The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 119
Numerous yuan army soldiers pushed siege vehicles, catapults, etc. to attack the city wall of Pingnan County.

On the top of the city, the catapults lined up along the line creaked, and countless stones roared through the air.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the city in the north, the south of the county is undoubtedly much cooler.

On both sides of the Xunjiang River in the south, it is only a few hundred meters away from the South Gate of Pingnan County, but there are only a few hundred Yuan soldiers sitting scattered on the ground.

Jesul wished that Wen Tianxiang would abandon the city, so naturally he would not surround all the city gates to death.His whole army mainly attacked the north gate, and these hundreds of soldiers were only to prevent the people in the city from leaving the city.In Pingnan County, there is only a narrow inner city river connected to the Xunjiang River, which cannot accommodate large ships, and the current is fast, so hundreds of soldiers are enough to guard it.

Wen Qi, who was still young and still childish, brought twenty elite soldiers and a total of five small boats into the Xunjiang River.

The raindrops as big as soybeans fell on the river, making the muddy river appear more turbulent.

The soldiers on the five small boats were still paddling vigorously, and the small boats rushed towards the direction of the Yuan army like sharp arrows.

When the soldiers of the Yuan army on the shore saw a boat rushing towards them, they stood up one after another.

The general in the army yelled a few words, and the soldiers all gathered on the shore, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at the five small boats ups and downs in the turbulent current.

Wen Qi gritted his teeth, squatted on the bow of the boat, lowered his upper body slightly, and shouted in a low voice: "Shield!"

The elite soldiers who heard his shout took out their shields from under their feet and held them in their hands.

"put!"

When the leading boat was no more than tens of meters away from the soldiers of the Yuan army, the general of the Yuan army waved his hands and shouted loudly.

Hundreds of arrows were shot at the five small boats with great force.

The elite soldiers on the boat sat two people on the left and right, with their shields on their sides, and the one in the middle held their shields on top of their heads.This almost surrounded them.

It's just that they don't have the extra energy to control the boat, so they can only sail along with the waves.

The arrows collided with the shield and made a clanging sound. These arrows were so powerful that the feathers of the arrows were still trembling after entering the wood.

It is impossible for the shield to be connected seamlessly, after all, there are still some gaps.An elite soldier on the leading boat was shot by an arrow passing through the gap, suddenly grunted, and fell sideways into the river.

His death caused the whole boat to become unbalanced. It first tilted to the left with him, and then it was hit by a big wave and suddenly capsized to the right.

The other four elite soldiers of the Xingguo Army on the boat were all specially selected people who were very good at water, and they quickly emerged from the muddy river water.

However, it was arrows that faced them.

Mongolia is a famous nomadic people, and the soldiers on the bank are all Mongolians, with outstanding riding skills and even better shooting skills.

Four soldiers came out one after another, but they were shot through by the Yuan army with arrows, screaming and sinking again.

Streams of bright red blood poured out of the muddy yellow river, which was so shocking.

Wen Qi kept growling, "Quick! Quick! Quick!"

But the river was too fast, and in less than 2 minutes, two small boats capsized in the river one after another.

The soldiers who fell into the water also failed to escape the arrows of the Yuan army.

Groups of blood sprang out, like wild rhododendrons clustered in the mountains.

When they passed through the Yuan army's defense line, there were only two small boats left, and they were swinging from side to side in the turbulent river, and they were in danger of capsizing at any time.

Wen Qi hid in the shield and couldn't hear the sound of the arrow piercing the wood. He threw the shield away and shouted: "Go forward with all your strength!"

The four soldiers at the side hurriedly threw away their shields, picked up their paddles and rowed vigorously.

Whether Pingnan can survive or not depends on them.When they left Pingnan County, they were already determined to die.

When the soldiers of the Yuan army saw the boat running out of the range of the arrow, the commander shouted, and they all got on their horses and chased after it.

Wen Qi looked back, but saw that the boat behind also hit the rocks in the river and disintegrated immediately.

A soldier was thrown from the boat, his head was hit hard on the stone, blood was splashed, and he sank into the river.

Many soldiers of the Yuan army reined in their horses suddenly, and when the elite soldiers emerged from the river, the arrows roared towards them again with the sound of piercing the air.

"Damn!"

Wen Qi cursed angrily, his eyes were red.

But these elite soldiers bought some time for their small boat.

Although the horses of the soldiers of the Yuan army are fast, they are not as fast as the small boats that are like sharp arrows in the boat.Wen Qi said that the boat traveled farther and farther along the river.

