The veterans of the Northern Expeditionary Army, who were barely maintaining the front, were rushed open in an instant under the sudden intensification of the offensive of the mountain people! In just one fight, seven or eight people fell; And the second master, who was afraid that the war situation would change, had already picked up the grass broadsword again and slashed towards Hou Ganquan!

Hou Ganquan, who has rich experience on the battlefield, has a strong sense of distance, and coupled with the experience of the first two encounters, his heart is no longer so flustered; He took three steps back in a row unhurriedly, originally wanting to let go of the other party's blade, and then quickly bully forward, taking advantage of the difference in the weapons of the two sides, and fighting with this powerful old man in close quarters.

It's a pity that the world is unpredictable, and the second step of Hou Ganquan's backward retreat is to step on a round and soft object! It wasn't until he fell to the ground on his back and turned his gaze that he realized; It turned out that the soft object that tripped over himself was the corpse that had been torn off a gold earring by himself!

In this short moment, the grass big knife roared, instantly cutting the stunned Hou Ganquan into two halves!

The mountain people here pass messages to each other in the form of gongs relays, which in principle is like the smoke of beacons on the battlefield. But the sound of the gong is the same as the wolf's smoke, and it can be heard not only by one's own people, but also by the enemy.

Therefore, the hurried gong not only called the strong men of the nearby villages; It also pointed out the specific direction for the soldiers of the Qin army who were looking for villages in the mountains but could not get them.

Therefore, the more than 30 veterans of the Northern Expedition Army who arrived at Yaojiadian first witnessed the bloody scene of the second master slashing Hou Ganquan with their own eyes!

By now, there was no need for any more nonsense on both sides, but they sent a few quick-legged brothers back to call for help, and then picked up the blades in their hands, roared and rushed forward, and fought together.

Yaojiadian is located in the south of the Wuxing Mountains, less than 20 miles away from the "official road" leading to Shaofang County. Therefore, from the geographical point of view, this small village called Yaojiadian is an important hub connecting the mountain people who have lived in the Five Elements Mountains for generations and the Huayu Continent.

The founder of Yaojiadian is named Yao Xian, and he is a poor talent in Luojing, the divine capital. In all fairness, Yao Xian's literary talent is mediocre, and he is also benevolent and loyal, lacking some ruthlessness. Even if such a person is named on the gold list, he is not suitable for this path at all.

However, the absolute disadvantage of talent is far more grinding than a ruined life. When he fell to Sun Shan for the fourth time, he was already over forty years old. Discouraged and self-conscious, he found a seclusion in the face of his hometown father, and wanted to spend the rest of his life there......

But as the saying goes, the tree dies and the person lives, although Yao Xian did not get an official position because of his studies, but under the influence of the ancient sages, he became a true gentleman with lofty ambitions and noble character. Such a person, no matter where he goes, will definitely be loved.

Time flies, time flies, and today's Yaojiadian has become a cargo distribution center south of the Five Elements Mountains; And Yao Xian's children and grandchildren, under his training, have grown into humble gentlemen like their fathers. With such a geographical location and such a benevolent and righteous gentleman, he has naturally accumulated a thick human affection.

Therefore, Yaojiadian was robbed by the rebels today, and it is not only Yaojiazhuang's own business! All the villages that heard the warning of the gong quickly dispatched their own village warriors, armed with knives, guns and sticks, to Yaojiadian to investigate the situation......

The soldiers of the Qin army also need to call friends and divide troops to guide the way; But who of these mountain people who have lived here for generations has not been traveling among the mountains since childhood? Where there is a ditch, where there is a hurdle, where is a cliff and where is a turn, you can find a good way with your eyes closed!

Although the soldiers of the Qin army who came to hear the gong, their own combat effectiveness and the degree of tacit understanding with each other were far from being comparable to ordinary mountain people; But these hillbillies in straw sandals and shirtless, with an endless supply of troops and indomitable hard bones, fought against this group of regular troops!

No matter how fierce the tiger and wolf of the Qin army are, how can they compare with the harsh natural environment?

Until Chen Ziling personally came with a knife, the entire Yaojiadian had been killed into a sea of corpses and blood! Everyone's eyes are blood-red, and their moves are straight to the other's vital point; And those reinforcements who came in a hurry, no one would ask why; I only know that I will face the nearest enemy, and wave the blade in my hand with my head and face!

Chen Ziling frowned tightly and looked around; Only those mountain people seem to be all the same, thin and withered, flexible like monkeys, and it is difficult to distinguish their ages, let alone find out who is in charge! Until a young descendant, who was stabbed to death by a filthy and foul-smelling dung fork, five steps away, Chen Ziling no longer sought a chance for a peaceful solution, and quickly raised his knife in his hand and joined the front battle group......

This inexplicable melee lasted from the afternoon until dark! Until the crowd, I don't know who shouted "Withdraw!" first. The two sides dispersed very tacitly......

