Chu Zheng pondered for a while, and said: "The cloud guest next to the eldest brother suddenly disappeared, and he warned me today to be careful of the assassins in Dajiangtang, it seems that the eldest brother has severed the connection with Nanqi, otherwise if he is afraid that something will happen to me and provoke my father's anger, he can completely warn Nanqi not to do it." That being the case, as Qiaotong said, my father already knows in his heart, if I ignore my family affection and press each other tightly, my father will probably be wary of me. "In the depths of winter night, the cold wind was howling, and it was almost pitch black, and only three or five steps could be seen in the dim starlight.

In the reeds by the lake, there were dark shadows, and from time to time there was the sound of people rubbing their hands and the sound of breathing. These are the more than 7,000 soldiers and horses of the Black Cavalry and the Plains Battalion, Chu Yuan left most of the horses ten miles away in order not to alarm the Broken Sword Villa, guarded by two hundred soldiers of the Plains Battalion, and the rest galloped all the way to this place.

"Mr. Wu, can you be sure that the Broken Sword Mountain Villa is in the middle of this lake?" Chu Yuan asked in a low voice. Wu Anran bowed his head: "According to the map, there should be no mistake, third son, please look, the black shadow in the lake must be the Broken Sword Villa, and the two red dots are probably the two big red lanterns hanging in front of the villa." Chu Yuan looked intently, and sure enough, he could vaguely see two tiny red dots shaking, and said with a sigh of relief: "Yes, this is the place." The day of the little five elections is good, tonight is the first day of the new year, and there is no moonlight, otherwise I really don't know how to pass through the nearly 800 zhang ice. A black cavalry lieutenant hurriedly walked over, bowed his head and whispered: "General Qiqi Chu, General Liu of the Plains Battalion and other three people sent someone to report that they have arrived in the designated area, please ask General Chu to show me." Chu Yuan nodded and said, "According to the original plan, all the soldiers will spread out in a long snake formation two zhang apart, and they will set off on time at three o'clock, and they must surround the Broken Sword Villa before the ugly time." ”

"Yes." The most critical moment was coming, Chu Yuan thought silently, if he was discovered by the Broken Sword Villa in the middle of the march, and the people in the village fled for their lives in a hurry, these eight thousand troops would not be able to stop many people.

But it was also helpless for the sergeants to be so far apart, and the letter handed over by Chu Zheng to Wu Anran said that he secretly sent someone to the broken cauldron pond a few days ago to inspect it, and the thickness of the ice here can only support the light infantry to walk, and it is a little dangerous to put on dozens of catties of armor.

Chu Yuan also tried it on the ice of a small lake last night, and two soldiers in armor walked together, and it didn't take long for the ice to creak.

Chu Yuan tried again and again, and found that it was the safest for the sergeant to walk two feet apart. Wu Anran gave an order to Zhang Qi, these Praetorian Guard sergeants took out a strange-shaped thing from their baggage, which looked like an iron plate at first glance, with a bulge on the top, Zhang Qi and the others tied it to their feet with a thin rope, and the toes of their feet were just put into the convex object, like iron shoes, and the bottom was narrow and triangular, and the end of the ground was quite sharp.

Chu Yuan had seen them skating on the ice wearing this thing last night, it was really like the wind, like electricity, extremely chic, he looked a little hot, he wanted to ask for some, so that he and a few of his own soldiers could also wear it, but he didn't expect Zhang Qi and others to have this pair of them, and they were all built in the southern front camp.

Fortunately, Wu Anran brought an extra pair here, and Chu Yuan was overjoyed and snatched it, but saw that the iron shoes were crookedly engraved with four big characters: Chu Yuan is special.

Chu Yuan was stunned, and when he asked, he realized that it was engraved by Chu Zheng himself, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, his brother had thought him through.

Wu Anran told Chu Yuan that it takes a person with extraordinary martial arts to be so comfortable on the ice in a short period of time.

However, Chu Yuan is not a weak scholar, he has some martial arts foundation, and with a little practice, he can glide freely, but the sudden stop and sharp turn are a little worse, but as soon as the speed is pulled up, there is also a feeling of walking against the wind.

