There were cries of pain and grievance in the room. Yang Ying's twenty-hand plan was not executed by Ning Yuanzhou, but by Ren Nufu.
In order to make this punishment effective, Ren Ruyi did not cheat and carried out it very seriously. However, the intensity was well controlled and within Yang Ying's tolerance. Even if it hurts, it would definitely hurt.
A group of spectators outside were waiting quietly. When they heard the screams of pain inside, everyone had different expressions.
Among them, Ning Yuanzhou felt the most distressed. After all, he had the best relationship with Yang Ying and regarded Yang Ying as his sister. Yuan Lu was a little scared.
Yu Shisan stood with Zhou Chen and put his arm against Zhou Chen: "Old Zhou, this beauty of yours is really hard-hearted. I'm worried about your future life. How about you do something with me?"
Companion, let’s just be a prodigal son together.”
"Does this mean you have a hard heart? If it were me, her behavior of hurting her companions would not be slapped on the palm, but beaten with a cane."
"hiss."
Yu Shisan took a breath: "We are really not a family. We don't want to enter the same house. You are both cruel enough. If it were me, such a delicate princess, how could I be willing to hit her? Women are meant to be loved.
of, not punishment.”
Qian Zhao snorted coldly: "Your behavior towards women is ten times more abominable than beating with a stick."
Sun Lang nodded in agreement: "I think so too."
"Hey, can you two stop trying to undermine me? I've provoked you into provoking you? I'm discussing with Lao Zhou, why are you interrupting?"
Qian Zhao and Sun Lang turned their heads in a tacit understanding and ignored him. Yu Shisan was so angry that he burst into anger.
It wasn't until there was no movement in the house that everyone dispersed.
In fact, what happened last night made everyone in the mission feel very uncomfortable, but due to Yang Ying's identity, they couldn't express it.
Anyway, Ning Yuanzhou's punishment decision and Ren Ruyi's actual execution made the people in the mission feel more comfortable.
Just like Ning Yuanzhou said, except for a few people, the brothers of Liudaotang knew that they would go on a mission with a narrow chance of death, but they still chose to go, which shows that they had already put life and death aside for the sake of giving.
My brothers cleared away their grievances and rectified the name of Liudao Hall.
If you really want to talk about it, there are probably not many people in the mission who are loyal and convinced of Yang Ying, the fake king of ceremony.
The matter was finally over, Yang Ying had received the punishment she deserved, and her temper was calmer than before. The mission set off again that afternoon.
Another day later, the delegation arrived at Tushan Town, but this time they did not choose to stay at the inn, but instead came to a Tushan Inn.
In the afternoon, several people gathered together in Ning Yuanzhou's room at the inn.
Ning Yuanzhou received news about the branch of Liudaotang and learned that General Pingyuan Zhou Jian, a close confidant of King Danyang, had led 3,000 soldiers to intercept them, so he asked Sun Lang to find this unoccupied inn in order to
Prevent Zhou Jian from ambushing them at the post station.
After learning about this, the young Yuanlu was very puzzled as to why King Danyang sent people to intercept and kill them, but Zhou Chen and others were unmoved and did not find it strange at all.
There are many ways to kill people, but how you die in the end is not a matter of words.
Ning Yuanzhou talked about Zhou Jian: "This Zhou Jian, I read his information when I was in the hell realm. He is very successful and a very brave general. It is difficult to deal with him."
He pondered for a moment, and then ordered Yu Shisan to go to Zhou Jian's place to investigate again. Yu Shisan received the order and left.
In the evening, Yu Shisan, who had returned from the investigation, told everyone about Zhou Jian's army. He overheard Zhou Jian saying that he would not let the mission get out of Tushanguan alive.
This answer did not exceed everyone's expectations, so they started some discussions and tried countless methods, but it seemed that they could not avoid Zhou Jian's army.
Ning Yuanzhou had a headache and looked at Zhou Chen, who had been silent.
"Zhou Chen, what do you have in mind?"
Old God Zhou Chen was here, pretending to be profound and said: "True is also false, false is also true, true is false, false is true."
Several people looked at Zhou Chen in confusion.
"What's real or fake? What a mess. What's your idea? Why are you showing off with this? Do you think you are a Buddhist master?"
Yu Shisan said angrily, it was so messed up that he couldn't understand it at all.
On the other hand, after hearing Zhou Chen's words, Ning Yuanzhou frowned in thought.
"What do you mean, fake it?"
"Um."
Zhou Chen nodded. This idea was thought up by Ning Yuanzhou himself in the TV series. In this era when it is difficult to transmit information, this method takes advantage of the time difference.
"However, this method may be able to deceive Zhou Jian for a while, but if he receives information from the capital, he will definitely pursue us. The speed of the mission cannot be compared with the marching speed of the army, so even if we speed up, it is impossible Get rid of them before arriving in Anguo, and there may be a tough battle by then."
