Three hundred and nineteenth town three mountains twelve
"The food here in Xiaoyaoshan looks good. In just a few days, your face has become a bit rounder."
Su Qilian, who was covered in a black cloak, used the moonlight to see Wei Changpan's face clearly and joked, "Isn't it better to live with these bandits on Xiaoyao Mountain who are not bound by Yao's laws than before when I was hiding in Tibet?"
Are you going to be much happier now? If I hadn't been kidnapped by your master and went to the frontier army of Jinzhou, I might have gone to occupy the mountain and become the king now..."
Xiaoyao Mountain is surrounded by water on three sides. It is indeed a natural chasm for ordinary people. But for Wei Changpan, who is now more agile than an ape, with the help of ropes, he only needs to find a foothold on those rocky mountains.
It is not too difficult to climb up and down the gaps.
Maybe the gangsters in Xiaoyao Mountain were so confident in the cliffs that these apes were climbing up to survive their worries that Wei Changpan didn't see anyone with an open or secret sentry within a hundred steps around him. Wei Changpan, who had stepped on it the night before,
I dared to tie a long and solid rope to an old pine with strong roots growing nearby. In less than half an hour, I arrived at the foot of the mountain and met Su Qilian, who had been waiting for a long time by the dangerous shoal.
Seeing that Wei Changpan had a different look on his face, Su Qilian stopped his playful expression and said solemnly, "Let's get down to business, did Xiaoyaoshan go down the mountain a few days ago and rob and kill a team of men from the Suzhou Wuwei Escort Bureau on the official road?"
"yes."
Speaking of this, Wei Changpan's expression turned gloomy. Jiang Beipo and Wu Erlang's words of explanation that day did not seem to have any effect. On the contrary, they made the heavy stone in his heart add some weight. These days when he closed his eyes, his face was full of blood.
The teacher would point his nose in front of him and scold him.
"Then don't tell me, kid, that you were among the men who attacked and killed the Wuwei Escort Bureau."
"yes."
Su Qilian's eyes widened, and then he showed a very headache expression: "So the government notice cannot be faked..."
On Suzhou Avenue, where there is a constant flow of cars and horses, even the branches very close to Xiaoyao Mountain are not very crowded. Therefore, when the gangsters in Xiaoyao Mountain were fighting with the Wuwei Escort Bureau, some of them happened to pass by.
Passengers broke into this scene.
Hundreds of people were bloody hacked and killed. How could ordinary passers-by have the courage to step forward and help the Wuwei Escort Bureau's bodyguards? Most of them were afraid to avoid it and hurriedly took a detour to avoid being harmed by those red-eyed murderers. Their courage
The older ones had their carriages and horses ready to watch the excitement from a distance, and once the winner was decided on the field, they would hurry up and run away.
As for those who went to report to the official, hey, there is no one.
After the Wuwei Escort Bureau's escort team was hacked to death by the thieves who were ambushing on both sides, they lit fires and retreated. Only then did the passers-by who were watching the excitement in the distance dare to step forward and take a look. They actually found someone alive.
The man was the driver of the first carriage that was stopped by the tripping horse rope. Although he was thrown off the carriage and was badly bruised, his life was saved. You must know that the Wuwei Escort Bureau, with dozens of people, were all killed by those thieves.
After killing them all, how could people not be amazed that such an incompetent martial artist was left alive?
Afterwards, the horseman who was sent to the Yamen in a nearby city by some kind-hearted onlookers, probably because he was too frightened, did not say anything about the appearance and characteristics of the bandits for a while. Although the government knew it well.
Ten percent it was committed by Na Wu Erlang's minions on the top of the mountain. However, this was a major and difficult case involving dozens of lives.
No county government would be willing to take over, not to mention that the bodyguard team of the Wuwei Escort Bureau was attacked. You must know that the head of the Wuwei Escort Bureau, General Yu Suzhou, who has been friends for many years, is not an easy person to deal with. If this case cannot be reported to the Wuwei Escort Bureau,
With a proper explanation, it is still unknown whether there will be any money sent to the Yamen next year.
The road where the incident occurred is located at the junction of the two counties of Liuxia County. The two yamen have been arguing about each other for a long time, but they have not been able to agree on which of the two jurisdictions the case is in. After all, this is related to
At that time, every yamen had to find people and money to suppress bandits. If it was not done well, the evaluation of the two county magistrates would be greatly affected.
The temporary residence of Su Qilian and the Jinzhou Military Attache and his entourage is located in one of the two county towns. In the past few days, the gossips in the market have made my ears tingle. Some say that the king of the mountain has been unable to fill the gap between the two counties.
It is said that the Wuwei Escort Bureau had a bad relationship with a certain head of the family when the escort passed through the border of Xiaoyao Mountain, and now they robbed and killed the escort to settle the score, etc.
They were all outrageous arguments, and Su Qilian always laughed them off.
But not long ago, shocking news came out. It was said that a painter hired by the government learned the appearance of one of the bandits in Xiaoyao Mountain from the horseman who survived the disaster. Su Qilian did not think so at first. With their status as a serious enemy of the Xiaoyao Mountain government, several of them
When a family member's identity file is read in the state and county archives, it must have a place, so what does it matter if there is one more portrait and one less portrait? It's as if government scouts will behead him if he has a portrait...
