The Red Mansions

Chapter 576 Jia Heng: His body was wounded several times, bleeding profusely, and he was still fight

Chapter 576 Jia Heng: His body was wounded several times, blood flowed continuously, and he was still fighting fiercely with a knife...

Kaifeng Fucheng, North City

There are four city gates in the North City. As the bandits collapsed in fear, they all flocked to the North City. The four gates, including Chenzhou Gate and Weizhou Gate, opened suddenly. People gathered like ants, and there were many refugees.

The lanterns on the city gate and the flames of the furnace sway with the wind, shining with the moonlight, so that the upper and lower sides of the city gate are as bright as day.

Accompanied by the noise, Wang Sishun led five or six hundred brothers under his command, as well as Ding Fu who came from the crowd, pushing back and forth and crowding through the city gate.

Wang Sishun's run, like a chain reaction, undoubtedly drove the [-] men who were helping to defend the northern wall of the city. Li Yanqing went to support He Guosheng. Originally, there were not many people left to defend the city. , in groups of three or four fled downward along the military path on the city wall, crowding several city gates.

"Go to the water gate." Wang Sishun shouted loudly, leading all his brothers, ignoring Ding Fu and other bandits who were fleeing for their lives, they turned straight to the water gate of Wuzhang River.

Since Wang Sishun had already prepared a boat to meet him in front of the water gate, he directly led hundreds of brothers, hurriedly boarded dozens of boats guarded by his brothers, and opened the water gate cage.

"Quick, quick, sail!"

Wang Sishun's face was full of panic, his pupils were bloodshot, and he shouted anxiously.

Turning back and looking into the room through the city gate of Kaifeng Fucheng, I saw a big fire blazing, and the sound of fighting in the sky was heard, and my heart was even more frightening and inexplicable.

Fortunately, he had the foresight to prepare people to disembark in advance, otherwise, he would be in big trouble when he was trapped in Kaifeng Fucheng later.

One of the subordinates said anxiously: "The master, there are still brothers who have not come up."

Wang Sishun originally had 3000 to 600 people, all of whom were "heroes and righteous men" from all walks of life who were attached to the righteousness. Now he only brings out [-] people, and the rest are still resisting the attack of the Beijing army without knowing where they are.

"It's too late, we don't have many boats, now sail into the Yellow River and go to Huaiqing Mansion!" Wang Sishun said anxiously, seeing his brothers who were still hesitating, he said: "What are you waiting for, let's sail! "

Gritting his teeth, he pulled out the treasured knife at his waist with a "dang" and slashed off the cable that was as thick as the baby's arm.

Then the boat sailed away quickly, and the people who hadn't boarded the boat at the Water Gate Ferry, saw this scene, and suddenly panicked. Swim towards Wang Sishun's boat.

"The boat is full, brothers, find another way, and run for your life!" Wang Sishun shouted loudly.

The thieves who hadn't boarded the boat heard this and all cursed, many of them were formerly Wang Sishun's subordinates.

"This Kaifeng mansion special lady can't hold it at all. I heard the old man in the city say a few days ago that this city has never been held since ancient times." Wang Sishun stood on the bow of the boat, cursed angrily, and turned his head to look at the expression on his face. Most of them were gloomy brothers who said: "Brothers, let's go to Huaiqing Mansion. After resting, we will transfer to Shandong. Qilu Mountain is high in forests and dense, it is suitable for us to settle down."

Everyone's face was gloomy, so they had to agree.

Mingming was quite dissatisfied with Wang Sishun's behavior just now, because many of the people who were left behind were from the township party, and everyone saw that Wang Sishun was so mean, so they were naturally chilled.

Not long after Wang Sishun led his thieves out of the water gate by boat, the officers and soldiers entered the city in large numbers, and the news that Kaifeng Mansion could not keep it spread quickly throughout Kaifeng City like the plague. Panicked, they began to flee outside the city in large numbers.

About two quarters of an hour later, accompanied by the sound of horseshoes stepping on the bluestone road, the black horse team rolled past Chenzhou Gate like dark clouds. Chenzhoumen fled.

