Outside the east gate of King Kangche City, four thousand soldiers were waiting for their general Zahuo. Their target was the broken-headed river valley thirty miles away, with bows and arrows, kerosene, spears and countless stones along the river.
, even in the legendary Wind Control Realm, there is definitely no way to escape! The murderers of the king must be buried in the valley! It only takes half an hour to get there quietly, and now there are two hours in the ion time, which is more than enough time.
"Let's go!" General Zha roared, and after pulling the face mask around his neck to block the wind and sand, he rushed out confidently. Before leaving, the queen patted her breasts that were not plump and promised: As long as I report for this palace,
The revenge of killing your husband, the next generalissimo is none other than you, General Zha!
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"You call this a temple, we all call it a church." Shadadi, the leader of Hu Shang, came out of the Jing Temple and corrected Haji in a low voice.
"It doesn't matter, it's all the same. How is it? Is everyone here?" Haji glanced around the temple. There were more than a hundred people in the shadows of the lobby.
"They are all strong and reliable warriors!" the leader of the Hu merchants said proudly. Those Hu merchants who travel on trade routes all year round have close ties with each other. They know that only full mutual trust and selfless mutual assistance can they survive in the long and long term.
And survive on the dangerous trade road.
"What about the Tu Yuhun brother and sister?" Haji didn't realize that Urhan, who had been exploring the road with him, didn't seem to be here.
"They believe in Buddhism and say they cannot enter other people's temples casually. They are still in the inn and will come over later," said the leader of Hu Shang.
Haji pointed to the two men who were also in the lobby and said: "Okay, I will find a way to let the two of them go to the south gate to watch the night. In almost an hour, I will come to inform you personally. Before that, please
You must ambush in the temple."
"It's a church."
"Yeah, yeah, church." He Ji nodded and admitted his mistake, but said in his heart: "It will turn into a fire temple soon, and I will roast you bunch of beards with body odor!"
After walking out of the Nestorian church, Haji asked: "Where are the other two brothers?"
"They're staring at the brother and sister outside the inn!"
"Well done, you just stand guard outside the temple. Five hundred people will surround this place soon. I will send another hundred people to surround the inn. No one can escape!" Haji said.
"yes!"
…
At the southern end of Li Ruogu's camp, the head of King Kangche hung on a tall pillar. On the head, eyes that were not closed were looking desperately at the pass on the mountain several miles away. King Kangche was killed
The news of the execution came shortly after Li Ruogu received the head, which was shot into the stone wall of the pass. Several Kangche people ran down on horseback to try to snatch the head, but they were shot back with random arrows by Li Ruogu's people.
Half a day later, another team of eight people came to the camp, including three Kangche Wangwei who had surrendered. The good news they brought made Li Ruogu, Zhang Zhiren and others more confident. With the cooperation of the Kangche people inside and outside,
, Li Jichen personally raided the formation and captured the empty royal city. If the Kangche cavalry in the opposite valley could switch sides and attack again, it would be enough to wipe out Ruocha's tribe without infantry reinforcements!
Three of the eight Kangche soldiers volunteered to slip into the pass as couriers, encouraging the marshal in charge to abandon darkness and surrender to the light. As night fell, taking advantage of the "negligence" of the defenders outside the mountain, the three quietly climbed up the pass and slipped in.
…
A stone wall was built to block horses on the nearly one mile wide pass, leaving only a few openings for his horses to enter and exit. More than 3,000 people were guarding behind the stone wall day and night. If the opponent wanted to attack by force, it would inevitably cause heavy casualties!
The pass guard easily captured three soldiers who claimed to be Kangche Wangwei at night. However, the other party claimed to be a messenger and the person he wanted to see was actually Master Chiyan. The guard did not dare to neglect, and finally sent the soldiers directly to Ruocha first.
The royal tent.
Among the three people, one was one of the eight guards guarding outside the main hall on the top of the mountain. He was not very scared when he saw Ruocha, but still asked to see Chi Yan or Helian Changji first. Ruocha learned about the
The head was indeed that of King Kang Che. The queen had already lost her master, so she had no choice but to invite Chi Yan and the two. The guard then reported to Chi Yan Hui:
"Master Imperial Master, the Tianshan Sect has fallen! King Kangche is indeed dead. There are three hundred riders who entered the Tianshan Sect, and the leader is Yufengjing. Haji has encouraged these people and Hu merchants to attack the royal city. There should be a way to defeat them
Catch them all in one fell swoop!”
Chi Yan said: "Well done! Prince Hai, please immediately invite Prime Minister Kangche and the marshal, and then call for officers above the thousand captain level."
Ruocha asked: "Why is this?"
Chi Yan said: "Didn't you notice? When those two people saw the king's death, they wanted to negotiate peace with Tu Yuhun. Now I want the king's guards who escaped to tell them in person how the king died! Now these people are killing
The king's people want to capture the royal city again! Many of the young and strong officers under the marshal's account were promoted by the king to avenge the king and defend their country. This is very inspiring. Even if the two old guys want to surrender, they can't.
