Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Summer Night's Misfortune
The sky is full of stars.
The sound of footsteps in the dark streets is scattered. The unsightly young man in his cloth coat pressed himself against the wall in the darkness, holding his breath. It wasn't until the footsteps faded away that the man in cloth leaned slightly sideways and poked his head out, and there were only a few distant figures on the empty street.
A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, although the Tianwu Army was powerful in killing enemies on the battlefield, it was useless, and it was still their home field in this darkness after all. This time, he resolutely launched all the nails secretly buried by Guo Fu in a desperate gamble, if it became, he could naturally send the information that he wanted to Lin'an, even if it didn't work, he could bite Guo Huai and make this wall grass unable to eat and walk around, and deter other Jia Yidao party officials.
The moonlight shone silently on the bluestone streets. The cloth-clothed man gritted his teeth slightly, the short blade in his hand was already clenched, and there was a deeper alley opposite his left front, if he could successfully run through, he could hide there until dawn, and then leave the city, so to speak.
The man in cloth secretly exerted his strength, ready to run over in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly, the sound of the horse's hooves suddenly sounded, and his heart was shocked, and the man hurriedly retracted into the dark alley where he was hiding, and he didn't dare to take a breath. No one dares to taste the taste of the Heavenly Martial Army's saber in a hundred battles.
"Quick, search separately, not a single street can be spared!" The young voice pierced the darkness and came, "Six people have already been caught, and there is one more, what is it that can't let him escape!" There are fifty people over there, and a few people will go in these alleys, so be careful! ”
frowned, I haven't heard of such a big deal about arresting people, but there are indeed seven people running out on my side, could it be that those six were really caught? It's just that I don't know if he was captured alive or killed in battle, a trace of sadness rose in the heart of the man in cloth, after all, it was a robe that fought side by side, but now he couldn't hesitate, and several soldiers dressed as soldiers of Longxing Mansion were slowly walking towards the alley where they were hiding.
Although it is not easy for anyone to get up in the middle of the night, let alone these box troops who have not even undergone much militarized training, but they also know that this matter is a big matter, and there is no room for mistakes, not to mention that there are hundreds of cavalry behind them to respond to the courage, these soldiers are finally very serious to move forward, the first two of the five people hold swords and shields, covering the companions holding crossbows in the middle, and the last two people are holding a long-handled axe at any time, and the other is holding a spear is mainly responsible for attacking from the middle of the sword and shield soldiers, but it is a very strict charging formation.
The man in the cloth took a breath of cool air lightly and squinted slightly, as if he wanted to merge with this corner. He had retreated to the deepest part of the alley, where there were some piles of bricks and timber, which were good cover.
"Not even a rat with a big fart." The crossbow man grumbled.
"Actually, it's good at night in summer, but you can't freeze to death in winter." The two soldiers in the back didn't know who was and said with a wry smile, "If you want to eat and drink spicy food, you have the ability to go to the Tianwu Army." ”
The sword and shield soldier in front of him turned his head and glared at them: "Don't be grinning, what are you talking about." ”
However, he only saw his companion's look in horror, and the next moment hot blood splattered on the stunned crossbowman.
The cloth-clothed man burst out at this moment, he was already in the darkness in front of the sword and shield soldier, and at this time he jumped out, and the short blade in his hand cut the throat of the sword and shield soldier with a cold glow, and then the sleeve arrow in the other sleeve roared out, taking the life of the other sword and shield soldier. As for the vicious short blade, it didn't give the crossbow soldier time to react at all, and pierced his chest by the way, straight against this corpse, knocking over the other two soldiers who were caught off guard in the back!
"Ahh
With a scolding voice, the man in cloth didn't have time to wipe the blood stains on the blade and sleeve, and hurriedly stepped on the bricks and tiles in the corner of the wall and climbed directly over the low wall. Almost as soon as he landed in the courtyard, a storm of arrows roared and shot down countless bricks and tiles on the walls!
The sound of horses' hooves and countless torches run through the lanes!
"Pull the net, capture it alive!" Zhang Cheng held the reins of the horse and said fiercely.
Perhaps it was because he had never seen this general who had always been cautious and always pleasant-looking, or perhaps he knew that it was an absolute shame for him to let this killer carry out the murder, and the entire hundred battle soldiers shouted at the same time, and several huge fishing nets had been opened. The battle-hardened veteran jumped straight from his horse!
"Break the door!" A ten generals of the Xiang army roared angrily, and the front and back doors of the courtyard where the man in cloth was hiding just now were smashed open at the same time, and then the road was opened in a hundred battles, and more than a dozen Xiang soldiers who were furious because of the death of the robe rushed up.
A cold light shot out along the front door, but the soldiers of the Hundred Battles, who had already been on guard, shouted at the same time, and the horses and men stood upright, and the wrist shields were erected in unison, blocking the hidden arrows that were shot diagonally from above.
