The Three Spirit Stones

The towering Yunwu Mountain to the south of Ningyuan Village in Qinzhou, northwest China, is now in the season of lush vegetation and blooming mountain flowers. On a winding road at the foot of the mountain, a convoy is moving slowly forward. Judging from their attire, they seem to be a caravan.

On the hillside in the distance, dozens of pairs of eyes in the bushes were staring closely at the caravan.

These are Cheng Yu and his personal guards. These personal guards were left behind by his father, and there were about two to three hundred of them. After his father's death, these people were recruited by Cao Wei. Later, when Cheng Yu joined the army, Cao Wei gradually assigned these people to him.

It must be said that military life is indeed very tough. In seven or eight years, Cheng Yu changed from a shy and introverted boy to a capable lieutenant in the army.

His face no longer had the childishness of the past. He now had a straight nose, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a jawline as if it were carved by a knife. If it weren't for the sun and rain in the northwest that made his skin dark and cracked, he would have been a handsome man.

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"My Lord, these people are definitely not merchants from the Central Plains."

Several of his personal guards had followed him since childhood, so they were used to calling him "Prince".

"Look at them, they all have bow legs, and more than ten of them can even sleep while lying on their horses. They must have grown up on horseback."

"Although the carriage in the middle looks inconspicuous from the outside, it is actually made of black steel. It is painted on the outside and still has a metallic luster under the reflection of sunlight."

Another subordinate whispered, "The tire tracks are so deep. It's obviously just a car carrying people. If the car wasn't so heavy, the tire tracks wouldn't be so deep."

"...So the person in the car must be someone important," Cheng Yu thought.

"Yes, I suspect these people are related to the Tanguts. Didn't there previously say that the Tanguts have had close contacts with certain Tibetan tribes?" said a guard named Cheng Wei.

After hearing this, Cheng Yu thought for a moment and ordered, "Cheng Wei, send someone back to inform my uncle, and then send someone to inform A Zhao and Ma Sheng to ambush them at the next mountain pass."

"Let's take a shortcut and ambush them. We have more people and they only have forty or fifty. It would be best if we can capture them. Even if we can't capture them right away, we have to keep them busy until my uncle sends someone over."

Upon hearing the order, everyone immediately set off in their respective directions.

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Inside the bumpy carriage, a middle-aged man in businessman's clothes was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

This man has a high nose bridge and high hip bones, and does not look like someone from the Central Plains.

He seemed to sense something and suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze suddenly becoming as sharp as a knife.

At this time, the attendant next to the car came to the window and whispered, "Master, there is movement."

"I know. Notify everyone to be on alert."

A moment later, there was a sudden cry of killing on the mountain, and a group of Song soldiers rushed down from the valley with weapons in hand, shouting loudly as they rushed.

Cheng Yu led the crowd, rushing forward with a fierce look on his face. He raised his spear and pointed it at the front, shouting,

"Catch them, don't let any of them go~"

"Arrange the formation~~"

Following the order, the seemingly scattered caravan on the opposite side immediately drew their weapons and formed three rows, each performing their respective duties in attack and defense. Their speed and accurate positioning showed that they were veterans.

When Song Bing saw this posture, he thought to himself, he is indeed not a businessman.

In an instant, people shouted and horses neighed! Dust rolled! The two teams immediately fought each other.

The whole scene was in chaos!

The horse neighed and fell, and someone rolled down. Someone immediately rushed forward and cut the person's head and body into pieces with a knife. The blood gushed out and instantly dyed the person's face red...

A spear pierced an enemy, pulling him off his horse. At the same time, he drew out the spear and spun around to knock away the sword that was attacking from behind...

The war was extremely fierce. When the casualties on both sides were almost the same, the side with more people usually had the advantage.

There were only about twenty people left in the caravan. They all surrounded the carriage and fought hard. Seeing that the Song soldiers were about to kill the carriage,

Suddenly, several unusual horn sounds were heard from not far away.

woohoo~~

Soon, the sound of numerous horse hooves approaching from afar could be heard.