I can’t command my people.”
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to call you right away," Ruozha said.
Chi Yan added: "There are still more than 5,000 people in King Kangche's city. If they set up an ambush, they can easily eliminate the invading enemies. In this way, their Kingdom of Kangche will immediately offend Qi, Persia, and Tu."
Yuhun, by then, if you don’t join me, Dazhou, what will be your chance of survival?”
"But your army is still thousands of miles away..." Ruocha said with a bitter smile.
"So now we must unite and fight against the enemy as one!" Chi Yan said.
The meeting in King Ruocha's tent ended soon, and no one in Kangche's army proposed a peace proposal, nor did anyone propose a withdrawal from the South Pass. As long as they can hold on for two months, when the heavy snow falls, that is
When the army outside the mountain retreats, there may even be a chance to counterattack...
After the meeting, Chi Yan walked directly into Helian Changji's tent, dismissed the attendants and said, "Your Highness, it's almost time for us to go back."
"Why did the Imperial Master say this? Now that the morale of the army has been stabilized, the troops outside the mountain may not be able to get in even if they attack for a month." Helian Changji asked.
"I'm afraid that He Lianmin is going to escape! If Kang Cheguo is not in our hands, it will be a little troublesome." Chi Yan said.
"How dare she?" Helian Changji said angrily, the other party was just the daughter of the county king.
"That prince is not her biological child. She cannot spend her whole life here. Her mission will be completed after instigating Kang Che to send troops, so there is nothing she dares to do." Chi Yan said.
"Master, do you know who is coming from the Wind Control Realm?" Helian Changji knew clearly in his heart that this was what Chi Yan was really worried about.
"The person who often runs away is either Li Jichen or Lu Baogen. From what the guards said about his height and appearance, it must be Li Jichen. If He Lianmin can kill Li Jichen, it will be considered a great achievement. I will tell Gongsun Yi later.
Come on, take all of us and set off from the South Pass tomorrow morning."
"What's the reason?"
"Just in case, let's go back and deal with the top experts sent by Qi State to protect the queen and the royal city." Chi Yan said.
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After marching twenty miles from the royal city, Zaho's team began to stay away from the trade roads, bypassing the villages on the sandbank to the south, and plunged into the dark desert. The terrain became lower and lower, and two miles ahead, the darkest place was where the river valley formed
The gap is like a huge scar that is difficult to heal, tearing a hole in the earth.
"About what time is it?" Zahuo was a little nervous. He hadn't fought in a long time, and it was finally time to show off his skills.
"It's probably the quarter of the hour, General." The commander beside him whispered.
"Take a thousand of your men to the east to block the valley and support the brothers in the valley. If you let an enemy go, it's up to you!" Zahuo ordered the captain.
"As you command!"
It was at least more than an hour before the people in the valley were scheduled to set off, and Zahuo felt a little more at ease. Watching a thousand riders begin to break away from the team and go east, Zahuo began to give orders again:
"After the order was given, everyone dismounted. There were 1,500 people guarding each side of the valley. When the first torch was thrown down, half of them shot arrows and half threw stones. I didn't shout to stop, so no one was allowed to stop!
"
"yes!"
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"Is everyone here?" Outside the wall of Jingmiao, Haji asked the deputy commander of the palace guards beside him.
"Come back to the commander, we have formed two circles. The ladders and torches are all ready and ready to attack at any time." said the deputy commander.
"Let's take a look at what's going on inside. Wait for the inn's reply and start taking action! Remember, they are all masters. Don't rush in. Just keep throwing torches. If anyone rushes out, shoot them back with random arrows."
Haji said.
The deputy commander climbed up a wooden ladder and looked in from the top of the wall. The side wall of the Nestorian church was about four or five feet away from the surrounding wall. The side walls were filled with hollowed-out carved brick windows, and torches could be easily thrown into the church.
At that time, the dim candlelight in the church shone through the windows, making it almost impossible to see any movement in the church.
The deputy commander was dazzled when he saw that the flower window he was staring at suddenly darkened. He thought it was because the candle was extinguished inside, but he found that there was still light coming from the adjacent window, but it disappeared in an instant, and then he saw
All the windows on the wall had no light.
Of course he was not the only one to notice the abnormality. Dozens of ladders and hundreds of wooden platforms stacked with stools had already been quietly leaning against the church walls. The platforms and ladders were already filled with people carrying bows and arrows on their backs and holding unfinished weapons.
Soldiers lighting torches.
The deputy commander quietly got off the ladder, hurriedly ran to Haji, and said, "Sir, the windows seem to be blocked inside. It's useless to just burn the outside."
"Not good! Did they discover it?" Haji began to feel an ominous sign.
"No, we were very careful not to make any noise." the deputy commander asked in confusion.
"My lord, my lord!" Two soldiers ran towards the inn and started calling in a low voice from a distance.
"What's going on? Are those brothers and sisters still there?" Haji left the wall and hurried up to meet them.
"Here I am."
"Then what are you yelling about?"
"My subordinates discovered that carriages leave the inn every once in a while," the soldier said.