Chapter 20: In a desperate situation
The person who came was Zhang Shao.
This straightforward but scheming person did not follow Liu Yong to chase after him, but Chen Bing followed behind and attacked the surprise soldiers when Liu Yong was trapped.
Zhang Shao's war horse was extremely fast, and although he was also seriously injured, it still brought him out of the chaos.
Liu Yong turned his horse's head, and only a dozen soldiers followed behind him, but fortunately, the enemy army did not know that this blood-stained general was the Emperor of Shu Han.
"Your Majesty, please go back to the city first, and the villain is waiting here for General Zhang to come back." The only remaining guard said to Liu Yong with his hand on his injured shoulder.
Looking at the boundless Sergeant Cao Wei, Liu Yong stomped his foot hard.
"General Zhang is trapped in the enemy formation only to save me, and he must not be lost."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the villain will protect General Zhang's safe return even if he dies." The guard gritted his teeth.
An enemy general saw Liu Yong standing there, although he didn't know his identity, but seeing his mighty image and grim expression, he thought that he must be a big man in Shu, so he led several soldiers to rush over.
"Your Majesty, go quickly." The guard urged.
Liu Yong stretched out one arm.
The guard thought for a moment, then took Liu Yong's mulberry bow from his body and handed it over.
"Your Majesty may not use gold-beryllium arrows to prevent the enemy from discovering your identity." The guard reminded.
Liu Yong sneered.
"I just want Deng Ai and Sima Banru to know that I have come to the battlefield in person, and I vow to fight with them to the end, and the first emperor's foundation will never lose the enemy."
With the crisp sound of the bowstring, the gold-beryllium arrow carried the power of ten thousand jun to draw a straight white band of light in the air, and shot into the man's forehead.
The enemy general shook and fell off his horse.
The soldiers who followed him stopped, and before they could retreat, they had already been shot by Liu Yong in a row.
Liu Yong fumbled for the only remaining feather arrow in the quiver and gently put down the mulberry bow.
"I will keep this arrow for myself, the city is here, I am here, the city is broken, and I am dead."
The soldiers wiped the blood on their faces, although they didn't speak, but everyone was thinking in their hearts, how long can this lonely city be defended if the grain and grass were robbed?
"You two escort Your Majesty back to the city." The guard instructed the two only non-injured soldiers beside him.
The soldier grabbed the reins of Liu Yong's war horse.
Not far away, the fire behind him gradually dimmed, and the torches on the city of Chengdu were like stars floating in mid-air, and the figures of the soldiers in the city were faintly visible.
Liu Yong felt that the footsteps of the war horse under him were a little staggering, so he jumped off the horse.
"Your Majesty returns to the city and opens the city gate quickly." One of the soldiers ran to the bottom of the city and shouted at the defenders.
The people in the city poked their heads out and looked down.
Here you can also hear the sound of fighting on the battlefield not far away, and the soldiers can't see the people clearly, so they naturally don't dare to open the city gate easily.
"Wait for me to return to General Liu Heng."
Liu Yong's head swelled instantly.
Qi Fang was injured, he was in a hurry to go out of the city to regain grain and grass, and neither of them had time to reappoint the generals who defended the city, if this Liu Heng really conspired with Chen Ji as he expected, wouldn't he become a lonely man lost outside the city?
The sound of horses' hooves came from behind him.
"I'm afraid that there will be enemy soldiers chasing after me, and Your Majesty will take refuge with the villain." A soldier didn't care about the etiquette of the monarch and the minister, so he pulled Liu Yong and was about to hide in the corner of the city wall.
Liu Yong tore off the soft armor that had been spread out on his body, wore only a tight-fitting black shirt and trousers, tightened the animal leather belt around his waist, and grabbed a steel knife from the soldier's hand.
"If I can't return to this Shu Han capital, what will I do with this useless body?"
"Your Majesty can't die easily." The soldier was in a hurry, and the two men blocked Liu Yong's body with horizontal knives.
