Although the soldiers of the Quanshan Division are not as good as those field warriors who have survived hundreds of battles, they are well-paid, well-trained, and highly skilled in martial arts. Their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the Jiedu Army stationed there. However, the combat effectiveness of Qiu Yi's elite soldiers far exceeded them. In just a blink of an eye, they all dropped their weapons and knocked them to the ground.
This situation was completely beyond Jin Deqiang's expectation. He quickly called the only remaining soldier beside him and tremblingly ordered: "Hurry up and ask the people behind you to come over and respond immediately. Tell them to come right away!"
After hearing this, the soldier agreed repeatedly, half running for his life, half reporting a message, and quickly climbed out of the broken window of the Taoist temple, crossed the low wall, mounted his horse and headed west.
Qiu Yizhi had already found out the only way for the Secretary to escort Dai Luanxiang to Beijing, so he chose to set up a plan here. I originally thought I could create other people's identities out of the blue, catch them all, and rescue Dai Luanxiang cleanly.
Unexpectedly, by mistake, only the vanguard of the Good Counseling Department was intercepted. Fortunately, after Qiu Yizhi passed through the capital to rescue his adoptive father Zheng Rong, in addition to being resourceful and resourceful, he also added a bit of maturity and prudentness. He had already expected this to happen, so he winked at Zhao Chengxiao.
Zhao Heizi saw Qiu Yizhi lying on the ground and blinking hard at him, and he understood in his heart. So he nodded slightly and did not chase after the soldiers from the Good Encouragement Division. Instead, he smiled contemptuously at Jin Deqiang: "Want to move the reinforcements? Okay! I want to see if you can still move the Guanyin Bodhisattva!"
"Mountain Eagle" also echoed: "I will beat you as many as you come. These salted fish really don't need to be beaten, and my fists are not hot yet!"
Jin De was holding back his anger, but he didn't dare to let it out. He just thought to himself: "Well, you two stupid thieves, there are nearly two hundred soldiers in the Za family, and each of them slaps one in the mouth and smashes your two stinky faces. It will be nice for you then!”
At this time, the autumn rain that had fallen all day had gradually stopped, and the sky was slowly dimming as it fell too far to the west. Several bonfires in the Taoist temple hall also gradually dimmed due to fuel consumption.
However, Zhao Chengxiao, who went by the pseudonym "Zhao Heizi", and Tietou Jiao, who pretended to be a "mountain eagle", had no intention of escaping. Instead, they ordered Qiu Yizhi and Guanshan Division to be tied up and divided into two piles for separate custody. He also saw that the bonfire was about to go out, so he asked people to throw some firewood into it, and sat around the fire, waiting for the reinforcements from the Ministry of Goodwill to arrive.
This was originally a flaw.
Zhao Heizi, together with the bandits on Shilin Mountain, came here to cause trouble for Quan Budong over the matter of "Miss Zhao". If it was reasonable, Zhao Heizi should have beaten up Quan Butong, or simply killed him. Since an unexpected incident happened here where we encountered officers and soldiers and clashed with them, we should retreat quickly, otherwise we would be in vain for a lawsuit. Even if the bandits on Shilin Mountain had a problem with Guanshan Si, Zhao Heizi was an irrelevant person among them. He should have found a way to leave long ago instead of going into this muddy water. Taking a step back, even if Zhao Heizi and Zuo Shandiao are fools, Jin Deqiang and others should be killed with one knife. Is there any reason to keep them under guard and let them report the news and attract a large group of people
It should be noted that being a mountain bandit also requires using your brain. If this so-called "mountain eagle" had such a mind, I am afraid that he would no longer be in the top position on Shilin Mountain.
However, Jin Deqiang just wanted to get rid of this group of thieves who don't know the heights of the world. He only hoped that after Cheng Yan heard the letter, he would not mind the daily conflicts and come to save him quickly - who would have the leisure to see the flaw in this? Woolen cloth
In the midst of such anxious waiting, there was finally a rush of footsteps outside the Taoist temple hall. According to the sound, there were more than a hundred people.
