63Chapter 63 Ambush
The days of leisure are always short. Ten days later, the imperial edict arrived in Yuncheng. Emperor Hongzheng first praised Jing Shao profusely, and then ordered him to immediately send troops to the southeast to quell the rebellion of the Southeast King who harbored the rebels and assassinated the prince. Along with the imperial edict, there was also the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who was temporarily sent to take over the government affairs of the southwest.
The southwest has always been governed by the vassal kings. Now that he has suddenly returned to the imperial court, there are more than hundreds of things to do. The emperor has a secret decree for him to take over first after pacifying the southwest. He thought it would take at least one or two years, but he never expected it. It only took two months to become king, and the governor's gray beard almost turned completely white.
Jing Shao was very glad that his father did not let him stay to smooth out the government affairs first. He patted the frowning governor and left camp on the same day without any sense of loyalty.
The southeastern fiefdom is not connected to the southwest, and is separated by Guangdong and Guangxi. Guangdong and Guangxi have always been a place of exile. The towns are scattered and sparsely populated, but the scenery is beautiful. The mountainous peaks, clear streams and waterfalls are dizzying to the eye.
In autumn, the weather is no longer so hot. When the scenery is nice, Jing Shao will pull the people out of the carriage to ride Xiao Hei with him. The little tiger cub has gained weight and Jing Shao refuses to get on the horse, so he can only Feeling aggrieved, he leaned against the car window and looked out.
The right guard army looked at the military counselor who was comfortably using the prince as his backrest, and his back couldn't help but feel a little sore after riding the horse for several days. The Zuo Guard Army saw him moving around on his horse and gradually came closer: "If you are tired, ride with me."
When marching in a hurry, in order to keep going day and night, two people would ride on the same horse and take a rest, so Zuo Hujun's suggestion was not out of line, but...
Hearing these words, the right guard suddenly came to his senses, "My friendship with the prince is as good as that between the right guard and the left guard." The princess's words that day still lingered in her ears. She looked at the two people in front of her, and then at Mian Wu. Zuo Hujun, who had an expression on his face, felt as if he was struck by lightning and almost fell off his horse.
"Who said I'm tired? Let's go aside!" The right guard waved to the left guard like shooing away flies, then rode up to follow Zhao Meng in front.
The journey was not too far, but the mountains were high and the water was long, so it took a while to walk. After more than half a month, we arrived at Liangyi Mountain.
Yi has Tai Chi, which gives birth to two rituals.
Liangyi refers to yin and yang. Liangyi Mountain is named Liangyi Mountain because the two sides of yin and yang are very different. It rises from the ground in a small hill in the southeast with a powerful momentum. Standing at the foot of the mountain, you can only feel that the sky is blocked and the sun is blocked, and the energy is irritated. instrument.
Liangyi Mountain is a large mountain range, and this is the shortest way to the southeast.
Mu Hanzhang was sitting in the carriage, looking at the mountains outside the window and frowning slightly. The mountains here are so high, but the roads are sandwiched between the mountains. It would be dangerous if he encountered an ambush.
"This is not within the scope of the southeastern fiefdom. Who would come to ambush us?" said Zhao Meng, who came over to chat. "This place is still a hundred miles away from the fiefdom."
"Maybe I'm worrying too much." Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips and looked down at the "Bishui Sutra" in his hand. The book said that Liangyi Mountain is the largest mountain range in the southeast. The Liangyi Mountains run parallel to each other, and pedestrians can only Can travel between mountains. Jing Shao said that in the dream, he did not go through Liangyi Mountain, but turned back to the southeast from the south of the Yangtze River and walked through the flat land along the coast, so he was not sure what he would encounter along the way.
"Wow!" Xiao Huang saw that his master ignored it for a while, and threw himself on the book in his hand. His sharp claws scratched the page depicting Liangyi Mountain with a scratching sound.
Mu Hanzhang slowly moved the book out with his paw and flicked the little tiger's head. The little tiger cub has grown up a lot. It was only as short as an arm at the beginning, but now it is two feet long, and its whole body has gained a lot of weight. I pinched it because the pads of the young man's flesh were still pink, and they were soft and warm. I couldn't help but pinch them a few more times.
Xiao Huang squatted obediently and let him knead her. Mu Hanzhang scratched the little tiger's head and lowered his head to read a book. The little tiger rubbed his legs and lay down on its back, turned out its belly with fine white down, raised its head and stretched out its paws to hook up his books. Mu Hanzhang smiled and took out a small piece of dried meat to feed it.
"Eh~" Suddenly the neighing sound of horses came from the front, and the carriage stopped with a clang. Mu Hanzhang hurriedly held on to the wall of the carriage to steady his body. He opened the curtain and looked out. The pace of the cavalry in front was a bit chaotic, and smoke was billowing not far away. The sound of horse hooves is getting closer.
Jing Shao sat upright on his horse, looking coldly at the dark group of cavalry in front of him, charging menacingly on the narrow road, guessing that the old thief Southeast King would not sit still and wait for death.
"Cavalry, back off!" Jing Shao ordered loudly, raising his hand, and the infantry behind him rushed forward quickly, with their spears arrayed and iron shields protecting each other. . At the same time, the archers lined up behind the shields and began to shoot the incoming enemies with a "swish, swish, swish".
The strongest thing in the Southeast Army is the bow and arrow, so they must strike first.
Thousands of arrows fired in unison, like thousands of birds suddenly soaring into the sky. After the majestic sound of breaking through the sky, there was the neighing of war horses and the wails of soldiers.
