The light rain is falling.
Green and simple trees, lush and endless.
Looking at the hazy mountains in the distance, it looks like a painting or a dream! What a beautiful scenery as far as the eye can see! Who would have thought there was something hidden inside.
The mountains and forests in the distance are quiet and profound, picturesque, but there seems to be a strong smell of blood, making people feel inexplicably nervous.
He slowly opened his closed eyes, and the pupils seemed to be filled with blood. The cobweb-like bloodshot threads covered the entire eyeball, which also made the wrinkled face seem to have more wrinkles. The skin that looked like thousands of mountains made his face look like old tree bark, and it also made the eyes on his face look a little penetrating.
He slowly stretched out his right hand and placed it in front of his eyes, as if there were flowers on it. His blood-red eyes stared at the hand closely. For a long time, looking at the hand that was as thin as a monkey's paw, he suddenly tightened his long fingers and clenched it into a fist, holding it tightly, holding it tightly, as if there was a treasure there. Same, unwilling to let go.
Behind him stood eight long and solemn men in black clothes, standing in an orderly manner. These people all looked tough and capable, with strong backs and strong backs. They stood upright with their hands behind their backs and were very quiet. Although everyone was stronger than him, everyone looked at the thin body in front of them with hot admiration and excitement in their eyes.
"How long has it been since the beginning!" the old man asked in a deep voice, his voice a little rusty, as if it came from a far away place.
"About two-quarters of an hour before the earthquake just now, Wang Xun took the initiative to launch an attack, encircling and suppressing the official road and waterway. What I didn't expect was that the Longtan Temple had already been prepared. The three dragons led the people to take advantage of the mountain and water conservancy. , actually blocked the first wave of attacks by the officers and soldiers. An earthquake occurred before the two sides carried out the second wave, because it was so sudden that both sides were in chaos. Although they were suppressed later, the subordinates saw that the bandits and officers and soldiers were not in high spirits. . Now more than an hour has passed, and when the subordinates rushed over to see the altar leader, both sides were also seriously injured. !" The big man in black on the left side of the old man replied quietly and respectfully.
When he saw that the old man had no intention of asking, he said: "My subordinates have been observing closely and have not found any particularly outstanding figures among the bandits, that is, the so-called Three Jiaos. Looking at their strength, I can't think of ten moves." Then we can deal with it. So I have a question in my mind, is it possible that the person who assassinated the young master is not in Longtan Temple at all?"
The old man suddenly tilted his head and stared at the big man in black with his blood-red eyes. Seeing this, the big man felt a little weak. Knowing that he had touched his bottom line, he couldn't help but trembled with fear. He said in a trembling voice: "This subordinate is just I guess that person may be cunning, so please be careful!"
The old man's face softened, and he knew that this matter was indeed not his fault, so he said slowly and coldly: "Qi'er has been weak since he was a child, so he has not been able to achieve great success in kung fu. However, he has been fond of soldiers and horses since he was a child, so I have achieved success." He asked him to train in Yuzhou City, and also asked Wang Xun to follow and assist him, hoping that one day he would become a world-famous general and fulfill his childhood wish!" At this point, he seemed a little miserable. , thinking of his son who died tragically, is like a sad old man who has lost his orphan.
"Who knows! Who knows! He was actually assassinated!" The old man suddenly roared angrily, his eyes were red, he raised his arms and shouted wildly, shouting to God: "No matter who this person is, I swear here, Zhou Yi, He will definitely regret coming into this world!" Listening to his gritted teeth, the surroundings seemed to become gloomy.
He suddenly stared at the big man in black who was speaking and said: "Meng Lu, you have followed me for many years. You naturally know how I treat you. And I have been educating Wang Xun for many years, from his childhood to his youth. Even Qi'er has been close to him since he was a child, how dare he deceive me? He said that the person who assassinated Qi'er was in Longtan Temple, so he would definitely not have unfounded clues!"
