In the darkness of the night, the figures and war horses ran, and after passing through the woods, it was a hill with a slightly wider view. The dilapidated dirt road extended down the hillside, and in the distance was a deserted village that had become a ghost.
The village was abandoned only recently, and although there is no one there, there is still not much trace of the destruction of time. This place... is close to Dengzhou. The silver bottle tied to the horse's back identifies that more than a month ago, she had come here once with the soldiers of the Beiwei Army.
The wind blew in my ears, and there was a small noise in the distance, which was a small-scale fight that was taking place. The girl tied to the horse held her breath. In the horse team on this side, someone was paying attention to the darkness there. After a while, the sound of fighting stopped.
The man on horseback came running from a distance, holding a torch in his hand, and when he got close, he reached out and untied the two heads hanging from his waist, which were still in the mud ditch by the roadside. Yin Ping closed his eyes and heard the man say, "Two people from the Green Forest."
"A couple?" Someone seemed to glance into the mud ditch.
"Dog men and women, die together."
There was a humming sound of struggle from the back of the horse, and then a slap, followed by a slap, and the man on the horse scolded, "Little bastard!" Probably Yue Yun struggled hard and was beaten again. .
In the night wind, someone laughed contemptuously, and the horse team continued to move forward.
The village is getting closer, and so is Dengzhou.
Approaching Dengzhou means that the possibility of her and her younger brother being rescued is getting smaller and smaller...
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Presumably no one can describe the concept of war in detail.
To sum it up, perhaps the closest sentence would be "do everything possible". Since the beginning of human beings, no matter what means and things, as long as they can happen, they are likely to appear in war. The Wu Dynasty has been engulfed in war for several years.
Xiangyang, which changed hands again two months ago, has just become the front line of the war. Today, between Xiangyang, Dengzhou, and Xinye, it is still a chaotic and dangerous area.
The separation of the aborigines, the gathering of refugees, and the fighting between the Beiwei Army, the Daqi Army, and the Jin ** team in the vicinity made the area around hundreds of miles into a chaotic killing field.
Before the gathering and counterattack of the large troops, the patrols of the pseudo-Qi focused on intercepting the refugees who had already come here. For them, the Beiwei Army, which was basically a shoot-out, sent a team. In the initial friction, try their best to Refugees picked up.
Last month, for the sake of a group of people, the army of the pseudo-Qi tried to attack the Beiwei Army in an ambush. After Niu Gao and others saw through the plan, they counter-encircled the plan, and then encircled the point to fight for aid to expand the victory. The reinforcements of the puppet Qi cooperated with the Jinren supervising troops to slaughter the common people to surround Wei and save Zhao. This small battle almost expanded. Later, the Beiwei army had the upper hand and restrained its troops. The refugees were slaughtered by half.
Similar conflicts are not uncommon these days, but after a large-scale conflict almost broke out, both sides temporarily maintained a restrained attitude here. The Beiwei Army has just won a great victory, and the other side has already started a defensive battle. What they need is to digest the experience gained after this great victory and consolidate the confidence of the army.
The Daqi army was timid and timid. Relatively speaking, they were more willing to intercept the refugees who went south, kill them all, and rob them of their last possessions. And under the pressure of the golden man to supervise the war, they had no choice but to stalemate here.
As for the Jinren side, they also left a few troops in the Central Plains when they established the Daqi regime, but these troops were not elite. Even though there were a few Jurchen founding strong soldiers, but in the Central Plains for a few years, local officials were flattering. No one dared to resist the opponent head-on. These people were pampered and had gradually demoralized their morale. When they arrived at Dengzhou and Xinye, the generals of the Jin army urged the Daqi army to go into battle, and the Daqi army kept asking for help and delaying.
In the general direction, the three forces were at a stalemate, and in the gap between the confrontation, the situation of the massacre of the refugees did not ease. Under the suggestion of his aide Sun Ge, the Beiwei Army dispatched teams of three to five hundred people to patrol in batches to respond to people from the north and south, and occasionally saw the horrific images of civilians who were slaughtered and looted in the woods and in the wild. , those old people and children who were killed, women who were killed by rape... After these soldiers came back, speaking of these things, they wished they could immediately rush to the battlefield to drink the blood and flesh of the enemy. These soldiers have become more capable people.
