Jia Dali was heavily armored and could not catch up with Yan Guo, who was escaping at full speed.
Seeing the group of county soldiers retreating from the canyon like a swarm of ants, he had no interest in following them to kill, and fell directly from the air, landing in front of Chu Xisheng.
"Who was that woman just now? Do you know her?"
Chu Xisheng blinked and then shook his head: "I don't know him."
Jia Dali snorted.
He thought of the sixth-grade master who killed the second leader of Baiyun Village during the battle at Zhiweiju. His body shape was exactly the same as that of the woman just now.
I thought it would be weird if these two didn't know each other.
This Qingyun Tianjiao who was born as a commoner is obviously not without foundation.
But everyone has secrets.
Chu Xisheng didn't want to say anything, and Jia Dali didn't intend to go into details.
He crossed his arms and looked Chu Xisheng up and down: "Although his cultivation level is a little weaker, he is still qualified for the position of Xishan Hall Master. At least he will not lose the prestige of my Iron Banner Gang."
When Chu Xisheng heard this, he laughed and walked towards the entrance of the valley on the other side: "Whether I can be regarded as the master of Xishan Hall depends on whether we can capture Xishan Town. After the county soldiers were defeated, Liu Dingtang You will receive the news in half an hour at most, but don’t let him return to Xishan Town.”
In fact, when the battle reaches this point, even if Liu Dingtang retreats to Xishan Town, he still has a 100% chance of winning.
But the casualties will be huge.
In the previous attack on Poppy Valley, more than thirty brothers from Xuanfeng Hall had been killed.
Jia Dali sneered: "At this time, if I still ask them to return to Xishan Town, my name will be written backwards."
Just as Chu Xisheng walked towards the strong horse tied at the mouth of the valley, Jia Dali had already jumped into the air and galloped away to the north.
Wearing heavy armor, he leaped in the air and walked over many hills and dense forests as if he were walking on flat ground.
From here to the battlefield in the north, it is only fifteen miles if we take a straight line, but it takes more than sixty miles to take a detour.
Jia Dali thought that instead of riding a horse, it would be better to use his own feet to go faster.
Chu Xisheng looked at his back with envy.
He can now jump up to seven feet in the air, but he cannot be like Jia Dali, who can glide dozens of feet in the air without difficulty.
Chu Xisheng shouted loudly: "Brother Jia, please leave Liu Dingtang's head to me!"
Jia Dali ignored him and just waved his sleeves to show that he understood.
According to the rules of the world, if Chu Xisheng wants to plant a flag and establish a name in Xishan Town, he must sacrifice Liu Dingtang's head to the flag.
Of course, it’s okay if you don’t have it, but when you open the incense hall, the flavor will be missing.
Chu Xisheng turned his head again at this time and glared at Chu Yunyun next to him.
"What are you doing? You want to fly too? Be honest and ride a horse. There are so many probing horses nearby, are you afraid of revealing your secret? Don't worry, the iron-handed Liu Dingtang can't fly away. I just asked Zhou Liangchen to take care of the girl named Liu Ruoxi. Nothing happens."
Chu Yunyun originally looked into the distance with an expressionless face.
When she heard this, she glanced at Chu Xisheng, and then couldn't help but clenched her fists.
Recently, she always felt that this guy was a little too arrogant——
However, Chu Yunyun changed her mind and let go.
——Seeing that this guy did a good job, Chu Yunyun decided not to compete with this guy for the time being.
She walked towards Chu Xisheng and pulled up a pair of his sleeves.
At this time, it could be seen that Chu Xisheng's arms were all blood red, and some of the pores on his skin were even leaking blood.
Chu Yunyun took out a box of medicated oil and applied it evenly on Chu Xisheng's arm.
"How many days have it been since the battle at Zhiweiju?"
As Chu Yunyun spoke, she tore off a piece of white cloth from the hem of her skirt and wrapped it tightly around Chu Xisheng's arms.
"When you fight Liu Dingtang later, you must not confront him head-on again. Do you hear me? Your arm bones are almost at their limit. If you fight him head-on again, you will definitely fracture."
She knew that this guy was actually fighting for her——
Chu Xisheng watched the girl lower her head, revealing her slender neck like a white swan, and bandaged him extremely carefully. The corners of her lips raised slightly: "I heard that! There's no way I don't care about my life."
He sniffed it without any trace, and felt his nose full of fragrance.
※※※※
Half a moment after the Xishan County Army retreated, County Lieutenant Shen Zhou stood on the gate tower on the west side of the county city, looking towards the direction of Xishan Mountain.
In large cities like Xiushui County, the gate towers are equipped with special talisman arrays, allowing people to overlook the scenery fifty or sixty miles away.
