Chapter 138 The bloodthirsty Shura field and the court in Xiangyang City
——Take! Life! Come!
As the man rushed towards him, Cao Ren saw his face clearly.
The one who shouted was his half-brother—Cao Chun.
Cao Ren also noticed that several guards were chasing behind Cao Chun, shouting, "General Zihe, this is the residence of General Zixiao. You are not allowed to enter with a sword..."
However, the guards were faster, and Cao Chun was even faster. With a few lunges, Cao Chun was approaching Cao Ren.
He pressed the sword with one hand, facing the night wind, his eyes were like cold lightning, his sword was like a rainbow, his eyes were blank and lonely.
It was obvious that he was seriously injured, and he was wielding the sword with his injured body.
Cao Ren was stunned. He was thinking, why did Cao Chun hate him so much? He would say the words "take your life".
It wasn't until Cao Chun rose into the air that he came back to his senses.
Cao Chun really wanted to... kill him!
At this moment, Cao Chun soared into the sky, spinning around in the air. The long sword in his hand seemed to wave out a brilliant curtain of light, like stars falling from the starry sky...
The light of the candle reflected the rainbow light on the sword.
Cao Chun was like the purest killer, and his powerful and heavy sword had already struck down.
Originally, Cao Chun's kung fu was inferior to Cao Ren's.
But Cao Chun's appearance was so sudden that Cao Ren was frightened for a long time.
Coupled with that voice, "Cao Zixiao, you are here to take your life," it was like a bolt from the blue.
——Quick, too fast.
When Cao Ren reacted, it was too late to block. He instinctively avoided the vital part. Cao Chun's sword struck him squarely on his shoulder.
Blood is slowly flowing down...
If he hadn't been stationed in Xiangfan these years, Cao Ren would have already developed the habit of never leaving his armor.
The hard armor buffered part of the force of the long sword, and this sword was enough to cut off Cao Ren's arm.
Cao Ren endured the severe pain and kicked out hard. Cao Chun was kicked and staggered back, and the sword in his hand was pulled out from Cao Ren's shoulder...
This caused blood to splatter on Cao Ren's shoulder.
"——You're crazy!"
Cao Ren held his shoulders and roared at Cao Chun.
Cao Chun, on the other hand, seemed to feel that the grievance and anger in his heart had not dissipated even after this sword attack.
But... under the candlelight, his cheeks were a little pale, his body looked weak, and a sense of powerlessness filled his whole body.
When the guards saw this, they realized the seriousness of the problem. They drew their swords one after another and surrounded Cao Chun!
There were no weapons around Man Chong, so he subconsciously lifted the candlestick and placed it between the two brothers.
He pointed at Cao Chun and shouted angrily: "Do you know what you are doing?"
Cao Chun still wanted to swing his sword, but was forced back by the guards' daggers. His eyes were like fire, and he angrily piled everything on the table beside him to the ground.
For a moment, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, together with the crossbow, all fell to the ground, making a "dong dong" sound.
Cao Chun asked, "Cao Zixiao, outside Sunset Valley, you just looked at me on purpose to see the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry defeated, didn't you?"
Cao Ren covered his wound and said calmly.
"—General! No!"
Cao Chun asked sadly and angrily, "Then you have three thousand infantry, why don't you rescue them? Why do you just watch my brothers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry being buried in the Sunset Valley one by one?"
Cao Ren was able to determine that the injury on the shoulder was a skin injury.
He immediately tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and tied the wound while raising his voice, "You think I don't want to save them? These five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry are the most courageous cavalry in the Wei Dynasty and have made countless meritorious deeds. Brother
Are we going to fight in the south and in the north? Can we save them? If we can still save, let alone three thousand people, even if I fight alone, I will fight in! But... can't you see? There is no way we can save them!"
Cao Chun roared angrily, "The enemy just used that chariot to block our army's evacuation channel. You are an infantryman. As long as we kill that chariot formation, our tiger and leopard cavalry will definitely have high morale. When the time comes to counterattack, we will be able to defeat all enemies in an instant."
How could we end up with such a disastrous defeat when we wiped out the enemy?"
"You just want me to lose and die...so that you can take over my position in the Cao family and become the master of this lineage. You...you are selfishly harming my thousands of tigers and leopards. Cao Zixiao, I want to kill him."
you!"
As he spoke, Cao Chun wanted to swing his sword forward again.
At this time, some tiger and leopard cavalry warriors came chasing their general.
Seeing Cao Ren's bodyguards pointing their swords at their general, these warriors of tiger and leopard cavalry also rushed in one after another.
They had no weapons, so they picked up candlesticks, tables... and one even picked up a repeating crossbow on the ground, and pointed it directly at Cao Ren.
On the other hand, Cao Ren was gnashing his teeth in anger.
He admitted that he didn't like Cao Chun, his younger brother.
