Seeing the pursuers behind him approaching little by little, Zhang Chong grasped the ox-horn bow in his hand, dripping with sweat.
Cai Que growled behind him:
"Qu, let's fight them."
At this time, he was holding an iron pestle on the ground, gasping for air. The original bone he used had been broken long ago. The iron pestle he used belonged to Guo Zu. Guo Zu was lame and could not use this kind of iron pestle.
Big weapon.
Cai Que shouted this, and so did Guo Zu and the two Dongpingling believers.
Zhang Chong, who was standing at the front, could hear their reluctance. Who would have thought that the comrades who were originally allies would not only sit back and watch, but also cut off their escape route. However, Zhang Goulv, who was originally thought to be a traitor, turned against them and sacrificed his life for justice.
What kind of world does this hot girl live in!
Who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys?
Zhang Chong was not willing to give in. He would not leave it to anyone, but it was useless to think too much. He calmly observed the surroundings, trying to see if there was any suitable place that could be used as a stronghold to temporarily resist.
But there is no high point near the east gate. Looking around, there are only enemy soldiers swarming in front of them.
Forget it, everything is due to me, Zhang Chong, and everything has the result today.
Zhang Chong looked at the two Dongpingling believers behind him, and saw that their faces were covered with blood, their faces were resolute, and they were biting their lips and not saying a word. At this moment, they seemed to be looking forward to death.
Zhang Chong sighed and asked:
"You two are good men, but it's a pity that you and I, Zhang Chong, have to die here today. Don't you know your names yet?"
One of them clasped his fists and replied to Zhang Chong:
"Zhang Qu, my name is Tian Jin, and his name is Shi Hui. We are both Taoist guardsmen. It is our honor for us two brothers to die together with Zhang Qu."
The man next to him named Shi Hui kept nodding.
Seeing the honesty of these two people, Zhang Chong laughed loudly, then stopped, pointed at the enemy soldiers pressing in front, and said solemnly:
"Well, let's kill these thieves first, and then our brothers will go on the road together."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hemp rope fell in front of them with a snap, and then they heard a soft voice from the city:
"Is that Zhang Qukui below? My name is Shan Ming. I heard that you are in trouble, so I came to rescue you."
That's right, the man who calls himself Shan Ming is the Xiaokui from the Taiping Dao force who joined halfway when his father returned to Licheng two years ago.
After this man was defeated by Liang Zhongning of Dongjun, he joined his master Tang Zhou, but he was very unpopular. Not only did he not make money, but he was also ordered by Yi Qi in his daily life.
Shan Ming no longer wanted to stay here in Tang and Zhou Dynasties. He heard that Xu He from Le'an County was a righteous man and a lover of soldiers, so he wanted to join him.
But during the day, he overheard Tang Zhou telling his subordinates to kill Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong? Qu Kui from Mount Tai?
Shan Ming has also been a minor leader. He naturally has his own understanding of which canal leader has more prospects. In terms of Qingzhou Road, among these canal leaders, Shan Ming feels that the Taishan side has the most development prospects.
First of all, Zhang Chong is a disciple of Ren Gong General Zhang Liang. This background is already top-notch in the religion. Then Taishan Fang can still fight. Judging from the results of the past two years, Taishan Fang can be said to be Qingzhou.
The first strong soldier.
I haven’t heard from those comrades from Qi State that every time they mentioned that Taishan Fang had some dissatisfaction, there was only one thing that was universally acknowledged, and that was that Taishan Fang was really capable of fighting. Qi State’s Taipingdao had fought side by side with Taishan Fang, and they
If so, Shan Mingxin.
In addition, his leader, Zhang Chong, is good at accepting surrenders. This is also a little news spread in their Qingzhou Taiping Road. It is said that Zhang Chong will accept a general every time he fights an enemy. A person with such a big heart should be able to accept him.
Single call.
So when he heard that Tang Zhou wanted to kill Zhang Chong, he had the idea of giving help in the nick of time. However, he had always been utilitarian and timid. Even if he knew this information, he did not tell Zhang Chong in advance, but wanted to help Zhang Chong only when he was in trouble.
, so that the harvest is big enough.
In the original arrangement, Sun Ji asked a few Taipingdao officials lurking in the east gate to put down ropes for Zhang Chong and others, and then let the city go. But today at dusk, Tang Zhou, the leader of Jinan Canal, sent someone to deliver the order.
Ask them not to be on duty at night.
As the leader of Jinan Taiping Road, Tang Zhou had to obey his orders, so the city was evacuated immediately.
From here we can also see how far Taiping Road has penetrated the original Jinan city defense.
As soon as the doorman over there withdrew, Shan Ming sneaked up the stairs on his own. He had planned that when Zhang Chong and others arrived, he would put down the rope, and then talk to Zhang Qukui about what happened to Tang and Zhou.
It doesn't matter how he sings, but if he doesn't, it doesn't show that he sings just because of his righteousness.
But Shan Ming's cowardice almost ruined the whole thing. He never expected that Zhang Qukui and others were coming, but there was also a large wave of Dongpingling County soldiers behind him. So when it came to the end, he didn't dare to let go of the rope.
Went down.
After that, he went through a series of fierce inner struggles on the top of the city. At one time, he felt that wealth was in danger, and at the other time, he felt that he would be safe for eternity. Until Zhang Chong was begging for death downstairs, Shan Ming heard it clearly.
He was really stunned and sweating profusely.
A hero like Zhang Chong should not die like this.
Being so excited, Shan Ming let go of the rope.
