On the bank of Tongyuan Canal, Prince Shu Yao of Xiping County formed a formation in the west.
The infantry team protected him behind the formation, half holding shields and the other half holding crossbows. While blocking the cold arrows from the opposite side, they looked at the gaps and fired crossbow arrows towards the enemy formation.
The spear-throwing team formed the front army. After several rounds of throwing spears, they rushed into the enemy's formation. They pulled out a spear with a handle that either penetrated the enemy soldier's body or was inserted diagonally in the grass, and met them head-on with a waving barrier.
The armored guards armed with daggers and daggers fought in a massacre.
The horizontal swordsmen were lined up on the right wing, and they were mixed with the bad guards who were also wielding horizontal swords. They were beaten with mud and flesh flying everywhere.
Most of the unscrupulous guards came from street libertines and were accustomed to fighting. At this time, their lives were at stake, and their ferocity was gradually aroused. When they slashed with their swords, they were no weaker than the well-trained camp soldiers.
Fang Qidou took advantage of the truce between the two armies and ordered Qiu Chuan and Zhao Sandao to lead the troops to remove the "double ring formation inside and outside". He quickly gathered his troops and returned to the vicinity of Ge Shu Yao.
Attack and retreat, all are at his disposal.
At this time, the archers and horses led by Fang Qidou were arrayed on the left wing as ordered, and were still responsible for blocking the vicious offensive of "Heshuo Twenty-eight Sus". Although other colleagues supported him, they could not gain the upper hand, and Fang Qidou was so anxious that he violently
Roaring endlessly.
On the other hand, Tian Chengsi, the king of Yanmen County, was surrounded by several Tianxiong guards under his command, striding high and full of energy, standing astride his horse under the east wall.
For a while, he stroked his beard and stared at the increasingly clear battle situation in front of him, and for a while, he stared at the gloomy-looking Ge Shu Yao with contempt in his eyes. He felt that he had a chance to win, and couldn't help but feel arrogant.
The Taoist priests who pretended to be "civilians" were scattered between the two armies. They had to beware of the iron claws of "Heshuo Erbasu" and the crossbow arrows of Tianxiong Guards. Sometimes the barrier knives of the Chain Armor Guards were short.
The daggers would stab them in the chest without any warning; sometimes the iron sickles and hatchets of the Fanbang rangers would strike at their lower bodies... They were really surrounded by enemies on all sides and overwhelmed.
The rain curtain filled the space between heaven and earth like catharsis, wrapping up the blood and chaos, and hiding the roar and tragedy. It was as if this was just an ordinary rain from ancient times to the present, which was precisely timed and moistened the land.
Desires and righteousness, despicability and sublimity are all like dust on branches and leaves, washed to the ground by the rain, merged into turbid currents, flowing into rivers, lakes and seas, and no trace can be found again.
The "Rushui Sword Monument" stands quietly in the melee of the crowd, calm and calm, as if there is no one else around.
A cloud of dirty blood spattered, two rays of silver light separated, and a few raindrops fell... On its already mottled stone body, many traces of madness were added. However, it remained motionless, the clouds were light and the wind was gentle.
Laugh at the strife.
The dispute is still going on, the killings are endless, and both sides seem to be going all out.
But looking at the faces of the two armies behind the formation, with their determined moves, one can deduce: In fact, the leaders of the several parties have only been testing the situation so far, and they all have their own cards that they have not yet used.
The seven or eight "civilian men" behind Li Changyuan had already taken off their rough clothes, revealing a strong black robe with a round collar and a missing hip. On the belt hanging on the waist were a sword, a fish charm, a whetstone, a fire sickle, and a sword.
etc.
Henan Yin Xiaojing on the side recognized at a glance that these people were the East Palace Guards serving His Royal Highness. Previously, they were lurking here disguised as civilian husbands, naturally to monitor every move of Tongyuan Canal; now they took the initiative to reveal their identities, and then
Li Changyuan's presence here seems to be intimidating.
Thinking of this, even a person like Xiao Jing, who is used to seeing troubles, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat:
After the previous tragedy of Tongyuan Canal, not only the Luocheng camp intervened strongly and stationed troops here; Li Changyuan and several veteran Taoists would also come here every now and then, not knowing what they were planning; and the private soldiers maintained by Wang Jin, regardless of
Neither the Tiger Guards nor the Armored Guards dared to touch this place anymore... There were all sorts of abnormalities. Fortunately, he pretended to be deaf and mute and did not take the liberty of sending anyone here to investigate.
Now it seems that every abnormal thing in the past was probably the work of His Highness the Crown Prince. Daomen, Shimen, Taiwei Palace, Weibo Town, military recruitment, Jianghu rangers, foreign clowns... everyone wants to monopolize it.
