Chapter 36 Crossing the River and Demolishing the Bridge
Xiang Chonghua shouted loudly: "Don't panic, the king, go over immediately!" He swung his sword and chopped off the branches that blocked the way, and galloped all the way. The sound of the body rubbing against the grass and trees came from all directions, indicating that there was an ambush in the dense forest.
Xiang Chonghua was anxious, but he was afraid that the straw bag King Qi would be killed before he could catch up. When I looked up, I saw that the top was blocked by dense tree branches, and it was difficult to launch even signal flares. He scolded, urging the horse to run faster in the direction of King Qi. A few black shadows flashed in front of him, and nearly ten masked assassins rushed out, armed with scimitars, shrinking and rolling on the ground like balls, about to cut off the horse's legs.
Xiang Chonghua hurriedly pulled the reins, the horseman stood up, and the two machetes that attacked first slashed into the air, and before he could change his moves, he was smashed by Xiang Chonghua one by one with a palm. Xiang Chonghua took off from his horse, and the arrows caught between his fingers and shot three machete assassins, and his body went on a rampage without stopping, killing five assassins in a row. The horse was frightened by the assassination, screamed, and trampled on the ground with its hooves, as if it was about to abandon the horse and walk away.
Xiang Chonghua said in his heart: "If there is no mount, it may be more difficult to leave with that stupid man of King Qi." Immediately tied the horse to the tree and turned his head and ran in the direction of King Qi. Several long arrows shot from both sides, Xiang Chonghua Lisheng jumped and dodged, grabbed an arrow with both hands and threw it according to the direction of the air flow just now, and the bushes immediately screamed.
The shouts of killing came from far and near, and a group of assassins followed King Qi closely and followed him in succession, but fortunately, King Qi hugged the horse's neck tightly and crouched on the horse's back, so he was able to dodge the arrows. More than a dozen assassins flashed out in front of him, wielding swords and swords, trying to block Xiang Chonghua's rescue, but Xiang Chonghua used his sword to become a wind and killed a bloody road.
King Qi recognized Xiang Chonghua, and couldn't help but straighten his back in surprise and said, "Save the widow!" A long arrow flew from his back, almost hitting the back of the neck, and shrunk back into a ball of fright.
Xiang Chonghua jumped to his feet, spilled a hidden weapon with both hands, and shot back the front row of assassins, his feet steady and his back, dealing with the enemies in front and behind at the same time. The branches in front of him were densely hanging down, and the tall Xiang Chonghua was no longer allowed to stand on horseback. Xiang Chonghua straddled, sat on horseback, and cheered up the spirit of twelve. King Qi saw that the road ahead was getting darker and darker, as if he had entered the depths of the dense forest, and his fear deepened, and he said in a trembling voice: "Hua Zhuangshi, when can we get out of the forest?" ”
Only then did Xiang Chonghua realize that he had lost his way unconsciously, and it was difficult to even recognize the direction, so he said: "Don't worry, the king is going to be soon." "I scolded the eight ancestors of King Qi in my heart.
The sound of "rustling" in front of him was faintly heard, and Xiang Chonghua immediately calmed down, took out the last few long arrows, and projected them into the bushes on the left side of the front.
A miserable scream came immediately, Xiang Chonghua suddenly pulled up the tripping horse rope on the ground, forcibly pulled the assassin on the right who had not reacted to it, held his head with one hand, and cut his throat with a horizontal sword, and then turned over the horse's back and put the tripping horse rope around his waist to prepare for use as a long whip, secretly glad that the horse was not tripped up.
He suddenly had a flash of inspiration, remembered the horse he was tied to the tree, and said to King Qi: "The minister must now offend the king's royal horse, please forgive the king." King Qi said in a trembling voice: "As long as you can escape, the strong man is at will." ”
Xiang Chonghua stroked the mane on the horse's neck, secretly screamed "sorry", raised the heavy sword in his hand and slashed at the horse's buttocks, the horse was in pain, and almost threw King Qi off his back, and couldn't help but let out a scream. This horse is a big horse, which was born to a horse given to Xiang Chonghua, and Xiang Chonghua's horse heard the pony's scream, and immediately screamed.
