While Pang Yu was stunned, a fight was going on in the main hall.
Wang Guohua didn't have time to get the crossbow, so he took two groups of men in black and dispersed, and went straight to meet the four people in front. The man in black in front was about to pull out the waist knife from the belly of a rioter.
Wang Guohua took the opportunity and struck the man in black head-on with his sword. The sword went very fast. As long as the man stepped back, Wang Guohua could gain the upper hand and pursue him continuously. Unexpectedly, the man did not flinch and actually raised his arm to face the blade.
There was a loud "dang" sound, and Wang Guohua's knife was blocked. Before he could take a closer look, the man in black had already swung his knife to fight back. Wang Guohua had no ability to block it with his arms, so he had to take a step back. The man in black struck out with his knife.
Splitting the air, Wang Guohua was about to step forward to counterattack, when the light of the sharp blade in front flashed, Wang Guohua was so stunned that he rolled to the side out of desperation to avoid it.
It turned out that another man in black was using a six- or seven-foot spear from behind. The spearman then stepped forward and stabbed Wang Guohua. Wang Guohua's confidants fought back and rescued Wang Guohua.
Wang Guohua panted and looked at the man in black. It turned out that he had iron arms on his arms and chain mail on his body. No wonder he dared to block the blade directly.
Four men in black came in from the front door. The two in front were wearing chainmail and wielding sabers, while the two in the back were using six- or seven-foot spears. They cooperated with the armored sabers in front and took advantage of the opportunity to attack.
Although four of Wang Guohua's henchmen fought and hit the two men wearing chain mail several times, they were unable to break through the chain mail. Instead, the men in black cooperated skillfully and stabbed the two men with spears in the blink of an eye.
The men in black were unstoppable. Wang Guohua finally recognized the combination of swords and spears from the army, and immediately shouted, "It's Qiu Ba! Go to the side hall!"
Pang Yu's hands and feet were still weak. He woke up when he heard Wang Guohua's cry. He looked up and saw that Wang Guohua and his group had retreated to the entrance of the side hall. Only three or four people were left. The man in black only injured one.
The other seven people surrounded Wang Guohua and left the front and rear hall doors free, ready to escape at this moment.
Countless thoughts flashed through my mind. The men in black had already gained the upper hand. If there was no change, Wang Guohua and the others would soon be exterminated. The rest of the people in the palace would be next. According to the thoroughness of the men in black's attack, they would definitely be killed.
There were manpower left on the only mountain road to intercept them, so maybe they would not be able to leave Yunji Temple safely even if they escaped from the temple.
Wang Guohua and his group drank poison, it was just a matter of when it would happen. If they were lucky enough to defeat the man in black first, then Pang Yu would still have a glimmer of hope of becoming the final winner.
The thought did not last long. Pang Yu, who was still, suddenly jumped up with all his strength, kicked over the dying mob in front of him, then sprinted two steps to knock down the two torches on the pillars in front, and then ran to the next one.
The pillars of the palace did not stop at all when they knocked down the torches.
There were only six or seven torches in the temple still burning, and four of them were knocked down in the blink of an eye. The brightness suddenly dimmed, and the vision became very blurry.
The darkness was frightening. Both sides fighting in the hall retreated and broke away from each other. Wang Guohua and his group got a brief respite.
There are only two torches in front of the Tathagata Buddha statue near the back door. Although the fire is relatively weak, it provides the only light now. If they are knocked out again, the men in black will lose all their advantages.
Seeing this, a man in black with a spear abandoned Wang Guohua and others and chased Pang Yu. He wanted to stop Pang Yu from putting out the torch, but he was a step slower than Pang Yu. Seeing that Pang Yu was about to arrive, he shouted angrily
With a sound, he took off his spear and threw it.
After all, the long and heavy spear was not a javelin. The man in black had difficulty controlling it while running. He lost his accuracy as soon as he took the shot. The spear tip slid away on Pang Yu's shoulder, leaving only a long shallow wound.
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Pang Yu groaned and was tilted by the momentum of the spear, and the short knife in his right hand fell away.
The man in black took out his spear, then drew out a sharp dagger, and continued to chase after him, only a few steps away from Pang Yu.
Pang Yu didn't care to check his injuries, and stumbled past the altar table. He pushed the torch with his left hand, and the two torches flew out in the air.
The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer, and Pang Yu could even hear the gasping sound of the man in black. Then he made a sharp turn around the Tathagata statue, took advantage of the last light, and ran a few steps toward the back door.
The two torches hit the palace wall and fell back to the ground, sputtering out two red sparks. Pang Yu used this shining light to remember the location of the back door leaf.
The firelight disappeared, and everything in front of him was dark. The man in black behind him was almost within reach. Pang Yu used his remaining strength, and as soon as his body crossed the door leaf, he pushed the door leaf outward with his right hand.
"Boom"
The man in black behind him hit the door leaf hard, screamed and fell to the ground several times.
