"Gu Gu, Wu Er..."
Niu Chengzhong's men imitated birdsong of different lengths towards the end of the corridor.
In the gap between the city battlements, the lanterns of the night watchmen suddenly flickered, but no strange sound was heard.
The battlements still looked like a giant beast lying down and taking a nap.
But after a while, there was a lot of rustling movement on the corridor under the city wall, and then there were a few strange frog calls.
"Young Master, our people have come in." Niu Chengzhong's subordinates could not hide their excitement.
Niu Chengzhong said a deep "hmm" and stepped forward to open the door.
Several black shadows approached quickly, and the first person rushed to Niu Chengzhong.
He knelt down on one knee and reported solemnly: "Young Master, there are fifty brothers all the way to the city wall here, and the other thirty brothers are already lying down on the other side of the waterway. As soon as the villagers take action, the waterway will be blocked and the waterway will be sealed. I won’t let that turtle son Qiu Wanliang escape.”
Niu Chengzhong helped him up, patted his shoulder, and signaled him to lead the team from the door to the woodshed and livestock shed. Then he said to Huang Zunsu: "After the people and horses pass, I will send my personal followers to take you along this road to the city battlements." , there are ropes there, you have no climbing skills, my people will carry you over the city wall, you walk along the ditch to a mass grave, go around the mass grave and go straight to the southeast, you can find the official road to Qiandun Town . Mr. Huang listens clearly..."
Before Niu Chengzhong could finish his last sentence, a heart-rending howl suddenly came from not far away.
"Master Qiu, there is a night attack! The enemy is in the west battlement!"
Niu Chengzhong's shoulders were shaken and he rushed out the door.
On the city wall in front, the bandits who were keeping watch on the nearby battlements on the left and right were shouting and surrounding them.
Immediately, accompanied by the "swish" sound of bows and arrows, the bandits rushing in front screamed "ah".
But in the bandit barracks, which was separated from the corridor by a vegetable field, more bandits were awakened. They picked up their knives and guns with a clatter and got out of the house.
In an instant, at the end of the corridor under the city battlement, they were already in harmony.
Niu Chengzhong turned around and said urgently to Huang Zunsu: "This passage is ruined. You and the two girls should take shelter near the kitchen. I will lead people to block Qiu Wanliang. By then, gangsters from all over will definitely come to him." If the house is crowded, you might take advantage of the chaos and leave through the front door."
At this time, Huang Zunsu also changed his behavior as a scribe, picked up the hem of his long gown, tied it around his waist, and asked Niu Chengzhong directly: "Can General Niu give Huang a short blade?"
Zheng Haizhu Yihao stepped forward and said unambiguously: "I want it too."
Niu Chengzhong and Huang Zunsu looked at her at the same time, sighing secretly in their hearts. This pair of master and servant was indeed unusual. The young lady showed no signs of weakness, and the maid was even more brave and heroic.
Niu Chengzhong asked his subordinates to give Huang Zunsu a scimitar.
"Mr. Huang, hold this knife horizontally and draw it out flat. When fighting an enemy, it will cut the enemy's throat the deepest."
He himself took out a short blade from his waist that was more like a chisel than a knife, and handed it to Zheng Haizhu: "Girl, this knife is only edged one inch at the tip. It won't be easy to hold it if you don't hold it properly." Injury. If you are restrained by a gangster, just stab him like a hairpin."
Zheng Haizhu took it and put it in the narrow sleeve pocket, which was quite snug and safe.
Before she even said "thank you", Niu Chengzhong picked up his spear with his backhand and led the first batch of assembled soldiers to rush out of the kitchen while briefly explaining the layout of the village and allocating troops.
The silver gun flashed, and the figure moved away.
Zheng Haizhu couldn't help but listen to Niu Chengzhong's pronunciation of "mangmang", "灁人" and "殮", as well as the unique tonal responses of his subordinate soldiers.
As a person from later generations, she was very sure that General Niu, who claimed to be the imperial bandit suppresser, was talking about Sichuan and Sichuan.
…
Huang Zunsu held up a machete and approached the guard who had been knocked unconscious. After confirming that he was still unconscious, he found the key on the ground and locked the door of the stable.
