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Deng Gui personally supervised the battle with a sword, full of murderous intent, and did not hesitate to kill people in front of the battle to establish his authority. Jin Longquan, Tang Tiande and other commanders and leaders of the village soldiers who were transferred to each other were still unclear about where they were, and who dared to attack him?
Lazy in front of others?
They mixed teams of rural soldiers and military soldiers from the stronghold, raised large shields and carried huge trees to knock down the thin stronghold walls in several places, and then took turns leading their teams to storm the stronghold.
The most important thing in combat is momentum. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
In the past, the clans were unwilling to fight to the death with the bandits, and Deng Gui did not want to offend the local forces. He only wanted to rotate to various places safely. His servants were very amiable. Who would be willing to fight to the death after seeing the bandits licking blood from their swords?
This naturally made the stubborn bandits in Tongbai Mountain become more fierce and arrogant, running rampant in the countryside and becoming unstoppable.
However, the military soldiers and rural soldiers were in awe of the majesty brought to Deng Gui by the official position of inspector, and deep down they were still submissive to the imperial court. This was the basis for military discipline to be enforced.
At this time, there are strong generals who can drive the troops, and the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the soldiers and soldiers, who have been knitted together by military discipline, will naturally be stronger than those of the thieves and bandits.
The base of the Xiema Mountain thieves was suddenly attacked. How strong can they be in resisting the warriors Zhaiyong who attacked regardless of their arrows?
On the first day of the attack, both sides suffered sixty or seventy casualties.
This is mainly due to the martial arts training and poor weapons. Pan Chenghu is a rare warrior in Tongbai Mountain and has dozens of ruthless bandits under his command; while Jin Longquan, Tang Tiande and others are willing to drive others to death, but they themselves are
Not very willing to put in all the effort, several waves of offensives were pushed back by the bandit soldiers.
The next day, Deng Gui organized troops to attack through the gap. Pan Chenghu realized that there was no way to survive if he fought to the death. Without him taking the lead to block the front, how could the thieves below resist the attack of the country soldiers?
They were killed before noon and were retreating steadily. When Pan Chenghu decided to break out of the encirclement, escaped from Shangliu Village from the northeast corner and penetrated into the deep mountains and old forests in the northeast, there were only thirty or forty tough bandits left around him.
In addition to some bandits who fled in other directions, nearly 200 bandits were captured or killed in the battle at Shangliuzhai. It can be said to be a great victory in the anti-bandit campaign that has been rare in Tongbai Mountain in recent years.
There were nearly a hundred casualties among Wu Zu Zhai Yong, but when they were divided among the major surnames and clans, they were still barely able to accept it. It was a happy ending for everyone.
Of course, people here at Shituoling couldn't feel at ease, and even everyone's hearts were in their throats.
If Deng Gui used his power to attack Xiema Mountain, even if Xu Wufu was worried that the entire Xu clan would be dragged into the water, it would be difficult to find an excuse to stop him.
Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen, and Deng Gui accepted it as soon as he saw the opportunity.
Even though the news coming from various hidden channels is trying to prove that the new bandit occupying Xiema Mountain at this time is Xu Wujiang, but he has already obtained the military honors he deserves, so why bother bothering him anymore?
Xu Wufu wanted to kill Xu Wujiang and others, and Deng Gui knew it best, but there was news secretly that Xu Wufu and Xu Wujiang colluded to plot to destroy Mashan, and they obviously had the intention of dragging the Xu family into the water - regardless of the behind-the-scenes information.
If someone had other motives, or wanted to seize the Xu family's property in Yuhuangling, Deng Gui wouldn't have the trouble to make this knife.
Xu's strength is not weak, but once his strong backlash hits, Deng Gui doesn't think he has the ability to deal with it.
In his opinion, Xu Wujiang's desertion of troops and defection to bandits should be left to others to deal with, or when Wang Xun's death in Huaiyuan alarmed the government and the public, few people would care about Xu Wujiang's desertion of troops and defection to bandits.
After briefly cleaning up the battlefield, Deng Gui led the Jin Longquan troops to garrison Shangliu Village to clean up the mess. After eating the reward banquet arranged by Xu Wufu in Beizhai, he and Tang Tiande led two teams of intact soldiers to accompany Guo.
Cao Ling returned to the military camp.
It's time for him to leave Huaiyuan. It's up to Guo Caoling to worry about whether he wants to capture Xiema Mountain in the future!
Xu Wukun and Xu Wuliang all know the principle of working hard and then exhausting it.
The casualties of the rural soldiers and military soldiers in the military camp were not low this time. As long as Deng Gui did not bring the remaining power of the bandits to attack Xie Mashan, let the anger out, and wait for the new inspection envoy to take office before organizing troops to fight.
