Chapter Eight: The Old Road Fights against the Southern Man
Zhang Sui and Lao Lu walked less than half a mile in the direction where the fighting sounds came from, when they discovered that a group of people were besieging a carriage.
There were five or six people besieging the carriage, all of them extremely tall and strong. On the other hand, among the people protecting the carriage, two of them seemed to be injured, leaning on the carriage, and three others were holding long knives and were attacking.
It was difficult to resist the attack, but judging from the situation, it wouldn't last long.
The curtain of the carriage has been torn down, and you can see a paunchy man in the carriage with a panicked expression.
Zhang Sui and Lao Lu watched from a distance, and the scene seemed to be a robbery by thieves, but this place was very close to Kunzhou City. The thieves were so bold and dared to rob the road here. They were completely impatient.
Zhang Sui looked at Lao Lu and asked, "What should we do? Save or not?" Lao Lu shook his head and said, "Look at the actions of those who are trying to rob Dao. They are all very organized. Second Master, you don't know how to attack, so you went there.
It’s no use. Why don’t we shout a few times from a distance and see if we can scare them away.”
Zhang Sui looked at Lao Lu and said, "I'll listen to you. If you can't, cross them and call the city gate guards." Lao Lu chuckled and said, "Just look at me."
After saying that, he took a few steps forward on horseback and shouted: "Who is so presumptuous here? I don't know that this is the boundary of Kunzhou Prefecture. Aren't you afraid that the Qing Yi Guards' cavalry will pursue you for 800 miles?"
The Tsing Yi Guards are an elite team specially designed by the Yan Dynasty to deal with thieves and bandits. They are famous for their ruthlessness in hunting down criminals and bandits. Since the establishment of the Yan Dynasty, Tsing Yi Guards have been stationed in every state and every prefecture. They are led by the Tsing Yi Prefecture.
Ignore local minor cases and focus on dealing with big thieves. Once, a group of a hundred thieves committed a crime in Kuizhou Prefecture and killed more than 60 people in a village. They were chased for 800 miles by the Qingyi Guards. In the end, they were all killed and their heads were stolen.
It was hung on the city wall for half a year. Most thieves would flee when they heard the name of Qingyi Guard.
When the people guarding the carriage heard someone calling for support, they couldn't help but cheer up, as if they saw hope. When the besiegers heard that someone was coming, they ignored them and just stepped up their offensive. One of them shouted several times, and two others
One of the besiegers took out a handful of something from his arms and threw it into the carriage. The fat man in the carriage was thrown in the face and let out a terrifying scream. He rolled out of the carriage and fell to the ground.
It rolled on the ground, but soon died out.
When Lao Lu heard the shouts of the besiegers, his face changed drastically. He turned back to Zhang Sui and said in a deep voice: "Master, stay away quickly. These are the remnants of the barbarians and are very dangerous!" Zhang Sui was startled and said: "Aren't those barbarians here?
The jungle in the southwest? It’s nearly two thousand miles away from here, how could it appear here?”
Lao Lu frowned and said, "I don't know either. Master, please take a detour and go to the city gate guard to inform the matter." Zhang Sui asked hurriedly: "What about you?
"Me?" Lao Lulu said with a ferocious smile: "Of course I will kill his mother! I haven't killed enough in Southwest!"
After speaking and urging Zhang Sui to leave, Zhang Sui worriedly said: "You are quite old, and there are so many people here, and you will die if you go up there!"
Lao Lu looked back at Zhang Sui and said with a smile: "Then let the young master see what Lao Lu has learned in the army for thirty years!"
After saying that, he pulled out a short blade about a foot long from his sleeve. Zhang Sui had been with Lao Lu for so long, but he still didn't know that he actually had a sharp blade hidden in him. This short sword was completely black, and there was no luster on the blade, only the blade.
Part of it shone with a cold light, and you could tell it was extremely sharp at first glance.
Lao Lu took off his burqa and wore only a short coat. He held a knife in his left hand and a whip in his right hand. He rode towards the barbarians. The barbarians saw him charging towards him on horseback and separated into two people, holding long knives and facing him.
Run out.
When Lao Lu came closer, the riding whip in his hand made a crisp sound. One of the barbarians screamed and stepped back, covering his right eye. There was blood dripping between his fingers. One of his right eyes had been blown open by Lao Lu.
