Chapter 577 Jia Heng: He was injured several times and was bleeding, but he still held the knife
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???????Kaifeng Fucheng, Beicheng
There are four city gates in the North City. As the thieves collapsed in fear, they all rushed to the North City. The four city gates including Chenzhou Gate and Weizhou Gate suddenly opened, and people gathered like ants, and the escapees
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The lanterns and fire flames on the city gate tower swayed in the wind and shone with the moonlight, making the top and bottom of the city gate tower as bright as day.
Accompanied by the noise, Wang Sishun led his five to six hundred brothers, as well as the Dingfu who came from the crowd, pushing back and forth and crowding through the city gate. People roared, horses neighed, and the sounds of shouting and cursing came one after another.
Wang Sishun's escape was like a chain reaction, which undoubtedly led to the 5,000 men who were helping to defend the city wall on the north wall. Li Yanqing went to support He Guosheng. There were not many people left to defend the city.
At this moment, no one knew who had started, and groups of three or five fled along the military path on the city wall, making several city gates crowded.
"Go to the water gate." Wang Sishun shouted loudly and led his brothers, ignoring Ding Fu and other bandits who were running for their lives, and turned straight to the water gate of the Wuzhang River.
Since Wang Sishun had already prepared boats to meet in front of the water gate, he directly led hundreds of brothers, hurriedly boarded dozens of boats guarded by his brothers, and opened the water gate gate. "Quick, quick,
sail!"
???????Wang Sishun had a look of panic on his face, his pupils were bloodshot, and he shouted urgently.
????????Looking back through the gate of Kaifeng Fucheng towards the inner room, I saw a raging fire, and the loud sound of fighting came from my forehead, and I felt even more inexplicable fear in my heart.
Fortunately, he had the foresight to prepare the boat in advance, otherwise, he would be in big trouble later when he was trapped in Kaifeng Fucheng.
????????One of his subordinates said anxiously: "Master, there are brothers behind you who haven't come up yet."
Wang Sishun originally had two to three thousand people under his command, all of whom were "heroes and martyrs" from all walks of life who relied on Juyi. Now he has only brought out five or six hundred people, and the rest are still unknown.
Resist the attack of the Beijing army.
????????"It's too late, we don't have many ships, now hurry up and sail into the Yellow River, heading for Huaiqing Mansion!" Wang Sishun said anxiously, seeing his brothers who were still hesitating, he said: "
What are you doing in a daze? Set sail!"
Gritting his teeth, he pulled out the sword from his waist and suddenly cut off the thick cable on the baby's arm.
????????Then the boat quickly left, and the people at Watergate Ferry who had not yet boarded the boat were immediately anxious when they saw this scene. Some people did not care and jumped into the river like dumplings.
In the middle, "Pulling Leng..." swam towards Wang Sishun's boat.
"The boat is full, brothers, find another way and run away for your life!" Wang Sishun shouted loudly.
Hearing this, the bandits who had not yet boarded the boat cursed loudly, and many of them were members of Wang Sishun's subordinates.
?????????"This Kaifeng Mansion cannot be defended at all. I heard from the old people in the city a few days ago that this city has never been defended since ancient times." Wang Sishun stood on the bow of the boat and cursed angrily.
After saying this, he turned to look at the brothers who looked mostly gloomy and uncertain, and said: "Brothers, let's go to Huaiqing Mansion. After resting, we will then transfer to Shandong. Qilu Mountain is high and densely forested, which is suitable for us to settle down."
????????Everyone’s expressions were gloomy, so they had to agree.
?????????They were obviously quite dissatisfied with Wang Sishun's behavior just now, because many of the people left behind were township party members, and everyone was naturally chilled when they saw Wang Sishun being so mean.
?????????Not long after Wang Sishun led his thieves and sailed out of the water gate in a boat, the government troops entered the city in large numbers. The news that Kaifeng Prefecture could not hold on quickly spread throughout Kaifeng Prefecture like a plague.
The bandits who hesitated at the gate tower of the North City also panicked and began to flee out of the city in large numbers...
About two quarters of an hour later, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves stepping on the bluestone road, a dark cavalry rolled past Chenzhou Gate like dark clouds. The leader was Luo Jinzhong.
Nearly a thousand of his brothers fled towards Chenzhou Gate in Beicheng.
