"What do you mean? Or did we fail to protect you?" the fourth brother said angrily.
"Stop arguing, let's think about how to deal with that archer." Sikong Lang hurriedly advised.
"Why don't you send someone to the next military post and ask the officers and soldiers to come and meet you?" Guo Wen asked tentatively.
"That's not right!" said the fifth brother who was most seriously injured: "I think the Pei family should also think that this shipment is a bait. Now they are just sending a master to test the bite. That man is not only good at archery, he is definitely a master. Let's go
It's a business road, and that guy can get ahead of us even after crossing mountains and ridges. Two or three of us might not be able to defeat him together. If we send someone to report the message, he will kill him easily. If there is no reply, should we leave or should we?
wait?"
Sikong Lang said: "At our current speed, it will take four days to walk to the next military post, and about six days to get out of Yinshan Mountain. From here, we will pass through Yangchang Valley in three days. There have been two accidents there.
The Pei family's lair is most likely nearby. I think it is unlikely that the Pei family will set up an ambush outside the Yangchang Valley. We can reduce the distance we set out to explore and try to stay together as much as possible to avoid being caught by that person.
Defeat the assassins one by one, and if you have the chance, take the initiative to besiege that person. As long as you leave the Yangchang Valley, the road behind will not be so dangerous."
"It's easy to put it. The fifth brother was shot in the thigh even though he was alert. I don't think we can rush in any more. The brothers seem to be a little timid." The fourth brother said dissatisfied.
"Then what do you think we should do?" The second brother seemed a little unhappy.
"Detour! Don't go through Yangchang Valley." Fourth brother said.
"No, we have to walk for at least ten more days! We may not even have enough food and grass." This time it was Guo Wen's turn to shout.
"Didn't you catch Lao Qi? Why don't we see any officers and soldiers coming to suppress the bandits? Do you really want to feed us to the Pei family?" The fourth brother's face became more and more gloomy.
"We can only bite the bullet and move forward!" The second brother said: "Fourth brother, let fifth brother recover for two more days. Tomorrow you and I will take turns to shift. When exploring the road, one person will be responsible for watching, and the other will hold the shield on the outside of the road.
To block arrows, the key point is to look at the opposite hilltop within eighty feet. The distance between each group should not exceed a hundred steps. The night watch is also a group of two, one person will guard and the other will watch. Gang Leader Guo, that’s it. What do you think?”
Although Sikong Lang was asking, it was more like giving an order.
"That's all it can do." Guo Wen sighed.
During the night watch, He Qizhou took the initiative to be grouped with the iron pillars, and it seemed safer to have the strong iron pillars carry a shield behind him, at least that's what Guo Wen thought.
He Qizhou was still facing the west, and the most likely attack on the camp was from a mountain peak a hundred feet away in the northeast. He Qizhou sat cross-legged and said lightly to the iron pillar sitting behind him holding a shield: "Although I don't
I know how you contacted the shooter, but I will tell you a few names later, hoping you can make the shooter stop shooting them."
The man didn't expect He Qizhou to speak so clearly. He was stunned for a long time before replying: "I'm sorry, I'm a rough guy and I didn't understand what you were talking about."
"You asked the shooter to kill me first mainly to keep hiding your identity, but I didn't report you, so why would you take my life again? Wouldn't it be better to have less hatred?" He Qizhou continued.
"I'm getting more and more confused," Tie Zhu replied.
Anyway, it takes two hours, and there is plenty of time. He Qizhou said slowly: "There are a few in the caravan who are my friends, and some are people I want to keep. They are definitely not enemies of the Pei family. On the contrary, I hope that the Pei family in the mountains can continue to exist. If you can't make the decision now, you can go back and ask for instructions, but please don't shoot at those people I told you about. I can even provide you with information about the court masters hidden in the caravan."
"Please explain yourself clearly. I was also a target of elimination when I was in the Iron Palm Gang. I only have hatred against the Pei family," Tie Zhu said.
"Okay, I'm really tired talking to you." He Qizhou sighed: "When I passed through the boulders that day, my horse hissed. You know the terrain well. You may have thought that someone from the Pei family was ambushing me, so you didn't sound a warning. Instead, it was the people from the Salt Gang who were further away who came to inquire first, so at that time I suspected that you were someone planted by the Pei family."
"This is too far-fetched." Tie Zhu said.
"It is indeed too far-fetched, but you are very smart and know that I may be suspicious of you, especially when I look at you around the corner, you must think that I have doubted you, so you can't wait to kill me Silence!"
"Then what?"
"Last night, I was the farthest target from the top of the mountain, and I was wearing Pangu's shepherd's clothing. I have no grudges against your Pei family, so there was no reason to shoot me first. But it happened to hit me. Don’t you find it strange? If I were a shooter, I would definitely shoot you. You are so close and there is no one to block you. What does this mean? It means that the shooter has a target! You see, he didn’t shoot me today because I I told you yesterday that I was just begging for a way out, and you understood. You are afraid that if you shoot me again, I will report you, so you won’t shoot me today, so I am even more confident in my judgment."
"Tell me, who shouldn't shoot? Who is the lurking master?" Tie Zhu stopped pretending to be confused and asked coldly.