He looked bitterly into the distance, which was in the direction of Longtan Temple. Although he couldn't hear the sound from Longtan Temple, it shouldn't be too far away. There was his enemy there, the enemy who beheaded his son. He must go there and capture this person himself. Therefore, after receiving the report from Wang Xun, he led his famous eight guards and rushed over quickly. He was not interested in this kind of melee to suppress the bandits. He wanted to wait until the final capture of the thieves.
"You guys rest for two-quarters of an hour, and then follow me to Longtan Temple. No matter who he is this time, no matter what his background is, I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go, and I will find that person out! Take revenge for Qi'er. Hate!" Zhou Yi's hateful scream echoed in the valley.
Longtan Temple, in front of Jinfo Mountain.
The clear stream is stained with blood, and the soul is broken in the Golden Buddha Mountain.
This place seemed to have become a Shura field, with corpses and mutilated bodies everywhere.
After experiencing the earthquake, most of the houses in Longtan Temple were intact. On the contrary, the stone steps near the Qingxi River, which was originally a slope of nearly 100 meters, were somewhat deformed.
In order to prevent people from coming to the left avenue and the water, Longtan Sanjiao originally arranged for brothers to pile a large number of stones on the stone steps. Who knew that an earthquake occurred before they were used. Although it was not thrown out as a weapon, the rocks rolled out accidentally, injuring and killing many officers and soldiers who came to attack.
There was a mix of officers and soldiers from Banan and Yuzhou. They gathered together from the official road and waterway on the left. The other group was officers and soldiers from Fuling. They came from the mountain road on the right side of Longtan Temple and directly inserted into the hillside behind, preparing to leave from Longtan Temple. The stone wall of the house was breached.
The rolling stones hurt people, and the unlucky ones were naturally the officers and soldiers of Banan and Yuzhou. They attacked directly from the stone steps and wanted to directly attack the gate of Longtan Temple. Who knew that the rolling stones would cause heavy losses and leave everyone feeling frightened for a while. Although Fuling's officers and soldiers arrived, they had not had time to set up ladders to climb the wall, but they suffered no losses.
Wang Xun was holding the big flag that had been used to kill many bandits in Longtan Temple. The big flag was a war flag with the Chinese character "Shu" written in red on a black background. Wang Xun, who originally had a spear, did not bring a gun this time. After a fierce fight, his armor was covered with blood.
He was originally the commander of the Yuzhou Defense Envoy, and he was more adept at horse fighting, making him a good marksman. The spy reported on the terrain and structure of Longtan Temple. He knew that it was not conducive to spear fighting. After understanding his fighting status, he did not bring his usual weapon. However, he was born in the first sect in Shu and had excellent martial arts skills since he was a child. He is still very confident in his martial arts. Using this battle flag in an open place is as easy to use as your own weapon and spear, so fighting is easy.
Looking at the battle between the officers and soldiers and the Longtan Temple bandits on the field, although nearly two thousand soldiers and horses were gathered in three directions on his side, he did not see the hundreds of soldiers on the Fuling side. The troops there are led by He Da, the commander of the Fuling garrison. He is assisted by Lin Qingdong, the county captain of Fuling. There must be no problem.
In fact, he didn't care about the result, because this was not the purpose of this time at all, and Wang Xun didn't pay attention to these bandits, just like looking at a group of ordinary people. With their ragged clothes and worn-out weapons, they were no match for officers and soldiers wearing standard equipment. Wang Xun knew that if he could successfully suppress the bandits this time, then the position of first general of defense commander Zhao Lang and commander of the horse and infantry army would definitely belong to him.
Although they are temporarily defending by taking advantage of the geographical advantage, as long as the soldiers from Qingxi come up, these so-called bandits will find it difficult to hold on. Looking up at the top of the stone steps, Li Yuan, the one-horned dragon, and Shi Jia, the green-faced dragon, were standing together with Xiao Qilang. Wang Xun couldn't help but look at the corpses along the stone steps, feeling relieved.
This Longtan Temple was first occupied by a few bandits. Later, Li Yuan, the one-horned dragon, led a dozen brothers to kill those few. After announcing to the public that he had occupied Longtan Temple, he successively swore sworn orders to his second brother, the evil dragon Luo Yong, and his third brother, Luo Yong. My younger brother is a green-faced Jiao Shijia.
