back, staring at the sky with his eyes.
…
Shan Bayan's death was too sudden. When Zhong Rong threw the thieves over, the terrified Shanrong people immediately dispersed and fled in all directions.
Zhong Rong, Hong Xiaowei, Zhong Jinan, Zhong Jinhua, and Li Jinshan led their troops to pursue the victory, and finally killed all the Shanrong bandits near Tuzi Gorge.
Seeing Zhong Rong, who was not young but very capable, the third prince couldn't help but sigh, it really is true that a tiger father has no dog son.
Also, he didn't expect that not only did Lin Zhizhou bring his whole family here, but his father-in-law and brother-in-law would also come with him.
Thinking of Lin Zhizhou, the third prince couldn't help but frown. Yesterday, he went to the surrounding villages in Dinghu County, thinking of asking the villagers. Fortunately, he didn't see any of them. As Luo Wenqing said, there was no human being.
Li Zhen felt that Luo Wenqing's report was actually not true. This was not ten rooms and nine empty rooms. It was clearly ten rooms and ten empty rooms, okay?
To be honest, seeing this situation, the third prince felt angry. He really couldn't think of the circumstances that would cause all the villagers to move away.
In fact, the third prince felt that when he entered the city later, he would just ask Lin Zhizhou to explain. How could such a thing be justified? Could it be that all the villagers had gone to visit relatives? This was probably a lie to a three-year-old child. You won't even believe it.
Originally, the annihilation of the Shanrong people was a great achievement. It was definitely a good political achievement that could lead to promotion to a noble position. Who would have thought that Lin Zhizhou would make such a big mistake that would deprive the people of their livelihood? What a pity!
The third prince didn't know why he felt sorry for Lin Yuanqiu so much. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was because he cherished his talent.
After all, he still remembered all the good ways to resettle the refugees.
…
In Yongning City.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was still guarding the city tower at this moment, did not know that the third prince was thinking of taking him back to the capital for trial.
At this time, he was naturally worried about the battle situation, and he didn't know what the current situation was. Although he hoped that his father-in-law could lead the soldiers and annihilate all the Shanrong people, Lin Yuanqiu knew that once someone ran away, it would be difficult to catch up with the horses on his side.
However, one thing Lin Yuanqiu was sure of was that with this heavy blow, the Shanrong people would not dare to come back to do evil for a long time.
"Far Autumn Far Autumn!"
Hearing what seemed to be his father shouting, Lin Yuanqiu ran to the other side and saw that it was indeed Lin Sanzhu.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Lin Sanzhu raised his head, his eyes turned into flowers with smiles, "Your mother, your mother, and the others steamed the steamed buns overnight, saying they were for the people of the escort team to fill their stomachs. You must be hungry after a busy night in Yuanqiu. Come down quickly and eat steamed buns!"
When he heard that the steamed buns were being delivered, Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly looked up towards the street, and soon saw several carriages coming this way. The person driving the front carriage was his fourth brother. Lin Yuanqiu felt warm in his heart. He was so lucky to have such a family who always helped him.
Lin Sanzhu quickly ran over and helped his mother out of the carriage. Mrs. Wu, who was used to being worried, naturally didn't feel at ease waiting at home. Besides, she had to see her grandson safe and sound before she could rest assured.
Hearing that there were big steamed buns and hot rice porridge to drink, hundreds of young men from the escort team quickly formed two teams, with bright smiles on their faces. After a busy night, they were already hungry.
The Lin family did not waste any time, and first brought down several large buckets of white rice porridge and bamboo baskets containing pottery bowls. Mrs. Wu held the porridge spoon she brought from home, and she would later scoop the porridge for everyone.
Lin Dazhu, Lin Erzhu, and Lin Yuanfeng quickly moved the basket filled with steamed buns from the car. The Zhou family, Liu family, and Feng family distributed steamed buns to the young men one by one.
As for Gao Cui and the others, they were of course responsible for handing the hot buns in the basket to their mother-in-law.
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Zhou took the steamed buns and handed them over to others, "Don't worry, everyone has a share, four big steamed buns for each person, keep your belly full!"
"Thank you, Auntie!" Holding the steaming buns in his hands, the young man smiled so hard that his teeth couldn't be seen.
Feng and Liu also shared the steamed buns one by one with a friendly smile.
"Ouch, why are you hurt?"
Seeing Li Daniu with his arms bandaged, Feng took a deep breath. Soon she grabbed two more steamed buns from the basket and handed them over, "Here, I'll give you two more, so you can make up for it!"
"Hey, thank you auntie, thank you auntie!"
Li Daniu held an arm full of steamed buns and thanked him repeatedly.
Lin Yuanqiu saw Li Daniu holding the steamed buns. After finding a place to sit down, he stuffed the steamed buns into his clothes, pressed his chest, and then stood up to get the rice porridge.
…
Zhong Yurou, like Gao Cui and Qin Hehua, is also dressed in casual clothes, with her hair wrapped in a cloth, looking simple and capable.
Seeing that his wife was busy, Lin Yuanqiu quickly stepped forward and helped pass the steamed buns in the basket to her hand, "Where is Bao'er?"
When she heard her husband ask about her son, Zhong Yurou's eyes were full of love, "The little pig is still asleep, I let Liu Ye watch it."
Thinking of her father and brother, Zhong Yurou hurriedly asked, "Ms. sir, are my father and brother okay?"
From the moment she established a convoy and started to defend the city, Zhong Yurou was always worried. Especially after I learned that the Shanrong people came here today, my heart has never calmed down.
Knowing that his wife must be worried about his father-in-law and the others, Lin Yuanqiu told her about his father-in-law and uncle's pursuit of the remnants of the Shanrong.
After a while, the surprised voice of the city gate guard came from the city tower, "He's back, he's back, sir, our people are back!"
…
This was the first time Li Zhen saw such a joyous scene. The moment the city gate opened, beaming smiling faces suddenly rushed out of the city.
After learning that all the Shanrong thieves had been wiped out, the people cried with joy.
After standing at the city gate, Li Zhen did not move forward. He felt that from this angle, he could see the joy of the people more clearly, as well as Lin Xiuzan, who was surrounded by the people at the moment.
No, it should be Lin Zhizhou. That's not right either. Li Zhen shook his head, maybe he won't be Zhizhou soon.
Thinking of the purpose of his trip, the third prince couldn't help but frowned. If Lin Zhizhou's exorbitant tax on the people was true, it would naturally be impossible for him to continue to be an official.
But he always felt that something was not right, because the love for their Lord Zhizhou in the eyes of the people was so real.
The third prince can be sure that if Lin Yuanqiu really did something that was unworthy of the people, then even if there was such a scene where the officials and the people were enjoying themselves, the smiles on the people's faces would be far-fetched. But that's not the case now. Even the word "brilliant" cannot describe the smiles on everyone's faces at this moment.
