Chapter 13 The First Fire of the New Official's Appointment

Wushi Mountain, in the Zhou period was called Fufu Dui.

It is located in the southeast of the town of Wushi 12 miles, away from Songgao Mountain, is the only way from Luoyang to Songshan, and at the same time close to Gongxian County.

The mountain is not high, and there is a fairy name.

In the "Henan Mansion Chronicles", it was recorded that the mountain was forty miles south of the county (Yanshi), the lonely peak was prominent, and the prince of Zhou Ling was promoted to immortal here. There is also a record of "Sam Zhu" that the mountain of the mountain has many golden and jade springs, and there is a drinking crane pond.

The altitude of the mountain is not high, only more than 300 meters.

But it was named because of the two immortals. One is the famous Queen Mother of the West, it is said that her real name is Wu Wanyan, who once cultivated in this mountain, so it was named Wu Shi Mountain. And the other is the crown prince Jin of Zhou Ling. This name may be a little unfamiliar, but if you mention another name, there must be many people who want to know it. In the Taoist immortal genealogy, his name was also left, that is, Prince Qiao.

The night is deep, and in this fairy mountain, a mist rises, adding a bit of fairy rhyme.

Halfway up the mountainside, there is a row of naturally formed arched caves. At this time, there is a spark, and from time to time someone shouts and neighs faintly.

Mai Zizhong stroked the horizontal knife in his hand, squinted his eyes, and looked in the direction of the cave.

Behind him, Fei Qingnu stood quietly, like a guardian saint, standing still.

"General, can you attack when the time has passed?"

Mai Zizhong shook his head and said in a deep voice: "The fog is still thin, at this time, attack, before you reach the cave, you will be discovered by thieves."

Wait until the fog is thicker...... By the way, has Su Lie's side made any arrangements? ”

"Ready."

"Good!" Mai Zizhong said, turned around and came to a boulder, and sat down cross-legged.

"Qingnu, you can sit too."

"Little general, you arranged Su Lie at the mountain pass, so that you are not afraid that the thieves will break through from him?"

Mai Zizhong said with a smile: "Since it was recommended by General Li Lang, presumably this person has real skills." His troops were all cavalry, and they could lay in ambush at the mountain pass. Damn, I'm a little envious of this guy, General Li Lang looks like he really values him, three hundred people are all the same Dawan horses, looking at those equipment, even the left and right Xiao guards may not be able to compare with it...... Hehe, I really put my mind into it. ”

Thinking of Su Lie's three hundred Qilin Guards, Fei Qingnu also showed envy.

When he first saw Qilinwei, Fei Qingnu was really taken aback. Without him, the equipment of the Qilin Guard is too sophisticated! However, along the way, Fei Qingnu also realized that this Qilin Guard was not only well-equipped, but also well-trained. During the march, they were as neat as they were, and judging from the momentum they exuded, they had all experienced the battlefield experience, and they all held people's names in their hands.

At first, even Mai Zizhong thought that these Qilin guards were composed of gangsters or wanted criminals.

Later, I asked Kan Ling to learn that the team of the Qilin Guard was mainly based on the Yuan Cong who was withdrawn from Goguryeo that year, and later joined the guards who had participated in the attack on Yang Xuan. In three years of training, Qilinwei has assisted Xu Shiji, and has gone on several expeditions, and has achieved a lot of success.

In other words, this Qilin Guard is a fierce soldier who has experienced battlefield battles.

Based on this alone, whether it was Mai Zizhong or Fei Qingnu, they couldn't help but have a strong respect for Su Lie and these people.

However, respect is respect, Fei Qingnu is still not very relieved, and let Qilinwei ambush in the mountain pass.

It turned out that after receiving Li Yanqing's notice, Mai Zizhong heard that there was a bandit hidden in this Gong County, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.

This place in Gongxian is too important, so important that it is related to the safety of Luoyang.

Therefore, all factors that may threaten Luoyang must be eliminated in the bud. He hadn't heard of Xie Xiang, but he could be called a bandit by Li Yanqing, which was unusual. Li Yanqing told Mak that he had figured out where the bandits were hiding.

But the solution is cunning, and his whereabouts are very unstable.

And he was so scared that he was killed by Zhang Xutuo in Shandong, so that he became extremely vigilant. But when there is a stir, it will be immediately transferred. It is precisely for this reason that Li Yanqing is not easy to act rashly. This time, he finally found out where to find the elephant, but because there were people in the city who colluded with the elephant, it was difficult for Yanqing to launch an attack for the time being. It happened that Mai Zizhong came over, and he was appointed as the deputy general of the military government, so that Li Yanqing found a suitable candidate.