However, one time, Su Qilian and Ma Dayuan were wandering around the city while waiting for news from Wei Changpan, and they happened to see the portrait posted by the government.
"Hey, don't tell me, this portrait looks like it was carved from the same mold as that boy Wei Changpan... Hmm?!"
The two of them were stunned. Even if they were unwilling to admit it, the portrait was very similar to Wei Changpan.
"Since you were among those who attacked and killed the Wuwei Escort Bureau, why didn't you keep your hands and feet clean and leave such a mouth to inform the government?" Su Qilian, whose face was full of sadness and anger for his misfortune, heard Wei Changpan admit it.
Then he shook his head repeatedly and said, "Either don't do it or do it. If you really want to go into battle, your kindness as a woman will kill people."
Wei Changpan, who thought Su Qilian would reprimand him for killing people indiscriminately, said in confusion, "Those bodyguards from the Wuwei Bodyguard Bureau..."
"There are many spies who lurk deep in the enemy camp. In order to climb to high positions step by step, there are many who have their own blood on their hands. Even so, only less than 10% of them can be effective in the end." Su Qilian pressed down hard with both hands.
Wei Changpan said over his shoulder, "You are our spy on Xiaoyao Mountain. To put it bluntly, even if I ask you to kill us Jinzhou people before taking action..."
"No, no." Wei Changpan shook his head vigorously with a firm look in his eyes, "If we really want to get to that point, we might as well not use the weapons that Tang Bingcao promised."
The blood of the bodyguard he had never known before had already made it difficult for him to sleep or eat well. If any one of Su Qilian, Ma Dayuan and others lost their lives for those who armed them, then Wei Changpan would have no face to meet his master and master underground.
"If you want to seek revenge on Songfeng Mountain and Fenglutai, I'm afraid there will be many more people you want to kill in the future. But how many of them are the culprits responsible for the murder of your master and master? And how many of them are just following the orders of the master?
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What a wretch? If you are more merciful then, you will not be the only one who will be killed."
Su Qilian, who had been fighting at the border for half his life, had the lives of the grassland barbarians and Jinzhou horse thieves at his hands, and the lives of the grassland barbarians and Jinzhou horse thieves were less than 100 or 80. The intolerance displayed by Wei Changpan at this time was something he never wanted to see.
It's a good thing for ordinary people to be lenient to others, but for them, if they don't do it right, they will lose their lives.
"It's not a bad thing to be regarded as a key criminal wanted by the government. Don't forget that the Jiangzhou government is still looking for the "remnants" of the Yanyulou and Zhang family in Qishan County. The officials in Suzhou and Jiangzhou are looking for trouble for you. This is a lot of magic.
It’s a treatment that even the giants don’t have. If you have some inconvenience in going in and out of various cities, that will be a thing later.”
Although Xiaoyao Mountain has almost no defense against the natural dangers of three cliffs, it is still afraid of long nights and many dreams. So Wei Changpan took out a roll of tough paper from his arms and handed it to Su Qilian: "Here is the defense situation on Xiaoyao Mountain, which is different from the previous one."
There were some discrepancies with my expectations. There was someone on the mountain who was an old acquaintance of my master and me. When we first met, he was still a down-and-out ranger. Now for some reason, he became Master Xiaoyaoshan. His weapon was a rare heavy sword, and his martial arts skills were higher than mine.
Yes, he doesn’t look like a layman when arranging his troops..."
"This person you are talking about is Master Jiang Beipo of Xiaoyaoshan? This person is also recorded in the Liuxia County case file. It is not very different from what you said. He is well versed in the formation of troops. There is no record in the case file." Su Qilian.
After hesitating for a while, he then said, "Since he is an old acquaintance of your master and Xiaopan, it would be best not to fight him until then. But once we fight, uncles like you may not be able to stop at that level of martial arts.
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Wei Changpan had a good impression of this knight-errant whom he had met once in Qishan County, and even more so after spending time together on Xiaoyao Mountain. He had also experienced Jiang Beipo's skills, even though he finally managed to outwit him.
Even if he wanted to capture him alive, even three or five warriors with Wei Changpan's skill might not be enough.
Wei Changpan nodded, with a somewhat gloomy look, without much hesitation: "If it really comes to that point, uncles and uncles don't have to hold back."
"There is also Wu Erlang's skill, which may be the biggest variable." When talking about this, Wei Changpan looked solemn, recalling his experience of Wu Erlang being close to you several times without realizing it, and said slowly: "I have no relationship with this person.
I have fought against the king of Xiaoyao Mountain, but his level is at least one level higher than mine, maybe two levels, and it is definitely not two levels built up behind closed doors."
To deal with such a warrior who was two floors higher than him, what methods would Su Qilian and his Jinzhou military attachés use, and what price would they have to pay to kill him? Wei Changpan knew little about this, but he also
It is clear that the casualties among these uncles who have come all the way from Jinzhou will not only be one or two.
He regretted a little. Did they make a mistake from the beginning? Could the weapons in Tang Huai Li's hands really be of such great use when they faced the enemy at the Kaolu Terrace on the Maosongfeng Mountain in the future?