Zhuo Yiwen and Pei Niang swept out twenty or thirty zhang away, and their figures disappeared behind the dirt slope in the distance.

Ximen Tong gritted his teeth and stood up, and was about to chase after him again, but Hua Bushi grabbed him and said, "They have gone far and can't catch up, be careful not to be ambushed again." ”

The caravan was shattered, and a pit the size of a zhang was blown out on the side of the road, and a charred corpse was lying on the edge of the pit, it was the monarch's father Luo Wei, who had been stabbed to death by Li Hu with a sword, but Yi Peiniang did not take him away.

Li Hu got up from the ground, patted the dirt on his body, and kicked the body over with a kick when he got closer, but he saw that the head and face of the monarch were burned black, and he couldn't see his original appearance at all.

The leader of the "Tianzhu" group, the most mysterious and terrifying person in the rivers and lakes in the past ten years, is finally full of evil here. Who is his true identity? What is the relationship with Shili in the imperial court? And where are the secret caves where the treasures of the "Tianzhu" group are buried, all these secrets have disappeared with his death.

Hua Bushi looked at the pit and the corpse, frowning slightly, but there was a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.

More than half of the ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ "Tianzhu" killers who raided at Baima Pass were killed, and the rest escaped without a trace.

The group of men and horses escorting the chariot was also quite damaged, especially the cavalry of the official army under Yu Jue, which was even more than half, plus the casualties in the battle of the horse lung valley, the three hundred men and horses brought out from Lu Longsai have less than a hundred people left.

learned from Hua Bushi's mouth that his father had been killed, and Yang Sichang felt a pity, just because of this, there was one less important witness in the assassination case. Fortunately, the crown prince and the princess are safe and sound, as long as they are sent back to the capital safely, it is still possible to clear King Fu's suspicions.

The original guards of Baima Pass, together with the general Yu Tiancheng, had been killed by the "Heavenly Punishment" before. Yang Sichang asked Yu Jue to send a message to the inspection yamen of nearby Yanqing Prefecture, asking him to quickly send troops and horses to Baima Pass to garrison, and everyone only had a short rest in the pass before setting off again.

This time, he took a detour outside the border to escort the prince back to Beijing, and originally thought that he could be taken by surprise and avoid the interception of the "Donglin" and "eunuch" brigades, but he was repeatedly ambushed along the way, and it was extremely dangerous. After this series of battles, Yang Sichang was about to turn into a frightened bird, and he just wanted to hurry as soon as possible and send the prince to Jingshi to feel at ease.

On the second day of leaving Baima Pass, the carriage and horse traveled more than 200 miles, and had reached the area of Changping County, and then walked 60 or 70 miles, and you could see the city wall of Beijing. It was only at this point that everyone's mood gradually relaxed, after all, in such a close place to Gyeonggi, there should be no more accidents.

However, such thoughts are just wishful thinking. The team was in the middle of the march, and suddenly the scouts who were exploring the way galloped back, and the road ten miles ahead had been blocked, and this time there were as many as 5,000 soldiers and horses blocking the way!

At present, the officers and soldiers escorting the chariots, together with the men and horses of the "Evil Dog Gate" and "Blum Xing", are only five or six hundred, and there are still many wounded among them, and it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to rush through the interception of 5,000 soldiers and horses.

When Yang Sichang, who was walking in front of the team, heard the report, his face changed immediately, and he asked the scout, "Can you see clearly what banner those people are flying?"

The scout said: "Back to Lord Yang, I can see clearly that they are playing the banner of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies of the Beijing Camp. ”

"The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies?" Yang Sichang frowned, glanced at Yu Jue beside him, and then said, "Come on, go to the rear team and invite Young Master Hua." ”

After a short time, Hua Bushi arrived on horseback, and Li Hu came with him.

Yang Sichang said: "There are 5,000 soldiers and horses blocking the road ten miles ahead, and what is being played is the banner of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but I don't know what Young Master Hua has to say?"

Hua Bushi said: "Oh, the other side has ten times more people than us, and we are not capable of the enemy, if we don't surrender, we can only think of other strategies." ”

Yang Sichang's eyes seemed to have a deep meaning, and he said: "What other strategies can be thought of now? How can these people in the Beijing camp know the path of our car dealership, doesn't Young Master Hua feel strange?"

Hua Bushi looked at Yang Sichang, suddenly smiled, and said, "Brother Sichang suspects that these horses were recruited by the younger brother?"

Yang Sichang said: "Young Master Hua has a great friendship with Duyun Gongzi, and Sichang has also heard of it. ”

The Imperial Forest Army of the Ming Dynasty Gongwei Jing Division had three battalions, namely the Shenshu Battalion, the Shenji Battalion and the Five Army Battalions. These three battalions are all controlled by the eunuch party, especially the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and they are also the cronies of the Cao family, and the current Commander of the Five Armies Cao Huayu is the brother of Cao Huachun, the chief supervisor of the East Factory, and Cao Duyun's father.

As soon as he heard that it was the men and horses of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies who intercepted the way, Yang Sichang immediately thought of the relationship between Hua Bushi and Cao Duyun, and it must be that there was something wrong with this eldest young master.

