All the people who wanted to go out of the city at the city gate of Yangzhou Prefecture were driven back into the city by the soldiers. Twenty or thirty soldiers wielded their swords to kill the three people in the encirclement.
Xiang Xiaotian laughed loudly and said: "You guys treat the people like this, but I'm not afraid of fighting."
Chen Mengsheng said: "Brother, please be merciful. Although those soldiers are hateful, they do not deserve to die." He stepped on the seven-star fighting step and rushed into the soldiers to fight. If he used Taoism to beat those soldiers, it would undoubtedly be as light as squeezing a few ants to death.
.But God has great virtues, so Chen Mengsheng relied on the Vajra Mantra to protect his body and defeated the soldiers with his bare hands.
Xiang Xiaotian took off his Overlord Bow and hit it hard on the bluestone on the ground. With a bang, the divine bow smashed the bluestone into pieces and stuck straight into the gravel. Xiang Xiaotian yelled: "Brother, I'm here.
Leave a few for me to play with." Xiang Xiaotian jumped into the battle circle, and he was really capable. He ignored the swords and swords of the soldiers, punching like wind and kicking like lightning, and aimed at others' faces.
The soft ribs on the chest and abdomen were all crouched in pain. All the soldiers who had been punched and kicked by Xiang Xiaotian were curled up in pain, and no one could get up.
The handlebars on the side were watching the two groups fighting, and they didn't even bother to ask for the reward. They turned around and hurried back to Gusu City. The handlebars didn't expect these men to be brave.
It's too big, and he just started to fight after even a few words of disagreement. If he stayed to watch the fun, it wouldn't be a matter of asking for money, and he might even have to risk his life...
In just a cup of tea, most of the soldiers at the gate of Yangzhou City were lying on the ground, and the archers guarding the city outside the battle circle pointed their arrows at Chen Mengsheng and the three of them.
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows." Someone in the archery hand gave an order, and the sound of swissing was heard. A dozen arrows came towards Chen Mengsheng and the others at high speed. Chen Mengsheng was about to use the ladder to block the arrows from Xiang Xiaotian and Shangguan Yanran.
, but unexpectedly Shangguan Yanran was holding a soft whip. The soft whip turned into whip shadows all over the sky and flicked the more than ten sharp arrows to the ground. Now the soldiers guarding Yangzhou Mansion completely lost their temper. Three tough guys came to guard the city.
The soldiers were beaten so hard that they ran around with their heads in their hands, and the people in the city clapped their hands and applauded with pride.
"The garrison master is here, brothers, hold on for me." There was actually a soldier captain in armor hiding behind the battlements on the city tower. Chen Mengsheng jumped up on the ladder with one step and jumped onto the city tower more than three feet high.
The soldier turned around and wanted to run away, but Chen Mengsheng kicked him in the back before he could even take two steps.
"Who are you? What are you doing hiding here?"
"Hero, spare your life, this villain Zhou Fugui is the captain of the soldiers guarding the city of Yangzhou Prefecture. As soon as I came up to the tower, I wanted to send a message to the garrison master, asking the garrison master to send troops to help." Chen Mengsheng stepped on Zhou Fugui, who was backing the soldier captain.
He apologized repeatedly.
Chen Mengsheng shouted sternly: "Why are the people not allowed to come in and out of Yangzhou Mansion, and why are the soldiers guarding the city treating the people like wolves and tigers?"
Zhou Fugui said awkwardly: "Have you come from other places, right? Since Lord Zhu, the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture, issued a ban on anyone entering and leaving Yangzhou Prefecture half a year ago, those people are all people who want to stay away from Yangzhou Prefecture. No.
They are so fierce that they can’t be suppressed..."
While Chen Mengsheng was asking questions on the city tower, a large group of cavalry led nearly a hundred soldiers to the city gate. The man who came immediately was wearing a general's helmet with snowflake red tassels, chain mail with fine scales, and a scarlet cotton python robe.
Carrying a nine-piece chain ghost-headed sword and riding a tall brown horse, he looked like a majestic and powerful general.
