In the fourth year of Yonghui (653 AD), the second day of the first month of November, it was not five quarters.

The battle began at the hour, lasted three hours, and gradually came to an end. The rebels suffered a major rout, the Wuzhou army from the south to the north, and the Yangzhou army from the north to the south, making the final touch. Those who resist stubbornly will be killed; Those who raise their hands in surrender shall be temporarily detained; Those who fled in panic were pursued by cavalry. However, tens of thousands of people are in chaos, and there are many people who have fled.

At the command platform of Sanheshu, everyone was ecstatic, full of joy, the overall situation was finally decided, and the daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law. Wu Kang treated it indifferently, lifted the mask on the left side of his face, and scratched the harassing wound. During the fierce battle in the morning, Glorious was wounded, from the corner of his left eye to his chin, and was broken by a knife wound.

The already murderous face is even more hideous, three points are not like a person, and seven points are more like a ghost. Because the wound could not see the wind, Cui Xiaoqing instructed Qian Shun to return to Wuzhou quickly, find Fang Xiangshi, who presided over the dance, and buy a copper mask to come back.

Buckle it on your face, the good guy is even more hideous, it's better not to wear it. Qian Shun was scolded by Xiaoqing, asking you to buy folk gods, you buy epidemic exorcism gods, you want to scare people to death? Qian Shun wants to cry, it's not that I don't buy it, it's that people don't sell it, and it's unlucky to sell the statue.

Until Shen Shi, the three armies shouted to vent their pent-up emotions. Xiucai sent a battle report: the rebels were annihilated, more than 10,000 thieves were captured, and the battle was counted. Chu Shenke led the security team, smashed into the rebels' tent, captured Chen Shuozhen, Zhang Shuyin and other leaders, and was escorted here.

The command platform was thunderous, all colleagues danced, and Cui Xiaoqing cried with joy. The rebellion of Chen Shuozhen in Muzhou began on September 20 and was put down on the second day of November 19, which lasted 35 days. The rebels were exterminated in Wuzhou, Wuzhou officialdom ate meat, and Yangzhou reinforcements drank soup.

After more than a year of planning, to achieve the desired effect, it is worth the hard work and tiredness. Waiting for the court to reward meritorious deeds, the promotion of the assassin is expected, and there is hope for life. The benefits of the mask were reflected, Wu Kang smiled, and the younger brothers could not see it, and successfully maintained the prestige of the leader.

It didn't take long for the captives to come to power, with a total of eight leaders. The five flowers are tied, the cloak is scattered, and the embarrassment is unbearable. Seven men, very cooperative, let kneel and kneel, let bow and bow, let look up and look up; A woman, extremely uncooperative, forced to kneel, forced to kowtow, forcibly pulled her hair and looked up her face.

Wu Kang hehe: "Chen Shuozhen, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are still so energetic!" The official is the victor, high above; You are the vanquished, kneel before me. Such a picture, counting into a dream, finally got what you wanted. ”

Chen Shuozhen struggled violently, and several strands of his hair were torn off, and he felt pain from afar.

Wu Kang continued: "Things in the world are wonderful, maybe thousands of years later... Your Excellency, you have become the leader of the rebel army who resisted the evil government and rose up, which has been passed down through the ages; Contemptible people, reduced to your background, become the dirty official of the bloody suppression of the rebel army, and leave a stench for 10,000 years. ”

Chen Shuozhen's eyes erupted with fire, and Wu Kang was complacent: "But I don't care, take on the things in front of me, what do you think about the aftermath?" I only care about your head, which can get me up a few levels. This official should thank you, thank your eight ancestors. You gathered a crowd to rebel, and I struggled for ten years less, which is really amazing..."

"Wu Gong said carefully", Di Ren interrupted. The big guy doesn't keep the door open, don't get carried away, beware of trouble coming out of his mouth. coughed twice more, and suggested loudly: "Yangzhou is a guest army, and the assassin is also there, so it is reasonable, we have to go and see it." ”

This makes sense, Wu Kang instructed Chu Shenke to detain the leaders separately. Chen Shuozhen was sent to the Chinese military tent, and the heavy soldiers were guarding outside, don't embarrass her. Cui Xiaoqing pulled him aside and whispered: "The old old-fashioned uncle is very fierce, and the husband serves carefully." Don't tell him I'm in the barracks, or he'll be scolded? ”

Wu Kangjue's Coke responded perfunctorily and asked Xiucai to send her away. Greet all the younger brothers, walk down the command platform, and go to the big tent of the Chinese army in Yangzhou.

