[Chapter 19: Night Like Ink, Chasing the Murderer Outside the City]
Shen Yun and the three of them didn't come out of the Tianmen City Gate in the end. In fact, as the imperial capital of the entire Han Empire, the curfew system was very strict. Once the city gate is locked, unless there is an urgent military situation, even if the prime minister is close, the city gate cannot be opened. If anyone opened the gates without permission, the troops guarding the gates, from officers to non-commissioned officers, were beheaded.
Of course, rules are dead, people are alive. The gates of the city cannot be opened, but the walls of the city can be lowered. If there is an emergency, and the door cannot be opened at dawn, then use the hanging basket to enter and exit from the city wall.
But it must be noted that it must be urgent, and there must be a will of the Cabinet, the Privy Council, or the Imperial City. And no more than three people are allowed at a time.
Shen Yun and the others were able to come out this time because of the Privy Council customs clearance documents in Yan Ruyu's hands, and there was more than one copy.
Later, when Shen Yun came to know, this was one of the privileges of the Dark Guard Major. As long as you reach the rank of major, you can get a night clearance document from your city. Of course, he, an impostor major, does not have this power. He didn't even know there was such a privilege!
Regarding the city gates, the closing of each city gate in the imperial capital is actually very time-consuming and laborious. The city gate weighs a thousand pounds, there are two gates inside and outside, the first gate is the gate, all copper pouring, it takes fifteen strong soldiers to turn the winch at the same time, pull the noose to open. The latter door was made of hardwood, covered with iron sheets, and required a row of soldiers to pull it with all its strength to open.
There is no such thing as a city gate that can be opened and closed by two people at will like on modern television. We can only say that it is the rational imagination of modern artists!
Since it is so difficult to open and close the city gate, and it is so difficult to enter and exit, how did Mano and Ling Hupeng leave? You must know that there is a battalion of soldiers on the wall of Tianmen, nearly 800 heavily armed soldiers. Once there is a police, things can be heard, bows and crossbows are fired in unison, even if the East is undefeated, it will die tragically under the crossbow arrows.
In fact, Tu Tianjiao's arrival time was still one step slower. When he arrived, Mano and Linghu Peng were already out of the city. And the method is the same as Yan Ruyu - Ling Hupeng was also a secret guard. He knew how the Dark Guard could get out of the city. Tu Tianjiao only had time to grab a tail, and then hurriedly chased down.
"Therefore, in this world, cats have cat paths, rats have rat paths, and no matter how powerful the defense system is, there will always be loopholes! As the so-called Skynet is magnificent, it is inevitable that it will be sparse! After Shen Yun learned this, he was full of emotion.
"Aren't you just going to end it with a hundred secrets? Why do you talk so much nonsense with so many prefixes?! Yan Ruyu glared at him unceremoniously.
At the moment they were chasing south along the straight. It was pitch black. The three of them hurried away by the stars in the sky.
In the era of cold weapons, walking at night is a headache, and it is easy to chase people away if you are not careful.
Now there's good news and bad news.
The good news is that Captain Gong of Tianmen said that neither the previous Roman fine work nor the later dark guard system had horses, and they should have relied on two feet to hurry.
The bad news is that there is a sacrificial flag slope ten miles from the city, and there is an inn there. Inns on the side of the straight are usually equipped with horses......
According to the footsteps of a normal person, the ten-mile journey takes about half an hour, that is, an hour. If you're in a hurry, forty-five minutes is about the same. And almost a quarter of an hour had passed since Tu Tianjiao chased him out of the city, that is to say, Shen Yun and the three of them had to rush to the Sacrifice Flag Slope within half an hour.
Of course, whether it is Mano or Tu Tianjiao. Their bodies are also made of meat. I ran and fought for half a night, and I should have been tired by this time. Maybe it's not that fast on the road.
It was dark, and there was only a little starlight overhead. Fortunately, it has snowed near the imperial capital in the past few days, and there is still white snow on the road.
The straight road was the foundation and guarantee of the Han Empire's rule over the huge territory, and the Ministry of Industry had already arranged it, and there were special personnel to maintain it regularly every five miles. The straight has been cleaned for a long time, and it is not difficult to walk except for a little slippery.
The key is that Shen Yun and Fang Cheng were originally going to go to the Ethereal House to drink, but they didn't expect to come here at all, the original chic outfit had already dispersed, and the mud dots covered the lower half of the body's long shirt. The hem of the orthodox Han costume is still relatively long, and the two had to roll up the corners of their clothes and tuck them into their belts to make them look neat.
On the other hand, Yan Ruyu was already dressed in a short beat, with a small jacket only reaching the waist, and black trousers on the lower body in delicate deerskin boots, which looked neat and neat, full of girlish youthful atmosphere.
