On the evening of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, at the Tuyuan Villa on the east side of Huanshui River, the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang seized the opportunity.
After they had successfully captured the two cities upstream and downstream as an organized unit, they actually almost miraculously evaded the eyes and ears on the third and third floors of the escort team, went straight to the front of the annex, and then stopped at the weakest point in the annex.
The time was right, a surprise attack was launched suddenly, and there was a close encounter with the Jin Yi cavalry responsible for the security work.
However, even though they were caught off guard to this point, the armored patrols who were attacked still maintained a certain response instinct trained on them. Amidst the shouts of killing, facing the vanguard riding with red light all over their bodies and prancing towards them, the patrols
They immediately drew out their scimitars, and the leader, Li Qingchen, who had a black ribbon, used his true energy to take the initiative to meet them.
However, in the night, as the standard scimitars of the two leaders intersected in mid-air, Li Qingchen, who had gathered enough energy, felt his arms were numb, his chest was tight, and his eyesight almost went dark, and then the scimitars in his hands were on the spot.
The collapse forced him to immediately lean over and hug the horse's head to hide, and took advantage of the situation to twist the horse's head and try to escape.
In the panic, the knights from the Deposed Dragon Gang had already come to kill him.
Without Li Qingchen's reminder, the Jinyi patrolmen quickly realized that they could not be their opponents at all, and then they turned around and walked into the annex while protecting the completely confused Governor Cao...
It turned out that at a glance, the Jinyi patrolmen saw that although the zhenqi flow on the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang was extremely complicated, it was actually connected by a large silver-gray ice zhenqi in the middle, forming an invisible whole.
In other words, from the perspective of the officers and soldiers, the rebels of the Deposed Dragon Gang seemed to have been well prepared, but as soon as they started, they formed a formation and succeeded.
In this case, the only correct response is to retreat hard, try to gather more practicing warriors, and then ask experts to form formations to form a formation to deal with it.
In fact, Li Qingchen walked away in embarrassment, and as soon as he took a breath, he shouted with all his strength on his horse: "Retreat to the hall, look for Shen Zhu Shou, and form a formation to protect His Highness! Don't rush to the enemy, or they will be divided and defeated!"
Having said that, the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang behind him had already galloped up to fight hard, and they continued to kill under the lights of the annex opposite. The so-called advantage is not merciful. Now that the two armies are fighting and bite each other's throat, how can it happen?
Relent?
A long time ago, a patrolling knight in brocade clothes had just turned his horse's head, and was slashed by a knife. He screamed and fell off his horse, and his life and death were uncertain.
The rapid and tragic casualties greatly shocked the Jinyi patrolmen. When faced with the opportunity of life and death, three or four knights had already been panicked because of the disadvantages here and the previous surprise attack. They chose to obey their psychological fear and turned around and fled to the side in defiance of military orders.
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It only took a moment, but Zhang Xing, who was filled with zhenqi beside him, calmly urged the formation and rode forward twenty or thirty steps. The patrol of more than a dozen people was already in pieces and completely lost its fighting power.
Even Li Qingchen, who was delayed in entering the annex and escaping just because he gave the order, was caught up by Zhou Xingfan. When he lost his strength and lost his sword, he was easily captured alive and dragged behind the horse by his collar on the frozen ice.
Come back.
The remaining two or three cavalrymen had no time to run. Seeing Li Qingchen captured and surrounded by the opponent's cavalry formation on both sides, Zhang Xing, an old boss, also appeared, so they simply dismounted, abandoned their swords, and chose to surrender.
But Zhang Xing didn't even look at these people. Instead, he shouted loudly on the spot: "Don't worry about the prisoners. Quickly break off the legs and throw them here. Li Twelve also throws them here. The whole group continues to move forward. Don't dismount if you can."
Rush directly into the hall, Cao Wang is the biggest threat in this battle! Zhang Shizhao, Gao Jiang comes next! Shen Ding comes next!"
Everyone did not dare to neglect and immediately followed the military orders.
Poor Li Twelve, his cultivation level is actually not bad, at least he is not weaker than Xiao Zhou, his reactions are all reasonable, and he can even be said to have dealt with it properly, and his courage has not diminished. But when he encounters this opportunity and this offensive, he really loses his temper.
In such a calm state, he was actually grabbed by the collar by the former junior member of the team, and then two masters of the Deposed Dragon Gang came up to him. Each of them struck him with a knife in the back, and broke his legs violently. They stabbed him again in the abdomen and threw him away.
