Zheng Yanqing never thought of being a hero!

But he knows very clearly what kind of existence Zheng Hongyi is in An Yuantang, to him and Zheng Shi'an. If something happens to Zheng Hongyi, even if Zheng Renji doesn't blame him, for An Yuantang, it means decline. In any room, a clan house without heirs will not be allowed to occupy the seat of Anyuan Hall, even Zheng Zuxing and others, who had an alliance with Zheng Renji before, will not agree.

If Liufang loses An Yuantang, then Zheng Shi'an will also lose his position as the patriarch...... This is by no means something Zheng Yanqing wants to see. Pushing Zheng Shi'an to the position of the patriarch, he spent countless efforts and paid many costs. He needs Zheng Shi'an to stand in front of him and shield him from some wind and rain; Just as Zheng Shi'an needs him, to extend it to future generations.

Therefore, Zheng Yanqing must bring Zheng Hongyi back to Xingyang alive and even intact no matter what.

At night, the plains of Pyongyang are lit with fires and stars.

Unlike before, when they were scattered in all directions, with the sound of the magic conch horn, those dotted fires began to converge. Row after row, column after column of fire dragons, far or near, rushed in the direction of Pyongyang.

The night breeze was filled with a strong smell of blood, which made people feel sick.

Zheng Yanqing was dressed in a snow-white robe, which had turned dark red at this time. He reined in his steed and looked around. Reckless plains, fighting everywhere.

"Zheng Yanqing, what should we do now?"

Mai Zizhong urged the horse to follow, "We seem to be going in the wrong direction!" ”

Yes, the Namsu Camp is in the south of Pyongyang. And now, they are killed from the north gate, which is a typical deviation. Yan Qing subconsciously clenched the heavy lance in his hand, turned his head and glanced at the person behind him. This look made him secretly feel a little sad in his heart.

Of the hundred tiger guards who followed him from the Nanshui camp, there are now only more than 60 people left.

Although these servants have not followed him for a long time, how can the love of the robe be calculated in time?

Yan Qing gave an order, and a hundred tiger guards charged with him without hesitation. In order to save one person, more than 30 people died.

War is inherently life-and-death, inherently cruel!

Zheng Yanqing comforted himself like this in his heart, but this mood was not easy.

It wasn't the first time he had seen his men die. At the beginning of the White Bird Temple, the accompanying slaves were almost dead and wounded, but Yanqing was not as sad as he is now. He let out a heavy breath of turbidity, trying to exhale the smell of blood that had accumulated in his lungs, but he quickly inhaled more.

A rough count of the number of people, together with Zheng Yanqing, a total of eighty-one people.

Mai Zizhong's subordinates have all been killed in battle, and the remaining ten or so people are the village warriors who fought with Feng Guo and Zheng Hongyi to break out of the siege. Six members of the Zheng clan, as well as eight hook and sickle soldiers of the Feng family.

"Let's rush back to the Nanshui camp."

"Yes!"

"Look at the fierce shouting there, let's go from where we go."

"Huh?"

Zheng Yanqing said: "Where the shouting and killing is weak, it must be the end of the war." If we pass by over there, we will inevitably face the siege and pursuit of countless Goguryeo; On the contrary, in the place where the shouting and killing is high-pitched, although there are also Goguryeo people, there are also our people.

While retreating to the Nanshui camp, collect the remnants, so that you can replenish the soldiers and horses under your command while retreating. ”

Mai Zizhong thought for a moment and turned his head to look at Zheng Hongyi and Feng Guo.

Zheng Hongyi's face turned pale, and he nodded: "I listened to Yanqing's arrangement." ”

"What about you, Certale?"

"I think what Captain Zheng said is true, maybe I can find my young master by the way......"

As for Shen Guang and the others, Mai Zizhong did not ask. In fact, you don't need to ask to know the answer, these three people will definitely agree with Zheng Yanqing.

"In that case, let's get out of here!"

Zheng Yanqing raised his eyes and looked around, and pointed to the southwest with the horse lance in his hand, "Let's go to Dacheng Mountain, we can go south according to the Shun'an Plain, and if there is danger, we can quickly retreat into Dacheng Mountain to hide." ”

After speaking, he urged the horse forward, Mai Zizhong and the others, and then followed.