"A bold dog dares to break into Yangzhou Mansion in broad daylight and save your lives." He rode his horse and rushed towards Xiang Xiaotian, brandishing his sword.
"Well done!" Xiang Xiaotian crouched and jumped up from under the horse's belly with his boots soles pierced. He and the horse were pushed out by Xiang Xiaotian's palms. The horse's belly was hurt by Xiang Xiaotian's push.
The general raised his hooves and raised his head to the sky, neighing. The general on horseback let his horse fall down and used his knife to prop himself up on the ground before he could stabilize his body. The general looked at Xiang Xiaotian intently and inserted his knife into the bluestone.
"Good man, let me accompany you on a few moves." The two tall men faced each other, both of them concentrating on each other.
Xiang Xiaotian struck his chest with his iron fist, and the general who defended the city also punched hard. The fists collided, knocking both men back three steps.
"Haha, I didn't expect that there is such a powerful person like you in Yangzhou Mansion. You can block 50% of my strength. What a good boy."
"Haha, brother, if I hadn't tried my best just now, I would have been defeated. Jiang's duty is to stop him from entering the city at all costs. Take that woman down for me." Nearly a hundred soldiers behind the general shouted.
Follow Shangguan Yanran and kill him.
Xiang Xiaotian shouted: "It's hard for a girl to be considered a hero. Come at me if you have the guts." Xiang Xiaotian blocked Shangguan Yanran's body, turned his fists into palms and used grappling techniques to target the vital joints of the oncoming soldier.
When attacking, there will be screams of soldiers being dislocated and the sound of swords falling to the ground.
Four or five soldiers were injured in an instant. The soldiers behind looked at the murderous nine-foot man and only dared to surround the two of them with their swords, not daring to take a step forward...
"Brother, hold on..." Chen Mengsheng passed over the densely packed soldiers like a big bird from the tower, and stood side by side with Xiang Xiaotian, looking down at the soldiers.
Someone among the soldiers shouted "Kill", and layers upon layers of soldiers swarmed towards Chen Mengsheng and the others. Chen Mengsheng suddenly turned into a human-shaped sandbag and chopped with no less than dozens of blows, Xiang Xiaotian's fists and kicks
Shangguan Yanran swept across with a soft whip. The three of them formed a group and approached the general guarding the city outside the circle. After knocking down dozens of people, the circle seemed to have opened a small gap. Chen Mengsheng could see the guarding general shining brightly in the sunlight.
His helmet was broken. "Stop, stop it all." The general guarding the city pushed aside the soldiers and stepped in.
"Brother Chen, is it really you?" Chen Mengsheng was fighting with the soldiers with his hands and feet being restrained. He couldn't care less about who the guard general was. Hearing the man's call, he looked up and blurted out: "Brother Jiang
, why is it you?" Chen Mengsheng never expected that the general guarding the city would be Jiang Meng. Since then, Jiang Meng, the boss of a ship in Huzhou Prefecture, has become the general guarding the city.
Jiang Meng pushed the soldiers away and said to one of them: "You bastard, your eyeballs fell into your crotch. You don't even recognize Brother Chen on the boat? You deserve to be a sailor for the rest of your life!"
The soldier touched his head and said, "Boss, this man is so blind that I just focused on fighting. I really didn't expect it to be Master Chen that I saw on the boat."
A head poked out from the city gate building and said, "Jiang Shoucheng, I'm here."
Jiang Meng raised his head and shouted: "This is my brother. He came to Yangzhou Mansion to find me. If Mr. Zhu asks, I will bear all the responsibility. Let's leave. My brother and I went to the city to drink." After saying this, he moved his hand.
He handed over the horses inside to his men, took Chen Mengsheng and the others straight into Yangzhou Mansion.
The defenders shouted and dispersed back to the city. There were still a dozen wounded defenders lying on the ground. Zhou Fugui asked someone to help the soldiers up and complained secretly: "What is this? Who are we fighting with?"
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Yangzhou Mansion has been a bustling place for fireworks since the Sui Dynasty. Chen Mengsheng and the others were dragged by Jiang Meng to the most luxurious Tianxiang Building in Yangzhou Mansion. When the bartender of Tianxiang Building saw Jiang Meng from a distance, he trotted over and sang, "Jiang Meng."