????????? Previously, when Li Yanqing proposed the strategy of collecting troops and horses to prepare for a long-term stalemate and sneak attacks on the government troops, Master Luo's thoughts became vivid, and he took the initiative to ask for help and ordered people to collect troops and horses first. Now it is just in time to use it.
Got it.
?????????When the head of the Luo family abandoned Dongcheng and fled, he also went to the horse herding prison in Kaifeng Mansion to recruit troops and horses. However, he had a conflict with the brother Li Yanqing left behind to guard the troops and horses.
Heading to Wei Bochuan who was supporting Dongcheng, Lai Haiyuan and others arrived. Luo Jin
In desperation, General Zhong was assigned 300 military horses, and then led his brothers to rush towards Chenzhou Gate without stopping.
????????As time passed, the bandits in Kaifeng City completely collapsed, and there were still bandits of all sizes following Luo Jinzhong, running towards the north city.
Luo Jinzhong ignored it and believed that his companions behind him could delay the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.
????????You don’t need to run very fast, as long as you run faster than your companions.
As for the thieves and bandits in the city, some of them who could not escape, about four to five thousand people, knelt down and begged for surrender. These people were suppressed and monitored by Cai Quan's cavalry.
The other bandits were chased by the cavalry led by Qu Guang. Most of them suffered losses and fled in droves toward several gates in the North City.
????????Because the imperial army is attacking the west, south and east gates of Kaifeng City, only the north city still has a glimmer of hope, even though the Yellow River is not far from the city.
????????You can just cross the Yellow River to reach the other side, so you don't have to worry about the imperial cavalry chasing after you.
????????Otherwise, a two-legged man would not be able to outrun a four-legged horse in the plains and fields. It didn’t take long for him to be hunted down by the army like prey that was fleeing in all directions.
At this time, Luo Jinzhong held the reins and led his brothers, slashing and killing the thieves and Dingfu who were fighting for the way, and left the north city in a mighty manner. He couldn't help but look back at the sound of killing.
The city of Kaifeng was shaking, and he said to the brothers beside him: "Brothers, we finally escaped."
He still has four to five hundred people under his command. Although his strength is not half as good as when he was at his peak, he is undoubtedly much luckier than the other three forces who are trapped in the city and cannot escape.
????????A leader beside him said urgently: "Master, I'm afraid there are no ships on the other side of the Yellow River."
"Since we haven't collected the boats, we won't cross the river! Go west, let's go to Caozhou along the Yellow River!" Luo Jinzhong said loudly.
?????????How to cross the river on horseback?
????????As for the companions behind them to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, they can also escape easily.
Hearing this, Luo Jinzhong's brothers responded helplessly, turned their horses and rode towards Caozhou, about to escape.
????????However, at this moment, "Boom..."
????????The sound of a large group of cavalry horses trampling across the earth sounded. More than a thousand cavalry troops emerged under the bright silver moonlight. They were all black, like black clouds approaching. The sabers raised one by one were reflected in the moonlight.
Below, there is a cold glow flowing.
Luo Jinzhong and others were shocked. They stared and took a breath. Where did these officers and soldiers come from?
The first general, wearing a black cloak and black armor, is the second-class man of the Han Dynasty, Xie Jing, a guerrilla from the Beijing camp. He led a large number of cavalry from the Beijing camp and came around the city, coming from the side.
Attacked and killed Luo Jinzhong's troops.
????????Being surrounded by three and missing one does not mean doing nothing and letting the enemy flee. There should be no shortage of ambushes...
Xie Jing looked at Luo Jinzhong and others who had escaped and were about to turn their horses eastward, with cold expressions on their faces, and shouted loudly: "Get your crossbows ready, let go!"
????????With the sound of the machine and the pulling of the bowstring, it sounded like a death bell.
?????????Luo Jinzhong yelled, furious, his vision went dark, and he quickly lowered his body to avoid the crossbow attack.
?????????The crossbows and arrows fired in unison, like locusts.
Accompanied by bursts of angry roars and screams, after two rounds of arrow rain, Luo Jinzhong's brothers fell off their horses one after another. Three or four of them lost their combat effectiveness and groaned on the ground.
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Luo Jinzhong was also hit by an arrow in his shoulder, thigh, and calf. The horse underneath him was also shot to the ground, whining in pain.
