Chapter 488: Ember (Knot)

At the beginning of the night of February 16, everything near Sipinggang seemed to move in unison.

Fan Chong and others had previously said that for the pursuit of Fang Baihua and others, a result could be produced in two or three days. But in fact, these two or three days refer to the expectation that Fang Baihua and the others were cornered by the pursuers when they did nothing, and the space for maneuvering completely disappeared. But obviously, as long as there are still some brains, no one will wait until the end of the road really comes to the front of them to resist.

With the passage of time, whether it is Tie Tianying, Zong Feixiao, or Sikong Nan, Lin Xichan, on the one hand, they are searching for the whereabouts of Fang Baihua and others with all their might, and on the other hand, they are also waiting for the other party's most powerful force with higher and higher vigilance.

And on this night, Deng Yuanjue, An Xifu and others led dozens of remnants of soldiers to suddenly turn to the southwest, which became the fuse of everything.

In the days since the incident broke out, the appearance of Deng Yuanjue and An Xifu has actually attracted the attention of all parties the most. They appeared for two days, and before they could fully grasp the move, they lit fires everywhere, and after saving many fleeing bandits, they went north, which was actually a clear conspiracy that could not be ignored.

In this incident, the real protagonist seems to be Fang Baihua, who wants to rescue Fang Qifo. But in fact, this group of people is only related to the face of the capital, the promotion of Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao and the symbol of the complete destruction of the Yongle Dynasty. First of all, you can make sure that you are not stabbed in the back, and as for stabbing others with a knife to obtain benefits, that is a matter of looking back at the mood to decide.

Whether it is Tie Tianying, Zong Feixiao, or Sikong Nan, they all seem to have their own belongings, but in fact, there are more or less the backgrounds of some big families behind them. An Xifu was about to go north at this time, which was already a clear attitude of not wanting to die, but his life was small, and if he handed over the accounts before he died—he didn't even have to think about who to hand them over—it would be a big mess in the end.

Even, when the noise is loud. That account book can not be true. Families who are consciously caught up in it will cause friction on their own. This little bit of friction may be related to the loss of tens of millions of taels of silver, and the lives of hundreds or thousands of people.

Because I understand this, I got involved this time. The spokespersons of all the powerful forces, both openly and secretly, have put on an attitude of not caring about that side. Tie Tianying, Zong Feixiao, Fan Chong and others all put their main forces on the matter of rounding up Fang Baihua on the surface-they were going to die anyway. Anyway, the accounts must be rumors. Don't pay attention to it - in fact, when this evening, after perceiving the news that Deng Yuanjue and others suddenly turned south. The situation near Sipinggang broke out completely.

Deng Yuanjue and the others suddenly rushed to the southwest should have been made this morning. In the afternoon, a group of routine raiders met with them, and the location of the conflict had shifted dozens of miles to the southwest. After this contact, the radius of almost two hundred miles around the contact point, all of which suddenly moved due to the speed of the spread of the news.

The ultimate goal of Deng Yuanjue and the others is really not to go north! All their previous actions were to attract the pursuers to move north, but the actual purpose was to join Fang Baihua and break through Dabie Mountain!

In an instant, in the nearby states and counties, whether it was the officers and soldiers who were arrested, or the scattered green forest people, the remnants of Manichaeism led by Sikong Nan. It was as if they had received a unified order, and they swarmed out as night fell, trying to intercept Deng Yuanjue and An Xifu who were heading south, and on the other hand, they began to flock to all directions leading to Dabie Mountain.

The first contact between Fang Baihua and the others and the chasing soldiers was not long after nightfall, and at that time, theoretically speaking, the news that Deng Yuanjue and others were chasing after the southwest had not yet reached this side. In the last two or three days, both sides tacitly chose this point in time and began to make a desperate bet.

The wind was howling from the mountains, the camp in Sipinggang was brightly lit, and a pair of arresters and sergeants in charge of the interrogation quickly entered and exited, bringing the events that had happened in various places not long ago to the Iron Sky Eagle sitting on this side - for the different actions on both sides, the Criminal Department had made various plans from the beginning.