Wu Anran also tied up his iron shoes, calculated the time, and said, "Third son, the old man will take the first step." Chu Yuan bowed his hand to Wu Anran and said, "There is Mr. Lao Wu." Wu Anran staggered to the ice with everyone in the Praetorian Guards, and Zhang Qi shouted in a low voice: "Try to keep your body as low as possible, diverge back and forth, and go." Just listening to the soft sound of brushing, the group disappeared in the darkness for an instant.

The distance of seven or eight hundred zhang was nothing to a person who skated on the ice, and in the blink of an eye, the two lanterns were the size of a grain of rice.

Wu Anran raised his hand high, and the speed of everyone gradually slowed down, although there was still some sound of iron shoes rubbing against the ice, but it was almost inaudible in the whistling of the cold wind and the rustle of reeds.

Wu Anran looked at it intently, led everyone to change direction, avoided the main gate of Broken Sword Villa and slid for a while, ordered everyone to disperse and squat, he took Zhang Qi and three other proud disciples to take advantage of the cover of the reeds around the island, carefully circled around the island, and found that there were about six or seven hidden piles around the island.

Zhang Qi pointed to a dark pile and made a killing gesture, Wu Anran shook his head, he was also born in the rivers and lakes, and knew that there were usually some special ways to contact Zhuang Nei, not to mention that he didn't know when these dark piles would change the guard, and he must not shoot at will if he couldn't figure out the details, if he was discovered by the people in the village, it would be a big deal.

Wu Anran calculated, according to the information of the southern line camp, this Broken Sword Villa is not very big, the courtyard wall of the villa is still forty or fifty zhang away from the lake, and in tonight's night, with his eyesight, he can only see seven or eight zhang at most, not to mention these dark piles.

And by the sound of the wind and the shaking of the reeds, as long as the army approached a distance of thirty zhang from the shore and then charged, even if the people in the village received the message of this dark pile, they would not have time to escape.

Wu Anran and the others returned to the place where everyone gathered in the Praetorian Guards, and ordered Zhang Qi and the other four to take 20 Praetorian Guards to meet the army in four directions.

Zhang Qi and the others took the order and left, Wu Anran looked at the faintly visible outline of the Dark Interrupted Sword Villa, and felt a little emotion in his heart, another family of the six great families of martial arts was in a catastrophe, and he was actually defenseless, Luo Muwen, the owner of the Broken Sword Villa, probably still wanted to reconcile with Chu Xuan, but he didn't expect that Chu Xuan was already unable to protect himself, and he had to kill the Broken Sword Gate.

Chu Yuan followed Zhang Qi and slid first, but it seemed that he still didn't have a good grasp of the emergency stop, and still rushed forward, and Wu Anran pulled him back.

Chu Yuan was stunned and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Mr. Wu, there is no movement in the Broken Sword Villa." Wu Anran said: "No, unless they have already abandoned the village and fled, after tonight, the name of the Broken Sword Villa will cease to exist on the rivers and lakes." Chu Yuan looked forward, only to feel that he couldn't see anything clearly, and suddenly said: "If this is the case, then he was caught by Xiao Wu again, could it be that he is the reincarnation of Zhuge Xiangguo?" I don't believe this, but Mr. Wu knows why? Wu Anran sighed: "Third son, isn't it embarrassing for the old man to ask such a question?" And the war is about to start, if the third prince has any questions, he should ask Zheng'er after returning to Pingyuan City. "Hear

The words "war is imminent", Chu Yuan calmed down, looked behind him, and many people had arrived, these sergeants took off the heavy armor they often wore in battle, although they walked on the smooth ice, the speed was not much slower than usual.

Zhang Qi took nearly 100 Praetorian Guards to and fro on the ice, conveying Chu Yuan's order to the officers leading the team, ordering them to reorganize the team.

Chu Yuan listened to Zhang Qi's report, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Herald, rush!" Dozens of arrows burst out with a terrible screech, and the originally scattered army gradually gathered around the island, and these sergeants carried two large bundles of dry reeds on their backs, in addition to holding weapons and carrying bows and arrows at their waists, and the shape was quite ridiculous.

When the distance was less than ten zhang, several dark piles finally realized that something was wrong, and warned Zhuang Nei and shot arrows and sniped, but how could they withstand the impact of nearly 10,000 troops, after a few screams, Zhao Jun rushed to the island without stopping, threw the reeds on his back to the ground, and surrounded the Broken Sword Villa.

