The archers behind him stepped forward, lined up in front of Fan Jinxiang, took bows and arrows, and aimed in the direction of the three people.

"Childe, my subordinates are willing to take the lead in leading people to attack Xiaojin Mountain, rescue General Shi, and ask Childe's subordinates to be merciful!" There were generals in the army who stood up and spoke in a sonorous tone.

"I'm willing to wait!" Then there was a response.

Fan Jinxiang ignored it, and just squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Disobey the order before the battle, lead the troublemakers, and kill without mercy!" ”

The generals didn't dare to say more, and retreated indignantly, but clenched their fists fiercely, exposing their green tendons.

"Haha! The father and son of the Fan family are really ruthless and unscrupulous. If we don't care about the life of our fiancée, what are we, the brothers who were born and died for him? Bu Fan sneered coldly.

Fan Jinxiang glared at him angrily, and waved his raised hand down without hesitation.

"Shoot!"

With an order, the long arrow in Fan Jinxiang's hand had already left the string, and with a fierce wind, it went towards Shi Lu's chest. The arrows in the hands of the rest of the archers were like meteors, coming out of their hands, dense as locusts.

"I—! Play for real! Buqiao exclaimed! Hurriedly raised his sword to resist, Shi Lu saw this opportunity, and when he stepped a little, he turned over and jumped down!

The two Bufan brothers tied Shi Lu with slipknots, so when Shi Lu jumped down, he broke free of the rope and protected the vital place with his arms, although it was inevitable to be bumped during the fall, but his life was worry-free, but his left arm was in severe pain, and he was afraid that he was broken.

Immediately, a soldier stepped forward to check on his injuries, and in a panic, he summoned the accompanying military doctor and carefully carried him away from the foot of the mountain.

Bu Fan Buqiao saw Shi Lu falling, his heart was raised to his throat, and now seeing that he should have no worries about his life, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, hidden behind the mountain rocks, dodging the endless arrow feathers, and waved his hand behind him, the mechanism opened, and immediately a boulder rolled down, the momentum was mighty, and there was a miserable cry under the mountain.

The archers at the front threw away their armor, and the rain of arrows finally stopped abruptly, and some generals persuaded Fan Jinxiang to temporarily withdraw his troops, and then attack when he found a flaw.

Fan Jinxiang changed his gentleness and humility in front of Anping, smiled cruelly, and ordered the general who pleaded for Shi Jin: "You, lead your three thousand men and horses, and rush up for me!" ”

Don't say that the boulder is lethal and can't dodge, the road up the mountain is rugged and difficult, and the boulder rolling down and rolling up the gravel is enough for the people attacking the mountain to drink a pot, Fan Jinxiang's move is clearly to let the soldiers come forward to send the death pad back!

However, the two armies faced each other, and the military order fell like a mountain, not to mention the generals brought up by the foolish and loyal Shi Jin? Even if he was unwilling, he could only accept the order helplessly, turned around and waved at the soldiers behind him: "Everyone follow me!" Be careful! Remind each other! ”

Whoever dared to say half a word in the garrison could only obey the order and start attacking the mountain, trembling in fear.

What's even more difficult is that in addition to this general, there are also the two Bufan brothers, they know that the one who was sent by Fan Jinxiang to send them to death must be the imperial court garrison, how can they bear to be so cruel to their brothers? If you can't stop it, it will inevitably arouse Fan Jinxiang's suspicions, and Xiaojinshan is not guaranteed.

Seeing the boulders rolling down, as if smashed into their hearts, listening to the screams at the foot of the mountain, Bufan and Buqiao clenched their fists unconsciously, and were in a dilemma!

"Oh no, no, there's a fire in the back mountain!"

Someone came in a panic and panted, but the voice was like a bell, and even the shouts and cries of the people under the mountain could not be concealed.

At the same time, a thick puff of smoke rose from the back mountain, and it looked like the fire was extremely fierce.

"Tell everyone to put out the fire!" Buqiao raised his voice and ordered, and led a group of brothers to fight the fire first, and handed over the battle to Bufan.

Fan Jinxiang saw the smoke billowing from the back mountain, and only said that Baili Jiu and himself should cooperate with the outside, and ordered his back mountain, feeling proud, and waved his hand behind him: "Send another thousand soldiers and horses, and give me Xiaojin Mountain in one fell swoop!" ”

The soldiers were immediately aroused and rushed up the hill without hesitation.

"Fan Jinxiang! Listen to Lao Tzu, withdraw the troops quickly, otherwise Lao Tzu will immediately send the county lord of Anping to the west sky! Bu Fan poked his head out from behind the boulder and shouted at Fan Jinxiang at the bottom of the mountain.

Fan Jinxiang has always been gentle and elegant, speaking softly, with a low voice, and ordered the soldiers behind him: "Shouting at them, releasing the county lord of Anping, at most it is a capital crime, if the county lord of Anping has any accidents, I will definitely kill him of the nine clans!" ”

Although the voice was not loud, his tone was grim, and the soldier was almost frightened, and shouted at Bufan and the others on the mountain as they were.

Bu Fan naturally knew that Fan Jinxiang had always been ruthless and vicious, and he did what he said, but he leaned out without fear: "Since we dare to kidnap the county lord of Anping today, we must be prepared, and I will not be afraid of your intimidation." But you can try it today and see if we dare to kill her!" In front of everyone's eyes, you act recklessly, disregarding the life of the county lord, how can you give an account to the Marquis of Zhenyuan? ”

Fan Jinxiang was a little hesitant for a while, he was coy in front of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, in fact, he was not worried about the safety of Anping at all, but he was afraid of the power of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, how could he dare to continue to fight hard? Therefore, he could only wave his hand unwillingly, signaling for the temporary withdrawal of troops, retreating half a mile, surrounding Xiaojin Mountain to the ground, and then waiting for an opportunity to move.

