"Who are you?!" Yan Wushuang's forehead was filled with blue veins. He was finally sure that the enemy outside knew his secret.
In a daze, he seemed to see the scene where the true picture was revealed, the glares, scorn, and scornful eyes from all the people in the world, his reputation ruined, and his fall into eternal doom. "You can't let him go, you can't let him go, you must kill him.
Kill him—" a voice roared between him.
"Haha, who am I? My surname is you, your ancestor!" Zhu Biao smiled cheerfully, as if the depression of the past few days had dissipated. He stood in the doorway holding a bow, and a feeling of joy came straight to his heart.
"Well done!" suddenly shouted loudly.
The sound of strings buzzed, tearing at people's nerves, and the sound of sharp arrows passing through was like the faint thunder coming from the sky. Yong Sheng led two men from the back door of the hall to bypass Zhu Biao's left hand, and his body just jumped out.
, the sharp arrows struck immediately. Yongsheng's body, which weighed more than 100 kilograms, flew upside down three feet high, and then fell heavily to the ground. The shrill and soul-stirring screams shot up in the air, causing the hall to be filled with shock.
All those who were waiting were frightened.
"One less, there are two more..."
The strings sounded again, three times, and the buzzing and vibrating sound made people's blood boil.
Yong Sheng's two men were already running into the shadows quickly, but they didn't know that even the darkest places were clear and bright in Zhu Biao's eyes. The two dark figures ran thirty steps away, "Ah
..." The two of them screamed and fell forward.
In the dark night, with poor vision, a famous expert thirty steps away can only see a blurry figure. It is difficult to spot a person if he does not move. Zhu Biao's arrow actually hit a person thirty steps away accurately in the dark night
, which really made the people in the hall frightened.
At the same time, there was a big movement on the left and right wings of Fuliu Villa. "Quick, get up, get up..." Song Yingzhu and others swarmed in from the left and right, and more than a dozen people woke up in shock, but they didn't know what to do because there was no one to direct them.
Zhuang Ding was killed on the spot and captured.
Zhu Hong led the 150 crossbowmen, leaving 30 at the main gate, and then divided them into 60 on each side. They had been trained for many years. They were well-fed, well-clothed, and had inherited the internal skills. Fuliu
The villa's tall courtyard wall could not stop these crossbowmen at all.
"Whoosh, whoosh..." The sound of the crossbow soon came from both sides to the middle. Of course, it was accompanied by the screams of people.
However, in the huge Fuliu Villa, there are still some bold and courageous guests. They are very dissatisfied. But they are all under the sword of Lian Nu, Song Yingzhu, Mu Xuehua, Dou Bing, Yin Qiuyue and even Zhu Cai'er.
At the funeral.
"Master, there is not one thief, they are coming from both sides!"
When Yan Wushuang was notified, he already knew that the visitor was not alone. Zhu Hong, who had stayed at the front door, had led thirty crossbowmen and jumped onto the second courtyard wall.
"Father..." Yan Qing's voice sounded from behind. Then a daughter called, and Yan Zi and Yan Wushuang's wife arrived in the hall.
Yan Wushuang looked back and saw that except for her daughter-in-law and her grandson and granddaughter, everyone in the Yan family was here.
"Sir, who are the thieves outside?" Qin Yuxiu unsheathed his swords, and the original anger on his well-maintained face turned into frightening panic.
When she stood up and took out the knife, she thought it was some blind thief or a charlatan seeking revenge. Who would have thought that the situation was so serious.
All the anger turned into panic!
"It would be great if we knew who the visitor was!" Jiang Jun held a pair of water-splitting thorns in his hands, and his panicked tone was filled with unconcealable anxiety.
How much do you have to bear on yourself? Once it's broad daylight, there will be no place for you. Do you have to leave your hometown and live in Dazhou for the rest of your life?
"Master Yan, how do you make a decision? Come up with an idea quickly?" There must be a secret way out of Fuliu Villa. Whether he and others will fight with the outsiders or not, it all depends on Yan Wushuang's decision. Jiang Jun was worried.
He tightened his hands to separate the water thorns and asked.
"Qing'er, go and greet your wife and children. Let's take the secret passage and evacuate——"
He didn't even get a beating. Yan Wushuang decided to abandon his family's business and run away, which was really spineless and embarrassing. But he was not deaf, and the sound from both wings was already outflanking him towards the hall.
Didn't you notice that even the guests didn't come? You know, only the Yan family lives in the backyard of Fuliu Villa. The guests, villagers, and friends from the Jianghu all live in the courtyard on both sides. But now, only the screams are heard. One
No one came!