However, due to the obstruction of the mountains, Shen Zhou could only see the blazing fireworks rising from Poppy Valley.
A ferocious look appeared on his face, and then he lowered his head and looked at a majestic man sitting in a pavilion drinking wine by the official road in the distance.
That was the Iron Madman who was still on the deck of the Iron Flag a moment ago.
He has moved the banquet to this pavilion.
Correspondingly, the number of torches in the direction of the east dock of the city has increased to 7,000, illuminating the 400 ships there brightly.
YY
The manpower mobilized by the Iron Banner Gang has now reached 30,000.
Tie Kuangren knew that Chu Xisheng had defeated the Xishan County army.
At this time, Xishan Town is as easy to get as ripe peaches.
The iron madman became more vigilant,
He must guard against these aristocratic families in the county, no matter what, they will end up naked.
Songfeng Jianlinshi had no intention of eating. He stood on the east side of the pavilion and said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect Xiao Chu to turn around and burn the Poppy Valley. This is indeed a brilliant move. According to Xiao Chu's arrangement, Liu Dingtang will definitely die." . However, Xiao Chu’s move is undoubtedly a kick in the life of Lieutenant Shen. What I am most worried about now is that the Shen family’s fish will be destroyed. "
"Then it depends on whether they have the courage to die together."
Tie Kuangren stuffed a large pig's trotter into his mouth and smiled: "Shen Zhouru really dares to let the county soldiers leave the city. It is nothing more than a civil uprising. I may not die, but the Shen family will definitely die."
When Lin Shi heard this, his expression became clear.
The Shen family rose to prominence in Xiushui County only two hundred years earlier than the Long family.
The power of his family is currently concentrated in the county captain Shen Zhou, which is far less deeply rooted than the Shangguan family.
For the position of Xiushui County Lieutenant, the Shen family spends millions of taels of magic silver every year to bribe Shangguan to protect his position.
Once a large-scale civil uprising breaks out in Xiushui County, Shen Zhou himself, and even the entire officialdom of Xiushui County, will inevitably be held accountable by the court, causing shock.
——This is a price that the Shen family cannot afford.
Naturally, Tie Kuangren, the leader of the Iron Banner Gang, couldn't please him either.
But who of a wealthy man like him doesn't have several serious crimes on his back? It is irrelevant to be charged with inciting civil unrest.
When the Iron Maniac was annoyed, he directly killed officials and rebelled.
As long as he survives for a few years without any problems, he can be recruited by the imperial court and transformed into a major general of the imperial court.
"So I'm more worried about him enduring this bad breath."
Lin Shi sighed, with worries in his eyes: "The position of county lieutenant is responsible for the affairs of Zuo Shou Dian Wu Jia. The 34,000 soldiers in the county and the 3,000 navy in the county are all under his jurisdiction.
He is determined to make things difficult for us, the Iron Banner Gang, which is very troublesome. There are also many aristocratic families in the county, they will be more wary of our Iron Banner Gang——"
The iron madman smiled, picked up a towel and wiped his mouth, then came to the south corner of the pavilion and looked at the city wall from a distance.
"Old Lin, your worries are unfounded."
Tie Kuangren smiled slightly and said disapprovingly: "In the past two years, the Shen family has been in trouble with my Tieqi Gang, openly and secretly, and has secretly helped the Haiqing Gang and the Long Family many times. Do you think Tie is not angry?
Now it just so happens that I have broken my skin, which makes it easier for me to attack the Shen family. It seems that if these people are not dealt with early and are allowed to act secretly, they will be in trouble. "
"Flag Master!"
Lin Shi frowned: "I know you are not afraid of the Shen family, but if this happens, our Iron Banner Gang will sooner or later become the enemy of the entire county."
"So what if the entire county is an enemy?"
Tie Kuangren put his hands behind his back, his body as firm as a mountain, and his words contained infinite confidence: "Tie Mou has never taken them seriously from the beginning to the end. If I can't even subdue these household dogs in Xiushui County, how can I sweep them away in the future?" Upstream and downstream, to be the master of this river? Lao Lin, we brothers will have to fight with them sooner or later."
He raised his head slightly and looked at Shen Zhou on the wall, his eyes full of contempt.
If Lieutenant Shen really dares to come out of the city, then he will admire his courage very much.
Then he will beat Shen Zhou to death within an hour!
※※※※
At the same time, Liu Dingtang, who was thirty-seven miles away from Poppy Valley, was panicking.
He had already learned the news that the 3,500 soldiers of the Xishan Guard were defeated by three people from the Iron Banner Gang.
This made Liu Dingtang unable to believe it, and he was so angry that he couldn't help but curse.
After all, the Xishan Guards were the local guards of the imperial court. How come they were so incompetent and useless?
