The wooden shackles around Liang Chuan's neck were still tight, and it was extremely difficult to turn over. The person here was definitely not a good person. What Liang Chuan was most worried about was that someone wanted to kill him halfway, and now his hands and feet were tied. It's like fish on the chopping board.
He stretched out his foot and kicked Dong and Qian awake from snoring: "There's something wrong!"
The strong man who robbed Dao! Dong and Qian were frightened. They said whatever they wanted, Liang Chuan had such a crow's mouth!
There was a sound of galloping men and horses in the pine forest, accompanied by shouts and roars, and the three men were ordered to stay where they were and wait to die. The war horses raised a puff of smoke, and the sound of horse hooves became clearer and clearer, which meant that the men and horses were getting closer!
"This is not the northwest front line. How come there are soldiers and horses coming and going? They must be strong men who are trying to rob Dao. Come on, help me take off the shackles. I will help you resist for a while!"
There have been people who have committed crimes since ancient times, but they are very few. These people are often the remnants of gang crimes. Otherwise, no one would do such stupid things unless their brains are soaked in water.
Displacement does not mean the death penalty. Once you arrive at the place of execution and register, it means half of the task is completed. The person is the household registration of the place of punishment, and the officials of the place of punishment will no longer care about these soldiers. If you spend a little money in the place of punishment, you can avoid the punishment directly, and you can still do it without having to suffer the crime.
This is why Empress Dowager Liu almost jumped up when she heard that Liang Chuan had just been sentenced to being an unmarried man.
If you dare to kill the escorting officer and escape during the escort, that will be a proper death penalty! Just imagine, if a person who can be sentenced to death is sentenced to a suspended death sentence, who would have the brain to commit a crime intentionally? Then the penalty will be changed immediately and the death penalty will be executed directly! So no matter how stupid the criminal is, he won't do it like this. It's better to spend a little manpower to make things more beautiful!
Liang Chuan can be sure that this group of people is not Yelu Zhongguang and his friends. They ride horses more for efficiency than for ostentation. It is not their style to come here to rob the road in such a grand manner!
Qian Daowei's feet were numb and he collapsed on the ground like mud. Dong Xing tried his best to take out the key to the shackles from his baggage, but his hands were shaking. He finally took out the key and used it to untie the wooden shackles. Just can't open it. .
Liang Chuan looked at Dong Xing's hands and became anxious. Dong Xing was no longer able to untie the wooden shackles. He took out the waist knife from his waist and waited for the enemy's arrival with the waist knife in both hands, dry and trembling. .
This group of people finally arrived. They were all riding tall and fat horses. When they caught up with them, they pinned down the horses' heads before they could even shoot. This group of people almost had the word "land bandit" carved on their faces. They were all filled with murderous intent. Teng Teng, who had countless scars and tattoos on his body, pointed at the three people and asked: "Is the criminal Liang Chuan?"
He is indeed the enemy!
When Dong Xing heard that Liang Chuan's name was known, he expected that he was not a thief, so he agreed: "Yes, may I ask who the hero is?"
This gang of thugs had a hard time chasing after them. When they saw the main character coming on stage, a sneer appeared on their lips, and they immediately revealed their murderous intent!
"kill!"
This group of people didn't say a word. They rode horses and brandished machetes to kill the generals. Liang Chuan looked at the two official officers with their feet swaying, and was afraid that something would happen to the two of them, and that the villain in the court would have to make a mistake himself. He was accused of killing an official and escaping, and immediately shouted: "Why are you standing there, run away!"
These gangsters were obviously coming for themselves and had nothing to do with Dong and Qian. When Liang Chuan shouted, the two of them realized that their lives were at stake! Run your legs faster than a rabbit.
The pine forest is dense and secluded, just like the old forest in Hulu Mountain behind He Luliangchuan Wangxiang's old house.
Liang Chuan was walking in the pine forest. The result of Li Chuyi's training in the forest in the early years actually came into effect today. The winding roots and branches in the pine forest became his most effective cover. The war horse could not run in a straight line. , going around and around, like playing hide-and-seek. If the horse's hoof is tripped by a tree root, it may break the horse's leg.
Before Liang Chuan had time to untie the shackles on his body, he was still able to dodge these people as if he had eyes under his feet despite this big guy weighing dozens of kilograms!
"Who sent you here? If you have the ability, tell me your name and let me know how to die!"
"If you die, go ask the Lord of Hell! You have offended someone who shouldn't be offended, and we are also following orders. Don't make any unnecessary struggles. If you are honest, we can still consider leaving your body intact!"
