Chapter 44: I’m not willing to go to Chang’an like this
"Brothers, follow me and charge!"
"Come on!"
One by one, the men in black roared and charged, and then they were shot through the air by fierce light, and arrows pierced their bodies.
Pei Sijian watched this scene calmly, while Li Yan, dressed in military uniform, stood behind him, watching the battle with the same expressionless expression.
After Cui County Magistrate committed suicide, his old slave and attendant Lu San were also captured. After interrogation, it can be preliminarily judged that these two people did not know much.
However, because of Alang's involvement, even if they didn't know anything, the rest of their lives would be over, and they would basically end up working hard until death.
On the other side, the internal guards of Miyagi City and the guards of the Governor's Palace regrouped, and under the leadership of Pei Sijian and Li Yan, they once again attacked the stronghold of the men in black.
The location provided by Magistrate Cui was correct. These men in black gathered inside during the day. They originally saw secret spies being arrested on the street and wanted to evacuate, but found that the city gate was sealed, so they had to hide inside silently.
Then they were surrounded, and even the tunnel was blocked in advance.
When corpses fell into a pool of blood, one after another, the screams of death shocked the soul, and the momentum of the man in black dropped off a cliff.
Finally, after more than half were killed or injured, someone started wailing in nonsense: "Spare my life! I surrender! I surrender!"
"Lie down on the ground, disarm and don't kill!"
Pei Sijian nodded slightly, and the guards began to shout continuously.
It is still necessary to leave some people alive. Although these barbarian dead soldiers are of low life, they can train a good set of skills and master the swords, axes, bows and crossbows proficiently. It does not happen overnight.
No one can do anything perfectly, there are always clues that can be traced.
"Come back quickly!"
However, at this moment, a loud shout came from the stronghold.
"It's the leader!"
Li Yan's expression changed, and he heard that hoarse and unpleasant voice. It was the leader in black who led the team to besiege him in the alley last night.
This man was extremely prestigious. The men in black, who had lost their fighting spirit, immediately gathered towards the house after hearing this summons.
"According to Magistrate Cui, there is a basement under the house, and a secret passage was built leading to another private house two hundred steps away as an escape route."
"But that escape route has been blocked by the inner guards in advance. If there is only one secret passage, how did the leader in black appear?"
Li Yan thought the situation had changed: "I'm afraid the enemy has another secret passage, so we must not let them escape!"
Pei Sijian agreed and said coldly: "Attack!"
"ah--!!"
Unexpectedly, before there was any further response from Datang, rapid screams suddenly came from inside.
"No! The other party wants to silence you!"
Li Yanyi was brave enough to rush out with a knife in his hand.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As soon as he entered the house, the sound of a machine firing sounded, and hidden weapons as thin as rain flew towards him.
Li Yan turned his wrist, and the long sword whizzed out with Xuanhe's sword wind. He directly rolled the hidden weapon back, and instantly stared at the wooden board densely.
But immediately after, three or four more traps were activated, delaying the pace.
By the time Li Yan had dealt with them all and reached the basement of the stronghold, the screams had stopped.
What caught his eyes were corpses on the ground.
In the previous siege, more than half of the men in black had been killed or wounded, and only twelve or three people had escaped.
And in just a dozen breaths, they were all killed, and their bodies lay scattered on the ground.
Li Yan's face was as dark as water. He glanced around and found that all of these people had their throats slit and were killed with one blow.
"What a ruthless method! What a speed!"
Li Yan followed the corpse and quickly chased after him.
Sure enough, there is another secret passage.
This secret passage must have been excavated not long ago. It is relatively low. Li Yan is tall and had to bend down to walk quickly in it.
After walking about three hundred steps, the front suddenly opened up. It was another farmer's cellar, smelling of fermented pickles.
Li Yan tiptoed and flew forward.
The body is like a bow string, relaxed and relaxed, and the energy is like a feather arrow, flying through the moon.
After experiencing last night's bloody battle and rage, his martial arts skills had improved slightly. His eyes were like lightning. After scanning, he immediately found footprints and judged the direction.
"It is indeed Liangzhou Post House!"
Now that all the secret spies in Liangzhou have been caught, all the killers in black have been killed, and their hiding places have been locked. The leaders in black want to escape, and the best place left is the Tibetan envoys.
"You can't run away!"
Li Yan took out the explosive rod from his arms, followed the meteor with long strides, lit it and released it into the sky.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Following the sharp sounds, the nearby internal guards received the news one after another and surrounded him from all directions.
The dragnet makes it difficult for you to fly!
…
at the same time.
In front of the Liangzhou Post House, a disgraced Qiu Shenji walked out.
In fact, he had only been imprisoned for more than ten days, but now when he looked at the bright sun in the sky, he felt as if he had lived a lifetime ago.
Because just now, he not only learned the truth about the murder of the Tibetan ambassador, but he was also told that the secret spy organization in Liangzhou had been uprooted.
After the internal guard who came to report finished speaking, he hurriedly left to arrest people and meritorious service.
After receiving Pei Sijian's handwritten letter, Brenzan of the Tibetan mission changed his face and his arrogance dropped drastically.
But after the messenger left, Brenzan became angry again and released the other inner guards, leaving Qiu Shenji behind, which really made things difficult for him.