This footstep reached Jin Deqiang's ears, making him extremely excited. He shouted at the top of his voice: "I am Jin Deqiang. I am in the Taoist temple hall. Come and save me! Come and save me!"
As soon as the golden eunuch's hoarse and shrill shout fell, nearly two hundred imperial officers and soldiers burst in from outside the palace. The leader was indeed the current emperor Zheng Yao's crony who had been installed in the Good Counseling Department - Cheng Yan, the fifth grade inspector. .
Yuchi Lianghong, who had been ordered out by Qiu Yizhi just now, also followed him into the hall and shouted to Qiu Yizhi: "Young Master, are you okay? The imperial officers and soldiers are here, all of them are here!"
This was the code that Qiu Yi and his colleague Yu Chi Hao had set long ago, which meant that all the troops escorting Dai Luanxiang, including Dai Luanxiang himself, had all arrived.
Qiu Yizhi was naturally happy after hearing this, but he observed the situation calmly. But seeing that Cheng Yan really had some talent, with an order, the two hundred soldiers quickly formed three encirclement circles, surrounding Zhao Chengxiao, Tietoujiao, Qiu Yizhi, Jin Deqiang and others.
However, Cheng Yan was also cautious and did not immediately give the order to take action. Instead, Zhao Heizi and Zuoshan Diao cupped their hands and said, "I am here to advise Cheng Yan, the inspector of good deeds. I think it is the two heroes who have some misunderstandings with us. In this case, I will ask you two to go to the Yamen with me, and you will have to decide what the crime should be!"
Before Zhao Chengxiao and Tietoujiao could answer, Jin Deqiang couldn't wait any longer. He struggled to get up from the ground, with his hands tied behind his back, and shouted loudly: "General Cheng, what are you talking about with them? Are you contradicting the Counselor? , is to contradict the current Holy One; to contradict the Holy One is a capital crime, why not kill them all one by one? "
Seeing Jin Deqiang's embarrassment, Cheng Yan was actually a little grateful to these bandits for venting his anger on him. He managed to hold back his laughter and ordered his subordinates: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly untie Eunuch Jin?" "
However, Zhao Heizi stretched out his hand to stop the soldier who was ordered to come over to untie Jin Deqiang, and said, "How can it be so easy? Let him go as soon as he says?"
After listening to Zhao Heizi's words, Cheng Yan felt angry in his heart, but he could still maintain his composure and said: "This strong man just reported to his men that you were causing trouble here. This Eunuch Jin saw that But go ahead and speak up, but you are tied here. This has violated the laws of the Han Dynasty. It is within the duty of the Secretary of Encourage and Goodwill to arrest you and others immediately. However, we are about to escort the imperial prisoners in accordance with the decree of the Holy One. Jing is on trial and does not want to cause trouble..."
Cheng Yan took a breath and continued: "Therefore, I am not willing to embarrass this brave man. As long as you let all these people go, even if your conscience is discovered and you surrender, I will advise the Secretary not to pursue it again!"
"Bah!" Zhao Heizi cursed and swore, "What do you mean by saying that you are one of the ministers of persuasion? Don't you know how famous your minister of persuasion is? You also said that you were escorting imperial prisoners under the emperor's imperial decree. I don't think so. The prisoner must be a hero who was wronged by you, and I happen to want to rescue him!"
Zhao Heizi provoked again and again, no matter how good-tempered Cheng Yan was, he couldn't stand it anymore, and when he heard that he wanted to rescue the imperial prisoner, it was even more important, so he finally laughed evilly, refused to be polite to him, and said: "You are so brave! Don’t you know that there are no kings in the world? Although our reputation is not good, the steel sword in our hands is not a vegetarian!"
After saying that, Cheng Yan ordered his soldiers: "Come on, take down all these thieves who don't know the heights of the sky!"