Some of the soldiers who finally landed on the shore were pushing dozens of improvised catapults, but there was not a single stone on them.

The courtyard wall of Broken Sword Villa was indeed nearly fifty zhang away from the shore, Zhao Jun rushed to about twenty zhang away from the courtyard wall and stopped, the first three columns of soldiers set up their shields into a shield wall, and the soldiers in the back row opened their bows and arrows and aimed at Broken Sword Villa.

The villa had also noticed that something was wrong, and from time to time there was a sound of panic, and a Qingyue voice suddenly said loudly: "The person who came from outside is my Da Zhao army?" I don't know which general is the leader, Luo Muwen, the owner of the Broken Sword Mountain Villa, begging to see him. Chu Yuan was about to answer, but Wu Anran pulled his sleeve and said in a low voice: "Third son, before leaving, Zheng'er asked the old man to remind the third prince many times that this battle is related to the reputation of the eldest prince's wife, and you must not interface with the people in the villa. Chu Yuan glared at him, Chu Zheng had repeatedly emphasized this matter in his letter, and the meaning was clearly that he should only let himself just destroy the Broken Sword Villa, and not care about other idle matters, and he sent Wu Anran over, I am afraid that there is still a sense of surveillance.

Seeing that no one answered, Zhuang Na Luo Muwen became even more uneasy in his words: "This general, I have always been careful in my duty in the Broken Sword Villa, and I have never done anything that violates the laws of the Great Zhao State, and the old man is willing to tie his hands and state the details to the general." Chu Yuan's heart moved, if the owner of this Broken Sword Mountain Villa really came, he might be able to ask some details from his mouth, but Wu Anran saw his expression clearly, and said busily: "Third prince, this person is just a plan to delay the army, at this moment, the weather is cold and windy, if the time is long, these sergeants will definitely not be able to support it, and then hundreds of people in the village will rush out together, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist." Moreover, Zheng'er asked the old man to tell the third son, and after leaving Plains City, he told the son all the details. At this time, the door of the village suddenly opened, and an old man in white walked out with himself bound, Wu Anran's eyes suddenly appeared murderous, and shouted: "Release the arrow!" "Da Zhao's military order was extremely strict, and as soon as the soldiers heard that someone behind them had given an order, a group of arrows shot at the old man.

The old man was frightened, he struggled violently, the rope was broken when he boarded, he was extremely fast, turned around and took off his robe and turned it into a stick, and danced in front of him impermeable, blocking the first row of arrow rain, but the Zhao State sergeant archery is extremely proficient, and he cooperates with each other tacitly, and he is not like the people of the rivers and lakes who blindly shoot a pass, and the layers are clear and uninterrupted, the old man instantly felt overwhelmed and hurriedly retreated into the hospital.

Chu Yuan sighed, what Wu Anran said was also reasonable, the army could only hold out for a while in the cold wind, so he waved his hand behind him, only to hear three arrows fired in succession.

Wu Anran had a smile on his face, took a bundle of reeds, and said, "Light the fire." Nearly 1,000 soldiers in the back lit bundles of reeds, grabbed them in pairs, and threw a bundle of reeds into the wall of Broken Sword Villa with a few steps, while other soldiers tied several bundles of reeds together and put them on catapults, and after igniting them, they pressed the mechanism and threw them far into the inner courtyard of Broken Sword Villa.

These reeds have been poured with fire oil, burning in the air, and after landing, they will disperse after a shock, and they can't pick it up, and there are many of them, generally nearly a thousand bundles of reeds fall from all directions, how can hundreds of people in the village resist, and after a while, the Broken Sword Mountain Villa will become a sea of fire.

The archers in the front row were on standby, and those who wanted to climb over the wall were forced back by the group of arrows as soon as they showed up, and dozens of other people were killed by several arrows as soon as they appeared at the gate, and they were all killed before they rushed ten zhang.

After throwing away the reeds carried by Zhao Jun, he cut the reeds from the shore of the island and threw them in the village without lighting a fire.

Wu Anran listened to the screams inside getting thinner and thinner, and kept shaking his head, although the name of the Broken Sword Villa is better than that of the Taiping Zhan family, it can be destroyed even more, Luo Muwen is powerful in martial arts, but he doesn't even have a chance to make a move.

The fire burned for nearly two hours, and by the time dawn broke, the Broken Sword Villa was a pile of ashes, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt corpses.

