Chapter 21 Chapter 67: Wanli Yanxiao Middle Road Branch

"Squeak—" The gate of the city hadn't been opened for a long time, and it suddenly opened, with a stagnant and dull voice, like a moldy age, being pushed and shoved and torn apart one by one. There were many swords and guns outside the city, and the silver spear heads were like cold fog, covering the mountains and mountains far and near.An Qingxu raised his eyes and saw that the densely packed Shi family soldiers and horses had formed a tight array in a criss-cross pattern.Shi Siming fought a fierce battle with Tang Jun, but the main force was not damaged! At the front of the formation, banners were unfurled, and several generals drove their horses around. They were all overjoyed to see the gate of the city opened wide.However, one of the young warriors of medium build was overjoyed and angry. He got off his horse and knelt down from afar and said: "Chen Shi Chaoyi pays homage to the emperor! My father is kneeling in the tent to welcome the emperor. Please—"

Shi Chaoyi is the eldest son of Shi Siming. At this time, knowing that An Qingxu is difficult to fly, he still performed this great gift, which is really a masterful effort.Even Shen Zhenzhu, who was behind An Qingxu, felt that this person had a deep plan and was able to bend and stretch, so he should not be underestimated.It is said that Shi Siming only favors his youngest son, Chaoqing. Although Shi Chaoyi has made many military exploits, he is still unfavorable.This time he went to Yecheng to "rescue" An Qingxu, Shi Siming left Chaoqing to guard the old Fan Yang, but sent Chaoyi to the front, which can be described as extremely partial.Given time, Shi Chaoyi might not be the second An Qingxu.

An Qingxu sneered: "Such a large formation is waiting for me, King Shi has a heart!" The so-called "King Shi" refers to Shi Siming. Shi Chaoyi was afraid of An Qingxu's martial arts at the beginning, and he was afraid that he would lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Yecheng to kill the generals. At this time, he saw that An Qingxu had less than a hundred attendants behind him, so he snickered to himself and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me, my father, please forgive me!" The city is slow to save you, and if the foot disease relapses, I can't meet him in person." Pressing the sword with one hand and behind the back with the other, he made a five-finger gesture towards the soldiers behind him, meaning that when An Qingxu and his party walked into the formation, they would preemptively kill them. take.

An Qingxu rode his horse and wanted to go, but he didn't turn his head, but ordered in a deep voice: "Hurry up and send her away!" The four guards had already surrounded Shen Zhenzhu in the center, and Shen Zhenzhu was riding a strong horse.Hearing An Qingxu's order, one of the guards urged in a low voice: "Madam, let's go." Pulling the reins, the horse and men slowly walked a few steps sideways. Shi Siming's soldiers and horses were encircling Yecheng from the front, In addition to the right road, there are two small roads, one to the north, leading to Shousigang, and the other to the south, which can pass through Pingzhou, Yangzhou, and Wuxing along the way.

An Qingxu shook his head abruptly, the whip in his hand flew like a long snake, and "slapped" a guard's mount on the buttocks, "Go!" His voice was short and decisive, and the horse rushed out with a long hiss, and then four Riders also have vigorous hoofs and run out with long legs. Shen Zhenzhu looked back hastily, but An Qingxu straddled into the enemy camp without looking back.From a distance, I heard Shi Chaoyi's loud and righteous voice: "An Qingxu murdered his father and younger brother. He committed a heinous crime. Everyone should be punished—all soldiers—quickly take him down—" before the words fell , Hearing a scream of "Ah--", it seemed that one of An Qingxu's guards had been chopped off his horse, and then there were repeated screams.

Shen Zhenzhu turned her head and couldn't bear to look any further. No matter how powerful An Qingxu's martial arts skills are, how can he defeat thousands of troops? Someone behind him shouted: "That must be An Qingxu's family, don't let her run away!" Immediately, more than ten riders chased after her.The two guards bowed their bows and set arrows. When shooting people, they shot horses first. The horses chasing in front fell to the ground in response, just blocking the path of the horses behind. Their movement was slightly hindered. some distance. The wind in March is cold, with the bitter smell of mountains and trees, and it hurts like a split on the face.

Shen Zhenzhu galloped wildly, the sound of killing could not stop in the trance. The killing between people can never stop. She can only gallop wildly, hoping that this running will be endless, and in this endless galloping, she can annihilate thinking, annihilate the past, and future, and annihilate time. "Look, look!" A guard suddenly shouted wildly beside him. Both she and the four guards reined in their horses and stopped involuntarily. To the northeast, a gust of fire and thick smoke rose into the sky, burning half of the sky like a red glow, and there was a kind of tragic tragedy.

How far is it from here to Yecheng?The sound of slashing still spread far and wide, like a rushing flood, like thunder and thunder, rolling endlessly among the mountains, vibrating towards the distance.This battle must be extremely fierce. Of course, it is better to have a weak enemy than a large one, and a weak enemy to be strong. The five of them stood still, listening to the sound of slashing and killing getting weaker and weaker... The fire was soaring towards the sky, and the smoke was billowing into the sky. The fire should burn for days and nights. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!—" The guard who screamed wildly cried and rolled off his horse, knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Yecheng.