Xiang Chonghua immediately grabbed the reins, followed the horse's cry to fight his way out, and returned to the place just now. There are dense branches of trees in front of you, but there is only one path left, and you can go out to the forest. It seemed that another enemy was coming from the rear, and Xiang Chonghua tied his heavy sword to Fang Cai's tripwire, and cut the reins that tied the horse when it was projected from a distance. The two horses galloped side by side, and finally ran out of the dense forest.
Xiang Chonghua immediately sent out the signal flare in his hand and found that a firework had also exploded in the air. He looked forward to see that Liu Xiwei and Sun Le were fighting dozens of enemies on horseback, covered in blood, while Sun Zhe was tightly protecting Taibu, who was full of terror, on the ground not far away.
Xiang Chonghua was glad that he didn't leave the horse, grabbed a horse and rushed towards Sun Zhe, stumbling with a horse rope in his hand and flying out in a row to trip five enemies, and with his right hand, he picked up the back of Taibu's neck and threw it on the horse's back accurately.
Sun Zhe picked and killed an enemy on the one hand, grabbed the saddle on the other hand, turned over and sat behind Taibu, and looked at King Qi, who was tightly covered by Xiang Chonghua with a cloak for a long time, before recognizing it, and said happily: "It's really good that the king is fine." I'll tell you about it. ”
Xiang Chonghua hurriedly said: "Don't." Doesn't this attract enemies and make the king the target of all people? You take the king and Taibu to hide near here first, and I will go back as soon as I go. Jumped off the horse and galloped in the direction of Liu Xiwei.
Sun Zhe is obviously not good at fighting immediately, his body has been punctured in several places, Liu Xiwei is much more agile than him, every time the long sword in his hand is swung accurately, it stabs the enemy's throat accurately, only a little sweat appears on his forehead, and even his breathing is still steady. When the two saw Xiang Chonghua, they were both in good spirits, and in the blink of an eye, they hacked to death more than a dozen enemies.
Sun Legao said: "Brother Hua can see the king?" ”
Xiang Chonghua looked at Liu Xiwei tightly, and deliberately said in a loud voice: "King Qi is in the dense forest in the west. Liu Xiwei immediately understood his intentions. When the unfallen enemy heard this, they began to chase them westward.
Liu Xiwei said loudly: "Go and catch up and save the driver." The movements in his hands secretly slowed down, pretending to be trapped by the enemy, and had no time to chase, and only when the other enemies had retreated did he kill the remaining enemies one by one. Xiang Chonghua jumped off the horse and saluted Liu Xiwei: "My subordinates are late to save the car, and I hope you will forgive your sins." ”
Liu Xiwei helped him up and said in a low voice, "Where is my father?" ”
Xiang Chonghua took him with him, and while he was careful not to be discovered, he found King Qi on the other. King Qi was excited to see Liu Xiwei. In order to protect King Qi, Liu Xiwei and King Qi exchanged outfits.
Xiang Chonghua took the opportunity to whisper to Liu Xiwei: "Hasn't the king always followed the king?" How did it get separated? ”
Liu Xiwei said angrily: "It's not Liu Xixuan's ......" After a slight pause, he resumed his calm tone and said: "If you hadn't saved your father, I would have really died now." How did you find your father? ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "My subordinates also lost the king at the beginning, but they met Yingji halfway. When her subordinates saw that there was not even a guard behind her, they thought that she must have thrown off the guards to plot against the king, so they quietly followed and chased after her from another path. ”
Liu Xiwei shook his head and said: "Benjun thought that Yingji was just a fine work that the prince put on his father's pillow, but I didn't expect it to ......."
