Shang Xiuxun's face sank and said: "The four great Kou are extremely cruel and inhumane. Continue to send people to urge people from all villages to take refuge in pastures as soon as possible, and if they are far away, they should take refuge in nearby stockades. After a pause, he asked, "How are the warriors doing?" ”

Liu Zongdao heard that Shang Xiuxun asked about the training of the soldiers, and he lifted his spirits and said, "Don't worry, the owner. The warriors of our Pegasus Ranch are all martial arts, and they usually have regular drills every half month. After a few days of emergency drills, the formation is familiar and ready to attack at any time. ”

Shang Xiuxun nodded and said, "Okay, tell the soldiers to get ready, this time, we will definitely give the four great Kou a head-on blow and make them pay a heavy price." ”

Liu Zongdao took the order and left.

Shang Xiuxun looked back and thought about Dugu Feng with a wry smile: "This is the first time I feel the weight of the burden on my body, the fate of everyone in the ranch depends on my decision-making in the blink of an eye, I am really afraid that one of my wrong decisions will bring irreparable disasters to the ranch." ”

Dugufeng knew that it was only the first time she was facing such a major matter, and she was not confident, so she comforted her with a smile: "Don't think about it, you have done a good job." The four big guys are not a great thing, it's a big deal, I just slaughtered them in the past. ”

Shang Xiuxun couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and said, "Okay, if I can't beat the four big guys, I will have to rely on you Sister Feng'er to save your life." ”

With the arrival of the four great cowards, the atmosphere in the ranch became more and more tense, and the soldiers packed up and waited for them. And the ranch is even more galloping in from time to time, and every once in a while they come to report the movements of the four major cowards. On the second day, Shang Xiuxun received information that the four major soldiers were divided into four routes, slaughtered the ranch, searched the villages where the ranch lived, and wantonly burned and looted.

Shang Xiuxun convened the deacons to deliberate. Liu Zongdao first said: "The four great Kou really don't change their thief nature, at this time, they are robbing the Quartet and scattering their troops, which is to kill themselves. We can take advantage of the scattered forces of their forces and take the initiative to attack and annihilate them all. ”

Shang Xiuxun was noncommittal when he heard this, and the third deacon Tao Shusheng also said: "What the second deacon said is reasonable. The four great cowards themselves are vulnerable, and the only thing they are worried about is that they are numerous, and now they have scattered their own forces to plunder everywhere. It was our chance to defeat them in one fell swoop. ”

Shang Xiuxun glanced at Archdeacon Shang Zhen, Shang Zhen groaned for a moment, and said, "This is indeed an opportunity. However, the four great Kou are insidious and cunning, and they are full of tricks. What if they deceive us into going out of the city to fight, but secretly attack the pasture? This has to be guarded against. ”

Liu Zongdao smiled when he heard this: "What the archdeacon said is reasonable. However, a hundred miles are the territory of our Pegasus Ranch, and every move of the four great cowards is under our surveillance, as long as we are careful, we will not be attacked by them. Moreover, everyone in my Pegasus Ranch is riding horses, they are all cavalry, they come and go freely, even if they are in the middle of a while, they can calmly return and retreat to the canyon. ”

Shang Zhen glanced at Shang Xiuxun and said, "What Zongdao said makes sense. I have no problem with going out of the gorge to meet the four big guys. “

Shang Xiuxun suddenly slapped the table, and Huo got up and said, "Okay, since the deacons have no objections. Then we will immediately send troops to meet the four great cowards and defeat this group of hateful thieves in one fell swoop. He said to Shang Zhen again: "I personally took the second deacon and the third deacon to attack. The guards of the ranch will be handed over to you and the four deacons. ”

Shang Zhen also got up and said: "Don't worry, the owner of the farm, with my Shang Zhen here, I will protect the ranch and not give the four big Kou a chance." It's just that the owner of the field personally fights, but he has to be careful. ”

Shang Xiuxun waved his hand and said, "It's okay, this time, Miss Dugu will go out with me." You don't have to worry about my safety. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and they were originally a little worried about the owner personally leading the troops to fight, but they were completely relieved after hearing the news. In the past two years, Dugu Feng has risen like a comet, known as the first master of the young generation in the rivers and lakes, and recently it was rumored that she drew the Daoxin master among the four holy monks, and was called the "sword god" by the people of the rivers and lakes. This time, she is there to protect the owner, even if she is trapped in the midst of thousands of troops, she can get out, and the safety of the owner really doesn't have to worry.

