Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 304 Accidents happen frequently, it's a close call!
The sound of horseshoes in my ears kept getting louder, and even standing on the top of the city, I could faintly feel the shock coming from under my feet.

At this time, everyone on the city wall could no longer care about chatting, and all looked to the north nervously.

In the line of sight, a military flag covered with burn marks and blood stains and lined with holes appeared first, followed by groups of extremely embarrassed frontier cavalry.

In other words, it's not embarrassment, but misery.

Compared with the last time I met Qin Hui, the situation of these frontier troops is much more miserable. Not only has the number of staff been reduced, but at first glance, almost all of them are injured.

But even so, these cavalry did not give up hope and rode forward vigorously.

The people who were waiting to run were getting closer, and Qin Hui and the others could even vaguely see the light in the eyes of these people.

After fleeing for thousands of miles, now that he finally had the hope of surviving, how could he still not have to exert his energy?
"General Zhao, the temporary bridge you erected should be fine, right?"

Qin Hui looked solemnly at the three wooden bridges, one large and two small, across the Wei River. These were all temporarily built by Zuo Weiwei after he arrived in Neihuang.

This is also a last resort. If the frontier army is allowed to cross the river with the only small stone bridge in Neihuang, it will be a problem from noon to dark, and there may be a crushing and falling into the river, causing heavy casualties .

In desperation, Zuo Weiwei and Qin Hui's personal soldiers temporarily added three wooden bridges on the river as a replacement.

But this kind of temporary thing has no quality guarantee after all. If something goes wrong when the frontier army crosses the river, it suddenly breaks or collapses... then it's over.

"These three bridges were jointly erected by Prime Minister Qin's personal soldiers and Zuo Weiwei, so naturally there is no possibility of problems."

Zhao Kuangyi couldn't guarantee that the bridge would not go wrong, but he could guarantee that if something went wrong, Qin Hui would not be able to run away.

Hearing this kind of answer, Qin Hui doesn't have the heart to argue with him anymore.

In fact, it was his first time on the battlefield, and he thought that the preparations he had made were sufficient, but seeing the movement of these tens of thousands of frontier troops charging, it still made Qin Xiangchang who claimed that "Mountain Tai collapsed before him, but his face remained unchanged" Colored.

Just separated by such a distance, the movement of the frontier cavalry charging has already caused the city to shake. Qin Hui can even see the messy gravel by the river constantly bouncing, and even the wooden bridge erected a few days ago is shaking.

What's more, due to some strategic reasons, such a bridge cannot be built too strong.

But now it seems that Zuo Weiwei and the others may not be so accurate in controlling the "speed"...

But at this time, it is too late to go down and strengthen it. I can only chant mantras to the Jade Emperor of the Three Qing Dynasty and Bodhisattva Buddha, hoping that nothing will happen to the bridge...

The cavalry charges extremely fast, not to mention that this is not a charge to kill the enemy, but a charge to survive.

But after a while, a large group of cavalry rushed to the front from far to near.

Facing the three wooden bridges and one stone bridge ahead, the expected chaos did not happen. Four teams of cavalry raised their flags high, and the troops in the rear quickly followed suit. The huge frontier army was divided into groups of different sizes in an orderly manner. The four troops rushed towards the four bridges without stopping.

Although the whole process was not orderly, there were no major disturbances.This kind of situation is naturally not because these border troops have high military literacy and can automatically adapt to the current situation.

How could the red-eyed frontier soldiers still think so much?
The reason for the current situation is that Qin Hui and Zhao Kuangyi have already sent military reports to Wu Sangui, introducing the situation here, and the movements of changing formations like today may have already been practiced by the frontier soldiers in the process of fleeing. I don't know how many times.

While everyone was watching, the frontier army leading the charge stepped onto the bridge, and their horseshoes rumbled like thunder, crunching the bridge below.

But no matter how unstable it was, until the first batch of frontier troops got off the bridge and rushed towards the city gate together, nothing happened.

Others breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Hui did not relax.

No problem in the first wave doesn't mean everything will be fine. Only when all the frontier troops pass through can it be considered all right.

Neihuang County is not big, and there are not many defenders standing on the top of the city.

Moreover, Zhao Kuangyi did not plan to put all the left guards on the city wall for defense. In fact, more than 20,000 taels and more than a thousand left guards had already arrived outside the city, leaving only more than 3000 guards in the city.

Now there are more than 20,000 people lined up around the city gate, leaving a huge funnel-shaped gap in the middle, which becomes narrower as it gets closer to the city gate. This is the escape route for the frontier soldiers.

