Chapter 18 Leaving No Grass Behind
The full moon was in the sky, and the night breeze swept the royal flags and torches on the high walls.
Hundreds of foot soldiers, dressed in silver heavy armor, armed with spears, lined up outside the high walls, with horses in front and crossbowmen in the rear.
And the martial artists in the White Owl camp are all guarding the wall, holding various blades, looking at a dark alley in the camp room on the west side.
Step, step, step······
The sound of footsteps coming from the dark alley, unhurried from far and near, didn't sound very heavy, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone inside and outside the high walls, sounding like a hammer hitting the chest and abdomen.
"Where is sacred?" "Come out!"
Although the elite of the White Owl Battalion lost most of it, there were still some masters in the camp, and just by seeing the movement of the mountain rain, he knew that there was a big dragon coming from the alley.
And the heroes of the rivers and lakes hidden in the surrounding area, originally wanted to wait for a bird, and took advantage of the chaos to break into the prison to steal the snow lake flowers, and after discovering the abnormal movement outside the west wall, they also quieted down in unison, paying attention to the depths of the alley.
Step, step······
Soon, three silhouettes appeared in the dark alley.
In the back, there are two women, and the figure in the forefront, quite tall, with a hat on his head, a nine-foot spear on his shoulder, and a saber hanging from his waist.
"Buzz·····."" Is it Night Terror? ”“······”
......
Although only the silhouette was seen, the Night Terror Hall was nearby recently, and seeing this portable weapon and the momentum of one person pressing half of the city was enough to make all the martial artists inside and outside the high wall realize that someone was coming.
Those who can join the White Owl Camp as a guest can be regarded as more or less good at the rivers and lakes, even if there is really a martial artist, relying on the impregnable city defense and the large number of people, they are not unsure of touching it.
But the Night Terror Hall is different, it can destroy nearly ten martial artists in the north and south, and its strength has jumped out of the world, and it can defeat Chengtianmen in Yun'an City, and this prison wall may be like paper paste to it.
Hundreds of martial artists inside and outside the western wall, after seeing the outline clearly, there was obvious fear in their eyes; And the heavily armed foot soldiers outside the wall, because of the strict military orders, did not appear chaotic, but quickly pressed the gun and wound it, aiming at the black shadow a hundred steps away.
Bite~
Just when everyone was waiting for the enemy, there was a light sound of gold and stone striking at the entrance of the alley. Hundreds of heavily armed foot soldiers looked up, but saw that the hat-taker in front did not speak, but only held a gun with one hand, and pointed to the floor tiles behind him, and then:
rumble
A muffled thunder rang out outside the dead walls!
The nine-foot spear slashed forward with the momentum of thunder, and the green bricks at the mouth of the alley were instantly torn apart, and the aftermath rushed out of a long groove on the loess surface, flying sand and soil to obscure the vision, and then swept with the wind.
Bang-
The moment the strength pressed down, the rejection horse in front of the formation was overturned, and the foot soldiers lined up behind also fell to the ground under the impact of the energy, and the full string of feathered arrows turned into stray arrows and shot into the night sky.
Woo Woo ~ Dingdong Box······ ......
However, in an instant, the originally neat queue turned into a crooked shape in the middle, and the martial artist who was nervous at the head of the wall quickly retreated a few steps under the strong wind.
Stomp ······
After a single shot, chaos fell within the high walls.
The Night Terror Hall did not mend the knife again, the dragon spear pointed obliquely at the ground, walked towards the high wall with Ben Ben and Qing He, and said loudly:
"There must be a ruler for goodness, and there is a measure for killing. Although the two armies should not be soft in front of the battle, everyone has parents, wives and children, and I still give you a chance to surrender.
"This shot is just a warning, and those who know that they are invincible will retreat on their own, and they will not hurt you in the slightest; Knowing that if you hit a stone with an egg, you will also be righteous for the whole country, and I will also give you a good time. ”
A clear voice entered the night sky, and the noisy walls and beyond, quickly fell silent.
The people in the White Owl Camp on the high wall are all Jianghu people who work hard for money, and they don't have the strong strength of the three major commanders.
Seeing that the Night Terror Hall had slashed over with a single shot, they were already terrified, and seeing that this Lord of Yama had given him a chance to surrender, he almost didn't say a word, and quickly retreated to the city walls on both sides.
