Despite Lou Yunchun's warning, some soldiers and patrolmen still failed to dodge the incoming arrows. Fortunately, it was dark all around and the range was long, which interfered with the enemy and weakened their accuracy and strength, preventing fatal injuries to those who were hit.
"Back off!" Lou Yunchun ordered immediately.
The sergeant also shouted: "Help the injured and retreat quickly!"
The patrolman driving for Lou Yunchun was also shot by an arrow. Lou Yunchun dragged him into the carriage and controlled the horse himself.
The sergeant led the uninjured soldiers in front of him, "Sir, please get into the carriage!"
"You retreat first, I'll use the carriage as cover."
The carriage could not turn around, so Lou Yunchun simply placed it across the bridge as a cover. The sergeant no longer hesitated and ordered the soldiers to retreat, while he and the patrol guards protected Lou Yunchun in front.
Everyone retreated to the city gate, and several soldiers shouted to the people on the city wall to open the door. Wei Yinuo heard it, but did not move.
The whistleblower beside him warned, "Fourth Young Master, I urge you not to act on your own and ruin the family's affairs. Lou Yunchun just said it well. Our lives are not worth dying for, but our parents, wife, and children are innocent. A while ago, a letter arrived from the capital saying that the eldest young master has taken your daughter to live with his family. I'm sure you should consider for yourself which is more important, Lou Yunchun or your daughter."
Wei Yinuo's eyes turned cold, "Are you threatening me?"
"I'm just reminding you. I've already given you one chance, but you failed to stop him. Now that he's crossed the bridge, he must die. Otherwise, once he reaches Gaolan, there will be no chance for him to strike again."
"If Lou Yunchun died at Wulan Bridge, the Xinquan Army would be inextricably linked to this."
"He was the one who insisted on leaving the city, and he just said he'd bear the responsibility if anything happened. Besides, it was a dark and windy night, who knew he'd die at Wulan Bridge?" The whistleblower continued, "Once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Now that this has been launched, there's no reason to abandon it halfway. Otherwise, we'll only drag ourselves down with it."
Wei Yinuo stared at the people struggling to resist under the city wall and clenched his fists. He didn't know what Lou Yunchun was doing in Liangzhou that made those people in the capital so wary of him and willing to spend so much effort to kill him.
In another place, this man's life or death wouldn't be his concern, but now that something's happened at Wulan Bridge, it's likely to implicate the Xinquan Army, implicating the captain and his brothers. Furthermore, if Lou Yunchun dies this time, they'll have a handle on him, leaving him at their mercy. This time, it's the killing of an imperial official; next time, it might be treason.
He felt anxious. Didn't Lou Yunchun send someone to ask for help? Why was he so slow?
With the carriages as cover and everyone retreating to the city gate, the arrows finally stopped. The sergeant arranged for the uninjured men to defend the front, while the injured immediately rested and tended to their wounds.
Those who were seriously injured were bandaged and helped onto the carriage, and those who were still able to stand were prepared to meet the enemy.
Lou Yunchun shouted at the city gate: "Wei Yinuo! Open the door!" He was reminding himself, so he probably didn't want to kill him.
Wei Yinuo didn't respond.
Lou Yunchun continued to shout, "Wei Yinuo, open the city gate."
Wei Yinuo cursed in his heart: What the hell are you yelling about? What were you doing before?
At this time, a group of men in black appeared from the bridgehead on the opposite bank, each holding a sharp blade, and silently rushed towards Lou Yunchun and others.
The sergeant shouted, "Form a team to meet the enemy! Protect the lord!" The uninjured soldiers and patrol guards rode their horses in a horizontal line, forming a barrier and blocking Lou Yunchun.
Seeing this, Lou Yunchun stopped knocking on the door and instead pulled his old friend over, jumped on the horse, drew his sword and drove it to the front of the team.
The sergeant said in surprise: "Sir!"
Lou Yunchun held his sword horizontally and said steadily, "Fight the enemy with all your strength. There's no need to be afraid. Old Duan has gone to get reinforcements. As long as we can hold on until he returns, we won't die."
His calm voice dispelled the restlessness and fear in the soldiers' hearts.
The sergeant was inspired and shouted to the soldiers: "Your Excellency is right! We are the vanguard of the battlefield, and the enemy is just a bunch of scoundrels. What is there to be afraid of?"
The morale of the crowd was greatly boosted, and they followed the sergeant in shouting, "What's there to fear from these scoundrels?"
"Here they come!" The assassins had already reached the center of the bridge. The sergeant loosened the reins and shouted sharply, "Use your horses to disrupt them first!"
"yes!"
Lou Yunchun gripped the steel knife tightly and said calmly, "Charge!"
Then he rushed out quickly.
The sergeant followed closely behind: "Brothers, follow me to kill the bandits!"
"Kill!" More than a dozen cavalrymen shook the stone bridge and rushed into the enemy formation.
The wounded soldiers who were left unable to move did not lie down and wait for death. They climbed out of the carriage and shouted in unison towards the city gate: "Wei Yinuo, open the city gate! Xinquan Army, open the city gate!"
The Xinquan Army guards heard the shouting outside and looked at each other in confusion. The captain paced back and forth anxiously. A guard stepped forward and asked, "Captain, go talk to the captain and ask him to open the city gate!"
Another guard also said: "Yes, he is a Beijing official. If he really died here, we will all be in trouble if the case is investigated."
The guard who was slapped by Lou Yunchun said with a thick tongue, "He insisted on leaving on his own, can he blame us?"
The guard who spoke first said, "If he wants to cross the bridge, that's his business. If we don't help him, that's our business."
Bai Chang was pondering something more complex than this. How could this be such a coincidence? They were attacked right after leaving the city gate? Furthermore, Captain Wei's attitude was strange. He had previously stopped them from crossing the bridge, and now, seeing them under attack, he ignored them and refused to open the gate.
What on earth was he thinking?
The guard who spoke first urged, "Captain Bai! Go and tell him quickly, or it will be too late!"
Hearing the increasingly fierce fighting outside, Bai Chang gritted his teeth and ran towards the city wall.
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