Chapter Fifty-Six: A Strong Man Takes a Hostage and Comes Out of Ningtai
Duo Bu and the others walked all night and came to Zheng County at dawn. At this time, there were already people and horses, so he sent people to the city to investigate. After a while, the messenger came back and reported: "The gate of the city has been opened, and the chariots and horses are free to enter and in, but there are sergeants guarding the gate." Tu Bu was very happy, and he was ready to lead everyone to rush directly to the level. Ben He stopped: "Big brother, don't take risks. If it was the first battle, we could still rush, but we had already fought for a day and walked all night, and we were already sleepy and tired, and the Qin army in the city was waiting for work. Once I enter the city, they will not be able to get out after they close the gates? Let me first take a dozen of my brothers into the city and light a fire in a vital place, and the defenders of the city will go and put out the fire. If you rush through the level, you will be able to pass it without a hitch. He said, "Just according to your words." So he led the brigade to watch in a closed place.
Ben He and the others abandoned their weapons and horses, dressed themselves in disguise, came to the city, and entered the city smoothly. After entering the city, they infiltrated the downtown area, bought some flammable items from the residents, and secretly went to the county office to find a place to set the fire. It didn't take long for a fire to start near the county office. The fire burned more and more fiercely, until it reached the gate of the county government. When the officials in the government heard that there was a fire, they shouted to put out the fire. When the prefectural commander heard the report, he ordered the sergeants from all over the world to be transferred to fight the fire, and he himself went to the scene.
Seeing that the fire was burning in the city, and the people guarding the gate had also run to put out the fire, he was overjoyed, so he crossed the halberd and led everyone to rush to the west gate. When he came to the city, he saw rice, noodles, meat, buns and other things in the downtown area, so he grabbed them, and sure enough, no one intercepted them, and went straight to the east gate. At this time, Ben He and the others had also arrived, and together they rushed out of the city gate in a swarm. Everyone is fed with abundant food, and they are smiling and wise. The crowd had a full meal, and their morale was greatly boosted. Afraid of being chased and killed, he led the crowd to gallop forward. Along the way, there were countless people who were transporting supplies, and when they saw some defecting, they all joined the team. The number of people gathered more and more, and there were already several thousand people.
The front arrived at Ningtai County. The county ordered Xue Lan to send people to Xianyang on official business. The officer was halfway there, heard that someone had rebelled, was very frightened, and hurriedly turned back to report. When the county commander heard this, he didn't believe it at all, and said angrily: "Yang Daqin, Hehe Gyeonggi, who dares to rebel?" You obviously don't want to suffer from the bumps, so you can come back. Your sins should be cut down according to the law! The official quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Suddenly, someone rushed to report: "Report...... Report to your lordship, there are countless men and horses rushing from the west, and the shouts of killing are earth-shattering. Xue Lan was shocked, and then she believed that what the official said was true, and hurriedly summoned her subordinates to discuss. The county lieutenant He Huang was empty-eyed because of his superior arm strength, and said contemptuously at the moment: "A group of cheap slaves, why bother!" I'll take a good army out of the city and capture them all!" Xue Lan's heart was overjoyed. Liu Zhuang, the county magistrate, analyzed: "If they defect from Xianyang, it will be difficult to be Wang Yun of Zhiyang, and Kang Bitai of Liyi will not stop them?" I don't think it's that simple, please don't underestimate it! He Huang was very unconvinced and kept shouting.
Xue County Ling asked what the county should do. Liu Zhuang replied: "When the thieves arrive in the city, the adults will ask them first, if they are really defectors, you can first use good words to stabilize them, and then ......" Liu Zhuang muttered a few words into the ear of the county commander. The county magistrate listened to Liu Zhuang's plan and was very happy, so they rushed to the West City Gate to take a look.