At first, Li Yuan still robbed the rich, gave to the poor, and intimidated some landlords who were unkind to the rich. Later, the number of people gradually increased, and for the sake of the brothers' livelihood and development, everyone discussed establishing a name. The three most skilled people were elected as the boss. Li Yuan was the first to gain popularity among the people, and he had the skills that came out of the army that day, so he naturally took the position of boss.
The first person most people know and know is Li Yuan, and he is also known by Li Yuan's name to the outside world. So Wang Xun looked at the three people standing there, and he didn't know if Xiao Qilang was one of the three dragons. At least there were only these three people in Longtan, and there was no thought that it would be someone else. Even if Zhou Qi had an accident this time, according to Wang Xun's thoughts, this person would not come out easily.
However, Wang Xun remembered that his campaign this time was not just for this group of bandits. But a major event happened a few days ago. The governor and defense envoy of Yuzhou issued an order to exterminate the bandits and bandits around Yuzhou in exchange for the peace of the officials and the stability of the people in Yuzhou. So he sent word that the commander of the Yuzhou Ma Bu Army, Zhou Qi, would appoint Zhou Qi to take charge of the mission of suppression.
Originally, this was a bandit suppression that could not afford to cause trouble, an opportunity to give people a false reputation, and it could also give Zhou Qi a chance to advance. Because nowadays, there is nothing around Yuzhou that can compete with the power of the government. If we really go to clean up, it will actually be a massacre. Even though Longtan Temple claims to have more than a thousand bandits, the actual combat strength does not exceed 500, and the rest are the old, weak, sick, disabled and their families.
Who would have known that Longtan Temple, which had always disobeyed government control, would openly send people to Yuzhou that day, and attack and kill Zhou Qi in the street. Of course, the Yuzhou government did not find out until later that they were members of the Longtan Temple sect.
The Yuzhou garrison originally wanted to kill chickens and scare monkeys, and find some military exploits to reflect the value of Yuzhou's soldiers and horses, which could not only please the emperor in the capital Chengdu, but also enhance the appeal of Yuzhou's soldiers and horses. Who knew that this unexpected outcome would suddenly come out. For the entire Yuzhou, Zhou Qi's assassination was just a loss of face and the loss of a leading general. It could also make the excuse for sending troops more obvious. For Wang Xun, it was a big deal.
Zhou Qi's father, Zhou Yi, is the leader of an altar in the Hell Sect. He is in charge of the important branch of the Hell Sect, Styx. He is not only famous in the world, but also a rare master of the Hell Sect. What's more important is Wang Xun's feelings for Zhou Yi. His parents died when he was young, and he received Zhou Yi's guidance and care from his family.
I and Zhou Qi almost grew up together, and I learned good martial arts, while Zhou Qi was unable to practice advanced martial arts due to his natural physical problems. He preferred the feeling of having military power across the world, so Zhou Yi sent Wang Xun to follow him all the time. Not only does it strengthen the relationship between the two people, but it also means Wang Xun can protect Zhou Qi. What he didn't expect was that Zhou Qi was actually attacked and killed by Mr. Sun next to Xiao Qilang.
Zhou Yi vowed to eat the murderer alive, and Wang Xun could only be cruel in return. In fact, Wang Xun was a little confused. Even Zhou Yi might not know. That is, Wang Xun does have feelings for Zhou Qi, but the jealousy hidden in his heart since childhood is something that Zhou Qi, who has been loved since childhood, and Zhou Yi, who dotes on children, cannot understand.
Seeing Zhou Qi's superiority since childhood, although Wang Xun was grateful to Zhou Yi, the envy and jealousy hidden in his heart were instinctive. No one knew what Wang Xun was thinking. What's more, because of Zhou Qi's ideas, Zhou Yi kicked Wang Xun out of the Hell Gate to assist Zhou Qi, which made Wang Xun feel unhappy. At this time, Wang Xun actually felt a little happy about Zhou Qi's death.
