Li Yi was riding his horse at full speed under the protection of his personal soldiers.
He had never ridden such a fast horse in his life. It seemed as if his internal organs would be shaken out, but the whip in his hand continued to fall, urging the horse to go faster and faster.
The cold winter wind was whistling in his ears, but Li Yi's face was covered with sweat, which dripped down his ears.
He didn't know how far he had run, nor how long it would take to see Yu Zai who was coming to pick him up. He just urged his horse to gallop.
Until he suddenly heard a scream behind him, followed by the sound of new horse hooves.
Li Yi looked back in panic.
One of the staff members lagged behind and was shot in the back and fell off his horse!
Looking back along the path of the aide who had fallen off his horse, Li Yi was horrified to discover the figures of the pursuers.
How could he catch up so quickly!
He couldn't believe it, but couldn't help feeling even more frightened, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and drive the horse faster.
He didn't want to stop, but soon he had no choice.
While running for his life, it was difficult for him to take care of the defense behind him. More than ten of his personal soldiers were shot by arrows and fell down, so he was forced to defend and fight.
Those people rushed over quickly and the two sides started fighting.
Li Yi brought a hundred personal soldiers, while Chang Suining only brought thirty people including Deputy General Jin and Adian, but the latter came with great momentum and were unstoppable, and they were all good fighters picked from a hundred. For example, if Adian fought freely, these hundred people would not be enough for him to beat alone.
Moreover, it is not difficult to imagine that now that they have arrived, there will surely be more pursuers following closely!
Thinking of this, Li Yi became extremely panicked.
"...Coach, follow me!"
The voice of the aide sounded in Li Yi's ears. While Chang Suining and others were being entangled by the personal soldiers, the two of them rode their horses towards the dense forest beside a small path on the side.
The trees in the forest were in disarray, and there were dry thorn bushes everywhere. Not even a path could be seen. Seeing that it was impossible to move the horses, the staff immediately said, "Commander, hurry, abandon the horses and go into the forest!"
There was no other choice at this time. Fighting head-on was obviously not going to work, and running away was doomed to fail. If he could hide, there might be a glimmer of hope! Li Yi, who was completely out of ideas, could only obey and hurriedly dismounted.
The aide whipped the horses' bellies, and the two horses soon neighed and galloped away along the trail to confuse the pursuers.
Li Yize and his staff went into the dense forest where the vegetation grew wildly.
The forest was very large. As the two men walked through it, their clothes and uniforms were torn by the thorny branches.
Not long after walking, Li Yi suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the forest. He stopped suddenly and subconsciously held his breath.
They won’t come, they won’t come… They should follow the horse’s hoof prints! He kept repeating this in his mind, wishing he could kneel down and pray to the gods for protection.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves gradually became farther and farther away, until it disappeared completely.
Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed his staff's arm: "...Did you hear that? They left?!"
The staff also felt relieved and nodded with him.
However, the next moment, there was a sound of grass being moved behind him.
Then there was the sound of footsteps on dead leaves.
Li Yi's face froze, and his heart, which had just relaxed, suddenly sank rapidly - someone was coming!
Could it be his person?
He was looking forward to this possibility very much in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out to test it. His staff quickly pulled him over.
Most of the grass and trees have withered in winter, but the terrain of this dense forest is uneven, and the half-man-high dead grass can still provide shelter.
The two men crouched down and hid, not daring to make even a breathing sound.
Soon they heard a voice speaking in an innocent tone.
"Little A Li...are they really hiding here?"
"Not sure, but let's try looking." Chang Suining looked around and walked forward.
Ah Dian walked in front of her, wielding his sword to cut off the thorny branches that were in her way, his eyes filled with eagerness to try: "Little Ah Li, how did you know that I like playing hide-and-seek the most!"
Hearing these childish words, Li Yi almost cried - he didn't like hide-and-seek, especially this kind of hide-and-seek where he would die if caught!
From the distant horse hoof sounds just now, we can tell that the enemy must have split into two groups, one following the hoof prints and the other searching in the forest...
Or rather, they were divided into three groups. The sounds of fighting could still be faintly heard over there. It should be that the people he brought were still resisting and stopping them.
At this moment, Li Yi only hoped that he would not be discovered, or that his people could quickly escape and come here to rescue him!
His staff just hoped that he wouldn't tremble so violently that the plants and trees around him would tremble along with him!
Fortunately, there was wind in the forest, which concealed the small noise on their side.
Li Yi looked through the gap in the bushes and quickly confirmed that there were only two people on the other side!
