"Be careful!" The white blade is like electricity, many people can see it clearly, and they want to stop it, but it is too late!

However, at the moment when the scream sounded, Zhang Qian suddenly took a half-step sideways, just letting go of the sharp tip of the knife. Immediately after, "Ding, snort-" The sound of metal clashing and grinding sounded one after another, and the white blade cut through the robe, leaking a smooth iron plate.

"He's wearing an iron vest, under his robes!" Chen Heng, the captain of the Right Yiwei, immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart, and decisively drew his knife and retreated, and at the same time let out a loud shout in his mouth: "Do it!" ”

Where is the time? Zhang Qian's body quickly turned around, and the horizontal knife in his right hand slashed obliquely, knocking the weapon in his hand away. The shield in his left hand turned into a high wall and slapped him in the face.

"Bump!" Chen Heng, the captain of the right Yiwei, was photographed and flew upside down and fell unconscious. As soon as the cronies under his command raised their weapons, they were surrounded by Guo Nu and his family, with spears and sticks, and they were all knocked to the ground in a blink of an eye.

"Don't delay the effort, tell everyone to push the dragon cart over and plug the gap! Just like when you were training in the Ordnance Supervisor! Zhang Qian didn't have the time to care about Chen Heng's life or death, he let out a loud scream in his mouth, and ran to the gap in the car wall again with a shield and a knife.

However, he found that he couldn't rush through at all, and the road ahead had already been blocked by Zhou Jianliang and the Shuofang elites under his command, and these Shuofang army brothers, although they were not many in number, were extremely skilled in cooperating. Five or six people formed a small plum blossom array, and they could not pass through any living creatures within a width of one zhang around them.

"Whoosh-" Ren 5 and Ren 6, each with a team of crossbowmen, attacked from both sides, overturning a whole row of bandits around the gap.

"Throw a spear and cut off its back road!" The general Guo Youfu shouted loudly, led his subordinates, and threw the three-foot-long throwing spear ten steps away from the gap, and in an instant, the team of bandits was smashed into two sections.

More feathered arrows flew out from behind the walls, reaping the lives of the enemy. Under the tremendous pressure, the morale of the bandits plummeted again, and only a few of the bravest were left, still trying to entangle with the Shuofang army. Most of the rest turned and retreated, as if the sea had hit a reef.

And the families of the Ren and Guo families, because they have been escorting goods all year round, have experienced an unknown number of similar battles, so they are not panicked at all because of the gap in the car city. Continue to use bows and crossbows and throwing spears to support the elite of the Shuofang army, and together with the latter, the thieves will not be able to break through to Checheng for half a step.

"Bang, bang, bang-" Dozens of short axes suddenly fell from mid-air into the largest gap in the car wall, smashing the retreating bandits and five or six Shuofang elites in a pool of blood at the same time.

The gap was empty in an instant, and the bandits completely collapsed. And the two Shuofang Army Plum Blossom Formations that blocked the gap here were also unsustainable because more than half of the personnel were injured.

"Bang, bang, bang-" Dozens of short axes fell, causing heavy casualties to Shuofang's army again. Zhou Jianliang's eyes were split, and he had to reluctantly order to stop sealing the gap and withdraw all the living brothers to the adjacent carriage as much as possible. In an instant, a passage of flesh and blood appeared in front of the enemy army.

"Amitabha-" More than eighty demon Vajra chanted the Buddha's name in their mouths, holding high Zen staffs, ring knives, and axes, and rushed towards the gap, with momentum like a rainbow. Behind them, the cavalrymen of unknown origin, who had turned around on horseback, also regrouped, and then accelerated decisively towards the gap under the leadership of two teams.

"Drag the wounded number away, give them the gap, the fire dragon car, line up along both sides of the gap!" The sound of the Buddha's horn just fell, and in the car city, Zhang Qian's voice sounded quickly, and every sentence sounded like gritted teeth.

Zhou Jianliang rushed to the gap with more than 20 family members and brothers, and dragged away the injured robe as much as possible before the Demon King Kong rushed in.

He had never commanded the fire dragon car to fight, so at the critical moment, he decisively chose to trust Zhang Qian unconditionally.

"Whoosh whoosh-" Wang Han led a group of family members and unwillingly shot dozens of feather arrows, trying to slow down the forward speed of the Demon King Kong, but with little success.