Nowadays, most of the hunters who are placed outside are in a team of more than ten or twenty people, and their leaders are often experienced trappers in various regions, and as long as they receive news, most of them can respond independently. When the first news reached Sipinggang, half of the nearby dish, and various states and counties that were beyond the reach of the eye had actually begun to move. The new order was issued from Sipinggang to accelerate the change and operation of the entire layout.

For all this, Iron Sky Eagle, who had calculated many times in his heart, was very familiar with dealing with it.

“…… Send someone to inform the people in the north, except for Chen Zhiqing and Yu Ya, the rest of the people began to chase south in an orderly manner, and notified the Wenshui County Order to cooperate and cut off Deng Yuanjue's back road, they can die of the heart of going north......"

"Report, in the Jingshan area, a group of traces of green forest people were found, including Yanwu in southern Jiangnan, Jiangyuan in Hedong, and Li Long, a thief wanted by Shangfeng, seems to be among them......"

"Don't worry about them for the time being, order Ye Feng to go south, strictly check the passing personnel in the Qiaoting area, and avoid Fang Baihua and others from fishing in troubled waters. In addition, Ye Feng was strictly ordered that if he met a bandit, he didn't have to fight, as long as he bit it to the death, and persuaded him to surrender all the way......"

"Report, at two o'clock, there was a bloody battle between Fengtianchuan and Fang Baihua and others in the area of Xiaolouwan in Wenshui, and after killing three bandits on the spot, the other party fled eastward."

"They're trying to toss for the night...... Youshi ......" Tie Tianying looked at the map, "Summoned Lin Donglou and Zeng Xihou's two teams, the place they guard is very important, if you meet Baihua and others above, you might as well fight a dozen, you need to pay attention, if Fang Baihua and others retreat, they are not allowed to chase, and they will defend the place to avoid falling into the plan of diverting the tiger from the mountain......"

"Chuanshan found the great thief swallowing the clouds...... monk"

"Lin Zongwu and others are currently chasing ...... south along Wenshui"

A collection of messages from a group of people, most of the things. For Iron Aquila, it was all expected. This includes a group of green forest masters who suddenly appeared—in fact, as early as two days ago, these people in Yuzhen had held a "hero conference"—some of them gathered because of the bounty, because the reward set by the imperial court for Fang Baihua and others was not low; Some are because they want to make a name for themselves; There are also those who have a grudge with Fang Baihua, Deng Yuanjue and others in the past, and now they come to beat the water dogs.

Among them, there are naturally people secretly sent by the power of some big families in the south, north, south, and north, and they are mixed in, but the main purpose is to kill Fang Baihua and the others after all, and then wait for the opportunity to inquire about the whereabouts of the account books.

The whole situation today is like a chess game. Although different news kept coming in. But the overall situation is still almost finalized, and the news that can surprise him is basically gone. Even if Tian Li came over not long ago to report that Cheng Zhouhai of the Secret Investigation Division was actually a super-first-class master, that only showed that the Secret Investigation Division attached great importance to this matter, but more than 20 people could not have much impact in this situation.

It really looks. On this chess game. Determine the general trend. It is probably the strength of the three parties - the criminal department represented by his side, the remnants of Manichaeism represented by Sikong Nan, and Fang Baihua and Deng Yuanjue who fled all the way. Although the rest of the people can be regarded as the potential of the fourth party together. But after all, it is too scattered to twist a rope.

Under this cognition, on the one hand, he is methodically promoting the situation, and on the other hand, he is constantly reflecting on what kind of possibility there is, which he has not calculated. Before the matter was decided, there was always the possibility of Fang Baihua and others escaping into the mountains or even the entire plate overturning, maintaining a shallow uneasiness in his heart, which was also his habit.

The people around came in and out, and when a new message came, new cognitions were incorporated into the system of calculation and deduction, and then simple commands were also issued. At this time, it was already dark, and many subordinates poured in the wooden shed, and when he issued an order asking the nearby county to summon the township to go to the vicinity to guard, another piece of information was sent in.

"Report, news from the capital."

“…… The people who are convened must be kept until tomorrow, I said that it can only be disbanded, remember that you can't gather the villagers casually, everyone must be known, and each place must be led by the local security chief to avoid being mixed in by bandits...... "At this time, there are many people who came to report, but the news in the capital somewhat made Tie Tianying pay attention to it, but he just took the thing and looked at it, and his vigilance was put down again, "Yu San, what is the matter with you, tell me quickly." ”

This thing quickly sent from the capital is the information of the Prime Minister's Mansion Chengzhouhai, but in this situation, even if the identity of the other party's master is determined, there is not much need, he opened it while listening to the reports of his subordinates. The information was still being summarized in his head, and his eyes shrank suddenly.