The other three guards also got off their horses and bowed down. Shen Zhenzhu looked up, feeling cold in her heart. Farewell, An Qingxu. If there is an afterlife, I would rather you be the second brother An on the boat by the Taihu Lake forever. Or, I'd rather never have known you. You never fell into the lake, I never rescued you, and Li Chu never rescued me. Life is a chain, and the links are connected. We are all but a tiny part of it.When we were young, we all thought we could change the world, but the only thing we can change is ourselves. "Madam, get on the horse, let's get out of here quickly!" After an unknown amount of time, a guard pulled the rein of the horse to Shen Zhenzhu.

The four guards had already wiped away the tears on their faces, and their expressions looked extremely resolute.Although their master is dead, they are more determined to complete the remaining tasks. Shen Zhenzhu nodded to them, got on the horse, urged the reins, and the five horsemen trampled on the path, passed through the dense forest, and rushed forward like lightning. After walking for more than half an hour, the path gradually became wider. One of the guards knew the terrain well and said loudly: "After passing this mountain, the official road is ahead—" "Brother, be careful!" A guard next to him reminded loudly.

It was too late to say it, but it was so fast, suddenly there was a whistling sound in the air, and in an instant, a powerful arrow pierced through the air like a lightning bolt, piercing the guard's head accurately.The guard didn't have time to snort, and immediately fell off his horse. At the same time, the guard who reminded him loudly had already fitted himself up, threw Shen Zhenzhu off his horse, rolled several times, and the other two guards also got off their horses to dodge, the arrows on both sides poured down like torrents, Shooting directly into the mud and tree trunks on the ground, many arrows collided in the air and fell one after another. After a while, the arrows on both sides of the mountain stopped.There was a clear and arrogant shout: "Which of you is An Qingxu in disguise, stand up and die!" Shen Zhenzhu was startled, but the voice turned out to be Zhang Hanruo. Sure enough, there were crowds of people moving around on the left side of the mountain, and dozens of archers had stood up from their hiding places, but they were all still aiming with their arrows, ready to go.After a while, the figure moved again, giving way to a man wearing a full suit of armor like flowers blowing willows. His brilliance turned like a Ziyun Ying, it was Zhang Hanruo. It turned out that although the Tang army failed to fight Shi Siming, Zhang Hanruo was determined to kill An Qingxu for revenge, and fled to Quemen with Guo Ziyi, and then returned to Yecheng with more than a thousand of his own troops.She didn't dare to disturb Shi Siming's army, and she still hid near Yecheng just like the guerrilla attack in the outskirts of Chang'an.Seeing that Shi Siming surrounded Yecheng, he thought that An Qingxu must find a way to escape. If he wanted to escape, the cities facing the north would either be occupied by the Tang army or robbed by Shi Siming.Today she also heard the sound of fighting in Yecheng, and knowing that Shi Siming had started a war with An Qingxu, she couldn't stop laughing in her heart, just waiting for An Qingxu to enter the urn.Just now I saw Shen Zhenzhu and other five cavalry rushing forward, and the four guards were all in the uniform of An Qingxu's soldiers and horses, thinking that An Qingxu was also among them, they quickly shot arrows to stop them. With a little thought, Shen Zhenzhu guessed what Zhang Hanruo was thinking. In order to save the lives of the remaining three guards, she hurriedly stood up first: "General Zhang, don't shoot the arrow, it's me!" When Zhang Hanruo saw Shen Zhenzhu for the first time, he was taken aback. He put his hand down and forbade his subordinates to shoot arrows: "Shen...Miss Gao, why are you here?" Shen Zhenzhu said: "I took advantage of the scuffle in Ye City and escaped." Zhang Hanruo turned his eyes and said with a smile, "That's good! After you were captured, the old general Guo Ziyi felt very sorry and was thinking about how to rescue you. But, you have to escape by yourself!" His gaze turned to the three There was a chill in the eyes of the famous guard: "What do you three do?" One of the guards was filled with grief and indignation because his elder brother was shot to death suddenly by an arrow, and he blurted out: "If you want to kill, then I—" Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhenzhu had gently pressed his arm, and said in a low voice : "If you want to punish your temper for a while and let the two brothers next to you die with you, you can just talk and shout." The guard looked around, his face flushed, and he finally bit his lip to keep silent. Shen Zhenzhu said to Zhang Hanruo: "The three of them helped me escape from Yecheng, and I hope the general will not pursue it." Zhang Hanruo thought about it for a while, and then said: "Well, for the sake of Miss Gao, I will let the three of you go today." He raised his voice and asked, "Where is Miss Gao going from now on? Do you want me to send someone to escort you?" Shen Zhenzhu smiled, raised her head and said to Zhang Hanruo on the mountain: "Go wherever you come from. With these three brothers escorting me, the general doesn't have to worry." Zhang Hanruo nodded, and was about to say something more when he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Why is there someone coming from behind?" Shen Zhenzhu