Chapter 158: Ambush
Under the scorching sun, Qingluo was tied to a wooden stake by a soldier, like a museum exhibit, for others to visit.
"Whose girl is this tied here, it's really pitiful!" "I heard that it was the concubine of the Yuan Mansion who had an affair with a wild man and was tied up here for punishment."
The people were talking one after another, and some women wanted to cover their shame for Qingluo, but they were driven away by the guards next to them, which shows the ruthlessness of the ancient criminal law.
There are more and more onlookers, and there are some people who want to take advantage of the opportunity.
A man dressed in coarse cloth stepped forward and said to the guard, "The eldest brother is fortunate, the younger brother has fifty copper coins, and he wants to honor you." ”
The guard immediately understood what the man meant, and the other party wanted to play with the female prisoner a few times, although this violated the rules, but it was not impossible.
Jia Shi took the money and said, "Don't go too far, after all, she is Yuan Gong's prisoner." ”
"My lord, this is my filial piety." Another man couldn't stand it anymore and chose to take the money and play with it.
It didn't take long for the torture platform to be occupied by the ruffians, and the surrounding people could only disperse when they saw this, they all knew that the woman was hopeless.
Qing Luo cried and cried out to the guards for help: "Big brother guard, I used to be Yuan Gong's person, you can't let them harm me!" ”
"Remember, don't let anyone die." The guards were busy counting their income, and they didn't have time to pay attention to Qing Luo's pleas for help.
"Who's coming first?" The ruffians felt that the light was not enough to touch, and they were ready to possess each other's bodies as well.
A big man stood up and said, "Of course Lao Tzu is the first to go up, you all count the time for me to see how long I can hold out and disarm." ”
A female voice came from behind the big man: "This big brother." I want to play too. Excuse me. ”
The big man turned. I found that it was a woman who barely reached my shoulder, and I immediately relaxed my vigilance.
The person who came was Cao Ming, who received the news, but she didn't dare to save Qingluo directly, doing so would only cause fire.
The big man smiled: "Another little sister, is it also a lack of men, do you want us to satisfy you?" ”
"I lack your mother!" Cao Ming smashed the big man's balls with a punch, and then kicked him in the abdomen, instantly killing him to the ground.
The surrounding ruffians were stunned on the spot. After all, the plot reversed too quickly, and they couldn't accept it for a while.
The guard reacted immediately, and hurriedly pulled out his saber: "Where did you come from, barbaric girl, if you don't want to die, get out of me." ”
"It's like, we're not to mess with." The ruffians were outnumbered, and with the support of the guards, their morale gradually recovered.
"Someone!" Cao Ming was already prepared when he came, although he couldn't move Yuan Shao's armor, but his own guards were enough to deal with this kind of scene.
"Smack! Smack! Hundreds of soldiers quickly rushed out of the intersection, flooding the entire execution ground.
"Grandma. It's all a misunderstanding! "We're going to get out of the way and we won't bother you!"
The ruffians usually just fight. I had never seen such a formation, and immediately carried the big man to escape from the execution platform.
Cao Ming didn't let the armor stop her, now all she has to do is protect, not cause a bigger riot.
"Who are you?" The guard hurriedly put away the knife, and then walked up to Cao Ming respectfully.
Cao Ming pointed at Qingluo and said, "It doesn't matter who I am, it's just that you let them insult female prisoners like this, I really can't stand it." ”
The guard was embarrassed: "Yuan Gong ordered the villain to strip her clothes, and the villain did not dare to disobey." ”
Cao Ming scolded angrily: "Yuan Shao didn't say that you would collect money, let alone let those ruffians insult her. ”
The guard was so frightened that his face was very ugly: "The villain knows his mistake, and I hope the girl will let the villain go." ”
Cao Ming made a condition: "This is easy to do, you go find a dress to cover her shame, and I can help you hide the rest." ”
"The villain will order someone to do it." The guards didn't dare to snub Cao Ming, the other party actually called Yuan Shao's real name, and his identity was definitely not ordinary.
Cao Ming observed Qingluo again and found that her mental state was unstable, you must know that once a person is cornered, any secret will be told, even if it is for her own safety, she has to risk her to be rescued.
Since it was summer, it was getting dark later than usual, so Cao Ming and Ma Qiu waited until late at night to set off.
There were no pedestrians on the street, except for the occasional man, not even a single rat.
Ma Qiu took the lead and sneaked to the vicinity of the execution platform, saw the guards dozing off, and was ready to rescue Qing Luo.
Cao Ming, who was following behind, grabbed Ma Qiu and said, "Wait a minute, I feel that the situation is not quite right, there is only one guard during the day, how can it become three at night." ”
"I'm afraid that the prisoner will run away." Although Ma Qiu had never robbed anyone, he could guess Yuan Shao's intentions, and he must be afraid that the prisoner would escape.
"Will there be an ambush?" Cao Ming knew that the situation had become bad, and if Yuan Shao deliberately led them into the trap, it would really be difficult to save people.
"Why don't we try it first?" After Cao Ming's reminder, Ma Qiu also began to notice that something was wrong, if the other party wanted to prevent people from robbing, it was impossible to add only two guards, it was estimated that there was an ambush nearby.
Cao Ming thought for a while and said, "I'll lead these three people away later, and you go and save Qingluo." ”
Ma Qiu refused: "I'll take the lead, after all, you can't run as fast as me, and your identity is more important than me." ”
"Then be careful yourself." Cao Ming didn't want to argue with Ma Qiu anymore, in case the other party heard it, it would be over.
Ma Qiu took out the dagger from his bosom and slowly approached the only guard who opened his eyes, as long as he was dealt with first, the rest of the people who took a nap would be easy to do.
As soon as the guard finished yawning, he felt a sharp pain in his back, and then gradually lost consciousness, and the whole person fell into Ma Qiu's arms.
The other two people were sitting on the ground snoring, and the result was easily solved by Ma Qiu, I am afraid that they would not have imagined that they would be killed in their sleep.
Cao Ming breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, it seemed that her worries were just superfluous, and the ambush should have come out for such a long time.
"Whoosh!" An arrow broke through the night, flashing with a cold light, and the target was Ma Qiu, who was preparing to save Qingluo.
Caught off guard by being shot in the shoulder, he jumped off the torture table and ran down the street to attract the attention of the enemy.
Soon the entire street was lit up by torches, and hundreds of armor soldiers followed closely behind Ma Qiu, intending to capture him alive on the spot.
At this time, only five armor soldiers were left on the torture platform, and Cao Ming knew that Ma Qiu was buying time, and he had to deal with these five people quickly.
The armorers held torches, completely unaware that there was another person in the shadows, Cao Ming seized the opportunity to draw his sword and kill, and easily killed the two of them.
The other three reacted and prepared to attack Cao Ming, but the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and it was difficult to succeed in implementation, just like three children beating an adult, and there was no other way than to bite with their teeth. (To be continued.) )