The Wife is First - 63 Chapter 63 Ambush

The happy days are always short-lived. 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 feudal kings. Now that he has suddenly returned to the imperial court, there are more than a hundred things to do. The emperor has a secret decree for him to take over first after pacifying the southwest. I thought it would take at least one or two years, but I 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 unhappy 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 inappropriate, 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 were still ringing 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. It is so powerful that standing at the foot of the mountain, you can only feel that the sky is blocked and the sun is blocked. instrument.

Liangyi Mountain is a large mountain range, and this is the shortest way to the southeast.

Mu Hanzhang sat 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 Annotations” 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 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 first, but now it is two feet long, and its whole body has gained a lot of weight. I pinched it because the pads were still pink, soft and warm, so I couldn’t help but pinch them a few more times.

Xiao Huang squatted down 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 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 and looked 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 quickly rushed forward, 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 “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, 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 dropped sharply, but there are still some who can’t 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.

“Lead five hundred cavalry and break the arrow array!” Jing Shao raised his silver spear and pointed at the person in the center of the arrow array. He thought he was the general leading the team, but I don’t know if he was the divine arrow general from the 18th year of Hongzheng’s previous life.

“Got the order!” Zhao Meng raised his sword and rushed out first. The five hundred cavalry formed a pointed cone shape, split the infantry shield formation, and rushed straight towards the opponent’s team.

“Kill -” Zhao Meng took the lead, running and waving his sword to block the incoming arrows. Such a desperate charge would inevitably lead to the loss of some cavalry. The opponent did not expect that they would spare no expense and directly attack in order to shorten the shooting range. The Southeastern Army, which placed the archers at the forefront, changed positions in a panic, but it was too late.

“Kill!” Seeing this situation, the opponent’s general waved his hand and led the cavalry to rush forward, shouting a killing sound that shook the sky.

Mu Hanzhang lifted the curtain of his car and frowned at the battle situation. The opponent’s cavalry broke through Zhao Meng’s cone formation and attacked the infantry.

Jing Shao turned around and glanced at him: “Jun Qing, don’t come out.” He gestured to the guards on the left and right, and the two men immediately led the two teams forward a few steps. It seemed that there was no change, but they moved the carriage from all directions. Protect it firmly.

The cavalry encountered the spears blocking the front row and immediately started fighting.

Hao Dadao waved the Hunyuan Sword, rushed forward with his cavalry, and chopped off the head of the cavalry at the front with one blow, which immediately boosted the morale of the army.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and a group of southeastern troops 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 withstand the cavalry in front, and he quickly turned his horse’s head. The commander of the Shu army behind him immediately understood and led the infantry to charge forward and block the soldiers and horses that had not escaped from the mountain stream in the crevices of the mountain. The mountain stream was clear and shallow, and was soon dyed red with blood.

The sound of horse hooves treading water grew closer and closer, and a group of cavalry followed closely behind the infantry and rushed out from the army blocking the exit. The leader was unstoppable and killed three cavalrymen in succession, carrying a green dragon halberd and attacking directly towards Jingshao’s facade.

Jing Shao leaned up and raised his spear to block the crescent blade of the halberd head. He flipped his wrist and pressed sideways, pressing the Green Dragon Halberd under the silver spear.

Mu Hanzhang sat by the car window and frowned as he watched Jing Shao fight with others. He was worried. Suddenly he heard the sound of breaking through the air and saw a sharp arrow passing through the layers of people and shooting straight towards Jing Shao’s back. Zuo Hujun pulled out the sharp blade from his waist and cut off the menacing arrows with a slash of his sword. But it turned out that the position where he and the right guard were standing could not help but protect the carriage, and also blocked the two directions from which Prince Neng could attack.

Mu Hanzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. On the real battlefield, he knew that he could not help much, so he would not go out to cause trouble.

The man who fought against Jing Shao was highly skilled in martial arts. He wielded a green dragon halberd to the point of perfection. He struck straight at Jing Shao’s heart with a shovel move. Jing Shao’s silver spear slipped between his arms and stood in front of his chest to block the move. He returned the gun with his backhand, twisted the crescent blade and stabbed the man’s eyes directly. The other person was shocked and quickly blocked with his hand. He never expected that at such a young age, Cheng Wang had already practiced to the point where the gun and man become one. The silver gun was like a part of his own body, its hooks and rebounds were extremely precise.

The man turned sideways to avoid Jing Shao’s attack, holding the flat blade of the green dragon halberd across his chest, clamping the smooth silver spear firmly between the iron halberd and the armor, unable to move.

A sneer curled up at the corners of Jing Shao’s lips, he held the gun with one hand and let go suddenly. The man leaned back due to the excessive force. Soon after, when the white horse passed by, Jing Shao suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist and cut the man’s throat with the sword. He quickly took back the gun barrel with his left hand, slapped the man’s chest hard and threw him off the horse.

“Good marksmanship!” Hao Dadao killed the last cavalryman. When he looked back and saw Jing Shao’s last move, he couldn’t help but admire him. This kind of accuracy in grabbing hair can only be achieved after more than ten years of hard work. This king has reached the age of being a weak crown. He is truly a genius.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!” The sound of piercing the air one after another suddenly woke up everyone who was in joy. Jing Shao turned around suddenly and saw three arrows shooting straight towards him in the shape of characters.

Three arrows fired in unison, General Divine Arrow!

Jing Shao’s eyes widened suddenly. The reason why he didn’t dodge back then was because these three arrows were fired in unison. They were divided into pin shapes just in front of him, sealing all his escape routes. If you dodge one arrow, you can’t dodge the others. Two, and people will subconsciously dodge to one side at this time.

“Jing Shao!” Mu Hanzhang exclaimed, watching helplessly as three arrows struck at Jing Shao, but he did not dodge and stayed in place, letting the arrows shoot straight towards his body!