Chapter 47: The Pursuit
Baima County is adjacent to the Qi country, the terrain is a horse and a flat river, in recent months is not very peaceful, first the king of Qi sent people to recruit troops, the county order closed the city to defend itself, frightened until the king of Qi was defeated, and to prevent the remaining thieves from entering the border, not waiting for stability, the court sent a thief to catch the big officials came arrogantly - these people are nobodies in the capital, and they are big officials here.
The county order was anxious, and he was quite dissatisfied in his heart, and he always felt that it should be a great achievement to keep the county seat, and it would be okay if he was not rewarded, but he had to accept the interrogation of the sword and pen officials in turn, as if he had committed a big crime, he really wanted to ask loudly: When the Qi army was like a bamboo, where were you?
The county magistrate didn't dare to speak, and even thought about it in the dead of night, and today, he especially had to put on a smile on his face to welcome a special guest. This man was not an official, but a eunuch.
Just after noon, a group of people galloped on the official road, about twenty or thirty people, there were no flags, and there was no drum music to open the way, the speed was extremely fast, not like the Qincha above, but like the post guards who delivered urgent mail, but it could be seen that their clothes were indeed a team of eunuchs, among which there may be some guards, and the county orders who rarely entered Beijing could not be recognized.
"So fast?" The county commander walked out from under the roadside pergola that had just been built, and was surprised, he only received the official letter from his boss in the morning, thinking that he was moving quickly, but he didn't expect that this side was just ready, and the Qin Cha arrived, and it was good to come out to greet him early, otherwise he would make a big mistake.
The county commander hurriedly sorted out the official uniforms, ordered his subordinates to line up quickly, and waved his hand to signal the master to remove the tea in the shed, so that Qin Cha must not think that he was just drinking tea here.
When the Qincha team arrived, dozens of horses suddenly stopped, and the dust raised gradually spread and landed, and the county commander did not dare to dodge, leading everyone to kneel in the dust, "Baima County greets the Qincha......
"No courtesy." The voice of the horse was cold and arrogant, but it was quite in line with the identity of the Qincha.
Yang Feng doesn't remember how many places he has been, these days, he has been running around, in order to save time and get on the road as soon as possible, he only brought about two dozen followers.
He was chasing a person, and in Yang Feng's eyes, this person was very crucial, even more important than the rebellious King of Qi.
For the sake of this fugitive, Yang Feng had to give up the emperor for the time being, and he also had an idea to see if the emperor could stand on his own feet in the palace and whether it was worth his more efforts in the future.
"Are you ready with the archers?" Yang Feng sat down on his horse and asked, he didn't have time to deal with the local officials, and he had to make a condescending posture in order to achieve a quick decision.
The county commander was puzzled from the moment he received this request, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he immediately said, "It's all right, just stand by over there." ”
Yang Feng saw it, patted the horse forward, the entourage followed, only one eunuch left, dismounted to show the documents to the county order, asked him to sign and seal, and complete the procedures as soon as possible, the county order was in a hurry, he had already arranged the feast and gifts, but they were all in the county seat, how could he not think that Qin Cha was an urgent child. The official seal of the county order was not around, so he had to order the master to take it immediately, thinking that this eunuch Qin Cha was not here to fight the autumn wind, and the things to be done must be not small.
More than 100 county soldiers stood in formation, the ranks were uneven, many of them were dressed no different from ordinary farmers, they had no armor, but they all held hard bows in their hands, and there were seven or eight arrows in their quivers.
Yang Feng was not surprised, everywhere he passed, most of the soldiers were like this, and decent elite soldiers were all conscripted and followed Taifu Cui Hong to the north to face the Huns.
The county lieutenant came in a hurry, he stayed with the county commander, there was no horse, so he lagged behind, facing the dust, panting and saying to the Qincha on the horse: "Shangcha...... Ahem...... These are all ...... Cough...... ...... from the townships Cough...... Archers, and some are coming, ...... tonight."
"That's enough for these people." Yang Feng begged for speed, and said loudly to the county soldiers: "Each person will try to shoot three arrows later, and those who can reach eighty steps straight and steady will be rewarded with five taels of silver." ”
The county soldiers, who were at a loss, suddenly became excited and cheered, and the county lieutenant waved his hand with a red face, ordering the soldiers to shut up and not to be rude in front of the Qincha.
