Chapter 81: Ji Ling, your time of death has arrived
But when Ji Ling arrived at Zhongli, soldiers who had escaped from Shouchun retreated. When Ji Ling heard that Shouchun had fallen, his palms broke out in cold sweat. Shouchun was the place where Yuan Shu ruled, and not only did he have a large amount of pearls, jade, and gold.
Yin also settled Yuan Shu's family members, and Shouchun guard Yuan Yin was also Yuan Shu's younger brother. If this matter were to reach Yuan Shu's ears, Yuan Shu would be furious, and the only person to be dealt with would probably be Ji Ling.
Ji Ling was ordered to pursue Gao Jin, but now Gao Jin had Shouchun taken over. He could not escape his involvement no matter what.
The top priority is to quickly recapture Shouchun and capture Gao Jin and others to atone for their crimes, otherwise Ji Ling will die.
He did not dare to delay and immediately led his troops towards Shouchun. By the time Shouchun arrived, it was already sunset. Ji Ling looked up and saw that the flag of Yuan Shu's army was still hanging on the top of the city. He could not help but be filled with doubts and summoned an army.
: "Send a team of people to take a look."
The military marquis received the order, and in about a moment, he reported back and forth: "General, the band of thieves have escaped, and General Li Feng is guarding the city."
"Li Feng?" Ji Ling sneered: "Who is he? He can take back Shouchun City with him. Follow me into the city to have a look, and make the soldiers be careful to prevent fraud."
Two thousand cavalry roared through the mud, splashing countless dust. When they arrived at the city gate, they saw the city gate wide open. The whole Shouchun returned to calm. Soldiers wearing Yuan Shu's military uniforms at the door came over and asked: "Where are you?"
Are the troops coming?"
Ji Ling dismounted and said, "Let your general answer the question."
When the soldier saw Ji Ling, he looked familiar and quickly said, "I'll go right away."
Soon, Li Feng came from the city on horseback, came over and saluted General Ji Ling and said: "General Ji is here unexpectedly. I have been waiting here so hard."
Ji Ling saw that Li Feng's expression softened a little and said, "Captain Li, where are those Lu Bu army bandits?"
Li Feng said: "They invaded Shouchun, looted a lot, and then hurriedly headed west toward Hefei."
When Li Feng said this, a trace of guilt appeared on his face, and he said: "General, the fall of Shouchun City is inseparable from a certain person. They suddenly appeared in the city that night, and Lord Yuan Yin was also killed by the thieves, and there was a chaos in the city.
, He was just leading a team to collect food, but he was caught off guard by them.
Later, I had to hide in a private house to finally escape. After the thieves left, I was found by several sergeants, and they quickly gathered the sergeants scattered in the city to wait for the Lord's squadron."
Ji Ling's expression changed greatly: "Master Yuan Yin was killed by the bandits?"
His face looked uncertain at this time, and he was a little panicked for a moment. Yuan Yin had a distinguished status, and if he was killed by bandits, Yuan Shu would definitely be responsible for the blame.
Li Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Not only Master Yuan Yin, but also... the lord's relatives also killed many of the thieves for these thieves, and the lord's beloved concubines were also kidnapped by the thieves..."
"Gao Jin!" Ji Ling was filled with thoughts and knew that this matter was not a trivial matter. He couldn't help shouting to the sky: "I swear to kill you!" He pressed the hilt of the sword, looked at Li Feng with murderous intent and said: "In that case, you
Why don't you pursue the bandits?"
Li Feng said: "General, what are you talking about? The bandits are all cavalry. How could I have collected so many horses in the city at one time? In addition, Shouchun is also the top priority. If Shouchun is abandoned to pursue the bandits, what if?"
How can I bear the risk of another accident?"
Ji Ling gave Li Feng a hard look: "How long have the bandits been gone?"
No matter what, what he has to do now is to catch Gao Jin and his group of cavalry in one fell swoop, otherwise this matter will never be dealt with.
Li Feng said: "About six hours, we set off early today. Why don't the general go into the city and drink some wine first, feed the horses some horse feed, and refresh themselves before going to pursue the bandits."
Ji Ling shook his head and said, "Time has not waited for me. It's too late."
