Chapter 182: The Inside and Out, the Game in the Middle (4)
There was a "clang" sound, like a lightning bolt in the gray sky, breaking the loneliness of the entire dungeon.
Zong Zheng easily split the lock of the cell with the flaming sword, and this action and sound attracted the attention of the people in the dungeon.
"What's the matter?" came the voice of the big man outside.
"It's okay, I'm bored, I'm banging on the iron cage to vent!" Zong Zheng replied outside the door,
When the man heard that it was Zongzheng's voice, he didn't continue to ask, when these people were just put in the cage, there was often this kind of sound of beating iron inside, so he felt that Zongzheng was locked up for the first time, and this behavior was not common, so he didn't pay further attention.
Zong Zheng walked out of the cage indifferently with his sword, and the flaming sword glowed slightly hot in the light of the candlelight.
The people in the dungeon who were calm and calm could no longer close their eyes peacefully, and they all stared closely at the people in front of them, some of them secretly claimed to be lamenting the power of the sword in Zongzheng's hand, and some people were speculating about Zongzheng, whether it was his identity or purpose.
Zong Zheng came to the prison of grief, a sword to the lock of the cage, the big lock fell in response, the opposite and next door of the two brothers of Grief and Desolation saw Zong Zheng holding the sword to Grief, they were all nervous for a while.
After the iron door was pushed open, Sorrow was a little vigilant, and he looked at Zong Zheng nervously, "Who are you, what do you want to do?"
Zong Zheng made a "shhhh
Hearing the 'sorrow', the grief relaxed his vigilance slightly, and replied softly: "I am his senior brother, what, do you know my sad junior brother?"
"Yes, I have been entrusted by him to come to your rescue!" he raised his sword and slashed at the iron lock on the grief's body, and when the sword fell, except for the sparks, there was no movement in the iron lock.
Zong Zheng was a little puzzled, his fire sword was clearly sharpened like clay, how could it be cut on this iron rope without effect!
Sadness and Sadness didn't hear the conversation between Zongzheng and Sadness, and they didn't know what Zong Zheng meant, they were very curious about Zongzheng's actions, so they kept watching with concern.
Still a little puzzled, he asked, "Who are you, and how did you come to save us?"
The iron rope that was difficult to cut on the sad body was unexpected by Zong Zheng, and Zong Zheng was embarrassed for a while, and he couldn't help but be anxious, so he replied impatiently: "Seniors, don't care so much, what kind of iron is this, it is cut constantly." ”
Although Grief didn't know Zongzheng's identity, he could already feel that at least he was really here to save himself, so he calmly persuaded: "Don't waste your efforts, this iron lock is made of Xuanhan's iron, it is extremely hard, not to mention an ordinary sword, even an excellent sword can't move the iron lock." ”
"What should I do then?" Zong Zheng muttered, a little dazed.
Grief Qi had already been mentally prepared, he knew the power of this cell, and comforted Zong Zheng in a thick old voice: "It's already very good that you can enter the dungeon of this Juxian Pavilion, to be honest, you have the heart to save us, and we will be content, since you can get in, you can naturally get out, you better leave quickly, otherwise, I'm afraid you will also fall into a crisis." ”
Zong Zheng sighed, and then asked sadly: "Master, are the masters of the various factions who disappeared seven years ago imprisoned here?"
Grief nodded: "Exactly." ”
"I've just looked at it once, and it seems that I haven't seen the bitter old Zen master mentioned sadly, where is he locked up?" Zong Zhengfu asked again,
Grief pointed to the bottom of the corridor and said, "At the bottom of this corridor, there is a mechanism to open the dungeon on the ground floor, and my uncle is locked in the dungeon on the bottom floor. ”
Zong Zheng was surprised: "You mean, there is another dungeon underneath this?"
Grief nodded and said, "Yes!"
Zong Zheng really can't imagine that being locked up here is uncomfortable enough, tortured enough, and tormented enough, let alone locked up in the next layer of hell, so what kind of hell is it?
Zong Zheng walked out of the mournful cell and walked towards the bottom of the corridor step by step.
When Sadness and Sadness saw that Zong Zheng was going to the bottom of the corridor, they leaned forward to ask Sadness, and Sadness told Sadness and Sadness that Zong Zheng was coming, but the two did not show joy on their faces, but looked worried.
Ali Buge led the army to pursue all the way, the momentum was violent, Kublai Khan set up the first ambush in Xinbri relying on Tucheng, he knew that with the strength of Ali Buge's army, the ambush in Xinbri could only be on top for a while, so he left hundreds of people responsible for ambushing and intercepting Ali Buge, and then led the main force to go to the direction of the Broken Gut Valley non-stop.
Xinbrie is a special area, where there is no grass, and the radius of more than 20 miles is full of sand, and a gust of wind will raise a thick layer of sand and dust.