Master, you came so early today."
"Shut your mouth and stop making noises. My brother and I haven't seen each other for many days, so I'll just serve you some good wine and good food." The bartender accompanied Xiao Yinjiang into the upstairs Yage in the backyard of the restaurant, and made a cup of wine.
The good Biluochun bowed and stepped back.
There is a fireplace in the Accord, and the charcoal fire is raging, sweeping away the severe cold of winter. Jiang Meng took off his helmet and armor, and wearing a pair of casual clothes, he smiled and said to Chen Mengsheng: "Brother, I have never been in Huzhou for more than a year.
You miss your brother so much when we say goodbye. What have you been doing?"
Chen Mengsheng also had an embarrassed look on his face and said with a smile: "I'm ashamed to say that after I separated from my brother, I encountered some things in Huzhou Prefecture. Later, I was lucky enough to get to know my eldest brother Xiang Xiaotian and my junior sister Shangguan. President Ling Ling turned out to be...
Things are going on, and the three of us have been trapped for a year, so we arrived at Yangzhou Mansion today." Xiang Xiaotian and Shangguan Yanran both stood up and bowed their hands to Jiang Meng as a blessing.
Jiang Meng laughed loudly and said, "Brother Chen, your eldest brother and this beautiful junior sister are both very skilled. Jiang Meng is lucky to meet you."
Xiang Xiaotian also laughed and said: "Brother Jiang is also good at martial arts, hahaha."
At this time, the door of Yage was pushed open by the bartender. Six or seven young men brought wine trays and filled the table with wine and food. The bartender lowered his hands and said with a dry smile: "Master Jiang, when will Yangzhou Prefecture be able to open traffic? Master Zhu's ban can
The business of the shop has plummeted. The old shopkeeper has been scorning us for this matter. The goods at Mr. Pang's place are as expensive as gold. If this continues, I will really have no way to survive."
Jiang Meng looked at the bartender who was smiling more than crying and sighed: "Who knows when this will end? Mr. Zhu is also making trouble for Yangzhou Mansion. The trouble is as big as a fight. Mr. Pang's fleet has dispersed.
It's no wonder those stocks are so cheap..." The bartender led the boys out with a helpless look on his face.
Chen Mengsheng asked: "Brother Jiang, why didn't you become the captain of the ship and became the general who defended the city?"
"Brother, this matter is too much to say. Come on, come on, let's talk while drinking. Brother Xiang, Miss Shangguan, I will calm down your worries."
After the four of them drank for three rounds, Jiang Meng said: "Brother Meng and Chen killed the giant turtle on Taihu Lake that day. I took the brothers to repair the boat and returned to Yangzhou Mansion. But I didn't expect that the entire Yangzhou Mansion had already
It was rumored that there were goblins harming people. Not long after, the Yangzhou magistrate Zhu Zijian issued a document to close the dock, prohibiting foreign ships from entering Yangzhou Prefecture. Except for Mr. Pang's fleet, all other ships in Changzhou Prefecture were sent back or
Let’s break up each other.”
Xiang Xiaotian laughed and said: "Then Mr. Pang is going to make all his money, isn't he going to have a single family take over all the waterway business in Yangzhou Prefecture?"
"It would be okay if there were fewer prefects in Yangzhou Prefecture. If there were fewer Pang family members, Yangzhou Prefecture would be in chaos." Jiang Meng stood up and pushed open the window of Yage facing the street. He pointed to the street with his hand and said, "Come here.
Look, 40% of the shops in Yangzhou Prefecture are hung with the embroidered flags of the Pang family. Mr. Pang also runs the Salt Affairs Department of Yangzhou Prefecture, and the official salt used by the people for meals is under the jurisdiction of Mr. Pang." Chen Mengsheng and the other three were near the window.
Looking across the street, we can see rice shops, tea houses, silk shops, and north and south goods shops all with the Chinese character "Pang" embroidered on them.
Shangguan Yanran couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "This Mr. Pang is really as rich as anyone in the country. He owns so many shops."