Wu Anran said to Liu Qiancheng: "General Liu, order your battalion to search inside, and you must not leave a single living hole if you dig three feet into the ground." Although Liu Qiancheng didn't know who Wu Anran was, he saw that Chu Yuan also respected him a lot, so he didn't dare to slack off, and led his subordinates to hurry away.

Chu Yuan walked over and snorted coldly and said, "Mr. Wu, please tell Xiao Wu when I go back that I have burned down the Broken Sword Villa as he wished, and no one will be left." If he doesn't keep his word again, and relieve me of the confusion in my heart, don't blame me for not recognizing him as a brother. "The fourth part of the brother wall chapter 14 beauty has gone (from 3R point 3R in 3R text 3R network update time: 2006-12-3121:58:00 chapter word count: 6699) The residents of Xianyang City seem to be afraid of such a cold winter, the streets are empty, and there are few pedestrians.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and a group of cavalry galloped over, shouting for the first officer: "The emperor has returned to the palace, and the idle people disperse as soon as possible." "Those pedestrians hurriedly craned their necks, or detoured, or hid in the shops on the side of the road, and it was a heinous crime to ram the emperor's convoy in the Qin State.

The cavalry stood on both sides of the street, and in a moment a mighty procession of several thousand men came over.

All the people saluted, and not one of them dared to look up. King Qin sat on the dragon bowl and suddenly shouted, "Ya Yi'an! A little eunuch with clear eyebrows walked quickly to the side of the dragon and said respectfully, "What does the emperor command?" After a long time, Fang listened to King Qin say slowly: "I will not return to the palace for the time being, and tell Marshal Xue that I am going to Xiaoxiang Courtyard." The little eunuch Ya Yi'an was stunned for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty ......" only heard King Qin's low shout: "If you are told to go, you will go, and you will not say much." Ya Yi'an listened to the emperor's unkind tone, didn't dare to speak anymore, and bowed down.

When he turned around, his delicate face was full of gloom, and he said, "Prepare the horse!" A middle-aged eunuch walked over and said with a smile on his face: "Father-in-law Ya, it's so cold this day, leave anything to the little one." Ya Yi'an took the horse whip handed over by the little eunuch next to him, shook his wrist, and slapped the whip on the face of the eunuch who had just spoken, and said coldly: "Are you worthy?" A crack opened in the eunuch's cheek, and blood gushed out, and instantly condensed in the cold wind.

The eunuch trembled with pain, but he still forced out a smile, bowed down and said: "What Ya Gonggong reprimands is that the villain is guilty, and the villain is guilty. Ya Yi'an snorted, ignored him, turned on his horse and hurried forward, and in a short time came to the front of the group.

Ya Yi'an jumped off the horse and trotted all the way to Xue Fangzhong, with a look of humility on his face, nodded to the ground on one knee, and said, "The villain sees Marshal Xue." Xue Fangzhong bowed slightly, and said, "It turned out to be Father-in-law Ya, does the emperor have any will?" ”

"Marshal Xue, the emperor has a decree, and the convoy will go to Changhan Street." Xue Fangzhong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, thought about it and said to the soldiers around him: "Pass the order, act according to the emperor's will, and take Changhan Street instead." The pro-soldier took the order and left, Xue Fangzhong beckoned to Ya Yi'an, and said, "Xiao Anzi, get up and speak." In addition to King Qin, there is probably only Xue Fangzhong in the entire Great Qin Kingdom who can call this little eunuch who is most favored by the emperor Xiao Anzi, Ya Yi is safe and displeased, and stood up with a grin and said, "Thank you Xue Shuai." After speaking, he took a few steps forward to lead the horse for Xue Fangzhong, and said as he walked: "What does Xue Shuai command?" Xue Fangzhong looked around and asked in a low voice, "Is the emperor going to Xiaoxiang Courtyard?" Ya Yi'an said with a bitter face: "Xue Shuai guessed well, the emperor is going here, the little one really can't understand, the courtyard is empty, and the emperor is still going there to do something." Xue Fangzhong asked: "Have you ever read the military secrets submitted by the former Japanese marshal to the emperor?" Ya Yi'an smiled bitterly: "Naturally, I watched it." Xue Shuai, your secret report can make the villain and other palace servants miserable