Under Zhang Mingzhi's abnormal psychology, he became extremely anxious at night and found it difficult to sleep, so he took Huo Ting, the short and stocky man next to him, and went directly to Xianghao.
The guy first beat up the wife's husband, then asked the wife to soothe his anxious mind, and angrily asked the wife why she was so casual, and then fell asleep.
Immediately afterwards, chaos broke out.
In fact, strictly speaking, Zhang Mingzhi is really unlucky!
The Huo Ting next to him was really a first-class talent. After finding out what had happened, he went out to take a look and determined that most of the danger was in the main camp. Then he told the panicked Zhang Mingzhi not to act rashly and continue to return to the mountain.
Take shelter in the tents of married women.
The two of them endured it for a stick of incense, and waited until the rest of the Shanyue people confirmed that something was wrong and began to run away in confusion before taking the young master away.
It stands to reason that there are many people running away at this time, and it is still dark, so these two people should have a high probability of escaping.
As a result, evil causes bear evil consequences. Of course, the wife's husband has a bad breath in his heart. He could only swallow his anger when he saw the ferocious Huo Ting before. Now when he saw the Shu army, he decisively sold him, saying that there were two big shots.
Ran away.
At this time, the Shu army also captured a large number of livestock and temporarily formed a cavalry force, so they caught up with the two men.
Suddenly, Fang Linyan asked a core question:
"What are you doing here! Tell me quickly!"
Zhang Mingzhi trembled all over, and just as he was about to speak, Huo Ting, who collapsed on the ground, had already hissed:
"You can't say that, Master!"
Fang Linyan kicked Huo Ting in the mouth, and then cut off Zhang Mingzhi's left ear! In the first few seconds, Zhang Mingzhi didn't react at all, until the severe pain came, he suddenly collapsed
The ground screamed miserably.
Fang Linyan clasped his hands on his chest, waited until Zhang Mingzhi had calmed down, and then said calmly:
"It doesn't matter, you don't have to say anything. There are many places on your body that can be cut, including your nose, eyes, fingers, toes, and finally your tongue. If you can survive so many cuts, then it doesn't matter if I spare your life."
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After hearing the scene described by Fang Linyan, Zhang Mingzhi's whole body trembled violently with fear. What experience and endurance could a pampered young man like him have?
Seeing Fang Linyan take out the Predatory Fang, slowly aim it at his own eyeball and stab it, his psychological defense completely collapsed, and then he shouted:
"I said! I said!"
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Ten minutes later, Fang Linyan stood on a high place, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance?
It turns out that this group of Wu people who went deep into the territory of Shanyue were members of the Zhang family, one of the four major families in Jiangdong. The pillar of the Zhang family was none other than the famous counselor Zhang Zhao in Jiangdong! This man was very powerful and lived to be 81 years old.
age.
When Sun Ce was under Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao had already been in charge of the civil and military power in Jiangdong, which was equivalent to having the power of the prime minister of Jiangdong. After Sun Ce's death, he assisted Sun Quan as an entrusted and important minister, and he was still alive until Sun Quan became emperor.
Zhang Mingzhi is Zhang Zhao's grandson. Of course, one must be added later, because Zhang Zhao has five sons and eleven grandsons!
The Zhang family came this time, saying that the Shanyue clan's attack was just an incidental purpose. But their real purpose was actually to have an expert in the clan observe the stars at night, saying that a general was trapped near Lingling.
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So the Zhang family stepped up their inquiries and used their intelligence network to find out the news. During the battle where Lu Meng used the clever plan of "crossing the river in white clothes" and led to the defeat of the Shu army, a big fish took the initiative to cut off the rear, and then after the defeat
He escaped, but was caught by Mao Gan, a big-headed man of the Shanyue people. This guy was highly respected among the Shanyue people and was respectfully called "Daqigui"!
Therefore, the real purpose of the Zhang family's visit this time was to buy the Shu general from Mao Gan to claim credit.
After hearing this, Fang Linyan said curiously:
"General Liao Hua and Liao who are trapped here are calm and decisive, and have the qualifications to be a famous general. How can you be sure that the general in question is not him?"
Zhang Mingzhi shrank and said:
"No, the real person said that when he looked at the famous star after entering samadhi, he found that there was an illusion of a big snake protecting his head and body, and he had strange visions."
