The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 359
Because of the terrain of Zhanghe Beach, there is basically no defensive pressure on the side of the cliff behind.

As for the front and side slopes, because of the preparation in advance, three lines of defense were arranged with horse-drawn carriages and artificial trenches.

Therefore, the enemy's cavalry could not rush uphill for a while, so they had to break through these three lines of defense first.

But even with this geographical advantage, due to the large number of personnel, single defensive equipment, and the large disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the soldiers of Wei State fought and feared.

"Look, Your Royal Highness!!"

Just as the first line of defense was breached, a large number of soldiers had to passively retreat to the second line of defense, and when morale was low, suddenly a soldier shouted loudly.

All the officers and soldiers looked around after hearing the reputation, and saw dozens of gold and iron horses galloping down from the center of the river beach, like a torrent, instantly withstood the most defensive gap.

Such a glamorous and well-equipped knight can only be the Imperial Guard next to Her Royal Highness.

At first, I thought it was the princess who had summoned the guards around her to help out, but after a closer look, the leader Yiqi, with a vigorous posture and a slender physique, rushed into the enemy's formation brazenly with a fearless aura.

It's a woman!

Those knights in golden armor, seeing the woman caught in the formation, immediately defended it as if desperately trying to protect it, beheading the surrounding enemies one by one.

Although most of the soldiers had never seen the golden face of the princess, the woman who could protect those imperial guards with their lives was definitely not the princess.

A general took advantage of the situation and shouted: "Hurry up, protect the princess, kill her!"

"kill!!"

"kill!!"

The princess went into battle in person, and more than a thousand soldiers inspired by honor and mission broke out with astonishing combat power, bravely rushed out of the second trench, and fought fiercely with the enemy again between the first and second lines of defense...

On the slope of the river beach, Prince Wala watched the battle in front of him.

But his eyes were all attracted by the nimble figure in the middle of the battle formation.

"What a charming woman!"

Prince Wala is familiar with the culture of Great Wei, and he is sure that the princess of Wei State in front of him, like other princesses of Wei State, was raised in a deep palace since childhood.

This is definitely her first time facing the battlefield.

However, as a woman, she was able to show such fearlessness and bravery on the battlefield for the first time, which really made him admire.

He thought that only the warriors in their prairie had this kind of brave and fearless spirit!

In his eyes, there was a look of joy in seeing Liexin.

"Prince, they...shall we go down and help?"

What the guard said was naturally not helping Wei Guo.

The third prince of Wala waved his hand slightly, "No, it's just a mob. Facing the warriors under General Abou, defeat is their only ending.

We just need to stand here and watch an upcoming massacre feast, isn't it also very interesting? "

"The prince is wise!"

……

Princess Zhaoyang came to the front of the battle line in person in order to boost morale and to test whether the martial arts she had practiced hard for more than ten years was just a show.

Eyes were dripping with blood, and the screams of soldiers from both sides when they fell were everywhere.

Before she had time to think about it carefully, she swung her long knife and charged at the enemy.

But she only had time to swing a few knives, and soon found that the enemies around her were all wiped out by the guards who desperately protected her.

And if she wants to continue killing the enemy, she can only keep moving forward.

But she stopped at an appropriate place, and she knew that now was not the time for her to act.

There are more and more soldiers protecting her gathered around her. If she is trapped too deeply, she can only teach the soldiers around her to die innocently.

So he threw down the long knife, took down the bow and arrow, and fought and retreated.

But she didn't finish shooting a barrel of bows and arrows, and she regretted that she didn't even have the chance to shoot arrows.

As far as I can see, the number of enemies is far less than the people who protect her.

In the melee again, the possibility of shooting the enemy is greatly reduced.

"Your Highness, the enemy's cavalry has surrounded you, retreat!!"

The enemy also seemed to have discovered the secret here, and mobilized expensive cavalry to charge over.

Seeing this, Princess Zhaoyang nodded, and led a group of soldiers back to the second line of defense, directing the defense on the spot.

Although, because of her, the honorable princess, by her side, all the soldiers were brave enough to die.

But Princess Zhaoyang looked at the whole situation of the battle and still had to accept that if this continues, the defense line will be defeated and the opponent's cavalry will charge up, it will only be a matter of time.

It may be the highest honor for a soldier to die on the battlefield.

The imperial court will give them the compensation and honor they deserve.

But apart from the soldiers, there were thousands of non-combatants in the camp at this time.

Once the enemy's cavalry is allowed to break through the line of defense, it will be a brutal massacre.

