The next morning, after everyone had finished their breakfast, Magistrate Ding wanted to talk to Yi Xiaodao again. They had just sat down, but unexpectedly, soldiers came to report, and Jiacheng came to challenge again.
"I didn't go to find them, but they came looking for trouble first!" Magistrate Ding held the sword on his waist and stood up, "Master Yi, please sit down for a moment."
Yi Xiaodao also stood up, "Master Ding, wait a minute, I want to take a look."
Xiang Lian'er stood up and was about to follow, but Yi Xiaodao stopped her and whispered: "Go back to the camp first, don't leave easily."
Xiang Lian'er wanted to take a look, but when she heard that Yi Xiaodao had made special arrangements, she knew that she could just do as he said. She nodded and returned to her tent.
Yi Xiaodao found his own horse, mounted it and led his troops with Master Ding to the outside of the camp.
Only then did Yi Xiaodao realize that he had come to the camp from Yicheng yesterday and entered through the south gate of the camp. At this time, when he came out of the north of the camp, he discovered that the camp in Jiacheng was to the northeast of the camp in Yicheng. Both camps were stationed at the foot of the mine, monitoring each other so that no one could touch them.
The two armies faced each other, with nearly a thousand troops on both sides.
"Master Ding, if you don't retreat, you will lose your temper. Let's go, I won't chase you, hahahaha." A big man with a beard on the other side of Jiacheng said with a smile.
"Huh, if you retreat, we will retreat as well. It makes sense to seize our mines!" Magistrate Ding replied.
The bearded man was too lazy to talk, and with a wave of his hand, a phalanx of homeless rogues hired from Jiacheng, wearing armor and holding guns, approached the Yicheng camp.
"Fire the arrow!" County Magistrate Ding ordered.
"Whoosh~" A neat rain of arrows shot towards Jiacheng's square formation, immediately shooting down many soldiers.
When the big man with the beard saw someone falling to the ground, he immediately became furious: "Come on! Come on! If you win, each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
"Oh, twelve!"
"Come on!"
"Fight them!"
As soon as they heard the reward announced by the bearded man, the homeless scoundrels in Jiacheng rushed over one after another, shouting and full of momentum. It was precisely because of their sprint that the formation became scattered.
Yi Xiaodao looked at the people who were yelling across the street and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's true that he has learned martial arts and sold it to the emperor's family. His majesty can only make a thousand taels at a time. This is only a mere ten taels, so he is working so hard."
Yi Xiaodao had forgotten that a few months ago, he could be happy for a while after picking up a few pennies. In fact, the bearded man has already given a lot. After all, there are more than a thousand people here. Ten taels per person is ten thousand taels of silver. This is not what ordinary miners can give with a wave of their hands, and they have already confronted three people. It’s been a month. When you think about it, you understand that Jiacheng is also silently supporting these miners behind the scenes. Many of these people must be soldiers and servants of Jiacheng, not all vagrants and scoundrels.
No one was paying attention to Yi Xiaodao's thoughts at this time. Seeing that the opponent's phalanx was in chaos, Magistrate Ding drew out the long sword from his waist and shouted: "Steady, advance steadily! Both sides move forward!"
Magistrate Ding gave an order, and the elite soldiers on both sides gradually moved forward, and together with the young and middle-aged people of Yicheng in the middle, formed a "concave" square, with the intention of enveloping and eating the stragglers on the opposite side.
Many people on the opposite side discovered Magistrate Ding's intention and stopped, but more people rushed into the encirclement with shouts and faced the young and middle-aged people of Yicheng. These young civilian men held large shields in front of them and resisted everyone. Some young girls held guns and poked out from the gaps from time to time, knocking everyone on the Jiacheng side to the ground.
"Go back... come back quickly... ah" The people in the front row screamed and backed away when faced with the strong shields and sharp spears. However, the people in the back didn't know it. They only thought about the reward of ten taels of silver and rushed towards them desperately. Squeezing forward, screams were heard from time to time in the battle formation. Gradually, it was too late for the people in the back row to retreat. The soldiers from Yisheng on both sides had already surrounded them.
"Ha, are you the rich man Xu, or are you a good man? Are you recruiting such a mob? You have too much money and you can't use it?" A woman's charming smile came from behind the bearded man.
"If you hadn't asked for such a high price! As for me..." This bearded man's original name was Xu Hong. He was known as Rich Man Xu because he had great financial resources in Jiacheng. At this time, Xu Hong was also angry, but it was hard to get angry.
The woman behind Xu Hong turned around and saw that she was wearing white clothes. However, because the clothes were too small, her exquisite figure was clearly visible. Her face was painted with makeup and powder, making her look extremely coquettish, which did not match the white clothes on her body: "I look like this." But for a dozen sisters, a thousand taels each is still high?" The woman pretended to be surprised.
"You go ahead and win...a thousand taels each..." Xu Hong said angrily.
"Hehehe, thank you, Rich Man Xu~" The woman in white smiled sweetly, raised her sword and walked slowly towards the battle group. From time to time, women in white came out behind Xu Hong, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of people came out.
"It would be great to do this earlier. I have to let these losers give it a try every time." The woman in white took a few steps and muttered to herself. Although she was talking to herself, she did not lower her voice. Xu Hong naturally After hearing this, I felt angry, but I could only endure it.
Yi Xiaodao and Magistrate Ding naturally noticed the movement on the opposite side. More than a dozen women in white suddenly appeared. Yi Xiaodao secretly thought: "This should be Lingyue Pavilion."
"Brothers on both sides must resist them!" County Magistrate Ding shouted quickly, obviously very afraid of this group of women.
