"shoot!"
Seeing the two teams finishing their shift and walking on their backs, at the most relaxed moment, Pei Ziyun issued an order. Following the low shout in the rain, there was a continuous sharp roar, which suddenly broke the tranquility of the rainy night.
The black-clothed guard couldn't be said to be unprepared. When he heard the shout, he immediately drew his sword. However, the speed of the arrow within a few dozen steps was so high that in an instant, the arrows rained into the crowd, splashing blood.
"There are enemies!" Seven or eight guards in black immediately fell out and were hit by several arrows.
A Taoist reacted a little slowly and was hit by five or six arrows in a row. He suddenly turned into a hedgehog. No matter how many Taoist techniques he had, he had no time to use them and died immediately.
There was also a Taoist who reacted very quickly. He just touched the magic weapon on his body, and with a "buzz", runes appeared on his clothes. A flash of light flashed, and he saw the arrow slicing through the barrier with a muffled sound, but was deflected an inch, with the aura of death. A whistling sound passed by his side.
The man shouted: "There is an enemy attack!"
He just shouted out, and the figure flashed, and a stream of light flowed into his body. The sword flashed, and the aura had been broken by the arrow for the second time. At this time, there was no obstruction at all, and a human head flew out, spurting out three feet of blood. Light.
County government office·a small hall
A gust of wind passed by outside, and the sound of rain and rustling filled the courtyard. It seemed deep and quiet. I heard the old Taoist say: "Actually, the Marquis of Jibei is not that confident. Although he and his second son did not move, the third son did not move. He took his grandson on board the ship and also carried the silver.”
"Oh, how much silver?" Xie Chengdong was chatting, but now he became interested and asked, who in the world is not short of silver? Sometimes he was amused when he heard operas where the emperor or Taoist priests would reward him with a thousand taels.
Xie Chengdong approached King Lu and read the details from the Ministry of Household Affairs: 20 million taels of land tax, 7 million taels of grain, 500,000 taels of farmland, 3 million taels of grain, 200,000 taels of palace grain, and 6 million taels of salt tax. The newly opened customs tax is 450,000 taels. The remaining tea, gold, silver, copper, iron, land deed taxes, tribute taxes, etc. add up to less than 500,000 taels.
The world's 27 million taels of silver are used for officials, armies, and court construction. The emperor himself can only use one or two percent of it. The Ministry of Household Affairs only has a surplus of one or two million taels every year. Who can reward a thousand taels casually
As for Qixuanmen's entire assets, they only have tens of thousands taels, so Xie Chengdong is very interested.
The old Taoist smiled and said: "We have some contacts with the Marquis of Jibei. We all want to save some dignity, so we got some news. The specific number is not clear, but it depends on the situation. It is tens of thousands of taels."
"Ten thousand taels, that's a lot..." Xie Chengdong sighed: "Prince Lu only earns tens of thousands taels a year."
The old Taoist smiled: "This is just moving the vassal treasury. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. If it does, I have to move it back. This march and war are all money!"
Xie Chengdong nodded: "This is absolutely true..."
Before he finished speaking, there seemed to be shouts outside. Xie Chengdong's bracelet vibrated, and his expression suddenly changed: "Something happened outside!"
All I heard was a shout: "Shoot!"
The courtyard was filled with screams. Suddenly, a man covered in blood broke through the door. He fell in and did not die immediately. He shouted: "The enemy is attacking, there is an enemy attacking, it's a heavy crossbow."
"What?" Xie Chengdong and the Taoist were both shocked.
It was dark at night, and the lantern hanging in the inner courtyard was blowing, and it swayed unsteadily, with a chill. Pei Ziyun stopped, and after passing the killing, his body was hot, and the water vapor evaporated.
"Puff!" Another black-clothed guard was impaled by a heavy crossbow. He was nailed to the wall with blood dripping from his body. The crossbow's arrow feathers were still vibrating.
"Bang, bang" the sound of the crossbow arrows hitting the wall was heard, and only two muffled groans were heard. Another black-clothed guard and Taoist were killed, and no one could get out.
Pei Ziyun waved his hand, and these armored soldiers scattered with crossbows, forming a maximum defense and attack range.
"Report, it was an attack by soldiers, using heavy military crossbows. We suffered heavy casualties on the first block!" The black-clothed guard inside only looked around and reported.
Xie Chengdong said coldly: "Set up the formation, raise your shields, and gather all the Taoists."
"Yes, sir."
"Sir, this may be an army attack. We are outnumbered and must break out immediately." A Taoist said, looking panicked.
Xie Chengdong glanced coldly: "Why are you panicking? Why bother with a sneak attack when there is a big army? Just attack directly. There is no large-scale attack now. It must be a small team attack!"
The old Taoist looked outside and nodded: "There is some weak military spirit, but although it is condensed, it cannot prevent the Taoist method. It seems that it is not a large group."
The thirty or so black-clad guards in the inner courtyard were already in formation with their shields raised. They had just been attacked, but now that they were on guard, everything was different.
Xie Chengdong looked at the Taoist, raised his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if there are troops outside, there aren't many people coming. Listen, the county government can't suppress the magic power of you and me. Let's use Taoism together later. Don't be stingy and cooperate with the soldiers." Kill all these people!”
"Let's see who dares to attack us!"
"Master, there is no movement inside." Outside the courtyard, the captain whispered. Pei Ziyun looked at the room inside, sneered, and deliberately said loudly: "We can kill these people in just a few seconds. Someone, come and search the Yamen." Get out the fire oil and get ready to cast.”