Of course, in the rear of the Beiwei Army, because of these things, there are also some different voices fermenting. In order to prevent the spies from the north from entering the city, the Beiwei Army strictly controlled Xiangyang. Most of the refugees just took a break and then were diverted to the south. There were also scholars and officials in the south who heard many things and were keenly aware that the Beiwei Army did not continue. Ability to move north.
If the Beiwei Army pushed northward with a more determined attitude, instead of sending only three or five hundred people out of the city at a time, these people who died in Xiangyang, Dengzhou, and Xinye might be able to survive because of this.
Of course, under the victory, such a sound wave is not obvious. Yin Ping, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is not very clear about these things, but what she can understand is that her father will not and cannot push the army out of Xiangyang to save her two children, and even It is impossible for the father himself to put down Xiangyang at this time and chase after him from the rear. After realizing the strength of the team that captured him and Yue Yun, Yin Ping vaguely realized that his siblings had little chance of surviving.
The scar-faced giant who shot in the city of Xiangyang two days ago defeated her and Yue Yun in just three fights with the sister and brother. When he woke up, he was outside the city of Xiangyang. Waiting for them is a core team of about forty or fifty people. The composition of the personnel is Jin Youhan. They caught their sister and brother, and they have been running around outside the city of Xiangyang.
There are forty or fifty people in the core, and there are obviously more people who are separated from them in the occasional news report. At this time, the best players in the Beiwei Army have chased out of the city, and the army is probably also closely guarding. As soon as Yin Ping woke up, he first calmly recognized the situation in front of him. However, after an encounter with the Beiwei Army scout team , the silver bottle began to find that it was not good.
The leader of this team is a Jurchen in his thirties. The dozens of people he leads are probably all first-class masters in the green forest. Among them, the highest martial artist is the scar-faced man who entered the city before. This man had a ferocious face and didn't speak much, but the leader of the golden man faced him and called him Master Lu. Yin Ping has little experience in the world, but he vaguely thinks of one person, that is the master-level master who once traversed the North, the "Ferocious King of Hell" Lu Tuo.
Back then, when Ning Yi, the inner demon, was in charge of the Secret Investigation Division, he collected all kinds of information on the rivers and lakes. After Ning Yi rebelled, the Secret Investigation Division was broken up, but many things were secretly preserved by the Chengguo Princess Mansion, and later passed on to the prince Junwu. As the prince's confidant, Yue Fei, Wenren Buer and others can naturally check them out. In the process of Yue Fei's formation of the Beiwei Army, he also received the participation of many people from the Green Forest. Yin Ping looked through the archives and saw Lu Tuo's name.
Compared with the great masters such as Fang La, Zhou Dong, and Lin Zongwu, the "Ferocious King of Hell" Lu Tuo's martial arts skills are not as good, and his sense of existence is not as good. A strong man, from beginning to end, he was just a lackey of the Qi family of the Hebei clan.
Among the several aristocratic families in the Wu Dynasty, the most notorious one was probably the Qi family in Hebei. Before the Black Water Alliance, the aristocratic families in Hebei still had Wang Qisong's Wang family to check and balance it, and Zuo Duanyou's Zuo family echoed them in Hedong. After almost all the males of the Wang Qisong tribe died, the female dependents retreated south, leaving only the Qi family alone in Hebei.
Due to the favorable geographical location, the Qi family was most keen on business dealings with the Liao Kingdom, and was a firm advocate of peace. It is also for this reason that the Qi family once sent Lu Tuo to rescue when a nobleman from Liao was trapped in Jiangning. By the way, he sent someone to assassinate Qin Siyuan, who was about to recover. If Lu Tuo was not in charge of the rescue mission at that time, Qin Siyuan met Ning Yi, who was at his meeting. A murderer like Lu Tuo might not be lucky.
