"Sir, the person I rescued is awake." Zhao Qingshan came to report.
"Bring him here, and let's see who is so powerful and can attract such powerful pursuers."
Not long after, Zhao Qingshan and another person carried a middle-aged man to the hilltop where Zhao Yan and others were.
This man is in his forties and has a clear face. Although he is a little dirty, he has a feeling of spring breeze blowing on his face and looks a bit like a scholar.
"My Excellency, Su Yun, thank you very much, Mr. Young Master, for saving my life."
"Who are you? Who are they? Why are they chasing you?" Zhao Lu asked calmly.
"This..." Su Yun hesitated.
Zhao Hai said angrily: "What? We saved your life and eight brothers died. Don't you even want to tell us your identity? If I had known better, I shouldn't have saved you."
"Zhao Hai! Since others don't want to talk about it, it means there is something unspeakable, so we won't force it." Zhao Yan shouted to stop Zhao Hai's complaint.
After Zhao Hai muttered a few words, he said nothing more.
Su Yun's face turned slightly red because of Zhao Hai's words, and she opened her mouth without saying anything.
Seeing this, Zhao You didn't want to force others, so he asked Zhao Qingshan to take him down to rest.
Seeing the aggrieved Zhao Hai, Zhao Yu said: "What's wrong? If someone doesn't want to say it, how can you force him to say it? Aren't you afraid that what he says is false?"
"That's not it, it's just... alas... I thought our people were already pretty good, especially the two groups of Xu He and I. They were all tough bandits who had experienced life and death. I thought we couldn't defeat the army, so we shouldn't be able to kill the bandits.
The problem is, I didn’t expect to lose so miserably, I just sit back and watch the sky." Zhao Hai said in a low mood.
"Don't talk about you. Even I didn't expect these thirteen people to be so powerful. But the opponent has such good horses and weapons, so defeat is nothing. It also serves as a reminder to us, lest we become arrogant. This
The first time we met were thirteen people, what if we meet dozens or hundreds next time? Don’t think too much, go back and train our people properly.”
"By the way, Zhao Hai, have you found anything from the man in black?" Zhao Yan thought for a moment, raised his head and said to Zhao Hai.
"No, there is nothing special about them, but their horses, weapons, and shields are all of the best quality. There are also thirteen hand crossbows, but without arrows, otherwise, the consequences would be even worse."
"Excellent war horses, excellent equipment, elite knights, who is this person? Don't provoke people with powerful forces." Lao Jiu Zhao Jie said softly.
"Lin Luo, where do you think such a person comes from?" Zhao Yan asked.
Lin Luo smiled bitterly and said: "I can't explain this clearly. Those who can be equipped with hand crossbows are usually wealthy businessmen or big families. Since the other party has not revealed his identity, I don't know for sure. But it also shows that the other party has a good background."
"But what I'm wondering about is how sure the other party can defeat our two hundred knights with thirteen people." Xu He interjected.
Zhao Yan and Lin Luo's expressions changed, and they said almost at the same time: "Not good!"
Zhao Yan stood up suddenly and said eagerly: "Zhao Jie, you immediately rush to Crouching Tiger Mountain and let Uncle Li leave a group of people to stay behind. The rest of the people will come to support immediately."
Although Zhao Jie didn't know what was going on, he quickly mounted his horse and galloped away.
"Xu He, go say hello to the people in the town and move the people here into the town first. Also tell them that there are bandits coming and tell them to be prepared. Also tell them that this time
The bandits are killing people profusely, and they will not care about their little money, so let them not entertain the idea of reconciling with the bandits."
"Brother, what do you mean, the other side has a large team of people?" Zhao Hai asked. Then he said: "Yes, only this explanation shows that they want to fight us head-on."
Lin Luo: "I think they thought our town was relocating villagers, and they wanted to disperse us all at once, but they didn't expect that our fighting power was quite large."
"Lin Luo, go assemble the team and tell them to prepare to fight immediately. For the sake of your family!"
Lin Luo took the order and left.
"Brother, if we send our family members to the town, will those black knights attack the town?"
"If we don't enter the town, we probably won't attack the town first. Of course, if we are destroyed, Lijia Town will not be able to escape."
"It's all my fault. If I didn't save that Su Yun, nothing would have happened." Zhao Qingshan, who came back after sending Su Yun down to rest, also heard the whole story of Zhao Yan's words and said with self-blame.
Zhao Yan patted Zhao Qingshan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are right. If we don't save him, we will be no different from bandits. What's more, even if you don't save him, no one can be sure that they will
They won’t kill you. Don’t blame yourself. As long as a man can live up to his own conscience, as long as he doesn’t do anything wrong, he will do it. I don’t believe that we can’t defeat them. Let’s fight side by side.”
"Thank you for your understanding, sir. I am willing to fight to the death with you!" Zhao Qingshan said loudly.
Seeing the family members not far away starting to move into the town, Zhao Yan also came to his mother's carriage.
"Xian'er, is there going to be a war?" Mother Zhao hurriedly asked as soon as Zhao Xian entered the carriage, and the two little girls also looked at her.
