On the evening of the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, at the Tuyuan Villa on the east side of Huanshui River, the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang seized the opportunity.
After they had successfully captured the two cities upstream and downstream as an organized unit, they actually almost miraculously evaded the eyes and ears on the third and third floors of the escort team, went straight to the front of the annex, and then stopped at the weakest point in the annex. The surprise attack was launched at the right time and suddenly, and there was a close encounter with the Jinyi patrolmen who were responsible for the security work.
However, even though they were caught off guard to this extent, the armored patrols who were attacked still maintained some kind of trained response instinct. Amid the shouts of killing, facing the vanguard cavalry that was prancing forward with red light all over their bodies, the patrol cavalry immediately drew out their scimitars, and the leader, Li Qingchen, with a black ribbon, used his true energy to take the initiative to meet them.
However, in the night, as the standard scimitars of the first two people intersected in mid-air, Li Qingchen, who had gathered enough energy, only felt numbness in his arms, tightness in his chest, and his eyesight almost went dark, and then the scimitar in his hand was on the spot. The collapse forced him to immediately lean over and hug the horse's head to hide, and took advantage of the situation to twist the horse's head and try to escape.
In the panic, the knights from the Deposed Dragon Gang had already come to kill him.
Without Li Qingchen's reminder, the Jinyi patrolmen quickly realized that they could not be their opponents at all, and then they turned around and walked into the annex while protecting the completely confused Governor Cao...
It turned out that at a glance, the Jinyi patrolmen saw that although the zhenqi flow on the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang was extremely complicated, they were actually connected by a large silver-gray ice zhenqi in the middle, forming an invisible whole.
In other words, from the perspective of the officers and soldiers, the rebels of the Deposed Dragon Gang seemed to have been prepared for a long time, but as soon as they started, they formed a formation and succeeded.
In this case, the only correct response is to retreat hard, try to gather more practicing warriors, and then ask experts to form formations to form a formation to deal with it.
In fact, Li Qingchen walked away in embarrassment, and as soon as he took a breath, he shouted on his horse: "Retreat to the hall, find Shen Zhushou, and form a formation to protect His Highness! Don't rush to respond to the enemy, or they will be divided and defeated!"
Having said that, the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang behind him had already galloped up to fight hard, and they continued to kill under the lights of the annex opposite. The so-called advantage is not merciful. Now that the two armies are fighting and bite each other's throat, how can it happen? Relent?
A long time ago, a patrolling knight in brocade clothes had just turned his horse's head, but he was slashed by a knife, screamed and fell off his horse, and his life and death were uncertain.
The rapid and tragic casualties greatly shocked the Jinyi patrolmen. When faced with the opportunity of life and death, three or four knights had already been panicked because of the disadvantages here and the previous surprise attack. They chose to obey their psychological fear and turned around and fled to the side in defiance of military orders. .
It only took a moment, but Zhang Xing, who was filled with zhenqi beside him, calmly urged the formation and rode forward twenty or thirty steps. The patrol of more than ten people was already in pieces and completely lost its fighting power. Even Li Qingchen, who was delayed in entering the annex and escaping just because he gave the order, was caught up by Zhou Xingfan. When he lost his strength and lost his sword, he was easily captured alive, and he was dragged down by his collar after the horse was stuck on the frozen ice. Drag it back.
The remaining two or three cavalrymen had no time to run. Seeing Li Qingchen captured and surrounded by the opponent's cavalry formation on both sides, Zhang Xing, an old boss, also appeared, so they simply dismounted, abandoned their swords, and chose to surrender.
But Zhang Xing didn't even look at these people. Instead, he shouted loudly on the spot: "Don't worry about the prisoners. Quickly break off the legs and throw them here. Li Twelve will also throw them here. The whole group will continue to move forward. Don't dismount if you can." Rush directly into the pavilion, Cao Wang is the biggest threat in this battle! Zhang Shizhao, Gao Jiang is next, and Shen Ding is next!"
Everyone did not dare to neglect and immediately followed the military orders.
Poor Li Twelve, his cultivation level is actually not bad, at least he is not weaker than Xiao Zhou, his reactions are all reasonable, and he can even be said to have dealt with it properly, and his courage has not diminished. But when this opportunity came, and encountered this offensive, it was really a bit of a tiger's defeat. He was actually grabbed by the collar by the former team's junior, and then two masters of the Deposed Dragon Gang met him, one with a sword, and they were violently smashed Both legs were stabbed again in the abdomen and thrown outside the villa.