Cheng Wei, who was fighting, thought to himself that it was bad, and rushed to Cheng Yu with his sword, standing back to back with him, and said loudly while fighting,

"Master, there is an ambush,"

Cheng Yu also heard the difference in the sound of the horn. He raised his gun and stabbed one of the enemies, then shouted,

"Prepare to retreat,"

Cheng Wei shouted to two of them, "A Zhao and Ma Sheng, you lead the team to protect the prince and leave first, and the rest of you follow me to cover the rear."

"No, let's go together,"

"Your Highness, please leave first, otherwise it will be too late."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Suddenly, countless sharp arrows shot from all directions, and several Song soldiers were shot and fell. Hundreds of Tibetan soldiers on horseback appeared in the woods, shooting arrows and surrounding them.

The situation of the Song army took a turn for the worse. The guards didn't care whether Cheng Yu was willing or not. They pushed him onto his horse and fled for their lives.

The middle-aged man in the carriage had already walked out. He pointed in the direction Cheng Yu fled and shouted to one of the Tibetan soldiers, "Catch them."

These people immediately turned their horses around and divided their troops to chase Cheng Yu.

Most of these places had rugged mountain roads, and Cheng Yu and his companions were not riding very fast. Just when they were about to abandon their horses and flee into the mountains to hide, a sharp cry of a hawk suddenly came from the sky.

Damn! The Tubo people actually used a falcon to search.

Sure enough, a moment later, the sound of horse hooves and noise could be heard in the distance.

Everyone exchanged glances, and Cheng Yu said, "Run to a dense area."

He immediately dismounted and led everyone to flee to the densely wooded area on the mountain.

After a while, the Tubo people behind also caught up. They said a few words in a gibberish, then dismounted and chased towards the mountain.

The crowd ran to the top of the mountain like lost dogs. When they were about to pass through the forest, the road ahead suddenly opened up.

When everyone looked down, they saw that there was a cliff below!

Looking at the bottomless cliff below, everyone's faces suddenly turned pale!

How to do?

There is no way to retreat, and there are pursuers behind!

At this time, the enemy had also arrived. They pointed their crossbows at Cheng Yu and his men, and said a few words in a babble, but they just surrounded them and did not pull the trigger.

The guards surrounded Cheng Yu, holding their weapons and looking at the enemy nervously.

"Sir, we are incompetent and cannot protect you," the guards said angrily.

"I should be the one to say sorry. If I had been more careful, I might not have ended up like this. I am the one who caused everyone to suffer."

Cheng Yu said with a sad smile,

"The mountains here are undulating and covered with lush vegetation. It would be difficult to find a few hundred people hiding there. It can only be said that man proposes, God disposes."

"When you join the army, you should die on the battlefield, but you are unwilling to do so and get buried by others? That's too unlucky."

"Fight them,"

"Kill one without losing, kill two and you'll make a profit,"

Looking at the increasing number of enemies in front of them, Song Bing knew very well that unless they could hold on until reinforcements arrived, they would surely die!

At this moment, the encirclement suddenly made way for a passage, and a man who looked like a businessman rode a horse and slowly came over.

He looked at them coldly with sinister eyes, then raised the whip in his hand and spat a few words to Cheng Yu.

"Who are you?"

Cheng Yu walked out of the circle of people and looked directly at him and said, "Cheng Yu, the brave and brave lieutenant of the prefect Cao of Qinfeng Road."

"Humph, so he is just a mere eighth-rank lieutenant," the other party said contemptuously.

"Then may I ask your name, so that I may know the truth before I die."

Cheng Yu gritted his teeth and asked,

"It's okay to tell you, Li Lizun of Zongge City,"

"I have another question," Cheng Yu asked again.

Li Lizun made a gesture of speaking.

"Why did you have so many troops lying in ambush here in advance? Did someone tip you off?"

Hearing this, Li Lizun's mouth twitched, revealing a strange smile and said, "I can only say that God will help people who are lucky. We had agreed to meet nearby, and they are here to pick me up."

"If you had taken action earlier, they might not have been able to save you in time. You just have to accept your fate now! God will not give you a chance to live."

After saying this, he gestured to his neck and turned around.

Suddenly, a hail of arrows shot towards them.

The sound of sharp arrows piercing the flesh, the cries of people struggling to death, and the painful wails before death!

All kinds of cruel voices are intertwined together, all telling the cruelty of war!

It is really common for the defeated party to be slaughtered and for the victorious party to trample human lives on the ground!