There was not much time, the dust in the west was up, and a large group of people arrived. The county commander saw that a big man in the lead was holding an iron halberd and a black scarf covering his head, and came to the city to stand up majestically. The county magistrate asked, "Who is the strong man?" Where did it come from? Where are you going? He replied in a loud voice: "My name is Tuobu, and I am from Xianyang and go back to Shandong." Xue Lan asked again: "What are you doing in Xianyang?" Why go to Shandong? Is there a pass token? He was afraid that he would be ridiculed by telling his identity, so he simply replied confidently: "Grandpa, I am an official in Xianyang, a military general, and I returned to my hometown in Shandong because I was dissatisfied with the indiscriminate killing of innocents by the imperial court. I don't know what a pass token is, just rely on this iron halberd, pass the level, and kill here! If you want to be interesting, open the city gate quickly, if you dare to intercept it, hum! Attack the city, and the jade will be burned! The county magistrate laughed and said, "Can you come out of Xianyang?" Could it be that Wang Yun of Zhiyang and Kang Bitai of Liyi are both vegetarians? Du Bu laughed and said, "Wang Yun and Kang Bitai have become ghosts under my halberd. If you don't believe it, look at this dark horse! "It turned out that Kang Bitai was riding a thousand-mile horse named Heiyunju, with black hair all over his body, and everyone knew about it. He killed Kang Bitai, and when he saw that the horse was very strong, he took it for himself. At that moment, Tu Bu lifted Ma Jiang, clamped his legs, and the black cloud horse rose into the air, looking up to the sky and neighing.
Xue Lan saw the black cloud horse clearly, took a step back in fright, and said to Liu Zhuang: "You are right, you are not an idle person. Liu Zhuang said in a low voice: "Do according to the plan." Xue Lan immediately changed her attitude and said with a smile: "Strong man, the Qin State is implementing Bao government, the ministers are in urgent need of overhanging, and the people are in danger of being tired. People who are worried about the country, who is not sad? You have abandoned your official position and returned to the East today, which is a righteous act. I, Xue Lan, am also from Shandong, and I wanted to go home for a long time. Now I want to welcome you into the city for a while, and then abandon this petty official and return to the east with the strong man, I wonder if you are willing to walk with me? He was surprised and replied, "It is a blessing for the people that the adults are unwilling to help the abuse." Are you really willing to go back with me? The county magistrate said: "Yes!" Willing! Han, Ben and others said: "I'm afraid he didn't have a good heart and couldn't agree." He said, "If you can't get into the city, how can you get by?" Go ahead and see you when you go. After speaking, he laughed and said, "My lord is so righteous, how can I live up to your kindness." With that, he jumped off the horse to show his sincerity. Seeing this, the county magistrate also said: "This is the best, I will personally welcome the strong man into the city." Then he immediately went down to the city and opened the gates. Liu Zhuang and He Huang and others followed.
Guo Qiang hurriedly said: "I'm afraid there is fraud." He said: "I don't dare to do anything to this group of rats!" "Let's go over and meet Xue Xianling. The two came to the drawbridge, hugged each other's fists, and then said, "Fortunately, Xinhui." "Dubu and the others entered the city with Xue County's order. Han Li'er and the others followed closely behind Di Bu. Everyone came to the mansion and sat down. Xue County ordered to immediately arrange a banquet in distribution. When the banquet was ready, Xue County Ling toasted to Dubu. After three rounds of drinking, the county decree said: "Although I enjoy the country's service, but I am definitely not an ordinary person, I don't want to serve the Qin State for a long time, it happens that the strong man passed all the way and came here, it is really a heroic feat, I deeply admire." Now I want to marry you as a brother with a different surname, I don't know what to do? He said: "The second generation is mediocre and cruel, the traitor Zhao Gao disturbed the court, and most of the loyal and upright people left. Lord Xue is upright and upright, and he doesn't want to be a Qin official anymore, which is really a blessing for the people, and he is willing to worship as a brother with the adults. Xue Xian Ling saw the ink marks on Di Bu's face and knew that he was a prisoner, so he said to the county man: "Lord Liu, you go and prepare the incense case, I want to bow to the strong man immediately." Liu Zhuang understood the meaning and left the table. The prefectural order continued to toast the cloth. At this time, He Huang suddenly got up and said: "There is no joy in the army, I am willing to dance the sword to help the fun." He was overjoyed and said yes. At this time, several more sturdy men came to the banquet room, drew their swords and danced together.