Seeing this, another barbarian lowered himself down and came straight towards the horse's legs with his long knife. Lao Lu held the reins and tried to get the horse to turn around, but after all, the horse was just an old and weak horse and could not be with him in the army.
Compared with the military horse he was riding, the old horse neighed miserably, and its front legs were cut off by the barbarian's long knife. Lao Lu rolled off the horse and threw himself into the arms of the barbarian. The short blade of his left hand stabbed the barbarian several times in the chest and abdomen.
Manzi made a sound of "Uh-huh" and then died and fell to the ground.
Lao Lu climbed up from Manzi's arms, picked up Manzi's long knife, and at the same time threw the short blade in his hand at Manzi, who was blind in his right eye and was screaming. The short blade accurately inserted into Manzi's left chest. Manzi's body shook, and then
Falling on his back.
The whole process only took a few breaths, and two tall and strong barbarians were killed. The barbarians who were besieging the carriage couldn't help but panic when they saw this scene. They ran to the outside and formed a formation. The two people who survived the siege
He was covered in wounds, but he gritted his teeth and stood beside Lao Lu holding a knife.
Lao Lu bent down and pulled out the short blade from Manzi's chest. The blood spurted out from the edge of the blade stained Lao Lu. Lao Lu didn't care. He wiped the short blade clean on Manzi and wiped the blood on his face. His whole face was stained with blood.
The beard that he regarded as a treasure was dyed red. The blood dripped down the beard and fell to the ground. His expression was very ferocious.
Zhang Sui was stunned when he saw such a tough old road. He didn't expect that the usually sluggish old road would be so fierce when it started racing.
Lao Lu stared at the remaining barbarians with a pair of fierce eyes, eager to try. The remaining four barbarians looked at each other and whispered a few words. Lao Lu didn't know what they were talking about. A surviving guard next to him whispered
He said to Lao Lu: "Those barbarians are discussing letting their leader go ahead and wait for the opportunity to come back to get the things."
Lao Lu frowned and asked in a low voice: "What are they trying to steal from you?" The guard shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'm just a guard, and everything is kept by the big shopkeeper." Several people glanced at the carriage.
Next to him, the fat shopkeeper was dead. The flesh and blood on his face had been corroded by the poison of the barbarians, and the bones could be seen. The two guards shuddered, and they were secretly glad that they were not contaminated by those weird poisons.
.
Lao Lu whispered: "Can you still hold on?" The guard gritted his teeth and said: "No problem."
Lao Lu said: "I think you are also from the military, and you should be able to do three-in-one formations, right?"
The two guards nodded, and one of them said bitterly: "Of course, if there hadn't been a sudden attack and the third child was killed directly, the three of us would have been able to withstand it for a while."
Lao Lu nodded and said: "I am the edge, and you two are the flanks, let's do this!"
After saying that, he held the short blade in his mouth and ran towards the barbarian with the knife in both hands. Two guards, one on the left and one on the right, protected the flanks of the old road. Seeing this, the barbarian also stepped forward with the knife. One of them screamed strangely and ran straight towards the barbarian with the long knife.
When Laolu came, Laolu ignored him and rolled on the spot. His long knife went straight towards Manzi's legs. Guards left and right guarded Manzi's long knife. Laolu was already in front of Manzi. He raised the knife and dropped it. Barbarian's feet were at his knees.
And broke, fell to the ground and screamed in pain!
The three of them ignored the fallen barbarian and directly faced the three remaining barbarians. Seeing that one of them had been lost in the blink of an eye, the barbarian looked horrified. One barbarian yelled at the tallest barbarian among the three. That barbarian
After hearing the hesitation, the guard shouted: "They want the leader to escape!" Upon hearing this, Lao Lu stepped forward directly and pointed his sword directly at the barbarian leader. The remaining two barbarians reached into their arms. The expressions of the two guards changed greatly.
He yelled: "Be careful of poison!" One of them stepped forward and stood directly in front of Lao Lu. A burst of red mist sprinkled the guard. The guard screamed and fell to the ground. Lao Lu and the other guard
His eyes were about to burst, so he rushed forward and killed the two barbarians who had just finished pouring the poison and had no time to retreat.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the leader turned back and ran towards the jungle beside the road. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded quickly, and a figure went straight towards the leader. With a bang, the leader was hit by the horse and flew two feet away.
It turned out that Zhang Sui saw that the barbarian was about to escape, so he couldn't help but rush forward and came directly to the scene of the car accident.
