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As they rode closer, he saw that there were only...
Posted on 2010-Feb-12 at 12:02
As they rode closer, he saw that there were only seven or eight riders in the group ahead, and his anxiety easedHe reined in his horse and took out his Pearl Strings to prepare for the riders as they closed in
Suddenly, one of the riders shouted: "Great Helmsman, how are you?" Chen looked through the dust and saw it was a hunchback
"Tenth Brother!" he yelled, overjoyed"Come here, quick!" As he spoke, the first arrow from the pursuing Manchu troops flew towards them
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"Enemy soldiers are chasing us," Chen shouted"Hold them off for a while!"
"Excellent!" Zhang Jin exclaimed'Leopard' Wei galloped up as well and the two charged at the Manchu horsemenAs Chen watched in surprise, Wen, Luo Bing, Xu, Zhou Qi, and Yu Yutong galloped passed him with cries of greeting on their way to engage the Manchu troopsXin Yan raced up behind, leapt off his horse and kowtowed before Chen
"I have prada evening bags arrived, master," he announced, standing up
Wen and the others quickly killed or dispersed the Manchu troops, but in the distance they could see a much larger force heading towards themThey rode back to Chen
"Which way shall we go?" Wen asked
Chen looked at the size of the pursuing enemy force and decided it would be best to try and lead them away from the main Muslim army to the west
"South," he said, pointing with his handThe others complied automaticallyThey were all riding good horses, and slowly drew away from their pursuers as they galloped across the featureless desert stretching out about themChen wondered why General Zhao Wei would send such a huge force after the two of them, and suddenly recalled Zhang Zhaozhong's remark: "I think this girl is the one the Emperor wants As he considered the significance of this, he noticed another column of soldiers riding round to head them off from the louis vuitton pochette southThe heroes reined in their horses, uncertain of what to do
"We must make some sort of cover quickly, and wait until dark to escape," said Xu
"Yes," Chen agreed"Travelling across the desert in daylight is impossible They dismounted and used their weapons and bare hands to dig a large hole in the sand
"You go in first, sister," Luo Bing said to Princess FragranceBut not understanding Chinese, she simply smiled back and made no move
The Manchu troops gradually closed in upon them, and Luo Bing grabbed Princess Fragrance and jumped into the hole with the rest close behindWen and the other heroes had brought bows and arrows with them and they quickly fired off a volley of arrows, downing a dozen or so soldiersAs one column of Manchu troops galloped up to the mouth of the hole, Wen shot an arrow at the commander which hit him in the chest, passed right through him and flew on for several dozen yards chanel sheepskin bag further before falling to the groundThe other soldiers were so frightened by this demonstration of power that they turned and fled
The first attack had been beaten back, but looking round them, the heroes saw they were completely surrounded
"This hole is deep enough, but we should start making it bigger," Xu saidSeven or eight feet below the loose sand was firm earth, and Chen and the others dug away at the sides, piling the sand up on top as a defensive wall
Zhang Jin pointed to the dead Manchu soldiers lying just beyond the hole"Let's go and collect their weapons," he suggested to Xin YanThe two leapt out of the hole and collected seven or eight bows and a large batch of arrows from around the corpses
Only now did Chen have a chance to introduce Princess Fragrance to the heroesWhen they heard that she was Huo Qingtong's sister, they all welcomed her, but the language barrier made it impossible for them gucci leather handbags to talk to herChen rested for a while, and gradually his strength returnedHe ordered the other heroes to keep a close watch on the Manchu forces and told them they would try to break out after nightfall
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** 8 **
Chen had been surprised to see 'Leopard' Wei, whom he has sent along with 'Pagoda' Yang to Beijing to discover what the Manchu court was up to"What are you doing here, Ninth Brother?" he asked"And where is Twelfth Brother?"
Wei jumped down from the edge of the hole to report to the Great Helmsman
"Twelfth Brother and I went Beijing as ordered, but for a long time we discovered nothing," he began"Then one day, we happened to see that traitor Zhang Zhaozhong and Master Ma Zhen in the street"So they went to Beijing," he said"I was wondering how Zhang managed to escapeMaster Ma told us he would take him back to Wudang mountain
"Have you seen Zhang recently?" asked Xu, who was chanel bag black and white listeni
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