There was a small official named Zhu Jian under the county lieutenant, who hid in the back hall and watched for a long time, and was so impressed by the bold talk of the cloth that he threw himself to the ground. At this time, he already knew that the county order was going to harm Dubu, and he thought that if he didn't come forward to save him, Dubu would be in a catastrophe. He came out and toasted to the cloth, and then whispered: "The two corridors are full of school knife hands, please make a decision immediately!" After saying that, he retreated. Di Bu was shocked, and when he saw that the sword dancers were all murderous, he quickly pulled out his sword, ran to He Huang's side with a key step, and slashed at him with a sword. I only heard a "click", and the human head had already rolled to the ground. Tu Bu killed He Huang and took the county commander hostage. The sword-wielding sergeants were shocked and came forward to besiege the cloth. When Han Li'er and the others saw that Duo Bu was preemptive, they moved together to kill the sergeants. Suddenly, a drum sounded outside the hall, and Liu Zhuang took the lead, and countless school swordsmen and crossbowmen poured out on both sides, surrounding the door of the mansion. Liu Zhuang shouted: "Thief with a black face, surrender quickly!" He walked out around the neck of the prefectural magistrate, and the rest of the people also walked towards the gate with him.
Liu Zhuang saw that the county order had been hijacked by Duo Bu, and ordered the sergeant to release arrows. Di Bu shouted, caught a sharp arrow in his hand, and threw it at Liu Zhuang hard, the arrow was not biased or oblique, and hit the left eye. Liu Zhuang screamed and fell off the horse. Duo Bu put his sword on the neck of the county commander and shouted: "Whoever dares to do it, cut off the head of the dog official first!" The sergeant didn't dare to do it. Everyone hurriedly walked out, and Zhu Jian followed closely. He came to the center of the county seat, holding the county order in one hand and the halberd in the other, and ordered the craftsmen to leave the city as soon as possible. Duo Bu turned back to Zhu Jian and said, "Thanks to Mr. for saving me, this great favor will never be forgotten!" However, I dare to ask you, what are your plans for the future? Zhu Jiandao: "Although the county lieutenant is dead, but a friend, please allow me to take his body out of the city for burial, and then follow the strong man back to the east." He was overjoyed and asked the craftsmen to take He Huang's body out of the city. Duo Bu pointed at Qin Jun with a halberd and said, "Whoever dares to chase will slaughter the dog official!" After saying that, he put the county order on horseback and went out of the city. The sergeants looked at each other with a blank look and were helpless.
Everyone went out of the city and buried He Huang first. Di Bu asked Zhu Jian: "Where is Mr. from?" Why is there such affection for him? Zhu Jian replied: "The two of us were originally fellow villagers, and the county lieutenant He came out early to be an official, but I was studying in Xiapi. A few months ago, because I was out, I was mistakenly taken by the government as a prisoner and sent to Xianyang to work, and when I arrived in Ningtai County, He Huang recognized me and left me behind. He asked, "Where is the gentleman going?" Zhu Jiandao: "Qin State implements Bao government, people with lofty ideals have long been discouraged, I am just a scholar, incompetent, if I can get out of the customs smoothly, I have to go to see the teacher, only to study behind closed doors, no longer seek fame." He said, "That's great, let's go out together." Zhu Jiandao: "It's really providential to be able to meet a strong man today!" Your martial arts are outstanding, and now you are out of Xianyang, which will surely shock the world, and there will be heroes to vote in the future! When he heard this, he was overjoyed, and urged everyone to act quickly.
After walking for a while, Di Bu asked Zhu Jian again: "What is the pass ahead?" Zhu Jian replied: "Ahead is the world-famous Hangu Pass, which is known as the east gate of the Qin State." This level is easy to defend and difficult to attack, I'm afraid we can't get out! He asked who was guarding there. Zhu Jiandao: "The one guarding the pass is the old prince Yingkui, who is famous for his bravery. Tu Bu smiled: "It turned out to be an old guy, what is his origin?" Zhu Jiandao: "This person should not be underestimated, he is the brother of the first emperor and the uncle of the second." Because of his loyalty and bravery, the first emperor worshiped him as the captain of Guan Du, and always kept the letter to Guguan. This person is a loyal minister, good at using a big knife, and has the courage of ten thousand people, especially his four sons: the eldest son Yinghu, the second son Yingbao, the third son is called Yingdan, and the fourth son is called Yingjiao. Besides, the road to Hangu Pass is long and narrow, so if you want to get out of the pass, how easy is it? He said, "So we're going to be captured alive by them ahead of us?" Zhu Jian groaned: "Wait until the pass." "Tu Bu wanted to kill Xue Lan. Zhu Jiandao: "Leave the dog officer, it will be useful when you go out of the customs." As he spoke, everyone rushed towards the peach forest.