The silent room suddenly exploded as if ice water was poured into hot oil.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the door on the left side of the corridor was kicked open, and two people rushed out. "Get out of the tunnel quickly!" The two people shouted, raised their swords and rushed towards the soldiers without fear of death.
The crossbow-wielding soldiers were well prepared. As soon as these people showed up, they were already firmly tied to the Wangshan Mountain of the light crossbow.
"Bang, bang, bang," several crossbow arrows were fired, dozens of sounds cut through the cold air, and dozens of sharp crossbow arrows were instantly stuck on the bodies and faces of the two men. The two men took just two steps before they were shot alive. The crossbowman immediately hid behind the shieldman, pulled the string and hung the arrow, and completed loading again. Suddenly there was a loud noise from behind the house. It turned out that the back door of the inn was also knocked open by Zhao Ping's people, followed by another muffled sound of crossbow arrows penetrating the flesh, and soon followed by the screams of people.
Lu Ying directed his men to advance carefully. At this time, five or six people rushed out of the room. Some were holding long and short weapons, and some were even bare-handed. They rushed out one after another.
Lu Ying's shield hand pressed them tightly against the wall, and the crossbowman behind him simultaneously drew out his short sword and stabbed them through the gap in the shield wall in front. It seemed like they had trained this tactic countless times. Even in the dark, they could accurately deliver the blade into the enemy's vital points.
For a moment, the room was filled with the muffled sound of metal rubbing against bones and flesh, and the screams of pain.
The cramped inn was instantly filled with the smell of blood, iron and sweat.
At this time, the door panel on the other side of the corridor was suddenly kicked open, and several more people rushed out. They held short blades and rushed into the crowd. The soldiers were attacked from the side and caught off guard. The left ribs of the three crossbowmen were pierced by short knives and they fell down screaming.
"Idiot! Watch your left and right!" Lu Ying yelled.
"No!" His subordinates were obviously afraid of him. Even if someone fell to the ground due to injury, others would immediately fill in and the formation would not be scattered.
At the moment of crisis, Zhao Da and others rushed in from the main entrance.
Immediately afterwards, seven or eight arrows came in response, knocking the person who had just rushed out to attack to the ground.
In the end, there was only one enemy left. He was hit by an arrow in his ribs and his mouth was full of blood. He screamed and hugged a soldier without fear of death, and wanted to bite him with his teeth, but he was stabbed with swords in the back and several bloody ones were killed. hole.
When Lu Ying saw that the enemy had been cleared, she rushed to the end of the corridor. Suddenly a man rushed out from the dark corner and slashed his forehead with a knife. Lu Ying did not panic, raised her hand to block the opponent's knife with her hard arm armor, and at the same time raised her knee to push it. The sound of an egg breaking seemed to come from the man's lower body, and he finally couldn't help but scream in agony.
A shield hand behind Lu Ying rushed forward, resisting the man, and at the same time stabbed the man's lungs with a knife. The sharp blade cut open his chest, ending his pain.
This Soochow man fell slowly against the wall, leaving a bloody stain behind him. He breathed desperately, but he couldn't suck in anything except the bubbling blood. He just stared and trembled instinctively like hiccups.
There were at least a dozen people in the room at this time, and there were chaotic footsteps everywhere. Lu Ying and Zhao Ping's people had their feet bound with linen, their steps were dull, and the crisp footsteps all went towards the woodshed invariably.
"They want to escape, chase them! If you capture Lu Junqin alive, you will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!" Zhao Da made a judgment at the same time and shouted an order.
The Lu Junqin they talked about was the leader sent by Soochow to Jiangling to spy on intelligence, that tall and strong man.
"Split up and go out to distract the enemy. You block the entrance to the woodshed and sound the alarm!" Hearing the enemy's shouts, Lu Junqin calmly issued a series of orders.
These Soochow spies immediately divided into several waves, and some jumped out of the windows, trying to escape over the wall. But as soon as they climbed onto the wall, they were immediately spotted by the soldiers on the watchtower, who used torches to point out the direction. As soon as the two people climbed up the wall, they were trapped on the Lookout Mountain by strong crossbows from high places around them. This kind of crossbow is the kind of crossbow used when the two armies are facing each other. It has an amazing range and power. There was a man who jumped in the air and was shot through by a crossbow in an instant. He was nailed to the earth wall and his body was hanging in the air.
Lu Junqin opened the door behind him, which led directly to the firewood shed, where his men had already moved the firewood. Just when he was about to lift the floor cover, Lu Ying had already rushed to the door.
"Is this Lu Junqin? Let's capture him without mercy." Lu Ying shook off the body that was lying on her and shouted into the woodshed.
"Hmph, do you want to catch me? Let's see if you have the ability."
Lu Junqin hid behind a few people and spoke with a Jiangnan accent.
"Stop them. General Sun will take care of your little family." After saying that, he turned around and jumped into the tunnel.
Seeing that he was about to escape, Lu Ying's face darkened, and she hurriedly shouted: "Kill!" She collapsed in one step.
Without Lu Junqin's command, these people were just crazy trapped beasts, fighting without any rules. Immediately, another person was shot into a hedgehog by two waves of crossbow arrows from Lu Ying and Zhao Ping, and fell to the ground groaning in pain.
But at this time, Lu Ying heard the sound of breaking wind. He felt bad. He suddenly twisted his body and raised his arm to block the flying arrows. Although he dodged one, another arrow passed through him accurately. The gap in the armor plate pierced the arm.
