Chapter three hundred and thirty sixth division between enemy and me
He Qizhou said: "I just want to see the arrow that the Pei family shot at Gu Ting. If Gu Ting is really the third lineage, then he will definitely not be able to escape; if he takes the hidden arrow, it will confirm all my thoughts.
Also, if we don’t make it clear, our people will die in vain. Therefore, this risk is still worth taking. Jiang Li doesn’t know your identity yet. He is from Wuchasi. I don’t dare to trust him completely.
, I want to talk to him again when I find an opportunity, and if he is really a man, I will try to protect him when the time comes."
"Okay, knowing this makes me feel much safer. I was always worried that the killer would shoot me. At that time, if I wanted to save my life, I would have to expose my strength. I will listen to you whatever I do next," Xia Tong said.
"Don't take it seriously, just proceed with caution." He Qizhou said.
The caravan encountered no danger during its march that day, but the archer still fired his arrow. At noon, when he was resting and drinking his horse in an empty valley, an arrow suddenly shot out from the snow in the crown of a big tree.
, flew towards the back of the ancient courtyard thirty feet away, with its back to the big tree feeding the horses.
"Fortunately", Gu Ting moved, and the arrow hit the scabbard hanging on his waist. It shot through the wooden scabbard, rubbed the back of the knife, and shot through the iron shell armor on the upper body. The arrow finally
It was just a scratch on the skin, but when the archer saw that the arrow missed, he didn't want to be greedy at all. In a blink of an eye, he jumped from the treetop into the mountains behind him. Everyone finally saw the back of a man in white, and saw the white shadow floating away.
, everyone in the caravan knew that they could not match Qinggong, but no one went to pursue him.
That night, the night watch was changed from three shifts to two shifts, and the number of people in each shift also increased. Even the coachmen were required to carry shields and keep vigil. This only suffered for those who had no internal strength. The coldness in the mountains was naturally unstoppable. The next day
When setting off, the entire team seemed trembling and dispirited.
But the assassin showed no mercy. Not long after the team set off, another person was shot and killed. This time, it was a newly recruited guard from the Lotus Gang in Xuancheng. Originally, the person was still walking on the inside of the mountain road, and there were people outside.
Holding a shield for protection, the archer shot the leg of the horse the shield holder was riding. The horse paused after being injured, and the guard on the inside was only halfway forward when his head was pierced by an arrow through the temple.
The assassin hit him and fled away again. The second brother and the others had no choice but to urge everyone to pass quickly while the assassin was looking for an ambush location again. However, there was a newly recruited guard who couldn't bear to be there all the time.
In danger, Guo Wen offered to return the silver and wanted to withdraw from the caravan. Immediately, several Lotus Gang grooms followed suit. Seeing this, Xia Tong naturally complained and said he didn’t want to do it anymore. In the end, even Gu Ting
Everyone gathered around Guo Wen.
Guo Wen was miserable, but he knew that there was no turning back when he fired his bow. He persuaded and threatened everyone: "Most of those people only attack once a day. As long as we get past tomorrow, we can get to the military post. Everyone will be safe there."
Well, we are in the business of licking blood from the knife's edge. If you escape now, think about how you will still hang out on the road in the future. In this way, I will double the bounty for each person, even if you die.
,Ok?"
The second brother who came after hearing the news said angrily: "How do you know if the assassin has any accomplices? It is relatively safe to stay in a group now. If we retreat alone, we are not afraid that they will all be killed in the mountains? The best way is to speed up.
,hurry up!"
The guard who led the strike saw that most of the people were silent and did not dare to say anything more. The Salt Gang was not someone he could afford. The caravan continued to move forward, but most of the people had more fear on their faces.
sorrow.
In the evening, things finally took a turn for the better. On a hill not far from Yangchang Valley, dozens of Zhou army officers and soldiers were cleaning the battlefield and dragging corpses off the cliff one after another.
After hearing the report of the expedition, Sikong Lang hurried over, stuffed a bag of silver into the leading officer, and finally got some good news. That night in the valley where he camped, he said to everyone: "I have good news for everyone. The soldiers who surrendered to the imperial court
Hong Lei led the officers and soldiers to set off before us. Now the officers and soldiers of the brigade have gone to encircle the Pei family's lair in the mountains. Just two hours ago, the officers and soldiers defeated the Pei bandit's outpost outside Yangchang Valley. In this case, we will
You can cross the canyon with confidence."
"What about the assassin?" someone suddenly asked.
"Why do you think the assassin came to assassinate the people in our caravan?" the second brother asked.
"I want to rob the goods."
"That's right! The Pei family's lair is going to be destroyed. How can he rob it? Since he can't rob the goods, why would he take the risk to assassinate us? It's better to assassinate those officers and soldiers directly!" Sikong Lang analyzed.
road.
The atmosphere in the camp suddenly became lively, and the sad-looking coachmen seemed to be relieved.
After a while, the group of soldiers who had cleared the battlefield passed the camp and directly entered the Yangchang Valley between two mountains. Sikong Lang went to inquire again. It turned out that the Pei family's lair must be entered from the branch road in the Yangchang Valley, where the army was stationed.