Looking at her brisk pace, Shen Yun couldn't help but say, "Second Miss Yan, ...... your illness to the end?"
Yan Ruyu glanced at Shen Yun, and then peeked at Fang Cheng, and saw that he had been in a hurry, so he said, "Don't worry about it, I know my affairs." Hmph, don't think that you can look down on me if I'm sick, if you really do it, you may not be my opponent! ”
Shen Yun agreed. From the time he went down the city wall just now, it could be seen that this Yan Ruyu was by no means as delicate as she seemed on the surface. It has been almost ten minutes since she left the city wall, and the three of them have been running at a constant speed, and she is a little girl, let alone falling behind, and her breath has not even become thicker. On the contrary, it was Shen Yun and Fang Cheng who faintly felt that they couldn't keep up.
"Another day, I must ask Bai Xiaosheng, is there really any martial arts cheats or something, as long as it is not an evil sword spectrum, I have to take a look...... Tsk, this ancient man is really a bit of a doorway. Shen Yun thought secretly in his heart.
In order to divert his attention and make his fatigue feel a little better, Shen Yun said a few words to Yan Ruyu from time to time. Fang Cheng listened on the side, and also understood Yan Ruyu's identity, but he was very curious to look at this second lady who was very delicate according to Shen Yun, and then secretly whispered to Shen Yun: "Are you sure she really had hypochondria before?" ”
At this time, Shen Yun was already a little out of breath, and his feet were a little sluggish, so he glanced at him sideways and didn't say a word.
Fang Cheng then lowered his voice and said: "Fang is just in Gui Street, her movements are not slower than mine, I estimate that she may have received intensive training in the army, and she has a fight with the jumpers and special forces!" ”
"Swingers and special forces?" Shen Yun came to his senses and said strangely: "Tell me, what kind of troops are these two?" ”
Fang Cheng smiled embarrassedly: "This, I just heard of it, and I really don't know much about the specific situation......
Shen Yun looked disappointed.
Yan Ruyu next to him said: "Hey, I am still an emperor student, I really don't have common sense!" "Turns she's been able to hear it all the time.
Also, although the straight is large, it is large enough to accommodate six carriages side by side. But they're on their way. It was dark again, and involuntarily, the three of them were running close to each other. The breath is uneven, and it is inevitable to speak loudly.
Since he was heard, Shen Yun said directly: "Please also ask Second Miss Yan for advice." ”
"Jumping Warriors and Special Forces are the two types of battlefield troops created by His Majesty the Holy Ancestor! They are all elite on the battlefield, all of them have unique skills. What they have learned is not the battlefield combined attack skills of other soldiers, but the methods of the rivers and lakes that come and go, and hit with one blow! ”
Yan Ruyu didn't reply. It seems that the running is also a little difficult, "Although it may not be as ghostly as the legendary Kongkonger, but the advantage is to win surprisingly and attack the enemy's weakness." Of course, the two also have their own division of labor, and the jumper is responsible for the battle array jumping on the frontal battlefield. Break through the enemy's formation with the effect of surprise soldiers; And the special forces are responsible for the battlefield behind enemy lines, attacking the grain road, assassinating the commander, and even spying on the military situation to collect the effect of reprimand! ”
Shen Yun nodded secretly when he heard this, it seemed that His Majesty the Holy Ancestor had really copied modern tactics, and after thinking about it, he said, "Obediently, there is no need to fight the war." Each time, a team of jumpers or special forces is sent to take the rank of general from among the ten thousand armies. The enemy is leaderless, won't this battle be won? ”
Yan Ruyu finally turned around. Snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Do you think all the coaches are impulsive like you?" Since the creation of the Jumping Warriors and Special Forces by the Great Han, each country has also had its own countermeasures, not to mention the commander's own bravery, whenever he is in battle, there are also personal guards and dead soldiers to protect the left and right, and there are countless capable people and strangers to accompany the army forward. Don't underestimate the heroes of this world, although my Han has swingers and special forces, Rome also has competitors and eagle soldiers, and it is said that there is a more mysterious Markyumu Legion in Africa......" Speaking of this, Yan Ruyu suddenly stopped.
Shen Yun wanted to ask again, but he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw her suddenly stop.
"There's someone up ahead!" Yan Ruyu looked at the straight side and said coldly.
Shen Yun and Fang Cheng were a little tired, they put their hands on their knees, and looked in the direction that Yan Ruyu was looking at, but it was pitch black and they couldn't see anything.
"Who?"
"Shh Yan Ruyu suddenly jumped off the straight road and ran to that side.
The straights resemble modern highways, but with horse-drawn carriages running on them. There are wooden fences on both sides of the road to protect the roadbed. This section of the road is not far from the Sacrificial Banner Slope, and looking straight ahead, Shen Yun can see the orange lanterns erected high in the inn on the Sacrificial Banner Slope.