Previously, when Li Yanqing proposed the strategy of collecting military horses to prepare for a long-term stalemate to attack the officers and soldiers, Master Luo's thoughts came alive, and he took the initiative to invite people to collect military horses first, and now it just happened to be useful.

The head of Luo Da, when he abandoned the east city and fled, he also went to the horse herding prison in Kaifeng mansion on the way to recruit army horses, but there was a conflict with Li Yanqing's brothers left behind to guard the army horses. When Lai Haiyuan and others arrived, Luo Jinzhong had no choice but to distribute [-] army horses, and then led his brothers to rush towards Chenzhou Gate without stopping.

As time passed, the thieves in Kaifeng City collapsed completely, and there were still thieves, large and small, following Luo Jinzhong and running wildly towards the North City.

Luo Jinzhong ignored it, instead thinking that his companions behind him could delay the pursuit of the officers and soldiers.

You don't need to run very fast, as long as you run faster than your companions.

As for the dingfus and bandits in the city, some 5000 people who could not escape, knelt down and begged for surrender. These people were suppressed and monitored by cavalry troops led by Cai Quan.

The other thieves were chased and killed by Qu Guang's cavalry, and lost most of them, and fled towards the gates of the northern city.

Because the gates of the west, south, and east sides of Kaifeng Fucheng were attacked by the imperial army, only the northern city still had a chance of life, even if it was not far from the city, it was the Yellow River.

Just crossing the Yellow River to go to the other side, so there is no need to worry about the imperial court cavalry ranks chasing after them.

Otherwise, a two-legged man would not be able to run a four-legged horse on the plains and fields. It would not take long before he would be hunted down by the officers and soldiers like a fleeing prey.

At this time, Luo Jinzhong held the reins in his hand, and led a group of brothers, slashing and killing the robbers and Ding Fu who were rushing all the way, and left the North City in a mighty way. The brothers beside him said, "Brothers, you have finally escaped."

He still has 500 people under his command. Although his strength is not half that of his peak, he is undoubtedly much luckier than the other three forces trapped in the city.

A leader beside him said anxiously: "Master, I'm afraid there will be no boats on the other side of the Yellow River."

"If you haven't collected the boats, then don't cross the river! Go west, let's go to Caozhou along the Yellow River!" Luo Jinzhong said loudly.

How to cross the river on horseback?

As for behind them, if there are companions to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, they can also escape easily.

When Luo Jinzhong's brothers heard the words, they had no choice but to respond, and rode their horses towards Caozhou, and they were about to escape.

However, at this moment, "Boom..."

The sound of a large group of cavalry horses stepping across the ground sounded, and more than a thousand cavalry emerged under the moonlight as bright as silver, and the darkness was overwhelming, like a black cloud approaching, and the raised sabers, under the reflection of the moonlight, flowed a cold brilliance. mango.

Luo Jinzhong and the others turned pale with shock, stared at it, and gasped.

Where did this army come from?

The leading general, wearing a black cloak and black armor inside, was the second-class man of the Han Dynasty, Xie Jing, a guerrilla from the Beijing camp.

Encircling three and missing one does not mean doing nothing, allowing the enemy to flee, and there will be no shortage of ambushes.

Xie Jing looked at Luo Jinzhong and the others who fled and were about to steer their horses to the east, with a cold expression on their faces, and said loudly: "Prepare the crossbow arrows, let them go!"

With the sound of the machine bracket and the pulling of the bowstring, it sounds like the bell of death.

Luo Jinzhong yelled, his heart was filled with rage, he felt his eyes go dark, and he quickly crouched down to avoid the crossbow arrow attack.

The crossbow arrows were fired at once, and the arrows were like locusts.

Accompanied by bursts of angry groans and screams one after another, after two rounds of arrow rain, all the brothers under Luo Jinzhong fell off their horses one after another, and three or four adults lost their combat effectiveness and groaned on the ground.

Luo Jinzhong was also shot in the shoulder, thigh, and calf by arrows, and the horse under him was also shot to the ground, whining in pain.

