Chapter 24: Resurrection from the Dead

Now Zhang Fan has already opened the killing ring, although his strength cannot compete with the Tartar soldiers head-on, but he still has the strength to stab the knife in the back. Often when Wang Degui and the enemy are in a stalemate, Zhang Fan will see the opportunity to stab the knife into the enemy's body and end the opponent's life. Today's Zhang Daju has also been killed, but the invincibility in strength makes him very rational.

In the face of the inevitable ending, some people choose to wait for death silently, while some people rise up to resist and have to pull a cushion when they die, but these Ming soldiers at the moment, including Zhang Fan, are not the kind of people who are obedient. Since they chose to serve as soldiers, one purpose was to let their families live well, and the other purpose was to kill the Tartars. In today's situation, killing is their only option.

The Tartars did not flinch in the face of the madness of the Ming soldiers, and they were confident about these people who had been surrounded by themselves. And the cruel nature of the Tartars can stimulate their murderous nature even more when the death of their companions is even more motivating. One after another Ming soldiers, accompanied by the same number of Tartar soldiers, fell. Zhang Fan was also stabbed in the leg, he had no time to care about the pain in his heart, he still held the sharp knife in his hand, and he would attack when he had the opportunity, and at the same time, he had to always be on guard against the attacks of the enemies around him. Wang Degui was stabbed several times, and he was covered in blood, but he was still holding on. Gradually, 500 of the 1,000-strong breakout team had fallen forever, while the rest were still fighting.

Suddenly, a Tartar who had just fallen off the horse happened to fall in front of Zhang Fan, Zhang Fan raised the knife in his hand and was about to cut at him, who knew that the Tartar had already been alert, his right leg was swept away, and Zhang Fan fell suddenly. This can make Zhang Fan fall into a lot of meat, and his eyes are full of stars. The tartar immediately got up and pounced on Zhang Fan with a knife. Wang Degui was anxious, but the two Tartar soldiers were fighting with him, and he had no time to go to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan looked at the sharp knife that struck his chest, unable to do anything, and was about to close his eyes and wait for death to come, when a miracle happened. A crossbow arrow shot from nowhere pierced the Tartar's chest, and Zhang Fan saw that he had an unwilling look on his face and slowly fell.

Zhang Fan hurriedly got up, wondering who had saved him. Where is there anyone in this chaotic army who has the kung fu of crossbow arrows, and Wang Degui in the distance is still entangled in the Tartars, and it is impossible to save himself. Just when Zhang Fan was wondering, the periphery of the Tartar army surrounding him suddenly became chaotic, Zhang Fan heard the shouts of many people, thinking that Liu Jinquan and their troops had been wiped out, and the Tartar reinforcements chased after him.

When Zhang Fan was in despair, he saw that the Tartars who surrounded him on the periphery were suddenly scattered by a group of men and horses, and the cavalry of the brigade rushed in and attacked the surrounding Tartars. Zhang Fan lost his mind for a while, and immediately thought that it was Wang Chonggu's reinforcements that Liu Jinquan sent to invite. The surrounding Ming soldiers also saw the clues, and in an instant, the desire to survive was high, and they were all high-spirited and fought bravely to kill the enemy.

"It's coming! Reinforcements from Lord Wang are coming! Wang Degui shouted excitedly, waved his knife to ask for the lives of the two Tartars in front of him who were overwhelmed by the current situation, regardless of the wounds on his body that were still bleeding, he quickly ran to Zhang Fan's side and said, "My lord, it's the governor's reinforcements, now we don't have to die!" ”

"Well, we don't have to die, we can all go back alive." Zhang Fan walked away from the ghost gate, and the sudden ups and downs made him unable to think more for a while, but he knew that he could go back to see his mother alive, so he suddenly relaxed and fell to the ground.

"My lord, Lord Bo!" When Wang Degui saw Zhang Fan to the end, he hurriedly supported him, thinking that he was seriously injured.

"It's okay, it's just weak, just wait for me to rest for a while." Zhang Fan said.

The Tartars were dazed and at a loss by the sudden attack of a large number of men and horses of the Ming army. The reinforcements first rushed into the encirclement of the Tartar army, separating the trapped Ming army from the Tartars, and the men and horses on the periphery launched an attack on the Tartars. The Tartars came to pursue Zhang Fan, their strength was only 3,000 people, and the reinforcements of the Ming army were 10,000 people, plus the Tartars had been fighting for a long time, and there were the opponents of these Ming reinforcements who had nourished their spirits. On the battlefield, the unprepared Tartars were taken by surprise, and in less than a stick of incense, the Tartars collapsed and fled in all directions. The men and horses who came to help Zhang Fan did not pursue them, and let them flee. The two leading generals found Zhou Biao, who was already dying at this time, and had no choice but to find Zhang Fan to interrogate.

Zhang Fan came to the second general and found that the people who came were Qian Yang and Zhang Rui, two generals who were sent by Wang Chonggu to patrol the border of the Great Wall.

"Zhang Zhubo, why are you people? Where will Liu Shen be? It was Qian Yang who was questioning, and it was obvious that he was the main general this time.

