Chapter 21: Breaking Out of the Siege (I)
Layers of torches illuminated the pitch-black camp under Mu Xuefeng, and hundreds of Tubo soldiers gathered from all over the camp around the cabin where Ouyang He and the man in black were, their spears set up and their bows and crossbows ready. In the wooden house, with the efforts of the man in black, the true qi gushing out of Ouyang He's body gradually stabilized, and most of the external injuries suffered in his body had recovered. Faced with the grim situation outside the house, the two agreed that it was really a subordinate strategy to break through, after a period of discussion, Ouyang He proposed a solution, although the man in black did not agree at first because he was worried about Ouyang He's safety, but he still readily agreed in the end under Ouyang He's insistence and persuasion, because Ouyang He thought that the Tubo soldiers did not notice the existence of the man in black, so she hoped that by attracting the attention of the other party with herself, the man in black could more easily rescue the rest of the victimized women at the same time.
The man in black wrote a piece of paper and stuck it in a short knife and threw the short knife through the window in front of the horse's hooves of the Tubo general, and the Tubo general found it and asked the soldiers to pick it up.
"Hmph, this little girl has used these tricks to delay time, the general doesn't need to pay attention to it, and the last general will immediately lead people to rush in and arrest her!" After speaking, the lieutenant drew his saber at his waist and prepared to storm the cabin immediately.
"Stop!" General Tubo stopped the adjutant general in time, "This girl was so arrogant in my main tent before, it is really difficult to vent the hatred in my heart if I don't take her down with my own hands." Send someone to tell her that Ben will be waiting for her here, and let her come out and fight Ben Jiang immediately! ”
Soon, after receiving the general's response, Ouyang He and the man in black gave each other a few more words, and then the man in black jumped to the pitch black roof to observe the situation below, and Ouyang He simply tidied up his clothes, and then took a portable sword handed to her by the man in black and slowly opened the door and walked out. Facing the thousands of Tubo soldiers in front of her who were holding torches and aiming their spearheads and arrows at her, Ouyang He nervously closed her eyes and eased her nerves, while her right hand clenched the long sword in her hand even harder, and tried to control her somewhat trembling feet step by step towards the position of the Tubo general.
"Haha, no matter how dare you are, she is always just a little girl, wait for me to take her down within half a pillar of incense!" The Tubo general looked at Ouyang He who was walking towards him slowly with a determined look in his eyes, and after greeting the deputy general, he took a halberd and rode triumphantly towards Ouyang He.
"Little girl, Ben Jiang sees that you are in good shape, as long as you immediately cut off your meridians and abolish your martial arts, Ben will be able to spare your life, and you will not be blamed for your attack on Ben General, how about it? Hahaha! General Tubo said with a sneer on his face to Ouyang He, who seemed to him to be weak.
"Hmph, it's just a character without a name, and he dares to speak out in front of the owner!" Ouyang He couldn't help but be furious after listening to the other party's words, slowly pulled out the sword in his hand and began to quickly regulate his internal strength.
"Arrogant stinky girl, look at the move!" The Tubo general swung his halberd and slashed at Ouyang He, who deftly turned around to dodge it, and then quickly reflexively kicked the opponent out of his center of gravity and caused him to stagger forward a few steps. The general quickly came back to his senses and attacked fiercely, and Ouyang He continued to defuse the general's offensive with his flexible body and quick reaction, and she also felt that her steps became lighter and her light skills became more calm in these rounds of confrontation. Although Ouyang He dodged and retreated under the general's rapid attack, it seemed a little difficult to parry, but in fact, it inadvertently caused the general's physical strength to be seriously consumed. It didn't take long for the general to look at Ouyang He, who was unharmed in front of him, sweating profusely, and gradually felt a little powerless, and Ouyang He took the opportunity to prepare to start a counterattack. "Shadow Sword Technique!" Ouyang Heyungong condensed his internal force into a series of invisible sword qi around her like hundreds of swords, and then she released this sword qi towards the location of the Tubo general in one fell swoop, and the sword qi that came from the dust and flowers and leaves frightened the Tubo general who was still panting for a moment, although he then flew away in time to dodge, but he was still hit by some sword qi and fell to the ground in embarrassment. Soon, the general gritted his teeth after standing up with difficulty, picked up the halberd and rushed towards Ouyang He again, the two were evenly matched in the confrontation between you and me, but the general gradually showed fatigue in the excessive physical exertion, and in the next few rounds, he was counterattacked by Ouyang He after continuously defusing the offensive, and the armor on his body could not stop the owner of Yufeng Mountain Villa, whose martial arts were enhanced like a transformation, and flexibly cut bloody wounds on his body with one sword after another. Gradually, the situation tilted in favor of Ouyang He, and at this time, the cloudy sky began to rain, and the torches in the hands of the surrounding soldiers were also extinguished one by one under the watering of the rain.