As for the guard brothers behind him, more than half of them were killed or injured.

Luo Jinzhong looked around, and there were officers and soldiers everywhere, ready to go, and the atmosphere was chilling.

The sabers were dazzling under the moonlight, and a wave of endless despair hit Luo Jinzhong's head.

If I had known this before, I might as well have sneaked into the group of dingfus with three or five confidants, and absconded with makeup.

"kill!"

Xie Jing sat on the horse, holding a spear as thick as the mouth of a teacup, and with a sound of "drive", drove the horse under his crotch.

All the generals and schools behind him also flocked to kill Luo Jinzhong and other thieves. For a while, the cavalry marched, and thousands of horses rushed to attack. Luo Jinzhong's troops were running for their lives in a hurry, and their morale was low.

Compared to the ferocity of Gao Yue and Li Yanqing, and the bravery of the thieves under his command, Luo Jinzhong himself and his brothers are obviously much inferior.

In addition, Xie Jing led [-] cavalrymen, with a large number of people. On the vast plain, it was different from the streets of Kaifeng Fucheng. Surrounded, strangled and harvested.

Luo Jinzhong was hit by three arrows, and his movement was blocked. He held a ghost-headed sword, and under the protection of his brothers, he fought hard with the cavalry led by Xie Jing.

Luo Jinzhong was also aroused, and regardless of the pain all over his body, he shouted loudly with a ghost knife dancing in his palm.

Soldiers at this time mostly used knives, guns or long spears, and all kinds of exotic weapons such as hammers and Xuanhua axes were not mainstream weapons.

Xie Jing was leading the cavalry to divide and strangle the thieves. He caught sight of Luo Jinzhong who was showing off his bravery, snorted coldly, clamped the horse's belly, raised the spear in his hand, and stabbed Luo Jinzhong in the chest.

Luo Jinzhongyuan had been hit by three arrows in a few rounds of arrow rain just now. After dismounting from his horse, it was very inconvenient for him to move, and he was good at dealing with cavalry.

The two soldiers beside him raised their knives and slashed at Xie Jing, but they saw the spears flickering coldly, and there were two "puffs" in succession, their throats were pierced, bleeding gurgled, and they fell down on the spot.

Xie Jing sneered, and shouted: "The thief will take his life!"

Luo Jinzhong was frightened and frightened, he quickly raised his knife to resist, but unfortunately he was injured, so he didn't walk for more than ten rounds, only heard a few "puffs", a cold spear pierced his chest, and there was severe pain.

Luo Jinzhong's eyes widened with anger, and the ghost-headed broadsword in his hand fell to the ground with a "dang", and he opened his mouth, wanting to roar, but felt the severe pain in his chest, and his consciousness sank into permanent darkness.

"Big boss!"

Seeing Luo Jinzhong being killed, the thieves and bandits who were fighting with the officers and soldiers around him exclaimed again and again, and they were in a mess immediately, no longer having the will to resist.

Under the encirclement and suppression of the Beijing cavalry army, the resistance gradually weakened, until the officers and soldiers shouted "Abandon your weapons and don't kill", many bandits dropped their swords and guns and began to surrender.

Xie Jing said to one of the thousand households under his command: "Zhao Qianhu, quickly lead five hundred riders to the ferry of the Yellow River to expel and shoot the bandits."

"Yes." The Qianhu official said yes.

Xie Jing said: "Others, follow this general to block the bandits, don't block the gate, lie in ambush near the city gate, flee and walk the bandits back and forth, charge back and forth, anyone who comes on horseback must be the leader of the bandits, no one can let go !"

If the thieves were in a desperate situation, they would instead have the heart to fight to the death, which would only increase casualties. Xie Jing knew this well, so he didn't send troops to block the city gates, lest his cavalry suffer more casualties.

Moreover, the thieves had no way to escape. Even if they crossed the Yellow River by chance, the imperial cavalry would scout and hunt them down on the other side to ensure that they would not flee to other counties.

As Xie Jing sent people to ambush the gates of the northern city, the thieves in the city were also wiped out under the strangulation of Qu Guang and Cai Quan.

