The right to decide can be addictive, but many times decision means choice, and choice must have the element of giving up.
The word "give up" is the last thing I want to say.
This is the choice Wang Ye faces at this moment.
Behind him were anxious but murderous subordinates, and at least three roads in front were heading east.
The three soldiers who went to investigate soon rode back.
"Reporting to the captain, no trace of the enemy has been found in the middle or right side, but there are signs of men and horses rushing down from the middle valley."
Wang Ye frowned when he heard this. Jin Bing might choose another path or return to the original path.
Without wasting a moment, the princess was in more danger.
"Sir, Wu Sima and the others are not far away from here."
Although Wu Chengju was ordered to be demoted by Guan Ze, everyone still used to call him Sima, not only because he had followed Guan Cheng for the longest time, but also because he was brave enough.
"Leave one person behind to inform Wu Sima to divide his troops to pursue from the center. The rest will follow me to pursue along the left side. Don't be stingy with your horsepower. They won't be able to run far. Chase them!"
Wang Ye made a decisive decision without having time to think.
Ten fast horses passed by and rushed towards the trace.
Even two legs in the forest are not as flexible as four legs.
Soon Wang Ye was overjoyed when he saw Jin Bing.
"Brothers, the golden soldiers are right in front of you. Get the princess back and kill her!"
The remaining nine cavalrymen immediately unsheathed their swords and rode out, and even Wang Ye was the last to react.
With this loud shout, Jin Bing also discovered Wang Ye and others, and suddenly panicked.
Wang Ye's heart skipped a beat, and an unknown premonition came over him.
There were many people in this group of golden soldiers, at least two hundred, and they had no fighting spirit. They dispersed as soon as they heard it.
The galloping cavalry chased after him with a leap of horse, and the long sword in his hand effortlessly cut through the clothes on his body and brought up drops of blood.
As the heads fell to the ground, the eyes of the Jin soldiers were covered with blood. Although the enemy was dozens of times larger than themselves, they were not afraid, just like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
But soon the enemy came back to their senses. The number of Jin soldiers who attacked was pitifully small, and because of the influence of the woods, more Jin soldiers escaped the first wave of impact.
A Jinbing officer immediately organized his troops and began to try to encircle and suppress them.
Although the Jin army was unevenly armored, they were not inferior due to their numerical advantage. They were all elite and brave men, and after a brief panic, they also aroused the ferocity in their bones.
"Brothers, there are only a few of them. Kill them. The time has come for revenge. Hold on!"
Wang Ye's ominous premonition was completely confirmed, and they were chasing in the wrong direction.
But being heavily surrounded by golden soldiers, some soldiers had already abandoned their horses and fought on foot.
Now Wang Ye could only hope that Wu Chengju could allocate enough troops to take the middle route.
The battle quickly attracted the attention of both sides.
At this time, Wu Chengju had divided up nearly a hundred people, and he personally led the team.
It's clearly the middle.
Wu Chengju is also betting, and he also urgently needs to prove himself.
"Sima, on the left, Captain Wang and the others are fighting. The princess is probably on the left." A company commander ran a few steps to catch up.
"Stop the whole army!"
"Stop!"
As orders were passed from layer to layer, the pursuing Jin army quickly stopped, breathing heavily and wiping the sweat from their faces from time to time.
"Sima, let's turn over from here. The sound is not close enough. A cup of tea is enough time."
But Wu Chengju frowned and fell into deep thought.
The company commander said urgently: "Sima, the princess's safety is important!"
"No! No!"
Wu Chengju looked to the left and said in a deep voice: "The number of gold thieves who robbed the princess was only a few dozen, and more than a dozen were lost. There couldn't be too many people. I thought that what Captain Wang met might be the gold thieves who were responsible for the rescue." Soldiers, and the thief Du Tan must have escaped this way!"
The company commander said anxiously: "Sima, we can't make any more mistakes with Your Highness!"
Wu Chengju was very determined and said in a deep voice: "It can't be wrong. I believe it will be right this time. Everyone should speed up along this road immediately!"
"If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility for it. Anyone who makes false claims will be killed immediately!"
A military order blocked all the company commander's words in his throat and turned them into an unwilling sigh!
What the company commander didn't know was that Du Tan and others had just stopped less than two hundred steps away from them.
"General, the fight has begun, and the Jin army has indeed fallen into the trap."
Liu Dong's face was filled with joy, and he looked at Du Tan in front of him with a hint of admiration on his face. A very important thing for a general is to predict the enemy first, and this kind of pleasure is even more refreshing than a wedding night.
Du Tan smiled reservedly and said, "It's just a pity for those brothers."
Liu Dong, however, did not take it seriously and said: "There must be some damage. I will naturally ask for credit for them when I go back. It was they who diverted the attention of the Jin army so that we can be safe."
Then he looked at Guan Tan, who was gagged, and said, "Only can our princess have the opportunity to use her in a serious way."
Du Tan nodded in agreement and continued: "Although this is the case, this place is also unsafe. There are many Jin troops. Once they find out that they have been fooled, they will definitely chase them along this road. We don't have time. Only when we get to the camp will we be safe."
However, the distance of two hundred steps was not even blinking for a small group of men and horses marching at full speed.
Before Du Tan could come and give the order, he saw a soldier stumbling over and felt a bad premonition in his heart.
"Why are you so panicked?"
The soldier gasped and said repeatedly: "It's the Jin Army. The Jin Army's pursuers have arrived. There are nearly a hundred people. The brothers who are ambushing the rear are unable to stop them. The Jin Army is desperate for their lives."
