Chapter three hundred and sixty second life-saving grace
After succeeding with the sword, Xia Tong did not attack the opponent again. Instead, he turned to the east and stabbed the leader in the back. At this time, the leader was making a third sword. Guo Wen, who was surrounded from three sides, deflected four swords in succession.
After that, it was no longer possible to receive the fatal blow from the leader!
"Be careful, he's the Eight Meridians!" Seeing this, the person on the far west side shouted while chasing him.
The leader was willing to trade his men's lives for Guo Wen's, but he was obviously not willing to trade his own life for it. He hurriedly withdrew the knife that originally struck Guo Wen and turned around to defend himself.
Xia Tong was not willing to fight him head-on. When he was chasing him, he had already calculated the strength of the five opponents. Three six-meridians and two seven-meridians. Any two of them could tie with him if they joined forces.
Any two of them can take Guo Wen's life!
The leader's strength should be on par with Guo Wen's. He couldn't even think of hurting the opponent within a hundred moves. The reason why he was able to injure the person on the far west with one strike was mainly because the opponent was already the weakest link among the five.
He was distracted to deal with himself again. Now that he saw the leader saving himself, he put away his knife without thinking, dodged the leader, and attacked the "robber" closest to Guo Wen.
The "robber" obviously didn't expect that the pursuers behind him would break in so quickly. He was so shocked that he didn't care to continue to ask Guo Wen for help. The first thing he thought about was to protect himself. Xia Tong seized the opportunity and
Grabbing Guo Wen's arm, the two took advantage of the gap and jumped out, running away to the south at the same time.
"Chase!" The leader also relied on actual combat. It was just a face-to-face meeting to calculate the strength comparison between the two sides, so he continued to issue the order to pursue. Under the cold moonlight, five black shadows chased two black shadows up and down.
Running for their lives on the loess...
Among the five people, the one with an injured calf gradually slowed down. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had lost too much blood and one of his right legs was no longer functioning.
Xia Tong noticed that the pursuers behind him seemed to have slowed down a bit, and while running in front, he shouted: "What's wrong? You don't dare to chase anymore?"
It would have been better if he didn't shout. When he shouted, the leader made a sign and he stopped chasing. He said to his subordinates in a deep voice: "Go back, there are business matters to be done!"
"No matter who you are, thank you for your life-saving grace!" Guo Wen gasped. In fact, as long as the "robber" behind him chased him for a few more miles, he would not be able to run away at all, and he was pulling him
Of course Xia Tong felt this and deliberately scared the other party away.
"After receiving your money, of course I have to do something. Gang leader Guo has been a bit pampered in recent years, why can't he just travel so far?" Xia Tong said with a smile.
"I'm ashamed. It was Deren who asked you to come." Guo Wen blushed, slowed down and said with difficulty, because in the caravan, apart from Zhai Biao, this "Qiu Tong" was the most familiar with Deren.
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"Hey, you know this too."
Guo Wen sighed: "I didn't expect that at such a young age he could still command a master like you, and I don't know what his true identity is."
"Seeing that you are as kind-hearted as him, it's okay to tell you that he is our Daqi Wu Zhuangyuan He Qizhou. The purpose of my coming to the Northern Zhou Dynasty is to find him." Xia Tong laughed and said: "When it comes to fighting, his
The five meridians are stronger than my eight meridians! But just know it yourself, and don’t tell anyone else, lest you implicate those who helped him in the Zhou Dynasty."
"So that's it. You can defeat Wan Yan Gang without any internal strength. With the internal strength, it's really scary." Guo Wen thought about the scene where He Qizhou was one-on-one in the ring. He didn't question Xia Tong's statement at all, and said with a wry smile:
"I, the gang leader who can't save myself, actually want to save others... Don't worry, I won't say anything."
"You may not be able to move around in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Why don't you go to Qi with me?" Xia Tong said.
"You still look down on me. The more than thirty years of wandering around in the world are not in vain. I still have to go back. Some things must be done!" Guo Wen said firmly.
"Dismissal of the gang? Revenge?" Xia Tong asked.
"Well, there are still more than 300 gang members, and we need to inform them as soon as possible. We also need to go to Zhongjing to inform the small gangs and merchants about the situation. We can't let them suffer unclear losses. At least let them understand the Helian family.
"True face, by the way, spread the word about the Helian family's method of dealing with the Pei family. Although they can't defeat the imperial court, this can be regarded as part of revenge." Guo asked.
"Okay, then I'm going back to Zhenbeiguan. I made an appointment with He Qizhou to go back tonight."
"Those who are chasing me should be from Qinglong Temple. Maybe many of them have taken a detour to Zhenbeiguan. You'd better go back quickly and tell He Qizhou to abandon the city and retreat. You have also seen the group of people in Yinshan Mountain.
If you have enough fighting power, don't be like the Pei family and be killed." Guo asked.
"Well, we'll see you later, Gang Leader Guo, take care!"
"I haven't asked the strong man for advice yet..."
"Han Chong's personal army camp is in command of Xia Tong."
"Looking up for a long time, take care!"
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"Head, someone seems to be climbing up below!"
"Throw a torch and go down and have a look."
"Someone is really coming, archers are ready; shovel all the soil on the edge of the cliff for me..."
"Don't shoot arrows, my name is Xia Tong..."
"Xia Tong? Stop, stop, one of our own!"