The fire was already bright outside, the sound of killing was loud, the weapons clashed violently, and the sharp and harsh sound pierced the night sky. Faintly, the cries of women and children could be heard again, coming from the family members of the bandits.
There are about 400 young men in the bandit camp, which is equivalent to the number of soldiers owned by a "general commander" in the Beijing camp or the border army in the Ming Dynasty. With a tough bandit like Qiu Wanliang in the lead, how can it be easily defeated.
Huang Zunsu blew out the oil lamp, dragged a ladder, climbed to the roof of the kitchen, and hid behind the chimney to watch.
Not long after, he climbed down and said to Han Ximeng and Zheng Haizhu: "The gate of the village was opened, but no officers and soldiers rushed in. Only a few family members of the gangsters ran out. Let's leave now."
The three of them ran out quickly, and were first frightened by the scene of blazing flames and flashing swords. Then they caught the family members of the bandits who had no weapons in their hands and were running for their lives. The three people hurriedly left the shadow of the earth-walled hut and evacuated in the direction of the group of women and children.
Unexpectedly, when they ran to the nearest stable, the one-eyed bandit Xu Aliu was riding his horse out. Before he could speed up, he saw Han Ximeng and Zheng Haizhu at a glance.
"Did that bastard Niu Chengzhong let you out? I'll chop you to death first."
In the light of the fire, Xu Aliu looked ferocious, raised his shining knife, and struck down the back of Han Ximeng's neck from a high position.
Huang Zunsu, who had always been watching over the two women and had not taken a few steps away from them, was a scholar. At this critical moment, he was as nimble as if his soul was exerting its power. He opened his eyes angrily, rushed forward in an instant, and raised his arms. .
There was a "crack" sound, and the machete blade Niu Chengzhong gave him blocked Xu Aliu's throwing blade.
Han Ximeng did not freeze in place and ran away like a rabbit.
Zheng Haizhu looked closely and saw that Huang Zunsu's shoulders were trembling and his body was swaying. He obviously had no fighting skills. Only because he instinctively held the knife with both hands and doubled his grip, the scimitar did not fall to the ground under the huge impact of the opponent's weapon.
Xu Aliu was stunned, and then he saw clearly that the person who had the knife was the stinky Jinshi who was kidnapped to exchange money.
He pulled the reins of the horse and turned its head, this time aiming at Huang Zunsu.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I leaned slightly to the left and before I could pick up the sword, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my right thigh.
Xu Aliu hissed "Ah" and looked back. It was the maid from the Han family, stumbling away from the horse's neck. In her hand was a short blade like an iron chisel. The tip was covered with blood and the cold light remained. It has to be a section of silver near the handle.
Damn it, these two young men are actually doing something wrong, and they dare to come up and fight for their lives!
"One-eyed dragon, my family has been practicing medicine for generations and we will never miss the mark. I cut off the blood vessels in your legs that connect to your heart. The more you move, the faster you will die!"
Zheng Haizhu confronts the gangsters loudly.
She had just scratched the inside of Xu Aliu's front leg based on her superficial knowledge of the human body structure. She was not sure whether she had really severed the artery.
She only knew that there was no way a man could outrun a horse, and there was no way out in a short period of time. The thought of "the worst case scenario would be to die again and travel through time again" lingered in her mind, and a fierce spirit of risk-taking appeared around her.
Rabbit still has some courage. Rutu's courage made Zheng Haizhu stab him without hesitation.
Xu Aliu was stunned in pain and anger, and his other thigh was slashed again by Huang Zunsu who rushed towards him.
In a hurry, he switched the throwing knife to his left hand, swung it to protect his lower body, and touched his right leg with his right hand. Sure enough, hot blood spurted out, which was definitely not an ordinary trauma.
This ruthless bandit thought that he could kill several people in a matter of seconds, but he never expected that his boat would capsize in the ditch.
Xu Aliu's mind went blank for a moment until he heard his elder brother Qiu Wanliang's howl coming from the stone road behind him.
"Ah Liu, come pick me up!"
