The flames roared, shouting and killing, and the scorching heat wave had been left behind, leaving behind the fatigue and severe pain all over the body. Burns, stab wounds, blood still flowing, taking away physical strength and obscuring vision. It was still dark ahead, and Zhu Wu staggered forward with the knife in his hand.

The original double knife was only one left at this time, and his hands were bleeding, trembling as he ran. The most painful thing was not the wound caused by the knife and gun in the fight, but the burns on the head and back, and after the blister burst, the pain was far worse than that of ordinary wounds. The pain initially condensed the consciousness, but due to the long duration and the physical exertion of the fight and escape, the spirit had begun to disperse.

The only thing that can support him is the realization that he is on the verge of life and death, at this time, as long as he falls, even if he can't kill him with injuries, the officers and soldiers who catch up in the rear will take his life.

He himself didn't know how long he had been running from the mountains, it was still dark, and if there was a place with a slightly better view, he could still see the flames on the other side of the mountain stream. It was also at this time that he was able to recall the previous battle for a moment.

Unlike the situation in which more than 200 people were able to break out of the encirclement in the face of the encirclement and suppression of 2,000 officers and men a day earlier, this sudden battle could no longer be said to be much resistance or breakthrough. When Ning Yi led the officers and soldiers to rush out of the woods, the two sides of the battle launched the most fierce battle in an instant, but dozens of people in Liangshan had become wounded and tired, and the battle situation was already one-sided in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Wu and the others only saw the situation a little clearly, and they knew that Lu Dao was no longer lucky, and turned around to escape, but when the soldiers rushed to kill and surround them, in a moment, they still fell into a bitter battle, and Sun Xin, the "little lieutenant chi", was killed in front of them for the first time, just like Lu Fang.

Before this, Zhu Wu had never thought that such a thing might happen.

In the face of a calculating enemy, every step must be considered whether the opponent has a backhand. He understands that. When Lu Junyi and others broke out. He also wondered if things could be deceitful. But when the other party called out Lu Yuanwai's name, he dispelled the doubts in his heart a little. And the subsequent escape and cautious exploration are all to avoid the possibility of being overtaken. But in the end, the figure appeared in front of them in the darkest hour, and he couldn't figure out why.

It has been less than a day since the last battle, when his brother on his side was captured. Even if someone defects, it won't be so fast. How could this be a layout in just half a day.

However, the appearance of the other party only really proves the gap between the two sides in terms of layout and strategy. If the first accident was just because of the other party's caution and accidentally discovered the plan here, this time it was a digging and setting up a situation completely based on the initiative, when he was still thinking about how to follow all the way and find a way to save people. The other party is a direct anti-guest, and has set up a poisonous plan to invite you into the urn.

The drastic changes and the speed with which things happened made them have to move things on the next day, and there was no room for thought.

There are also some things that make Zhu Wu feel more obviously at this time.

He originally had the luck mentality of accompanying him all the way, because the attitude of the government and even the green forest towards Liangshan has always been like this. More than 200 people were killed, and half of them were killed. Forty or fifty were caught, and it was already a big victory. Next. The fleeing crowd will inevitably be more vigilant, and if they want to be arrested, it will be half the effort. For most of the enemy, this is already a commendable feat, and they will no longer focus on things like capturing or hunting down everyone. Although the other party is different from the government, there are identity restrictions after all. A scholar with an elite identity and good at planning gives people the feeling that he is also weak.

And when Ning Yi appeared in front of them again, he finally discovered that this person was completely different from the official mansion of Shoucheng, and even different from most of the green forest heroes. At the same time that he had already won a commendable victory, all he wanted in his heart was to kill everyone and leave no way to live. also made Zhu Wu suddenly realize the significance of that incident, he ...... There is now a grudge against his own side.

Liang Shan has a grudge against many people, maybe he has experienced too much, and he will become numb. But for ordinary people, this kind of grudge is really visible in front of them.

There are more than 40,000 people in Liangshan, and for ordinary people, two hundred of them have been defeated, so what's the point of spending great efforts to hunt down and kill the remaining forty or fifty, only this person is going to kill all the enemies who appear in the field of vision. Originally, it was just a bland concept for them, and everything that could have been caused by the small grudge between Xi Junyu and the "Su family" was really pressed in front of them with that figure.

Xi Junyu may have really kicked the iron plate that shouldn't be kicked......

If I had realized this earlier, maybe everything would have been much better. But now, everything can only be filled with life. Zhu Wu even tried to take the initiative to rush forward at that time, shouting loudly: "There is a kind of heads-up!" But then he was greeted by a nod from Ning Liheng who said yes, as well as a rain of arrows that flew in front of him with a wave of his hand.