The enemy did not expect Jing Shao to react so quickly. If they were delayed a moment, they would be able to rush into the shooting range of Jing Shao's cavalry, but their way was blocked by life and death.
Not long after, enemy arrows were shot from the air. They could only reach the infantry but could not reach the cavalry behind them. One after another, the infantry were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The infantry were ordered to spread out and stand in a yoke formation, leaving 50% of the open space. The number of people hit by arrows has decreased sharply, but there are still some people who cannot resist.
Jing Shao sat on his horse and remained motionless. When the opponent's arrow rain weakened, he said coldly: "Zhao Meng!"
"The general is here!" When Zhao Meng heard the roll call, he immediately rode forward.
"Take 500 cavalry and break their arrow formation!" Jing Shao raised his silver spear and pointed at the person in the center of the arrow formation. That person should be the general leading the team. I wonder if he is the general with divine arrows in the eighteenth year of Hongzheng in the previous life.
"Understood!" Zhao Meng raised his broadsword and rushed out first. The 500 cavalry formed a pointed cone, split the infantry shield formation, and rushed straight to the opponent's team.
"Kill--" Zhao Meng took the lead, waving his sword to block the arrows that kept coming while running. Such a desperate charge would inevitably lose some cavalry. The opponent did not expect them to be so reckless. In order to shorten the range, the Southeast Army directly placed the archers in the front row and changed positions in a panic, but it was too late.
"Kill!" Seeing this situation, the opponent's main general waved his hand and led the cavalry to rush forward. For a while, the shouts of killing shook the sky.
Mu Hanzhang lifted the curtain of the car and frowned as he watched the battle situation. The opponent's cavalry broke through Zhao Meng's cone formation and attacked the infantry.
Jing Shao turned his head and glanced at him: "Jun Qing, don't come out." He gestured to the guards on the left and right, and the two immediately led the two teams to move forward a few steps. It seemed that there was no change, but they firmly protected the four sides of the carriage.
The cavalry encountered the spears blocking the front row and immediately fought.
Hao Dadao waved the Hunyuan knife and rushed forward with the cavalry. He chopped off the head of the cavalry in the front with one knife, and the morale of the army was immediately boosted.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred. A team of Southeast Army suddenly rushed out from behind the mountain stream on the left, cutting off the infantry formation behind the cavalry.
Jing Shao signaled Hao Dadao to continue to hold the cavalry in front, and he quickly turned his horse's head. The Shu army commander behind him immediately understood and rushed forward with the infantry to block the soldiers and horses that had not yet run out of the mountain stream in the mountain gap. The mountain stream was shallow and soon dyed red with blood.
The sound of horse hooves stepping on the water came from far away, and a team of cavalry followed the infantry and rushed out of the army blocking the exit. The leader was unstoppable, killing three cavalrymen in a row, and came straight to Jing Shao with a Qinglong halberd.
Jing Shao raised his head and raised his halberd to block the crescent blade on the halberd head, turned his wrist, and pressed sideways to press the Qinglong halberd under the silver halberd.
Mu Hanzhang sat by the window, frowning and watching Jing Shao fighting with others, worried. Suddenly, he heard a sound of breaking through the air, and saw a sharp arrow piercing through the layers of people and shooting straight at Jing Shao's back. The left guard drew out the sharp blade at his waist and cut off the fierce arrow with a sword. It turned out that the position where he and the right guard stood not only protected the carriage, but also blocked the two directions of attacking Prince Neng.
Mu Hanzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he could not help much on the real battlefield, so he would naturally not go out to cause trouble.
The man who was fighting with Jing Shao was a martial arts expert. He used the Qinglong halberd to perfection. He rushed towards Jing Shao's heart with a shovel. Jing Shao's silver spear slid smoothly between his arms and stood in front of his chest to block the move. He turned back and stabbed the man's eyes with the crescent blade. The man was shocked and quickly blocked it. He never expected that Cheng Wang, at such a young age, had already practiced to the state of unity between the spear and the man. The silver spear seemed to be a part of his body. The hook, stab and rebound were extremely accurate.
The man moved sideways to avoid Jing Shao's attack. The flat blade of the Qinglong halberd was across his chest, clamping the smooth silver spear firmly between the iron halberd and the armor, making it unable to move.
Jing Shao raised a sneer at the corner of his lips, held the spear with one hand, and suddenly let go. The man leaned back because of excessive force. In a flash, Jing Shao suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist, cut the man's throat with one sword, quickly grasped the spear with his left hand, slapped the man's chest hard, and threw him off the horse.
"Good spearmanship!" Hao Dadao killed the last cavalryman, turned around and saw Jing Shao's last move, and couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration. This precision of the shot must have been honed for more than ten years. This King Cheng has reached the level at the age of twenty. He is really a genius.
"Swish, swish, swish!" The successive sounds of breaking through the air suddenly awakened the people who were still happy. Jing Shao turned around suddenly and saw three arrows in the shape of a "PIN" shooting straight at him.
Three arrows fired at the same time, the general of divine arrows!
Jing Shao suddenly widened his eyes. The reason why he didn't dodge it that year was because these three arrows were fired at the same time, and they were just in the shape of a "品" when they arrived in front of him, blocking all his retreat routes. He could not dodge one arrow, and people would subconsciously dodge to the side at this time.
"Jing Shao!" Mu Hanzhang exclaimed, watching three arrows flying towards Jing Shao, but he did not dodge and stood still, allowing the arrows to shoot straight into his body!