Along the way, I kept encountering groups of Goguryeo soldiers and horses. If the opponent is outnumbered, they immediately retreat; If the number is scarce, immediately rush forward and fight. rescued five or six groups of Sui soldiers and horses one after another, including several children of the family.

In this way, Yan Qing and the others fought and retreated.

Before you know it, it's almost time.

The dawn of early summer always comes early. When the white light of the fish belly was revealed on the edge of the sky, Zheng Yanqing and the others had already bypassed Dacheng Mountain.

The number of men under his command has also increased to nearly 200.

This made Zheng Yanqing's mood much more stable.

After all, the more men and horses under his command, the more capital he has to confront the Goguryeo. It's a pity that his ability doesn't stop there. Although he saved countless people, eight of his own tiger guards died. Yanqing's mood became heavier and heavier, and he kept urging everyone to speed up.

When the day was about to dawn, Shen Guang, who was in charge of finding out the news in front, brought bad news.

"Childe, things don't seem to be going well!"

"What's wrong?"

Shen Guang said in a low voice: "I found that the Goguryeo people are gathering and starting to move in the direction of Nanshui Daying. Moreover, the fire on the side of the Nanshui camp has stopped, but I have not found that there is any movement of our troops gathering. If we retreat further south, we may clash with the forward army of the Goguryeo people...... In our current situation, I'm afraid that it will not be suitable to fight the Goguryeo people again. ”

Yan Qing's eyes suddenly froze.

"Nanshui battalion, no our army assembled?"

"It depends......"

The two of them were talking, and Mai Zizhong and Zheng Hongyi came to the front.

"Captain Zheng, why don't you leave?"

Zheng Yanqing thought about it, and explained the news that Shen Guang brought back to Mai Zizhong and Zheng Hongyi.

"Before I left the Nanshui camp, I told Captain Xie to gather the defeated soldiers and horses and stabilize his position, so as to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

But now there is no sign of assembly in the Nanshui camp, and I am worried about whether there will be a bad pool over there. In the unlikely event that the Namsu camp has already fallen, and the Goguryeo men and horses are moving toward the south, we will continue to march south, and if we don't get it right, we will fall into the net and fall into the dead. ”

Mai Zizhong's cheeks twitched, and he fell into deep thought.

Zheng Hongyi said: "Could it be that Captain Xie saw that the situation was not good, so he evacuated Nanshui?" ”

Yan Qing shook his head, "This, I really don't know. ”

As far as Xie Ke is concerned, Zheng Yanqing does not believe that he will withdraw in danger. But this person's heart is unpredictable, and he doesn't dare to guarantee that Xie Yingdeng will definitely stay in Nanshui. Besides, Xie Ke is just a lieutenant, and there are too many uncertain factors...... Continue southward, or change your plans?

But how can you change your plan?

It's already dawn! Without the cover of night, they had to march on the plains, with great difficulties and increased dangers.

Zheng Yanqing glanced at the tired people behind him, and began to mumble in his heart.

If such a group of people go to Nanshui, only to find that there is no one there, and at the same time they are facing the siege of the Goguryeo, will they still have the strength to fight again?

Zheng Yanqing thought about it, looked up, and the sun rising from the horizon in the east was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"Otherwise, let's ......"

Maizi was in the middle of Ai Ai, and when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know how to speak.

Yan Qing said: "Mai Gongzi, if you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"The sons and daughters are tired after a night of fighting. If you arrive at Nanshui, it is better to say that there are soldiers and horses to respond; As soon as Nanshui is an empty camp, not only will we not have reinforcements to receive after we pass, but we will also face the pursuit of the Goguryeo people, and it will be difficult for the sons and daughters to fight again. ”

"And what do you mean?"

"Now that there are enemy troops everywhere, we are afraid that it will not be convenient for us to march in the middle of the day.

I mean, retreat to Mount Ayutthaya for the time being, let the sons and daughters rest and get some food. At the same time, people were sent to Nanshui to inquire about the news. ”

"But if the south water is not empty now...... Is this rest an hour of delay? ”

Zheng Hongyi's consideration is not unreasonable.

