Deng Yao didn't know much about Li Qiufeng's origins, but he had seen Liu Yong discuss things with Li Qiufeng several times, and knew that this person was very good. Although he was not very convinced of Li Qiufeng's words, he did not refute it, and ordered the beggar gang to restrain the snakes and stop expanding to the left and right. I saw the snakes tumbling and rolling, no longer attacking the officers and soldiers on the left and right. It's just that countless snake hyacinths are "snorting", and the smell of disgusting people is everywhere.

At this time, most of the heroes had rushed out of the encirclement of the officers and soldiers, and the flow of people rushed straight to the west. Although the officers and soldiers shouted and intimidated on the left and right, they did not receive orders from the generals, but they did not pursue. Later, only Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, Zhu Sanjia and forty or fifty high-rollers from the rivers and lakes were left in the middle of the two teams of "Snake River", in addition to the twenty or thirty beggars led by Deng Yao.

Zhu Sanjia has always paid close attention to the movements of the officers and soldiers, and although the officers and soldiers on the left and right sides are brandishing swords and guns, shouting and scolding, they have never approached. He felt strange in his heart and couldn't help frowning. Later, seeing that the heroes had broken out of the encirclement, the officers and soldiers did not open their bows and arrows, nor did they cover up the killing, and he was even more confused. Li Qiufeng had already noticed that his expression was different, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, is there something wrong?"

Zhu Sanjia's face was solemn, and he said to Li Qiufeng: "Li Gongzi, don't you think it's strange? Everyone rushed out, it stands to reason that the officers and soldiers should chase after them, why did they still stay where they were and didn't cover up later?"

Murong Danyan smiled: "What's so strange about that, it must have been frightened by the poisonous snake, so he didn't dare to chase and kill ...... later."

Zhu Sanjia didn't wait for her to finish, then shook his head and said, "Absolutely not! Girl, you are not in the army, and you don't know the rules of the barracks." If the commander of the army has an order, there will be a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, and he will have to rush forward. The Fifth Army Battalion is one of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army, although it cannot be compared with the division of the tiger and wolf of the Ming Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is also a strict military order and extremely strong combat effectiveness. Judging from the arrangement of officers and men, the commander of this army is very good, not an ordinary person. The officers and soldiers were rushed by the snakes, and although they were a little flustered, after retreating, they no longer had to worry about the attack of the snakes. Moreover, this group of snakes protects us, and the road opened up is only 100 zhang away, and the officers and soldiers can completely cross this distance of 100 zhang and attack us from a place where there are no poisonous snakes. But the officers and soldiers were concentrated on the left and right flanks, and there was no sign of attack. And the horse corps of the officers and soldiers never appeared. This group of snakes is good against the infantry army, but if the horse team rushes up, the snake group is of little use. ”

Murong Danyan still wanted to argue, but Li Qiufeng knew that what Zhu Sanjia said was reasonable, so he immediately nodded and said, "What Brother Zhu said is good. As far as you can see, what are the officers and men thinking?"

Zhu Sanjia pondered for a moment and said, "I can't judge what the commander of the officers and soldiers wants to do. However, the biggest possibility is that these officers and soldiers have made a mistake in their contact with the Chinese army, and it may be that the commander of the army does not know the situation here, and because he cannot give orders, these officers and soldiers do not dare to pursue without authorization. You must know that if you evacuate the garrison without authorization, you should be beheaded according to military discipline. There is another possibility, that is, the officers and soldiers deliberately let us escape, and there is a bigger trap waiting for us ahead. ”

When he said this, he frowned and pondered for a moment before he continued: "But a dozen brothers and I walked in that valley the day before yesterday, and there was nothing unusual. If an officer or soldier had an ambush in the valley, it would be impossible not to leave a trace. ”

Outside the military formation, before the big tent of the Chinese army.

The black-clothed man held a long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword pointed obliquely at the ground, and most of his face was hidden under the deep hat, and said proudly to the sergeant who was forced back by him: "The swordsmanship of the Snow Mountain Sect can be practiced to such a level as you, it can be said that it has reached the pinnacle. It's just that the martial arts of the founding patriarch of the Snow Mountain School are mediocre, and this set of swordsmanship has a lot of flaws, and it is not a first-class swordsmanship in the rivers and lakes. You can be regarded as a martial arts genius, and it is indeed rare to be able to practice this set of second-rate swordsmanship to such a realm, and make up for the flaws in the swordsmanship one by one. It's just that the foundation of this swordsmanship is too poor, no matter how talented you are, you can't reach the realm of a first-class swordsman. It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

The sergeant listened to the man in black talking eloquently, and he recognized the number of martial artists in his heart with just one move, and he couldn't help but take a step back, and said, "Who is Your Excellency, and what is the relationship with my Snow Mountain Sect?"

The man in black said: "You don't have to worry about this, I have never had anything to do with your Snow Mountain Sect." But if you want to die, I can do you a favor. ”

The sergeant was stunned and said, "What help?"

The man in black said proudly: "You beg for death yourself, and if you want to help you, you will naturally be killed!"

The sergeant was furious and was about to speak, but he heard someone sneer: "What a big breath! Do you know that this friend is Mr. Yi Banzhenyi, the head of the Snow Mountain Sect, and it will naturally be easy to kill you, an unknown junior!"

Li Qiufeng was thinking about the words of the Zhu San family, Deng Yao beckoned to him and said, "There are only us left, let's hurry up!"

Li Qiufeng looked up in astonishment, only to find that Qunhao had rushed out of the encirclement of officers and soldiers, and in the middle of the two teams of "Snake River", there were only dozens of beggars left and Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan, and Zhu Sanjia. Li Qiufeng said to Zhu Sanjia: "It doesn't matter if he has a trap or not, let's retreat to the valley first, if we can escape into the cave, we are not afraid of being chased by the officers and soldiers!"

