Chapter 10: Brotherly Parting
Gongsun Yan was unwilling to look east and west, and really found the hole in the corner of the wall for him, he was eager to seek merit, did not care about the wounded soldiers, and did not discuss with Gao Sheng, led forty or fifty people, and chased down the mountain road.
Gao Sheng saw Gongsun Yan doing it, and scolded in his heart: "The shaft is simply crazy." Helplessly, he also led his disciples to follow.
At this time, the wind and rain were blowing, the road was slippery and difficult to walk, and everyone complained bitterly. Gongsun Yan strictly ordered not to slow down the march, and many people fell to the ground along the way, but Gongsun Yan was forced to get up with a knife and continue to march.
Compared to Gongsun Yan's team, the evacuation speed of the Su brothers and Tian Ming was much slower.
The soldiers were carried away by a big victory, and they were grinding and grinding along the way, although the Su brothers repeatedly urged, but the wind and rain were heavy, and the mountain road was steep, and the soldiers were afraid of falling off the cliff, and they were not willing to risk speeding up at all.
The Su brothers were in a hurry, but Tian Ming was a little unimpressed, thinking: "The enemy may not chase after them in the wind and rain, and even if they chase after them, such a difficult road will not be fast." ”
Thinking like this, Tian Ming relaxed his vigilance, so the soldiers marched slowly, and he didn't urge much, some soldiers fell and injured halfway, and the others had to free their hands to help them fall behind.
After marching more than thirty miles, the people in front had reached the foot of the mountain, and some soldiers in the back were five or six miles away.
Tian Ming ordered the soldiers to rest at the foot of the mountain, eat some dry food, and wait for the follow-up soldiers to catch up. Tian Ming took out the bait cake made of millet and chewed it slowly, and ate it for half an hour, before the soldiers gathered.
While eating, he suddenly saw a soldier running down the mountain, he knelt down in front of Tian Ming with a plop, and reported loudly: "The son's big thing is not good, and the people of the Qin State have chased after him." ”
When Tian Ming heard this, he was shocked. He hurriedly threw away the uneaten bait and shouted at the soldiers, telling them to stop resting and set out immediately.
The Su brothers also heard the news that the people of Qin had caught up, and they briefly discussed, and finally Su Qin walked up to Lu and said what the two of them wanted.
Su Qin persuaded Tian Ming: "Son, don't be impatient, since the enemy has chased here, he must be determined to pursue it to the end." If we continue to move forward, we will inevitably endanger the safety of Mr. Guigu and his military advisor. For now, we might as well retreat into the dense forest on the mountain and lure the enemy to lose the direction of pursuit. ”
When Tian Ming heard this, he was unhappy in his heart, and thought: "It's not easy to come down from the mountain, and if you go up the mountain again, it's not a dead end." The two of you are eager to save Master, and we still have to return to Qi alive. ”
He thought this in his heart, but he couldn't say it on his lips, and insisted that the team move forward quickly along the road, and said that this was an order from the military advisor before leaving.
Su Qin agitated clever tongues, so he could talk badly, but Tian Ming just didn't listen. Su Qin's constant persuasion made Tian Ming upset, and even the soldiers of the Qi State had already glared at him.
Su Dai observed from the side and saw Tian Ming's thoughts, so he proposed a compromise solution: the Su brothers went to the dense forest on the mountain on the right side of Lu, and Tian Ming continued to move forward with his men and horses, and the troops were divided into two ways, although they could not completely attract the enemy, but at least they could make the enemy divide their troops.
Tian Ming happily agreed, he knew that the goal of the Qin people was Mr. Guigu, so that he would be much safer.
So, the Su brothers went to the dense forest, and Tian Ming didn't wait for the soldiers of the Qi State who didn't catch up, and left by himself.
The Su brothers crawled to the mountain forest on the right side of the mountain and reached the edge of the forest. Su Qin suddenly asked Su Dai to change Mr. Guigu's costume to himself, Su Dai asked the reason, Su Qin didn't answer, just asked him to change his costume as soon as possible.