The soldiers are busy with each other, cooperating with the auxiliaries to clear the battlefield. As far as the eye could see, the dead bodies were piled up, the wounded were groaning, and the ranks of prisoners of war were continuous. They raised their hands aloft like walking corpses, and were punched and kicked from time to time. I was deeply touched for a while, and it will eventually become eternal, not just casually.

When he came to the Yangzhou military tent, Fang Renyu took the lead, and the bigwigs waited outside the account. Wu Kang stepped forward quickly, took off his mask and hung his belt, hugged his fists and bowed to the end, and said without humility or arrogance: "Don't drive Wukang in Wuzhou, lead all my colleagues in Wuzhou to meet Fang Thorn Shi, Cui Zhichong, Qin Zhichong, and Zhao Zhichong." ”

When the people saw his decay, they were dumbfounded. The scarlet robe was full of cuts, and the one on the abdomen was a foot long, representing the knife that had been beaten. The already hideous face, with the hideous knife wounds, is simply unbearable. This civil official is more powerful than the generals.

Fang Renyu immediately decided to strangle and dig the foot of the wall, thinking that my precious granddaughter was timid, and she had to be scared to cry by him. took two steps forward, personally supported him, and said with a smile: "Nine feet tall, heroic and extraordinary, charging into battle, both civil and military." It's just that the poetry needs to be improved, it's okay to swallow Fusang, but it's not okay to poke a toad. ”

Yangzhou colleagues laughed, Wu Kang was embarrassed, Zhang Dashuai's two poems were transmitted to Yangzhou? This old guy, which pot is not opened, changed the topic to save respect: "Fang Gong laborer expedition, Wuzhou is grateful." It is better to go into the city to rest, and the younger generation will prepare tea to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. ”

Fang Renyu waved his hand and said: "The rebellion has been quelled, and the old man has completed his mission, and he can give an account to the saint." The army rested in place, and when they visited Cui Gong, they returned to Yangzhou. You don't have to entertain it, go and be busy with you, Cui Zhechong will go too. ”

After greeting for a while, Fang Renyu issued an eviction order, and Wu Kang and Cui Xingfeng went hand in hand. Cui Xingfeng blamed himself first, saying that he was slow to march and couldn't come back early, which caused his nephew to suffer. Then get to the point, only ask two things, Lao Cui's physical condition, why is Xiao Cui in the barracks?

It's hard to answer, the first one is perfunctory, and the second is honest. Cui Xingfeng laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jiuniang has this temperament, and the virtuous nephew will take care of it." I'll leave it to you here, I'll go back to the city to visit my cousin, and we'll meet again when I have time. ”

Wu Kang saluted respectfully, greeted the left and right Guoyi lieutenants, and sent them away. Generally speaking, civilian officials and military generals do not belong to each other. The Assassin can command the militia and cannot direct the Ori Prefecture unless there is an emergency, such as a rebellion, a natural disaster, etc.

After finishing his work, he led the younger brothers back to the camp, and when he saw Xiucai, he hurriedly ran over and pulled him to the side to whisper. Wu Kang frowned, and strode away, leaving his brothers confused. Di Renjie asked what was going on, Xiucai kept silent, smiled apologetically, and followed the big guy's footsteps.

Wu Kang came to the Chinese military tent, opened the tent door and entered, and saw Chen Shuozhen tied to a wooden stick. The wooden stick with the thickness of the bowl mouth was buried deep in the ground, and the iron chain was combined with hemp to tie her into a rice dumpling.

Strode over, took the boot dagger, cut the hemp rope on the chest, cut the linen clothes, and ripped off the underwear clothes. Squatting down to take a closer look, he gritted his teeth, saw the woman's face full of ridicule, and longed for her to stab her a few times. At this moment, listening to the familiar footsteps, the scalp is tingling.

