Chapter 143: Punched up
The tiger soldiers rushed to the stone wall and waited for a while, but there was no rolling stone and wood to fall, and everyone rushed up the mountain with a shout.
The stone wall of "Yongyang Palace" is a corner here, and you can't see the situation above. Shi Gao was anxious at the bottom of the mountain, kept pacing back and forth, walked a few steps and then stopped to listen to the movement above. There was the shout of the tiger soldier before, but after a while, there was no sound. He couldn't help but get nervous, and stared up at the mountain with his face up. At this moment several small stones fell from the cliff and jumped up in front of his toes, and the two shield-bearers hurriedly raised their shields to protect him in front of him.
There was still no movement on the mountain, and he was uneasy in his heart, so he raised his hand and summoned a group of soldiers, and said to the centurion who led the team: "If you go up again and find any situation, immediately send someone down to report it." The centurion promised.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a soldier running down from the mountain, stumbling in front of Shi Gao, kneeling on one leg, and arching his hand: "In the report, the military marquis has occupied Yongyang Palace." ”
Shi Gao was stunned and occupied Yongyang Palace? Why didn't you hear the sound of fighting. He looked at the soldier in astonishment, opened his mouth, and swallowed back what he was about to say.
The soldier didn't pay attention to his expression, and said to himself: "Yongyang Palace is empty, and there is no one. ”
"Ahh Shi Gao was suddenly dizzy, and his body shook, and the centurion next to him was quick to hold him up.
Shi Gao closed his eyes and was silent for a moment before feeling better. He knew that this was a sudden relaxation after extreme tension, causing dizziness, so he waved his hand and said, "Go up the mountain." Suddenly, a few more stones fell, and the shield-bearer quickly raised his shield to block the stones.
The centurion glanced upwards and said, "It's all stones blown down by the mountain wind." ”
A group of people opened the way with flags and meandered up the stone path.
Twelve Lang and Zhang Zhang were already waiting at the entrance of the gatehouse. Shi Gao was really tired after climbing so many mountain roads, one hand crossed his waist, panting, and said angrily: "Thief, you dare to play tricks on me." ”
Zhang Zhang panicked, waved his hands and argued: "I don't dare to fool you." When I came two days ago, there were really a lot of people. ”
Shi Gao couldn't cry or laugh, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's not about you, it's about those thieves." Then he asked Twelve, "Have you searched it?" Did you find anything? ”
Twelve Lang said: "There are a few broken weapons, as well as some tattered clothes and clay pots. ”
Shi Gao sneered: "The Han world, where can such a chaotic minister and thief go." He raised his head and looked at the palace of Qin Jianhan. Although Yongyang Palace is in disrepair and dilapidated, it still does not lose its royal majesty; And looking around, surrounded by mountains, gathering air and hiding wind, it is also a good place to go. He wondered, this Huo Yun would also pick a place, should he report to the emperor and demolish this palace, so as not to be used.
Tshiro didn't know what he was thinking, so he waited quietly.
Shi Gao scratched his scalp, thinking that if he really provoked the emperor to dismantle the royal palace, he was afraid that he would be scolded to death by the ministers of the court. He glanced at Yongyang Palace again with a complicated mood and said, "Go back." ”
Twelve Lang didn't react, and asked in a daze, "Where are you going?" ”
"Chang'an." Shi Gao yelled and turned around and walked down the mountain.
At the bottom of the mountain, Scoop turned over and got on his horse. This raid on Yongyang Palace was empty, and he was depressed, thinking about how to explain to the emperor when he went back. As soon as he lowered his head, he saw Zhang Zhang, and couldn't help asking, "Do you know if they have other camps?" ”
Zhang Zhang thought to himself, "How many times have you asked me?" He didn't dare to be perfunctory, thought carefully for a while, and shook his head: "There are no other camps." The dead recruited by Huo Mansion are either in Yongyang Palace or in the backyard of Huo Mansion. However, there are not many people living in the backyard of Huo Mansion, most of them are martial artists and doormen. ”
Shi Gao looked up at the sky, sighed, and waved his horsewhip: "Go." ”
Zhang Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "I have heard them talk about the forbidden army camp in the northern suburbs, and they also said that Wang Han is there. ”
"Beiying Forbidden Army? Wang Han. Shi Gao was surprised, and glanced at Twelve Lang.
Twelve Lang said: "Wang Han is a Zhonglang general, in charge of the Beiying Forbidden Army, and it is very likely that he will harbor the dead soldiers of Huofu." ”
Shi Gao pondered for a while and said, "Wang Han has been transferred to Wuwei Taishou, and he can't control Beiying." He also had some back pain while riding the horse, so he straightened up, turned on the horse's back, felt more comfortable, raised his right hand, pointed forward with a whip, and said, "Let's go to Beiying and have a look." "Lead the Tiger Ben War Cavalry straight to the forbidden army camp in the northern suburbs.
