Chapter 715 The thief army pursues soldiers (2)
"Didn't Li Aiqing say that he would break the back? Why are he back?" Chongzhen saw Li Guodong coming back with cavalry again, with a little pride on his face and said to himself: Humph! Boy, you are not listening to me. Are you going to come back to protect your car?
Li Guodong dismounted and saluted, "Your Majesty, the situation on the battlefield has changed rapidly, and the bandit infantry has followed. I have contacted the bandit leader Li Yan when I was in Kaifeng. This person is full of tricks. The bandit infantry and cavalry have more than 23,000. If I cut off the rear and block the bandit infantry, I am afraid that the bandit cavalry will take the opportunity to rob His Majesty. I have to come back to rescue him. As long as your Majesty arrives at Tianjin Guard, it will be safe. Tianjin Guard has been controlled by Weichen and will definitely protect His Majesty's southern tour."
"Wuweibo!" A woman's cry came.
Li Guodong led the horse and walked forward quickly. Princess Kunxing's pretty little face poked out from the car window and looked at him with a smile.
"Your Highness Princess!" Li Guodong saluted her.
"Wuweibo, my mother knows that you will definitely come to save your father and mother, but you did not disappoint me." Princess Kunxing smiled, with tears on her face, which was originally pitying. This smile was like a flower, and it made people feel itchy in her heart.
Li Guodong knew his mission, so he bowed to Princess Kunxing: "Your Highness, the thief is still behind you, and the empress still needs to protect you, so I will say goodbye first."
"Wuweibo, the thief is powerful, be careful." Princess Kunxing looked at Li Guodong's agile back and was completely confused.
"Sister, where are we?" Princess Zhaoren woke up for no reason.
A pair of hands reached out from the car window, holding two small clay pots in his hand. Only Wang Erniu's voice came from outside: "Two princesses, my uncle, please let me bring you some food. There are pursuers behind you, so your princesses will order food."
Just as Princess Kunxing was so hungry that she was urinating. She took two small clay pots and saw that the mouth of the pot had been opened. A small spoon was inserted into the pot. Inside the pot was a small piece of light yellow peaches, white pear pieces, and a kind of translucent small piece of unknown substance. A little sesame seeds floated in the fruit soup. Princess Kunxing handed another small pot to Princess Zhaoren, picked up the spoon and scooped a piece of peach. Just as she was about to eat it, she heard Princess Zhaoren screaming: "Wow, it's so delicious!"
Princess Kunxing tasted it. The thing was sweet and refreshing, and there was a hint of coldness, as if it was added with mint and honey. She had been hungry all night, regardless of her ladylike image, and soon finished the fruit in the jar and even drank the soup.
"Sister outside, is there any?" Princess Zhaoren ate faster than her and stretched out the empty jar outside the car and asked, "I am not full yet, I am very hungry."
Wang Erniu took out a small cloth bag from her sleeve and handed it into the car: "Your Highness, the canned fruit is too heavy, and you will eat these things."
Princess Zhaoren hurriedly took it over and couldn't wait to open the small cloth bag. She saw a few pieces of pastries wrapped in red paper, and some things she had never seen before. The thing was wrapped in white paper. When she opened it, she saw a cylindrical object inside. She put the thing into her mouth: "Wow, it's so sweet, and there is a faint milky fragrance."
"This is candy. If Your Highness likes it, I will ask for something from Uncle later." Wang Erniu said.
Princess Kunxing also opened a small paper bag and saw a light green pastry inside. She took a bite and it tasted very good. It seemed that the outside was a skin wrapped with mung bean flour and flour. The inside was filled with chestnut puree. It was a little sweet and not so sweet that it was greasy. It was much better than the pastries she ate in the palace before.
Princess Zhaoren quickly finished all the food and reached out to ask for it, but was stopped by Princess Kunxing: "Zhaoren, don't ask my sister again, and don't ask if my father and mother have eaten?"
Wang Erniu outside replied: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty and the Queen have something to eat."
Just now, when Li Guodong turned around to protect his car, he told everyone to speed up the marching speed. When he was hungry, he would take out the dry food and eat it while walking. He should arrive at Tianjin Wei as soon as possible. Zhang Shuheng handed the canned fruit to Chongzhen and Zhou Hou in the car, and handed two scallion oil pancakes.
