Chapter 26: The sacrifice that had to be made
In the mountains and by the stream, Princess Zhaohua picked up a handkerchief from the stream and slowly wiped away the sweat stains on her face. Only less than ten guards were left beside her, and three of them were the personal guards around Zuo Lixing. Zuo Lixing turned around to intercept Li Zhi and left the last three masters around her to Princess Zhaohua.
Guo Jiuling kept coughing and rinsing, and every time he coughed, it brought out a terrifying blood red. Princess Zhaohua's face was also extremely pale. After wiped away the sweat stains, she sat cross-legged and tried to adjust the internal breathing. Out of ten percent, she had 70% or 80% of the ten percent.
"Princess, how likely can Zuo Shuai fights against Li Zhi?" Ding Yi filled the skin around his waist with clear stream water. He stood up, but his eyes looked at the direction he came, not without worry. He was Zuo Lixing's personal guard camp lieutenant.
Princess Zhaohua was silent for a while, but did not immediately answer him. If Zuo Lixing could win the duel with Li Zhi, then they would have no worries in their journey. Even if it was impossible to change the end of the battle, they could return to Chu safely with Zuo Lixing's escort. Once Zuo Lixing failed, their form would be dangerous.
Princess Zhaohua did not answer Ding Yi's words because in her opinion, Zuo Lixing did not have much chance of winning. If Zuo Lixing had confidence, he would have met him as soon as Li Zhi started chasing them instead of being forced to do nothing in the end, so he had to go alone.
The failure of this war has consumed too much of Zuo Lixing's spirit. In a series of battles, although he killed countless enemies, Zuo Lixing's own consumption has not been relieved. Li Zhi chose the time very accurately. When he appeared in Zuo Lixing's sight, it was Zuo Lixing's saddest time.
"Let's go!" Princess Zhaohua whispered. The reason why Li Zhi chased them closely was on her. Zuo Lixing finally had to intercept Li Zhi, and it was precisely because she could not be caught by Xi Qin. As long as she had a breath, she would never fall into Xi Qin's hands. Otherwise, Zuo Lixing would make a sacrifice in vain.
Seeing Princess Zhaohua's reaction, Ding Yi's face turned pale a little again.
The group walked silently among the mountains and ridges. The direction they were not going to Anyang County. On that road, there were countless Western Qin soldiers and horses. The only thing they could walk was to cross the Luoying Mountains, enter Dongqi, and then take the way back to Chu from Qi.
The question is that if Zuo Lixing lost, how could their journey be so easy? The straight-line distance between the Luoying Mountains is hundreds of miles. If you consider the terrain of the Luoying Mountains, it will definitely take more than thousands of miles to walk. After such a long journey, how could the Western Qin people who are determined to win will allow them to walk easily?
In the distance, a long roar with a strong breath came from the distance, and the group looked at each other without looking at each other. This must have been the Western Qin people chasing them that they discovered their traces and were sending signals to their companions.
Ding Yi stopped, and then his two companions also stopped.
"Princess, take care of yourself all the way." Ding Yi bowed deeply to Princess Zhaohua.
"You?" Princess Zhaohua's heart was in a mess. She looked at Ding Yi, and tears burst into tears in her eyes. The circles of her eyes turned red in an instant. Along the way, in order to protect her, countless people had fallen under the pursuit of Qin army masters. She naturally knew what Ding Yi wanted to do now.
She wanted to refuse, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back. She understood that the purpose of the Western Qin people was to hold her. If she really fell into the hands of the Qin people, all the previous sacrifices would be wasted, and that would bring greater losses to the Great Chu.
"I wonder how safe Zuo Shuai is now? We are ordered by Zuo Shuai to escort the princess. Even if we don't want our lives, we still have to protect the princess. However, the princess is now in a powerful situation, so we can only block the enemy for a while. Please be careful in the future." Ding once again gave a bow, and turned around and left with his two companions.
Looking at the backs of the three, Princess Zhaohua finally couldn't help but burst into tears, "I will remember you." She shouted loudly.
Ding Yi and the other two did not look back, and in an instant they entered the dense forest.
No matter how powerful Princess Zhaohua is in her martial arts skills or how superb her skills, it was the first time she left the capital in her life. She saw the life-and-death battle in the face of a large army. The scene of life like grass gave her great shock. The spirit of ordinary soldiers who were ready to die made her feel trembling. She was still an eighteen-year-old girl who had never taken it seriously. After familiar people died for her, she felt that her heart finally broke. Looking at the backs of Ding Yi and the other two, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Princess, let's go, Ding Yi and the others can't stand it for too long." Guo Jiuling whispered.
