Outside the south gate of Zhuocheng, several large flags were fluttering in the wind and making a sound. They were embroidered with the words Youzhou, Cheng, Xu and so on. The most important one was embroidered with the two characters "Steel Sword", but it was embroidered with the words "Steel Sword".

The steel sword is divided into two sides. This is the flag of the Steel Sword Knight Camp.

Although Xu Kang was allowed to go south as he wished, he could only lead 1,000 cavalry after being blocked by Sheng Ming.

Guan Yu, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and Wu Dun were summoned back one by one by him. Zhao Bahu and Gouzi also wanted to go together, but Xu Kang forcibly stopped them. After all, there were still 1,000 cavalry left in Zhuocheng, and these people needed generals.

To control, no one is more suitable for this task than Zhao Bahu and Gouzi.

Seeing that the army was ready, Xu Kang looked at the crowd seeing him off again.

As Xu Kang's adoptive father, Cheng Yuanzhi naturally wanted to come. Seeing that Cheng Yuanzhi was already here, other generals and officials would not dare to come. So the expedition of a small army of 1,000 people turned into an expedition with 10,000 people participating.

The scene of a large-scale expedition ceremony is really surprising.

But now there is no need to say anything more. Xu Kang waved his hand, and more than a thousand cavalry flew away at lightning speed, leaving only dust in the sky.

Throughout March, when the Taiping Road was developing in full swing in various places, the imperial court finally deployed defensive measures belatedly. First, Henan Yin Hejin was appointed as the general, troops were stationed in the capital pavilion, and eight passes were appointed as captains.

Secondly, under the strong "persuasion" of Huangfu Song and others, they offered amnesty to all party members and returned immigrants, but of course no amnesty was given.

Finally, Emperor Ling seemed to understand that he had only been focusing on making money these past years, which resulted in the weakening of the imperial military equipment and the inability to suppress the rebellion. Therefore, he issued an edict to the ministers to send out horses and crossbows, and recommended the descendants of the generals and officials who had a clear battle strategy.

Officials were awarded official positions.

At the same time, he sent Bei Zhonglang's general Lu Zhi to attack Zhang Jiao, Zuo Zhonglang's general Huangfu Song, and Right Zhonglang's general Zhu Jun to attack Yingchuan Yellow Turban.

A war spreading across the country is finally about to begin.

On the vast Jizhou Plain, the next convoy slowly climbed up a hillside accompanied by loud chants. If it weren't for the dilapidated villages behind, the screams, and the soaring flames as the background, this convoy would have looked like nothing.

Like an ordinary refugee team.

Because the more than 200 strong men escorting the convoy looked simple and dull, just like ordinary farmers. In fact, they were the most powerful and brutal bandit group within a radius of 200 miles.

There were 10 vehicles in this convoy, which were pulled by horses and oxen they had snatched from nowhere. Surrounded by a group of livestock were chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs, and tied behind the vehicles were a dozen people in messy clothes.

women, the oldest of these women is under 30 years old, and the youngest looks only eleven or twelve years old.

A young minion said flatteringly to the man riding a tall horse in front of him: "Brother Liu, this time I broke into Xiaowangzhuang and robbed so many things. Can you guys eat meat and have fun?"

Brother Liu immediately kicked him over and cursed: "You bastard, I didn't see you as a bastard during the war. You were the first one to jump out when we were dividing things." This kick seemed to trigger a wave of energy in his body.

There was an unknown injury somewhere, and he grinned in pain.

Brother Liu is the leader of this gang of robbers, named Liu San. He was originally a gangster on the street. Later, because he was greedy for a maid of a wealthy family, he attempted to rape and was wanted by the government. In desperation, he had no choice but to rely on a maid.

I used my strength to go up the mountain and became a bandit. Originally I was just doing some small business, cutting trails.

Unexpectedly, the rebellion on Taiping Road caused the whole Jizhou to fall into chaos. He took the opportunity to gather a group of gangsters, returned to the countryside, recruited hundreds of peasants who had no enough to eat, ran to the mountains, found a cave, and used it as a mountain.

King.

Now he has achieved some success.

The minion immediately said: "This Mr. Wang's daughter is really unruly. She dares to hurt my eldest brother. Just kill her."

Liu San felt the pain in his lower body and gritted his teeth. He cursed, "You don't have to worry about my business."

Of course Liu San didn't kill him because of any good intentions, but because he really couldn't bear it. This Miss Wang was a well-known water spirit from all over the country. If he killed her, where would he find such a water spirit wife? That's all, wait until I get better.

I'll take good care of your stubborn hooves. When the time comes, I can't make a "little steamed bun" from raw rice to cooked rice. Are you still afraid that she won't obey?

Thinking of the happy place, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, but when he moved, the wound was involved again, and it hurt so much. He was so frightened that Liu San muttered in his heart, "Why is it so painful? Isn't it broken by the kick? That one of mine will die early."

Parents, please protect it from getting damaged. It is the root of our old Liu family.

Just as Liu San was muttering to God and worshiping Buddha, the horse suddenly neighed, followed by "rumbling" sounds that seemed to come from all directions, and even the earth began to tremble.

