In the border town nearly a thousand miles away, the wind and snow never ceased, and the lights never went out. Several teams of soldiers patrolled back and forth in the city. Refugees were pouring in under the eaves of the streets and alleys, huddled together to avoid the wind and cold. It was up to God whether they could survive until dawn.
Although it was late at night, the lights in the General Military Mansion were bright. After seeing off the young eunuch, Wu Sangui sat alone in front of the window. In his hand was a simple city defense map, which the young eunuch had just drawn casually. The lines were extremely simple, but they were clear at a glance. The mountains and rivers with a radius of more than ten miles are vividly displayed on the paper.
The eunuch didn't know much about literacy, but this boy could write, draw, and speak well. This was unexpected, and he became more and more interested in the little eunuch.
In the side courtyard of the Governor's Mansion, Chang Yu was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. There were too many things that troubled his mind, such as how to deal with payment, was the transportation of food and grass safe and timely, how to arrange reinforcements, and how to resist Dorgon's more than 100,000 cavalry. Every day Everything was like a huge mountain weighing on him and making him breathless.
More importantly, the snoring in Wuzhong outside could shake the snow off the house. Chang Yu was a little upset and turned over to look at the light outside the window. He could vaguely see the pro-army patrolling back and forth outside the courtyard.
On his way to Ningyuan, he encountered a mysterious assassin who looked like a ghost and could not be traced. He had to step up his precautions. He specially transferred fifty people from Gongziying and three confidants took turns to take charge of security.
At this time, there were 20 people outside the courtyard responsible for perimeter security, 20 people on guard duty inside the courtyard, and 10 people hiding in the side rooms on the left and right. Wuzhong was in charge of the area outside the bedroom. It would be difficult for an ordinary Xiaoxiao to get even half a step closer!
But whoever dares to take action against the Dongchang Supervisor is an extraordinary person.
Wu Zhong, who was roaring loudly, suddenly opened his eyes, turned over violently, and at the same time slashed out with a long knife. The light of the knife was like ice, and a group of black shadows could not be avoided. The long knife split the window and exploded.
There was a loud crash, which was particularly harsh in the dark night and alerted the pro-army troops inside and outside the yard.
There is an assassin!
Chang Yu, who was startled in a daze, knew something was wrong. He rolled down the bed and escaped a blast of cold air. He hit the man's leg and flipped over. Just when he was about to lock him, his shoulder hurt sharply. The man struck like lightning. Killed him several times.
Chang Yu was in pain, he loosened his hand, dodged the knife that went straight to his face, and bent his legs to kick the man away. At this time, Wuzhong had arrived, and the long knife rolled in. It was the winter solstice, and everything stopped.
Two screams sounded at the same time. Wuzhong took a step back. His side was in sharp pain, but he was shot by a sharp crossbow. He was furious and was about to draw the knife again. The black figure took the opportunity to get through the window and entered the courtyard. There was a burst of angry shouts. Afterwards, it became quiet.
Li Tiezhu hurriedly entered the room with a knife and a lamp. He saw Chang Yu leaning against the wall, covered in blood, and Wuzhong covering his left rib with a ferocious look on his face, as if he wanted to eat someone.
Chang Yu's shoulders, arms, and legs were stabbed seven times in total. In such a short period of time, the speed of the assassin's attacks was simply shocking.
The arrow on Wuzhong's ribs was obviously fired by the assassin in a hurry, and his head was injured by Wuzhong's long sword at the same time. It only broke the skin and was not serious, but even so, it was jaw-dropping. Missing a hit, running away, injuring two masters in a flash of lightning and still being able to escape calmly, what a monster this is.
No matter how advanced his martial arts skills are, he is still afraid of kitchen knives. Chang Yu smiled bitterly and endured the pain, sitting upright and letting Li Tiezhu apply medicine and bandage for him. The assassin's true skills may not be as good as his, but his elusive methods are actually frightening.
Could this be a ninjutsu?
