Volume 5 The Flame of the Burning Han Chapter 12 Fighting Alone
The sky gradually brightened, but the imperial capital, which had been noisy all night, was still in chaos. On the streets and alleys, there is not a single idle person waiting for them, but all soldiers running back and forth. From time to time, people's houses were forcibly destroyed, causing bursts of crying and pleading, and even the mansions of some high-ranking families were knocked open, and a team of soldiers poured in to conduct repeated searches.
Nanying emerged from a dry well in an idle courtyard, and landed firmly on the ground with a dexterous support of the well. He raised his head and looked at the black smoke of the fire rising from the direction of the Xu Mansion from a distance, revealing a relaxed smile.
Last night's situation can be said to be both critical and dangerous. From recovering Shi Hou by luck to hearing that Dong Zhuo's army had entered Beijing, Nanying immediately realized a grim fact: thousands of soldiers and civilians wanted to withdraw from Luoyang through tunnels, and then calmly escaped, which had become an extravagant hope...... Once Yuan Shao or Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses rushed into the empty Xu Mansion, anyone could think of their whereabouts. It is a long way to Bohai, and even if you set off early, you will eventually be hit by the pursuing soldiers who follow you.
In order to buy time for the evacuated brigade and successfully join forces with the reinforcements from the Bohai side as soon as possible, Nanying had no choice but to risk his life and use the huge Xu Mansion to set up the first empty city plan of this era, and drag the attention of all hostile forces...... Sure enough, he succeeded! Judging from people with cold natures such as Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, as long as Nan Ying is here, his subordinates must also be there, and which lord will send all his subordinates away in advance and break off alone? In fact, neither Yuan Shao nor Dong Zhuo dreamed that the ultimate goal of the Bohai Navy would be, because in their minds, Nanying had a strong army in his hand and the Son of Heaven token in his hand, which could be said to be strong, and it was an excellent time to make a comeback and take charge of the imperial capital again, how could he easily retreat? It is their mentality of treating others with oneself that leads them to underestimate Nanying. also miscalculated the whole situation, resulting in the success of Nanying's strategy to delay time.
The link that really gave Nanying a headache was how to know how to subdue the opposition of all the generals with emotion and fruitlessness...... Of course, the majesty of the main general is unquestionable, and after repeatedly confirming several sets of backup plans for Nanying to get out alone, the generals can only choose to obey.
Nanying silently calculated the time, and roughly calculated that the team was at least fifty or sixty miles away from Luoyang at this time, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He slowly poked his head out from the courtyard wall and peered at the scene of wolves running near and far. He let out a long sigh...... It's really good, it seems that Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo still don't believe that the Bohai Navy has completely withdrawn from the imperial capital, and they actually concentrated their soldiers and horses in the city to search, so the time for the brigade will be more abundant!
Suddenly, where the smoke broke away, a familiar figure came into Nan Ying's eyes....... Dong Zhuo rode his horse with a fierce face, and only nearly a hundred cavalry followed behind him.
Nanying's eyes flashed with fierce murderous intent, and a bold thought suddenly came to his mind, and he bowed down again. He took off the crossbow machine behind his back and let out a cold laugh from his mouth.
Dong Zhuotie galloped past a fire with a blue face, only to feel upset, and his anger gradually increased. He entered Beijing for two purposes. The first is to join forces with the Queen Mother and wait for an opportunity to promote Dong Hou, which was originally a plan that was nine out of ten, but because of the sudden death of Emperor Ling, there was little hope. And the accidental deaths of Jian Shuo and Dong Zhong made almost the entire party of the Queen Mother disappear, and they no longer had the strength of the day. This forced him to put down his posture and take the initiative to reach a temporary alliance with the Yuan brothers. And the second purpose is to promote Dong Hou as the emperor, and send troops in the name of the court to crusade against the biggest rival - Nanying! After hearing that Nan Ying was carrying the three-sided Son of Heaven token, this news was tantamount to a bolt from the blue, and the plan to eradicate the Southern Eagle in the name of righteousness was no longer feasible, because anyone who carried the three-sided token could not openly punish him even today, and the only way was to secretly attack in the turmoil......
He let out a long sigh in his heart, this Nanhan Yang is not only blessed with good luck, but also his life is like a nine-life demon cat, which is amazingly hard! Now I only hope that he has not escaped from Luoyang, otherwise once he escapes back to the Bohai Sea, it will be like a tiger returning to the mountains, and there will be no more chance......
He suddenly let out an angry roar: "Intensify the search, we must find traces of the actions of the Bohai Navy...... Ben would not have believed that thousands of living people could disappear in vain! ”
"Yes!" On Dong Zhuo's side, several generals urged the war horses to gallop in all directions. Only one general and more than a dozen guards remained in place.
"General! Do I need to be involved in a search? The general slowly turned his head, revealing a rough face with a full beard, and he said expressionlessly: "Now is the time to employ people, and our rear army brigade has not yet arrived in Luoyang......"
"No!" Dong Zhuo said categorically: "The masters of the Bohai Navy are like clouds, and Ben will need you to accompany Ben to his side, otherwise once the enemy master gives a surprise attack, how will Ben protect himself?" ”
"Yes!" It will still be a look of unhappiness, Mu Ran nodded.
Suddenly, his eyes flashed with shock, and his male body twisted in the midst of a wild shout, and a long stalk stabbed out like lightning.
"Ding!" The tip of the spear that protruded from the point of the spear was just the cluster of arrows that shot from afar.
The crossbow arrows that flashed with cold light slanted into the ground from in front of Dong Zhuo, and the shaft of the arrow trembled endlessly.
