Chapter 21: Assault
In the city of Hangzhou, the traffic was busy, the pedestrians were crowded, and a carriage, under the escort of seven or eight warriors, slowly passed through the city gate and drove towards the city.
The surrounding pedestrians avoided it, the guards on both sides of the carriage were burly, and the saddle showed half of the hilt, which was not an ordinary person at first glance.
The carriage followed the wide street and finally stopped in an inconspicuous alley in the city of Hangzhou.
"My lord, the place has arrived. One of the guards said respectfully, and there was an answer from inside the carriage, and then the curtain was lifted, and a stout man came out of it with a woman in his arms, and entered the old mansion beside him.
This group of people is Zhang Zheng and others, after the first battle of the broken temple, the remnants of more than 30 brocade guards were divided into zero, divided into three batches into Hangzhou, Shen Lian took the first step, and this old house was a temporary place.
The seven or eight guards outside the door looked around vigilantly before pulling the carriage in, and the vermilion gate was closed, and the silence was terrible.
Shen Lian waited in the courtyard early with more than twenty warriors.
Two samurai came and tied up the woman in his arms and put her in the wood room.
He really had a headache, he didn't expect Lu Wenzhao to have two junior sisters, and both of them were going to assassinate him.
Lu Wanyue won't talk about it, and now he is staying in the mansion in the capital, but what's going on with this Ding Baiying, it seems that he, the eldest brother, has a lot of things to say to him.
Zhang Zheng knew that this was not the time to find the root cause, so he ordered people to guard day and night to prevent Ding Baiying from escaping, and the most urgent thing at the moment was to take down Nie Yuan's head.
"Third child, what's the situation in Hangzhou City now?" he asked impatiently.
Shen Lian entered the city one day before them, in order to find out the news, obviously he lived up to Zhang Zheng's expectations. "Second brother, Nie Yuan, this bastard is really ruthless, not to mention sending someone to intercept and kill us, but also issued a wanted warrant, saying that we are Jiangyang thieves, this is to kill them all. ”
Shen Lian had a sarcasm in his tone, the dignified Jinyiwei had actually become a thief, how could he calm down, but Zhang Zheng did not fluctuate, Nie Yuan clearly wanted to use the power of the Jiangnan government to deal with them, it is estimated that Hangzhou Jinyiwei has been bought by Nie Yuan, and this trip can only rely on themselves.
"Third child, have the guards in Nie Yuan's mansion investigated clearly?" Zhang Zheng was too lazy to play a game of hide and seek with him, since the other party had found out, it would be enough to solve Nie Yuan in the most direct way.
Shen Lian's heart moved, and he said in surprise: "Second brother, are you planning to storm Nie Yuan's mansion?" Then he shook his head again, there were less than forty people on his side, how could he force his way into a place comparable to Longtan Tiger's Den.
Zhang Zheng knew his concerns, but if he didn't attack, Nie Yuan, the old fox, would definitely not show his feet, as long as it took half a month, then Yang Lian and the others in the court would inevitably counterattack Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian lost his momentum, and they would definitely be pushed out to the top pot.
"Third child, Nie Yuan is consumed, we can't afford it, three days, only three days, we must take off Nie Yuan's head. He said with a straight face, and told Shen Lian the details again, which scared Shen Lian into a cold sweat on his forehead.
As the so-called wealth and danger are sought, which of the Jinyi guards is soft-hearted, this dilemma scene just inspired their ferocity, it was night, Shen Lian set off with a few warriors overnight, and touched Nie Yuan's mansion to inquire about the news, and he was making a plan in his heart.
Since Nie Yuan is prepared, the defense of the mansion must be very tight, as the political envoy of Jiangnan, he has gathered a large number of martial arts masters, these people are not weak, and it is a big obstacle.
It is difficult to kill Nie Yuan with more than forty Jinyi Wei masters, but it is not impossible.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Lian brought people back, scolding and scolding in his mouth, it turned out that Nie Yuan's guy never left the mansion, he stayed in the mansion all day and night, just like Wang Ba.
