Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 166: Defeated in Chang'an

Several Dawan cavalry also understood what their general meant. They drew their swords and rushed towards Han Rui, preparing to capture Han Rui.

Just when they were about to succeed, they saw Han Rui turn around, turn around and run towards Kucha City. Several Dawan cavalrymen were dumbfounded.

The big man also widened his eyes and asked in disbelief: "Aren't you going to chase me?"

Several Dawan cavalrymen said awkwardly: "General, he ran into the city. If we attack, wouldn't we fall into a trap?"

"Idiot!" The big man yelled angrily: "Are you pig-minded? He will definitely not be able to run far if he is seriously injured."

Several cavalrymen suddenly understood after hearing this, and urged: "General, look..."

"Keep chasing!" The big man sneered.

So dozens of cavalry followed the big man and galloped in the direction where Han Rui fled, and soon surpassed Han Rui.

"Damn you bastards."

Han Rui looked back and cursed angrily.

"Whoa!" Han Rui pulled out the long knife hidden in his arms and threw it at the Dawan cavalry.

The long knife was like lightning, drawing a graceful arc in the night and going straight for the big man's neck.

The big man seemed to have noticed it. He jumped off his horse to avoid the long knife, picked it up and threw it back.

Han Rui's stab failed, and he was anxious and angry. He ignored the injuries on his body and swung his sword at the long knife that flew back. However, he was hit in the shoulder by the long knife and almost cut off his arm.

"Pfft!" Han Rui fell to his knees, covering his bleeding shoulders with his hands and wailing.

In a few breaths, dozens of Dawan cavalry caught up with Han Rui, surrounded him, and wanted to kill Han Rui with steel guns.

crucial moment,

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and everyone looked for sound. A group of knights in armor were approaching quickly. In the blink of an eye, they rushed into the battlefield and strangled the dozens of Dawan cavalry who besieged Han Rui.

"kill!"

A Datang knight shouted and took the lead into the battle circle.

When Han Rui saw this, he was immediately overjoyed and said happily: "Reinforcements are here, we are saved."

Han Rui's injuries were so severe that he couldn't stand firmly and staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Even so, Han Rui still tried hard to hold on to the saddle, got on the horse with difficulty, and ran towards the distance while waving his long knife.

The big man frowned slightly when he saw this, and ordered the subordinates around him: "Stop him."

"As ordered." Several cavalrymen responded in unison, riding their horses and chasing Han Rui.

Han Rui was so anxious when he saw this that he quickly pulled the reins and sped up his running pace.

"Drive! Drive! Drive!"

Unfortunately, Han Rui's injuries were too serious. He fell to the ground as soon as he took a step. Fortunately, the maroon horse dragged him so he wouldn't slip.

"Hehe, you can't escape." The cavalrymen smiled ferociously, waving their whips and driving their horses to Han Rui.

Han Rui panted heavily and looked up at the cavalry leader with difficulty. With a cold smile on his lips, he murmured in a low voice: "Come on, even if you die, you have to drag a few people on your back."

Han Rui knew that he was bound to die, because the left side of his chest was pierced, and the skin around the wound turned black and festered. It was obvious that the arrow was poisoned.

If it were an ordinary person, he would have died, but he endured tenaciously. "It's really troublesome." Han Rui muttered, slowly closing his eyes.

"It's not that easy to die." A cavalryman stretched out his foot and kicked Han Rui on the butt.

Han Rui groaned and struggled a few times, but failed to sit up.

"You're really lucky. You were hit by an arrow and didn't die. But no one is here to help you detoxify. We'll see how you die later."

After the cavalry leader finished speaking, he called his men to leave. Whether it was Han Rui who was hit by an arrow or the Wuhuan horse, they could just leave it to their companions to deal with.

They arrived within a few dozen meters of distance. Several cavalrymen jumped off their horses and walked to Han Rui's side. They glanced at the Wuhuan horse, then swarmed up and pulled Han Rui off the horse.

Han Rui's body was covered with mud, his face was as white as paper, and his whole body was weak and exhausted.

The cavalry didn't talk nonsense, and three or two of them carried Han Rui towards the nearby woods.

Soon, Han Rui and his horses were thrown into a wooden shed. Han Rui lay on the ground, feeling severe pain coming from his body.

"Cough..." Han Rui spit out a mouthful of rich blood and found two arrows beside him. There were cloth strips tied to the arrow shafts, which should have been used by medical officers to wrap wounds.

Han Rui reached out and pulled off the cloth strip, revealing the tip of the arrow, and gently stroked the pattern on it.

"Haha, you're so lucky. This is Thousand Miles of Thousandthousand Flowers. It costs a hundred cents each." A big man came over carrying a food box and opened the lid.

A strange fragrance floated in the air. When he smelled it, Han Rui's spirits perked up. He struggled to get up and looked at a pottery bowl placed in front of him.

The pottery bowl contained clear and fragrant concoction. Han Rui picked it up and smelled it, and said in surprise: "Hey, what is this? Why does it have a strange fragrance?"

"This is Thousand Miles of Thousand Miles, which specializes in dispelling miasma and repelling insects. It is not only very effective in treating trauma, but it can also help you sleep and relieve fatigue. It is a rare good medicine."

At this time, outside the royal city of the Kingdom of Kucha, the Tang army was struggling to resist the army of Dayuan and the army of the Kingdom of Kucha. It can be said that it was attacked from both sides and was extremely uncomfortable.

"No, I have to find someone to help us escape."

"It won't work if we continue like this. Reinforcements from the other side will arrive sooner or later. If we continue to fight like this, we will only be defeated."

The former general Che Bei frowned, was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Retreat!"

"Retreat?" The lieutenant said unwillingly: "General, we can't retreat. We still have fifty or sixty thousand troops, and they are all battle-hardened veterans. As long as they wait until dawn, they will not dare to pursue us."

"Don't forget the purpose of our trip. Minimizing casualties is the most important task."

The deputy lieutenant stamped his feet unwillingly. Although he was extremely reluctant, he still led his troops to retreat.

The Tang army retreated very quickly and disappeared without a trace soon. The remaining Dawan soldiers breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.

A Dawan soldier accused: "General, they have retreated, let's chase them."

"What are you chasing?" General Dawan scolded, "Didn't you hear that the opponent is an elite cavalry member of the Tang Army? If we catch up, we won't be able to take advantage."

At this time, news of the Tang army's defeat reached Chang'an City, causing an uproar and Wu Zetian was furious.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

Wu Zetian angrily threw the teacups and teapots on the table to the ground, smashing them into pieces, frightening the palace maids and eunuchs into silence.

Wu Zetian glared at the ministers and scolded sternly: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you send someone to find out the situation quickly? I want to know what the problem is!"

(End of this chapter)