The "Sword Like Water" is something that only His Highness the Prince has a clear plan in mind and is determined to win.
After calming down, he turned around and saw the right young Yin Lu Chuntang who was holding an umbrella for him. He immediately came up to him with a respectful face and a smile: "Master Xiao, what are your orders?"
Xiao Jing saw that his body was half dry and half wet, and it was obvious that most of the umbrella cover was covering his head. Xiao Jing couldn't help but softened slightly: "Chuntang! These days can stabilize many Hu merchants in the three cities and prevent them from bringing their families."
You are indispensable for the escape! Just before, Zhang Songyue rebelled against the public and entered Zoroastrianism privately in Wuhoupu of Zeshanfang. Therefore, I put half of Wuhoupu in the city under your control. Everyone in the world
As the saying goes, 'Those who are capable work hard', I hope you will not let down my cultivation intention!"
After saying that, Xiao Jing turned her eyes back to the formation, staring straight at the agile Wuhou Dong Zhongting, and sighed with deep meaning,
"In the past, I promoted young people regardless of their relative status, and only promoted them based on their talents. Now that I think about it, only the word 'loyalty' is the basis for employing people. If a person is rebellious and has few righteousness and few virtues, the talent will be greater, and the harm will be greater.
Bigger!”
Lu Chuntang immediately understood the implication, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Don't worry, Mr. Xiao! Like Dong Zhongting, Zhang Songyue and other black sheep, even if they can deceive everyone for a while, they can't deceive them for the rest of their lives! I just sent someone to choose the good, and said
The bad guards of the four lanes of Zheng, Renfeng and Daohua notified Wuhou Pu of every lane in the city about Dong Zhongting's betrayal of the government and defection to Wei Bo Town; they also set up ambushes near Jingxing and Demao lanes.
In addition, the eight gate guards in Luo City have been strictly ordered to stalk people who leave the city. If they encounter bad guards who leave the city privately, they will arrest them first. After today's event, whether Dong Zhongting is stubborn or repentant, he will be killed as a warning to others. Use his head.
, suppress other people who are ready to make a move..."
After hearing this, Xiao Jing nodded repeatedly but said nothing.
It was raining heavily, and many of the crossbow arrows fired were deflected by the rain and failed to hit the target.
Ge Shuyao's infantry team and Tian Chengsi's Tianxiong Guards unanimously put away their bows and crossbows, replaced them with handy weapons, and killed the enemy's troops who approached from time to time on the spot to protect their respective princes.
Li Changyuan and Ge Shu Yao were not far away from each other, and they were pointing fingers at the formation with several veteran Taoists and making comments. Occasionally, when they saw someone in the Taoist sect in danger, they would use a hidden weapon to save them, and then continue to criticize who was better and who was worse.
Tian Chengsi saw this, his eagle eyes flashed coldly, but he sneered coldly: "Captain Wang, Marquis Dong Wu! Since these two heroes are willing to join my account, why don't they submit a 'letter of surrender' so that I can be called upon to do so?"
The king is very happy!"
Wang Xuan, the captain of the chainmail guard, had already led dozens of people and rushed to the vicinity of the infantry team. When he heard that Tian Chengsi asked him to submit a "signature certificate", he immediately set his heart and wanted to "capture the thief and capture the king" and kill him.
I'll take Brother Shu Yao's head back and ask for a reward.
However, he saw a few old Taoists standing in front of him, pretending to be gibbering, and really looking disgusting. He immediately turned the blade of the knife and started to kill the old Taoists.
Several veteran Taoists were already old, and it seemed that a gentle push could kill them. But the moment Wang Xuan and others swung their swords, they already regretted it in their hearts.
These old Taoists are actually the only remaining old Taoist temple masters and old supervisors in various Taoist temples in the city. They live in simplicity on weekdays and do not like worldly affairs. Sometimes they make elixirs and read scriptures all day long, just to seek the ultimate way of Taoism and the method of immortality.
It was also a coincidence that these old Taoists who were staying in the temple today happened to see a strange phenomenon coming from the sky in Yucaifang. They thought it was a fellow Taoist sect who was about to ascend and survive the thunder tribulation, so they rushed here in a hurry, trying to
After observing for a while, I "happened" to bump into Li Changyuan who was waiting outside Yucaifang. I followed his guidance and came all the way here. Unexpectedly, what I saw was the birth of the famous "Water Sword". Many curious minds
Their hearts were immediately aroused, so they all waited here, wanting to take a quick look.
When Li Changyuan was a young man, he often traveled around with his master Luofu Master Ye Fashan and paid homage to Guangdong. He had long been familiar with these old Taoists. When he saw them, he couldn't help but sigh, and it felt a bit like meeting old friends again...
