Chapter 45: I'll give you another day
Zhang Zheng and Chang Yan knew that Li Er had a backhand.
But no one else knows.
The number of assassins was almost three times that of Zhang Zheng's side, and they were all skilled in martial arts.
When the opportunity was lost, even if everyone on Zhang Zheng's side had horses, they could not give full play to the advantages of cavalry.
Seeing that the formation formed by Liu San and the others was about to be dispersed by a large number of assassins.
Zhang Zheng could only give an order to let everyone fight and retreat, and gather towards his side.
As the saying goes, from time to time, block the cold arrows that come towards Zhang Zheng.
After the initial panic, Zhang Zheng gradually calmed down.
I knew that I was rushing forward to meet the other person's wishes.
Remove the Hidden Arrow from the horse's back and quickly assemble it before entering the East Palace.
There were also five arrows like long needles in the sleeve arrows, less than half a foot long.
Due to the range, it is unable to play the role of long-range support.
However, it can be of great use when the two armies are in close contact with each other.
Use the horses behind you as cover and observe the movements of the other party.
I only have five arrows, so I have to make the most of it.
In less than a stick of incense, Zhang Zheng's side had already killed more than 20 people.
The rest of the people, except for Zhang Zheng, Chang Yan, and Chen Yu, the leader of the guards who stayed by Zhang Zheng's side, were even more colorful.
The number of assassins was three times that of Zhang Zheng's side, and the number of casualties at this time was also three times that of Zhang Zheng's side.
After all, although the Assassins were strong in martial arts, they were fighting on their own.
The advantage of numbers was not played at all.
On the contrary, under the formation of Liu San and others, they paid a high price for casualties.
"Whether Zhang Zheng is captured alive or killed, the reward is thousands."
Seeing that the time dragged on longer and longer, his side had not been able to break through the opponent's defense, but had killed or wounded fifty or sixty people.
The Assassin leader began to feel anxious.
Promising benefits to a group of Assassins.
The so-called heavy money must have brave men, and the assassins suddenly began to be ruthless.
Liu San and other veterans on Zhuangzi also began to work hard when they heard the words.
In any case, the old man's bloodline can't be lost.
As soon as the assassin leader came up, Zhang Zheng suddenly had a direction.
Originally, all the assassins were dressed in black and masked, so Zhang Zheng couldn't tell which one was the leader.
Hearing this, the leader of the assassins was dressed like the others, except with a horizontal sword in his hand, standing not far away and not participating in the charge.
Zhang Zheng glanced around, and there was one person in each of the other three directions except for the one who had just spoken.
It should be used for the rearmost pressure array.
Very good, now Zhang Zheng is not worried, all of them are within range.
It's just that the other side has archers, and all of them are hidden in the shadows, which is a bit troublesome.
"Chang Nei, can you find out how many archers there are on the other side?"
Zhang Zheng asked at the common words around him who were wary of this cold arrow.
"At present, three cold arrows have been shot from the southeast, northwest and northwest, and there should be four."
Chang Yan said with some uncertainty.
"With your martial arts, can you break out of the killing array and solve the four archers?"
Zhang Zheng asked, adjusting the sleeve crossbow in his hand.
"With our family's kung fu, it is naturally not difficult to solve the four archers, but our family's task is to protect you, Zhang Xiannan. If our family leaves you, you will be a corpse in a few moments. ”
As the saying goes, he understood Zhang Zheng's thoughts at once, and refused without thinking about it.
"If you don't go, we'll all be corpses in a moment."
"I can't die, Your Majesty still has arrangements."
No matter how Zhang Zheng persuaded him, Chang Yan was unmoved.
Zhang Zheng was also anxious, the ghost knew if he could hold out until Li Shimin's reinforcements arrived.
"Chen Yu, you go."
Seeing that he couldn't support Changyan, Zhang Zheng had no choice but to say to the leader of the soldiers around him.
"The final order you will receive is to keep you safe."
Chen Yu's face showed embarrassment.
"There is a permanent attendant, and he will protect me safely, go quickly."
"This ......"
Chen Yu looked at Chang Yan and saw that Chang Yan didn't say a word.
Seeing that Chang Yan was unarmed, he stopped the cold arrows shooting at Zhang Zheng in four directions with one hand.
"Let's go."
Zhang Zheng urged.
Chen Yu is different from Chang Yan, Chang Yan is Li Er's people who don't need to listen to Zhang Zheng's orders.
Chen Yu was Zhang Zheng's personal guard, and he could hear Zhang Zheng's urging at this moment.
I can only hope that the Chang Nei servant with high martial arts can protect Zhang Xiannan.
As soon as he gritted his teeth, he killed in the formation.
If you want to say that Chen Yu is this person, his martial arts are also unusual, and the assassin in front of him has no enemy with him, and he is brave and unparalleled.
Chen Yu also held back a fire in his heart, and saw his hands and siblings die in front of him one by one.
took the initiative to bully himself, and in a few breaths, he broke through a gap.
One of the Assassin leaders saw Chen Yu's bravery and was about to step forward to help.
But suddenly I heard a sound of breaking the sky in my ears.
Before he had time to turn back, he felt a cold on his forehead, and a small blood hole appeared.
Zhang Zheng's crossbow bolt pierced the Assassin leader's forehead and sank deep into the earth.
Chen Yu also took advantage of this opportunity to kill through the enemy formation, not caring about the injuries on his body.
As if Lu Bu was possessed, he swept towards the archers in the distance.
The three Assassin leaders from other directions also spotted the incomparable Chen Yu.
He was about to ask the man in that direction, only to find that the leader of the assassins had fallen to the ground at some point.
"Huh"
Zhang Zheng shot a second arrow, heading straight for the leader of the assassins who had spoken first.
A shot pierced the throat of the Assassin leader.
Within a short period of time, two of the four Assassin leaders had died.
The remaining two Assassin leaders were on guard.
Chen Yu also successfully eliminated one of the archers, and was bypassing the pursuit and interception of the assassins' men, and rushed in the direction of the next archer.
"Stop him."
The two remaining Assassin leaders shouted, and the one who was closer to Chen Yu turned and chased after him.
At the moment when he turned around, Zhang Zheng shot the third Hidden Arrow.
It was in the back of the heart of the Assassin leader.
"Ugh."
The leader of the Assassins spurted a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
At this moment, the four assassin leaders had been successfully eliminated by Zhang Zheng's sneak attack, and three of them had been eliminated.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the remaining one rolled to the ground and ducked behind the other assassins.
Zhang Zheng's Hidden Arrow instantly lost its target, so he had to squat down and wait for the opportunity.
There are two more arrows, which cannot be wasted.
Chang Yan watched Zhang Zheng solve the three assassin leaders with three arrows, and he was speechless.
The sleeve crossbow that Zhang Zheng was wearing in his hand was less than half an arm long, which really made the well-informed Changyan drop his jaw.
"This and this is simply an assassination weapon."
Chang Yan couldn't help but say a word, admiring the sleeve arrow in Zhang Zheng's hand.
"I like it, if I can escape this catastrophe, I'll give it to you another day."
Zhang Zheng saw that Chang Yan stared straight at the defective sleeve arrow in his hand, and said to him.