The heavily armored foot soldiers in front of the city wall, the martial arts are not necessarily as high as the martial arts of the rivers and lakes, but the gun formation is used to deal with the cavalry charge, retreat one person and one team to sit in a row, strict military discipline and perennial training, the willpower can be called rock-solid, even if you know that you can't stand it, no one gives an order, or quickly resume the formation to defend.
But just as Night Terror raised its spear again, another footstep sounded above the wall.
Treading ······
Night Terror Hall looked up, and saw a figure behind the battlements on the gate.
The figure is in his fifties, with broad shoulders and a wide back, dressed in silver armor, holding two copper hammers in his hands, and a beard, quite a fierce general.
"Is it Chen Yanying?"
"He's all out..."
As the figure appeared, several whispers rang out between the complex.
Night Terror heard the discussion and thought that this should be a character, so he turned his head slightly and asked He He next to him:
"Who is this?"
Fan Qinghe also covered his face with a black scarf, and frowned:
"In the past, the general of the Northern Liang, the army of the Northern Liang crossed Tianlang Lake, and he was the leader of the vanguard army, he was extremely brave, and his martial arts were not low······"
"Oh."
On the wall, Chen Yanying held two copper hammers, looked at the black-robed gunman below, and said in a deep voice:
"The Northwest Royal Court has gone, since you have been able to survive, you should stay in the Southern Dynasty honestly and enjoy Qingfu, why do you want to come back?"
“....··”
Night Terror felt that the other party's tone was the same as saying why he came back to die, and to be honest, he really didn't understand it. He raised his hand and ticked:
"You come down and speak."
Chen Yanying's eyes were like eagles, looking at the night terrors, seemingly condescending and unscrupulous, but in fact, he was also thinking about it in his heart.
He knew that the Night Terror Hall was very powerful, but he was able to receive a few shots from King Tianlang back then and not die, and he had been practicing martial arts for 20 years, and now it is no longer what it used to be, and there are still 2,000 people under his hands.
As the saying goes, "will instigate a nest", as the main general, if he shows cowardice at this time, this prison will not have to be guarded, just open the door and let people move.
And if he really did this, even if he didn't die afterwards, it would be passive resistance and serious dereliction of duty.
Not to mention the matter of the official reinstatement, King Zuo Xian had to cut him, after all, if he didn't kill him, he couldn't set an example, and when the soldiers and horses met the night terror hall in the future, they all dispersed in a hurry.
And if he doesn't coax him, he takes the lead with his martial arts, and his soldiers and horses follow suit, and there is always a chance of winning.
Even if he didn't hold it, the news that he was not afraid of a strong enemy and was not afraid of death was transmitted back to Yanjing, and the matter of official reinstatement was also safe.
As for dying here, Chen Yanying didn't think about it, after all, when marching and fighting, how could there be immortals?
Dying on the battlefield can be exchanged for a wife and a cute son, and this retreat is a fugitive, honor and life are gone, for a general who is charging into battle, how to choose is not considered at all.
For this reason, after Chen Yanying was silent for a moment, his eyes gradually showed bravery, and he snorted coldly: "Huangkou Xiaoer, is it really impossible to be my leader?" As soon as he spoke, he stomped on the ground.
Boom!
I saw a slight shock from the high wall, and Chen Yanying, who was wearing silver armor, rose directly into the sky, holding two copper hammers, and fell straight in front of the pawn.
Although he is a person in the military, Chen Yanying's martial arts are indeed not low, especially in terms of momentum, there is a sense of "moving like angry thunder", if it is a timid person, seeing such a fierce man with a full face, tiger eyes and round eyes, and a beard on his face, it is possible to be scared to death on the spot.
The foot soldiers lined up neatly, seeing the general personally pressing the formation, the fear in his heart also disappeared a little, and he clenched his spear, wanting to support General Chen, but ······
Boom!
In the eyes of everyone inside and outside the high wall, Chen Yan's eagle body was like a jumping tiger, jumping down from the high wall, and before his feet landed, a muffled sound came from outside the high wall.
Everyone didn't see how the Night Great Yama King came out, only to see a black light rushing out with the momentum of thunder, and landed directly on Chen Yanying's armor.
Click
The tiger's head hugged his abdomen and did not play the slightest defensive role, and instantly turned into broken iron, and Chen Yanying himself turned into a shrimp with a bowed waist, shooting out like an arrow from the string, piercing through the gate of the prison.