Cheng Yan's group of soldiers from the Good Encouragement Division were accustomed to being dignified. He couldn't figure out how he, the inspector, could have such a good temper and talk nonsense with these bandits for a long time. So after listening to Cheng Yan's order, they all drew their official swords and pressed towards Zhao Chengxiao, Tietoujiao and others.
Zhao Chengxiao and the other twenty or so people were either bandits who came down from Yunmeng Mountain or warriors selected by Zheng Rong from Youyan's elite soldiers. Under the command of Zhao Chengxiao, they took the steel knives seized from Jin Deqiang and others and retreated to the corner slowly to form a defensive formation.
Although the soldiers of the Encouraging Department were outnumbered, they were unable to fully deploy, and there was nothing they could do against them for the time being.
Seeing the anxious situation, Cheng Yan thought that if he continued to be entangled here, he would inevitably have long nights and dreams, so he ordered the rest of the people outside the Taoist temple to wait. Except for two people who were left to continue to guard Dai Luanxiang, they all came in to capture this unknown group of people as soon as possible. The bottom-line troublemaker.
The soldiers of the Encouraging Department outside the door were already sharpening their knives and couldn't hold themselves any longer. After hearing the order, they immediately picked up their knives and entered the house. The main hall of the Taoist temple was not spacious to begin with, but more than two hundred people rushed in at once, causing chaos immediately.
At this moment, Zhao Heizi suddenly shouted loudly and shouted: "Young men, I can't hold it anymore, come out!"
Zhao Heizi's voice was so loud that it was deafening and echoed in the hall for a long time. Even Cheng Yan, who was trying to reorganize the order of the soldiers in the Encouraging Department, was stunned when he heard it.
Just when he was in a daze, a group of people suddenly rushed outside the door of the Taoist temple. They were holding wooden sticks, hoes, kitchen knives and other blunt weapons. They silently greeted the soldiers of the Department of Encouraging Goodness on the back of their heads.
These people were all Youyan's elite soldiers who were ambushing nearby during Qiu Yi's time. Because these people were all left behind in Kinki, although their injuries were healed, all their weapons were lost. They only found some farm tools and cooking utensils in the countryside, which was better than nothing.
Therefore, if they swarmed up from the beginning and had a head-on confrontation with the soldiers of the Guanshan Division, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses. Qiu Yi had no choice but to design for them to attack from behind, which would at least give them the advantage of being unexpected and unprepared.
This group of people was carefully selected by Zheng Rong from the elite soldiers of Youyan Road. He thought that if anything happened in the capital, he would rely on them to escort him out of the capital and back to Guangyang. Their combat effectiveness would naturally be extraordinary. .
Although they did not have unified command, they cooperated very well. With only the crude objects in their hands that could not even be called weapons, they knocked down more than a dozen soldiers of the Guanshan Division in an instant and seized the official swords in their hands. With the weapons in their hands, this group of people became even more powerful, charging forward bravely, as if they wanted to vent all the depressed energy they had been feeling these days on these soldiers of the Guanshan Division.
At the same time, Zhao Chengxiao and others who were pinned in the corner also exerted their strength and swung their swords to kill outside.
So under the coordination of internal and external forces, nearly two hundred men and horses of the Encouraging Good Officers were killed in less than half a moment. They were all turned upside down, with broken arms and legs flying everywhere, and blood flowing all over the ground.
The soldiers of the Guanshan Division are experts at bullying kind people, but when they go into battle to kill enemies, they are far inferior to these battle-hardened veterans. As soon as they saw such a bloody and cruel scene, they were already timid. Many soldiers immediately raised their hands and knelt down to beg for mercy. Some wanted to escape, but they were attacked from both sides and had nowhere to escape. Others who resisted were killed more and more. The less.
Finally, in less than a cup of tea, the more than one hundred and nearly two hundred soldiers of the Encourage Division were all subdued by Youyan's elite soldiers disguised as bandits from Shilin Mountain. Their weapons were removed and they were made to kneel to the ground one by one.
As for the two soldiers guarding Dai Luanxiang outside the main hall, they had already been killed by Yuchi Lianghong unknowingly. (To be continued)