Chapter 716 Assassination (1)
Li Ling thought that the only people in Yunzhou City who were really determined to kill him was the Luotian Sect who didn't know where to hide. As for Guirong people like Tengri, Yunzhou City was broken, what they had to do now was to save their lives and escape from the city, and settle the score with them for themselves.
So as long as you are careful not to be hit by the Guirong people, and then hide in the yard that the Luotian Sect never expected. Just wait for the city to stabilize and the government troops to settle in, he will be completely safe. With this thought, he carefully came to the yard that had just left, and then saw a scene that surprised him.
I saw that in front of the originally secluded and empty yard, there were constant voices, and hundreds of Guirong Knights were searching in and out, and there were even people in the yard shouting something, but because the person was talking about the grassland, he couldn't understand a single word.
However, Li Ling quickly understood something. His idea was obviously wrong. Now he wanted to hide, but he hit the gun. Thinking of this, Li Ling did not hesitate at all and quickly retreated and retreated. Once he was really caught by these Gui Rong people, he would be finished.
But as a result, he didn't care about the back, he just hit the earth wall of the alley. The wall was old and weathered for many years and was very fragile. He just hit and took off a large piece of wall skin. It all fell on Li Ling's head and back, which made him stagger and even exclaimed in surprise.
Although the noise was not big, it was immediately heard by several Gui Rong soldiers not far away. They were already responsible for being alert and searching. When they heard the sound, they immediately pulled their swords and rushed over, and at the same time they alarmed the people inside. Huh, more than ten grassland men rushed into the alley with their swords.
Although Li Ling reacted in time, he quickly turned around and wanted to escape, but in terms of speed, there was still a difference between these soldiers. After only two steps, they saw the figure. They immediately screamed loudly, and then swished twice, arrows shot from behind, almost rubbing his body and landing on the ground in front.
This is not because the archery skills are poor, and the targets that are not even twenty or thirty steps away, but because they deliberately miss them as a warning. Li Ling immediately knew what the other party meant. Although they couldn't understand their roar, they still stopped obediently and did not dare to run away again. And he felt even more regretful. If he had known that he would have encountered so many Gui Rong people here, he would have found a house to hide it.
But it was too late to say anything now. The soldiers had rushed behind quickly, and held him down, and after using a torch to show his appearance, they made a few light ejaculations, and then rushed Li Ling back to the yard with a whispering cry.
At this time, Tengri, whose face was gloomy, also walked out and heard the sound. When he saw Li Ling being taken back, he was a little surprised. He looked him up and down and said, "What exactly happened here?"
Finally, there was someone who could communicate. Seeing that they did not immediately kill him to vent his anger, Li Ling calmed down and smiled calmly, "Of course someone came to save me and then killed everyone here. So I advise you to leave quickly, otherwise you will die here when the army arrives." Although these words may not be of use, you still have to say it.
"Hmph!" The one who came was Tengger's cold snorting. Just as he was about to ask something, he looked up and saw a team of torches coming toward this side more than a mile away. This shocked him and he decisively ordered, "Take him with you and go!"
At this moment, they did not dare to delay, so they immediately carried Li Ling on the horse, and then quickly ran towards the established Ximen direction. Although this movement immediately attracted the attention of the Vietnamese army behind them, and a team rushed to chase them quickly, the riding skills of these Tengri's confidants were extremely exquisite and fast. As soon as they ran, they even threw the pursuers farther away. When they arrived at Ximen, they had already opened two or three miles away.
The Guirong defenders on the west gate had already received orders and opened the city gate and waited until they saw them coming. They immediately joined forces and ran out of the door again. In just half a cup of tea, they all escaped from Yunzhou City. Li Ling was surrounded by these people and was taken out of the city without help.
At this time, many people were still looking for his whereabouts everywhere in the city, especially Li Moyun and the Yang brothers, who were even ahead of him. From the yamen to the military camp, they almost searched the houses, but they never expected that their adults had been taken out of the city long ago.
On the contrary, Dong Gongwang, who was guarding thousands of personal soldiers, slowly pressing into the city and suppressing the remnants of Guirong's troops all the way, guessed first that Li Ling might have been taken out of the city.
Just now, a soldier first came to report that there were traces of enemies in the west of the city, but they escaped and left the city from Ximen. Then another man came to report that he had found traces of fighting in a yard in the west of the city. Many people died in it, and most of the deaths were dressed in Han people, which looked completely different from fighting in the army.