Li Feng felt secretly happy in his heart. If Ji Ling entered the city, he would definitely find some clues, and his life would be at stake here today. Tian Feng had already figured out what Ji Ling was thinking, and Li Feng was a little worried at first, but now
Seeing Ji Ling's expression, he couldn't help but admire Tian Feng's uncanny calculations, and he was sure that Ji Ling would not enter the city.
He pretended to be worried and said: "This group of thieves is extremely ferocious. I have recruited two hundred cavalry in the city today. How about I let you follow the general to pursue them?"
Ji Ling pondered for a moment and said: "That's very good!"
With no time to rest, Ji Ling continued to urge the cavalry to set off. Li Feng also joined in with two hundred cavalry, and more than two thousand cavalry headed westward day and night.
There were a lot of gold and silver utensils scattered along the road. Ji Ling got off his horse to check. Most of these utensils were supplies from Yuan Shu's mansion. Ji Ling said to Li Feng: "It seems that they must have robbed a lot of property and brought these things with them."
We can’t go far, so if we work harder, we can catch up with them.”
Li Feng said: "General, the soldiers have been running around for a long time, and now it is getting dark. Why not let the soldiers dismount, rest, and eat some dry food before chasing after them."
Ji Ling was now afraid that this group of bandits would cause trouble again. Hefei was just a step ahead. Hefei was not a frontier fortress, so there were not many troops stationed there. If they succeeded in Hefei again, it would be even harder for him to explain.
On the other hand, he was afraid that Gao Jin and the others would turn north and flee towards Runan, so he said, "Li Duwei, don't talk too much. I have my own thoughts."
After saying that, he continued to move forward. When it was getting dark, Li Feng advised again: "General, if the soldiers don't rest, even if they catch up with this group of bandits, they may not be able to fight."
Ji Ling said: "I'll give it another try, until I really can't see any trace of the bandits."
This cavalry army headed west along the official road, and for a while they complained.
The cavalry following Ji Ling rushed from Zhongli to Shouchun, and then galloped here from Shouchun. They had not rested for a whole day, were tired and hungry, and were already complaining incessantly. All the lieutenants and Sima urged: "General,
No more pursuit."
Ji Ling said angrily: "What are you doing? The thieves have kidnapped the lord's beloved concubine. If he doesn't recover it, how can the lord show his face to the world? They can attack Shouchun day and night. Do we even have the strength to pursue them?"
Not even? If they capture Hefei again and my lord blames them, we will both die without a burial place."
Seeing Ji Ling's behavior, everyone did not dare to persuade him any more, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue chasing. The sky was completely dark. Everyone lit up torches and meandered to a wilderness, when suddenly light appeared in front of them.
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Above the wilderness, the night is cool...
The biting night wind caressed Gao Jin's motionless cheeks, mixed with ice and floating on the tip of Gao Jin's nose, gradually thickening into droplets of ice water. The cold ground feeling came clearly from the wings of his nose, and Gao Jin suddenly felt...
My mind, which was almost numb, was cleared. In the vast night ahead, an inexplicable noise came through the air!
Here it comes! A cruel sneer flashed across the corner of Gao Jin's mouth. Here, he and his brother have been waiting for two hours with plenty of food and wine. Now, it's time to cut off this tail.
A dim firelight ignited like a ghost in the vast night ahead, and suddenly more firelights began to shine from under the night sky. Centered on the first firelight, they quickly spread towards the two wings. In just a moment,
They formed an endless line of fire, almost separating the dark sky from the cold wilderness.
Gao Jin breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of cold murderous intent appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The dim line of fire became brighter and brighter, getting closer and closer, and finally turned into countless blazing torches. In the bright firelight, a huge black cavalry army swept in like a tide, and thousands of icy spears were thrown in.
The firelight reflected a dark, cold light.
Gao Jin calmed down the restless war horses and sneered loudly: "Is this General Ji Ling ahead?" He paused and shouted in a mocking tone: "Your death has come!"
There was no place to be found after breaking through the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get there. When Ji Ling saw this group of cavalry waiting here, he was furious. He dragged his long sword and cursed loudly: "Gao Jin, you are so arrogant!"
, I swear to kill you today!"
He pointed the knife forward: "Does the little thief dare to fight with a certain person?"
Gao Jin sneered cruelly under the night sky, making people feel that today's long night is even colder: "You are no match for me!"
Ji Ling became furious and shouted loudly: "Kill!"