Zhang Zangxie looked down the cliff. It was now completely dark. There were about a hundred torches under the cliff, illuminating a small area. There were far more Daushi warriors under the cliff than on Dou Ji Feng before. , it seems that Iben has already arranged reinforcements nearby. I am afraid that the reason why the cannibals found this place tonight is because they have arranged sentries at various crossings, and they know that Master Gu Xin is here.
Zhang Zangxie did not show any martial arts skills at the Nine Religions Conference. This was because he was basically a scribe. However, Iben saw that among the four people from Tibet, Master Gu Xin, Ma Xiangzhong Bajie, and Tiebian Xinuoluo all possessed unique skills. Although Zangxie in this chapter seems to be weak, he is a wise man and cannot be said to be a master.
At night, there was a strong wind in the sky. Zhang Zangxie stood on a high place, his robe sleeves puffed up by the wind. In the eyes of the Yijiao warriors at the foot of the cliff, they felt that he was also very powerful. Yiben was only known as a "prophet", but he was not If he is truly omniscient and omnipotent, how can he know that Zhang Zangxie actually knows no martial arts at all?
Iben didn't want to break up with him, he smiled and mumbled something, and an interpreter behind him said loudly: "The great prophet said, we haven't explained our intention yet, why should Brother Zhang Xian refuse people thousands of miles away?"
There was a language barrier between Tubo and Dashi, but many countries in the Western Regions spoke Chinese. Ibn and Zhang Zangxie could only communicate with each other in Tang Chinese.
Zhang Zangxie said, neither humble nor arrogant: "If the great prophet has anything to say, it doesn't matter."
The interpreter then interpreted Iben's words and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask Master Gu Xin a small question and ask him to give me some advice in person."
Zhang Zangxie said: "The prophet told the villain, and the same thing happened when someone told the master."
Master Gu Xin was very wise. He deliberately lowered his chanting voice when speaking to Zhang Zangshe, and raised his voice when speaking to Yiben and the interpreter. Therefore, it is difficult to hear the subtle differences in the pitch of his voice before and after. This makes Zhang Zangxie's words sound very clear, while Da Shiren's words are unclear. 33
It became more and more difficult for Iben to judge the level of Zhang Zangxie's kung fu. On the one hand, Zhang Zangxie sounded weak and seemed to be incompetent in martial arts. On the other hand, his voice could overwhelm Master Gu Xin's strange chanting, and he seemed to have attained great achievements. Quite high.
But although he had doubts in his heart, he was unwilling to leave. After holding it in for a long time, he said a few more words, and the interpreter said: "The master is so arrogant. In this case, we can only go to the cliff to invite you." .”
Iben saw that the Fuxi Cliff looked very steep. Although the cliff was not high, it was impossible to jump up to a height of twenty feet. The only way to go up and down was through the stone steps on the cliff. Naturally, he would not go to the danger himself, so he took a quick look at it. The food warrior around me.
The Taishi warriors were all shrouded in black robes, with only their eyes exposed. They looked the same, but the few people around Iben were obviously the leaders of the Taishi warriors. They shouted loudly in the Taishi language to greet dozens of warriors behind him. Retreat into darkness.
Zhang Zangxie saw that the Big Eater warriors did not step forward to climb the stone steps, but instead retreated. He was surprised. The cliff here was a cliff. If the Big Eater wanted to outflank him, it would be better. Behind the cliff, there was a huge mountain, and it was night again. He was looking for a way out. Even four hours may not be enough for climbing.
But the Big Eater did not go far, but within a moment he pushed out several crossbows from the darkness behind. The name of this crossbow is "ballista", which is quite different from the appearance of the Zhongyuan bedzi crossbow. The crossbow arm is linear. It is not curved. There are only two wooden wheels in the front and a wooden "neck"-like structure. The crossbow is fixed on the wheel axle. Two warriors lift the rear tail. It seems to be very heavy. Each one requires six Only when people push hard together can they move forward slowly.
Arriving about fifty steps below the cliff, all the Big Eater warriors put their crossbows on the ground, and the rear of the car landed. The Big Eaters shook the winch in front, and the crossbows raised their heads high on the "neck" and faced the cliff hole. , it turns out that this layer of structure is specially used for siege, and can lift the crossbow to a huge elevation angle.