Holding the big flag and watching the bloody battle, Wang Xun felt both pain and happiness in his heart.
The gate should be captured soon. Wang Xun remembered that Zhou Yi told him that he would personally capture the murderer of Zhou Qi. Wang Xun had no doubts about Zhou Yi's ability, but even when the war started, he didn't find that person taking action. Wang Xun decided to lure that person out. He knew that Zhou Yi must not be far away.
"Liu Biao, you rush to the back road of Longtan Temple and urge the commander, General He Da and Nalin County Lieutenant, to immediately launch the strongest offensive on the back road. The leaders of a certain family are determined to break through the gate of Longtan Temple directly. Destroy the bandit's den!" Wang Xun ordered Liu Biao, the captain of Banan County beside him, and Liu Biao, who was in his thirties, clasped his fists and followed the order.
Staring at the end of the stone steps, Wang Xun seemed to see the hope of victory, but he did not notice that there was a hopeful smile on the face of the county captain Liu Biao at this moment.
"Are we about to start?" Seeing Wang Xun leading the people rushing up, Xiao Qilang actually had a rare smile on his face. He grabbed the horse-cutting sword beside him and said to Li Yuan and Shi Jia: "Two brothers, guard the gate, go meet this Wang Xun from a certain family!" He actually grabbed the seven-foot horse-cutting sword in his hand and flew down the stone steps, coming and going menacingly. Wang Xun greeted him.
In the Tang Dynasty, the sword for cutting horses weighed no more than fifteen kilograms. The blade was three feet long and the handle was four feet long. It could be used on land and water while riding a horse. The sword in Xiao Qilang's hand weighs thirty-six pounds, and the blade is made of fine steel. The blade is four feet long and the handle is three feet long.
Taking advantage of the situation, he cut an officer and soldier into two pieces with a knife, and blood spattered. They stared blankly at the two Longtan Temple bandits who had just confronted this officer and soldier. They were so frightened that several officers and soldiers became weak in the knees and were stabbed to death by the bandits around them in a daze.
Xiao Qilang didn't seem to stop at all. He took a few steps and saw Wang Xun halfway up the stone steps. He shouted loudly and slashed his head with the sword.
The first time he saw you in the crowd, Wang Xun saw Xiao Qilang from a distance. Although Xiao Qilang's momentum was amazing, Wang Xun was not too surprised. Because he felt that although Xiao Qilang was in the best condition, compared with the man who attacked and killed Zhou Qi, Wang Xun knew that Xiao Qilang was still far behind. Watching Xiao Qilang kill an officer and soldier, he couldn't help but arouse the pride and passion in Wang Xun's heart.
As soon as the flagpole reached the stone steps, the man jumped into the air and swung his flag from bottom to top to meet the menacing Xiao Qilang. The two people stared at each other closely. After locking their qi, they met in the air for an instant. There were no fancy moves. There was a crisp sound, and the two sides came into contact. Xiao Qilang's machete slashed hard on the head of Wang Xun's flagpole.
He got up and used his strength. Wang Xun was so proud of his cultivation that he was knocked away a few feet. His expression changed slightly, and he knew that he was a little careless. I didn't expect that there was such a person in such a rough place. Could he be that person?
He only felt numbness in his arms, and couldn't help but cheer in the air, and he also fell down. However, Wang Xun immediately denied Xiao Qilang's identity, because although he was knocked away by the opponent, Wang Xun concluded that Xiao Qilang had not reached that level yet.
Xiao Qilang was even more surprised. He attacked from top to bottom. He already had an advantage in position, but he didn't take advantage at all. At this moment, he felt that he could hardly hold the knife in his hand, so he somersaulted backwards in the air, flew back to relieve the pressure on the body from the blow, and landed on the edge of the stone steps, tightly. Stared at Wang Xun.
"Come again!" Wang Xun's blood was aroused, and he took the initiative to rush up again. At the same time, he led the officers and soldiers around him to rush up together.
"Okay!" Xiao Qilang shouted loudly, and people came to meet him again.