The surging black army rolled forward like a torrent along the gallop path, and suddenly, Ali Buge reined in the reins, and the mighty horse suddenly stopped its front hooves and flew into the air, neighing.
The entire army also stopped its progress in an instant, "What's the matter? Great Khan!" Hun Duhai asked,
Ali Buge stared ahead, carefully scanning the terrain in front of him.
"Bring me the map!" Ali Buge ordered,
A general in the rear then rode forward and presented the map in his hand to Ali Buge, who took the map and carefully looked at the markings above.
Ahead is a sharp bend that leads to a thousand-kilometer-long gorge flanked by high and steep earth and rock, and in the middle is a narrow gallop that can only accommodate two horses at the same time.
Ali Buge's instincts told him that Kublai Khan would definitely set up an ambush ahead, so he reined in his horse and stopped his hurried pace before entering a sharp bend.
He carefully rolled up the map and returned it to the general, not saying a word, his eyes fixed on the bend ahead.
He was waiting, waiting for his advance party to appear.
Although this was a rapid march, Ali Buge cautiously sent a well-trained advance force to explore the way.
This is a special unit, an elite unit carefully trained during the period of Ögedai Khan, they are not ordinary scouts, they have high martial arts and special equipment, their mission is not only to accurately find the way, but also to eradicate all the enemies in the dark in front of them in a short time.
They were not many in number, only twenty people, but they were the elite of the elite of the Mongol army.
Such a small army, Kublai Khan was completely unaware of their existence, and since the death of Meng Kexu, I am afraid that only Ali Buge and Asutai know about it.
This time, Ali Buge transferred this unit, which shows how determined and expensive he is to fight for this victory.
In the sky, several eagles hovered high in the sky, and when they saw the black army surging on the ground, they let out a chilling cry, and they soared high, their sharp eyes swept every corner of the earth and rock, until they found the target hidden in the shadows.
They swooped down
"Ahh
Soon, there was no sound, and the canyon was surprisingly quiet again.
On the flat ground high in the soil and rock, Kublai Khan's three hundred crossbowmen buried on both sides of the high slope were lying on the ground, stained with blood and soil, slightly reddened, and in the sun, one by one died in horror.
Yes, it is the masterpiece of this advance force.
When he saw more than 20 horses passing through the canyon, the captain of the crossbow team let them go, and in the eyes of the captain and all the members of the crossbow team, they were just pawns sent by Ali Buge to explore the way, so inconspicuous that they did not want to startle the snakes, so they took it lightly.
When this unit released the raised eagles, unconsciously, the bow and crossbow team that was originally hunters became the prey of the eagles, and the original advantage of being in a high place disappeared in an instant.
When the eagle attacked, the advance team quickly ascended to the earthy high ground with unique iron hooks and ropes, and the flying whirlwind gyroscope cut the throats of several people in an instant in just a few back and forth.
They are bloodthirsty, they are cruel, they are well trained.
When the eagle folded its wings, the whole killing was over, and it was the enemy they despised that finally killed them.
A fast horse rode out of a sharp bend, and Ali Buge saw the man on the horse holding a green flag, and a sneer crossed the corner of his mouth.
The man stepped forward and replied, "Back to the Great Khan, the crossbowmen on both sides of the earth and rock have been cleaned up, but there is a problem at the exit of the canyon that cannot be dealt with in a short time. ”
Ali Buge thought that he had been delayed for a while, so he didn't want to wait any longer, so he ordered loudly: "The whole army continues to advance!"
"Drive!" drove the horse, Brother Ali Buge had no scruples, but walked forward boldly with confidence, and rode in the dust.
Approaching the exit of the canyon, Ali Bugefu stopped his hurried footsteps again, and a tall earth city stood in front of him, and twenty meters in front of the earth city was a trench more than ten meters wide and five meters deep.
On the map, there is no earth city in this location, and it is clear that Kublai Khan ordered his men to build it in advance, and its purpose was to delay his pursuit so that he could retreat smoothly and safely.
Fa Si Pa knew that Ali Buge would definitely go into battle lightly and send elite cavalry to pursue him, and he saw the danger of this exit, so he ordered people to dig a trench in front of the exit of the canyon, and then used the soil from the trench to build an earthen city to block the exit of the canyon.
The ditch and the earth city are a sharp weapon to block the cavalry, Ali Buge saw the scene in front of him, but also helpless, the front exit is narrow, the manpower contained is limited, even if there are more soldiers and horses at this moment, it will not help in this gorge, if you send manpower to fill the ditch with the soil of the earth city immediately, I am afraid it will take a lot of time, and it may lose the opportunity to pursue.
Thinking of this, Ali Buge's joy was gone, but a question quickly came to his mind, "It is impossible to build a ravine and an earthen city in a short time, but Kublai Khan has only been away for two hours, so how did his army pass?"