Volume 5 Jiangnan Four Hundred and Eighty Temples Chapter 495 One Step Late
Kunshan is a small county under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, which is only a hundred miles away, and can be reached in an hour or two by horse.
After Sun Ning knew that the important people involved in the case were hiding there, he did not have the slightest delay, and was led by Liang Wentong and left the city immediately.
The city gates and towering city walls that were closed in Suzhou that night may be able to block the entry and exit of most people, and even the Su family did not dare to break in because of concerns, but they could not stop Sun Ning and the three of them from crossing over.
After leaving the city, after spending a lot of money to get three horses at a nearby post station, the three of them went straight to Kunshan County as fast as possible.
For them now, time is everything, and finding people early and holding them in hand means taking the absolute initiative.
Although Liang Wentong was still a little hesitant about this, Sun Ning's few words when he was in a hurry still made him choose to support-
"Compared to these people who were found by us, falling into the hands of the Su family is their biggest tragedy. At that time, it will not only be a conviction and questioning, but a direct murder and silence. Brother Liang, you don't want them to end up like this, do you?
"Also, they were all killed by others and embarked on this road, and when they got to the yamen, there may be a possibility of avenging themselves, but if they have been hiding in Tibet, they will always be bandits who have not seen the light, do you think this is really a good thing for them?"
Although Liang Wentong had already joined the Dharma Destruction Society, in the final analysis, he had been on an errand in the yamen for many years, and he still trusted or adhered to the law or something, so he was naturally really moved at this time.
After the third watch, they came to Kunshan County, and then turned along the official road, not into the county seat, but turned to the plain area on the west side - Enjizhuang is located here.
According to Liang Wentong, this Enjizhuang is a large village of seven or eight families, with one or two hundred households and more than a thousand people, in a sense, they are all about to catch up with a small town.
There is no wall in this village, only village roads and neat fields, no matter day or night, you can hear the sound of chickens and dogs......
But the three men who had hurried to the end of the night did not see this beautiful scene like a peach blossom spring, and when they came to a few miles from the village, they saw a raging flame rising and spreading rapidly in all directions.
In the distance, there were even more cries, and the sound of shouting and killing came faintly, making the expressions on the faces of the three suddenly stiffen, and they all felt that something was wrong!
"Dismount and walk over!" Sun Ning quickly made a decision, and as he spoke, the man rolled off the horse neatly, drawing his knife in his hand at the same time.
The other two followed silently, and after the horses were hoisted to the trunks of the trees by the roadside, the three of them were no less fast than galloping horses, and they touched the village in front of them, which had been completely engulfed in flames, but in terms of movement they were much smaller than the galloping horses.
After a meal, the three of them had already gone to a bamboo forest next to the village, and saw a more terrifying and eye-splitting scene up close-
I saw that the small village, which should have been quiet and peaceful, was surrounded by hundreds of fierce and strong men, who were laughing wildly, shooting arrows into the village one after another, and killing all the villagers who had fled in a hurry because of the fire in their houses.
And in the village, at this time, there were also dozens of people galloping on horseback, and the knives and guns in their hands slashed out with the momentum, and immediately slashed and stabbed the innocent villagers who appeared in front of them, and then the horses under their crotches stepped on the human body, and the person let out a final scream, and a large stream of blood also spread because of it.
In front of a certain courtyard, there is still a fight going on.
More than a dozen sturdy men were surrounded by several times the enemy, and behind them was a burning house, and there was no way out.
In front of them were fierce enemies who kept pounced, and although they had tried their best, they still couldn't resist the continuous attacks, and finally someone was hit and fell, so that there was a gap in the stubborn position.
Those attackers seized the opportunity to attack the gap with more violent momentum, so that the formation was quickly broken and torn apart, so that the more than ten people who had gathered to fight the enemy together quickly fell into the danger of being outnumbered, and in the blink of an eye, some people fell.
There were also people who tried to break through, but the whole village was surrounded by people, and even more arrows kept flying, and no matter how brave they were, they became helpless at this time, and they could only fall under the butcher's knife one by one, in a pool of blood.
"How...... How so! Liang Wentong's eyes were red, if Sun Ning hadn't pressed his shoulder, I am afraid that under the excitement, he would have rushed over desperately to kill the enemy and save people.
"We are a step late, and the Su family's determination to extinguish is stronger than I imagined!" Sun Ning's face was also pale, and he gritted his teeth and said softly.
This scene was indeed unexpected by him, and it made him feel angry and frustrated.
It's just one step, maybe the situation would have been different if I had come earlier, but now......
Of course, he also wants to save people like Liang Wentong, but looking at the current battle situation, reason tells him that he must not be rash and do things that he regrets.
Even though the three of them were all strong martial artists, each of them could defeat ten or even twenty or thirty people, but now they were facing more than five hundred murderers.
Trying to save people from their hands again is wishful thinking, and even as long as they rush out at this time, the result is just three more corpses here.
When the number of people rises to hundreds or thousands, the individual's martial arts have little to do with the overall victory or defeat. Unless an official army hears the news and kills at this time, then Sun Ning can still take the opportunity to do something.
But as far as a small county in Kunshan District is concerned, but a few hundred miscellaneous soldiers, in the middle of the night, they absolutely do not dare to venture out of the city and run to fight fires and save people.
Therefore, even if they are unwilling, all the three of them can do now is to watch, endure, and by the way, see the appearance of those murderers clearly and keep them in mind.
Under Sun Ning's whispered reminder, Liang Wentong finally calmed down, but his body was still trembling, his eyes were staring at the front, and he almost wanted to spew fire: "These beasts, in order to extinguish their mouths, actually slaughtered the entire village...... That's a thousand innocents......"
"Do you think a wealthy family like the Su family will take the lives of ordinary people into account? Perhaps in their opinion, the lives of the people in this village are no different from the ants on the side of the road......" Sun Ning sighed softly, "just like what they did in Hanshan Temple that day!" ”
If he hadn't made his own move, the big bell would have rolled out that day, and I am afraid that the deaths and injuries caused would have exceeded thousands.
He is now looking at the tragedy in front of him, and there is only one question left in his heart, how did the Su family do it, obviously the soldiers and horses in Suzhou City are not moving, where did these guys come from?