Chapter Eighty-Eight: Hostages
The right to decide can be addictive, but many times decision means choice, and choice must have an element of renunciation.
Giving up the two words is the most unwilling.
This is the choice that King Ye faces.
Behind him were anxious but murderous men, and at least three roads ahead were eastward.
Soon the three soldiers who went to reconnoiter all rode home.
"Captain, there is no sign of the enemy in the middle or on the right, but there are signs of men and horses rushing down in the middle valley."
Wang Ye frowned even more when he heard this, Jin Bing may choose a new path, or he may return the same way.
Without a moment's delay, the princess was in a little more danger.
"My lord, Wu Sima, they are not far from here."
Although Wu Chengju was ordered to be demoted by Guan Ze, everyone still used to call him Sima, not only because he had followed Guan Cheng for the longest time, but also because he was brave enough.
"Leave one person to inform Wu Sima to divide his troops to pursue from the middle road, and the rest of the people will follow me to pursue along the left side, don't be stingy with horsepower, they can't run far, chase!"
There was no time to think about it, Wang Ye made a decisive decision.
Ten fast horses swept by, sprinting towards the trail.
Even two flexible legs in the forest are not as good as four legs.
Soon Wang Ye was overjoyed in his heart, and he saw the trace of Jin Bing.
"Brothers, the golden soldiers are right in front of you, snatch back the princess, kill!"
The remaining nine cavalrymen suddenly came out of their sheaths and rode out of their horses, and even Wang Ye didn't react and became the last.
With this shout, Jin Bing also found Wang Ye and the others, and he was immediately panicked.
Wang Ye chuckled in his heart, and an ominous premonition came up.
This group of golden soldiers numbered at least two hundred, and they had no fighting spirit, and they scattered in a hurry just when they heard it.
The galloping cavalry chased after him with a prancing horse, and the sword in his hand effortlessly cut through his clothes and brought drops of blood.
As the heads fell to the ground, the eyes of the Jin soldiers were also covered with blood, and although the enemy was dozens of times his own, he was not afraid, like a tiger entering a flock.
But soon the enemy came to their senses, and the number of Jin troops who attacked was pitiful, and because of the influence of the woods, more Jin soldiers and soldiers escaped the first wave of impact.
The officers of the Youjin soldiers immediately organized men and began to try to encircle and suppress.
Although the Jin army is not evenly armoured, it is not inferior by virtue of the advantage of numbers, and they are all elite and brave men, and after a short period of panic, they also aroused the fierceness in their bones.
"Brothers, just a few of them, kill, the time has come to take revenge, steady!"
The ominous premonition in Wang Ye's heart was completely confirmed, and they chased in the wrong direction.
But surrounded by the Jin soldiers, some soldiers have abandoned their horses and turned to foot combat.
Now Wang Ye can only hope that Wu Chengju can divide enough troops and horses to go to the middle road.
The battle quickly attracted the attention of both sides.
At this time, Wu Chengju had already divided nearly 100 people, and he personally led the team.
It's the middle lane.
Wu Chengju is also gambling, and he is equally desperate to prove himself.
"Sima, on the left, Captain Wang, they are fighting, and the princess thinks it's on the left." A company commander ran a few steps to catch up.
"All stopped!"
"Stop!"
As the orders were passed on layer by layer, the pursuing Jin army quickly stopped, panting one by one, wiping the sweat from their faces from time to time.
"Sima, let's turn over from here, listen to the sound is not enough to be far away, and the time for a cup of tea is enough."
But Wu Chengju frowned and fell into deep thought.
The company commander said urgently: "Sima, the princess's safety is important!" ”
"Nope! Wrong! ”
Wu Chengju looked at the left side and said in a deep voice: "The golden thief who robbed the princess is only a dozen, and he has lost more than a dozen, the number cannot be too many, I would have thought that Captain Wang might have encountered the golden soldier who was responsible for receiving it, and Du Tan, the dog thief, must have run away from this road!" ”
The company commander hurriedly said: "Sima, Your Highness, we can't be wrong again!" ”
Wu Chengju was very firm, and said in a deep voice: "I can't be wrong, I believe that this time it must be right, everyone immediately speed up along this road!" ”
"If anything goes wrong, Lao Tzu will bear it, and then those who speak falsely will be killed!"
A military order blocked all the words of the company commander in his throat and turned them into an unwilling sigh!
What the company commander didn't know was that Du Tan and the others had just stopped less than two hundred steps away from them.
"General, the fight has started, and the Jin army has really been tricked."
Liu Dong's face was full of joy, looking at Du Tan in front of him with a hint of admiration on his face, it is very important for the general to anticipate the enemy first, and this pleasure is more refreshing than the night of the candle in the cave room.
Du Tan smiled reservedly and said: "A little bit of a little trick is not enough to worry about, but it's a pity for those brothers." ”
Liu Dong said disapprerovingly: "There must always be damage, and this son will naturally ask for credit for them when he goes back, it is they who drag and divert the attention of the Jin army so that we can be safe." ”
Then he glanced at Guan Tan, who was gagged, and said, "Our Royal Highness the princess can also have the opportunity to play her usefulness in a serious way." ”
Du Tan nodded in agreement, and continued: "Although this is the case, it is also unsafe here, there are many Jin soldiers, once we find out that we are fooled, we will inevitably chase along this road, we have no time, only to rush to the camp is safe." ”
However, the distance of two hundred paces was not enough for a small group of men and horses to march at full speed for a few blinks.
Before Du Tan could give the order, he saw a soldier stumbling over, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"What's so panicked?"
