Chapter 14: Ambush (1)
"Let's go!"
The prefect Liu Chong and the Hong Kong gambling god left the prefect's yamen prison in a hurry, and rode straight to the west gate of the city on a fast horse.
The city gate of the west gate of the city was closed, and the two rushed to the west gate of the city, and the prefect Liu Chong immediately took out the prefect's decree and ordered the guards of the city wall: "I am Liu Chong, the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, holding the order of the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture, and you will open the city gate as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
The city wall guard took the prefect's order and opened the city gate, and the prefect Liu Chong said again: "How many city defense troops are still stationed at the west gate of the city?"
"Except for those who were transferred, there are only five thousand left. The guard replied.
"Good. The prefect Liu Chong said, "Pass on the order of the government, leave 1,000 city defense troops to guard the city gate, and send 4,000 city defense troops out of the city with me!"
The prefect Liu Chong gave an order, and the city wall guards woke up all the sergeants who were waiting for the shift change, and all gathered at the west gate of the city to wait for the prefect Liu Chong to send them. General Cai, the general who defended the city, was transferred away by the prefect Liu Chong, and the highest official in the city defense army at the west gate of the city at this time became the deputy general Zhao who guarded the west gate.
After the army was assembled, Vice General Zhao marched from the queue to the prefect Liu Chongma, and said: "All the four thousand city defense troops are in place, please send them to the prefect!"
"All the troops obey the order! Follow me out of the city and go straight to the earth pig forest!" Liu Chong, the prefect, gave an order and rode his horse out of the city.
Vice General Zhao immediately mounted his horse, raised the command flag, and ordered the army: "The army listens to my order, goes out of the city with the prefect, and goes straight to the soil pig forest!"
After the order was completed, Vice General Zhao led 4,000 city defense troops to follow the prefect Liu Chong to the soil pig forest.
On the other hand, as expected by the Hong Kong God of Gamblers, Liu Wang, the chief administrator of the prefect's yamen, transported the escort of Changting, the county commander of Xin'an County, was ambushed as early as when the prefect Liu Chong had not yet run out of the west gate of the city, and the five hundred city defense troops were all wiped out, and the chief manager Liu Wang was seriously injured and escaped.
The chief manager Liu Wang broke out of the siege and ran back to the west gate of the city, and just halfway through, the chief manager Liu Wang met the prefect Liu Chong's brigade that was leading the army.
Governor Liu Chong rescued him and asked eagerly: "Liu Wang, what happened to you?
"Big ...... Big, my lord...... "The chief manager Liu Wang was lying on a stretcher, only the breath coming out, not the breath entering, "We arrived at the junction of the earth pig forest, but we were ambushed by the unknown brigade of black-clothed people, and the five hundred city defense troops led by me were all wiped out, and I was the only one who fought to get out of the encirclement, and then I escaped......"
"The man in black, what about Chang Ting, where is Chang Ting, the county magistrate of Xin'an County?"
"My lord, the county magistrate of Xin'an County, Changting him...... He ......"
Before he finished speaking, Liu Wang, the chief manager, fainted.
"His grandmother's, it's really a time to faint!" prefect Liu Chong scolded angrily, and then ordered left and right: "Hurry up and carry it down for treatment, if you wake up, report it immediately!"
Two sergeants immediately came and carried away the chief administrator, Liu Wang.
"My lord, it looks like something is wrong, we have to rush to the earth pig forest as soon as possible to see the situation!" said the Hong Kong God of Gamblers.
Governor Liu Chong agreed: "The army continues to advance!"
Vice General Zhao raised the command flag and ordered the troops: "The troops continue to advance!"
Before you know it, it's time to get dark. The two led the army to dust all the way, and after two quarters of an hour, they finally arrived at the place where the county commander Changting of Xin'an County was originally designed to be transported.
"The sky is about to dawn, and the wild boars and porcupines that inhabit the earth pig forest are about to wake up in the early morning, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of danger at that time. The Hong Kong God of Gamblers said to Vice General Zhao, "Vice General Zhao, immediately order the whole army to be on alert." ”
"Yes. Vice General Zhao raised the order flag again and ordered the troops: "The whole army is on alert!"
The prefect Liu Chong and the Hong Kong God of Gamblers dismounted together, and the Hong Kong God of Gamblers said: "The first part should be the destination." ”
Prefect Liu Chong said: "Well, let's go." ”
The group set off again, and before they had taken a few steps, the first corpse began to appear, followed by the second, the third, and the fourth...... Until the corpses all over the mountains appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"This ...... Who did this?" Governor Liu Chong was speechless when he saw the tragic scene in front of him.
The Hong Kong God of Gambling said eagerly: "Vice General Zhao, hurry, hurry up and find Changting, the county magistrate of Xin'an County, if you live to see people, you must see corpses when you die!"
"Okay!" Vice General Zhao agreed, and immediately launched a carpet search all over the mountains with 4,000 city defense troops.
Just as the search was in full swing, a soldier suddenly shouted: "My lord, there is a carriage here!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately rushed to the place where the carriage was found. The little soldier who found the carriage said: "My lord, the villain found that there is a carriage here, and he didn't dare to move it, please check it out for yourself." ”
"Good. ”
The prefect Liu Chong and the Hong Kong God of Gambling came to the carriage to take a look, and sure enough, the carriage was the carriage carrying the county magistrate Changting of Xin'an County. Because this carriage is the special driver of the prefect Liu Chong, the prefect Liu Chong will never admit his mistake.
"Sure enough, this is the carriage of the house. The prefect Liu Chong said vigilantly: "The whole army is on alert, wait for the palace to open the curtain to see what is in this carriage." ”
The prefect Liu Chong stepped forward cautiously, drew a soldier's saber, and slowly opened the curtain of the carriage.
"Fetch the torch!"
The soldier behind him handed over the torch, and the prefect Liu Chong took the torch and shone towards the car, and in the weak firelight, a black figure in the car was revealed.
"Ahh
This shout alarmed several small soldiers behind the prefect Liu Chong, and even Vice General Zhao shouted in fright: "Protect your lord!"
The prefect Liu Chong made a gesture and signaled the troops not to act rashly. Prefect Liu Chong brought the torch closer, and finally saw the face of this figure clearly.
The facial features of this figure were revealed, and the prefect Liu Chong was surprised: "You are Chang Ting?"
Chang Ting in the carriage also saw the face of the prefect Liu Chong clearly by the light of the fire. The county magistrate Chang Ting said excitedly: "Lord Liu, you finally came to save me!"
"Lord Chang, what is going on?" Governor Liu Chong hurriedly asked, "Why are all the five hundred sergeants guarding you dead?"
When the county magistrate Changting heard this, tears burst out of his eyes. The county magistrate Chang Ting choked up and replied: "Lord Liu, there is an ambush, there is an ambush!"
"Lord Chang, who dares to intercept and kill the car and escort of the prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture?" asked the Hong Kong gambling god on the side.
The county magistrate Chang Ting cried bitterly, and said vigorously with a mouth soaked with snot and tears: "Hurry up and help me out, there is an ambush here!"
The two then asked several times, but the county commander Changting just said vigorously, "There is an ambush", which made the two monks confused.
Prefect Liu Chong asked, "Chang Ting, you won't be crazy, right?"
I saw the county magistrate Changting weeping bitterly and shaking his head, choking up and howling: "Take me away, take me away! Don't you understand? There is an ambush here!"