Volume 1: Zhu Xian Town Crisis Chapter 80: Omens Surrounding

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  Yue Yun and others went far away, even the enemies who had been entangled with Cheng Min and others also left.

  "How strange! Why have all the enemies suddenly run away?" Cheng Min was greatly astonished at the sight.

  "General Cheng, it seems the enemy's target is General Yue, not the grain we're transporting!" Yu Yunwen said to Cheng Min as he got out of the carriage.

  His face was pale, but fortunately he had just been frightened and was not injured.

  "Ah! What are we going to do now? We must hurry and rescue General Yue immediately!" Cheng Min's expression turned urgent.

  "General Cheng, how are we going to rescue them now? They're cavalry and we're infantry. Even if we rush with all our might, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up! And what about the 1.5 million stones of grain if we all go?" Yu Yunwen shook his head and asked in return.

  Cheng Yin also understood the importance of these grains to the Yue Family Army. He furrowed his brow and asked, "Then what should be done according to Mr. Yu's intention?"

  "For now, our best option is to take advantage of the enemy's absence and hurry through this valley to reach Huai Prefecture City. This way, our food supply will be temporarily secured. Then, we can notify General Yang in Huai Prefecture to send someone to rescue us." Yu Yunwen remained calm and composed despite the sudden change, analyzing the situation with a cool head.

  "Will it arrive in time?" Cheng Min was quite doubtful.

  "I don't know if we can catch up or not!" Yu Yunwen's face revealed a bitter smile: "But I only know that if we keep chasing like this, first of all, our two legs can't compare to their four. Even if we do catch up, it will be useless and will only distract Young Master Yue from his escape. Only when he knows we are safe can General Yue feel at ease and flee!"

  "All right! Mr. Yu, you are General Yue's staff officer, I'll listen to you then!" Cheng Men heard this and also thought it was reasonable.

  He nodded and ordered his soldiers and porters: "Quickly! Take advantage of the enemy's retreat! Everyone, hurry up and cross Mo Yu Valley, as long as we pass through the valley, we will be safe!"

  Those carters and laborers saw that there were so many enemies killing them, they had long been frightened out of their wits.

  Now that the enemy has temporarily retreated, they naturally pushed the grain carts forward at a rapid pace. The efficiency of Cheng Min's soldiers in clearing away the broken stones from the valley was also astonishingly high. They finally passed through the mountain valley before nightfall and arrived at Hengzhou City.

  Yue Yun's bright silver spear flashed like lightning, and in an instant another enemy fell to the ground dead. At this moment, the cavalry of the Bei Wei army began to disperse and break through the encirclement, forcing the enemy to scatter and pursue them. The number of enemies rushing towards them greatly decreased.

  "Everyone is chasing after the one wearing a white robe and holding a shining silver spear! That's the real Yue Yun!" someone among the enemy shouted loudly.

  Yue Yun's heart skipped a beat as he realized that this group of enemies was targeting him, not the grain.

  In this perilous situation of bloody battle, Yue Yuncai felt how strong his body was now. He had been injured in many places, bleeding non-stop, and his whole body felt piercing pain, but he still persisted in fighting like a robot that wouldn't fall down, and the enemy fell one after another wherever he passed.

  Although he could still fight, his warhorse was no longer able to do so. It had been injured from the start and now with two people on its back, it was getting slower and slower...

  At last, when running by a small stream, it could no longer hold on, let out a loud whinny, and fell to the ground with a thud. Throwing Yue Yun and Niu Tong into the creek water.

  "Hurry! Let's run downstream!" Yue Yun saw that they were being held up, and the enemy was catching up again, so he quickly pulled Niu Tong along the stream, making it difficult for the enemy cavalry to pursue.

  In the midst of his busy schedule, he did not forget to observe the surrounding situation and saw a slope in the distance on his left. He pulled Niu Tong along with him as they rushed towards the slope together.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Several sharp arrows shot from behind them and landed on the slope.

  "Hurry up! Don't let Yuen Wan escape!" the enemy shouted from behind.

  At this time, they had already rushed up the slope. Two enemies had taken a shortcut to intercept them.

  Yue Yun held a long spear and stabbed it with great force, knocking down an enemy. However, he only felt a severe pain in his left shoulder, as an arrow shot into his shoulder head.

  Another enemy saw an opportunity and was overjoyed in his heart. He immediately made a move, "Power Splitting Mount Hua", raised his curved knife and chopped it towards him.

  Just as Yue Yun was about to dodge, the enemy let out a miserable cry and was struck down by Niu Tong, who was panting heavily and swung his axe to split open the enemy's abdomen.