But just when the soldiers of the Qin army, who had fought a bloody battle, were ready to exit Yaojiadian according to the original route and go to a safer and more open official road for rest; A burst of boulders falling from the sky, as well as cold arrows that suddenly shot out of the night, once again harvested the lives of the soldiers of the Qin army!

It was only at this time that Chen Ziling could finally be sure that the order to withdraw the troops was not shouted by his own soldiers......

Although the sound of those feathered arrows is not dense, the archery technique is extremely accurate! The arrows made of wood, in the dark night sky, with only the torches in the hands of the soldiers of the Qin army, could accurately hit the weakest eye sockets!

Many soldiers could not survive the impact of severe pain and immediately rolled off the cliff; There was a terrible wail, and he fell to pieces; There are also some newcomers on the battlefield, frantically dodging attacks that do not exist, and even starting to dance out of fear, implicating all the brothers in the vicinity, and dragging them off the cliffs one after another......

In fact, whether it is a rolling stone or a feather arrow, the lethality that can be inflicted on the Qin army is very limited; More than sixty percent of the casualty figures were caused by the Qin army's own erroneous reactions.

Chen Ziling, who was anxious, immediately made a decision, and shouted loudly:

"The soldiers obeyed the order and quickly extinguished the fire torches! Everyone held on to the rocks, stepped on the path under their feet, followed the brothers in front of them, and slowly descended the mountain! They are not allowed to put their shoulders on each other's backs, let alone support each other, and their hands must be placed on the rock wall! Those who hear clearly, give me a sentence by sentence! Slow me down the hill! ”

Chen Ziling shouted his general order over and over again, and the last glimmer of light in the dark mountain road was completely extinguished because of his handsome order.

Frankly speaking, Chen Ziling's method is not too bad, but he has no choice. As the saying goes, it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, and the soldiers of the Qin army have just experienced a bloody battle, and they are not familiar with the mountain combat environment, but also suffer from hunger and fatigue. However, fortunately, the self-made bows and arrows of the mountain people are very limited, both in terms of lethality and quantity; So since the torch was extinguished, the other party has also died down; Except for the unlucky ghosts who repeatedly stumbled and rolled off the cliff, there was no one panicked and the whole team was martyred.

As for the mountain people who were arranged on the cliffs and ambushed the Qin army along the way, they had already returned to the village to sleep after the Qin soldiers extinguished their torches.

In other words, the soldiers of the Qin army walked down the mountain for an hour and a half in fear, which was considered to be in vain.

When Chen Ziling returned to the empty field next to the official road with this group of frightened and tired soldiers, the sky was still bright! At this time, he was hungry and exhausted, and he didn't even want to say a word; He waved his hand weakly at the two women with doubts on their faces, and then fell down beside the fire and fell asleep......

The two women looked at each other, and the older woman shook her head in silence, and the two snuggled up to each other again, and fell asleep.

At the same time, a thin, dark-skinned half-grown child, and a Northern Yan official with a sword at his waist, the two rode a tall horse and stopped below the west gate of Huaiqing Mansion.

"Defenders! I am the captain of the Shendu Protector Army, and I have an urgent military situation to report to the loyal and brave marquis! ”

The lieutenant shouted three times, and finally someone in the city replied:

"Where's Lingqi? Where is the military order? ”

"This is a sudden military situation, so there is no military order; And in the next is the military captain, not all of them are the captains, so there is no order chess......"

"Since you are a comrade in the army, you should know the ban in the army. Your Excellency has no chess and no order, and I can't pass it on, so let's wait until dawn tomorrow! ”

"Confused! The city is wide, and there are only one or two of us, so what danger is there! The military situation is like fire, and the big thing has been delayed, can you afford it! ”

After saying this, the official on duty at the city gate thought for a long time, and finally left a sentence of "stay a little longer", and then led the heavy troops to go and pushed the city gate open a small gap......

A quarter of an hour later, Cai Ning Cai Anguo, the general of Zhongzhou and the Marquis of Zhongyong, rushed to the county hall with only a medium coat.

"Who are you?"

"Hui Zhong Yonghou, the last general is the captain of the Shendu City Protector Military Academy, this is the waist card under it."

"Hmm...... If there is any urgent military situation, come quickly. ”

The lieutenant gently stabbed the kneeling boy and whispered to him:

"Hou Ye asked you, don't be nervous, what did you tell me just now, how do you repeat it to Hou Ye now!"

The child stared at Cai Ning with a tired face, bit his lip and hesitated for a while, but still said timidly:

"The villagers of my village were killed by a group of murderers with knives; When I ran out, the second master of Niuxin Village was leading everyone to do it with them! ”

The child may have been frightened and could not speak clearly; Cai Ning got up and stepped forward, and asked the military captain in a low voice:

"Is it the bandits who are making trouble, or are the ruffians near the village doing evil?"

The lieutenant smiled a little apologetically, didn't answer Cai Ning's words, but stabbed the half-grown child:

"Don't be afraid, you tell Master Hou yourself. What color are the clothes worn by those fierce soldiers? Is it like this in me, uncle? ”

“… No... It's pitch black..."