"Ahem, bad luck! Bah!" He spat, raised his hand to break the crossbow arrow, and threw it to the ground with a snap.
At this time, Lu Ying saw two enemies holding up a door panel and pushing towards him. His arm was injured and the door was narrow, so he was pushed out of the woodshed by the two men.
Seeing that Lu Ying was injured, Zhao Ping stepped forward and pulled him behind him, and several shielders immediately protected him inside.
Zhao Ping shouted loudly and kicked the wooden board blocking the door.
This kick was so powerful that it directly kicked the two people behind the board away. Another wooden table flew over from inside. Zhao Ping reached out and used his arm armor to swing the wooden table away. Then he held the knife in both hands and rushed forward, stepping on the wooden board. He first suppressed the two people below, then sent the long knife and The blood-covered sword blade pierced the back of the man who threw the table, and slowly moved forward an inch before stopping.
The soldiers took the opportunity to swarm up and chop at the two people under the board again.
When they killed everyone in the room, they were dumbfounded to find that Lu Junqin was missing.
"Damn it, he must have run along the tunnel. I don't know if that guy Song Xin has killed the people inside!" Zhao Ping gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger.
"Follow me in!"
At this time, in the tunnel, the army was holding a fire bend and running quickly. The first mechanism was right in front of him. As long as he rushed there, he would be safe. Hearing the sound of someone coming in behind him, his heart sank and he sped up.
However, the tunnel was eerily quiet today. He hurriedly pulled the rope on the copper hook, but he didn't hear the bell ringing. Lu Junqin's heart sank. Logically speaking, someone should have come to respond by this time.
After running a few more steps, I finally saw the wooden handle of the mechanism in front of me.
Lu Junqin was overjoyed and glanced behind him with a mocking expression. As long as he pulls the mechanism, the road behind him will be blocked and he can escape smoothly. Just as he was raising his hand to pull the mechanism, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and then, the figure raised his hand and punched him in the nose.
This punch was like knocking over a jar of soy sauce and vinegar. Lu Junqin felt a strong sense of sourness rushing into his brain. His nosebleeds and acidic water spurted out, and his brain felt dizzy.
He staggered back a few steps, instinctively reaching out to hold on to the wall to keep from falling. But the dark tunnel in front of him seemed to have turned into a kaleidoscope.
But then, there was another left fist from the opposite side, hitting his jaw.
This time Lu Junqin spun around like a top, hit the wall with a plop and fell backwards. Then he was kicked hard on the head and fell into a coma.
In the tunnel, Zhao Ping was advancing carefully with a torch and shield. Suddenly he heard low footsteps in the darkness in front of him. He immediately lowered his body and shouted: "Who is it, come out!"
"Don't be afraid, I'm Song Xin."
Zhao Ping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it was Song Xin. At this time, he saw Song Xin carrying a person on his shoulders and slowly walking into the area illuminated by the fire. Zhao Ping took a closer look and saw who it could be if it wasn't Lu Junqin.
Zhao Ping did not expect that Song Xin would capture Lu Junqin alive so quickly.
After fishing the man out and tying him up, the two men also pulled Song Xin up from the tunnel.
Song Xin patted the dust on his hands and said, "I'm sorry, the shot was a bit heavy. I don't know when I will wake up. By the way, I have dealt with all the people in the tunnel. You can send people to check, and remember not to touch them randomly. Support the wood, otherwise it will collapse..."
"Hahaha, okay, little brother, you really surprised me!" Lu Ying wrapped one hand in a bandage while laughing and patting Song Xin's back. However, Song Xin always felt that this person's hand was a little too strong, as if he wanted to slap himself to death. But looking at his size, he must be a heavy hitter.
At this time, Zhao Da walked in, looked at Lu Junqin who was unconscious on the ground, laughed loudly and said, "Little brother, do you know how big a fish you caught?"
"Ah? Who is he?" Song Xin asked.
"Do you know the Lu family in Wu County?"
Song Xin thought for a while and said, "I heard that Lu Xun is from the Lu family and serves as an official under Sun Quan."
Zhao Da chuckled, "You don't know, this Lu Junqin is a great spy that Lu Xun placed in Jingzhou many years ago. Back then, Sun Quan was able to kill Huang Zu, and this man had at least half of the credit. We have several capable school officials, They were all lost in the hands of this guy."
Song Xin smacked his tongue slightly and looked at the person on the ground who was foaming at the mouth and still fainting. I can't believe he is such a powerful person. Lu Junqin has a popular face of this era, and it is impossible to distinguish him from the crowd. But it’s just something with no characteristics that makes it suitable for this kind of work.
He thought for a while and said, "Well, I see that the tunnel below can never be dug out in a short time."
Zhao Ping chuckled and said, "That idiot Liu Biao didn't even know that the enemy was digging holes under his city. Maybe when he and his wife were doing things in the room, Lu Junqin was listening down below."
"Zhao Ping, Lu Ying, you and Song Xin take him to see General Cao and Lord Chang Shi." Zhao Da ordered.
"The rest of the people search carefully, don't miss a corner, a piece of paper or bamboo slips, as long as they have words on them, bring them back to me!"
"No!" the soldiers responded in unison. The battle tonight was very enjoyable. They successfully captured the enemy's leader and saved the city wall. This reward will definitely be indispensable!
