After listening to the old servant's story, Ma Desheng and Li Zhun looked at each other, speechless. After a while, Ma Desheng finally said, "Master Li, what do you think we should do?"
Li Zhun frowned and pondered for a moment: "Where is Commander Guan?"
A tall man walked out of the crowd, cupped his fists and said, "Guan Xin is here, what are your orders, Mr. Li?"
Li Zhun said: "Commander Guan, can our brothers from Feihuying find a way to enter the hall and see what's going on inside?"
Guan Xin looked at the soaring fire, shook his head and said: "Master Li, it's not that our Feihu camp is greedy for life, but the fire is too strong now, and it is really difficult to enter. But don't worry, Xiaguan has arranged manpower to be in the nearby Look out from the commanding heights, and once we find that the fire has weakened, we will immediately set up a rope ladder and go into the hall to rescue people."
Li Zhun nodded and sighed: "As of now, that's all we can do. I hope the people in the hall can hold on until we go to rescue them."
Time passed like this, and after thousands of people present worked hard to put out the fire, it took half an hour for the fire to ease slightly.
Seeing this, Guan Xin said to Li Zhun: "Master Li, I just received a report that the roof on the northwest side of Xuanzang Hall has collapsed. Now that the fire has slowed down a little, I plan to summon a few dead soldiers and break into the hall to see the situation. "
Li Zhun was overjoyed and said: "That's very good. Just go ahead and rescue the brave men. Leave other matters to me, Mr. Li."
What Guan Xin wanted was Li Zhun's words. Rushing into such a fierce fire meant a narrow escape from death. With Li Zhun's words, the fate of his brothers would be guaranteed.
It was not long, and eight sergeants from Feihu Camp stood neatly next to Guan Xin. Li Zhun looked him up and down and saw that all eight of them were in their early twenties, with broad shoulders and strong arms, and tiger-like eyebrows and leopard eyes. All of them are strong young men.
Li Zhun couldn't bear that these young warriors were perished in the fire, so he turned around and asked, "Commander Guan, are there any other candidates?"
Guan Xin said: "Master Li, are you worried about the skills of these people?"
Li Zhun shook his head slightly and said: "No, every brother in Feihu Camp is an elite selected from the patrol army. I am very confident about their skills. However, these brothers are too young. Afraid……"
Guan Xin understood what Li Zhun meant, and before he finished speaking, he whispered: "These people are all orphans and have not yet married, so they will not cause too much chaos."
After hearing this, Li Zhun nodded and said loudly to the eight people in front of him: "Brothers, you went deep into danger and saved people from the fire. I deeply admire you! Don't worry, as long as you return safely, I, Li, promise you , each person will be rewarded with two hundred taels of silver, and if he can rescue someone, each person will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver!"
When the eight people heard this, their morale was high, and they were all gearing up and eager to try. Ma Desheng asked people to prepare eight pieces of heavy cotton clothes and ordered several people to change into them. He also found fine silk and linen from the house, soaked them with water, and covered their mouths and noses. Everything was ready, and Feihuying also set up a rope ladder on the big tree on the northwest side.
Ma Desheng had never seen a rope ladder. He had only heard that it was a tool used to seize ground and siege the city. When fighting in the wild, it could be used in conjunction with a ladder truck to fly over the moats and trenches outside the city and land directly on the enemy's city wall. The Flying Tiger Camp is the vanguard unit of the Jinling Patrol Army that is responsible for siegeing cities and plundering territory. Small tasks such as setting up rope ladders are naturally familiar to them.
I saw two thick ropes firmly wrapped around the roots of the big tree, and two slender ropes hanging naturally like ladders across the crown of the tree. There were wooden sticks tied in the middle of the ropes, and there was a dent in the middle of the wooden sticks. Ma Desheng was confused and asked: "Commander Guan, why is there a hole in the middle of this stick!?"
Guan Xin said: "This is to make it easier for our brothers from Feihuying to climb. The depression here is just right for your feet to be filled in, making it easier to climb over the wall and climb the city."
Ma Desheng heard this, smacked his lips and said, "As expected of Feihu Camp, the things they use are really exquisite!"