Fighting a war is never a simple matter, it took a lot of effort to gather the soldiers, prepare the supplies, and assemble them. When Shang Xiuxun led people to fight, even Shang Qingya, who had not shown up for a long time, came out to see him off, and when he saw that the old farmer was injured and refreshed, everyone in the ranch was in high spirits and morale. Although Shang Xiuxun has done a good job in the past few years, after all, she has not experienced the battle formation, which inevitably makes people suspicious, but Shang Qingya has been in charge of the ranch for decades, and her prestige is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In this battle, in addition to Archdeacon Shang Zhen who stayed at the ranch, the other three deacons also followed. As stated in the preface, Dugu Feng also followed Shang Xiuxun to fight, and out of the need to hone her apprentices, Kou Zhong and the other three were also taken by her side.

There are nearly 10,000 combatants in Pegasus Ranch, and Shang Xiuxun sent troops this time and brought out half of the troops. Five thousand people rushed out of the gorge like a long dragon, and poured into the great plain in front of the gorge and advanced into the endless distance.

Five miles to the northwest, there is a river that crosses the plain and stretches like a bend behind the hill, and the trees on both sides are dense, and there is a small village built by the river in between, which is usually a strange traffic, and chickens and dogs smell each other, but at this time it is silent, and it is obvious that the whole village has temporarily taken refuge in the Pegasus Ranch.

Pegasus Ranch is a hundred miles away, and most of the people who live in the ranch are a few clans who moved out of the ranch. Shang Xiuxun received information that the main force of the Four Great Kou was besieging a walled city eighty miles away. There are five or six walled cities around the Pegasus Ranch, which are the places where the children of the Pegasus Ranch live in peacetime, and are the bridgehead of the Pegasus Ranch against foreign enemies in wartime, so they are very strong, not inferior to the ordinary county town. Although the four great Kou have strong troops, they will not be able to overcome them for a while. Therefore, after confirming that the news was correct, Shang Xiuxun did not hesitate and took the five thousand horsemen to the place where the four great men gathered.

Before he could reach the walled city, he saw a village in front of him burst into flames. A group of masters looked with all their eyes, and saw that seven or eight houses were burned three or four miles away, sending out a large amount of fire and smoke towards the otherwise clear sky. At the head of the village, there are more than a dozen fences made of bamboo and wood, and none of them are burning quietly. The sound of crying and shouting sounded in the sky, under the light of the fire, dozens of villagers rushed to the wolves, crying and trying to escape, dozens of cavalry chased behind, laughing and waving their swords to slash and kill the unarmed innocent villagers, they were not in a hurry, they were completely like a cat and mouse, obviously killing these villagers as a pastime.

Shang Xiuxun and the others were furious, and Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling saw such a cruel thief army for the first time, and couldn't help shouting: "This group of thieves. As he spoke, he sat down and galloped out first, killing the thieves.

Tao Shusheng also changed his color and said: "It must be that this village has not had time to move, and we will immediately go over to save people." And the people did not speak, but urged their horses, and followed them.

The sound of hooves roared, and the thieves in front of them who were slashing and killing the villagers for fun looked up in amazement, and suddenly found that a large force of cavalry was rushing in front of them.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling rode their horses to the front of the village, only to see blood stains everywhere, and the corpses of the villagers were lying on the ground, with flesh and blood rolling up, and none of them were intact. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other, their eyes were broken, they were sad and angry, and they let out a long howl and chased after the fleeing thief.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling both rode on the best horses, galloping with all their might, and after a while, they caught up with the dozens of horses who escaped. Kou Zhong shouted, pulled out the long knife in his hand, and slashed towards a backward thief army. A knife that infused all his grief and indignation suddenly sent out an incomparable knife aura, the knife did not go, and the incomparably sharp innate sword qi penetrated into the body, and the backward thief soldier did not say a word, and fell off his horse. Kou Zhong had no time to rejoice at his sudden breakthrough to the realm of sword qi, and slashed out again, slashing towards another thief, who had time to turn around and draw his sword. was shrouded in the incomparably cold sword qi, unable to move, and watched himself being beheaded by a knife. Xu Ziling, who was next to him, also punched angrily at the same time, a scorching fist, and smashed it towards a thief. The thief was hit by his fist, and in an instant, he shattered all of his heart, spurting blood and falling out.

When Dugufeng and the others arrived first, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had already killed more than ten thieves in a row, Duan Yucheng didn't say a word, flew up and joined the pursuit.

The thieves were frightened by Kou Zhong and the others, and they didn't look back, just blindly and desperately urged the horses to escape. Seeing this, Dugu Feng flicked his fingers, and the thief who was struggling to urge the horse to flee should be pointed down.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who were chasing after themselves, saw the thieves suddenly fall to the ground inexplicably, knowing that it was the master who came to help, and they were not polite, so they both jumped up and pounced on the thieves who fell to the ground.