Unless it was directly fatal, otherwise, even if they were seriously injured, those Demon King Kong would not feel pain, and they would just continue to rush forward with their weapons held high

The footsteps were like thunder, and the Demon King Kongs rushed faster and faster, and everyone's face was full of madness.

The sound of horses' hooves was like drums, and the cavalry dressed as bandits raised their horizontal swords high, as if there was a foreign feud within the walls of the car!

More than 20 wheelbarrows suddenly appeared on both sides of the gap, lined up in a "V" shape along the left and right. The armrests quickly hit the ground, and the carriage panels skillfully spread out to the sides. Make a crisp sound. Out of step with the tense atmosphere on the battlefield.

"Click!" "Click!" "Click!" Click! ”……

With the sound of the mechanism locking, the carriage boards of the fire dragon cars on the left and right sides of the gap were firmly linked to each other. In the blink of an eye, it became two wooden walls wrapped in iron sheets.

"Amitabha!" The Demon King Kongs, who had already entered the gap, did not expect that a "dead end" appeared in front of them, but they couldn't stop, and they were pushed by the accomplices behind them to continue to rush forward quickly, while waving various weapons and smashing towards the wooden wall.

The sound of "bang" was endless, and Guo Nu and the brothers in the ordnance prison who were hiding behind the wooden wall were not afraid, and according to the process that had been operated no less than a hundred times before, they gritted their teeth and pressed down the crossbar.

Several golden liquids with a strong aroma of wine erupted at high speed from the position of the dragon's mouth in front of the dragon cart, pouring all the demon King Kongs who rushed into the "alley" into soup chickens.

A mass of sparks, falling silently.

In an instant, flames rose into the air, and a river of flames suddenly appeared in the V-shaped cul-de-sac. The Demon Vajras, who were on fire all over their bodies, finally felt the pain, dropped their weapons, screamed and turned their heads to flee for their lives. However, the demon King Kong, who followed behind, didn't know what was going on inside, and he shouted the Buddha name and pushed forward.

"Ah, ah, mother-"

"Amitabha—"

The screams, the sound of the Buddha's horn, one after another. The river of flames quickly erupted outward, engulfing more Demon King Kong into the flames of death. The monks who followed the last of the line finally realized that the situation was not right, and hurriedly dodged to the sides. In the panic, he collided with the cavalry who rushed up and tried to launch a fatal blow, and the man turned on his back.

"Ahh

No one dared to come forward to save them, whether it was the fierce Demon King Kong, who was not afraid of death, or the minions whose morale was broken, they all turned around and dodged. I'm afraid that after coming into contact with them, I will become a burning man.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two cavalry units hurriedly gave the order to turn their horses' heads sideways and not to kill themselves. However, it is instinctive for livestock to be afraid of fire. More than half of the war horses were frightened by the flames that rose into the air and the burning people who staggered out of the flames. Screaming, he raised his front hooves high, shook off his master, and scurried around.

"Ahh The flame on its body still refused to be extinguished, swaying in the wind like a huge candle.

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Ah, Amitabha!" The monk suffered, unable to believe what he saw, muttered the Buddha's name, and staggered back.

It's over, it's all over. The White Horse Sect has cultivated the Demon King Kong for many years, and more than half of them have been brought here by him. thought that he could "eliminate the demon and defend the road", but who would have thought that the devil surnamed Zhang actually made a hellfire.

In front of that hellish flame, no martial arts would be of any use. The secret method of Buddhism Vajra subduing demons cannot hinder the advent of death. Of the more than eighty Demon Vajra who were bound to win, more than 50 were engulfed in flames one after another, and the remaining 30 or so, although only slightly injured or unscathed, completely lost their courage and could no longer be sent out to collect debts for the sect and preach Buddha's grace in the future.

"Yes, yes, yes—" The sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and in the distance, a cavalry of more than a thousand suddenly appeared. Like a dragnet, the hillside was surrounded, and the bandits who fled for their lives were cut down to the ground one after another.

Inside the car wall, the agitated drum sounded, and in an instant, it resounded through the heavens and the earth.

Zhou Jianliang took the elite of Shuo Fang around him, pushed open the carriage, and quickly killed, capturing or killing the cavalry dressed as bandits, and destroying them.

