Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 260: Cup Bow Snake Shadow
Su Shuang quickly waved his hand: "Brother Bo'an, come here quickly, let's get together and make plans!"

Seeing that there was hope of being rescued, Zhen Yi hurried over with his wife and children.

"I didn't expect to meet you two gentlemen here. It's really a blessing in disguise!"

Zhang Ding looked at them and said, "Your Zhen family has always been engaged in the business of furs, lacquerware, and ceramics, and has been active in Youzhou and Jizhou. How come you are here on this mountain path leading to Bingzhou today?"

Zhen Yi sighed, "Alas, you two must know that my father passed away not long ago. Although I inherited the position of Shangcai Ling, my family's huge business is still mainly engaged in business. Although it is humble, it is also passed down from my ancestors and I dare not abandon it lightly. After my father passed away, in order to protect the family business, I went to Jizhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou and other places to make connections. Not long ago, I visited major families in Bingzhou. Unexpectedly..."

Having said that, Zhen Yi seemed a little unnatural.

Su Shuang smiled and said, "I didn't expect that those families had been exterminated by Yanmen Governor Liu He. You got nothing and are planning to go back to Zhongshan?"

Zhen Yi nodded: "I have heard for a long time that the governor of Yanmen is a first-class person. Those families have violated the rules and regulations and brought about their own destruction. Zhen has no resentment, but I am just thinking about how to carry forward this family business. Eh? I wonder why the two of you are here, and why you are being hunted by the soldiers?"

Zhang Ding said angrily, "Hey, don't mention it. Those bastards wanted to use us to deal with Lord Liu He. They deliberately found an excuse to raid our home and take away people from our two families. Fortunately, Lord Liu He had already made arrangements and secretly sent people to protect us. That's how we got the news in advance, so we prepared to flee to Yanmen at night."

Zhen Yi was also furious after hearing this.

"The world is in chaos now, with foreign invaders rampant. These people are still thinking about internal fighting, which is really a disaster for the country and the people! It is rare to have a good official like Lord Liu He. If everyone is like him, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of our Han Dynasty."

When talking about this, Zhang Su and the others completely forgot about the crisis in front of them and were preparing to have a good talk with Zhen Yi about Liu He.

However, at this moment, the shouting and screaming on both sides suddenly became louder and louder.

The three famous businessmen of Jizhou were awakened from their conversation.

"Oh, I almost forgot that we are still surrounded!"

Zhen Yi gripped the sword in his hand and looked back to see that many of his own one hundred guards had been killed or wounded. The remaining ones were obviously losing their will to fight and they might not be able to hold on for much longer.

The situation on the other side was not optimistic either. Although the troops of the Zhang and Su families were not very different from the officers and soldiers who came to pursue them, they could only resist for a while. Now that they were failing, the situation became increasingly difficult.

"Father, please go quickly. The children will take care of it!"

Several young masters from the Zhang and Su families turned around and shouted loudly.

Zhang Ding shouted, "We can't leave. A group of bandits are chasing the Zhen family and are coming here. We are blocked from both ends!"

As the signs of collapse of the defense lines on both sides became more and more obvious, everyone became extremely anxious.

At this time, a man in black suddenly shouted, "Quick, raise the Liu-shaped banner and attack those bandits!"

Zhang Dingsu Shuang slapped his thigh when he heard this.

"Yeah, I almost forgot about that!"

The two men quickly raised the flag that had fallen to the ground.

Zhen Yi looked puzzled: "What is the use of this flag?"

Zhang Ding smiled and said, "This flag is the best weapon to deal with those bandits!"

Zhang Ding personally brought a few people, holding up flags, and rushed towards nearly a thousand bandits with great momentum, right in front of Zhen Yi's completely confused eyes.

"Kill them! They can't hold on any longer. Look, there are more ox carts ahead. We are rich today!"

"God bless us, how much treasure is this? We are rich, we are rich. Since we joined the Black Mountain Army, we have never had such a harvest. Brothers, kill them quickly!"