The soldier gasped and said: "It's the Jin army, the chasing soldiers of the Jin army have arrived, there are nearly a hundred people, the brothers behind the ambush hall can't stop it at all, and the Jin army doesn't want to die at all." ”
At this time, the shouting of killing had already been heard, and Du Tan looked up, just in time to see the shirtless Wu Chengju pulling out the long sword in his hand from a soldier's stomach, and blood splashed on his body, adding a bit of evil energy.
Du Tan is also a veteran of the battlefield, and he has killed many enemies, but at this time he feels panicked.
It just so happened that Wu Chengju also saw Du Tan and the others, the long sword pointed far away, and Du Tan seemed to be able to see the blood on the tip of the sword.
"Golden thief, take your life! Kill!! ”
The Jin soldiers were like wolves and tigers, and the soldiers of the two tracks left by Du Tan were chopped into pieces by the high-morale Jin army without even blocking a few breaths.
Although there are only 100 people, the momentum is like a thousand troops!
"Gold thief, take your life!"
The one who rushed to the front was the company commander who questioned Wu Chengju, with a hideous face.
At this time, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed in his heart, so this shame turned into a chariot on his feet, like a sprinting chariot, and it was only a moment before it became clear in Du Tan's eyes.
"Quick, get out of here!" Liu Dong was anxious, there were only more than 20 people around them at this time, how could they stop the pursuers who were several times their own.
As a general, Du Tan must show his calmness and determination as a general at this moment.
"No!"
Du Tanyao pointed to the pursuers and said: "The Jin army is several times larger than me, and it is light and simple, our army is difficult to fight, if you retreat, it is easy to panic, then you will all die." ”
Liu Dong couldn't help but say in a hurry: "If we don't run, we will all die!" ”
Du Tan turned his head to Liu Dong and said, "His Royal Highness." ”
This is the first time that Du Tan said to Liu Dong so solemnly: "You are the hope of my Dajin in the future, and there must be no accidents." ”
"Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu."
"Humble duty."
"You two are the most trusted people of this general, and your military force is not bad, from now on, you two are fully responsible for the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince, and you must escort them to the army safely, and there must be no mistakes."
Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu looked at each other in shock.
"This is a military order, and those who violate it will be beheaded immediately!"
After listening to this, the two also knew that they were in a hurry, and this was not the time to be hypocritical, so they hurriedly set up Liu Dong and were about to leave.
"No, General Du, you are my Dajin general, how can you lose, we still have hostages, Guan Cheng's sister is still here, the Jin army will definitely throw a mouse, we have a chance, as long as the army comes."
Du Tan looked at the subordinates who rushed forward to try to block the pursuers and sighed: "Your Highness, we are all wrong, Guan Cheng must be coming soon, and none of us will be able to leave at that time." ”
"Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu, quickly take His Royal Highness the Prince away."
Liu Dong was dissatisfied and was about to struggle, but he heard Du Tan say: "Your Highness, the battle on the battlefield is not such a simple thing, there is not much that the last general can tell you, although Yan Tao is arrogant, he still has some ability, if His Royal Highness wants the Jin country to be strong first, he must live first, don't let the last general die in vain." ”
After saying that, Du Tan took out the long sword at his waist and stood beside Guan Tan.
Liu Dong was already in tears, there were only five Simas in the Jin Kingdom, all of whom were the pillars of the country, but now they had to lose one of them because of themselves.
It is easy to get a thousand troops, and it is difficult to find a general, and in this troubled era, the general is the capital of a country in the world.
Liu Dong looked at the suddenly tall back in front of him, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "The general is going for the time being, and he will take revenge in the coming day, thank the general!" ”
Du Tan was unmoved, listening to the footsteps behind him, the corners of his mouth hooked into a smile, he tore off the rag in Guan Tan's mouth and said softly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, offended." ”
Guan Tan snorted coldly and ignored it, but he also put away some contempt for this kind of self-sacrificing savior.
The remaining dozen or so Jin soldiers were powerless to resist in the face of the wolf-like Jin army, and all but two escaped in less than half a cup of tea.
When the last soldier fell, Du Tan's expression was complicated, and even the sword in his hand trembled a few times.
Wu Chengju came out of the crowd, and when he saw that Guan Tan was unharmed, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Du Tan and did not hide his anger.
"Your Excellency must be Wu Chengju, Wu Sima."
Wu Chengju snorted coldly and said: "It is the general, quickly release Her Royal Highness the princess, and the general can also intercede with His Highness for you to let you live." ”
Du Tan smiled and said, "As long as my Royal Highness is safe, what if I let this princess go?" ”
"You!"
"What a guts!"
Wu Cheng was furious, and said angrily: "Open your dog's eyes and see clearly, this is the princess of Datong!" It's not too much to punish your nine clans for the following crimes! ”
After hearing this, Du Tan laughed, and even laughed with tears.
After a long pause, he said, "The princess of Chase? Now the place directly under the jurisdiction of the Tongshu is only a Zhili County, Wu Sima, when you were young, you hunted in various countries, you ask, which prince in the world still recognizes this Datong? ”
"Also punish Lao Tzu's nine clans, Lao Tzu's nine clans are in Dajin, you let the patrol of Yong'an City go to punish one of them?"
"Look at you very arrogant!"
When Du Tan heard this, he looked up, and the Jin soldiers in front of him parted ways, and a young man appeared in front of him.
Wearing a cherry helmet on his head, wearing a black armor, a dragon head shawl on his shoulders, a shiny heart guard on his chest, a gold-scale arm guard on his wrist, gold mesh boots on his feet, and a red sheath long sword on his waist, his face is resolute and has a good face.
Du Tan was slightly startled in his heart, and lost his mind for a moment, but he quickly reacted and snorted lightly and sneered: "I think this is His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and the last general will be in armor and hope that His Highness will forgive his sins." ”