  At this time, the shout of killing came from behind again. In great horror, Yue Yun turned sideways and kicked wildly, kicking two enemies who were about to die to the ground, then looked down at the slope below, only to see a river flowing rapidly below.

  Yue Yun was overjoyed and quickly turned his gun around, stabbing an enemy who was hot on their heels. He then shouted to Niu Tong: "Jump down! This is our only chance to escape!"

  Having said that, he turned around and pulled up Niu Tong, hugging him tightly as they rolled down the slope, crashing through who-knows-how-many shrubs and crushing who-knows-how-many flowers, tumbling downwards.

  Only two "plop... plop" sounds were heard, and the two fell into the river one after another, immediately dyeing a patch of river water red.

  Yue Yun pulled Niu Tong along, following the rapid river water downstream and soon disappeared into the distance.

  The enemy shouted and chased along the river, making the two even more frightened.

  But ahead of us, the sound of rushing water suddenly increased, as if a mountain flood had burst forth.

  Yue Yun and others had not yet figured out what was going on when the momentum in the water suddenly accelerated, and only then did they realize that their bodies were suspended in mid-air, plummeting downwards.

  The river originally formed a large waterfall about ten or more zhang high here, and they were following the waterfall's momentum, falling down into the lower pool.

  Water splashed high. Yue Yun and Niu Tong both fell dizzy, and the river water quickly took them far away. The enemy's killing cry had long been left behind.

  Cheng Men and Yu Yunwen had just left the mountain valley when they saw Guan Ling, who was covered in wounds, hastily leading several thousand soldiers over. Beside him was a middle-aged general, about forty years old, wearing a black iron helmet with a sharp top and a bright silver chain mail armor, with a pale face.

  "General Cheng, Mr. Yu! Where is the young master?" Guan Ling saw that Cheng Min and his soldiers were all in tattered clothes, with many of them having bloodstains on their bodies, and sensed that something was amiss.

  "We've been ambushed. The enemy is disguised as mountain bandits, don't know which group they belong to. However, the target should be aimed at General Yue, not our grain carts. General Yue has already led his troops to break through and now his whereabouts are unknown." Cheng Min said hastily.

  "Ah! It's all my fault!" Guan Ling said with a pained expression. He then told them about the situation he had encountered.

  He led more than a dozen scouts to the entrance of Moye Valley and felt that something was wrong. This valley is the official road from Chuzhou to Haozhou, but why isn't there even one passerby?

  Guan Ling then left two scouts at the entrance of the valley to keep watch, and led more than ten scouts into the valley quietly. As a result, they didn't go far before being intercepted by a group of bandits disguised as mountain robbers.

  Outnumbered, Guan Ling made a decisive decision and led his men to break through the enemy's interception in the direction of Huaiyin Pass, where the enemy's forces were relatively weak, and opened up a bloody road to escape.

  After he escaped from the valley, seeing that the enemy did not pursue him, he had a bad premonition and hurried to Huo Prefecture, thinking of trying his luck by asking Yang Zhongyi for help, hoping he could send reinforcements.

  Yang Zongye, although a subordinate of Zhang Jun, had great admiration for Yue Fei and immediately led three thousand soldiers to rescue Guan Ding with him.

  At this time, Guan Ling pointed to the middle-aged general beside him and said: "This is Yang General, the defender of Haozhou."

  "Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you! I am Cheng Min, a general under General Han Yuan. It's an honor to meet General Yang!" Cheng Min hastily stepped forward and bowed.

  Yu Yunwen also followed the proper etiquette and paid his respects to Yang Zhongyi.

  Yang Zhongye and Cheng Min, Yu Yunwen trembled for a moment before saying: "Rescue people like rescue fire, now that General Cheng has been injured, it's better to transport the grain back to Bozhou immediately. Let me and General Guan lead the troops to rescue Young Master Yue together!"

  Cheng Men also knew that his injuries were not suitable for further battle, so he nodded in agreement.

  Yu Yunwen, Yang Zhongye and Guan Ling led the troops of Haozhou to re-enter the valley.

  All the way, they gathered many scattered soldiers of the Beiwei army. However, neither Yue Yun nor Niu Tong had been seen until later when two enemy soldiers were captured by the riverbank and it was learned that Yue Yun had jumped into the river and was drifting downstream with the current.

  Everyone was shocked and Yang Zhongyi immediately ordered his soldiers to divide into two routes, searching along the riverbanks and clearing the enemy.

  At this moment, the enemy saw that Yue Yun's reinforcements had arrived and knew that they could no longer hold their ground, so they retreated in disorder.

  Yue Yun and Niu Tong hid behind a huge rock on the riverbank for half a day, until they heard Guan Yu's shouting voice, before daring to come out. By the time they were escorted back to Huaiyin City by the army, it was already deep in the night.

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