"Those thieves are actually hiding in Bianjia Village outside the city?" After hearing the report, Shi Qian's small eyes quickly narrowed, his mind turned even faster, and after a moment he said: "They are really brave enough. It seems that The target of these people is indeed Lingzhou!" At this time, the opponent's main force is still near Lingzhou, and the people entering the city have no intention of leaving, which is enough to explain the problem.
We have to send the news back to Qingzhou quickly, but we don’t know if the governor and the others will be able to arrive in time. Shi Qian didn't know that Sun Tu had judged the truth of the matter earlier than him, and was still thinking about how to send this important discovery back to Qingzhou as soon as possible.
After thinking for a moment, he added: "Early tomorrow morning, we will go to the government office to meet with the magistrate here and ask him to make preparations early. Also, the brothers are keeping an eye on that inn and feel that we cannot let them escape from us. I always feel that these people will cause big trouble in the city."
"Yes, don't worry, Commander, we have never let go of our surveillance. We have all their moves under control!" As everyone was talking, there was a sudden bang outside, followed by a scream that tore through the quiet night sky in Lingzhou. , everyone's expressions froze, Shi Qian's ears twitched, he stood up, opened the door and rushed out. With his sensitive hearing, he could almost conclude that the movement came from the house not far from their residence. shop!
Something happened!
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There is an old saying that goes, it is up to God to make things happen. Sometimes, even if you have calculated everything and made the best preparations, once God makes it difficult for you to achieve something big, it will disrupt your overall plan from a completely unexpected angle.
In the long history of history, although little people are inconspicuous and unknown, sometimes their actions can easily deflect big events.
For example, in Lingzhou City tonight, when the Jurchens tried their best to hide in it and planned to break into the city and plunder; when the elite scouts from Qingzhou found out their whereabouts and planned to implement countermeasures, a group of greedy thieves in the city However, this secret fight quickly turned into an open fight——
After the Tsing Yi Gang quietly entered the foot shop, they immediately dispersed and went to the Datongbu guest rooms in the back with familiarity, because they had already found out clearly before that the seven or eight guests lived there. In one of the Datong shops.
The inns and restaurants of the Song Dynasty were divided into three, six or nine grades, and the guest rooms in the inns were also the same. In addition to upper rooms and ordinary single rooms, there are also datongbu guest rooms prepared for poor people who are away from home but don’t have much money. This kind of guest room is not small in size, but it is full of sleepers. There can often be more than ten or twenty guests in one room.
Naturally, a guest room like this doesn't have much of an environment to speak of, but it's good that it's cheap, often costing just a few cents a night. But for those Jurchens, such guest rooms are far better than the shabby felt tents in their hometown that are leaking from all sides and may wake them up from the cold at any time at night. Besides, the money they get from selling ginseng is still useful, so naturally they can't just do it casually. waste.
Because they had decided to do something big tomorrow, they naturally fell asleep early tonight. But just after the second watch when they were sleeping deeply, a sharp knife slowly and silently inserted through the gap between the two doors. With just a slight lift, the door latch was removed.
The people outside skillfully pushed it aside.
As experts who often engage in surreptitious activities, the Tsing Yi Gang members are extremely knowledgeable in the techniques of prying doors and locks. The moment the door latch was lifted, the door was quietly pushed open through a gap by the person outside, and then a thin bamboo tube entered, and a stream of white smoke billowed inward.
"The rooster's crow and five drums bring back the soul's fragrance" is the most commonly used smoke on the road today. As long as one tube enters the house, it can make the people in the house fall into a deep sleep. The people from the Tsing Yi Gang have already made all preparations, and they are obviously determined to win today.
But something unexpected happened at the same time - in order to prevent the smoke from leaking out, the man blowing the smoke subconsciously took a step forward and kicked the door that was already open.
Naturally, a guest room in a datong shop, the lowest level of a shabby little shop, cannot have a very good door. After receiving this blow, the door moved back a little, but at the same time, it also made a strange creaking sound. .
This was not a big deal at first, but in such a quiet night, a sudden noise like this was enough to wake up the vigilant Jurchens in the room. Although they had little experience in martial arts, their reactions were quick enough. At the moment when the sound just sounded, eight people opened their eyes and stood up almost at the same time. Although they were in the dark, several pairs of eyes immediately fell in front of the door and quickly captured We arrived at the bamboo pipe that was still emitting white smoke.