Could it be that Tu Tianjiao didn't go to the inn?
With doubts, Shen Yun and Fang Cheng followed closely, and at the same time took off the two combat knives that Fang had just asked for from Captain Gong, took a deep breath, and pinched the hilt of the knife, looking like he was facing a great enemy.
This is a piece of farmland. Approaching the end of the year, the rice and wheat have already been harvested, and the fields are full of dense stubble rice and wheat stalks, and there is snow on the rice and wheat stalks, which is a little slippery, and it feels a little disgusting to step on it as if stepping on the belly.
I couldn't see it on the straight, and when I got closer, I found that there was a pile of haystacks about 100 meters away from the straight. The haystacks are stacked high and neat, and at first glance they are the work of a veteran of the fields. If there were four or five people in this haystack, it would be fine.
Yan Ruyu's speed slowed down when he approached the haystack, and the footsteps that he had just stepped on the ground disappeared instantly. Shen Yun knew that she was starting to be careful. So he also crept up, and Fang Cheng stepped forward in a zigzag shape.
Just when the three of them were still about ten meters away from the haystack, there was a sudden sound of bowstrings ringing in the haystack. Shen Yun yelled badly, and was about to pounce on Yan Ruyu and knock Yan Ruyu down, but he didn't think that the Fang Transcription on the right was faster, and he had already slammed into Yan Ruyu hard.
But what they could notice, how could Yan Ruyu, who had been careful for a long time, ignore it?! At the moment when Fang Cheng collided with it, she also instantly dodged to the right back, "bang", Fang Cheng and Yan Ruyu collided together. Shen Yun suddenly remembered something, and said secretly: "Oops, her hypochondria!" ”
Without waiting for Shen Yun to turn his head to see how Yan Ruyu was doing, he heard the bowstring vibrate three times in a row, and in the darkness, he only felt the sound of breaking through the air. Shen Yun twisted his body almost at the last moment, and the three crossbow arrows that came towards his chest could not be dodged. Fortunately, the three arrows were aimed at his chest, instead of scattering towards various parts, otherwise Shen Yun would definitely hang the lottery.
"You can't stay here, you'll be a target for each other here! Stick it up, be sure to stick it up! Shen Yun shouted in his heart, pulled out his war knife and fought in all directions to protect his body, and at the same time rushed forward, and the rolling mode of a knife on the ground instantly approached the haystack.
Before Shen Yun could get up from the ground, three people suddenly rushed out of the haystack and rushed towards Shen Yun in an extremely strange posture. Shen Yun didn't have time to think about it, and the anti-Bazi pushed the war knife in his hand from the bottom up, wanting to force the person in front of him to retreat first, but he didn't expect that the opposite side would not block it at all, so he hit it straight up.
"Hmm!" A muffled snort.
Needless to say, the sharpness of the Han Army's war knife went without saying, Shen Yun could feel the blade slashing from the bottom up from the opponent's abdomen directly to the chest, and the smell of blood immediately diffused. But this didn't ease the attack of the other two people, and when Shen Yun's blade slashed to the first person, the other two people had already smashed the weapons in their hands on him!
"Knock" "Click"
Shen Yun suddenly felt depressed and the sky was spinning, and his chest and head were smacked. Strangely, the weapon used on the opposite side was actually a wooden stake used by the farmer to fix the haystack, and it smashed on Shen Yun with the smell of earth, and one of the wooden stakes broke in response, which showed the great strength of the other party.
"Yuanrang, get out of the way!" Fang Transcript's shout suddenly came from behind him, Shen Yun didn't think about it, he fell back with the feeling of dizziness, and then saw the other party use a wooden stake to block Fang Transcript's slash, then rubbed his body forward, and smashed an extremely sharp elbow blow towards Fang Transcript's temple.
Fang Cheng didn't expect the other party's movements to be so fast, and he was so ruthless, the battle knife that was slashed out didn't have time to retreat, and when he saw that this fatal blow was about to be successful, at this moment Shen Yun shouted: "Hold him!" Fang Cheng didn't think about it at all, he immediately threw away his battle knife, put his hands together, and had an "exciting" bear hug with this enemy who rubbed his body forward!
The hug obviously came too suddenly, and the other party didn't expect that the elbow force that was hit was relatively small, and the position was a little worse, only hitting the neck, but it also made Fang Cheng almost suffocate, feeling that his neck was about to break.
In this buffer, Shen Yun had already held up and rushed towards another enemy who was about to besiege Fang Zhi. And at this time, Shen Yun suddenly discovered something-they were not Han Chinese, at least their attack moves and movements were not! (To be continued.) )
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