However, Dong Gongwang quickly pieced together these two messages, and then contacted him until now, he had not found the whereabouts of Li Ling. He followed the situation and deduced an inaccurate answer: "Those who were killed were either traitors from the Luotian Sect or spies from my Dayue Imperial City Department. They obviously got Lord Li. As a result, at this critical moment, they met the Guirong people again. The two sides fought and they were all destroyed. Since Lord Li was not on the scene, they must have fallen into the hands of the Guirong people and were taken out of the Ximen by them!"
Speaking of this, his face became even more solemn, and he quickly turned his head: "Dong Fei!"
A young man who always followed him quickly agreed and waited for the order. He heard Gong Wang ordered: "You will take two hundred light cavalry and chase out of the city, and be sure to catch up with them. I don't want you to annihilate this enemy, but you must follow me and leave a mark along the way. Then I will lead the army to arrive."
When Dong Fei heard this order, he first clasped his fists and agreed, but then looked around again and hesitated: "Master General, Dong Xuan is not around now, I have to stay by your side, so why not let others go?"
As a major general in the border area, Dong Gongwang is a member of more than 100,000 troops in Jinzhou and the stability of the entire region. In addition to ordinary personal guards, there are three personal masters as the last line of defense. Today, in order to find Li Ling's whereabouts, he has sent two of them in one breath, only Dong Fei is still by his side, but now he wants to leave the general to track the whereabouts of the fleeing enemy. It is enough to show how much attention Dong Gongwang attaches to Li Ling's safety.
But Dong Fei obviously cared more about the safety of his commander, so he raised a rare objection, but was blocked by Dong Gongwang: "Don't you have to worry so much. Haven't you seen that there are so many soldiers around me? Now that Yunzhou has been taken down by us, Guirong people are not even too late to escape. How could they threaten me? The most urgent task now is to ensure Lord Li's safety. This is a military order, and follow it quickly!"
Hearing the general's words, he saw that the left and right were indeed his own soldiers and horses spreading from afar, and they were also the Great Yue government troops. Even if there was a sound of killing, they were suppressing one side. Dong Fei accepted this statement. He immediately crossed his hands and responded: "As for the order!" Then he glanced at him, and circled his hands and shouted: "You guys, follow me out of the city and track the enemy!" After that, he rushed out first, and the others quickly followed. In a short while, the two hundred cavalry team went far.
Seeing this team leaving quickly, a glimmer of appreciation and different light flashed through Gong Dong's eyes. It was time to put Dong Fei in the army and be his own side. Always letting such a talented young man be his own guard is a waste of talent. Only by leading troops alone and experiencing head-on battles can we cultivate a truly qualified general for the border army and Dayue.
"Let's move into the city command post first!" Dong Gongwang quickly withdrew his mind and ordered decisively. No matter what plans he had, he had to wait until the rebellion in the northern border was completely quelled.
As his order was issued, the entire team moved forward again and headed towards the command post in the middle of the city. All the soldiers were in high spirits. The war was quite smooth. They broke the Yunzhou City, which had been unsuccessful for a long time, and they must have been rewarded until tomorrow and the next day.
As for the remnants of Gui Rong in the city, they didn't think it was a threat at all. They could be completely annihilated and pacified soon. That was impossible for any hidden danger!
Just as the team was accelerating unconsciously, a soldier in the team who looked ordinary in appearance and dressed was deliberately adjusting his pace and constantly moving forward in an undetectable way. He moved forward again and caught up with Dong Gongwang's mount with just his feet, and soon he had arrived two or three feet behind him.
When he arrived at this position, he could no longer get closer, because his personal soldiers were followed by Dong Shuai. It was impossible for ordinary infantry to have the opportunity to surpass these personal soldiers to come behind Dong Shuai. Once he did this, he would be captured by more than ten personal guards immediately.
But that's enough!
The soldier adjusted his pace again, his body slightly half-bowed, from his original foot to his toe-toe support. In a few seconds, he was ready to eject force.
As he was slowly sucked into his lungs, he suddenly exerted force under his feet and the person suddenly jumped up.
This time, it was like a goshawk rising up rapidly. Before everyone could make a judgment and react, others had already reached mid-air. He took this opportunity and quickly rushed forward, and it swept across three feet away, and had already arrived above Dong Gongwang.
Chapter completed!