Let's talk about the battle between Gai Yan and the black-faced man. The two fought for more than ten rounds in one go. In these dozen rounds, most of them were Gai Yan's attack and the black-faced man's defense. It seemed that Gai Yan had all the advantages.
Advantage.
But after more than a dozen rounds, the black-faced man suddenly launched a fierce counterattack.
He swung the nine-eared eight-ring knife with one hand and flew up and down. Not only was he fast, but every move was extremely powerful. When the blade sliced through the air, even Liu Xiu and others who were far away could clearly hear it.
A harsh buzzing sound.
Ding-ding-ding-ding!
After Gai Yan blocked the opponent's more than twenty consecutive attacks, his physical strength was severely exhausted and he gradually showed signs of exhaustion. He could not help but retreat again and again.
Although Gai Yan was not defeated immediately, the hope of winning was already slim.
Liu Xiusheng was afraid that Gai Yan would be injured by the opponent's sword and did not dare to wait any longer. He shouted loudly, drew out the Qingfeng sword from his ribs, and ran over quickly. Before the people arrived, he shouted: "Ju Qing
,retreat!"
Gai Yan, who was fighting, didn't understand what was going on. Hearing Liu Xiu's cry, he made a feint, jumped back, and exited the battlefield. As soon as he retreated, Liu Xiu flashed past him and swung his sword.
out.
Bang!
The Qingfeng sword collided with the nine-eared eight-ringed sword that was chasing Gai Yan, and a cloud of sparks exploded in the air. Liu Xiu and the black-faced man each took a step back.
Liu Xiu exhaled a breath, turned his head and said to Gai Yan: "Ju Qing, please step aside first, I will meet him!"
The winner had not yet been decided, and Gai Yan was unwilling to leave, but Liu Xiu had already stepped forward, so he had no choice but to retreat reluctantly.
The dark-faced man looked at the young man standing in front of him, with a look of surprise on his face.
This young man looks tall and thin, and does not seem to have much strength, but just now he was able to take his own heavy sword. This is incredible.
He took a deep breath and was about to rush forward, but then he thought again and asked: "Everyone who comes has a name. If I kill the nameless ghost under my sword, I will not die!"
"Liu Xiu!" Liu Xiu said his name directly without any unnecessary nonsense. He didn't even ask the other party's name. He held the Qingfeng Sword and walked straight towards the black-faced man.
Liu Xiu? Is he Liu Xiu? The black-faced man was secretly surprised. Before he could react, Liu Xiu, who was slowly walking towards him, suddenly stomped on the ground with one foot. His whole body seemed to be about to be shot.
He shot straight at the black-faced man.
What a quick move! The black-faced man slashed forward completely out of instinct, intending to drive back Liu Xiu who was charging towards him.
As a result, the knife he slashed towards him unexpectedly missed the target. Liu Xiu, who rushed forward, drew an incredible arc, passed the black-faced man's heavy knife, and dodged to his side with a sword strike.
Take it straight to the side of his neck.
The black-faced man was shocked. He hurriedly bent down, and the blade of the sword almost passed by his scalp, almost cutting off his bun.
At this time, the black-faced man did not dare to have any contempt for Liu Xiu. He braced himself to fight with Liu Xiu.
Liu Yan, who was watching the battle from behind, felt his heart in his throat. His muscles all over his body were tense. His hand unconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword, and he pulled out half of the sword.
Zhang Tingke, who was also watching the battle, was far less nervous than Liu Yan. Looking at Liu Xiu, who was fighting evenly with the black-faced man, he raised his hand and asked, "Who is this guy?"
Liu Yan said: "It's my brother Liu Xiu!"
Zhang Ting looked at Liu Yan in surprise. No wonder he was so nervous at this time. It turned out that this person was his younger brother, Liu Xiu and Uncle Liu Wen, who was said to have captured the barbarian leader by himself!
Looking at Liu Xiu fighting hard, he nodded secretly. This man's martial arts skills are indeed extraordinary. If he joins the army and has three to five years of training, he will definitely become a great weapon. Unfortunately, he has no ability from the beginning. You took the wrong path and joined the rebel army!
Although Zhang Ting is not a good person, he still has a love for talents. Regarding Liu Xiu's upcoming fate, he can only secretly say a pity in his heart.
The battle between Liu Xiu and the black-faced man was similar to the situation just now. Liu Xiu was the one attacking at the beginning, and the black-faced man was not in a hurry to counterattack, but just passively defended.
It's just that Liu Xiu's attacks are much sharper than Gai Yan's, mainly because of his fast movement and quick moves, which often forces the black-faced man into panic.
But after twenty or thirty rounds, the black-faced man gradually adapted to Liu Xiu's style of play and began to fight back.
The battle between the target and the wheat has just begun.
The black-faced man seized an opportunity and struck Liu Xiu nine times in a row. Liu Xiu's body seemed like a ghost, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right. If he couldn't dodge, he would use the Qingfeng Sword to hit the opponent's nine blows hard. Er eight-ring knife.
Just when Liu Xiu was using all his strength to fight with his opponent, the black-faced man's big sword slashed Huashan's sword hard and hit Liu Xiu's head. The latter parried upward with his sword.
Bang! The black-faced man's nine-eared eight-ringed sword hit Liu Xiu's Qingfeng sword firmly, but neither of them took back their weapons. One pressed down, the other pushed up, and began to compete with each other for strength.