"Eh?" Zhu Biao's ears stood up and his eyes were stunned, "Interesting! You escaped?" He didn't expect that the famous Suifeng Fuliujian would be so cowardly, and even escape without a fight, or he was naming him behind his back.
status.
The body jumped up and fell straight to the roof of the hall like a big roc.
"Crash!" There was a sound of broken bricks, and the man fell into the hall like a cannonball. The snowy sword light stabbed Zhu Biao's chest and back, "clang, clang", two knocks, the strong bow swung around, thin
The bow string was like a sharp blade, slicing through the necks of two first-class players.
He glanced around the hall, tables overturned, chairs overturned, and everyone had left.
In a side room in the backyard where sundries were placed, the floor was lifted, revealing an iron plate about three feet long and wide. Yan Qing grabbed the iron plate buckle, and the hundred-kilogram iron plate was pulled open like straw.
The dark hole inside was exposed.
"Brother Jiang, the person leading you will go first. Zi'er, your sister-in-law, nephews and niece will go down later. The rest of you will follow me to meet our friends tonight!"
There are many mechanisms in the secret passage, and Yan Wushuang is extremely confident. When he cannot resist, he can lead his people to retreat into the secret passage, and he can escape smoothly.
"Fire the arrow——"
Unfortunately, he did not expect that his opponent was not Jianghu, but a pure army. Zhu Biao led his men to chase him from the backyard. When he saw Yan Wushuang's posture, he sneered and immediately took action with sharp arrows. One hundred and fifty riflemen were fired.
They naturally responded accordingly, and the only two retainers and four villagers around Yan Wushuang all swung under the crossbows.
These six people, together with the two who stayed in the hall, were used by Yan Wushuang to entertain Yong Sheng and Jiang Jun's group. They were all dead this time.
Zhu Biao's three arrows hit three of Yan Wushuang's couple's sons. One of them was avoided by Yan Wushuang, and the other two were caught by Qin Yuxiu and Yan Qing. Their faces became pale and pale with anger.
Such a powerful force, Zhu Biao himself must have such profound skills! The arrows left a small crater on Qin Yuxiu's left blade.
"Retreat -" Yan Wushuang's long sword protects him. It is really like thousands of willows flying in the wind. The powerful crossbows shot down like rain are blocked by a sword. However, Yan Wushuang's outburst can never last forever.
With this watertight, he knew that his plan was miscalculated. The people who came had no intention of fighting him head-on. They simply relied on sharp weapons to defeat the enemy. This is the way of people in the army.
"Master, are you chasing me?" Zhu Hong asked, while Zhu Cai'er's eyes sparkled and she jumped to look into the cave. Hundreds of crossbow bolts fired at close range shot this inconspicuous side room like a hedgehog, bursting into the room.
Everyone inside could clearly see the hole exposed in the ground.
"What are you chasing after? Jump in and I guarantee you won't know how you died." He raised his toes and covered the iron plate of the secret passage. Zhu Biao stopped understanding the secret passage and glanced at Zhu Hong.
Dou Bing, "Now take people with you and search each room for me. Don't let go of any piece of paper with words on it!"
Yan Wushuang, he can't run away, and neither can anyone else.
Although Zhu Ming's spies couldn't find out too many details about the villa, they were able to find out the close relationship between Yan Wushuang and Tian Jiaqi.
Winged Tiger Tianjiaqi is one of the few green forest villages in Anzhou - the master of Feihuling in the southeast mountains of Jiyang County.
Fuliu Villa is also in the southeast of the city. Zhu Biao thought about the iron brand organization's previous "acquisition" of Green Forest Village for its own use, and he was absolutely sure that the Fuliu Villa group would escape to Feihu Ridge.
Before deciding to make this deal, Zhu Biao had already tied Feihuling and Fuliu Villa together.
"Ah, ah..."
Screams rang out when Zhu Biao was reading the letters in Yan Wushuang's study. Those villagers and retainers captured alive along the way should now endure torture and think about their lives.
Did he really sell his life for Yan Wushuang, or what? Zhu Biao thought, someone must have said something. It was not the gcd during the revolutionary period, so how could there be so much perseverance and unyieldingness.
An hour later, Zhu Biao returned from Fuliu Villa with a full load.
It doesn't mean money, but more than a dozen living people and boxes of letters. It is impossible to examine them in Fuliu Villa. The books may contain some secrets. As for some of the stolen goods, they may be worth a lot of money.
Sixty or seventy thousand taels of silver. Zhu Biao really couldn't stand it.