????????As for the bodyguard brothers behind him, more than half were killed or injured.
Luo Jinzhong looked around and saw officers and soldiers everywhere, ready to go, and the atmosphere was solemn.
????????The saber was dazzling in the moonlight, and an endless despair struck Luo Jinzhong's heart. If he had known this, he might as well have sneaked into the group of young men with a few confidants, made up and fled. "
kill!"
Xie Jing was sitting on the horse, holding a long spear as thick as a teacup mouth, and with a "drive" sound, he drove the horse at his hip.
???????? All the generals and commanders behind him also came in droves to kill Luo Jinzhong and the other bandits. Suddenly, the cavalry advanced and thousands of cavalry attacked. Luo Jinzhong's troops were running for their lives in a hurry, their morale was low, and they were suddenly attacked.
The attack resulted in numerous casualties.
?????? Compared to the ferocity of Gao Yue and Li Yanqing, as well as the bravery of his bandits, Luo Jinzhong himself and his brothers were obviously inferior.
????????In addition, Xie Jing led a thousand and five cavalry, and he had a large number of people. On the vast plain, he was different from the streets of Kaifeng Fucheng.
In the meantime, Luo Jinzhong's bandits were divided and surrounded, strangled and harvested.
Luo Jinzhong was hit by three arrows and his movement was hindered. He held a ghost-headed sword and, protected by his brothers, fought hard with the cavalry led by Xie Jing.
Luo Jinzhong was also aroused. Regardless of the pain all over his body, he held a ghost-headed knife in his palm and shouted loudly.
The soldiers at this time mostly used swords, spears, spears, hammers, Xuanhua axes and other exotic weapons, which were not mainstream weapons.
??????????Xie Jing was leading the cavalry to divide and strangle the bandits. He glanced at Luo Jinzhong who was showing off his bravery, snorted coldly, clamped the horse's belly, raised the spear in his palm, and stabbed Luo Jinzhong in the chest. Luo Jinzhong
It turned out that he had been hit by three arrows in the few rounds of arrows. After dismounting the horse, it was very difficult to move. He could deal with the cavalry, but when he saw generals like Xie Jing rushing towards him, he suddenly panicked.
The two soldiers beside him raised their swords and slashed at Xie Jing. However, they saw the cold light of the spear flashing, and "Puff" was heard twice. Their throats were pierced, and they were bleeding profusely.
, fell down on the spot.
????????Xie Jing sneered and shouted: "Thieves, take your life!"
Luo Jinzhong was frightened and quickly raised his knife to fight. Unfortunately, he was injured and did not go for more than ten rounds. He only heard a few "pop" sounds and a cold spear pierced his chest.
, severe pain came.
Luo Jinzhong's eyes widened with anger, and the ghost-headed sword he held in his hand fell to the ground with a bang. He opened his mouth and wanted to roar, but he felt an unbearable pain in his chest. For a moment, his consciousness sank into a permanent state.
of darkness.
?????????"The boss!"
?????????Seeing Luo Jinzhong was killed, the thieves and bandits around him who were fighting with the officers and soldiers screamed in surprise and immediately fell into chaos, with no will to resist anymore.
Under the encirclement and suppression of the Beijing cavalry, the resistance gradually weakened, until the officers and soldiers shouted "Abandon weapons and do not kill", many bandits threw down their swords and guns and began to surrender...
Xie Jing said to one of his Qianhu officials: "Zhao Qianhu, quickly lead five hundred cavalry to the Yellow River ferry to drive away and shoot the bandits."
???????"Yes."Those officials from thousands of households handed over their hands should be.
Xie Jing said: "Others, follow my general and lead the troops to block the bandits. Don't block the gate. Lie in ambush near the city gate. Escape the bandits on foot and rush back and forth to kill them. Anyone who comes on horseback must be
The leader of thieves and bandits, no one can be allowed to escape!"
????????If the bandits are in a desperate situation, they will be willing to fight to the death, which will only increase casualties. Xie Jing understands this very well, so he does not send troops to block the city gate to prevent his cavalry from suffering heavy casualties.
Moreover, the bandits had no way to escape. Even if they were lucky enough to cross the Yellow River, there would still be imperial cavalry on the other side to scout and hunt them down to ensure that they would not flee to other states and counties.