A dozen women in white jumped up and fell together, flying more than ten meters away, arriving at the outskirts of the battle group in an instant.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang"
The group of women in white drew their swords at the same time, and the sword shadows passed by. The large shield in the hands of the young man in the front row suddenly shattered into pieces, causing everyone to retreat in shock.
"Kill!" The young woman with the gun hurriedly stepped forward to respond, scolding and stabbing the women in white.
"The moon is full of the river!" The leading woman in white somersaulted onto the heads of all the women in Yicheng, and the long sword in her hand stirred downwards like a dragon. The women in Yicheng suddenly screamed and screamed. Gun heads, hair with scalp attached, severed limbs and arms, etc. were flying everywhere, causing heavy casualties.
"Save people!" Magistrate Ding shouted. After all, these are the people of Yicheng and they are all young people. Magistrate Ding is deeply distressed by everyone's injuries.
The man who had just retreated picked up the big knife, rushed up again, surrounded the women in white, raised the big knife and chopped them down headlessly and facelessly. Among the Yicheng women they had just injured were their own wives and sisters. How could they not be angry? They rushed forward one by one to resist desperately.
This group of women from Lingyue Pavilion are indeed very skilled in martial arts. Under the siege of hundreds of men, they were able to attack and defend with ease. From time to time, they used sword moves, kicked out their long legs, and knocked out young men from Yicheng from time to time. . However, the men in Yicheng were not afraid of death and had the advantage in numbers. Soon, the younger junior sisters in Lingyue Pavilion who were less skilled began to be unable to hold on any longer. Some of them began to stain their white clothes with blood and were already stained with blood.
When the leading woman saw that the junior sisters were starting to lose their support, she couldn't help but turned around anxiously and shouted: "Don't do anything yet!"
Only then did Xu Hong react and shouted to his own people: "The heroines of Lingyue Pavilion have gained the upper hand! Hurry! Let's all take action together!"
Although the people in Jiacheng are a mixed bag, none of them are stupid. Do those from Lingyue Pavilion have the upper hand? I'm afraid that if I wait a little longer, they will all be wiped out... Right now, only the leading woman still has the energy to attack. She can knock down several people every time she makes a move, while the other women can only defend. After all, the people from Yicheng were pressing forward, and there were swords and swords in all directions. Every time one fell, there were new people to replace them. Everyone in Lingyue Pavilion was about to lose their strength.
Even though the battle situation was unfavorable, Jiacheng side shouted in unison and rushed forward. Not to mention that if they won the battle, they could get a reward from the rich man Xu, but even if Lingyue Pavilion was defeated, they Jiacheng side would not think about it anymore. It is difficult to turn defeat into victory.
Swords, hammers, spears, and various weapons were intertwined together, and screams came one after another. The two sides were like tug-of-war. The battlefield situation changed repeatedly. The two sides fought to the death, which made Magistrate Ding and Xu Hong feel heartbroken. .
"Magistrate Ding, I would like to lend you a helping hand!" Yi Xiaodao raised his hand to Magistrate Ding, and without waiting for his reaction, he rode towards the battle group.
"Yi...Sir Yi," County Magistrate Ding shouted quickly, but he could not call back Yi Xiaodao, who had made up his mind. "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and save Mr. Yi!"
Yi Xiaodao galloped towards the battle group. Although it happened in an instant, Magistrate Ding had already concluded in his mind: Yi Xiaodao was an envoy of the imperial court, and now he was willing to help Yicheng, which meant that the imperial court was on the side of Yicheng. side. If Yi Xiaodao makes a mistake, who will fight for Yicheng in court? So he desperately urged the soldiers around him to rush in and try to get Yi Xiaodao back.
It doesn't matter if he loses this battle. If Yi Xiaodao has any shortcomings, the imperial court will lose completely. Perhaps due to the many defeats in recent days, Magistrate Ding had regarded Yi Xiaodao as a life-saving straw and counted on the court's help. If he knew Yi Xiaodao's true thoughts at this time, he would probably be furious.
Yi Xiaodao stared closely at the women of Lingyue Pavilion in the battle group. At this time, due to the participation of the "rabble" in Jiacheng, the pressure on everyone in Lingyue Pavilion was relieved. The leading woman gradually led the women to withdraw from the battle group. When will Qian She can make money, but if the junior sisters are harmed in any way, she, the senior sister, will not be able to explain to the master when she returns to the sect.
"Shrew! Take one of my moves!" Everyone in Lingyue Pavilion turned their backs to Xiaodao, eager to withdraw from the battle group. Xiaodao was so anxious that he quickly shouted "Call for formation".
The eldest sister turned her head and saw Yi Xiaodao coming towards her on horseback. He had no knife or gun in his hand. How could he get this move?
Without any time to hesitate, Yi Xiaodao rushed to his side and punched himself in the face.
Punch?
This move not only shocked Lingyue Pavilion, but also shocked Magistrate Ding and Xu Hong... This was obviously for nothing!
"Bang"
As expected, the senior sister was more than surprised. She reacted very quickly. She jumped away, kicked Yi Xiaodao's fist away with one kick, and kicked Yi Xiaodao in the face with the other kick. Yi Xiaodao was kicked dozens of meters from his horse and fell to the ground, with a small muddy shoe mark on his face.
"Bah...it hurts...it's too harsh..." Yi Xiaodao stumbled and spat out the sand and mud in his mouth.
Seeing Yi Xiaodao being kicked away, more than a dozen people from Yicheng rushed to rescue him, but they were all blocked by the junior sisters of Lingyue Pavilion, and they easily fought back.
"Capture him and take him away." The senior sister looked at Yi Xiaodao who fell to the ground with a complicated expression and said.
