Chapter Ninety-Six: Life Hangs by a Thread
At first, the two sides were evenly matched. Dig and step on the frame of the car to observe the enemy from a high vantage point. He saw that Zheng's left flank was a little weak, so he hurriedly drove over to cheer up. As soon as the soldiers saw the king's coming, they beat the enemy back one by one. Then, seeing that Zheng's right flank was superior, he ran over there again, trying to crush the enemy's left flank in one fell swoop.
At this moment, a convoy suddenly came out and came straight to Zheng Bo.
Digging was a little puzzled, but he didn't care. The war in the Spring and Autumn Period was bound by the law of etiquette, and he preferred a positive and hard anus, and did not pay attention to such bad tactics as catching thieves and capturing kings. However, as the enemy quickly approached, he seemed to feel that something was not quite right.
The Mite, on the left, was the first to react, pulling the reins desperately, forcing the chariot to make a sharp turn, allowing the guard on the right to stand in front of the dug protrude. Between the lightning and flint, the enemy's Changge had already stabbed over. The guards pushed their blades away with all their might. Fortunately, the chariots next to him also found that the lord was in distress and came to the rescue, dragging the assassination team for a while, allowing Zheng Bo to escape.
Since the crossing, the dug has participated in dozens of battles. However, with the protection of the Dharma and the Dharma, no matter whether he won or lost, he had never fallen into such a dangerous situation. Frightened, he scolded: "The troops brought out by the old slut Wei are really shameless!" "Completely forgetting that he was the most deceitful person in the world at that time.
He suddenly calmed down, and suddenly felt that the person who stabbed him just now was quite familiar. But the other party has a heavy bronze jacket and can't see the whole face.
At this time, the guard advised: "The person who comes is not good, the saint should be careful." Please change your costume with me and confuse the enemy. ”
Suddenly remembering the hateful gaze of the man just now, he suddenly shuddered. So he felt that it was important to save his life, so he didn't care about etiquette, and immediately switched identities with the guards.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the enemy car to catch up again. For some reason, the sixth sense filled Dutu's mind with the word danger, so he had to fight and retreat. The strange thing is that the person who came to the intruder seemed to recognize at a glance that the guard in the center of the car was already wearing Zhou Zhao's armor, and he actually attacked the right position. It's been a long time since I've practiced hand-to-hand combat, and where the opponent is, it's not a few rounds before the lottery is drawn.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mite had no choice but to flee again. Zheng Jun lost his backbone and showed signs of collapse. Seeing this, the defenders at the head of the city did not dare to open the door, and the chariot had no choice but to run around the city wall. After a few laps, the pursuers did not let up, and finally circled around a bush.
"Bold thief, why are you so rude to Zhou Zhao?" Mide didn't understand this person's behavior, so he had to reprimand him loudly.
The other party didn't care at all and continued to chase and kill. Digging Tu had no choice but to relent: "Hero, this is not how the battle is fought, what are you trying to do?" A little bit of a widow satisfies you! ”
"I don't want anything!" The other party yelled, "I want your life!" ”
Suddenly, he seemed to hear who it was. Then before he could react, Changge hooked the car rail. There was only a click, the fence was destroyed, and the guards rolled into the bushes with their masters.
Mide just wanted to gallop back, only to hear the digging suddenly shout: "Go to the camp for help!" He hesitated, then quickly turned away.
At this point, the truth was finally revealed. The man who was fighting with the guards had already dropped his brass arm, and his angular face was clearly visible in the sunlight.
"Nie Rang!" He shouted, and his head began to play out scenes of the past. His mind was so confused that he couldn't figure out what was going on. As soon as the guard's screams pulled him back to reality, the bloody blade had reached his throat.
"Why?"
"Hmph, don't pretend, I'm here to avenge Zhong Ji today!"
"You're not dead, but Zhong Ji is dead?" Digging Tu seemed to understand a little, and quickly explained, "I've been sending people to look for you since Hokyo disappeared. I don't know anything about your life or death! If I knew your situation, I would ......"
A sharp pain struck, and he was speechless for an instant. Nie Rang was so ruthless, he directly pushed up Tong Ge and told his former brother to shut up: "Don't pretend." I can see through it, how can a person like you who can fight with the cunning Weihou be a good class! ”
Blood leaked from the digging mouth, and the hoarse voice was completely inaudible.
"In vain, I really thought that you were going to fulfill us, but I was unsuspecting. It wasn't until you chased and killed that you woke up. It's a pity that Zhong Ji lost her life because of this! When Nie Rang said this, he couldn't help but look up at the sky and let the tears not flow.
"No...... Be...... I ......" digging out the mouth of the mouth foaming blood, desperately squeezing out three words.
"I have to lie, I saw with my own eyes that the killer was wearing a Zheng Jun uniform, holding a marked sword from Zheng Guo's arsenal!"
Digging Tu Tu's heart was cold, and he knew that he couldn't wash it when he jumped into the Yellow River. He had to close his eyes, he couldn't imagine that the first crossing would end in such an embarrassing end.
