Under the protection of more than a dozen cavalrymen, Qian Guiting fled all the way, escaping dozens of miles in one breath.

I don't know whether it was because of the chaos on the battlefield or because I couldn't catch up, but there were no pursuers coming behind me.

Young Master Qian was exhausted as never before, and he staggered on the horse. The despair that penetrated his bones made his eyes darken, and he almost fell off the horse. Fortunately, someone beside him shouted: "Commander, Commander!"

Qian Guiting came to his senses and immediately became panicked. He looked back and asked anxiously: "The pursuers are coming?"

"The pursuers haven't come." The man was also very embarrassed: "But where are we going next?"

"Of course we are going back to Suzhou City." Qian Guiting said immediately.

Although the Suzhou Battalion was still fighting hard, it was almost destined to be annihilated. The strongest troops and horses in the hands of the Qian family were destroyed in one fell swoop, and the subsequent situation was of course very unfavorable to the Qian family.

But after all, there are still thousands of people in Suzhou City, and the Qian family still controls Suzhou City. There is plenty of money and food in the city. As long as they return to the city and stay behind closed doors, there is still a glimmer of hope.

"But our direction deviated from Suzhou City."

Only then did Qian Guiting realize what he was doing, and he ran away in panic, not caring about which direction he was going. After escaping for dozens of miles in a hurry, he realized that he had gone in the wrong direction. He should have gone to the northeast, but instead he went all the way.

Go northwest.

Qian Guiting could only turn to the northeast.

After walking hastily for more than twenty miles, it was already dark. When they reached a slope, Qian Guiting reined in his horse because for some reason, there were many large rocks and dead branches piled up on the road not far ahead.

, the horse cannot pass.

"Damn it, God is looking for trouble for me." Qian Guiting was furious. This was the only way to Suzhou City. When he came here before, the road was very smooth, and he didn't know who was piling up the big rocks here.

Dead branches block the road.

"Move away." Qian Guiting ordered.

More than a dozen cavalrymen dismounted and worked hard to move the stones.

Qian Guiting felt his mouth was dry and wanted to drink water, but found that when he ran away, there was no water bag around him at all. He was even more upset. He couldn't help but look around. Under the night, he found that there were unexpected things all around him.

It was surprisingly quiet, and for some reason, an ominous premonition came over me.

"Hurry up!" Qian Guiting wanted to fly back to Suzhou City immediately. Seeing that the road had not been cleared yet, he urged loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a scream, and saw a soldier who was carrying stones turned over and fell to the ground. Before the other cavalry could react, there was a "swish, swish" sound, and a shower of arrows came from the slope.

In the blink of an eye, half of the cavalry fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. The remaining cavalry drew their swords and slashed. Some even ran towards their horses, but they could not run a few steps before they were shot over by sharp arrows.

There is an ambush!

Qian Guiting wanted to cry but had no tears.

Isn’t Suzhou ruled by the Queen Mother? Isn’t the Qian family the largest family in Suzhou?

Why are there enemies everywhere now?

After finally escaping here, I was actually ambushed.

Under the night, they rushed up from behind the slope. Under the moonlight, the man and horse were united, holding a bow in their right hand. Then a group of black shadows rushed up from behind the breakthrough, following the horseman. They lined up in a row. There were at least forty or fifty people.

There are so many people.

Most of the dozen or so cavalrymen were killed or wounded. Only four or five of them held broadswords and looked up at the ambush on the slope with horrified expressions.

Qian Guiting didn't even think about running away at this moment, his hands and feet were cold.

He suddenly felt that from the moment Suzhou Camp walked out of Suzhou City, he seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss.

The Zuo Army, which was originally a friendly force, became an enemy. What was fatal was that at the most critical moment, Yuan Changling, whom he relied on most, was not by his side. If Yuan Changling had not gone to keep the appointment, maybe the Suzhou Battalion would not have suffered such a complete defeat.

Mr. Qian fell into complete despair.

In the moment of life and death, Mr. Qian surprisingly did not panic. He looked up at the horse on the slope and knew that it must be the leader of the ambush. He asked loudly: "Who are you?"

"Taihu Linghu Xuan!" The knight's voice was not very loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.

Qian Guiting suddenly changed his expression, and the cavalrymen couldn't believe it either.

King of Taihu!

It turned out that the King of Taihu was not on Funiu Mountain, but had actually set up an ambush here early.

Of course they know that the Taihu King rules the Taihu Islands and is incompatible with the Jiangnan aristocratic family. Today the Taihu King personally intercepts them here, and there is no hope of leaving alive.

"So it's you." Qian Guiting sighed: "I never thought I would die in your hands."

King Taihu looked indifferent and said calmly: "Suzhou Camp is an elite soldier, but you... are not a good general!"

Yun Danfengqing's words made Qian Guiting feel extremely humiliated.

But he had to admit that what the King of Taihu said might not be unreasonable.

If Liu Hongju was still alive, and if this army was commanded by Liu Hongju, would such a bleak ending be avoided?

The Suzhou Battalion is the strongest force of the Suzhou Queen Mother Association. Liu Hongju died. Of course, the Qian family will not hand over the military power of the Suzhou Battalion to anyone else. Although Qian Guiting has no talent in commanding troops, even

None of them have been on the battlefield, but since the Suzhou Battalion is controlled by Qian Guiting, there will be no changes.

Such an army would never allow any accidents to occur.

Commanding on the spot can be assisted by others, and can even be exercised and learned, but loyalty is not something that everyone can have.

"I thought you separated Taihu and made yourself king." Qian Guiting sneered: "Back then, the imperial court sent troops to encircle Taihu and killed so many of you. Although the Jiangnan family also participated, the swords of the Tang army were full of stains.

