Chapter 132 Bravery
Looking at the pursuers behind him approaching little by little, Zhang Chong grasped the horn bow in his hand, dripping with sweat.
Cai Que growled behind him:
"Qu, let's fight them."
At this time, he was holding an iron pestle on the ground, gasping for air. The original bone he used had been broken long ago. The iron-wrapped sword he used belonged to Guo Zu. Guo Zu was lame and could not use such a large weapon.
Cai Que shouted this, and so did Guo Zu and the two Dongpingling believers.
Zhang Chong, who was standing at the front, could hear their reluctance. Who would have thought that his comrades who were originally allies would not only sit back and watch, but also cut off their escape route. However, Zhang Goulv, who was originally thought to be a traitor, turned around and sacrificed his life for righteousness.
What kind of world does this hot girl live in!
Who is the good guy? Who is the bad guy?
He, Zhang Chong, was not willing to give in. He would be willing to leave this to anyone, but it was useless to think too much. He calmly observed the surroundings, trying to see if there was any suitable place that could be used as a stronghold to temporarily resist.
But there is no high point near the east gate. Looking around, there are only enemy soldiers swarming in front of them.
Forget it, everything is the cause of me, Zhang Chong, and everything has the result today.
Zhang Chong looked at the two Dongpingling believers behind him and saw that their faces were covered with blood and their faces were resolute. They were biting their lips and not saying a word. At this moment, they seemed to be looking forward to death.
Zhang Chong sighed and asked:
"You two are good men, but it's a pity that you and I, Zhang Chong, have to die here today. Don't you know your names yet?"
One of them clasped his fists and replied to Zhang Chong:
"Zhang Qu, my name is Tian Jin, and his name is Shi Hui. We are both guardsmen of the Taoist envoy. It is an honor for us brothers to die with Zhang Qu."
The man next to him named Shi Hui kept nodding.
Seeing the honesty of these two people, Zhang Chong laughed loudly, then stopped, pointed at the enemy soldiers pressing in front, and said solemnly:
"Well, let's kill these thieves first, and then our brothers will go on the road together."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hemp rope fell in front of them with a snap, and then they heard a soft voice from the city:
"Is this Zhang Qukui below? My name is Shan Ming. I heard that you are in trouble, so I came to rescue you."
That's right, the man who calls himself Shan Ming is the Xiaokui from the Taiping Dao force who joined halfway when his father returned to Licheng two years ago.
After this man was defeated by Liang Zhongning of Dongjun, he joined his army Tang Zhou, but he was very unpopular. Not only was he unable to make money, but he was also manipulated by Yi Qi in daily life.
Shan Ming no longer wanted to stay here in Tang and Zhou Dynasties. He heard that Xu He from Le'an County was a righteous man and a lover of soldiers, so he wanted to join him.
But during the day, he overheard Tang Zhou telling his subordinates to kill Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong? Qu Kui from Mount Tai?
Shan Ming has also been a small chief, and he will naturally have his own understanding of which one has more promise. Taking Qingzhou Road as an example, Shan Ming felt that among the top channels, Taishan had the most development prospects.
First of all, Zhang Chong is a disciple of Ren Gong General Zhang Liang. This background is already top-notch in the sect. Then Taishan Fang can still fight. Judging from the results of the past two years, Taishan Fang can be said to be the strongest soldier in Qingzhou.
I haven't heard from those comrades in Qi State before that they always mentioned that although Taishan Fang had some dissatisfaction, there was only one thing that was generally recognized, and that was that Taishan Fang was really good at fighting. Qi Taipingdao fought side by side with Taishan Fang, and Shan Mingxin believed in their words.
In addition, Zhang Chong, the leader, is very good at collecting and surrendering people. This is also a little news spread in their Qingzhou Taiping Road. It is said that Zhang Chong will accept a general every time he fights an enemy. A person with such a big heart should be able to accommodate his Shan Ming.
So when he heard that Tang Zhou wanted to kill Zhang Chong, he had the idea of giving help in the nick of time. But he has always been utilitarian and cowardly. Even if he knew this information, he did not pass it on to Zhang Chong in advance. Instead, he wanted to help Zhang Chong only when he was in trouble, so that the harvest would be big enough.
In the original arrangement, Jisun asked a few Taipingdao officials lurking in the east gate to release ropes for Zhang Chong and others, and then lowered the city away. But at dusk today, Tang Zhou, the leader of Jinan Canal, sent someone to convey the order and told them not to be on duty at night.
As the leader of Jinan Taiping Road, Tang Zhou naturally had to obey his orders, so the city was evacuated immediately.
It can also be seen from here how far Taiping Road has penetrated the original Jinan city defense.
As soon as the doorman over there withdrew, Shan Ming sneaked upstairs on his own. He had planned that when Zhang Chong and others arrived, he would put down the rope, and then talk to Zhang Qukui in a more acrimonious manner, saying that Tang and Zhou were like this, and that his single voice was like that. Otherwise, it would not show the importance of his single voice.
But Shan Ming's cowardice almost ruined the matter. He never expected that Zhang Qukui and others would come, but there would be a large wave of Dongpingling County soldiers behind him. So when the end came, he didn't dare to let go.
After that, he had a series of fierce inner struggles on the city wall. At one time, he felt that wealth was in danger, and at the other time, he felt that he would be stable for eternity. Until Zhang Chong was desperate for death downstairs, Shan Ming heard it clearly. At that moment, he was really stunned and sweating to the heel.
A hero like Zhang Chong should not die like this.
Being so excited, Shan Ming let go of the rope.
People who have never been on a desperate road cannot understand how intense the joy of surviving a desperate situation is. When the hemp rope fell from the sky, even Zhang Chong couldn't help it, let alone others.