Although they didn't know what it was, they already knew that someone was going to attack them. Their first reaction, feeling guilty as thieves, was that the local Song government had found out their identities. At this time, someone from the government was out to get them!
Without much thought, a man whipped out the saber under his pillow, shouted loudly, jumped up, and crashed directly into the door, smashing it into pieces with a bang. He held the knife in his hand without hesitation. The ground pierced the chest of the Tsing Yi gang member outside the door who had not had time to react, stabbing him to the core and letting out a shrill scream.
In the final analysis, the people of the Tsing Yi Gang are just a group of thieves. No matter their skills or reactions, they cannot compare with the elites of the Jurchen tribe. In addition, they never thought that such a change would happen. When they saw the door smash open, among their companions When Dao screamed and fell down, everyone was stunned, and their reactions were naturally more than half a beat slower.
At this time, all the Jurchens in the room had been killed, waving their weapons and charging towards them with a ferocious smile. Seeing that these diners whom he regarded as fat sheep turned into terrifying murderers, everyone outside suddenly came to their senses after a shiver and hurriedly drew out their weapons to resist.
But in terms of martial arts and ferocity, how could they be the opponents of these beast-like Jurchens? As soon as they met, three of them were chopped down in a pool of blood, while the others hurriedly turned around and fled. After witnessing such a brutal attack and killing, these people from the Tsing Yi Gang had already lost their courage to resist. None.
But their speed was much slower than that of the Jurchens. Before they could run into the yard outside, they were overtaken by others. With a pop, the tip of the knife penetrated their backs, and they screamed. They fell to the ground, and in the end only one person was left, still running away desperately, but because of panic, his foot got caught somewhere, he stumbled, and fell to the ground immediately.
Feel it coming from behind
With the sword wind, he only had time to scream: "Spare my life..." and then it turned into another scream before death. These Jurchens are like bloodthirsty beasts. Once the killing begins, they can no longer control their murderous nature.
The continuous screams immediately woke up other people in the store, and the first ones to run out were the innkeeper and waiters. When they arrived with lights and candles, what they saw was such a bloody and brutal scene. They were so shocked that they opened their mouths and shouted: "Here comes someone, kill... kill..."
But then, they also fell down with screams. These Jurchens can't control their murderous nature at all. Now they kill everyone they see, no matter who you are.
They came here to burn, kill and loot. Before, they had to suppress themselves because they had a larger purpose. But now, once the door of murderous intent is opened, it is impossible to take it back.
In just a moment, the shopkeeper and four or five other guests in the inn were all killed by Jurchens. It wasn't until they killed the people in an inn that these Jurchens suddenly woke up, and immediately knew that things were going to be bad. The noise made this time was really too great. Those screams must have spread, and maybe they would soon. There will be officers and soldiers coming to find out.
"What to do?" Everyone's eyes fell on the guy named Wei Deli. He had the highest status among these people, and he had also made the decision on some things before.
Wei Deli's expression changed rapidly for a while, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, let's act earlier. It happens that they won't have much defense at night, so we will attack the granary and set this place on fire. Okay, so I can deliver the news to the outside world!"
These Jurchens are not used to using their brains, but their action efficiency is surprisingly high. After hearing the decision, they immediately took action. After picking up their own things, they took out the lamps and candles and quickly ignited some flammable materials in the inn. , a moment later, a fire broke out in the inn, but at this time they had already rushed to the street.
But the moment they rushed onto the street, they saw another group of people rushing out from an alley across the street. These people also had shiny weapons in their hands. It was Shi Qian who brought them. People rushed over.
The continuous screams let them know that the situation had changed. Worried that things were getting out of hand, they had no choice but to rush out immediately to see what happened. As a result, they saw an even more shocking and angry scene. These Jurchens actually rushed out of the burning inn covered in blood. Although they could not see what was going on inside, they could know the answer just by thinking about it. .
"How dare the traitor kill people and set fire!" Shi Qian shouted angrily and rushed forward with his sword. The brothers from the scout camp also roared and followed closely to kill him.
Seeing this, the Jurchens had no intention of flinching, and immediately strode forward to meet them under the leadership of Wei Deli. The steel knife that was still dripping with blood and the twisted and ferocious faces looked particularly terrifying.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides quickly fought together.
No one thought that a contest between the enemy and ourselves would suddenly start in advance with the sudden intervention of a group of thieves late at night. Things were already running in a direction that no one could predict. And tonight's chaos has just begun...