This time, the encirclement on the mountain was about two or three hundred people, but when they rushed up this time, even Zhu Wu and the others did not have much chance to break through, they fought all the way, divided by the rain of arrows, surrounded by knives and guns. And the most fortunate thing that gave Zhu Wu a chance was the rockets that had been shot from the beginning.

These rockets caused a certain amount of damage to the people of Liangshan, and in the process of subsequent fighting, they also lit up the surrounding environment. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the encirclement came from the darkness, making it difficult for this side to quickly determine the direction of the breakthrough, and forty or fifty tired and wounded Liangshan people were killed in the chaos in the blink of an eye.

Then the flames also began to spread, until the scale gradually increased, and finally caused the same trouble to both sides, which may also be the only miscalculation of Ning Liheng. When Zhu Wu braved the raging fire and almost committed suicide to break out of the siege, he heard the other party shouting over there: "Who told you to shoot the rocket...... Catch those bastards! ”

In the flames, everyone was divided, Zhu Wu could see Chen Da's figure being drowned by the officers and soldiers, Lu Junyi and Yan Qing were surrounded on the other side, dragging dozens of people, who had already been killed and bloodied, and shouted to himself: "Escape!" However, when Zhu Wu took the last look, he saw someone stabbing Lu Junyi in the chest with a knife, Yan Qing fought hard, and the roar like a trapped beast came faintly......

Only Zhang Shun, who was also seriously injured, and one of his subordinates were still fleeing with him. They were met after protruding from the containment in different directions. Zhang Shun was strong in martial arts and found him, and the subordinate held his stomach and walked forward with Zhang Shun.

The hope and the great prospect that could have been seen were completely annihilated this time......

Since he went up to Shaohua Mountain, he has never suffered such an injury again. I have never experienced such failure and darkness. Just a few days ago, everything should have been safe, and more days ago, he saw the young man Xi Junyu on Liangshan and said that he had been treated unfairly, and that there were too many things like that. He hadn't even thought about it. Something, like bad luck like an invisible thread, was there years ago, and at some point it was unsuspecting.

The consciousness is muddy, but the body still relies on instinct, trying to escape according to the best route. They came out of the woods and climbed the ridge, and for the first time the darkness faded before their eyes. In the distance, the horizon shows the white belly of the fish. The light swirled slowly in the air in front of it, with the dust. The subordinate who followed Zhang Shun finally bled and collapsed. Zhang Shun dragged him up and pushed the body off the cliff shortly after.

"We're going back......" Zhu Wu said weakly, Zhang Shun patted him on the shoulder, and he was almost about to fall.

"We're going back...... Back to Liangshan...... Tell them about it......"

The sun gradually came out, they walked on the ridge, I don't know how many people survived, I don't know what else happened in front of the road, until two days later, they met Yan Qing like a dead man on the way back......

That's for another time.

The morning sun pierced through the gaps in the trees, shining down in the woods where small fires were still burning and filled with smoke, and the early morning mist, dust and flames gave a slightly slimy feeling, the woods were more blood and corpses, the battle was over, and the soldiers who were cleaning up the mess were counting heads and mending their knives.

Ning Yi and the others walked over the edge of the field, and after leaving the woods, they went up a small dirt slope: "How many people have left?" ”

"Four or five."

"That's pretty much it." Ning Yi nodded, "Sea fishing documents, ask each roadcard to help check it." But they should be able to get back. I believe in their abilities, and they can do it. ”

"There's only one problem." Wen Renfu walked over, "That Zhu Wu is not simple, why didn't he do it?" ”

"Sometimes, smart people do things better than stupid people." Ning Yi replied, then tilted his head, "Let's go, go back." I have to say thank you. ”

They walked through the forest, descended the mountain, and parked several carriages on the side of a rugged mountain road, Ning Yi got into one of them, and when the curtain was lifted, the light shone out the figures in the carriage. It was Lu Junyi, who was considered "dead" by Zhu Wu, who originally looked like he was bowing his head, but after seeing Ning Yi, he straightened his sitting posture, and his eyes were not kind.

This was the first official meeting, or conversation, between the two after Ning Yi had threatened him in the cabin the day before. Ning Yi's gaze was kind, and even a little too kind.

"I've wronged you, and I acted very well. Other than that...... Xie Lu thanked him. Ning Yi went over, took the initiative to shake his hand, and then patted the back of his hand, "Brother." ”

His attitude is sincere, not sarcastic, this brother is not flattering, but it obviously startled Lu Junyi, probably he has never seen this kind of behavior that seems to be extremely undisciplined. Ning Yi then sat down on the side of the carriage and knocked on the wooden board next to him to let the driver in front of him set off: "Let's talk while walking, Lu Yuanwai, if you have any doubts in your heart, you can say it, I will make a statement here." ”

Lu Junyi looked at him for a moment and straightened his back: "Okay, there is something curious about it." ”

"Say."