It's also within that fork in the road, so everyone feels more at ease.
Because the camping place is a rare large valley, there is almost no place where you can hide and shoot arrows, which also allows those who do not have to watch the night to sleep peacefully.
Sure enough, the night was uneventful. For the sake of caution, Jiang Li asked He Qizhou to accompany him at the front. They each held a shield in their hands and entered through the gorge where the army passed yesterday.
At the place where we camped yesterday, we didn't realize how high the mountains in front of us were, but after entering the canyon, He Qizhou was a little surprised. The canyon about ten feet wide was blowing in the dark wind. When he looked up, there was only a sliver of skylight between the two mountains.
There are not many heights. The further you go in, the darker it becomes. It is sometimes wider and sometimes narrower, but the widest point is only a few dozen feet.
Half a mile into the canyon, at some unknown time, a river appeared on the left side of the canyon. The widest point was only a few feet, and it had already formed extremely thick ice. There were large and small stones frozen in the ice everywhere on the river surface.
Fourth brother Jiang Li finally found a chance to speak. As soon as he distanced himself from the explorer behind him, he said directly:
"I am from the Wucha Division. I infiltrated the Yan Gang in Hebei seventeen years ago. After helping to annihilate the Yan Gang ten years ago, I was ordered to follow the remaining gang members to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Later, I found a way to join the Salt Gang.
Over the years, news about Tongwancheng, Xuancheng and other places have been brought back to Daqi through this trade route. According to what you said that day, have I been exposed?
I have known the spy buried in Qinglong Temple for seven or eight years. Now that I think about it, he is indeed a bit suspicious. Maybe he never truly surrendered to me, Daqi. I haven't opened his information yet. What do you think I should do next?
Do you want to escape back first?"
"First of all, you can't let people find out that you already know that you have been exposed. This is very important." He Qizhou said.
"Of course I know." Fourth brother replied.
"Do you dare to bet?"
"How to bet?"
He Qizhou asked: "Does the Qi State only recognize you? If they need you to send this information, they must protect you carefully before sending it. That also proves that there must be something wrong with this information! So in
At the inn, they don’t want to find out the Qi spies in the caravan. What you have to bet is to just pretend that nothing happened, don’t run away, and continue to stay in the caravan.”
"Qi State also knows the subordinate who is following me. Should I also explain the situation to him?"
"Is it unreliable? If you were asked to choose between saving your life or sending back real information, which one would you choose?" He Qizhou asked.
"My men were sent here three years ago, so they should be more reliable. As for the latter question, it's best to have both. If you have to choose, think about it, what happened to me after I abandoned my wife and children for more than ten years?
What is it for? I would have risked my life a long time ago!" Jiang Li changed his sinister expression, and there was only righteousness in his eyes.
He Qizhou glanced sideways and said: "Okay, if you choose to believe me, then I will choose to believe you! My name is He Qizhou, and I am the person who asked you to inquire recently. I am traveling with Xu Mu, and there are also our people in the caravan.
, I can’t tell you for the time being. Don’t tell your subordinates these things yet. Although the current Wucha Sikyong Shi Lan is very capable, I can’t trust him, nor can I trust the people he sends.”
"No wonder the five meridians are so strong!" Jiang Li suddenly said.
"Also, I have a feeling that today is not going to be peaceful."
"Why do you say that?"
"Tie Zhu is from the Pei family, but the news Sikong Lang inquired about yesterday did not seem to scare him. I looked at his face carefully, and there was no big change. It seemed that he was expecting it.
Therefore, we still have to be careful. If the two families really fight, we will find a way to get away."
"knew."
"I want to ask you another question. Do you know Wang Dingbian?"
"It sounds a bit familiar..."
"Luo Dingbang, where is Luo Dingbian?" He Qizhou continued to ask.
"No wonder they sound so familiar. They were powerful figures in the Yan Gang at the time. One was the hall leader and the other was the protector. I heard that they were both killed."
"No, they all died last year. Let's talk about this later when we have a chance. Do you know who was responsible for encircling and suppressing the Yan Gang?"
"It was jointly organized by the Military Inspection Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It seems that the main thing is to listen to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Is there any problem?"
He Qizhou said: "I just want to understand. The two of them are so miserable. I really don't know why they use such people."
"But their martial arts are so good." Jiang Li sighed.
"Can you be unreasonable if you have high martial arts skills?"
"That's true sometimes, but I'm reasonable."
"Well, you have always been 'proper' since you were born." He Qizhou joked.
"Hahaha, I'll be Jiang Li until my death." Jiang Li replied, feeling quite happy to be able to meet people from his homeland whom he could relate to in an enemy country.
Similarly, He Qizhou also respects the spies who are facing the test of life and death at this moment. Unknowingly, he has entered the canyon for more than ten miles. The road is as narrow and winding as a sheep's intestines, and there are many forks. If he is not familiar with the road, he really doesn't know how long it will take.