The blood of the people of Taihu. Unexpectedly, now you regard the thief as your father and are loyal to the court that massacred the people of Taihu."

The King of Taihu smiled lightly and said sharply: "As long as you can completely eradicate your Jiangnan family, it doesn't matter who you cooperate with?"

He slowly raised his arm and raised the long bow, but with the other hand he took out three arrows from the arrow box behind his back, bent the bow and set the arrow. Qian Guiting was stunned.

The King of Taihu unexpectedly shot three arrows with one bow.

He had heard of people who could shoot two arrows at once, but never heard of anyone who could shoot three arrows with one bow.

"laugh!"

Three arrows were fired in unison, and the long arrows were like thunder and lightning, and they went straight to take the money and return it to the court.

Qian Guiting was dumbfounded. Although he saw three arrows shooting towards him like meteors, he was as frozen as a stone at this moment. He was a little stunned, a little surprised, and a little helpless. He did not dodge, or he knew that he could not dodge at all.

One arrow hit the forehead, one hit the chest, and one hit the lower abdomen.

However, the three arrows did not fade and passed through his body, stimulating three fountains of blood. Qian Guiting staggered on his horse and fell to the ground.

The King of Taihu fired three arrows in unison, none of them missed.

Several cavalrymen were stunned.

The commander is dead?

Killed by the King of Taihu with one bow and three arrows?

The cavalrymen seemed to be in a dream.

The King of Taihu put away his long bow, with a look of loneliness on his face, looked up at the sky, and murmured: "You will be the first to demand repayment from the Jiangnan family for the blood debt of that year!" He turned his horse's head around and patted the horse down, and all the soldiers quickly followed suit.

Retreat and ignore the remaining cavalry.

In Suzhou City, Qian Guanghan, who was sleeping on a chair, suddenly screamed "ah" and woke up from his nightmare.

He opened his eyes. There was a lamp in the room, but the lamp was dim. He raised his hand and touched his forehead, which was covered with cold sweat.

Someone quickly ran in from outside the door. It was Suzhou Biejiao Wei Tairan who had defected to Qian's family. Seeing Qian Guanghan's ugly face, he stepped forward and asked cautiously: "Old Master, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Qian Guanghan sighed: "I had a nightmare."

"The old man is worried about the young master?"

Qian Guanghan just made a gesture and asked Wei Tairan to sit down. He did not answer immediately. He reached out and picked up the teacup on the table. There was no tea in the cup. Wei Tairan hurriedly picked up the teapot, added tea to the cup, and then said: "Old Master

Don’t worry too much. Although the young master has no experience in leading troops, the generals under him are not ordinary people. In addition, Mr. Yuan will provide advice and take charge of the overall situation, so there will definitely be no problem."

"I had a nightmare." Qian Guanghan sighed: "Ting'er was killed by Linghu Xuan with one knife. Before he died, he looked at me with that look in his eyes...!" He shook his head with a wry smile.

Wei Tairan sat down and said: "I think about it day by day and dream about it at night. Linghu Xuan has occupied Taihu Lake and has been a thorn in our eyes for many years. The old man is afraid of him, so he had this nightmare." He smiled and said: "Old man,

Looking at Suzhou, no troops and horses can resist the Suzhou camp. The Taihu pirates are just a group of water bandits. They are vulnerable to attack ashore. The young master has five thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, and the left and right armies combined have tens of thousands.

Nearly 20,000 troops attacked a county town effortlessly."

"I'm only worried that the left and right armies are unreliable." Qian Guanghan's eyes were deep. Although he was old, his eyes were still shining: "These two armies have constant dissatisfaction with each other. Although the right army is with us,

We have reached an agreement and will obey our dispatch, but the left army may not be willing to let us drive it."

"Even if only the right army obeys the order, the master still has tens of thousands of people." Wei Tairan said with relief: "Even if the left army does not obey the order, it is still the army of the Queen Mother Association after all. Even if the left army does not contribute to the attack on Shuning City,

, I will not fail to help contain the Taihu pirates."

Qian Guanghan nodded slightly: "I hope so." He asked, "Have there been no letters from the other companies yet?"

"Not yet." Wei Tairan frowned: "It seems that they really won't act rashly until She Yue is caught."

Qian Guanghan sneered and said: "They think they have no leverage in our hands. We can't prove that they have defected to the Queen Mother Society, so they are watching from the other side. If Suzhou is really defeated, will Xiahou spare them?"

"Old Master, there is no need to be anxious." Wei Tairan said softly: "Based on the days, it will take several days for the reinforcements sent by the imperial court to enter the Jiangnan area. Before that, the young master must have broken the city. As long as the city is broken, with She Yue's

If you raise the flag, other families will naturally start an uprising and close down the city."

"Tairan, how is the defense in the city?"

Qian Guanghan took a sip of tea.

"Song Jiande has sent additional manpower to each gate in the city." Wei Tairan said hurriedly: "Each gate is guarded by two to three hundred people, and there are soldiers patrolling the city day and night to ensure order in the city. In the past two days, Magistrate Liang has recruited people in the city

The soldiers were young and strong, and they were promised good military pay. Thousands of people joined in, and now there are thousands of people in the city."

Qian Guanghan said calmly: "They are all rabble-rousers who are greedy for money. They really go to the battlefield and have no effect."

"That's natural." Wei Tairan said with a smile: "But it is very useful to strengthen the defense power of Suzhou City and maintain order in the city. Once the Tang army is defeated, and the training is strengthened, we will be able to become a combatable warrior.

Soldier."

At this moment, I heard rapid footsteps coming from outside, and soon I saw Liang Jiangyuan, the prefect of Suzhou, almost crawling in. His face was pale, and when he entered the room, he fell to his knees on the ground, out of breath.
Chapter completed!