Chapter 1040: Reinforcements Arrive (Part II)
"Ahh......h The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info while Xiao Tian and Xu Shuang stood on the cliff with a disdainful expression, which made people laugh.
"It's all a group of rice buckets!" General Meng Yuan saw it at the bottom of the mountain, and couldn't help but scold angrily, "I can't catch the two slippery heads, what are they all eating?"
"Uh...... The ......soldiers who followed the mountain were all lazy, regardless of the tiredness and injuries, and they all fell together, without any enthusiasm.
"Get up, get up for me!—" The general looked so annoyed that he even stepped forward and shouted with a whip......
When Xu Shuang on the mountain saw it, Gu Xiao shook his head, and said mockingly: "Hey, I really sympathize with these guys, they are clumsy, they can't catch me, and they have to be beaten and scolded by their boss......"
"Are you embarrassed to say, who went overboard just now?" Xiao Tian couldn't help but raise his voice, and said in a different way, "If I hadn't saved you in time, you would have been arrested by them a long time ago......"
"Hehe...... "Xu Shuang made a grimace at Xiao Tian again, and said with embarrassment......
General Meng Yuan kept whipping, but all the soldiers were already paralyzed and fell to the ground, and they had no desire to pursue Xiao Tian at all, and they all drooped their heads, looking like they were going to die until they ......
"Whoosh-" Suddenly, not far from the foot of the mountain, a sharp arrow struck, and it was in the middle of the Mengyuan army.
"Ahh
"Whoosh swish-" Then there was a rain of arrows in the sky, and the torrential rain fell like a pear blossom, and in the middle of the general soldiers, the screams of "ah-ah......" continued, and several soldiers were wounded and fell to the ground.
"Oh no, there's a surprise attack!" the scout only then reacted, and couldn't help but scream, but it was too late......
"Kill--" The shouting of killing was like a flood, and it was surging towards the top of the mountain, and the foot of Amber Hill and the iron hooves of ten thousand armies were rushing into it like thunder -- it was the main force of the Ming army, rushing from the direction of Matsucheng to Amber Hill according to the original plan.
The disparity between the two armies was huge, but the victory and defeat were lost, and the Mengyuan soldiers who were tortured by Xiao Tian and Xu Shuang had long since lost the strength to resist, and they abandoned their armor and fled one after another.
But the Amber Hill Pass is a desperate road, no matter how much you escape, you can't escape the vision of the Ming army, plus the mud and rock torrent under the storm the night before, the road in the back mountain has been blocked by landslides, and the Mengyuan army has no way to retreat, waiting for them is only the fate of disarming and surrendering......
"Brother Xiao, look-" Standing on the cliff and hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Xu Shuang saw the arrival of reinforcements clearly, and couldn't help but point.
"I'm right, Brother Tang Zhan and Sister Jing know that we are here, and they will definitely bring rescue troops over......" Xiao Tian smiled calmly, withdrew his weapon and said, "In this way, you and Brother Zheng will be safe...... Xiaoshuang, you go up the mountain quickly and tell Brother Zheng and Wu Xian the good news of their reinforcements-"
"I know—" Xu Shuang exclaimed, jumped up the hill and ran to the place where Wu Xian and the others were hiding......
Within a while, the remnants of the Mengyuan army were defeated, and they were packed up by the Ming army reinforcements who arrived, and soon gave up resistance. And Xiao Tian was also alone, and took the initiative to go down the mountain to greet him, full of smiles, he wanted to praise Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and others for their timely arrival, who knew that just after getting off the slope, he didn't see Tang Zhan or Lu Jing, but saw a face that made him inexplicably afraid......
"General Xiao, it turns out that you are here-" Zhu Yuanzhang was riding the head, Zhu Yuanzhang drove the expedition in person, and personally led the main force of the fine infantry to rush to the place of Amber Hill, and saw Xiao Tian alone with a slightly disgraced face, and couldn't help but "ask", "Tongguan In the past few days, the vanguard of the Er'er army has suffered heavy losses, and all the generals have not heard from him, including General Xiao...... I still thought that something had happened to Qing and the others, and seeing that General Xiao was safe and sound, I should finally rest assured......"
"The last general has seen the emperor...... Xiao Tian saw Zhu Yuanzhang, and immediately returned to a serious face, Zhenzhen responded and asked, "I don't know why the emperor will drive the emperor to lead the troops to Zhihuqiu?"
"Because the Tongguan strategy has come to an end, and Huqiu is the last important point...... Zhu Yuanzhang admires Xiao Tian's courage very much and respects him as a hero, so in front of Xiao Tian, Zhu Yuanzhang always made a righteous and awe-inspiring heroic look, and said with a smile, "General Xiao, I heard that the enemy general Sima Hanyi died at the hands of Qing, but is there such a thing?"