Mr. Sun was standing on the roof, with the angry dragon Luo Zhong in front of him. Due to limited manpower, Luo Zong could only take a hundred brothers, plus some old, weak, sick and disabled people to ambush on the roof. Hiding behind some makeshift bunkers, he fired back at the officers and soldiers who were about to climb up the house.
It may be that there is a natural aversion to officers and soldiers. Even if they are old, weak, sick or disabled, most of them have no feeling of fear. Behind the house, five to six hundred officers and soldiers gathered in a dark crowd. Two people were carrying a long ladder that had just been made. They obviously wanted to launch another attack immediately.
Because they did not understand the situation clearly, the officers and soldiers had hurriedly dumped dozens of corpses under the wall. Even if there are still about ten people who can save their lives, they have broken their arms and legs. They are still preparing for war, but no one dares to come to help them for the time being. Because the people in the Longtan Temple on the roof didn't have any weapons, but they brought a lot of stones the size of heads and fists. Anyone who got hit by them would not feel better, even if the officers and soldiers had helmets.
Luo Zong was not happy at all because he was temporarily safe. Instead, he fell deeply into melancholy when he looked at Fuling Commander He Da and County Lieutenant Lin Qingdong not far away. Luo Zong came from the same background as his elder brother Li Yuan. They had both spent time in the military camp that day and knew that the army's standard weapons were not something ordinary people could deal with.
Not to mention the armor and leather armor, the extra protection of the soldier's body is far beyond what my brothers in rags can match. What's more, they still had shields and swords in their hands. What worried Luo Zhong even more was that he saw a queue of fifty archers among the officers and soldiers. If these fifty archers fired sharp arrows together, not many people on the roof would be spared.
Looking at Mr. Sun beside him, Luo Zong felt a little relieved. Just a month ago, I took people to Banan to rob a family of bullies, but who knew that I would be fooled by them. The other party not only arranged for arrests, but also gathered more than 20 officers and soldiers. At that time, they killed more than 20 of his brothers, and even he was injured.
At this time, Mr. Sun and Xiao Qilang appeared with six followers. Not only did they easily wipe out all the officers and soldiers, but they also rescued Luo Zong and the remaining brothers. This battle not only made Luo Zong famous, but also made Xiao Qilang enter Longtan Temple.
Li Yuan and Shi Jia were also convinced of Xiao Qilang. Especially in several small-scale wars against officers and soldiers, they not only achieved great victories, but also attracted some escaped officers and soldiers to participate, making everyone more confident in their future lives.
Xiao Qilang told everyone that he wanted to establish an equal organization or gang, where everyone would have food, their own land, and their own house.
Luo Zong believes in Xiao Qilang, some people are so strange! It can make people fully trust another person inexplicably. Then the brothers from Longtan Temple learned many strange things in a few days under Xiao Qilang's education. Such as some traps, mechanisms, and even some simple attack weapons.
In a short period of time, the Longtan Temple, which originally had only a dozen normal weapons, in less than half a month, captured no fewer than 200 weapons from officers and soldiers and wealthy guards, and made and purchased them, greatly enhancing everyone's combat effectiveness. Xiao Qilang also made a large number of protective weapons, such as shields, armors, etc., which greatly increased the confidence of everyone in Longtan Temple and believed in Xiao Qilang's abilities even more.
Naturally, they didn't know Xiao Qilang's identity. He was a rare soldier from the Southern Han Dynasty. He was a relative of Emperor Liu Jixing of the Southern Han Dynasty and the brother of Mrs. Yuan, Xiao Yue. Because of his uncanny and talented people, he was sent to Shuzhong by Liu Jixing. Because this time for a big event, Mr. Sun, the senior brother of Xiao Yue's sect, was sent to protect Xiao Qilang.
What they didn't even know was that in order to establish a base in central Sichuan, Xiao Qilang had been rooted in central Sichuan for a long time and had a good understanding of various places in central Sichuan. This time Liu Jixing was ready to take action. He issued orders to secret party members across central Shu and even sent teams into Shu. As the person in charge of the Yuzhou area, Xiao Qilang and Xiao Xu decided to make a plan with Yang Huai after taking the initiative to contact Yang Huai.
