"Do it!" At this moment, Chang Yu roared and rushed towards Nangong Yu. He hugged her and rolled on the spot. Several sharp arrows came through the air and shot into the ground. Another one hit Chang Yu's back shoulder.
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At the same time, Wu Zhong, who was collecting the money, flashed the sharp blade in his hand and stabbed the thief in the neck. He then grabbed the knife and got on his horse to kill the thief next to him. Jiang Fa and Qiao Sanxiu had already rushed to cover Nangong Yu's attack before Chang Yu.
At the same time, they burst out and rushed towards the thieves cavalry nearby.
Jiang Fa's Qingshen Kung Fu had reached the state of transformation. When the thief saw him, he raised his hand and chopped it off with a knife. Unexpectedly, his eyes blurred and no one could be seen. Then he felt a sharp pain in the back of his heart. At some point, Jiang Fa had already turned over and got on his horse.
With a knife in the back, he grabbed the horse and killed the enemy.
Qiao Sanxiu's style was as simple and crude as Wuzhong's. He rushed to the enemy's horse, dodged a sword with a feint, roared like thunder on dry land, and slammed into his mount sideways. The horse was knocked over by the enemy and rolled to the ground.
He stepped forward and was kicked unconscious by him, and he grabbed the horse and ran away.
Chang Yu was hit by an arrow in the back. He reluctantly hugged Nangong Yu and rushed out of the battle circle in the chaos. He threw her into the grass next to him. With a curse word in his mouth, he stretched out his hand to break the sharp arrow in his back and ran towards a bandit army nearby. The bandit
Jun Zheng responded in a panic, not noticing that there was someone behind him. Chang Yu jumped onto the opponent's horse, broke an arrow in his hand and shot it into his neck, causing the opponent to scream and fall.
It's a long story, but in fact, within a few breaths, a few people in Wuzhong suddenly broke out. Although the thieves were on guard, they were still unprepared because these people were too brutal and too tyrannical.
In the blink of an eye, four or five thieves were killed, and Chang Yu and all four of them grabbed their swords and mounted their horses. Although the thieves' spies were also tough soldiers, they were caught off guard and panicked. In addition, these people were too powerful and couldn't resist them for a few rounds.
Hit the horse and run away.
Don't chase the poor bandits, let alone in other people's territory. Seeing the rebels fleeing, Chang Yu and the others immediately returned to clean up the mess. Jiang Fa looked for torches to check Chang Yu's injuries. The arrows had no flesh, and the blood stained his back. It was shocking to see that there was nothing in his hand.
There is no way to start the matter at the moment.
Pull it out! Chang Yu knew his own healing ability. He only needed to pull out the arrowhead and he would be cured quickly. It was just a little pain in the flesh, but Jiang Fa couldn't do it and hesitantly asked Qiao Sanxiu for help again and again.
Qiao Sanxiu pretended not to see it, and used a torch to search for the sword and arrow on the ground. Wuzhong, however, had no scruples. He walked to Chang Yu and took a look. He reached out and grabbed the broken arrow and pulled it out hard, blood spurting on his face.
Chang Yu's head was so painful that he was gritting his teeth in a cold sweat. He secretly thought that this guy in Wuzhong must be avenging his personal revenge. He was about to give him a blow when he suddenly heard crying.
She turned around and looked with a horrified look on her face, only to see Nangong Yu holding a knife in both hands and slashing the head of the thief on the ground like crazy. In the blink of an eye, the thief was chopped beyond recognition, with blood splattered all over his face and he couldn't stop his hand, and he could hear the cold cry.
The person's hair stood on end.
Qiao Sanxiu wanted to step forward to stop her, but Chang Yu shook his head to stop her. This girl had too much resentment and hatred in her heart. She would easily get into trouble if she held it in for a long time. It was good to let it out.
Jiang Fa helped Chang Yu bandage his wounds, while Qiao Sanxiu and Wu Zhong collected six knives, four bows, more than thirty arrows, and six war horses, plus their original four attack cavalry.
This almost unexpected incident made Chang Yu feel very angry. Instead of sneaking around and risking danger, he might as well go north blatantly, pretending to be a bandit army with a sword and a bow.
It was not a good place to stay for a long time, and a few people did not dare to take risks, so they quickly packed up and left on horseback.
While the night was getting thicker, they rushed northwestward, and by daybreak they had traveled nearly a hundred miles. On the way, they encountered several groups of spies, who either got passed by by a few people fishing in troubled waters, or who suddenly jumped up and killed them.
It was daybreak when we arrived at an unnamed wild lake. There were more than ten households in villages next to the small lake, and only two or three households were occupied. We asked for water from the well and asked for directions. We learned that twenty miles ahead was Qizhou City (today's Anguo City).
That is to say, they have entered Baoding Prefecture.
Resting by the lake, Chang Yu looked at the water and sat silently. When he was in Zhaozhou, he originally wanted to leave the city and take a peek at the den of thieves. However, he changed his mind and went north because of Li Muxian's uprising. He felt that Li Zicheng should have guessed that he was here, as expected.
It is true that a large army will be mobilized to deal with him soon. At this time, the rebel forces in Baoding City will definitely be empty, and he will take advantage of it and kill Li Zicheng by surprise.