"What's going on?"

"The earth dragon has turned over!"

"Watch the animals and don't let them get away."

After the chaos subsided, everyone gradually got used to this regular tremor.

In comparison, Liu San was somewhat knowledgeable. After feeling it for a while, he said to himself: "This sounds like the sound of a large group of cavalry running." But he was not sure, after all, most of the government troops and rebel troops were gathered in Hedong.

How could there be a large group of cavalry here in the county?

The bandits who heard Liu San talking to himself also became confused.

"Is it the cavalry?"

"What is a cavalry?"

The incomprehensible questions from the people below made Liu San feel agitated. Just as he was about to arrange a manpower to check, he didn't know that a strange torrent had appeared not far away.

This was a real cavalry, all wrapped in black armor. Their winding marching route made them look like a meandering black snake. What frightened Liu San was that this black snake was heading towards him.

The direction is coming quickly.

Getting closer and closer, Liu San finally saw the face of the person in front of him, and felt a cold air rushing from his tailbone to his forehead.

He has a dark face, narrow eyes, a crescent-shaped mouth, and a cold smile, as if he is mocking the ignorance of the world. Is he a human or a ghost?

Some other subordinates had begun to kneel on the ground and kowtow, muttering words that no one could understand, as if praying for the blessing of the gods. But what they didn't know was that when they raised their butcher knives to ordinary villagers, the gods

The blessing has already left them.

The black snake-like cavalry finally rushed forward. They seemed to ignore these people and passed quickly around the convoy. Seeing that the cavalry in front had passed the rear of the car, Liu San was about to exhale, but what happened next made him

Unforgettable forever.

The first ghost-faced knight shot an arrow first. As soon as the arrow left the string, the arrows of other knights had already shot out. Hundreds of arrows instantly covered the entire convoy.

The 200 robbers looked on stupidly, watching them take the bow, watching them nock the arrow, watching them guide the bow, watching them shoot the arrow, watching the arrow fly up, watching the arrow fall, as if they

They were just outsiders, everything here had nothing to do with them, and the targets these knights were shooting at were not just like them. It wasn't until the huge pain of the arrows piercing their flesh spread throughout their bodies that they wailed as if they were waking up from a dream.

This group of cavalry is the Steel Sword Knight Battalion led by Xu Kang. They have encountered countless thieves like Liu San along the way. It can be said that they are already familiar with it. The two arrows just fell, and the knight

They jumped off their horses skillfully, drew their swords, walked to the middle of the convoy, and fatally stabbed the bandits who were still wailing on the ground.

Liu Sanyi, who was pretending to be dead on the ground, saw how cruel these people were. He immediately got up, knelt on the ground, and cried: "Sir, please have mercy on me, my lord, please have mercy on me. I am a true mountain man, but I was persecuted by the bandits."

I have become a robber. This is my first time being a thief. Sir, please spare me."

When Xu Kang heard what he said and saw how pitifully he was crying, he felt a little soft. Just as he was about to say something to let him go, suddenly one of the dozen women who were tied together started to struggle violently.

The cavalry brought by Xu Kang this time were all selected from the 2,000 cavalry with good archery skills. Although they were not able to pierce the enemy with a hundred steps, they could still manage it without hurting more than a dozen women at such a close distance. It’s just that

Although these women were not physically injured, their mental damage was irreparable. Their eyes were dull and their bodies were trembling. They were not at all relieved to be rescued by Xu Kang and others.

Xu Kang saw that only this one among so many women had her mouth shut. He couldn't help but feel curious and said, "Let her go."

The woman just broke free from the restraints on her mouth and shouted: "Don't let that bastard go, he is the leader of this group of robbers."

Liu San's face turned pale with fright when he saw the woman struggling, because this woman was the Miss Wang family who was injured after he failed in his attempt to force her. Now that he heard her reveal her identity, he kowtowed and screamed.

He said: "Sir, please spare my life. I will never dare to do this again."

Xu Kang's eyes flashed with coldness, and he looked at Liu San, who was kowtowing, with a ferocious smile, and said, "I don't know how many people have kneeled before you like this and begged for your forgiveness. Have you forgiven them?"

Liu San was stunned for a moment. Xu Kang no longer waited for his answer. With a flash of sword light, Liu San's head, which weighed several kilograms, rolled to the ground like a rubber ball.

After executing all the bandits, Xu Kang shouted: "Check our trophies. Put the useful ones together and throw away the useless ones. Quick, remember to free up an ox cart."

It was obviously not the first time that Xu Kang's cavalry had done something like this, because their proficiency in sorting trophies was probably something even those bandits would put to shame.

Various precious metals were wrapped individually and then packed into boxes. Complete weapons were packed away, incomplete ones were thrown aside, living animals were gathered together, and dead animals had their hind legs cut off, and then all were abandoned.

Xu Kang walked to the specially vacated oxcart and shouted: "Old rule, load this cart with two bags of grain." Immediately someone brought two bags of grain from the grain cart, and then someone brought some clothes.

, copper coins, etc. were wrapped in several packages and thrown into the car.
Chapter completed!