"Shoot!" The ten generals in charge of the command roared angrily, and five or six divine arm crossbows fired at the same time, completely covering the corner where the hidden arrow came from. It's just that obviously the man in the cloth is also a person with excellent experience in escaping, and he is no longer in that place for a moment.
More cavalry and cavalry gathered from all sides, and torches illuminated the darkness around them. But fortunately, this is an uninhabited courtyard, otherwise the cloth-clothed man would really hijack civilians, and the Tianwu Army, which has always been strict in governing the army, is really helpless.
As if realizing that he was cornered, the man in cloth roared angrily from the house: "Tianwu Army child, dare to fight with me!" ”
Before the words fell, the door of the room had been smashed, and a figure flashed out, and the cold light shone brightly, and it even avoided several blades that were subconsciously chopped over one after another, and approached the crossbow soldiers behind. Unexpectedly, the comer was so strong, and the soldier holding the divine arm crossbow exclaimed in surprise, and retreated straight, almost disrupting his own formation.
Snorted coldly, Zhang Cheng didn't say anything.
The old pawn of the hundred battles has jumped off the horse, and three or four fishing nets have been wrapped with small blades, and they have surrounded them at the same time, it is really the posture of the nets, these blades are naturally not fatal when they are stabbed on the body, but the pain of being traumatized all over the body is far better than a heavy injury, and if you want to survive under this fishing net, you can only raise your hands and surrender.
"It's so vicious!" The man in cloth scolded secretly and hurriedly retreated. However, a group of van soldiers had already shouted and surrounded them, adding up their knives.
After a few desperate stabs, the man in cloth slammed into the shield behind him, and another spear poked out of the gap in the shield and pierced his waist. It's just that the man in the cloth gritted his teeth, and beads of sweat the size of beans slipped down his forehead.
"Come on, heal this brother of the Imperial City Division." Zhang Cheng smiled coldly.
The cloth-clothed man was stunned for a moment, and then roared angrily: "It's Lord Guo's family, not those dogs from the Imperial City Division, you admit your mistake!" ”
Zhang Cheng didn't seem to hear it, just watched his subordinates tie the cloth-clothed man firmly, and in order to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide, he also tore off a strip of cloth and stuffed it into his mouth, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, he didn't expect these guys to be quite difficult to deal with, and arrested these seven people, although the descendants of the Tianwu Army such as Baizhan and Liumen were not damaged, but the Xiang Army also killed more than ten people.
After a while, Zhang Cheng sighed: "All the brothers who died are all merciful, and these people are all taken to the prison to be taken care of!" Hundred battles are all going to Pingshui Building with a certain one! ”
"Obey!" The ten generals of the hundred battles and the Yu Hou who assisted the Xiang army should shout at the same time.
Looking at the pillar of smoke slowly rising in the sky, Zhang Cheng secretly gritted his teeth, this time the six doors and the Jinyi Guard suffered a big loss, so you don't have any more accidents. Even if something happens to the Shen family, you Ye Yingwu can't lose a single hair.
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The Guo Mansion was already in a mess, especially after Ma Tingyou led people to break in.
It's just that under the coercion of the dense Xueliang blade, the servants of the Guo Mansion who were fleeing in all directions finally gathered together quietly, and no one dared to make a sound. Ma Tingyou didn't bother to care about these people, but just asked his subordinates to keep a strict watch, because no one knew if there were any fish in these people who were ready to continue to lurk.
In Guo's study, there was also a dead silence.
The candle flame flickered, reflecting the figures of several people on the window paper, which was more than enough.
Looking through the half-hidden crack in the door, several middle-aged men dressed as family members were holding sharp blades, and the cold blades were on the neck of their head Guo Huai, Guo Huai opened his mouth slightly, and he didn't dare to take a breath, and perhaps because of the nervousness, the blade strangled wisps of blood on Guo Huai's neck.
"What the hell is going on?" Ma Tingyou frowned slightly, this was undoubtedly a difficult death situation in front of him, and it was indeed very difficult to snatch Guo Huai unscathed from such a group of assassins who were obviously quite experienced and had been prepared for a long time.
"The people outside listened, and they didn't want this person to be in a different place, so they opened a way for X and let X and a few brothers go out of the city!" The leader of the brawny men roared angrily, and the blade swept over the flames of several candles, and the already faint flames were extinguished by the wind.
The entire study was plunged into darkness, and only a faint figure could be seen with the help of the faint moonlight, followed by Guo Huai's trembling voice after a low snort: "A few masters outside, please quickly get out of the way and save the official's life!" ”
This spineless scum. Ma Tingyou scolded secretly, but for the sake of Guo Huai's second office, Guo Chang has always been dutiful as his deputy, and even better than everyone imagined, Ma Tingyou said that he had to help him save this soft bone father.