But they knew the seriousness. Guo Zu touched his injured leg and said sadly:
"Qu Kui, Ah Que, let's go. I am useless and I will protect you here."
Cai was indeed anxious. He and Guo Zu were deeply in love. How could he see him die here? He was about to scold him when Zhang Chong stopped him.
Zhang Chong stuffed the rope into Cai Que's hand and said:
"Ah Que, you go up first. You are strong. When the time comes, you will pull Azu up together."
Cai Que was anxious. The rope seemed to be hot to the touch. Cai Que refused to grab it. He panicked and said:
"Qu, what are you talking about? Even if Azu and I die, we will protect him and fight out. You must go first." After saying that, he desperately tried to force the rope to Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong knew that Cai Que would not leave unless he deceived him. Therefore, he said falsely:
"Ach, the rope is coming from a strange place. You go up first and explore the way for us. If there is no problem, you can pull the rope and we will go up then."
Knowing that Zhang Chong was right, Cai Que nodded, grabbed the rope and climbed up.
It is different from everyone who thinks that climbing the city wall is difficult. Ancient city walls were all trapezoid-shaped, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. So Cai Que stepped on the pit and quickly climbed to the top of the city.
As soon as Cai Que came up, he saw a weak man bending down to bow. He ignored him and just shook the rope below.
Then he put his foot against the city wall and pulled hard. He screamed for a long time. The person who pulled him up turned out to be Guo Zu, and the rope was tied to him. At this moment, Guo Zu's face was filled with tears and there was a slap mark on his face.
When Cai Que saw it was Guo Zu, he hurriedly asked:
"Where is he?"
Guo Zu cried:
"He refused to leave. I tried to persuade him, but he also beat me, insisting that I come up first."
Cai Que was so anxious that he stamped his feet, hurriedly untied the rope, and threw it down. At this moment, he stood at the top of the city and watched Qu Kuai Zhang Chong firing arrows at the bandit soldiers who dared to rush forward. The ones named Tian Jin and Shi Hui, I tried to persuade him on his side.
Cai Que threw the rope to Zhang Chong with all his strength, but in the end Zhang Chong didn't know what Tian Jin and Shi Hui said, and the two finally climbed up the rope one after the other.
The two of them wanted to say something as soon as they came up, but Cai did not listen at all and threw the rope down again. This time, Cai Que lay on the top of the city and cried:
"Qu, stop being so angry, let's go together."
Zhang Chong smiled below, grabbing the rope and trying to climb. But at this time, the Dongpingling County soldiers finally came over under the urging of the military officials behind them.
Looking at the Dongpingling County soldiers who were approaching cautiously, Zhang Chong smiled heroically, tied the rope around his waist, then straddled the rope and bent his bow to shoot. Cai Que and the others above pulled him together.
A soldier from the county below shouted:
"He only has a bow and can shoot several shots. Let's go up and chop him to death together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man was hit by an arrow in the neck.
Several people around him were frightened and immediately took a few steps back from this person.
There were also a few people who did not believe in evil. They rushed over with their necks holding big halberds. Before they could take two steps, they were hit by arrows in their necks and died. For a moment, no one among the soldiers dared to move, and then they saw Zhang Chong slowly coming up.
It wasn't until Zhang Chong was three or four steps away from the tower that Xun Yu dared to come over with a group of archers. One of the county officials immediately said:
"Shoot the person and the rope together."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the county official was also hit by an arrow in the neck and died.
But these words reminded the archers who came over. They kept shooting arrows at Zhang Chong, but Zhang Chong blocked them with his ox-horn bow. However, a few arrows still hit the hemp rope, and then the hemp rope was The squeaking stopped.
The four Cai Que people who were working hard to pull the rope upstairs stumbled to the ground. Lying on the ground, the four of them had only one thought in their minds:
"It's over now."
Just when Cai Que was about to rush down madly to avenge Zhang Chong and die with him, a dark shadow rushed up to the city gate tower.
When Cai Que and the four of them took a look, wasn't it Zhang Chong? The four of them hugged Qu Kui in surprise, with tears in their eyes.
Cai Que and the others were not there to see how Zhang Chong came up, but the county guardsmen below the city could see clearly.
When the rope was lengthened, Zhang Chong turned around and clung to the wall. Before the county guards could react, the leader of thieves climbed up the wall like an ape.
Someone with a good eye could even see the finger holes left by the bandit on the earthen wall. Is this a human being? You must know that although this city wall is made of earth, it is steamed triple soil, which is harder than wood and stone. How did this person do it?
Xun Yu below also saw it clearly. He was really anxious this time and formed a deadly feud with someone like Zhang Chong. Then can his father and son sleep peacefully?
I originally thought that Zhang Chong was just like Zhang Jiao, just a totem with opinions, but I never expected that this person actually had the power of a ghost and could climb walls as if he were walking on flat ground. You need to know where his father and son live, but Not as high as this city wall.
So at this moment, Xun Yu saw that all the county soldiers were still standing stupidly, and he was very anxious:
"If you don't go and open the city gate for me, how can you let these thieves go?"
Someone who had no eyesight replied:
"Looking at the city gate in the middle of the night, it's not in accordance with the rules."
Xun Yu ignored the man and waved his hand to let him pull him away. Just like that, the eight county soldiers opened the iron-clad wooden doors on both sides with no effort.
Suddenly, the city gate of Dongpingling was opened wide.
I finished reading "The Human World" in the past two days, and it touched me very much. The persistence of morality is deepened in every choice. Being a moral person is hard, but worth it. Once again I was moved by the sincere emotions in the play.
(End of chapter)