In fact, what Yan Qing is embarrassed about now is here.

He had to make a choice, a choice between life and death. Yan Qing didn't dare to make assertions, and hesitated for a while.

At this moment, at the bend of the mountain behind him, there was a sound of golden drums.

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly turned his head, and saw Feng Guo urging the horse to run, "Captain Zheng, there are Goguryeo men and horses at the bend of the mountain, and they are chasing our soldiers and horses." ”

"Who is leading the troops?"

Feng Guo shook his head, "But I don't know." ”

Yan Qing didn't say a word, turned over and got on the horse, "Mai Zizhong, Feng Guo, Shen Guang, the three of you and Hongyi, lead everyone to hide again." Big Black A-Ling, you two take the tiger guard with me to investigate. ”

Xiong Kuohai and Kan Ling hurriedly agreed, led more than 50 tiger guards, and left with Zheng Yanqing.

The group climbed a mound with a clear view of the bend in the mountain. I saw a young general, leading thirty or forty cavalrymen, white horses and silver spears, carrying bows and swords, and was besieged by four or five hundred Goguryeo cavalry. The young general was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and in the midst of the chaos, he rushed left and right, and his blood-stained robes were stained. The silver spear had turned red, and the muzzle of the gun was covered with viscous plasma. It can be seen that he has been fighting for a long time.

The silver spear flew up and down, and the spear flowers gushed out, like ten thousand pear blossoms.

However, in the face of the Goguryeo people who were ten times their own, the young general also seemed a little powerless.

Under the gun, he killed three Goguryeo generals, but there were still more than ten Goguryeo generals, surrounding him and attacking frantically. On the periphery, a Goguryeo boy, with a golden helmet and golden armor, sits on a yellow horse and holds a big sword, and is excitedly pointing fingers and besieging the young general.

The battlefield is about three or five hundred meters away from Zheng Yanqing.

Yan Qing couldn't help but be secretly surprised...... This is the command of the Goguryeo general again? The Goguryeo people did not produce horses, and in the early years, they mainly relied on the Liaodong and Jin people to sell horses from the Turks. Nowadays, the war in Liaodong is in full swing, and almost all the domestic cavalry troops are concentrated in Liaodong.

Zheng Yanqing and they fought all night, and they did not encounter many Goguryeo cavalry.

Unexpectedly, in this moment's effort, I met a cavalry army near the first place. That golden-armored boy, if it weren't for the Goguryeo magnates, An Neng would be like this.

"Big brother, that person...... It seems to be Captain Xie! ”

When Xiong Kuohai was in Emei Mountain, he was taught a kung fu by Sun Simiao, and his eyesight was amazing.

So much so that Zheng Yanqing didn't really see it here, he had already recognized the identity of the young general. Yan Qing put up a pergola with his hand, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised.

It's really Xie Ke!

He didn't gather troops in Nanshui, why did he appear here?

However, the current situation does not allow Zheng Yanqing to think too much. Xie Ke was under the siege of more than a dozen Goguryeo generals, and he was a little unable to resist.

Yan Qing hurriedly said: "Da Heizi, you and Ah Ling will take thirty tiger guards to rescue Captain Xie." The rest of the people, wait for me, follow me......"

After speaking, Zheng Yanqing reached out and took out the silver silk mask from the horse's back bag and buckled it on his face.

With both feet knocking on the horse's belly, the jade hooves were like sharp arrows from the strings, sticking to the ground, rushing from the mound to the battlefield. As he ran, he shouted loudly: "Brother Xie, don't panic, Zheng Yanqing is here!" ”

People are like dragons going out to sea, and horses are like tigers coming down the mountain.

Zheng Yanqing shouted loudly, which made the Goguryeo people suddenly twitch. However, Yanqing did not rush into the enemy formation, but stuck to the outer circle of the Goguryeo people and attacked the golden-armored young man. There is a saying that when you shoot a man, you shoot a horse, and if you capture a thief, you can capture the king first. It's too late, it's too fast, Yan Qing didn't wait for the golden-armored young man to react, and Jade Hoof had already rushed in front of him. The horse lance in his hand shook and stabbed hard.

(To be continued)