The flames roared, the screams of death were heard in the distance, and the scorching heat wave was left behind. What was left was the fatigue and severe pain all over the body. Burns, knife wounds, and blood were still flowing, taking away the physical strength and blocking the sight.
It was still dark ahead, Zhu Wu staggered forward holding the knife in his hand.
There was only one sword left of the original pair of knives, and his hands were bleeding, and he was trembling as he ran away. The most painful thing was not the wounds caused by the swords and guns in the fight, but the burns and broken blisters on his head and back.
After the injury, the feedback was a pain that was far worse than an ordinary wound. The pain initially condensed the consciousness, but due to the long duration and the physical exhaustion of fighting and running, the spirit began to scatter.
The only thing that can support him is the understanding that he is on the edge of life and death. At this time, as long as he falls, even if his injuries cannot kill him, the officers and soldiers catching up from behind will take his life.
He himself didn't know how long he had been running among the mountains. The sky was still dark. If he had a better view, he could still see the flames on the other side of the mountain stream. It was also at this time that he could slightly recall the previous battle.
Different from the previous day when more than 200 people were able to break out of the encirclement and suppression by 2,000 officers and soldiers, this time the sudden battle did not allow for much resistance or breakout. When Ning Yi led the officers and soldiers
Rushing out of the woods, the two sides engaged in the most intense fighting in an instant. However, dozens of people in Liangshan had become wounded and exhausted, and the battle situation became one-sided in the blink of an eye.
Zhu Wu and others only had a brief look at the situation, and realized that they were no longer lucky, so they turned to escape. However, when the soldiers rushed to encircle them, they were still trapped in a bitter battle for a moment. "Little Yuchi" Sun Xin, like Lu Fang, was the first to
Time was killed in front of them.
Before this, Zhu Wu never thought that such a thing might happen.
In the face of an enemy who is good at calculations, he must consider whether the opponent has a back-up plan at every step. He knew this. When Lu Junyi and others broke out, he also thought about whether the matter might be deceitful. But the opponent called out Mr. Lu.
name, it slightly dispelled the doubts in his mind. After that, he ran away and cautiously explored all the way to avoid the possibility of being caught up. But in the end, the figure appeared in front of them at the darkest time.
.He couldn't figure out the reason.
It had been less than a day since the last battle when my brother was arrested. Even if someone defected, it would not have happened so quickly. How could this be planned in just half a day.
However, the appearance of the other party only truly proved the gap between the two parties in terms of layout and operation. If the first incident was just because the other party was cautious and accidentally discovered the plan, this time it is completely
Digging holes and setting up traps based on initiative, while he was still thinking about how to follow along and use his tactics to find ways to save people, the other party directly turned against the guest and set up a poisonous plan to invite you into the urn.
The changes were so intense and things happened so quickly that they had to take matters into their own hands and had no room to think about it.
There were also some things that Zhu Wu felt more clearly at this time.
He was still lucky to follow him all the way. This was because the attitude of the government and even the green forest towards Liangshan had always been this way. He killed half of the more than 200 people and captured forty or fifty, which was already a great victory. Next, he escaped.
Everyone must be more vigilant, and if they try to catch them again, they will get twice the result with half the effort. For most of the enemies, this achievement is already worthy of praise, and they will no longer focus on arresting or hunting down everyone. Although the opponent is in conflict with the government
There are differences, but after all, there are restrictions on status. A scholar who is a married woman is good at planning, and gives the impression that he is weak.
And when Ning Yi appeared in front of them again, he finally discovered that this person was completely different from Shoucheng's government, and even different from most of the green forest tycoons. Just when he had already won a great victory that was praised by everyone,
What he was thinking in his heart was to kill everyone without leaving any way to survive. This also made Zhu Wu suddenly realize the significance of that incident. He... and his side now have a grudge against the family.
.
Liangshan and many people have a hatred of exterminating their families. Perhaps after too much experience, they have become numb. But for ordinary people, this kind of hatred can be seen in front of them.
There are more than 40,000 people in Liangshan. To ordinary people, two hundred of them have been defeated. What is the point of spending all the effort to chase down the remaining forty or fifty? Only this person wants to kill all the enemies who appear in sight.
It was all gone. Everything that might have been caused by the petty feud between Xi Junyu and the "Su family" that was originally just a dull concept to them, had now really come crashing down on them with that figure.
Xi Junyu may have kicked something he shouldn't have...
If we could realize this earlier, maybe everything would be much better. But now, everything can only be filled with life. Zhu Wu even tried to rush forward and shouted loudly: "I have the guts to challenge!"
But what greeted him afterwards was not only Ning Liheng's nod saying hello, but also a hail of arrows that flew towards him with a wave of his hand.
