Chapter 21 Hostage
The night was dark and dark, covering up the moonlight, but it could not cover up the mournful and mournful screams at the Muling Pass!
The knife's eye, stained with blood and glowing with cold light, was about to fall. The trembling prisoner suddenly tilted to the left, and then turned his body in a strange circle, bypassing the side of the man wielding the knife.
The deputy general was a little surprised when he slashed the air with his sword. Feeling the murderous intent, he ducked to the right.
But before he could stand still, his arms were restrained. When he turned around, he saw another prisoner restraining him.
These two men were originally the guards of Muling Pass. Although their strength was greatly reduced due to their serious injuries, the two men together could barely trap the deputy general for a moment.
Normally, the strength of the two seriously injured people would not be enough to trap this ferocious murderer, but today, when they were restrained for some unknown reason, they could not muster the strength to break free.
At this moment, another person rushed over, holding a long knife he picked up from nowhere. The tip of the knife was thrust into the deputy general's abdomen. If he continued to move, the deputy general was between life and death.
With the last burst of strength, he kicked the man holding the knife over, and then overturned the two people restraining him. However, he no longer had the strength to pull out the long knife inserted in his body, staggered a few steps, and fell to his knees.
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Similar situations occurred with other prisoners.
The prisoners who were cowering nearby all jumped up and broke away from the people guarding them, and then several of them worked together to deal with an enemy.
Most of these people who resisted were the soldiers who survived the original Muling Pass. They were all seriously injured, but the fire they were holding in their hearts insisted on revenge!
Other women and children like Zheng Wei and the others screamed and hid aside, and were almost injured in their panic.
On the contrary, it was the young men who were locked up together. They worked together to restrain the opponent and also saved their companion who was about to be chopped.
Although injuries are inevitable, at this moment they feel more passionate than ever before.
He Li secretly took Liao Wennan's medicine and got better. He protected Zheng Wei and Liao Wennan and hid aside.
It can be said that Liao Wennan gained wisdom through every experience. Along the way, he asked Mu Dahuang for all kinds of strange medicines, including those for treating wind and cold.
Thanks to these weird medicines, they really helped.
After telling the two of them to hide, He Li also joined in the melee. He had been holding back his anger in the past few days.
Fortunately, Zheng Wei has someone protecting him, so Zheng Wei is not afraid that he will make a mistake.
Liao Wennan took out two knives when no one was paying attention, and gave one to Zheng Wei to put beside him for self-defense.
Not long after, someone discovered them and attacked them. Liao Wennan gritted his teeth and dodged, trying to distract the people and let Zheng Wei escape.
However, before Zheng Wei had time to run, someone came over with a long knife to kill him, and soon he came to Zheng Wei.
At this time, Zheng Wei has no way out, and no one can come to her in time.
She felt that she was very close to death. It felt familiar and unfamiliar, but she didn't want to die.
She touched the long knife with her hand, turned her wrist and instinctively drew the knife, turning it into a sword that stabbed the incoming person with flowing movements.
The man never expected that a fragile-looking girl could wield a knife, so he was accidentally stabbed in the shoulder. The man hurriedly hid aside in severe pain.
If it weren't for Zheng Weiren's weak wrist strength, this knife might not only have stabbed the shoulder.
In just this moment, He Li discovered Zheng Wei's condition, got rid of his opponent, and slashed the person who was stabbed by Zheng Wei, protecting her behind him and not daring to leave again.
Except for the people who were slashed by He Li, no one knew how sharp Zheng Wei's blow was. At this time, Zheng Wei, who was hiding behind He Li, lowered his head and looked at the knife in his hand, with confusion in his eyes.
However, in just half an hour, more and more Zhou soldiers attacked Muling Pass, but the light spots in the distance did not decrease. Tuoba Yu knew that he had missed a move and fell into the trap. He brought
There are not many of the hundred or so men left, and the originally planned reinforcements are nowhere to be seen. This time he was completely defeated!
After thinking about it, Tuobayu was angry, but his mind was still clear. He immediately made a decision and shouted to Xia Houqing: "Withdraw!"
Xia Houqing also saw the current situation clearly. It was most important to save Tuobayu's life at the moment, otherwise they would not be able to escape death even if they returned to the Wei Dynasty.
Xia Houqing ordered the few remaining people to cover Tuobayu's retreat, and he himself returned to Tuobayu's side and took over Xiao Yucheng's offensive for him.
But Tuoba Yu did not immediately follow the crowd and evacuate. Instead, he glanced around and his eyes fell on Zheng Wei, who was hiding in a corner in a daze.
Tuoba Yu boosted his energy and ran towards Zheng Wei at full speed. The long whip bypassed He Li and rolled up to Zheng Wei's waist.
Zheng Wei, who was lost in thought, felt a tightness in her waist. She looked up and saw Tuobayu running towards him. She frowned slightly and felt angry. Why did she do this?
Her body was faster than her mind, so she turned around and hid aside.
He Li and the other two people stopped Tuoba Yu.
I don't know whether it was because of the defeat or physical reasons, but Tuoba Yu always felt that his strength was a little weak. He dodged He Li's stabbing knife and kicked him hard on the side. He Li's body flew out uncontrollably.
He Li flew out, and someone else came at him with a knife. This time Tuoba Yu did not hide, but grabbed Zheng Wei and locked her in front of him. He turned around to release the murderous intent of the long knife, but it was still on the back.
A long wound was left, and blood immediately flowed down his clothes.
On the contrary, the pain stimulated his potential, his mind became clearer, and the inability to do what he had just done had dissipated a lot.
Tuoba Yu's hard-as-iron palms clamped on Zheng Wei's neck, as if with just a little force, the slender and white neck would
He Li and the others immediately did not dare to move, and turned back to look at Xiao Yucheng: "General Xiao, the girl is in his hands."
Xiao Yucheng also stopped what he was doing, as if he was trying to avoid a rat.
Tuoba Yu smiled evilly, "Little girl, it seems you have a good background, you are a clerk's girl?"
Zheng Wei, who was bound again, looked at him expressionlessly.
Tuoba Yu grabbed Zheng Wei and evacuated outside the pass. Xia Houqing and the remaining ten people covered him.
They quickly withdrew from Muling Pass, but at this time, the vicinity of Muling Pass was surrounded by the Zhou army. Tuoba Yu could only raise his eyebrows and look at Xiao Yucheng.
Xiao Yucheng knew what he meant, and he didn't dare to do anything for fear of hurting Zheng Wei.
After all, Zheng Wei is the daughter of Princess Xunyang, and the emperor loves this niece very much. If she makes a mistake, she will naturally not be able to explain it when she returns to the capital.
But if Tuoba Yu kidnapped Zheng Wei, it would take too much effort to recover her.
"Let this girl go, and I promise to let you go." Xiao Yucheng took a step back.
"She is now my life-saving talisman. If I let her go, I will die immediately!"
Tuoba Yu refused to retreat.
Xiao Yucheng hesitated for a moment, but Tuoba Yu couldn't wait, and a cruel look appeared on his face.
Xiao Yucheng still gave them two horses and let them leave.
But as soon as they left the encirclement, Xiao Yucheng sent people to chase them, leaving all their few men behind. Only Tuoba Yu and Xia Houqing escaped with Zheng Wei.
He would rather bear Xiao Yucheng's arrow alive than let Zheng Wei go. He dragged Zheng Wei onto his horse and disappeared into the night before dawn.
I just found out that there is a problem with the settings. This chapter was not released this morning. I have to make up for it quickly. It will be updated at 8am tomorrow morning!
Chapter completed!