Kyoto, Seimon House.

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"Oh?" The master was surprised for a while and said, "Let's try to say it!" ”

Ah Tie'er slowly said his inference, and after listening to it, the housekeeper was shocked: "Master, I'm afraid that what Ah Tie'er said is reasonable, this time the incident is not a simple thief raging." It's likely that Liu Jin realized that we did what happened last time, and he will return to us! ”

"Humph!" The grandfather said abruptly, "Liu Jin is just a eunuch, a servant of the imperial family!" He calculated in every possible way to Master Ben! Regardless of whether this incident has anything to do with him or not, the top priority is to exterminate the headless village, so that the people will not suffer further poison! ”

At this time, Ximen Yeshu raised his head and said, "Ye said that if you can disperse the headless village once, you can exterminate them a second time, and I hope that my father will allow Ye Shuo to admit guilt and make meritorious service!" ”

"Yes." The master pondered for a moment before he said, "That's it! Don't bother the two masters, this time I will continue to take command and go on the expedition! ”

"Master, Ah Tie'er asks to go on an expedition to follow!" Ah Tie'er felt that if he really had something to do with Liu Jin this time, he was afraid that it would not be so simple, but he was worried that Ximen Ye said that he acted recklessly and fell into the trap of the headless thief, so he asked to follow.

Ximen Ye said that he had just misunderstood Ah Tie'er, and when he heard Ah Tie'er say this, he only thought that Ah Tie'er looked down on himself and wanted to take his own credit, Huo Ran stood up and looked down on Ah Tie'er: "If you can destroy the headless village for the first time, you can destroy them for the second time, and you don't need the help of others!"

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Seeing Simon Ye say this, he asked: "Okay! Would you like to make a writ? ”

"Yes!" Ximen Ye said as if he was afraid that Ah Tie'er would take away his credit, "A certain wish to make a writ, if he does not win this time, he will not destroy the headless thief, and if he does not capture the thief's head 'Death Knife', he is willing to be dealt with by the team!" ”

"Okay!" The master perked up slightly and said, "This time, the Ximen Mansion Guards have increased by 3,000 people!" Coupled with the 9,000 troops stationed outside the city, a total of 12,000 people, can you be sure? ”

Ximen Ye said that he thought it would be enough to bring the last guard station, but after thinking about it, this time the headless thief Ke is very aggressive, if there are fewer people, it will not be able to exterminate the headless thief, but I am afraid that it will not be good.

The three thousand guards of Ximen Mansion are all skilled in dancing and martial arts, and if they take it, at least the certainty of capturing the "Death Gate Knife" is much greater.

Thinking of this, Ximen Ye said slightly: "This time, I will sweep away the thieves!"

"Yes, let's get ready!" The master nodded and waved his hand to make Ximen Ye say retreat.

Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Ah Tie'er only shook his head and said to the master: "Then Ah Tie'er will retire!"

"Yes!" The master said, "Let's go down and rest!" This time, Commander Yu will follow Ye Shuo to go on the expedition, and then Ah Tie'er will act as the head of the guards, leading the thousands of guards left by Ximen Mansion. ”

"Don't worry, Master, with Ah Tie'er here, I won't let Xiaoxiao spy on Ximen Mansion for half a step!" Ah Tie'er gave up his order and retreated.

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When I came to the door, I happened to see the rain outside. Greeted with a smile.

"What's wrong?" Simon listens to the rain.

I just saw Ximen Ye say that he came out with a proud face, and he was going to say hello, but he didn't want Ximen Ye to say that he was angry, so he ignored Tingyu.

Hearing that the rain was depressed, he saw that Ah Tie'er then retreated, and couldn't help but step forward and ask directly.

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"This time it's really a big loss!" Ah Tie'er said sadly, "This time, the master sent Ximen Yeshu to lead the team to conquest!" ”

"Didn't you ask Ah Tie'er to go with the team?" Listening to the rain, he understood Ah Tie'er's heart and asked.