Yang Feng didn't care, he was used to seeing the randomness and chaos in the place, Baima County was good, several entourages went to place simple arrow targets, Yang Feng asked the county lieutenant: "Are you familiar with the local characters and customs?" ”
The county lieutenant nodded again and again, "Familiar, the lower official is a native of this county, and he has been an official for more than 20 years, and there is no local gentleman I don't know." ”
Yang Feng set his horse out of a distance, made room for the county soldiers to shoot arrows, and then stopped, and said to the county lieutenant who followed: "The person I want to inquire about is not a gentleman, but a hero. ”
"Haojie...... I don't know which one? ”
"Zhao You."
"Zhao You?" The county lieutenant looked dazed.
"The Zhao You who is known as the daughter."
"Oh, Baima Zhao Qianjin, of course I know, why did the chagrin inquire about him......"
Yang Feng keenly noticed a trace of panic in the county lieutenant's eyes, this is why he must make a quick decision, most of the local officials and heroes have dealings, and if they are one step late, the news will be leaked out.
"Zhao You harbored the Qin criminals, I was ordered by the emperor to arrest them in person, the disobedient ones were exterminated, and those who reported the news were punished with death."
The county lieutenant's face turned pale all of a sudden, "The people of Baima County are simple and simple, and no one dares to collude with the Qin criminals...... I'll go get some more troops. ”
"No, there are enough of them." Yang Feng looked at the county soldiers who were taking turns shooting arrows, and under the heavy reward, there were quite a few who shot far and straight, and he didn't care if he could hit the target.
The county lieutenant's face was blushing, and he finally mustered up the courage to say: "The upper chaplain may not know that Zhao Youren called 'Qianjinbi', which means that his arms have the power of a thousand catties, not the jade of a thousand gold, and he changed it to 'Biyu Zhibi' in order to be a vassal and elegant." ”
"I've heard of it." Yang Feng had already figured out the details of Zhao You.
The county lieutenant was even more panicked, "Not only is Zhao Qianjin infinitely powerful, but he also has a group of brothers, who are used to dancing with swords and swords, this ...... This one...... It's hard to deal with. ”
"Jianghu kung fu, don't be afraid, as long as you follow orders."
"Listen, even if the lower officials have a hundred guts, they don't dare to disobey the order."
Yang Feng hummed coldly, waited for a while and said: "If you can take the Qin prisoner hidden by Zhao You, you will have a great merit and a reward of at least 1,000 taels of silver, and if you are the main offender, 100,000 taels, it will not matter if you are promoted to several levels." ”
The county lieutenant immediately smiled, originally a little hesitant, but now even if he went to arrest his own brother, he couldn't take care of it.
The test was soon over, and there were barely enough sixty qualified soldiers, and the attendant eunuchs immediately distributed a bounty, five taels each, and those who got it held their heads high, and those who didn't get it hung their heads.
Yang Feng and his entourage had a total of 26 people, but there were 40 horses, and one horse was given to the county lieutenant, and he was ordered to lead the way and go to round up Zhao You, the hero of Baima County, but he did not tell the county soldiers where to go for the time being.
The Qin Cha took the soldiers to raise the dust, and the county commander stood on the side of the road, holding the official document and looking at it blankly, unable to figure out what was going on, and did not dare to leave, so he had to stay where he was, waiting for the master to take the official seal.
Zhao You's family is in the village seven or eight miles outside the city, the county lieutenant is familiar with the road, and he has not detoured at all, after seeing the manor, Yang Feng stopped and waited for the county soldiers behind to follow.
The county lieutenant said: "There are too few soldiers to surround the manor, so it is better to let the lower officials enter the village alone, persuade Zhao You to surrender, and hand over the prisoners, which will save trouble." ”
"No need, you lead the troops to the front of the main gate, listen to my orders, just fire a salvo, and you don't have to worry about other things."
Yang Feng turned his head and signaled, most of the entourage dismounted, set off in batches, and guarded the four sides of the manor, and only six people stayed to protect the permanent attendants.
The county lieutenant didn't dare to interject anymore, and faintly felt that this Qin Cha was different, although he was a eunuch in the palace, he seemed to be very familiar with the affairs of the rivers and lakes.