Pang Yu heard the sound of the knife hitting the ground. He didn't know where it was in the darkness, but at least he knew that the opponent was unarmed and would lose most of his combat capabilities after being hit. It was a good opportunity to counterattack.
Pang Yu stopped running away without hesitation, turned around and followed the moaning sound and jumped directly on the man. The man never expected that the other man was so bold. He just managed to escape the pursuit, but in the blink of an eye he would turn around and kill him.
He had just been hit by a door leaf on his right chest. Due to the severe pain, he had a short-term mobility impairment and even breathing was very difficult. At this time, only his left hand could barely exert force, and it was impossible to strike in the dark. The two of them were wrestling with each other on the floor.
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Unable to see in the dark, the two of them fought by touch. The man in black only felt that the opponent's strength was not strong. As long as his right hand recovered, he would be absolutely sure to strangle the person with his bare hands.
Before he could recover, he felt his left hand tighten and be grasped by the opponent's hands. Then the enemy seemed to raise his body, and the feeling of oppression was relieved. The man in black's right hand was slightly relieved, and when he was about to support his body, suddenly his left hand
He was instantly tightened downwards by a strong force. The opponent's legs tightly clamped his left hand, and passed around his chest and neck. He hooked his heels on the other side of his body, and pressed his crotch against his.
His elbow almost prevented him from moving.
Huge pain came from his left hand and chest. The man in black did not expect to encounter such a skill in the dark. His upper body was bent back like a bow. Any movement in any part of the body would cause uncontrollable pain, and even
Can't even maintain breathing.
Pang Yu was sweating profusely. He held the man's left hand tightly in front of his chest with both hands and fixed the opponent's position with his legs. This was the cross-bar in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. As long as the position was formed, there was almost no solution. The man in black
No one has ever seen this kind of kung fu, and after being injured, Pang Yu easily achieved a perfect body position.
Normally, after taking shape, the other party can only clap his hands and beg for mercy. But at this time, it is obvious that the other party does not know how to beg for mercy, and Pang Yu does not intend to spare him.
Clasping the enemy's left hand with both hands, Pang Yu lifted his crotch hard, only to hear a cracking sound. He didn't know whether the bone was broken or the elbow joint was broken. The man in black only let out a half-scream, tensed.
The body became completely limp and there was no movement at all.
At this time, Pang Yu was sweating profusely, breathing heavily from his mouth, and there was burning pain in his shoulder. Pang Yu reached out and touched it. It felt greasy, and half of his sleeve was soaked with blood.
That wound was caused by this person. Pang Yu suddenly became angry when he thought of this. Regardless of whether the man in black was dead or injured, he felt behind the man's head, grabbed his hair with his left hand and fixed it with his elbow.
Hit the head and face several times.
The suffocation in his heart subsided a little, but Pang Yu didn't dare to get up. He lay on the ground and breathed evenly. He groped everywhere on the ground, trying to find the dagger that the man in black had dropped, but he couldn't find it after groping for a long time.
"Don't panic, seal the hospital door!" A man's voice shouted in the darkness, "Come two people and light the torches."
There were several responses and a flurry of footsteps.
Pang Yu seemed to have heard the voice before, but was not familiar with it. He was so nervous that he could not remember it for a moment. He did not dare to continue looking for the knife at the moment, crawled back into the hall along the base of the Buddha statue, and peeked out from the edge of the Buddha statue to observe the situation in the hall.
, the two fallen torches in the temple were still shining faintly on the ground, and could only illuminate a small area.
There was a rushing sound in the center of the hall. Pang Yu now knew that it was the movement of the chainmail of the men in black, and the "Qiu Ba" that Wang Guohua started shouting indicated that these people were probably from the army.
"Could they be Chizhou soldiers?" Pang Yu was full of doubts. If they were Chizhou soldiers, there shouldn't be only a few of them. Pang Yu knew that the number of Chizhou soldiers was more than a thousand. Of course, he didn't expect that there would be so many free men among them.
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The two men in black picked up the incompletely extinguished torches, and the fire became brighter again. The six men in black gathered under the torches and walked toward the door of the side hall together with their swords in hand. The man in chainmail was still in front.
The person in front covered his face with a black cloth. He suddenly stopped, raised his knife and counted the number of people and asked, "Where is Qiu Er?" This was the voice that gave the order just now. Pang Yu guessed that Qiu Er was the one chasing him.
People, the leader just now realized that one person was missing.
Before he finished speaking, there was a "boom" sound.
A crossbow arrow flashed from the side hall, flying at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. The man in black had no time to react, and the crossbow arrow had effortlessly tore his chainmail, and hit him with a muffled sound.
scapular position.
The leader screamed miserably, and took a few steps back as if being hit by a heavy hammer. He fell to the sky. No one expected that a group of mobs would have powerful crossbows. Several men in black got into a mess and went to check on the leader. They still fought.
Light the torch.
Finally, a man in black reacted and said, "Go in first! Don't let him load the arrow again!"