Zhang Zheng had already expected it, and continued to ask Shen Lian to take people to investigate the next day.
The dim sunlight shone on the courtyard, sprinkling a golden yellow, and the door of the firewood house was pushed open, and his figure grew taller and taller in the setting sun.
Ding Baiying curled up in the corner, her face expressionless, and when she saw the visitor, the corners of her eyes twitched inadvertently, and then showed a trace of resentment and incomprehension.
She said, "Why don't you kill me?"
Zhang Zheng wiped the dust off her body and asked, "Why should I kill you?"
"I led someone to kill you, but you didn't kill me, is there such a good thing in the world?" she mocked.
Zhang Zheng shook his head, not knowing how to reply. Could it be that he told her about his relationship with Lu Wenzhao and Lu Wanyu? He didn't want too many people to know about it now, and it was obvious that Lu Wenzhao hadn't told Ding Baiying either.
"After tomorrow night, I'll let you go. ”
Ding Baiying was incredulous, and then a trace of horror flashed on her face, and she woke up to the fact that tomorrow night was the time for them to do it.
"Get a good night's sleep. A white cloth covered her face, and Ding Baiying struggled a few times before she collapsed to the ground, already unconscious.
This is a specially configured drug, and there are not two days before you can wake up.
When night fell, Zhang Zheng led more than a dozen people to secretly ransack the treasury of Hangzhou Jinyiwei, taking away a large amount of gunpowder and bows and crossbows, and when they were discovered, it was already a few days later.
Two days passed quickly, the assault plan officially began, through the dark night, more than thirty people successfully touched the edge of Nie Yuan's mansion, through a hidden corner, pinching the interval of the night guards, Shen Lian and Zhang Zheng took twenty people into the backyard, and the rest of them responded.
Shen Lian took out a cloud of gray powder from his arms and sprinkled it on everyone's bodies, and the vicious dogs in the courtyard watched them walk over.
"Third child, you take someone to attract attention, and I'll take Nie Yuan's head. ”
"Okay", he answered, beckoned seven or eight people to take gunpowder and strong bows and shoot at the guards who were patrolling the house at night, and a group of people fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.
"Ignition", the gunpowder ignited instantly, producing a huge explosion and sparks, the house was ignited, and some of the guards were killed.
Roaring, chaotic, and terrible howls were mixed together, and dozens of men with steel knives in their hands rushed towards Shen Lian from the corner, shouting and killing to the sky.
Fortunately, Shen Lian had a repeating crossbow in their hands, and they temporarily resisted the impact.
Zhang Zheng knew that this was the best opportunity, so he picked up a steel knife, walked through the mansion, and killed towards Nie Yuan's house.
"Who are you?" asked a man who looked like a butler in front of him, and before he could speak, he slashed him.
There were also some domestic servants and dependents, he didn't let go of any of them, and the slender blade was stained red with blood.
"A bold thief, he dares to trespass on the house. The head of the guards on Nie Yuan's mansion rushed over with a group of guards, looking at the corpses on the ground, flawed.
Zhang Zheng didn't say a word, and he took the knife and killed them, where were the opponents of these guards under the Mo knife, they were all hacked to death on the ground, and the leader of the guards turned pale, and he clenched his fists and hunted them over.
This person is a practitioner, his fist is ruthless, and he blasts towards his head, and his fist is so strong that it is enough to crack the stone.
Zhang Zheng did not retreat, the blade of his right hand was tactful, and the slender blade was cut out, bringing up a dazzling snow white, and the fierce and uncast knife light brought a rich blood, which was daunting.
The man's eyes were horrified, and then he wanted to enter the white blade empty-handed, a pair of fleshy palms slapped on the knife body, and a vigorous backshock, his face was pale, Zhang Zheng was fierce, and a knife entered the empty door, and his palm was cut off with a brush, and the blade turned around, and it turned upside down, and the blood spilled out.