"Leader, this is Xu Baochuan, the swordsman of the Yanyu Party, nicknamed Xu Tiger!"
The person Zhu Ming arranged for in Jiyang County was not an old man in the army and did not know Zhu Biao. According to the instructions above, he addressed Zhu Biao as the leader. It was Zhu Biao who used it to conceal his identity.
"Little Xu Baochuan, I have met the leader."
A tall and thick-set man, he respectfully saluted Zhu Biao with clasped fists. Fuliushanzhuang followed suit and even focused his attention on Feihuling. He hugged his thick legs and felt like he was hugging a god.
"Team Leader Xu, sit down!" Xu Baochuan is the leader of the Jiyang Action Group. Zhu Biao is not very enthusiastic and win over. He must ensure the loyalty of these peripheral organizations, be appropriately domineering and arrogant, and use both kindness and power.
It's better than just being gentle.
As expected, Zhu Biao's overlooking look and slightly perfunctory tone made Xu Baochuan's expression even more respectful.
"I heard that the Yanyu Party is a smuggler of salt, and their livelihood should be decent. Team Leader Xu left the leader of the party alone, so why did he join our department?"
The imperial court's financial resources were difficult, so the taxes and donations were naturally higher. Salt was sold by the government, and the price kept rising, but it created a lot of value space for salt lords and private salt dealers.
Zhu Biao didn't quite believe in Xu Baochuan. In order to strengthen his loyalty, he had to strike while the iron was hot to create an impression on Xu Baochuan that the organization had great capabilities and energy. Therefore, the first step was to reward someone.
Being too gentle can only be seen as weakness, and being too strong can only make people feel resentful. There is a certain degree in between. How to control depends on the level of the person. Only when you control well can you be seen as being kind and powerful at the same time. Otherwise, you are moody.
Zhu Biao was an 'outsider', a high-level person, and he pushed Xu Baochuan down from the beginning. He felt like he was an ant. But Fuliu Villa was about to be destroyed, so this kind of toughness was backed by incomparable toughness.
, will only make Xu Baochuan himself relegate himself to a lower position.
Swallowing nervously, Xu Baochuan stuttered a little. "Back... I will answer the question later. The organizational materials of the villain's joining the gang are true. The profit of private salt is huge, but the risk is too high.
If the government catches him, he will die.
It would be easy to say that Jiyang's officials were incompetent, but a double-whip general named Huyan came to the county two years ago and took the position of inspection envoy. Suddenly, he was killing and beheading. We have several dealers here.
The leader of Yan's team was killed and the assistants were dispersed. The younger ones were timid and did not dare to stand up to the enemy. It happened that they had some connections with the hall, so they joined in."
"Pfft!" Zhu Biao smiled angrily, "You have such courage, why are you a private salt dealer? But since you have joined our department, you must do your best. Feihuling will use you this time, do your best.
Yes. I will give you a heavy reward."
"Yes. Yes..." Xu Baochuan naturally agreed with a smile on his face, but murmured in his heart: "You son of a turtle is just a timid person. He just encountered the evil star Huyan..."
After years of fighting, the Northern Han Dynasty no longer only had problems with money, food and soldiers. Even local security was no longer guaranteed. Liumen could produce and sell itself, and there was still enough to support the Tingwei Mansion and even the palace.
Hall, but now, even those who failed have been promoted. Due to the fight with the Tianshen Sect. The damage was too great, and the muscles and bones have been injured for many years. At the moment, in the Northern Han Dynasty, in addition to the head arrests at the county and city level, there are still some deterrents.
When you go to the county, you won't find many second-rate people.
Just like Zhu Biao's hometown of Qing County, which has little political power, the main force is composed of third-rate people. This would have been unthinkable two hundred years ago.
"The Tian family in Feihuling has been passed down for more than fifty years for three generations. It was Tian Jingwen, the grandfather of Tian Jiaqi who is now the head of the family. He dropped the grass in his middle age and erected the pole.
Although Mr. Na Tian is not a famous figure in chivalry, he is upright and hates evil as much as hatred. He is highly praised by Jianghu Baidao. When the stronghold was erected, the officers and soldiers from six gates came to kill him, and the Baidao people also extended their hands to help. It was also because of him.
, Feihuling has become an alternative on the green forest road in Anzhou, and now there are a large number of people from Baidao who have a close relationship with Tian Jiaqi.
Yan Wushuang from Fuliu Villa is one of them. The leader suspects that he went to Feihu Ling from the secret road. The villain absolutely agrees. Fuliu Villa is Feihu Ling after climbing Wudao Mountain, but it is only thirty or forty miles away.
