Chapter 229: The Cave
Deep in a ravine at the northern foot of Maobu Mountain, there is a shack made of bamboo and thatch.
Entering the shack, there is a cave six or seven feet deep inside, a fire pit is burning in the ground, there are some old clay pots and porcelain bowls on the ground, and there is a hay stall in the corner for people to sleep.
Originally, this was the residence of the two forest guards in the mountain, and a shack was built outside to prevent rainwater from flowing down from the cliff wall and pouring into the cave, but at this time, the two forest guards and the slaves who were still some loyal to the Feng family had been killed and thrown into the ravine, while Feng Yi, Feng Yi and Kong Xirong were tied up and thrown into the corner of the cave.
In front of the fire pit at the mouth of the cave, there were seven or eight sturdy men, staring at the moose that was being crushed into the woodpile on the fire pit, and the knives and bows were scattered on the ground.
Feng Yi's hands were tied behind his back, his head and face were attached to the cold stone ground, the smell of elk meat was tempting, his stomach was extremely uncomfortable after being hungry for two days, and his mouth was stuffed with a rotten and stinky rag, he couldn't scold when he wanted to, he couldn't vomit, he just stared at his brother Feng Yi with resentment.
These soldiers who killed a thousand knives were originally a group of bandits who were traitors in Yuezhou, and they were about to be convicted and beheaded after being caught by the state government.
Who would have imagined that they fled out of the city with these soldiers, and were bound by these lowly people who killed tens of millions, and imprisoned in this cave where birds don't, and three loyal slaves who were unwilling to sell their masters for glory were killed by them.
"Boss, it's been a day, Li didn't come back from riding a donkey, is the deal with the surname Han reliable?" A short, thin man with a thief's eyebrows and rat eyes asked, staring at a black-faced man sitting opposite.
"The few points of land deeds carried by the Feng family brothers are useless if they fall into our hands, but for the surname Han, it is 20,000 acres of fertile land, can he not be moved? And Tianyou Lao'er handed over the Feng family's case to Zheng Chang for trial, and only the people on the side of the third prince can do anything in these matters - we can only find a deal with the surname Han in this matter. The black-faced man said in a muffled voice.
"I mean, his surname is Han, what if he still thinks about the Feng brothers?" The rat-eyed man asked.
"Don't doubt it, the one surnamed Han is a ruthless master. Even if the Feng brothers hadn't betrayed Zuo Si's secret spy after escaping from Lanting Lane before, the one surnamed Han would not be merciful. Now that we have sent this great gift to him, we are not asking for too much, and you should not worry about anything," said the black-faced man, "Besides, Li is clever on a donkey, and he senses that something is wrong, and he will take the opportunity to escape." ”
The wind is whistling outside the cave, although the autumn outside is high and cool, but the cave is stuffy and wet, but they are afraid of being seen by the hunters and villagers who enter the mountain, and these people can only hide in the cave, and they dare not go out to wander easily.
A slight sound of "click" came, and it sounded like a wild beast in the mountains passing through the ravine and stepping on a branch, but the black-faced man still stood up vigilantly, kicked a scar-faced man lying next to him and snoring, and said, "Mazi, get up and go out with me, there seems to be someone passing by outside......"
The scar-faced man reluctantly stood up, picked up the knife and bow and followed the black-faced man to touch out, just walked out of the shack, he saw more than a dozen sharp arrows whistling over, the black-faced man saw the opportunity very quickly, his body shrank back, and he hid back in the shelter of the shack, while the scar-faced man was hit by seven or eight sharp arrows, fell to the ground and screamed, blood gushed out from the blood hole, and he was about to die.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" The black-faced man crawled into the cave, but was shot in the right leg by a sharp arrow that pierced the shack, and the cluster of arrows made of stainless steel was so sharp that it pierced his leg bone and came out from the other side.
"Hold the entrance to the cave and don't let people enter!" The black-faced man broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, but he pulled out the arrow as soon as he broke the shaft of the arrow, and shouted for people to go to the entrance of the cave, and he had already seen more than a dozen figures in the morning light rushing towards them, and he took a longbow and shot the arrow towards the mouth of the cave.
It's just that the dozen or so people who pounced on him were wearing armor and holding iron shields, and several people in the cave shot at the leader with bows, and saw that the person holding a shield to block the face, throat and other key points that the armor could not cover, and although the other places were hit by three arrows, they could not delay the speed of the opponent's advance.
"The armor worn by the other party is too fine to shoot! Take a knife, get a knife and plug the hole! The black-faced man shouted.
The black-faced man screamed like this, but the others were desperate, when they escorted the Feng family brothers to abscond out of the city, in order not to be seen by the forbidden generals defending the city, they just wore a simple leather armor in their robes, there was no big shield in their hands, only a long knife and a tuomu bow, and they didn't expect to be attacked in the cave, they didn't make other preparations, why did they compete with more than a dozen heavy-armored elites?
Knowing that the Feng family's martial arts in the cave were strong, Tian Cheng took the lead, and Lin Haizheng each held a shield at the head, leading more than a dozen heavily armored scouts to attack forward, and the Feng family's tribe picked up the burning firewood and smashed it towards the entrance of the cave, Tian Cheng just took an iron shield to protect his head and face, and the straight spine long knife slashed forward quickly and ruthlessly.