The barbarian fell to the ground, vomiting blood and froth. It seemed that he was breathing more out than in, and he would soon be cold.
Lao Lu and the guard hurriedly rushed to the poisoned guard to check, and saw that the guard had made no sound, and the parts touched by the poison had corroded to the bones. The surviving guard couldn't help but feel grief-stricken, and Lao Lu also looked gloomy.
He stood silently beside the guard and gave a military salute.
From the time the old man started to the end, five of the six barbarians died and one was seriously injured. Only one barbarian whose legs were cut off was still covering his legs and crying in pain, but the bleeding was not stopping. If no one helped stop the bleeding, he probably wouldn't live much longer.
Lao Lu greeted the guard, and together they came to the barbarian with the broken leg and kicked away the long knife on the ground. Lao Lu said to the guard: "Ask him which Dazhai he is from and why he robbed and killed you?"
The guard held down the barbarian and muttered a bunch of barbaric words. The barbarian just looked at him fiercely and did not respond. The guard kicked his broken leg. The barbarian screamed in pain and was beaten hard by the guard again.
Hold it down and ask again. Manzi still didn't respond. The guard came several times. Manzi's consciousness gradually became blurred after losing too much blood. He muttered a series of words. The guard took the opportunity to ask a few more questions. Manzi
After responding a few words, Manzi didn't respond when asked again. He just muttered one word repeatedly in his mouth until he became silent.
Zhang Sui also dismounted and came closer.
The guard kicked a few times, but when there was no response, he had to stand up and said to Lao Lu: "Senior, these barbarians are from Tianfeng Village. They robbed and killed us to seize a lost treasure from their clan. He didn't explain clearly what it was.
.”
Zhang Sui asked: "What did he mean last?" The guard glanced at Lao Lu and replied to Zhang Sui: "He was talking about the two-headed god, which may be the god worshiped by his tribe."
Lao Lu suddenly said: "Is it the Tianfeng Village that escaped from the Black Forest? No wonder it is so weak. If we had encountered other villages, we would not have won it so easily today."
Zhang Sui asked: "What's the difference between those barbarians?"
Lao Lu replied: "The difference is huge. I fought with barbarians from more than ten villages during that rebellion. Those are really brave and not afraid of death. Even if their hands and feet are broken, they will crawl over and bite you.
They are all madmen and have no sense. But I heard from brothers in other troops that the people from the two villages who ran away were not so crazy. When they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately fled into the depths of the jungle, and they were not with us.
Confrontation, one of them is Tianfeng Village."
The guard said respectfully: "It turns out he is a senior who participated in pacifying the Southwest Rebellion. No wonder he knows the barbarians so well."
Then he said: "My Excellency, Dong Zhi, has retired from the Chiling Army. He and several brothers who have retired at the same time are working in the Huang family business. This time, I escorted the big shopkeeper of the Huang family's Jiannan Road back to Kunzhou to celebrate Mr. Huang's birthday. I thought it would be an easy job.
, I didn’t expect that several brothers lost their lives in front of their home.” He looked sad and angry.
Lao Lu sighed and said consolingly: "Just be patient. After eating this meal, you must be prepared. Go and see if there are other people who are still out of breath. If so, give them a stab."
Dong Zhi nodded and stabbed the surviving barbarians one by one. When he came to the leader, he gave him two more stabs and kicked him a few times. He walked to the carriage again to see if there were any more.
The companions who survived, but soon came over with a gloomy expression.
Zhang Sui looked up and down at Lao Lu, who was covered in blood, and sighed: "I really can't tell, Lao Lu, you are a ruthless person, and you are still so powerful at your age!"
Lao Lu waved his hands and said with a smile: "No, I'm getting old after all. Twenty years ago, these few barbarians weren't enough for me to move my muscles. It's just a bit strange, how could this group of barbarians have the courage to chase them here?
This place is not close to their hometown.”
Zhang Suidao said: "Maybe what they are looking for is too important to them, otherwise they wouldn't have done anything when they got here. It is estimated that once the things enter the city, it will be even harder for them to get hold of them."
Lao Lu said: "I want to see what makes these cowardly barbarians take such a big risk."
After greeting Dong Zhi, the three of them came to the carriage together. Dong Zhi also wanted to know what caused the lives of several of his brothers. The three of them took a look inside the carriage. There were seven or eight small boxes, large and small.
The largest one is over two feet long, and the smallest one is only about half a foot long.