After the fall of the Liao Kingdom, the Qi family was still the main peace faction, and it was the first to have contact with the Jin people. Later, when the Jin people occupied the Central Plains, the Qi family took refuge in the Jin state and supported Li Xizhi, the general of Pingdong, behind the scenes. During this process, Lu Tuo always acted with the Qi family. His martial arts may be inferior to that of the famous Lin Zongwu. However, he is also a rare opponent in the green forest. In the Beiwei Army, apart from his father, perhaps only Pioneer Gao is the only one. Pets can compete with it.
In the competition between the army formations, the meaning of a master is only to become a general and unite the army, but the pursuit of the two teams is another matter. On the first day, the team was intercepted by scouts twice. The scouts in the army were all elites, but in front of these masters, it was hard to find a combination of generals. Lu Tuo did not take action himself, and those who rushed over chased those scouts. up, kill.
The silver bottle can see that the middle-aged Taoist nun who is riding with her at this time and responsible for watching over her is tall and thin, her fingers and palms are as dry as fine iron, and looming blue, which is a symbol of the perfection of claw skills. The middle-aged man who was in charge of watching over Yue Yun was white-faced and beardless. He was short-statured and shaped like a ball. When he got off his horse and walked, his feet didn't touch the ground. It seems to be Qiu Tianhai, the murderer who once hid in Shandong. His white ape's arms, cotton palms, and legs are extremely skilled. In the early years, because he killed his senior sister's family, he disappeared in the green forest. At this time, the Jin Kingdom overturned the Central Plains. He finally out again.
In addition to these two people, among these people there are also outstanding Qinggong masters, masters of Tangshou and Wuzangquan, masters of stick skills, and fierce warriors of martial arts who have been integrated into every move, even the Jurchen who lives among them. All of them are agile and have excellent arrow skills. Obviously, these people are the elite team created by the Jurchens.
Even if there are many masters in the Beiwei Army, it is not easy to gather so many masters at one time.
On the first day, Yin Ping still had luck in his heart, but this group killed the Beiwei Army scouts twice. At night, the Beiwei Army general Xu Twin, who was chasing behind him, was also ambushed and killed by the other side. sank.
She had been taught by Yue Fei since she was a child, and at this time she could see that this team was led by the Jurchen high-level executives, who obviously had high self-esteem and wanted to disrupt the situation in Xiangyang by herself. In such a large area, more than a hundred masters are running around, not hundreds of thousands of soldiers can surround, even if the elite Xiaobo can be pushed up from behind, if there are no experts such as Gao Chong to lead the team, it is difficult to win. To dispatch a large army is even more of an adventure. No one knows whether the troops of Daqi and Jin Kingdom are ready to attack Xiangyang.
The team ran and detoured, and on the second day, they finally turned in the direction of Dengzhou. Occasionally encounter refugees, and then encounter several groups of rescuers. After being killed by each other, Yin Ping learned from the chat and laughter of this group of people that Xiangyang's change has alarmed the nearby green forest, and many of them are in Dengzhou, The green forest people in Xinye have also been dispatched, wanting to rescue the two relatives for General Yue, but how can ordinary rabble be able to compete with these first-class masters who have been specially trained and know how to cooperate? Kill, if you want to say a message, it can't be spread no matter what.
There were also two times when the other party took the captured Green Forest man in front of Yin Ping and Yue Yun, and then killed him after humiliation. Xiao Yue Yun was very angry, and Qiu Tianhai, who was in charge of taking care of him, had an extremely bad temperament, so he haha. Laughing loudly, then beating him up hard, Quan Zuo had fun on the way.
In the middle of the night, Lu Tuo and his party approached the barren village and approached Dengzhou. In fact, the distance between Xiangyang and Dengzhou could take two days with the strength of these people's feet. It's just that the leading Jurchen has a high self-esteem. Obviously, this team is not under the control of Dengzhou or Xinye's army. Lu Tuo Seizing the silver bottle and Yue Yun was just on a whim. After they were caught, they turned around and took a detour nearby, just to attract the Xiangyang defenders to attack, and then notify Dengzhou, Xinye and other places to wait for an opportunity to attack.
This journey kept running, and everyone was a little tired. When they got to the village, they stopped to light a bonfire and eat some dry food. The silver bottle and Yue Yun were put down, and the cloth covering their mouths was removed. A man came over and put two bowls of water in front of them. Yue Yun was beaten hard before, but he is still recovering. The bottle looked at the man: "If you don't untie my hands, I won't be able to drink."
