In fact, before a group of soldiers rushed to capture Shi Qian, they were still full of doubts. Why did this guy suddenly fall? Could it be that Sun Dujian's arrows really contained powerful power that could hurt people from afar
However, there was no time to think about it at this time, because at the moment of landing, Shi Qian quickly rose again. He would not be caught without mercy, and he also believed that it was possible to escape with his own light body skills. But at this time, several sergeants once again drew their bows and released arrows, directly hitting his back. The situation was a little different. No matter how fast he was, could he still be faster than the arrow that left the string? This made him stop quickly. With a sudden sound, the black shadow in his hand flickered, and he blocked the arrows. But in this way, he was already trapped in a tight siege.
It was only then that everyone discovered that the seemingly empty-handed thief actually held a long soft whip-like weapon. With just a flick of his wrist, he could hit a target six or seven feet away. The two soldiers did not react for a moment. He came over and was hit in the face with a whip. He groaned and stepped back.
"It turns out that this guy relied on this weapon to move freely in the air. It was only because the whip was deliberately blackened to blend in with the night, and his movements were so hidden that no one could see it, but everyone was shocked! "Yang Zhi had already understood, and then looked at Sun Tu strangely, who had no intention of taking action: "Sanlang, can you actually see that long whip?" This vision is too amazing.
Sun Tu just smiled faintly and did not give any further explanation. In fact, no matter how sharp his eyesight was, it was impossible to find the black rope as thick as a finger several feet away in such darkness. It was only because he believed that there could be no flying in the world that he could guess what methods the other party must have used. Coupled with the rope marks on the tree that I saw during the day, I made a judgment and fired arrows at several locations in front of the thief where there might be ropes. Only then did I defeat the opponent's trick and knock him down from the air.
Seeing that Yang Zhi seemed to want to step forward to help, Sun Tu quickly gave him a hand: "No, today is the time to test the quality of these people. They are the elites of the Qingzhou Xiang army. If even such a thief can If you can’t take it off, then it won’t be of much use in the future!”
In fact, Sun Tu arranged this arrangement today for two purposes. One was to test the thief's ability and capture him on the way; and more importantly, it was to train troops to see if these soldiers and horses could be used. Therefore, he even left all Jiangzhou soldiers in the military camp, with only Yang Zhi present.
He was obviously dissatisfied with the previous performance of these subordinates. If they could spot the thief hiding in the front yard or even catch him, that would be an advantage. But now, not only did they allow him to break into the backyard easily, but he was also tricked by the thieves alone, and they also exposed the backyard as a place where treasures were hidden. This kind of performance could hardly be called a passing grade. If in the end there are so many of them and they can't take down a thief, then it will be extremely difficult to train these people into elites or special operations masters.
Yes, the scout battalion mentioned by these sergeants was the special force of the Song Dynasty that Sun Tu was trying to build. He planned to select the strongest and smartest people in the Xiang army to form a small team to attack with lightning and complete the impossible mission. Of course, all this is just an idea now,
Everything has to be verified through battle to see if they are qualified to become the sharpest weapon in his hand, Sun Tu.
Although these soldiers did not know the true purpose of their own prison, there were so many people who dared not let the last thief escape no matter what. Even though Shi Qian had injured five people with the elusive whip in his hand, none of the Qingzhou soldiers flinched.
Amidst the shouts and shouts, weapons such as swords and guns kept coming towards him. Shi Qian was not good at force. After a period of hard support, he finally received a knife on his back. Amidst the screams, he staggered back. go. Seeing this, everyone suddenly became energetic and surrounded him from both sides again, vowing to knock him down in one breath.
But at this moment, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in Shi Qian's eyes, and with a flick of his arm, the broken whip flew upward again, and then took his thin body into the air again. Everyone was stunned: "Why are you here again?" Even Sun Tu was a little surprised. Logically speaking, the whip in this guy's hand had broken, and it was impossible to escape by hooking on the courtyard wall.
In fact, they didn't know that Shi Qian had visited many locations in order to steal the Luo family's treasures before, even just entering and exiting the courtyard no less than four or five times. During this period, in addition to figuring out the location of everything in the yard, he also arranged many backup plans for his escape. As a snitch, he is always in danger and must always make protective preparations.
The back wall here is the escape route he prepared for himself. There is a rope hidden on the top of the wall, so when he lifts his whip, he can get entangled with it and quickly use the force to get up. The reason why he was injured and fell back just now was not only because he was defeated by the crowd, but also because he calculated the right direction and took the knife in order to retreat to the wall.
