Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 53 I am Hua Gao, gather the troops quickly! (Please read)

Boom boom boom boom——

In the woods beside the official road, the sound of vibrating bowstrings was heard, causing heavy casualties to Zhao Pusheng's vanguard troops in an instant.

Zhao Pusheng was hit by two arrows in the first round of arrow rain, but he was the former leader of the Chaohu Navy, and the few iron armors of the generals were also on him, so he was not shot in the vital parts.

But even so, being shot in the arms and eyes still caused him great pain. He screamed in agony, and while enduring the severe pain, he drew his sword and swung it around wildly, and he actually blocked a few arrows.

This doesn't mean he was very accurate, it just means there were too many arrows shot at him.
Kang Maocai's purpose of this action was to kill Zhao Pusheng, so as soon as the ambush began, he mobilized all the archers and had them all aim at and shoot at Zhao Pusheng, while those soldiers who were a little farther away from him were safe.

Nearly three thousand people formed a long marching line, and only the two hundred people at the front who were closest to Zhao Pusheng suffered. They were not shot to death on the spot, but were injured.

When the marching column behind saw that the vanguard had encountered an ambush and suffered heavy losses, they immediately scattered and ran in all directions.

"The enemy general is dead, follow me and kill him!!"

After several rounds of arrow rain, the enemy showed signs of collapse. Suddenly, a loud shout was heard from the woods, and then thousands of people rushed out of the woods shouting and surrounded the scattered Red Turban soldiers.

Among the government troops, Kang Maocai also immediately led a team of people to chase in the direction of Zhao Pusheng.

Zhao Pusheng was not dead yet. However, just as he turned around to escape and ran wildly with his legs crossed, several arrows were shot from behind him. One of them penetrated into his armor skirt just as it was flying, and hit the inner back of his thigh. Immediately, blood gushed out along the arrow shaft like a fountain.

Femoral artery rupture, death is just a moment away
"Hua Gao, save me!"

Zhao Pusheng howled miserably and fell to the ground. Looking at Hua Gao who was still standing there luckily, he immediately shouted for help.

This cry for help finally brought Hua Gao back to his senses.

In fact, at the moment when he shouted "We've been sold out", Hua Gao was also shocked for a moment, but he was luckier.

At that time, Hua Gao had just returned on horseback to report the news to Zhao Pusheng. He jumped off his horse and stood on one side, which happened to be the side where there was no ambush.

Although Hua Gao had no armor, his horse blocked all the arrows shot at him.

Good news, the man is fine, bad news, the horse is dead.
At the critical moment of life and death, Hua Gao suddenly had the inspiration to hold the warhorse, exerting potential that he did not even know about. He held on to the horse weighing hundreds of kilograms and did not let it fall, shielding himself from the rain of arrows.

When Hua Gao came to his senses when he heard Zhao Pusheng's cry for help, he saw that except for the vanguard troops close to Zhao Pusheng who had all been shot down, the rest of the large force had already scattered, and the main force of the enemy was trying to encircle the fleeing soldiers.

Looking at Zhao Pusheng again, he had been shot by six arrows and was dying, but he still struggled unwillingly and stretched out his arm to Hua Gao, hoping that this former brother could help him.

Hua Gao took a glance and saw that among the enemy troops chasing towards them, one of them was Kang Maocai, with whom they had been dealing for a long time.

He immediately gritted his teeth, looked at Zhao Pusheng fiercely and cursed.

"Fuck you, you're the one who caused me trouble. Can't you see that they are all coming for you? Go save your own life."

In a flash, Hua Gao grabbed the horn bow and quiver on the horse's back. When the horse lost its support and fell to the ground, he also fell to the ground. He used the corpses of men and horses piled on the ground as cover, rolled a few times, and rolled into the ditch beside the official road.

Although the posture was ugly, at least he saved his life.

Kang Maocai and others also quickly rushed to the official road. Looking at the mess of corpses and arrows sticking on the ground like leeks, Kang Maocai immediately stared at Zhao Pusheng.

After all, he was the only one wearing armor around, and he had two scabbards hanging on his waist, which was too conspicuous.

"Zhao Pusheng, accept your fate!"

Zhao Pusheng's only remaining eye was blurred by the severe pain. He only saw Hua Gao fall down with the horse, and then his shadow flashed a few times before there was no movement. He had no idea whether he was dead or alive.

He was angry and heard the enemy approaching from behind, so he turned over and shouted.

"If you want to kill my master, that depends on whether you have the ability to do it." After saying that, he suddenly swung the steel knife in his hand and hit the unlucky guy who rushed to the front and wanted to take the credit.

The unfortunate fellow was stabbed in the chest and fell down on the spot.

"He has no weapons! Go ahead!"

The next moment, another dozen people rushed up with spears in hand, and in just a moment they stabbed Zhao Pusheng's chest into a hornet's nest.

Zhao Pusheng spurted blood from his mouth, stared with his only remaining eye, muttered the names of "Lu Jin, Kang Maocai", and finally swallowed his last breath unwillingly.