"The difference is that fighting them now is a head-to-head confrontation, and the initiative lies in their hands. With just a few of us, we are definitely no match for the elite troops in a head-on confrontation. So we turn passivity into initiative, seize the initiative first, and the winning rate is higher. big."
"Understood."
Ning Yuanzhou made it clear: "At present, this method seems to be the most appropriate. I want to plan it carefully."
In the end, Ning Yuanzhou took action and went to Tushanguan to deal with Zhou Jian.
Zhou Jian is indeed a general with a high level of force, but he is a bit inferior in terms of strategy. Coupled with the lack of information, he was completely fooled by Ning Yuanzhou, and even personally came forward to let the so-called "fake envoy" leave Tu. Shanguan.
With Zhou Chen's advance reminder, Ning Yuanzhou did not dare to be careless after leaving Tushan Town. Instead, he urged the mission to speed up. It took only one day to reach Qifengpo, rested for another day, and then left. Continue to head to Shuzhou.
When he was about to arrive in Shuzhou, Ning Yuanzhou received another letter from a flying pigeon. The content of the letter stated that Zhou Jian had seen through their plan and was now leading thousands of troops to pursue them.
After receiving the news, Ning Yuanzhou did not dare to be careless and immediately started preparations.
They had actually expected this outcome, so they had been mentally prepared and prepared in advance.
After arriving in Shuzhou, the mission did not stop, but simply replenished their supplies before setting off again. They did not stop until they reached a dangerous place on the way to Jiacheng.
On the way from Shuzhou to Jiacheng, the mountains and forests are steep, the roads are narrow and difficult to navigate, and there are many places suitable for ambushes.
Yu Shisan drove his horse to Ning Yuanzhou and asked, "Old Ning, I haven't seen Lao Zhou and Yuan Lu these days. Where have they gone?"
After leaving Tushanguan, Zhou Chen and Yuan Lu didn't know where they went, so they only came back occasionally. It was mysterious, and this was not the first time Yu Shisan asked.
But this time Ning Yuanzhou still replied mysteriously: "They are going to make preparations. If Zhou Jian catches up, he will definitely regret it."
"You are so mysterious, what are you planning?" Yu Shisan was really curious.
Ning Yuanzhou did not answer him, but still smiled mysteriously. Yu Shisan wanted to punch him in the face.
Behind the mission, in the middle of a narrow mountain road, Yuanlu was carefully burying his body.
After a while, Zhou Chen floated over, but he did not walk on the ground, but stepped on the mountains on both sides to reach Yuanlu's side.
"Have they been buried? People will be here soon."
"Well, it's buried. When they come, they can detonate it."
"That's good."
Zhou Chen took Yuan Lu and hid aside, then waited quietly.
He and Yuan Lu were not at the mission these days because they were preparing to ambush the pursuing Zhou Jian's army.
Yuanlu is a member of the Hungry Ghost Path and is best at manufacturing, especially thunder and fire bombs, which he made himself. Zhou Chen is also familiar with the manufacturing process of black powder, so the two of them have worked together to make a lot of black powder in the past few days. .
At this time, the gunpowder is buried underground, and will be detonated immediately when Zhou Jian's army comes over.
The amount of gunpowder was not very large, but it was enough to cause a lot of losses to Zhou Jian's army. Most importantly, it could also slow down their pursuit. It would be even easier if Zhou Jian could be killed on the spot.
The two of them hid on one side. Soon, Zhou Chen heard the sound and whispered: "Here we come, be prepared and leave as soon as the explosion is done. Do you understand?"
"clear."
The sound got closer and closer, and both Zhou Chen and Yuan Lu saw war horses galloping towards them. Dust was flying all over the sky, and they knew at a glance that there were many people coming.
Zhou Chen held down Yuan Lu, who was a little nervous, and comforted him: "Don't worry, listen to my command later, I will let you light it, you light it immediately, then don't care about the situation, get on the horse and leave immediately."
"Okay, Brother Zhou, you don't have to worry about me." Yuan Lu swallowed and emboldened himself.
After all, we are facing thousands of troops this time. Even if we just light the gunpowder, we are still very nervous.
Zhou Jian's men and horses approached quickly. Zhou Chen was very patient. After their vanguard passed by, he shouted in a low voice: "Light the fire."
As Genroku lit the fuse, a moment later, an earth-shattering explosion sounded, followed by more explosions one after another, like thunder, covering up all the sounds of nature.
The surrounding ground collapsed, and the mountains on both sides collapsed. Countless rocks fell, smoke filled the air, people fell on their backs, and the scene instantly became extremely chaotic.
"Walk."