After walking for more than an hour, the woods gradually thinned out, and large wheat fields appeared on both sides of the road. Shi Gao looked at the scenery on both sides, and was in a trance for a while, so he asked Twelve Lang, "What is this place?" ”
Twelve Lang patrolled left and right, hesitated for a while, and said, "This place looks strange, I don't know what place it is." He saw a monument on the side of the road, so he dismounted and went to inspect it.
Scott stopped his horse and asked, "You can see what kind of place this is." ”
This stone road monument has been placed for a long time, the stains are mottled, and the inscriptions on it have been blurred, and Twelve Lang recognized it for a while before reading it: "Daqin Chiyang Pavilion." ”
"Chiyang Pavilion?" Shi Gao exclaimed, then laughed, and said, "This way, how do I feel familiar, it turns out that I have arrived at Chiyang Pavilion." ”
Twelve Lang was surprised: "Have you been here?" ”
Shi Gao smiled and waved his hand: "Don't talk about this, don't talk about this." Zema approached the Chiyang Pavilion Road Monument, glanced down, and said to Twelve Lang and Zhang Zhang: "You, and you, follow me to a place." ”
When Twelve Lang heard this, he beckoned the soldiers to follow. Shi Gao stopped him and said, "Just the three of us." ”
A hint of surprise crossed Twelve's face, but he immediately turned around, raised his right hand high and shouted, "Stay put." ”
Shi Gao took Twelve Lang and Zhang Zhang into a fork in the road. Twelve Lang had a mystery floating in his heart, and it was difficult to ask too much. Sensing his doubts, Shi Gao smiled and said, "Go to an inn." I came here with you a few days ago. The shopkeeper is an old couple, who are also strange people, and they actually want to tie up the king. Now I just happened to be passing by. Just go over and have a look. ”
"Tie whom, tie up the emperor?" Twelvero was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. He quickly tightened the reins and steadied himself.
Shi Gao laughed, turned around to greet Zhang Zhang, and the three of them rode their horses and galloped, and after a while, they arrived outside the courtyard of Chiyang Guest House.
Shi Gao, Twelve Lang, and Zhang Zhang dismounted together. Shi Gao looked at it with a smile and said, "This is it." "Come up and knock. Tjuguro suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his hand. Shi Gao looked at him with a puzzled face.
Twelve Lang lowered his voice and said, "This guest house is a little strange. You see, it's still Shen Shi, and it stands to reason that it's a lively time for guests to come and go. But it's too quiet. ”
Shi Gao took a few steps back and observed, and couldn't help frowning.
Twelve Lang said: "You have been here, the shopkeeper and the guys may still recognize you, if there is anything abnormal, it will alarm them." I haven't been here. I went to knock at the door, and said stay in the hotel and see what was going on inside. Scoop nodded in agreement and ducked to the side.
Twelve Lang stepped forward and knocked on the door, knocking for a while, before someone opened the door a crack. Twelve Lang smiled and said: "The store, the passers-by, those who come to stay can have good rooms." ”
The man exclaimed impatiently, "No, there are no more rooms, they are all full." Look elsewhere. The door slammed shut.
Twelve Lang listened intently for a while before turning around and finding Shi Gao hiding in the corner of the wall. Scoop asked eagerly, "How?" ”
Twelve Lang said: "It's really strange here. ”
Scoop asked, "What do you see?" ”
Twelve Lang said: "The man only opened a crack in the door, and he couldn't see inside. However, I felt that this man was unusual. ”
"How?"
"You said that the owner of this inn is an old couple, then he is not the shopkeeper. And the tone and attitude in which he speaks is nothing hospitable, so he is not a man. Judging from the way he opened the door and his figure, he was a martial arts practitioner. He came out to block the guests, and there must be a mystery in this. Twelve Lang said his judgment in one breath.
Zhang Zhang was about to speak and stopped, but Shi Gao noticed it and asked, "You have something to say." ”
Zhang Zhang nodded and said, "I just heard the voice of the people in that courtyard talking, it is very similar to the martial artist of Huo Mansion. ”
Scott asked, "Did you hear me?" ”
Zhang Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "It's a little far away, but the sound is very similar." ”
Twelve Lang was surprised: "Could it be that the dead soldiers of Yongyang Palace came here." ”
Shi Gao pondered for a moment: "Let's go back and bring Hu Ben over, and we must find out the truth." ”