"Answer my questions carefully, but one false statement will cost you your life. Do you understand?" Ma Bin shouted in a low voice.
"A good man, spare his life, but a villain must tell the truth and not dare to tell any lies." Old Ma said in a trembling voice.
"Okay, are you the defenders of Nancheng? How many people are guarding the city gate? Are there any other patrol teams in the square below the city? Say." Ma Bin asked in a low voice.
The old horse said in a trembling voice: "Report to the hero, the villain is indeed the skitarii of Nancheng. There are more than 200 people stationed above and below the city gate. There are more than 80 people in the city tower, and there are three patrol teams below. Except for ours,
One is in the doorway, and the other is under the west wall. There are more than a hundred people in total."
In order to survive, Lao Ma gave a detailed and comprehensive answer, even clearly stating the number of manpower at the top and bottom of the city.
"Nonsense, how can a city gate be guarded by so few people? Are you dishonest and want to deceive me?" Ma Bin shouted loudly.
"No, no, there are only more than 200 people. This is true. There were originally more than 600 people, but the Xicheng officers and soldiers were attacking the city. In the evening, 400 people were taken away, leaving only more than 200 of us.
"If you tell a lie, I will die badly." Lao Ma hurriedly swore.
Ma Bin slowly lowered the raised knife and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll trust you for once. So do the two hundred or so of you have any powerful weapons? If something happens here, how will you notify others to come to the rescue?"
The old horse smacked his lips and said: "There are no powerful weapons. Each person is only equipped with a sword. All the bows and arrows were taken away, and they were all put on the west wall to defend the city. If something happens here, fire fireworks for help."
The fireworks are in the hands of Protector Li of the city tower. Heroes, you are not going to attack the city gate. Oh... are you... officers and soldiers?"
"Shut up, who gave you permission to ask questions?" Ma Bin knocked Old Ma on the head with the back of his knife. Old Ma immediately shut up, suddenly realizing that he was still in danger, and it seemed that he shouldn't be so relaxed.
Sun Dayong on the side asked in a deep voice: "Let me ask a question, do you have a password? Otherwise, how can you identify each other when you are all wearing black robes?"
"Yes, yes, there is a password. Tonight's password is: The Holy Duke is supreme and indestructible..." Lao Ma said hurriedly.
Sun Dayong nodded and looked at Ma Bin. It was expected that this bandit soldier would not be able to make up a word like "impenetrable". The meaning of "impenetrable" naturally means that Yingtian Mansion will not be breached. Choosing this word as a password should be to teach the bandit leader
Hai Dongqing did this deliberately because it fits the situation tonight and should be true.
"Old Ma, why are you so lazy? After peeing for a long time, why don't you shoot a cannon against the wall? Haven't you had enough fun in the afternoon?" The bandit who was waiting in the square yelled impatiently.
Lao Ma looked pitifully at Ma Bin and Sun Dayong and said: "Good men, I have confessed everything, please let me go. I promise not to say a word. If I say one more word, my entire family will die.
I will die alone all my life."
Although Lao Ma is a fool, he himself thinks that he is a human spirit. Even if he swears an oath at this moment, he still has a backup plan. The oath that the whole family will die alone and live alone seems extremely sincere, but in fact he is
Even if you are just a bachelor, your family will already be dead. Even if you break your oath by then, there will be nothing to worry about.
It's a pity that Ma Bin and others had no intention of letting him go, so all his clever ideas were in vain.
"Let you go? We can't do it now. You call that group over, and then we will spare your life." Ma Bin whispered.
Lao Ma said with a sad face: "Why did you call me here? They didn't listen to me."
Sun Dayong shouted coldly: "Just say there is movement in the alley and ask them to come and take a look."
Lao Ma looked at Sun Dayong blankly, and Ma Bin shouted from the side: "What? You want to take a stab at me? Hurry up and scream."
At this time, people in the square shouted again: "Old Ma, you bastard, what are you doing? If you miss the patrol, if the higher ups investigate, they will kill you alive. Dog, are you peeing or drinking urine?
? Such a waste of time."
Lao Ma was helpless. Although he realized that something was wrong, he had no choice. He didn't want to be chopped off by someone. Although he knew that these people were going to be detrimental to the patrolling brothers outside, he couldn't care about anything else.
After Ma Bin stabbed his back with a long knife, Lao Ma staggered out at the entrance of the alley and shouted in a low voice to the religious bandits not far away: "Jiaopu Zhang, there seems to be something moving in this alley. Come and take a look."
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"What? There is movement? What's going on?" All the religious bandits became nervous and drew their weapons one after another.
"This..." Old Ma faltered. Ma Bin pushed his back with a long knife. Old Ma concentrated on thinking and said hurriedly: "Don't panic, I just heard some disturbances and didn't see anything. But we have to
It's better to be careful. Brothers, don't let others know about it. If it's a false alarm, you will be scolded. It's okay for everyone to come in and take a look. I... don't dare to take a look. "
The bandits listened to the reasoning, and those who were originally planning to call for help gave up the idea. They just took out their knives and slowly walked towards the entrance of the alley.
Ma Bin pulled the old horse back into the shadow of the alley. The old horse looked straight and trembled with fright. He saw dozens of people around him already holding crossbows and dozens of crossbow arrows.
Aiming at the entrance of the alley, Lao Ma thought silently in his heart: "Zhang Jiaopu, Wang Ermazi, Lao Zhao, Lao Qian, you must not blame me, I have no choice, I am also forced to have no choice."