But at this time, one or two hundred people rushed from Weizhou Gate in Beicheng, and the leaders were Gao Yue and Li Yanqing.

Earlier, the two rushed out of the streets and joined forces with brothers Wei Bochuan, Lai Haiyuan, and Ma Liang whose eye injury was still unhealed. They robbed the army horses raised in the stables of the horse herdsman and fled towards the Weizhou Gate of Beicheng.

"Master Gao, the cavalry army of the imperial court is chasing him fiercely, where are we going to escape? Crossing the river or?" Li Yanqing asked Gao Yue who still had an arrow on his shoulder, the shaft of the arrow was just cut off with a knife, and the arrow was still there.

"Without boats, we can't cross the river with the whole army. First, go out of the city, pass through Juyang, and return to Runing Mansion!" Even though Gao Yue is injured at the moment, his mind is extraordinarily "sober", planning to return to Runing Mansion from Juyang, and then plan later.

On the side of Runing Mansion, he still has thousands of troops, as long as he goes back, he will have a chance to make a comeback and avenge his brothers.

Li Yanqing's complexion paused, and he said in a deep voice: "Head of the Gao family, I want to go to Caozhou, otherwise all the way to the south, the road will be plains, if the officers and soldiers are chasing after us, we will be overtaken by the officers and soldiers sooner or later."

"Never go to Caozhou!" Gao Yue said urgently, and persuaded him: "Brother Yanqing, Gao heard from the White Lotus Sect that Shandong Admiral Lu Qi has already led the elite soldiers to tie up pockets in Caozhou and wait for me to break through. According to what Gao saw, it is reasonable for us to pretend to cross the river, but actually to attack Juyang and then return to Runing!"

Shandong and other places are the sphere of influence of the White Lotus Sect, and its intelligence agents have infiltrated the state capital. They have previously told Gao Yue about the mobilization of troops in Shandong.

However, what Gao Yue and Bailianjiao didn't know was that the imperial court also arranged a group of troops in Juyang to suppress horse thieves and cavalry bandits who might flee to Juyang after the city of Kaifeng was broken, or to carry out a sweeping net from south to north.

"Brother, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are coming up from behind." Li Zimin yelled loudly behind them at the point where the two rode their horses and talked.

When it was clear, Qu Guang, a member of Guoyong camp, led [-] cavalry soldiers, chasing down Gao Yue, Li Yanqing and other bandits.

After Luo Jinzhong was defeated, Qu Guang also quickly led his troops into the city from the east of the city. Hearing that the guerrilla general Zhou Dong did not block Gao Yue, he hurriedly handed over the matter of clearing up the bandits to his deputy general, the guerrilla general, and personally led his troops. Come and hunt.

Qu Guang rode on a horse and galloped forward. Looking at the bandit cavalry running for their lives in front of the city gate, he knew that Gao Yue must be ahead, so he repeatedly urged his soldiers to speed up their horses.

A stern look appeared on Ma Liang's face, and he said to Gao Yue: "Brother, you guys go first, I'll finish off!"

As he spoke, he shouted loudly: "Brother has kindness to us in life, and the time to repay the favor has come. Those who are willing to stay, come with me!"

After Ma Liang stayed behind, he undoubtedly had a will to die, especially since Ma Liang lost one eye, the situation was even more dangerous.

Lai Haiyuan's face shook slightly, he looked at Gao Yue, and said firmly, "Brother, I'll stay too!"

"Sixth brother, fifth brother." Seeing this, Gao Yue felt his nose sore, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, let's go!" Ma Liang raised his waist knife and led about thirty brothers under his command. He rode his horses to meet the officers and soldiers, and Lai Haiyuan led about a dozen brothers to follow up.

The situation is urgent, and Gao Yue's mother-in-law cannot be tolerated.

Before Gao Yue could say anything, Li Zimin and Wei Bochuan surrounded Gao Yue and fled.

Li Yanqing was expressionless, without saying a word, and drove his horse forward. At this time, he could not allow him to talk too much, otherwise, he would be the one who left behind.