"But Zhao Pusheng? Don't make a mistake." Kang Maocai saw the man in armor being killed, so he came over in person.

"Don't worry, Marshal. It is Zhao Pusheng himself. Otherwise, who would wear iron armor like him and have two iron swords hanging from his waist?"

Kang Maocai walked forward, took a personal look, and finally confirmed Zhao Pusheng's identity. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

Boom——

"what!"

"Protect the Marshal!" At this moment, a bowstring sounded suddenly, and an arrow came through the wind and hit Kang Maocai's cheek. It entered from the right cheek and went through the left back molar, knocking out several of his teeth.

Seeing this, Hua Gao secretly said what a pity and raised his bow to aim at someone again.

On Kang Maocai's side, before he could find the archer's position, bang - another sound of bowstring was heard, which scared him so much that he subconsciously turned his head to avoid it. As a result, the next moment he found that a Yuan cavalryman who was a little far away from them was shot off his horse on the spot.

I saw a man with a red scarf wrapped around his head and holding a bow and arrow. He instantly snatched the horse and rode after the fleeing army.

click-

Kang Maocai gritted his teeth and broke off the exposed arrow head with his hands, pulled the arrow shaft away from his face, and pointed at Hua Gao with bloodshot eyes.

"There's a fish that's slipped through the net, go chase him and kill him for me!"

"You are so handsome"

"Don't worry about me, I won't die." Kang Maocai covered his bleeding face and shouted angrily, with blood foam spurting out of his mouth.

"Yes!" Several generals immediately mounted their horses and chased after him.

Hua Gao ran all the way and finally caught up with the scattered army. He drew his long sword and slashed all the way, killing more than a dozen government soldiers who were still chasing the Red Turbans.

Finally, they saw a young general with a red scarf waving a spear in his hand, stabbing and killing several people in a row. The Yuan army soldiers were so frightened that they dared not move forward.

Boom——

Hua Gao took the opportunity to shoot another arrow, instantly killing a Yuan army soldier from behind. Several government troops who were confronting the young general with red scarves saw the enemy reinforcements coming behind them and immediately dispersed.

When the young general with the lance saw Hua Gao coming to help, he immediately swung his spear and killed another person, then quickly ran towards Hua Gao.

"Brother Hua, where is General Zhao?"

"Dead." Hua Gao had a blank expression on his face. He held the reins with one hand and held the bow with the other. His face was terribly dark.

The young general with a flower spear was stunned when he heard this, and then asked.

"Then what should we do? Didn't Marshal Lu send someone to pick us up? Where are they? If they don't come, all our people will die!"

Hua Gao fell silent for a while after hearing this.

Why did he seize the horse just now and not run towards Zhang Wen, but instead chase his own army?

It was because of Zhao Pusheng's cry, 'We were sold out!'

This made Hua Gao feel confused and uncertain.

He didn't know whether Kang Maocai's ambush was related to Lu Jin, and why it was such a coincidence?
If Lu Jin really betrayed them, then if I go to Zhang Wen now, wouldn't that be like walking into a tiger's mouth? Would the other party kill me again if he saw that I was not dead? And then put the blame on the Yuan army?

By then they will all be dead, and no one will know the truth.
"Brother Hua, say something!" The young general with the lance saw that he was stunned and shouted again.

Hua Gao finally came to his senses and looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, and the little brother in front of him who had followed him to join the uprising, the biological father of the historical Earl of Xiangcheng, who was still a young man in his early 20s from Hezhou, Li Wang!

"Should we go and meet up with Marshal Lu's men? Where are they?" Li Wang asked again.

Hua Gao hesitated for only a moment this time, then he dismounted and handed the horse to Li Wang before speaking.

"I'll go gather the soldiers, you ride west to find General Lu's men. The commander's surname is Zhang. Tell him that we were ambushed by Kang Maocai. If you don't want to be punished by General Lu, come and help quickly. If it's too late, I might not be able to hold on!"

"Okay." Li Wang was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Hua Gao would ask him to report the news.

In fact, Hua Gao was afraid that if Lu Jin really betrayed them, he would probably die if he showed up, so he asked Li Wang to ask for help.

When Li Wang got on his horse and was about to leave, Hua Gao suddenly stopped him and said something meaningful.

"Go tell Commander Zhang that Zhao Pusheng is dead. If he doesn't want me to die here too, send someone to support us as soon as possible."

"okay, I get it."

"Go quickly!" Hua Gao hit the horse's butt with the back of his knife and watched Li Wang run away. Then he turned around and rushed into the chaotic battlefield alone.

The bow and arrows in his hand made a banging sound, and Yuan soldiers were constantly shot and fell to the ground. When he saw a group of Red Turban Army still running around, he immediately shouted loudly.

"I am Hua Gao, Red Scarf soldiers, please gather with me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers who were running around like headless flies instantly found their backbone and came over one after another.

Hua Gao led them to charge and fight continuously, gathering the scattered soldiers along the way, and he actually gathered hundreds of people.

(End of this chapter)