Chapter 551: Fighting Outside the City
Fifteen miles southwest of the city, although it was still late winter, the river had already melted. From a distance, the embankment even looked a bit green.
Not far from the stream, there is a small peach forest growing on the southern slope of the mound. Some of the trees have turned a little pink and white. On this cold day, such embellishment is really pleasing to the eye.
The stream was only about ten feet wide and not very deep, probably only a foot or so. About a mile or two on the other side of the river, in a small valley, a horse-drawn carriage was quietly parked there.
On one side of the carriage, a thick blanket was spread on the ground, with curtains set up around it to block the wind. A low table was placed on the stall, and a man and a woman were sitting opposite each other.
These two people were none other than the Young Master Bailong whom Jia Cong was looking for, and Miaoyu who had hurried out of the city.
The tea sets were neatly placed on the low table, but Miaoyu was obviously not in the mood and had no intention of making tea.
"What's wrong? After not seeing you for so many days, you don't even have the mind to make a cup of tea for me?" Master Bailong squinted his eyes and looked Miaoyu up and down.
Miaoyu shook her head. "Tell me what you want me to do! Master, you wouldn't come here just for a cup of tea."
Young Master Bailong laughed heartily. "How is that bastard any better than me? I heard that you not only personally prepared meals for him every day, but even changed the clothes you've worn for years? Is that boy worth all that? Am I not?"
Miaoyu said nothing, just looked at Master Bailong quietly!
A hint of malice flashed in Young Master Bai Long's eyes, and then he said with a smile, "I asked you to come here today, of course, to invite you to watch a show!"
"Watching a show? It's out in the wilderness, there's not even a soul in sight. What's there to watch?"
"You're wrong! Today's scene is called an ambush from all sides!" Young Master Bailong said, "Xiang Yu is destined to be defeated, and the world is destined to belong to Liu Bang."
Seeing Miaoyu still silent, Master Bailong couldn't help showing some hatred, "Miaoyu, don't worry, since I invited you here, this play will definitely satisfy you."
The two of them just sat facing each other quietly like this. After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Young Master Bai Long was in high spirits. "Hahaha! This drama is about to begin."
For some reason, Miaoyu suddenly felt a little flustered. She turned her head and looked in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came from. In just a moment, she saw a group of knights appear in her sight. Although they were far away, she could see the leader clearly. Who else could it be but Jia Cong?
When Miaoyu saw Jia Cong suddenly appear here, her expression changed drastically.
Suddenly, she stood up. "What...what did you do?"
As she spoke, Miaoyu turned around and tried to head out of the valley. However, she was blocked by Mr. Bailong's men!
"Since you are here, you'd better watch the show quietly. Or, do you think you can change anything at this moment?" When Master Bailong saw Miaoyu's ugly expression, he felt much better.
"You... despicable!" Miaoyu said hatefully. She didn't even need to think about it. It must be that Master Bailong had used some excuse to trick Jia Cong here in his own name, and in the front, he must have arranged some means to deal with Jia Cong.
At this moment, she was worried about Jia Cong's safety and was also afraid that she would be misunderstood by Jia Cong.
If Jia Cong thinks that all this was done by him, then what face and qualifications will I have in front of him in the future?
"Shameless? This young master likes this word! Liu Bang was shameless, so he ruled the world. Xiang Yu was upright, but he still died in an ambush from all sides!"
"Just watch the show quietly. If he manages to survive, don't worry... hehe, I'll let you go back!"
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Jia Cong left the city, accompanied by Lu Feng and his three hundred personal guards. The fifteen-li distance was only two or three quarters of an hour.
"If anything happens later, just hold on and wait for help. There's no need to rush out." Jia Cong said calmly.
Lu Feng on the side nodded nervously and looked around from time to time.
The group had just passed a small hill when suddenly, on both sides, a sudden sound of wind breaking through the air was heard! The next moment, a black rain of arrows enveloped them.
"Guard the Marshal!" Lu Feng roared.
Afterwards, the three hundred riders rushed forward, directly encircling Jia Cong, who was at the front. Ahead of the road, a wooden stake rolled out from nowhere and blocked the way. Everyone dismounted, and shields were immediately raised!
Swish, swish, swish!
Arrows rained down, the injured horses neighed and fled in all directions, and the personal guards led by Lu Feng formed a shield formation, protecting Jia Cong in the middle.
"Ah!" Seeing this scene, Miaoyu exclaimed and was about to rush out of the valley again.
"It's too late for you to go over now. Besides, you will become a burden to him and he will die faster. It's better for you to watch the show here. It is said that he is extremely brave and may be able to survive." This time, Master Bailong did not let anyone stop him, but said lightly.
Miaoyu paused and turned to look at Master Bailong, "If he gets hurt, I will kill you at all costs!"
"I'm waiting!" said Master Bailong sternly.
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"Marshal, how are you? " Lu Feng asked anxiously.
"Don't worry! We've fought all sorts of battles, and we've seen all sorts of battles. You think you can kill your commander with such a small trick? You're just dreaming!"
"Don't be anxious, wait until they show up before sending the message!"
Two or three waves of arrows rained down in succession. However, Jia Cong and the others were well prepared. In addition to shields, they also wore inner armor, so except for a few who were slightly injured, there was no serious damage.
In the valley beside the peach forest, Zhao Zhong gritted his teeth at the tortoise-shell-like shield formation and said, "Damn it! He even carries a shield when he goes out. A general is so afraid of death."
"Brothers, follow me and fight! Kill one enemy and you'll get a reward of fifty taels of silver. Kill the enemy commander reward of three thousand taels of silver!"
After saying that, Zhao Zhong drew out his long sword and led his men to kill Jia Cong and others.
"General, the rats have shown their faces!" Lu Feng took a quick look and said, "About a thousand of them! They look like a tough bunch!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong shook his head slightly. More than a thousand people were not a small number, but it made him a little disappointed. Moreover, judging from the situation, the person behind the scenes would not show up.
"Send a signal to Teng Wu!"
brush!
A command arrow flew into the air, and Jia Cong and his group all stood up and formed a circle to prepare to defend against the enemy!
The distance between the two sides was only about 200 steps, so in almost the blink of an eye, Zhao Zhong led more than a thousand people to kill Jia Cong and others.
"Bang!"
A group of assassins collided . Jia Cong, who was in the formation, couldn't help but narrow his eyes! These people were not simple. His personal guards were elite even among thousands of troops, but now they were fighting with them, and they were not at a disadvantage. Although they relied on numbers, it was still surprising.
