bastard seizes tang

Chapter 384
The next day, in the evening, Sizhou.

Commander Duan Cui of the Gusu Commander's Mansion was ordered by Li Ke, the governor of Yangzhou, to escort the traitor Wen Qing'er to Beijing for punishment, and forwarded the "secret letter" found from Zuo Youxian.

"Hurry up, Linhuai is [-] miles ahead, and we can find a posthouse to rest when we arrive at Linhuai." Outside Linhuai City, Duan Cui looked at the gradually darkening sky, and saw that the footsteps behind him were a little procrastinated. Sergeant, urged.

Duan Cui's trip to Chang'an was due to Li Ke's urgent order, and because Wei Wang Li Tai was also waiting in Beijing, so the trip was very hasty. Since the sky was bright this morning, they have hardly stopped except for lunch time. Cui could hold on, but the soldiers who came with him suffered a lot.

But fortunately, most of the more than [-] soldiers who followed Duan Cui to Chang'an this time were old soldiers who had followed their Duan family for many years, and they were loyal to his Duan family. Although Duan Cui urged him urgently, these old soldiers tried their best To do things, take care of the carriage escorting Qing'er, and follow Duan Cui's steps closely, without missing a beat.

Although Duan Cui left in a hurry, hoping to arrive at Chang'an sooner to hand over the order, in fact, Duan Cui didn't know that since the moment he left Yangzhou City, he had become Li Ke's prey, and there was no way he could reach Chang'an smoothly. possible.

There is a forest more than ten miles outside Linhuai City. Because this forest is adjacent to the official road, there are some people on weekdays, but now because it is already evening, there are few people.

However, although the population here is becoming less and less, but because it is closer to Linhuai City, Duan Cui was never too careful and did not send people to explore the way.

But when Duan Cui led the people forward for a while, there was a sudden change. Just ten feet away in front of him, twenty or so people dressed in strength suddenly sprang out from the forest on both sides of the official road. A group of people dressed in Hu clothes and riding fast horses blocked his way.

"Since Duan Tongjun has arrived here, what are you going to Chang'an for, why don't you just stay here, how about it?" The crowd blocked Duan Cui's way, and a woman who took the lead said to Duan Cui first.

Sizhou is located in Henan Province. It has been more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. During the ten years, the world has gradually settled down. The rich and prosperous place in Henan is where the people live and work in peace and contentment. Not to mention bandits, even thieves are rare, but a group of strong men armed with swords and fast horses sprang out in front of Duan Cui, which surprised Duan Cui.

However, Duan Cui is not completely a reckless person, he is also from the army, and he has a lot of skills in his hands. The twenty or so veterans of the Duan family who came with him have even been in the army, and they have all seen blood.Although the other party is waiting on the sidelines, but the number of the other party is similar to him, there are only about twenty people, Duan Cui has never been afraid.

Duan Cui had never seen and didn't know the woman in the lead, so he only thought they were wild bandits who had heard the news, but although Duan Cui didn't recognize them, Qing'er who was in the car behind him recognized them , the leading woman is none other than Xiao Yuexian.

"Miss, hurry up, Duan Cui's leaders are all veterans of the government army, you can't touch them head-on." Seeing Xiao Yuexian not far away, Qing'er was afraid that Xiao Yuexian would not know the importance and lead people to fight Duan Cui head-on, and quickly reminded.

From Qing'er's point of view, the twenty or so people under Duan Cui's command were old soldiers who had followed their brothers for many years, and they were familiar with swords and soldiers. Ordinary people are naturally stronger, but compared with these old soldiers of the government army, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Qing'er's worry has her own reasons, but Qing'er doesn't know that since Xiao Yuexian dared to rob Duan Cui on this trip, how could she bring a servant from the mansion? The guard rate of the Chu Palace.

The guards of the Prince of Chu’s Mansion came from the elite imperial guards who accompanied Li Ke to the north as hostages. Most of these people had experienced many battles and were loyal to Li Ke. The Northern Frontier Army is no problem.

Qing'er's words fell into Duan Cui's ears, but Duan Cui's heart became more and more confident. What Qing'er said was very true. Duan Cui had dealt with Zuo Youxian's subordinates in Swallow Valley. Writing about the mob, how could it be his opponent.

Duan Cui said to himself: "That's fine, it's thanks to the heavens, since you've come, you should save your own life, and save the court from arresting you again."

In Duan Cui's view, Xiao Yuexian is the leader of the thieves. If she is taken down, not only can she make a great contribution, but also please Li Ke, which kills two birds with one stone. take people.

Not only Duan Cui, but also Xiao Yuexian's words to Qing'er as if he had never heard of it, Xiao Yuexian led the army forward, intending to fight Duan Cui to the death.

The official road here is close to Linhuai, the prefecture of Sizhou. The official road is spacious, and the fight between more than forty people from the two sides will spread out.

Originally, in Duan Cui's view, Xiao Yuexian's subordinates were nothing more than "rabble", and it only took a moment to take them down.

But to Duan Cui's surprise, Xiao Yuexian's subordinates were extremely brave. After the two sides fought hand-to-hand, not only did they not lose the wind, on the contrary, they fought against Duan Cui, far surpassing his in terms of strength and martial arts. These veterans of the government army killed them so that they retreated steadily.

The incident was too weird and sudden, without giving Duan Cui any time to think, and before Duan Cui could react, more than half of the people he brought had already been killed or injured, and most of them had been captured.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Duan Cui seemed to be in trouble, his subordinates could not last for a long time, and he himself did not have the ability to fight head-on, so Duan Cui wanted to find an opportunity to slip away, but the guards of the palace that Xiao Yuexian brought had already Deling, if you want to capture Duan Cui alive, how can you give him a chance to escape.

They looked at Duan Cui as if he was about to retreat, and when Duan Cui was a little panicked, they smashed Duan Cui's left arm with the back of their knife, knocked Duan Cui off the horse, and fell to the ground.

"Plop." With a sound, Duan Cui just landed on the ground, and then several swords were placed on his neck, making him unable to move.

The world is like this, the more greedy a person is, the more afraid of death, Duan Cui dared to sell arms privately, he was naturally very greedy, when he saw the sword on his neck, he immediately stopped and remained motionless.

"Princess Xiao, it was the King of Chu's idea to lead the army to kill the immortal master, and I am only following orders. There is a grievance and a debtor. If Princess Xiao wants to seek revenge, just go to Li Ke. Why come to me?" Running errands." Duan Cui squatted on the ground obediently, looked up at Xiao Yuexian who was immediately condescending, and begged.

Xiao Yuexian looked at Duan Cui who was under the horse, with disgust written all over his face, and asked Duan Cui: "Revenge, I will take revenge, but I still have something to ask you."

Hearing Xiao Yuexian's words, Duan Cui seemed to have room for discussion, and quickly responded: "Please tell Princess Xiao what is the matter, and I will definitely know everything."

Xiao Yuexian asked Duan Cui: "Since that's the case, let me ask you, where is the batch of ordnance that was supposed to be sent to your Gusu mansion?"

When Duan Cui heard this, panic flashed in his eyes, he didn't know how Xiao Yuexian knew about this, and he instinctively covered it up: "Princess Xiao was joking, I don't know what Princess Xiao means."

"Humph!"

A stern look flashed across Xiao Yuexian's beautiful and beautiful face, she snorted lightly, and said coldly: "Since I asked you this, I naturally know, if you don't answer me truthfully, anyone who dares to cheat a little will be punished by me." Needed your life."

(End of this chapter)