Chapter 403: Prisoner Robbery
"General Gu, be careful!"
At the critical moment, another spear stabbed out from the side and blocked Murong Lian's knife.
The man who pulled out the gun was Gu Chaoyang's lieutenant Zhang Shan, who was about the same age as Gu Chaoyang and was also at an age full of vigor and vitality.
The two men, one on the left and one on the right, were fighting with Murong Lian.
Gu Chaoyang jumped up from his horse, holding the spear in both hands, and with the sound of whistling wind, he swung the spear down from top to bottom, hitting Murong Lan in the face.
Murong Lian crossed his two swords above his head to block.
Zhang Shan seized the opportunity and stabbed Murong Lian in the chest with another gun. Murong Lian couldn't free his hands to block, so he had to use the force of the horse's back to leap backwards and land on the ground, thus barely avoiding the attack.
Although she fell off her horse, she was not panicked. She threw the long knife in her left hand and flew towards the prisoner car.
With a "crack", several wooden planks of the prison van were split in half!
When Gu Chaoyang turned his head slightly, Murong Lian approached again with a single sword in his hand. Gu Chaoyang could not care about Yan Changwen and had to concentrate on resisting Murong Lian.
Yan Changwen watched all this in the prison car. He knew Murong Lian's temper and it was impossible to persuade her to leave at this time.
The only thing I can do now is to cooperate with her and not hold her back.
Yan Changwen was not wearing shackles or shackles in the prison car. While everyone was busy dealing with Murong Lian, he finally got out from the gap in the prison car.
"Lian'er!" he shouted loudly.
Seeing that he had escaped, Murong Lian grabbed someone's spear with her backhand. She used the spear to drive the crowd back, took advantage of the gap and jumped back on the good horse, running towards Yan Changwen.
"Your Highness, mount your horse!"
As she passed by Yan Changwen, she stretched out her hand, pulled Yan Changwen onto the horse, and the two of them galloped towards the nearby valley.
Gu Chaoyang immediately ordered: "Chase!"
Everyone got on their horses again and chased after them.
Although Murong Lian was riding a fine horse that could run a thousand miles, it was carrying two people after all, so its speed was far slower than usual, and he always maintained a similar distance from Gu Chaoyang and others behind him.
Gu Chaoyang held the bow in one hand and tried to shoot several times, but since Yan Changwen was sitting behind Murong Lian, who was a prince after all, he did not dare to hurt Yan Changwen and had to give up.
Finally, he bent his bow and arrow again, and shot an arrow at the horse's butt under Murong Lan's crotch.
However, there was a lot of dust on the road which interfered with the arrow's target. The arrow grazed the horse's hind leg, leaving a scratch but not completely missing the target.
The horse was indeed a good horse that could run a thousand miles. Even though its hind legs were injured, it still ran wildly, but its speed had obviously slowed down.
Gu Chaoyang was about to catch up, but with a change of mind, he deliberately kept a distance from Murong Lian.
At this moment, Lieutenant Zhang Shan rode past him on horseback, turned around, winked at him and smiled:
"General Gu, please let me do some merit this time!"
After Zhang Shan finished speaking, he suddenly kicked his horse's belly and chased after Murong Lian who was not far ahead.
"Wait, don't chase!" Gu Chaoyang's face changed, but his voice was drowned out by the sound of horse hooves.
Murong Lin's horse was running very slowly due to its injury. Zhang Shan rode his horse directly to chase him. Just when he was about to knock Yan Changwen off his horse, he saw Murong Lin suddenly stop the horse.
Before Zhang Shan could react, the spear in Murong Lin's hand had already thrust backwards -
The same "backstab" as Gu Chaoyang's directly pierced Zhang Shan's chest!
"Zhang Shan!!!"
Seeing Zhang Shan fall off his horse, Gu Chaoyang hurriedly dismounted to check. Murong Lian had been surrounded by other soldiers who had caught up with him and was struggling to break out.
Zhang Shan vomited blood and said nothing in the end. He died in Gu Chaoyang's arms with his eyes wide open.
Zhang Shan and Gu Chaoyang have always lived and eaten together, and have fought side by side against the enemy, and are as close as brothers.
Gu Chaoyang's eyes were red. He gently closed Zhang Shan's eyes, clenched his teeth, and looked at Murong Lian and the other person who had been surrounded.
He didn't know where this woman came from, but since she dared to accept the prison van, it was tantamount to treason.
The good horse finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground. Murong Lan protected Yan Changwen, dodging left and right in the crowd, and even injured several people in succession.
Seeing that she was about to create a gap in the encirclement, Gu Chaoyang's face was as cold as ice. He once again raised his longbow and aimed at Murong Lian's back without hesitation.
At this distance, he will never miss!
Yan Changwen was holding the knife that Murong Lan had just used, and was able to block a few attacks from the weapons around him.
At this moment, his eyes passed over the crowd and saw the arrow flashing with a cold light, and the murderous eyes looking back at Chaoyang from behind the arrow.
When Murong Lian turned around after hearing this, he saw Yan Changwen's broad body slowly falling down behind him, with a feather arrow stuck in his chest, and bright red blood quickly spread around the wound.
“Your Highness——!”
Murong Lin's face lost all color in an instant. She threw away her spear, hugged Yan Changwen and fell to the ground.
Hot tears dripped down Yan Changwen's cheeks. It was the first time she felt so regretful.
"Your Highness, Your Highness...it's all my fault..." Murong Lian hugged Yan Changwen tightly and burst into tears.
If I hadn't come to rob the prison van, how could I have gotten him into this state!
"I hate to see Lian'er cry."
Blood flowed from the corner of Yan Changwen's mouth. He wanted to raise his hand to wipe away Murong Lan's tears, but in the end he had no strength left.
“Even if I return to the capital alive, I will end up spending the rest of my life in captivity. I, Yan Changwen… definitely don’t want to live like that.
Now that I can die in Lian'er's arms, it can be considered a worthy death. It's a pity..."
Yan Changwen's gaze was filled with deep affection.
"Lian'er is the best woman in the world. I want to achieve my ambition and stand with you at the highest point in the world to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
But in the end, I was just one step behind... and became a pawn in someone else's hands."
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