It's time to decide.

"go!"

Princess Zhaoyang gave an order and brought her personal guards back to the field in the middle of the slope.

In order to be able to observe the battle situation with their own eyes, the decision makers spontaneously watched the battle here.

Without time to talk nonsense, Princess Zhaoyang said to Xiang He and the others: "I have a resolution, which may give you and me a chance."

Xiang He and the others, who had already turned pale, were overjoyed when they heard the words, and hurriedly asked questions.

"In the current situation, if we continue to confront each other, we have no chance of winning.

Once the enemy's cavalry comes up, we're all going to die.

Therefore, I want to plan to lure their cavalry away..."

"What does the princess mean?"

Because they stand tall, Xiang He and others can observe the whole situation.

The enemy seems to love their cavalry very much. So far, they have basically not let the cavalry charge.

But they would not think that the enemy mobilized so many cavalry here just to watch a show.

I'm afraid that the opening of the gap in the three lines of defense will be the moment for them to charge with all their strength!

At that time...the ending is self-knowledge.

Therefore, when they heard that Princess Zhaoyang had a strategy, it was as if they were grabbing at straws.

"The Tatars took so much trouble to come here, the main target must be the palace.

So Ben Gong decided to lead someone to break through. "

Hearing Princess Zhaoyang's words, Xiang He thought for a while, then understood, and was shocked.

"No, Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible!"

He heard what Princess Zhaoyang meant.

Since the enemy's target is Princess Zhaoyang, as long as Princess Zhaoyang breaks out, the enemy will definitely send cavalry to chase after her.

Without the huge pressure of the cavalry, such a large camp may have a chance...

But how can this be!

All of them exist to protect Princess Zhaoyang, how can they let Princess Zhaoyang help them distract the enemy?

Other people who reacted also knelt down to express their disapproval of Princess Zhaoyang's strategy.

Princess Zhaoyang said calmly: "The current situation has no room for hesitation.

If the stalemate continues, everyone will die here.

Rather than waiting to die, it is better to seek change and survive while we still have combat power.

This strategy failed, but it also ended in the same way.

But if it succeeds, not only will I have a chance to escape, but you will also have more time to wait for rescue.

You can understand! "

Hearing what Princess Zhaoyang said, everyone calmed down.

Yes, it is a dead end if you persist in the stalemate.

If you help the princess break through the siege, even if the enemy is not fooled, at least the princess has a chance to escape.

As long as the princess can escape, even if all of them die here, it will be considered a worthy death, right?
After thinking about it, everyone said: "Minister, please obey the princess' order!"

Therefore, they conspired to help the princess break out of the siege.

……

No movement in the camp could escape the eyes of Prince Wala.

Noticing something unusual, he immediately looked for it.

Although Xiang He and the others were very dissatisfied with Prince Wala, they never doubted him.

After all, Prince Oara was not only with them all the time, but he was injured in the battle in the morning, so he did his best.

Based on the feud between Tatar and Oala, if the Prince Oara falls into the hands of Tatar, it will not end well!

So did not hide from him.

There is no need to hide it, because the princess has already changed her equipment and came out, and she can take action immediately.

When Prince Wala saw Princess Zhaoyang and the two maids who were dressed in the same clothes beside her, he couldn't understand their plan.

Although he laughed at such futile efforts in his heart, he secretly praised Princess Zhaoyang's courage.

So he took the initiative to ask for Ying: "It is my fault for putting the princess in danger this time.

In order to atone for the crime, I would like to personally escort the princess to break through! "

Prince Wala knelt down on one knee, showing great sincerity.

Princess Zhaoyang's complexion changed slightly, she glanced at him, and asked, "But isn't the prince injured?"

"A little injury, it's okay. My servant, I'm willing to go through fire and water for the princess!"

The following vassals claim to be self-proclaimed, which can lower the opponent's vigilance.At this point, Prince Oara did a good job habitually.

"It's rare for a prince to have a heart. Since that's the case, it's time to work."

……

In order to save Zhu Dahe, Jia Lian took away the main cavalry, but it does not mean that there are no horses in the camp.

Among other things, there are at least a hundred cavalry in Princess Zhaoyang's Imperial Guard.

Besides, if you really want to run away, you won't need a few rides...

To the west of the river beach, the enemy came down with a wave of fierce attack, and was about to take a breath, when they saw the soldiers of Wei State suddenly shouting in unison, killing the generals.