Cui Xiaoqing rushed over, and the yin and yang taunted: "Hey, Wu Erlang, not only love young women, but also widows?" No wonder it's locked up here, you have bad intentions. You... Want to me off? The rebels dare to touch the head of the thief, you don't want to die if you are lustful! There are so many women from good families, isn't it enough for you to spoil them? ”

"What nonsense?" , Wu Kang rolled his eyes, got up and hurriedly left.

Cui Xiaoqing completely went berserk, chased him out, saw him carrying a knife and getting on the horse, and roared in a loud voice: "Where are you going?" What to do? ”

"Go and spoil the good woman."

The horses were gone, and the forty bodyguards followed, kicking up large clouds of smoke and dust. When the smoke and dust dissipated, Cui Xiaoqing snorted twice, looked at the black spots in the distance, and scolded angrily. scolded until his mouth was dry, and beckoned to Qian Shun next to him.

Qian Shun secretly called him unlucky, came over hard, bowed his head and remained silent. Cui Xiaoqing looked up and down, and said in a strange manner: "Look at you like this, Wang Ba is like eating scales, no matter how I ask, you won't say it, right?" ”

Qian Shun pretended to be deaf and dumb, and Xiaoqing didn't force it, turned around and went back to the tent to rest. Qian Shun was like being pardoned, quietly wiping cold sweat, and smearing oil on the soles of his feet. Ask for the military tent all the way, wash your face with water, sit on the bunk in a daze, the proprietress is so generous? It shouldn't be!

The more I think about it, the more hairy my heart becomes, and I wonder how to suppress the shock. At this time, the curtain of the tent door was opened, and the squadron leader Sun Wu came in, mysteriously took out the sheepskin bag, unscrewed the lid and wafted out the smell of wine. Qian Shun smiled, stretched out his thumb to praise, snatched the wine bag and poured it up.

After half a catty in one breath, I felt that the sky was spinning, and I saw two Sun Wu, who were waving to me. Regained consciousness again, opened his eyes in a daze, and on the low couch before meeting, there was a large bowl. The bowl is covered with a water bag, a wooden spoon is placed on the side of the bowl, and an iron funnel.

For some reason, seeing that the proprietress was also there, Sun Wu looked up at the roof. I found myself tied up again, sweating like rain when I boarded, and the rhythm of torture to extract confessions. Gritting his teeth and glaring at Sun Wu, Tian Shenu still raised his head and didn't look this way.

Cui Xiaoqing said lightly: "Don't bare your teeth, Manager Qian, I asked him to do it, let's start." Your boss should have said that confession is lenient, and resistance is strict. Give you another chance, be honest, what did he do? ”

Qian Shun cried and mourned, clenched his teeth and did not squeak. Cui Xiaoqing was happy, and said angrily: "I can't see it, you are loyal to my Erlang, it's not bad, it's really good, you have to give some rewards." Sun Wu, don't be stunned. ”

Sun Wu replied repeatedly, lifted the bowl of saliva, and picked up the funnel and spoon. Qian Shun looked at the contents of the bowl, his stomach was rolling, and his tears were disgusting. Half a bowl of maggots, the things in the pit, are squirming happily.

Two bodyguards came over, controlled his head, and scratched him. It was itchy for a while, and he choked his voice, and the funnel was stuffed into the corner of his mouth. Sun Wu scooped a spoonful of maggots, and his face was full of apologies: "Captain, don't blame me, the boss's words, my brother doesn't dare not listen, you are affected..."

Seeing that the spoon was sent to the funnel, Qian Shunwa vomited, and shouted: "The boss went to arrest Chen Shuozhen, the one in the barracks is a stand-in, and he looks like Chen Shuozhen." The one who revealed the news was a prisoner of war, the one who was fed by the boss, who seemed to be called Liu Sanxi. ”

Cui Xiaoqing was noncommittal, and Qian Zhuguan continued to pour beans: "Sanxi was so handsome that he was forced to serve Chen Shuozhen." He discovered the secret, there were two Chen Shuozhen, and the stand-in was the captain of the personal guard. The difference between them is that there is a black mole the size of a grain of rice under the left chest of the real body, and there is no substitute there. ”

Cui Xiaoqing pursed her lips, finally understood the truth and wronged Ailang.

