Liu Hongju's expression changed drastically. He never expected that there was someone hiding among the seemingly calm reeds.
That arrow was as fast as a meteor and full of power.
"puff!"
When Liu Hongju reacted, he tried to dodge, but the arrow went straight into his heart.
A stabbing pain instantly hit his whole body.
Liu Hongju lowered his head and looked at the arrow shaft in his heart, in disbelief.
"How could I...die here!" Liu Hongju's eyes bulged. At this moment, he couldn't believe that he was hit by a sharp arrow. His body swayed and he fell off the horse.
Not only Liu Hongju himself couldn't believe it, but even his cavalrymen were stunned.
But they were not given time to react. Arrows like locusts flew out from the reeds, and then attacked the cavalry like raindrops.
There is not just one person in the reed, but a group of people.
There's an ambush here!
The cavalrymen of the Suzhou Battalion finally came to their senses. At this moment, screams started to sound. In an instant, dozens of people were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Some war horses were hit by sharp arrows. They neighed in grief and people fell on their backs.
"Be careful, there is an ambush!"
The arrows in the reeds continued incessantly, and the cavalrymen fell on their backs. There was confusion for a while. Some people wanted to rush over, but the arrows were raining down. To rush forward would be to seek death.
More people turned their horses around to keep distance from the reeds to avoid being hurt by sharp arrows.
Liu Hongju, who was lying on the ground, was still breathing. His body was twitching and his pupils were dilated.
Everything has just begun, how could I die here?
His face was full of unwillingness, and when he was dying, there were countless questions in his mind.
Why was there an ambush in the reeds? Who was the person who shot him?
Although the man's archery skills were excellent, he obviously had extremely strong internal strength, otherwise he wouldn't have had time to react, and that sharp arrow would have hit his heart at a terrifying speed.
Could it be that the people he was chasing were themselves bait, leading him into an ambush?
But where did they find the time to arrange it?
Blood flowed from the corner of Liu Hongju's mouth, and his body twitched. When he looked at the sky, he only saw the rain of arrows in the sky. Several sharp arrows fell on him, but he could no longer feel the pain. His twitching body finally calmed down.
The light in his pupils has also dimmed.
In the chaos, although some people wanted to step forward to protect Liu Hongju, the continuous rain of arrows made it impossible for them to step forward.
Among the reeds, a boat slowly broke through the reeds, followed by a second, third...!
In a moment, dozens of boats broke through the reeds and lined up. On the boats were archers wearing coarse clothes and gray scarves. These people were skilled in archery, and they shot arrows in a well-proportioned manner. Some were still taking arrows.
When the arrow is fired, the companion is shooting an arrow. When the companion's arrow is shot, the other side is ready, bend the bow and release the arrow.
Because of this, the arrows continued continuously.
After several rounds of arrow rain, more than 20 cavalrymen were lying dead on the ground, while more cavalrymen were hiding far away.
When someone saw these ships, they exclaimed: "They are... Taihu pirates!"
Gu Baiyi, Chen Zhitai and others were standing on the shore, very close to the ships, so the arrows could not hurt them. At this moment, Gu Baiyi, who was calm and composed, did not even look back. He had a plan in mind, and seemed to be leading the group of arrows.
Hand general.
The Suzhou Battalion cavalry is naturally not without combat effectiveness.
In a head-on confrontation, the combat effectiveness of two hundred cavalry is extremely astonishing. Even if all the archers from dozens of boats rush ashore and engage the cavalry in hand-to-hand combat, the cavalry will not have any fear at all, and they will even have the confidence to kill these archers.
Two pure.
However, these archers did not engage them at hand-to-hand combat. They only used arrows to shoot and kill the cavalry, and it was impossible for the cavalry to rush to the ship and fight with the archers.
"Don't mess up, don't mess up!" One of the cavalrymen shouted, waving his sword: "Stand back and form a formation!"
After all, they were well-trained. After the chaos, the cavalry had retreated one after another, hiding out of the range of the bows and arrows, and then formed a formation under the command of that man.
They must be prepared to meet the enemy.
Many people looked around, wary of the Taihu bandits coming from other directions. Since the other party had set up an ambush, no one was sure how many people the other party had ambushed.
The archers finally stopped.
Among the cavalry formation and the Taihu pirates' boats, apart from Gu Baiyi and a few others, were corpses lying strewn about on the ground, and Liu Hongju had long since died.
The cavalrymen felt a chill on their backs.
They had always thought of themselves as hunters and thought they were chasing prey, but at this moment they ridiculously discovered that they had become prey that had broken into a trap.
Although the entire army was not wiped out, the commander was shot dead here, which was a fatal blow to the Suzhou camp.
Those on the boat still held bows and arrows in their hands, standing on the boat in an orderly manner, looking at the cavalry coldly, while the cavalry held swords and looked at the archers on the boat like a pack of wolves.
Many of the cavalrymen knew that the Taihu pirates were ambushing here.
In the entire Taihu Lake, except for the Taihu Pirates under Linghu Xuan, no one has such fighting power, and no one dares to make an enemy of Suzhou Camp.
But why did the Taihu Pirates appear here?
Who is that calm and seemingly gentle man that the Taihu pirates dispatched hundreds of archers to support him?
