Chapter 592: Murder on a Snowy Night
readx; Zhending County Annex is located in the north of Zhending County, backed by Hutuo Water, not far from the bridge across the river, it is actually the earliest is a post station, because the geographical location of Zhending County is very important, there are many officials who come and go from east to west, gradually this post station will expand into an annex, there is a special hall to take care of, two or three hundred people can live at a time, even An Lushan has lived here.
Although it was snowing heavily, but for the high-spirited Li Qincuo, this little snow was not a problem, they galloped all the way, twenty miles passed in a flash, less than half an hour, the group came to the annex, only to see more than a dozen lace carriages parked at the entrance of the annex, it is estimated that they are all carriages transporting women, and they also exude the fragrance of fat powder, Li Qincao was itchy and unbearable, he turned over and dismounted, and did not wait for the soldiers to investigate first, so he rushed into the annex impatiently, and the soldiers followed behind, according to the custom, after Li Qincao was over, those women were to be rewarded to them to enjoy, think about it, they are all beautiful girls from big families, these pro-soldiers are all overjoyed, sitting in the side hall and waiting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although He Qianqian didn't want to come, since he had been pulled into the water by Li Qincuo, he naturally wouldn't eat fasting and chanting Buddha, he also liked women, and was led to another small courtyard.
The soldiers were noisy, and at this time, Guan Cheng brought a few entourages to bring up the food, especially a bucket of bone broth, which was fragrant, and immediately attracted everyone's attention, and a baby-faced, honest and honest young man smiled: "This is the most famous bear's paw hundred whip soup in our annex, which is most suitable for drinking in winter, driving away the cold and aphrodisiac, everyone should drink a few more bowls tonight." ”
"Aphrodisiac! Impotence! I can't wait. ”
The soldiers laughed and cursed, and went up to scoop the soup.......
The main hall was brightly lit, the pungent aroma was permeated, and there were two rows of young women standing against the wall, there were forty or fifty people, Li Qincao walked in front of them one by one, only to see these women one by one, full of fragrance, and they looked young and beautiful, but they did not have the shyness that women from big families should have, but they looked at each other lightly, especially when they saw a strong man like him, many women showed a kind of hunger and thirst in their eyes, and the fat powder on their bodies was a bit too much, which was very much like a Qinglou woman.
Li Qincao was puzzled in his heart, he raised a woman's chin with a leather whip, and asked, "Which woman are you from Zhending County?" ”
"If you go back to Uncle, I am the daughter of Master Liu in Chengdong."
"Uncle?"
Li Qincao said angrily: "If you dare to lie to me again, I will skin you!" ”
The woman was so frightened that her face was pale, and she trembled and said: "Back to everyone's words, I am the daughter of Baicui Building, called Miaochun!" ”
Damn, sure enough, it's a girl, Li Qin glanced at the women, and asked, "Are you all all?" ”
All the women bowed their heads, apparently acquiescing.
"His grandmother's!"
Li Qincao is angry and funny, damn Yan Gaoqing, he actually used a girl to fool him, he should have thought of it, with Yan Gaoqing's official reputation, how could he use a woman from a big family to entertain himself, wouldn't that ruin his reputation?
However, although these women are remembered girls, they are all good-looking, and they are all young, tonight he wants to eat them all, and play a legend of 'Li Qin's night battle for fifty beauties', and he used a leather whip to lift the chin of a woman who looked the youngest, "How old are you?" What is your name? ”
"Back to the master, the slave family is thirteen years old, and he is called a sword, and he has never broken a melon."
"Are you willing to serve me?"
"I heard that the master is a hero, and the slave family is willing to serve."
"Good! Good! ”
Li Qincao laughed and said, "You all serve me tonight, help me to the room first." ”
Immediately, four or five women came forward to support him left and right, a group of women whispered, surrounded him and went to the inner room, but as soon as he arrived at the door of the inner room, there was a sudden scream outside, Li Qin was stunned, and before he could react, there was a sharp pain in his ribs, and he looked down to see that a dagger had pierced into his body, and it didn't reach the hilt.
Li Qincao roared and grabbed the necks of the two women, 'Click! Crushed the necks of the two women, and in an instant, grabbed the four women in a row, and twisted off all their necks, which was extremely cruel.
