Chapter 100: Hu Ji (4)
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In the early hours of the next morning. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!)
The sky was still dark and dreary, but the eastern sky was already slightly white.
This is the time when people who have not slept all night are most tired, both mentally and physically, and they have fallen into a trough.
On a street in the north of Jinyang City, Wu Chang Huo Yi, who had been patrolling all night, only felt tired and wanted to die. He slapped his cheeks to refresh himself as he walked to the shelter on the corner.
There is a concave corner sandwiched between two high walls, behind which was originally the garden residence of high-ranking officials and nobles, but it was abandoned because of the war. A few days ago, his men had taken out a few planks from the abandoned garden and erected a simple hut between the high walls, which could be used for occasional lazy naps during night patrols.
Of course, this is not in accordance with the rules, but for those veterans who have been in the army for more than ten years, their heads are already tied to the waistband of their trousers, what can this be.
As the captain of the army, Huo Yi has a headache about this on weekdays. At this moment, the strong enemy pressed the border, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were all panicked, and those veteran soldiers were extremely rampant, and they hid in the hut all night to rest. He should have been replaced half a moment ago, but he was too late.
Huo Yi muttered a few words dissatisfiedly and walked into the shed. The oil lamp in the shed had gone out at some point, and I couldn't see my fingers. Huo Yi stepped on something soft and tripped over. He was about to scold, when he suddenly felt a strong bloody breath coming to his nose! Huo Yi's groggy head suddenly sobered up for three points, turned around and ran. But he didn't run a few steps, but he felt a strong wind behind him, and a great force encircled his neck, and then the neck bone was twisted and broken, and he didn't know anything.
At the mouth of a small alley five or six zhang away from the corner of the street, Tian Sheng, who was fully suited, was standing against the shadow of the wall, only revealing half of his face to peep at the movement on the long street.
When there was a long, two, short, and three bird calls in the shed, he waved his hand, and then ran out of the alley. More than 100 fierce men in gray followed him and rushed forward. These people are all athletic, and their movements are not uniform but have a unique rhythm, like a gray dragon flying in the night.
Half a mile ahead, there is the back door of the Bingzhou Thorn Mansion.
Although Yue Shigong has led his troops south, Ling Husheng, the acting general of the Huns and the general of the Hun Protector and the assassin of the state, is still working here. At this time, facing an urgent situation, officials such as Beijia, Zhizhong, and Zhu Cao were all in the palace to discuss countermeasures, and the bright lights in the assassination mansion were not extinguished all night.
Compared with the remote back door, the front door of the Thorn History Mansion is facing the school field in Jinyang City, and the terrain is very open. More than 20 armor soldiers armed with pine torches, patrolling back and forth in front of the door all night, the iron armor was sonorous all night, and there was no tiredness.
These armor soldiers are all old subordinates who have followed Yue Shigong for many years, and they are extremely elite. For one person, he is tall and majestic, and he is Liu Yuan, one of the generals of Yue Shi. Liu Yuan is a fellow villager of Weichang in Zhongshan of Yue Shigong, and is very loyal and reliable; In addition, his personality is also very cautious, so Yue Shi Gong ordered him to stay in the Assassin's Mansion.
Liu Yuan stopped suddenly, and he noticed that there were faint figures flickering on the main road on the south side of the school grounds, and dull footsteps sounding rhythmically.
He shouted, "Who?" ”
"Team Leader Liu, it's an old man! It's Chi! ”
A hoarse voice replied in a loud voice. An old man in a wide robe walked slowly from the other end of the school yard with a cane.
Liu Yuan recognized this person as Chi Zao, the patriarch of the Chi clan in Zhongdu. The surname Chi originally operated two dock forts in Zhongdu County, and he had a bit of local power. After Yue Shigong went out of the town and merged with the state, he moved the Chi family to Jinyang to live, and then recruited Chi to be engaged in the history of the state as a sign of tenderness.
Positions like this were granted to more than twenty people in total, and they were usually filled by the patriarchs of various clans. These people have no real power, and they say that they are reserved for consultation, but in fact they are only used to show that the great families are of one heart and one mind with the imperial court. Therefore, there is no need to work on the office, and the patriarchs of the big clans generally do not come to the Assassin's Mansion because of their own identities.
Chi Zao is an outlier, he usually runs to the Assassin's Mansion when he has nothing to do, and he comes and goes, and he is familiar with many generals. The staff of the Assassin's Mansion speculated that although the surname Chi was prosperous, there had never been an official eunuch in modern times, and the master of the Chi clan obviously wanted to seek an official position under the hands of Yue Shigong, so as to glorify the lintel.
