There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 86 Still didn’t run away

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Although Fuzhina was fleeing in full armor, his horse was a reward from Fukang'an, a BMW brought from the north.

He ran so fast that the lightly armed Han cavalry chasing him could not catch up at all. If it were not for the dense river blocking the way, they would have lost him long ago.

"Run! Hurry up, you beast!"

Fu Zhina whipped his horse whip vigorously and racked his brains to plan and observe an escape route. He didn't dare to look for the laborers transporting food and supplies. These laborers would definitely not be able to protect the food and supplies. Going to them would be like walking into a trap.

There was only one team of Han cavalry chasing him, a total of eleven riders, all of whom were specially sent out to capture this Manchu official during the encirclement just now.

With such a great contribution, how could the Han cavalry let it go easily?

Fu Zhi just looked back and saw that the Han soldiers were still chasing him. He quickly threw off his helmet and stripped off his cotton armor that could not withstand the Han soldiers' crossbows, leaving only a sword on his waist.

Throwing away their weapons and armor, the speed was indeed much faster.

The Han soldiers behind them, though outnumbered, were simply unable to catch up. Southern horses were not suitable for cavalry, their endurance and speed were far inferior to those of northern horses. If Fu Zhina's BMW had not been accelerating for a long time and continuously draining the horse's stamina, it would have been unable to speed up and would have left the Han soldiers behind.

The two sides chased each other and the sky gradually darkened.

Fu Zhina was pleasantly surprised. There were no ravines to hide in here, but it would be easier now that it was dark. It was pitch dark. As long as he ran fast enough, the Han soldiers would not be able to catch him.

(Don’t even mention night blindness. Even without night blindness, if it’s really dark, normal people can’t see. Not everyone is a superman.)

Indeed, as it grew darker, the Han soldiers soon lost track of Fu Zhina and his horse.

There's nothing we can do. The horse isn't strong enough, and God isn't giving us any favors. It's getting dark so quickly.

The Han soldiers lost the man, and Fu Zhina did not completely escape.

They were all riding in the dark. The Han soldiers were not running fast enough, so they were fine. But this guy kept speeding up. Not only were his horses exhausted, but they were also fleeing in the cover of darkness. People could not see, and of course the horses could not see either.

"Oh!"

Because he was running too fast and too anxiously, he accidentally stumbled and was thrown far away by Fu Zhina in an instant.

"Uh~ah!"

Fu Zhina let out a muffled groan. He was not killed by the fall, but he suffered internal injuries and felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart.

Looking at the warhorse again in the moonlight, the horse was no longer able to move. It stumbled and fell to the ground, gasping for breath, and shiny white foam could be seen coming out of its mouth.

Fu Zhina endured the severe pain in his body, struggled to get up, and then limped away.

After a long time, his abandoned warhorse was discovered by the Han cavalry.

"This Qing dog has no horse anymore!"

The Han cavalry could not see where Fu Zhina was running to, so they could only send someone back to deliver a message and contact the local villages and towns at the same time, asking them to organize militia to find a Manchu official.

The other party only had one man and one horse, and now he has even left his horse behind, so he can't run far.

In fact, not only could he not run far, Fu Zhina had completely lost his sense of direction. He was not familiar with the geography of Jingzhou. He did have a map given by Xing Zhao, but the map did not mark too many details.

Moreover, it was so dark that he could hardly see anything, and he was moving forward in complete darkness, so how could he tell east, west, south, and north?

Because of walking and running for a long time, his lame leg began to ache slightly, his whole body was numb, and he felt a fishy and sweet taste in his throat. He wanted to cough it out, but forced himself to swallow it back.

He managed to break through by luck this time, and even his personal soldiers were left behind, so it was impossible for him to bring any dry food or water with him.

Now I am tired, in pain, thirsty and hungry. I need to find a house and some food as soon as possible.

Fu Zhina thought to himself and had already grasped the knife in his hand.

I don’t know how far I walked, but when I finally found a mud house and thatched hut.

Fu Zhina held a knife in his hand and had his braid wrapped around his neck. He moved in very carefully. As soon as he entered, he smelled a faint smell of blood.

In the moonlight, two bodies could be vaguely seen in the yard.

Fu Zhina cursed his bad luck. He had come across a corpse, but it looked fresh. It must have been only a few days old, so it hadn't even started to rot. It could only have been one of his Qing soldiers, killed during a previous raid.

