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The sound of gunshots rang out at the entrance of the town attracted many rebels from the town.
In order to avoid running into these incoming rebels, Wang Changming specially selected some small roads to rush to the place where the rebels stored their horses and livestock.
The group of people wandered from the west side of the town to the south side of the town.
"Isn't this the longevity brother? What are you doing?"
As more and more rebels searched everywhere in the town, even though they tried their best to avoid them, Wang Changming and his party still encountered the rebels searching for assassins.
In order to prevent Wang Changming from talking nonsense, Su Chunguang, who was following him, pressed the short blade in his hand against the back of his heart.
"Go to the south to search for assassins. Have you found anything?" Wang Changming said to the leader of another rebel team with a smile.
The other party shook his head with a grimace and said, "Don't mention it. I've been struggling for so long in the middle of the night and haven't found anything. But I heard that traces of the assassin were found in the west, and I'm about to take someone there."
"Then you go, I will take people to the south to search." Wang Changming said.
The two people led their respective teams in a staggered way, one heading to the west of the town, and the other continuing to walk south.
Soon, both parties walked out of the alley where they met.
"How long does it take to get to the place where you said the war horses are stored?" Su Chunguang couldn't help but ask Wang Changming after he had passed through most of Liting Town.
"Come on, just cross the street in front." Wang Changming raised his hand and pointed forward, and then said, "Brother, can you take away the thing in your hand? Don't worry, I I will definitely not betray you."
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly." Su Chunguang used his free hand to push Wang Changming. The hand holding the short blade showed no intention of relaxing and was still pressing against Wang Changming.
Seeing this, Wang Changming shrugged helplessly.
The tranquility of Liting Town was broken by Zhang Xianzhong's assassination. Contrary to the west side of Liting Town, the south side of Liting Town was relatively quiet. Even the rebels searching here were attracted away by the sound of gunfire in the west of Liting Town. .
There was no one on the street, but many people's houses on both sides of the street turned on their lights, all because they were awakened by the movements of the rebels.
"This is it." Wang Changming led everyone to the southernmost part of Liting Town. If they went further, they could leave the town directly.
Wang Jian listened for a moment, raised his hand and pointed to a large yard in front of him, and said, "There is some noise from animals, it's inside."
"Don't worry, I plan to join you. I can't deliberately lie to you." Wang Changming said.
Su Chunguang whispered: "Let's go in."
A group of people entered the courtyard.
At this time, a man came out of the house inside, stood in front of the house and shouted: "Who are you? Get out quickly, no trespassing is allowed without the order of the big boss."
"We are here under the leader's order." Wang Changming replied, and at the same time, "It's me, I can't even hear my voice."
The person in front of the house hesitated for a moment, and seemed to recognize Wang Changming. As he approached, he said, "It's Brother Changming! Why are you coming here so late? Did something happen?"
"Forget it, the big leader was assassinated. The assassin ran out of the town from the west, so I was sent to chase the assassin on horseback." Wang Changming explained to him.
The other party said: "I said something must have happened in the town. I kept hearing people shouting to catch the assassin. These people are too courageous. They dared to assassinate the big boss in Liting Town. Could it be someone from the government?"
"It's hard to say now. We won't know until we are caught and interrogated." Wang Changming said.
The other party nodded and immediately asked: "How's it going with the big boss? Is everything okay?"
"The chief is fine. He was just a little frightened. However, many brothers were killed or injured. You will have to pick some good horses for me later. Whether you can make a contribution depends on you." Wang Changming said with a smile.
When the other party heard this, he also smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you the best horse. Come with me!"
After saying hello, he took Wang Changming and others to the stable to fetch the horses.
This place where the horses and livestock are stored is stationed by a dozen rebels, who usually take care of the horses and livestock.
Someone took Wang Changming and others to lead the horses, and soon they each led a war horse or mule from the stable to the street outside the courtyard.
The number of war horses in the rebel army is limited, and some good horses have long been taken away by the leaders of the rebel army. The horses left in the stable are all leftover, and some mules and other livestock are centralized management.
Fortunately, there were not many of them, and they could not use more than ten horses in total. Counting mules, each person could be assigned an animal for transportation.
With the help of horses, Su Chunguang and others successfully escaped from Liting Town and drove non-stop. They did not stop until a layer of fish belly white floated on the eastern sky and light appeared on the earth.
It’s not that they don’t want to run anymore, it’s that the animals can’t run anymore and need to rest.
"Eat something!" Wang Jian took out the dry food he brought with him. He didn't eat it himself, but took it to the animals he was riding.
Su Chunguang sat on a stone with a map on his legs.
"Have you decided where to go?" Wang Changming came over and asked, "Further ahead is Linjiang Pass, and we definitely can't go any further."
Zeng Fukui followed Wang Changming and came to Su Chunguang, looking down at the map.
"Instead of going to Linjiang Pass, take Changba and go to Pingluo Town. Our people will meet you there." Su Chunguang closed the map in his hand and said to everyone, "It's not safe here yet. Rest for a quarter of an hour and continue on your way. .”
"If Zhang Nazhong, no, Zhang Xianzhong died, no one in Liting Town would send cavalry to chase us." Wang Changming said.
When Su Chunguang heard this, he looked up at him and asked, "How do you know they will stop chasing us?"
"It's very simple, because Zhang Xianzhong killed Li Li and established himself in Liting Town. Now that he is dead, the people below either want to contact Wen County's Hongtaotian, or they want to continue to stand on their own. No matter which possibility it is, For a while they won't even care about us." Wang Changming analyzed for everyone.
Su Chunguang nodded and said: "Your analysis is good, but we can't take this risk. This is still the territory of the Liting Town rebels. Only by leaving can we ensure everyone's safety."
"Eat something!" Zeng Fukui on the side gave Wang Changming a hand and handed him a piece of fried noodles kneaded with water.
Wang Changming took it, looked at it curiously, and asked, "What is this?"
As he spoke, he put it to his mouth and took a bite.
"Fried noodles." Zeng Fukui replied.
"Hey, it's quite delicious. Do you have any more? Give me some more." Wang Changming smacked his lips, feeling that the little fried noodles he had put into his mouth tasted very fragrant, much better than wild vegetable porridge.
Zeng Fukui shook the empty cloth bag on his waist and said: "I came out in a hurry and didn't bring much dry food. It's good to have a bite. If you want to eat, wait until you get to Pingluo Town."
In order to assassinate Zhang Xianzhong, they naturally could not bring too much dry food with them. If they had not needed to flee Liting Town after the assassination, they might not have brought any dry food with them.