One big and one small, were walking forward.
Li Yi didn't dare to breathe. When he saw the two men were about to leave his sight, he suddenly saw the younger one stop.
"Little A Li, what's wrong?" A Dian asked hurriedly, "Did you find them?"
"Not yet, but I am sure they must be hiding in this forest." Chang Suining looked forward and said, "This forest is too big. We don't know how long it will take us to find them. Go out and call some people to search together."
Although Ah Dian wanted to continue playing hide-and-seek, he still nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll go call them!"
After taking two steps, he turned back and told Chang Suining: "Little Ah Li, your kung fu is not good, you have to be careful!"
In his eyes, Chang Suining still couldn't beat him. He was not as tall or strong as him, and compared to him, his kung fu was indeed not as good. He only had the advantage of agility.
Chang Suining smiled at him and said, "Well, then you should go quickly and come back soon."
Ah nodded and started running quickly.
Chang Suining withdrew his gaze, the smile in his eyes faded, and he continued to look as if searching, walking slowly forward.
This forest is too big and the visibility is limited. It will take too much time to keep searching.
So, she thought of trying another method, such as throwing some bait in there.
Seeing that figure walking away, Li Yi became anxious, his eyes surging: "Who is she? How could there be such a little girl in Chang Kuo's army?"
The other party has sent someone out to call for help. When there are more people, they will find him sooner or later! Combined with the girl's previous behavior of reading the imperial edict, he has guessed her identity. If this person is really the one he guessed, he might as well take this opportunity to hold her hostage... It can even buy a glimmer of hope! Facing other people, he might be scared, but the girl in front of him is just a thin little girl.
The staff member lowered his voice and said, "This should be Chang Kuo's daughter. I heard it was her..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Yi suddenly jumped up, holding a knife and running towards the girl's back.
The staff's pupils trembled - I heard that she was the one who killed Ge Zong! He hasn't finished speaking yet! Li Yi's eyes were full of determination.
He had also heard about Chang Kuo's daughter beheading Ge Zong, but he didn't really believe it. Chang Kuo had always doted on his daughter, so what lies could he not tell? How could such a little girl who had been raised in a boudoir in Beijing kill Ge Zong?
It was simply hilarious! Even if it was true, it was probably Chang Kuo who brought Ge Zong to his daughter and asked her to kill him on purpose to make her famous! And he had been a military officer for many years, so he had some skills.
Coupled with the natural physical constraints of men and women, it was difficult for him to take the girl seriously.
The girl seemed not to notice him approaching and continued walking forward slowly.
Li Yi did not stop and raised the knife in his hand.
But he didn't intend to hurt the other party's vital points. He also wanted to keep her alive as a hostage to help him escape!
However, just as his knife was about to reach the girl's shoulder, he suddenly saw her stop.
Then, the girl suddenly turned around and jumped up, raising her right leg to the side and kicking him in the jaw and neck, making his eyes go black, his body suddenly tilted, and the knife in his hand flew out.
Then, before he could even react, he was knocked to the ground by the opponent who flew over.
The girl knelt on his back and removed his right arm with a "click"! Li Yi screamed, echoing throughout the dense forest.
He struggled to raise his head, but she hit his injured jaw hard with her elbow. His jaw was immediately dislocated and blood gushed out of his mouth.
When the jawbone is hit hard, it is very easy to get dizzy. When Li Yi was dizzy and dazed from the pain, there was only one thought in his mind - what the hell is this... "You are not good at martial arts, you should be careful"? !
Just who should be careful? The staff who witnessed this scene trembled all over.
What on earth is the coach doing? Why would he hold anyone else hostage, but she?
This is like picking out a Heaven-Slaying Sword from a pile of scrap copper and iron to compete with oneself, or accurately choosing the only Yellow Spring Road that leads directly to the Palace of Hell from among a hundred roads!
He just rushed into it and killed himself!
The aide's mind was filled with the word "over", but he also realized that the girl had just sent the helpers away, probably to deliberately lure the snake out of its hole... She was a trouble-maker! When Li Yi ran out just now, Chang Suining had already heard the source of the noise. At this moment, she restrained Li Yi and swept her eyes towards the hiding place of the aide.
Meeting that gaze, the aide was startled and did not even bother to save Li Yi. He got up and tried to escape.
Chang Suining didn't even chase him, he just pulled Li Yi up from the ground.
Li Yi was still struggling, spitting out a mouthful of blood foam, and his voice was unclear: "You..."
Chang Suining looked at him with amusement: "Do I look like I'm easy to bully?"