kept silent, and sure enough, she heard the sound of "Dada" horseshoes coming from the trail behind her, guessing that it was Shi Siming's men who were chasing her, and said, "It must be the one who chased us!" Zhang Han said with a wry smile: "With us here, let's capture and kill!" While speaking, the sound of horseshoes approaching, two horses galloped side by side from the depths of the path, and jumped into her eyes.She stared at the person on horseback carefully, and couldn't help saying "噫". Shen Zhenzhu looked at the past, and she could see more clearly, the two people were both wearing black clothes, stained with blood stains, one was Feng Shengyi, the other was Chen Zhou. How vigilant Feng Shengyi was, he pulled the reins early and stopped, his eyes shot straight at Zhang Hanruo like lightning, and when he and Zhang Hanruo looked at each other, both of them were taken aback. Zhang Hanruo sneered loudly: "It turns out that it is Lord Feng, who is not a director of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but came all the way to Ye City, what is his responsibility!" Feng Shengyi didn't show any weakness, he said indifferently: "General Zhang didn't follow the old general Guo's orders, but he garrisoned here on his own, what's the military law?" Zhang Hanruo got angry for a while.But she did violate the military law, this weakness is much worse than Feng Shengyi's leaving her post without authorization, after thinking about it, she said, "You two are from Yecheng, do you know if An Qingxu is dead?" Feng Shengyi also took advantage of the situation to change the topic: "An thief has dozens of swords in his body, and his blood is exhausted." On the fourth day of the lunar new year, in order to preserve Feng Shengyi, Shen Zhenzhu specially sent him to send a "letter" to Guo Ziyi.After Guo Ziyi got the letter, he acted according to the plan, poured sweat medicine into Fengshengyi tea, and after the medicine poured out, he was bound and temporarily detained in the army.However, in a battle on the sixth day of the lunar new year, Guo Ziyi was defeated. When he fled, the guard who escorted Feng Shengyi untied the rope on his own initiative, and Feng Shengyi sneaked to Yecheng again to rescue Shen Zhenzhu. a fierce battle.However, Chen Zhou saw that An Qingxu was about to fall, and Shi Siming was about to enter Yecheng, and the major event could not be accomplished, so he took advantage of the chaos of the battle and escaped from the city on horseback, unexpectedly staying with Feng Shengyi.In the chaos, the two saw Shen Zhenzhu fleeing from the south path, so they followed behind and killed many pursuers, otherwise, at the speed of Shen Zhenzhu's group of five, they would have been chased away by the pursuers who were eager to win How can it be so quiet. Chen Zhou had already seen Shen Zhenzhu, jumped off his horse, and opened his mouth to pay his respects.Shen Zhenzhu already bowed to Zhang Hanruo: "The little girl Gao Yueming bid farewell to the general!" Zhang Hanruo heard that An Qingxu was dead, and his heart was in turmoil. He was happy that the revenge of his father and brother had been avenged, but also regretted that he could not personally kill An Qingxu, and then remembered that he and An Qingxu were childhood sweethearts. Seeing Shen Zhenzhu saying goodbye to her, she nodded casually in agreement. Chen Zhou was slightly taken aback, and then he stepped in front of Shen Zhenzhu, winked at Feng Shengyi repeatedly, and said in a low voice, "She...can't go, Your Majesty and Huihe Khan are looking for her." Feng Shengyi glanced at Chen Zhou calmly, only felt that Chen Zhou had lost his standard since Fengxiang fell and was punished for his crimes: first he made great contributions to the capture of Yecheng, but he actually asked Shen Zhenzhu to report to Anqing regardless of Shen Zhenzhu's life. Now, because of the disappearance of Shen Zhenzhu, the emperor and Huihe Khan are all looking for it, and want to make another contribution. It is really greedy for profit. He frowned slightly, and said: "Didn't you hear that her name is Gao Yueming?" He said to Shen Zhenzhu: "Madam, let's get on the road, otherwise it's getting late and it's not easy to go to the hotel." Chen Zhou stared at Feng Shengyi with wide eyes, angry and hated.But he knew that he was no match for Feng Shengyi, so he could only swallow his breath for the time being. Shen Zhenzhu smiled and nodded, softly said to Feng Shengyi: "Thank you sir." Her smile is still something he dare not look directly at, watching her slowly turn her head away, the dust and mist of the mountains see through a thin layer of sunlight, and the outline of the side is covered with a layer of golden yellow, so gorgeous, as if she is a rose-colored border Feng Shengyi's heart throbbed slightly, and he said in his mouth: "Ma'am, you are welcome, just...just hope..." The words were murmured in his mouth, Shen Zhenzhu felt strange, and turned to listen to him again. He was startled suddenly, and then said: "I just hope...don't blame... him..." He spoke cryptically, but Shen Zhenzhu still understood.Facing the thin layer of sunlight, she closed her eyes and slowly opened them again, as if talking to herself, or whispering to Feng Shengyi: "I will try my best to forget everything, I am Gao Yueming." ... she left. The mountains in the distance, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, seem to be coated with a layer of red lacquer, which is even more brilliant in the tall and towering.There is a wisp of cooking smoke swaying in the evening wind, intermittently, hazy, seemingly absent.