The people who were encircled on the mountain this time were probably two to three hundred people. However, when they rushed up this time, even Zhu Wu and others did not have much chance to break out. They fought all the way, separated by rain of arrows, swords and guns.
Surrounded. But what finally gave Zhu Wu a lucky chance was the rockets fired from the beginning.
These rockets caused a certain amount of damage to everyone in Liangshan, and during the subsequent fighting process, they also lit up the surrounding environment. On the contrary, the encircling officers and soldiers came from the darkness, making it difficult to quickly determine the direction of the breakout.
More than half of the ten tired and injured Liangshan people were killed in the chaos in the blink of an eye.
Then the flames began to spread, until the scale gradually increased, and finally caused the same trouble to both parties. This may be Ning Liheng's only miscalculation. When Zhu Wu braved the raging fire and almost committed suicide to break out,
, only to hear the other party shouting over there: "Who told you to shoot the rocket...catch those bastards!"
In the flames, everyone was divided. Zhu Wu could see Chen Da's figure being submerged by the officers and soldiers. Lu Junyi and Yan Qing were surrounded on the other side, dragging down dozens of people, and they were all covered in blood.
. He was still shouting to himself: "Run away!" However, when Zhu Wu took his last look, he saw someone stabbing Lu Junyi's chest with a knife. Yan Qing fought hard, and the roar like a trapped animal could be faintly heard...
Only Zhang Shun, who was also seriously injured, and one of his subordinates were still escaping with him. They met after breaking out from different directions. Zhang Shun was very skilled in martial arts and found him. The subordinate held his stomach and fought with Zhang Shun.
Help me move forward.
The hope and great prospects that could have been seen were completely wiped out this time...
Since going to Shaohua Mountain, he has never suffered such an injury, and has never experienced such failure and darkness. Just a few days ago, everything should be sure. More days ago, he saw the man on Liangshan Mountain
Xi Junyu, a young man, said that he had been unfairly treated, and there were so many such things that he had never even thought about them. Some things, such as bad luck, were like cutting through invisible threads, which had already occurred a few years ago.
Appeared. At a certain unprepared time, it was smashed down on the face.
Their consciousness was hazy, but their bodies still relied on their instincts to try to escape along the best route. They walked out of the woods and climbed up the ridge. The darkness faded in front of their eyes for the first time, and the horizon in the distance showed a white fish belly, and the light in front of them
Dust slowly swirled in the air. The subordinate who was following Zhang Shun finally bled out and fell. Zhang Shun dragged him up and soon pushed the body off the cliff.
"We have to go back..." Zhu Wu said weakly. Zhang Shun patted his shoulder and he almost fell down.
"We have to go back...back to Liangshan...tell them about this..."
The sun gradually came out, and they were walking on the ridge. They didn't know how many people survived, and they didn't know what else was going to happen ahead. It wasn't until two days later that they met someone who looked like a dead person on their way back.
Yan Qing...
This is a story for later.
The morning sun penetrates the gaps between the trees, shining down on the forest where small fires are still burning and filled with smoke. The combination of early morning fog, dust and flames gives people a slightly sticky feeling. The woods are more filled with blood and
Corpses, the battle is over, and the soldiers cleaning up the mess are counting the heads and finishing the kills.
Ning Yi and others walked through the edge of the field, left the woods, and went up a small slope: "Approximately how many people walked?"
"Four or five, maybe."
"That's almost it." Ning Yi nodded, "It is still necessary to ask various Lukas to help check the sea arrest documents. But they should be able to escape back. I believe in their ability, they can do it."
"There's only one question." Wenren Bu'er came over, "That Zhu Wu is not simple, why didn't you do it for him?"
"Sometimes, smart people are better at guessing things than fools." Ning Yi replied, then tilted his head, "Let's go back. I have to say thank you."
They walked through the forest and went down the mountain. Several carriages stopped on a rugged mountain road. Ning Yi got on one of them. When he opened the curtain, the light illuminated the figure in the carriage. That was the figure that was driven by Zhu
Lu Junyi, whom Wu thought was "dead", originally seemed to be bowing his head, but after seeing Ning Yi, he straightened his posture and his eyes were not kind.
This was the first official meeting or conversation between the two after Ning Yi threatened him in the cabin the day before. Ning Yi's eyes were kind, even a little too kind.
"I feel sorry for you. You performed very well. Also...thank you." Ning Yi went over and took the initiative to shake his hand, then patted the back of his hand and said, "Brother."
His attitude was sincere and not sarcastic. His voice was not flattering, but it clearly frightened Lu Junyi. He probably had never seen such behavior that seemed extremely unethical. Ning Yi then sat down on the side of the carriage.
He knocked on the wooden board next to him and asked the coachman in front to start the journey: "Let's talk as we walk. Member Lu, if you have any doubts in your heart, you can tell me. I will express my position here."