"Why!" Ah Tie'er walked back with the rain and said with a wry smile, "It's just that somehow, I thought that the last banquet had been reconciled with Ximen Ye, and I didn't want to offend him this time, and he was reprimanded outside this expedition team!" ”

"No wonder ........." Listening to the rain, he understood why he ignored himself just when Ximen said at night.

"What?" Ah Tie'er asked directly.

"Nothing!" Tingyu shook his head slightly and said, "But last time, my brother didn't do his best, this time, I'm afraid it's dangerous!" ”

"Yes." A Tie'er nodded and said, "This time there seems to be Liu Jin's shadow behind him, I'm afraid that this expedition will indeed be unpredictable." ”

"Huh?" Hearing Yu's eyes widen, he asked, "Liu Jin, how did you get involved with him?" ”

"It's just a guess!" After Ah Tie'er said that, she told Tingyu all the conjectures in the room and the housekeeper.

After listening to the rain, he muttered for a moment: "Approve!" But now it's so good. If Brother rashly fell into Liu Jin's trap, how could this be like a rescue? ”

"Don't worry." Ah Tie'er patted Tingyu's shoulder, and Anhe: "This time, in order to make a fool of everything, the master transferred the three thousand guards of Ximen Mansion and handed them over to Ximen Ye to say, I believe that if I have this guard, Ximen Ye said that even if I can't do my best, I can retreat with my whole body!"

"Oh?" Hearing the rain, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That brother can come back without incident!" "The two don't talk about this.

Xuan walked back to the small courtyard at the west gate to listen to the rain.

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Ximen Ye said that he turned around directly and went to find Chang Qing.

Chang Qing heard that this time the master allowed Ximen to say that he would lead the team, but the deputy general was himself, and he was very excited. So he said goodbye to Ximen Ye and said that he would go to the camp of the garrison in the north of the city, purge the soldiers, and set out on a certain day.

Xuan Ximen Ye said that he came to find Yu Ling, the commander of the guards of Ximen Mansion, and Yu Ling listened to the edict of the master, so he ordered 3,000 guards of Ximen Mansion to listen to Ximen Ye say that he was dispatched.

Ximen Ye said that he could regain control of the brigade, but he was happy, and that night he took 3,000 Ximen Mansion guards to the camp of the garrison in the north of the city, and prepared to lead the brigade to the next day.

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Chang Qing and Yu Ling knew that the thief was very disturbed this time, so they had no objection.

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Next.

The soldiers fired cannons and left the camp.

Ximen Yeshu personally led a thousand cavalry to lead the way, and ten well-skilled Ximen Mansion guards arranged by Yu Ling accompanied him.

Chang Qing led the 9,000 Brigade to follow, thinking that it was a squadron.

Yu Ling and A Tie'er got close, and was arranged by Ximen Yeshu to lead 3,000 guards of Ximen Mansion to escort grain and grass as a rear team.

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Ximen Ye said that he drank all the way, stepped on horses, led a thousand fine horses, galloped all the way to meet each other, and quickly swept the grass along the road.

Along the way, there were no people, only the burned villagers' earthen houses, and the looted granaries stood on the side.

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It's just a moment. The group crossed the farmstead north of Kyoto and plunged headlong into the mountainous area where the headless village was entrenched.

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In the mountains, this cavalry is very inconvenient, and the cavalry who can travel 100 miles a day can travel 30 miles in the mountainous area.

Ximen Ye said that he just wanted to hurry up and take this front cavalry and rush to the headless village.

It's just that this mountain road is difficult to walk, and it is really impossible to go fast, so Ximen Ye said that he had to be patient and slow down.

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In this way, in the middle of the day, the front cavalry finally traveled to the headless village ten miles away, but there was a valley ahead, after this valley, over a canyon, you can see the mountain where the headless village is located.

Ximen Ye said that when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel perked up, and turned around to boost morale: "Soldiers, the headless village is in front of you, and the big guy rushes over with a certain one!"