????????As Xie Jing sent people to ambush the gates of the north city, all the bandits in the city were wiped out under the strangulation of Qu Guang and Cai Quan.
At this moment, one or two hundred people came running away from Weizhou Gate in Beicheng. The leaders were Gao Yue and Li Yanqing.
?????????The two men had previously fought their way out of the streets, joined forces with brothers Wei Bochuan, Lai Haiyuan, and Ma Liang whose eye injury had not yet healed, and robbed the military horses kept in the stables of the horse herding prison, and headed towards
Escape from Weizhou Gate in Beicheng.
?????????"Master Gao, the imperial cavalry is chasing me fiercely. Where should we escape? Crossing the river or?" Li Yanqing asked Gao Yue, who still had an arrow on his shoulder, which he had just cut with a knife.
The arrow shafts and arrows are still there.
?????????"Without a boat, the entire army cannot cross the river. We must leave the city first, pass through Juyang, and return to Runing Mansion!" Even though Gao Yue was injured at the moment, his mind was particularly "sober" and he planned to return to Runing from Juyang.
Ning Mansion, make another plan.
????????He still has thousands of troops over at Runing Mansion. As long as he goes back, he still has a chance to make a comeback and avenge the past for his brothers.
Li Yanqing paused slightly and said in a deep voice: "Master Gao Da, I want to go to Caozhou. Otherwise, if we run south all the way, the road will be plain. If the officers, soldiers and cavalry are chasing after us, sooner or later we will be captured by the officers."
The army caught up."
"You must not go to Caozhou!" Gao Yue said urgently and advised: "Brother Yanqing, Gao heard from the White Lotus Sect that Shandong Admiral Lu Qi has led his elite troops to attack Caozhou.
Good pockets await
????????We break out of the encirclement. From what Gao saw, we pretended to cross the river, but actually surrounded Juyang and then returned to Runing. This is the right thing to do!"
Shandong and other places are within the sphere of influence of the White Lotus Sect. Its intelligence agents infiltrated the state capital and previously told Gao Yue about the troop mobilization in Shandong.
?????????However, what Gao Yue and the White Lotus Sect don't know yet is that the imperial court has also arranged a group of troops in Juyang to clear out the horse thieves and mounted bandits who may have fled to Juyang after the destruction of Kaifeng City, or in other words, carried out an attack from the south.
A sweeping campaign to the north.
????????"Brother, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are coming from behind." At the moment when the two were talking in front of the horse, Li Zimin shouted loudly from behind.
?????????At that time, Guo Yong's camp commander Qu Guang led five hundred cavalry to pursue Gao Yue, Li Yanqing and other bandits.
After Luo Jinzhong's defeat, Qu Guang quickly led his troops into the city from the east of the city. Hearing that the guerrilla general Zhou Dong did not stop Gao Yue, he hurriedly handed over the matter of clearing out the bandits to his deputy general.
The guerrilla general personally led his men to hunt him down.
Qu Guang rode on his horse and galloped forward. Looking at the bandit cavalry running towards the city gate, he knew that Gao Yue was in front of him. He repeatedly shouted to his soldiers to speed up their horses.
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?????????A stern look appeared on Ma Liang's face, and he said to Gao Yue: "Brother, you go first, I will stop you!"...
????????As he spoke, he shouted loudly: "Brother has been kind to us for living. The time has come to repay the favor. If you are willing to stay, come with me!"
????????Ma Liang left behind, no doubt he was determined to die, especially since Ma Liang lost an eye, the situation was even more dangerous.
Lai Haiyuan's face was slightly shaken. He looked at Gao Yue and said firmly: "Brother, I'll stay too!"
"Sixth brother, fifth brother." When Gao Yue saw this, his nose felt sore and tears almost filled his eyes.
?????????"Brother, stop talking nonsense, let's go quickly!" Ma Liang, carrying a waist knife, led about thirty brothers under his command, drove horses to meet the official army, and Lai Haiyuan also led about ten brothers.
Follow up later.
The situation is urgent and Gao Yue’s mother-in-law cannot be tolerated.
Without waiting for Gao Yue to say anything, Li Zimin and Wei Bochuan surrounded Gao Yue and fled away. Li Yanqing, expressionless and silent, drove his horse forward. At this time, Rong Rong
He is not allowed to say too much, otherwise, he will be the one left behind.