After that, he shouted loudly, lit the torch and rushed towards the side hall. However, he was already a step too slow when another sound of string sounded and the crossbow arrow penetrated his body from his chest. The arrow violently penetrated the body of the man in black from behind.
It penetrated a short distance before stopping, and the arrow shaft lifted up the chainmail armor behind it. (Note 1)
The man in black instantly lost his ability to move. His legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. His body was shaking and he could no longer stand up. However, he did not die for a while. He could only make whining sounds and spit out blood continuously from his mouth. His chest
Blood gushed out from the wound in front of him like a spring, flowing through the arrow shaft and feathers before dripping onto the stone slab.
The other men in black were at a loss, not knowing whether to rush or retreat. Without the command of the leader, the combat power of these men suddenly dropped by more than one level.
There was a chirping sound in the dark side hall, and it was Wang Guohua who was firing the crossbow and loading the arrow again. This kind of crossbow is stepped on the string with his feet, and its power is far more powerful than the bow and arrow with the arm stringed, and the arm does not need to use force when aiming.
With the help of the simple Wangshan, it is far better than the bow and arrow in terms of accuracy and power. The disadvantage is that the shooting speed is slow and the price is high.
"Extinguish the torch!" The injured leader spat out three words with difficulty.
The remaining four men in black quickly threw away the torches, and the palace immediately became dark again. Unlike before, the group of men in black now looked forward to the darkness extremely.
Just as he regained a sense of security, there was another sound in the side hall. It turned out to be Wang Guohua's blind shot after recording the position. The four men in black had not dispersed yet because they were surrounding the leader who fell to the ground and were about to move the leader, causing
Their goals are huge.
The blindly fired crossbow arrow actually hit a spearman. The spearman did not have chain mail, and the huge power of the crossbow pushed the crossbow arrow to penetrate his thigh easily.
The spearman screamed repeatedly in the darkness, and the other three men in black did not dare to delay and dragged the leader towards the wall to hide.
Pang Yu couldn't help but cheer for Wang Guohua in her heart. Wang Guohua should have taken advantage of the darkness to grab a powerful crossbow. When the man in black just lit the torch, he did not shoot rashly until the men in black gathered together and confirmed the leader.
, Wang Guohua just shot the first arrow, with the purpose of disrupting their command.
Then he took advantage of the chaos after the man in black lost his command and gained time to wind the crossbow. He relied on the force of the crossbow to cause the three men in black to lose their combat effectiveness, which reflected Wang Guohua's extraordinary calmness.
Wang Guohua couldn't find a new target for a while, and the side hall became quiet.
The injured bandits who were not dead howled loudly. Several torches that fell in the palace still had some embers, and occasionally some sparks flickered on and off. At this time, the two sides once again resumed their confrontation in the darkness, and Wang Guohua had a strong crossbow to help him.
Being familiar with the topography of the hall actually gave me the upper hand.
Other rioters in the palace were either dead or injured. Those with minor injuries endured the pain and did not dare to make a sound. These people are usually cunning people. They know the danger at this time and would never dare to reveal their position. Only those who were seriously injured could not bear the wounds.
He was in severe pain and still screamed loudly in the palace.
Suddenly, a sound of vomiting appeared among the screams, coming from the southeast corner of the hall.
Pang Yu's heart moved. When Caowu is poisoned, vomiting symptoms will occur, which means that the drunk thieves have begun to get poisoned, and there are still three men in black who are capable of fighting. Once Wang Guohua and others are all poisoned, the men in black will
Will gain the upper hand again.
Thinking of this, Pang Yu felt that he had to find a weapon first to drive away or eliminate the man in black before Wang Guohua's poison spread.
When the fire light came on, Pang Yu saw the short blade he had dropped not far away. Now under the cover of darkness, Pang Yu crawled in the general direction.
In the darkness, Pang Yu crawled slowly on the ground. There was a sticky liquid on the ground slowly touching his fingers, and the temple exuded a strong smell of blood.
Before he could crawl a few steps, there was a sudden light in the side hall, and a torch flew out and landed right in front of the man in black who was shot through by a crossbow. He was still kneeling on the ground with his head hanging down.
This torch had never been used before, and it was burning quite vigorously. Some light was restored in the hall, but it was not good news for the men in black.
Pang Yu quickly stopped moving and lay quietly on the ground, not daring to make the slightest sound.
The torch gave off a bright flame with the help of rosin. Because it was thrown too close to the man in black, the flame ignited the man in black's clothes. The hall was filled with the smell of burning protein. The man in black remained motionless.
It was burning in the Buddhist temple, forming an extremely strange scene.
There was also a sound of vomiting coming from the side hall, and after a while, Wang Guohua's calm voice came from the side hall, echoing in the dim hall.
"Why does President Fang have to cover his face when he goes out in the middle of the night? Is it because he has no face to see people?"
Note 1: According to modern tests, the power of the Kuzhang crossbow can penetrate eight centimeters of chain mail and into the flesh. The chest wall is not thick. If it hits the chest and is not caught by the ribs, the Kuzhang crossbow should be able to penetrate the human body.