In later generations, there were several roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, among which the Baoxie Road was built on the largest scale and lasted the longest;

The shortest and most dangerous one is the Tangluo Road, while the one closest to Chang'an, the core of Guanzhong, is the Ziwu Road.

At this moment, in the early Warring States period, the plank roads on Baoxie Road had not yet been built, let alone the Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road.

Therefore, if you want to go from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, you can only take a detour to the west of Guanzhong and take the farthest Chencang Ancient Road.

Starting from Hanzhong and walking north along the Chencang Ancient Road, Prince Du of Shu and his party walked for a long time.

Originally, Empress Du was still worried that her uncle Du Jiameng might be secretly trying to harm him on the ancient Chencang Road.

However, it was calm along the way. Seeing that the group had entered the section of the Chencang Ancient Road that belonged to the Wei State, there was no trace of the originally expected attack.

Could it be that I am really worrying too much?

Just as Crown Prince Du and Empress Du were in the carriage, they were muttering secretly in their hearts. There were a pair of dangerous eyes watching them on the hillside not far ahead.

"Chief, here we come!"

The soft shouts from his subordinates in his ears brought the leader of the dead warriors wearing a black scarf back to reality from his inner thoughts.

Looking at the group of people approaching in front, especially the carriage that was slowly moving forward, the leader of the dead soldiers slowly narrowed his eyes.

"Remember, the task given to us by the Lord is to kill Crown Prince Du and Queen Du."

"Only success is allowed, no failure is allowed!"

"Here."

The leader's command echoed around him, and after a light promise, a dead soldier holding a bow and arrow stared straight ahead.

The scene in front of the dead soldier gradually blurred, but in the blink of an eye it became clear. He silently held his breath, and the originally tight bow string suddenly loosened.

In an instant, accompanied by a sound of breaking through the air, a sharp arrow shot directly towards the team below.

The sharp arrow shot straight into the throat of a Shu soldier. He fell down without even having time to make a sound.

"boom!"

The sudden attack caused the entire escort team to immediately become frightened, and harsh shouts also rang out at the same time.

"There is an enemy attack!"

"Protect the prince!"

When the guard captain shouted these words, the Shu soldiers who were a little flustered quickly calmed down.

The rattan shield was placed at the front, and a famous soldier held a long sword in his hand, using their bodies to protect the Crown Prince Du Empress who escaped from the carriage.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

…

The sound of breaking through the air kept resounding on the ancient road, and the Shu soldiers who were guarding them kept falling down.

Seeing his guards fall in front of him one after another, the guard captain looked anxiously at the prince standing next to him.

"Prince, the enemy's offensive is too fierce. We won't be able to support it for much longer if this continues."

"It seems that my uncle hates me so much that he actually shows off such a big deal."

She raised her head and scanned the surrounding hillsides, looking at the sharp arrows that were being shot continuously. Empress Du's face was filled with a dangerous light, and a stern look flashed in her eyes.

In an instant, when the stern look disappeared from her eyes, a confident look appeared on Empress Du's face again.

"Soldiers, hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive soon."

"Prince, the whole of Hanzhong is under the rule of Marquis Ju. Where will reinforcements arrive?" Crown Prince Du's words were obviously not convincing, and the guard captain immediately asked a rhetorical question.

"I said yes."

In sharp contrast to the worries of the guard captain, there was no trace of panic on Crown Prince Du's face. At this moment, he was looking ahead with cold eyes.

On the hillside, seeing the group of people below being crushed by him and others and struggling to hold on, a smile flashed across the leader's face.

"it's time."

"You guys will charge down with me and kill Crown Prince Du and Queen Du!"

"kill!"

…

The cry of killing filled the ancient road, and the dead soldiers who came to attack the convoy shouted and launched a general attack on the target.

Even though Prince Du and Empress Du had made it clear that reinforcements were coming, the Shu army, which was unable to defeat the four-handed army with two fists and was outnumbered, still fell into a disadvantage bit by bit.

One after another, the escorting Shu troops fell into a pool of blood, and the situation of Prince Du and Empress became increasingly precarious.

Just when these dead soldiers saw that their goals were about to be achieved, there was a heavy sound of horse hooves behind them.

The hoofs of the war horses hit the ground, and the neighing of the war horses resounded throughout the valley. Listening to the sudden bursts of sound coming from behind, the leader of the dead soldiers who originally thought he had a chance to win turned back to him in horror.

The land of Shu is mountainous, and the Shu army is indeed unique in infantry warfare, but it does not have many cavalry.

Since the approaching cavalry behind them is not the Shu army, there is only one possibility left.

Wei Jun! The elite Wei cavalry in Guanzhong of Wei State!

"There's an ambush!"

Realizing that something was wrong, the leader of the dead soldiers muttered this sentence in his mind and immediately looked forward with bloodthirsty eyes.

The cavalry of the Wei army is about to arrive, and there is no possibility for our side to retreat unscathed. In the end, they will all be buried on the Chencang ancient road.

In this case, I and others have only one choice left, and that is...

Pointing his sword forward, the leader let out his last cry.

"Kill Crown Prince Du and Queen Du!"

It's a pity that after he shouted this sentence, a sharp arrow flying from behind hit him directly in the back of the heart.

After suddenly spitting out a bloody arrow, the leader of the dead warriors fell down directly with deep reluctance.

With the death of this dead warrior leader, Prince Du and Empress Du immediately sounded the clarion call for counterattack.

On one side were the elite Shu troops who were resisting desperately, and on the other side were the cavalry of the Wei troops galloping towards them.

Under such attack from the front and back, these dead soldiers had no power to parry, and they quickly changed from the role of the besiegers to the besieged.

Looking coldly at the people in front of them who wanted to kill him just now, Crown Prince Du said in a deep voice: "You just need to put down your weapons and surrender..."

Before the prince could finish reading, these dead soldiers looked at each other, as if they had made some decision.

Then I saw a long sword being placed on the neck, and with just a slight exertion, blood flowed down. The surrounded dead soldiers immediately turned into corpses.

…

"The end will come later, so the prince was frightened."

A moment later, when the surviving Shu army guards were cleaning the battlefield, a general wearing red armor appeared in front of the prince.

"The general's words are serious. If it were not for the general, I would probably be buried on this ancient Chencang Road today."

"General, I would also like to ask you to pay homage to me."

"The prince doesn't need to be polite, the general just follows orders."

He hurriedly stepped forward to help the Crown Prince Du Empress to his feet. The Wei cavalry general bowed his hands and said, "According to the order of the King and the Prime Minister, I will lead my subordinates to escort the Crown Prince to Anyi safely."

After letting out a breath of turbid air, Crown Prince Du smiled and said, "Thank you so much to King Wei and the Prime Minister."
Chapter completed!