Chapter 106
The group quickly ran out of the forest. In the distance, they heard the shouts of the Qiang people. Lin Shuge couldn't understand what they were saying, but he knew they were definitely threats and intimidation. The voices were very loud, so there must be a lot of people coming.
"Everyone, run to the western suburbs of Pingxiang." Lin Shuge shouted to everyone while enduring the taste of blood in his throat as he ran so fast.
"Sir, they are all cavalrymen, we can't escape. Arong, take a few people to protect Sir Lin and Sir Lu, and the rest of you follow me to cover your retreat." Yang Yan said calmly when he saw the Qiang cavalrymen getting closer.
Chen Yuanrong responded, "Yes, sir."
"Ayan, you..." Lu Yuechuan said with a trembling voice.
"Sir, please leave quickly." Yang Yan had a solemn expression, his back to him, a long sword in his hand, as if he had already put life and death aside.
"Achuan, let's go to the western suburbs first, and then bring people back to help." Lin Shuge said decisively.
"Okay, let's go." Lu Yuechuan gritted his teeth, "Ayan, hold on, we will be back to rescue you soon."
The wind was howling, and he didn't know how long he had been running. Lin Shuge was trying hard to keep running forward. His brain was a little short of oxygen, and his only belief was that he must come back to save Yang Yan and the others.
"Sir, can you still hold on? We're almost there." Lu Yuechuan opened his eyes wide and looked at the towering city wall in the distance.
"I'm fine. Quickly signal the people in the lookout tower." Lin Shuge said to the few people who were carrying Hu Yuan and the leader behind him.
Several people were still in a daze, and immediately made a few gestures towards the lookout tower when they heard the words. Lin Shuge was afraid that they couldn't see it because it was too far away, so he directly set the weeds on fire. The wind was just right, and the dry and yellow weeds ignited into thick smoke, which finally attracted the attention of the lookout tower.
With flags fluttering, a group of people soon ran out and headed towards this side.
"Sir, why do I hear the sound of horse hooves coming from the opposite direction, and it seems to be mixed with the Qiang language." Lu Yuechuan said with horror, "Could it be that Yang Yan and the others..."
"Not good, run." Just as Lin Shuge finished his words, dust flew up from behind and the sound of rapid horse hooves came like a storm. Without caring about anything else, everyone could only run forward desperately.
The Qiang people were riding their horses and making "Yo Yo" roars. If Lin Shuge looked back at this moment, he could see that the leader had a cruel smile on his face, as if he was playing with them like a cat playing with a mouse.
Chen Yuanrong, who was standing next to him, whipped up a few arrows and said, "Madam Chen, don't fight too long. Save your life first."
Chen Yuanrong was protecting Lin Shuge while holding Hu Yuan in his hand, and he also had to take care of himself. He was overwhelmed and overwhelmed for a while.
A Qiang man pulled the reins and stood on his horse, his legs moving with the horse's shaking. He looked at the direction where Lin Shuge and others were running, took out an iron arrow, aimed directly at Lin Shuge, and with a "whoosh", it came towards Lin Shuge.
At the critical moment, Lin Shuge somehow managed to lie down and avoid being shot. Not caring about his bruised legs, he and the exhausted Lu Yuechuan tried their best to separate and escape. He was breathing heavily. Under the threat of death, he had no choice but to keep running. If he fell into the hands of the Qiang people, he would be worse off dead.
Unexpectedly, a sharp pain came from his leg and he fell heavily to the ground. An arrow pierced his calf. Lin Shuge felt his eyes go dark. Enduring the huge pain, he broke the arrow and shouted, "Achuan, they are targeting me. Take the others and run... run quickly."
"Sir, I will stay to protect you. Sir Lu, you take these two Qiang people and leave first." Chen Yuanrong said.
"Ah Chuan, they have more people, we are no match for them. Take Madam Chen away, and you won't obey my orders?"
The Qiang people had been surrounding him but not killing him, obviously they had other intentions. If he stayed, he might have a chance of survival, but if others stayed, their lives would be in danger.
"Sir..." Lu Yuechuan was about to come over to help him, but after hearing what was said, he held back his tears and retreated into the city with the others.
With Hu Yuan and the leader in hand, maybe we can get the adults back.
This group of Qiang people did not seem to be in a hurry to take their lives. Lin Shuge limped forward, gasping for breath. Suddenly, an arrow grazed his cheek. He dodged backwards and accidentally fell to the ground.
The severe pain in his leg made his face pale. He sat on the ground, secretly hating himself for underestimating the enemy today.
The leading Qiang man swung his long sword and Lin Shuge closed his eyes. Suddenly he heard the sound of long arrows breaking through the air. He opened his eyes abruptly and saw that it was the villagers of Pingxiang. They were holding crossbows in their hands and coming towards this side.
In the front row were the cavalry, who rode on horses to fight the Qiang people. Although these villagers had been training for some time and were good at riding and archery, they were still at a disadvantage compared to the Qiang people who had been with horses since childhood and were good at fighting on horseback, and their flaws gradually appeared.
The leading Qiang man waved his hand, and his subordinates immediately started fighting with the villagers of Pingxiang, much more fiercely than before.
A villager stretched out his hand towards Lin Shuge, but was seen by a Qiang man, so he started fighting with him. Lin Shuge propped himself up and stepped back, not wanting to be seen by the leader. He narrowed his eagle eyes, came over here, and muttered a lot.
Lin Shuge roughly guessed that he was asking them to surrender, as their tribe only wanted to capture him.
He glanced at the villagers stabbed by the Qiang people's long knives, nodded to the Qiang leader, and shouted, "Stop it."