Outside the museum.
Then he lay on the ice and snow, watching helplessly as the rebels surrounded the figure, chasing Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, riding horses and climbing up the steps and entering the villa.
You have the intention to kill a thief, but you are unable to save yourself. Even the thief doesn't bother to look at you. There is nothing more resentful than this in life!
On the other side, Zhang Xing rode his horse into the annex. The place was already in chaos. He led the crowd on horseback and rode through the front hall to the huge screen wall in the front yard of the annex.
The big dragon head was not polite. He used his true energy and struck the screen wall in front of him with all his strength. He punched a hole in the three-story screen wall. The knights around him understood and immediately took action. They all exerted their strength, almost
In an instant, the entire screen wall was knocked down.
The screen wall collapsed, and the view in the courtyard was wide. Zhang Xing reined his horse forward and stood in the center of the courtyard. As he gradually became familiar with this identity, the ice energy on his body became more and more diffuse, and he was different from the knights around him who were shining with all kinds of energy.
There was a faint connection, and then from a high position on the horse, he commanded the surrounding knights to gallop back and forth in the courtyard, hunting without restraint.
Anyone holding weapons, carrying armor, or flashing true energy will all swarm and kill them. However, if there are people coming in groups from both sides, they will all attack them head-on.
As for those who surrendered, those who had no soldiers or armor, if there was any room, they would use their true energy to move their weapons as before, break their legs with the back of the sword, and throw them into the open space in the courtyard.
Of course, in the dark night and in chaotic battles, there is no lack of direct and decisive measures.
After a while, the courtyard seemed to be cleared.
At the same time, the so-called Shen Zhushou and his formation were nowhere to be seen.
Of course, Zhang Xing had already noticed where the formation was, otherwise he wouldn't have stopped here. Even a hundred steps away, the lobby of the annex was clearly visible across a low wall, so he didn't move forward directly.
, instead, after purging the courtyard, he ordered the dozens of cavalry behind him to be divided into two. One team continued to turn around on the horse and controlled the situation in the courtyard; the other team dismounted and gathered, and began to break through in order under the leadership of Zhou Xingfan and Jia Yue.
Attack the wing rooms on both sides and actively sweep them.
But the brief stop brought about by this sweep could not at all slow down the atmosphere in the lobby of the annex, which was separated by a wall a hundred steps away.
"Shen Zhushou!" Under the light, Cao Wang, who was covered in snow dregs and melted away, was almost crazy. "Where are your people? Take your headquarters out to form a formation quickly! Luo and Xue, the two eunuchs, entrusted the central palace to
Here you go, Li Twelve Lang risked his life to find you a message, if that thief Zhang Xing pushed us in like this, you and I will become the laughingstock of the world."
"Where are my people?" Shen Ding, who was wearing a red ribbon, turned around blankly and spread his hands to face him.
"Where are your people and why are you asking me?" Cao Wang became more and more angry.
"Where are my people? My people are all in the side rooms on both sides of the yard in front. The patrols left by Luo and Xue are also there." Shen Ding stamped his feet vigorously and his color suddenly changed. "Jun Cao thought Zhang Xing was killing someone.
Who? What do you think he is doing there? He is attacking and killing my patrols! He is preventing them from joining me! It’s like he is stopping you from joining the troops stationed outside!"
Cao Wang was startled, but he still couldn't help urging: "But haven't you already condensed the elixir? Why don't you rush out and fight him to the death?"
Shen Ding was speechless for a moment, but immediately asked: "What's the use of condensing pills? Cao Taishou said it himself, Zhang Xing's true energy overflowed and formed a formation, what can I do if I just condense the pills out? Besides, Cao Taishou can also turn over from the side in the dark Go out of the wall and contact the garrison, why don't you go?"
Cao Wang was extremely speechless. Why? He was afraid of death!
Moreover, if someone else had asked, he, Prefect Cao, would have blushed, but when Shen Ding came to ask, he only thought it was ridiculous. You are a Ningdan after all, and you are Zhu Shou of Jing'antai. Asking such a question, Don’t you even want to face it?
In fact, not only Grand Administrator Cao, but also the several embarrassed knights in royal robes, chamberlains, and officials nearby also looked at him sideways.
The two of them were staring at each other. Suddenly, a gust of fragrant wind flashed by, but it was a female official dressed in men's clothing who stepped out first with a knife. Then, the queen herself, who had been alerted by the silence before, also had a serious look on her face, leading several female officials. He quickly followed out.