Guan Xin sighed and said: "General Ma is very complimentary. The experiences and actions you see today were all obtained by countless brothers who sacrificed their lives. When the Holy Ancestor founded the country, there was no rope ladder. We in Feihuying My brothers conquered Jinling, Chang'an, and even the entire country by relying on people stepping on people and people stepping on people..."
Seeing that Guan Xin was getting more and more excited as he spoke, Li Zhun hurriedly interjected: "Commander Guan, it's important to save people right now. I think our brothers are all ready. Let's set off now."
Guan Xin nodded and said loudly: "Soldiers of Feihu Camp!"
Everyone said in unison: "Yes!"
"Follow me on the expedition!"
"yes!"
When Ma Desheng saw the sergeants' neat appearance and high morale, he couldn't help but thought to himself: "It is said that there are two most elite teams in the patrol army, one is the Pioneer Battalion and the other is the Flying Tiger Battalion. In my opinion, what is in front of me is The Flying Tiger Camp is the representative of the patrol force’s strongest combat capability. How can those wine bags and rice bags in the Pioneer Camp be on the same level as the Flying Tiger Camp with strict military discipline?!”
As soon as the order was given, the entire Feihu Battalion took action. The eight dead soldiers boarded the rope ladder one by one, while the others held on to the legs of the ladder respectively, waiting for Guan Xin to give the order.
Seeing that everything was ready, Guan Xin turned to Li Zhun and said, "Master Li, I wonder which direction we should search first after entering the hall?"
Li Zhun didn't know either, so he turned around and looked at Ma Desheng. Ma Desheng scratched his head and said: "It stands to reason that Master and the others should be dining in the main hall, but after the fire, they will definitely not stay still. As for where they can be now? I...I don't know."
Guan Xin frowned and said: "Xuanzhengtang in your mansion covers an area of at least a hundred acres. Not to mention the thick smoke inside now, even when the lights are bright, it is difficult to find someone. If we eight brothers really Once you get in, wouldn’t it be like finding a needle in a haystack?”
The two sergeants at the back were stunned for a moment. In this moment of confusion, the long sword had arrived, and there were two more crisp sounds. The sergeant lowered his head and saw that the long spear in his hand had become a short spear.
Pan Suxuan knew that these sergeants were elites in the patrol army, so he could not bear to harm their lives. Moreover, he only wanted to use the road and there was no need to kill them. Therefore, he just used his internal strength to cut off their spears and kill them. The sharpness can make everyone retreat in spite of difficulties.
The battalion commander was horrified. Seeing that Pan Suxuan was about to rush in front of him, he hurriedly whistled three times. People from the north and south sides came out and surrounded Pan Suxuan. Dozens of spears were pointed at Pan Suxuan's chest.
The battalion commander shouted loudly: "Those rebels, why don't you dismount and accept your surrender?"
Pan Suxuan raised his head and said: "I am a guest in the general's mansion, not a thief!"
The battalion commander sneered: "Disobeying the curfew, committing murders with weapons, rushing into officers and soldiers, and violently resisting arrests. Isn't such behavior considered a rebellion?!"
Pan Suxuan didn't want to waste any more words with him. With a flick of his wrist, Pan Suxuan drew a circle on his chest with his long sword, cutting off the surrounding spears again. At the same time, he jumped up from his horse and charged straight towards the battalion commander. go. As the saying goes, to capture the thief first, capture the king. If you want to quickly control this elite force, you can only take down the leader first. Therefore, Pan Suxuan made a killing move when he took action. The long sword turned into a cold light and struck directly at his heart.
The battalion commander was so frightened that he was at a loss. He instinctively leaned back and rolled off his horse, falling to the ground with a clang. Pan Suxuan stepped forward, put the tip of the sword directly at his throat, and shouted: "Let them get out of the way!"
When the sergeants saw that their leader had been captured, they raised dozens of spears and stabbed Pan Suxuan from all directions. Pan Suxuan didn't panic and pushed the long sword forward. The battalion commander immediately howled like a killing pig: "Stop...stop! Are you trying to murder me?!"
All the soldiers did not dare to move after hearing this. Pan Suxuan said to the battalion commander: "If you want to survive, tell your men to disperse and prepare two fast horses for me."