A general, Zuo patted the good horse under him, came to Ximen Yeshuo's side, and admonished: "General, this time against this headless thief, you must be very careful, I heard that their newly recruited thieves are very fierce, cunning like a fox, let's wait for General Chang and the brigade led by Yu to come up, what do you think?"

"Huh?" Ximen Ye said that he was very dissatisfied with the questioning of his orders, but when he thought of the scene of the headless village master's crowned blades and horses standing out of the encirclement, he secretly shuddered, nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, send someone to urge General Chang and Commander Yu to speed up the march, and the others are on guard in place!" ”

Seeing that Ximen Ye said to listen to the persuasion, the general Zuo secretly pinched his sweat, turned his head happily and ordered to rest, sent a few horses, and quickly passed the order to the back.

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Ximen Ye said that the group set off at the fifth watch, but it was only noon at this moment.

Xuan sent a few teams of cavalry to watch from afar, and the rest of the cavalry rested in place. Simon said that he had found a shady place to rest in the company of the general schoolman.

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After waiting for about an hour, just when Ximen Ye said that he was very impatient, Chang Qing finally led the squadron to come.

Chang Qing drank the horse to see Ximen Ye and said, turned over the saddle and dismounted, and said: "Chang Qing, come and report!"

"Yes!" Ximen Yeshu squinted his eyes slightly and said, "General Chang, everyone is coming up?" ”

"Back to General Ximen, it should be nine thousand and eleven, but it is actually nine thousand and eleven, please show the general!" Chang Qing replied respectfully.

"What about the men and horses of Commander Yu?" Ximen Ye said that he agreed with him, and secretly said that he was not wrong about Chang Qing, and he really made himself worry about doing things.

"Commander Yu wants to escort grain, grass and baggage, and it is estimated that it will take half an hour to arrive!" Chang Qing thought about it and answered.

"What?" Ximen Yeshuo's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, and said coldly, "This Yu Ling is not firm, this pawn is like fighting a fire, waiting for him for half an hour, but he has to miss the opportunity, last time we used 9,000 people, defeated the headless village, this time the two of us are together, it is 10,000 people, and we decided to attack now!" ”

"Huh?" Chang Qing's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he said, "The resurgence of the headless village this time is very weird! And the style is very different from before, the last general suggested, or we wait for the rest of the commander, the Ximen Mansion guards under him are all advanced martial arts, with them, we can have a few more chances of winning! ”

"No way!" Ximen Ye said with disgusted eyes, "Half an hour is enough for these bandits to find and sneak, and we can't let the thieves escape." Pass the general's order, the generals prepare, after a cup of tea, follow a certain impact headless village! The second half of the sentence is directly to the herald next to him.

The herald gave the order, and the order of Ximen Ye's words was sent to the generals at all levels, and 10,000 messengers were ready to reorganize their weapons.

When Chang Qing saw it, he had to smile bitterly: "General, the front is a canyon and valley, the terrain is dangerous, and it is easy to ambush, or the general will take the cavalry to attack, and most of the infantry will then press the formation?"

"General Chang!" Ximen Ye said that he was not a person who did not know evil, but this time he went out in a negative mood and set up a team order, "Scatter before and after, won't you hurt yourself!" This striker is still on the line! Commander Yu is good at the art of war, and then responds, which can ensure the back road! ”

Chang Qing thought about it, but felt that Ximen Ye was right to say this, so he nodded helplessly.

When Ximen Ye said that he saw it, he smiled slightly, took his white horse, and jumped up: "General Chang, let's work together to persecute the headless village and capture the chieftain alive!" After taking the spear handed by his own pawn, he rode away.

A thousand cavalry soldiers saw that Ximen Ye said that he personally followed the team to force the battle, and their morale was greatly increased, shouting "General Ximen is mighty", Ximen Ye said that he seemed to be slightly drunk, and the silver spear pointed obliquely, shouting: "The generals will break the village with a certain formation!" He dismounted and rushed towards the canyon.

