Chapter 159: Siege and Interception
As soon as the four of them ran not far away, they saw a group of Chu soldiers coming in a hurry, and they quickly turned around and hid in a remote alley next to them.
Now this inn is unable to go back, fortunately there is no luggage, they are all the first time to come to this Zizhou City, they are not familiar with the terrain, and they can't find one, a relatively safe place to stay.
"Now that our identities have been exposed, and we have killed Taishou's nephew, the Chu soldiers of Zizhou City will definitely search for us frantically. Therefore, the city could not stay any longer, and we were able to withdraw from the city as quickly as possible. Yang Yun said to the three people behind him.
Qiao Yuwei and Duanmu Jiyue don't like to use their brains, and Chi Mu'er obeys Yang Yunyan, so everyone has no objection to Yang Yun's words, saying that they just listen to his arrangement.
In this situation, you must race against time, and rush out of the city as fast as possible before the people of Chu can react.
They weren't familiar with the terrain here, but they knew that the east gate where they had entered today was relatively close to here, so they decided to go out from here.
After deciding, the four of them rushed to the east gate of Zizhou City as quickly as possible. At this time, it was getting late, and the city gate was about to close, so they had to rush out of the city before the city gate was closed, otherwise, it would be difficult to escape the great hunt of the Chu soldiers in the city.
The luck of the four was not bad, they just rushed to the city gate, just in time for the soldiers of the Chu State to prepare to close the city gate. The four of them rushed out of the city as fast as they could, turned to look at the slowly closing gate behind them, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
"It's really unlucky, I originally wanted to pass through Zizhou City, quietly sneak out of the pass, and return to the territory of Dafu, but now it seems that I have to find another way." Qiao Yuwei gasped and said loudly.
"Let's go! It's getting dark, let's find a place to stay, get a good night's sleep, and then think about the next step! Yang Yun said to everyone.
Yang Yun remembered that on the way they came to Zizhou City, there was a very small inn, which was only a few miles away from Zizhou City, and it was relatively remote. So, Yang Yun took Qiao Yuwei and others to this inn to stay.
Yang Yun deliberately chose two rooms with a good line of sight and next to each other, and instructed everyone to sleep with their clothes together, so that they could quickly evacuate if there was an emergency.
Yang Yun and the others were lucky, the people of Chu didn't expect that they would leave Zizhou City so quickly. Therefore, a large number of troops were dispatched to search the city of Zizizhou.
So, it turns out that Yang Yun's choice is correct. That night, they slept soundly and were not disturbed in any way.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, before the sky was bright, Yang Yun and the four of them left the inn, this time, Yang Yun was made up by Duanmu Jiyue into an old man with a wrinkled face.
Originally, Yang Yun planned to bypass Zizhou City directly, reach the border between the two countries, and then sneak back to Chu State.
But walking all the way, Yang Yun had to change his strategy, because now every level is much more carefully checked than before. Moreover, every person who passes through the checkpoint will be interrogated in detail by the Chu soldiers on the checkpoint, and a full-body search will be conducted.
Seeing such a situation, Yang Yun and the others had to change their strategy, preparing to choose some remote mountain villages, find a place to hide for a few days, and wait for the people of Chu to relax their vigilance before thinking about leaving.
However, the actual situation is much more difficult than they imagined. Along the way, Yang Yun found that their situation became more and more dangerous. Because they passed through a village, and there were notices posted everywhere. Government requirements. Every family if out
Now a stranger, must be reported.
Under such a rigorous search, Yang Yun and the others were quickly exposed, they were blocked by a small river, and there were two or three hundred Chu soldiers, surrounding them.
Under such circumstances, Yang Yun had no other way but to fight to the death with these Chu soldiers.
Fortunately, with the desperate hard work of the four people, they finally broke a bloody path and successfully broke out of the encirclement.
However, these Chu soldiers did not give up, they followed closely behind Yang Yun and the others, which made Yang Yun very distressed. I want to turn around and destroy them, but I am worried that it will take too much time and there will be more and more pursuers.
However, if they are left far behind, the Chu soldiers who got the news nearby will definitely come soon. In this way, they have no chance of escaping.
At this time, Chimur played a big role, on a small stone bridge. Chi Mu'er asked Yang Yun and the three of them to evacuate first, and stood alone on the bridge, blocking the Chu soldiers on the bridge with his own strength.
Chi Mu'er stood on the bridge and blocked the enemy on the bridge for half an hour. It was estimated that Yang Yun and the others had already withdrawn farther, so he left these Chu soldiers behind and rushed towards the place they agreed upon as quickly as possible.
Chi Mu'er's running speed was particularly fast, he ran wildly all the way, and the Chu soldiers behind him followed closely, but he was soon thrown away without a trace.
Chi Mu'er quickly found Yang Yun and the others according to the location agreed by several people, and in order to avoid being discovered by Chu Bing, they tried to choose a remote place to hide around.
