Chapter 14: Troubled Water
Yuezhou is mountainous, and Luo Yushan is not short of horses, although their horses are not as fast as the war horses of the imperial court, the speed is also very fast.
Zhou and Han got the order, and left the mountain with 6,000 cavalry.
Half an hour later, the army appeared outside the Black Dragon City, and Zhou Han and the two stopped their horses and looked at the city wall in the distance.
The walls of Black Dragon City are five zhang high, with a length and width of 13,000 zhang, accounting for one-third of the entire plain.
It took hundreds of years to build this city, and it has three gates, the east gate and the north and south gates, and the city gate is also made of fine iron.
On the walls of Black Dragon City, the soldiers looked at the army that suddenly appeared in the distance, and immediately went to report to the general, and soon, the city gate was closed.
The people outside the city gate found that the bandits were coming, and looked back at the closed gate, all of them feeling angry and desperate.
The bandits in the mountains are becoming more and more fierce and brutal, not much worse than the county king's mansion, and the people are not in a hurry to avoid them, and they usually dare not go too far out of the city.
In desperation, many people hurriedly fled to the distant woods.
Zhou Han and Zhang He looked at Black Dragon City from a distance and stayed for a full minute.
Since they followed the king to practice martial arts, it was the first time they came with a large army, and on weekdays, they only brought a few followers into the city to find trouble with the Zhao family.
Zhang He said in a sullen voice: "I really want to lead the troops into the county king's mansion." ”
Although he has a family in the mountains and many children and grandchildren, Zhang He can't forget the scene when his family was destroyed by the people of the county king's mansion a hundred years ago.
That night, there was a candle in the cave room, and among the guests was a young master of the Zhao family, who actually walked into the new house with a swagger and drove away the groom Zhang He at that time.
At that time, Zhang He was just an ordinary young man, and he was powerless in the face of those villains who had cultivation.
Zhou Han smiled and said, "Don't worry, they won't be away for long, and this city will soon belong to us." ”
"The revenge of the year has to be avenged by the people of the county king's mansion, let's go. ”
Zhang He's eyes were full of murder, and he shouted and slapped his horse and turned to the fork in the road.
Although he had already destroyed the young master's family and kidnapped many women to be his own women, his hatred for the county king's mansion had not disappeared.
If it weren't for the Junwang Mansion behind his back, how could those Zhao people be so lawless.
Luo Yushan's army bypassed Black Dragon City and continued to the north of Qingshui City along the mountain and forest avenue outside the west of the city.
On the walls of Black Dragon City.
The guard general Xu Zi was expecting the bandits to disappear, his face was pale, his heart was full of anger, watching the bandits rampant, as the garrison general of Black Dragon City, he couldn't send troops to destroy them immediately.
In Black Dragon City, those who dared to disobey the will of the county king's mansion were all dead, and Xu Ziqi's family was in the city, and he didn't dare to offend the county king's mansion.
When the bandit appeared, there were rumors that he should not go out by closing the city gate, and the anger in Xu Ziqi's heart came from the county king's mansion and from the increasingly lawless bandits.
Xu Weidao, a partial general on the side, said: "General, let's just let them go, and the court will investigate it, what should we do?"
This is a capital crime, Xu Wei looked at his uncle, and did not understand why he ordered the city gate to be closed.
Xu Ziqi clenched the sword on his waist and said, "The bandits are powerful, we are just cautious." Xu Wei, go and mobilize the left army, wait for them to return, and don't let anyone go. ”
There are 30,000 defenders in Black Dragon City, namely the left, center and right armies, each of which has 10,000 people, and the soldiers in the army are not comparable to the elite divisions of the imperial court, and they are also regular troops, not those bandits.
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On the mountain road, the mountain road winds and turns, with steep cliffs on one side and dense woods on the other.
The five horses walked unhurriedly, they were Zhao Susu and his party, and the three guards were carefully guarding the surroundings, so as not to have demon beasts come out to sneak attack.
"Suck. Zhao Qianxi gasped, he lay on the horse's back, holding the horse's neck with both hands, looking embarrassed.
Zhao Qianxi was indignant and said angrily: "When I return to the palace, I will definitely bring someone back to kill that guy." ”
He is just lip service, a young master who has no ambition, and his cultivation talent is average, even if he is the son of the prince, the worshippers in the prince's mansion will not listen to his arrangement.
Zhao Susu turned his head to look at his bloody buttocks, and said apologetically: "It's all my fault, if it weren't for my business, you wouldn't have been beaten." ”
Zhao Qianxi said: "What Su Su said, I took the initiative to help you, I just hope that you can give me more kind words in front of my eldest brother in the future." ”
Zhao Susu nodded, she was still a little confident in her appearance, although there were many beauties in the palace, she was also very outstanding.
Zhao Susu thought for a while, and then said, "When you go back to the county king's mansion, I will arrange a few maids to serve you." ”
After taking the pill, but in three or five days, Zhao Qianxi's pain of skin and flesh will pass, but the damaged meridian bone will be raised for a few more days.
"Thank you Susu. Zhao Qianxi is in a much better mood, someone blows the pillow wind to the eldest brother, and he also has hope for the future.
Zhao Susu smiled faintly, her heart was actually very uneasy, four years ago, when she was only eleven years old, she was already slim, and her beautiful face had a stunning appearance.
In the autumn of that year, she went to the capital with her father, and met Zhao Hao, the king of Wucheng.
From that day on, she lived in the palace, but because she was too young, she only lived in the palace as a young lady of the Zhao family.
