When Pang Yu heard this, he suddenly remembered that the leader of the men in black was Fang Zhongjia, whom he had met at the county government office. Mr. Yu said at the time that he was the chief of Digang. No wonder the man he led had chainmail and practiced training.
It is also a military technique.
The men in black were none other than Fang Zhongjia and his servants. The Fang family's servants they brought were not strong enough to fight, so they stayed on the mountain road to intercept those who slipped through the net. According to his prediction, his side had chainmail and the weapons were all made by the government. The servants
It was the elites who had fought against the salt owl again. They had to deal with twenty or thirty troublemakers like chopping melons and vegetables. They could clearly hear that they were drinking. A sudden attack would kill them all in the blink of an eye, leaving the other side with no chance to fight back.
Unexpectedly, he soon encountered a counterattack from the opponent. He was puzzled as to how he could drink and still carry weapons, and the crossbow decided the entire situation.
Fang Zhongjia suppressed the regret in his heart and said, "If it weren't for Wang Guohua, who is both a leader and a rat, how could you have caused so many murders today? These people in the palace died because of you. But you don't feel any guilt at all, and you still hide in the dark.
Arrow, you are even more shameless to see others."
His voice was a little weak, and the first arrow obviously hurt him badly.
Wang Guohua sneered and said, "We brothers are drinking here, and Mr. Fang came uninvited under the dark moon and wind. He politely brought a knife as a salute, and then killed dozens of my brothers when he entered. He could still blame Wang.
, it is indeed worthy of being an official rebel... a product of the experience of a family of officials."
Although Wang Guohua's words were sharp, he seemed to have trouble speaking. Pang Yu listened carefully to every syllable. Another characteristic of Cao Wu poisoning was numbness of the mouth, tongue and limbs. But he didn't know whether Wang Guohua and the others felt it themselves. If they
From their point of view, they most likely suspected that Fang Zhongjia had paid someone to poison him, and Wang Guohua would attack Fang Zhongjia as soon as possible before the poison was released.
Fang Zhongjia didn't know about this. He replied coldly, "You don't think about my brother's kindness in knowing you. You just hang out with the thieves. You are so bold that you commit rebellion. Because my brother appreciates your civil and military talents, he is still willing to fight against you."
If you open your net, as long as you take Huang Wending, I will help you escape your sins and redeem yourself. I haven't thought about it, but you still don't want to repent, and you are perfunctory and evasive to my brother."
Wang Guohua's voice suddenly became louder, as if he was angry, "Are you kidding me, Wang Guohua? Mr. Fang is only a township official, how can he help me get away with it? Who are you and other civil and military officials? Wang already knows it, how can you do it?"
I have rashly handed my life into the hands of you and others. If the county magistrate and the magistrate do not recruit me, Wang would rather gamble on his luck and rob his money and go to another country than believe the nonsense you and others say."
While the two of them were talking, Pang Yu slowly walked back to the Buddha statue. Suddenly, there was a faint sound of footsteps beside him, and someone entered the main hall from the back door.
Pang Yu stopped moving and heard the footsteps that seemed to belong to two people. The person in front was breathing a little heavily and kept making slight humming sounds from his throat.
He moved very slowly, testing the ground with his feet for any obstacles before moving forward.
Footsteps approached Pang Yu. Pang Yu felt the other person's feet touching his waist. He lay on the ground and did not dare to make any sound. The man did not notice anything unusual and thought it was a corpse. He only paused for a moment and looked at Pang Yu.
Yu stepped over, and then the second person also stepped over.
The first person slowly moved a few steps away from the Buddha statue. Pang Yu opened his eyes slightly on the ground, and the person in front of him was actually holding a crossbow.
The conversation in the palace continued. Wang Guohua coughed twice and said, "You and I don't need to tell whether we are alive or dead. There are more than 40,000 taels of silver here. You killed half of my brothers. Now we can't move that much. You and I will each share half."
, it’s better to go our separate ways, otherwise we will end up sharing the same fate.”
Several silver ingots were thrown out from the side hall and landed clinkingly next to the dead servant. At this time, the hair of the man in black was also on fire, and the fire above his head was blazing, making the silver ingots on the ground shine brightly.
