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Seeing that there were no more large Liangshan troops behind them,
Only a female knight in red and a dozen or so cavalrymen pursued them.
The head constable pondered for a moment,
He immediately raised his hand to signal his soldiers and constables to stop.
"Captain, a large force from Liangshan is right behind us,"
One of the constables couldn't help but ask,
"If we continue to linger here, what if they catch up?"
"Idiot, do you think everything will be fine if we go back now?"
Qian Ruhou glared at his subordinate.
"Those two Gou brothers were the prisoners that Privy Councilor Tong specifically requested,"
"We were ordered by the county magistrate to arrest them, but in the end we returned empty-handed,"
Do you think the county magistrate will let us off the hook?
After reprimanding his subordinates,
Qian Ruhu then spoke up to encourage him.
"I just checked, and right now, the only ones chasing after us are a woman and a dozen or so knights,"
"Even if the large force of Liangshan is behind, they are still quite far away!"
"The woman in red was able to lead the Liangshan soldiers in pursuit, so she must have a high status on Liangshan."
"If we can set up an ambush and capture the woman in red who's leading the group,"
"Wouldn't bringing him back be a great achievement?"
"this....."
One of the constables reminded him with concern,
"Captain, those Liangshan people aren't easy to mess with either?"
"Think about Yizhou, the prefectural capital, wasn't it all because they captured a leader from Liangshan?"
"As a result, the city was occupied by Liangshan, and a bloodbath was carried out on everyone."
"Even if we capture this woman in red, I'm afraid it will bring trouble to Lanshan County."
"I'm afraid the county magistrate still won't let us off the hook then, will he?"
"Idiot! We just won't go back to Lanshan County!"
Qian Ruhui scoffed.
“Think about it carefully. The governor of Yizhou Prefecture is the cousin of Gao, the Grand Commandant of Bianliang.”
"Now that Prefect Gao has been killed by Liangshan, how can that Junior Grand Commandant Gao let it go!"
"Let's capture this woman in red and head straight to Tokyo to find Commander Gao without delay,"
"At that time, wealth and glory will be within easy reach..."
Chapter 580 Archers' Ambush
Chen Liqing has been feeling inexplicably depressed lately.
That's why I saw this group of government troops turn around and flee.
In a moment of impulse,
He immediately spurred his horse and gave chase!
Soldiers from Nalanshan County
Most of them were foot soldiers and yamen runners.
Naturally, Chen Liqing quickly caught up with him.
Seeing that the leader of the government troops was right in front of them,
The female guard then remembered the advice Liu Huiniang had just received.
If the government troops are capturing notorious bandits,
They shouldn't meddle in other people's business.
Unless the government troops captured some江湖 (jianghu) heroes.
That's when we should step in and save him.
Thinking of this,
Chen Liqing then shouted loudly,
"Who are you government troops who just arrested?"
"Hmph, Liangshan female bandit!"
Qian Ruhu, the head constable of Lanshan County, saw that his men were all ready.
Without further ado,
He simply greeted them.
"Do it!"
"what?"
Chen Liqing hadn't reacted yet,
Then they saw the routed government troops behind them.
Suddenly a squad of archers stood up.
next moment,
Twenty or thirty archers drew their bows and released their arrows at the same time.
A dense rain of arrows immediately enveloped the female guard!
Chen Liqing never expected that the government troops who had just been fleeing in such a sorry state...
Suddenly, he not only dared to turn around and fight back,
They even had a squad of archers lying in ambush!
Caught off guard,
Faced with the incoming rain of arrows,
Chen Liqing could only wield the spear.
Strike at the incoming arrows!
The arrows were just too dense.
The female guards tried their best to stop them.
But in the end, he was still hit by quite a few arrows.
Fortunately, she was still some distance from the government troops.
In addition, after Zhao Yuan captured Yizhou Prefecture a few days ago,
He gave Chen Liqing a piece of armor that Gao Feng had treasured.
This saved the female guard from being riddled with arrows.
Although Chen Liqing was brave and skilled in martial arts,
But human resources will eventually run out.
At this time,
Faced with a continuous barrage of arrows,
She didn't dare turn around and leave!
The female guard was feeling anxious.
I felt that I was about to die here today.
Zhao Yuan and the others who had been following her finally arrived.
Seeing that Chen Liqing was ambushed by archers,
Zhao Yuan frowned.
He immediately ordered his personal guard cavalry to split into two groups.
They attacked the rear of the government troops from the left and right.
He then spurred his horse and charged towards the female guard!
"Don't panic! It's only a dozen or so riders!"
Qian Ruhui saw that the government troops were somewhat hesitant.
He hurriedly shouted loudly,
"Once we've captured these Liangshan bandits, we can go to Tokyo to ask Grand Commandant Gao for credit!"
Provoked by him,
Then they saw that the pursuing Liangshan troops numbered only a dozen or so.
The hundred or so government troops immediately gained momentum.
A group of infantrymen and yamen runners, brandishing spears and broadswords, went to block the Liangshan cavalry that were closing in from both sides.
Meanwhile, the archers continued to fire arrows at Chen Liqing and Zhao Yuan!
Chen Liqing endured this hail of arrows for a while.
My hands were already sore and tired.
If you're not careful,
One of the arrows shot at him slipped through his spear.
Seeing that the sharp arrow was heading straight for his face...
The female guard had no time to dodge.
At that moment, I was extremely anxious.
Chen Liqing suddenly saw a figure blocking her way.
next moment,
The arrow struck the man in the shoulder!
"Brother Zhao!"
The female guard exclaimed in surprise.
For a while,
I also forgot about my recent worries.
He hurriedly spurred his horse forward.
Check the other party's injuries.
"What are you doing standing still!"
Zhao Yuan endured the pain in his shoulder.
He used his broadsword to deflect the incoming rain of arrows.
He hurriedly shouted to the female guards behind him,
"Hurry up and charge forward!"
After he yelled at them like that,