After the emperor and Jin Xin entered the woods, Gu Zhao saw the people over there finally coming out of the grass and chasing the emperor.
Gu Zhao quickly flew forward and stood in front of these people.
Their position was exposed, so naturally their bows and arrows were useless, and they could only fight at close quarters.
The other party didn't waste any words, picked up the weapon, and fought with Gu Zhao.
But these people were no match for Gu Zhao. In just a few breaths, two of them were killed.
The cavalry over there rushed up at this time, preparing to kill Gu Zhao, finish him off, and then go after the emperor.
Gu Zhao killed seven or eight people, and the cavalry also came.
The cavalry were very good at killing people on horseback. Gu Zhao knew he was no match for these people, but he still had to do his best to stop them.
Give the emperor and empress more time to escape.
If they could wait until reinforcements arrived, they would naturally be safe.
There were more than a dozen of these cavalrymen, with large and small injuries on their bodies and heavy blood stains. It looked like they had been fighting fiercely just now.
This vassal state probably spent all its resources to prepare for this assassination, so the layout was so thorough that the reinforcements behind it were actually held back.
I don't know how long it took, but Gu Zhao faced more than a dozen cavalry and only killed two. However, he was a little tired from the protracted fight and his physical strength was almost exhausted.
Gu Zhao was stabbed in the shoulder by a spear. He immediately held the spear and tried to cut it off, but the opponent picked up the horse's belly and sprinted. He could only hold the spear and resist the force with his hand, and was forced to retreat.
When he was forced under a tree for the first time, he pressed his body against the tree. He held on to the spear tightly, and veins appeared on his forehead due to the exertion of force.
If this doesn't work, he can't die yet.
If he dies like this, how can he repay the empress? He wants to get more power, pave the way for himself and her, and he wants to have heavy troops and become the confidence of the eldest prince.
As he thought about it, he felt infinite strength instantly coming out of his body. After letting out a loud shout, he actually broke the spear with his bare hands.
He also pulled out the spear from his chest, jumped up on the spot, put his feet on the tree trunk, rushed towards the cavalry leader in front of him, and stabbed the opponent in the throat, killing him with one move.
Gu Zhao fell to the ground and half knelt, covering his painful heart, looking at the eight cavalry over there with anger. He stood up slowly, put the long sword at the elbow of his hand, and slowly wiped the blood on the sword. , the evil aura on his body was very strong, and his eyes were filled with killing rage.
The other party's horses felt this murderous intent and wanted to leave, but were comforted and stopped by their owners.
"Come! Come on together!" Gu Zhao showed his polished sword and challenged one of them.
Naturally, the people of the feudal state did not understand his words, but his actions and eyes made them feel provocative.
Their mission is to kill the Emperor of China at all costs, but the person in front of them is the biggest obstacle. If they don't kill this person, they will naturally not be able to cross over and hunt down the Emperor of China.
Gu Zhao pulled a horse, jumped up, held the horse's belly, and rushed towards this side.
Fight with these people again.
While the battle was raging, an arrow flew and killed one of them.
Then he saw the cavalry over there, led by Pei An, riding a horse, drawing his bow towards this side, and shot another one.
Gu Zhao's disadvantage changed instantly.
By the time Pei An arrived with his men, they had all been killed.
Gu Zhao started to feel weak at this time and fell off his horse. Pei An quickly stepped forward to catch him, "General Gu, are you okay?"
Gu Zhao covered his wound and slowly sat up. He felt very weak, as if all his strength had been drained out of him.
"Why did you arrive so late?"
When Pei An heard this, his face felt unnatural for a moment.
When the situation was chaotic just now, he sent people to deal with Concubine Lan, but the vassal people only sent a dozen people to attack the team, and they were quickly killed. He was ready to take action, but the chaos quickly stabilized, and he failed. .
His sister pulled her into the carriage and asked him to take action forcefully. At that time, he saw that the situation was not right, and it did not look like a battle that the Seventh Princess could engage in. Only then did he realize that this was an assassination by someone from the feudal state.
When he reacted, the emperor's cavalry had already fought with the opponent's cavalry and suffered heavy casualties. He could only reorganize his team for support.
At that time, the ministers were scolding him for his poor escort, so he could only set off quickly.
That's why so much time was wasted. The infantry team is also on its way.
Pei An couldn't answer, and Gu Zhao was not in the mood to continue asking, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, they are going to the west. You hurry up and chase them. There may be an ambush, so hurry up!"
"But you... can you do it alone?"
"Don't worry about me dying here, go find the emperor first!" Gu Zhao roared.
Any later and it will be too late for anything.
At this time, Gu Zhao's deputy arrived on horseback. Pei An saw that Gu Zhao was in charge, and then stood up and said to the team, "Let's go west and search."
But after giving the order and turning around, his face changed.
In fact, if the emperor is gone now, it should be a good thing.
Aren't there two more princes? There is no queen at the moment, both of them are concubines. If we really talk about honor, the third prince raised in the hands of his sister is more noble.
With this thought in mind, he hesitated a little.
At this time, Jinxin and the emperor fled into the deep forest. They could no longer tell where they were. The further they walked, the deeper the forest became. Looking at the moss on the trees, it seemed that they had entered an area that no one had ever entered.
Jin Xin pulled the emperor and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, are we still going in? I'm afraid there will be wild animals."
Didn't the emperor know that the two of them had walked for a long time, but the reinforcements had not yet arrived. Going out or not going out was a problem, so they could only wait where they were and not go back inside.
Seeing a tall tree in front of him, he said to Jin Xin, "Go to the tree in front and wait. It's safe for the time being."
Then, the emperor held her waist and walked up. Jin Xin was not pretentious. Although she was wearing a long skirt, she climbed up the tree really quickly.
Seeing Jin Xin's tiny body climbing up like this, wrapping her legs around the tree and climbing up the branches with both hands, her movements getting faster and faster, the emperor was a little bit dumbfounded.
How could his beloved concubine, who was always dignified and solemn, be so skilled at climbing trees?
When Jin Xin climbed to a big tree branch, she sat on it and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, come up quickly and I will hold you."
The emperor raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and looked at her with a playful expression. Then he jumped up and jumped to another tree by stepping on another tree. Then he jumped up again and landed in front of Jin Xin.
Jin Xin was startled, seeing how relaxed he was, and was speechless, "Your Majesty, why didn't you come up with me just now?"
"I see you climbed very well, and I also want to see if you can come up." He said very frankly.
Jin Xin suddenly laughed angrily and opened her arms, "My skirt has been torn a lot, and the skin on my hands has also been torn."
She was very angry.
Just as he was talking, there was noise from the jungle. The emperor had good ears. Fortunately, he did not lose his vigilance. He quickly covered Jin Xin's mouth that was about to speak and observed Western Zhou Dynasty.