The two people in front quickly turned around and bowed their heads.
Although the queen was nervous, she still maintained her posture and asked seriously: "What is the situation ahead? How did the thieves get to the front of the hall? Did I hear the noise too little? Did you check the residence of the surrounding concubines? How many little princesses? Is there any appeasement? Have Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gao been notified?"
The two of them wanted to speak, but they didn't know how to describe it or how to respond... In fact, so far, they didn't know how Zhang Xing appeared in the rabbit garden, and the reason why the movement became quieter was even more complicated. I dare not speak easily.
Seeing such a situation, perhaps because she had heard the argument between the two before, the male-dressed female officer didn't bother to pay attention, and directly channeled Duanjiang's zhenqi onto the blade, and then swung the sword's light out boldly.
When she came outside the hall, the female official did not go to the door. Instead, she came to the corner of the courtyard wall and hid in the shadows. She jumped slightly and saw corpses, wounded, and countless fallen people piled up all over the courtyard under the light. In the courtyard, everyone was gnashing their teeth, clasping their legs and wailing, but the thief was sitting on his horse with a majestic look, his true energy was spreading everywhere, pulling more than ten riders, and he was still directing the attack.
This female officer came here for reconnaissance. Although she was frightened and angry, she still recognized the power of the opponent and the formation, so she prepared to retreat and report to the queen.
But at this moment, another side room not far from her was opened, and a familiar father-in-law from Beiya was pulled out by his hair. At the same time, a female official whom he knew was chased out, and he was also dragged along. Her hair was pulled out, and under the glare of swords and swords, the female officer dressed as a man could no longer bear it any longer, so she jumped down suddenly and waved a sword that was more than three feet long.
However, as soon as the sword glow came out, it immediately aroused the vigilance of the thieves in the courtyard. The latter raised his hand and gave an order, and dozens of horsemen swarmed over.
When the female officer saw that these people were not skilled in the sword-wielding movements, she could not move her horse quickly in the courtyard. More importantly, these people saw her as just one person and despised her. She actually left the formation, cut off the traction of her true energy, and then Instead, he gained strength and showed no fear. When the first rider was approaching, he suddenly sidestepped and swung his sword to resist. With just one blow, he completely severed the first rider's front legs.
In a literal sense, the horse stumbled, causing the opponent to fall down and hit the courtyard wall directly in front. He was kicked wildly by the horse in severe pain, and his life or death was uncertain.
Not counting this, the female officer waved her sword again, preparing to meet the second rider.
But as soon as the two sides exchanged blows, the female official felt as if she had been struck by lightning, unable to stand, and staggered back a few steps. Then she was pushed from behind by the struggling horse without hoofs, and she was turned over. Then she raised her head in the blood of the horse.
Looking at it, I was completely in despair. Because behind the opponent, the leader of the thieves, who was the eye of the formation, actually took the initiative to push forward and continued to maintain the tide of true energy in the formation.
Now that we have formed a formation, how can we compare one to ten?
On the other side, since this female official had hurt someone, how could the red-eyed deposed Dragon Gang thieves take pity on her? Seeing that she was at a loss, they immediately chopped her off with knives, and then chopped her into pieces together with the stumbled horse in the courtyard.
mud.
Zhang Xing looked at this place from a distance, and as a warm breath rushed towards him, he was rarely distracted for a moment, because he vaguely remembered that this female official looked familiar. He should have seen him in Xiyuan or Guanfeng Hall that day, but at this time, in fact,
The two armies were at war, so how could they take this into consideration?
What's more, as he turned his head, he soon discovered that one of the important targets of this trip, Gao Jiang, had also had his leg broken, and was dragged over, staring at him on the horse with wide eyes.
Zhang Xing was so determined that he immediately came to ask, "Mr. Gao Du, where are you meeting Mr. Zhang?"
Gao Jiang only twisted his neck, but lay on the ground without saying a word.
Zhang Xing didn't make things difficult for him, he just continued to wait.
After waiting for a while, as the surrounding rooms were cleared out, but there was no trace of Zhang Shizhao, the wounded man was also helped up, and he no longer wasted time, but immediately gave the order to move forward again, preparing to rush into the front hall.
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At the same time, I did not forget to let people drag Gao Jiang.
At this time, Duke Gao finally spoke and scolded sternly: "Zhang Ni! If you dare to disturb the queen's daughter, you will suffer the thunderous wrath of the imperial army!"