Gao Yue looked back at Ma Liang and Lai Haiyuan, and his heart felt like it was bleeding. These sworn brothers were all brothers who could accompany him to conquer the world in the future, but now they are all here! What if?
If we hadn't taken the risk to attack Luoyang, how would we be today? As Mr. Shao said, if we went south instead of north, how would we be today?
?????????Gao Yue was extremely upset and felt that his guilt and resentment could not be suppressed.
However, the two generals behind them did not resist the official army for long. Under the siege of Qu Guang and a large number of cavalry, the two generals were surrounded and killed on the spot by the Beijing cavalry army not long after.
Gao Yue and Li Yanqing led the remaining dozens of riders out of the city gate tower at lightning speed, but they were not lucky enough to escape from the cage.
Suddenly, shouts of killing broke out, and a large number of cavalry rushed out from the side of the road. The leader was Zhang Qianhu, one of Xie Jing's three thousand officials, who led five hundred cavalry to look after the two men.
A city gate.
????????As for Xie Jing, he was still sniping at the escaped bandits at Chenzhou Gate.
????????"kill!"
Without even saying a word, the cavalry charged forward and hit one spot.
Gao Yue fought hard to take the lead. Even though he was injured, he still shouted for a fierce battle. However, his personal bravery was enough to save himself under such a cavalry charge. The number of his brothers gradually decreased. In an instant, among the officers and cavalry,
They dispersed under the charge.
?????????Here, Li Yanqing has led more than ten cavalrymen and Li Zimin under Gao Yue to break out of the encirclement. At this moment, everyone is injured and morale is low.
?????????Looking back and using the torchlight on the city gate tower, Gao Yue was holding a big sword and leading ten or twenty riders trapped in the formation.
Wei Bochuan.
"Brother!" Li Zimin was horrified when he saw this scene. He was about to drive his horse back to fight and rescue Gao Yue.
?????????"Rumble..."
????????Just at this moment, a deafening cavalry stampede was heard from the west city gate. It was clearly Jia Heng leading a group of soldiers and horses to arrive.
????????The sight of the officers and soldiers coming in large numbers naturally caught Li Yanqing’s attention. He grabbed Li Zimin’s sleeves and said urgently: “Brother Li, Gao
?????????The great master is extremely brave. If he wants to escape, who in the world can stop him? If you go back and get stuck in the formation, you still need to be saved by the great master!"
?????????In fact, it was the tragic deaths of Ma Liang, Lai Haiyuan and other old brothers just now that made Gao Yue feel a huge guilt and an obsession to rescue Wei Bochuan.
Hearing this, Li Zimin's face paused and he was stunned for a moment.
????????At this moment, Gao Yue also shouted loudly: "Brother Yanqing, leave quickly and leave us alone!"
"Let's go!" Li Yanqing said no more, grabbed Li Zimin and led more than ten of his men to escape toward the northeast.
????????He still wants to go to Caozhou, which is his hometown, the terrain is familiar, and he can avoid being arrested by the court.
At the same time, Jia Heng, accompanied by the guards of Liu Jixian's Jinyi Mansion and Pang Shili, the general of the Yangwei Battalion, led the troops.
Jia Heng looked at the dozen cavalrymen escaping to the northeast and said, "Pang Shili, the one who escaped should be Li Yanqing. Go after them yourself. Don't let them escape!"
???????This is to learn from Zhou Dong's previous lesson and send Pang Shili to chase and kill him as a sure-fire strategy. Pang Shili clasped his fists and obeyed the order, then led 200 cavalry and went to hunt down the bandits.
After Pang Shili left, Jia Heng also turned his attention again to Gao Yue, who was under siege by the Beijing cavalry.
????????He was wounded several times and the blood flowed endlessly, but he still fought fiercely with a knife. He was really a rare warrior in the world.
?????????Actually, Gao Yue had also noticed at this moment that the young man in python suit was surrounded by the generals, looking at him aggressively, as if a fierce tiger was staring closely at him, even though he was still injured.
?????????It seemed that Gao Yue didn't need anyone to remind him that the person coming was the Empress of Ningguo - Jia Heng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Beijing Camp!