"The emperor is really well-informed, and there is indeed such a thing......" Xiao Tian was not "polite" in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and after answering a sentence, he replied slowly, "It's just that in the battle with Sima Hanyi, the last general also did his best and almost lost his life, because it involved a military plan, so he didn't have time to tell the emperor in person......"
"You might as well be outside, the king's order is not ......" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly, and then said, "But if you can kill Sima Hanyi, you can see General Xiao's courage......"
Zhu Yuanzhang kept "praising Xiao Tian", but Xiao Tian didn't fully listen to it - Xiao Tian glanced at the troops behind him, only to see Xu Da and Chang Yuchun and other important generals, who were also in the army, and the army was as many as tens of thousands, and there was a faint uneasiness unintentionally, Xiao Tian couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, I will ask directly, such a large number of people must be the main force of the whole army, even Marshal Xu and General Chang came with the army...... If it weren't for the very important military decision, would it not have been so aggressive? What is the situation now......
The scale of the lineup is really grand, and everyone can see its importance, but Zhu Yuanzhang made a look as if "it's none of his business", and said to Xiao Tian with a relaxed and happy face: "General Xiao, I respect the way of the Qing brothers, and it doesn't hurt to tell Qing bluntly - I gathered the main force to march westward this time, and the whole army marched with the intention of taking Tongguan in one fell swoop!"
"Is this time to send troops?" Xiao Tian asked more, his expression couldn't help but froze.
"That's right—" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to reply, his tone very cold.
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Xiao Tian was even more nervous, because he knew that the most tricky enemy in Tongguan, Chen Shijin, was still fighting Su Jia on the top of the mountain, and the outcome was unknown;
"But the emperor, the enemy commander Chen Shijin ......" Xiao Tian wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang's next sentence "ruthlessly".
"Do you have any questions?" Before Xiao Tian's words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang's sentence suddenly interjected, and his tone was very cold, making people shudder inexplicably.
Xiao Tian seemed to feel that a dagger was stuffed in his heart, and the slightest movement would hurt his life, listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he was inexplicably nervous to the extreme. After secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Xiao Tian didn't mention it again, and even Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to look at it, but responded coldly: "No more ......"
I don't know why, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes today are like knives, which makes people tremble and chill. Xiao Tian couldn't guess what the connection was, and he couldn't say the reason, he only felt a sense of uneasiness that was difficult to let go, and he trembled in his heart for a long time......
"It's nothing important, let's go and meet the vanguard troops behind......" Zhu Yuanzhang slowly walked past Xiao Tian's side, and said coldly, "General Tang and the army division also followed, and Qing was originally with them along the way......"
The last sentence also made people frown and fidget, and after Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he gradually walked away from Xiao Tian's back. Xiao Tian never looked back, he always felt that there was a stone hanging in his heart, and he couldn't shout when he stuffed it......
"Driving...... Drive...... "Tang Zhan and Lu Jing's side, the vanguard army of the Chang Yuchun Division, also followed the main force here, and they didn't understand what was going on here, but they saw a mess at the mudslide at the foot of Amber Hill, Tang Zhan couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, what is going on here, why is it so messy?"
"I heard from the spies that last night there was heavy rain and flooding, there was a mudslide and landslide, and some people even died here......" Lu Jing said vaguely, not fully aware of what happened here last night.
"Then Miss Su and Brother Xiao will be fine, right?" Tang Zhan thought about it and couldn't help but worry.
"I don't know, it's ......impossible to say," Lu Jing prepared for the worst in her heart, dismounted and said, "Sister Su received the news from Chen Shijin a day in advance and rushed to Amber Hill, and Brother Xiao and the disciples of the Wind Chasing Sect only arrived here last night, so it is not certain whether they met or not...... There's another mudslide here, so I don't think we're too optimistic......"
"Anyway, let's find Brother Xiao or Miss Su first-" Tang Zhan also jumped off the horse and proposed.
"Hmm......" Lu Jing nodded, and then followed Tang Zhan and walked slowly in the direction of the hillside......
The hillside was about to go down, and the prisoners of the Mengyuan soldiers who were escorted continued to walk down the mountain, not knowing what was going on here, Tang Zhan and Lu Jing went all the way up the mountain to inquire all the way, and finally met the main person - Xiao Tian.
"Brother Xiao-" Seeing that Xiao Tian was safe and sound, Tang Zhan ran forward and shouted.
When Lu Jing saw it, she temporarily let go of half of her heart.
And Xiao Tian was still immersed in Zhu Yuanzhang's "cold alarmism" just now, and he didn't turn around for a long time, knowing that he heard the familiar shout, Xiao Tian reacted at this time, turned his head and asked, "Brother Tang Zhan, and Sister Jing?"
"What's wrong with you, why do you have a depressed expression......" Tang Zhan was still not at ease, and continued to ask, "Why are you the only one, Miss Su?"