"It's as if if I don't disturb you, the imperial army will let me go!" Zhang Xing laughed at the horse, then rode his horse to the back wall of the courtyard, reined in his horse again, and just raised his sword forward to signal.
The surrounding knights understood, and stepped forward one after another, lined up in a row, each raised their scimitars, and released their true energy. Zhang Xing did not hesitate, and released a large amount of silver-gray ice true energy from the center. The true energy connected to the left and right,
A high wall of true energy was formed that seemed to be able to breathe. Then, as Zhang Xing in the middle slashed forward slightly, everyone also slashed their scimitars, causing the entire wall of energy to suddenly rise.
The entire courtyard wall fell down.
Now that the courtyard wall has collapsed, the noise outside is naturally getting louder and louder, but there is a sudden silence around here.
Immediately, looking at the situation visible in the hall, Xiao Zhou, Jia Yue, the Lu brothers, Guo Jingke, Zhang Jinshu, Huang Junhan and others, regardless of their origins, instinctively dismounted their horses, and then rushed forward with their faces flushed.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing, who was surrounded by people in the middle, did not dismount. Instead, he reined up his horse and waved his sword while many people inside and outside the hall were dumbfounded. He stepped onto the steps and stepped onto the lobby in front. Behind him, the deposed dragon gang dismounted knights,
They all were startled for a moment, and then they continued to rush into the lobby, surrounded by people on all sides.
Not only did he lead his horse into the hall with his sword, and controlled the situation from left to right, Zhang Xing looked around, his eyes sweeping over the astonished queen in front of him, Shen Ding with her eyes closed, and the middle-aged man in red robe beside Shen Ding.
He didn't panic and dismounted immediately, but still maintained the sea of true energy.
Then he just patted the yellow gelding and drove the mount out.
"Brother Shen..." Zhang Xing, holding a bloody scimitar, turned to look at Shen Ding seriously. "Is that Prefect Cao next to you?"
Shen Ding had to open his eyes, pursed his lips, and answered carefully: "Yes."
"Then have you condensed the elixir?" Zhang Xing felt relieved and continued to ask.
"It's on that threshold..." Shen Ding responded with embarrassment. "It's not smooth yet."
Zhang Xing sighed and was a little speechless for a moment: "Our friendship, of course I know that you have only developed a copywriting background in the black tower for more than ten years. The so-called official who is used to it will not worry about it on the battlefield, but Now that we have reached Ningdan, why should we go to the courtyard for a fight? The two armies were fighting, and the female officer beside the queen dared to risk her life, and many people were covered in blood."
Shen Ding's face turned red and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in. He looked around and saw the Queen's shocked and sad eyes. He also hid his face and said, "I have to protect Your Highness."
"You just said what should I do with you now?" Zhang Xing held a knife behind his back and was too late to ask.
Shen Ding panicked and reluctantly responded: "Zhang Sanlang, don't try to be quick, the queen has always been virtuous..."
"I'm talking about how to deal with Brother Shen!" Zhang Xing held a knife in one hand and pointed it directly at the other person's chest. "It's you!"
Shen Ding looked at Gao Jiang, whose leg was broken, and was speechless.
Zhang Xing sighed: "Forget it, I got the white ribbon that day because you gave me the paperwork. It's a sign of kindness. You can leave now and go back to Dongdu... If you can't fly, just run away. Don't get involved in this matter." Got it!"
Shen Ding looked at the Queen and resisted the shame to answer: "If I want to escape, I just left. The Queen is here, and I must protect her..."
"But you are Ning Dan, who can trust you to stand like this?" Zhang Xing was speechless. "If you want to stay, you have to break your legs and even your arms. Otherwise, you will have to kill me with one knife."
Shen Ding remained silent.
Zhang Xing was too lazy to coddle the opponent anymore. Taking advantage of the churning of the sea of zhenqi, he raised the knife in his hand and faced the opponent with his body-protecting zhenqi. He just used the back of the knife to hit the opponent's elbow hard, and it actually worked. There was a scream, and the leaders behind him did not dare to neglect, swarmed up, and forcibly broke the opponent's limbs.
After controlling this person, all the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang had some indescribable expressions, because although the opponent had low martial arts skills and weak body protection energy, he really protected the whole body, as if he was a real master of condensation. .
Frankly speaking, if Zhang Longtou hadn't led everyone to form a formation, no one would have known how to deal with such a "master" of pill condensation who would neither fight nor surrender nor run away.