However, they still underestimated the determination of the Chu people, because no matter how they hid their figures, every place they went, the enemy would track them down as soon as a few people repaired.
After countless battles, there are countless Chu soldiers killed by them. But there are more and more Chu troops, and their space for activity is getting smaller and smaller.
Finally, they were trapped in a field, and at the back of the field, there was a large pond, and next to the pond, there was a small village.
At this time, it was almost dark, and the Chu soldiers around them were not in a hurry, they surrounded Yang Yun and the others in a small area within a radius of several miles, planning to wait until dawn to catch them.
Yang Yun and the others also tried to take advantage of the darkness to highlight the enemy's encirclement, but after countless attempts, they found in despair that there were indeed too many enemies surrounded by them, and with the strength of the four of them, they could not break through the encirclement now.
"I guess the enemy won't attack anymore, so let's take advantage of this night to get some rest. Wait until tomorrow to fight with them, even if you can't rush out and kill a few more Chu people, it will be easy to get angry. Looking at the exhausted crowd, Yang Yun said.
Anyway, they were already surrounded by enemies, and they didn't care if they would be discovered by the enemy, so the four of them simply fell asleep in a field.
"Who?" About three minutes later, Yang Yun was suddenly awakened by a shuddering sound, he immediately shouted, and Chi Mu'er and the others, who heard the shouting, immediately ran in the direction of the sound.
Soon, they caught a person, and seeing this person, Yang Yun and the others couldn't help but be happy. Because the old man who was caught was the same old man they rescued in Zizhou City.
"A few benefactors, it's really you!" The old man was obviously very happy when he saw Yang Yun and the others.
It turned out that the father and daughter lived in this small mountain village, and when the Chu soldiers surrounded this place in the afternoon, the two estimated that the Chu soldiers would arrest them
People are likely to be their saviors.
The father and daughter wanted to help Yang Yun and the others, but during the day, they were surrounded by ordinary people and soldiers of Chu State. They couldn't carry out the action, so they finally waited until the dead of night before the old man came out to look for Yang Yun and the others.
With his familiarity with the terrain here, it took the old man a long time to finally discover the traces of Yang Yun and the others, and only then did he have the scene just now.
Seeing that the besieged man was indeed his life-saving benefactor, the old man was also very happy, because he finally had a chance to repay the favor.
Under the leadership of the old man, Yang Yun and the four of them quietly sneaked into this small mountain village and met the girl who was helping them prepare food.
After a day of fighting, several people were already starving, so they were no longer polite and devoured a big meal.
While eating, everyone chatted, and at this time Yang Yun and the others understood the situation of the father and daughter's family.
The old man's name is Zhu Guan, he has two sons and a daughter, and his daughter is called Zhu Xiaohan, who is the youngest.
The Chu people are warlike, and they have exhausted their manpower and financial resources in successive wars, causing a lot of complaints.
Zhu Lao's two sons are in this situation. He was forcibly recruited into the army, and in the process of fighting the enemy, both sons were killed.
His wife fell ill not long after grief, and then died.
In desperation, Zhu Lao only took his youngest daughter to rely on each other, and there were always some crops on weekdays, and he could barely fill his stomach.
But this year, God didn't open his eyes, there was a drought for three months, and the crops in the fields were almost all dead, and the harvest was very poor with the few left.
The father and daughter had no other choice but to live on the sky, and in this case, they did not even have food to fill their stomachs. In desperation, the old man had to take his daughter and sing some songs around to earn a little money.
After eating, Yang Yun did not hesitate, stood up, called Chi Mu'er and the others, turned around and walked outside the house.
"Eun Gong! Where are you going? Seeing Yang Yun walking outside the house with everyone, the girl named Zhu Xiaohan hurriedly asked.
"Thank you father and daughter, let us fill our stomachs, but we can't stay in your small courtyard. Our lives don't matter, but we can't hurt both of you. Seeing the girl ask, Yang Yun said loudly.
"Eun Gong, why do you talk like that? If it weren't for you, my father and daughter would have died a long time ago. Therefore, even if you fight for your life, Xiao Lao'er will not let you be caught by them. Seeing that Yang Yun was leaving, Zhu Lao was completely anxious.
At the repeated insistence of wishing the old father and daughter. Yang Yun and the others had to choose to stay for the time being. But they insisted on not staying in the old man's home, lest any emergency affect the old man.
Under the leadership of the old man, Yang Yun and others came to a cave in the village overnight, according to the father and daughter, this cave is too remote, and no one has ever come here.
Yang Yun, the four of them stayed in this cave for three days and three nights. In the past few days, I wish the old father and daughter to bring them food every day.
There is no need for the father and daughter persuaded by Yang Yun to wade into this muddy water, but the old man thought about it and said fiercely.
"Although I am old, I also know the truth of retribution, even if I risk my life, I will protect my beneficiaries."