Chongzhen and Zhou Hou finished eating canned fruits and dry food like a wind and cloud, and felt much more comfortable in their stomachs. Chongzhen lifted the curtains of the car and saw the Jinyiwei and armed eunuch outside marching like flying. While marching quickly and quickly, he was gnawing with dry food in his hands. Wang Chengen, wearing armor, rode a tall horse and was gnawing with a cake in his hands.
"Parent Wang, are the thieves still following us?"
Wang Chengen bowed immediately and said, "The emperor is chasing the thief, and I am riding a horse and unable to salute you. I hope the emperor will forgive you. Please rest assured that the emperor is loyal and protecting the emperor, the thief will definitely not dare to offend the emperor."
Twenty thousand infantrymen of the rebellion were chasing behind, and three thousand cavalrymen followed closely on both wings of the convoy, which made Li Guodong feel embarrassed. If it weren't for the Chongzhen convoy, Li Guodong's three thousand cavalry would be enough to deal with the 23,000 cavalrymen. He could use one thousand horse lances to restrain the three thousand cavalry of the rebellion army, and two thousand light cavalry to harass the infantry of the rebellion army. If it were good, it could be repelled. Even if it could not be defeated, wouldn't it be easy for the three thousand cavalry to run away?
Li Guodong ordered: "Heavy cavalry guards, once the thief cavalry approaches, attack immediately! Jinyiwei and the factory guards are on the way, and do not pay attention to the enemy; light cavalry follow me and harass the thief cavalry!"
The heavy cavalry was divided into two wings, with five hundred people on one side, arranged in neat formations. Once the rebel cavalry was found rushing towards him, the heavy cavalry would immediately retaliate. Li Guodong personally led the light cavalry out and rushed towards the rebel cavalry in the north.
"Shoot the arrow!" Li Guodong roared, took off the bow and arrow, and a sharp arrow hit the bow string, loosened his fingers, and a rebel cavalry who was aiming at turned over and fell off the horse.
Two thousand light cavalry galloped to the front of the cavalry of the rebels for about twenty steps, turned quickly, and pulled out a half-moon arc. While retreating towards the direction of the heavy cavalry of the side, long arrows woven into an airtight net covering the heads of the rebels. Only a wave of war horses neighing and screams of people were heard, and the rebel cavalry of the rebels flipped over the horses.
The heavy cavalry of the left wing guard convoy immediately straightened their horse lances and made a charge. Li Guodong personally led the light cavalry back to run back, and while running back, he kept turning back and shooting arrows. Soon, the light cavalry rushed past the backcourt cavalry and headed straight for the southward approaching the convoy.
Zhang Shuheng shouted: "Eunuch Wang, please get your people on the car. If the thief approaches, drive a gun in the car!"
"Get on the roof!" Wang Chengen shouted.
More than two hundred armed eunuchs looked at the emperor, concubines and princesses' carriages, and were hesitant and dared not get on the car.
Zhang Shuheng yelled: "When is it? Get in the car! Protecting the car is important!"
The armed eunuchs climbed onto the roof of the car, and five or six eunuchs climbed onto each car, and the fuse was lit and aimed at the cavalry of the rebels. These bird guns used in the palace were all of the best quality bird guns, so there was no need to worry about the explosion of the chamber, and the effective range was far from 70 steps.
The Jinyiwei on both wings ran like the wind. Everyone took off the powerful crossbow that had been equipped with a good crossbow and was ready to shoot arrows at the cavalry of the rebel army at any time.
"The thief is here!" someone shouted.
At this time, I heard a shout from behind that was shaking: "Don't leave with a foolish lord!"
Chongzhen was shocked and quickly drew his sword. He thought in his mind that if the thief came up, Li Guodong, Wang Chengen and Zhang Shuheng could not stop it, so he killed Zhou Hou with one sword and then committed suicide.
When Zhou Hou saw Chongzhen pulling his sword, he was frightened. She had died once, and felt that life was precious, so he naturally didn't want to die again. Some people died once, but they were completely indifferent to the raw silk, such as Sun Chuanting, but most people had died once, cherishing their lives even more.
"Your Majesty, let me go." Zhou Hou knelt down and begged hard.
Chapter completed!