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Chen Gong spurred his horse up a small hill, and gasped for breath as he looked at the wide river, his eyes filled with despair. Behind him were over two hundred tattered and wounded Bingzhou Army soldiers. Lv Bu, who was tied to the warhorse, was still unconscious, and the blood on the wound had already dried.

Under Chen Gong's lead, they finally broke out of the encirclement after paying a huge price. However, Xuzhou Army and Huainan Army continued to chase after them, especially the Huainan Army's cavalry, who would be caught if they were slightly slower. Chen Gong was forced to continuously split up people to cover the rear, leaving behind only this little bit of manpower.

"It's useless!" Chen Gong shook his head, his tone downcast. "Most of us do not know how to swim, with just the few of you, how can you bring Master across the river?"

The janissary asked in despair, "Are we going to wait for death on the spot?"

One of the people in the crowd suddenly said, "Mr. Gong Tai, this lowly one remembers that there is a wooden bridge about three to four kilometers downstream. Why don't we go take a look?"

Chen Gong said solemnly: "I also know about that wooden bridge. It's just that a few days ago, it was filled with water, so I'm afraid that there's no need for that bridge! Since he had nowhere else to go, he might as well try his luck! "Let's go!" With that, he pulled the reins of the horse and headed down the hill.

The others helped each other up and stumbled after him. In less than an incense's time after they left, a squadron of Huainan Army cavalry appeared on the mountain slope.

Chen Gong took the lead. After walking downstream for about three kilometers, he suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses behind him, causing his expression to change greatly. Right now, he was betting everything he had on one throw. There was still a mile or two to go until the bridge was over. He had to allocate more manpower to buy enough time for the others. He looked around and noticed that everyone was in an extremely miserable state. He could not bear to ask anyone to cut them off.

Just then, a military lord stood out and cupped his fists: "Mr. Gong Tai, I will bring fifty people to cut off the back! If Mister can successfully return to the Xiao Pei, I hope that you can treat our wife and children well! "

Chen Gong cupped his hands in return, and said respectfully: "If Master and I can return to Xiao Pei, your wives and children will be my relatives. Even if your bodies are smashed into pieces, I will take care of them for their entire lives! If you break this oath, heaven will be destroyed and the earth will be destroyed! "

The military lord laughed out loud: With what Mr. Gong Tai has said, why should we fear death! Brothers, fifty of you come out, fight it out with those Huainan s! "

Almost two hundred people walked out immediately. Their faces were all filled with sorrow, as if they were ready to die at any moment.

"They are all good men!" Haha! "The military lord roared with laughter, and then shook his head and said," There's no need to have so many people! He had to leave some of his vitality behind for the Bingzhou Army! You, and the three of you, form a formation with your men to meet my attack! "

The four fire sergeants that he had pointed out, together with their subordinates, gathered into a square formation behind military lord.

Chen Gong's nose turned sour, he suddenly remembered that he did not know the name of military lord, so he anxiously asked: "What is your name? If there is the chance in the future to rebuild Bingzhou Army, I will definitely let your name resound through the entire army! "

military lord laughed and waved his hand. "A lowly name is nothing to talk about, Mr. Gong Tai, let's go!"

Chen Gong looked at him deeply, memorizing his appearance, he waved his hand and shouted, "Let's go!"

When everyone walked through this small square formation, they would solemnly beat their chests and pay respects. Many people started to wail and cry, as everyone knew that it was impossible for military lord and the dozens of people behind him to survive.

Chen Gong wiped the corner of his eyes and shouted sternly: "A good man from the Luo Province won't shed tears no matter what! Don't cry like a woman, let the enemy underestimate us Bingzhou Army! "Hurry up and go!"

Everyone stopped crying with great difficulty and turned their heads back to follow Chen Gong.

military lord watched as Chen Gong and the others left, and turned to shout: "Brothers, we are definitely going to die today, if there is an afterlife, we will definitely continue to be good brothers! But even if we die, we have to make the enemy pay the corresponding price, and we cannot weaken Wen Hou and our Bingzhou Army's fame! "

Dozens of people shouted in unison, "We will definitely not disgrace Wen Hou and Bingzhou Army!"

"Haha, good!" Great! "Indeed, no cowards!" The military lord laughed proudly. Suddenly, his laughter faded as he stared at the Huainan Army cavalry appearing in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Damned Huainan, the thief is here. Brothers, get ready!"

Chen Gong brought the remaining one hundred or so people and sprinted forward with all his might. After running for another mile, he realized that the river surface had suddenly narrowed as a three foot wide wooden bridge appeared in front of them. This wooden bridge was constructed with wood that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Seeing this, everyone cheered out loud. As long as they crossed the river, they could easily destroy this wooden bridge and block the pursuers on this side of the river.

Chen Gong immediately ordered Lv Bu's janissaries: "Protect Master and cross the river first!"

A few of the guards acknowledged him and led the red rabbit horse to the wooden bridge.

When the red rabbit horse's hind legs stepped onto the bridge, a piece of wood suddenly turned, and a soldier leading a horse was caught off guard, falling into the river with a tumble. He screamed and struggled for a while, but he did not know how to swim, and his armor was very heavy, so he was quickly swept away by the water and disappeared into the depths of the river. Everyone jumped in fright, they slowly advanced on the ground, and finally escorted Lv Bu across the river without any danger.