He stayed in Gongxian and created an illusion, whether it was Xie Xiang or his ears and eyes, because Li Yanqing had not yet been aware of the existence of Xie Xiang.

At the same time, Mai Zizhong was secretly ordered to arrive at Heishi Mansion in advance, gather soldiers and horses, and encircle and suppress the elephant.

In the Black Stone Mansion, there are six hundred Xiaoguo left. Originally, when Xu Shiji was there, there were 800 people at full. But he was transferred to Luhoi Mountain, but he couldn't do without his own team. So when leaving, in addition to the 100 people from the headquarters, he also took 200 people from Luokou Mansion.

However, if it is paired with Li Yanqing's 300 Qilin Wei, Mak Zizhong believes that victory will be easy.

Today, Li Yanqing is still in Gong County, and it is said that he will leave Gong County tomorrow and leave Heishi Mansion. In this way, Mai Zizhong will have one night left to act. He was even a little strange: Could this Li Yanqing be able to pinch and calculate, but he actually calculated that tonight, there is fog in the mountains?

As it approached ugliness, the fog in the mountains became heavier and heavier.

And the lights on the mountainside gradually went out, and the sound of people shouting and neighing horses became weak and inaudible.

Mai Zizhong stood up, looked at Fei Qingnu, and then looked at Kan Ling, who was not far away with Mo Dao on his shoulder.

He took a deep breath, called Kan Ling over, and then said in a deep voice: "Old Fei, you take two hundred people and attack the mountainside from the left; Arlene led 200 men and attacked from the right. I brought 200 people with me, broke through from the center, and I must annihilate the bandit detachment in one fell swoop...... Let's go! ”

Kan Ling smiled, agreed, turned around and left.

Fei Qingnu also brought two hundred Xiaoguo and started to act at night. Mai Zizhong took 200 men with him, and under the cover of the mist, he attacked the mountainside. The mountain is a lonely mountain, and the road is not very good. However, because this is the only way to pass through Luoyang and Songshan, and because there are many Taoist temples in the mountain, it ranks 60 among the 72 blessed lands of Taoism. Therefore, good men and women often fund the construction of roads.

Therefore, Mai Zizhong did not need to worry about the road conditions, and rushed straight to the mountainside.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the cave, Mai Zizhong was about to give the order to start attacking, but when he heard a loud shout on the right side of the cave, there was a sudden shout, followed by the sound of gold and iron, and the neighing of people and horses continued, accompanied by a terrible shout: "The official army is coming, the official army is coming!" ”

It turned out that it was Kan Ling's department that took the lead in attacking.

Mai Zizhong didn't dare to hesitate any longer, drew his knife and shouted: "Xiaoguo, attack!" ”

Two hundred Xiaoguo, like tigers out of the gate, roared and pounced towards the cave. Mai Zizhong is even more in the lead, walking like flying, rushing to the front.

The guards at the entrance of the cave were originally attracted by the shouting and killing on the right, and they didn't notice Mai Zizhong's men and horses at all.

It wasn't until Mai Zizhong rushed to the entrance of the cave that the guards were aware of the attack. rushed out of the battle in a hurry, but Mai Zizhong raised his hand twice and killed two people. Mai Zizhong's martial arts are the true inheritance of Mai Tiecane, and among his peers, he can also be called a leader.

In particular, Mai Tiecane died in battle, and after Mai Zizhong returned home from Goguryeo, he practiced hard behind closed doors.

A horizontal knife can be described as a wide opening and closing, and it is as strong as possible. He doesn't have any tricks, just fast and powerful. If you fight against the Jianghu people, you may not be an opponent, but if you are on the battlefield, this kind of fierce and unforged knife technique is undoubtedly the most suitable.

"There are officers and soldiers, there are officers and soldiers!"

The thieves shouted loudly, and at this time, Fei Qingnu also led his troops to attack from the other side.

The reason why Xie Xiang was stationed in the Wushi Mountain was because he wanted to receive the baggage sent by the Yin family. He was given weapons and armor, and had a lot of food and grass, so he was naturally satisfied. This bandit had a seizure with his surname, and even put on a banquet in the mountains. The robbers are full of wine and food, and they are sleeping soundly, where will they think that the officers and soldiers will launch a sneak attack at this time?

In terms of numbers, the solution has an advantage.

Then one side is defenseless, and the other side comes prepared.

Coupled with the well-trained officers and troops of Luokou Prefecture, and led by the three tigers of Mai Zizhong, Fei Qingnu and Kan Leng, the victory and defeat were already clear before the battle began. The robbers could not hold even a cup of tea in the cave before they began to disorganize and flee.