First of all, we should draw away the officers and soldiers of Yuzhou. After dispersing the troops in Yuzhou, let the hundreds of special forces of the Southern Han Dynasty dispersed in Yuzhou launch a surprise attack on Yuzhou, and truly let the army of the Southern Han Dynasty completely control Yuzhou. area.
To divert the attention of Yuzhou's troops, it must be a place with certain power, so Xiao Qilang chose Longtan Temple. This place does not have a strong fighting capacity, but it is not easily captured. The most important thing is that the people here are not heinous bad guys.
Making a decision requires sacrifice. Xiao Qilang naturally understands this, but he also knows that many people must solve the difficulties on the road to success. Choosing Longtan Temple sealed the fate of these people. Xiao Qilang was not sure how sure he was. At least with the support and cooperation of Yang Huai and the relaxation of troops in Yuzhou, Yuzhou would be easier to capture. .
That's why Mr. Sun was asked to attack and kill Zhou Qi, which attracted Yuzhou's great attention. The more people Yuzhou sends, and the more powerful generals it sends, it means that Yuzhou is emptier and easier to be conquered by your own team.
"Mr. Sun, we are waiting for a fierce battle. I hope you can protect a few more brothers. I would like to thank you in advance!" Luo Zong clasped his fists and looked at Mr. Sun, but saw that Mr. Sun had a cautious face, as if he was listening to something. He didn't even answer himself.
Luo Zong couldn't help but feel a little strange. He looked down at the officers and soldiers facing each other and saw a head catcher carrying a knife coming from the path in front and running along the mountain road towards He Da. Looking at Mr. Sun's expression, it was obvious that he was not serious about the arrival of the county captain.
Looking over there from a distance, Luo Zong knew this county captain, it was Liu Biao, the county captain of Banan County. The last time he went to beg a wealthy family, he fought against him. Luo Zong knew Liu Biao's skills and he was a man who had learned several kung fu skills. Although Luo Zong felt that he had no problem dealing with him, it was a melee here, not to mention that the other party also had Fuling's commander. Although Luo Zong was not too worried, he vaguely knew something. He rushed over in a hurry. Could it be that Wang Xun ordered the attack?
"General He!" Liu Biao politely said to Fuling Commander He Dagong: "General Wang Xun has an order!" He glanced at He Da's tooth soldiers. They seemed not to take him as a county captain seriously. Here, Liu Biao didn't care.
Although He Da knew what was going on, he was originally a member of the Yuzhou garrison and an inconspicuous general in the army. Because of the instability in the surrounding area in the past two years, he was sent to Fuling to garrison. And Wang Xun is now very likely to become the commander of the Ma Bu Army. He is the first person under the defense commander of Yuzhou. I must have a good relationship with him first.
Although Liu Biao is a county captain in Banan County, he is following Wang Xun. If he comes to send a message to him, he must pay attention to it. So he politely replied: "Did the general give the order to attack?"
"The situation has changed! A secret order was passed down in front of the general's formation. Please come near, General He!" Liu Biao said with a smile as he approached He Da.
"Brother Liu, please come!" He Da came closer and leaned in with a smile. The tooth soldiers on the side were naturally far away.
A heartbreaking pain suddenly came, and the smile on He Da's face stopped instantly. He only felt that his eyes were black, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained from his chest. Liu Biao's soft voice came to his ears. At this moment, it sounded like a voice coming from hell, but he was confused about what was going on.
"General Wang Xun said,,,,,,, I can lend you your head!" Liu Biao quickly twisted the sharp short blade inserted into He Da's chest and pulled it out again. He barely waited for the blood to spurt out and held it. It hit He Da's chin, and the sharp short blade cut into He Da's neck.
The people around were stunned, and no one reacted at all. I saw Liu Biao knocking off He Da's helmet, grabbing his hair, grabbing his head with unwilling eyes, and yelling, "He Da is dead, why do you brothers come to embarrass the people of Longtan Temple now for these bureaucrats! "