Huang Degong is in charge of Zhaozhou, and Gao Jie is working like a wolf to recover the lost territory in the south. It can be said that the southern route of the rebel army is blocked. In addition, Li Muxian is bewitching the refugees to cause trouble. When Li Zicheng will be in dire straits, Chang Yu only needs to relieve Baoding.
When he was trapped, he led his troops to advance southward, and Zhou Yuji attacked from the west. Liu Zeqing blocked the gap in the east, and a dragnet was formed.
Chang Yu filtered the plan through his mind again, and after repeatedly confirming that there were no big loopholes, Chang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out and prepared to find an empty house and have a good sleep, but at this moment Jiang Fa rushed in from a distance.
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There was a large army passing by in the east, and more than a dozen thief detectives were investigating this way. Chang Yu was shocked when he heard this, and immediately asked Qiao Sanxiu to hide Nangong Yu in an abandoned house. After making hasty preparations, he saw a group of thief soldiers approaching with great momentum.
, when he saw several people by the lake, he immediately became alert and surrounded them with his sword drawn.
"Brother, which mountain top are you from?" Before the other party could say anything, Wuzhong took the lead and stood up lazily from the grass. He looked at the rebel army with an indifferent expression.
There are too many thief troops on the mountain, and they each send out countless scout horses within a few hundred miles, and there is no unified code for each other. This is a big loophole. They have used this trick of pretending to be a thief troop scout horse several times and it is very effective.
One move was dangerous, but it was still effective. The group of thieves breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and saw that Wuzhong's expression naturally became less wary, "We are under Bohou's command, who are our brothers?" One of them was the first to carry it.
He approached with a knife and asked.
"It turns out he is from Bohou." Wuzhong quickly put on a respectful expression on his face. Li Guo was the direct descendant of the adopted son of the thief. Except for Liu Zongmin, the other big bosses in the army wanted to give him some face. Xiaoshan
The leader was all kinds of flattery, which Wuzhong grasped perfectly: "We are obeying orders from Uncle Wu Shan..."
When Chang Yu came south from the capital, he already knew that Ma Shiyao and Ren Jirong were guarding Zhending Mansion, so there was no flaw in Wuzhong's pretense of coming with open mouth. The thief said "oh" and asked again: "What are the brothers doing here?"
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"Something big happened in the south. I and a few others were ordered to go north to Baoding Mansion to report the news to King Chuang. We are exhausted from running all night and have a rest for now." Chang Yu took the words and replied. The man glanced at him: "We are out.
What's the big deal?"
"The refugees gathered to make trouble, and tens of thousands of people besieged Zhending Mansion." Unexpectedly, the other party asked such a detailed question. Chang Yu subconsciously blurted out, and the thief was shocked: "If it is so big, the few people who followed me to the army will report to me first."
Let’s wait”.
Now it was Chang Yu's turn to be frightened. They asked him to go see Li Guo, which was a big deal! Li Guo had a hatred for him, and they had met him several times. Once he recognized him, he would be dead.
What should we do? Chang Yu and the others acted calmly, and they all knew something was wrong with a single glance. If they couldn't shirk it, they would definitely arouse suspicion, unless they could kill these ten people in one fell swoop, but at this time he had no idea.
The main reason is that they are too close to Li Guo's troops marching to the east. If one of them escapes, they will be exposed. At that time, the army is chasing and killing, and it is difficult to escape with just a few people.
"Very good. By the way, I ask Bohou for some reward." Wuzhong pretended to be delighted and readily responded: "Brother, please show me the way."
The thief hummed, then suddenly raised his brows, and his eyes fell on a few people. The blood stains on their clothes were too eye-catching: "Did you meet the officers and soldiers?"
Several people breathed a sigh of relief, and Wu Zhong exclaimed: "How dare our officers and soldiers dare to come in?" He rubbed his hands and said: "When I encounter some short-sighted men, they insist on taking it themselves."
The thief smiled knowingly, knowing that the people in Wuzhong must have taken advantage of the situation and robbed some homeless people. This was all an open secret. Although Li Zicheng ordered not to rob civilians, his officers also did a good job on the surface. They were not afraid of large groups of refugees.
It will have a negative impact, but you won't be polite when you encounter someone who is alone or in a small group.
"Is there anyone still living in the village?" The thief suddenly looked at the village by the lake, and raised his hand to signal his men to go and have a look. Wuzhong hurriedly said: "There are only a few old and immortal people left in shabby houses. Their houses are bare and bare. I will search them.
There isn’t even a hair on the back.”
It turned out that they had already been plundered. When the thieves heard this, they suddenly lost interest and said, "Brothers, let's go." They turned around and led the way.
Okay, Wuzhong jumped on his horse with alacrity, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes, Chang Yu knew he was going to take action, so he hurriedly rode up to him and shook his head slightly, indicating not to take risks. If he accidentally escapes alive, they will die without a burial.
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"Let's act according to the situation." Chang Yu murmured in a low voice, signaled Jiang Fa and the others with his eyes, then mounted his horse and followed the thief to see Li Guo. (To be continued)