Then he lay on the ice and snow, watching helplessly as the rebels surrounded the figure, chasing Cao Wang, the prefect of Liang County, riding a horse and climbing up the steps and entering the annex.
You have the intention to kill a thief, but you are unable to save yourself. Even the thief doesn't bother to look at you. There is nothing more resentful than this in life!
On the other side, Zhang Xing rode his horse into the annex. The place was already in chaos, and he led the crowd on horseback to rush through the front hall and came to the huge screen wall in the front yard of the annex.
The big dragon head was not polite. He used his true energy and struck the screen wall in front of him with all his strength. Then he punched a hole in the three-story screen wall. The knights around him understood and immediately took action. They all used their own strength, almost In an instant, the entire screen wall was knocked down.
The screen wall collapsed, and the view in the courtyard was wide. Zhang Xing reined his horse forward and stood in the center of the courtyard. As he gradually became familiar with this identity, the ice energy on his body became more and more diffuse, and he was different from the knights around him who were shining with various types of energy. There was a faint connection, and then he was condescending on his horse, commanding the surrounding knights to gallop back and forth in the courtyard, hunting without restraint.
Anyone holding weapons, carrying armor, and those with flashes of true energy will all swarm and kill them. But those who come in groups from both sides, front and rear, will all be attacked head-on.
As for those who surrendered, those who had no soldiers and no armor, if there was any room, they would use their true energy to move their weapons as before, break their legs with the back of the sword, and throw them into the open space in the courtyard.
Of course, in the dark night and chaotic battles, there is no lack of direct and decisive measures.
After a while, the courtyard seemed to be cleared.
At the same time, the so-called Shen Zhushou and his formation were nowhere to be seen.
Of course, Zhang Xing had already noticed where the formation was, otherwise he wouldn't have stopped here. Even a hundred steps away, the lobby of the annex was clearly visible across a low wall. He did not advance directly. Instead, after clearing the courtyard, he ordered the dozens of horses behind him to be divided into two. One team continued to turn on the horse, and finally The courtyard took control of the situation; the other team dismounted and gathered together, and began to attack the wing rooms on both sides in sequence under the leadership of Zhou Xingfan and Jia Yue, taking the initiative to sweep.
But the brief stop brought about by this sweep could not at all slow down the atmosphere in the lobby of the annex, which was separated by a wall a hundred steps away.
"Shen Zhushou!" Under the light, Cao Wang, who was covered in snow dregs and melted away, was almost going crazy. "Where are your people? Hurry up and lead your headquarters out to form a formation! The two eunuchs Luo and Xue entrusted the middle palace to you. Li Twelve Lang risked his life to find you a message. If you are killed by that thief Zhang Xing, If you push us in like this, you and I will become the laughingstock of the world."
"Where are my people?" Shen Ding, who was wearing a red ribbon, turned around blankly and spread his hands to face him.
"Where are your people and why are you asking me?" Cao Wang became more and more angry.
"Where are my people? My people are in the side rooms on both sides of the yard in front. The patrols left by Luo and Xue are also there." Shen Ding stamped his feet vigorously and his expression suddenly changed. "Who do you think Zhang Xing is killing, Lord Cao? What do you think he is doing there? He is attacking and killing my patrols! Preventing them from joining me! It's as if he is stopping you from joining the troops outside. Same!"
Cao Wang was startled, but he still couldn't help urging: "But haven't you already condensed the elixir? Why don't you rush out and fight him to the death?"
Shen Ding was speechless for a moment, but immediately asked: "What is the use of condensing pills? Cao Taishou said it himself, Zhang Xing's true energy was overflowing and formed a formation, what can I do if I just condense the pills? Besides, Cao Taishou can also turn over from the side in the dark Go out of the wall and contact the garrison, why don't you go?"
Cao Wang was extremely speechless, why? Afraid of death!
Moreover, if someone else had asked him, he, Prefect Cao, would have blushed, but when Shen Ding came to ask, he only thought it was ridiculous - you are a Ningdan after all, and you are Zhu Shou of Jing'antai. Asking such a question, Don’t you even want to face it?
In fact, not only Grand Administrator Cao, but also the several embarrassed cavalrymen, servants, and officials nearby also looked at him sideways.
The two of them were staring at each other, when suddenly, a gust of fragrance flashed by, but it was a female official dressed in men's clothing who stepped out with a knife proudly. Then, the queen herself, who had been alerted by the silence before, also had a serious look on her face, leading several female officials. He quickly followed out.
