Section 46: The Battle of the Valley of the Snake Belly (Part II)
Er Teng killed the front, both roared, the three-pointed knife and the steel whip swept the random spear, and together they opened a small gap, just about to take advantage of the situation to break into the big kill, but were forced to retreat by the chaotic arrows shot from the overhead.
After this experience, the officers and soldiers suddenly became a lot bolder, and the spears stepped forward and stabbed one after another.
Er Teng struggled to exert his might, slashing and whipping, although he killed and injured more than a dozen officers and soldiers, he also saw blood, and almost died under the random arrows, but was forced to retreat by the random arrows above his head again.
In this special terrain, there is no piece of armor to cover their bodies, and the two brothers face three-dimensional attacks, without the ability to fly to the sky and the earth, and there is no invulnerable King Kong, no matter how brave they are, they can't kill it.
Attacked frantically many times, except for adding a few more wounds and experiencing a few more kisses from death, it had no effect, and Er Teng had to retreat in frustration, and he couldn't rest for a while, so he had to continue to block the arrows.
Seeing that the cliff was shooting in turns, and the arrows were not finished, it was obviously well prepared, and the people in the valley would not stop if they did not shoot, and the brothers were killed and wounded more and more, and the two ends were tightly blocked, and it really became that there was no way to go to heaven and no door to enter the ground, Teng Ji's eyes were red, and he sighed angrily: "God of thieves, do you want our brothers to suffer all their lives, and finally succumb to death in the belly of this snake?" With such an arrangement, why should we have this ability? ”
Teng Huan's temper became even more violent, and he scolded: "God, thief, why do you let corrupt officials and shameless villains run arrogant and happy, but let heroes like us die tragically?" ”
This group of officers and soldiers was 300 people from Yang Jian's Changhua Army, and the leader of the ambush was Pi Shao, the magistrate of the local prefecture.
This man was the only son of the local salt merchant Pi Renmei.
It is only because the amount of smuggled salt sold by Erteng is expanding day by day, which seriously weakens the profiteering business of the salt industry monopolized by the Pi family. The Pi family knew that someone was using private salt to top the line, and they kept paying attention to inquiring.
They are locals, who have lived and developed here for generations, and they are also familiar with the Interception Mountain, but they never thought that the illicit salt would flow into the mountains from the Long Snake Valley and then hit the market.
Because the long snake valley is a giant python lying in the south, the south road is thicker, the road is slightly better, and it can be opened to traffic, but it is not too far after the snake belly valley, the mountain road is wide or narrow, the key is uneven, and the small cart cannot be passed.
That is to say, it is okay to rely on people's backs to order smuggled salt, and a large number of smuggled goods are smuggled. It is impossible to go this way.
The Pi family can't manage the Huai River waterway, focusing on the supervision of the interception of the mountain road, naturally fruitless, recently gritted his teeth and bleeding to hang a heavy reward, and finally discovered the secret in the interception mountain.
It's just that Er Teng is extremely brave, his reputation spreads in Jianghuai, and most of his subordinates are singleton outlaws who lick blood from the knife edge, there are a lot of them, they all have martial arts and weapons, the terrain in the mountains is complex, it is easy to hide and escape, and there are a lot of secret sentinels entrenched in the ground, and they are heavily guarded, and it is difficult for the Pi family to raid and exterminate them in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Pi Shao used the accurate information provided by the bribed inner ghost to set up an ambush here today, thinking that he would use the terrain to trap this group of private businessmen and completely eliminate the opponent.
Seeing that the great work was about to be completed, and then hearing Erteng's lamentation, Pishaw was triumphant and laughed wildly.
"Teng Ji, Teng Ji, don't fucking struggle in vain."
"Obediently abandon your weapon and confess your guilt to the law, save time and let this official accept the tens of thousands of catties of salt from your filial piety and be more happy, maybe this official will be happy and spare the lives of your subordinates."
Er Teng's eyes were wide open, and he couldn't wait to pounce and tear Pi Shao, but he could only be embarrassed with his subordinates in the chaotic arrows.
Pissau grew more and more proud.
"Fool Erteng, do you know how this official knew in advance and set up a clever plan here?"
Teng Ji snorted angrily: "Young skin ghost, say, who betrayed our brothers? ”
When the nickname that circulated among the people was called, Pishaw was furious, but then he burst into laughter.
"Hehe, you two fools are not stupid. Anyway, for the sake of your death, Pi Ye will forgive you for being rude. When you are captured with all your strength, you will light the sky lantern again. ”
"Haha, don't you really want to know who the spy is?"
"For the sake of your filial piety and death again, I will tell you kindly."
"Hu San?"
When Er Teng heard this name, he was furious.
Hu Sanke is the confidant of the two brothers, good at martial arts, early followers, and has always been trusted by Er Teng as a brother, and he is the third leader of their group.
Such a key character betrayed, but he was unaware of it, and it was really unjust to die here.