"Southern Eagle!" Dong Zhuo looked at the familiar figure in the distance in shock, and shouted, "Catch him!" ”
"You guys, follow me!" The general withdrew his spear, jumped off his horse, and led three skilled men to chase down in the direction where Nanying disappeared: "The rest of the people, protect General Dong!" ”
"Hua Xiong!" Dong Zhuo's hateful roar came from afar: "You must kill him!" ”
"Hua Xiong?" Nanying's heart shook, did he also appear? Following Yan Liang and Wen Chou, this famous fierce general in the early stage of the Three Kingdoms finally appeared! No wonder you can still pick up your own cold arrows in such a hurry!
Nan Ying's body rushed forward, and he did two consecutive somersaults in front of an earthen wall, and his body also rose high, gently and skillfully over the wall that was more than one person high, and landed firmly on the ground.
Behind him, the sound of roaring and shouting sounded, the earth shot in all directions, the entire earthen wall was torn apart, and Huaxiong's tall figure appeared in the dust.
Following the fierce screams, three figures rushed into the air from outside the broken earthen wall like butterflies wearing flowers.
Nan Ying almost groaned, only this Hua Xiong alone was no longer his own opponent, and the other three people who chased him were obviously also a middle master, could it be that his surprise attack on Dong Zhuo was actually self-immolation?
The terrifying sound of breaking wind sounded sharply, and Hua Xiong stabbed Nanying in the back with a spear. He had no intention of being captured alive.
In an instant, Nan Ying once again entered the fearless ethereal realm, and he turned around and slashed out.
There was no magic move to hit the tip of the spear, and there was no terrifying power of a broken spear, but in Hua Xiong's incredulous panicked gaze, that knife just hit the most powerless point under the tip of the spear, like hitting the seven-inch vital point of a poisoned snake, and the long spear shaft immediately involuntarily deviated from the trajectory and plunged into the ground obliquely uncontrollably.
Don't wait for Hua Xiong to collect the spear and change his moves. Nanying shouted wildly, and the left and right knives continued to slash like a rolling river.
Hua Xiong was caught off guard, so he could only abandon the spear, and his feet retreated like a dragonfly.
Just when the four offenders thought that Nan Ying would lose no time in injuring Hua Xiong under the knife, Nan Ying suddenly stopped, and a palpitating sly smile appeared on his lips, and he raised his hand to scatter a red mist, and immediately enveloped all ten steps in a radius.
"Ahem! Cough! In the pungent and pungent dust, the four of Huaxiong retreated in a panic with tears in their eyes. But he was shocked to find that he had lost the trace of the Southern Eagle in front of him.
"Is he really Southern Hawk?" Hua Xiong half-covered his mouth and nose with his palm, turned his head and shouted in horror to Dong Zhuo, who had just chased after him: "Why have you never heard of him having such skills?" ”
Dong Zhuo's gloomy face was instantly as black as dripping water.
Listening to the shouting and cheering from time to time around him, it was obvious that Dong Zhuo and his subordinates were making every effort to deploy and encircle. However, Nanying is fearless in his heart, but on the contrary, he has a kind of willful pleasure of swimming into the sea...... For many years, he has never enjoyed such freedom and relaxation, as the lord and the main general. Paying attention to the overall situation has almost become his responsibility and inertial thinking, which is so free and easy at all times. At this moment, he seemed to have crossed again. Go back to the young days when you were alone in the past!
Under the stunned expressions of the two enemy soldiers, Nanying ghostly emerged from the smoke, propped one foot in the lower abdomen of one enemy, and before he could scream, he slashed his backhand into the throat of the other.
When Hua Xiong and others chased after them, only the tragic scene of two people falling to the ground and rolling was left, where could they find a trace of the shadow of Nanying?
The shouts behind him became louder and louder, and Nan Ying was even happier in his heart, which showed that the enemy troops in Luoyang had completely believed in the illusion that the Bohai Navy was still stranded in the city...... As he had predicted, the assassination of Dong Zhuo, regardless of success or failure, would only further stimulate the enemy forces in the city, causing them to focus on the city at all costs, and there was no time to imagine the possibility that the Bohai Navy had already fled.
He lightened his hands and began to carefully avoid the enemy in front of him, the strategy of luring the enemy had been successful, and the next step was to withdraw from the city in time.
After evading several groups of enemy troops in a row, an inconspicuous house appeared in front of him, Nan Ying unhurriedly took out an iron key from his waist, quickly opened the door and dodged in, and then gently closed the door...... This was the planned safe evacuation point, and so far, everything has been in order.
He pressed the door to the door, listened to the movement outside, and immediately lifted a plank on the ground without hesitation, and jumped into the hole.
In the dark and deep tunnel, the Southern Eagle galloped like a fly. The tunnel leading to the outside of the city here is not connected to the Xu Mansion, but is another independent tunnel exit, even if it is discovered by the enemy, it will not master the entire huge underground network.
Suddenly, Nan Ying suddenly stopped, a feeling of palpitations arose, he stared at the hazy and boundless black shadow in front of him, slowly pulled out the knife from the sheath, and said, "What person?" Show up! ”
"You're finally here!" In the darkness, the sound of gentle footsteps sounded rhythmically, and a calm and elegant voice said: "As I guessed, if you want to take advantage of the mountain in the north of Luoyang City to get rid of all the pursuers, this passage is your first choice!" ”
The fire of Douda was lit, and Nan Ying looked at the mysterious figure in front of him who gradually appeared from the darkness, and opened his mouth in shock: "It's you?" (To be continued......)