The sudden change made the women gathered around him scream in fright, stumbling and fleeing for their lives, Li Qincuo felt a pain in his lower back, and a dagger was inserted into his lower back, as soon as he turned around, he saw that it was the youngest woman called Jian Jian just now, her face was like ice, her eyes were hateful, staring at him like two knives, her hand was raised, and as if a trick, two blue daggers appeared in her hands, obviously quenched with poison.
"You slut!"
Li Qincao pulled out his sword in anger, but the sword was gone, only the scabbard remained, he pulled out the dagger on his waist, screamed, and threw himself at the girl, the girl's pace was extremely flexible, and she retreated to the door in a flash, Li Qincao only felt that the strength in her body was draining, but this woman did not kill, he was unwilling, he roared again, and rushed to the courtyard like a black bear.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he suddenly saw a blue light shining in front of him, and he hadn't reacted yet, 'Poof! With a thud, a short crossbow bolt entered his brow, the tip of which protruded from the back of his head.
Li Qincuo turned into a statue in an instant, his mouth was wide open, the dagger in his hand fell to the ground, slowly, he fell on his back to the sky, ten steps away from him, Ji Sheng shook his head, and said to himself: "I'm ashamed!" If it be the iron arrow of a great general, it should crucify him to the ground. ”
He glanced at the side hall again, all the three hundred pro-soldiers were poisoned to death, all of them had black faces, his poison was extremely domineering, colorless and tasteless, he couldn't try it with silver chopsticks, he would die if he only drank a mouthful of soup, these pro-soldiers couldn't survive the delicious temptation of his bone broth, hehe! If it were possible, he could have poisoned all the soldiers in An Lushan.
When Ji Sheng was thinking nonsense, a personal soldier walked quickly, holding a bloody human head, it was He Qianqian, he was also fascinated by beauty, and when he entered the room, he was hidden on the door of the scout owl, and that scream was made before he died.
At this time, the girl named Langjian cut off Li Qincuo's head with a knife, stepped forward and knelt down to Ji Sheng and cried: "Thank you General Ji for avenging my eldest sister, I am willing to follow General Ji and be a female soldier in Anxi." ”
The girl's name is Xie Rongjian, only fifteen years old this year, Youzhou people's family, is Ma Jun's niece, three years ago her eldest sister was favored by Li Qincuo, abducted to the military camp ravaged and died, even Ma Jun came forward and could not seek justice, Xie Rongjian swore to avenge the eldest sister, entered Wutai Mountain to learn art for three years, this time An Lushan raised troops, she came back from Wutai Mountain, found Ma Jun in Hengzhou, Ma Jun introduced her to Ji Sheng, and became the key person who killed Li Qincao.
Ji Sheng nodded, when the scout army performs special tasks, it does need to use women, this Xie Langjian is strong in martial arts and agile, but it can also be included.
"Alright! You are temporarily my subordinate, and after the approval of the general, you can officially join the First Falcon Battalion in Anxi. ”
Xie Langjian was overjoyed, kowtowed, and said, "My subordinates are willing to serve the general." ”
"You're not working for me, you're working for my general."
Ji Sheng smiled, and said to more than two dozen subordinates: "Quickly throw all their corpses into the river, tonight, we still have an important task, be fast!" ”
The two dozen or so men moved quickly, and soon threw hundreds of corpses into the water, and they left immediately, and soon disappeared into the white and snowy night.
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The night was getting deeper and deeper, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the snow on the ground was already shallow enough to submerge the instep, and the sky and the earth were silent, and the snow and fog were boundless, and it was impossible to see the situation on the other side twenty paces away.
Li Qincuo's vanguard camp is stationed next to Dingdong Town, covering an area of dozens of miles, surrounded by a camp fence, An Lushan is also very strict in governing the army, even if the garrison is half a day, it is necessary to set up camp and settle down the village, build a lookout, meticulous, although Li Qincao lacks strategy, but the army is unambiguous, the big tent of 20,000 troops is neatly arranged, the archers are arranged outside, the camp fence is two zhang high and the arm is thick, there is a trench dug outside the camp gate, the antlers are buried, and even the suspension bridge is pulled up in front of the camp gate, and the twelve watchtowers are distributed around the camp, and the defense is like an iron bucket.
