ebookland Chapter 233: It is easy to follow the crowd and make a fuss
Chapter 233: It is easy to follow the crowd and make a fuss
Zhou Yichen still wanted to refuse, but Chu Xi seemed to have guessed that he might not listen to her, and she attracted most people's attention by herself.
In the eyes of everyone, this young man should be the leader among these dozens of people. It is everyone's tacit understanding that to kill an enemy on the battlefield, one must take the head of the enemy's main general.
Therefore, Chu Xi wanted to use himself as bait to attract most people's attention, and the plan was successful.
Soon, before Zhou Yichen could squeeze back to Chu Xi, the young man's tall and proud figure was surrounded by countless ambushers.
There were more than a dozen personal guards protecting Zhou Yichen, and more than thirty people stayed with Chu Xi.
It is impossible for all of them to leave with Zhou Yichen, as that would make him too conspicuous. Even if more than a dozen people escorted Zhou Yichen away, they would also make him too conspicuous.
But Zhou Yichen's identity is special and valuable, so they must not let Zhou Yichen die here.
Zheng Hao also came along this time. He has been protecting Zhou Yichen from beginning to end. As a guard Zhou Yichen trusts, he knows very well that Prince Chu holds a very important position in the heart of the prince.
He also knew that Prince Chu pushed His Highness away and asked Him to leave first. He attracted the attention of so many people, not only to let His Highness go for help, but more importantly to protect His Highness's life.
Zheng Hao kept waving the big knife in his hand. The ambushers who tried to block their way were like cabbages in front of him, and were not enough for him to chop.
In his deep and powerful voice, he whispered to Zhou Yichen, "Your Highness, what the prince said is not without reason. You must put the overall situation first and don't let the prince's good intentions go to waste."
"Your Highness, even if you continue to stay here, you can't save Prince Chu. It's better to take this opportunity to leave and rush to Licheng as soon as possible to ask Licheng to send troops. Perhaps you can still fight for a glimmer of hope."
The last sentence finally hit the point. Zhou Yichen, who had been struggling before, finally gave up trying to rush back.
Zhou Yichen looked in the direction where he was surrounded. Now... he could no longer see anything white, not even a corner of his clothes.
The words spoken by Qi Bai and Zheng Hao kept echoing in his ears.
He could only harden his heart, his eyes slightly red and he didn't look back, "Kill them, seize the horse and leave."
As soon as Zhou Yichen said this, more than a dozen people set their sights on the cavalrymen on horses nearby.
Among these cavalrymen there was a leader, whose sharp eyes like an eagle quickly scanned the crowd.
He soon locked onto Chu Xi, who was in front and attracted more attention. The young man was covered in countless blood, with a fair and handsome face, and every move he made was fierce.
When they left Xi'an City, they were afraid of alerting the rebels outside and did not dare to ride out on horseback. Now this group of ambush troops happened to have horses, which gave them a convenience.
Zheng Hao nodded without thinking, "Yes."
They immediately looked for the target and carried out Zhou Yichen's orders.
The general sat high on his horse, took the bow and arrow from the person beside him, nocked the bow, pulled the bow hard, and aimed the arrow at the back of Chu Xi who was fighting in the distance.
When Zhou Yichen saw this scene, he didn't have time to think about it. He immediately threw the sword in his hand towards the general's wrist.
At the same time, he turned around and shouted to Chu Xi, "Qi Bai, get out of the way!"
Even though he had acted quickly, the general who was stabbed by the sword still managed to shoot the arrow out quickly.
At this critical moment, Chu Xi reacted quickly, bent down to avoid the attack, and at the same time, taking advantage of the gap when someone moved towards him, he hit the opponent's knee with the sword in his hand.
The soldier tilted his body in pain, and the next moment, a sharp arrow pierced his shoulder. Not only did the sword in his hand lose its strength and fall, but he himself also wailed in pain.
As for Chu Xi...she dodged in time, and the sharp arrow pierced the ambush soldier's shoulder and also brushed her neck.
The situation was so critical that if Chu Xi had not reacted quickly and used the force to his advantage, allowing someone to block the attack for him, it would have been more than just a shallow cut on his neck.
Zhou Yichen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Qi Bai successfully escape the danger. At the same time, without the protection of his sword, he was almost attacked from the side.
Fortunately, he reacted in time, holding the opponent's elbow with one hand, and with the other hand he easily and quickly removed his right arm, snatched the machete from his hand, and stabbed it into the opponent's chest with his backhand.
These people's martial arts skills are mediocre, and some of them have never known what internal strength is in their entire lives. It doesn't take much effort to deal with them, but... there are too many of them.
They are densely packed, like swarms of ants. One or two ants cannot change the overall situation, but tens of thousands of ants... can shake a big tree.
As soon as Zhou Yichen snatched the knife from someone else's hand, he was surrounded by the generals whom he had stabbed with the sword before.
In order to seek revenge, the other party didn't even care about his own warhorse. He stepped directly on the shoulders of his own soldiers and used the force to fly in front of Zhou Yichen.
Just from this move, Zhou Yichen could tell that this man had some skills. He swung the long sword so powerfully that it grazed Zhou Yichen's neck and arm several times.
Zhou Yichen is similar to Chu Xi, both of them use swords. When facing such a big guy, they are likely to suffer losses at the beginning.
Zhou Yichen was especially forced to dodge for the time being. The chaotic battlefield and countless enemies made it impossible for him to think calmly and find the opponent's flaws.
Every time this man chopped down with his sword, a deep crack was left on the ground. Judging from this, his arms were very strong.
In terms of swordsmanship and moves, he may not be Zhou Yichen's opponent, but his strong arm strength is also a big advantage. Therefore, after a few times, the opponent also realized his own advantages and repeatedly increased his strength on Zhou Yichen.
Zhou Yichen could only dodge first, and while dodging, he planned to find the right moment to strike.
He actually had no intention of killing this general. In this era, most soldiers obeyed the orders of their commander-in-chief, and whatever the commander-in-chief said was the final decision.
Even if they were deceived, they could not explain it clearly afterwards, because most of the soldiers came from poor families and had no money to join the army, and they had not received much education at home.
It is easy to follow the crowd and join in the fun.
Taking this opportunity, he wanted to see if he could bring some soldiers who were not fully informed back onto the right track.
"You are all soldiers of the Great Zhou, but you secretly colluded with the Western Chu and set an ambush for us. When you die and go to hell, how can you face your comrades who have fought with you through life and death and killed the enemy on the battlefield?"
For so many years, the Great Zhou and Western Chu have been at war, and hatred has long been planted. Even if they are forced to follow the main general in rebellion, there will still be dissatisfaction in their hearts.
After all, Zhou Yichen is the prince of the Great Zhou, and he doesn't want to see the Great Zhou's wealth being consumed like this.
Although Western Chu seems to be coming with great force this time, the number of people they actually bring will not exceed five thousand.
For more than five thousand Western Chu people to sneak into the Great Zhou without being discovered by others, it would take a certain amount of time and the support of internal thieves.