The two people in front quickly turned around and bowed their heads.
Although the queen was nervous, she still maintained her posture and asked seriously: "What is the situation ahead? How did the thieves get to the front of the hall? Did I hear the noise too little? How about checking the residences of the surrounding concubines? How many little princesses? Is there any appeasement? Have Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gao made a notice?"
The two of them wanted to speak, but they didn't know how to describe it or how to respond... In fact, so far, they didn't know how Zhang Xing appeared in the Rabbit Garden, and the reason for the quietness of the movement was even more complicated. I dare not speak easily.
Seeing such a situation, perhaps because she had heard the argument between the two before, the male-dressed female officer didn't bother to pay attention, and directly channeled Duanjiang Zhenqi onto the blade, and then walked away with the sword glowing proudly.
When she came outside the hall, the female officer did not go to the door. Instead, she came to the corner of the courtyard wall and hid in the shadows. She jumped slightly and saw corpses and wounded people all over the courtyard under the lights, as well as countless dead people piled up. In the courtyard, everyone was gnashing their teeth, clasping their legs and wailing, but the thief was sitting upright on his horse, majestic and majestic, with his true energy spreading everywhere, pulling more than ten riders, still directing the attack.
This female officer came here for reconnaissance. Although she was frightened and angry, she still recognized the power of the opponent and the formation, so she prepared to retreat and report to the queen.
But at this moment, another side room not far from her was opened, and a familiar father-in-law from Beiya was pulled out by his hair. At the same time, a female official whom he knew was chased out, and he was also dragged along. Her hair was pulled out, and under the glare of swords and swords, the female officer dressed as a man couldn't bear it any longer, so she jumped down suddenly and waved a sword light that was more than three feet long.
However, as soon as the sword glow came out, it immediately aroused the vigilance of the thieves in the courtyard. The latter raised his hand and gave an order, and dozens of knights swarmed over.
The female officer saw that these people were not very skilled in the sword-wielding movements, and she could not lift the horse quickly in the courtyard. More importantly, these people saw that she was just one person, and they despised her in their hearts. She actually left the formation, cut off the traction of her true energy, and then Instead, he gained strength and showed no fear. When the first rider was approaching, he suddenly sidestepped and swung his sword to resist. With just one blow, he completely severed the front legs of the first rider's mount.
Literally, the horse stumbled, causing the opponent to fall down and hit the courtyard wall directly in front. He was kicked wildly by the horse in severe pain, and his life or death was uncertain.
That's not all, the female officer waved her sword again, preparing to meet the second rider.
But as soon as the two sides exchanged blows, the female officer felt as if she had been struck by lightning, unable to stand, and staggered back a few steps. Then, she was pushed from behind by the struggling horse without hoofs, and she was turned over. When he looked up from the horse's blood again, he felt completely despaired. Because behind the opponent, the leader of the thieves, who was the eye of the formation, actually took the initiative to push forward and continued to maintain the tide of true energy in the formation.
Now that we have formed a formation, how can we compare one to ten?
On the other side, since this female official had hurt someone, how could the red-eyed deposed Dragon Gang thieves take pity on her? Seeing that she was at a loss, they immediately chopped her off with knives, and then chopped her into pieces together with the stumbled horse in the courtyard. mud.
Zhang Xing looked at this place from a distance, and as a warm breath rushed towards him, he was rarely distracted for a moment, because he vaguely remembered that this female official looked familiar. He should have seen him in Xiyuan or Guanfengxing Hall that day, but at this time, in fact, The two armies were at war, so how could they take this into consideration?
What's more, as he turned his head, he soon discovered that an important target of this trip - Gao Jiang also had his leg broken and was dragged over, still staring at him on the horse with wide eyes.
Zhang Xing was so determined that he immediately came to ask, "Mr. Gao Du, where are you meeting Mr. Zhang?"
Gao Jiang only twisted his neck, but lay on the ground without saying a word.
Zhang Xing didn't embarrass him and just continued to wait.
After waiting for a while, as the surrounding rooms were cleared out, but there was no trace of Zhang Shizhao, the wounded man was also helped up, and he no longer wasted time, but immediately gave the order to move forward again, preparing to rush into the front hall. .
At the same time, people did not forget to drag Gao Jiang.
At this time, Duke Gao finally spoke and scolded sternly: "Zhang Ni! If you dare to disturb the Queen's daughter, you will suffer the thunderous wrath of the imperial army!"