It seemed that the family had run out of food and he couldn't get anything to eat.

Fortunately, there is a well in the yard. I plan to go there and get a bucket of water to drink, and use it as a source of water for my journey.

As soon as he put his head down, he smelled a strong stench of decay. It turned out that there was a corpse in the well.

The Qing soldiers who were robbing food would not do such a foolish thing. It must be that the women of this family committed suicide by jumping into the well.

Fu Zhina lay on his back on the ground. He was tired and hungry and could not run anymore. He also had internal injuries, so he could only lie down to recover some strength.

"Huff...Huff...Huff...Huff...Huff..."

In a trance, I was so tired that I fell asleep, or to be more exact, I fainted.

When I woke up the next day, it was already dawn. I looked up at the sun, but I didn't know what time it was.

The pain in his body was gone, and it seemed that his internal injuries had healed a little. Even his lame leg was no longer numb and had regained some sensation.

Fu Zhina slowly got up, completely ignoring the corpses in the yard and the well, and searched the house again, and actually found two dry and hard steamed buns.

Water tank... There was no water in the water tank, only a baby's body, with no external injuries, so it must have starved to death.

He didn't mind the dry and hard steamed bread, so he just put the things in his pocket, filled a pot of water, and prepared to leave.

"Quick...quick...that's Old Man Li's house up ahead...let's see if anything's going on."

When Fu Zhina heard voices approaching from afar, he became very alarmed and wanted to find a place to hide, but he found that the house of "Old Man Li" was empty. After searching for a long time, he could only find the water jar as a shelter.

He crawled in, threw the baby's body out, and put the lid back on.

After a while, several people pushed the door open, all holding sickles and sticks. They were village militiamen who came here to search for Manchu officials.

The leader of the team was called Wu San. His equipment was slightly different from that of other militiamen. He had a real knife.

"Ugh!"

As soon as he entered the house and saw the tragic situation inside, Wu San couldn't help but sigh.

"What a sin! Old man Li has lost his son, leaving only his daughter-in-law to take care of the child. Qinggou didn't even let this go!"

"Who said it wasn't? Luckily, Qing Gou is dead this time, otherwise we'd all be in trouble!"

"Okay, let's stop talking for now. Let's see if there is anything wrong first."

Wu Sanyi waved his hand to stop everyone from talking, and scanned the yard.

After hearing this, everyone started searching the yard without saying a word. After searching for a while, they found no clues. They only found a rotten female corpse in the well, which should be the daughter-in-law of this family.

Wu San raised his hand and said, "Old Man Li's family is pitiful. We can't be so inhumane. Let's bury the body and let it rest in peace!"

"it is good!"

Several militiamen worked together to first salvage the bodies from the well, then sprinkled lime into it, and then carried out the remaining bodies.

Fu Zhina, who was hiding in the water tank, held a knife in his hand. When he heard footsteps approaching, his heart almost jumped into his throat and he was ready to rush out and kill people at any time.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to have just come to carry away the baby's body that he had thrown out.

I waited for a long time until there was no sound outside and it seemed that they had already carried the body away.

Fu Zhi then gently pushed open the lid of the water tank, slowly stuck his head out, and made sure that no one was there. Then he limped and prepared to leave.

As soon as I went out, two sticks suddenly hit me.

Fu Zhina reacted quickly and rolled to avoid it, but the next second, two more sheep forks stabbed at him.

His leg was lame and he was completely unable to stand up quickly, so he was pierced through the leg by a sheep fork.

"Ah! I'm going to kill you!"

In severe pain, Fu Zhina roared, but the roar and pain could not bring him strength.

Two more sticks came down, one knocked down his sword, and the other hit him on the forehead.

He was hit so hard that he saw stars. Then seven or eight people rushed forward. They were afraid of killing this guy, so they didn't use any weapons. They just relied on seven or eight pairs of fists to punch and kick Fu Zhi.

In a short while, he beat the man unconscious.

"Damn it! This Qing dog is so cunning! He almost got away with it. Luckily, Boss Wu observed carefully and found his tracks!"

"Boss Wu, we've captured this high-ranking Manchu official. Hurry and report this to the mayor. This is a great achievement. Maybe the mayor will even exempt us from taxes this year."

"Alright! Get a few people to hold him down and stop the bleeding. Don't let him die. Everyone else, come with me and report to the mayor."

(End of this chapter)