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"So where is Mao Gan?"
Zhang Mingzhi:
"We have made an agreement with Mao Gan to conduct the transaction at Crow's Crossing on the waterfront, thirty miles north, at two o'clock this afternoon."
After getting the news, Fang Linyan was thoughtful and waved his hand to take Zhang Mingzhi away. There is still use for keeping this person. The direct grandson of the Zhang family can also be used to exchange some resources or money for information.
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After about half an hour, the whole battle had almost calmed down. Liao Hua came to Fang Linyan, got off his horse, and said with a hint of excitement:
"The brothers on this side of the battle must take the lead!"
Fang Linyan smiled and waved his hand and said:
"This is our Shu army's bravery and skill in fighting. At best, I only provided some information."
Liao Hua said:
"Brother Fang, pack up. We're going to the east soon."
Fang Linyan's heart moved and he immediately said:
"What's the hurry?"
Liao Hua said:
"This time we have captured at least six to seven hundred Shanyue people. It would be inappropriate to kill these people, but it would be even more inappropriate to keep them here. The cave owner, on the other hand, was trying to survive and said that they could not arrest anyone in their village.
The Shu army is rarely left alone, so it is willing to exchange prisoners with us."
"We have captured so many of them, as well as the leader and the cave master, so not only can we get our brothers in exchange, but we can also get food and other things. And fifty miles to the east is a settlement of the Shanyue people.
The Shanyue people from Shili usually trade there, so let’s take advantage of the situation and raid there, there’s a lot to be done!”
After Fang Linyan heard the news about Liao Hua, Zhang Guo's words suddenly came to his mind:
"The east is auspicious and the north is inauspicious. If you want to be a yellow bird, you are in the tree."
Now that the first sentence has been confirmed, Fang Linyan now has two choices: follow Liao Hua and others to the east to move the mountain cave, or go north to Binshui to trade with Mao Gan, the leader of the Shanyue tribe.
Obviously, if you go to the east, you have hostages in hand and you have the advantage of a surprise attack, so you will definitely be unstoppable, so it is auspicious to go there.
But if you go to the north, it will be really dangerous. Among the entire Shanyue tribe, there are only four big leaders.
As one of them, Mao Gan cannot be compared with other cave masters! Ordinary cave masters would even have to give gifts during festivals before they are lucky enough to meet Mao Gan.
One can imagine how strong it is.
Therefore, what Zhang Guo said about the dangers in the east, Ji and north is by no means nonsense. This old guy is still quite capable.
According to common sense, Fang Linyan's behavior at this time should be to seek good fortune and avoid disaster. But obviously, wealth is found in danger. According to the principles in space, if Fang Linyan goes to choose Mao Gan for a while, the income will definitely be greater.
big.
Moreover, Zhang Guo's hexagram also revealed something vaguely. If Fang Linyan wanted to be an oriole, he should go to the north.
Because Bei Ji is followed by the four characters "wanting to be an oriole". The hexagrams created by these old guys have many profound meanings and many hidden pitfalls. It is up to people to interpret them by themselves.
Now Fang Linyan is also confused by one thing: even Zhang Mingzhi does not know the specific circumstances of his father's transaction with Mao Gan.
For now, Fang Linyan can only judge that what the Zhang family and Mao Gan are trading are not common trading items, such as food, weapons, etc., but must be something easy to carry, or something similar to a treaty, an oath, etc.
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If you can know what this guy Mao Gan needs, then maybe you can use this to get rid of the chestnuts from the fire.
After pondering for a while, Fang Linyan went directly to Liao Hua and told Liao Hua everything about his situation.
Liao Hua suddenly felt a little confused:
"this"
As mentioned before, Liao Hua lacked experience at this time and was only an excellent executor rather than a decision-maker. No wonder he hesitated.
However, Fang Linyan had already made up his mind:
"Old Liao, I have thought clearly. I must go and meet Mao Gan for a while, because he might have the person I am looking for in his hands."
"But you don't have to be in trouble. Just take the people and continue moving to the mountain cave. I have already inquired about the terrain there. It is quite steep, so the cavalry is of no use at all."
"I will leave five cavalrymen as scouts for you, and I will take away the remaining cavalrymen. With these men, even if I cannot succeed, I can still protect myself."