"It's as if if I don't disturb him, the imperial army will let me go!" Zhang Xing laughed at his horse, then rode his horse to the back wall of the courtyard, reined in his horse again, and just raised his sword forward to signal.
The surrounding knights understood and stepped forward one after another, lined up in a row, each raised his scimitar, and released his true energy. Zhang Xing did not hesitate, and released a large amount of silver-gray ice true energy from the center. The true energy connected to the left and right, A high wall of true energy was formed that seemed to be able to breathe. Then, as Zhang Xing in the middle slashed forward slightly, everyone also slashed their scimitars, causing the entire wall of energy to suddenly rise and pounce, and then the people in front of it were blown away. The entire courtyard wall fell down.
Since the courtyard wall fell down, the noise outside was naturally getting louder and louder, but there was a sudden silence around here.
Immediately, looking at the visible situation in the hall, Xiao Zhou, Jia Yue, the Lu brothers, Guo Jingke, Zhang Jinshu, Huang Junhan and others, regardless of their origins, instinctively dismounted their horses, and then rushed forward with their faces flushed.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing, who was surrounded in the middle, did not dismount. Instead, he reined up his horse and waved his sword while many people inside and outside the hall were stunned. He stepped onto the steps and stepped onto the lobby in front. Behind him, the deposed dragon gang dismounted knights, They were all stunned for a moment, and then they continued to rush into the lobby, surrounded by people on all sides.
Not only did he lead his horse into the hall with his sword, and controlled the situation from left to right, Zhang Xing looked around, his eyes sweeping over the astonished queen in front of him and Shen Ding with her eyes closed, as well as the middle-aged man in red robe beside Shen Ding. He didn't panic and dismounted immediately, but still maintained the sea of true energy.
Then he just patted the yellow gelding and drove the mount out of the door.
"Brother Shen..." Zhang Xing, holding a bloody scimitar, turned to look at Shen Ding seriously. "Is that Governor Cao next to you?"
Shen Ding had to open his eyes, pursed his lips, and answered carefully: "Yes."
"Then have you condensed the elixir?" Zhang Xing felt relieved and continued to ask.
"It's on that threshold..." Shen Ding responded with embarrassment. "It's still not smooth enough to fly."
Zhang Xing sighed and was speechless for a moment: "Our friendship, of course I know that you have only developed a copywriting background in the black tower for more than ten years. The so-called official who is used to it is not a concern on the battlefield, but Now that we have reached Ningdan, why should we go to the courtyard for a fight? The two armies were fighting, and the female officer beside the queen dared to risk her life, and many people were covered in blood. "
Shen Ding's face turned red and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in. He looked left and right and saw the Queen's shocked and sad eyes. He also hid his face and said, "I have to protect Your Highness."
"You just said what should I do with you now?" Zhang Xing held a knife behind his back and was too late to ask.
Shen Ding panicked and reluctantly responded: "Zhang Sanlang, don't try to be quick, the queen has always been virtuous..."
"I'm talking about how to deal with Brother Shen!" Zhang Xing held a knife in one hand and pointed it directly at the opponent's chest with the other. "It's you!"
Shen Ding looked at Gao Jiang, whose leg was broken, and was speechless.
Zhang Xing sighed: "Forget it, I got the white ribbon that day because you gave me the paperwork. It's a sign of kindness. You can leave now and go back to Dongdu... If you can't fly, just run away. Don't get involved in this matter." Got it!"
Shen Ding looked at the queen and resisted the shame to answer: "If I want to escape, I left just now. The queen is here, and I must protect her..."
"But you are Ning Dan, who can trust you to stand like this?" Zhang Xing was speechless. "If you want to stay, you have to break your legs and even your arms. Otherwise, you have to kill him with one knife."
Shen Ding remained silent.
Zhang Xing was too lazy to coddle the opponent any longer. Taking advantage of the churning of the sea of zhenqi, he raised the knife in his hand and faced the opponent with his body-protecting zhenqi. He just used the back of the knife to hit the opponent's elbow hard, and it actually worked. There was a scream, and the leaders behind him did not dare to neglect. They swarmed up and forcibly broke the opponent's limbs.
After controlling this person, all the knights of the Deposed Dragon Gang had some indescribable expressions, because although the opponent had poor martial arts skills and weak body protection energy, he was really a full-body body protector, as if he was a real master of condensation. .
Frankly speaking, if Zhang Longtou hadn't led everyone to form a formation, no one would have known how to deal with such a "master" of pill condensation who would neither fight nor surrender nor run away.
