In the fourteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, on the fifteenth day of the first month, Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, invited a banquet to the hundred officials of Nanchang, and declared that he had been ordered by the queen mother to raise troops to enter Beijing to supervise the country, and ordered the hundred officials to accompany him. Xu Kui, the great master of Jiangxi Tixue, disobeyed and scolded, and was beheaded on the spot, and a group of officials who refused to be attached were killed, or imprisoned, and the rest surrendered.

Two days later (the seventeenth day of the first month), King Ning ascended the throne in Nanchang and called the emperor, the year name Shunde, and the Zhengde year name was abolished, so that Li Shishi, the imperial history of Shidu, and Liu Yangzheng were the prime ministers, and Wang Lun, who participated in politics, was the secretary of the military department, and the army was called 100,000.

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The mountain wind whimpered, and under the thick ink of the night, the surrounding mountains were like lurking beasts, jumping up at any time to choose people to devour.

In early spring, the weather is bitterly cold, and the wind erodes the bones.

Two tents were set up under a leeward hillside more than 100 miles away from Leadshan County. Outside the tent, dozens of hungry horses were scattered around, racing against the clock to nibble on the lonely weeds on the hillside. Dozens of tired soldiers slept on the ground in their clothes, ignoring the cold, snoring like thunder, and a wounded soldier groaned in pain in his sleep.

The two brothers, Xie Yidao and Xie Erjian, sat around the bonfire and chatted in a low voice. The bonfire was lit in the pit, and the surrounding area was surrounded by stones, so that there was no need to worry about the fire revealing its location.

Xie Erjian's face was still stained with dried blood, his eyes were bloodshot, he casually threw a dead branch into the fire pit, and said apologetically: "Big brother, I'm sorry, yesterday was supposed to be your big day, but I messed it up!" ”

Xie Yidao shook his head and said, "We are brothers, what are you talking about, you go and rest for a while, I will take care of it here." ”

At this time, the curtain of one of the tents was lifted, and Xu Jin came out of it, his face tired, and his eyes were also bloodshot. It is said that since escaping from Ruihong Town at noon yesterday, until now, Xu Jin has only slept for a few hours.

"Brother-in-law, how is Lord Sun's situation?" Xie Erjian saw Xu Jinxing come out, and hurriedly asked.

Xu Jin shook his head and said, "I still have a fever, the situation is not optimistic, and my father-in-law is taking care of it." ”

Since last night, Sun Sui has begun to have a fever, and it has not subsided intermittently, after all, he is a sixty-year-old man, he has been seriously injured, and he has to brave the cold to escape for his life, which is unbearable.

The speed of the carriage was not fast, and it was necessary to take care of Sun Sui, who was injured on his back, and it could not be too bumpy, so the speed was even slower, and it had only walked more than 100 miles from noon yesterday to now, and it was estimated that there was still half the distance from Leadshan County. The only thing to be thankful for is that so far, no pursuers have caught up.

Xie Yidao comforted: "Life and death are fate, it's useless to be in a hurry about this kind of thing, brother-in-law should rest for a while." ”

After riding the horse for nearly twenty hours in a row, Xu Jin was indeed tired and sleepy, and he felt that his bones were about to fall apart, especially the inner thighs on both sides, because of the friction with the saddle, it hurt hotly, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll sleep for a while." ”

Xu Jin spread a layer of hay beside the campfire, then lay down with his clothes, and fell into a deep sleep in a moment.

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In the early morning, the sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the mountains, and a group of people and horses appeared on the official road only ten miles away from the place where Xu Jin and others camped, all of them were cavalry, there were about 100 people, and the leader was the giant thief Yang Qing, whose current position was a thousand households.

The day before yesterday, Li Fu failed to intercept Xu Jin and others in Ruihong Town, but was beheaded by Xie Qing and his horse.

It is said that before taking refuge in Ning Wangfu, Yang Qing, Li Fu, and Wang Ru were sworn brothers who walked the rivers and lakes together, and they were like brothers and sisters, and now that Li Fu was killed, Yang Qing was naturally shocked and hated after hearing the news, and threw all the infantry under his command to Wang Ru to lead, and he gathered more than 100 horsemen to catch up first, ready to avenge his brother Li Fu.

