Chapter 242: A dignified death
Li Biaofeng, Zhang Kewang and others fled back to the camp in embarrassment, and after finding that the surnamed Qin had not been chased, they sat on the ground one after another, gasping for breath.
"What about my father?" Zhang Kewang asked coldly.
"Huh? The Eight Kings? ”
Li Biaofeng paused for a moment, looked around, and soon his face changed again.
Every time the Eight Kings returned to the camp, they would arrange defense near the camp gate, but now they can't see anyone, which can only mean that he has not returned.
"Father-in-law!"
Zhang Kewang picked up the long knife and ran to the camp gate.
At this time, a rogue not far away suddenly shouted: "My lord, the eight kings should have escaped, and when I ran back, I looked back and saw that the eight kings had killed two officers and soldiers, grabbed a horse and ran north." ”
"What you said is true?"
Zhang Kewang hurriedly rushed over, grabbed him by the collar and asked.
The rogue nodded like a pounding onion: "The little one saw it with his own eyes, that person is the Eight Great Kings." ”
Zhang Kewang let go of his collar and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Stepfather Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he will be fine." ”
"That's right, the eight kings are both wise and brave, and they are mighty, and there will definitely be no accidents."
"Eldest Prince, what should we do now?"
"Eldest prince, this side of the mountain really can't be defeated, let's stop fighting."
Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Kewang.
Zhang Kewang lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "If the righteous father doesn't come back, it must be blocked by the surnamed Qin, we have to go out to find him, it's okay if the border mountain is not beaten, and it doesn't hurt to let the surnamed Qin live a few more days." ”
"Gather all the people in the old camp and order them to go down, let's go out of the camp secretly tonight, bring money and food, and go from the north to join our father-in-law, the others can keep up with the best, and those who can't keep up can't take care of so much."
"Okay, listen to the eldest prince."
Li Biaofeng took action one after another, gathered the old battalion people, and ordered the order.
……
Qin Chuan didn't bother them, because he was busy arranging the camp, ready to pursue those guys at any time.
In the evening, a horse came back with good news: Cao Wenzhao had arrived, coming from the east, only more than 20 miles away.
Qin Chuan was very excited, and immediately sent someone to send a letter, writing: Zhang Bingzhong has been defeated twice in a row in the border pass mountain, only half of the 30,000 rogues remain, and Zhang Bingzhong has fled north alone, and the rest of the rogues will definitely go north to find him between the third and fifth watches tonight, and ask Cao Zongbing to make a detour to the north to intercept him.
……
Twenty miles east of the border pass mountain, Cao Wenzhao read the letter in his hand, took the map and looked at it, and suddenly shouted: "Where is Cao Bianjiao?" ”
"Mark it in."
Cao Bianjiao hurriedly stood up.
"Order you to lead a thousand light horses, and Huoshu will rush to Zhongjialing north of the Fire Township to set up an ambush, and the general's army will arrive later."
"Mark and command."
Cao Bianjiao strode away, ordered a thousand light horsemen and set off immediately.
Cao Wenzhao put the letter away and said to the messenger in front of him: "Go back and tell your general that Cao invited him to drink in Zhongjialing tonight." ”
"Yes."
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As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the bright moon in the sky is brighter and brighter every night.
At the third watch, the horses and thorns on the north side of the camp were suddenly removed, and a gap was opened, and a group of people led the horses wrapped in horseshoes, sneakily drilled out of the gap, and then spread out, like a net, slowly touching the north.
After touching the road for about a mile, one of them put his hand to his mouth and let out a strange bird call.
Soon, the horses and thorns beside the gap were also removed, and the gap widened, and shadowy figures came out, and there were many mules and horses that were dragging heavy goods and cotton cloth in their horseshoes.
The leader was Zhang Kewang, and next to him was Li Biaofeng, who quietly headed north under the reflection of the bright moonlight.
About two miles away, a sharp whistle sounded on a mountain beam to the west.
Li Biaofeng's face changed greatly: "It's not good, there is an ambush." ”
As soon as the words were finished, countless torches suddenly sounded on the mountain beam, followed by the roar of horses' hooves, and a fiery dragon struck straight at them.
"Let's go!"
Zhang Kewang didn't say a word, and jerked his mount under his crotch, and the war horse spread its hooves and galloped north.
Li Biaofeng and others also whipped their horses one after another, and followed behind with more than a thousand old battalions.
Some of the mules and horses carrying money and food were taken away by them, while others were thrown to the ground by the rogues who had no mounts, took the horses and ran away.
The fire dragon split in two, one of which entered the rogue team from the middle, and after a burst of spear throwing, split the long rogue team in two.
The other part chased straight after Li Biaofeng and the others who were running in front, and it was Qin Chuan who took the lead.