I don’t like that he was born with a gift!
I don't like that he is two years younger than me, but he can calmly become the master of the Cao family, and he, Cao Ren, will always be a humble existence in that lineage.
Cao Ren also admitted that he had imagined that if Cao Chun was no longer around, he, Cao Ren, would take his place and lead the people of this lineage to greater glory.
But he only thought about it after Cao Chun was defeated and when his life or death was uncertain.
Before that... Xiangfan was in such a situation, with a powerful enemy facing him, how could he have the time to think about this?
Can…
However, Cao Chun pointed it out at this moment.
This made his whole person feel swept and wrapped in infinite guilt.
His throat seemed to be choked, and he was unable to refute.
"You're not talking, are you?" Cao Chun still pointed his sword at Cao Ren, "You've been hit by what I said, and you're speechless, aren't you?"
As he spoke, Cao Chun took a step forward, and a group of tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers also took a step forward.
Not only Cao Chun, but also every soldier of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was holding their breath after hearing this!
On the contrary, Cao Ren's soldiers retreated one by one.
It's like feeling guilty and timid.
Only Man Chong stood in the middle, holding a candlestick in his hand, between the two parties, and did not take a step back.
He roared at Cao Chun and Hubaoqi.
"——Do you know that you are plotting rebellion now! It is a mutiny! You are going to kill the nine tribes!"
"——Your family members are still in Yecheng, think about them!"
Man Chong once served as "Xu Du Ling", in charge of justice, criminal prison...
As the saying goes - "Severe punishments are used to break the courage of traitors!"
His eyes have never tolerated sand, and he understands human nature too well.
His cold cheek is more like a sign, telling everyone that any illegal behavior will lead to death!
Sure enough, a person's name, the shadow of a tree...
Man Chong's voice had the desired effect, and the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry stopped in their tracks and did not dare to take a step forward.
"Zihe, your brother was still worried about you just now!" Man Chong continued, "But how could you say such a thing?"
"Worried about me? He wishes I was dead!" Cao Chun snorted coldly.
If it were in the past, Man Chong would have not hesitated to tie up all the "mutinous" soldiers in front of him and behead them tomorrow to serve as a warning to others.
But...Cao Chun's identity is too special.
The Tiger and Leopard Rider is so special.
Today's situation is too special.
Man Chong must work hard to persuade them to abandon their prejudices.
"Put down your weapons!"
"--lay down!"
Man Chong roared loudly again.
The soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry looked at each other bravely.
"——You all want to be accused of treason and punish the three tribes?"
Following another loud roar from Man Chong, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry just placed the weapons in their hands that could not be called "weapons" on the ground.
Man Chong reminded you loudly: "Didn't General Zixiao tell you that the location of Sunset Valley is close to mountains and lakes, making it easy to enter and difficult to exit, and it is extremely easy to set up an ambush! Who insists on going his own way?"
Having said this, Man Chong raised his hand and pointed at Cao Chun, and then pointed at the repeated crossbow placed on the table by the tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers.
"You are trapped in the valley, haven't you noticed that apart from the sidecar, the Guan family's army relies on this 'killing' repeating crossbow?"
"Such a terrain, such an ambush, even I, Man Chong, understood it clearly. Not to mention that General Zixiao only led 3,000 people. Even if 30,000 people broke in, they would be shot into a sieve like you, and their souls would return there."
Sunset Valley!”
Man Chong's voice rose again.
"What is the culprit? Who is it? Can't you see it now?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes followed Man Chong's hand and looked at the serial crossbow...
Look at the four big characters "Huang Laoxie Made" on the crossbow.
Everyone gnashed their teeth.
"Yellow! Old! Evil!"
At this moment, this name is engraved on the crossbow one by one, as if it is mocking, mocking every tiger and leopard knight, every soldier of Cao's army!
——Mocking their stupidity and carelessness.
"Ahem..."
Finally, Cao Ren coughed lightly and signaled the guards around him to move out of the way.
He covered his shoulders, endured the pain, and strode towards Cao Chun.
"If Zihe doesn't believe me, you can report the right and wrong to your brother and let him decide!"
"If he lets me die and asks me, Cao Zixiao, to pay for the sacrifice of thousands of tiger and leopard warriors, I, Cao Zixiao, will kill myself on the tower immediately without saying a word or frowning! Is that okay?"
When he said this, Cao Ren had already walked in front of Cao Chun. Facing Cao Chun's formidable sword, Cao Ren was not afraid at all. He raised his voice again and roared towards Cao Chun:
——"Is it possible?"
At this moment, Cao Ren showed his "dare to take action" side.
It also shows the reason why Cao Cao chose him to be the leader of the south.
His eyes were firm, and he looked at Cao Chun condescendingly, as if he were looking at a "brother within a younger brother."
"The document reported to my brother? Was it written by Zihe or by a certain person?"