After killing the last thief, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling only felt weak and almost unstable on their feet, only to realize that their true qi internal force had been exhausted in just a few moments.

Dugu Feng stepped forward, looked at the two of them who were gasping for breath, and smiled approvingly: "Yes, the two of you have made great progress this time, and finally understood the method of integrating divine will into true qi and condensing it into sword qi and fist strength." From now on, you can barely be regarded as a master in the rivers and lakes. ”

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling gasped for breath while seizing the time to recover their depleted true qi, hearing Dugufeng's praise, Kou Zhong couldn't help but show joy: "The master finally praised us, ha!" It looks like we're really getting the best at it. ”

Seeing Kou Zhong's smug look, Dugu Feng's face sank, and he said, "But you two don't understand the truth of group fighting. If you are on the battlefield, you will definitely die if you use your tactics to fight with all your might. ”

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's faces suddenly turned grim when they heard this, and they remembered that in the battle just now, every move was indeed an all-out attack, so they had exhausted all their true qi by killing only a few dozen people, in fact, if it wasn't for this group of people who were bent on escaping, but turned over and fought hard, with their way of playing, they were afraid that they would run out of strength if they couldn't kill a dozen people.

Dugu Feng saw that they looked reflective, and was very satisfied with their attitude, and directly instructed the two of them to sort out their own group battle experience.

After a while, Liu Zongdao Tao Shusheng arrived with a large army, and when he saw the corpses all over the ground and the appearance of Xu Ziling Kou Zhong, he couldn't help but admire: "The two little brothers are so powerful at a young age!" Sure enough, it is a famous teacher who produces a high apprentice. ”

Shang Xiuxun saw that the army had arrived, so he said to Liu Zongdao and Tao Shusheng: "Twenty miles away is Ping'an Village. Now the main forces of the Four Great Kou are attacking the city there. Let's take a break, pounce on it, and make sure that we catch all the thieves who are the culprit. ”

Liu Zongdao and Tao Shusheng should be. Then let the ranch warriors rest in place and prepare for the charge.

The so-called more than 10,000 people are boundless. The 20,000 horses of the four great Kou surrounded the Ping'an Village, the flag fluttered, the spear was dazzling, the momentum was compelling, the voice of the people was boiling, and it was daunting. At this time, the sun rises in the middle of the sky, shining on the earth, reflecting the shimmering brilliance of weapons, adding to the atmosphere of killing.

The drums of war are beating.

Dozens of building carts dedicated to the siege of the city began to move in the direction of the walled gate, each with more than a dozen archers on board, as long as they reached the appropriate distance, they could shoot arrows from behind the three-zhang tall building carts to cover the attack of others. As long as you think about it, the four big Kou even have this special building car ready, you can know that their attack on the Pegasus Ranch this time has been planned for a long time, and they are determined to succeed.

The carts began to push forward, moving towards them like towers. The soldiers on the stairs can not only cover the entire city within the range of arrows because of the height of the wall, but also directly step on the wall and attack the city when they are clapped against the wall.

The trumpets sounded.

Dozens of catapults, driven by hundreds of thieves, slowly followed, passing over the building carts. The 20,000 thieves shouted and cursed, and all kinds of foul language came out one after another, and the guards on the city tower who listened to it had red eyes, and they couldn't wait to go down and fight.

On a hillside outside the village, four horsemen came out in a row, lined up side by side. I only heard one of the four leaders laugh and laugh: "The people in the stockade listen, I am to the sky, the time limit of three quarters has arrived, and if I don't surrender, after the village is broken, all the men will be stripped of their skin and cramped, and they will be hung on the city tower, and all the women will be military prostitutes." The sound is like a bell, showing his profound internal cultivation. Xiang Batian's appearance is indeed flattering, he is a fat man with a short stature, short stature, short hands and feet, a shy stomach, and a flat head that seems to grow directly from the fat shoulders. But the pair of eyes that seemed to be squinted forever were shining, and there was an evil blue glow, which made people know that he was not only a master of internal skills, but also an evil one. In each hand, he carried a steel ring full of sharp teeth with a silver glittering edge, which made people feel his danger and mystery. I don't know how many people hate him under the "deadly tooth ring".

After waiting for a moment, there was silence on the city. Xiang Batian showed a cruel smile and raised his voice: "Very good, I like people with backbone the most." I hope you'll still be so backbone when I your in front of you. As he spoke, he waved his hand vigorously and shouted, "Siege." ”

Suddenly, the sound of killing sounded in the sky, and dozens of boulders roared towards the city, which kicked off the prelude to the war.