Li Biaofeng looked back and couldn't help scolding: "Qin Chuan, I'll fuck your grandma!" "Read it
Qin Chuan, who was chasing behind, shouted: "If you want to run for your life, cut off Li Biaofeng's horse leg for me, hand him over to me, and I will let you go." ”
Li Biaofeng's face changed, and he hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse and stayed away from the person next to him.
Zhang Kewang glanced back and shouted, "Throw the silver, quick, throw away the silver and food." ”
When the old camp rogues under his command heard this, they pushed down the sacks on the horses next to them, and some even opened the mouth of the sack, so that the silver ingots with white flowers in it were sprinkled all the way to the ground.
This is their usual method, they are chased too closely by the officers and soldiers, and when they see that they cannot escape, they throw silver on the ground.
Nine out of ten officers and men would stop to pick up the silver, and they would break their heads and bleed because of the fight for the silver, and they would take advantage of the opportunity to flee.
Now, all the way behind them was silver ingots, which stood out in the bright moonlight.
"Blow the whistle and let the old yellow belt brothers come here to pick up the silver."
Seeing that the other party's silver was scattered happily, Qin Chuan shouted with a smile.
An Emperor Guan soldier blew a sharp whistle, and Lao Huang, who led a part of the Emperor Guan army to intercept and kill the Liukou in the back, changed slightly, and immediately divided his troops into two roads, personally leading hundreds of men and horses to rush to the location of the whistle.
He thought that the big boss was in trouble here, but when he arrived at the destination, he saw that the ground was full of silver and bags of grain, and he immediately understood the intention of the big boss.
After leaving fifty men and horses here to pick up silver, Lao Huang led the rest of the men and horses to continue to chase and kill the Liukou.
Li Biaofeng and Zhang Kewang looked back, and saw that the soldiers surnamed Qin were still chasing them closely as if they hadn't seen the silver, and their speed did not decrease at all, and they couldn't help but curse again and again.
They ran and ran, ran and ran, but found that instead of getting rid of the surnamed Qin, the other party was chasing closer and closer.
"After Zhongjialing, we will go separately!"
Li Biaofeng hurriedly shouted at Zhang Kewang.
Before Zhang Kewang could respond, he saw that in the valley in front of him, as well as on the hillsides on both sides, dense torches suddenly lit up again.
"Datong Cao Bianjiao is here, don't you get off the horse and die soon!"
Under the light of the torches, a young general stood on the road ahead with a large gun, shouting at them.
Li Biaofeng, Zhang Kewang and others' faces changed greatly, and it turned out to be Cao Bianjiao.
In other words, Cao Wenzhao must be nearby.
They were flanked by steep slopes, and the pursuers behind them were completely cornered.
Zhang Kewang gritted his teeth suddenly: "Brothers, only by rushing over can you live, stupid!" ”
"Kill!"
Li Biaofeng also raised the long knife in his hand.
"Kill!"
More than 1,000 old gangsters were red-eyed, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
As the so-called dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, they will be desperate if they are forced to be anxious, and they are not afraid of what big Cao Xiaocao is.
What's more, there are more than 1,300 of them, and Cao Bianjiao's men and horses only look like a thousand people.
However, when there were still fifty or sixty steps away from Cao Bianjiao, Li Biaofeng, Zhang Kewang and the others suddenly changed their faces, and the road in front of them was paved with thorns and vines.
I didn't notice it when I was far away, but now I can see it when I'm closer.
They found it too late, and they didn't have time to hold the horses, so they rushed into the thorns and vines.
After blinking, Li Biaofeng felt that he was short, and the mount under his crotch was tripped by the vines and fell to the ground.
The moment he fell to the ground, he saw that Zhang Kewang and the others were all spared.
The old camp of the rogues behind crashed into it, and soon a group of people turned on their backs.
"Kill!"
At this time, the shouting of Qin Chuan's men and horses sounded behind.
Immediately afterward, an overwhelming barrage of javelins roared.
Li Biaofeng tore off the thorns stuck in his legs, endured the pain, and staggered up the hillside next to him, ignoring nothing but climbing up.
As he crawled, he suddenly noticed a shadow on his left crawling towards him.
He turned his head to look, and his face suddenly changed.
That person was Qin Chuan.
"Li Biaofeng, don't come unharmed." Qin Chuan said lightly.
"Qin ...... Qinchuan ......"
Li Biaofeng's hands and feet shook, and his body slowly slid down the steep slope.
Qin Chuan also slid down and said, "Li Biaofeng, for the sake of being born and dying, I will give you a dignified way to die." ”
After that, Qin Chuan stepped on the vines, walked to the open space in front of him, signaled Cao Bianjiao's subordinates to give up a clearing, and then turned around, holding a long knife, and looked at Li Biaofeng coldly.
Li Biaofeng didn't respond, just stared at him.
After a long time, Li Biaofeng suddenly gritted his teeth, stood up, carried a knife through the vines and thorns, and came to the clearing.