Seeing that, Chen Gong heaved a sigh of relief, even if the remaining people were to die here, as long as Lv Bu could return, rebuilding the Bingzhou Army would not just be an ethereal goal. At this moment, the sound of fierce fighting could be heard from the upstream. It was obvious that the people in the rear had already crossed swords with the enemy. Chen Gong knew that time was of the essence, he immediately ordered the others to throw out everything except their weapons and quickly cross the river.

The group obeyed, throwing their heavy belongings into the river and quickly crossing the wooden bridge one by one.

Chen Gong was the last one to step onto the bridge. When he walked to the middle of the bridge, almost a thousand of Huainan Army's cavalry had already caught up with him. Chen Gong had nowhere to run, he could only speed up to cross the bridge, in an attempt to cross the river before the enemy reached him. Fortunately, these Huainan Army's shooting skills were not good, most of the arrows shot into the river, and a few occasionally shot into Chen Gong, but were all blocked by the armor on his body, and did not cause much damage.

The Huainan Army was still forty five steps away from the bridge, but Chen Gong had already crossed most of it.

The one leading the group of Huainan Army cavalry soldiers was Yuan Fu, who shouted with killing intent: "Quick! Chase after him! If that wooden bridge is destroyed, it will be done for! " With that, he took off the bow on his back and nocked an arrow on the bow as he aimed at Chen Gong.

Yuan Fu was the leader of Yuan Shu's bodyguards. His skills were outstanding and his shooting skills were extraordinary, so when he released the bowstring, a three foot long armor-breaking arrow shot out like lightning towards Chen Gong who was on the bridge.

Before, Chen Gong had changed into the armor that Gongsun Xu had gifted him, and he was not injured by the arrows just now. As a result, he only cared about leading his horse forward, and did not take the arrows in his eyes. In that moment, the arrow Yuan Fu had shot out arrived in front of him. By the time Chen Gong sensed that there was something wrong with the arrow, it was already too late for him to dodge!

Pfft! This arrow pierced under Chen Gong's left rib, and the five inch long arrow penetrated the armor's weak point, deeply piercing into his flesh. He cried out and stumbled to the right.

Putong! Chen Gong's war horse was ruthlessly struck by his body, and its legs slipped before it fell into the river. It was only because of the war horse's obstruction that Chen Gong was able to stand steadily in pain.

Yuan Fu sneered, he nocked another arrow and aimed it straight at her.

The Bingzhou Army Soldiers on the other side of the river turned pale with fright, and anxiously shouted out: "Mr. Gong Tai, be careful!"

Chen Gong turned his head to look and he saw that Yuan Fu had already released his bowstring and a black line was charging straight towards him. All his hopes instantly turned to ashes as he screamed in his heart, "My life is over!"

Ka-cha! *

Just as Chen Gong was about to close his eyes and wait for death, a four feet long arrow suddenly flew over from the other side of the river, accurately hitting the arrow that Yuan Fu had shot over. The two arrows broke at almost the same time and fell into the river.

Chen Gong did not know what was happening until the cheers of the soldiers came from in front of him. Only then did he quickly open his eyes, and saw a large group of black armored cavalry rushing over, the leader was a tall man holding a black longbow. It was none other than Academy Officer Protector Wu Huan, Gongsun Xu. Needless to say, the arrow that saved his life was shot by Gongsun Xu. Chen Gong didn't have time to praise Gongsun Xu's shooting skills and immediately rushed forward with gritted teeth.

Yuan Fu and his group had already run more than ten steps away. He glared at Gongsun Xu fiercely, deeply resentful that he had messed up his work. He nocked an arrow on his third bow and aimed it at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong was only four or five steps away from the river bank. He turned his head in a hurry and saw that Yuan Fu was about to attack him again.

Gongsun Xu quickly discovered Yuan Fu's intention and shouted loudly: "Mr. Gong Tai, do not panic, I have come to save you!" With that said, he also took out another arrow, and shot it towards Yuan Fu like lightning.

Yuan Fu had just pulled the bowstring when he heard the screams of the surrounding people. He did not understand what happened, but Gongsun Xu's arrow had already hit the back of the bow in his hands!

Ka-cha! * Yuan Fu's bow snapped, and the arrow's momentum did not decrease at all. With a pu sound, it struck Yuan Fu's chest, and a large half of the arrow penetrated the armor, if it wasn't for the fact that his armor was also of the highest quality, this arrow would have taken his life!

Yuan Fu was extremely shocked, this man actually had the consummate technique of Hundred Feet Piercing Sun, who exactly was he? He took off his shield in front of him and shouted: "Who are you? "Do you dare to state your name!?"

Gongsun Xu laughed in disdain, but did not reply. Such a small character was not worth it for him to say his name.

Hou Yong replied clearly, "My general is Gongsun Jianshi, the Academy Officer's protector. You all can only come up if you are not afraid of death!"

Gongsun Xu! Yuan Fu and the rest were shocked, and quickly retreated a few steps.