The entrance to the cave is narrow, more than 20 people on both sides are crowded together, there is no room for maneuver, the key is not to let yourself fall, withstand the pressure and continue to chop, tear open the gap, and the victory or defeat will be decided.
Seeing that the eight Feng family members were all slashed on the spot, and the living were all tied up and thrown in the corner of the cave, Tian Cheng gasped and ordered his subordinates to say, "Please come over, the people here are all settled." ”
Tian Cheng was also stabbed several times at the entrance of the cave, and his thigh, left ribs, and arms were all cut painfully, but the iron armor was not cut through, and there was nothing else important on his body except for some bruises.
Tian Cheng picked up the straight spine knife that the Feng family had thrown on the ground, and saw that the corners of the blade were extremely sharp, and its sophistication was not under the sword they used, but he didn't expect that he couldn't split the iron armor piece made of the armor he was wearing.
Seeing Gao Shao who came in from behind, staring at his own armor with envy, Tian Cheng scolded with a smile, "The next time your kid charges in front, let you wear this armor." ”
"Then thank you, I'll ask the adults for a pair of armor myself, and I won't take away your favor." Gao Shao said with a smile.
His specialty is that he is flexible, good at archery, and he really wants to charge into battle and kill the enemy head-on, and he pays more attention to his strength, and he is not as good as the sick tiger Tiancheng in this regard.
To be honest, he didn't know what Tian Cheng's sick seedlings looked like, how he could withstand the two Feng family subordinates in the narrow hole and cut them down without taking half a step back.
"Captain Tian, Captain Gao, you quickly untie us, or Han Qian is a brother, he was not bewitched by these bastards of wolf ambition, and he knew that he would send you to save us......" Feng Yi tried to spit out the rags in his mouth at this time, and shouted hoarsely as if grasping a life-saving straw.
"I'm sorry for the young master of the Feng family, we don't dare to advocate letting you go without permission, wait for my family to come over." Gao Shao smiled, squatted in front of Feng Yi and said with a smile.
"Han Qian, what about others, you invite him over quickly, I have a great benefit to him." Feng Yi shouted.
At this time, several more figures entered the cave, led by Han Qian and Xi Ying.
"Han Qian, Han Qian, you won't want to embarrass me and Xirong, right? Help us untie it, my body is numb," Feng Yi saw Han Qian and shouted, "You search for the house deeds and land deeds on these dog slaves, these house deeds and land deeds have not yet reached the Feng family, and the officials in charge, our Feng family has all taken care of them." Although my Feng family has suffered, as long as our brothers come forward, you can transfer these land deeds to whoever you want! ”
At this time, Gao Shao handed over several house deeds and land deeds that were almost stained with blood, Han Qian did not take over, and said, "You take it first, and hand it over to His Highness later," and said to Feng Yi and Kong Xirong, "Although in the end you still left Lanting Lane and revealed the secrets of Guo Qi'er and Chun Shisanniang, I don't blame you, but whether you die or live has to be determined by His Highness, I can't let you go privately, I hope you can understand." ”
"Our brothers, Han Qian, you can't send us to death." Feng Yi rolled on the ground and shouted.
Tian Cheng and Gao Shao were also quite helpless.
"Save your strength and beg for mercy with Your Highness; Brother Feng Yi then understood that only His Highness could save your life. Han Qian smiled bitterly and helped Feng Yi and them up from the ground, took a dagger to cut the rope that bound their hands, and asked Guo Que'er to bring water and dry food, so that Feng Yi, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong could eat their stomachs and go on the road.
While the others were helping Feng Yi and Kong Xirong out of the cave, Feng Yi dragged behind, lowered his voice and said to Han Qian, "Lord Han can tell His Highness that we have no intention of absconding, but were hijacked out of the city by this wolf's ambition!" ”
Han Qian glanced at Feng Yi, it had been two days since he was robbed, and Feng Yi was also embarrassed at this time, his crown hair was messy and dirty, but his expression was much calmer than Feng Yi's.
Thinking of Feng Yi's domineering attitude when he led people to block the road at the entrance of the alley and ask Feng Yi and Kong Xirong to take them away, Han Qian felt ridiculous at first, but he felt a little sad, it was really hard to imagine how deep the negative impact of Feng Wenlan's case on Da Chu would be at a time when too many hidden dangers and major disadvantages had not been eliminated.
"Lord Han should know at this time that the three of us cousins have no one else to rely on except Lord Han." Seeing that Han Qian was silent, Feng Yu thought that he was moved by what he said, and continued to persuade him.
"I said at the beginning, can your Feng family leave a way to live, you can only bet the treasure on His Highness, you don't believe it. I still say this, whether you two brothers can live or not, you can only bet on His Highness! Tell me that some of these things are not there, but they are just asking for a quick death," Han Qian said, "However, I am a little curious, after you picked up Feng Yi and Kong Xirong, why didn't you go to the prince to rescue, but got in touch with the Chuzhou Pavilion?" ”
"It was Yin Peng, the governor of the Chuzhou Pavilion, who took the initiative to find us before this." Feng Yi said.
"Oh?" Han Qian glanced at Feng Yi in surprise, thinking that Feng Yi had no need to lie to him at this point, it was really a surprising thing.
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