"I, my wife, Zhai Biao, Jiang Li, Qiu Tong from the Yan Gang,..." He Qizhou mentioned a dozen names in one breath, including Zhai Biao's subordinate, as well as several familiar coachmen, the Lotus Gang, Guards, etc. Xia Tong's name was changed to Qiu Tong when he sneaked in. The reason why he told so many people was because he didn't want the Pei family to know too much. Originally, he didn't want to have a direct showdown with the other party so quickly, but he just didn't say it anymore. Maybe Zhai Biao will die tragically, and Xia Tong will be forced to show his true strength, so he still wants to avoid these risks.
"I can't describe the images of so many people. I'm sorry, I can't do it," Tie Zhu said.
"Then you can tell the shooter who he can shoot. I don't think he is a murderer. Otherwise, he would have targeted the coachman."
Tie Zhu pondered for a moment and said, "Who is the lurking master?"
"Guting!"
"Okay, I promise you!" Tie Zhu replied in a low voice and said nothing again.
"Let me tell you again, I am also an enemy of Zhou Ting. I hope you will not betray me no matter what the circumstances." He Qizhou was also worried that the other party would eventually succumb to the pressure of the Helian family, but he did not wait for Tiezhu's answer. .
…
On the fourth day of entering the mountain, the formation of the path explorer changed again. There were two groups, four groups, and the fourth brother was still leading the way. The furthest distance was no more than a hundred steps, but the distance was not fixed. The rear group was required to see as much as possible. Arriving at the front team. This time, He Qizhou's partner was finally replaced by Xia Tong, whose pseudonym was Qiu Tong. He held a shield to protect the outside of the road, and the two finally had a chance to talk.
"It's great that you're fine, but what happened to Xu Mu? Was he seriously injured?" Xia Tong looked forward and asked excitedly.
"I was hit by the poisonous dart of the Heavenly Dragon Cult protector Chi Yan, but I have found the antidote and am slowly removing the poison." He Qizhou said: "Brother Xia, why are you here? How is Mr. Han doing now?"
"General Han's injury is half healed."
"Where's Jiayuguan? Why don't you guard him?"
"He sent me here, what can I do? There are two main things. One is to find out about you and Xu Mu, and the second is to spy on the military situation." Xia Tong said.
"It's been almost half a year since I left the customs. Tell me about the current situation. To make a long story short," He Qizhou said.
Xia Tong said: "Okay. At the end of September, Northern Zhou general Li Yuan led the attack on Jiayuguan. Although the momentum was large, the scale of the attack was small;
In order to gain military glory, Wei Boyan sent Gan Xing with 10,000 cavalry to the north in an attempt to cut off the food route, but was ambushed and completely wiped out. Gan Xing's whereabouts are unknown;
After that, the Zhou army began to attack Jiayuguan. The defense of Jiayuguan was tight. The court said that several other military towns would not come to help. Only Tuyuhun sent 30,000 border troops to help;
General Han still doubted the true intentions of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and sent me to find out. I also asked for news about you and Gan Xing. I didn't gain much in Tongwan City, so I came to Xuancheng, where the Wuchasi Intelligence Office has a base.
, that is, Nanfeng Silk Shop. Fortunately, I was from the intelligence service that I met at the restaurant, so the shopkeeper didn’t recognize me.
According to the intelligence service, most of the people who besieged Ganxing were tornadoes transferred back from the Northeast. Not many troops came from Zhongjing. They had spies hidden in Qinglong Temple. Recently, an important piece of military information would be sent to them by people lurking in the Salt Gang.
Send it back to me, Daqi.
Besides, they have no news about you and Gan Xing.
Then I happened to see the Lotus Gang recruiting people. At this time, private transactions were really suspicious, so I planned to sneak into the caravan and investigate along the way. I found that my identity was also forged by someone from the silk store. Unexpectedly, the silk store was suddenly taken away.
And that Qinglong Temple spy may be the one who escaped from Yunlai Inn. I just wonder why Qinglong Temple didn't pursue it further. There must be someone of ours hiding in the Salt Gang. We need to find that person as soon as possible. He has
The information on this can be extremely useful.
Brother He, why are you wearing the clothes of a herdsman? Tell us about your journey."
He Qizhou said: "My story is a long story. There is no need to look for Gan Xing. He and Gan Tang committed evil while escaping and wanted to surrender to the enemy. I have already killed them."
"I don't believe it when others say I'll kill him, but I'll believe you, the top martial artist, even if you kill a Chengzong." Although Xia Tong was about to scream, he still held it back.
He Qizhou continued: "We must first find a way to avoid the current danger. I already know who the secret spy in the Salt Gang is, but the information he has may not be credible. There are also experts from Zhou Ting and the Pei family in the caravan.
It seems that both parties are setting up a trap, so we have to find a way to hide it while trying to avoid their fight."
He Qizhou then briefly informed Xia Tong of the various forces he suspected. Because the teams exploring the road were sometimes far away from each other, it took him several times to finish the conversation.
Xia Tong thinks that He Qizhou should not risk a showdown with Tiezhu.