Besides, Wang Xuan and others wielded their barrier knives, slashing and slashing, but they couldn't even touch the corners of the clothes of a few seasoned warriors. They simply took out the daggers and threw them with their hands. Unexpectedly, several daggers just came in front of them, but they were struck by a few daggers.
Even if they were pinched with withered fingers, they would be chopped off by ghostly hands one after another, but they wouldn't be hurt at all!
Wang Xuan was eager to make a contribution. When he saw these old Taoists, he didn't want to entangle anymore. He immediately shouted and asked the armored guards to follow him to kill Brother Shu Yao. Unexpectedly, these old Taoists had returned to their original nature, almost childish.
It's easy to get excited about fighting, so how can you let Wang Xuan and others go?
So Wang Xuan and a dozen other armored guards were first taken off their long bows and quivers by the old Taoists; then, all the short daggers in their boots disappeared before they could be thrown. Only a horizontal sword was left to protect them.
In front of the hunter, it is used to scare off the entangled old Taoist. This situation is like a hunter surrounded by wolves. He can't be beaten and beaten, and he can't escape. He can only hold on hard.
Seeing this, Li Changyuan shook his head and sighed: "Those who come together for profit will one day forget their righteousness. Wang Jin, Wang Jin! You plan to seize power at the right time and calculate people's hearts. I'm afraid you haven't calculated it yet. You have taken all your care to support it."
He is a private soldier, and others just say a few words, and then he is turned into a hawk or dog."
After saying that, he suddenly stepped forward and made a series of moves with his sleeves, his fists and palms were like lightning.
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
After hearing several muffled sounds, Wang Xuan and others suddenly felt a pain in their lower abdomen and their bodies felt light. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were sent flying by Li Changyuan's continuous palm skills. When they got up in embarrassment, they found that several people were flying away.
Everyone has left the formation.
Although Wang Xuan and others were unwilling to do so, they also knew that there was no turning back. Now that they had made it clear that they wanted to join the Wei Bo Zhentian family, there was only one way to go to the dark side, and maybe they could get a chance.
So he gritted his teeth and turned around, then ran to Tian Chengsi's horse again, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and lowered his head, saying: "This general is incompetent! He can't win against a few old Taoists. Please deal with it, Lord Prince!"
Tian Chengsi stroked his beard and nodded: "Those old Taoists are not good people, and Li Changyuan's Taoism is close to that of a demon. It's not unjust for you to be defeated at their hands! However, this one thing alone is enough to show your judgment."
Being ignorant and making hasty decisions is really embarrassing and useless. When you join the Tianxiong Guard, start from the top!"
Wang Xuan couldn't argue, he just thanked him repeatedly. When he raised his head, he saw Tian Chengsi's eagle eyes staring elsewhere.
Looking along his line of sight, I saw that Dong Zhongting had pulled off the cloth strip from his robe and tightly entwined his right hand with the handle of the knife. His eyes kept scanning Ge Shu Yao, Li Changyuan, Wang Jin and others, as if they were looking for him.
prey.
Dong Zhongting was not as confused as Wang Xuan, but his eyes showed determination but calmness. He knew very well that Tian Chengsi was cunning and suspicious, and the original intention of accepting this "letter of surrender" was to make him completely separate from Luoyang Gongmen.
Break up. As for taking human lives to show loyalty, it is just the icing on the cake.
After thinking about this, I started to worry about it. So I swung the sword in my hand and attacked Yin Xiaojing in Henan Province.
When Xiao Jing saw this, he was shocked and angry. However, there were only Lu Chuntang and a few government officials around him. Who had ever experienced such a battle? They were all stunned in place. In panic, Xiao Jing snatched the oil-paper umbrella from Lu Chuntang's hand and held it.
Then he threw it at Dong Zhongting.
"Tsk!" The oil-paper umbrella was immediately split in half and fell into the muddy water.
Xiao Jing also fell to the ground, still holding half of the bamboo umbrella handle in his hand. He looked at Dong Zhongting, whose eyes were red, and said without fear of anger: "Dong Zhongting! Regardless of the support I have had for you.
Well, in front of everyone today, if you kill the imperial official, do you really think Tian Cheng can protect you?!"
Dong Zhongting showed a cruel smile: "Then I won't bother Mr. Xiao..."
While speaking, the horizontal knife was slashed decisively towards Xiao Jing's neck. Xiao Jing's eyes were unblinking, as if she had long ignored life and death. Seeing the silver arc flying past, there was only a wry smile left at the corner of her mouth:
Yao Niang! Zhan'er still refuses to acknowledge me. It's me who has owed you, mother and son. I owe you in this life, and I have no choice but to pay it back in the next life...