Yangqu is bordered by Jingle to the west and Jinyang to the south.
In order to guard against the attack from the Heshuo Army from the direction of Lanzhou, Li Keyong set up a military camp here, named: Ningwu Offensive and Defense Camp.
On this day, a captain from Hedong, who looked dusty and in an extremely disheveled state, came rushing over on his horse. When the guards at the gate saw the style of armor on him, they immediately recognized his identity: this was the Yaer Guard.
Having recognized the other party's identity, they naturally did not dare to stop them. The Yaer Guards were the most powerful army in Hedong, and their loyalty was unparalleled. In addition, they were also the symbol of Li Keyong. With this knowledge, the gatekeepers dared not stop them and immediately let them pass, allowing them to rush into the camp.
He Huihu and Xue Tieshan were both in the military tent, looking at the Yaer Captain with unpleasant faces. He Huihu asked him repeatedly in disbelief, "You mean, a group of bandits suddenly appeared in Yunzhong Mountain, and they also captured General Han?"
"Yes, General He, I would never dare to deceive you. If it weren't for my general's carelessness, you would never have fallen into the bandits' ambush. Who could have thought that there would be bandits in Taiyuan." This captain was actually one of the Yaer guards who fled in Yunzhong Mountain. He came here to ask for help from He Huihu and Xue Tieshan.
"Asshole, doesn't General Han have five hundred Crow Guards under his command? Can't you do anything to a mere bunch of bandits with your five hundred elite soldiers?" Xue Tieshan's face turned pale. The appearance of bandits in Yunzhong Mountain meant that they had failed in their duty. Once this news got out, it would affect their credibility. How could he not be angry
"General, please calm down. We are not the cowards. After our General Han fell, we rushed up desperately to try to rescue him. However, who would have thought that there was a fierce general among the bandits. With only two of his subordinates, he killed our army and made it completely defeated. In desperation, I came to ask for help from the two generals." The captain's face was bitter.
He Huihu and Xue Tieshan looked at each other after hearing this. It seems that this group of bandits are not incompetent. No wonder they dare to be so rampant. The Yaer Guards, who are known to be elite soldiers who can defeat ten enemies at once, were actually dispersed by one person. It can be seen that the other party is indeed capable.
However, Yunzhong Mountain is located in the northwest of Yangqu, about 150 to 160 miles away from Yangqu. Why would Han Jin go there if he has nothing to do
The two men were confused and felt very unlucky because that place was exactly within their patrol range.
"Why would your general go to Yunzhong Mountain for no reason?" He Huihu frowned, but still asked the question in his mind.
The lieutenant did not dare to hide it and said bitterly: "The general originally planned to come to visit the two generals, but he suddenly felt like traveling and unknowingly walked to Yunzhong Mountain."
When the two heard this, they frowned even more tightly and thought it was bad luck. Could it be that this guy was doing too well in Luzhou and was just looking for trouble and going out to hang out? Although they secretly complained about it, the two of them could not ignore it.
If anything happened to Han Jin, they would not be able to escape responsibility. After all, that kid once saved the steward's life. If they ignored it and Li Keyong investigated it, they would at least be branded as "not rescuing someone from death".
Moreover, this matter not only concerns Han Jin's personal reputation, but also their responsibilities. The crime of dereliction of duty is not something that everyone can bear.
"Brother Xue, how about I take some people to take a look first, and you stay in the camp." He Huihu thought about it carefully, then suddenly looked at Xue Tieshan and discussed.
Xue Tieshan nodded and said, "That's the only way. By the way, catch that thief and chop him into pieces. How dare this bastard sneak into my territory and do evil?"
Because, I really want to die."
"Okay, don't worry, Brother Xue. I will catch him and bring him back for you to deal with." He Huihu was very confident. After all, they were all veterans of Li Keyong and generals who had fought their way out of thousands of troops. How could they be shaken by a small bandit? In the hearts of the two men, they did not take each other seriously at all.
Yunzhong Mountain, with its rugged terrain and numerous gullies, is indeed not suitable for large-scale military deployment.
He Huihu came here with thousands of troops and set up camp first, but he couldn't find the bandits. In desperation, he had to think of a solution that was not a good solution.
Mobilize all the palace guards, along with Yuchi Jin's remaining soldiers, and have them shouting and cursing everywhere, to see if the bandits will pay any attention.
What he didn't expect was that this accidental move actually worked. Around noon, when everyone was starving and preparing to cook, a bandit leader with a scarlet ghost mask, riding a big blue horse, appeared with a bright silver spear in his hand.
The bandit leader was so arrogant that he simply disregarded the Hedong guards. He dared to come to the gate of the Hedong camp alone on horseback and challenged He Huihu directly.
Upon seeing this man, the remaining guards under Yuchi Jin's command immediately recognized his identity and quickly reported it to He Huihu.
As soon as He Huihu saw the bandit leader, he secretly praised him in his heart. No matter how capable the other party was, he deserved praise for his courage.
Admiration is admiration, but a lesson is still necessary. Having made up his mind, He Huihu rode out of the military camp with his sword in hand and came in front of Zhao Zilong. When the two sides were more than 20 meters apart, he reined in his horse and shouted, "You are so brave that you even dare to arrest our General Han. Don't you want to live?"
Zhao Zilong heard this, raised his eyes under the mask, and said coldly: "So what if I caught him? Not only did I catch him, I caught three of them. What do you think?"