Zhang Zangxie could see clearly from above. The big eater pushed the winch at the rear of the crossbow machine, and the small arms on both sides of the originally straight crossbow arm folded inward, but the thick tendon bowstring made a creaking sound due to the tightness. It was very tiring, and the Dashi warrior inserted a thick steel spear into each crossbow cart.
Seeing the gleaming spearhead pointing towards the cliff cave, Zhang Zangxie, who was just a scribe, couldn't help but feel a little weak in his legs. Fortunately, the wind was strong at a high place, and his clothes were blown away, and he couldn't see the giant cannibal at the bottom of the cliff. His legs were shaking.
A leading warrior shouted, and several ballistae made loud noises. It turned out that there was a leaf spring in the crossbow machine, and the arm suddenly bounced back. The iron spear as thick as a child's arm made a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and flew towards Shooting from the cliff.
Zhang Zangxie was so frightened that he closed his eyes. Unexpectedly, the target of these iron spears was not him, but was inserted into the cliff at his feet. It turned out that there was a thick rope attached to the back of the iron spear. The Big Eater warriors pulled the rope together. The iron spear was inserted very deep into the red rock wall and was not pulled out. After the rope was tightened, the Big Eater warrior began to climb upwards.
This kind of spear-rope ballistae is a unique siege weapon of Dashi. It can be dismantled and transported. They disassembled the ballistae, covered it with tarpaulin, and smuggled it into the Tang Dynasty pretending to be construction timber cargo. Then they reassembled it for use.
The city fortresses of the Tang Dynasty occupies a vast area, so they are all built on plains. The walls are built on flat ground, and the highest is only two or three feet high. Therefore, a ladder is enough for siege equipment, but most of the castles in the land of food are built on cliffs. Above, although it occupies a small area, it is extremely high. The ladder is not enough to attack the castle on the mountain. The only way is to climb with ropes. This is what the spear-rope ballista is used for.
After the ballista sent out the spear rope, it began to wind up for the second time and buckled a new iron spear. This time there was no rope on the tail of the iron spear. The Great Eater Warrior slightly adjusted the position of the nose of the machine. This time, they were all pointing at the chapter. Zangxie, this move is intended to be a deterrent. Once Zhang Zangxie wants to pull out the iron spear, the ballistae will fire at him.
It turns out that the Great Eater Warriors are afraid that there is only one way to climb up the stone steps. Zhang Zangxie is guarding the cliff. No matter how powerful you are, you will not be able to climb up the cliff. But at this moment, a group of Great Eater Warriors are climbing up at the same time, with crossbows behind them. Pointing, Zhang Zangxie can't defend so many roads by himself.
In fact, the Dashi warrior overthinks it. Even if he climbs up the stone steps, there is actually nothing Zhang Zangxie can do. He doesn’t know martial arts. It doesn’t make any difference whether he comes with you all the way or the tenth way. He stands on the cliff and is helpless. , Iben was far away and could not see his expression clearly, but he said in his heart: This Zhang Zangxie is really a person. Seeing such a battle, he didn't even move. He has the air of a general, but he didn't know that Zhang Zangxie was frightened, not calm in the face of danger.
When the Big Eater Samurai climbed halfway, Zhang Zangxie opened his legs and turned back to the cliff cave in a flash. Seeing this, the Big Eater Warrior thought he was returning to the cave to find reinforcements, so he hurriedly shouted and speeded up the climb.
Zhang Zangxie entered the cave and saw that the four people in the cave were still in the same posture as when he came out. The time Zhang Zangxie had delayed could not be considered as the time required for a cup of tea, and Kong Kong'er had previously said that it would take four hours to achieve merit. Perfection, but the big cannibal is coming in the blink of an eye, how can we make it in time?
Zhang Zangxie said anxiously: "Master, the big cannibal is coming up the cliff, what should we do?"
Master Gu Xin was now the center of the four people's movements and energy. He kept chanting. Although he had a clear mind and heard Zhang Zangxie's words clearly, he had no time to reply. Zhang Zangxie saw Master Gu Xin. Without replying, he continued: "There are dozens of people climbing up the cliff, and there are people operating ballistas at the bottom of the cliff. There are no less than a hundred people in total. What should we do?"