Lu Junyi looked at him for a moment, then straightened his back: "Okay, I am curious about something."
"explain."
"I just nodded and made a sign, and you could let me go on purpose. If I didn't cooperate with you and just said what you said before was fart, what could you do to me!" He felt the strangest at this time.
Yes, but this was the case. Just last night, after he nodded to Wen Ren Fuji, Wen Ren Fuji told him what he wanted to do without any restrictions.
"Don't say that. You have no doubts about your employment. I believe in your character, Mr. Lu." Ning Yi smiled sincerely, but Lu Junyi looked at him. He obviously didn't believe it. After all, no one would believe this kind of thing.
Ning Yi smiled for a while, then calmed down and looked at the other party calmly.
"First, I believe you really have no choice but to take a gamble because you have a grudge in your heart. This is the truth. If not, I wouldn't have come to you at all. Second, if you come over to our side, I can kick you.
It's much easier to go through the whole Liangshan. If you don't plan to break up with Liangshan, I would rather you make your attitude clear today than you messing up my plan behind my back when I really attack Liangshan. This is also your pledge of approval.
Member, what you do today will have little impact on me. Only if you suddenly defect when you are in the middle of my plan will it have an impact on my future plans."
"Then you really don't mind if I lead people to escape today? Where do you get the confidence..."
"It's not a matter of self-confidence or lack of confidence. Some things must be done." Ning Yi looked at him with a smile. "Since I want to take action, the target is 40,000 people in Liangshan. This time, there are only more than 200 people. Do you think it's true?
Is it important to me? I will kill today and kill tomorrow. They are all going to die. If you go back on your word today and take them back to Liangshan, I at least know that you will never really help me. For me, it is certain.
News is actually good news.”
"Haha." Lu Junyi laughed. "It's not that simple, right? How many of us have you incited to rebel? If I don't hand over this surrender certificate, will you be able to find where everyone is hiding? Who is yours? Chen
Da? Zheng Tianshou? I don’t quite think it’s Yan Shun…”
"Shh." Ning Yi raised his finger, "These are secrets... After all, it hurts my feelings to say these things. Member, please tell me what you want to hear. You were already dead on Liangshan Mountain. This time, you will go north with the ship.
It’s difficult to clear your identity immediately, but don’t worry, I will arrange for you to meet with Prime Minister Qin and recommend you directly to him. Then I may try your martial arts and military skills. You can seize this opportunity.
, everything will be worry-free, lawsuits or whatever, when Liangshan is destroyed, we will come out to fight you. I am basically a person who holds grudges, but my grudges are clear. Since you are on our side, I will not hold any grudge against you.
It's a grudge. Of course you will see this later, and the best thing is that we probably won't work together, so you don't have to pay too much attention to me."
Being able to meet the right minister Qin Siyuan in person is, after all, a very rare thing for a non-official like Lu Junyi who once had status and influence in Daming Mansion but had no status. Ning Yi threw it out in an understatement at this time, and his face changed slightly.
He has changed. He is a capable person. As long as he can be appreciated in front of Qin Siyuan, even if Ning Yi really wants to regret and break the agreement, he must think twice. And before Liangshan is destroyed, Ning Yi will naturally not kill him.
Before that, the promise made by the Right Chancellor must still be fulfilled.
He thought for a moment, then suppressed his mood and said: "It's not necessarily a grudge. If you really believe me, why do you want me to pretend to be dead? Wouldn't it be better if I went back to Liangshan?" Although this was a rebuttal,
But after all, there is very little meaning in tit-for-tat, it's just like complaining.
Ning Yi shook his head: "That's not a grudge, but an ability. Outside the army, to be honest, you are definitely not suitable to be a spy. Brother Yi is the real genius. After you hurriedly told him on the battlefield, he immediately
If he can cooperate with you to "get killed" and yell like that, you are not as good as him in many aspects. Since he is your confidant, if anything happens, you can trust him in the future. I will only tell you these words now.
Tell me, if you want to realize your own abilities, you'd better think about what happened before. If you die, Brother Xiao Yi will be reused when he returns to Liangshan. It's much better for me to cooperate with him than with you.
Whether you admit it or not."
Lu Junyi himself is an extremely proud person. If it were in the past, he would probably give Ning Yi a beating. But after all these things happened, it is naturally impossible for him to attack Ning Yi at this time, but his face is still disapproving. Ning Yi dusted off
Dusted his sleeves and stood up.
"That's it, I'll leave first. If you have anything to do in the future, just talk to me or Wen Ren. You're fine... You're welcome to leave the darkness and turn to the light."
Ning Yi knocked on the carriage, and when the carriage stopped, he opened the curtain and got out. Lu Junyi sat there, thinking about all the things that had happened these days, and looked at the light seeping in from outside the curtain. What he had experienced before
Among many things, I have never seen a strange person acting like this...