Zhou Chen just took one look at it, and immediately pulled Yuan Lu and galloped to the place where they tied the horses, untied the reins, and quickly mounted the horses.
"drive!"
The two people disappeared from the area very quickly and went straight in the direction of the mission.
After running for four hours, Zhou Chen and the others caught up with the mission. When they caught up, the mission was finishing their rest and preparing to hit the road again.
Seeing Zhou Chen and Yuan Lu returning, Ning Yuanzhou and others immediately greeted them.
Ning Yuanzhou, who knew what Zhou Chen and the others had done, immediately asked: "How is it?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, we are doing things. We killed a lot of people and blocked their way. As for whether Zhou Jian was hit by the bomb, we can't confirm, but what we can guarantee is that they will be killed in a day or two."
It should be impossible to catch up with us."
"Very good."
Ning Yuanzhou was immediately overjoyed. They were already in Jiacheng. As long as they speeded up, they would be able to reach the vicinity of Xucheng in a day or two.
Originally, Xucheng and even Caicheng Jingcheng behind it were the boundaries of Wu State, but due to the defeat of Tianmen Pass, three cities of Wu State were occupied by An State, so these three cities are now the territory of An State, and Xucheng has also become the territory of An State.
The border between Anhui and Wuhan.
Although Zhou Jian was brave and dared to intercept and kill the mission, if he had reached the border or within the territory of Xucheng, given Zhou Jian ten more courages, he would not dare to cross the border and kill people.
Therefore, for the mission, if they can reach Xucheng, they no longer need to worry about the pursuit within Wu State, and they will be safe for the time being.
"It won't be too late. We will set off immediately. As long as we reach the border, we will be safe."
Ning Yuanzhou was about to give the order to leave when suddenly Sun Lang screamed: "Yuanlu, Yuanlu..."
Zhou Chen turned around and saw that Yuan Lu suddenly fainted for some unknown reason. Qian Zhao hurriedly went over to check his pulse.
After just a moment, Qian Zhao said with an ugly face: "Yuan Lu's condition is very bad. He has a heart attack. Zhou Chen, what did you take Yuan Lu to? Why did you tire him out like this?"
Zhou Chen frowned slightly. He knew that Yuanlu had a weak heart, but although it was hard for them to make black gunpowder these past few days, it was not too tiring. In addition, Yuanlu was in good spirits, so he did not think of this matter.
Who would have thought that Yuanlu would fall ill at this time after everything has been done and people have returned.
Ning Yuanzhou said: "It's not Zhou Chen's fault for this. I asked him and Yuan Lu to do it. It's my problem, Qian Zhao, how is Yuan Lu doing now?"
Qian Zhao said solemnly: "It's best not to move around any more and find a place to observe for one night. I need a quiet place to perform acupuncture treatment."
Ning Yuanzhou felt very bad. He thought he would arrive in Xucheng soon, but he didn't expect that such a problem would arise.
"I can't worry about that much anymore. Saving Yuanlu is more important. Let's go to the inn in Jicheng first."
Yu Shisan said: "According to what Lao Zhou said, if Zhou Jian is not dead, he will probably be able to catch up again in a day or two."
Ning Yuanzhou said in a deep voice: "I know, but Yuanlu's current situation..."
Zhou Chen held Ning Yuanzhou's shoulders and said with a serious expression: "Leave it to me. Yuanlu fell ill because he was with me. Leave his safety to me. You first escort the mission to Xucheng safely. We
Leave a few people to take care of Yuan Lu, Zhou Jian's target is Yang Ying, nothing will happen to us if we stay."
"Can……"
"Stop it, Qian Zhao stays with me. I promise you that nothing will happen to Yuan Lu."
Qian Zhao hesitated for a moment and said: "What Zhou Chen said makes sense. The crisis has not been completely resolved and the mission cannot stop. I will stay and bring a few more people to take care of Yuan Lu. It will be no problem."
Yu Shisan raised his hand: "I will stay too, Lao Ning. I will help you watch them. You can take the princess and the envoy away with peace of mind. If everyone stays, the goal will be too big and only a few of us will be left."
He will not become a target for others at all."
Ning Yuanzhou's expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth.
"Okay, that's it. I'll lead the envoy on the way first. Zhou Chen, Qian Zhao, and Shisan, I'll leave two more people for you. After Yuanlu is healed, you can catch up. I will contact the border police at that time.
Please take care of those who are detained in advance.”
Although he was very concerned about Yuanlu's safety, he also knew that now was not the time to hesitate, and dividing his troops into two groups was the best option.
So, after Ning Yuanzhou made a short adjustment, he divided his troops into two groups. He led the envoy on the road, while Zhou Chen and others took Yuan Lu to the vicinity of Jiacheng to treat the wounded.