In the open area, the strength of the arrow is no longer enough to hit the boat.

The leading commander snorted, waved his hands and led the soldiers back.

Wen Qi squatted on the bow of the boat, his eyes fixed on the front.How he wished that Jinjin County would appear in front of his eyes at this time.

At some point, their boat also sank in the Xunjiang River.

Wen Qi fell into the water, quickly popped his head, and rowed towards the shore.Because of the fast-flowing river, he swam so hard.

When he finally got to the bank, he looked back at the river, only one elite soldier was left behind, and the other three soldiers did not know whether they drowned or were washed away by the river.

He swam back into the river again and brought the nearly exhausted soldier ashore.

"call……"

When they went ashore again, both of them were exhausted, lying on the gravel on the shore, panting heavily.

Exploding thunder continued to resound, and there were blue-purple lightning flashes in the sky.

The heavy rain hit his face with some burning pain.

After resting for a few minutes, Wen Qi stood up and said, "Let's go!"

The soldiers also stood up, and the two of them were wet, and walked downstream along the river.

After walking for a while, Wen Qi frowned and said, "This is impossible! We don't know when we will reach Tanjin on foot."

The soldier asked, "What's the major general's idea?"

Wen Qi looked at the lush forests on the shore under the rain, "Let's go to the shore and see if we can find a village and borrow a horse."

The soldiers didn't have any idea, so they followed Wen Qi into the jungle.

Fortunately, they were lucky. After a short trip, they saw a village not far from the river.

The two hurried to the entrance of the village, but when they reached the entrance, they were stopped by several Xiangyong with homemade iron guns, "Who is it?"

Wen Qi looked at the evil spirits on the faces of these Xiangyongs, his heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought something was wrong.

This is not like an ordinary villager, more like a bandit.

Looking at the several arrow towers standing in the village, I am even more worried, this is clearly a bandit den.

In this era, there are not many such bandit dens.Just in troubled times, many people will organize their own armed forces.

He was stunned, and said: "We are soldiers of the Xingguo Army, how dare I ask you the names of heroes?"

Suspicious eyes appeared in the eyes of the man who stopped them, "The Xingguo Army is in Pingnan County, how did you get here?"

Wen Qi had no choice but to know that if he didn't explain clearly, let alone borrowing a horse, he might not be able to escape, so he said: "The county is besieged by the Yuan army, and we risked our lives to go out of the city to ask for help."

The leading man looked at him carefully, waved his hand, "Bring them in and let the master interrogate."

Wen Qi felt a little relieved when he heard him say the word master.It seems that this is not a bandit, but a villager with a powerful organization.

At the moment, he didn't resist, and let a few brave generals take him in.

They went to a house deep in the village. The house was decorated with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and they were taken to the main hall.

There is one person sitting in the main hall, an old man wearing a navy blue silk gown, and another person standing, but a beautiful girl.

Xiang Yong escorted Wen Qi and the soldier, and said to the old man, "Master, these two claim to be soldiers of the Xingguo Army who went out of the city to report the news, please decide."

"A soldier of the Xingguo Army?"

The old man was slightly moved, and looked at Wen Qi, "Are you really soldiers of the Xingguo Army?"

Wen Qi said: "Exactly, the boy is Wen Tianxiang's second son." He bowed deeply, "Please also ask the elder to lend us two horses, so that we can report to ask for help."

The old man looked even more surprised, "What's your name?"

Wen Qi replied, "Wen Qi."

The old man stood up abruptly and said, "Hurry up and prepare the horse for General Wen."

Then Qin Qin pulled Wen Qi and let him sit down.

The standing girl also glanced at Wen Qi, with a strange color in her eyes.

Wen Qi was a little puzzled as to why the old man was so enthusiastic all of a sudden. He thought about going to report the letter, but he refused to sit down.

The old man didn't insist, just looked at him with a smile.This smile made Dewen feel a little terrified.

Fortunately, soon Xiang Yong came in and said that the horse was ready, he thanked him hurriedly, and ran out with the soldiers.

But what I didn't expect was that the girl came out with a smile like a flower, "I'll go with you too."

Wen Qi asked suspiciously, "What are you following?"

A sly look flashed in the girl's eyes, "If you don't let me follow, I'll make daddy stop lending you horses."

Wen Qi had no choice but to let her go.But I was thinking in my heart, who are the people in this village.

Soon, Sanqi left the village in the rain.

(End of this chapter)