Inside the Juzhou Zhujianfeng Assembly Hall
The atmosphere was a little serious. The main seat was vacant. The other two side seats were occupied by a middle-aged man. They were the two worshipers of Zhujian Peak. The younger-looking one was Li Junce, the head of the Li family, and the other was Qiao. The head of the family.
Li Junce looked at the man sitting with him who had no intention of saying anything, and his expression was a little desolate. He looked like an old dog lying on the ground in the countryside.
"Brother Qiao has ignored everything in the peak these years, especially after the incident happened last year. He didn't even ask a question. So today, do you want to dissuade me from doing anything?" Li Junce said, tapping his finger on the table of the conference hall and making a sound. Crisp sound.
Seeing that the other party did not respond to his questions, and felt that he seemed to be acquiescing to his plans in Sword Making Peak these days, the head of the Li family became more and more proud.
"There are still some juniors waiting outside the door. If Brother Qiao has no other suggestions, I can start. It is related to the future survival of our Zhujianfeng. I hope Brother Qiao won't be arrogant." Li Junce was deeply afraid that this person would change again in the future. He emphasized again.
The head of the Qiao family finally took action after this question. He turned to look at the head of the Li family who had already stood up and went out with a happy face. He nodded to him and continued to remain silent.
When Li Junce, who was originally smiling, saw this response, his whole face immediately darkened and he walked away. He vaguely remembered that he nodded like this when he encouraged his elder brother to re-organize the sword appreciation ceremony last year. Today, he wants to make a difference. He still does.
Is what he did so unsatisfactory to the second brother? The head of the Li family led all the disciples of the Sword-Forging Peak at the entrance of the meeting hall and all the direct members of the Li family down the mountain.
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On April 26, two horses were galloping towards Jiannan.
Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting retraced their steps on the eastbound road and were about to leave central Guizhou. Although there were many detours, they rode forward in the direction they came from, saving a lot of effort in finding the way.
After passing through a forest, the view ahead suddenly broadened. The young man also saw Jianmen Pass, which he had just left a month ago. The mountain road was steep and led straight to the mountainside, with mountains and rocks on both sides towering into the clouds, breaking the sky.
The two of them walked to a cliff and stopped to rest.
"After passing through here and heading south all the way past Rongcheng, you will reach Southern Xinjiang," Lin Manliu said proudly from the side.
"According to this itinerary, we can return to southern Xinjiang in early May." Ye Dangting looked at the Jianmen Pass in front of him, his eyes looking farther away as if he wanted to see further, and his thoughts flew into the distance.
The two then rode horses together on the mountain road, and soon passed through Jianmen Pass. There were some Jiannan Road soldiers stationed here to guard, and soon they met a group of patrolling cavalry.
Looking at these soldiers guarding the mountains and fields, the young man began to talk to the old liar on the way forward, about the soldiers and bandits he met here at that time, and General Li Yanhe who helped behind.
Ye Dangting just listened silently, looking up at the cloudless blue sky from time to time. The corners of his mouth slightly curved, and he seemed to be smiling.
Just when Lin Manliu was talking about the place where he was having fun, there were bursts of shouts and the sound of galloping horses hooves coming from the corner of the mountain road where the two riders were walking.
"The village is in danger...in urgent need of rescue..." It was a soldier covered in blood who was rushing towards the two of them on horseback, shouting this sentence repeatedly, and before the horse and Lin Man could wait, 6. When Ye Dang heard that the two collided, he slipped and fell to the ground.
There were five feather arrows behind the soldier that had penetrated into his back. Lin Manliu hurriedly dismounted from his horse to check the soldier's injuries. The soldier was still a little angry when he saw someone, so he grabbed it with trembling hands. There was blood gushing out from the young man's sleeves and from his mouth from time to time.
"Trouble, please... send a message to the soldiers stationed at Jianmen Pass... The attack on Xujia Village five miles away was caused by the rebels..." He struggled to finish the words to the young man, but Before he could finish speaking, blood had filled his throat, making him unable to speak any more words.
