The gate of the courtyard was wide open, and the cold autumn wind rushed in, rolling the bare branches and shivering, rolling the fallen leaves in the air in a panic, and rolling the sand on the ground blinded everyone's eyes.

He barely opened his eyes, only to see that Nei Zai had already bowed to him: "Childe, it's time to go." ”

"The life and death of the monarch are uncertain, don't you wait?"

"The people around the king have just received news that they have broken out of the encirclement, and in order to avoid the enemy, they are going around the mountain path back to Hojing. He repeatedly urged us to leave as soon as possible. ”

"Since we're all about to meet, why don't we move east together?"

"The Son of Heaven is also with you! After the coup d'état, the return of the Son of Heaven and the close followers of the enemy army will inevitably turn into a quagmire, leaving everyone trapped in it and unable to move. Nejae seemed a little excited, "So you have to get out of this place quickly!" ”

"You also know that the royal family is in a crush, and the enemy army is close behind. So let's go, the gentleman is more than lucky! ”

Neizai was silent for a while, then looked up to the sky and sighed: "Your Majesty, when you are in the most danger, your subordinates cannot be left and right, you will be disappointed by the king's grace!" "Say that, and bow three times to the west. Then, he turned and knocked down in front of the dutu, and said very sincerely: "If it weren't for the king's entrustment of me to help my son complete the plan to move east, his subordinates would have gone with him a long time ago." Wanggongzi takes the great cause of Zheng Guo as the priority, and set off with his ministers quickly. ”

Digging out his nose sour, he couldn't help but admire Lord Neizai. Although this old man is pedantic and superstitious, he does not allow Zhong Ji to be saved, and dares to put himself under house arrest, but he is really loyal to their father and son. Zheng Huan Gong has been in danger in the past two days, presumably he must have been suffering day and night, and he must be more concerned about the war on the front line than Ditu. Thinking of this, Di Tu hurriedly helped Lord Neizai up, said some comforting words, and said that he would definitely complete the plan to move eastward.

In this way, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in the capital city, Situ Fu's team marched eastward. This time, they no longer need to hide, they simply set off from Kemen, hoping to be like the Martial King and the Merchants, invincible! In the luxurious carriage at the head of the team, Di Tu was full of ambition and ready to do a big job, and in the marching corner at the end of the team, Xiao Zhongxi was sad, not knowing where the god of fate would send him.

Due to the large number of files, supplies and dependents carried by this operation, the walk was slow. It took everyone three times as long to arrive at the theater, the most important foothold between Ho Kyung and Zheng Cheng. At this time, the sun had sunk in the west, and Lord Neizai asked the army to be stationed outside the city, arranged for his dependents to the post station, and then hurriedly went straight to the theater city government office with the dugtu. By the time everything was settled, it was already completely dark.

Although it was dark, in fact, it was only eight or nine o'clock, and the ancients were already sleepy, but this modern person was not sleepy. He wanted to sneak out to see Zhong Ji, but when he looked outside the door, the two guards were still watching firmly, and it seemed that Lord Neizai had not let down his guard against him. Lonely and lonely, he had to lie in bed and recall the "good" times in Qiongtai Palace alone.

Just when he was about to fall asleep in a daze, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance. In the silent darkness of the night, the sound grew louder and louder, as if it was about to crush the bluestone pavement. Soon, there was a commotion outside the courtyard, and the light of the torches rushed to the sky, and Nie Rang rushed in, hurriedly bringing the disheveled digging to the lobby outside.

Uchizai-sama had arrived, and was anxiously staring at a ragged samurai in front of him. The warrior sat down on the ground and gulped down the water that someone had handed him. After recovering a little, he wiped his mouth, quickly straightened his kneeling position, and reported the battle situation to Dutu and Neizai. At this time, Du Tu recognized that this dirty face was actually Lord Sima who went out with his father.

It turned out that the Son of Heaven and Situ had fled to the capital of Ho this morning. Due to the collapse of the army, everyone was unkempt, and the flag seal and seal were completely lost. Under the pretext that the enemy was at present and needed to guard against spies, the defenders of the city said that their origin was unknown, and resolutely refused to let them enter the city.

"How can this be true? The Son of Heaven still needs to be verified, isn't it okay to brush your face? He blurted out a modern phrase, but it was not right to think about it quickly. This is not the 21st century, the chairman and the president are on TV every day, and there were only a few hundred people who knew the Son of Heaven at that time, and the soldiers guarding the city really couldn't figure it out. "Then why don't you invite high-ranking officials like Zhou Gong and Yu Gonghan to recognize it?"