When these bandits saw the huge ox cart teams from the Zhang and Su families, their eyes almost popped out of their heads.

However, just when they were about to break through the defense line formed by the Zhen family guards, they suddenly saw a small group of people running towards them holding a tall flag.

The bandits were all a little stunned.

"What is that? Why are you bringing out a flag at a time like this? Are you trying to scare us away with it? That's ridiculous!"

"That's right, I think these people are scared silly, haha!"

A group of bandits burst into laughter.

However, among the bandits who rushed to the front, one of them first saw the words on the high-raised banner with the help of the moonlight, and was immediately frightened out of his wits. "What... is... is Liu He... is Liu He!"

His cry of surprise immediately alerted many bandits around him.

Everyone looked carefully at the flag.

"Wow, it's really Liu He, we've fallen into a trap again, let's run!"

"Help!"

"Why is Liu He still haunting me? Mom, save me..."

Nearly a thousand bandits who were full of murderous intent just now were suddenly scared to death. They threw all the weapons in their hands to the ground and fled back into the mountains at the fastest speed in their lives. With a commotion in the mountains and forests, they finally disappeared completely, as if they had never appeared.

Zhen Yi's family and the remaining dozens of guards were all staring in amazement at what was happening before them.

"This...this is too...too incredible, isn't it?"

The guards looked at the banner as if they were seeing some peerless divine weapon, with envy and admiration showing on their faces.

Zhen Yi's face was also full of admiration.

"It turns out that he can have such a strong deterrent effect on the legendary Black Mountain Army that crisscrosses the Taihang Mountains. It seems that Lord Liu He is much more powerful than I thought."

"Dad, those bad guys have been scared away. Is it possible that the gods are helping us?"

The little boy next to him asked with interest.

Zhen Yi squatted down, stroked his son's hair, and said gently: "It's not a god, but it's better than a god. If there is a chance, Dad will take you to see this god you mentioned."

The little boy smiled brightly: "Yes, yes, that's great!"

At this time, Zhang Ding shouted: "Everyone, don't hesitate, retreat northward quickly, as long as we hold on until Lord Liu's army arrives to support us, we will have nothing to worry about!"

Zhen Yi, Su Shuang and others tried their best to retreat northward along the narrow mountain path. The morale of dozens of Zhen family guards was also boosted at this time. They ran to the rear of the large army and resisted the pursuing soldiers together.

There were as many as four to five thousand soldiers and officers who came chasing them this time. After a long and fierce battle, the leading officers began to become impatient.

"What's going on? Our four to five thousand regular troops are unable to defeat their two to three thousand servants. This is really embarrassing! Push them forward. No matter what the cost, we must capture the people from these two families today. Otherwise, how can we report to the governor?"

The man kept urging, but seeing that the results were not satisfactory, he became more and more angry.

"Damn it, Zhang Ding and Su Shuang, these two old fools, have caused me so much trouble. When I catch them later, I will use the beautiful women from their families to vent my anger. Otherwise, how can I justify all my hard work!"

After hearing this, the people around him also showed lustful expressions.

"Hey, Boss, let us have a taste too."

The commander glanced at them.

"Humph, you are a bunch of useless things. Today you are lucky enough to get married. I have heard that both families have daughters who married the sworn brother of that dog Yanmen prefect. They are probably not bad looking. Hehe, they must have some sisters or something like that."

"Don't worry, Boss. These people are vulnerable. It won't be long before we can achieve our goal..."

Before the man could finish his words, a sharp arrow suddenly flew out from the darkness and pierced his neck. The man fell off his horse immediately and did not have the chance to utter the last word.

"Who are you? How dare you go against the imperial army!"

The commander who had been so arrogant just now suddenly felt as if he was facing a powerful enemy, and his hands holding the weapon began to tremble.

At this time, a burst of sneers came from the mountains and forests on both sides.

"Hehe, what kind of government troops are these? They really bring shame to the imperial court and our Han people. Today, I will show you what a real government army is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a rain of locust arrows fell from the sky!

(End of this chapter)