In the governor's yamen, Fan Shimou and Zhen Yuanhou were anxious, like ants in a hot pot.

They had just received a battle report from Fan Jinxiang and learned that Anping was being taken hostage, and the bandits were tough and refused to surrender, and now they are in a stalemate. The two anxiously waited for the news of Baili Jiu before making a decision.

When Bailijiu returned to the governor's yamen, it was getting late, and his face was full of smoke and dust, washed black and white by sweat, and he was extremely embarrassed.

When the Marquis of Zhenyuan saw Bailijiu coming back alone, he was immediately deflated, and his heart sank suddenly, knowing that he must have failed.

As soon as Baili Jiu entered the house, he held the teapot and drank violently, and he didn't have time to speak.

"What the hell is going on?" Fan Shimou asked anxiously.

Bailijiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the chair: "The other party is simply too cunning, it seems that I will go to rescue Anping if he is sure of it, and he has already laid a trap waiting for me." If it weren't for my quick wits and lighting a fire on his little gold mountain, it wouldn't be easy to get out. ”

"There is an ambush?" Hou Ye frowned: "How would they know that you were going into the mountain to rescue Ah Xun?" ”

Bailijiu shook his head: "Not only did they know that I was going to save people, but they also told me my identity!" ”

Hou Ye turned his head to look at Fan Shimou: "Lord Fan, not many people know about this plan?" ”

Fan Shimou pondered for a moment: "What does Master Hou mean to say that there are ghosts in my house?" ”

Hou Ye snorted coldly: "There are many people, and I can't say for sure." ”

Fan Shimou said with trepidation: "The people who serve in front of the lower officials are all old people who can be trusted, although the Hou Ye can rest assured." ”

"But this marquis is not at ease!"

Seeing that the two of them had a rift again, Bailijiu hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "This matter would rather be believed than trusted, not to mention that since those thieves dare to kidnap the county lord of Anping, they must have something to rely on, and they have already planned it, and it is unknown whether they will put their hands into the governor's yamen." It's better for Master Fan to check it out, and feel at ease. ”

Bailijiu gave a step, and Fan Shimou no longer argued with the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and said unwillingly: "Then the lower official will order someone to strictly check the subordinates in front of him that day." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house, still full of anger.

"Master Hou, take a step to speak." Baili Jiu lowered his voice.

Marquis Zhenyuan angrily waved his hand at the two subordinates who were not moving in the house: "Go down, get out of here!" ”

The two of them withdrew in recognition of each other and closed the door.

Seeing that there was no one left and right, Baili Jiu lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, the thief said that he had something urgent and wanted to see Master Hou." ”

Marquis Zhenyuan was stunned: "What do you mean?" ”

Bailijiu shook his head: "I once met with the thief Shoubuqiao in Xiaojin Mountain, and he said that he had the courage to kidnap the county lord of Anping, but he was helpless, and he had grievances to personally present to the Hou Ye and ask for a way to live." ”

Hou Ye stared at Baili Jiu's face, and the light in his eyes flashed: "Why didn't he tell you if he had a grievance?" What do you have to do with Ben Hou? ”

Bailijiu shrugged helplessly: "Lord Hou doesn't know, I have now been revoked by the second prince, but I am just a flat-headed commoner, and I have no place to redress my grievances." ”

Hou Ye stared at him for a moment, knowing that the Baili Jiu in front of him had a bad stomach and eyes since he was a child, and he was suspicious, and snorted coldly: "Then he shouldn't be looking for me, this is not Benhou's one-third of an acre!" Ben Hou can't help either! ”

Baili Jiu groaned slightly, as if he had finally made up his mind and asked, "Master Hou, do you know what the identity of the thieves on the Little Golden Mountain is?" ”

Marquis Zhenyuan said disdainfully: "A group of thieves who robbed homes and houses are just a few people." ”

Bailijiu shook his head solemnly: "Wrong, Master Hou, not only are they not Diao Min, but they are also the generals of my Great Chu Dynasty, the guerrilla generals of the original two columns of the Huguang garrison!" ”

"What?" Marquis Zhenyuan asked in surprise: "As an official of the imperial court, it is even more unforgivable to do such evil deeds of robbing houses and hijacking the county lord!" ”

"Not only the two brothers of the Bu family, but even the thieves on Xiaojin Mountain are all soldiers of the imperial court garrison in Huguang."

Only then did the Marquis of Zhenyuan understand the meaning of Baili Jiu, and asked suspiciously: "You mean to say that they were forced to fall into the grass, what is the secret in it, and it is related to Lord Fan?" ”

"The little nephew doesn't know what the specific situation is, but one thing is certain, they used such an aggressive method, just to see the Hou Ye, there must be something important to report to the Hou Ye."

"It just doesn't make sense! No wonder he Fan Shimou did everything possible to obstruct me from going to Xiaojin Mountain in person, he must have been afraid that I would be aware, so I would ask him to find out! ”

"Master Hou must not!" Bailijiu hurriedly stopped: "Along the way, I have already thought clearly, now you and I are under the control of his Fan Shimou, there is not a single soldier, and Hou Ye's army is beyond the reach of the whip." Don't startle a snake until you know why! ”

Zhenyuan Hou snorted coldly: "Benhou has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals, as long as he gives an order, he can march forward." Along the road, these shrimp soldiers and crab generals who can't support the wall, Ben Hou still can't see it, I'm afraid that he Fan Shimou will do something! ”