Chapter 779 The Great Escape from the Crimson Imperial Army
Chapter 779 The Great Escape from the Crimson Imperial Army
Whenever a Red Guard soldier tried to stop it, he was swallowed up by this unstoppable force, like a small boat on the sea being capsized by a giant wave.
Escorted by his retainers, Yuan Shu fled in a sorry state, passing through tents, leaping over bonfires, and even trampling on his own men's camp, all in an effort to escape the deadly pursuit.
However, among the mixed forces of the Red Imperial Army, there are countless spies from the Great Qian Suspended Mirror Division, which makes it seem as if Yang Yin knows their every move.
Every time Yuan Shu thought he had shaken off his pursuers, Yang Yin would suddenly appear from another direction with the Thunder Dragon Cavalry, like a ghost, always following him.
"Nangong Tianxia, you bastard! My Yuan family will never let you get away with this!"
As Yuan Shu ran, he cursed, his voice already tinged with despair.
He had never been so disheveled, nor so terrified.
In the previous power game with the Yanwang Mansion's Shi family, he was always the one who controlled other people's fates.
Now, however, he has become the fish on someone else's chopping board.
At this moment, Yang Yin, who was behind them, did not respond to Yuan Shu's curses, but just smiled coldly, his eyes full of mockery.
For him, this chase was not just about striking the enemy, but also a kind of enjoyment—enjoying the process of gradually cornering them. .
Meanwhile, in another corner of the Red Imperial Army camp, Yuan Shao's gaze was also drawn to the surging Thunder Dragon Cavalry. His face turned deathly pale in an instant, as if he had been wilted overnight.
His heart suddenly raced, and an ominous premonition spread down his spine like ice.
"This...how is this possible?"
Yuan Shao muttered to himself, his eyes filled with disbelief.
At the same time, he quickly racked his brains, trying to find a reasonable explanation, but all the reasoning pointed to a fact he was unwilling to accept—the Shi family of the Yanwang Mansion, the family that had once competed with their aristocratic families but was deeply rooted in the Chiyu Army, had actually chosen to surrender to the enemy!
"What a clever family, they kept it from us for so long!"
Yuan Shao gritted his teeth, filled with both hatred and fear.
He realized instantly that only the Yan King, whose family was the Shi family of the Yan King's Mansion and had been deeply rooted in the Crimson Imperial Army for hundreds of years, could have such an ability.
Despite being suffocated by their powerful family, they were still able to quietly organize such a large-scale counterattack.
This was not only a provocation against their aristocratic families, but also a fatal counterattack against the control of the Crimson Imperial Army.
However, Yuan Shao had no time to care about these grudges and personal grievances at this moment.
For him now, in this chaotic situation, preserving his life is the most urgent task.
Therefore, he quickly made a decision: everything else could wait; the most urgent task now was to take advantage of the chaos and escape from this place that was about to become a battlefield.
"Quick, quick, change into regular soldier's clothes, let's sneak out!"
Yuan Shao hurriedly gave instructions to his personal guards and servants.
As one of the key figures in the Red Imperial Army coup, he must have become the primary target of the Thunder Dragon Cavalry, just like Yuan Shu. If he does not escape in time, he will likely face certain death.
Upon hearing this, his personal guards and retainers also sprang into action, quickly removing their magnificent armor and donning ordinary Crimson Guard uniforms, attempting to conceal their identities within the chaotic crowd.
Yuan Shao was no exception; he quickly changed into ordinary soldier's clothes, trying his best to look inconspicuous.
"Come on, stay close to me!"
Yuan Shao gave the order in a low voice, and then led a few of his strongest men to quietly sneak toward the edge of the camp.
They tried to avoid crowds and chose to travel in secluded corners, fearing that they would be discovered by the Thunder Dragon Riders or the Yuan family's enemies.
Throughout the journey, Yuan Shao's feelings were extremely complicated.
He was both relieved that he had been able to discover the situation in time and react, and worried about whether he could escape this catastrophe.
He kept looking back, fearing that the pursuers from the Thunder Dragon Riders might suddenly appear.
Fortunately, however, they seem to have gone unnoticed.
Yuan Shao and his entourage carefully passed through one tent after another, finally arriving at the edge of the main camp.
If they could just cross this wasteland, they could escape this dangerous place.
"Faster, faster!"
Yuan Shao urged those around him on, and their pace quickened.
At that moment, they had only one thought in their minds—to escape from here and get away from this disaster.
However, just as Yuan Shao was secretly rejoicing, thinking he was about to escape this earth-shattering storm, fate seemed to play another trick on him.
He thought that by changing into the clothes of an ordinary soldier, he could move freely in the chaotic Red Imperial Army camp and slip away unnoticed. However, he forgot that the Red Imperial Army camp was no longer the impregnable fortress it once was, but was now filled with the omnipresent eyes of the Great Qian Suspended Mirror Division.
Nangong Tianxia always had two great generals by his side: the Soul-Destroying War God Yang Yin and the Azure Cloud Bow God Yun Xinrou. Nangong Tianxia dispatched a team of Thunder Dragon Riders to each of them to hunt down Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.
Because Yuan Shu was the most flamboyant, he was the first to be discovered and was subsequently relentlessly pursued by Yang Yin.
Despite their best efforts to keep a low profile, Yuan Shao's entourage inevitably revealed some weaknesses in their haste and panic. In particular, the accompanying retainers and personal guards, even in their ordinary attire, exuded an extraordinary aura and displayed an unintentional fighting instinct that drew attention like lights in the darkness.
At this moment, Yun Xinrou, the female general hailed as the Goddess of the Cangyun Archery, sat astride her jet-black warhorse, like a ghost in the night, her eyes sharp as an eagle, weaving through the chaotic crowd and firelight, searching every corner where Yuan Shao might be hiding.
Her archery skills were extraordinary, capable of taking a life from a hundred paces away. And now, her arrow was poised to strike, ready for that decisive blow.
With the help of the Daqian Suspended Mirror Bureau, Yun Xinrou's gaze locked onto Yuan Shao among this seemingly inconspicuous but actually shrewd group.
A faint, cold smile curled at the corner of her lips as she secretly admired, "As expected of the best in the Yuan family, even in such dire circumstances, she can still find a glimmer of hope."
But as much as she admired her, as a member of the Great Qian's army suppressing the rebellion, her duty was to eliminate these sources of chaos one by one.
Just as Yuan Shao was about to lead his men through the last line of defense, a sudden, inexplicable chill rose up his spine, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
Years of battlefield experience told him that danger was approaching.
He turned around abruptly and met Yun Xinrou's cold, frosty eyes. He immediately realized that his whereabouts had been exposed.
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