"Prefect Cao!" Zhang Xing watched as Shen Ding was dragged to one side and turned to look at Cao Wang. "Where is Mr. Zhang?"
"I don't know." Cao Wang twirled his beard and turned his head.
"Then why didn't Governor Cao leave?" Zhang Xing continued to ask.
"As a minister of the imperial court, how can I run away?" Cao Wang told him seriously. "Besides, the queen is here."
"But don't you know that you are the key tonight?" Zhang Xing felt helpless. "At this time, it is possible to turn the situation around by climbing the wall, drilling into a dog hole, escaping, and commanding the troops outside... Waiting here, aren't you just waiting to fall into my hands with the Queen?"
Cao Wang remained silent.
Zhang Xing finally shook his head and raised his hand. Jia Yue and others immediately stepped forward and broke the legs of Governor Cao on the spot.
Fortunately, this person is no longer condensing pills, otherwise he would be scared to death.
However, even so, Zhang Xing was still speechless. He pointed to the several officials spread out on the ground and pondered for a long time before looking at the queen who had been silent but had been peeked at countless times by everyone: "Your Highness, I'm sorry to say this bluntly, but there are people like this in the court and local government, how can we do good politics?"
The Queen was silent for a while before she wanted to speak.
But at this moment, a person suddenly entered from the corner door behind the queen. Xiao Zhou, who was guarding the door, was astonished and calmly answered: "Zhang Sanlang, I have not interfered in political affairs for more than ten years, and you are like this." Ridicule, did you get the wrong person?"
Zhang Xing stared at the visitor coldly, and the zhenqi he had just let go flowed out again, as if facing a formidable enemy, causing the temperature in the lobby to drop sharply.
The man didn't panic at all, nor did he show any anger. He just walked to the Queen's side and calmly pointed his finger at himself: "Let's talk with our consciences. The world is in such chaos now that I, Zhang Shizhao, have to bear more responsibility than the Queen. of."
Zhang Xing laughed dumbly.
"Don't break my legs. I'm just a piece of trash at the Qijing level, and I'm more or less the Prime Minister of Nanya. I have a very distinguished position." The man continued to walk to the Queen's side and stood between the Queen and Zhang Xing. Stop with your hands. "And he's older too."
"Bring all the people with broken legs outside to the front of the hall." Zhang Xing nodded, turned around and gave instructions, then dropped the scimitar in his hand, but took two steps forward and calmly held the opponent's hands. "What Zhang Gong taught is true, but he can't help but belittle himself, because everyone knows that if the world's affairs really have to be judged, the emperor must be blamed first. It is the saint who regards the world as a child's play, and kills people like weeds, so that people's hearts are Frustrated, Guanxi disintegrated, and other places collapsed... As for the queen and Zhang Gong, they were just on the side of the faint emperor, and were regarded as related according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty."
Zhang Shizhao felt the cold air coming from the opponent's hand and calmly asked: "So Zhang Sanlang wants to kill us?"
"No." Zhang Xing shook his head. "I just want to tell Mr. Zhang that when he is responsible for his position, he should know that one day he will be trampled like dirt because of this. It is natural for him to be trampled like dirt... Whether to kill or not is one thing, but the way is. You should not blame others or make others laugh when you choose them."
Zhang Shizhao smiled: "If I answer you this, if you are lucky enough to get to Jiangdu in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
Zhang Xing also laughed.
And Zhang Shizhao suddenly spoke again: "It is true that the earth will fall apart, but if you want to stabilize the world, do you have to rely on these rabble? Zhang Sanlang, with all due respect, if the tide rises today, they will naturally be strong, but when the tide falls tomorrow, they may not have anything on the ground." These guys are right...do you believe it or not?"
"I believe it." Zhang Xing nodded repeatedly. "And it's not just them. How can I maintain my dignity when the tide goes down? So Mr. Zhang, I have learned from you, so I won't ridicule these people, lest you say that I am in power and become rampant."
Zhang Shizhao laughed dryly and wanted to say more.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing took the lead and looked around at the leaders behind him who had not yet reacted: "We can't bear Mr. Zhang's sharp words, so come and break his legs and seal his mouth!"
Zhang Shizhao was frightened in his heart, and quickly used his Qi to withdraw his hands, but unexpectedly, the Qi in the opponent's hands continued to flow endlessly, as if he had been doing the formation for half an hour, and his Qi increased instead of decreasing, and he couldn't resist it for a moment.
ps: Good night everyone.
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