Over the years, Zhao Hao has been at the border with his father, and Zhao Susu naturally has no chance to become the princess or wife of the palace.
Zhao Susu was uneasy, because there were still many women in the palace, they had no name, and they could be given to those generals by the prince at any time, and she was afraid that she would become such a woman.
Zhao Susu thought about it, and became more and more uneasy in her heart, and even a little afraid of going back to the palace, if she was given away, she wouldn't even be able to be a concubine.
Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance ahead, and a guard jumped onto a big tree on the side of the road, looking at the army attacking in the distance, his face suddenly tightened.
The guards fell from the trees and exclaimed, "No, the bandits are coming." ”
Zhao Susu panicked, turned his horse's head and ran towards Qingshui City.
Seeing this, the three guards did not hesitate, they grabbed Zhao Qianxi and immediately wanted to hide in the mountains and forests on the side of the road.
Qingshui City is just a small city, and it is a little far away from the city, once it is caught up by bandits, there is only one way to die.
"Where to run?"
Zhang He took the lead, he saw the people hiding in the mountains and forests, took out the longbow beside him, and bent the bow to shoot three arrows together.
"Ahh
Zhang He laughed, waved his hand and ordered the people behind him, "You go and kill them." ”
He saw the red figure in front of him, and he didn't have much interest in stopping to arrest people in the mountains and forests.
On a high mountain in the distance, Wang Xiu stood on the cliff, staring at Zhou Han and the others, looking at the slaughtering Zhang He, without any expression.
He didn't remind the two of them, there was already a large army in ambush ahead, and Wang Xiu didn't care about the lives of these people at all.
This action was only to arouse the little prince's greater hostility towards the Nanjun County Palace.
Wang Xiu secretly said in his heart, "It is said that Concubine Yun is absolutely charming, so does the emperor want to abandon his son, or do he want to cultivate him?"
Huang Rui's death made Chen Fangyan think that there was a strong martial king in Qingshui City, which made them a little afraid.
Heavenly Master Dao is not willing to have a violent conflict with the imperial court now, once the imperial court makes up its mind, without foreign aid, the losing side will definitely be them.
The Heavenly Master Dao was able to remain strong only because they had five Martial Sect powerhouses, and there were many Martial Kings of the Purple Yang Sect, and there were only five Martial Sects.
There are no exercises above the sixth grade, and if you want to break through to the realm of martial arts, only those who are gifted can do it.
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"Little lady, don't run. Zhang He had already left the army behind, and when he saw the beautiful face of the woman in front of him, he couldn't wait to have her.
Zhao Susu looked back, frightened the six gods, just turned her head to look, and the terrifying scar on the person's face made her almost fall off the horse.
"I can't let him catch him if I die. Zhao Susu was desperate in her heart, although her horses were much better than the bandits, her riding skills were ordinary.
In the palace, she spent more time on cultivation and martial arts and piano, and she learned to ride a horse when she was in the county palace.
On the hillside, Zhao Yuan and the people of the Black Nightmare Army looked at the people who appeared in the distance, and did not immediately make a move.
The red shadow soon came to the bottom of the hillside, and the big man behind her was no more than fifty meters away from her.
Zhao Yuan looked at Zhao Susu's nervous appearance, and said in his heart: "It's really a disaster." ”
A bandit actually gave up the army for her and went deep alone.
The distance between the two narrowed again, and Zhang He's body flew up and pounced, laughing and said, "Haha! Little lady, you are mine." ”
"Drive. ”
Zhao Susu flicked the horsewhip fiercely, and the dragon-blooded horse she sat on raised its hooves and accelerated suddenly.
Zhang He pounced, returned to the horse and said viciously: "Little lady, you are running, I will release the arrow." ”
Ahead is Qingshui City, Zhang He has a big heart, and he will not rush into the city.
At this time, Zhou Han rushed from a distance with an army of six thousand.
Zhao Jing instantly raised the bow and arrow in his hand, and shot at Zhou Han with his bow, the great martial artist's blood and qi were in the wolf smoke, and in front of the strong, his identity could not be hidden at all.
"There is an ambush, kill. Zhou Han shouted, and at the same time, his body twisted violently, and the arrow passed through his left arm, bringing up a blood flower.
Zhao Jing's arrow caused the bandit leader to lose an arm.
The bandits' horses couldn't stop for a while, and a rain of arrows shot out of the forest, and suddenly, thousands of bandits fell off their horses.
Zhao Yuan shot two arrows in a row, shooting down two bandits, and before the third arrow was fired, the Black Nightmare Army had already rushed out, and those bandits were directly defeated.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Han turned around and abandoned his horse and hid in the mountains and forests.
Zhang He, who was in front, heard the shouts of killing from behind him, and he didn't pity Xiangxiang and cherished the jade, but was about to shoot and wound her and take her away.
Suddenly, on the city wall, an arrow shot out, instantly hitting Zhang He, who was thousands of miles away.
Zhang He raised his head and looked at the person on the city wall in the distance with wide eyes, his eyes full of unwillingness.
The arrow passed through his chest, and the powerful force threw Zhang He away, and his body fell more than ten meters away, lying on the ground with his eyes open.
The speed and power of that arrow were much stronger than the arrows shot by Zhao Jing, even if it was thousands of meters away, Zhang He couldn't react at all.
Zhao Bei'er put away the bow, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Lady, how is my archery technique?"
Fu Qingya was silent and ignored her, she was becoming more and more addicted.