Most of the left guards were infantry, seeing these frontier soldiers rushing across the river with green eyes, and being hit by the evil spirit tempered by blood and fire on these people, their minds went blank.

Even though they knew they were allies, they were still inexplicably nervous. Many Zuo Weiwei soldiers subconsciously clenched their knives and guns tightly.

But the frontier soldiers turned a blind eye to these nervous Zuowei guards. After fleeing for so many days, all they could see at this moment was the wide open city gate in front of them.

As the No.1 frontier army entered the city, the frontier army on horseback also continued to enter the city.

"Don't slow down! Don't slow down!"

The frontier army officer leading the team pulled his neck and roared, making the frontier soldiers who had already entered the city maintain their speed and rush forward.

If these people relax and slow down their horses as soon as they enter the city, it will definitely cause the latecomers to be blocked at the gate of the city, and it will be over if a large-scale stampede is triggered.

I have escaped for thousands of miles, but now I die at the last trembling, isn't that wronged?
But Zhao Kuangyi and Qin Hui on the city wall could no longer care about these small details, and their eyes turned to the north again.

One is to look for the handsome flag where Wu Sangui is, and the other is that the two discovered the golden cavalry chasing behind.

There is only one handsome flag, so it is not difficult to find, and the two even found Wu Sangui, who is the most conspicuous in the army.

After fleeing for thousands of miles, Wu Zongbing, who finally survived, was extremely emotional. Who knew how much psychological pressure he had during this journey?

Wu Sangui also saw Qin Xiang and General Zhao standing on the top of the wall, and he was even in the mood to smile at them.

It's just that his actions really cast winks at the blind man, and the two people above were not in the mood to talk to him at all, but looked further north with solemn expressions.

The cavalry of the Jinren has already bit the ass of the frontier army and caught up! !

The two compared the speed of the golden cavalry with the speed of the frontier army entering the city below, and they came to a conclusion at once.

According to this posture, I am afraid that when the frontier army is halfway there, they will be overtaken by others!
Wu Sangui on the other side of the river saw Qin Hui and Zhao Kuangyi's expressions from a distance, and also sensed that something was wrong, and looked back with the generals around him, all of them were terrified.

The frontier soldiers who were crossing the river also noticed the movement behind them. There was already a commotion in front of the bridge on the other side of the river, and several cavalrymen who fell into the river because of fighting for the opportunity to cross the bridge appeared.

"Hold on! Hold on!!"

Wu Sangui's face was flushed with anxiety, it would be too shameful if more than half of his family died in chaos before he was killed.

Under the maintenance of various supervisory teams, the frontier troops crossing the river have restored order just now, but no one can detect that everyone's hearts have been disturbed, and their actions are quite a bit more irritable than before.

Several generals showed a hint of anxiety on their faces, nervously discussing countermeasures.

But there are some things that can't be solved simply by being anxious. The speed at which the frontier troops escape is limited by the speed at which they enter the city, and they can't go fast even if they want to.

At this critical moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the top of the city: "Mr. Wu, hurry up and divide your troops into the city from the east and west gates!!"

Wu Sangui and a group of generals looked up to the top of the city in astonishment, and found that it was Mr. Right who was shouting at the top of his voice.

Although Qin Hui had never been on a battlefield, he had dealt with so many strange moves by His Majesty the Emperor in the imperial city, and he had finally tempered his quick wits.

From the perspective of the dignified right-hand man, the most important thing for these frontier soldiers at this moment is not to enter the city as soon as possible, but to cross the river as soon as possible.

As long as they crossed the river, they would be in danger with the Golden Cavalry, and even if they didn't enter Neihuang County, their lives would be guaranteed.

There is only one city gate to enter the city, but there are four bridges to cross the river. The speed of crossing the bridge is more than a little faster than the speed of entering the city!
After being reminded by him, Wu Sangui and a group of frontier generals immediately came to their senses, and hurriedly ordered the frontier troops who had already crossed the river to disperse and enter the city from east to west, so as not to block the way of the brothers behind.

After doing this, the frontier soldiers crossed the river more quickly, and the chances of successfully crossing the river before the golden soldiers arrived were much higher. Wu Sangui and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Hui, Zhao Kuangyi and several generals of Zuo Weiwei on the top of the city also breathed a sigh of relief.

But it turns out that they were too happy too soon.

On the rushing Wei River, three wooden bridges and one stone bridge are arranged in sequence, carrying the hope of tens of thousands of frontier troops to escape.

