290 Cold Night
Hu Ling looked straight out of the door, his eyes full of determination ready to attack, like a cheetah ready to jump up and forage for food.
"I'm afraid it was brought by Mrs. Li today. Seeing Hu Ling's appearance, Dali was shocked. Hu Sanniang is not a loser, but when she encounters such an unexpected situation, not only is she not timid, but she is full of interest.
Hu Ling took two steps forward, put his hand on the door frame, knocked on it again and again, and said, "Li Mei and her brother are not the same kind of people, she will not betray me, I am afraid that Li Deming sent someone to follow her." You go and find out how many people are coming, we have to move ahead of time, otherwise it will be more difficult for us to get out when their reinforcements arrive. ”
After a while, Dali came back with a cold air, and said in a deep voice: "There are at least eighty or ninety people." ”
When Hu Ling heard this, he immediately went out and chose a very fast secret guard to deliver a message to Zhu Shang, and then gathered the remaining fourteen people and asked them to go to each household in the cattle city separately and bring the horses from the stable to the alley.
When the cattle market is open during the day, there are many shopkeepers, horse trainers, small servants, etc., but at night only one or two small servants are left to guard it.
The little guard was very tired from working during the day, and he slept deeply at night, although he would not notice the entry and exit of the guard, but when the guard pulled out the horses of the entire stable, there would be a lot of noise, and the person who slept deeply could wake up.
Therefore, the first thing the guards did when they entered the house was to stun these little guys, and then leave a bag of silver taels to buy horses.
There are also hundreds of horses in the entire livestock city.
The alley was soon filled with horses.
The horses were disturbed and drowsy, and all of them were dissatisfied, and they stood in the alley barking incessantly, and the heat came out of their nostrils, which condensed into a cloud of mist in the air, and the horses' hooves kept kicking, and the alley was full of dust for a while.
Hu Ling wanted to put up a wooden frame on the horses, light a fire, and let the horses rush out to disperse the people outside, but they took advantage of the chaos to leave.
But when she saw these sturdy horses, she was reluctant to sacrifice them in exchange for a chance to escape.
These horses were of excellent breed, well-fed, and professionally trained, no less than any military horse she had ever seen in Bianjing.
I can't bear to sacrifice such a good horse.
She gathered everyone together and said in a deep voice, "I have decided to take these horses with me, and in addition to us, these horses will also be taken away from Xiping Mansion." ”
She had expected the Dark Guard to think she was willful and would retort, and she even thought that no matter how they retorted, she would arbitrarily order them to leave with the horses.
I didn't want her voice to fall, and these people only answered one yes.
With the only lantern, with a faint light, she saw that the eyes of these people were full of anticipation!
It turns out that she is not the only one who has taken a fancy to these horses!
They found the head horses of each household, mounted them separately, and followed the other horses.
Hu Ling rushed out on horseback with eight secret guards and moved forward quickly.
The other four guards remained in the shadows, observing the situation and standing still as a last resort.
In the northwest in October, it was very cold at night.
The sky was as black as thick ink, and the cold wind from the west pierced through the darkness and swept through the eaves, mixed with the cold smell of stone and earth, and cut through his cheeks like a bayonet and into the mouth of the leader.
The little warmth that Hu Ling and the eight secret guards had instantly dissipated, making them more focused.
It's a battle of life and death, dignity and prestige.
The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded like thunder in the originally noisy alley, and the guards outside trembled in their hearts, and a few even dropped their weapons, picked them up in a panic, and held them in front of them with both hands.
Hu Ling grabbed the reins in one hand and held a spear in the other, and rushed out of the dark alley like lightning.
The guards who came out behind her were like beasts emerging from the ground, quiet and ferocious, exuding a fierce murderous aura.
When the guards surrounding the city saw this, they were too frightened to move before their spears pierced their chests.
They thought they were just here to catch a Central Plains woman, a Central Plains woman who knew some martial arts.
However, how could they have expected that she would appear here like a falcon at night, like a female general, and before they could react, they were already approaching her.
With the martial arts of the secret guards and Hu Ling, it is by no means something that these nearly 100 guards can stop.
They quickly broke through the encirclement.
Just after breaking through the encirclement, someone came on a horse not far away, and the person who came came with a torch, and soon illuminated the place.
Just listening to the voice, I also know that the people who came here now are not on the same level as the people who were gathered in the cattle market just now.
Li Deming came with his soldiers.
They were all in armor, apparently prepared.
Hu Ling shouted, and the guards lined up on either side of her.
Li Deming reined in and looked at Hu Ling with a light smile.
He saw her riding a horse all black, with black riding boots on her feet, and armor in which was a dark brocade robe, her face unpowdered, and her hair tied up like a man.
Even if she is black, she can't hide her dazzling figure, with straight shoulders and a slender neck.
He recognized her at a glance.
Her face looked good in the firelight.
Li Deming clasped his fists with both hands and said loudly: "Li Deming has seen Hu Sanniang, I have heard that the lady has superb martial arts and is a lover of personality. ”
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm leaving Xiping Mansion now, are you going to open the city gate, or are you going to fight me?"
This is the first time Hu Ling has seen Li Deming, she originally disliked the Li family of the Dangxiang clan, but now she saw him with a hypocritical smile on his sinister face, which increased her disgust for him in her heart.
"Hu Sanniang, there is still a jar of good wine hidden in my house, why don't you go back to my house with me, let's have a drink first? After drinking, let's talk about the future?" Li Deming faced Hu Ling for the first time, did not hide his joy, and did not forget to use Zhu Shang to blackmail Hu Ling.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
He's finally got her!
It would also be excellent for him to meet in such a way.
In his eyes, as long as she finds Hu Ling, she can't escape.
Even if she wanted to resist, he could easily control it.
Hu Ling's expression remained unchanged, his hand held the spear tightly, pointed at Li Deming and said, "Fight with me!"
Li Deming did not answer, but a military general beside him drove his horse forward to fight.
Hu Ling sneered, clamped his legs and prepared to drive the horse forward, and reached out vigorously to stop her, but was stopped by her eyes.
Vigorously withdraw your hand, and there is no extra movement. In the past, he had also seen Mr. Beijiang angry, but Mr. Beijiang's anger was made with a smile, unlike Hu Niangzi, who was all in his eyes, and he was also frightened when he saw him.
After Hu Ling and the general had more than ten moves, they noticed that the general had not used all their strength, so they were ready to suddenly defeat him within three moves.
The military general sensed Hu Ling's momentum and glanced at Li Deming.
Li Deming nodded, and the military general rushed towards Hu Ling again, this time, he used all his strength to slash the long knife in his hand towards Hu Ling.