In the midst of life and death, my brothers have arrived!
Several familiar faces appeared in front of Fang Zhengyi. Zhou Tie pulled Fang Zhengyi onto the horse's back and started galloping back with everyone.
At this time, the people on the boat had already discovered something was wrong, and many of them ran out of the boat!
Pursuers began to appear behind Fang Zhengyi and his companions. Halfway through the run, Zhou Tie shouted, "Fire! Fire! Fire!"
In the woods, the second round of artillery fire was launched!
“BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!”
The already damaged ship experienced another violent bombardment!
The scene was horrific.
The people on the boat were not stupid either. They retreated to the other side of the boat early, so there were no major casualties.
However, this round of shelling was not without success.
The pursuers were shocked and stopped chasing.
Everyone opened their mouths and looked behind them in horror.
Then they looked towards the woods with fear on their faces, and many people even began to retreat.
Fang Zhengyi and others took this opportunity to retreat safely back to the woods and successfully reunited with the main force.
Seeing that no one was chasing him, Zhou Tieyue dismounted and picked up the telescope to observe the situation.
When the others saw Fang Zhengyi's face covered in blood, they surrounded him and began to ask about his well-being.
Zhao Lie asked with concern: "Master, are you okay? Did the King of Wu do anything to you?"
"Yes, Master, how could you be kidnapped? We are the ones who always kidnap others. When have we ever suffered such a loss?"
"Master, I brought you the gun, you take it first."
The blood on his face obscured Fang Zhengyi's red face.
It's really fucking embarrassing. As a bandit leader, it's really wrong to make such a low-level mistake!
How can I convince people in the future?
Fang Zheng pushed everyone aside and laughed, "Don't worry, I'm fine! The King of Wu treated me as a guest of honor and even insisted on marrying his daughter to me, making me his son-in-law! Haha!"
In the woods, a group of people looked at each other, and walked back and forth between Zhou Tie and Fang Zhengyi with mysterious expressions.
Zhou Tie hurriedly shouted, "Master! Stop talking!"
"I found a man in a red robe. Can you tell if he is the King of Wu?"
Huh? Tie Ge has never even met the King of Wu!
A group of people behind me started to whisper...
Fang Zhengyi took the telescope and looked towards the ship, only to see that the King of Wu had left the ship and walked down the deck, surrounded by many guards.
"Yes! He is the King of Wu."
"Hit him again! Kill him and we'll be leaderless and retreat." Zhou Tie said hatefully.
The people around him were about to make a move, but Fang Zheng held out his hand to stop them: "Don't be so brave, he is valuable only if he is alive, so let him live."
"Let our people pack up their things. Everything related to gunpowder must be packed up and retreat immediately!"
Everyone started packing up their equipment.
The King of Wu's men in the distance still did not dare to move forward. The devastating blow of the Flying Thunder Cannon still shocked them.
The King of Wu hid in a safe corner, his eyes flashing with greed and fear. He took one look at the shattered ship and shouted to his soldiers, "Everyone, set out immediately! Block the official road and make a detour to attack. The rest of you will disperse into the woods and give chase! There will be a reward of 10,000 taels of silver for anyone who captures Fang Zheng alive! There will be a reward of 1,000 taels of silver for anyone who kills him!!"
"Don't be afraid! They are in the woods, and their weapons can't be used at all!"
"I'll give you two days at most. Regardless of success or failure, return here immediately!"
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward!
What’s more, these people were originally “desperate people” who were loyal to the King of Wu and had nowhere else to go.
After the order was given, the large army began to disperse without much hesitation and advance in three directions.
Zhou Tie was still observing the situation here. Seeing a large number of enemy troops, he immediately said anxiously, "Pack up and set off immediately! The enemy is splitting up and marching, probably to encircle us. The official road should be blocked, let's go into the mountains!"
Looking at the rolling hills not far away, Fang Zhengyi asked, "Can't we take a shortcut?"
"No! We are not familiar with the environment here at all. The number of people on the other side is much larger than ours. Only by entering the mountains can we have a chance to shake them off. Once we enter the mountains, we will have to abandon our horses and walk. Although the other side is well-trained, we will definitely have a greater advantage in the mountains!"
"The enemy's numbers are scattered, so gunpowder won't have much effect. Let's go into the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare with them!"
Fang Zheng nodded: "Okay! You can arrange everything!"
After a while, more than a hundred people were ready to go and began to run away to hide...
After half an hour of desperate rushing, Fang Zheng and his companions had already reached the top of the mountain on horseback.
The team was divided into two teams, with a large force led by Fang Zhengyi at the front, and a team of twenty people led by Bai Rui at the back to support and scout the enemy situation.
The two teams communicated via bird whistles.
As the mountain road became increasingly difficult to walk on, Zhou Tie raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop and shouted loudly: "Brothers, get off the horses and walk!"
Fang Zheng jumped off the horse and looked behind him: "Is the horse unable to move?"
"We can walk... but there's no need. We can walk up the mountain. The steeper the terrain, the better for us. The horses are already a burden."
Zhou Tie closed his eyes and listened carefully to the birdsong coming from afar, frowning and saying, "The enemy is following very closely, and there are still a lot of them. We have to hurry up."
Fang Zheng nodded silently. Some things are better left to professionals.
Even though Zhou Tie had only lost battles, he had received professional training after all, and the martial arts champion exam also had a written test!
It’s better to talk about it on paper than to talk about it at all!
For these elite special forces soldiers in Taoyuan County, walking on mountain roads is nothing, even if they are carrying heavy loads.
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