Ninjutsu, isn’t this a Japanese thing? Chang Yu suddenly frowned. At this time, it was the transition period from the peak to the decline of Japanese warriors. Many Japanese warriors became bandits and invaded the Ming Dynasty coast. Although Qi Shaobao and others had hit hard decades ago, in fact, there had been no such thing for many years. It has stopped and penetrated inland.
It's just that I have never had any dealings with Japanese people. Although I beat Japanese dogs many times when playing K1 in my previous life, could it be that this is the retribution? Or is it that the Japanese warriors who wandered to the Ming Dynasty were bribed to assassinate themselves for profit.
As the saying goes, the elusive killer has already attacked Chang Yu three times. The first time was in the camp outside Ji Town. The little eunuch saw the opportunity early and kicked the assassin away. The second time was in the prison of Ji Town. The assassin's whereabouts were discovered by Wuzhong and he escaped. Then he was shot by Chang Yu with an arrow while hiding in hiding and trying to sneak out of the city. Now this is the third time, and he stabbed Chang Yu seven times!
Chang Yu clenched his fists. If it happened again, he would risk being seriously injured to keep him!
"Can this knife wound really heal within a few days? How did the governor do it?" The little eunuch in Wuzhong learned that he was assassinated outside Zhengyang Gate that day. His hand was severely injured and his flesh and blood were blurred. There were few normal people. It took months and half a year to heal, but he was back to normal in just a few days!
This is actually too magical.
"Of course, this is my ancestral healing skill!" Chang Yu nodded slightly.
"Can you teach me humility?" Wuzhong was overjoyed.
"ancestral tradition, ancestral tradition, ancestral tradition! Are you my son or grandson?" Chang Yu snorted: "If it can be passed down to others, can it mess with you?"
Wu Zhong blushed and muttered: "If I hadn't been so humble and seized the opportunity earlier..."
"Why, you're asking for credit. If I hadn't been so kind, your pig's head would have been sold in the market long ago!" The little eunuch felt that this guy was making mistakes again.
News of the young eunuch's assassination soon reached the General Military Mansion. Wu Sangui was furious and ordered a city-wide manhunt. He then led hundreds of soldiers to visit Chang Yu. He checked inside and outside the house several times, knowing that this was not some plot, but the real thing. Assassination case, more than anger, shock.
He was angry that someone actually attacked the young eunuch in his own territory and almost succeeded. He must take the responsibility for Yu Gong, but this was a slap in his face for Yu Private. Moreover, yesterday he and Chang Yu were defeated in a martial arts competition, and then Chang Yu When he was assassinated, no matter what outsiders thought, there were inevitably rumors that he was the one who did it!
However, what shocked him was that Chang Yu, the dignified Admiral of Dongchang, was protected by Gongziying in the open and protected by Jinyi Weidongchang in the dark. He had great masters like Wuzhong beside him, and he himself was even more skilled in martial arts, yet he was still unknown to others. He sneaked into the room and almost killed him. Is this assassin a human or a ghost?
While Wu Sangui ordered the city to be closed down and searched, he tried every means to prove that he was not instigating this incident. It was not until Chang Yu told him that this was the third time he was assassinated by this ghost that he finally breathed a sigh of relief. No one was there. Even if he wants to cause trouble in Dongchang, he doesn't want to.
So he was very curious about who the assassin was, and why he was so fearless of trouble. He would not let go of any grudges, and he would not let go of him despite repeated attempts.
He didn't know, and Chang Yu didn't know either, but after thinking about it, those people were behind the scenes. As for the assassins themselves, if they were not wandering warriors from the Japanese country, they were dead soldiers raised by wealthy families. For thousands of years, wealthy families and even royal palaces had raised dead soldiers for use. Killing and setting fire to eradicate dissidents is not a secret thing. Most of these dead soldiers are orphans and have been secretly trained since childhood. The process is cruel and inhumane, so that these dead soldiers act extreme and will not stop until they achieve their goals.
He specializes in the art of fighting, and can fight with his sword and grab. Chang Yu is not afraid of anyone and has the confidence to knock down anyone. But when it comes to assassination, he is a layman. If he doesn't handle it well, he will be killed.
Tonight, Ningyuan City cannot sleep.
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