The three of them walked quickly, rushed through the smoke, and when they could open their eyes, they saw that in the raging flames, rows of houses were burning, black smoke was constantly drifting out of the house, and outside the house, a team of officers and soldiers was shouting.

"This brother!" Xue Xuan jumped over and found someone who seemed to be the leader to say hello, "You are under the account of Lord Wang?" "The defenders in the city basically obeyed the control of Wang Shaoyu, the chief soldier of Henan.

The officers and soldiers of that team were busy working without distractions, but when they suddenly heard the voice, they were all startled, and the leader subconsciously pulled out his waist knife. Immediately, three or five officers and soldiers gathered around him, and they all drew their knives and raised their guns in vigilance.

"Don't misunderstand this brother, a few of me are from the gourd camp, and I want to talk to the general soldier of the king." Seeing that the other party was hostile, Deng Longye arched his hand and stepped forward to explain, deliberately approaching. The defenders in Luoyang City originally had gourd soldiers, and the establishment was not in the hands of Wang Shaoyu, and they were assigned to errands in the past, "My three brothers are on vacation, and the chaos in the city is a little confused." This sentence was used to disguise the fact that the three were not wearing military uniforms.

"You...... Are you looking for Mr. Wang? The leader listened to the meaning, looked at Deng Longye and the others, relaxed slightly, but the waist knife was still in his hand, "General Wang is not here, what are you looking for him?" ”

Deng Longye saw that their demeanor was a little abnormal, and he wondered in his heart, and was about to say more, when he suddenly heard a loud "click", obviously the beam in the side house was broken. Immediately after that, three or two officers and soldiers shouted and rushed out of the house, and scolded: "The old man in the house refused to tell where the silver was, and Lao Tzu gave him a ride on a whim." I thought about searching the house by myself, but I didn't expect that the beam ......" Before I finished speaking, I saw Deng Longye and the three, and I immediately choked.

The leader's expression suddenly became very unsightly, and he said impatiently to Deng Longye: "You look for General Wang, just turn around and walk through the alley on the right." ”

However, Deng Longye's current focus was no longer on the "General Soldier Wang" at all, and he clearly saw that several officers and soldiers who had just come out of the house were carrying a bloody head in their hands, and one of the heads had white hair, wasn't it the disobedient "old man" that the officers and soldiers said?

Xue Xuan also understood at this time, clapped his hands and laughed: "A few brothers were originally doing this business. Take advantage of the chaos to rob the people, kill the good and take the risk, so skilled and comfortable! ”

This kind of thing is not uncommon, and even Deng Longye and Man Ning were involved before when they were still officers and soldiers in their early years, but that was already a very early thing. Since the deputy chief soldier Zhao Dayun of Chongzhen for four years avoided thieves in Hancheng without fighting, but was forced by the pressure of the imperial court to behead the head of the woman to fill the file, the Ming court has paid more and more attention to military discipline, and since Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shaanxi, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, have all attached great importance to military discipline. Therefore, at their request, the atmosphere and discipline of the Shaanxi and Henan officers and troops were rectified a lot.

Under their influence and restraint, most of the generals in Shaanxi and Yu no longer dared to openly connive at the burning and looting of the army as before, even He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and other departments, who were known as the worst in military discipline, slowly only dared to do some small-scale killing and looting secretly. After all, this matter is currently one of the red lines of the imperial court, and it is good not to poke it out, but once it is poked out, it is a small matter to lose face, and it is a big matter for the coach to receive a severe punishment.

There was chaos in the city, and as officers and soldiers did not go all out to maintain stability, they began to burn and loot as soon as possible. If you just watch that no one in the house gets a vote, you even openly kill the head of the boss to make a profit. This viciousness, even people like Deng Longye, who have been splashing ink and dyeing vat for a long time, also feel extreme hatred.

"Could it be that these Qiu Ba ......" Even if you want to fish in troubled waters, but the army is about to kill, it is definitely not the time to collect money. Deng Longye thought of this, and suddenly his heart moved.

Those officers and soldiers also seemed to see the disdain of Deng Longye and the others, and at the moment, the leader looked back and forth, and whispered a few words to the soldiers on the left and right, and then raised his knife and said proudly: "Brother opposite, I don't care what your identity is, I only give one advice, you don't care about the affairs here." If you want to find Mr. Wang, go find it yourself. ”

With just this sentence, Deng Longye knew that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side had already become murderous.

Behind him, the blazing fire crackled, and Deng Long's heart tightened, and he pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife. Looking at Man Ning and Xue Jiao again, they also leaned over to their side tacitly.

The leader of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side glanced left and right, and the more than ten officers and soldiers under him put down the trophies and heads in their hands, all of them with fierce looks on their faces. It can be seen that this is not the first time they have encountered such a situation.

The alley is narrow, and there are constantly stirring flames on the left and right, facing an opponent who is several times his own, Deng Longye has no intention of stumbling. The one who knows the times is Junjie, and although he is disgusted with the despicable deeds of the other side, he does not want to shed blood here in vain.

"This brother, this matter is over for today, and the three of us should not see it. Is it feasible for us to go our separate ways? Deng Longye said loudly, and at the same time took a step back. Man Ning and Xue Xuan took a step forward slightly, each slashing horizontally.

However, the leader's gaze suddenly became extremely fierce, and he sneered: "It turns out that it is okay, but Lao Tzu is annoyed by you and wants to change his mind." Previously, he was still worried that Deng Longye might have other helpers behind him, but after a long conversation, he didn't see others coming as expected, and his mood suddenly changed.

These officers and men had ghosts in their hearts, and they were a little afraid when they heard the words "gourd battalion" and did not want to make any extraneous branches, but in just a moment, they were determined to come out with a killer and completely solve the matter.

