The sky is covered with dark clouds, the cold wind is howling all around, and it's about to snow. The golden soldiers around him kept stamping their feet and cursing.
Aunt Zhou was tied to a wooden stake, her chest had been torn open, and it was a little dazzling in the cold wind. A golden soldier in front held a wrist-breaking knife in his mouth, scooped up a handful and sprinkled it on Aunt Zhou's chest. He patted Aunt Zhou's chest with his hand and took the knife in his hand.
The winter in Lanzhou is dry and snowy, but the wind today was particularly wicked, blowing on my face like a knife. In the cold wind, there were scattered pieces of snow, which made a loud sound on my clothes. I don’t know if it’s snowing or blowing down from the mountains. In the blink of an eye, Aunt Zhou's chest was covered with ice.
Jin Bing looked at Ali on the stand and waited for his order.
Ali didn't bandage his arm and sat on a chair. The soldier ordered him to get a jug of wine, and while drinking, he looked at Aunt Zhou fiercely.
After taking a sip of wine, Ali raised his hand and pointed at Aunt Zhou and said, "Take her heart and liver so that Grandpa can drink with her!"
Jin Bing responded, raised the sharp knife in his hand, and aimed at Aunt Zhou's heart.
At this moment, people outside the Yamen could be heard shouting and shouting for death. The sound got closer and closer, and it sounded like it was coming to the Yamen.
Ali didn't hear it and couldn't help but get angry. Said: "Go out and see, who is causing trouble? Is it bad to bully grandpa with a knife? Cut off a few heads!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a shout from the crowd and the door was pushed to the ground.
Looking at the golden soldiers who rushed in and were covered in blood, Ali strode forward and asked sternly: "Didn't I say that the people from Red Mud Fort will not arrive until tomorrow?"
Jin Bing shook his head and said feebly: "Bo Jin, this person is from Feiyuan Castle——"
Ali suddenly raised his head and looked at the crowd pouring in. He turned around suddenly and shouted: "Array up!"
After saying that, he quickly walked up to Aunt Zhou, kicked the sharp knife in Jin Bing's hand in front of her, and inserted it into Aunt Zhou's chest. He scolded: "Straight bitch, because of a little bitch like you, you put me in danger today! Killing you won't satisfy the hatred in my heart!"
At this time, Alibu's men had formed a military formation to block the incoming Song army. It's just that the people in Feiyuan Castle were so furious that they didn't care and just rushed forward desperately. The Jin soldiers could not separate the Song army and could only retreat slowly.
The Jin army in military formation was not something that the heroes of the fortress could deal with. However, due to the terrain limitations, the Jin army's formation could not change and could only carry the Song army hard. He stabbed down twenty or thirty people and slowly retreated to the edge of the yard.
Not seeing that the situation was over, Ali did not dare to entangle too much, so he had no choice but to lead his troops and retreat to the rear Yamen.
Outside the Yamen, Zhang Guang and Xie Zongyuan were sitting in the tea shed, looking at the heroes of Feiyuanbao beside them, dumbfounded. After a while, Zhang Guangcai said: "It looks like they are not our brothers. Where are they from? Our people said they would not arrive until tomorrow."
Jie Zongyuan looked at it for a while, pointed to a person inside and said, "Isn't that Wei Shouquan from Feiyuan Castle? Could it be that he is from Feiyuan Castle?"
Zhang Guang nodded, looked at the crowd in front of him, and said nothing.
Feiyuan Castle is located in the north of Lanzhou, on the upper reaches of Kelan River. It is very close to the upper reaches of Lanshui River, and you can enter the Lanshui River Valley within a short walk. Along the Lanshui River Valley, it is much closer to Lanzhou than Chini Fort. But Ali didn't go upstream along the Lanshui River Valley. How did Feiyuanbao know?
Seeing Wei Shouquan holding a spear and striding toward the government office, Zhang Guang hurriedly caught up with him. He grabbed Wei Shouquan's arm and said, "Brother, how did you get to Zhoucheng? Ali is not here. He came up along the Lan River, and the news could not reach Feiyuan Castle."
Wei Shouquan said: "I heard the news that Ali was not coming to Lanzhou a few days ago, so I came here to stop him. Liang Xing is in Fangshan and has not attacked for a long time, which is really worrying. Now that Lanzhou is empty, how can we allow him to do so? Hundreds of gold soldiers are coming and going!"
Zhang Guang slapped his thigh: "What a coincidence! The day before yesterday, Ali was not the same guy, and he captured Aunt Zhou who was returning to Loubanzhai from the Red Mud Fort. I followed all the way, thinking about rescuing Aunt Zhou. How can I help my brothers to get there tomorrow? Come, sighing here!"
After hearing this, Wei Shouquan took a long knife from the man next to him and handed it to Zhang Guang. Said: "That's very good! Follow me into the state government office!"
Zhang Guang took the long knife, weighed it in his hand, and nodded heavily.
Ali did not bring the troops to the Yamen, but he heard the roar of people everywhere and the sound of killing. It seemed that the rebels had already reached Houya, and Ali complained in his heart.
The rebels continued to pour into the Yamen, and the Jin soldiers were unable to resist the enemy. Ali had no choice but to open the back door and lead his army to kill him.
Wei Shouquan and Zhang Guang rushed into the state government office and saw Aunt Zhou on the pillar. He hurried forward and saw that Aunt Zhou had a sharp knife stuck in her chest and she had been out of breath for a long time.
Zhang Guang stepped forward, covered Aunt Zhou's breasts, held her shoulders and looked at her face. My heart was filled with sorrow and I could not help but shed tears.
The snowflakes became bigger, flying and falling. After a while, the surrounding land turned white.
Thinking that the people who were laughing and chatting with him two or three days ago have now passed away, Zhang Guang felt that there was no more fun in the world, and his heart was empty.
Wei Shouquan said: "I have sent people to surround the back office. Ali will have no way to go without this guy. Brothers, let's chop that guy up together!"
Zhang Guang suddenly raised his head, pointed out the long knife in his hand, and said: "Okay, go and chop that guy!"
After saying that, he held up his knife, followed Wei Shouquan who was holding a spear, and rushed towards the rear office in rapid strides.
If Ali did not leave the back office, there would only be fifty or sixty people left around him. Form a tight formation and kill towards the east of Lanzhou City. If you escape from the city, you can go east to Xianzhou. Xianzhou is the key defensive place of the Jin army. It is close, and there may be troops to support it.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and people can no longer be seen clearly from a few steps away. The Song army gradually stopped attacking and just stayed behind.
When we arrived at the east gate of the city, we saw that the gate was closed and there was not a single pedestrian on the road.
Without looking around, Ali ordered a few golden soldiers to open the city gate. Lanzhou is a small city and there is no barbican. As long as the city gate is opened, one can escape.
Four golden soldiers ran towards the city gate. About ten steps away from the city gate, I heard the sound of bowstrings at the top of the city. Before he could react, he was shot to the ground by a powerful crossbow.
At this time, Wei Shouquan and Zhang Guang led people to kill. He commanded the rebels to form a military formation and attacked the Jin army.
Seeing that there was no way to retreat, Ali became fierce and commanded his troops to form a circular formation and fight with the Song army. According to the fighting strength of the rebel army, the fifty or sixty of them can exchange at least more than a hundred lives. If you change one for another, you won't lose money.
The rebels usually have very little training and are not skilled in military formations. Fighting one on one is okay, but forming a military formation, the combat effectiveness is much worse. He just fought to the death with the Jin army with his passion. One person fell, and several people around him caught up.
(End of chapter)