But a heavy snowfall caused a hole in the defense of the camp, the twelve watchtowers became ornaments, and the defenders at the gate could not see the situation twenty paces away, and more importantly, their main general and deputy general were gone, and the generals also knew that the main and deputy general had gone to find a woman, so why did they have to sell their lives......
The camp is very quiet, it is now a watch, it is the time when the soldiers are sleeping soundly, the soldiers guarding the door are looking for a place to sleep, such a heavy snow, nothing can be seen, what is the point of guarding the door?
At this time, more than 20 small gray spots appeared 100 steps away from the barracks, and under the cover of snow and mist, they quickly approached the northwest corner of the camp, this was twenty people, it was the twenty Falcon Battalion scouts brought by Ji Sheng, they were divided into two teams, one left and one right, and moved closer to the camp.
The vast snow became their most advantageous cover, and they put on gray robes again, so they didn't have to worry about being discovered by the watchtower, and gradually, they were less than thirty steps away from the watchtower, and they were about to enter the sight of the sentry, and the scouts were extremely experienced, he changed from running to crawling, lying on the ground and squirming forward, everyone was carrying a heavy leather bag behind their backs, and slowly groped forward to crawl, mainly because they were afraid of the iron thistle on the ground, fortunately, the other party did not sprinkle the iron thistle, maybe they also thought that there would be no large cavalry to attack, gradually, They approached the fence, and in front of them was a trench, which was not wide, less than a zhang, and they had planks, and the planks were also very particular, and they had to have spikes at both ends, so that the spikes could be pierced into the soil and fastened to the trenches.
Climb through the ditch, in front of the thick camp fence, they need to climb over the camp fence into the camp, the place is also very particular, there are scouts specially to observe, the distance between the two watchtowers is about 60 steps, this is the standard distance, if the snow is not big, the sight distance can reach 30 steps away, then the best place to climb over is under the watchtower, this is called' The watchtowers often can't see below them, but now the sight distance is less than twenty steps, which means that there will inevitably be a blind spot between the two watchtowers, and this is their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Climbing through the middle of the two observation towers, they will not be discovered, at this time, the scouts' rich experience is revealed, and he also understands in his heart that the other party will also think of this defensive blank area, generally speaking, they will send people to guard here, if they rush over, they will inevitably be discovered, the scouts lie motionless in front of the camp fence, as if they are settled old monks.
The cold wind howled, swept from the northwest, rolled up a cloud of snow, and hit the soldiers' faces, like a wind knife stabbing and cutting, they crawled for a full quarter of an hour, only to see a corner of the camp fence moved, and sure enough, there was a person curled up, he cursed, got up and peed on the side of the camp fence, if there were defenders, it would be two, and if one got up, the other would move anyway, but there was no movement, indicating that this person was still asleep.
A soldier slowly aimed his crossbow at the peeing soldier, they were only five steps apart, this arrow was extremely critical, the hanging knife buckled, a poisoned arrow shot silently at the soldier, the soldier's body shook, at this moment, the arrow shot through his throat, he covered his throat violently, wanted to shout but couldn't, his throat gurgled twice, and slowly withered to the ground.
The opportunity came, the two soldiers put like apes, turned over the camp fence, jumped in, a moment, there was a muffled scream, another sentry hiding behind the big tent sleeping was also killed, the soldier beckoned, the remaining eighteen soldiers all jumped in, entered the camp of An Lushan, quickly disappeared in the depth of the camp, only to see a black shadow running quickly between the big tents, they untied the skin on their backs, sprayed the fire oil in the skin bag on a top camp tent, a moment of effort, more than two hundred camp tents in the northwest corner were sprayed with fire oil.
'Click! Click! Flames appeared in the hands of the shadows.
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A hundred steps east of the camp of An Lushan, two thousand troops are ready, one thousand regiments are training infantry, one thousand Tumen Pass defenders are cavalry, two thousand troops are waiting nervously, especially the regimental training is even more nervous, the other side is 20,000 troops, even if it is a sneak attack, with one fight to ten, can they fight?
Ji Sheng rode at the forefront, his eyes calmly watching the enemy camp, he believed that his men would be able to successfully complete the mission.