The journey to Xiema Mountain must take at least two or three months.
They have two or three months of buffer to recruit troops, which is much better than directly facing the bloody and courageous soldiers with this few manpower now; not to mention that the longer the time goes on, the less able Xu Wufu will be to clear his suspicions.
, the more we have to tie them together to face the crisis.
Xu Wufu obviously understood the truth behind this. In the afternoon, he arranged for people to send the other 20,000 kilograms of grain that he had promised to lend but was temporarily interrupted by Deng Gui's unexpected troops to Shituoling Xinzhai.
This time it was Xu Wuqi who sent food, and also hinted that some of the thieves were forced to flee into the deep mountains and old forests south of Shangliu Village; these thieves broke out to the south, and were used by Pan Chenghu to attract the main force of the military soldiers to encircle them.
Killing is an abandoned son, Xu Wujiang can send people to recruit him.
In the eyes of Xu Wuliang, Xu Wukun and others, Xu Wuqi's hint was obviously Xu Wufu's instruction: Since Xu Wujiang and the others cannot be destroyed, and they don't want Xu Wujiang and the others to drag the entire Xu clan into the water, they can only hope that this side can struggle.
If you survive, at least don't let any key figures fall into the hands of the government and become irrefutable evidence that the Xu family is secretly collaborating with the bandits.
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Although he was out of this quagmire, when he returned to the military camp, Deng Gui didn't feel as happy as returning from a great victory. He was even a little depressed. At least at this juncture, he did not dare to see Wang Zhen.
Returning to the house behind the office, Deng Gui closed the door. He took out a volume of policy and read it on the couch to calm his mind. As for recruiting Guo Caoling, he left it to Tang Tiande.
Responsible.
If Guo Caoling hadn't acted in a hurry, he would have had to deal with the Tang family and the Jin family for a while longer.
Seeing that they had suffered such heavy casualties, Deng Gui took advantage of the morale of the generals to seize Xiema Mountain without being fair. Tang Tiande was quite dissatisfied, but after all, he could not hold Deng Gui's hand and ordered the follow-up.
His hopes were pinned on Guo Caoling.
Deng Gui left the recruitment matter to him, and Tang Tiande, regardless of the many days of hard work, invited Guo Caoling and two of his entourage to Yuehong Mansion for tea and a banquet.
Before Deng Gui left, Guo Caoling could only temporarily live in the post house after arriving at the military camp. The conditions were too simple. During the dinner, Tang Tiande proposed that an elegant courtyard could be set aside in Yuehong Building for Guo Caoling and his entourage.
Temporary residence.
Guo Caoling has contacted Zheng Hui and Dong Qifeng to learn more about everything that happened in Huaiyuan Town these days.
It is unlikely that the Tang family will collude with Lu Xiong and the old soldiers of the Jingsheng Army, but if there is a problem with the woman Liu Qiong'er, there is no guarantee that the servants and shepherds under Yuehong Tower will be bribed by people who secretly protect Wang Zhen.
How dare Guo Caoling move into Yuehong Building for a few days of ease?
After the banquet at Yuehong Mansion, Guo Caoling returned to the Junzhai Posthouse with his two followers.
This is the small courtyard where Wang Zhen lived when he first arrived in Huaiyuan. It has three main rooms and two wing rooms on each side. It is quite tidy.
After drinking a lot of wine, Guo Caoling followed his guard back to the wing to rest. He sat on the living room floor to sober up and think about the follow-up arrangements.
They want it to be easy for Wang Zhen to die, but they still have to put in some effort to make Wang Zhen die beautifully so as to block the world's mouth and prevent some die-hards from pointing their fingers at Prime Minister Cai.
After much thought, Guo Caoling felt that he would have to meet with Zheng Hui again in two days to finalize the details.
Being drunk, Guo Caoling took off the saber from his waist and took it in his hand. He opened the door and wanted to go in to rest. A strong wind blew in his face, like a poisonous python that had been lurking deep in the night for a long time.
As the sword flew towards him, Guo Caoling almost felt that what was so sharp was not the force of the blade cutting through the air, but the murderous intent in his heart.
"Thief, you are so brave!" Guo Caoling shouted, as if an evil tiger suddenly roared like thunder.
In addition to giving a warning, he also wanted to activate all his strength in an instant to cope with the assassin's subsequent thunderous offensive.
Years of hard work on his bones allowed Guo Caoling to move a few inches to the side in an instant to avoid the heavy stab that was almost fatal. At this time, he could not draw the sword in time, and he held the handle of the sword in his hand and stabbed it out like a steel whip.