Zhu Sanjia nodded, and walked forward with the strong autumn wind. Li Qiufeng ran to Deng Yao's side and said, "Gang Leader Deng, please ask the brothers of your faction to evacuate together." ”

Deng Yao shook his head and said, "The three of you go first, let's use the snakes to block for a while......"

Li Qiufeng said: "Gang Master Deng, the officers and soldiers are in chaos right now, and it seems that they will not pursue." We must flee as quickly as possible, and once they come to their senses and send a team of horses to chase them, the serpents will not be of any use. ”

Deng Yao thought for a moment, knowing that Li Qiufeng was thinking about the beggars, so he nodded, turned his head and said hello, and the dozens of beggars formed a phalanx, armed with sticks, and retreated westward along the open space between the two teams of "Snake River". A few of the piccolo beggars then slowly retreated, but the piccolo was always in their mouths, using the sound of the flute to drive the snakes, so that the officers and soldiers did not dare to approach.

Murong Danyan followed Deng Yao with Li Qiufeng and Zhu Sanjia, and slowly walked west. She looked at the snakes on both sides spitting letters to the officers and soldiers, but did not retreat west with the beggar gang, and said to Deng Yao: "Gang Master Deng, if we escape, what will happen to these snakes?"

Deng Yao said: "Only by staying here can the officers and soldiers be stopped." Otherwise, if we disperse the snakes, the officers and soldiers will inevitably rush up, and they will not be able to escape if they want to. ”

Murong Danyan's eyes widened and said, "Then won't these snakes all be killed by officers and soldiers?"

Deng Yao was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he said to Murong Danyan: "It is we who are going to kill the officers and soldiers, so how can they be embarrassed by these animals? After we go away, these snakes will not hear the sound of the flute, so they will not gather together, and they will definitely scatter and flee." Not to mention that the officers and soldiers will not entangle with these snakes, even if they have the intention to kill the snakes, how can they catch these thousands of snakes who have escaped all over the mountains?"

Only then did Murong Danyan put his mind at ease and asked curiously, "Gang Master Deng, what is the use of your heroes raising these snakes?"

Deng Yao smiled and said, "We call Huazi to make a living by begging, but sometimes we are short of money, and we can't get a few pennies for a while, so we have to think of another idea." We are not Jiangyang thieves, so naturally we can't fly the eaves and go to the wall to do some business without capital, so some seniors have come up with some methods. This snake repelling technique is the secret technique of our beggars to earn silver. After the snake is raised, the snake gall can be used in medicine, and the snake skin can not only be used medicinally, but also sold in the leather workshop. Let's call Hanako to rely on these snakes, and she has made a lot of money from generation to generation. ”

After the officers and soldiers, before the big tent of the Chinese army.

The man in black heard someone talking, but he remained motionless, and said to the sergeant, "Your name is Yi Banzhen?"

The sergeant reached out and took off the yar-capped helmet from his head, threw it to the ground, and said, "Yes." Your Excellency is a swordsman, can you give your name?"

The man in black sneered and said, "I have already said that it has nothing to do with your Snow Mountain Sect, so you don't have to know my name." ”

This is very rude, but Yi Banzhen is so smart, he heard the meaning of the words of the man in black, and he didn't want to be an enemy of the Snow Mountain Sect. Just now, he took out his sword and sneaked attack, but before he could finish his move, he was suddenly counterattacked by the man in black, not only did he not succeed, but he was almost injured under the opponent's sword. He knew that with his martial arts, he was far from being the opponent of the man in black, even if he counted Sun Ze, who came with him, the two joined forces, but he was afraid that he would not be his enemy. Since this man in black didn't want to have a grudge against the Snow Mountain Sect, he could just borrow the slope to get off the donkey. Thinking of this, Yi Banzhen smiled and said, "In this case, let's face the sky, go to one side, and the well water will not interfere with the river water." ”

Yi Banzhen and Sun Ze have a lot of friendship, and when Zhuang Hengyun and Liu Sheng Zongyan transferred troops in Shajiabao, they sent the two out together. When the two of them arrived at the tent of the Fifth Army Camp, they found that Admiral Lin Huan had been restrained. When the two went down the mountain, Zhuang Hengyun instructed the two to help Lin Huan capture the masters of the various gangs who refused to obey the order. It's just that the two didn't expect that the opponent's martial arts were extremely high, not only did they not succeed, but they were almost injured under the sword of the man in black.

However, although the plan of the two to attack back and forth was unsuccessful, it cannot be said that they did not get benefits. Under the attack of the two, Lin Huan escaped from under the sword of the man in black.

Lin Huan has never suffered such a big loss since he was in the army. What's more, he was forced by the long sword of the man in black, and had to kneel down in front of a group of pro-soldiers to receive the order. He has always been very strict with his subordinates, and often teaches his soldiers to serve the country loyally and obey the orders of their superiors. If you face the enemy, you will fight your head and never give in. It's just that he was forced by the situation and had to bow his head in public, which is a big loss of face. After he got out of trouble, he was angry and angry, and he issued a series of orders to his subordinates not to let the black-clothed man and Duan Xuan escape. When he saw the sergeants surrounding the two of them, he thought that the man in black could not fly with wings, and remembered that there was only a sergeant who had come to report that the besieged Qunhao had opened the way with poisonous snakes and was breaking through to the west, and immediately said to the military attache beside him: "You pass on my general order, send 3,000 horses to cover and kill the rebels first, and the left and right sentry infantry will follow, and the rebels must be annihilated by one drum, and none of them can escape!"

(End of chapter)