Jiang Shuo was imparting the skills while using the Qi Guanqi technique. He did not need to chant, and his words were not affected at all. He said to Zhang Zangxie: "Not only are there under the cliff, but there are hundreds of people 200 steps away."
Although Zhang Zangxie is not a warrior, he still knows some rules about marching and formation. He said anxiously: "The difference of two hundred steps is exactly within the range of a strong bow and a powerful crossbow...ah...what should we do?"
He thought to himself: This cliff cave is too small, and there is only one entrance. Even if the four of them regain their freedom of movement at this moment, they will be shot by two hundred long bows. They may not be able to escape, and they will be trapped and die in this cave.
At this time, the first batch of climbing cannibals had arrived at the entrance of the cave. Seeing the appearance of the four people in the cave, although they did not know what was going on, the four people seemed unable to move. The leading cannibal could not help but be overjoyed. He shook his sleeves and revealed The two swords were approaching towards the four of them.
Jiang Shuo was the last one to enter the cave and sat closest to the entrance. The leader of the big food warriors stepped forward and raised his sword to chop off Jiang Shuo's head.
Seeing the scimitar fall, Master Gu Xin let go of Jiang Shuo's left hand and slapped Jiang Shuo's left shoulder blade with his palm. The transfer of internal energy between the four of them was not affected, but Jiang Shuo's left hand could move freely.
As soon as Jiang Shuo got what he wanted, he immediately raised his hand, and without looking, he slapped a palm behind him. As if there was an eye in the back of his head, he slapped the palm on the scimitar blade.
Jiang Shuo had the inner strength of Zhulong Gong in his hand and slapped his scimitar with one palm. How could the Great Eater Warrior hold it? Before he could realize what was going on, the scimitar in his hand flew out and stuck into the rock on the cave wall next to him, causing sparks to shoot out for a moment.
The big eater warrior was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his tiger's mouth. Blood was flowing out, and his wrist bones were in pain. The big eater's eyes suddenly widened. He thought he had encountered the "devil" recorded in the scriptures, and he roared. , the other scimitar in his hand also took off his hand and threw it towards Jiang Shuo.
The scimitar flew towards Jiang Shuo's right side. Jiang Shuo's left index finger clasped his middle finger and passed it out from under his armpit. He still didn't look at it. He flicked his finger and hit the flying curved sword with fierce force. The knife made a soft "ding" sound, but the scimitar flew straight back. The big food warrior couldn't dodge and was stabbed in the leg by the knife.
The big-eating warrior screamed and fell to the ground. The cave was narrow and the vision of the warrior behind was blocked. He could not see clearly what happened. All he could see was that the person who took the lead slashed the back of the head of the young man sitting cross-legged in front of him with his sword. , the young man didn't even turn his head, but the sword of the Great Eater Samurai struck his leg inexplicably.
How can there be such a strange thing in the world? Everyone suspected that Jiang Shuo was a witch for a moment, but they all held swords in front of their chests. You pushed me, but no one dared to step forward.
The Da Shi warriors did not dare to step forward, and Jiang Shuo did not dare to pursue them. Although he was only passing on the strange inner power of the Zhulong Kung Fu, he could not leave Dugu Xiang's side.
At this time, the sound of "click" and "click" was heard, but Kong Kong'er opposite Jiang Shuo could see it clearly. He only glanced at it and then closed his eyes again, saying: "Look back, be careful, Dashi" People need to use hand crossbows.”
Kong Kong'er's expression seemed calm, but in fact it was already an extremely critical moment. Jiang Shuo didn't have time to think about it. He shook his shoulders and moved Master Gu Xin's palm to his side. The transfer of internal power continued, but he Turning sideways, he saw that the Dashi warrior on the opposite side was still winding up his crossbow. Jiang Shuo didn't have time to think about it. He made a false strike with his left palm, shouted loudly, and sent out a strong internal force towards the entrance of the cave, as if it was blowing in the cliff cave. Like a whirlwind, the four warriors who rushed into the hole were blown away!
Some people died, but not completely...