Suddenly, Liu Xiu felt that the pressure on the sword's edge disappeared. When he looked up, he saw that the black-faced man was still applying force with his teeth bared. He frowned secretly. Before he could figure out what was going on, his ears The other party's low voice came from the side: "I'm dismounting, Wu Ma Zizhang!"
Liu Xiu was shocked and looked at the black-faced man in disbelief. Ma Wu Ma Zizhang? Is he the leader of the Green Forest Army mentioned by Xia Ruoyan?
Before Liu Xiu could answer, the black-faced man continued: "Ruoyan has told me everything!"
"Then why don't you leave?" Liu Xiu was worried. According to the original plan, Xia Ruoyan gave them a tip and they evacuated Zhushan in time, leaving their own side empty-handed. In this way, Lian Dan's trick could not be carried out. .
The black-faced man did not answer Liu Xiu's question, but asked: "Where will you be stationed tonight?"
"If nothing else happens, it will be in the county seat!"
"There is a guest inn in the northeast corner of the county. We will meet there tonight to discuss important matters!" After saying this, he suddenly put away his knife and slashed Liu Xiu's waist.
The latter raised his Qingfeng sword to parry, and with a clang, the nine-eared eight-ringed sword was bounced away. Liu Xiu followed up with a sword strike, directly striking the black-faced man's chest.
The black-faced man dodged sideways, but when he was a little slower, he heard a sound of sand, and a slit was opened on his chest. The black-faced man took a few steps back, lowered his head, and shouted at Liu Xiu: "Liu, leave it to me and the others!" After saying this, he waved his hand to the men behind him and shouted: "Retreat!"
He gave the order, and the twenty-odd bandits swarmed into the woods. Seeing this, Liu Yan was overjoyed, waved his sword and shouted: "Chase!"
When the rebels were about to chase into the woods, Liu Xiu hurriedly stopped everyone and said, "No! Don't chase the poor bandits! Has everyone forgotten the defeat of Qianyou Mountain?"
In the Battle of Ganyou Mountain, the Hanzhong Army was ambushed by the barbarians precisely because of their reckless pursuit into the mountains and forests, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
After hearing Liu Xiu's words, the faces of the rebels who were about to chase into the mountains and forests suddenly changed, and they hurriedly took back their steps and retreated backwards.
Zhang Ting didn't think it was necessary for him to chase down a few bandits. He said to Liu Yan: "Okay, since those blind bandits have run away, we'd better hurry up and we'll be there soon." blacken!"
Liu Yan first looked at Liu Xiu, then nodded to Zhang Ting, led the rebel army, and continued towards the county seat.
It's dark.
The rebel and cavalry teams just arrived at the county seat.
The county seat of Zhushan County is a small town. Now, this small town has turned into a dead city. The city is dark and there is no light at all. Entering the city, it is deserted and deserted. There is no sound, not even a person can be seen.
On the streets and walls, you can still see dried and black blood stains. Although the corpses in the city have long been cleaned up, the air still seems to be filled with the smell of blood and putrefaction.
Since entering the city, both the rebels and the capital cavalry couldn't help but shiver. Everything in the city was so weird and terrifying that people couldn't help but feel terrified.
Liu Yan and Feng Yi found Zhang Ting and asked, "Master Zhang, are we staying in the city tonight... tonight?"
Zhang Ting cleared his throat and said calmly: "The city is very nice. There is no one in the city. There are so many empty houses. We can live in them wherever we want!"
Liu Yan and Feng Yi looked at each other, but neither of them answered.
Zhang Ting smiled and said: "Well, we are only staying in Zhushan County for one night. After wiping out the Green Forest Army tomorrow, we can return to the county."
"What Mr. Zhang said is absolutely true!"
Living in the deserted Zhushan County, Zhang Ting felt very uncomfortable, but he could not show fear in front of the rebels, so he had to stay here.
He said slowly: "Liu Yan, tonight's patrol will be left to your rebels."
Liu Yan leaned forward and said, "I obey my orders, little man!"
Zhang Ting nodded with satisfaction, and then he chose the largest inn in the center of the county. His thousand cavalrymen either stayed with him in the inn or lived around the inn.
As for where the rebels should live, Liu Yan had no hard and fast rules and let everyone live wherever they wanted.
But even so, people still live near the inn. After all, the capital army is here. They are closer to the capital army and feel more confident.
Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others chose a tavern, but unfortunately the tavern had been emptied out, and there was neither wine nor food in it.
After settling in, Liu Yan called Liu Xiu to him and asked in a low voice: "Axiu, why did you stop us from chasing those bandits today?"
Liu Xiu looked around, approached Liu Yan, and whispered: "Brother, do you know who that black-faced man is?"
"Not a bandit?"
"He is Ma Wu!"
"What about him?" Liu Yan was startled at first, and then he was shocked. He was the leader of the Zhushan Green Forest Army, Ma Wu Ma Zi Zhang?
"He is here to meet us! When I was fighting with him, he told me to meet him at the Ke Lai Inn in the northeast corner of the county tonight at midnight!" Liu Xiu whispered in Liu Yan's ear.
Liu Yan frowned and said in a deep voice: "This is really unreasonable! Haven't we already informed them to evacuate Zhushan quickly? Why are they still here?"
Liu Xiu was also puzzled by this, but his contact time with Ma Wu was limited and he could not ask too much. He said: "Since Ma Wu and his group did not evacuate, there must be something very important that requires them to stay." deal with!"
"What else can be more important than your head?!" Liu Yan shook his head in dissatisfaction.
"Brother, should we go see him tonight?" Liu Xiu asked.