At this time, the cry of killing had already come over. Du Tan looked up and saw the shirtless Wu Chengju pulling the long sword out of a soldier's stomach. Blood spattered on his body, adding a bit of evil aura.
Du Tan was also a veteran on the battlefield and had killed countless enemies, but he felt panic at this moment.
It happened that Wu Chengju also saw Du Tan and others, pointing his long sword in the distance, and Du Tan seemed to be able to see the blood on the tip of the sword.
"Golden thief, take your life! Kill!!!"
The soldiers of the Jin army were like wolves and tigers. The two soldiers left behind by Du Tan were chopped into pieces by the Jin army with high morale without even taking a few breaths.
Although there are only a hundred people, the momentum is like a thousand troops!
"Golden thief, take your life!"
The one who rushed to the front was the company commander who questioned Wu Chengju, with a ferocious look on his face.
At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, so this shame turned into his feet like a sprinting chariot. It only took a moment for it to become clear in Du Tan's eyes.
"Hurry, retreat!" Liu Dong was anxious. There were only about twenty people around them at this time, so how could they stop the pursuers who were several times their size.
As a general, Du Tan must show his calmness and determination as a general at this moment.
"No!"
Du Tan pointed at the pursuers from a distance and said: "The Jin army is several times larger than mine and is lightly armed. It is difficult for our army to defeat us. If we retreat, we will easily panic and everyone will die."
Liu Dong couldn't help but shouted in a loud voice: "If we don't run, we will all die!"
Du Tan turned to Liu Dong and said, "His Royal Highness."
This was the first time that Du Tan said to Liu Dong so solemnly: "You are my hope for the future of Daikin. There must be no accidents."
"Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu."
"The humble position is here."
"You two are the people I trust the most, and you have excellent military strength. From now on, you two are fully responsible for the safety of His Royal Highness. You must escort him to the army safely without making any mistakes."
Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu looked at each other in shock.
"This is a military order. Anyone who violates it will be killed immediately!"
After hearing this, the two of them knew that the matter was urgent and that this was not the time to be pretentious, so they quickly set up Liu Dong and left.
"No, General Du, you are my general of Dajin. How can we be at fault? We still have hostages and Guan Cheng's sister is still here. The Jin army will definitely throw a trap. We have a chance, as long as the army comes. "
Du Tan looked at his subordinates who rushed forward to try to stop the pursuers and sighed: "Your Highness, we were all wrong. Guan Cheng must be coming soon, and none of us will be able to leave by then."
"Zhang Wen Zhang Wu, take His Royal Highness away quickly."
Liu Dong was dissatisfied and was about to struggle when he heard Du Tan say: "Your Highness, fighting on the battlefield is not that simple. There is not much I can tell you. Although Yan Tao is arrogant, he still has some abilities. If your Highness wants to For the Kingdom of Jin to be strong, it must first be alive, and don’t let the last general’s death be in vain.”
After saying that, Du Tan drew out the long sword from his waist and stood beside Guan Tan.
Liu Dong's eyes were filled with tears. There were only five Sima in the Jin Kingdom, and all of them were the pillars of the country, but now he had to lose one of them because of himself.
A thousand armies are easy to come by, but a general is hard to find. In these troubled times, generals are the capital of a country that dominates the world.
Liu Dong looked at the suddenly tall figure in front of him, bowed deeply and said loudly: "General, I will leave for now. I will avenge this in the future to thank you!"
Du Tan was unmoved. Hearing the footsteps retreating behind him, a smile appeared on his lips. He pulled off the rag from Guan Tan's mouth and said softly: "Your Highness, I'm sorry."
Guan Tan snorted and ignored it, but he also put aside some contempt for such a person who sacrificed himself to save the savior.
The remaining dozen Jin soldiers were unable to resist the wolf-like and tiger-like Jin army. In less than half a cup of tea, all but two who escaped were killed.
When the last soldier fell, Du Tan's expression was complicated, and even the sword in his hand trembled a few times.
Wu Chengju came out of the crowd and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Guan Tan was fine, and then looked at Du Tan without concealing his anger.
"Your Excellency must be Wu Chengju and Wu Sima."
Wu Chengju snorted coldly and said: "It is this general who is going to release Her Royal Highness quickly. I can also plead with Your Highness on your behalf to let you live."
Du Tan smiled and said: "As long as my Highness is safe, what if I let the princess go?"
"you!"
"What a courage!"
Wu Chengju was furious and said angrily: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly, this is the princess of Datong! It will not be too much to punish the nine clans of you for the following offenses!"
Du Tan burst out laughing after hearing this, and even burst into tears.
After a while, he stopped and said: "Princess of Datong? Today, the area under the direct jurisdiction of Tongshi is only one Zhili county. When Wu Sima was young, you traveled to various countries. Ask, which prince in the world still recognizes this Datong?"
"You're also going to kill all nine of my clans. My nine clans are in Dajin. You want the patrolman from Yong'an City to try to kill one of them?"
"Look how arrogant you are!"
When Du Tan heard this, he looked up. The Jin soldiers in front of him separated into a road, and a young man appeared in front of him.
Wearing a cherry helmet, black armor, a dragon head shawl on the shoulders, a bright breast mirror on the chest, gold scale arm guards on the wrists, gold mesh boots on the feet, and a red handle on the waist. Sheathed a long sword, with a resolute face and a good look.
Du Tan was slightly startled and lost his mind for a moment, but he quickly reacted and snorted softly and said with a sneer: "I think this is His Royal Highness the King of Jin. I am still wearing the armor, but I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