When Mai Zizhong led people to rush into the depths of the cave, Kan Ling had already brought people and killed the generals.

Kan Ling held a Mo knife and stood with a bandit in soft armor. The bandit carried a wolf's tooth pestle, somewhat similar to a laundry mallet, but longer and thicker, and seemed to be heavy. Mai Zizhong knew Kan Ling's skills four years ago, and he was a fierce general. At this time, he was fighting with the bandit, and he couldn't tell the winner for a while. I saw him swinging his knife and striking again and again, the knife cloud rolling, and the sharpness was amazing; And the wolf tooth pestle in the hands of the bandit did not fall into the wind at all, hanging on the sound of the wind, and Kan Ling was inseparable.

However, it was only this one person who resisted stubbornly.

The rest of the bandits have fled in all directions.

Those who could not escape simply threw away their weapons and sat on the ground with their heads in their hands.

Mai Zizhong said in his heart: Could it be that this guy is the solution to the elephant?

Thinking of this, he didn't say a word, stepped forward, and slashed at the bandit with a knife. The bandit had just dodged Kan Leng's knife, and was about to turn around in a wrong step, when Mai Zizhong's knife came to him. In a hurry, he lifted the pestle outward, and the bell knocked away Mai Zizhong's horizontal knife in a flash.

"It's not a hero's doing."

The bandit roared, faintly showing a hint of fear.

Mai Zizhong knew that in this kind of battle, it was generally taboo for others to interfere halfway. Kan Ling is also a person with strong martial arts, and he is a little worried that Kan Ling will be dissatisfied.

Kan Ling smiled, "My young master said that everyone can punish the water dog...... Boy, you are a reservoir dog now, we are an official army, you are a robber, how can there be so many rules to speak of? Hehe, look at you like this, it is estimated that you belong to the same virtue as the big black man, look at the knife. ”

As he spoke, Kan Ling had already stepped up, and the Mo knife was hung with a sharp aura, and the bell was draped on the copper pestle in the hands of the bandits.

The huge force made the bandit take two steps back. Before he could stand firm, Kan Ling stepped into the air, and shouted: "Lianshan knife!" See how long you kid waits. ”

The Mo knife has a huge force, as fast as meteor lightning.

A knife follows a knife, and a knife is as fast as a knife. In the blink of an eye, Kan Ling slashed eleven times in a row, only to make the bandit retreat again and again, and it was difficult to parry.

Mai Zizhong smiled!

I didn't expect Kan Leng, a guy who seemed to be fierce and vicious, to be trained by Li Yanqing, without any rules.

Since Kan Ling didn't mind, he naturally wouldn't sit idly by. When the bandit retreated, he slashed at him, and the forced bandit couldn't dodge. In a hurry, he rolled on a lazy donkey and dodged Mai Zizhong's horizontal knife. Unexpectedly, before he stood up, Kan Ling had already come to the front. A kick was kicked on the bandit's chest, only to hear a click, and the sternum broke. The bandit was kicked by Kan Ling and spit blood, and his huge and burly body flew out in the air, falling to the ground with a puff, and the bones of his whole body seemed to be scattered.

At this time, Fei Qingnu happened to be in front of him, and when he saw the gift sent to the door, how could he let it go.

With a click, he cut off the bandit's head.

Kan Ling and Mai Zizhong wanted to follow and took the surname of the bandit, but they didn't think about it, but they cheapened Fei Qingnu for nothing. And after Fei Qingnu cut off the head of the bandit, he remembered that this guy was Kan Ling and Mai Zizhong's dish, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing what to do.

Kan Ling stared at Fei Qingnu, and suddenly muttered: "Shit luck!" ”

Turn around and continue the pursuit of the bandits who are scattering and fleeing. At this time, the official army had already surrounded the bandits layer by layer, except for a few places where there were still people who resisted stubbornly, and the rest were killed, those who fled, and those who surrendered.

Mai Zizhong grabbed a prisoner, pointed to the corpse of the headless bandit and asked, "This guy, but Xie Xiang?" ”

"No, this is not General Lao Jie, but General Xiao Jie. His name is Xie Hu, and he is the brother of General Xie...... General Lao Xie took people and fled from the other side. ”

Isn't this guy a solution?

Mai Zizhong was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses: "The green slaves collect the prisoners and settle the battle, and Ah Ling will follow me to pursue Xie Xiang." ”

"Wasn't that guy Xie Xiang just now?"