Qian Shun continued: "When the rebels were defeated, the captain of the personal guard fled and went to the northwest. Sanxi suspected that the golden cicada had broken out of his shell, and when he was caught, he yelled to see the boss, but he was discovered by Xiu. The matter is big, Xiucai didn't dare to call the shots, and immediately reported to the boss. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Xiaoqing knew that Chen Shuozhen must have run away. Thinking of slapping the table, he pinched his waist and scolded Qian Shun: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" If you wronged my husband and made me unvirtuous, I must be punished. Sun Wu, punish him for eating a spoonful. ”

Qian Shun wants to cry without tears, my God, please let me go. The funnel was stuffed into his mouth again, and he watched the wooden spoon turn down, countless maggots fell, and he retched again in disgust. However, I soon found that there was no foreign body in my mouth, and I couldn't help but be a little confused.

Sun Wu pulled out the funnel, shook it in front of his eyes, and saw that the leaky mouth was blocked by the cork, and his heart was like ashes in an instant, and he was tricked by the proprietress.

Cui Xiaoqing hehe: "You are your husband's right-hand man, I can't be grateful, how can I insult?" Hey, it's been a night, and my husband hasn't come back yet, so I'm not at ease. Take all your brothers at once, and go to the fast horse to pick up your husband. Di Renjie and the fifth uncle are here, and the barracks are very safe, so they don't need your protection. ”

Qian Shun nodded like garlic as if he had been amnestied, and he couldn't wait to fly out immediately. To arrest Widow Chen, even if you die in battle, it is better than thrilling. As soon as the rope was untied, he jumped out directly, and while arguing and preparing the horses, he gathered all his brothers and went to the northwest to support.

Fifty miles away in the northwest, is Guoyili in Muzhou Pheasant County (Shouchang Town, Hangzhou, Jiande City, Zhejiang), there is a village named Liyuan Slope in the north of the town, surrounded by mountains, isolated from the world. The southern slope of the village is the shortest, and pear trees grow all over the mountain, which is also the only way out of the village.

Just after dawn, on the gentle mountain road, there were a large number of pedestrians, about 100 or so. If you look closely, they are all Taoist aunts, wrapped in black cloth on their backs, wearing cyan Taoist robes, and their families seem to have moved. Halfway up the mountain, the Dao Gu led by him suddenly stopped, stopped the team behind him, and stared at the slope ridge with a frown.

For about half a minute, rubbing his sore right eye, gently taking his hand away, his right eyelid continued to jump, and a sense of foreboding lingered, and his willow eyebrows twisted into a pimple. Behind her, Dao Gu leaned over, lowered her voice and asked, "Xuannu Niangniang, why don't you leave, is there anything wrong?" ”

Chen Shuozhen was silent, put his hands on his brows again, and suddenly found that something was strange, and something appeared on the backbone of the hillside. First the human head, then the horse's head, the black steed, the burly knight. The horse slowly descended downhill and stopped at about forty meters, blocking everyone's way.

Everyone gasped, and the mask of Hades with blue faces and fangs was terrifying. The knight slowly tilted his head, as if in prayer, and suddenly drew his horizontal knife and blew the cloud-piercing arrow. In an instant, the horses' hooves roared, and a large group of cavalry appeared on the ridge, whistling and rushing over.

Chen Shuozhen yelled "enemy attack", and Dao Gu quickly unwrapped the package and showed the three-foot instrument knife. One hundred and ten packages rolled down the slope at the same time, the scene was a little shocking, and the whole army of Daogu attacked. Jiao shouted, the sound of killing started, the footsteps moved, and the hillside shook.

Twenty horsemen charged, down the slope, like a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable. collided with the enemy camp, and the horizontal knife slashed at the same time, at least more than 40 Daogu, who were killed, trampled to death, and hacked to death. With the addition of dive and inertia, the knight could not control the horse and rushed directly down the mountain. When you reach the bottom of the mountain, you have to run some distance before you can turn the horse's head.