Although Guo Chang's original bones were as soft as his father's.
In desperation, Ma Tingyou waved his hand lightly, and the soldier holding the divine arm crossbow slowly retreated, dodging a road. However, there is still a long distance from this Guo Mansion to the city gate, and Ma Tingyou really doesn't believe that there is no chance to take advantage of such a long road.
"Bang!" The door of the study was pushed open violently, and the spears of the group of van troops outside were almost subconsciously raised, and the sharp spearheads pointed at the door.
But no one came out!
Ma Tingyou was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "It's not good, it's a trick!" Quickly blockade, blockade the entire Guo Mansion! Give it to Lao Tzu! ”
The six doors that reacted almost at the same time and the elite of the Jinyi Guard roared and slammed into the door!
Only Guo Huai, who was knocked unconscious, was left in the room, and the window leading to the backyard of Guo's mansion flickered and swayed, and it was obvious that the assassins had jumped out of the window. Because it was the backyard of Guo's mansion, it stands to reason that the man should stop, so he didn't send many people over, not to mention that this window is facing the pond, so there is no one guarding the window!
These assassins are very strong in kung fu, even if they jump into the pond, they don't make much imperceptible water sound, and they are also the elite of the Imperial City Division. It's just that now no matter whether the elite is elite or not, Ma Tingyou only wants their heads!
Xiang Jun also reacted immediately, and divided into two ways and swarmed up from the moon cave gate leading to the backyard.
Several soldiers helped Guo Huai, who was dizzy, up, Ma Tingyou stretched out his hand and touched his nose, fortunately he just fainted, and it was no big deal, and he didn't want to really kill this imperial court hall, otherwise not only would he not be able to deter other officials, but he might also force more people to Jiang Wanli's side, and the stakes Ma Tingyou understood, and they didn't know what was at stake.
"Quick, a hundred battles will block the surrounding streets!" Ma Tingyou knew that there were only three or three box troops guarding the outside of the wall, and they couldn't stop these assassins at all, so he could only hurry up and use the hundred battles, "I sent someone to find General Zhang, and the box troops patrolling the streets and the hundred battles are irrevocable!" ”
"Obey!" The herald hurried away.
More of the six doors and the elite of the brocade guard jumped out of the window and pursued along the water stains left on the ground.
The sound of killing also continued with the roar of rage. Ma Tingyou took a deep breath, the air was already filled with blood, and the assassin who thought about it was fighting bloody battles with the Xiang army and Tianwu soldiers who had caught up.
"Go out with so-and-so." Knowing that it wouldn't be a big fish after staying, Ma Tingyou frowned and beckoned his subordinates to go straight to the gate of Guo's mansion. This time, thanks to the many doors of Guo's mansion, there is a small door on the side of this study, so it is very convenient to go out.
As soon as the closed side door opened, an even stronger smell of blood came to the face, and the five or six soldiers who should have been standing outside the door were dead on the spot, and from the outside of the door, you could see that there was a ladder on the edge of the fence in the backyard not far away, and it was thought that these assassins had escaped by using the ladders that these companions had brought improvised when they were pretending to be homemakers and went out to report the news.
"The box army that went to the backyard really deserves to be killed!" Ma Tingyou gritted his teeth and cursed angrily, no one paid attention to such an important detail, allowing the assassin to climb over the wall with the help of a ladder twice. However, it is no wonder that the Xiang Army, because these Assassins made up their minds to give up the hostages quite quickly and with such brutal means, and at this time, those Xiang Army may not even have entered the courtyard.
The sound of horses' hooves erupted, and Ma Tingyou's brows were finally soothed.
The hundred battles outside the Guo Mansion are still at the gate, and there is only one possibility for such a dense sound of horses' hooves at this time, that is, Zhang Cheng is back. According to Zhang Cheng's consistent behavior, I think that the few Guo Mansion family members who caused the whole turmoil at the beginning have been caught.
At the end of the alleyway, several horses stood up, the first one covered in blood, but the saber in his hand was still bright, and he carried a head in his hand, which was hideous, and he was obviously very angry and dissatisfied with the enemy who had killed him.
"Old Ma, this time you have to thank you a lot, you have to find a good place in Longxing Mansion to have a big meal!" Zhang Cheng laughed loudly, "If it weren't for these guys hitting the blade themselves, it would have been hard to catch them!" ”
Ma Tingyou's heart sank, the best place in Longxing Mansion is Pingshui Tower, but at this moment, the smoke billowing from the place where Pingshui Mansion is located can even see the blazing tongue of fire licking the sky, and Ye Yingwu went with a hundred battles, and there is no news so far.
As if he knew why Ma Tingyou was silent, Zhang Cheng frowned slightly, and casually threw the head that was obviously a great meritorious service to the ground: "Baizhan Capital, go with a certain person, Pingshui Building!" ”
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