The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near.
The light of the torches in the city was too dim for the three of them to see the person who came, but they could feel that the man was lying on horseback.
When they were less than ten meters away from the three people, the war horse stopped, and the man on the horse tried to sit up, but one of them rolled and fell.
"Yes, it's General Zhang Shao." A soldier ran over and shouted.
Liu Yong strode over.
The armor on Zhang Shao's back had been punctured, the marks of the steel knife were clearly visible, and there was a gray feather arrow on his shoulder.
Seeing that the person squatting in front of him was Liu Yong, Zhang Shao suddenly grinned.
"Boy, count your fate, if it weren't for the fact that General Ben felt that the enemy army was deceitful, and then followed, I am afraid that you kid will not be able to go back to the palace, and he will not be able to see my sister."
"Presumptuous, how can General Zhang be so unreasonable in front of His Majesty?" One of the soldiers immediately scolded, but was pulled by another soldier.
"General Zhang is my imperial brother, how can he say it unreasonably." Liu Yong said.
"Your Majesty still has some conscience, and it is really better than the ignorant Adou." Zhang Shao still looks like he is talking fast.
Liu Yong was startled and covered his mouth.
"Brother Huang is seriously injured, he has lost too much blood and is confused, why is he talking such nonsense?"
Zhang Shao realized that he had lost his mouth, but after glancing at the two soldiers beside him, he felt that it would be fine, and wanted to get up, but he panted and fell into the muddy water.
Liu Yong sat beside him.
There was no movement in the city.
Not far away, there was another sound of horses' hooves, accompanied by drums and shouts that were enough to tear the ear drums, and pressed towards the place where Liu Yong and the others were.
"Your Majesty's golden beryllium arrow must have been picked up by the enemy, and Your Majesty must not stay here for a long time." A soldier tried to pull Liu Yong away, but was pushed away by Liu Yong.
The pursuers were already very close.
Someone in the city finally poked the torch out.
"General Liu Heng is here, and people outside can report their names and surnames." A voice came down.
"General Liu Hengjian can't delay any longer, the enemy army has arrived, and he will quickly open the city to escort him." One of the soldiers exclaimed excitedly.
The people in the city were not in a hurry, and Liu Heng, who was wearing armor, poked his head and looked down.
"Although Your Majesty went out of the city to regain grain and grass, but there are many guards around him, when will he become so embarrassed? The thief Hugh wants to deceive the general into opening the city in the name of my majesty. ”
Liu Yong raised his head and glared at Liu Heng angrily.
"I fell into the enemy's tricks by mistake, and all the men and horses I brought have fallen, how can General Liu, as a partial general of the forbidden army, not know my true face?"
Liu Hengyan made an effort to identify it, and after a long time, he turned back to the soldiers around him and said, "General Ben thinks that this person is very suspicious, for the safety of the people in my city, this person should not be easily let into the city." ”
"If Your Majesty returns to the city, I will not be a sinner for the ages if I sit idly by like this?" One of the soldiers said with some skepticism.
"General Ben is in charge of everything, and I can't say more."
The soldier wanted to say something, but looking at Liu Heng's fierce face, he didn't dare to speak out.
The sound of the enemy's horses' hooves and footsteps was already close at hand, and Liu Yong's expression was still the same as before, so calm that one wondered if he had become deaf.
"Liu Heng is suffering from children, and General Ben has long known that he is suspicious." Zhang Shao pointed to the city and shouted.
The corners of Liu Yong's mouth tugged at a cold smile.
"None of the brothers I brought with me fled back, I am very fortunate in Shu Han, there are so many warriors, you and I will be brothers in life and death from now on." Liu Yong's bloodshot lips spat out a sentence.
The only gold-beryllium arrow rose in the air, swept over the heads of several soldiers in the city, and stabbed into Liu Hengji's left cheek.
Liu Heng was like a beast that had suddenly been attacked, jumped up in panic, and hit his head on the green brick at the battlement.