He grabbed Lin Manliu's sleeves tightly. The already dirty white robe was stained with blood and became even more filthy. Blood flowed out from the soldier's mouth. The young man was a little overwhelmed and looked up at the horse anxiously. The figure in yellow shirt on the back.
"I'll go check out the situation in the village first. You take him to Jianmen Pass to explain the situation to the border guards. These injuries may still be cured." Ye Dangting said immediately, and before the young man could respond, he rode his horse to the village. Go forward.
Lin Manliu also immediately helped the soldier onto his horse and galloped away in the direction of Jianmen Pass.
an hour ago
Xujia Village, five miles away, is an isolated village in the mountains and forests. There are no neighboring towns and villages around it. The villagers here need to follow the day when a nearby town market starts to buy the necessary items, two days in advance. Go out and rush there.
In the early morning of this morning, before daybreak, there were several lights outside the village entrance. More than 20 soldiers and bandits wearing damaged armor with swords hanging on their waists or holding spears and halberds surrounded the village entrance with torches in their hands.
Shouting to ask the villagers to hand over all their grain and money to them, otherwise they would set fire to the entire village and burn it down. The villagers began to be a little scared and no one dared to go out to deal with these soldiers and bandits.
"Hurry up and hand over all your money and food. I'll burn down all your houses if you wait too long!" The leader of the bandit shouted to the village, holding a torch high in his hand.
The shouts made the villagers feel more desperate. Some women and children were hiding in corners and sobbing, some old people were looking at the sky with sad faces, and some upright, young men were wavering in their hearts while looking at the farm tools at home.
Just when everyone was at a loss, a younger man took a hoe for plowing at home and rushed towards the entrance of the village. However, before he could break out of the wooden fence at the entrance of the village, he was shot to the ground by the soldiers with bows and arrows. .
The villagers who were hiding in the house became more and more frightened when they saw this. Just when the leader of the bandits was getting impatient and was about to throw the torch in his hand, a military flag was raised not far away and he could vaguely see the word "Yanyang" written on it. , followed by bursts of thunderous horse hooves.
The leader of the soldiers and bandits turned to look at the military flag that was approaching rapidly in the woods. His eyes tightened and he shouted "bad luck" before unsheathing his sword and turning his horse's head.
"Brothers, come on! It's not too late to kill these officers and soldiers and select more carefully," the leader shouted to the surrounding men.
After the military flag completely emerged from the woods, there were six Jiannan soldiers wearing armor. The one standing at the front was obviously an officer. He was wearing armor different from the other five. He was holding a shiny silver weapon in his hand. There is also a flag on the back of the spear, which looks the same as the flag held by the soldier behind him.
"Who dares to cholera the people again! You rebels are not ready to be captured! Soldiers, follow me to meet the enemy." The officer pointed his spear at the front of the more than 20 cavalry bandits and said, and the remaining five people also raised their spears and prepared to meet the enemy.
The battle was about to break out. The six cavalry soldiers formed a row and rushed directly towards the more than 20 cavalry bandits in front of them. The sound of clashing weapons, the neighing of war horses, and the sounds of slashing and killing the enemy were all mixed together.
Not long after, the six people who came to fight against the enemy were obviously well-trained. The number of surviving thieves was less than half of the original number. The bandit leader gritted his teeth when he saw this. After a confrontation, he grabbed the burning torch and threw it directly at them. village houses.
Then the fire spread to several houses, and the fire spread very quickly. The leader of the bandits laughed and said: "You can't save any of you today. You guys, follow me and retreat into the village and grab as much as you can."
After the leader of the soldiers and bandits threw the torch, another bandit held a torch high in his hand and prepared to fuel the fire. Upon seeing this, the officer immediately twisted his wrist and threw the spear in his hand directly at the bandit. The silver spear looked like a white light against the fierce fire. Shoot the gangster off his horse directly.
After the village was burned, the remaining soldiers and bandits rushed into the village regardless of the six cavalry officers and soldiers behind them, burned, killed and looted. The leading officer immediately began to dispatch and allocate pursuit and rescue personnel. He continued to pursue the remaining soldiers and bandits with himself as the leader, and the remaining three Rescue as many villagers as possible.