But at this critical moment, one of the smaller wooden bridges suddenly went wrong.

Kacha~
Kachacha~~
There were bursts of cracking sounds, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes was particularly harsh.

In this regard, the cavalry on the bridge felt the most intuitively. Many of them changed their expressions and hurriedly urged the horses under their crotches to speed up.

But it's good that there are no problems with this kind of wooden strips. Once there is a problem, it can no longer be stopped.

Kacha~
This time it was visible to the naked eye. The wooden planks on the bridge surface cracked directly, and even a load-bearing column on the side of the bridge was completely broken!
puff~~
Several cavalrymen and horses nearby fell into the river like dumplings.

Seeing this, the riders in the rear hastily reined in their horses, and the horses suddenly stopped and stood up, making a whining sound.

This kind of sudden stop during the charging process is extremely dangerous. These people stopped, but the situation of the people behind them has not been figured out yet, and they couldn't stop even if they wanted to. Hit a person turned his back on his back, fell directly into the river.

For a while, people neighed and horses screamed, the bridge was in chaos, and the cracks in the wooden bridge were still expanding!
The frontier soldiers on the surrounding bridges were taken aback!
In such a chaotic situation, several generals including Wu Sangui shouted in a hurry, and Qin Hui, Zhao Kuangyi and others on the city wall were also sweating profusely, screaming and commanding.

It took half a quarter of an hour to stabilize the situation. Fortunately, the current of the Wei River was not too fast, and the summer cavalry didn't have much armor, and they didn't just sink to the bottom quickly.Zuo Weiwei in front of the city wall hurried to the river to help salvage the cavalry and horses that fell into the river, which did not cause too much damage.

But then everyone had to abandon this bridge and cross the other three bridges, and the speed of crossing the river was suddenly reduced by a quarter!

There was trouble on the side of the frontier army, and the golden cavalry behind them would not wait for them.

While chattering here, they have already drawn a lot of distance quickly.

Standing on the city wall, Qin Hui and the others could already vaguely see the figures of those people.

Perhaps it was too hot in June, these golden cavalrymen were barely wearing jackets, not even any leather armor, just sitting on horseback with bare backs and waving weapons in their hands to charge forward.

While charging, he was still screaming, as if the frontier soldiers who were crossing the river were exerting mental pressure.

These golden cavalrymen all wore braided hair, that is, they shaved off the hair on the top of their heads and temples, and then combed the hair on the back of their heads into two small braids.

Such a peculiar hairstyle, although it is very cool in summer, is extremely ugly and weird in the eyes of the Dagan people. Coupled with their strange appearance when charging, it is not wrong to call them barbarians.

At this moment, there were even scattered golden cavalrymen bending their bows and setting arrows, shooting arrow feathers at the retreating frontier soldiers, hitting their backs, causing each of the frontier soldiers to fall off their horses screaming.

With the many casualties before and the threat of these golden men, a bit of chaos appeared among the frontier soldiers again.

Fortunately, Wu Sangui and the other generals also did not cross the river. Their presence greatly stabilized the morale of the frontier troops and made them feel that they had not been abandoned.

"Mr. Wu, hurry up and dispatch troops to the rear!"

Qin · right minister · escapee · city commander · Hui supported the city wall with his left hand, pointed to the distance with his right hand and continued to shout.

Wu Sangui's face suddenly became a little ugly when he heard this, and all the generals around him also looked at me, I looked at you, and finally turned their eyes to Wu Sangui who was in the middle of the crowd.

Why doesn't Wu Sangui know the benefits of letting people go to the back?

As long as a small number of people are sacrificed to entangle the chasing golden soldiers, the rest can cross the river safely and preserve their strength.

But in the current situation, running over to cut off the queen is definitely a deadly operation, and whoever is asked to cut off the queen will die.

It would be fine if these generals and soldiers are all direct relatives of Wu Sangui, no one can refuse whoever he asks to do it.

It's a pity that it wasn't. Before that, his subordinates were either wiped out or ran away, and there were not many left.Now these generals, soldiers and horses are almost all frontier generals who escaped from different frontier fortresses and gathered together.

Although Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief, had a certain degree of restraint on them, but this restraint was not strong enough to make them obediently die.

Right now, if he casually assigns someone to cut off the empress, they might disobey his military order on the spot.

Just when Wu Sangui and the generals were in a dilemma, another voice appeared from the top of the city.

"Mr. Wu, there is no need to send someone to stop the rear. You must lead the former army of Jinlu across the bridge! Watch Zuo Weiwei wipe out these captives!"

(End of this chapter)