Hua Bushi did not deny it, and said calmly: "Brother Sichang guessed well, the younger brother did inform Cao Gongzi of the path of driving back to Beijing. ”

Yang Sichang's face sank, and he said: "On that day, Sichang asked Young Master Hua to help me escort the crown prince and gave him a heavy sum of one million taels, but Young Master Hua privately reported to the people in the 'eunuch party', isn't it too unrighteous?"

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "Actually, the younger brother didn't mean to spoil Brother Chang's plan, he just wanted to introduce a friend to let Brother Tai get acquainted." ”

Yang Sichang said: "The friend that Young Master Hua said is Cao Duyun?"

Hua Bushi said: "It's him." The brigade in front of you is not worried, as long as you and I go to the opposite camp to visit together, the younger brother will persuade Cao Gongzi to get out of the way and let the prince and princess's car drive over. ”

"What are you kidding!" Yang Sichang was still groaning, and Yu Jue had already said loudly, "Go to the other party's camp, then Cao Duyun will definitely take the opportunity to kill people, and then send troops to steal the prince's car, sir, you must not go!"

The cruelty of the party struggle in the imperial court, Yang Sichang and Yu Jue are well aware of it, and it is no less than the war between the two countries. Cao Duyun is a member of the "Eunuch Party", and if he has the opportunity to kill Yang Sichang, the backbone of the "Five Kings Party", he will definitely not show mercy. And afterwards, he could have claimed that it was because Yang Sichang kidnapped the prince that he was killed, so King Fu's charges would be even more conclusive, and he would never think of clearing his name again.

The smile on Hua Bushi's face did not decrease, and he said: "The other party has five thousand imperial forest troops, if we really want to kill people and seize the driver, no matter if we can't get over it, the result will be the same, does General Yu have any more plans?"

Yu Jue's face twitched, but he closed his mouth but remained silent.

In such a situation, he really has no feasible strategy, and now he only has one hundred and ten cavalry left, not only can not fight against the five military battalions in front, but it is far behind the two war departments of the "Evil Dog Gate".

Hua Bushi turned to Yang Sichang and said, "You and I will go together to meet Cao Gongzi, Hua Bushi can guarantee that he will not hurt Brother Tai, but I don't know if Brother Sichang can trust the younger brother?"

Yang Sichang had been bowing his head and groaning before, but at this time he raised his head and said, "Okay, this life of the foolish brother will be handed over to Young Master Hua, let's go to the camp together!"

The three battalions of the Gongwei Jing Division were the elite of the Ming army, which was very different from the ordinary officers and troops in various places. And Cao Duyun camped according to the mountains and forests on the side of the road, and hundreds of cowhide tents of 5,000 people and horses spread all over the entire hillside, and among the main camps, the yellow dragon flag more than three zhang long fluttered in the wind, and the flag was embroidered with the words "five camps of the imperial forest".

The soldiers guarding and patrolling inside and outside the camp were all in bright armor, dazzling swords and guns, and majestic.

Hua Bushi and Yang Sichang did not bring people and horses, and only four horses went to the group. Li Hu was by Hua Bushi's side, but Yu Jue had to come despite Yang Sichang's opposition.

When the four horsemen came to a place ten feet outside the camp gate, they were stopped by the soldiers guarding them. Hua Bushi showed his identity, only said that he asked to see the boss, and the colonel went in to pass the ceremony, and only came out after the tea time, and led the four people to dismount and enter the camp.

The large tent of the Chinese army is located at the top of the slope. The four of them followed the colonel and climbed up the hill for a while, but they saw dozens of soldiers armed with swords and axes standing in front of a large tent with a height of a few feet.

Hua Bushi stepped forward and arched his hand and said, "Manager Qiu has been absent for a long time, I don't know where Gongzi Cao is now?"

Qiu Hengbo returned the salute with his fists and said, "My son-in-law is in the tent, please ask Young Master Hua to come in and see you." ”

After he finished saying this, his eyes swept to Yang Sichang next to him, and a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Come on, take down this traitor for me!"

The four knife and axe men behind Qiu Hengbo should claim to be, and they all pressed towards Yang Sichang, and when the long knives in the hands of the two people were raised, they wanted to put Yang Sichang's neck. But he only heard a "choking" sound, but it was Yu Jue who pulled out the knife out of the sheath, followed by two crisp sounds, and the long knives of the two knife axe hands had been blocked by him with his swing.

Yu Jue put the knife horizontally, blocked in front of Yang Sichang, and shouted: "Yu is here, who dares to move Mr."

Before the words fell, a palm as white as jade had slapped his chest head-on!

Yu Jue used to be an official in other provinces, and he had never lived in Beijing for a long time, so he didn't know how powerful this Dongchang manager was, and when he saw Qiu Hengbo's palm slapped, he was about to return the knife and cut back, only to suddenly find that a chill hit, and his body limbs froze, and his movements were more than twice as slow as usual, where did he have time to react!

He was originally a fierce general, and his strength and sword skills were not weak, but he was good at charging on the battlefield, and he had to deal with Qiu Hengbo's "Cold Ice Gang Qi" and other superior internal skills, but his ability was still a big step behind, and he was about to suffer a big loss.

But at this moment, I saw a figure flashing, and a sword light suddenly came, and it stabbed Qiu Hengbo's wrist!