"General, this girl is not an idle person, seeing that this rain is getting heavier and heavier, I am afraid that it will not be good for you to fight for a long time. Please hurry up and let me help you, and everyone will take down this girl together. The adjutant general saw that the firelight around him was getting less and less, and he was even more worried that Ouyang He, who looked so powerful in martial arts, would take advantage of this excellent opportunity to break through from the side of the encirclement, so he hurriedly persuaded the general not to continue the fight. However, the Tubo general ignored the adjutant general's persuasion, and continued to attack Ouyang He as if he was crazy. Facing the Tubo general, who had lost his mind and began to wield his halberd indiscriminately, although Ouyang He obviously encountered many opportunities to directly kill the Tubo general on the spot in the subsequent encounters, she still just changed to the hilt of the sword to hit the other party because she was a little unbearable. At this time, the deputy general quietly used the little fire that had not yet been extinguished to suddenly use cold arrows from a hidden position, fortunately, Ouyang He was keenly discovered and dodged in time, but the Tubo general took the opportunity to stumble Ouyang He to the ground with a leg sweep, and then continuously swung his halberd and slashed at Ouyang He who was lying on the ground and kept turning to dodge. After several unsuccessful slashes, the Tubo general pressed a knee heavily on Ouyang He's left hand, making it difficult for her to turn around, and Ouyang He groped in pain and panic and stretched out his right hand to hold the fallen saber with difficulty, and then the moment the Tubo general straightened up and raised his halberd high and slashed at her, a sword pierced his heart.
"Ah, the general is dead, hurry, everyone rushed forward, she must not be let go!" After the adjutant general called the Tubo general a few times, he still saw him lying on the ground motionless through the faint embers, so he panicked and ordered all the surrounding soldiers to press down and grab Ouyang He. Ouyang He, who was exhausted at this moment, slowly crawled out from under the general's corpse, and the violent colic pain in the atrium was also obvious again at this moment. Ouyang He panted and lay on the muddy ground, the cold rain gathered into flowing water stains and left on her skinny cheeks, the huge feeling of exhaustion and colic made her just want to quietly look at the cloudy sky and feel this moment of tranquility that she hadn't encountered for a long time amid the footsteps of the soldiers around her. However, in the face of the Tubo soldiers who were approaching like ghosts and ghosts, her unyielding instinct still drove her to stand up stubbornly with her sword, and after a difficult battle, she felt fearless at this moment, as a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, she had already put life and death aside, as long as she could buy time for other victimized women to be rescued, what was it to give up her own life.
Just as Ouyang He raised his sword with firm conviction and was about to fight against the water, a familiar figure came out from the side of the soldiers and quickly protected Ouyang He's body. "Young Master Ling!" Ouyang He exclaimed in surprise when he saw the handsome face of the young man in front of him, although his figure did not look very tall and handsome in front of Ouyang He, but his appearance like a guide from heaven still made a thick warm current flow into Ouyang He's heart.
