Chapter 156: The Boulder on the Top of the Mountain
When the guards saw this, they ran forward. Some of them recognized that the man covered in blood turned out to be Zhang Fei's captain Wang Wei. Wang Wei saw their attire and knew that they were one of his own, so he struggled and said: "
There is an ambush ahead, hurry up, take me to see the lord."
Zhu Bao stood on the hill with his hands behind his back, glanced at the rarely traveled path at the foot of the mountain, and asked to the left and right: "How far is Liu Xin from here?"
Captain Li Xun said: "Sir, according to the schedule, there are still three days left. They are very guarded and our people dare not follow too close. We haven't figured out Liu Xin's specific position in the team yet."
Zhu Bao sighed and said: "The goal this time is just to kill Liu Xin. Originally, with five thousand troops against more than a thousand of them, we could have a sure chance of victory. Who knows, Liu Xin also hid hundreds of people here, and almost fell short."
.Have our casualties been counted?”
Li Xun's face suddenly turned ugly and he said: "Sir, I didn't expect the Jingzhou army to be so brave. A mere 300 people actually killed and injured more than a thousand of us each. Now there are less than 3000 who can fight."
Zhu Bao nodded and said: "Yes, that is the result of them being unprepared and rushing to fight. If Liu Xin is facing the enemy now, the outcome is really unpredictable. It seems that we can only follow Mr. Zhang's instructions.
We were outwitted. Tell the sergeants not to leak any information."
Li Xun said in embarrassment: "Liu Xin didn't leave any of his men alive, but if the more than a thousand wounded soldiers are not sent back for treatment as soon as possible, I'm afraid..."
Zhu Bao didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said decisively: "The matter is very important, and a few more deaths are not a big deal. The first thing now is to figure out Liu Xin's position in the team, and he must hit it with one blow!"
At this time, another captain Zhang Ji said: "Sir, there will be a plan in the end. You can know what is going on. This is the territory of Yizhou. Although it is not easy for us to follow in secret, we can set up checkpoints on the road and check Liu Xin openly.
Where."
Li Xun praised: "What a great idea! I heard that there was a luxury carriage in Liu Xin's team, and he would most likely sit in that carriage."
There were also two doctors in Liu Xin's accompanying team, who had helped Wang Wei stop the bleeding and fed him some water. Wang Wei regained some consciousness and told everyone what happened.
Wang Wei led a hundred Feihu guards and two hundred Second Army soldiers who were familiar with jungle warfare and stationed themselves on the high hill in front to cover the safe passage of Liu Xin's brigade. Yesterday morning, the soldiers were still sleeping.
The camp was suddenly attacked by unknown sources, and there were thousands of them. Wang Wei led the soldiers to resist in a hurry, but in the end they were outnumbered and the entire army was wiped out. Wang Wei was also seriously injured and rolled down the cliff and was killed by a tree.
The big tree blocked him and saved his life. After fighting with the enemy for a long time, he was sure that these people were not barbarians, but Han people.
Not only that, Wang Wei also brought an extremely important news. The evening before yesterday, the soldiers met a few lost people while patrolling. After asking, they found out that they were messengers sent by Xiangyang and that the emperor had collapsed.
These messengers originally planned to set off after dawn yesterday, but they were attacked by the enemy and died among them.
Liu Xin was shocked to hear the news and was immediately furious. It was certain that these people were coming for him. If his guess was correct, these more than 300 lives were lost because of him.
Fengyuan knew there was an ambush ahead, and he broke out in a cold sweat. If Wang Wei hadn't risked his life to warn them, they would have fallen into a trap set by others if they had not risked their lives to warn them. By then, the lives of more than a thousand people in his clan would have been in danger.
Less. Thinking of this, he became uneasy and said to Liu Xin: "Sir, I think it's better to go back to the cave first. Please Zhu Ding send more people to escort."
Liu Xin shook her head, not because she was worried about what Zhu Ding would do, but because he was ready to return home. When he first heard that there was an ambush ahead, Liu Xin also doubted whether Zhu Ying or Meng Huo would send someone to take revenge.
Now that we know that it was Han who carried out the sneak attack, the suspicion of the two of them can be eliminated. If thousands of people can be dispatched for a sneak attack, if they are just bandits, then the strength of this bandit must be amazing, and Liu Xin has never heard of it
Are there any powerful bandits in Zangke? In this case, there is only one answer. Those who carry out the sneak attack can only be regular troops. This is the territory of Yizhou. Needless to say, these people must be sent by Liu Yan.
Since Liu Yan can send troops to the front to intercept him, there is no guarantee that he will not also set up an ambush in the back. Going back now is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap. What's more, Liu Hong is dead and the world will soon be in chaos. Liu Xin can't wait to get wings.
After flying back to the base camp of Xiangyang, how could he possibly agree to seek help from Zhu Ding again?
Liu Xin knew that it was easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. If he just forced his way through, he might be able to escape, but with the more than a thousand people accompanying him, he didn't know how many lives would be lost in this barren mountain.
Dian Wei's eyes were red, and he stepped forward and said, "Brother, let me lead two hundred people to open the way. I don't believe that these little thieves can rebel."
Liu Xin glared at him and looked up at the sky. This was the most difficult moment he had ever encountered. After a long silence, he suddenly said: "We can only keep moving forward and cannot retreat. The target of these people is me, so it's up to me
Go and lure them away. When you return to Guiyang, ask Yide to lead people to destroy them!"
Dian Wei was so shocked that he fell to his knees and said, "Brother, you must not do this!"