"No one is paying attention to our requests." Sima said dejectedly.

"Humph! Needless to say, this was clearly premeditated. Lord Neizai said coldly, "No matter how big a matter the Son of Heaven comes back, I don't dare to be negligent if I give the guards a hundred dares!" It seems that the disciples of Yu Gonghan are determined to take the life of the Son of Heaven by the hand of the dog Rong! ”

He smashed his fist on the wooden case, and said angrily: "These people carried out a coup d'état to kill Bao Xi, and they kept saying that they were for the sake of the saint and in order to save the Zhou Dynasty, but in fact, they were just fighting for power and profit, and their stomachs were full of deceit!" ”

"The Holy Lord and Lord Situ went around the city for a week, but they were never able to enter. By noon, the strikers of the dogs had arrived, and we had to continue to flee eastward. ”

"To the east? That's where the theater is? ”

"Yes, an army of 20,000 dogs followed. I rushed to report the news! ”

Everyone was immediately shocked, and they couldn't hold back their impulses, and commanded loudly: "Lord Sima, please hurry up and rush over with our army to rescue the driver!" ”

"Slow!" Nei Zai Tie blushed and paced around the hall, "Our guards are only two hundred people, and it is a drop in the bucket to face 20,000 enemy troops!" When he heard this, he was speechless in astonishment, blushing deeply at his impulsiveness and ignorance.

"I can't take care of it, the Son of Heaven and the monarch can only pray for the blessing of their ancestors!" After some psychological struggle, Neizai made a difficult decision, "Master Sima, I'll give you one hundred and fifty people, quickly go and contact them to go to the theater city, and wait for help!" Nie Rang, quickly order everyone to assemble, set off immediately, and discard all the unimportant belongings and idle people! ”

Although everyone didn't want to do this, looking at the decisive eyes of Lord Neizai, they also understood that this was already the best way to deal with it, so they had to hug their fists and promise, and they were busy.

"I hope that the ministers of Haojing and the princes of all walks of life can find out with their conscience and come to save the Son of Heaven and Situ." Lord Naijae looked up to the sky and sighed. Dutu looked at him and couldn't help but feel grateful. In this situation, if there were no mainstays like Neizai and Sima, he would probably have lost his life and quit the game. Their loyalty seems to be a natural faith, unlike modern people who always consider the gains and losses of the exchange of interests, and the Zheng Zheng ancient style is really admirable.

Soon, the team set off again. The remaining fifty soldiers were divided into two columns, holding torches on either side. In the dark wilderness, the convoy scurried eastward like a fire centipede.

I don't know how long I walked, but the sky turned slightly white. Digging out of the window, I saw the dense bushes on the side of the road through the morning light, which made people feel faintly uneasy. Suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced the sky, and suddenly the horn sounded loudly, and the branches and leaves on both sides shook violently, and it turned out that someone had already been ambushed here.

Fortunately, the convoy was formed on both sides of the soldier column, which made it easy to resist. Under the command of the squad leader, the samurai held shields close to each other, forming two iron walls. The bronze Ge protrudes through the gap between the shields, making it difficult for enemies to get close. Relying on this tactic, the opponent's sneak attack did not take any advantage. The two sides remained in a stalemate until dawn.

At this time, everyone finally saw the true face of the ambusher, who turned out to be the kind of dog stragglers encountered on the road to the pickaxe. They are not many in number, and their combat effectiveness is average, although their lethality is not strong, but they have dragged down the pace of the convoy. Soon, the most feared situation appeared. Yellow dust rose on the western horizon, and a large army of dog Rong came to kill.

Nezai immediately made a decision and ordered the remaining cavalry to divide into two groups, one to escort the carriage of the dug, and the other to escort him and the core of the paperwork, and break through separately. The team instantly became a pot of porridge, except for a few carriages that broke through, the rest of the people were all exposed to the blades of the dogs.

He was in a hurry, and shouted at Nie Rang on the horse: "Zhong Xi! Zhong Ji! ”

Nie Rang understood, and quickly killed the beauty who returned to the encirclement to save him.

At this time, the cavalry of the dog Rong had already pursued, and they quickly divided their troops into several ways to chase and kill the people who broke through. Digging soon lost contact with the others completely. The carriage galloped all the way, as anxious as a lost dog, and once again let him experience the feeling of being torn apart. The group of cavalry who protected him killed back one by one to delay the speed of the dogs, and gradually threw off the pursuers with the help of their flesh and blood.

However, just as he was about to get out of the danger in the rear, the front of the carriage, on the eastern horizon, also rose with yellow dust. Dutu was worried in his heart, could it be that there was an ambush ahead?