Chapter 1184: One City for One Army (Final)
Such a fire can naturally trap ordinary people in it.
However, after all, there are still people who can get out of trouble, such as Zheng Chao'an, who is the only remaining master in the Eagle Claw Gate, and has entered the realm of light body kung fu.
Once, he was a very inconspicuous young man under the rule of the Guo family, but it was only because the Eagle Claw Gate was in Liangzhou that he had to obey Guo Yan's orders and work with his grandfather Zheng Zhengyin to do things for him.
Once, Zheng Chaoan even thought about escaping from Liangzhou and Eagle Claw Gate and becoming a real Jianghu man who was as free as an eagle.
However, the changes that happened after that finally made this young man change his naïve thoughts. Even in the field of interests in the rivers and lakes, how can it be said to retreat and leave?
Even though he is willing to give up the interests of his own disciples of the Eagle Claw Sect, can he give up his family affection?
My grandfather is getting older, my father is already dead, and the family has to rely on itself to support it.
So in the end, he chose to stay and do something that he thought would not violate his moral conscience. And his grandfather also understood his difficulties and never forced him.
It seems that this is not unacceptable...... Just when Zheng Chaoan thought that everything was like this, suddenly, the world changed.
His Majesty the Emperor, who was once admired and respected by himself, actually created a big scene in Jiangnan, and his strength increased rapidly, and he began to use troops to the Central Plains, and had already posed a great threat to Liangzhou.
Then, in order to solve this hidden danger, Guo Yan and Guo Marshal brazenly led the army to take the initiative to use troops against the Dayue court in the south. And he, Zheng Chaoan, together with his grandfather, became Guo Dashuai's personal guard.
It was in that battle to the south that their Liangzhou army was finally defeated, and even Guo Dashuai was almost killed. He escaped with his life, but his grandfather died in the chaos to thwart the pursuit.
And he, Zheng Chao'an, obviously saw his grandfather die, but he couldn't avenge him, or even collect his body, so he could only flee with Guo Dashuai, who was already seriously injured.
After this defeat, the vitality of the Liangzhou army was greatly damaged, and the imperial court officers and soldiers seized the opportunity to kill until the city of Liangzhou was besieged, forcing Guo Dashuai to make the decision to surrender.
However, only a few people around him, such as Zheng Chaoan, knew that even if he Guo Dashuai reached this point, he had no real intention of surrendering to the imperial court. This is not only manifested in the fact that he let his most valued son Guo Han leave Liangzhou and go north to Jinzhou with the last elite one step earlier, but also in his future plans.
Zheng Chaoan still remembers how surprised he was after Guo Dashuai ordered him: "Dashuai, you let me kill ...... Kill you?"
"What? It's not like you haven't killed anyone, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"But you...... You're our handsome......
"Do you really think I'm a handsome? Or is it just that I am forced to confess that I am the Lord?"
Zheng Chaoan was speechless, he was not a person who was good at words, and he was not a person who was good at hiding his true thoughts.
"I know that since Zheng Zhengyin's death, you have hated me, because it was my single-mindedness and undeserved ambition that allowed you to accompany you on this road of no return." Guo Yan's gaze was like a ghostly fire, straight into Zheng Chao'an's heart: "So I'll give you this opportunity to kill me for revenge!"
"But not now, but after Liangzhou is obtained by the official army, after I become a prisoner. Then you will come to me in secret and kill me."
Although Zheng Chaoan didn't know what the other party's intention was in arranging this, he still did it after all.
Why he did this, he couldn't say...... Maybe it's because I also admire Guo Yan's killing at this time, right?
And with the killing of Guo Yan, Zheng Chaoan felt a little ashamed of the Guo family, so he took the letter written by Guo Yan himself, and also rushed to Jinzhou and devoted himself to Guo Han's subordinates.
However, compared to Guo Yan's trust in him, Guo Han was very cold to Zheng Chaoan, and just left him to be used in the army, and even did not let him join the escort team.
As for the reason, it may have something to do with many previous details. After all, Guo Han knew that Zheng Chaoan and Sun Ning had dealings, even
He had long known that Guo Yan died at the hands of Zheng Chao'an.
But no matter what, Zheng Chaoan still made a choice according to his heart and decided to be loyal to Guo Han.
Even if he fell into a mortal situation at this time, he escaped from the fire and immediately ran to rescue Guo Han.
With the help of Zheng Chao'an, Guo Hanzhong could gallop on various rooftop heights and on top of the courtyard wall, and escaped from the county government before the fire burned to the heights.
By the time they braved the heat and ran all the way to the city gate along the county road, which was full of fires and charred corpses on the left and right, the entire Yuyang City had been completely engulfed in flames, and too many soldiers had died in the fire.
Eventually, however, they were able to rush to the city gates. ap.
At this time, the gate of the county seat had already been opened, and it was obvious that some people had been able to run out before.
This gave birth to a glimmer of hope in Guo Han's heart, as long as someone can escape from the county, he will have a chance to make a comeback......
But soon, as the two of them put out the city gate, which was also already raging with fire, rushed to the outer road, and before they could extinguish the flames on their bodies, this hope was immediately extinguished like the flames on their bodies.
"Kill—"
In the midst of shouts, hundreds of soldiers and horses suddenly pressed on three sides, and countless spears and knives stabbed straight at them, and at once surrounded the two escapees covered in smoke and burns.
Then, a familiar voice sounded in front of them: "Tie them up, dare to resist, and kill them!"
Guo Han was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this voice was from Cao Zhao, a petty county official who was groveling to him a few hours ago.
At this time, although he is still dressed like that, the aura of the whole person is completely different, and all the previous performances are clearly disguised!
Guo Han was angry, and Zheng Chao'an's body moved, as if he was intending to resist.
But as a few spears stabbed up, almost to their chests and throats, they did not dare to make any extra movements, and could only be bound obediently.
At the same time that he was quickly tied up, Guo Han's eyes swept over, and he saw that beside him, there were also hundreds of subordinates with gray faces or blood on their bodies who were bound and detained there.
Obviously, these people were one of the few of their men who could escape from the fire, and as soon as they left the city, they were immediately surrounded by the Vietnamese army, just like him, the commander.
From the very beginning, the other party didn't want to let go of any Jinju soldiers!
Just when Guo Han was full of bitterness and despair, and he didn't know what to do, among the captives in front of him, someone suddenly let out a few exclamations: "Guo Shuai, why don't you ......?"