"Prefect Cao!" Zhang Xing watched as Shen Ding was dragged to one side and turned to look at Cao Wang. "Where is Mr. Zhang?"
"I don't know." Cao Wang twirled his beard and turned his head.
"Then why didn't Governor Cao leave?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"As a minister of the imperial court, how can you run away in the face of the wind?" Cao Wang told him seriously. "Not to mention that the queen is here."
"But don't you know that you are the key tonight?" Zhang Xing was a little helpless. "At this time, only by climbing the wall, drilling into the dog hole, escaping, and commanding the troops outside can the situation be restored... ...Waiting here, aren't you just waiting to fall into my hands with the Queen?"
Cao Wang remained silent.
Zhang Xing finally shook his head and raised his hand. Jia Yue and others immediately stepped forward and broke the legs of Governor Cao on the spot.
Fortunately, this person is no longer a Ning Dan, otherwise he would be scared to death.
However, even so, Zhang Xing was still speechless. He pointed at the several officials spread out on the ground and pondered for a long time before looking at the queen who had been silent but had been peeked at countless times by everyone: "Your Highness,
I’m sorry to say this bluntly, but there are all these people in the court and local government, so how can we do good politics?”
The queen was silent for a while, and then she wanted to speak.
But at this moment, a person suddenly entered from the corner door behind the queen. Xiao Zhou, who was guarding the door, was astonished and calmly answered: "Zhang Sanlang, I haven't interfered in political affairs in the palace for more than ten years, and you are like this."
Ridicule, did you get the wrong person?"
Zhang Xing stared at the visitor coldly. The true energy that had just been released from his body began to flow out again, as if facing a formidable enemy, causing the temperature in the lobby to drop sharply.
The man didn't panic at all, nor did he show any anger. He just walked to the Queen's side and pointed his finger at himself calmly: "Let's talk with our consciences. The world is in such chaos now that I, Zhang Shizhao, have to bear more responsibility than the Queen.
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Zhang Xing laughed dumbly.
"Don't break my legs. I'm just a waste at the Qijing level, and I'm more or less the Prime Minister of Nanya. I have a very distinguished position." The man continued to walk to the Queen's side, blocking between the Queen and Zhang Xing, and then he came together.
He paused with his hands. "And he is also older."
"Bring all the people with broken legs outside to the front of the hall." Zhang Xing nodded, turned around and gave instructions, then dropped the scimitar in his hand, but took two steps forward and calmly held the opponent's hands. "What Mr. Zhang taught is
, but I can’t help but belittle myself, because everyone knows that if we really want to judge the affairs of the world, we must first blame the emperor. It is the saint who regards the world as a child’s play and kills people like weeds, so that people are depressed and Guanxi collapses.
Everything else collapsed... As for the Queen and Duke Zhang, they are just on the side of the faint emperor and are regarded as connected according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty."
Zhang Shizhao felt the cold air coming from the opponent's hand and calmly asked: "So Zhang Sanlang wants to kill us?"
"No." Zhang Xing shook his head in response. "I just want to tell Mr. Zhang that when he is in charge of his position and is responsible for his duties, he should have known that one day he would be trampled like dirt because of this.
It's one thing to kill or not, but it's your own choice, so you shouldn't blame others or make others laugh."
Zhang Shizhao smiled: "If I answer you like this, if you are lucky enough to get to Jiangdu in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
Zhang Xing also laughed.
And Zhang Shizhao suddenly spoke again: "It is true that the earth will fall apart, but if you want to stabilize the world, do you have to rely on these rabble? Zhang Sanlang, please be honest, if the tide rises today, they will naturally be strong, but when the tide falls tomorrow, they may not have anything on the ground."
These guys are right...do you believe it or not?"
"I believe it." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "And it's not just them. Even if I encounter the tide, how can I maintain my dignity? So Mr. Zhang, I have learned from you, so I won't ridicule these people, so as to save you the trouble of saying
When I gain power, I become rampant."
Zhang Shizhao laughed dryly and wanted to say more.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing took the lead and looked around at the leaders behind him who had not yet reacted: "Xianggong Zhang's sharp words can't be tolerated by us, so come and break his legs and seal his mouth!"
Zhang Shizhao was frightened in his heart, and quickly used his Qi to withdraw his hands, but unexpectedly, the Qi on the opponent's hands continued to flow endlessly, as if he had been doing the formation for half an hour, and his Qi increased instead of decreasing, and he was unable to resist for a moment.