"Yes!" This was meant to scare people, but several armored soldiers around him really responded and went to collect kerosene. In the room in the inner courtyard, Xie Chengdong could not help but look livid and ordered: "Kill out."
"Peng!" The black-clothed guards rushed out. These scouts were about to shoot. Suddenly, their eyes lit up. Not just one ball, but several balls of strong light exploded in the night. Suddenly, all the scouts were blind. The guards did not attack immediately, they all crouched down with their eyes closed, holding shields for protection.
"Imprisonment!" Xie Chengdong led several Taoists to rush out. Although the scouts were scattered in the courtyard, almost all of these Taoists were Yin Shen Taoists. Their magic range was very wide. When several of them were superimposed, dozens of people were immediately unable to move.
"Shoot!" At the moment of the flash, Pei Ziyun was startled and his body dodges, but he did not hear the sound of the sky or the screams. At a glance, it was clear.
"Haha, it's you, Pei Ziyun!" Xie Chengdong stared at Pei Ziyun and sneered: "I didn't expect you to throw yourself into the trap - kill!"
Without waiting for Pei Ziyun to reply, the black-clothed guard, although he did not have a crossbow, shouted, his sword flashing like snow, and he rushed forward, intending to kill all the immobile scouts.
"Imprison, imprison, imprison!" Several Taoists followed, casting spells one after another, in case someone broke free from the shackles of Taoism.
The only one who could move at the scene was Pei Ziyun, who smiled suddenly and took out a piece of paper from his arms. Seeing the paper appear, Xie Chengdong suddenly shivered, his hair stood on end, and he retreated quickly, shouting: "Quickly retreat!"
Before he could finish his words, there was a dragon roar in the air. The old Taoist was following at the end. When he looked around, he saw four large golden characters suddenly appearing in the air: "I am here in person."
After receiving this chant, I just felt that the Taoist magic in my body disappeared instantly, I couldn't use it at all, and my eyes shed tears.
"Shoot!" Pei Ziyun shouted.
With a surprised look on his face, the scout's instinct activated and he suddenly felt that he could move. He heard a sharp whistling sound, which suddenly tore through the courtyard.
This kind of military crossbow can break through armor in twenty steps. I saw a guard in black rushing at the front. He shot through the air with an arrow. The arrow tip penetrated his brain and splashed out a large cloud of red and white. , the black-clothed guard didn't even make a sound, he fell out and twitched on the ground.
The remaining seven or eight guards in black screamed loudly and fell down.
"Shoot again!" The heavy crossbow fired five shots in a row, and now only used two or three shots. Pei Ziyun immediately fired.
A guard in black broke out in a cold sweat. He raised his shield to block it and hit the shield hard with such force that he could no longer hold it and the shield fell out of his hand.
"call out!"
Another arrow passed through, piercing his internal organs, causing him unbearable pain, causing him to fall out and let out a miserable cry.
"Three shots!" Pei Ziyun shouted.
"Boohoo!"
After two shots, most of the black-clothed guards blocking the front were killed and injured, revealing the Taoist behind. The Taoist in front suddenly burst out with a burst of blood mist. With a muffled groan, he flew out and hit the wall hard. On the ground, he let out a heart-rending scream.
The tip of the arrow penetrated the internal organs, causing even the Taoist to scream and writhe in convulsions.
More than one Taoist, at least the first three Taoists died immediately.
"How is it possible?" Xie Chengdong blocked his sword and blocked it with an arrow. He took a few steps back and said with disbelief on his face: "I am here in person? This is a token, not a seal."
More than twenty guards in black clothes were dead in front of them, and only a few were left. The Taoist priest who rushed towards them also had only a few left. For a moment, the whole courtyard was filled with corpses.
"Xie Chengdong, you are so ignorant."
"If I come in person, it will be a token instead of a seal, but I borrow it with the approval of the imperial court. If I take the ink pad and use the token to seal it, although the government may not recognize it, it can still carry a trace of dragon energy, which is at least equivalent to the fourth or fifth grade." Pei Ziyun said. Laughing, I thought back to the preparation before leaving, but it was a big killer.
Pei Ziyun wanted to order another shot, but the captain reported: "Master, the crossbow has finished firing."
Pei Ziyun glanced at him and secretly cried out that it was a pity. One more round and he could kill all the people in front of him. At this time, he ordered: "Throw away the crossbow and draw the sword."
"Yes!" The armored soldier threw away his crossbow, drew his sword, and rushed forward. There was a sudden killing sound.
Pei Ziyun did not attack Xie Chengdong directly, but killed a wailing Taoist on the ground. Xie Chengdong was shocked and angry: "How dare you!"
Xie Chengdong rushed forward, but it was too late. There was a flash of sword light, the wails suddenly stopped, a human head flew out, and blood spurted out several feet, splashing on the wall.
"Zheng Zheng Zheng!" The sword energy suddenly erupted. Pei Ziyun had been prepared for it. He turned around and drew his sword. He only saw the silhouettes of people intertwined and could hardly see clearly. For a moment, the figures separated and the sword energy suddenly subsided. There was a crack in the ribs, and some blood seeped out, but it didn't enter.
Pei Ziyun, whose clothes were torn on the left side of his abdomen, sneered: "That's right, that's right, Xie Chengdong, I haven't seen you for a while, and your swordsmanship has improved again, but now you have only one way to die."
Pei Ziyun sneered, and saw the remaining guards in black screaming and being swarmed to death. The surrounding scouts surrounded them, all with cold faces and boiling murderous intent.
The leading captain shouted loudly: "Master, I'm here to help you, kill this thief!"
(End of chapter)