Xia Tong finally climbed up the earth cliff nearly two hundred feet high. In the deep ravine for more than forty miles, there are only a few places that are easy to climb, and there are Zhenbeiguan outposts above them.
"Give me a horse quickly. I'm going to Zhenbeiguan City. People from Qinglong Temple may have taken a detour." Xia Tong said anxiously.
"We have discovered this a long time ago and have sent people to report it. I heard that the Northern Zhou Dynasty has begun to attack the city. Please go and help defend the city. We still have to guard this place. It is more than a day's journey up here than winding around the loess pile.
!" said the captain of the sentry.
"Okay, be careful." Xia Tong took the horse and headed straight for Zhenbeiguan on the high slope, regardless of the fatigue of running all the way.
"If you encounter patrolling cavalry on the road, report your name in advance -" the sentry commander shouted from behind Xia Tong.
"knew--"
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Under the north city of Zhenbeiguan, the sound of killing was loud! After setting up eight ladders, the defense at the top of the city was obviously no longer so easy. To shoot down a heavily armored Zhou soldier as strong as an ox, even He Jing would have to expend
After using a large amount of zhenqi to kill seven or eight people in a row, He Jing, who was suffering from internal injuries, had to retreat and adjust his breath.
The main force of the defense at the top of the city became Qi's armored soldiers. Only relying on the favorable geographical location, they could barely block the Zhou army's attack. However, from time to time, some of the defenders' Zhou soldiers were injured and shot down and lost their positions.
He Qizhou had already put down his bow and arrows at this time, and together with Jiang Shuo's masters, they specifically killed the Zhou soldiers who rushed into the city wall, while Jiang Shuo was commanding the battle from the top of the wall.
The two large pots of boiling oil had long been empty, and there were still dozens of oil cans filled with hot oil on the ground. Jiang Shuo saw that almost every two people rushing up the ladder had a pointed shield, and the effect of the oil sprinkling had been greatly weakened.
, he ordered it not to be used anymore, but to keep it only for use at the most critical moment.
More than half an hour after the war started, the city, which was only about 20 feet long, was already covered with dead bodies! The Zhou army's heavy armor accounted for the majority, with more than a hundred people, while the Qi army had almost half of them dead and wounded, and one person was killed or injured.
In the beginning, it was mainly light armor that was shot by arrows, but now it is almost all heavy armor that guards the crenels!
"Your Highness! If this continues, my team will soon be exhausted. Should we wait until the people from Qinglong Temple are in place before attacking?" An officer in heavy armor couldn't help but ran over to ask for instructions.
"Why are you panicking? They only have a hundred heavy armors at the end of the day. They can go up after a while of charging! All you have to do is obey the orders. There is no need to say anything else." Helian Changying said calmly.
Although the officer was unwilling, he could only return angrily. Wu Shi on the side said: "I didn't expect Jiang Shuo'er to actually spend a lot of money here. Even in Yanjing City, it is estimated that there will not be more than a thousand heavy armors!"
"My people will probably arrive tomorrow afternoon, would you like..." Shen Tinggu asked hesitantly.
"Didn't you see that they raised the smoke early? Even if five hundred people can only fill in half an hour earlier, I am still willing to give it a try!" Helian Changying said sternly.
Wu Shi also said: "The second princess is smart. All the elites of Yuguan are here. If they can be wiped out here, there will be fewer casualties when attacking Yuguan. The most important thing is that we can control the time!"
Helian Changying nodded to Wushi and issued an order: "Come here, give each of the Yan Gang members a piece of light armor and let them attack the city immediately!"
"What if they don't obey?" the soldier responsible for delivering the order asked weakly. After all, the other party was not a soldier.
"If you don't comply, I'll kill them all for collaborating with the enemy!" Helian Changying knew that even the cart drivers in the Salt Gang had considerable combat power. Although there were only a dozen of them, they could reduce the casualties of heavy armor to some extent. See the messenger
Still a little less confident, he added: "Just tell them that the second brother and the fifth brother have been killed by Nan Qi. This is their chance to take revenge. Don't they, the people in the world, pay attention to living and dying together?"
"Got the order!" The messenger quickly rode towards Zhennanguan Pass.
"Let me see if I can find a shortcut from Dongling." Shen Tinggu looked towards the southern city head. Although the Qi army's casualties began to increase, their defenses were well organized and they would definitely not be able to break through them for a while.
"Here comes Master Laoshen. The path Sikong Lang mentioned should only be about a hundred and twenty miles away. You may be able to get there in less than three hours." Helian Changying was actually waiting for Shen Tinggu's words.
Although she was the full commander of this attack, she could only negotiate with Wushi and Shen Tinggu.
"We can break the city at dawn!" Wu Shi said confidently. Although half of his main force went to Jiayuguan, he himself went to the front of Yuguan. Which one is more important is self-evident!
Shen Tinggu said nothing more, got off his horse and headed east, disappearing into the night. Only masters like him and Si Kong Lang could quickly climb that path! So he went there alone, without any of his men!
The fighting at the top of the city was non-stop. The sound of heavy weapons hitting the armor was mixed with the tragic cries of the armored soldiers on both sides. All the martial arts tricks seemed to be superfluous. Facing the heavy armor, the internal energy below the fourth pulse was almost
It has no effect! Behind the shields of the armored soldiers charging into the city, most of the protruding weapons have turned into hammers, axes, maces and other smashing tools. The ones standing in front of them are Jiang Shuo's armored soldiers who are also fearless of death!