The enemy Nahan, these lambs waiting to be slaughtered, dare to fight back?
Could it be that they knew they were going to die, and this was a counterattack on the verge of death?The enemy, who hadn't taken a breath yet, managed to cheer up and resist this wave of shock.

After all, he was hasty and unprepared, and the opponent was fierce, so he quickly retreated steadily.

Suddenly, the soldiers on the other side moved out of the way, and then a group of fast horses galloped out.

The experienced generals immediately knew what this meant, and immediately wanted to lead someone to kill the general.

Suddenly seeing the figures of the other party rushing forward, he couldn't help but pause.

Not only him, but other soldiers subconsciously gave way when they saw those knights in familiar clothes and outfits.

But the mighty knight at the head didn't give up because of their retreat. Instead, he raised his sword and cut off several of their lives...

It is normal for the besieged enemy to find a way to break through.

But these "Tatars" knew that the other party's princess was in the camp, so the other party could only stick to it.They never expected that the other party would choose to break through.

Moreover, this is also the place where their defense is the lowest.

If the people of Wei wanted to escape, they had to go south or east.Going west, isn't it going to their hinterland?
In addition, the opponent had a large number of armored cavalry clearing the way, so the encirclement was quickly opened up.

Three women riding fast horses galloped out, and fled with their lives along three routes.

At this moment, even a fool would know what was going on.

"Quick, stop them!!"

The opposing princess wants to escape.

How could this be allowed!

On the hillside, I watched the three long streams go away quickly, and then, a large number of enemy cavalry followed suit...

Xiang He's eyes were moist.

As a courtier, he did not understand Princess Zhaoyang's actions.

Clearly, calmly, and breaking through quietly can bring a greater chance of escape for the princess.

But the princess, she chose this way.

It seemed that he was afraid that the enemy would not know that she had escaped, so he specially found two other women to pretend to be her to increase his attention.

Although there is such a plan as "the imaginary is the real, the real is the imaginary" in it, but Xiang He knows that more, Princess Zhaoyang really wants to use this to lure more enemy cavalry!
Otherwise, the princess can pretend to be a man and mix with the cavalry. It is definitely easier to escape the enemy's pursuit than this.

After silently praying for Princess Zhaoyang in his heart, Xiang He wiped away his old tears, and cheered up.

He knew that there was only so much the princess could do for them.

Whether they can survive in the future depends on their own good fortune.

"Come on, bring all the oil barrels here!"

He is going to set up the fourth line of defense...

……

Dusk was over and the sky was dark.

The remaining imperial guards around Princess Zhaoyang couldn't help feeling secretly happy.

After dark, it will be much easier to get rid of the enemy's pursuit.

Finally, I can breathe a sigh of relief.

Beside them, Prince Oara accompanied him with his personal guards.

Seeing that Princess Zhaoyang and the guards around him were exhausted, his mood became better and better.

The gaze of admiring and looking at the prey has never left Princess Zhaoyang.

"Princess, less than forty miles ahead is our military stronghold in Wala.

I have sent people to mobilize soldiers and horses to meet the princess.

Now, let's fix things here. "

Seeing that the enemy did not catch up and did not refuse, Princess Zhaoyang and others ordered them to rest in place and replenish food and water.

Night, dark.

The third prince Wala held a cup of goat milk boiled by his subordinates, and tasted it slowly.

Until a guard he sent out in the name of a scout came back and whispered a few words in his ear, he nodded and drank the goat milk, then got up and walked to Princess Zhaoyang.

Seeing this, the officer in charge of guarding the imperial guard immediately stood up, looking at each other.

"Go back."

Sitting under the tree, Princess Zhaoyang looked up at the bonfire and didn't know what she was thinking, and scolded.

Upon seeing this, Prince Wala went to sit down in front of Princess Zhaoyang, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness is so good at riding and shooting. So many Tatar cavalry were unable to chase the princess."

Princess Zhaoyang also smiled, "Thanks to the prince for his great help."

"Really, it's a pity..."

"What do you mean?"

Princess Zhaoyang's complexion changed slightly, and the third prince Wala even laughed when he saw this scene.With a wave of his hand, all his guards who had been prepared for a long time rushed over and surrounded Princess Zhaoyang and all the imperial guards around her.

Seeing that the remaining [-] or so imperial guards immediately drew their swords to protect Princess Zhaoyang, Prince Oara didn't care.

He only looked at Princess Zhaoyang, and said with a smile: "Aside from our respective identities, I really like the princess. I even really thought about letting the princess be my Orduo, and fight with me What about the world?"

(End of this chapter)