Deng Longye is experienced, and he also knows that he has entered the wolf's den today, and he is more than lucky, so while talking, he has already set up a wedge-shaped small formation with Man Ning and Xue Xuan. Although Xue Zhao is not from Zhao Yingzhong, he and the two of them have known each other for a long time, and the three of them have shared weal and woe and fought side by side for many years, and they have reached the point where they can act in unison without communication and tacit understanding alone. With this wedge-shaped small formation, Man and Xue were in front to resist, defending the mainstay, and Deng Longye was in the center and behind, responsible for attacking, just enough to fill the width of the alley, to a certain extent, to offset the numerical advantage of the opposite side.

The leader was anxious, and as soon as he whistled, the two pikemen behind him immediately stepped forward. They held long soldiers in their hands, and their intention could not be more obvious, that is, they wanted to take advantage of the advantage of "one inch long and one inch strong" to disrupt Deng Longye's small formation.

Deng Longye has fought countless battles, and of course he thought of the opponent's routine. This is not counted, because he has been in the army for a long time, and he understands very well that with the training practice of the Ming army, adhering to the principle of "the teacher's method, one hit and one poke, and the rest are all flowers", the subject of a spearman is only two moves at most, that is, hitting with the handle of the gun and stabbing with the head of the gun.

The battlefield is different from street fighting, and more attention is paid to the degree of organization, and the prominence of individuals does not help the overall combat strength of the army, and even harms it. Even if you used to be a hero who could fly the eaves and walk the wall, when you arrived in the army, you could only honestly practice the prescribed one move and two styles. The sword and shield hand has the prescribed actions of the sword and shield hand, and the archer has the movements of the archer, each performing its own duties and sharing the various duties of the battlefield. Back to the pikeman, go to the complicated and simple, and refine it until there are only two moves left - the soldiers of an army, hundreds or thousands, inevitably the quality is uneven, the movements are too complicated, there are always people who can't learn it, and it is always difficult to achieve uniformity in pace.

As a commander, Deng Longye can be regarded as the most basic management in the army, and Ping Suli has not taught the brothers in the division. He could see at a glance that the quality of the two pikemen in front of him who were attacking with teeth and claws was not strong, at least their posture with guns completely failed to achieve the basic principle of "spearing a line".

If it was an old spearman of nearly ten years, two stabbed over, Deng Longye was still a little worried, but at this time he was not afraid at all, and with a shout, Man and Xue suddenly retreated to the left and right, and Deng Longye also jumped back at the same time, and there was a big gap in the middle.

The two spearmen didn't expect Deng Longye and the three of them to suddenly change their formation, and they couldn't return to the style, and they stabbed into the air, because of inertia, they staggered a few more steps, and were about to adjust, Deng Longye and the three of them were as fast as a lightning strike, and they were each hit to the ground with the hilt of their knives.

Only then did he put down the two of them, and a long knife hand jumped forward, screaming and slashing at Deng Longye. Almost in the blink of an eye, Deng Longye had already reacted, because he didn't have time to resist with a horizontal knife, he picked up the spear on the ground and pointed straight at it.

At this time, the length advantage of the spear is vividly displayed. The long knife hand was quite nimble, and when he saw the situation, he immediately tensed his body, and stopped his steps, if he hesitated for a moment, I am afraid that before his knife slashed Deng Longye's head, the spear head of the spear would have pierced him.

"Zhongping gun, the king of guns, one of the most difficult to defend." Deng Longye suddenly said, "I don't understand this simple truth, how can I go into battle to kill the enemy?" ”

The long knife hand was stunned when he heard this, and the next moment, he stepped on Man Ning his leg socket, and fell down without resistance in the scream. Xue was quick to make up for the back of his head, and he also put him down.

Deng, Man, and Xue understated a few times, and it had already caused the three of them to fall to the ground, which was just a matter of a few breaths. The leader on the opposite side was very surprised when he saw this, and the remaining officers and soldiers around him also showed some panic.

However, Deng Longye was not carried away by the short-term victory, he was very sober, and took advantage of the moment of uncertainty on the other side, and secretly said: "Go!" The three of them turned around and retreated at the same time, pushing the cart and running out of the alley.

Only then did the leader realize that he had fallen for Deng Longye's trick, and hurriedly ordered the pursuit, which fell into Deng Longye's strategy again. Those who are good at using troops will both attack and retreat. Those who retreat without discipline can be called mediocre, and those who are in chaos because of the attack are not too much to call them stupid.

Deng Longye expected that his false retreat would cause the leader to chase after him in a hurry, thus losing the control of his opponent, so after taking a few steps back, he suddenly formed a small formation with Man Ning and Xue Xuan, and with this small formation, he knocked down several opponents who were unstable and hurriedly pursued. Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader regathered his subordinates, and Deng Longye and the others repeated their old tricks and began to run again. suffered a loss, and the leader obviously didn't dare to chase too close, and this was exactly what Deng Longye wanted to see.

One side fled with all his might, the other side hesitated, the distance between the two sides became bigger and bigger, and seeing that after at most half of the incense burnt work, Deng Longye and the others would completely get rid of the pursuers. At this moment, an unexpected thing happened.

From another alley, a group of people suddenly poured out, this time there were quite a few people, and a little observation showed that there were no less than thirty people. The person who came happened to block Deng Longye's escape route, Deng Longye saw this scale of formation, it was expected to be an official army, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

When this team saw Deng Longye and the three of them, they didn't know where they came from, thinking that they were fleeing thieves, and they immediately became nervous, and more than ten sword and shield hands instantly formed a crescent-shaped formation, encircling Deng Longye and the three of them.

Deng Longye and the three stopped and reported to their home. Then, one person from behind the group came out of the formation. This person is slender and has a gloomy face, and it is Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan who is responsible for guarding Luoyang City this time.