Someone who shouldn't be offended? Aren’t those Empress Dowager Liu and Zhao Zonge! If Empress Dowager Liu wanted to kill him, she wouldn't send these people from all walks of life. She would just let Xia Shou'en do it. Then the only possibility would be Zhao Zong'e!
Liang Chuandong hid in Tibet and managed to survive for a while. However, the wooden shackles he was wearing were too big, and the pine branches were messy, so they got stuck even if he wasn't careful.
Seeing this, the pursuers caught up and cut him down with a steel knife.
Liang Chuan was shocked. He used all his strength on his waist and abdomen to push the wooden shackle up. He turned sideways and used the shackle as a shield, trying to block this powerful blow.
With a bang, the steel knife chopped the wooden shackles into pieces, and the fragments hung on Liang Chuan's body. Liang Chuan struggled hard, and the wooden shackles were suddenly broken free!
Liang Chuan, who had lost the shackles of the wooden shackles, was like a tiger escaping from its cage, wandering in the pine forest with a grin. He walked to Dong Xing's baggage, picked up Dong Xing's waist knife, and quickly hid it behind the pine tree.
"You must be sent here by Mr. Zhao!"
Liang Chuan in the pine forest could perfectly dodge every branch, walking silently, and appeared elusively behind these people, stabbing them one by one. The people died on the ground, and the horses were still standing and spinning.
At first, a group of people killed one person, but now the situation is reversed, and it turned out that one person killed a group of people!
Liang Chuan's mouth was still distracting these people: "Tell me, I will pay double the amount the young master will give you. Back then, this boy almost owed me money. If you go back and chop Zhao Zong'e, you can pay for it no matter how much it costs." Easy to discuss, we’ll be there immediately!”
A group of gangsters were annoyed by Liang Chuan's teasing! But he gritted his teeth and refused to quarrel with Liang Chuan.
Qian and Dong both ran away without a trace, and I don’t know if they were hiding or running too fast!
"People die for money and birds die for food. Brother, if it's too little, just say it and I'll raise the price. Isn't it just money? I don't have anything, but I have a lot of money!"
Liang Chuan seemed to be singing a play by himself. He had many lines, which were disgusting. This was Liang Chuan's tactics. Relying on the chaos of the pine forest, he scattered a group of people and defeated them one by one. Liang Chuan held a fragment of a wooden shackle in his hand. , the pointed head stabbed several thugs to death, all of them hitting the heart and neck. As soon as it entered, the person's strength was drained, and he could only lie on the ground and wait for death.
The training in the early years was really not just about eating and having nothing to do, but it actually came in handy today! Liang Chuan was like a ghost harvesting heads in the pine forest. After a few rounds, there were more than ten horses in the pine forest, and there was only one person left alive, the leader.
Liang Chuan no longer hid, and walked out of the pine forest to the open space. The pursuer twitched his horse's butt and came over to kill him. He knew that everyone who followed him was dead, so he wanted to win with one blow.
As soon as the war horse rushed over, the man on the horse took advantage of the impact of the war horse and slashed him down diagonally. Liang Chuan turned sideways to avoid it and tore the man off the horse!
With a bang, the man fell so hard that he was spinning like a chicken, and was lifted up by Liang Chuan.
"I can give you a hundred ways to die, it depends on whether you want to say it or not. Who sent you here? Is it the Queen Mother or Zhao Zong'e?"
The pursuer looked at Liang Chuan in fear, kicking his legs in the air: "Young Master Zhao! Spare your life, you hero!"
"very good!"
Liang Chuan did not kill the bandit leader, but threw the leader aside like garbage: "Go back and tell Zhao Zong'e to wash his neck and wait at home. If I don't chop him up, I will not be a human being! Get out of here too!" , I won’t have such good luck again!”
The man staggered away and ran away. As soon as he left the end of the pine forest, another puff of smoke and dust rose up, and another group of people came towards him.
Liang Chuan jumped onto the pine tree three times, hiding behind the branches and observing secretly.
"Boss, we are late. Our brothers have been keeping an eye on the palace for several days. They were following us well a few days ago. Today, we accidentally let these guys take advantage of us!"
The person who came was none other than Yelu Chongguang. He looked at the dead bodies lying on the ground and felt like crying. His boss didn't see the dead or alive, and he secretly protected them to the point of being useless.
Liang Chuan picked a pine seed and hit Yelu Zhongguang on the head.
"You are here."
"My boss!" Yelu Zhongguang called to everyone around him: "Stop looking for me, my boss is not dead!"
"Of course I'm not dead." Liang Chuan jumped down from the tree.
"Where are Dong and Qian?"