Although they were acquaintances, Liu Yuan did not let his guard down. He made a gesture, and dozens of subordinates immediately lined up behind him, holding their halberds horizontally, forming a defensive posture: "Master Chi, you brought people here late at night, what is the matter?" ”
There were about a hundred strong men behind Chi Zao, and they stopped when they were far away from Liu Yuan and gathered in a corner of the school field. Chi Zao walked forward alone, explaining as he walked: "Team Master Liu, didn't General Linghu order the big clans in the city to select strong men to cooperate with the purpose of defending the city yesterday?" The old man recruited troops overnight and won more than 100 people. Thinking of the urgency of the military situation, he didn't dare to delay, so he brought them to the school early to wait. ”
Chi Zao paused, and said: "If these people are not enough, even the old man himself and the old and weak in the clan are also willing to fight. Tomorrow to fight with the Huns, we must not miss the men of our Chi family! He spoke with an agitated expression, five locks of long hair fluttering, and he looked very generous.
Liu Yuan knew that yesterday Linghu Sheng had indeed issued a military order to the big clans in the city to search for the strong men. When people were panicking, this pool had already understood the righteousness and devoted himself to the country, which made him a little moved. So he saluted Chi Zao and said: "I have heard: the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the cold will wither after seeing it. Today's high righteousness of the Chi clan lord, I think General Linghu will definitely turn to the lord. ”
He ordered the armor soldiers behind him to disperse, and he accompanied Chi Zaopan to talk a few words, seeing that the morning wind was cold, he asked the strong men of the Chi clan to take shelter from the wall on the right side of the main gate of the Thorn Mansion.
Chi Zao thanked him repeatedly, very politely, which made Liu Yuan a little embarrassed.
At this moment, I suddenly heard hundreds of people shouting in unison from the back door of the Assassin's Mansion. Liu Yuan was taken aback, and turned around to go to the back door to check. After taking a few steps, I suddenly felt an indescribable pain in my lower back, and then a bright tip of the knife penetrated through my chest!
The tip of the knife flickered, and blood splattered from the two huge wounds in the front and back. Liu Yuan wanted to roar loudly, but he was completely out of breath, and could only make a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and then bubbles filled his mouth with plasma. He reluctantly turned around with the last of his strength, and with a final glance, he saw that Chi Zao's originally clear face had become very distorted and murderous.
Chi Zao didn't hesitate and kicked Liu Yuan in the chest. He has always shown people as a powerless scribe, but who knew that the skills he suddenly showed at this moment were superb. With the strength of this kick, Liu Yuan's body flew straight up like a stone bullet thrown by a machine, and hit the gate of the Bingzhou Thorn Mansion, with a loud bang.
Chi had already thrown away his crutches, and there were two more long knives in his left and right hands that shone coldly. He slammed his two long knives into each other, bursting with dazzling sparks. Under the elbow and armpit, Liu Yuan's subordinate soldiers were stunned for a moment, and watched in amazement as Chi Zao waved his knife and pointed forward, and shouted: "Give it to me!" ”
Following his order, more than 100 strong men behind him drew their swords one after another and killed the group of armor soldiers. And in the shadows at the far end of the school field, more people suddenly appeared, rushing towards the Assassin's Mansion.
The number of troops in Jinyang City originally numbered 3,000, but yesterday more than 2,000 people were temporarily recruited. However, most of these troops had been stationed at the head of the city to defend them, and the rest were stationed at several communication arteries near the city walls, so that they could reinforce the front line at any time. Most of the guards who specialized in guarding the Assassin's Mansion had already gone south with Yue Shigong, and at this moment, there were about 100 people left behind in the mansion, divided into two shifts to take turns on duty, and there were only more than 50 people who could immediately enter the battle.
The four wealthy families of Chi, Tian, Wang, and Gao are all prosperous surnames, and they have established intertwined forces in their hometowns for hundreds of years, which cannot be underestimated. The elite troops of the clan they mobilized overnight totaled nearly 400 people. At this moment, these 400 soldiers were divided into two ways, and they were suddenly difficult, and they went straight to the Assassin's Mansion!
In the rear, more than 100 people led by Arida Mori broke in. They formed loose queues, advancing house by house, setting fires everywhere, killing anyone they saw, even unarmed maids and servants.
At the front door of the Thorn Mansion, Chi Zao took the lead. His wildly dancing twin knives drew lines of bright red blood in the air, and everyone was invincible. Chi Zao was familiar with the roads in the mansion, and he would never make meaningless stops along the way, and led his subordinates like wolves and tigers to the hall of the third entrance of the Thorn Mansion. It is where the official office is concentrated, and almost all the officials left behind are here, from the general of the protection army to Ling Husheng.
The front and back roads are like huge blades and chopping boards, and the left-behind officials in Jinyang are the dying creatures on the chopping board. This is a terrible slashing action!
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By the way, the first volume of "Fufeng Song" "The Fierce and Sad Wind Rises" is nearing the end and should be completed next weekend. In the second volume, the political situation of the Western Jin Dynasty inevitably continues to collapse, but 6 Yao, as a traverser, is able to usher in a period of rapid expansion of power, and the danger of defeat is also looming. Is the northern frontier surrounded by hues enough to support the ambition of 6 Yaobo? Where will his relationship with Liu Kun go?
Please look forward to the second volume of Fufeng Song "Lingling Stream".