The rest of the Dao Gu did not flee, Chen Shuozhen regrouped and killed directly to the top of the mountain. Wu Kang raised his head and prayed: Wen Ruo Erniu, all the brothers who were killed by the Chen thief, all the brothers who died to protect the Chen thief, you open your eyes in the sky, I am avenging you!

With an order, all the people dismounted, and twenty people lined up in a row to resist the Daogu fight. The scuffle began, the swords and swords shadowed, both sides were quiet, only the sound of swords and soldiers, and there was no shouting. Dao Gu is Chen Shuozhen's personal soldiers, all of them are strong in martial arts, useless on large-scale battlefields, and small-scale battles are quite difficult.

On the other side of the hill is a pear orchard, and if the cavalry charges, they will rush directly to the bottom of the mountain, just like the brothers just now. When the horse came back, the fish that slipped through the net escaped into the pear orchard, and it was difficult to reach the sky if they wanted to catch it all again. They can only be stopped by foot fighting, and when the brothers under the mountain come back, they can be completely annihilated.

However, the reality is very skinny, and the cavalry who rushed to the bottom of the mountain suddenly turned on their backs. The long pit was a long trap for horses, and the mud completely submerged the horse's legs, and the horses could not get out at all. The security guards were helpless, jumped into the quagmire, and according to their usual training, they lay down on the quagmire and rolled over so that they could get out.

When they rolled out of the quagmire, their bodies were full of mud, and their feet were slippery, and their speed was slower than that of a turtle. Wu Kang is also scolding his mother, Widow Chen is too bad, and the quagmire must have been dug in advance. Don't say anything, you must stop them and stay up until the brothers at the bottom of the mountain arrive.

More than 50 Dao aunts, protecting Chen Shuozhen in the center, and fighting with 20 security guards. The security guards are fierce and do not take advantage of the land; There are many Daogu people, but they are all women. The two sides are evenly matched, like the old boys, each with casualties.

When the brave meet on a narrow road, Wu Kang, as the backbone, must take the lead. Suddenly clenched his teeth, smashed the flying instrument knife with a horizontal knife, and the knife momentum did not decrease, and directly cut off the woman's arm. Raise his foot and kick the roadblocker, like a sharp knife, and insert it towards Chen Shuozhen in the center of the circle.

The clay figurines got closer and closer, and Wu Kang became more and more courageous, cutting off a head and stabbing one of them into the lower abdomen. However, at the moment when the knife was drawn, he saw a familiar face, his body was like a lightning strike, and the horizontal knife fell to the ground. With a sharp bend of his knees, he picked up the collapsed woman, her throat choked with thick phlegm.

The bodyguard was taken aback, and Xiucai took the lead, parrying the knife that slashed at the boss, and slammed his elbow hard. More than ten brothers stepped forward, blocked the boss behind him, and continued to fight with the thieves. Xiucai hacked the two to death, and the reinforcements arrived, and when the clay brothers joined the melee, the high heart was finally put down.

There are 30 people on his own side, and the other party is less than 40, so it is not a big problem. Thinking of the boss's abnormality, he quickly turned around to look. I saw him half-kneeling, taking off his mask, holding the woman, covering her abdominal wound, and meeting her eyes.

Xiucai was just about to speak, when he heard a "Niang", and suddenly felt like a lightning strike. Her face was as white as paper, her body was almost falling, could this woman... Could it be the boss's mother who the company is constantly looking for and is still missing? How can you be with Chen Shuozhen, how can you join the rebels?

A few minutes later, Xiucai let out a roar and turned to join the battle group, a tear sliding down the corner of his eye.

The woman stretched out her hand tremblingly, and Wu Kang hurriedly grabbed it, pressing it tightly to her cheek. The woman smiled and said intermittently, "Kang Lang... It turns out that it's really you, and you're all a big official. Erlang and Xiaoniang, both hungry... Kang Lang, A-Niang doesn't blame you... Not to blame! ”

Wu Kang's mind was completely blank, and a voice was echoing: Love your stepmother, die under your knife. Slaughter the laying hens, make up for you, ventilate the news, and let you escape; The head is bleeding, begging for mercy for you; Starry night, send you a coiled stepmother, die under your knife...