eurekapd Chapter 661 There is a pit ahead
Chapter 661 There is a pit ahead
Beishan Ye's horse stopped three meters away from the earth pit. Not to mention that it was a bright day with the sun shining brightly today, the Mirage Army would have known about it since the nights before yesterday when Lin State started sending people to dig pits.
Who would be fooled by such a childish trick?
But on the battlefield, things are not that simple. Beishan Ye looked at Zhou Chang cautiously.
Although Zhou Chang was wearing full body armor, he had no weapons and was not riding a horse.
He was just standing on the chariot, a tall and thin man in his twenties, with a cynical look and tone.
Bei Shanye's wolf-like eyes swung around for a few times, and after a long while he finally guessed: "You...you are...the ninth prince of Lin State...Prince Yi?"
Zhou Chang blinked, feeling disgusted by the man's appearance, and smiled more like a fox: "It seems you are not that stupid."
The fat on Beishan Ye's face suddenly disappeared, and he rode his horse forward two steps: "It turns out to be His Royal Highness the Prince."
Is this pretending to be "diligent"?
How could this group of sinister villains who killed Prince Xian with despicable means really care about Prince Yi?
Zhou Chang said bluntly: "So, do you want to gamble or not?"
"Bet?" Bei Shan Ye's fierce eyes turned gloomy, "How do you bet?"
"I will let General Zhou fight with you later, but I bet you will neither lose nor win, but will definitely fall into this pit." Zhou Chang pointed to the four-meter-square and two-meter-deep earth pit in front of the chariot.
Bei Shanye sneered directly: "You little brat, you are daydreaming."
Zhou Chang did not take it as an offense, and smiled even more: "If I win, you must withdraw from Shucheng and retreat 40 miles out of Shuzhou. If I lose, here are 100,000 taels of gold as your travel expenses, take this gold and leave Shucheng."
"Whether we win or lose, you want our Mirage Kingdom to withdraw its troops? Does Your Highness Prince Yi think we are fools?" Beishan Ye is naturally not stupid.
Zhou Chang ignored him and pointed to the dozens of wooden carts filled with gold boxes behind him: "You are not stupid, you should know how much the gold and silver are worth. Why are you fighting this war? Isn't it just for the gold and silver? No need to fight and you can get silver, what a profitable business."
To show his sincerity, after he finished speaking, Zhou Chang waved his hand and signaled that dozens of carts of gold should go around the east side of the pit and place the carts of gold in front of the soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom.
The mirage soldiers immediately became as fierce as wolves and tigers, with their eyes glued to the gold.
Beishan Ye looked straight ahead and raised his head: "Your Highness Prince Yi, do you think I, Beishan Ye, am that Anqiu Jin? He is afraid of death, greedy for money and lustful, and he is not good at managing the army. He deserves to die. No matter how foolish I am, Beishan Ye still cherishes my life. Don't think of buying him off with 100,000 taels of gold. Beishan will never follow in Anqiu's footsteps."
Zhou Chang raised his eyebrows and smiled frivolously: "In my opinion, there is no difference between you two. The only difference is whether you leave after getting the money or leave after being beaten to a pulp."
In her opinion, people can be roughly divided into two categories, those who are greedy for money and those who are not.
To be more precise, there is only one category, that is, those who are greedy for money and those who pretend not to be greedy for money.
Ultimately, what determines life and death is how much a person is willing to pay for greed.
"You... your Lin country is full of arrogant and domineering people. You and your deceased brother are all like this. Do you really think that our Great Mirage Country is worse than a beggar?" Beishan Ye pointed the tip of his knife at Zhou Chang, "I will kill you and send you brothers to reunite in the underworld."
“Hey, don’t get me wrong…” Zhou Chang showed no fear at all, and even smiled as if he deserved a beating. “I don’t think you are beggars. Beggars are so innocent, how can they be insulted at will? I only think you are worse than animals, rats, locusts, and ants. Of course, these are all polite expressions. After all…”
"Wow..." Beishan Ye was so angry that he started a fight instead of just talking.
While pulling the reins, he did not forget to avoid the pit in front of him and rushed towards Zhou Chang's chariot.
"Bah, you are unworthy. Why should I wait for you, a jerk of a man?" Zhou Chang spat, then slammed the front bar of the car, "Retreat quickly, leave the rest to General Zhou."
The soldier driving the two horses in front was well prepared. He pulled the reins and turned the chariot around, retreating to the rear camp.
Bei Shanye urged his horse to go around the pit, and his advantage was gone. He yelled, "Stop... wait..."
While Zhou Chang was retreating, Zhou Tang took the lead in the opposite direction, rushed forward from the side and intercepted Beishan Ye.
Zhou Chang stood on the chariot and did not forget to turn around and add fuel to the fire: "Hey, General Zhou, take it easy, we can catch this alive, catch it alive."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of weapons colliding.
Zhou Tang and Beishan Ye fought each other.
Zhou Chang quickly ordered the chariots to stop a few feet away and watch the battle.
After taking a few glances, I really couldn't understand it. I couldn't tell who was stronger and who was weaker, it seemed like they were evenly matched.
He raised his hand and shouted to the team escorting the gold: "What are you still standing there for? Go over and protect the gold quickly. Don't let these bastards take the opportunity to snatch all the gold away."
There are rules for a fight between two armies. Soldiers from both sides are watching from a distance, and no one is going to launch a surprise attack at this time.
But shouting like this just serves as a reminder.
A lieutenant general behind Beishan Ye immediately took action, let out a strange cry, and rushed towards the gold.
The Mirage Army behind him also rushed forward and surrounded the convoy loaded with gold.
"You guys are not following martial ethics." Zhou Chang put his hands on his hips and waved behind him, "Beat the drums quickly, don't let them steal the gold in broad daylight."
At a command, or rather, Gao Yuan at the side made a gesture to the back.
Immediately afterwards, drums were beaten on the mountain, and two groups of cavalry charged from both sides.
On the other side, Zhou Tang was posing as if he was posing for fun with his gun, and he was not seriously fighting with Beishan Ye, so his horse was circling around the position.
Seeing that Beishan Ye was still chasing him closely, Zhou Chang ordered the soldiers driving chariots to get closer to Beishan Ye.
Gao Yuan followed closely behind: "My Lord, it's dangerous, we should retreat first."
Zhou Chang was nervous and stared at Bei Shanye: "What if it doesn't work?"
"Your Highness, please stand back. I have my own way." Gao Yuan slapped the front barrier of the chariot and said, "Turn around quickly and escort His Highness back to the central army."
Then, without waiting for Zhou Chang to react, Gao Yuan turned his horse's head, used his legs to control the horse's body, stretched out his right arm to grab a spear from a guard around the chariot, and threw it into the air at a distance of eight or ten sticks.
With a "clang", the spear went straight towards Beishan Ye and finally pierced into the ground.
Beishan Ye dodged in time and was not stabbed.
The spear was still buzzing as it stuck into the ground.
Beishan Ye's eyes showed horror and he looked up into the distance.
Gao Yuan then picked up a spear and threw it towards Beishan Ye again. This time he didn't aim at the person, but specifically at the mount.
Beishan Ye dodged Zhou Tang's attack on his horse and used the long sword in his hand to block the flying spear.