The county soldiers followed, standing in two rows in front of the main gate, bending their bows and arrows, the village had already found an abnormality, the gate was closed, and occasionally someone probed, and quickly retracted.
The county lieutenant was anxious to make meritorious service, and after getting the permission of the Qin Cha, he urged the horse to step forward and said loudly: "Zhao Qianjin, you have committed a crime!" Surrender quickly, hand over the prisoners, or spare you from dying, or not...... Oops. ”
A figure flashed on the wall of the manor, the county lieutenant hugged his head, turned his horse's head and galloped back, covering his face with one hand, blood flowing out of his fingers, "The thief uses a hidden weapon." ”
The thieves not only used hidden weapons, the gate of the manor suddenly opened, more than ten people rushed out brandishing knives and guns, shouting in their mouths, and the leader was a strong man, about thirty years old, **** upper body, with a dragon tattoo on his arm, holding a big hammer in each hand, and shouting angrily: "Death to those who stand in my way!" ”
Zhao Qianjin is quite well-known in Baima County, and even the county lieutenant is a little afraid of him, and when he sees him rushing out, he is immediately cowardly in his heart.
Yang Feng didn't care, he rushed here when he got the exact news, knowing that there were not many people in the village, and he didn't want to compete with these outlaws, so he immediately ordered: "Bend the bow." ”
The overseer had just received the silver bounty, and the county soldiers did not dare to retreat even if they were afraid, and immediately pulled their bowstrings and waited for the order to launch.
Yang Feng saw Zhao You and the others rushing towards him with his teeth and claws, and he had already entered within eighty steps, and he refused to give an order.
One of the county soldiers was so nervous that he let go of his hand and released an arrow, which flew over the enemy's head without accuracy.
Yang Feng shouted: "Steady! Await orders! ”
More than a dozen heroes of the rivers and lakes were getting closer and closer, one of them kept waving his hand, throwing a flying knife, and the hidden weapon that shot in front of Yang Feng was stopped by the entourage guards, and the county soldiers did not have such a good treatment, and the two of them were hit by darts and fell to the ground screaming.
Yang Feng still didn't give the order, and the county lieutenant's face turned pale with fright.
The distance was only forty steps, and the dragon patterns on Zhao Qianjin's body could be seen clearly, and Yang Feng finally shouted: "Release the arrow!" ”
More than fifty arrows were fired in response, at this time the accuracy was not important, the arrows were like rain, and seven or eight people were shot down in an instant, and the remaining six people were stunned for a moment, five of them turned around and ran away, but Zhao Qianjin danced the double hammer faster and continued to rush forward.
"Bend the bow! Shoot the arrows! Yang Feng's second round of orders was given quickly, the county soldiers could barely keep up, only more than 30 people shot arrows in time, but it was enough, Zhao Qianjin was hit by several arrows, plopped down, and the escapees were also hit by arrows, and they ran not far away, and met the ambushed Qincha guards, and they were killed one by one.
The entire round-up took less than two quarters of an hour, and only the county lieutenant and two soldiers were injured.
The guards brought by Yang Feng had already climbed over the wall and entered the village, and it didn't take long for them to rush out of the gate with a knife and drag a man with them.
The county lieutenant was very curious about what kind of messenger could make the palace send someone to chase him, and at a glance, the man with a wide robe and big sleeves did not look like an outlaw or a local.
Yang Feng jumped off the horse, walked in front of the prisoner, stared at him for a while, and said, "You are not Chun Yuxiao. ”
The prisoner laughed, "The family teacher has great powers, you will never catch him!" ”
Yang Feng was disappointed, and one of the guards fell with a knife in his hand, and the prisoner's head fell to the ground.
The county lieutenant was taken aback again, and was about to order the county soldiers to enter the village to search for the remaining criminals, when a heroic man who was shot by an arrow said loudly: "I know where Chun Yuxiao is, I know, save me!" ”
Yang Feng walked over and looked down at the terrified face, "Where is it?" ”
"Save Me ......"
"Say it and spare your life."
"I, I overheard them talking, Chun Yuxiao has sneaked into the capital, saying that there is ...... There was a new heavenly spirit rising there. ”
Yang Feng was shocked in his heart, and suddenly understood that he had been fooled.
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