"Lord Qian sent troops to Lord Liu!" Zhang Fan hurriedly said, and told the truth about the matter at the moment.

Qian Yang also realized the urgency of the matter, turned to Zhang Rui on the side and said, "General Zhang, I still bother you to go to the rescue of General Liu." ”

Zhang Rui didn't say a word, ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses, and under the leadership of a small colonel, drove towards Liu Jinquan's location.

At that moment, the free army doctor came to treat the wounded officers and soldiers. Zhou Biao's injuries are the most serious, if it weren't for treatment, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive today. There are more than ten large and small wounds on Wang Degui's body, but fortunately, they are all relatively shallow, and they can be bandaged. Zhang Fan only had a wound on his thigh, and he didn't feel much pain at first, but now that he was safe, Zhang Fan felt the pain that pierced his heart. Lang Zhong, who was with the army, gave him some gold sore medicine to stop bleeding, and he was fine after bandaging it.

On the battlefield, the soldiers treated their wounded comrades and recovered the bodies of all the dead. Zhang Fan looked at the scene in front of him, and his heart was also mixed.

Half an hour later, a scout came to report that Zhang Rui had rescued Liu Jinquan and them, and the Tartar army fled in all directions when they saw that the situation was not good, but they also left behind more than 2,000 corpses. And Liu Jinquan's remaining 2,000 soldiers behind the palace, although there was resistance from the camp, they also injured more than 1,000 lives. Liu Jinquan himself was fine and unharmed, and he was not injured.

It was almost evening that the Ming army cleaned up the bodies of their compatriots and buried them on the spot. Zhang Fan and the three generals discussed things together, and Zhou Biao went to rest under the care of others because of excessive blood loss.

"Thank you for your help, otherwise, I would have died by now!" Liu Jinquan thanked Qian Yang and Zhang Rui, and Zhang Fan also stood up and saluted the two of them.

"You don't need to thank you, we also came to the rescue on the orders of Lord Wang." Qian Yang held his hands in a false position and helped the two of them up.

"Does Lord Wang have any other orders?" Liu Jinquan asked.

"Yes, Lord Wang received your battle report and knew that the Tartar master had been ambushed, and now the Guannai has begun to purge the Tartars." Zhang Rui on the side said, "When the two of us left Ningxiawei, I heard that the Tartars of Yan'an Mansion had been exterminated. ”

"This time, the two of us are leading the troops here, in addition to rescuing you, there is also an order." Qian Yang said.

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Liu Jinquan said, Zhang Fan also wanted to know what it was.

"The Tartars of Datong and Jizhou are powerful, and although Lord Qi's army has won a hundred battles, there are too many Tartars." Qian Yang said, "I am waiting for this time to make a detour to the north of Datong, attack the back of the Tartars, and cooperate with Lord Qi to exterminate the Tartars." ”

"That's great, I'm going too, I still have soldiers under my command." Liu Jinquan immediately said that he would follow.

"Hahaha...... Lord Wang's guess was really good. Qian Yang laughed and said, "Sure enough, you Liu Daring wants to follow." However, those who were seriously injured had to go back, and General Zhou's current condition was still very dangerous. ”

"I asked those wounded soldiers to protect Zhou Biao back, this place is not far from the pass, and there will be no danger." Liu Jinquan said.

The three of them were chatting happily, and Zhang Fan suddenly interjected: "Two adults, I don't know if Lord Wang can find out about the mole?" ”

Hearing Zhang Fan talk about this, the three of them fell silent. Liu Jinquan was also anxious to know what the situation was.

"There's no clue about this now." Qian Yang said with a sigh.

"Why?" Zhang Fan asked in surprise.

"Since the battle report of Bars's death came, the movement that was about to move disappeared immediately, and there was no way to find it." Zhang Rui explained.

"Lord Wang estimated that the man had some handle in the hands of Bars, so he reported the news for him." Qian Yang said, "Now that Bars is dead, there is no need for that person to expose himself again." ”

"Damn, how could I be such a traitor!" Liu Jinquan gritted his teeth and said.

"Adults don't have to filter." Zhang Fan persuaded him and said, "If that person stops, let him go." If there is any more movement, he will definitely be exposed, and he will be brought to justice. ”

"By the way, Master Zhang, Lord Wang specially asked me to take care of you when I came, and now that you are out of danger, go back tomorrow with the retreating people!" Qian Yang remembered Wang Chonggu's instructions and said to Zhang Fan.

"Go back? No, I'm going with you. Zhang Fan said resolutely.

Why is that? Now that there is a master in the army, Zhang Zhubo's task has been completed, why bother to suffer such hardships, and there is still the risk of swords! Qian Yang was a little puzzled.

"My lord, a lot has happened in the army this time, but I also understand a truth, I want to protect my family. I have seen the cruelty of the Tartars, and I have heard many tragedies, and I want to exterminate them. Even if you can't go to the battlefield, even if you watch the Tartars perish, please do it with the two adults. Zhang Fan said earnestly.

Looking at Zhang Fan's resolute expression, the three of them looked at each other and had to agree to Zhang Fan's request. However, this time, they still asked Zhang Fan to be protected from the battlefield, and Zhang Fan also agreed to their request.