It turned out that Su Qin was eager to protect his younger brother, and he wanted to pretend to be Mr. Guigu to attract Qin Jun, Su Daitui said that he didn't look like it, Su Qin said: "We climb up the mountain, the enemy can only see the back, how can we tell it." You'll have to listen to me today, or I'll forcibly rip off my clothes. ”
Su Dai had tears in his eyes and looked at Su Qin sadly, Su Qin couldn't help but say, and reached out to pick up his clothes. Su Dai couldn't resist him, so he had to change Mr. Guigu's outfit to Su Qin.
Su Qin quickly dressed up and said to Su Dai: "You climb in front of me, you can go as far as you can, don't wait for me, one of our brothers must escape alive." ”
Su Dai burst into tears and choked up and nodded. Su Qin squeezed his hand vigorously and said, "Don't cry, hurry up." As he spoke, he pushed Sudai forward with all his might.
Su Dai took a few steps into the depths of the dense forest, looked back at Su Qin, and saw that he was almost still in place, he knew that Su Qin deliberately let him go first, if he hesitated any longer, he would disappoint his brother's heart, so he tried to climb deeper into the dense forest.
Su Qin watched his younger brother's back walk away, turned his head, and wiped his tears with his sleeve. He regarded Su Dai as his own brother and took care of him since he was a child, and Su Dai was also like half his son.
Five years ago, Su Qin took Su Dai out to learn art, increase his knowledge, cultivate his talents, and get ahead in the future. Who would have expected to encounter this catastrophe?
The situation was so urgent that he had to give himself up to protect his brother, and only then could he have peace of mind.
Not long after, the Qin army led by Gongsun Yan and Gao Sheng arrived at the foot of the mountain, and they looked around and found that there were footprints left on the road, and the person dressed as Mr. Guigu was heading towards the dense forest on the right side of the mountain.
They also had a hard time, and they couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd. The two hurriedly discussed it and decided to divide their troops into two routes, one led by Gao Sheng and continued along the path, and the other led by Gongsun Yan to chase after the people dressed up by Mr. Guigu.
Gongsun Yan has his own little abacus in this division of labor: "Since I can't tell which way is true, I might as well choose the one with the greatest possibility." If you can really catch Mr. Ghost Valley alive, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement. ”
Su Qin walked forward unhurriedly, seeing that the Su Dai in front of him was gone, his heart finally settled down.
When he arrived in such a field, he had to put life and death aside, and the injuries he had suffered the day before yesterday had occurred in several runs, and it was difficult to get rid of the pursuit of the Qin people.
When Gongsun Yan finally caught up after spending a long time, Su Qin simply lay on the ground, gasped for breath, and rested.
Gongsun Yan looked at Su Qin lying on the ground, and he hadn't recognized his true identity for a while. He still said that Mr. Guigu was greeting, but his tone was obviously much stiffer than before.
"Your Excellency really has no eyes, and Mr. Guigu is probably far away from the sky." Su Qin said with a smile. With that, he ripped off his fake beard and revealed his true face.
When Gongsun Yan saw it, he was so angry that he smoked. scolded and ordered his subordinates to tie up Su Qin, but he still felt angry, and he went up and kicked him dozens of times.
Su Qin endured the severe pain, and did not resist, but just laughed vigorously, he understood: his laughter at this time was the biggest sarcasm and sarcasm for Gongsun Yan.
Gongsun Yan let out a sigh of relief, and his emotions slowly calmed down. He thought, "Since I lost Mr. Guigu by mistake, it would not be a good thing to catch a disciple of Mr. Guigu and go back." Wouldn't it be even more humiliating if there was no one caught and returned empty-handed? ”
Thinking of this, he ordered his subordinates to escort Su Qin and walk down the mountain. They continued to march along the mountain path, and Gongsun Yan wanted to meet Gao Sheng before making plans.