Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 76 Bloody Battle in the Suburbs (Special thanks to Book Friends 21 Rookies 2021...6350 for their monthly votes!)

Seeing fifty arrows flying toward Wang Quanbin, who was more than 200 meters away on the steps of the city gate, they reached him in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the sound of "porphyrin", dozens of arrows hit Wang Quanbin all over his body. The arrow shot by Zhang Yong even pierced his neck, making him instantly transform into a hedgehog. After shaking a few times, the arrows shot by Zhang Yong pierced Wang Quanbin's body. Everyone in Zhou screamed and fell down the bluestone steps.

Succeeding so easily, Zhang Yong's sense of danger suddenly rose.

When Zhang Yong and others were waiting to escape according to the original planned route, a sudden change occurred.

A large group of Heyang sergeants suddenly appeared from nearby houses, like water pouring down the ground, rushing from hundreds of meters away to surround the two buildings where Zhang Yong and other Longxiang guards were hiding.

At a glance, I'm afraid there are no less than three thousand people.

A general appeared in front of the city gate under the heavy shield protection of his personal guards. He looked at the building where Zhang Yong and others were hiding, and laughed:

"Such a sharp shot must be Zhang Yong, the commander of the "Long Xiang Guard"!

Even with the defeat of Han Lingkun in Yangzhou, how could this Jiedu envoy not be on guard against you and other Longxiang guards!
Today, this Jiedu envoy has laid out a dragnet to see where you are going to escape. ! "

Zhang Yong saw that the assassination attempt had accidentally hit the deputy car and had failed. He made an immediate decision. When the surrounding enemy troops were still three to four hundred meters away, he led his men Long Xiangwei and his brothers to climb over the wall and rush toward the north gate of Luoyang to break through.

For a moment, the Longxiang guards fired arrows like rain, and they fired fiercely at the Heyang sergeant who wanted to complete the siege.

Every time Zhang Yong fired his bow, five or six arrows flew towards the enemy at the same time, with hundreds of hits. The other forty-nine "Longxiang Guards" were also elite in the army. Although they could not hit ten of the ten arrows while running away, He can also hit eight out of ten shots.

After half an hour of shooting and chasing, although hundreds of enemy soldiers were killed, more than ten Longxiang guards were shot by the approaching enemy's bows and arrows.

When Zhang Yong and others fled to the north gate of Luoyang City, Longxiang Guard Qianhu Chen Ding, who was waiting here, immediately ordered his sergeants to open the city gate.

Zhang Yong shouted while shooting arrows at the pursuers from behind:
"Chen Qianhu, the assassination of Wang Quanbin has failed. Take your people and escape Luoyang with us!"

Chen Ding immediately waved his hand and led more than ten gatekeepers to rush out of the city gate along with Zhang Yong and others.

Zhang Yong and others are all young men of 17 or 18 years old. After receiving strict training and good food in the Bianjing military camp in the past few years, they have strong physical strength and are far better than the sergeants of Heyang.

After leaving the north gate of Luoyang, there were no longer any obstructions from various buildings, so he ran faster and faster, gradually throwing away the pursuers behind him for a distance of more than five miles.

More than an hour later, when everyone rushed to the foot of a hillside where they had agreed to prepare their horses, about twenty miles away from the north gate, they saw that the place was empty: there were no "Long Xiang Guards" from Luoyang City to respond. There is no crowd of mounts and horses.

When Zhang Yong and others were hesitating, more than 400 warriors quickly emerged from the hillside and instantly surrounded Zhang Yong and more than 50 Longxiang guards. The two leaders were a man and a woman, and the woman was Li Fangyi, Princess Yongning of the Tang Dynasty.

The man is about forty years old, with a thin and sturdy build. He carries a long knife at his waist and has a calm aura.

Li Fangyi looked at Zhang Yong and said in surprise:
"Zhang Yong, it's you again!
What happened today, even if you have found out that Wang Quanbin is plotting rebellion, you are unable to stop it. We have no choice but to see the truth on the battlefield.

This princess advises you to take your men and return to Bianjing as soon as possible to return your life to the young emperor Guo Zongxun! "

Before Zhang Yong could answer, the man next to Li Fangyi snorted coldly:

"Princess Yongning, this chant has proven that Wang Jiedu is about to raise the flag of righteousness, and also knows about the various city defense arrangements, how can we let him leave?"

Zhang Yongzhi knew that the Heyang Army behind him was about to pursue him. The situation was urgent. He immediately drew his sword out of its sheath, pointed it at the middle-aged man, and coldly snorted:
"You must be a member of the "Siwen Cao" of the Shu Kingdom? My sergeant of the "Dragon Xiang Guard" of the Great Zhou Dynasty who is waiting here has been poisoned by you?"