"Ling Gongzi, it's too dangerous here, you don't care about me, go quickly!" Ouyang He was surprised and delighted to see Ling Rui and still hurriedly begged him to leave quickly, "If any of you lose your life for me, I will never forgive myself in this life!" ”
"Heh, since I'm here tonight, I naturally want to leave with Xiaohe, and the sword mountain and the sea of fire can't stop me from protecting the important people around me!" Ling Rui glared angrily at the Tubo soldiers surrounding them in front of him, and his right hand clenched the sword in his hand even more, "Xiaohe, close to me, I won't leave you alone in life or death!" ”
"Ling Gongzi, you ......" Ling Rui's words made Ouyang He suddenly show a little hesitation, maybe surprised, maybe melancholy, but soon, her eyes re-revealed firmness and courage after a short moment of stunnedness, "Okay, we all have to live well, let's break through together!" ”
"Kill!" The Tibetan soldiers wielding swords and spears swarmed up, and Ling Rui and Ouyang He fought bravely in the chaotic army, but fortunately, although the two were exhausted, they were still extraordinary in martial arts, and the Tubo soldiers did not injure the two in close quarters in the short exchange. The two of them stood back to back in the encirclement of the Tubo soldiers, and at this moment, Ling Rui whispered a few words in Ouyang He's ear covertly, and then the two struggled to break through in the direction of the stables in the camp. When the two of them arrived at the stable before the soldiers arrived, Ouyang He quickly cut off the reins of all the horses, Ling Rui gathered his internal strength behind the horses to exert a strong wave of true qi, and the horses rushed out of the fence towards the camp gate after being hit hard by the qi wave, Ling Rui and Ouyang He took the opportunity to take a horse and follow the horses to break through the encirclement of the Tubo soldiers who followed. Seeing that the two were about to rush out of the gate, at this time, the lieutenant general who followed from the rear on horseback suddenly shot arrows at the two, and after dodging several arrows in a row, the fourth arrow shot by the lieutenant hit Ling Rui's back, Ling Rui lost the strength to hold the reins for a while and fell to the ground from his horse in pain. Seeing this, Ouyang He hurriedly jumped off his horse to check on Ling Rui's situation, and when the deputy general rushed towards the two, he stretched out Bai Lian and tripped over the horse that the deputy general was riding.
"Ling Gongzi, Ling Gongzi, how are you? Don't scare me......" Ouyang He's eyes moistened as he looked at Ling Rui, who had fallen into a coma under the heavy blow to the ground, and was anxious, "It's all my fault!" It's all my fault! I'd rather not want this snow fruit than anyone to be hurt for me! Ling Gongzi, don't worry, even if I exchange my life for a life, I will definitely save you! Seeing that the Tubo soldiers in the camp were getting closer and closer to them, Ouyang He struggled to carry Ling Rui on her back, and at the same time, after she briefly judged that if she took the main road, she would soon be overtaken by the pursuers, she carried the unconscious Ling Rui on her back and fled towards the main mountain of Mu Xue Peak behind the camp. Because of the darkness around him, he was afraid that the two would fish in mixed waters, and the adjutant general who fell off his horse did not rush to order the soldiers to go up the mountain to pursue, but only ordered to surround the main roads up the mountain, and then go up the mountain to pursue the two after dawn.
Ouyang He carried Ling Rui on his back and walked with difficulty on the muddy mountain road, the surroundings were dark and silent, only the rustling sound of raindrops falling on the leaves. Ouyang He's eyes gradually began to blur due to physical exhaustion, and as a result, he accidentally stepped on the air, and the two of them rolled down a section of the slope, but fortunately, the slope was densely covered with trees, and the two of them did not suffer much damage after rolling down to a place that looked like a valley. Ouyang He tried hard to open her eyes, and dimly saw a slight light flickering under a stone wall not far away, so she struggled to stand up with renewed hope in her heart, and once again used all her strength to limp towards the flickering light with Ling Rui, who was still unconscious on her back.
When she got closer, Ouyang He saw that the source of the original light was actually a stone house embedded in the stone wall, but at the same time, because her body couldn't support it, she gradually passed out on the grass in front of the house after slowly putting down Ling Rui.