All his life's courage was probably used up in the act of rushing out and attacking her just now.
Ah Dian really went back quickly, and soon he brought five or six people with him. He was surprised to see that Li Yi had been found by Chang Suining. This game of hide-and-seek ended too quickly! Chang Suining pointed in a direction with him and said, "There is another one."
Ah Dian was like a round-headed hound and immediately ran after him.
Chang Suining led his men to drag Li Yi out of the woods.
Adian quickly carried the aide out.
More than half of Li Yi's hundred men had fallen. Seeing Li Yi captured, the rest either fled or dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Li Yi was forced to kneel on the ground by two people, and Chang Suining walked towards him with a dagger in his hand.
Li Yi's face was pale and he shook his head at her.
"I ask, you answer, how about that?"
"...Okay!" Li Yi nodded hurriedly: "Ask me! I'll tell you everything!"
"Who guided you to defect to Xu Zhengye?"
"...A long time ago, it was Xu Zhengye who sent me a letter first!" Li Yi said, and suddenly looked at the staff: "Later... Later, they persuaded me to cooperate with Xu Zhengye, and they also asked me to trap General Chang in Hezhou!"
Chang Suining glanced at the aide and asked, "How did you learn about the Empress's plan to change her commander in advance?"
Li Yi had obviously been prepared for the change of commander by placing Lao Chang under house arrest and planning to kill He Wei.
"Someone sent me a letter... That person told me in the letter!" Li Yi blurted out everything in one go: "He also told me who the saints had planted around me... Let me get rid of them as soon as possible!"
"That person..." Chang Suining narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who is it?"
"I don't know!" Li Yi shook his head in panic as he met her eyes, tears streaming down his face: "I really don't know!"
Chang Suining didn't know whether he believed it or not: "You don't know who the other party is, but you dare to do it blindly. Aren't you afraid of being used by others?"
"I have no choice!" Li Yi had a trace of hatred in his eyes: "... She is a saint who wants to destroy the bridge after crossing the river. As soon as my father dies, she will take back the military power!"
Moreover, he made a mistake in commanding his troops, and he would be severely punished afterwards! He had been bullied enough since he was a child!
"This is all I know... Concerning the matter of General Chang, I was momentarily bewildered and believed their instigation. I now know I was wrong. Please don't kill me, please don't kill me!" He began to beg Chang Suining for mercy.
The scene of a military commander begging for mercy from a young girl seems sad and pitiful.
Chang Suining sneered at his pitiful appearance.
She once felt sorry for Li Yi who was bullied by the princes, and she had helped him when she was young.
But not all pitiful people will grow up to be kind-hearted and think “do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you”. They will also become pitiful and hateful evildoers.
If he hadn't been restrained by someone, Li Yi would have almost kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Chang Suining drew his short knife from its sheath.
Li Yi's breathing stopped, his mouth slightly open, he was overwhelmed by the huge fear and unable to make a sound.
But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he raised his eyes sharply to look to the side in front of him.
He heard the sound of horse hooves!
This direction...will not be Chang Kuo's people, but the direction where Yu Zai and others will come to pick them up!
Is Yu Jae here?!
"You can't kill me, my reinforcements are here!" His lips trembled, and his voice fluctuated: "Otherwise they won't let you go!"
Reinforcements? Chang Suining turned around to look.
Soon, reinforcements arrived behind her. It was Chang Ren and Shepherd's Purse who were chasing after her with hundreds of cavalrymen.
The people coming from the front were very powerful, obviously a large army. If they confronted them head-on, it would be more than she and her few hundred men would be able to handle.
But it doesn’t matter, Li Yi is in her hands.
After Lao Chang stabilizes the situation over there, he will soon lead his troops here.
But she first wanted to see whether the troops coming were Li Yi's reinforcements.
The scouts of the army ahead discovered their presence and quickly reported it to the leader.
Soon, a group of vanguards appeared in the sight of Chang Suining and others.
Their military uniforms were indeed those of the division led by Li Yi, and they were undoubtedly the 80,000 troops that had been sent to Yangzhou before.
Li Yi looked extremely surprised, his eyes burning as he stared at the direction where the army was coming from, trying to find Yu Zai as soon as possible.
But he still couldn't meet the person he wanted to meet.
Until a man and a horse appeared in the enemy army, riding slowly towards them, wearing the robes of a civil servant.
He was a young man with fair complexion and handsome appearance.
Li Yi, whose face had just lit up with hope, suddenly froze and uttered an unbelievable sound: "Wei...Wei Shuyi?!"
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