She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 49
The broken hair on Xu Shu's temples was already wet with sweat and stuck to her head, but when she saw the city gate, she saw hope.

Closer, closer, getting closer,
Xu Shu looked back at Cheng Yufeng, only to find that he looked serious and did not seem happy about the upcoming trip to the city.

"Servant Cheng, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

"I seem to hear the sound of horseshoes, not our voices, but behind..."

The more Cheng Yufeng thought about it, the more wrong he became, and while reining in urgently, he said to Xu Shu:
"Your Highness, you continue to move forward, and I will allocate half of my staff to protect you."

After saying that, without waiting for Xu Shu's response, he got off the horse, lay down on the ground, pressed his ears to the dusty ground, and listened with bated breath for a moment before getting back on the horse.

"Your Highness, there are indeed people approaching, but they are not many."

Xu Shu was surprised at first, and then happy. Was it Captain Feng and the others who came back with the remaining troops?
But soon, she no longer had such illusions.

Because she has already seen the black dot galloping in the distance on this endless plain.

She couldn't see the person's attire clearly, but just looking at the hair that fluttered with the body floating, it was not the hairstyle of an adult man in the Central Plains.

What's more, the Hu people's horses are taller and stronger, she can see this.

"We have to run back and tell the people in the city! Guard Cheng, the barbarians are chasing us, what's the use of these people chasing us? Are they crazy!"

Xu Shu didn't think about the reason why these people were chasing, and decisively whipped the horse forward, shouting while driving:
"City Gate Officer? Where is the City Gate Officer? Tell him quickly, there is a barbarian attack."

With the other hand, Xu Shu took out a token from the lapel of her shirt. It was Pei Peng's princess order, which she specially brought with her just in case.

It was almost time for the city gate to close. There were not many people coming and going at the city gate here, and it did not have much strategic significance. Therefore, there were only a few gatekeepers standing idle at this time, talking about something.

Scared by Xu Shu's words, one of the soldiers had no time to think, so he cursed:
"Where does this idiot come from? How dare you tell such a lie! How could the barbarians attack from here? The barbarians were clearly captured by the Colonel."

The other person noticed Xu Shu's tall horse and the token in his hand, and grabbed the former in time to prevent him from speaking further.

He bowed and knelt down.

"your Highness."

Others also knelt down in panic.

Xu Shu didn't have time to explain to them that she was not a princess. She turned her head and saw that Cheng Yufeng and the others had already started fighting with the barbarians.

Although the opponent's number is small, they are exceptionally brave and have a determination to not give up until they achieve their goals.

Xu Shu could only point to the soldier who was the first to recognize the token with his horsewhip:

"You, take the token and go to your gatekeeper, and then ask him to take you to Captain Meng or County Magistrate Zhou. Find whomever you can find, as soon as possible. Just say that the barbarians intend to attack from the side, and let them They arranged the deployment of defenses in time. If things are done well, there will be a heavy reward."

"Yes!"

Trembling, he took the token in Xu Shu's hand, stuffed it into his clothes, and quickly turned around and ran away.

Xu Shu asked other soldiers:

"Do you have a bow and arrow? Or any other weapon, take it out, and go and kill Hushou with me!"

Xu Shu picked out a bow and arrow. She is not good at melee attacks, and the risk of her melee attacks is too great. If something happens to her, it will be even more unfavorable for Chengyang County.

The other soldiers had long knives and wooden sticks, and even a fat soldier ran out with a kitchen knife in his hand——

He used to work as a cook in the barracks, but his family found a relationship and asked him to be transferred to guard the city gate.

Although he was on duty, he also took care of the daily big pot of rice by the way. When Xu Shu came over, he was thinking that the city gate was about to close, so why not start eating earlier and work in the back kitchen.

In front of "Her Royal Highness", no one dared to turn around and run away, even if they felt a little timid in their hearts, and rushed forward screaming.

Cheng Yufeng's side was fighting more and more smoothly. Although the Hu people were brave, they had gone through a bloody battle, and with a small number of people versus a large number of people, they were not so confident.

Seeing Chengyang County rushing over to help the soldiers, the third prince of the Hu tribe was inevitably in a dilemma.

He was reluctant to let go of the big fish "Princess Chengyang".

This is an excellent captive. Even if the Han court doesn't take her seriously, it would be good to take her back and give her a son. This is the royal bloodline. He thought of his father's ambition. "Royal bloodline" is absolutely important to him. It's a huge bonus, when the time comes...

But his life is also important. If he is gone, the royal blood will be useless.

The third prince took one last look at Xu Shu who was running past, gritted his teeth and decided to give up.

"withdraw!"

He was leaving, but Cheng Yufeng wanted to stay as a guest.

Just as he could see that Xu Shu's identity was extraordinary, Cheng Yufeng also realized from the attitude of others towards him and the multi-colored jewelry on his clothes that he was not an ordinary person.

They are all on their own territory.

Xu Shu also successfully sent the message back, and there was no danger visible to the naked eye.

At this time, Cheng Yufeng just wanted to keep this special guest to entertain him.

He clamped down hard on the horse's belly and caught up in time, just as he was about to chop off the third prince's head with his long knife.

The third prince ran away happily when he said he was running away, and he never turned around to continue entanglement. Feeling a gust of wind passing by, he quickly bent over on the horse's back and continued on his way without looking back.

Instead, the warriors he brought fought with Cheng Yufeng to protect the lord, preventing Cheng Yufeng's next move.

He couldn't get away, so he could only let his men go after him.

Xu Shu got closer. Although she was not close to the battle, she understood Cheng Yufeng's intention - he wanted to stop the man who was dressed in fancy clothes and had several pigtails in his hair.

Xu Shu quickly ran forward a few more steps, feeling that the distance was almost there. She took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from her palms on her clothes, squinted her eyes, and drew her bow——

Facing the setting sun and the burning clouds on the horizon, her posture is somewhat tragic and sacred.

The chubby kitchen soldier stopped unconsciously and opened his mouth wide to watch the scene, as if he was about to witness some miracle.

The arrow shot out at high speed, getting closer and closer to the third prince's flowered clothes with a perfect parabolic trajectory...

Then it fell to the ground.

Xu Shu felt deeply ashamed. She was obviously good at hunting rabbits and deer.

Cheng Yufeng and a few of his subordinates finally killed off all the men brought by the third prince. They didn't even bother to look back at Xu Shu, and quickly went after the third prince alone.

There were no more dangerous people at all, and Xu Shu also ran after her, aiming, drawing her bow and shooting arrows on the way.

It's been more accurate these few times.

They shot the horse's buttocks respectively - which caused the third prince's horse to run even crazier.

Shot the Third Prince in the waist—successfully slowed down his progress.

Until the third arrow - Xu Shu shot his arm.

He didn't expect Xu Shu to shoot arrows so continuously, his arms trembled with pain, the reins were loosened, and he was thrown off by the galloping horse.

Xu Shu's heart relaxed, and only then did he realize that his right arm was a little sore, and his mouth was bitten open because of nervousness, and there was a rusty taste in his mouth.

at last……

(End of this chapter)