A total of 3,500 people were actually repelled by an iron cow Jia Dali and two stinky young men and women?
It is said that the main reason for his defeat was at the hands of Chu Xisheng, the 'Young Swordsman' who was ranked 60th on the Qingyun List.
This young man was able to command a thousand troops by himself, overwhelm more than a thousand soldiers, kill two seventh-grade soldiers, and seriously injure one more——
Liu Dingtang only found it absurd. How could Qingyun Tianjiao, ranked 60th in Dongzhou, be so strong?
However, it is a fact that the Xishan Guards Army was defeated.
What Liu Dingtang could only be thankful for was that when he sent troops from Xishan Town, he delayed intentionally or unintentionally because he did not want to lose his men, hoping to wait for the Xishan County army to defeat the enemy.
At this time, his tribe was still some distance away from Poppy Valley.
"retreat!"
Liu Dingtang looked at the Poppy Valley with blazing fire and fireworks in front of him with cold eyes.
He glanced sideways at the pale-faced elder of the Shen family next to him, and then turned around without hesitation: "The rear team will turn to the front team and march to Xishan Town at full speed. Go to a few more scouts and notify the Xishan hunters and ask them all to rush to Xishan. The town is waiting for orders!"
At this time, he even had the urge to abandon the gang here and return directly to Xishan Town.
However, this is definitely not a good strategy. If he loses these men, even if he returns to Xishan Town, he will still be unable to suppress the hunters, and he will still be defeated in the end.
It wasn't that Liu Dingtang couldn't escape alone, but he couldn't bear to part with the industries he ran, the country, the glory and wealth he had built in Xishan Town.
Liu Dingtang thought carefully and thought he still had a chance.
The Shen family would definitely not want to see him defeated and allow Xishan Town, an important place, to fall into the hands of the Iron Banner Gang.
Many aristocratic families in the city, headed by Shangguan Shenhao, would not be willing either.
However, just as more than a thousand people under his command had walked more than ten miles on this Yangchang Mountain Road, there was a loud bang in front of them.
Tieniu Jia Dali's figure fell from the sky like a meteor, creating a deep hole on the road in front of them.
The tall man stood up and smiled at Liu Dingtang, showing his white teeth.
Finally, we were not too late to stop this guy - the outcome of the battle in Xishan has been decided!
Liu Dingtang's face turned slightly green: "Fire the arrow and shoot him to death!"
Not only did he have two hundred heavy crossbowmen under his command, but there were also five hundred hunters from the Western Mountains.
——These hunters are all proficient in archery and can shoot a ten-stone bow.
Following Liu Dingtang's order, a total of 700 arrows were fired towards Jia Dalichan like locusts.
Jia Dali saw that the hunters in the Western Mountains were false in their stories and had neither accuracy nor strength.
However, the black arrows were only shot at them, but they were still powerful and terrifying, even more terrifying than the arrow array of the Xishan County Army.
He stepped on his feet and retreated continuously, finally finding a huge rock on the road as a cover. Then the heavy sword was swung, disturbing the arrow rain with the power of magnetism.
This was his way of resisting the arrow array of the Xishan County Army. Although the speed of swinging the sword was slow, it could sweep away 80% of the arrow rain.
What Jia Dali focused on dealing with were those extremely lethal arrows.
As for the rest - Jia Dali didn't bother to worry about it.
If you can shoot me to death and penetrate my Hunyuan Iron Armor Skill, you will win!
And just after three waves of arrows, Liu Dingtang had to order his men to stop.
Just because the foot formation formed by the eight hundred elites of Xuan Feng Hall has appeared behind him. Behind Xuanfengtang, there were more than a hundred men. Although they were in ragged clothes and looked a little weak, they exuded a strong aura.
They formed a pincer attack with Jia Dali in front.
Liu Dingtang's mind sank to the bottom, his chest and lungs were filled with coldness, and he realized that death was approaching.
"Let's go up the mountain!"
Liu Dingtang glanced left and right, then turned to look at the hills to the left.
Not only is the terrain here rugged, with little vegetation, but there is also a spring on the top of the mountain.
He can hold on here until the reinforcements arranged by Commander Shen Zhou arrive——
Therefore, when Chu Xisheng's brother and sister arrived two moments later, the war in this unknown hill was still in full swing.
The Iron Banner Gang clearly had the advantage, blocking 1,400 people from Xishan Hall on the top of the mountain, but could not capture it.
In the final analysis, Xuan Feng Tang was unwilling to pay casualties and could only rely on Jia Dali and the many seventh-grade soldiers in the hall to rush to the top of the hill and attack.
The problem was that Liu Dingtang carried enough arrows and had nine seventh-grade men under his command. With the help of the terrain, he repelled Jia Dali and others several times.