At this time, he was flying up and very close to the wall. Even if someone fired another arrow, he couldn't stop him. This made Shi Qian have a sly smile on his face. No matter how prepared the opponent was, it didn't matter. Aren't you still catching fleas from yourself
But just when he was about to climb up the wall with a smile, a loud shout suddenly sounded from below: "Get down here!" With this thunderous roar, a figure jumped up like a cannonball. , exerted all his strength and kicked hard on the wall, and his body rose again, and in an instant he was higher than Shi Qian who was pulling the rope up.
If his back was not injured, and if he had a complete long whip in his hand, Shi Qian's movements would only be much faster than his opponent's. But now, this guy actually jumped to the top of his head first. He was in the air, roared like a thunderbolt again, and stabbed directly at Shi Qian's head with a bang. If he dared to go up any further, he would probably be split in half by this knife. And because it was so fast, he didn't even have a chance to dodge.
Shi Qian was suddenly startled, and the smile on his face disappeared. At the same time, as soon as his hand was loosened, the person fell down again like a stone. He didn't have the guts to take the blow from his head, so he had no choice but to fall down to avoid its sharp edge. But this time, the sergeants below were already prepared. When they saw him coming down, they tied the ropes and nets directly to his feet without saying a word. In the process of falling in a hurry, Shi Qian was unable to dodge. With a muffled groan, his feet were entangled and at the same time
, the person fell straight to the ground like a torn sack, so embarrassed.
"You stinky thief, I think you still dare to run away!" Several soldiers had already suppressed their anger and immediately punched Shi Qian in the face, causing his nose to explode and he let out a miserable groan again. In addition, some people are even more straightforward and want to cut off his legs with a knife, so there is no need to worry about him escaping.
Just when Shi Qian closed his eyes and screamed, thinking that his legs could not be saved, a figure flew over, and when he picked up the stick in his hand, the steel knives that were slashing at his legs were bounced away, and then Sun Tu's A voice sounded: "Don't hurt him yet, take him back and deal with it later." Then, he turned his attention to the tall soldier who had just landed again and looked a little embarrassed: "What's your name?"
If this person hadn't jumped out in time and saved him with a single blow, Sun Tu would have been the only way to capture Shi Qian. This made Sun Dujian take him seriously. But after being stared at by Sun Tu, this man seemed a little nervous. After a while, he said quietly: "My name is Cao Zheng... Du Jian, I'm useless, I couldn't hack him to death..."
Yang Zhi also came over at this time and said softly to Sun Tu: "This Cao Zheng is not actually a member of the Xiang army, but he was drafted into the camp in order to make a living. Because he has some good swordsmanship and is physically fit. His skills and strength were both acceptable, so we deliberately introduced him to the scout camp. By the way, he also had a nickname in the army, "The Sword Master", which means that his sword skills are fierce and ghost-like. .”
Sun Tu nodded after hearing this. Unexpectedly, he met another good man here who was supposed to go to Liangshan to join the army. Although this Cao Zheng was not very strong in martial arts, his performance just now was impressive enough, and he was indeed more than enough to join the scout camp. At that moment, he patted the other party's shoulder: "Well done. What I want is to capture this man alive. It's a great achievement that you can force him down under such circumstances. From now on, you are my scout." A full member of the camp."
"Seriously?" Cao Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this. It was a good place to get double military pay. He couldn't believe it. It wasn't until he saw Sun Tu's half-smiling expression that he realized what he was doing and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and thanked him: "Thank you so much for the promotion, I will do a good job." But he made other colleagues envious of him. With one knife, he actually got a seat in the scout camp...
Sun Tu didn't waste too much time on this matter. He just smiled and asked people to pick up Shi Qian who was tied up and couldn't move at all and walked out. Until then, Luo Chan, who had been hiding, came in a hurry accompanied by his house slaves. When he saw the tied up Shi Qian, he was furious: "Good thief, let's see how I deal with you..." Zhengyu He stepped forward, but was stopped by the people around Sun Tu, which shocked him: "Sun Dujian, this is..."
Sun Tu only looked at him a few times and then said: "Executive member Luo, since the thief has been caught, I will deal with him. As for your bracelet, I will return it to Zhao intact by then, so you don't have to worry too much." Yes." After making such an explanation, Sun Tu waved his hand, led his men and escorted Shi Qian away.
After the noise started in the middle of the night, the Luo family house finally regained peace...