"What the hell is going on here, why is it so chaotic? There are also Meng Yuan soldiers here, why didn't they see Sister Su......" Lu Jing also asked anxiously.
"Last night, the heavy rain poured down, and there was a mudslide here, Jia'er and her fellow senior brother Zheng Yuhua fought here......" Xiao Tian was not in a hurry, and said patiently.
"Zheng Yuhua? that's what you said, the chief disciple of the Wind Chaser Sect who defeated Miss Su in the 'Valley of Ghost Mo'-" Tang Zhan continued to ask, thinking that Su Jia's martial arts were world-famous, but he would be defeated in the "Valley of Ghost Mo", Tang Zhan couldn't help but be a little worried about Zheng Yuhua.
"Ah, it's him...... right," Xiao Tian said lightly.
"What is the result? Who won-" Lu Jing was more anxious than Tang Zhan, worried about Su Jia's life, and continued to ask worriedly.
"This time it's Jia'er who won, don't worry,......" Xiao Tian continued to reply.
"What about her?" Tang Zhan asked again, "According to Jing'er's plan before, wasn't it Chen Shijin who she should have dealt with?" The location is here in Amber Hill, but Brother Xiao, you are here alone, is it possible to ......" As he spoke, Tang Zhan pointed to the top of the mountain and asked.
"That's right, Jia'er is now on the top of the mountain, and she will fight Chen Shijin to the death......" Xiao Tian said silently.
"Then why are you here, shouldn't you be by Sister Su's side?" Seeing Xiao Tian here alone, Lu Jing continued to ask worriedly.
"Jia'er and Zheng Yuhua fought together, settled their grievances, and the senior brothers and sisters got back together...... But Jia'er was not at ease, because after the war, Brother Zheng was injured and it was inconvenient to move, so he left me and Xiaoshuang to take care of them, in case Meng Yuan's reinforcements would come to his disadvantage before coming, and he went up the mountain to make an appointment with Chen Shijin for a duel......" Xiao Tian continued, "Sure enough, the whereabouts of the enemy soldiers stationed here last night are unknown, and the enemy army sent a thousand troops tonight. It's a good thing your troops arrived in time, otherwise I really don't know how long it would have been delayed......"
"In this way, these enemy soldiers who were escorted are ......" Tang Zhan understood at this time, the situation of the enemy captured just now.
Xiao Tian nodded and acquiesced to the result.
"Then since the matter here is settled, we should hurry up the mountain now and support ......Sister Su," Lu Jing continued to worry, "If I guessed correctly, Chen Shijin's martial arts should still be above Zheng Yuhua, and Sister Su was injured and fought twice in a row, and the situation must be even more dangerous-"
"I know - Jia'er's fate can be ended by herself, I believe she ...... I just feel that there is something wrong with this, when the emperor was talking to me just now...... Xiao Tian was still doubting, Zhu Yuanzhang's statement to himself just now.
"What did the emperor say to you?" Tang Zhan asked subconsciously.
As soon as she heard that it was about Zhu Yuanzhang, Lu Jing suddenly pricked up her ears and became more focused.
He said that he sent troops tonight, because he was confident that he would be able to capture Huqiu, and the whole army would attack and take Tongguan...... Although it's not the original words, but that's what it means......" Xiao Tian slowed down, and then said, "But there is one thing that I am very puzzled about, the enemy's main general Chen Shijin is the most tricky, we know this, and the emperor should also know this-now Chen Shijin and Jia'er are dueling on the top of the mountain, if the emperor has eyeliner, he should also know; knowing that Chen Shijin is not easy to deal with, and it is difficult to attack the city before he dies, why is the emperor so confident that he will be able to win a big victory by sending troops tonight?" Just when I was about to mention Chen Shijin, the emperor even deliberately interrupted me, as if it was deliberate......"
When Lu Jing heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned......
"This ...... What can it represent?" Tang Zhan's mind was a little dull, and he asked vaguely on the side.
"I don't know, but I always feel wrong......" Xiao Tian shook his head, his expression more serious......
"Hurry up—" Suddenly, Lu Jing made a very panicked expression and said to Xiao Tian and Tang Zhan, "Let's go up the mountain quickly and support Sister Su!"
"Sister Jing, you...... Have you thought of what it is?" Xiao Tian looked at Lu Jing's "enlightened" expression and couldn't help asking.
"Anyway, just hurry up!-" Lu Jing's expression was very serious, and it seemed that she had guessed something bad.
Xiao Tian and Tang Zhan had no choice, and before they could think of a reason, they could only believe Lu Jing for the time being.
"If I'm not mistaken...... If I'm not mistaken......" Lu Jing began to become more and more convinced of her "unreliable" predictions, and the tension in her heart became heavier and heavier......