Ding Yi and the other two, who were running against Princess Zhaohua and his party, rushed forward for several miles on the mountain road and stopped on a steep slope. Almost as they stopped, a figure appeared down the slope, followed by the second and third ones.
"Three to three!" Ding Yixiao looked at his two companions.
Ding Yi is a seventh-level master. Whether in the army or in the world, he is considered a first-class expert. After all, there are not many people like level 8 and level 9, and there are very few masters at the grandmaster level. Even in Da Chu, there are only four or five masters at the grandmaster level.
The great masters in the Qin army stayed because of Zuo Lixing's turn around and blocking each other. The ones chasing ahead were all the guys of level 6 or seven. This is also the reason why Ding Yi was confident that he would earn for Princess Zhaohua for a period of time.
"I'm attacking Liao Shizhong in close proximity, Xiao Diao, you can cover it from a long distance." Ding Yi took off the two short spears on his back, closed in the middle, and with a jerk, it turned into a long spear.
Liao Shizhong on the left took a step forward, and the young man named Xiao Diao, who was called Xiao Diao by Ding Yi took off the longbow of his back. With his fingers tied, a long arrow appeared between his fingers.
The two rushed down silently, and the three Qin people below came up without hesitation. They rushed towards Ding Yi and Liao Shizhong, while the other rushed towards Xiao Diao on the top of the slope.
The sound of arrows suddenly sounded, and Xiao Diao shot not the Qin people who rushed towards him, but the enemy in front of Ding Yi. Ding Yi was not worried that Xiao Diao would shoot him by chance behind him. He had been fighting together for many years and had developed absolute trust between them. The feather arrow flew past Ding Yi's face with the sound of wind, shaving Ding Yi's face to hurt.
Facing the Qin people who were in the city of Ding Yi, obviously did not expect that the arrow would fly from this angle. What he saw was a feather arrow suddenly appeared beside Ding Yi's neck, and the target was himself, and he was in a hurry.
Xiao Diao's second arrow shot out again. At this time, the Qin people who rushed towards him were only a few dozen steps away, but he seemed to have not seen the other party.
Ding Yi jumped up, and the spear was like a poisonous dragon coming out of the hole. With a slight sound of the wave, it broke through the air and produced a sonic boom. It can be seen that the speed of the spear was. Just as Ding Yi's spear took action, Xiao Diao's second arrow shot from Ding Yi's legs.
The Qin man in front of Ding Yi had just knocked off Xiao Diao's first arrow. Even he felt his wrist flapping, swinging his long sword, and dancing heavily to block Ding Yi's gun. Although he had already fallen behind at this time, he was still very confident to block the sword. He could see clearly that the three enemies in front of him, the skill of the gun was roughly equivalent to that of him, and the remaining two were much weaker. As long as he supported himself for a while, his companions won, the situation could be reversed immediately.
But he didn't expect that Xiao Diao still shot him the second arrow.
Hearing the howling sound of the arrow wind, a desperate god flashed in his eyes. Should I be shot by Ding Yi-Yi or supported by this arrow? He needs to make a decision immediately.
He chose to block the gun.
Xiao Diao hit his dantian accurately with this arrow. He screamed and rolled down the slope.
Ding didn't even look at him, and he turned his body and roared with a spear to attack another Qin man with Liao Shizhong. The Qin man who had the upper hand was immediately struggling and could not resist.
On the top of the slope, Xiao Diao's third arrow never had a chance to shoot out. The Qin people who rushed over had already arrived in front of him. The screams of his companions made the Qin people furious. They flapped the sword in their hands and rushed out a little cold light.
In his busy schedule, he could only use a long bow to face the enemy. With a crisp sound of collapse, the string was broken, and the long sword continued to move forward, piercing directly into Xiao Diao's chest. Xiao Diao just turned his body and waved his right hand forward.
A squeak was accompanied by the enemy's pain. The long sword penetrated into Xiao Diao's chest, but Xiao Diao's right hand feather arrow also penetrated into the opponent's left shoulder blade.
The Qin people looked at Xiao Diao in shock because his opponent could dodge his sword. In the plan, he completely suppressed Xiao Diao's continuous attack and killed him. However, Xiao Diao's reaction was completely beyond his expectations. He saw that Xiao Diao was dying and laughing at the bottom of the slope.
When Xiao Diao drew his sword, he fell heavily. The Qin people turned around and his heart suddenly became cold. At the bottom of the slope, the companion with the best martial arts was lying on the ground and life and death. On the slope, another companion also fell down. An enemy was pulling a knife from his body, and the one who used the gun, his eyes were staring at him.
Chapter completed!