"I don't know how to do martial arts...... he whispered this, and then went back to the beginning, "this year...... Thirty-two years old......"

His hand waved in the air, interrupting his subordinates' speech, his eyes flickered a few times, and then he frowned, and handed this thing to the entourage next to him: "Copy a copy and send it to Zong Zongzhu and Fan Zongzhu respectively, so that they can pay a little attention." Also, where did those people from the Secret Investigation Division go before? ”

"After catching the two bandits who oversaw the knife, they also went to the southwest......"

"Do you want to divide the work or do you want to do something...... "Iron Aquila slammed his fist on the table.

“…… Demons! ”

Cheng Zhouhai on the information is in his thirties, but the scholar who has been coming over in the past two days is only in his early twenties, considering the other party's skills, he immediately thought of the person in charge of the green forest of the secret investigation department.

I have to say that no matter how much contempt he had when he talked about the other party before, he suddenly noticed that this madman who had buried tens of thousands of people in Liangshan with his own hands might appear here, and even hid his original identity for a few days, a shadow suddenly surged in his heart.

What does he want to do......

But in any case, the secret investigation department is also under the control of the imperial court, even if he appears here, after all, he came too late and there are not enough manpower, so it still has little impact on the overall situation.

Time was precious, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately put aside his thoughts and focused his attention on the deployment of troops again.

In any case, the overall situation is undecided, and there will always be a faint worry in my heart......

It wasn't long before that fear became a reality. The first factor, which had never been calculated, appeared around him......

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Walking through the woods, Chen Fan approached the camp in Sipinggang.

The light in the camp shone far away. The grove here is still dark. Located near the camp, there is actually a dark sentry arranged by the Iron Aquila in the woods. But for Chen Fan, all this will not be too much of a problem, even if he walks, his figure is always hidden in the shadows, and no one can detect him passing silently through the forest and under the trees.

Until...... A cold front suddenly hit!

In the darkness, it seemed that there was a wind passing through the forest, the leaves moved, Chen Fan threw a punch, and the other party also received a palm silently. Mysterious and soft. After the fists and palms intersected, the other party silently stepped back and swung a sword, and Chen Fan also moved back silently.

Moonlight sprinkled through the trees. No one can be seen. Only the wind moves. Both sides were silent. After a while, Chen Fan in the shadow of the tree tilted his head slightly.

"Wang Shangshu ......"

A slight voice came out of his lips invisibly, beside the bushes opposite. It is Wang Yin, who seems to be one with his surroundings. But he stood there, and the powerful aura could only be felt by a martial artist of Chen Fan's level.

Then, in the moonlight, Wang Yin raised his long sword slightly, pointed at the camp on the hillside not far away, and looked at Chen Fan with a calm gaze......

That night, the Sipinggang camp ushered in the first truly unpredictable accident.

After the time, a small group of people led by Chen Fan entered the camp again, at this time, the Iron Sky Eagle sitting in the camp was still on high alert, but the infighting that had not been considered before broke out in the camp, catching everyone off guard.

Manichaeism began to spread to Middle-earth, and then gradually expanded, and later transferred from Sikong Nan to Fang La, carefully managed for many years, after the Fang La uprising, more than two million people died one after another because of this incident. Of course, some of this is an afterthought, but the roots that really belong to Manichaeism are so deep that ordinary people can hardly estimate them.

After Fang La's death, Fang Qifo and Fang Baihua should be the most involved, at the beginning, Tie Tianying had also considered the problem of internal instability, but after several battles, such worries did not come true. Until this night, there were a total of three sneakers who were secretly lurking and rebelling. With their move, some of the captives who had been captured were untied.

Iron Aquila's original arrangement was effective. Soon after the captives were untied, they were discovered, and the camp turned into a major fight. Chen Fan killed several people in a row, and after the last rescue, he rescued the seven Buddhas below, led more than 20 people to escape from the camp, and more than 40 people were killed in the battle. And after this incident, it also means that the last bargaining chip that Manichaeism can use has been raised.