"Mother, you, Lian'er, and sister Xin'er will go to the town first. My son wants to fight here to show the bandits that we commoners are not easy to bully."
"Xiu'er, you have to be careful. Mother won't cause any trouble for you. I'll be waiting for your triumphant return in the town."
"Cousin, you have to be careful!" the two girls also said nervously.
Seeing that everyone had entered the town, the low gate of the town was also closed. Hundreds of village warriors stood sparsely on the wall and watched from a distance.
"pity!"
"What's a pity?" Zhao Hai said puzzledly.
"It's a pity that the terrain here is too flat, not suitable for ambush, so we have to fight hard." Zhao Yan looked at the flat terrain around him and sighed.
"Sir, we are ready. The infantry will stand in front of this small bag of dirt, and the cavalry will be on top and on both sides." Lin Luo also organized his team.
Zhao Ju came to the front of more than 220 people and said loudly: "Now, another bandit has come to attack us. Our family members, relatives and the eight hundred people are all behind us. Their lives are behind us."
It's all in your hands. We can't watch them die in front of our eyes, we have to fight them to the death.
War. Some of us were bandits before, but now I hope that you, like others, will do what a man should do, that is, protect your wife and children, and protect the elderly and the weak from being bullied. If anyone is afraid and does not want to fight
Even if the enemy fights to the death, I will not force him to do so. He can lay down his weapons and horses and retreat to the town."
"We will fight the enemy to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
More than two hundred people shouted in unison.
"Okay! We are all good men. I will live and die with you! Fight to the death! Everyone rests where you are and is ready to fight at any time!"
"Zhao Qingshan, bring me that Su Yun." Zhao Yan said sharply.
Zhao Qingshan once again carried Su Yun to Zhao Yan.
"Mr. Su, you didn't want to tell me before and I didn't force you, but now, I hope you can tell me who you are and why are they chasing you?"
"this……"
Zhao Yan sneered and said: "You have also seen what I am doing. When they come after me, I will hand you over. By then it will be too late for you to say anything. I believe they got what they wanted."
If you want it, you won’t fight me to the death, do you think so?”
Su Yun's face turned pale, and after a while, he sighed: "Okay, in that case, I will tell you, but I want to know, who are you?"
Zhao Hai said angrily: "Looking for death, we didn't tell you how many people died in order to save you, and we still have to fight with them to the death. Until now, you still haven't told us the truth. I think we should hand you over."
Su Yun said without fear: "If you don't tell me who you are, then hand me over, or you may die."
Zhao Yan sneered and said: "Well, it's okay to tell you. You have also seen that we are relocating the people. We are the local braves from Xinyan Town in the southwest, and I am their leader Zhao Yan."
"Xiangyong? Xiangyong is not as powerful as you, right?"
"We are indeed local warriors, but not anymore. We are rebels, dedicated to suppressing mountain bandits. I wonder if you are satisfied?" Zhao Yan's face became colder and colder.
Su Yun was startled and said with a smile: "Rebels? I believe it. I believe you. You can save me and move the people to the town. But you stay outside the town. You are indeed not ordinary people. You ask the people around you to retreat."
open."
Zhao Yan asked the surrounding sentinels who came with Zhao Qingshan to step back and said: "Now, you can speak."
"I am the Zuo Bingma envoy of Yanzhou."
"What? Are you the military envoy of Yanzhou?" Lin Luo said in a loss of voice.
Zhao Yu was shocked when he heard this. The Yanzhou Soldiers and Horses Envoy was the assistant officer of the Yanzhou Captain. Together with the Yanzhou Captain and the Youbing Horse Envoy, he was in charge of all the soldiers of the Yanzhou Prefecture.
"Since you are the military envoy of Yanzhou, why are you here alone, and why are people chasing you?" Zhao Yan asked quickly, knowing that he was now trapped in a whirlpool.
Su Yun smiled and said: "You know that I am the military envoy of Yanzhou, do you want to know anything else?"
Zhao Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Knowing that you are the military envoy of Yanzhou, it is already difficult to escape. Whether you know the other things is the same. In this case, it would be more advantageous to know in more detail."
Having said this, Zhao Yu thought of Butler Zhao's words and gradually understood a little bit, but now it was difficult to avoid them.
Su Yun glanced at Zhao Xi with approval and said, "You are indeed extraordinary, but the other party has three hundred knights in black. Can you withstand it?"
Zhao Yan said: "Whether you can resist it or not, you will know after fighting. Now it seems that even if you can't resist it, you still have to block it. Otherwise, not only my two hundred people, but also this town will be difficult to save."
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Su Yundao said: "As long as you abandon the people you moved to and the infantry under your command in this town, you and your cavalry may be able to leave."
Zhao Yu said seriously: "Maybe, but if you can even abandon your own family and brothers, then you are no different from an animal."
"What you said is wrong. In many cases, many people will abandon things that they find difficult to abandon. When you face a choice, you will understand. Then I will tell you why I am here and being chased.