"Then lie down and drink."
"Xinquan Li Gangyang! You are also Han, why..."
Yin Ping raised his head and called out the person's name. Before he finished speaking, he heard a slap in the night, and the Taoist nun next to him slapped Yue Yinping's face firmly. superior. Yin Ping's martial arts cultivation base and foundation are all good, but facing this slap, he didn't even notice it, his mouth was sweet, and his mind was buzzing. The Taoist nun said coldly, "Women need to be quiet and talk more, like your brother, I will pull out your tongue."
Yin Ping's eyes were congested, he turned his head and glanced at the Taoist nun, and his face gradually swelled up. Some people around laughed: "Li Gangyang, you can be recognized, you are really famous."
"This little girl is also well-informed."
"Who else do you know? Do you know the old man, do you know him, what about him... Haha, you don't need to be afraid of this female Taoist priest."
"Mianzhang Qiu Tianhai, Yufengshou Zheng San, Taishi Dao Pan Dahe... That's Lin Qigong, Buddha's Hand Lei Qing... Lu Tuo, the fierce king of hell..." Yin Ping also had a ruthless strength, she stared at that Daoist nun, word by word, said the person who recognized the identity. Lu Tuo was sitting in the distance over the bonfire, just listening to the leading Jurchen, and hearing Yin Ping say his name from a distance, it was only a matter of time. Glancing this way, he didn't say much.
The rest of the people heard Yin Ping's name, some looked silent, some looked hesitant, and some laughed. After all, most of these people are Han Chinese. No matter what the reason is for working with Jin people, there are still many people who do not want to be called out. The Taoist nun listened to the silver bottle and remained silent, but after she finished speaking word by word, she brushed out her palm, and only heard the clear sound of "ping" in the air, and then the ding ding rang continuously for a few seconds Suddenly, the man who had said on the other side, "Don't be afraid of this female Taoist priest," suddenly shot and blocked the attack for the silver bottle.
The fight between the two was lightning fast, and it was difficult to see the silver bottle clearly. After the fight, the man next to him put away the short knife in his sleeve, and laughed: "Little girl, you are in a terrible time. You know, this aunt around you is cruel and hard-hearted, and she always does what she says. She was let down by men when she was young, and later came to the door. Go, Mr. Zero killed more than fifty people in the whole family, and left no chickens and dogs. The man who failed her almost shredded her whole body. You dare to offend Li Wanlian, I can't save you. The second time."
Not far away, Xiao Yueyun struggled to sit up: "You guys have ugly nicknames..."
During the conversation here, there was a sound of fighting in the distance. The closer you got to Dengzhou, the more Lulin people came to stop him. This time, the battle in the distance sounded quite big. Although the peripheral personnel who were released were also masters, there were still several figures running towards them, apparently attracted by the bonfires. The crowd here was unmoved. The chubby Qiu Tianhai who was not tall and chubby stood up, waved his hands and feet, and said, "I'm going to live my blood." In a blink of an eye, he passed through the crowd and greeted Several figures rushing towards the night.
The silhouette of the fight swayed like a ghost in the distance. Qiu Tianhai's Tong Bei Fist and Tan Leg and Mian Palm Kung Fu were light weight. In a blink of an eye, he killed three of the four rushing people. , chasing after Qiu Tianhai, but he couldn't hit him no matter what.
This playful chasing came to the campfire. In the chatter and laughter of everyone, I saw that the knife dancer who was played by Qiu Tianhai was covered in blood. His knife skills may be considered good in one city and one place, but In front of Qiu Tianhai and others, it was simply not enough. When he got close, he was panting, but suddenly he saw the silver bottle and Yue Yun on the side of the field. The man was stunned for a moment, and shouted loudly: "But General Yue's young lady and son! But"
Yin Ping and Yue Yun shouted: "Be careful"
Behind the man, Qiu Tianhai's figure suddenly skyrocketed. He was originally a round five-short figure, but at this moment in the darkness, it seemed to have doubled in size. The fist strength started from the left, to the right, and passed through the whole body. Walking, the strength of the limbs is gathered into a bundle through the back. This is the ultimate "Moyun Strikes the Sky" in Bai Yuantong's back fist. Bottle, Yue Yun and others can see clearly.