"Here they are." The intelligence team members gathered over with two frightened birds.
Liang Chuan helped the two of them pat the dust off their bodies. An Wei said: "You two are frightened. These are my brothers. I killed the people who were chasing us just now. Let's go. With brothers like me here, we can Let’s go on the road with peace of mind.”
Dong and Qian were in shock, looking at a group of unruly and fierce men who dared not make a sound. They had seen these people in Bianjing and finally felt at ease.
"Everyone...asked you to...kill them?"
A cold light appeared in Liang Chuan's eyes: "If I don't kill them, they will kill me. Isn't it a serious crime to rob and kill the officials who entered the court?"
Qian Daowei said with horror in his eyes: "It's so abominable, who are these people?"
"It doesn't matter who it is, let's continue on the road."
The days that followed were much better. Yelv Chongguang brought the good horses he raised in Zhuangzi and gave one to each of Dong Qian. Everyone rode the horses, which saved a lot of legwork.
The group passed by Hezhong Prefecture, passed by Fengxiang Prefecture, and headed for Weizhou along the tributaries of the Wei River. After passing Weizhou, the Zhenrong Army was at the foot of Liupan Mountain.
This area has been devastated by the war. It can be said that there is no cockcrow for a thousand miles, mountains of bones are piled up, and not even a single house can be seen. The vast Gobi wind and sand are roaring, and the air of chilling is blowing against the face. The environment is too bad to be... The human world is like hell.
No one knows what happened here.
Yelv Chongguang has longed for horseback all his life, longing for the excitement of a general and a hundred soldiers. However, war is not a word, let alone a joke. When you really face it, the shock it gives people is unbearable.
"Is this war?"
"I haven't seen it either, but a real war should be much more cruel than this."
"Master, can't we just kill those two birdmen and run away?"
"No, they won't be able to deliver the mission if I run away. There's no need to do this. Is there any other news about Zhao Zong'e?"
"It's funny to say that after Zhao Zongshi asked the official to choose him as the prince, Zhao Zong'e was so angry that he wanted to occupy the Forbidden City. Who knew that Zhao Yun asked the adults to speak out and claimed that the Forbidden City was his private property. Zhao Zong'e would not dare to kiss this future official no matter what. My father is a fool. He didn’t get any benefits. He sent people to chase you thousands of miles to kill your boss. We chased you all the way, and something happened that almost caused your boss to get into trouble."
"Let me tell you, in the past, this kid only made small fuss, but this time he was so direct and sent the killer directly. Fortunately, I have practiced my skills, otherwise I would have fallen into the woods."
"Master, are you really not going to run away? When we get to Zhenrong, there are troops all over the place. It will be even harder to run away!"
"Escape is also an art. You have to do it without being noticed. If I run casually, everyone will know that I am not dead, and the government will look for me all over the world. This cannot be done so casually. The fake show must be done for real, and it must be done properly. It’s all done.”
"Then what if Zhao Zonge sends someone over again?"
"There's a war going on at the front, and not many people dare to come. Besides, if you come, you'll be killed. What's there to think about?"
The headquarters of the Zhenrong Army is located in Guyuan, Ningxia today, and it is a battleground for military strategists. After the defeat of Haoshuichuan, Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan were demoted. The imperial court promoted Xia Song to Shaanxi Economic Envoy to preside over the northwest war. After Xia Song came to power, he changed the strategy of Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan to proactively seek a decisive battle, and changed the strategy of Xixia to prevent Mainly, the strategy of decisive battle comes second.
The walls of Guyuan City were built like iron barrels, high and thick. There was not even a blade of grass visible outside the city. However, there were many merchants doing various small businesses not far away. There was no sense of crisis at all in the war.
Qiaqia, the most dangerous place in the world, is the most profitable place. Many people risk losing their heads to make money here because they are attracted by the shortage of materials in the city. They transport various grains, rice, noodles and medicinal materials from Guanzhong. The one who makes the most money is the Hanshui Gang. Here, the prices are more than twice as expensive as usual.
Seeing that they were about to enter the city, Dong and Qian jumped off their horses and said to Liang Chuan: "Thank you for your care along the way. This is a smooth sailing. But when we are about to enter the city, if we ride big horses, we will be too conspicuous. A killing blow with a stick will probably be too conspicuous." It’s inevitable!”
"You two are absolutely right. You go and stay in the city. Just come with Chongguang!"
Liang Chuan followed Dong Qian into the city to deliver the goods, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad luck. He was assigned the task of building the city wall as soon as he arrived. When Xixia attacks, all villages can cooperate with each other and work together to defeat the enemy.