The opponent's body shrank to the side in an instant to avoid the stab from the handle of the knife, and he lowered himself and struck out with his right elbow.
Guo Caoling changed his moves one after another, forcing the opponent to retreat, even half a step away. The space freed up allowed him to hold the long sword in his hand and slash like thunder, and he would definitely cut the opponent in two.
Guo Caoling did not expect that the opponent would hit him hard with his left elbow, making him feel as if he had hit an iron plate.
Guo Caoling has been in the army for twenty years and has gone through countless hard battles. This body has endured too much pain and suffering. This moment is also heartbreaking, but secretly surprised, he knows that the other party will definitely not feel comfortable either.
He knows how powerful his elbow hammer is.
However, the assassin was not shaken back by the two collisions as he imagined, but his body was swung to the side like a rope.
Not a swing!
The assassin's left waist and hip swing to the right. This is to make the previous left elbow hammer explode with stronger force to resist him, but the assassin's lumbar spine is forced to stay in place, which requires an explosion in an instant.
Extremely powerful reverse torque.
Guo Caoling suddenly felt horrified, and she suddenly realized that the assassin had predicted his subsequent reaction when he stabbed him for the first time. Opposing force exploded from his left hip and lumbar spine in a very short period of time, which would inevitably severely injure his waist.
muscles and bones, but the advantage of doing this is that it gives the right arm a reverse swing at the lightning speed.
Guo Caoling would never forget that the assassin was still holding a short blade in his right hand and had just stabbed him in the side of his neck.
Hammer the left elbow and use reverse twisting force to lock the lumbar spine. This requires turning the horizontal fist into the short blade of the right hand so that it can cut down to the left.
This is an extremely clever melee combat tactic.
If it weren't for the assassin's vaguely tall and muscular figure in the dark, Guo Caoling almost suspected that Lu Xiong was hiding in the house to assassinate him. When he came back, he passed by the yard where Wang Zhen lived and clearly saw Lu Xiong and Wang Zhen standing on the porch.
Talk before!
There are still such powerful remnants of Jing Sheng's army!
Guo Caoling wanted to understand all this, but his reaction was not enough. After hammering his right elbow, all his strength was concentrated on his right hand, and he pulled out the knife halfway. At this time, he felt a chill on his neck, and the blade was already on his body.
However, Guo Caoling was also fierce. He tilted his head back a few inches and drew his sword without stopping. A stream of cold light stabbed the assassin in the waist and slashed him away.
With a loud bang, Guo Caoling realized that the assassin had a short blade hidden in his left hand close to his elbow, so he drew his sword and slashed to block him.
Only then did Guo Caoling feel the wind blow directly into his neck. The assassin's hand was as sharp as a poisonous snake, and he stabbed seven times in a row, making him sit down on the ground without any room for struggle.
Guo Caoling had not yet completely breathed his last, and watched helplessly as the assassin crouched behind the window.
At this moment, Song Jiejun broke the window and rushed into the room.
He was preparing for the assassin to hide behind the door, but when he saw Guo Caoling's horrified eyes in the moonlight that leaked into the room, he realized that the assassin was under him, but he was already in the air.
He had time to kick his foot and tap the assassin's shoulder.
Guo Caoling saw that the assassin was hiding and refused to hide. He received Song Jiejun's kick on his shoulder and thrust the blade into Song Jiejun's body from his lower body.
Yue Zhilong rushed in from outside the door, raised his knife and flew towards the assassin. However, Guo Caoling looked at the childish-looking assassin under the moonlight and had already picked up the long knife that he had dropped on the ground. They were standing in the narrow space with Yue Zhilong.
There was a fight to the death in the room.
Guo Caoling couldn't imagine that the assassin was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, and it was even harder to imagine that his Fumang Saber would be so powerful. After attacking with seven or eight swords, he suppressed Yue Zhilong's momentum. At this time, there was a rush in the distance.
The sound of footsteps came, and the long knife in Yue Zhilong's hand had been cut off. The next moment, Yue Zhilong's head was split open by the young man's knife.
Guo Caoling gasped for air. He reluctantly reached out and grabbed his throat. He wanted to die in peace and wanted to ask the young man who he was, but he couldn't utter a word. At this time, he saw the young man turning around and pointing his finger at him.
His chest, which had been stabbed with seven or eight bloody holes, was soaked in blood and he started writing on the wall.
Guo Caoling used the moonlight to look over:
"The murderer Chushan Yaksha Fox!"
"Is my name loud and clear enough? Have you thought of who I am at this time?" The young man turned to look at Guo Caoling and asked with a smile, then reached out and crushed Guo Caoling's Adam's apple completely...
