So I play chess

Chapter 99 Ambush
The chariots and horses had already been prepared, Liu Zhu did not delay, and led more than a hundred people from the mansion to form a procession at the gate of the mansion. The coffin was also carried out and was placed in the middle of the procession.

The "Master of the Driving Department" could tell at a glance that apart from the coffin bearers, there were some experts standing in front, back, left, and right positions, obviously for guards.

He was faintly curious, but he didn't necessarily have to pierce it at this time.After they set off, I will send the detailed information to His Royal Highness in a secret letter, and I will naturally respond on the way or when I arrive in Lianzhou.

Of course, there are other reasons for this. He has lost a lot of manpower in one day in Tongcheng, and all extraneous incidents can be avoided if they can be avoided, so as not to delay serious events.

But just as everyone was getting ready, another subordinate came to report that when they had just assembled, they found that one of them who was supposed to follow Liu Zhe back to Lianzhou had disappeared.

"When did you disappear?"

The subordinate replied: "When he got up this morning, he said he was going to buy some water, wine, and dried meat for consumption on the road. The commander was not there when he was making orders and arrangements at the posthouse, and he has not returned yet."

"Master of the driving department" cursed in a low voice, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The subordinate hurriedly replied: "At first, I wanted to report to the commander, but then those people in the post house made trouble, we were afraid that the commander would have no time to take care of it, thinking that he should come back before he left, but..."

With the eight people in front of him, upon hearing this, the "Master of the Driving Department" knew that this person was probably in danger, so he cursed "Get lost", so he put it down for the time being and did not deal with it, only thinking of sending Liu Zhu out quickly. Go to the city, so that we can concentrate on this matter.

In less than a moment, the people who were supposed to set off were all ready to go. It was difficult to change the twelve people who were pressing down on the team, so they had to leave one less for the time being. "Master of the Driving Department" himself got on his horse and wanted to walk with them to the south gate of the city.

Just when he was about to shout "Departure", he suddenly heard a rustling sound from outside the prefect's mansion, on the surrounding high walls.Just when he changed the word "departure" into "guard" and shouted loudly, more than a dozen sharp arrows shot from a distance.

More than a dozen arrows were all shot at the people in the team arranged by the "Master of the Driving Department".

This change caught everyone present by surprise, and they heard a scream coming from the side of the murdered person, and immediately "Killed" and "There is an assassin" rang out in turn.

The team was in a mess, and people scattered everywhere.

Those near the entrance of the mansion rushed into the mansion, and the people in the distance hid in twos and threes at the nearest wall and tree. Those who couldn't find cover had to run left and right, and the horses were also frightened, making the situation even more tense and panicked.

On the contrary, the "Master of the Driving Department" remained calm in the face of danger, first asked Liu Zhu to stabilize the family members in the mansion, and then led people to kill the assassin's hiding place.

This series of actions only lasted for a moment, but before he could really act, more than a dozen assassins turned around from all directions, and went straight to kill the coffin in the middle of the team.

Only then did the "Master of the Driving Department" notice that although the situation had changed suddenly just now, those guarding the coffin did not move a single step, and were still carefully guarding.

The assassins were all skilled and had a clear division of labor. The first few held back the guards, while the latter ones wanted to split open the coffin. I don't know if it was to snatch the corpse inside or for other purposes.

The doubts in the "Master of the Driving Department" were at their peak at this time, and they couldn't care less about killing those archers. Together with the original guards, they did their best to take care of the coffin that didn't know who was in it.

The two sides fought together at the gate of the prefect's mansion.

The assassins were fierce and brave, but they didn't seem to have much interest in hurting people's lives, and they only cared about splitting coffins.

And the guards arranged by Liu Zhu were not inferior, they just protected the coffin without giving an inch.

Until the subordinates of the "Driving Doctor" also joined the battle group, the two sides were only at a stalemate for a while, and the assassin's side gradually showed a disadvantage.

Seeing that the situation was not good, these assassins wanted to abandon the coffin, turned around and ran away.

However, the situation changed again at this time. The archer who was responding to the assassin in the distance recognized the "Driving Doctor" who was commanding and dispatching, and shot a few quick arrows at him.

The "Driving Doctor" who wanted to take advantage of the opponent's decline and kill the assassin in one fell swoop, and even leave a few alive, had to dodge hastily, and the horse was also disturbed, and fell off the horse in a hurry.

He still didn't say half a word, but he closed his open mouth fiercely, and bit his tongue hard, blood flowed profusely from his mouth immediately.

When the subordinates saw that the commander fell from the horse, they didn't care about the coffin assassin, and gathered towards him one after another. In order to prevent the archer from shooting back, they surrounded him in the middle.

The screaming and fighting sounded all around, and the "driver doctor" wanted his subordinates to kill the assassin again, but he had already fallen so badly that he couldn't speak while enduring the severe pain in his mouth Come, I had no choice but to spit hard on the ground.

But most of the mouth was full of blood, which just happened to be seen by the subordinates, who thought the commander had suffered internal injuries, and they didn't care what he said, so they hurriedly carried him into the prefect's mansion .

Luckily, Liu Zhu was also unruffled in the face of danger. Before the "Master of the Driving Department" entered the mansion, he heard him shouting to this side first: "Master Hu Lang Zhong is thorough!"

Then he yelled at the guards of the original coffin: "Don't let the assassin go!"

"Driving Doctor" felt a little relieved.

It is only temporarily safe after entering the mansion, the gate of the mansion is closed tightly, and the servants are on guard.I think the assassin will not come in for the time being.

Then everyone tossed for a while before realizing that the commander was fine, he just bit his tongue, but the mouth was heavy, so he could only speak with his tongue curled up.Then I asked for water and looked for ice, and I was busy for a while before I calmed down.

When the work here was over, Liu Zhu also packed up and entered the mansion, and asked eagerly as soon as he entered the door: "Is Master Langzhong all right?"

When he saw a dozen people surrounding the "Driving Doctor", he hurried forward and asked again.

Panting heavily, the "Master of the Driving Department" broke through a gap in the crowd and said, "I'm hungry, I'm hungry."

Liu Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then took another breath of air, and asked, "Master Lang Zhong, are you... hungry?"

Hearing this, "Master of the Driving Department" was obviously more anxious, and yelled "I'm hungry!" in a vague voice, and then grinned again in pain.

Liu Zhu looked at him and didn't know how to speak for a while, at this time a subordinate nearby replied: "Our lord said it's okay."

Liu Zhuchang breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if thinking of something, he pointed to his head and asked the man, "Did you fall here?"

The subordinate coughed and replied, "I bit my tongue."

Liu Zhu let out an "oh", and was completely relieved.

(End of this chapter)