Boom-boom······
There was a sound of cracking masonry and wood inside the prison, and I don't know how many walls, doors and windows were smashed.
“......”
The audience was suddenly silent, and even a sound came from the sky:
"Huh?"
Everyone inside and outside the high wall, including the foot soldiers in the array, looked back blankly at the hole in the gate, obviously stunned.
Dongfang Liren, who was following behind, because of the martial arts rookie, just now hid behind the night terror hall like a great enemy, and found that the other party was gone, his expression was also stunned, and he said in a low voice:
"That's it?"
Night Terror Hall didn't know why this Northern Liang fierce general was so bold, and after a kick flew away, he picked up his gun and walked forward:
"Get out of the way." “......”
The main generals who pressed the formation all flew away, what else could the rest of the foot soldiers say? As if seeing the gods and Buddhas, they quickly retreated to both sides and opened the prison gate.
And the heroes of the rivers and lakes lurking outside, seeing that the night Yama King opened the door, they were also ready to move at this time, and wanted to drink a sip of soup with them.
But Night Terror Hall looked back and looked past, and it instantly turned into dead silence, and honestly lay on the spot······
At the same time, in the depths of the prison.
In the room where the snow lake flowers were kept, Midori wrapped the flower branches in brocade cloth and placed them under the lady's wheelchair.
Hua Junchen was holding a sword and watching at the door, waiting for Chen Yanying to come back.
Hearing the thunderous explosion outside, and then the unusually dead silence, Hua Junchen knew that there was a shocking dragon, where did he dare to stay here for a long time, and immediately wanted to push the wheelchair and run quickly.
But what the father and daughter didn't expect was that General Chen, who had just said that he would go and go back, really came back in the blink of an eye.
Boom-boom······
Hua Junchen pushed the wheelchair, and as soon as he walked out of the room, he saw that the roof ridge in front of him exploded instantly, and a figure in armor as strong as a cow smashed down from above, fell into the class room used for duty in front, smashed the tables, chairs and benches, and there was a muffled coughing sound:
"Ahem·····."
Hua Qingzhi is a smart person, seeing this scene, she knew that the three of them were in a fierce place, and they were likely to be affected by the pond fish, so she hurriedly urged:
"Dad, run."
Hua Junchen is not stupid, where does he need his daughter to urge, he immediately wanted to run, but Chen Yanying's muffled voice also came from the house:
"Ahem······ Mr. Hua save me ······"" ......”
Although Hua Junchen was born in a family, he has been martial and chivalrous since he was a child, and he just made it convenient for his family.
Hua Junchen gritted his teeth secretly after a violent footstep, waved his hand to let Lu Zhu quickly push the young lady out, and he rushed into the room quickly, running away if he wanted to carry the person out.
But alas, the thief came much sooner than he thought.
Hua Junchen held his sword, and as soon as he kicked open the door of the class room, he saw Chen Yanying lying on the ground coughing, and heard "Sasha-" A few sounds broke through the air, and several figures fell on the open space on the other side of the class.
Hua Junchen's footsteps stiffened, and the sword in his hand was unsheathed, and he said in a deep voice:
"I'll drag the thief, send the young lady out!" "Daddy?!"
Hua Qingzhi was naturally anxious when she saw this scene, and wanted to stop it, but she was pushed into the aisle by Lu Zhu.
And on the other side of the house.
The Night Terror Hall entered the prison unimpeded, and I wanted to catch the head of the guard here and ask about the situation of the snow lake, but as soon as I landed, I heard the voice of Hua Qingzhi's father and daughter, and I was naturally stunned.
Dongfang left behind, and when he heard the movement on the other side, his eyes were full of inexplicability:
"Why is she here?" "I guess I'm looking for medicine."
The night terror hall came to rob, and it was inevitable to be embarrassed to bump into an acquaintance, so he immediately suppressed his voice and said hoarsely:
"The rivers and lakes do things, and it has nothing to do with idlers retreating, otherwise they will be killed."
Night Terror Hall deliberately suppressed his voice, and ordinary people couldn't hear it at all.
But it's a pity that even if he turns to ashes, Hua Qingzhi can recognize it.
Hearing the voice, Hua Qingzhi, who was pushed to run in the aisle, flashed a relieved surprise in her eyes:
"Nightboy?" “......”