Hearing a muffled bang, the man hadn't finished speaking, blood spurted out from his mouth, and his whole body was shot two feet away, and he died.
"Okay!" Someone suddenly cheered loudly.
As the so-called layman watches the fun, the expert watches the doorway. Everyone is also very talented. At this time, they couldn't help but comment and praise. Some people said: "Old Chou's skills are also advanced."
Someone said: "This hand punches the back, moves the whole body, and sends it out at one point. It's really amazing. Old Chou, you have a good way of using force. Let's find time to help each other?"
Qiu Tianhai revealed this unique skill, and returned triumphantly in the endless praises. On the ground here, Yin Ping and Yue Yun looked at the dead man and gritted their teeth. Yue Yun suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha, what's so amazing!"
The twelve-year-old child had a childish voice-changing voice, and the words he said at this time were particularly harsh in the pile of comments, but everyone was reluctant to drop the price, and they would not really argue with him at this time. The old man who practiced stick skills glanced at Yue Yun, and said loudly, "Your father naturally has more amazing skills. If there is a chance, the old man would like to ask for some advice."
Yue Fei, as a close disciple of Zhou Dong with iron arms, has long been rumored to be highly skilled in martial arts. When the old man said this, everyone nodded. Yue Yun still laughed: "What's so amazing, fighting in battle, how many of you masters are worth it? Among the Wei Army, the one I look up to the most is not your gang of clowns, but the rush to kill in battle. , facing the enemy bandits who are not afraid of death and are not afraid of losing their heads. Your punches are so beautiful that you are good for shit, and you treat the golden man as a dog"
As soon as he said these words, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. In fact, if these Han people who have already taken refuge in the Jin Kingdom have anything to be proud of, it is nothing but their own skills. Yue Yunruo said that their martial arts were not comparable to Yue Pengju and Zhou Tong, and they would not have the slightest rebuttal in their hearts. Only if they scolded their skills for nothing, it would be a real slap in the face. Someone slapped Yue Yun to the ground: "Ignorance child, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will stab you!"
Yue Yun's mouth was full of blood, and he laughed from the ground: "Hahahaha, quack quack... You see, the young master is not afraid of losing his head when facing you bastards. Cut me? Your grandfather Yue Yun is ten years old this year. Two, you come and cut, I have a plea for mercy, and I am not a man! Otherwise, I am your grandfather. Do you want to come! Come on uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
Everyone grabbed Yin Ping and Yue Yun, since it was impossible to kill them at this time, whether it was used to threaten Yue Fei or to sacrifice the flag on the battle formation, it would be of great use. Qiu Tianhai came over with a gloomy face and shoved the cloth ball into Yue Yun. Recently, the child was still struggling, repeating to Qiu Tianhai over and over again, "You are a dog for the golden man... dog, dog, dog..." even though his voice changed. , everyone can tell the difference, and they feel embarrassed for a while.
At this moment, on the other side of the bonfire, Lu Tuo's figure soared, and the wind pressure caused the bonfire to fall down suddenly, and someone in the air shouted: "Who?" Someone on the other side suddenly made a sound like thunder: " Haha! You treat the golden man as a dog"
What suddenly rushed out in the darkness was a violent and domineering dark-red spear. It appeared from the side of the camp, and had quietly sneaked to the vicinity. It was only when it was discovered that it suddenly launched an attack. Lin Qi, a master nearby, noticed it in time, hurriedly fought, and his whole body was smashed and flew out. The long spear was like chopping waves, piercing through people, and heading straight for the positions of Yue Yinping and Yue Yun. At the same time, Lu Tuo's figure rushed over the bonfire, pounced like a demon, and waved the serrated heavy blade behind him.
The two figures collided with each other, one knife and one shot, and the thunderous heavy light burst out of the confrontation in the night.
Gao Chong, the number one expert in the Beiwei Army, finally killed (.)