"What do you mean, sir? Do you know the identity of the man in your hands?" He Huihu, who had developed a little admiration for Zhao Zilong, said patiently, "To be honest, that man is a favorite of my chief steward. If you know what's good for you, let him go. I'll let you apologize to him and maybe save your life. Otherwise, you won't have enough heads to chop off even if you have ten."
"Hmph, it is not my intention to arrest people. We brothers are passing through your territory and we are short of money. If you are sensible and offer me hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, I might really let them go if I am happy. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that they can return safely." Zhao Zilong pretended to be a bandit and asked for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. He Huihu was so angry that his face suddenly turned red.
I spat inwardly, "Do you fucking think silver is a weed in the wild? More than 100,000 taels, which is not enough even if I sell the entire Ningwu attack and defense camp, and you really dare to ask for it?"
Since the other party would not listen to his kind words, He Huihu was too lazy to waste words with Zhao Zilong. He knocked his feet hard on the horse's belly, and suddenly swung a machete in his hand. He and his horse flew towards Zhao Zilong like an arrow, and shouted: "You bastard, since you are so ungrateful, you can only leave your life behind."
He Huihu was a broadsword general, holding a usual machete weighing more than 80 kilograms. In an instant, it turned into a streak of lightning that could tear the sky apart, and struck Zhao Zilong on the head. He was so aggressive and violent that he lived up to the name of a fierce general.
As soon as the opponent swung his sword, Zhao Zilong felt the bravery of He Huihu. It was said that Li Keyong had many brave generals under his command, and his reputation was well-deserved. Just as the machete was about to hit Zhao Zilong's forehead, the bandit leader, who was sitting on his warhorse with a calm face, suddenly
A silver light flashed, as fast as thunder and as quick as a broken string.
"when"
Zhao Zilong instantly raised his silver spear and blocked He Huihu's surprise attack.
The silver spear trembled, tilted suddenly, and slid away the blade of the machete. At the moment when the two horses crossed, it stabbed straight at He Huihu's chest, as fast as a silver thread and as fierce as a rabbit.
His intentional knife attack was unexpectedly blocked by the bandit leader in an instant, and at the same time the opponent counterattacked with a gun. This scene scared He Huihu, and a strange thought suddenly popped up in his mind: Is this really a bandit? How could he be so brave
But at this moment, he had no time to think about it. As a fierce general who had fought his way out of thousands of troops, He Huihu would certainly not be killed so easily. He suddenly did a cross-legged move, lay flat on his back, leaned out of his horse, and suddenly dodged Zhao Zilong's shot. The bright silver spear, as fast as the wind, just brushed past his temple, which frightened him so much that sweat broke out on the tip of his nose. He felt lucky.
When turning his horse back, He Huihu no longer dared to underestimate the opponent. It was true that a fierce dragon could not cross the river. This person actually dared to come to him alone. It seemed that he was not a fool, but a man of great skill and courage.
With this understanding, He Huihu instantly went all out, and he wielded the machete so hard that no water could get in and the sky was filled with silver light. Then looking at Zhao Zilong, the bright silver spear in his hand did not look like a dead object at all. It was like a vivid and lively bird, dancing gracefully, soaring into the air at will, piercing, teasing, and being extremely arbitrary.
In an open space at the foot of the mountain, swords rang, guns whistled, and horses neighed. The two men fought so fiercely that all the guards and palace guards who were watching were dumbfounded and kept silent, as if they were afraid that the slightest noise might lead to the defeat of their generals.
After twenty rounds, Zhao Zilong thought to himself that it was about enough. Although He Huihu was a fierce general, he did not take him seriously.
The opponent's strength was, at best, similar to that of Zhang Xiu during the Three Kingdoms period, or even slightly inferior. Naturally, he was no match for Zhao Zilong.
This kind of competition is just for others to see, so as to mislead the other party's eyes.
With his mind made up, the bright silver spear in Zhao Zilong's hand changed instantly.
If his previous move was a spirit bird, then his current move was hundreds of spirit birds, with hundreds of birds flying in the sky and competing with each other, covering the sky and the sun, and the auspicious clouds obliterating the light.
These silver birds of light seem to be disordered but seem to have a pattern, which is in harmony with the heaven and earth. They are not for honor but for worship, to worship their king, to worship the legendary phoenix, the king of birds, the embodiment of virtue and dignity, the auspiciousness of all people in the world and respected by all.
Hundreds of birds pay homage to the phoenix, it's like a dream, like a fantasy, like a dance; hundreds of birds gather together, and the phoenix flies to the sky.
And He Huihu's body was suddenly hit dozens or even hundreds of times by this move of "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix".
By the time Hong Fei Ming Ming and Tian Huang Piao Vane, He Huihu had already vomited blood and fallen for a long time. Not only that, now it has become very difficult for him to even twitch his little finger.
Fortunately, Zhao Zilong just wanted to capture him alive. If he wanted to kill him, he would have been riddled with holes and would have been dead.
Zhao Zilong rode his horse forward, stretched out his body, and with a single hand, he captured He Huihu. Then he swung his spear and knocked the suffocating He Huihu unconscious. As for the palace guards and soldiers, Zhao Zilong didn't even look at them. He rode straight into the dense forest and disappeared.
They came and went in a hurry, taking He Huihu with them, leaving behind the palace guards and soldiers, who were staring blankly in a daze.