Night Terror didn't expect Hua Qingzhi to recognize this, and she didn't respond at the moment, but said:
"I count three, one, two, ······"
In the house, Hua Junchen heard that the King of Hades who did not leave a whole corpse came, his face turned white, and he found that his daughter was very familiar, and his eyes were full of joy.
But at this time, Hua Junchen didn't dare to say anything, and found that the other party gave his daughter face to let him go, so he immediately turned his head and ran, and left Chen Yanying with a helpless look, and said sadly:
"General Chen is good, Hua can't do anything, and he will inevitably ask the general for his life afterwards to chase ······"
"Ahem······"
Chen Yanying saw that the night terror was coming in an instant, and he also understood that Hua Junchen could not be saved, so he didn't hope anymore at the moment, gritted his teeth and supported his body, and stood up from the house.
After listening to the footsteps, Night Terror flew away and flew over the class room to the front.
"Whew, whew·····."
The corners of Chen Yanying's mouth were oozing blood, covering his stomach that had been cut by the armor, and he saw a gunman in a black robe appear in front of the door, his eyes were blood-red, and he was originally shouting two bold words.
But he is in his fifties, and he has long passed the age of blood and strength, and there are no outsiders around.
For this reason, after Chen Yanying glared at the night terror hall a few times, he finally deflated, "Plop-' knelt on the ground:
"Wait, let Chen finish speaking... ....”
Seeing that the other party was like a sleepy tiger, he thought that he would kill if he wanted to kill him, and Lao Tzu would be a good man twenty years later, when he heard this, he felt very bored, and put his spear on his shoulder:
"Say it."
Fan Qinghe was only born not long after the fall of the Northwest Royal Court, and he didn't know the situation back then, but the name of Chen Yanying, the fierce general of the Northern Liang, was still told by his father, and when he saw the fierce general of the Northern Liang who served as the leader of the vanguard army in the past, she couldn't help frowning:
"Chen Yanying, you had great achievements in war back then, why did you fall to the point of running to the prison to guard the gate?"
Chen Yanying knelt on the ground and gasped:
"Twenty years ago, in a battle on the shore of Tianlang Lake, I was ordered by the national teacher to pursue the remnants of the royal court with King Zuoxian.
"King Tianlang failed to get rid of the pursuers, and was finally trapped in the fire, so he could only let the good hands of the clan be dead soldiers, escort the clansmen to break through, and the rest of the troops blocked the pursuers.
"At that time, King Zuo Xian restrained King Tianlang, I was ordered to bypass the Liaoyuan to pursue the remnants, my horse was fast, and I was the only one left in the end with a hundred people, and finally caught up with the carriage on the snowfield, and there was only a baby and an old servant who was hit by an arrow in the carriage."
Hearing this, Night Terror's eyes moved slightly, and he approached a few points:
"And then?"
"I wanted to bring the baby back to life, but I had just given birth to a son, and I hesitated to bring it back to death.
"It just so happened that there was a ranger who came running on horseback, and I was sleepy and tired, and I was afraid of encountering a strong enemy, so I ran away, and I didn't know what to think, so I didn't get in the car and took the baby away.
Chen Yanying said this, and looked at the saber on the waist of the Night Terror Hall:
"That ranger is holding this knife. I saw the ranger leave with the baby in his arms, and I knew that I had made a big mistake and regretted it, but the man was sleepy and the horses could not catch up, so I could only take the carriage back to the barracks, saying that the son of the king of Tianlang was snatched away by a ranger.
"The national teacher is afraid that he will leave troubles in the future, and he will be angry about it, and he wants to cut off my head, but fortunately, I fought bravely back then, and I also relieved the siege of King Zuoxian, and was saved but demoted and assigned to the border of the western frontier.
"It's really my fault in this matter, it's right to be assigned to the frontier, and now that I'm old, I'm not afraid of death and I haven't left anything behind for half my life, so I want to live a few more years.
"If I hadn't been confused for a while, that carriage would not have been able to run to the deserted snowfield, and you would not have been rescued by the rangers······"
Hearing these words, Night Terror nodded thoughtfully, thought for a moment and asked:
"That ranger at that time, did you know my identity?"