After the torch was thrown into the hall, the three servants moved from the wall to behind a pillar. The servant with an injured thigh fell in the corner with a large pool of blood flowing out from under him. It seemed that he had been shot through the femoral artery. At this time, he had already
There was no movement.
One of the three people was helping Fang Zhongjia stop the bleeding, and the other two's attention was attracted by Wang Guohua's voice in the side hall. At this time, silver ingots were being thrown out non-stop, and they were all looking over to observe. One silver ingot was a huge fortune.
The silver ingots that keep flying out have a strong visual shock.
They were struck by a powerful crossbow and were actually quite panicked. For a moment they only guarded the direction of the entrance to the side hall, completely unaware that someone had come in through the back door.
Wang Guohua's voice continued, "We are all rich after taking the money, so why bother fighting to the death. Wang is not a reckless person. As long as he has a way out, he will never return to Tongcheng in this life and will never drag down the Fang family."
Even Pang Yu felt that Wang Guohua's words were very tempting, especially when Fang Zhongjia was injured and Wang Guohua had the advantage of a powerful crossbow. The possibility of Fang Zhongjia killing Wang Guohua was already very small. This was a very affordable condition.
But the two people who came in through the back door explained that what Wang Guohua said was all lies. He had no intention of splitting the money with Fang Zhongjia. He just wanted to distract Fang Zhongjia and make him think that his group was still in the side hall, and then sent out other men.
He walked around the hall with a crossbow and attacked the opponent from an unprepared angle.
The man in front quietly raised his crossbow, but Pang Yu remained motionless.
The bowstring vibrated, and there was a scream in the hall, followed by Wang Guohua in the side hall shouting, "Do it!"
Two figures rushed out from the side hall, and the man behind the crossbowman also rushed out. The crossbowman stopped in place, pointed the crossbow down, stepped on the pedal under the crossbow head with his feet, and then grabbed the tail of the crossbow with both hands.
, to draw the bowstring.
As Pang Yu had estimated, Wang Guohua and his gang had discovered signs of poisoning, and everyone on the left and right was dead. They would rather fight tooth and nail to eliminate Fang Zhongjia and his gang. If not, they could have used their crossbows to continue their sneak attacks.
A bloody battle had already begun in the palace, and Pang Yu could hear the constant sound of swords clashing, and people groaning from time to time. It was obvious that the two groups had reached the final moment of victory.
There were three people in Wang Guohua's group fighting in close combat. After the servants were attacked by crossbowmen, only two were left. Wang Guohua's side had the advantage, and under the threat of poisoning, they all made up their minds to fight.
The two servants had no intention of fighting to the death, and were beaten back and forth. The injured Fang Zhongjia couldn't escape, and was stabbed in the back by Wang Guohua with a knife. The blade broke through the chainmail. Fang Zhongjia screamed and fell face down to the ground.
There was no movement.
Wang Guohua shouted loudly and directed his two companions to attack. Pang Yu looked on the ground and saw that the two servants were so frightened when they saw Fang Zhongjia falling to the ground that they left Fang Zhongjia behind and fled out of the palace.
The crossbowman seemed to be weak, and the string could not be fully pulled several times. Finally, he tried his best to pull the string fully, and there was a crisp sound. The hook caught the bamboo shoot on the hanging knife, and the bowstring hung on the teeth (hook) of the crossbow machine.
), and then he took out a crossbow arrow from his waist and put it into the arrow slot.
The crossbowman finished preparing and limped after him to the main gate. There was a shouting outside. It seemed that the men in black did have someone to respond, but their combat power was not strong. The crossbowman shot another person, causing the other party to panic.
Call.
Only one person's voice was heard saying in panic, "The boss is dead, run, run quickly!"
Then the sound of chaotic footsteps headed towards the mountain road. Wang Guohua and others chased and slashed away, making sure to kill the opponent so that they did not dare to look back.
The crossbowman stopped in place, panting again as he pulled the crossbow. His hands and feet were numb at this time, and his strength was getting weaker and weaker. He had just pushed halfway when someone suddenly pressed against his back, and an arm came from the right.