Mountain Road. If the two families were not closely connected, how could Fuliu Villa be built?"
"We're going to Feihuling. You'll lead the way. Can we make no mistakes?" Listening to Xu Baochuan's words, this man did have some brains.
"Don't worry, chief. I have been selling salt to Feihu Ridge more than once in the past few years. I am familiar with the road. The outposts know it, and even some secret posts know it."
"Go and get ready. We'll set off in two-quarters of an hour."
"As you command!"
After Xu Baochuan left, Zhu Biao looked at the stationmaster of Jiyang Station in front of him. "Move to a place and be careful to hide yourself in the next few days to avoid the limelight."
"Yes, leader."
The stationmaster didn't say much and said goodbye. Zhu Biao called Zhu Hong to give instructions, took Song Yingzhu, Mu Xuehua, Yin Qiuyue, Dou Bing and his little sister and packed up and set off.
The group did not go directly over the mountain to Feihu Ridge in the direction of Fuliu Villa, but instead took the path into the mountain on horseback.
It's true that it's a race to the death, but it's still easier than climbing over mountains and ridges on two feet. Among the people who went there was not only a second-rate figure like Xu Baochuan, but also Zhu Cai'er, and Zhu Biao didn't want to tire his sister.
Moreover, Xu Baochuan is most familiar with the path that horse racing takes into the mountains. After all, whether people and horses from Feihuling are going to and from the mountains to do business, or salt dealers are transporting salt into the mountains, they have to pass by horses and carts.
Feihuling nominally belongs to Jiyang County, but is actually under the joint jurisdiction of the county and Yangqu and Shouyang counties. It starts from Dachuanfu Mountain in the southeast of the Northern Han Dynasty and winds from the southeast to the northwest. Jiyang County is the most
It is in the northwest, but it still has undulating mountains, deep forests and lush grass. It is the most majestic mountain and river in Anzhou. It spans three counties, and no one bothers to care about it. It has been a haunt of bandits since history.
There are thirty or forty miles of road across the mountains, and it is more than a little further for horse racing. Zhu Biao and his party were all equipped with good horses, and they drove hard without stopping. They only saw Feihuling after two hours.
contour.
The sky was already turning gray. Counting the fifth watch, it was almost midnight, which was about to dawn.
Arriving at the western foot of Feihu Ridge, the eastern sky turned faintly white, and it was already dawn.
Xu Baochuan stopped his horse in front of a forest and said to Zhu Biao: "Chief, do you want to fight by open fire at dawn, or do you want to do it now?"
"I'll go inside first, and you can go there after dawn." Zhu Biao did not answer Xu Baochuan, but turned to Song Yingzhu and said.
In two hours, it was time for Yan Wushuang and his party to arrive at Tianjia Village.
"Take care, chief!" In front of outsiders, everyone calls them "leader". Anyway, everyone has used the disguise pill.
Zhu Biao nodded his head, lifted up Xu Baochuan and flew straight to the top of the forest. He was more than ten feet long, and the roaring wind hit Xu Baochuan head-on. The speed of flying made Xu Baochuan even more awe of Zhu Biao.
Three points.
The mountains in this area get higher as we go towards Feihu Ling, and the other surrounding peaks are not too high. It is difficult to distinguish due to the hazy sky. They all look almost the same, covered with lush vegetation, and the field of vision is very limited. The only one that can be clearly identified is
It is Feihuling, which is high up in the sky.
However, Feihu Ridge is so big that if no one is there to lead the way, it is impossible to know whether Tian Jiaqi's village is in the east or west of Shanxi, or in the south or north.
Zhu Biao would have done the same without Xu Baochuan's guidance.
"How far is it?" Zhu Biao asked Xu Baochuan after flying over the woods and over a hill.
"We're here. Walk down the hill. The Tian family's village is at the end of the hill. It's not difficult to find."
Zhu Biao glanced at the dark hills and couldn't see the end. "You opened your eyes wide and showed me all the places with hidden stakes."
"Don't worry, leader. The villain doesn't come in and out of Feihu Ridge only once or twice. All the overt sentries know about it, and there are also about a few secret sentries."
"good."
Zhu Biao is very experienced in night battles and secret battles. In fact, he started his career by picking up copycat villages in his early years. But the copycat villages he dealt with at that time were completely different from the green forest villages like Feihuling now. For example, Dazhou
At that time, Jiulianshan was absolutely powerful.
Therefore, if you can borrow Xu Baochuan to guide you, you can save some effort.
ps: I was delayed because of something important, so this is only 5,000 words.