Wang Han rode a horse pulling a cart and rushed out of another gap. The spear in his hand flew up and down, and several Demon King Kong, who suddenly came back to their senses and were dying, went up to the western sky one by one.

More family members, under the leadership of Ren 5 and Ren 6, also rushed out of Checheng to retaliate against the enemy. Especially for the yellow-faced demon King Kong, whether the latter chooses to flee for his life or choose to beg for mercy, he does not hesitate to slash at it.

"Spare my life, spare my life, I surrender, it was the White Horse Temple who bought me from the bitterness." The Shuofang cavalry who were surrounded by all sides were cornered, and Bai Fugui, the big boss of Baiwangzhai, raised his hands and fled back to the vicinity of Checheng. "I am willing to testify, I am willing to testify, the bitter monk also colluded with the officers and soldiers, Guo Bantou in Liuhe County ......"

Two teams of men hurried past him, spears stabbing diagonally, and pulling him out of the saddle. And the difference between the accents of Chang'an and Hedong is too great, and the family members can't tell what he was talking about just now. And between the caravan guards and the bandits, it has always been either not to do anything, or to do it without dying.

Seeing this, the rest of the bandits who had been driven back scattered again. The family members continued to chase the dead to the north, like a tiger with wings.

"Ah, Amitabha" The bitter monk's clothes were covered with mud, and the prayer beads did not know where to go, so he was caught in the middle of a group of bandits and ran around.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded from his side, and a group of Shuofang cavalry rushed through the spurs, cutting off the group's retreat. The monk was forced to turn around with the bandits and run in the opposite direction where the cavalry appeared. After escaping twenty or thirty steps, Zhou Jianliang had already rushed down from the hillside with seven or eight Shuofang elites, raising his sword and spear at the same time, and the shouting of killing was deafening.

"Surrender!" Lu Fangyuan, the third leader of Baiwangzhai, was cornered, and suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the collar of the bitter monk from behind, "We surrender, we are willing to make meritorious service to atone for our sins!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, his wrist was already clenched bitterly. Immediately after, the latter bent over and arched his hips, and came a Dharma throw, which threw him out of the shoulder, and with a "poof", he fell and broke his head and bleed.

And that bitterness, as soon as he succeeded, he immediately followed quickly, and before the cavalry and the family rushed over, he picked up a steel knife from the ground and cut Lu Fangyuan's throat with one sword.

Immediately after, he twisted his body and waved his arms, using a trick of autumn wind to sweep away the leaves, forcing the rest of the bandits who tried to make meritorious contributions to retreat. Immediately, he shouted a Buddha horn in his mouth, "Amitabha", flipped the ring knife, and cut his throat with a knife.

"Ah, grandma's bear!" Zhou Jianliang, who was about to rush over to catch the live mouth, was almost splashed with blood. He regretfully ordered the bitter head to be cut off and returned to Checheng with a monk's robe. Along the way, there were constantly family members who happily returned with captives or thieves' heads, which made him feel more and more regretful.

As the absolute confidant of Zhang Renyuan, the commander of the Shuofang Army, he was taught by the latter's words and deeds, and his vision and experience far exceeded those of military generals of the same level. Therefore, I know the value of a bitter monk.

If you can capture this person, and then touch the melon along the vine, you can definitely give the White Horse Sect a fatal blow. And as soon as he died, most of the clues were broken, and the strength of the evidence was greatly reduced, even if everyone caught more Demon King Kong, it was difficult to avoid the White Horse Sect from putting the blame on individual "scum".

"What's wrong? Brother Zhou, are you injured? Where is the injury? Before he could walk into the car city, Zhang Qian had already walked up quickly, and his voice was full of concern.

"Nope!" Zhou Jianliang threw the monk's robe that was still dripping blood and the head of the bitter monk to Zhang Qian's feet, and responded abruptly, "The monk who led the team committed suicide, and I didn't have time to stop it." Now, the White Horse Sect can break the wrist of a strong man again. ”

Who would have expected that Zhang Qian didn't care too much about whether the bitter monk was dead or alive, jumped half a step to the side, and shook his head with a smile: "Brother Zhou doesn't need to be too harsh on himself, even if he captures the monk who took the lead alive, I'm afraid the result will be the same." The White Horse Sect is not so much a branch of Buddhism as a group of profiteers who lend usury in the name of Buddhism. Inside and outside the court, I don't know how many people expect to put money in their hands to eat interest, how can they be willing to let the White Horse Sect collapse all at once? ”

"That's right! The White Horse Sect is gone, and they are also gone! Zhou Jianliang listened, and the regret in his heart was slightly reduced, however, the expression on his face became more and more solemn.

Quickly looking around, he hesitated slightly, lowered his voice, and asked Zhang Qian, "Did the leader of the government soldiers who led the team have been caught?" Whose subordinates? ”

"I caught it, Wang Han captured it alive. The surname is Zhao, and the single name is a blue character. As Brother Zhou guessed, it was the captain of the government army in Luzhou! Zhang Qian grinned and sighed in response. The guy didn't wait for interrogation before confessing. His own uncle, Zhao Liangzheng, is the captain of the government soldiers. Both uncles and nephews owe a lot of money to the White Horse Sect, so this time they killed me to pay off the debt. I didn't know which one I was beforehand. ”

"Really?" Zhou Jianliang couldn't believe that as a general, he didn't even know who his opponent was, so he easily led his troops to attack. However, thinking of the current situation that the military system of the Tang Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, it is impossible to deny the existence of this possibility.

"Wang Han is still interrogating him, they are all from Hedong and speak with the same accent." Zhang Qian hesitated for a moment, and added with a smile, "But what this person knows is probably very limited." When I hand the complaint to the court, and then the court will hold Luzhou accountable, I'm afraid his uncle's bones will already be cold. ”

"Hmm......" Zhou Jianliang was stunned when he heard this, and his right hand instinctively held the handle of the knife at his waist. Immediately, he sighed helplessly.

On the way to escort the "gunpowder" and "fire dragon car", he found a wolf smoke for help, defeated a group of bandits along the way, and happened to save Zhang Qian, no matter how you tell this story, it makes sense. But if he took his brothers to Luzhou by the way and arrested Zhao Liangzheng, the captain of the government soldiers, it would be equivalent to a rebellion. At that time, even if Zhang Ren, the governor of Shuofang, is willing to protect his shortcomings, he will not be able to save his head!

"I will send someone to replace the gunpowder that was wasted today. There are two dragon cars, because the retreat is not timely, they are also burned, I will give you the drawings when I go back, and you can find craftsmen to build them according to the drawings when you get to the army. Unwilling to drag Zhou Jianliang deeper into the whirlpool, Zhang Qian decisively changed the topic, "The iron vest is a little more troublesome, and it needs to use a water wheel and a large vertical wheel water mill. I'll give you the drawings of the hearth, the waterwheel, and the water mill, and then you can see if you can build it yourself when you get to Shuofang. If not, when I have skilled craftsmen here, I can send a few more to help you. ”

When Zhou Jianliang heard this, he immediately blushed and waved his hand, "No need, no need." Gunpowder and dragon cars, I can report the damage, count it on the bandits. As for the iron vests, the current of the Yellow River in Shuofang was too fast, and the banks were so high that I doubted that I would be able to successfully erect the waterwheel. ”

After a slight hesitation, he quickly looked around and lowered his voice to a very low voice, "Yong Zhao, I'm a rough person, and I don't know if it's right to say some words, you can make do with it first." Instead of being a secretary and young eunuch in Chang'an who has no real power, you should take the initiative to ask to come to the army for training. Although the army is not as beautiful as in the court, and it is difficult to see the saint, at least you don't have to worry about someone killing you every day! ”

Afraid that his hint was not direct enough, after a pause, he lowered his voice, "You make gunpowder, make dragon cars, and also point out the way for the Shuo Fang army to dig peat and become self-sufficient." From the chief steward downwards, we all miss you. Recently, the chief administrator has built a surrendered city, and there has not been a penny from the imperial court. If you can come, there is no guarantee that at least no one will dare to touch you again. Unless, unless it's the Holy One himself who wants to kill you! ”

This suggestion is tempting, especially after Zhang Qian finds himself a target for several forces. However, after only a few moments of hesitation, Zhang Qian smiled and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Zhou for your kindness, but I still have my own arrangements here." ”

"How am I qualified to take you in? I want to take you in, and I am also the manager of Zhang. Zhou Jianliang's face was slightly red, and he shook his head slightly. I was about to persuade a few more words, but I heard a series of heavy footsteps. Quickly turned his head, and saw Guo Nu's angry face on the ground, "Senior brother, the surname Chen has also been recruited!" ”

Ignoring Zhou Jianliang's presence, he gritted his teeth, and continued to add loudly, "It's a female official surnamed Qian, who instructed her." The female official was the maid of Princess Jincheng and had a skin-to-skin relationship with him. He promised that if he did this, he would be promoted to a general within five years. And told him that there was no need to worry about retreating, there would be a large number of bandits present. When the matter is over, the officers and soldiers will kill the bandits to the ground. The responsibility for assassinating you is naturally carried by bandits!! ”

"It's actually Princess Jincheng?!" Although he had already guessed in his heart that it might not be the White Horse Sect's family who instructed the bandits to intercept and kill Zhang Qian, Zhou Jianliang was still taken aback by Guo Nu's words, and blurted out the words of questioning, "Yongzhao, how did you offend the princess?" He even let her ignore the royal face?! ”

"If only I knew!" Zhang Qian's answer was bitter in helplessness, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhou, I didn't mean to drag you into the water." ”

"It's your own brother, don't say such things. Even if you don't ask me and find out that you are in danger, I can't stand idly by! Zhou Jianliang pursed his lips and shook his head disdainfully, "Otherwise, even if the chief manager doesn't cure my crimes, the brothers will poke my backbone with their fingers for the rest of my life!" ”

After that, he couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and asked again in a very low voice: "However, knowing that it was the Duke of Jincheng who wanted to kill you, he specially sent someone to warn you." That brother is also really righteous. But I don't know, who is he, can we get together for a few drinks in the future? ”

"I also want to know where he is sacred!" Zhang Qian smiled and shook his head helplessly, "The letter was delivered to my junior brother when I was waiting for the official ship at the crossing of the Yellow River. Then the messenger ran away in a hurry, not even giving me a chance to be questioned. By the time I arrange someone to chase after me, it will have disappeared without a trace! ”

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"Fourth, what the hell do you want to do?!" In the Spring Breeze Pavilion of Meilou, Wu Yanxiu once again pushed away the blockade of the turtle father, drove straight in, pointed at Wu Yanshou's nose, and jumped like thunder.

"What's the matter, second brother, who messed with you again? Asking you to come to me to be angry? Wu Yanshou slowly raised his head from the chest of the Tuqi Shi Wuji, and asked with an aggrieved face.

"You, don't play stupid!" Seeing this, Wu Yanxiu became more and more furious. However, in front of so many outsiders, he couldn't speak too clearly, and his face turned black with anger, and his forehead was bruised.

"Alright, you go out first. Zhujun, arrange for everyone to receive the reward. You look at it and help me give it, and the money is on the account! Wu Yanshou waved his hand and motioned for Zhujun to take a group of dancers and musicians to avoid. After making sure that everyone was far away, he slowly poured himself a cup of tea, and while drinking, he announced casually, "Okay, second brother, now you can say, who is the maggot between you and me?" ”

"No one got maggots, let me ask you, a few days ago, did you send Wudong out of Chang'an to deliver a letter to someone?" Wu Yanxiu finally didn't need to be afraid of outsiders anymore, stepped forward, and knocked over Wu Yanshou's water glass. "Are you crazy to send someone to warn the surnamed Zhang? Do you know what you're doing? ”

"He helped me win a lot of money, I can't bear to let him die now, second brother, do you believe this reason?" Wu Yanshou rolled his eyelids, leaned over and poured himself another cup of tea, and answered unhurriedly.

"You, you ......" Of course Wu Yanxiu didn't believe it, he pointed at Wu Yanshou, and trembled with anger.

"There is a kind of human affection, called Shunshui human affection!" Wu Yanshou put down the water cup, and poured a cup of tea for the other party, fat head, and shook it slowly. "He wouldn't have died without me sending a letter. That Yang Qi is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, known as the two-legged fox, since he is optimistic about Zhang Yongzhao, it is impossible to watch him being plotted by others! ”