People who have never been on a desperate road cannot understand how intense the joy of surviving a desperate situation is. When the hemp rope fell from the sky, even Zhang Chong couldn't help it, let alone others.
But they knew the severity. Guo Zu touched his injured leg and said sadly:
"Qu Kui, Ah Que, you can go. I am useless and I will protect you here."
Cai was indeed anxious. He and Guo Zu had a deep love for each other. How could they see him dying here? He was about to scold him when Zhang Chong stopped him.
Zhang Chong put the rope into Cai Que's hand and said:
"Ah Que, you go up first. You are strong. When the time comes, you can pull Azu up too."
Cai Que was anxious. The rope seemed to be hot to the touch. Cai Que refused to grab it no matter what. He panicked and said:
"Qu, what are you talking about? Even if Azu and I die, we will protect him and fight out. You must leave first."
After saying that, he desperately tried to force the rope to Zhang Chong.
Zhang Chong knew that Cai Que would not leave unless he deceived him. So, he pretended:
"Ah indeed, this rope is coming from a strange place. You go up first and explore the way for us. If there is no problem, you can pull the rope and we will go up then."
Knowing that Zhang Chong was right, Cai Que nodded, grabbed the rope and climbed up.
Contrary to what everyone thinks, it is difficult to climb the city wall. Ancient city walls were all trapezoid-shaped, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. So Cai Que stepped on the pit and quickly climbed to the top of the city.
As soon as Cai Que came up, he saw a weak man bending down to bow. He ignored him and just shook the rope below.
Then he put his foot against the city wall and pulled hard. After gasping for a long time, it was Guo Zu who was pulled up, and the rope was tied to him. At this moment, Guo Zu's face was filled with tears, and there was a slap mark on his face.
When Cai Que saw it was Guo Zu, he quickly asked:
"Where is he?"
Guo Zu cried:
"He refused to leave, so I tried to persuade him, and even beat me up, insisting that I come up first."
Cai Que was so anxious that he stamped his feet, hurriedly removed the rope, and threw it down. At this moment, he stood at the top of the city and saw Zhang Chong, the leader of Ququ, firing arrows at the bandit soldiers who dared to rush forward. The ones named Tian Jin and Shi Hui,
I was on his side trying to persuade him.
Cai Que threw the rope to Zhang Chong with all his strength, but in the end Zhang Chong didn't know what Tian Jin and Shi Hui said, and the two finally climbed up the rope one after the other.
The two of them wanted to say something as soon as they came up, but Cai Que didn't listen at all and threw the rope down again. This time, Cai Que lay on the top of the city and cried:
"Qu, stop being so angry. Let's go together."
Zhang Chong smiled, grabbing the rope and trying to climb up. But at this time, Dongpingling County soldiers finally came over under the urging of the military officials behind him.
Looking at the soldiers of Dongpingling County who were approaching cautiously, Zhang Chong smiled boldly, tied the rope around his waist, then straddled the rope and bent his bow to shoot. Cai Que and others above him worked together to pull him.
Below there is a soldier shouting:
"He only has a bow and can shoot several shots. Let's go up and chop him to death together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man was hit by an arrow in the neck.
Several people around him were frightened and immediately took a few steps back from this person.
There were also a few people who did not believe in evil. They rushed over with halberds in their hands. Before they could take two steps, they were hit by an arrow in the neck and died. For a moment, no one dared to move, and then they saw Zhang Chong slowly walking away.
superior.
When he saw Zhang Chong still three or four steps away from the tower, Xun Yu dared to come over with a group of archers. One of the county officials immediately said:
"Shoot the person and the rope together."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the county official was also hit by an arrow in the neck and died.
But these words reminded the archers who came over. They kept shooting arrows at Zhang Chong, but Zhang Chong blocked them with his ox-horn bow. However, a few arrows still hit the hemp rope, and then the hemp rope was
The squeaking sound was interrupted.
The four Cai Que people who were working hard to pull the rope upstairs stumbled to the ground. Lying on the ground, the four people had only one thought in their minds:
"It's over now."
Just when Cai Que was about to rush down madly to avenge Zhang Chong and die with him, a dark shadow rushed up to the city gate tower.
When Cai Que and the other four saw it, couldn't it be Zhang Chong? The four of them were so surprised that they hugged Qu Kui, with tears in their eyes.
Cai Que and the others were not there to see how Zhang Chong came up, but the county guardsmen below the city could see clearly.
When the rope was lengthened, Zhang Chong turned around and clung to the wall. Before the county guards could react, the leader of thieves clung to the wall like an ape and climbed up the tower.
Someone with a good eye could even see the finger holes left by the bandit on the earthen wall. Is this a human being? You must know that although the city wall is made of earthenware, it is made of steamed triple earth, which is harder than wood and stone. How did this person come to be?
Did it?
Xun Yu below also saw it clearly. He was really anxious this time and had formed a deadly feud with someone like Zhang Chong. Then could his father and son sleep peacefully?
I originally thought that Zhang Chong was just like Zhang Jiao, a totem with opinions, but I never expected that this person actually had the power of a ghost and could climb walls as if he were walking on the ground. You need to know where his father and son live, but
Not as high as this city wall.
So when Xun Yu saw that all the county soldiers were still standing stupidly, he was very anxious:
"If you don't go and open the city gate for me, how can you let these thieves go?"
Someone who had no eyesight replied:
"Looking at the city gate in the middle of the night is not in accordance with the rules."
Xun Yu ignored the man and waved his hand to ask someone to pull him away. Just like that, the eight county soldiers opened the iron-clad wooden doors on both sides with no effort.
Suddenly, the city gate of Dongpingling was wide open.