Xiang Chonghua said: "It's a pity that we still don't have any evidence, if we blindly insist that it was Yingji's hands and feet, it is likely to be bitten back." With such a dangerous chess piece by the king's side, what will happen in the future? ”
Liu Xiwei said lightly: "It's just a woman, and it can't be a climate." Another firework suddenly appeared in the air, and Xiang Chonghua said happily: "It's the reinforcements that have arrived." ”
I saw that in the dusty place in the distance, Xu Chong took the lead, followed by Da Sima and nearly a hundred guards. Qin Fei was holding a long knife in his hand, and he was even impressively listed. Xu Chong rolled the saddle and dismounted, and kowtowed to Liu Xiwei, who was wearing a royal armor, and said: "The minister's escort is late, please punish the king!" ”
King Qi walked over from the side and said, "Hurry up, please." ”
Only then did Xu Chong find that Liu Xiwei and King Qi had changed their outfits, and said to King Qi: "Because the bridge is too narrow, the minister can only cross the river with a small part of the guards first, and met the attacked prince halfway. But rest assured, Your Majesty, the large army will arrive soon. The enemy was rampant for a while. ”
King Qi hurriedly said, "Prince, are they okay?" ”
Xu Chong said: "The prince is safe and sound, and he is now directing the Praetorian Guards to cross the river. ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "Can the general see the other people from the Yingyang Junfu who came to escort him?" ”
Xu Chong shook his head regretfully.
Yingyangjun said resolutely: "This place is not suitable for a long time, let's retreat quickly." They are not children, and they should be able to handle it themselves. ”
Xiang Chonghua said to Yingyang Jun: "But there are so many enemies, and they are afraid that they will be more than lucky in the rear." ”
Yingyangjun glared at him and said to King Qi, "Please get on the horse quickly." ”
Xiang Chonghua stopped in front of him and said in a loud voice: "Brother Chen Jie, they are still fighting in the rear, there are so many enemies, if we leave like this, I am afraid they will not even lose their lives!" Seeing that Yingyang Jun was silent with a gloomy face, he turned to King Qi and begged: "Please save them for the sake of saving their lives!" What's more, Young-hee may also be with them! ”
King Qi said solemnly: "Don't worry. If they are in danger to save the widow, how can the widow forsake them? General Xu, quickly send someone to the rescue! ”
Xiang Chonghua immediately had a good impression of King Qi, and made a heartfelt salute, saying, "Thank you, King!" ”
Xu Chong said: "The minister will send the king away first." As for Yingji and the strong men of Yingyang Junfu, the minister promised that they would be delivered later. ”
King Qi was silent for a while, and said to Xu Chong: "The strong man must be rescued." As for Yingji, it's best to find it, and you don't have to force it if you can't find it. It doesn't matter if you have one more concubine or one less concubine. ”
Xiang Chonghua remembered King Qi and Ying Ji's appearance like glue, and couldn't help but feel a little sad for Ying Ji. Qin Fei walked up to him from the crowd and said, "With General Xu's help, Chen Jie and they should be fine." Let's go first. ”
Xiang Chonghua saw him holding a long knife in a nondescript manner, and couldn't help but smile: "Why did you come with him?" What does it mean for you to point the blade towards yourself? Do you want to stun your enemies or kill yourself? ”
Qin Fei said angrily: "I am so kind to worry about you, you still laugh at me!" With a slap of the knife, Xiang Chonghua smiled and dodged away, stepped on the horse again, and said: "You and the king go first, and they will go back after I rescue Chen Jie." ”
Qin Fei hurriedly said: "That bridge is going to collapse at some point, and the reinforcements won't be able to come over when the time comes." Suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Not good! ”
Xiang Chonghua said: "What's wrong? Qin Fei stomped his feet and said: "The prince is there to command the crossing of the river, if he moves his hands and feet......
A horse suddenly appeared in the distance, and the young Praetorian Guard didn't wait for the horse to be stable, so he jumped off the horse and said to Xu Chong: "General Qiyu, something is wrong!" The bridge collapsed! ”