The Qiang leader also made a gesture, and both sides stopped.
"Sir, we can still hold on. You retreat first." Aman shouted with blood still on his face.
"Thank you all for saving me today." He looked at the Qiang leader again, "Your target is me, let them go."
Someone nearby rode his horse up to the leader and whispered to him for a while, and the leader nodded.
"Lord Lin, our leader would like to invite you to be his guest." The man was wearing a hood and his face could not be seen clearly, but he spoke Chinese so well that he must be a Yan person.
"I promise you, but you have to let go of the Yan people and the people who just stopped you."
"My Lord, are you kidding? That was the second in command of Huya Mountain just now. He killed many of our brothers, as well as the people of Dayan you mentioned." He looked at the villagers with murderous intent in their eyes for a moment, "These people are good at riding and shooting. Although they are not as good as the Qiang warriors, they are definitely not the people of Dayan you mentioned."
The pain in his legs continued to come, and Lin Shuge took a deep breath, "Are you from Yan?"
"If you come with us, I will tell you."
The leader was a little impatient. This was the territory of Dayan, and there was no guarantee that reinforcements would arrive. They had just fought with this group of Yan people and suffered heavy losses. If a large number of soldiers really came, they might not be able to escape.
He shouted a few words loudly, and the man dismounted and walked up to Lin Shuge, "Sir, I'm sorry." He stretched out his hand to Lin Shuge. Lin Shuge looked at the situation and felt that this was the only way to survive.
Suddenly, there was a deafening sound like thunder. It was the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
It's finally here.
The Qiang leader reacted very quickly and shouted a few times. The Yan man immediately drew the scimitar from his waist and held Lin Shuge hostage.
"Not good," he shouted as a ray of cold light came towards him and an arrow pierced his knife-holding hand with a tremendous force. He hurriedly dodged to the side in a panic. With a "clang" sound, the scimitar in his hand was knocked to the ground by the arrow.
His right hand trembled slightly, and he wondered who this powerful warrior was who had such strength and such archery skills?
Lin Shuge took the opportunity to drag his injured leg to hide to the side. The Qiang leader noticed him and rode over to capture him and put him on his horse. They were so close that Lin Shuge could even smell the blood on the horse.
Right at this moment, Lin Shuge shot an arrow with the small crossbow on his wrist. The leader dodged to the side, and he shot another arrow. Unexpectedly, the leader blocked it with the scimitar in his hand. The arrow collided with the scimitar, sparks flew, and he was knocked to the ground by him.
Just as the leader reached out to capture him, arrows came towards him again. He turned over and shot down the arrows with his scimitar, but was still hit in the right hand by a sharp arrow. He broke it without blinking and looked over.
What greeted him was a spear with a cold glow, which stabbed towards his face like a sharp blade. He finally saw the face of the person who came, and a string of Qiang language came out of his mouth.
Xie Chen's men paused slightly, and the spears were wielded very quickly. The leader blocked repeatedly, and some of them could not hold on. The Qiang people next to him saw that the leader could not hold on, so they rode over to support him, but He Xin and Lao Zhang shouted, "Captain Hou, leave it to us."
Without waiting for them to speak, Xie Chen leaned down from the horse, holding the reins with one hand, and stretched out his hand to Lin Shuge, "Brother, hold on to me."
Lin Shuge stretched out his hand, and Xie Chen pulled him up and sat in front of him. Xie Chen looked at the bloodstains winding around his feet just now, "Brother, I'm sorry, I'm late."
"Zhongxuan, save Yang Yan and the others... they are over there in the forest..."
He held Lin Shuge in front of him and asked a group of soldiers to go to the woods. He pulled out an arrow from his quiver and shot it with strong anger in his eyes. The arrow hit the leader's right leg directly. The leader screamed and fell off his horse.
A Qiang man pulled him onto his horse and prepared to break out from the rear. The Yan cavalry surrounded the remaining Qiang men, but the leader was extremely brave when he was dying and forced himself to break out. Many soldiers saw that military merit was within their reach and became anxious. While fighting with him, they were slashed by a knife and the encirclement was torn. The leader fought and retreated, and he was actually trying to escape.
"Captain Hou, it's bad. He's trying to escape." Lao Zhang shouted.
After Xie Chen dealt with the last Qiang man, he looked at the leader with extremely cold eyes. Everyone saw him throwing the spear in his hand, and the leader was stabbed in the chest and fell to the ground.
"Catch him, he is still useful. I will come back to interrogate him. The military doctor and a small team of soldiers will come back to the county town with me, and the rest of the troops will be stationed in Pingxiang." After Xie Chen finished speaking, he rode towards the county government office.
"Yes, Lord Hou." He Xin replied.
Xie Chen rushed to the county government office in a hurry, and the soldiers behind him on horseback could not catch up with him.
"Brother, hold on, we'll be there soon." He lowered his head and rubbed Lin Shuge, "Brother, answer me."
"Zhongxuan...I'm going to sleep for a while..." Lin Shuge felt Xie Chen's breath, called him, and then fainted.
"Brother... don't sleep," Xie Chen's voice trembled, "Don't scare me..." He exerted a little force on the hands holding the reins, and veins on his hands bulged.
The horse ran very fast and soon arrived at the county government office. He carried Lin Shuge off the horse and strode towards the inner house.
The soldiers behind him finally caught up with him, and a group of people followed him, dragging the military doctor.
"Erlang, why are you back...Brother, what happened to you?" Lin Xuan's voice trembled when she saw that Xie Chen's face was still stained with blood and he was holding the pale and unconscious Lin Shuge in his arms.
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