Cao Ren's words touched every nerve of Cao Chun...
His words became colder and colder, "Afraid? You don't dare to report this to your brother, do you? Then stab me with your sword!"
When he said the last three words "stab me", Cao Ren suddenly raised his voice, which sounded like a tiger roaring and a dragon roaring!
For a moment, Cao Chun was so ashamed and angry...
He realized that maybe Cao Ren couldn't be blamed, the culprit was... that Huang Laoxie!
But...but...will the death of thousands of tiger and leopard brothers be in vain?
"--ah…"
With a hysterical sound, Cao Chun raised his sword angrily. Man Chong was startled and immediately wanted to stop...
But I saw Cao Chun put all his anger into this sword, and then struck the crossbow with one sword.
this…
Man Chong is both surprised and happy.
Fortunately, Cao Chun was not so confused that he attacked his brother again.
At least...this proves that Cao Chun can still be saved!
Surprisingly, they only have this repeating crossbow...
If it's broken, then...then...
"Ka...ka..."
With a "click" sound, the sharp sword split open the wooden box of the repeating crossbow.
"Qiang...Qiang..." The wooden box was split into two halves and fell on both sides of the table.
Huh...huh...
In the air, the sound of Cao Chun's heavy breathing could be heard.
He released it all at once.
call…
Man Chong also let out a long cry.
He muttered in his mind.
——"At last...this farce is over."
Cao Ren seemed very magnanimous, "Let's end today's matter. You are the only ones present. If this general hears this..."
He originally wanted to say that if the general hears the news, all the soldiers here will kill him without mercy.
yes…
The situation in Xiangfan is like this, and the situation in Hanzhong is like this. In extraordinary times, once news of the generals' discord spreads, it will affect the morale of the three armies.
It will also affect eldest brother Cao Cao's judgment of the situation in Hanzhong!
Never thought that it would be at this moment.
——"Click, click!"
Two sudden crisp sounds interrupted Cao Ren's words.
This inexplicable voice is clear and capable...
Subconsciously, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Man Chong... and everyone here were looking for fame.
Visible to the naked eye.
Inside the repeating crossbow that Cao Chun split open, in addition to the arrow box, there was actually a cylinder...
And as the box shattered, the cylinder seemed to have touched some kind of mechanism. It quickly unfolded, revealing "holes" full of pits!
Immediately afterwards…
"Swish swish..."
Tiny needle arrows shot out from the "hole" like a steady drizzle.
In an instant... dense needle arrows burst out in all directions...
Like the peacock in full bloom, and like the pear blossoms in the heavy rain.
These needle arrows shot in an arc-shaped direction, penetrating every hole... just like locusts passing by, they filled the entire room in an instant.
--quick…
——As fast as lightning!
——The whole process is too fast.
Because it was the repeating crossbow that Cao Chun split with his sword, he was closest to the repeating crossbow and naturally closest to the cylinder.
The first round of dense needle arrows completely covered his body.
He wasn't wearing any armor.
In an instant... my whole body was pierced by needles and arrows...
"--puff…"
It can be clearly seen that as the needle shoots out, he continues to spurt out blood.
And because Cao Ren was standing in front of Cao Chun, the distance was also very close.
Fortunately, Cao Chun's body blocked the first round of needle arrows!
Cao Ren would not be completely covered by the dense needle arrows in an instant.
But even so, at least five needle arrows were shot into his body, and one of them was a vital point...
As for the sharpness of the needle arrow, how could light armor be able to withstand it?
puff…
Although he was not as embarrassed as Cao Chun, Cao Ren was still vomiting blood crazily.
And his pupils were huge, looking at everything in front of him as if in disbelief.
Five breaths…
A full five breaths of time.
In this room, a piece of it actually fell.
Man Chong was far away, so he immediately lay down and avoided this "fatal" needle...
When the arrows dissipated, he quickly stood up and hugged Cao Ren, who was lying on the ground with blood on his chest. He shouted.
"——Zixiao...Zixiao!"
He shouted loudly, but Cao Ren didn't respond at all.
Only those huge, unbelievable eyes are open!
Man Chong immediately shouted outside: "Call the medical officer, call the medical officer quickly..."
His voice was hoarse... almost collapsed.
At the same time, those tiger and leopard warriors who were lucky enough to escape the needle arrow also held Cao Chun in their arms.
"General...general?"
"——General...General!"
There was a cry in the shout...
Like the cries of countless strong men.
——Sudden changes in the situation!
——In just a blink of an eye, the Xiangyang City Government Office’s courtroom has turned into a Shura field filled with blood!
…
…
It’s late at night, on the outskirts of Jiangling West City.
In the workshop of the 'Mianshui' villa, under the warm yellow oil lamp, there were five strange things placed on a table.