The more than fifty Longxiang guards behind Zhang Yong also drew their swords and glared at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man laughed a few times and said:
"That's right! I am none other than An Siqian, the commander of "Siwen Cao" in Shu!

Now that I have guessed that you, Zhang Yong, will come to Luoyang and want to find your traces, how can I be troubled by this commander? "

Zhang Yong nodded. Because he overheard what Li Fangyi said while taking a bath a few days ago, Zhang Yong's mentality has undergone subtle changes when facing her now.

Zhang Yong looked at Li Fangyi and said:

"Princess, are you, the Tang State, joining forces with the Shu State this time to deal with me, the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Li Fangyi knew that Zhang Yong's martial arts was amazing, and saw that the Longxiang guards around him were all elites. She thought that her side of more than 400 people might not be sure to win, so she immediately advised:
"Commander An, Wang Jiedushi is now ready. Returning to Bianjing for Zhang Yong and others has nothing to do with the overall situation. Why do the three of us have to fight to the death here?"

An Siqian said disdainfully:
"This commander has heard about the incident in Yangzhou in the past. Princess Yongning led hundreds of Tang Dynasty's "Imperial City Division" troops to kill Zhang Yong, but it is not something that I, An Siqian, cannot do.

When this commander traveled across various countries, I'm afraid you two were not even born yet! "

Li Fangyi said:
"An Siqian! This princess kindly advised you, but I didn't expect you to be so arrogant?"

This time, both Shu and Tang sent people to instigate Wang Quanbin. In the end, Shu, which was very close to Heyang Jiedu, formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Wang Quanbin.

However, Li Fangyi's Tang state was far away and she refused Wang Quanbin's rude request, so she was quite coldly received.

In An Siqian's heart, he just wanted to win Wang Quanbin to the side of Shu. It would be better if he could join Shu as an envoy. Naturally, he didn't want Wang Quanbin to get close to Tang.

Zhang Yong looked at Li Fangyi and said:

"Princess, you, the Tang State, will not get a share of the Wang Quanbin matter.

I advise you to take your people and leave immediately! "

Li Fangyi pondered for a moment, remembering that Wang Quanbin had completely defected to Shu, and there was really no need for the Tang State to fight for life and death with Zhou for Wang Quanbin and Shu.

Li Fangyi stamped her foot and shouted to her "Imperial City Division" troops:
"Let's go! Since you don't listen to my advice, Datang, there is no need for us to fight to the death for some idiots!"

Li Fangyi turned around and walked into the distance, leaving with her hundreds of masters from the "Imperial City Division" of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Yong shouted to the brothers of the "Longxiang Guards" around him:
"Follow where this commander points the blade! Kill them all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yong immediately launched his sword and attacked the remaining 300 Hou Shu "Siwen Cao" warriors in the field.

More than fifty Longxiang guards followed Zhang Yong closely, following his attack.

An Siqian immediately commanded more than 300 Hou Shu "Siwencao" warriors to besiege Long Xiangwei. He himself drew the long sword from his waist and attacked Zhang Yong, hoping to block the fierce offensive led by Zhang Yong.

Little did they know that Zhang Yong did not engage in a fierce battle with An Siqian. He only used the light of his sword to circle An Siqian and lead his brothers to continuously find the enemy's weak points on the battlefield and focus their attacks, killing the enemy very quickly.

An Siqian originally boasted that he was highly skilled in martial arts and had more than 20 years of experience in bloody battles. Only now did he realize that Zhang Yong's martial arts was superb and his internal strength was profound. Every time he fired a sword, he would definitely gain something. It was simply unbelievable, and he couldn't help but become more and more frightened the more he fought.

Moreover, the swords used by all Longxiang guards were all powerful weapons. They could easily cut off the weapons in the hands of enemy warriors and kill the enemies.

However, in about half an hour, Zhang Yong and other Longxiang guards had killed more than a hundred "Siwencao" warriors, while losing less than ten of their own.

An Siqian was extremely panicked, knowing that the remaining 100 men on his side would not only be unable to defeat Zhang Yong's 50-odd men, but they would also not be able to sustain them until the Heyang Army's pursuers arrived.

An Siqian shouted sharply:
"Brothers, retreat!"

An Siqian attacked Zhang Yong several times, covering the remaining hundreds of Shu "Siwencao" warriors, and fled the battlefield to the west.

(End of this chapter)