"The carriage is hung with the flag of King Tianlang, as long as the people walking in the western Xinjiang, it is impossible not to know it. I just didn't expect that an ordinary ranger could really raise King Tianlang again······ Now that I think about it, the national teacher was right back then, and he really caused a big disaster for the imperial court······"
Chen Yanying is a member of the army after all, and at this time, he realized how much mistake he made back then, and his eyes showed complexity.
Dongfang stood beside him with his hands in his hands, and when he heard these old events, he secretly shook his head, thought about it and said:
"If he can destroy Beiliang in the future, he is the first hero of the Great Wei, and it is really inappropriate to kill him, let's go."
Night Terror Hall understood that his father-in-law gave him the surname "Night" back then, not the third watch, who had a loud voice in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep, so he called him "Night Terror", and it was a matter of concern.
He was silent, raised his hand and stabbed Chen Yanying into the ribs, nailing him directly to the wall behind him:
"After seeing me, you are still in good shape, and you can't please me, this shot will make you pay for it afterwards."
Chen Yanying snorted, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and fainted with the shock of the spear.
嚓~plop-
Night Terror pulled out the Ming Dragon Spear, and after glancing at Chen Yanying, he turned around and came outside the room:
"Pack your stuff and leave early."
Fan Qinghe didn't say much at the moment, took a few folded cloth bags from behind the queen's waist, unfolded them one by one, and came to the cell of the prison.
The prisoners in the cells have been pardoned, and now they are all on silkworm breeding shelves, and layers of bamboo plaques are placed on the shelves, and inside are white flower petals that are drying in the shade.
The Night Terror Hall took two black scarves and masked girls, like the horse bandits who robbed the silver vault, Qing He was responsible for taking out the bamboo plaque and clumsily stretched out the pocket, while the Night Terror Hall took the bamboo plaque and poured the snow lake flowers into it, moving quite quickly.
Dongfang Liren carried a large bag, looked at the several prison cells that were full, and said in surprise:
"So many snow lake flowers?"
Fan Qinghe was also quite surprised, and responded in the back and forth handling room:
"It is estimated that in the past 20 years, there has been no war in Western Xinjiang, and the wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest is good. I'm afraid there are more than a dozen catties of these all-yin dry, which are comparable to the total output during the war·····
Dongfang is a prince, and when he heard more than ten catties of snow lake flowers, he still felt that it was an astronomical amount, and thought about it:
"King Zuo Xian won't really lose his mind and go crazy and run out to suppress the bandits, right?"
Night Terror carefully poured a petal into his pocket, and when he saw that he was distracted by his stupid speech, he didn't hold up his pocket, and raised his hand on his buttocks
"There are a lot of cell shelves that are empty, I must have taken most of them, don't get distracted, load ······ quickly"
Dongfang Liren was beaten, and his eyes were obviously a little annoyed, but he was already very satisfied to be able to participate in the robbery of the rivers and lakes in person, and he didn't talk back, and swept through the cells one by one.
The snow lake flowers that are not completely dry take up more space, and they dare not compact it for fear of being simmered.
If there are some snow lakes left, the ruthless people in the north and south rivers and lakes outside will inevitably be a scene of you fighting for me and bleeding like a river.
For this reason, the night terror hall found that there were still flower branches in the room, so they rolled up a cloth and took them away, even seven or eight flower pots, all of which were threaded with ropes and hung with spears, and carefully checked the ground before leaving to see if there were any fallen petals, so as not to cause conflicts and hurt their lives.
Dongfang Liren didn't want to leave a single hair for Beiliang, but when he saw the appearance of the Night Terror Hall eager to turn over the floor tiles and search them clean, he was still a little shocked, and pulled the sleeve of the Night Terror Hall and said:
"Let's go, let's go, let'·····."
Fan Qinghe carried two big pockets, and also urged: "Yes, it will be troublesome if you simmer it for too long, hurry up and go out of the city to find a place to dry." ”
Seeing this, the Night Terror Hall reluctantly gave up, and with two girls and a large pile of things, leaped out of the high wall, and in the blink of an eye there was no trace.
And the military guards gathered outside the prison have been suppressed by the night terrors, knowing that there is a robbery inside, they don't dare to rashly step into half a step.
It was only a quarter of an hour later that someone dared to go in to check on the situation, and then the noise in the prison resounded:
"Who the hell said there were snow lakes in the prison? Not a single leaf ······"
"It is estimated that King Zuo Xian has taken all the snow lake flowers out of the city, and the Night Yama King must have chased after him, so keep up with ······"
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