Suddenly, there was a few swishing sounds, and several sharp arrows grazed past Dutu's ears. One of them was in the middle of Nie's right arm. Nie Rang was in pain, and Tong Ge fell in response. It turned out that at the back of the battlefield, Ji Yijiu opened the city gate and sent a team of guards to rescue urgently.
Nie Rang was ruthless, pulled out the arrow, and drew his blade to fight hand-to-hand with the first guard who rushed in. The royal hand next to him rushed to help, and as soon as the reins in his hand tightened, the horse's hooves soared into the air, and with a roar, the guard was kicked a few feet away.
Seeing that there were more and more reinforcements, Nie Rang, who had escaped, had no choice but to give up and was forced to jump into the chariot and flee. He turned his head and stared viciously at the "enemy" until he disappeared into the bushes. That gaze was like a nightmare, and it made Di Tu cold and fainted.
After a day and a night, Zheng Bo, who was not lightly injured, woke up. As soon as he saw Xian Ke on the side of the couch, he excitedly grabbed the other party's collar and endured the sharp pain in his throat and roared: "Waste! Nie Rang is still alive! ”
Xian Ke was taken aback: "How is it possible?" ”
Dutu vomited blood again, and he couldn't speak, so he simply pulled his sleeve and wrote in blood: "Kill me, Nie! ”
"But the minister searched all over Hojing, Wangji and the surrounding mountains and forests, and there was really no clue!" Xianke was about to cry.
By this time, the attendant had already handed over the pen and stood the wooden slab in front of the dugtu. He put pen to paper and wrote: "The one who harmed Nie Zhong is not in Wei, but in Zheng!" ”
Xian Ke saw the words, thought about it carefully, and suddenly widened his eyes: "It turns out that the minister has been looking in the wrong direction, the minister should die, the minister should die......"
He wrote another big word, and then he really didn't have the strength, so he had to close his eyes and recuperate.
Xianke took it tremblingly, and it turned out to be the word "check". He was glad that he had not been punished for the time being, and he escaped as if he were flying.
Over the next few days, the bad news continued. On that day, he was seriously injured and left the team, Zheng Junjun's heart was disheartened, and the entire battalion was almost completely annihilated. When Suoqiu learned about it, he immediately led a rescue driver. After a fierce battle under the city, the holy Sima retreated, but he stayed not far away and waited for the opportunity, obviously waiting for Meng Jin's reinforcements. Sure enough, Wei Hou soon attacked on all fronts. In the absence of Dutu and Suoqiu, he easily broke through the defense line of the Zheng army on the south bank, and soon joined forces with Shengma Luoyi.
Due to the serious injury of the lord, Suo Qiu silently provoked the beam. He seized the time to gather the scattered soldiers and horses, so that the number of people would not be too disproportionate with the enemy, and at the same time collected bows and arrows, rolling logs, and stones everywhere as defensive weapons, and also distributed all the food uniformly, so as to prepare for a long time.
The war is imminent, and the atmosphere in the city is becoming more and more solemn.
Although Uncle Zheng hadn't gotten out of bed yet, Ji Yijiu came to visit him twice in three days. Knowing that he was not all out of concern, but more out of panic, he persuaded: "Don't worry. Originally, he didn't figure out the tricks of Wei Hou, and he was temporarily generalized. Now that the widow knows his details, he has won the battle! ”
"Oh? What is his background? Ji Yijiu will be skeptical.
"Before handing over the troops, we analyzed that Wei Hou's bet was only the Holy Sixth Division, and after the whole thing was revealed, Ho Jing and Chaoge had no power to fight back at all, so they were bound to lose."
"Yes, but Wei Hou doesn't care about the consequences at all."
"Yes, we couldn't figure it out at the time, thinking that Wei Hou was old and confused or crazy. Now it seems that this is the only miscalculation of the widow. The old fox is neither stupid nor crazy at all, but is playing the time difference! ”
"Time difference?"
"Yes. He wanted to take the lead in attacking Naeui before our men could break through Hokyo and Chaoge. Winning Zhou Zhao and the Son of Heaven is the only hope for Wei Hou to turn the tables, so he did not hesitate to gamble! ”
Ji Yijiu realized: "So Wei Hou's crossing of the river in Mengjin is a pretense, and the surprise attack on Luoyi is the real purpose?" ”
"Yes!" Digging Tu gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Hou is Wei Hou in the end, and you can't be careless when dealing with him for a moment." He knew that the widow knew the strength of the Holy Sixth Division, so he deliberately stationed three large battalions in Hebei. There is a lot of work on the surface of tents, cooking smoke, patrols, etc., just to make us misjudge that all his belongings are in Mengjin, so as to cover the army that sneaks up from Kunguan. ”
Speaking of this, Dig Tu looked at Suo Qiu with remorse: "If I had listened to Lord Si Ying's words at the beginning, even if I tried to attack, I would not have been deceived into turning around. ”
Suoqiu bowed and remained silent.
"So what now?" Ji Yijiu asked again.