After Chu Xisheng arrived, he first took a closer look at the bottom of the hill, and then used his hand to control the wind and lightning, setting off a hurricane at the bottom of the mountain.
At the same time, he stamped his feet violently, sweeping up countless arrows on the ground and flying twenty feet into the sky.
Jia Dali was already experienced and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to throw the arrows on the ground into the hurricane above Chu Xisheng's head. He also ordered several eighth-grade magicians from Fengtang to be selected to help Chu Xisheng speed up the wind.
Chu Xisheng couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at Jia Dali.
He didn't intend to attack by force. The purpose of using the wind-controlling hand was just to intimidate him.
However, the hurricane with the magic power of several magicians is indeed astonishingly powerful. The monstrous rain of arrows continued to shoot upwards, with a power comparable to that of a two-hundred-weight crossbow.
But the most lethal thing is the flame attached by Chu Yunyun. The Suanni fire caused the hills to burst into flames and smoke to surge into the sky. Although it didn't hurt many people, it caused a lot of coughing sounds on the top of the hill.
Chu Xisheng did not take advantage of the situation. He looked at the top of the mountain with a half-smile: "All brothers who are hunting in Xishan, listen up. Liu Dingtang will definitely die today, and Chu will definitely open a church in Xishan! All brothers in Xishan are usually full. After being bullied by him and having his blood and marrow sucked out by Liu Dingtang, could he still sacrifice his life for him at this time and give his life here?
You might as well give me a helping hand. If you can help Mr. Chu behead Liu Dingtang, Mr. Chu can promise that you and others will be exempted from the blood tax. This means that in the future, when you trade in animal skins and meat in Xishan, you won’t have to pay any more! Mr. Chu will also open an incense hall and select 200 gangs from your Xishan hunters! I wonder what you Xishan brothers think? "
Halfway through Chu Xi's words, something was wrong with the atmosphere on the mountain. Not only were half of the arrows missing, but bold hunters emerged from the mountains.
"Do you really mean what you say?"
"If you don't collect blood tax, why don't you mess with us?"
"Who is this guy, a little doll? You asked Jia Dali to talk to us."
Liu Dingtang stood on the top of the mountain, his face was ashen.
——Chu Xisheng’s move was like pulling out the fuel from the bottom of a cauldron!
Tieniu Jia Dali's eyes lit up and he became more willing to fight.
Although it will cost Xishan Hall a large amount of income in the future to save the five hundred Orion members, it will allow the brothers of Feng Hall to be selected and reduce the casualties of hundreds of people, which is still very cost-effective.
Without these five hundred Orion arrows, he could defeat Liu Dingtang's Xishan Hall with just one attack.
Chu Xisheng held the knife in his hand at this time, raised his chin slightly, and said with a cold and arrogant expression: "My name is Chu Xisheng! I am the 60th on the Qingyun Ranking, and the future Xishan Hall Master. Chu has made a huge promise and keeps his word!"
He looked at Liu Dingtang again: "Hallmaster Liu! In today's battle, your defeat has been determined, so you might as well be a bachelor. Now you and I have a bet, a fair fight, and we can decide the outcome here.
If you win, I will ask Brother Jia and Xuanfengtang to let you go, and let you take away all your family property, stay away from Xishan, and live freely in the world. If I win, your Excellency will die here. No matter what the outcome is, it will save your subordinates from dying innocently! "
When Chu Xisheng finished speaking, all the people in the Selection Hall at the foot of the mountain, as well as the soldiers of Shencedu, were slightly moved and looked at Chu Xisheng one after another.
Their eyes were full of admiration and respect.
Today, Liu Dingtang's defeat has indeed been decided, and Chu Xisheng did not need to take such risks.
This person took the initiative to invite the fight just to avoid more casualties among his brothers.
Jia Dali looked silently and looked at Chu Xisheng's hands.
He thought to himself that this man named Chu was indeed a good and kind man, but he was also a fool.
This guy's hand was so injured, yet he actually dared to invite Liu Dingtang to a fight?
Liu Dingtang, who was at the top of the mountain, felt his scalp numb.
He found that his subordinates were also looking at him expectantly. Even the elder of the Shen clan was no exception.
These people obviously don't want to die here.
Liu Dingtang knew clearly that as long as he dared to refuse, there would be no need to fight and these tribes would be dispersed.
But it’s not like there’s no chance——
After all, he is a seventh-level martial artist. Although his talent and martial spirit are not very good, his battle plans and magical weapons are extremely luxurious due to his accumulation of financial resources.
The young man in front of him was only in the eighth grade, and he was obviously injured.
Liu Dingtang took a deep breath, then laughed ferociously: "Okay!"
Since this person is willing to do such a stupid thing for the sake of "benevolence and righteousness", then he will help this idiot!