After Chen Fan fled with Fang Qifo on his back, Tie Tianying also led the team to the southwest and chased after him all the way.

At this time, with Sipinggang as the center, the road that extends along the southwest to Dabie Mountain has been boiling all night. Running and chasing all the way, the people of the green forest crossed the ridge, and the court caught fast and the soldiers burned torches from one village to another. Occasionally, there were skirmishes, and in some villages, dogs barking were suddenly heard, and then silence was heard, and it was often the people of the green forest who passed by who killed the local dogs that warned them.

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Chen Fan carried the Fang Qi Buddha on his back, running between the rugged mountains, with more than 20 people behind him, trying his best to follow.

After being captured, Fang Qifo was seriously injured, and later imprisoned in the prisoner car, and was pierced with a pipa bone.

Between the rugged mountains, the roads are extremely uneven, but with Chen Fan's martial arts, he can run like the wind, and his upper body does not move, without too much bumps. It was also because of this that the seriously injured Fang Qifo did not shed much blood again. It's just that although he was rescued, he didn't have much joy. Chen Fan originally thought that the master was too seriously injured and was waiting to rest, but after breathing slightly, Fang Qifo first asked in a low voice about the process of his rescue of people.

Chen Fan ran while talking about the other party's arrangement after meeting Wang Yin.

“…… Wang Shangshu said, after I save you, go to the southwest as soon as possible. This neighborhood is mostly crowded with people, and the only way to escape into the mountains is to escape. I heard that the princess, Master Deng, and An Xifu have also moved over there at this time, and this night is the only chance, but it's a pity that ......"

Wang Yin disappeared after rescuing people, probably in order to lure away the pursuers of the Iron Sky Eagle, and became a bait. When he said this, his mood was slightly low, and after a while, he said: "Master, the other party's camp was originally arranged to have an internal response, why didn't you use it before, could it be...... Are you still counting more things? ”

In the other party's camp, there is still the power of Manichaeism, which is the most strange thing for Chen Fan. If you had known the Tao before, you wouldn't have to follow it all the way, and you would eventually be wiped out. And if there was such an arrangement, he wondered why Master Yu hadn't made it clear to Fang Baihua. However, after a moment, he also felt Fang Qi Buddha shaking his head slightly behind his back.

"I ...... I don't know what to do. ”

Chen Fan's heart sank, and after a while, he heard Fang Qifo sigh: "In the future, you have to worry about Wang Yin." ”

Chen Fan is also a smart person, and after a while, he thought of the worst possible thing in it......

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Running frantically, fighting all the way, after midnight, several groups of people who fled converged in the woods not far from the mountains. It was also because the movement of this night was too big, and after fighting all the way, most of the people in the rivers and lakes with a keen sense of smell were able to grasp the changes in the whole situation, and when the gathering was finally completed, there were only more than 70 people.

At this time, a group of masters belonging to Sikong Nan had already killed from the side, and the arrest of the criminal department was also gathering and outflanking, getting closer and closer. In the nearby mountains and forests, there are also some unknown masters appearing. Fang Baihua and Deng Yuanjue were disabled all the way, even though the rescue of Fang Qifo inspired people's hearts for a while, it actually became a deadly poison. After a little excitement, what is left for them is almost a dead end.

If these people were scattered one by one in the middle, maybe some of them still had some vitality, but the gathering at this time made the whole situation a situation where they were either all dead or only a few people could escape. And because of the appearance of Fang Qifo, his serious injuries and cohesion have also become a burden.

On the other hand, after learning the news of Fang Qifo's escape, the people in the criminal department led by Zong Feixiao, Fan Chong, Tie Tianying and others almost bit over like crazy, turning into even more vicious life-urging ghosts.

"Ha Lu ......Ha Why don't you come out and see the old body and then leave-"

The crowd fled through the woods, and when they heard the laughter of the woman who resounded through the woods, a figure suddenly came from the west side of the woods. It was Sikong Nan, who was following all the way, and at this time, he performed light work at an astonishingly fast speed. The two masters of Fang Baihua's subordinates went to block it head-on, and suddenly, it turned into a monstrous rain of blood...... (To be continued......)

PS: This is the last chapter of June...... Well, you don't really believe me when I say that, do you......