More than a dozen religious bandits slowly approached the entrance of the alley. The leader, Zhang Pu, was a little cautious. He stood more than ten steps away from the entrance of the alley and said to the bandits in front of him: "You guys, go in and take a look.
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Several cult bandits agreed and walked towards the alley with their necks stretched out and eyes wide open. When Ma Bin saw this, he knew that his plan to lure them all in and kill them had failed. Once these people reached in, they would immediately find out
Even if our own personnel can kill them, the eight or nine people outside will immediately be alert and sound a warning.
At this moment, a decisive decision must be made. Ma Bin waved his hand, and dozens of crossbow arrows shot out of the alley. The distance was close, the light was dark, and the crossbows were powerful. When the bandits heard the sound of the bow strings,
It was already too late. Dozens of crossbow arrows went straight into the flesh, and none of the dozen or so bandits were spared. The crossbow arrows either hit their throats or vital parts of their chests. A dozen or so bandits immediately fell to the ground, and most of them immediately fell to the ground.
Killed. There were two people standing in the back. The soldiers could not aim at them. They were exposed after the people in front fell down, so the crossbow arrows failed to hit their vital parts. They actually let out a loud groan after they fell to the ground.
Sun Dayong's body had already escaped from the entrance of the alley, and he raised his knife and slashed the two people to the ground. Ma Bin and others from behind rushed out and quickly dragged the bodies of the fallen religious bandits into the entrance of the alley, not forgetting to
A stab in their necks.
Lao Ma stood in a daze against the wall. There was heat in his crotch, flowing down his thighs to his feet. This was the second time he became incontinent tonight. Seeing the other party's brutal killing methods, Lao Ma was heartbroken.
It stopped beating. I was snoring and panting so hard that I almost fainted.
All this happened extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, everything returned to calm. If it weren't for the twitching corpses of the bandits scattered in the alley before their eyes, no one would have thought that a killing had occurred here.
Ma Bin and Sun Dayong were also panting nervously. They were not nervous about killing more than a dozen cult bandits. They were nervous about the moans made by the two cult bandits before they died. In the quiet night, this sound was likely to be heard by others.
The patrolling bandits at the top of the city or other places heard it. If they were alerted, it would be troublesome.
Everyone nervously listened with bated breath at the entrance of the alley. It was very quiet all around. The moon covered by clouds in the sky was dimly shining, and there was no movement at all in the square. The sound of killing trumpets, cannons, and drums came from the far west direction.
, the fire lit up the sky in the direction of West City. The war there was in full swing.
There was no movement for a long time, and Ma Bin, Sun Dayong and others finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the other cult bandits were not alarmed. This is actually easy to understand. At this moment, everyone's attention must be focused on the direction of Xicheng.
, one or two short moans may not alert them. Moreover, after Yingtian Mansion experienced the ravages and devastation of the religious bandits, from time to time there would be startled and crying sounds in the people's houses, which may also confuse the audience.
.In short, the groans of the two cult bandits before they died did not alarm any of the cult bandits at the south city gate.
"Those who don't have robes, take off the dead people's robes and put them on. Hurry." Ma Bin shouted in a deep voice. More than ten soldiers immediately started to take off the black robes from the criminals and put them on themselves. Sun Dayong had already seized more than 20 pieces before.
The robes are used for camouflage. All these black robes were worn on the Forbidden Army soldiers before departure, but there are still more than ten pieces missing. Now they all have them.
Ma Bin's eyes glanced at Lao Ma, who was leaning against the wall with trembling legs. Lao Ma felt bad all over. He thought he was going to die. His legs couldn't hold up anymore, so he slid down along the wall.
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Ma Bin walked up to him, sniffed and frowned: "Are you so scared that you peed your pants?"
"Spare your life, spare your life. I have an old man above me and a young man below me..." Lao Ma whined and begged.
Ma Bin raised his foot and kicked him, cursing: "Are you worthy of the surname Ma? You have lost our old Ma family."
"Yes, yes, please spare my life, spare your life." Lao Ma continued to beg.
"Whether I spare you or not depends on your performance. Stand up and follow us. You will be responsible for covering us in a while. If you play tricks, the fate of these people on the ground will be your fate." Ma Bin shouted.
The old horse repeatedly handed over his hands and tried to stand up. Ma Bin turned around and ordered the two soldiers: "You keep him under guard. If he makes any move, I will chop him with a knife."
The two soldiers promised in a low voice and stepped forward to clamp the old horse on the left and right. Ma Bin said to Sun Dayong: "Brother Sun, it's time for us to take action."
Sun Dayong nodded and said: "Follow Master Ma's instructions."
Ma Bin smiled and nodded, waved his hand and shouted: "Put the hood over your head and face, let's go."
Everyone walked out of the alley to the square and walked west along one side of the square. After walking for dozens of steps, there was nothing unusual. Everyone turned south and went straight to the upper city stairs on the west side of the city gate.
About thirty steps away from the city wall, suddenly someone from the direction of the city gate shouted in a deep voice: "The password. The Holy Duke is the greatest..."
Everyone turned to look and found that at some point, dozens of black shadows emerged from the city gate opening. They were the religious bandits hiding in the city gate opening.
"It's as solid as gold..." Ma Bin replied in a deep voice.
When the other party saw that the password was correct, they all relaxed.
"Which team are you from?" a bandit leader asked.
Ma Bin poked Lao Ma. Lao Ma hurriedly said: "Master Zhou, it's me, I am Lao Ma."