At this moment, there was a sudden flash of fire in the snow mist, it seemed to be a cluster of firelight, Ji Sheng straightened up all of a sudden, his eyes stared at this cluster of firelight, only to see another cluster of firelight appear not far away, followed by three clusters, four clusters..... More and more, the fire grew brighter and wider, and cries of terror began to be heard from the camp.
At this time, the two thousand soldiers were excited, the flames in the large camp rose in their eyes, igniting the courage in their hearts, everyone was impatient, the horses kicked and moved, and the cavalrymen held spears in their hands, tightly strangled their horses in one hand, and looked at the enemy camp with excitement.
At this time, the fire in the camp of An Lushan Army was monstrous, first starting from the northwest camp corner, under the northwest wind sweeping, the fire quickly spread to most of the camp, the flames were monstrous, the heavy snow could not extinguish the fire, but affected the escape of the soldiers, a string of camp tents were like a fire dragon spitting flames wildly, under the shroud of flames, 20,000 soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers, scattered and fled, most of them did not wear armor, bare feet, hugged their heads and rats, and fled for their lives.
Out of instinct, they all fled to the southeast of the camp, the entire north and west were engulfed in the fire, the fire was still spreading rapidly, more than sixty percent of the military camp was set on fire, at this time, the east gate opened, tens of thousands of soldiers swarmed out, scrambling for their lives, they pushed each other, trampled on each other, screams, cries, pleading resounded in the night sky......
The fighter plane came, and the large group of escaped soldiers could be seen even in the vast snow and fog, Ji Sheng roared, "Kill!" ”
He rushed forward, everyone's blood burning, "Kill! They shouted and charged, brandishing spears and swords, a thousand cavalry galloped through the snow, the infantry followed, and two thousand troops, like tigers descending from the mountains, rushed before the enemy.
Fourteen or five thousand people have escaped from the fire, they are extremely embarrassed, they have no armor, no weapons, and even more than half of them are not wearing shoes, standing barefoot on the snow, but many people are carrying a cloth bag, which is their belongings, in the face of the danger of being burned to death, what soldier's responsibility, what the rules of the army, all see the fucking ghost, running for their lives and protecting their belongings is the first thing.
Many of the soldiers did not have time to take their belongings, and they all stamped their feet and beat their chests in remorse at the fire, while those who carried the belongings secretly rejoiced, but none of them could have imagined that death had already pounced on them from behind.
The sudden killing of a thousand cavalry launched a fierce, storm-like offensive, they rushed into the crowd, slashing with swords, spears and stabbing, war horses rushing and trampling, instantly rushed open a bloody road, the unsuspecting An Lushan soldiers were scared to the soul, they shouted, ran to both sides, but they were intercepted by the infantry, the infantry stabbed with knives and guns, and immediately killed and wounded, countless people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, more than 10,000 An Lushan soldiers, although they were several times more than the sneak attackers, but they were unarmed, and there was no general to command, and they were panicked, In addition to running for their lives, who has a heart to fight?
They are like a flock of sheep falling into the trap of wild wolves, in addition to running for their lives, they are waiting to be killed, everywhere are groups of soldiers who have been killed and driven, corpses are all over the field, blood is flowing like a river, Ji Sheng has been in the army for more than ten years, and he has never killed people as happily as today, he holds a big knife in his hand, and the horse kills in the crowd, the big knife is waved, several heads are split in a row, and the backhand is another knife, the two are cut off by the waist, and the internal organs are flowing all over the ground......
Ji Sheng killed the wild surname, and he roared loudly: "Listen to the three armies, judge the merit by the head!" ”
The killing became even more frenzied, it was useless to surrender on their knees, the soldiers who were eager for military merit ruthlessly kicked over and chopped their heads, and the snowy fields were full of soldiers who were frightened and ran for their lives, and behind them, the regimental trainers who killed the red eyes chased after them with knives, shouting in their mouths, "Hugh escape, leave the heads behind!" ”
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In this battle, more than 4,000 people were burned to death, 12,000 people were killed, and the main and deputy generals also died under the woman's pomegranate skirt, and the 20,000 pioneers of An Lushan were almost wiped out.
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(To be continued)