After hearing this, Liao Hua felt that Fang Linyan was right. After thinking about it, he said simply:
"You don't need to leave me scouts. Not only that, I will give you twenty extra horses! We still have more than thirty war horses in the camp in the valley. We just need to climb rocks tonight, so we didn't bring them with us.
In this case, you will have more than seventy cavalry in your hands."
"With this force, if we charge on the flat ground, with the fighting power of the Shanyue people, even if the enemy has four to five hundred people, they can be directly dispersed! I will leave Sun Town to you again, and he will take charge of it.
Under command, this cavalry can display greater strength."
Sun Zhen is not an outsider either. He was one of the soldiers who followed Zhao Yun three years ago and respects Zhao Yun very much.
As a general in the Shu Han who was proficient in cavalry command, Zhao Yun would also train himself in peacetime and teach his experience in commanding cavalry to the people around him. Therefore, most of the army's basic cavalry generals came from his disciples.
Fang Linyan holds Zhao Yun's token and helped the Shu army escape from a great disaster. Therefore, both publicly and privately, Sun Zhen will definitely obey his advice.
It was only two or three o'clock in the morning, and the place where the hostages were exchanged with Mao Gan was on the waterfront thirty miles away in the north. In terms of time, there must have been plenty of time.
However, the cavalry used to charge at night because the battle formation was dangerous and the situation dictated it. However, traveling long distances at night is strictly taboo unless there is a compelling reason, and it is easy to cause non-war damage.
Therefore, after Fang Linyan discussed with Sun Zhen and others, he found two more prisoners to ask about the terrain, and finally decided that Sun Zhen would set off with the cavalry after dawn, and after traveling twenty-five miles, they would station themselves at a place called Tianyan Slope.
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Fang Linyan, on the other hand, took Xiang Hezhen and the two of them out at night and rushed directly to Binshui!
According to the prisoner's account, there are seventy miles of mountain road from Ganquanzhai where Mao Gan is located to Wuwudu on the waterfront, and there is only one spacious and easy-to-travel road. The rest of the roads are either rugged or difficult to navigate, or they are in dangerous conditions.
Semi-destroyed state.
Therefore, after Fang Linyan and Xiang Hezhen arrived at Wuwudu and continued to follow the road, they would definitely encounter Mao Gan's group of people on the way. By then, whether they were gathering intelligence or testing the truth, they could all be completed in advance.
It is worth mentioning that when Fang Linyan saw Xiang Hezhen who had been killing people all night, he was slightly surprised.
Because at this time, Xiang Hezhen actually smiled gently, there was no trace of blood on the linen clothes he was wearing, and his eyes were shining brightly. He seemed to be spotless and had a sense of transcendence.
temperament.
How does this look like a murderer who has just killed dozens of people? He looks completely like a layman who is compassionate and kind to others.
Obviously, Xiang Hezhen has completely restrained the sharpness and murderous intention in his heart, restrained everything, and will only reveal his terrifying fangs in an instant when necessary!
The only thing that had undergone a huge change was the pair of Muramasa swords he wore on his waist. Even if they were unsheathed, there was actually a large ball of blood around the scabbard! And the shape of the blood was actually on it.
It was constantly changing, and it looked like a ferocious beast that was constantly struggling.
This bloody light is already very eye-catching, but when others really stare at it, a shrill wail will ring in the ears of anyone with weak willpower, and even their mind will be taken away by it.
It’s not just humans anymore. Fang Linyan noticed that the mosquitoes, insects, etc. next to him disappeared without a trace after approaching He Zhen!
Realizing that Fang Linyan was staring at the abnormality on Miaofa Chunzheng, Xiang Hezhen understood it immediately. After smiling slightly, he took off his coat and wrapped it up. At the same time, he muttered something in his mouth and stretched out his finger to touch it.
Immediately, the bloody light above Miaofa Village disappeared. Fang Linyan nodded to him, and the two of them reactivated the magic talisman and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
***
Eight hours later,
The sun is in the middle of the sky,
Seventeen or eight tents have been set up at Crow's Crossing on the waterfront, with the largest tent faintly guarding the center. The huge tent is shining with golden light in the sunlight, making it look very impressive at first sight.
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On the top of this huge golden tent hangs a grinning tiger head. This is Mao Gan’s special symbol as a Shanyuetou man, the Golden Tiger Tent! By one glance, others can tell that he is here.