"Liu Hongju is dead." After a period of deathly silence, the cavalrymen heard the man's voice: "Kill the culprit, and the accomplices will be given light sentences." He looked gentle and even a little simple, but his eyes were cold and stern: "Suzhou
If there is a rebellion, the imperial court will soon send troops to quell the rebellion. Liu Hongju is dead, but you can make a choice, whether to be loyal to the imperial court or follow the Jiangnan family to rebel. Life and death are in your own hands. If you are willing to be loyal to the imperial court, dismount now."
His voice was not very loud, and even a little low, but every cavalryman who was not close could hear it clearly.
"The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens descends to the mortal world, and the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon saves the common people!" The man who had just commanded the cavalry to stabilize their position looked at Gu Baiyi from a distance and sneered: "The Queen Mother Association and the demon fox are at odds with each other, and we will not give up until we get rid of the demon fox!
"
Gu Baiyi nodded slightly and said no more.
Suddenly, Chen Zhitai heard the sound of drums coming from behind. He couldn't help but turn around and looked over. He saw another boat slowly appearing among the reeds. This boat was much larger than other boats. There were only two people on board.
, a boatman punted the boat, and there was a table on the boat. A man in white clothes was sitting at the table, holding a wine glass, and chanted loudly: "A horse can travel across hundreds of battlefields, and one arrow can kill ten thousand enemies. I
How can the phoenix in this western mountain be like a flock of ordinary birds?" After chanting, he raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.
Although Chen Zhitai knew nothing about literature and ink, he could hear that this poem was extremely arrogant.
Gu Baiyi turned around, saw the person coming, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General Zhong, for your help."
"Are you Gu Baiyi?" The man in white glanced at Gu Baiyi.
Gu Baiyi nodded.
The man in white stood up, stood on the bow of the boat, put his hands behind his back, looked at the cavalry who did not dare to approach, and said: "When you go back, tell everyone that the one who kills Liu Hongju will be extraordinary in Taihu!"
Chen Zhitai immediately showed admiration. This man killed Liu Hongju with one arrow. He had extraordinary skill and looked like a master.
The leader who took over Liu Hongju's command of the cavalry sneered: "So you are Taihu Qi General Zhong Bufan!"
"So you all know my name." The man in white raised his head proudly, with a smile on his lips, and seemed very satisfied: "I am a phoenix in the west mountain, how can I be like a flock of ordinary birds, and a phoenix in Taihu Lake stands like a flock of chickens, you know my name
, and it’s natural.”
"Zhong Bufan, the Taihu bandits and the Queen Mother will be enemies. Have you thought about the consequences?" The team leader said sternly: "You kill Commander Liu. From now on, the Queen Mother will fight with you Taihu bandits to death. One day, Wang Mu will fight to the death."
The mother association will definitely steal and kill all the chickens and dogs in Taihu Lake."
Zhong Bufan said proudly: "As long as I am here, Taihu Lake will never fall!"
The team leader clenched his fists and looked at Zhong Bufan's domineering look, wishing to cut him into pieces.
But he knew more clearly that today's situation was completely under the control of the other party. The other party could advance or retreat. Although he had about two hundred cavalry under his command, if the Taihu pirates came out in full force, these two hundred people might not be able to survive.
And retreat.
He did not hesitate, made a gesture, pulled the reins of the horse, turned around and walked away. Although the cavalry under him was unwilling, he knew that there was nothing he could do against the Taihu pirates today, so he could only pat the horse and follow behind the man. The sound of hoofbeats was heard in the blink of an eye.
Already gone clean.
Chen Zhitai breathed a long sigh of relief. When he saw Yu Xuanwu next to him with a pale face, he hurriedly asked: "Madam, are you okay?"
Yu Xuanwu shook his head.
"These are all our own." Chen Zhitai pointed at the Taihu bandits and smiled at Yu Xuanwu: "They are all our own brothers. Madam, you don't have to worry anymore."
Zhong Bufan raised his eyes and said proudly: "There is no brother of yours here. I only have one brother in this world, and that is the King of Taihu. Who are you? How can you be worthy of being my brother?"
Chen Zhitai didn't expect Zhong Bufan to be so straightforward. His face was bruised and red, and he was extremely embarrassed.
"Gu Baiyi, the Taihu King ordered his people to wait here." Zhong Bufan said without looking at Chen Zhitai: "Get on the boat, the Taihu King wants to see you." He had no intention of joining the boat with Gu Baiyi, so he turned back to the table and sat down.
, the boatman propped up his pole a little and returned to the reeds.
Fortunately, there were dozens of boats here, and Gu Baiyi immediately ordered Chen Zhitai and others to board the boats.
As the sun sets in the west, passing through the reeds, you will see the vast lake. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the lake, making the waves sparkle like a bright golden mirror.
Under the same sunset, Qin Xiao was walking on foot with She Yue on his back.
Naturally, he didn't know that Gu Baiyi and his party had turned the corner. At this moment, he was just thinking that the same thing, what he saw with his eyes and how he felt with his body were completely different things.
He knew that She Yue had a hot figure that was not inferior to that of his junior sister-in-law, with curvaceous curves, tall breasts and plump hips, but it was not until he carried She Yue on his back that he realized that compared to what he saw with his own eyes, this Princess of the Tang Dynasty had
The cost is really unparalleled and the materials are really good.
Although he tried his best not to think wildly, the coarse clothes could not block the amazing elasticity of Sheyue's chest. The two round and plump outlines pressed against his back. The softness with amazing elasticity was always stimulating.