Unconsciously, the mist of the four fields slowly faded, and everyone found themselves in a canyon. The canyon is surrounded by unclimbable rock walls on both sides, and not far in front is the deserter led by Li Huan, and behind it is the road from which it came.

Ruan Qiang has been fighting all his life, and when he saw this situation, his whole body shuddered inexplicably, and he blurted out almost instinctively: "It's not good, we fell for Li Huan's tricks, retreat quickly!" ”

As soon as his words fell, countless archers suddenly appeared on the valley on both sides, all armed with strong bows and sharp arrows, shooting mercilessly down the valley. In an instant, the rain of arrows rained down on Ruan Lu and the others, and in an instant, dozens of people fell to the ground with arrows and died of despair. At the same time, the cavalrymen, who were still holding their heads just now, turned their horses' heads in unison and launched an attack on Ruan Lu and the others.

Seeing this, Ruan Kuo and the others hurriedly turned around, wanting to take their lives and flee from the way they came, but the moment they turned around, a look of disbelief appeared on everyone's faces, and then they turned to despair. I saw that an army of nearly 1,000 people appeared in Taniguchi at some point, all wearing heavy armor and holding spears, forming a shield wall, completely blocking the retreat of Ruan Kui and others.

Seeing this, Ruan Kui sighed and said lamentingly: "It seems that it is fate, my father is going to die here!" It's really heaven to die I Ruan Lu, heaven to death I Qu Yue! ”

Fan Yu crossed the steel knife in his hand, pointed to the five hundred cavalry behind him, and said: "Dingguo Gong, the enemy cavalry is only five hundred, if we fight with them, we may not be defeated to them." This place is not far from the Red River, as long as we can kill it, we can meet with Lord Ding Dian's water army by the river, and it is not known who will kill the deer at that time! ”

Ruan Kuang watched the soldiers around him, one by one falling under the chaotic arrows, and couldn't help but let out a roar. Then he said loudly: "Everyone, now that Li Huan, a thief, wants to put us to death, we can't be willing to kill here, and those who have the courage will be killed with this father!" ”

"Lord Guogong, we swear to the death!" The soldiers shook their arms and shouted, and then they followed behind Ruan and Fan Xuan, and rushed towards the five hundred cavalry in front of them.

Those cavalrymen didn't expect Ruan Kui and the others to dare to fight the trapped beasts, and they didn't react for a while, but they were slashed and killed by Ruan Kui and Fan Yu one after another, and the blood stained the robes. The soldiers under the command of the two saw that their commanders were so brave, and they all instantly came to the fighting spirit, and each spear was killed in one place with the fierce cavalry in front of them.

The greatest advantage of the cavalry is that it charges outflanks and runs long distances, but if it is a fight in a narrow valley, where can it compare with this group of foot soldiers who have been driven to a dead end and have blood piercing their eyes? In the blink of an eye, there were countless people who were stabbed under horses with spears.

The archers on the stone wall had some slingers at this time, for fear that a cavalryman would accidentally shoot at them, so they put down their bows and arrows and froze in place. The soldiers under Ruan Lung's command, seeing that arrows were no longer fired on the mountain, became more and more courageous, and they actually fought a bloody way out of the cavalry phalanx, protecting Ruan Kuang and Fan Yu to flee to the southeast.

These soldiers had already spent most of their strength on the road before the battle, and after another bloody battle, they had completely lost their strength. If it weren't for Fan Yu and Ruan Lung, one singing red-faced and the other white-faced, threatening and luring along the way, I am afraid that they would have collapsed at the moment they rushed out of the canyon.

Everyone didn't know how long they walked, and finally heard the sound of the river rushing in front of them, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone sketched the same picture in their minds - in the clear and rushing Red River, more than a dozen warships were quietly moored at this moment, and the "D" flag on the bow of the ship was planted high, hunting with the strong wind on the river. When they came to the river, the ships would come slowly, and the robes would smile kindly at themselves, welcome them warmly, and make room for them to rest, and offer them good food and wine to entertain them.

Beautiful dreams come fast and go faster. When they came to the river, they realized that they thought of Li Huan as too simple and incompetent. In front of them, on the wide and rushing waters of the Red River, there were indeed more than a dozen warships with the "D" banner high, but they were not quietly anchored in the river to welcome the returning warriors, but one after another broke their masts and sails and sank into the turbulent waters of the Red River. There were countless soldiers struggling in the river, and when they didn't lean much, they were dragged down alive by a powerful force under the water, and when they reappeared, they were already corpses floating on the water. The river water, which was still crystal clear just now, turned into bright red blood little by little in front of everyone's eyes, and streams of bloody gas choked into everyone's mouths and noses from the surface of the river.

Soon, all the ships sank, and none of the soldiers survived, their bodies flowing so far that they almost cut off the rushing river. Ruan Kui and the soldiers around him, watching this bloody and strange scene, seemed to have stopped their heartbeat, and their breathing became cold, as if they would also become lambs ready to be slaughtered at any time.

Ruan Ruan had never believed in ghosts and gods in his life, but he was completely stunned at this moment. At this time, his eyes were full of panic and surprise, "This ...... How is this possible, could it be that there are water ghosts in the river? He couldn't figure it out anyway, if there were no water ghosts in the Red River, how could the warship sink into the river for no reason, and how could Ding Dian and the others suffer such a catastrophe?