As soon as a thousand horsemen saw it, they all rushed to follow, and soon surrounded Ximen Yeshuo in the heart of the valley and slowly walked towards the canyon.

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Chang Qing saw that Ximen Ye said that he had led the team to set off, and with a "poof", he pulled out the sword at his waist and ordered: "This thief must be broken, and he will beat the drum to cheer for General Ximen!" All the soldiers, march one after another, follow General Simon! ”

"Strike the thief!" The 9,000 foot soldiers all shouted loudly, lined up in formation, and followed in order.

The crossbowmen were in the heart, the swords and shields were on both sides and in front, and the spears and halberds were behind the hall, and the three teams came out in one.

Chang Qing looked at the green canyon in front of him, and there was a roar in his heart for no reason, but the team had already started, and Ximen Ye said that he was leading the cavalry in front, and he couldn't turn back, so he had to collect his mind and march carefully.

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Ximen Ye said that he led a thousand horsemen to roar past, but in a moment, he approached the canyon, and saw that the canyon was about 30 zhang high, and the grass and trees were abundant.

Ximen Ye said that his heart was abrupt, thinking that if the headless thief Ke set up an ambush here and separated his cavalry from the foot soldiers behind, he was afraid that this plan to suppress the thief would be in great danger.

But there was no turning back from the bow, so he had to catch up, and slowly walked through the canyon under the support of the cascading horsemen.

Behind this canyon is a flat valley, which is less than half a mile away. The cavalry of the eastern team was able to get out of the canyon, but the cavalry of the rear team entered the canyon.

Ximen Ye said that he was in the middle of the canyon, and suddenly there was a commotion in front of him, and he was in a hurry, and asked, "What is the noise ahead?"

The guards around him drank their horses and went to the sentry to investigate, and when Simon said that he was about to leave the canyon, the soldiers finally came to report, "I saw a team of thieves and horsemen in the valley ahead." Hundreds of brothers have come up to us, fighting! ”

"Oh?" Ximen Ye said that when he heard it, he smiled disdainfully and said, "This thief is stupid, this canyon is so dangerous, they don't set up an ambush, they run to the open valley in front to fight us, it's really funny!" ”

The soldier smiled in accord: "The thief is stupid, where can he talk about heroism at night!"

Ximen Ye said that he listened to the praise of his relatives, and he was modest, not wanting to be surprised by the thunder.

Suddenly, countless rolling stones fell from the canyon, and arrows rained down.

All the horsemen only brought a small riding shield, which was good to protect their faces, and they were stunned by this surprise attack.

When all the relatives saw that the brigade was suddenly attacked, they all raised the oars and surrounded Ximen Yeshuo.

Ximen Ye said that he directly slapped away the shield and shouted: "The generals don't need to panic, it's just a thief's disruptive plan, everyone raise their shields, hurry up and pass through the canyon, the valley in front is open, and this gutless thief will not dare to show up!"

These hundreds of cavalry soldiers were originally surprised by this raid, and when they saw that General Simon actually said that he would not avoid danger, he stood up to maintain order, and they were all relieved, and under the command of their respective generals, they combined their riding shields together, which could withstand the rain of arrows, but the rolling stones could not resist it, so they had to speed up and rush out of the canyon.

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The cavalry accelerated through the canyon, and the footmen of the rear team saw that they were ready to speed up their pace and keep up with the cavalry, not wanting to make a loud noise, and the boulder suddenly fell from the sky, rolling down on the cliff wall of the canyon, sealing the entrance to the canyon completely.

When Chang Qing saw it behind, he was surprised and shouted: "General Ximen is ahead, the armies can't lag behind, quickly clear the stones and follow General Ximen!"

Although the group of foot soldiers were at a loss by the stone that fell from the sky, Chang Qing gave an order, and knew that it was Ximen Ye in front of them, and they all threw their weapons and ran to the vicinity of the big stone, pushing their shoulders to reach it, wanting to clear the boulder.

It's just that this boulder is big, no less than a thousand catties, how can these soldiers move it away.

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