Fengyuan also said: "Sir, you should think twice!"
The surrounding soldiers knelt down one after another and said in unison: "My lord, please think again!"
Liu Xin said flatly: "No, the enemy ahead is in the dark and I am in the light. If we want to return to Guiyang safely, they will never give up unless I die!"
When the Ling'er sisters heard the noise, they also got off the carriage. When they learned what had happened, their faces turned pale. Ling'er suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Master, let us sisters pretend to be you and lure them away.
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Both sisters are good at ventriloquism. The tone and tone of Ling'er's speech just now were the same as Liu Xin's, and ordinary people couldn't tell the difference at all.
Fengyuan said with great joy: "Master Liu, let your maid sit in the car and pretend to be you. If someone attacks you, let the car go in the opposite direction. You can definitely distract the enemy."
Liu Xin said without hesitation: "No, I, Liu Xin, will never sacrifice a woman to protect myself."
Ling'er and Xiu'er knelt on the ground together and said, "Master, if you have a problem, our sisters will never live alone. Master, just promise us!"
Even Feng Lie's brother and sister knelt down and persuaded them in unison: "My lord, please promise them."
Liu Xin sighed and said, "That's all, you all get up and let me think about it again."
The team stopped for a moment because of this incident and continued to move forward. After walking for another two days, the team suddenly stopped in front of them. Everyone became nervous. Even the barbarian youths tightened their grip on the machetes and axes in their hands. One of the relatives
The guard hurried to the side of the carriage and said: "Your lord, the sergeant from Yizhou has set up a trap to arrest the fugitives. We must search our team. Please make your decision, lord!"
There was silence in the carriage for a while, and a woman said: "How many people are there? Didn't you tell him that this is Lord Mu's team from Jingzhou?"
The guard replied: "There are more than a dozen of them, and my subordinates have negotiated with them, but they said that even if you come in person, they will be searched."
A man's voice in the carriage said: "Be brave and go to the front. I want to see who is so presumptuous!"
The coachman whipped his whip in his hand, and the carriage moved forward in a "roaring" manner.
The two Yizhou soldiers in front had long guns in their hands and shouted: "Stop, stop. Stop quickly!"
The guard on the side said: "This is the car of our Jingzhou Shepherd Liu."
A Yizhou soldier cursed and said: "This is Yizhou. What kind of show does the Jingzhou herd come to? Let me see what the bird looks like."
As the soldier spoke, he used his spear to lift the curtain, and saw a handsome man lying on his back in the carriage, with a slim woman lying on his chest. The soldier couldn't help but see the woman's back.
He swallowed his saliva, but heard the man yell angrily: "Who is so rude, why should I beat him with twenty army sticks?"
The guards were blocked in their way, and they were already angry. After receiving the order, they immediately swarmed forward. They didn't use any military sticks, just like this with fists, feet, and gun barrels. They beat the soldier so hard that he lay on the ground like a dead dog.
He hummed. The other Yizhou soldiers were all dumbfounded. This group of people were quite easy to talk to just now, but they turned against each other just now.
The curtains of the carriage suddenly opened, and the man stretched out his head and ordered: "Throw them over the side and let's continue on our way."
The Yizhou soldiers dared not speak out in anger, and watched helplessly as the group of people walked away. Then they went to help the beaten soldier, only to find that these people were too cruel, and one of his legs and one arm had been broken.
, and kept wailing.
The leading soldier shouted: "Okay, stop humming. I saw it clearly just now. Just turn around and let the adults give you a credit."
"Look clearly, it's Liu Xin." The injured soldier endured the pain and did not forget to add, "It's just a pity for that girl. Oops..."
The leader kicked his injured leg hard and said: "It's a pity, even if she doesn't die, you won't be able to play with her. Grandma, I saw it just now, that butt is so big and round, it's really
pity!"
The team walked until night before stopping. Sister Ling'er got out of the car and passed by Liu Xin's disguise. Just looking at her face, she couldn't tell much difference from Liu Xin. Only then did Feng Yingying realize that Xiu'er looked nothing like her.
Tong, both in face and figure, is a first-rate beauty. Liu Xin, still dressed in barbarian attire, came over and said: "Ling'er, they blocked the road today to find out whether I was there or not.
In the team, now they know I'm in the car, you don't have to pretend anymore tomorrow, just get off the car and walk."
Ling'er said with determination: "Let Xiu'er walk with the master tomorrow. No matter what you say, I will not get off the car. If I die, I only hope that the master will take good care of Xiu'er in the future..."
Liu Xin couldn't help but feel sad, stopped her and said: "Ling'er, you don't have to say anything, I know what to do."
He had already made a secret decision in his mind to protect the carriage no matter what.
The next day, the team continued to move forward. Liu Xin raised his head and saw a huge rock protruding from the top of the mountain. When he came, Liu Xin also noticed this huge rock. It seemed that it was less than three days away from Guiyang.
He had been following the carriage, always paying attention to the surrounding movements. Suddenly there was a "bang" in front of the carriage, and a cloud of smoke and dust rose up. The coachman stopped the horse with a "hush". When Liu Xin stepped forward to look, there was a sound on the ground.
A big pit appeared, and several of the guards walking in front fell into the pit and were struggling there.
People who had passed by also stopped, turned around and looked around. Suddenly there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd, and then a loud "rumbling" sound was heard from the hillside. When Liu Xin looked up, she saw that the huge boulder had left.
It reached the top of the mountain and was rolling down rapidly, facing the carriage.