Chapter 65: Ambush
Early the next morning, groups of soldiers wearing leather armor set out from the Zhenguan Army Camp and headed in twelve different directions.
According to the agreement, they only need to trap the bandits on the mountain, and the bodyguards will defeat the rest one by one.
At the same time, a group of people also stopped near Shuixiang Town.
"Sister Shi Meng, are you sure you want to fight the bandits?" Princess Jianyang asked.
Yesterday, Shi Meng sneaked into the palace quietly, found Princess Jianyang, and wanted to use Princess Jianyang's personal guards to suppress the bandits.
Princess Jianyang was furious when she learned that Shi Meng had been targeted by Yu Hao at Haoyue Manor. In addition, Shi Meng wanted to prove his ability in suppressing bandits, so Princess Jianyang agreed to Shi Meng's request without even thinking.
As a princess, she naturally has a lot of personal guards. She quietly slipped out of the princess's mansion early in the morning with a hundred personal guards and Princess Hailing.
"Of course, I want Yu Hao to know that I am better than him!" Shi Meng said firmly.
Since Yu Hao won't let her go into battle, she will do it herself, kill the bandits before Yu Hao, and prove her ability to Yu Hao.
The bandits in Shuixiang Town are the most powerful among the twelve towns, and they have hurt the people of Haoyue Manor. As long as they wipe out this group of bandits, they will definitely gain the recognition of other people in Haoyue Manor.
Maybe you can even get praise from the emperor!
"I heard that there are more than 400 bandits in Shuixiang Town. Can you beat them?" Princess Hailing asked with a raised brow.
"Looking down on me, aren't I just a group of bandits? I slaughtered them like pigs and dogs with the spear in my hand!" Shi Meng pulled out a silver spear from the carriage with a look of disdain.
"It just so happens that I haven't fought in a war either, so I'll go with you!" Princess Jianyang also said excitedly, obviously believing in Shi Meng's strength.
Shi Meng nodded. Although Jianyang was Princess Daqian and had a body of thousands of dollars, with her here and a hundred personal guards, I believe Jianyang would not be in any danger.
Seeing how impatient the two of them were, Princess Hailing couldn't say what she wanted to say, so she had no choice but to shake her head, followed Shi Meng into a village next to the official road, and inquired about the situation of the bandits.
After finding out about the hilltop where the bandits were, Shi Meng hurried over with his people, fearing that he would be overtaken by Yu Hao if he arrived late.
However, she didn't know that as soon as she left, a carrier pigeon flew out of the village and disappeared into the sky.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Shi Meng waved his hand and took the people up the mountain.
At this moment, the commander of the personal guards quickly stopped Princess Jianyang: "Princess, the sword has no eyes. Please wait at the bottom of the mountain. You must not go up the mountain!"
"Why, I have never fought in a war, how could I miss such a rare opportunity?" Princess Jianyang asked dissatisfied.
Just when the commander of the personal guards wanted to continue to dissuade, Shi Meng said first: "You don't let the princess go up the mountain, does it mean you don't believe in my strength? Don't worry, as long as I am here, the princess will be safe!"
The guard commander opened his mouth, but after seeing Shi Meng's vicious eyes, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
One of these two aunts is a princess, and the other is a princess. He is just a small personal guard commander, and he really can't afford to offend him!
However, these personal guards are all carefully selected masters, and with Shi Meng here, dealing with some bandits will not be a problem, and the princess's safety should not be a problem.
"Hai Ling, are you going?" Shi Meng was satisfied when the commander of the personal guards closed his mouth, and turned to look at Princess Hai Ling.
"There's nothing fun about fighting. I'll just wait for you here. If there's any problem, I can send reinforcements in time." Princess Hailing thought for a while and said.
King Zhenhai had taken her to fight twice before, and she felt nauseated when she thought of the bloody scenes on the battlefield.
In addition, she stayed in Wudu City this time just to have a good time and accompany Princess Jianyang in her wedding, and she had no interest in fighting.
After hearing Princess Hailing's words, Shi Meng curled her lips unhappily, but did not force it. After leaving a few personal guards to protect Princess Hailing's safety, she led the rest of the people up the mountain.
Along the way, Shi Meng led the way, his eyes filled with the desire to kill, while Princess Jianyang was firmly protected by her guards.
However, after walking for nearly an hour, Shi Meng didn't see even a shadow of the bandits. He suddenly frowned and an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness arose in his heart.
call out!
At this moment, a bow and arrow shot quickly. One of the guards beside Shi Meng was unable to dodge and was shot directly in the throat. Blood spurted out immediately.
The next second, a large number of arrows were shot from the surrounding trees, and the guards on the outermost periphery suddenly fell to pieces.
Shi Meng was shocked and realized that he had been ambushed!
"There is an ambush, protect the princess!"
The commander of the guards gave an order, and the guards raised their shields to block the flying arrows.
Princess Jianyang had never seen such a scene before. She was so frightened that she turned pale and screamed repeatedly.
When one of the guards fell, blood spattered on her skirt. She almost fainted from the shock. Her legs went weak and she collapsed on the ground.
Seeing that the arrows were being defended by the guards, the bandits also stopped. The next second, a large number of rolling logs rolled down the hillside.
Since Shi Meng's team was on its way up the mountain, it happened to be on a slope and was surrounded by bandits. Anyone who left the formation would be shot to death by bows and arrows.
The guards were unable to dodge and were knocked down by the rolling logs.
The bandits saw the opportunity and immediately used bows and arrows to finish off the attack. The guards suffered heavy casualties.
Shi Meng kicked an oncoming rolling log away and watched the guards fall down one by one. He suddenly panicked and froze on the spot for a while, not knowing what to do.
"Your Majesty, please give the order quickly!" When the commander of the personal guards saw Shi Meng standing there, he immediately became anxious.
Although he is the commander of the personal guards, Shi Meng is the commander-in-chief!
At this time, Shi Meng could not give any orders, the guards were all panicked, and the morale of the army was shattered.
Seeing that Shi Meng was silent, the guard commander gritted his teeth, raised his sword and shouted: "Protect the princess and break out down the mountain!"
After all, the princess's personal guards were all carefully selected from the army. After giving the order, they immediately reorganized their formation, lifted up the princess whose legs were weak, and headed down the mountain to kill her.
Seeing that the guards were about to run away, the bandits also jumped out of the bushes with various weapons and fought with the guards.
Hearing the word "princess", Shi Meng suddenly woke up from a dream and felt his scalp numb for a moment.
It doesn't matter if she dies here, but nothing happens to the princess!
Looking at the bandits coming from all directions, Shi Meng's eyes released endless killing intent. Aren't they just a group of bandits? Let's see how I can kill you, aunt!
Thinking of this, Shi Meng immediately rushed into the group of bandits with a spear in hand and started killing them.
However, the direction of her attack was opposite to the direction of the bodyguard's breakout, and the two sides were completely out of touch. She was killing vigorously, but the bodyguard was stuck in a bitter fight.
Seeing this scene, the guard commander's heart was bleeding and he wished he could give Shi Meng a slap in the face.
Of course, Shi Meng's martial arts skills are not to be boasted. It is not an exaggeration to say that she has courage beyond all belief. If she were to play the vanguard, the guards would easily be able to break out.
But Shi Meng didn't seem to want to break out of the encirclement at all. Instead, he rushed towards the mountain while killing, which directly confused the commander of the guards.
Could it be that she wanted to kill all the bandits by herself?
Chapter completed!