Go around his neck and clasp it on his left arm. Then lift your left arm upwards, tighten the right arm that is strangling him like a lever, and finally clasp the left palm firmly on the back of his head.
The crossbowman immediately couldn't breathe. He dropped the crossbow in panic. Just as he grabbed the arm in front of his neck, the man moved back. The crossbowman immediately fell back. The crossbowman lost his center of gravity, and all the strength in other parts of the body was lost.
Unable to use it, I could only try my best to pull the man's arm.
But the two arms were intertwined to support each other. No matter how hard he tried, he could not pull it. The crossbowman was about to suffocate. He kicked his feet wildly and struggled desperately in fear. Wang Guohua and others were not far outside the palace, but the crossbowman suddenly
No sound was made to call for help.
After a while, the crossbowman rolled his eyes, his whole body went limp and he passed out.
...
The clothes of the dead man in black in the main hall were burned up, and the mountain wind passed through the hall, causing the flames on the torch on the ground to flicker. The light and shadow on the Tathagata statue swayed, and the Buddha's face looked compassionately at the main hall where the dead and injured were sleeping.
Some injured rioters who were not dead were still squirming and moaning on the ground.
Several slightly injured rioters were pretending to be dead and waiting for an opportunity. At this time, they also found that their hands and feet were numb and it was very difficult to move. Although this was a good opportunity to escape, they were unable to escape from the temple.
Wang Guohua stumbled back to the hall, supporting a companion. Behind him was an accomplice who was also injured but could still walk on his own.
Fang Zhongjia and his group originally left a few healthy servants of the Fang family at the mountain road intersection, but those few people had no fighting experience and their combat power could not be compared with the servants. After one of them was stabbed by Wang Guohua in the dark, they panicked and ignored them.
Everyone fled down the mountain. The squire forces were frightened tonight and no longer posed a threat, but Wang Guohua knew that the crisis had not passed.
As soon as they entered the main hall, Wang Guohua and the companion who was supporting him fell to the ground together, and Wang Guohua vomited out a lot of filth.
The seriously injured companion lay on his back and cried, "Brother Wang, my hands and feet are all numb."
Wang Guohua snorted, and his hands and feet began to feel numb. When they were in the side hall, they noticed that their tongue and limbs began to feel numb. Wang Guohua guessed that someone had poisoned the food and wine, so he naturally thought that Fang Zhongjia had bribed someone to do it, so he fought to die before the poison was poisoned.
We must also repel Fang Zhongjia and his gang.
As long as Fang Zhongjia was defeated, Wang Guohua felt that he still had time to evacuate, but after thinking about it carefully after there was no threat at this time, the poison he was poisoned was a bit strange. If it was Fang Zhongjia who inflicted the poison, why didn't he wait until they were poisoned before attacking.
Thinking of this, Wang Guohua glanced at Fang Zhongjia. Fang Zhongjia was still lying on the spot, with a pool of blood flowing from his body, and he looked lifeless.
Wang Guohua turned to look at the rioters who were still squirming in the hall, his eyes flashing constantly. If Fang Zhongjia hadn't poisoned him, the poisoner would probably still be in the hall. The poisoner would definitely not have been poisoned, and his hands and feet were getting worse and worse.
The more numb he is, the more he can't move, then he will come out to kill people. Anyone who can move is in danger.
At that moment, he didn't even bother to help the companion. He used his hands and feet on the ground to crawl to those who were still squirming and stabbed their vitals with a knife. The companion who could still move also followed suit when he saw this, and carried the
With knives and torches, they slashed all the way to the injured people regardless of their pleas.
After a while, those who could still move all returned to bliss. After several fierce battles, Wang Guohua and the others had already exhausted their physical strength and were in a state of poison. At this time, there was no strong stimulation of danger. After relaxing mentally, their physical strength
It was even more difficult to support him. The last person who could move finally couldn't hold on anymore and slowly fell to the ground.
Wang Guohua rested for a while and stood up with force, but there was still dirt on his mouth. He drank the least amount of wine in the palace, so he could persist until now.