At this time, Yang Qing suddenly made a gesture to stabilize the horse, and more than 100 subordinates behind him followed the horse to stand still.

Yang Qing turned over and dismounted, looked down at the ruts and horseshoe prints on the official road, and kicked over a pile of horse manure on the side of the road, seeing that the inside of the horse manure was still slightly steaming, and his gloomy face couldn't help but show a trace of a cruel smile: "The horse manure is still hot, they can't run far, chase!" ”

Yang Qingzong got on the horse, whipped the horse's buttocks fiercely, and chased along the official road, and more than 100 horsemen behind him followed with murderous vigour.

Rumble......

The flying horses' hooves kicked the official road into dust, and they hurried for more than ten miles, and sure enough, they saw a team of dozens of people on the mountain in front of them, and two of the carriages were slowly climbing up the slope.

"Haha, right there, brothers, kill!" Yang Qing laughed excitedly, licked his lips bloodthirstily, rode his horse with one hand, and then untied the longbow he was carrying with his backhand.

Yang Qing is good at archery, and he can open a three-stone bow with both his left and right hands, although he does not have the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, but it is more than enough to kill people in a hundred steps.

At this time, Xu Jin and his party were climbing the middle of the mountain, and when they heard the sound of rumbling horses' hooves behind them, they all subconsciously turned their heads to look. Everyone was condescending, and naturally at a glance they saw more than 100 horsemen chasing murderously in the distance, and their faces suddenly changed, and they hurriedly accelerated their speed and ran to the top of the ridge.

Drive......

Erniu whipped the horses violently, the carriage suddenly accelerated, the carriage fell back sharply due to inertia, and the exclamations of Yue'er and others came from the car, which was estimated to have fallen backwards in a hurry, plus this mountain was already a little trembling, and the whole carriage was raised high backwards.

said that it was too late, Xie Yidao, who was guarding the carriage, reached out and pressed the wheels of the carriage to press down the cocked carriage. Xu Jin, who was watching this scene from behind, couldn't help but sweat secretly.

As soon as everyone climbed to the top of the ridge, the pursuers had already killed the bottom of the ridge, and only a string sound was heard...... A powerful arrow shot up from the bottom of the ridge.

"Be careful!" Xie Xiaowan was sitting on the cart at the moment to take care of Sun Sui, just facing the bottom of the ridge, and when she saw the powerful arrow shooting, she immediately exclaimed and reminded.

Xu Jin subconsciously lay on the horse's back, and a miserable scream came from behind him, and a personal soldier in charge of the palace was hit by an arrow in the back, falling on the spot, and the body rolled down the hillside.

"Mart, Xiao Xie, you take ten brothers to escort the adult, and the rest will be killed with me!" Fan Yi shouted and turned the horse's head.

Xie Erjian hurriedly said: "Brother Fan, the enemy is overwhelming, don't fight hard. ”

"Don't be sluggish, so that everyone can't run away, Brother Xie, the task of protecting the adults will be handed over to you in the future, if you remember the past, remember to come here to toast the brothers with incense in the coming year!"

After Fan Yi finished speaking, he slapped his horse and rushed down the ridge, waving his knife and shouting: "Brothers, kill!" ”

"Kill!" More than 20 pro-soldiers rushed down with the pat horse without hesitation.

"Big brother!" Xie Erjian's eyes were red, and he roared to the sky and lowered the short bow on the bow.

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A series of arrows were fired, and several thieves who had just rushed to the bottom of the ridge were shot over on the spot. Yang Qing was originally at the front, but this guy was cunning, and when he was about to reach the bottom of the ridge, he slowed down and retreated to the end of the team, narrowly escaping.

Rumble......

The two cavalry collided violently on the ridge, and although there were only more than 20 people in Fan Yi and the others, they rushed down from the ridge and pointed out the location, the horse was fast and the knife was sharp, and instantly poked into the enemy's team like a wedge......

What is a pro-soldier?

The pro-soldiers are the loyal soldiers who usually hold the high fortune and can go to the death of the commander without hesitation at a critical moment, at this moment, Fan Yi and other pro-soldiers are practicing their way - the way of loyalty.

Looking at the tragic battle under the ridge, Xu Jin couldn't help but boil with enthusiasm, and said in a deep voice: "Second brother, let's go, don't let Brother Fan and them sacrifice in vain." ”