"I just nodded and drew a bet, you can deliberately release me, if I don't cooperate with you, only what you said before is farting, what can you do with me!" The strangest thing in his heart at this time was this incident, just after he nodded to Wen Ren Fuji last night, Wen Ren Fuji told him what to do, and he didn't put any restraint on it.

"Don't say that, there is no doubt about employing people, I believe in your character outside Lu Yuan." Ning Yi laughed, quite sincerely, but Lu Junyi looked at him, obviously not believing it, this kind of thing, after all, no one would believe it. Ning Yi smiled for a while, and then retracted. They looked at each other faintly.

"First. I believe that you are really forced to do so, and if you have a grudge in your heart, you can gamble, this is true, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have found you at all. Second, you come to our side. I was able to kick the whole Liangshan over, much easier. If you don't plan to tear your face with Liang Shan, I'd rather you show your attitude today, than if you disrupt my plan behind my back when I really operated on Liang Shan. This is also your vote for the outside of the staff. What you do today has little impact on me, except that you suddenly turned against me when you were in the middle of my plan. It will have an impact on my future plans. ”

"Then if I just take someone to escape today, you really don't mind? Where do you get your confidence......"

"It's not something that you are confident or not confident about, there are some things that must be done." Ning Yi looked at him with a smile, "Since I want to do it, the target is 40,000 people in Liangshan, and this time there are only more than 200 people, do you think it is really important to me?" I kill today, tomorrow, they all will die. If you regret it today. Flee back to Liangshan with them, I at least know that you will never really help me. For me, it's good news that's the right news. ”

"Ha Lu Ha." Lu Junyi laughed, "It's not that simple, how many people have you rebelled against among us?" If I don't hand in this petition, will you be able to find a place for everyone to hide? Who's your person? Chen Da? Zheng Tianshou? I don't think it's Yan Shun......"

"Shh Ning Yi put his fingers up, "These are the secrets...... It's a bit of a hurt feeling to say these things after all. Outside, tell me what you'd like to hear. You are already dead on Liangshan, this time you will go north with the ship, it will be difficult to clear your identity immediately for a while, but you don't have to worry, I will arrange for you to meet with Qin Xiangye, recommend you directly to him, and maybe try your martial arts and art of war at that time, you seize this opportunity, everything will be worry-free, lawsuit or something, until Liangshan is destroyed, and then we will come forward to fight you. I'm basically a grudge-holder, but the grievances are clear, and since you're on our side, I won't have a grudge against you. Of course, you'll see that later, and best of all, we shouldn't be able to work together, so you don't have to worry too much about me. ”

Being able to see the right minister Qin Siyuan in person, for an outsider like Lu Junyi, who once had a powerful status but no status in the Daimyo Mansion, is a rare thing after all. Ning Yi threw it out lightly at this time, and his face changed slightly. He is a capable person, as long as he can be appreciated in front of Qin Siyuan, even if Ning Yi really wants to regret tearing up the agreement, of course he has to think twice. And before he collapsed Liangshan, Ning Yi naturally wouldn't kill him, and before that, the promise of seeing the right minister would still have to be fulfilled.

He thought for a moment at this time, and then pressed his mood and said: "If you really believe me, why do you want me to pretend to be dead, wouldn't it be better if I go back to Liangshan." Although this is a rebuttal, there is very little meaning after all, just like a complaint.

Ning Yi shook his head: "That's not mustard, it's ability." Outside, to be honest, you are never suitable to be a spy, Xiao Yi is a real genius, if you rush to talk to him on the battlefield, he will immediately cooperate with you to 'be killed', and you will be yelled out like that, in many ways, you are inferior to him. Since he is your confidant, if there is anything you can trust him in the future. I'm just going to tell you about this now, and for people to realize where their own abilities lie, you'd better think about what happened before. If you die, Brother Xiaoyi will return to Liangshan, and he will definitely be reused, and it is much better for me to cooperate with him than to cooperate with you, whether you admit it or not. ”

Lu Junyi himself is an extremely proud person, if it was in the past, it is estimated that Ning Yi will be beaten, but after all these things have happened, it is naturally impossible for him to do anything to Ning Yi at this time, but his face is still disapproving. Ning Yi dusted off his sleeves and stood up.

"That's it, I'll go first. In the future, if there is anything, you can talk to me or to others. You're all right...... Welcome to abandon the darkness and turn to the light. ”

Ning Yi knocked on the carriage, and when the carriage stopped, he lifted the curtain and went down. Lu Junyi sat there, thinking about all the things that had happened these days, and looking at the light seeping through the car curtain, in all the things he had experienced before, he had never seen a strange person acting like this...... (To be continued.) )