Gao Yue turned his head to look at Ma Liang and Lai Haiyuan, and felt his heart bleed. These sworn brothers are all brothers who can accompany him to fight the world in the future, and now they are all here!

If it hadn't been for the adventurous raid on Luoyang at the beginning, how would it be today, like what Mr. Shao said, going south instead of going north, how would it be today?

Gao Yue was extremely annoyed, he couldn't restrain his guilt and resentment.

However, the two generals who were cut off did not actually resist the official army for long. Under the siege of Qu Guang and a large number of cavalry soldiers, the two generals were besieged and killed on the spot by the Jingying cavalry in a short time.

Gao Yue and Li Yanqing led the rest of the dozens of riders out of the city gate, but they were not lucky enough to escape the cage.

Suddenly, there were shouts of killing, and a large number of cavalry rushed out from the side of the road. The leader was Zhang Qianhu, one of the [-] household officials under Xie Jing, who led [-] cavalry to take care of the two city gates.

As for Xie Jing, he was still sniping at the escaped bandits at Chenzhou Gate.

"kill!"

Without even saying a word, the cavalry charged forward and hit a spot.

Gao Yue fought hard to be the first, even though he was wounded, he still shouted and fought fiercely, but he was brave enough to protect himself under such a charge of cavalry, and his brothers gradually decreased, and in an instant, they were separated under the charge of the cavalry.

Here, Li Yanqing has led more than ten riders and Gao Yue's Li Zimin out of the encirclement, everyone is injured and morale is low.

Looking back by the torches above the city gate, Gao Yue was holding a big saber, leading ten or twenty cavalry trapped in the formation, or rescued Wei Bochuan who was surrounded by a dozen or so feet away.

"Brother!" Li Zimin was shocked when he saw this scene, and was about to drive the horse under his crotch to turn around and rescue Gao Yue.

"Rumble..."

Just at this moment, there was deafening cavalry trampling from the west city gate, and it was clear that Jia Heng led a group of soldiers and horses to arrive.

The scene of the officers and soldiers coming in large numbers naturally caught Li Yanqing's attention, he grabbed Li Zimin's sleeve tightly, and said anxiously: "Brother Li, the tall master is very brave, if he wants to escape, the world is so big, Who can stop him? If you go back, if you are trapped in the formation, you will need to be rescued by Master Gao!"

In fact, it was the tragic death of Ma Liang, Lai Haiyuan and other old brothers just now that made Gao Yue feel a huge sense of guilt and obsession, and must save Wei Bochuan.

When Li Zimin heard this, his face paused, and he froze in place for a moment.

At this moment, Gao Yue also shouted loudly: "Brother Yanqing, let's go, leave us alone!"

"Let's go!" Li Yanqing didn't say any more, he pulled Li Zimin, led more than ten riders, and fled towards the northeast.

He still wants to go to Caozhou, which is his hometown, and the terrain is familiar, so he can avoid being arrested by the court.

At the same time, accompanied by the guards of Liu Jixian's Jinyi Mansion and Pang Shili, the general of Yangwei Battalion, Jia Heng led the troops.

Jia Heng looked at the dozen or so riders fleeing to the northeast, "Pang Shili, the one who escaped should be Li Yanqing, you should go after them yourself, you can't let them escape!"

This is to learn from Zhou Dong's previous lessons and send Pang Shili to hunt him down, so as to be safe.

Pang Shili responded with fists in his arms, and then led two hundred cavalry to hunt down the bandits.

After Pang Shili left, Jia Heng also turned his attention back to Gao Yue who was under siege by the Beijing cavalry.

His body was wounded several times, blood was flowing, and he was still fighting fiercely with a knife. He was really a rare warrior in the world.

In fact, at this moment Gao Yue has also noticed that the boy in the python suit surrounded by the generals has a pair of tiger eyes looking aggressively, like a fierce tiger staring closely, even though he still has injuries on his body.

It seemed that Gao Yue didn't need to be reminded at all, Gao Yue knew that the person who came was the empress of Ningguo——Jingying Jieshuai Jia Heng!

(End of this chapter)