He staggered to the door of the side hall. In front of the burnt man in black, there were silver ingots on the ground, but Wang Guohua was unable to take them, let alone the large piles of silver in the side hall.
He regretted returning to the main hall. After chasing Fang Zhongjia and his gang, he should have been hiding in the forest beside the mountain road. It was a bit difficult to go out at this time.
He glanced fiercely at the dim hall, and suddenly shouted angrily, "Who poisoned me!"
The voice echoed in the hall, but no one answered him.
The fallen companion said dejectedly to Wang Guohua, "Maybe it was Zhu Zong's poison. He persuaded people to drink so much wine today. Maybe he also wanted to swallow up the money."
"That's good. I chopped him five times and he's already dead." Wang Guohua held on to the wall of the palace to keep him from falling. "I'm just afraid that the person who poisoned him is not dead yet."
Wang Guohua suddenly looked up, "Where's Zhang Er? He's holding a crossbow..."
The companion opened his mouth, but before he could speak, there was a loud "boom".
A crossbow arrow flew out from the side of the Buddha statue, carried the wind across the hall, and hit Wang Guohua's thigh. Wang Guohua spun around and fell heavily on the stone slab.
Wang Guohua looked up to the sky and wailed. There was a chirping sound behind the Buddha statue. The companion must have known that the string was being wound, and he must be the next one. He tried desperately to stand up, but his hands and feet no longer obeyed.
He leaned against the palace wall in despair, watching helplessly as a crossbow arrow came towards him. The crossbow arrow hit his ribs, and the strong force knocked him sideways. He spat out blood and slowly slipped against the palace wall.
Down.
Except for Wang Guohua, no one in the palace made any sound.
Wang Guohua's head was covered with sweat from the pain. He gritted his teeth to hold back the severe pain, turned his head and looked towards the Buddha statue, and saw a figure revealing his figure, slowly approaching with a crossbow in hand.
Wang Guohua knew that this person must be the poisoner, and stared at him angrily. When the person approached, Wang Guohua showed a look of surprise.
He said bitterly, "I should have thought it was you, a bitch like you. Sure enough, there are no good subordinates."
Pang Yu panted lightly. His whole body was soaked with sweat. The blood flowing from his left shoulder stained half of his clothes. He was close to the limit of his physical strength. Although he did not participate in the knife-to-edge fight, he fought twice with his bare hands.
I was in a state of high tension all night again. I was exhausted by this time, but fortunately everything was under control.
"Brother Wang's words make it sound like you are a good person yourself. This hall is full of brothers you have made sworn vows to. If Fang Zhongjia hadn't come earlier, we would all have died at your hands."
Wang Guohua lay on the ground and shook his head feebly, "Give me a good time."
Pang Yu put down his crossbow and said, "There are no arrows left. When I find the crossbow arrows, I will give you a happy surprise."
Wang Guohua labored and laughed twice, "A dog servant who has the ability to kill with a knife in front of me, but dare not kill with a knife, I, Wang Guohua, the first hero, died at the hands of a dog servant."
Pang Yu didn't have the energy to continue bickering, so he put the crossbow in the corner, pulled out a short knife in his hand, and prepared to search for extra crossbow arrows in the house, and then shot Wang Guohua with the crossbow arrows to gain more time to move the silver. Wang Guohua drank.
He didn't drink much, and he was strong-armed. As long as he could still move, Pang Yu would not get close to him.
The light in the palace was dim. Pang Yu turned around and picked up the torch. When the light became brighter, he remembered that there was a crossbow arrow on the burnt man in black, but the smell was disgusting.
While I was still patrolling other crossbows, a voice in the side hall suddenly said loudly, "Zhu Zong, your method is good. I covered my head with a blanket and slept in the monk's dormitory. I sweated and it was much better."
Fire appeared in the side hall, and footsteps approached quickly. Pang Yu's scalp was numb, and before he could react, a figure walked quickly from the side hall holding a lantern.
He looked up and saw Pang Yu, who was lighting the torch. Both of them were stunned when they met.