"He is the younger brother of Xie Xiang, and Xie Xiang is now fleeing out of the mountains with people."

Kan Ling didn't say a word, and followed Mai Zizhong with his knife. The cave extends in all directions, and there are several exits. The two of them each led their headquarters and pursued along the path in the cave, and soon came to the mountain pass. But when he arrived at the mountain pass, Mai Zizhong was stunned!

In a clearing at the mountain pass, three hundred unicorn guards galloped and besieged a group of bandits.

The Qilin Guard did not engage in a head-to-head confrontation with those bandits, but urged the horses to circulate and arrows rained down. The bandits who were surrounded in the middle were shot like hedgehogs. In particular, a strong man looked the most miserable, with more than a dozen spears and dozens of sharp arrows stuck in his body.

Su Lie led a small team of Qilin Guards to watch the battle from the sidelines, issuing various orders from time to time.

Qilin Wei also followed Su Lie's instructions, conjuring up various formations. or interspersed, or whirlwind, without the slightest flaw.

There are fierce bandits who want to rush over, but they are shot like hedgehogs.

Even if some bandits approached the Qilin Guard, they were unhurried by the Qilin Guard and nailed to the ground with a spear.

This is a bandit, which is clearly a demonstration of the art of riding and fighting.

Seeing this situation, Mai Zizhong couldn't help but shake his head slightly: In this Li Yanqing's hands, there are really many talents! Dad asked me to find a way to spy on Li Yanqing secretly and restrain Li Yanqing. But now that he has become a wing, how can I be restrained from him?

After all, the status of the Black Rock Mansion is important.

Mai Mengcai can understand Yang Guang's thoughts: not only to use Li Yanqing, but also to control Li Yanqing.

The purpose of sending Mai Zizhong to the Black Stone Mansion was, to put it bluntly, to see Li Yanqing. Although Mai Zizhong himself didn't like this errand very much, to be honest, he still had some confidence before coming to Gong County. He understands that he is not Li Yanqing's opponent, and at the same time, Li Yanqing has a life-saving grace for him. I'm not going to go against you, but I'm going to keep an eye on you. This is also one of the reasons why he arranged Fei Qingnu as a soldier.

But now, Li Yanqing generously gave him a regiment of troops.

But is it useful?

Mai Zizhong can be sure: Since Li Yanqing dares to give him a regiment of soldiers and horses, it means that he is absolutely capable of controlling the situation.

Li Yanqing didn't take him into account at all.

"General, the last general was ordered to ambush in the mountain pass, and when the thieves broke through, he stepped forward to stop him.

A total of 217 thieves were beheaded, and they were killed together with the bandits. No one of the Qilinwei was injured, please check it by the general. ”

Mai Zizhong couldn't help coughing.

What a powerful combat power!

Even if these thieves are a rabble, they can fight with the same forces, and they can achieve that one side is unscathed and the other side is completely annihilated...... This Su Lie is not simple.

Mai Zizhong smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "You don't need to check, hard work Su Zhuangshi." ”

Su Dingfang is white, and Mai Zizhong can only be called a 'strong man'.

At this time, Fei Qingnu escorted a young man out of the cave, and he whispered a few words in Mai Zizhong's ear, Mai Zizhong's eyes stared, and he glanced at the young man's pale face. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint mocking smile...... "Don't measure yourself, hit the stone with an egg!" ”

Mai Zizhong said and smiled: "I think General Li is also looking forward to Yin Gongzi, let's not ruin General Li's plan."

Su Dingfang Kan Ling, the two of you hold my token, and lead the Qilin Wei to rush back to Gongxian overnight, and hand over this Yin Gongzi to General Li. ”

"I'm not going back, I'm not going back!"

That young man is none other than Yin Zongdao.

It's just that at this time, he has no arrogant appearance, shaking his head and shouting in horror.

He was ordered to send baggage and food to Xie Xiang, but he didn't think about it, but he was left behind by Xie Xiang. However, Xie Xiang didn't want to embarrass him, but hoped to take the opportunity to get closer to the Yin family. Even, Xie Xiang also robbed a few little ladies to serve, and Yin Zongdao was not bad.

It's just that he didn't expect that the officers and troops would suddenly dispatch.

Yin Zongdao is not a fool, he knows that if he wants to go back, he will definitely die.

Su Lie smiled, stepped forward and grabbed Yin Zongdao: "Young Master Yin, I know you are bold, but I didn't expect you to be so kind."

If you can't go back, I'm afraid I can't help you...... Be obedient, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people. ”

Yin Zongdao was so frightened that he shrunk into a ball.

(To be continued)