After all, Ruan Kuang has seen a lot, and he stabilized his mind in a moment, and said to Fan Yu: "General Fan, we have no way to retreat now, we can only fight with Li Huan to the end." This thief is insidious and cunning, and his heart is ruthless, and it is difficult for us to fight against it with a pair of people. For today's plan, you can only take 300 men and horses to the northwest to intercept Li Huan, and you must not let him chase him, and my father will go back to Guluo City to find reinforcements! ”

Fan Yu hugged his fist at Ruan Kuo and said, "Dingguo Gong rest assured, even if the last general and his brothers die in battle, they will never let Li Huan advance half a step." So saying, he ordered three hundred men and horses, and with the heart of death, he went to the northwest.

Not long after Fan Yu left, an army of several hundred people suddenly appeared in the southeast, led by a bronze lance, and it was the deputy Wang Lihuan!

"Dingguo Gong, you seem surprised to see this king?" The corners of Li Huan's mouth were sneering, holding the reins in his hand, stepping lightly on the stirrups, and coming towards Ruan Lu unhurriedly. The soldiers behind him also looked at Ruan Kui and the others with smug faces. Their expressions at this time were like hunters looking at a beast that had fallen into a trap.

"Li Huan, why are you here?" When Ruan Kuang saw Li Huan, the astonishment and panic on his face became more and more obvious, and even his voice became trembling.

Li Huan said coldly: "Duke Dingguo, where do you think this king will be at this moment?" You wouldn't be naïve enough to think that this king would appear in the canyon to the northwest, would you? ”

"Li Huan, what kind of demon method are you using? Ben Gong obviously rushed into the canyon in the northwest after chasing you, how could you appear in the southeast? He pointed to the corpses floating on the river, and continued to ask, "And what evil ghosts are hidden in this river, killing Ding Dian and hundreds of his sailors?" ”

Li Huan smiled disdainfully: "Dingguo Gong, just with you and these fools under your command, you are also worthy of killing this king?" It's okay, today this king will let you die to understand, don't you want to know why this king suddenly appeared here? Then I tell you, what you have been chasing and killing is only the five hundred cavalry under the command of this king, who has long since left under the cover of the mist. As for this scene in the river, it was just the work of dozens of soldiers with excellent water properties under the command of this king, why should the prince be so surprised? ”

Ruan Kuo knew that he was dying, but he calmed down and scolded angrily: "Li Huan, the first emperor was killed, the gods were still ashamed, and you were a courtier. This father died at the hands of a thief like you today, and he was also determined to be a terrible ghost and take your dog's life! ”

Li Huan laughed disapplauded: "Is this the last words of the famous Dingguo Gong before he died?" It's pitiful, ridiculous! With the sound of laughter, he urged his mount to come to Ruan Lu, and with a wave of the copper lance in his hand, Ruan Lu's brain was shattered, and his body fell under the horse.

Several pro-soldiers who had followed Ruan Lu for many years saw that Guogong had died so tragically, and they all rushed forward to fight Li Huan. I saw Li Huan wave his hand slightly, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed up, and the spears in their hands came out, stabbing several people into a sieve. The remaining remnants of the defeated army all knelt down and surrendered when they saw this. Li Huan looked at the soldiers in front of him, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and then ordered: "These soldiers dare to openly rebel against Qu Yue, the crime is not punishable, and they are not executed on the spot quickly?" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers behind Li Huan responded in unison, and then quickly walked to these kneeling and begging soldiers, and raised their swords in their hands in unison. Seeing this, these soldiers hurriedly kowtowed vigorously, and kept pleading loudly in their mouths, but at this moment, Li Huan's face was as pale as iron, and the soldiers under his command could only be as if they had not heard it, and they all pulled out the knives on their waists and cut off the heads of these surrendered soldiers.

At this time, the cavalry who were chased into the canyon by Ruan Kuo and others also quickly approached this side from the northwest, and came to Li Huan in a blink of an eye. The leader carried a bloody human head in his hand, dismounted and knelt on one knee, and presented the head in his hand with both hands.

Through the vague bloodstains, Li Huan recognized that the owner of this head was none other than Fan Xu, who had just fought with him, and couldn't help but burst out laughing again, "Hahaha, this Fan Xuan is only afraid of dying, and he still thinks that this king is really not his opponent?" Such a stupid man who can't write and can't do anything, and he also learns to rebel against others, he should think about his own fate! ”

The leading cavalry asked tentatively: "Vice King, now that the thieves Ruan Lu, Fan Xu, and Ding Dian have all been ambushed, will we return to Hualu next, or do you have other plans?" ”

Li Huan glanced at this cavalryman, and saw that he was quite burly and his eyes were bright, and he couldn't help but subconsciously ask, "What's your name?" ”

The cavalryman hurriedly said: "Back to the vice king, the villain Jiang Juwang." ”

Li Huan nodded, and said with a slight smile: "This king is in a good mood today, and he intends to go hunting in the mountains for two days, but he is afraid that someone in the mansion will take the opportunity to make trouble." This king sees that you are doing things more safely, so it is better to send you to take a few people to this king's mansion, if everything is as usual, you will give up, if anyone really dares to make trouble, remember to kill! ”

Jiang Juwang was flattered and said: "Please rest assured, the villain will return to Hualu, and there will never be an accident in the palace!" After saying that, he got on his horse, waved his hand to a few cavalrymen around him, and walked towards Hua Lu in a hurry.

Li Huan looked in Hua Lu's direction from afar, and said with a light smile: "Wan Jianfeng, now that the matter is over, this king doesn't have to be afraid of any rumors anymore." If you dare to use your crooked brain again, this king must have your head! ”

(End of chapter)