activa-t Chapter 222 Zhao Daxun
Chapter 222 Zhao Daxun
"Your Majesty, I have already sent out cavalry to inform the local prefect Cheng Qing. I expect Prefect Wang to lead his troops here soon."
"The Japanese pirate cavalry is still thirty or forty miles away from us. I need to set up an ambush here. Your Majesty and the prince will go ahead along the main road!"
When the team passed through a valley, Zhao Daxun received the latest news about the Japanese pirates.
There was only about thirty or forty miles left between the two sides.
Obviously, if they were allowed to chase them with all their might, they would be able to catch up with them within four hours at most.
For the safety of the empress, Zhao Daxun had to come up with a response strategy.
"General Zhao, take care!"
At this critical moment of life and death, the empress could not care about anything else. The most important thing now was to save her life.
Soon, when the last ray of sunlight on the horizon disappeared, the entire earth was shrouded in moonlight.
Zhao Daxun led 1,500 soldiers under his command and stayed in the valley to set up ambush positions.
The remaining 500 soldiers, led by Xiao Yan, continued to escort the empress and her entourage to Ningdu City!
eight pm.
The vanguard cavalry of the Japanese pirates arrived at the valley, and Zhao Daxun immediately ordered the battle.
"kill!"
For a moment, the deafening sound of killing resounded throughout the valley.
A large number of arrows were shot from both sides of the valley, and batch after batch of Japanese pirate cavalry fell in a pool of blood.
At this time, the Japanese pirate cavalry also panicked!
"Something is wrong! There are ambushes of Liang soldiers here!"
"How could this happen! Didn't the intelligence say that Liang soldiers have entered Fujian Province? How did they know we were here?"
"Baka! What the hell are those bastards in the intelligence department doing?"
Among the Japanese pirate cavalry, several armored generals in the lead immediately burst into loud cursing.
The reason they appeared here was certainly not to chase the empress.
In fact, they had no idea of the existence of the Empress and her entourage.
Their intention was to attack Southern Zhili from Huwei Mountain and disrupt the rear of the Daliang Dynasty.
The sudden appearance of an ambush at this time was also beyond their expectations.
"Notify General Nakamura immediately! The Liang people have discovered us! Tell the infantry to speed up their march!"
The leading general, looking at the cavalrymen in front of him who kept falling under the arrows, immediately gave the order.
After receiving the order, a cavalryman immediately rode his horse to the rear.
……
The ambush lasted for more than two hours.
Finally, when the large Japanese pirate army arrived at the valley, Zhao Daxun's army originally had more than 1,500 people.
There are only about 800 people left.
When the large Japanese pirate force began to launch a frenzied attack, the ambush position set up by Zhao Daxun could no longer hold.
However, Zhao Daxun did not choose to retreat.
When the archers on both sides of the valley had used up all their arrows, Zhao Daxun personally led all the remaining men under his command, armed with spears, and engaged in a head-on battle with the large group of Japanese pirates.
In an instant, the valley was filled with blood and flesh flying everywhere, fallen bodies were everywhere, and blood was flowing all over the ground.
"General, let's retreat!"
Seeing the soldiers falling one after another, Zhao Daxun's deputy general began to request retreat.
So far, they have done their best.
Continuing to resist is like flying into a flame.
"Don't withdraw!"
As Zhao Daxun spoke, the spear in his hand kept sweeping, taking the life of a Japanese pirate at the same time.
At this moment, Zhao Daxun's armor was covered with blood, and it was unclear whether it was his own or the Japanese pirates'.
All he thought about was the safety of the Empress and the people.
If he holds on here for another quarter of an hour, Nanzhili will have another quarter of an hour to react.
He believed that by now, the government of Nanzhili must have learned of the news of the invasion of the Japanese pirate army.
He must buy more time for the Nanzhili government to gather troops!
In this way, even though the Japanese pirates launched wave after wave of attacks, Zhao Daxun never retreated at all.
It is like a tenacious pine tree, standing tall in the valley.
The soldiers around who were infected by the emotions also gave up the idea of escaping and instead took a desperate attitude and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates!
Early in the morning.
The empress and her entourage finally escaped to Chengtang County.
The prefect Cheng Qing, who received the news from Zhao Daxun, also arrived in Chengtang County almost at the same time.
"I am here to see Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
When Cheng Qing led thousands of cavalry into Chengtang County and saw the empress clearly, he felt relieved.
A few hours ago, he received a report from Zhao Daxun's cavalry that His Majesty appeared in Chengtang County and was being pursued by tens of thousands of Japanese pirates.
At that time, Cheng Qing felt as if he was struck by lightning and was frightened silly on the spot.
Although he didn't know why His Majesty suddenly appeared in Nanzhili.
But he knew clearly that if something happened to His Majesty in Chengtang County, he would be in trouble!
So, Cheng Qing quickly ordered two thousand cavalrymen to rush to Chengtang County.
"My dear, there is no need to be so polite. How far are we from Ningdu City now?"
The empress, who had been fleeing all the way, now had a rare look of panic on her face.
Having grown up in the capital, he had never experienced such a chaotic scene.
"In reply to your Majesty, we are still about a hundred miles away from Ningdu City."
"Your Majesty, please mount your horse immediately. I will do my best to escort Your Majesty to Ningdu City safely!"
Cheng Qing responded immediately.
"Lord Cheng, how many troops did you bring?"
Although it was the first time they met, the empress had already started addressing him as "My dear minister".
Under normal circumstances, only the elderly officials in the capital would be qualified to receive such an honor.
"I have brought two thousand cavalrymen."
Cheng Qing didn't understand, but still responded truthfully.
"Lord Cheng, can you take away all the people who followed me?"
The empress asked immediately.
Hearing this, Cheng Qing was stunned at first.
Then he realized that when he entered Chengtang County just now, he had indeed seen more than 2,000 common people who had fled with the empress.
"Your Majesty, the situation is extremely critical. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of civilians in Chengtang County. The only solution now is to reach Ningdu City first and have the prefect send troops quickly to save the civilians from the water and fire."
The empress is confused, but Cheng Qing is not confused.
If they still wanted to bring the civilians with them at this time, they would probably be caught up by the Japanese pirate army before they could even enter Ningdu City!
Although this approach is a bit cruel, compared with the safety of the entire Daliang Dynasty, they must give up something now.
What's more, the Japanese pirate army's target is most likely Ningdu City.
If the people had fled on their own, they might have been able to survive the Japanese pirates' clutches.
"Master Cheng, let's do as you say!"
While the empress was hesitating, Xiao Yan made the decision.
"Okay, escort His Majesty to the horse quickly!"
Cheng Qing nodded.
He then called Zhang Wenyuan, the magistrate of Chengtang County, and had Zhang Wenyuan personally lead tens of thousands of people to move into the mountains.