Among them, one looks like a slightly larger "copper plate", but it looks strange;
One is a strange cylinder with bumps on the surface;
One is like a pot lid, but there is a blade hidden under the pot lid, and it seems to be wrapped by the blade;
There is also an instrument similar to a four-hole flute.
The last one is a very small... thing like a bamboo tube.
These things... are all weird.
Lu Youjiao, the nine-bag elder of the Beggar Clan, walked around these strange objects three times in a row. You Zi was confused!
He immediately scratched his head and asked the man at the window.
——"Senior Huang? What are these?"
In front of the window, looking at the starry sky was none other than Huang Chengyan.
Huang Chengyan is also here, but his back is to Lu Youjiao, his hands are behind his back, and he looks like a master from this world.
"That boy specifically asked me to make these five hidden weapons and give them to you, the Beggar Gang!"
Huang Chengyan stroked his beard and opened his mouth.
ah…
Lu Youjiao looked confused, "What is this? The gang leader, the 'old man', never told me! And...leave it to me, who should I leave it to?"
Huang Chengyan is one of the few who knows the true identity of "Hong Qigong".
In addition, Beggar Clan disciples now live and give birth mostly in this villa.
Therefore, besides respecting Huang Chengyan, Lu Youjiao did not need to deliberately hide anything.
"You, the elder of the Beggar Clan, don't even know? How about I, an outsider, know about it?"
Huang Chengyan asked back.
ah…
This stumped Lu Youjiao. He scratched his head again, "Senior Huang, you have to tell me what these are, right?"
"It's the picture drawn by that boy Guan Lin. He said that once these 'hidden weapons' are mastered, they can kill people invisible and will be beneficial to your beggar gang's mission!"
Huang Chengyan did not hide it, he turned around and walked to the table and introduced these utensils truthfully.
"This is a money dart. It is small, easy to carry, and highly concealable. However, according to what the boy said, it is not easy to use this 'copper money dart' well. It requires repeated practice...it requires eyesight and especially wrist strength.
It's extremely high, even though it's small, but when you throw it through the air, once you master it, it can attack the enemy's eyes, throat, wrists and other parts, and you can easily capture it."
As soon as this introduction comes out...
Lu Youjiao was startled and couldn't wait to ask: "How amazing is he! Then...how to practice?"
"I'm only responsible for making it, you can ask that boy how to practice it!"
Huang Chengyan stroked his beard, walked to the pot lid, and continued to introduce: "This is a blood dropper. It is big and powerful. According to what the boy said, it is more difficult to practice than the copper coin dart, but once you master it, you can
The leather is used as a bag, and several sharp knives are hidden inside. It is controlled by the mechanism. When the person is not prepared, the bag covers his head, turns the mechanism, and the head is immediately taken!"
As these four-character idioms came out one after another, Lu Youjiao didn't react for a while.
However, there is a feeling of "unclear awareness"!
Huang Chengyan continued, "This one is called Plum Blossom Sleeve Arrow, and this one is called Blowing Arrow. The boy said that although the power is weaker, the advantage is that even a fool can learn it! You can assassinate the enemy in one or two days after practicing."
As Huang Chengyan said, Xiujian is a hidden weapon composed of a quiver and arrows.
Put the arrow into the quiver, then put it in your sleeve, aim at the target and touch the switch, the arrow will fly out, and the kill will be completed if it hits!
The wearer only needs to reach out to kill the enemy, and it is extremely concealed.
Of course, because the lethality is not enough, many users will quench poison on it.
but…
Huang Chengyan only made it according to Guan Lin's manufacturing drawings...
If it's poisonous, it's not his specialty.
The blowgun is like a flute. The force of the person's exhaled breath allows the silver needle to hit the enemy. If it hits a vital part, the enemy will be killed instantly. This is extremely useful in assassinations!
Of course...Huang Chengyan only gave a rough outline and asked Lu Youjiao to get to know him.
As for how to use it specifically, Lu Youjiao still had to ask Guan Lin for advice.
Finished talking about the first four...
When he reached the last "cylinder", Huang Chengyan paused, as if... when he introduced this "cylinder", his mood fluctuated, or it was some kind of shock.
Because other hidden weapons are also powerful, but considering that this guy Guan Lin drew the blueprints.
Huang Chengyan just thought it was ordinary and got used to it!
Can…
This last one…
That's unusual.
Even to describe it as "unusual", Huang Chengyan felt that the weight was not enough!
Lu Youjiao couldn't wait to ask.
"What is this?"
Huang Chengyan swallowed and spoke slowly: "That boy said, this is called - Peacock Feather!"
His tone was timid. Indeed, only he, the maker, would understand... how powerful this peacock feather is?
To put it simply…
No matter how powerful other hidden weapons are, the most they can do is single-target damage!
And this peacock feather is extraordinary. Within a certain distance, it can do range damage, and it is group damage in a circle around it!