"Where's Hu San?"
Teng Jian shouted: "Dare to be ruthless and unjust, don't you have the courage to face our brothers?" Get out. ”
Hu San appeared among the officers and soldiers in response, and looked at Er Teng, who didn't dare to stop dancing with a knife and whipping for a while, and sneered: "Teng Ji, Teng Ji, a dog that will die at any time, Hu Ye is afraid of you as a bird?" ”
The well-behaved and obedient subordinates in the past dared to humiliate themselves like this, and Er Teng was enraged by disdain.
"Lao Tzu will kill you villain even if he dies."
Er Teng rushed forward again with a joint force.
Of course, after killing and wounding a few officers and soldiers, he returned with additional wounds.
Pi Shao and Hu San laughed more and more proudly.
The sound of war and noise here can be heard far away in the echo of the mountains, not to mention Zhao Yue, who is well-informed, and everyone else can also hear it clearly.
Wu Neng and Xu Jin dismounted, dived over to reconnoitre, and returned.
"In the valley, the officers and soldiers are trapping a group of merchants who look like merchants. Officers and soldiers were assigned about 50 archers on each side of the cliff, and hundreds of them were placed at each end of the valley. Among them were thirty or forty men dressed as domestic servants and thugs, and there were more than twenty horses, and there were also a dozen archers. The surname of the chief officer is Pi.
The caravan was fifty or sixty strong, all armed, but there were many dead and wounded. The two leaders are surnamed Teng, one makes a three-pointed knife, and the other makes a tiger's eye bamboo whip, and they are very capable, but they are trapped in the terrain and bow and arrow obstacles, and they have no armor to defend themselves, so they can't be killed. The stakes are at stake. ”
Zhao Yue asked Yue Ying: "The front is the Snake Belly Valley, right?" ”
found that not only the child, but even the timid little girl Niuniu actually showed anger.
The stupid boy Da Niu stared at the boss even more, and the laundry mallet that he had never let go of in his hand was raised.
The three children are excited like this, who do they have a grudge with?
Yue Ying swallowed his saliva and answered, his eyes eagerly looking at Zhao Yue. wanted to turn over and dismount to beg, but was stopped by the guards, so he said with red eyes: "The officers and soldiers must be led by young ghosts." His father, Pi Renmei, is a man-eating salt merchant here, and everyone calls him a skin ghost. The big cow's father and mother were killed by his family. ”
He said excitedly, and Niuniu was already crying.
"Childe, I beg"
Zhao Yue interrupted him and said to Niu Niu with a smile: "Dare to bully our little sweet girl, the opportunity is in front of you, of course this revenge will be avenged immediately." ”
said that the three children's eyes lit up. The heroes suddenly shook their spirits.
"Brother Yuan, barbarian, each of you took ten people to touch the cliff, first cleaned up the archers, and relieved the threat of the people in the valley. Then quickly intercept the officers and soldiers at the southern end of the valley mouth, so that not a single person can escape. ”
Yuan Lang and Lu Tieniu dismounted in response, brought weapons, and ordered people.
Zhao Yue said: "You must be fast, don't let anyone at the southern end escape into the mountains." This is the key to this battle. Be quiet. Taking advantage of the thieves to release arrows on the edge of the cliff, arrogant and happy not to pay attention to the behind, everyone from behind, hmm"
As he spoke, Hengjian made a push motion.
The heroes smiled, climbed on both sides of the mountain road, and quickly sneaked through the forest.
"Wu Neng, Xu Jin."
Zhao Yue turned his head to look at Wang Nianjing and Li Wenshun: "Nianjing, Wenshun, the four of you are each responsible for clearing the archers on both sides of the valley mouth here." Have faith? ”
Frightened by Ma Ling's poison, Wang Nianjing and Li Wenshun, who had been terrified and cautious in everything, suddenly heard Zhao Yue's cordial and natural call, and they were very smart, and they suddenly realized that their performance and efforts had finally been recognized, and they would not die miserably if they did not betray, and they were overjoyed.
patted his chest and promised: "Childe rest assured." We are sure of dealing with these rotten southern troops. ”
The four of them, naturally, in pairs with their friends, also climbed the side of the road and touched it.
Ma Ling took out a short sword from his bosom and handed it to Yue Ying.
"Take it to defend against wild beasts, and stay here with the big cow to watch the horses protect the little sweet girl. Can it be done? ”
Yue Ying nodded: "I'm not afraid of beasts." ”
Ma Ling smiled: "Good boy." But don't be foolish. If there is a big beast such as a wolf pack or a leopard, remember to take care of people first. ”
Pointing to a large rock that was quite tall on one side, "Hide over there." We will come to your rescue. ”
Zhao Yue looked at Guo Sheng, who was stunned and puzzled, and asked with a smile: "Sai Rengui, do you dare to kill the robber in official clothes with me?" ”