As a result, when Qiu Shenji came out, everything was settled.
"Why don't you wait for me...why don't you wait for me..."
Qiu Shenji walked forward, instinctively going to the station to find his third uncle, but when he thought that the internal guards had just said that Qiu Ying was seriously injured and unconscious, he gave up the idea and staggered on the street, feeling lost.
Just as he was feeling sad about his failure to accomplish anything, the sound of a fierce fight suddenly came from ahead. From his angle, he happened to see a man in black in the alley, flying over the wall and avoiding the pursuit of arrows from behind.
"Chance!"
Qiu Shenji was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, his back straightened, his limbs stretched out, the fighting spirit of the family of military generals burning brightly, and he was about to draw his sword and step forward.
"Wait...where's my knife!"
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Only then did Qiu Shenji realize that although Brunzan had released him, the weapons that had been confiscated were not returned at all, and he walked out empty-handed.
And in the midst of lightning and flint, the man in black rushed over, dancing like a tiger with a long sword.
The unparalleled power made Qiu Shenji, who was bare-handed, fearful and immediately chose to dodge.
But the next moment, it was the man in black who made the shrill scream.
Because the wind suddenly sounded behind him, a figure descended from the sky like a magic weapon, landed behind the man in black, and slashed him with a sword.
The combination of man and sword leads to a decisive victory!
"Li Yuanfang!!"
Seeing that there was no way to escape, the leader in black roared wildly, summoned all his strength, and slashed his back with his sword.
"锵——!!"
The next moment, the leader in black was spitting out blood, and an old injury arose. Li Yan slashed him with his sword and flew away, and his back hit the wall next to him.
Li Yan grabbed it with his left hand, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted it up like a bag.
After capturing the enemy alive, Li Yan noticed Qiu Shenji standing beside him: "Come out, go and see Uncle Qiu, he needs someone to take care of him!"
Qiu Shenji tried to force out a flattering smile, but it turned out to be uglier than crying: "Yes...yes..."
Li Yan nodded, carried the leader in black, and a large number of internal guards, and left in a majestic manner.
Watching their backs, Qiu Shenji, who had missed the opportunity, was like a deflated ball and sat down slowly with his back against the wall.
Tears welled up in my eyes.
"Why am I so unlucky..."
Qiu Shenji was halfway through crying when he leaned back and collapsed.
However, the earthen wall could not withstand the impact and fell backwards, and he fell into the rubble along with it.
"ah--!!"
Li Yan, who was a hundred meters away, turned his head slightly, as if he heard a shrill scream coming from afar.
He didn't pay attention, focusing mainly on the black-clothed leader in his hand, and took him all the way back to the Governor's Mansion.
After removing the mask, a slightly feminine face appeared in front of Li Yan and Pei Sijian.
The black-clothed leader's arms and legs had been removed from their joints and were like a puddle of mud, being held up by two internal guards.
Even at this stage, his eyes were still full of fierceness, without any fear or panic.
Pei Sijian asked: "Are you Liniang's top line, the leader of all Tibetan spies in Liangzhou?"
"Liniang? Don't mention this name again!"
The hoarse and unpleasant voice of the leader in black was filled with deep-seated hatred: "If it weren't for this traitor, how could I have been caught by you, and Magistrate Cui would have been exposed, right? Seven years of hard work, ruined in one day! I hate it!
I hate it!"
This was a disguised admission of identity. Pei Sijian's eyes lit up and he laughed and said: "You are tough now, and you will explain it later. Take it with you!"
"I won't tell you even if you kill me!"
The leader in black spat viciously and was dragged down with a defiant expression on his face.
Pei Sijian's smile immediately faded and she looked at Li Yan: "Is it him?"
"No! This person is just a scapegoat!"
Li Yan shook his head, his eyes cold.
In the fight just now, he felt something was wrong.
This leader in black and the one who attacked him last night also used Yuchang Jin and were good at assassination, but there was a gap in the use of force.
This difference is so small that it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish, but Li Yan is not an ordinary person.
He has full confidence in his martial arts level. Even if this person deliberately suffered internal injuries in order to disguise himself, he would not be able to hide it from him.
Pei Sijian was silent for a moment and sighed: "The imperial edict has arrived in Liangzhou the day before yesterday. I will take the envoy back to Beijing. Now so many things have happened, we need to leave quickly. Yuanfang, you must also accompany me here.
In Chang'an, the saints will definitely fight against each other!"
Li Yan stood there, slightly confused: "I'm leaving Liangzhou and going to Chang'an?"
Chang'an is not only the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but also the greatest city of this era. If it were before, he would be very happy with some achievements.
But now, if he leaves Liangzhou, it means that the murderer behind the scenes will be at large?
Pei Sijian stood up and patted his shoulder: "Everything cannot be perfect, and it is difficult to have a smooth heart. As long as that person still works for Tubo, we still have a chance!"
Li Yan's expression changed and he stood there, lost in thought.
When he came to his senses, Pei Sijian had already left.
The secret spies and killers have all been wiped out, the city gate is about to open, and there are many aftermath matters to follow.
And Li Yan's eyes became firm again, with a stubbornness that would not give up until he achieved his goal: