Outside the city, a middle-aged man wearing the costume of a five-rank military attache of the Zhou State and another younger man wearing a seven-rank official uniform stood together and whispered. Chu Tiankuo, who was standing behind the two, suddenly shouted excitedly: "Look, two adults, the city gate is open." ”

"Huh?" When the two of them heard this, they couldn't help frowning. The heart said that the person in Linshui County ran away? Thinking about it, the two of them came with seven or eight hundred soldiers, and no matter how capable they are, they can only have dozens of people under them, and they are from a family, how much courage and ability they can have. Most of them ran away as soon as they saw them coming.

Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but glance back at Chu Tiankuo. Useless things, just a family will make you like this, and now you not only have to bring troops here, but maybe the court will definitely investigate this matter in the future, so as to avoid spending silver to pawn the officials.

But at this moment, the soldiers behind the two of them all let out a burst of exclamations, and when the two looked back, they found that thousands of people had poured out of the north gate of Linshui County, which had just been opened. I saw that these people were holding all kinds of blades in their hands, and they seemed to be still a little imposing, but they were all wearing tattered clothes. Only the more than ten people led by him were actually wearing a suit of armor in the Chinese standard of the Zhou National Army, which looked a little different.

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man with the official position of the fifth rank frowned, not understanding what the other party meant, and whispered to the soldiers behind him to pay attention to vigilance, while asking people to go and interrogate. But before the man he had sent could speak, an arrow suddenly shot from the right side of the opposite team, piercing the soldier's throat and crashing the corpse to the ground.

It's a lot easier now. No matter how stupid a person is, he can see that the other party obviously did not come out to bargain with you. One kills without even saying a word. All that's left is to pull off the stance.

There was no need to command, the soldiers of the two divisions outside the city all clenched their blades in their hands, ready to meet the impact of the other party. Don't look at the other party, it seems that there are more people, and they only have more than 600 people here, but at a glance, they know that the other party is some improvised ordinary people, once they see blood, these people don't have to fight themselves to estimate that they will all run away.

Ding Feng walked at the front of the team, taking unhurried steps while calculating the distance with the other party. Although the distance between the two sides is only a few hundred steps, if you rush forward at the beginning, it seems to be very imposing, but it will consume a lot of physical strength. Besides, they are followed by some coolies who have not received systematic training, once they rush too fast, making the team scattered and disjointed, then it is likely to be defeated by the other party by seizing the gap and opportunity.

Fortunately, Ding Feng has also been a soldier for many years, although he was only a big soldier before, he still understands some of the truths, and steadily presses the speed of the advancing team. Behind him, more than 100 veterans of the former Northern Army also followed closely behind, silent. They all ran out of the sea of corpses and blood, and they knew that the most important thing at this time was to stabilize their emotions and preserve their physical strength. But the seventy or eighty newly recruited bandits were different, and they had already raised their blades high and shouted loudly. If Ding Feng hadn't pressed the team in front, it is estimated that he would have rushed over by this time.

Halfway through the procession, Ma Teng and Gongsun Jian broke away from the large army with their two hundred coolies and moved towards each other's flanks. This situation was unexpected by the other party. The officers and men of the two divisions never imagined that there were still people in the local buns in a county town, and they actually divided their men to prepare to attack their two wings. For a while, there was a commotion in the ranks, and many people began to turn their weapons that were originally aimed at the front to the sides. At this time, Ding Feng, who was the leader on the other side, shouted, and then his right hand took out a long-handled hammer-like thing from behind him, and leaned into the fire fold held in his left hand, and suddenly the strange thing emitted a puff of green smoke. Then, Ding Feng threw the 'small hammer' in his hand at the team on the side of the two divisions.

Wei Meng and Xie Wu, who were behind Ding Feng on the left and right, also did the same, and almost at the same time, they each took out a 'small hammer', lit it close to the fire fold and threw it over.

Before everyone could understand what the three of them were doing, three loud noises like thunder rang out from the ranks of the two divisions. Immediately afterwards, many soldiers felt that the ground under their feet shook suddenly, and some people did not pay attention and did not stand firmly, and actually fell directly to the ground. Then some bloody stumps and broken arms fell in mid-air, and then looked at the place where the three strange 'little hammers' landed just now, I don't know when there were three more big pits, and the soldiers who were standing on the edge of the pit all disappeared.

Before the soldiers who were already a little stunned could react, three small hammers fell from the sky, followed by a violent explosion. The ranks fell again and more than a dozen soldiers disappeared.

"Oh no! The other party knows sorcery. Run away, everyone! I don't know who suddenly shouted such a voice. Suddenly, the soldiers of the two divisions, who were still violent, were all in chaos, and they were scurrying around like headless flies. It was at this moment that Ding Feng pulled out the long knife on his waist and shouted: "Everyone kill with me!" The princess promised, ten taels of silver for a person's head. ”

"Kill! Pick up the silver! Wei Meng also shouted. Suddenly, everyone behind him woke up from the previous shock. At this time, no one had the heart to care about what Ding Feng and the three of them threw out before, seeing that the enemy on the opposite side was already in chaos without a fight, it was a good time to take the opportunity to rush and kill the other party. Especially the veterans of the Northern Army who followed behind Ding Feng, naturally they would not let go of such an opportunity, and rushed forward one by one like tigers entering a flock, raising the blades in their hands and raising their hands to the soldiers of the two divisions to cut and kill people when they saw them.

Things have come to this point, and no matter how clever a command is, it is useless. Looking at the soldiers running around under their hands, how could the two officers still have the heart to command and gather their subordinates, and each only cared about himself and took the lead in turning around and fleeing for his life.

Although he had already expected such a result, Gongsun Jian was still a little surprised. But at this time, there was no time for him to think more, and led his two hundred coolies to rush towards each other from the left.

Gongsun Jian took the lead and ran at the front of the team. But soon he found that someone had overtaken him, and Gongsun Jian, who thought that he was not slow running, frowned secretly, and said in his heart, What kind of person is this? Look at that speed, it's definitely within 100 seconds. At this moment, Gongsun Jian was pulled from behind. turned his head to see that it was Zhao Changle, who had been following him.

"Don't go, sir. Depending on the situation, the other party must have been defeated, and the two military attachés led by him have already run away. You don't have to fight those bitter people anymore. Zhao Changle said to Gongsun Jian with an embarrassed smile.

Gongsun Jian thought about it, and it seemed that what the other party said made sense. At this time, it seems that he is a bit of a loss of identity to go up and fight again, as if he is reluctant to give up the ten taels of silver. So he stopped, raised his eyes and carefully observed the battlefield not far ahead. I saw that it was all chaotic at the moment, not to mention the opponent, and it was already clear what the middle lane and the two wings were on my side, and everywhere I could see those coolies with weapons in their hands, or the soldiers around the two divisions were chopping and chopping at will, or a few people chasing one person and running wildly, as if they were afraid that the silver in their hands would fly.

Seeing this scene, Gongsun Jian suddenly thought of something, turned his head and said to Zhao Changle: "Go and inform Lao Qi and let him bring some people to maintain order, so as not to make trouble with each other because of the ownership of the head in the end." ”

When Zhao Changle heard this, he nodded solemnly and agreed, and hurriedly raised his legs and ran to find Qi Shi.

Fortunately, Qi Shi is also an old man, and when he saw this situation, he also imagined what might happen in the future, and hurriedly began to restrain those under him. On the other side, Ma Teng had also expected it, and had already evacuated the battlefield with his 200 men in time.

After about half an hour, the battlefield finally quieted down. Qi Shi and Ma Teng all gathered around Gongsun Jian, waiting for his next order. As for such a trivial matter as cleaning up the battlefield, they have already ordered it to go down. Naturally, those poor dock coolies all year round will not let go of this opportunity to make a fortune, and almost pull out those dead bodies.

Gongsun Jian smiled bitterly and shook his head, and stopped paying attention to the battlefield. After glancing at everyone, they couldn't help frowning and asked, "What about Ding Fengren?" ”

"Lao Ding snatched a horse and chased those two officials." Wei Meng replied with some displeasure on the side: "Nainai's, there are only three horses in total, one is dead and the other is lame." Only one intact horse was preemptively taken away by Lao Ding. Otherwise, the heads of those two officials must be Wei Meng. ”

"Nonsense!" Gongsun Jian scolded dissatisfiedly: "As the commander of an army, he actually left his troops and chased the other party alone. It just doesn't make sense! Lao Qi, you make a note, when Ding Feng comes back, if you take the other party's head, it's just that, and all the credit will be canceled. If you don't kill the other party, you will be heavily punished with twenty military sticks. ”

"Yes." Qi Shi nodded in agreement, and moved his lips as if he was about to say something, but was stopped by Ma Teng pulling his clothes beside him. And Wei Meng quietly stuck out his tongue, saying in his heart that it was good that he didn't grab the horse, otherwise this time not only did he have no merit, but he might also be punished.

After revealing Ding Feng and not mentioning it, Gongsun Jian motioned to Ma Teng and the others to find a place to sit down and talk at random. But at this time, seeing that Liu Dayuan, the county commander who won outside the city, was already busy running over.

In the face of today's situation, Liu Dayuan did not put up any shelf, but put his identity very low. Before he could say his congratulatory words, Gongsun Jian raised his hand to stop him.

"Liu County Order, the first problem now is to appease the people in the county, and there can be no more chaos in the future. As the parent official of the county, it is naturally most suitable for you to come forward. ”

"Yes. In a short time, the official will arrange for someone to post a notice to reassure the people. Liu Dayuan bowed down and agreed, as if he was listening to Shangguan's orders.

"Second, the property of the Chu family and the Shen family will be confiscated, and after all the income is counted, I will discuss with you how to dispose of it. In addition, I don't need to say more, in order to give you prestige, but also to give the people of the county and win people's hearts. In both families, except for the female dependents, all the men were beheaded. Just now, Zhao Changle came to tell him that Chu Tiankuo, the old thief, and a few of his sons who had escaped, were all captured alive except for a few who died in the chaos. This is also the case for you. ”

"This ...... All right. Liu Dayuan hesitated a little and agreed. Those few families will be a scourge sooner or later, and since the blame will be put on them, the last resort is to die without proof. He has been an official for many years, and he understands the truth of this.

"Thirdly, this matter must be reported to the imperial court, and as for how to write it, you also need to put more thought into it. How can adults also be born as Jinshi, and the writing is definitely much better than that of Zaixia. But don't worry, I'll co-sign it after you've written it. ”

"No problem, I'll write it in the evening. Send someone to the capital early tomorrow morning. Hearing that Gongsun Jianhui signed together, Liu Dayuan also let go of his worries. Such a big thing is not something that he can carry with a small Qipin county order. If there is a joint name of Gongsun Jian, with the status of the public family in the court, then it is estimated that everything will be easy to do at that time.