Seeing the retreat of the official army, the White Lotus Army cheered excitedly, and many people were even more red-eyed, completely forgetting Chang Wei's order, and roared into the mountain pass to pursue it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, Captain Li's bird array had also been assembled, and the muzzles of the black holes and the majestic artillery aroused a fierce fighting spirit in the valley.

"Get out of the way!"

As soon as they heard the order, the retreating officers and soldiers completely ignored the swords and guns from behind them, and pounced on both sides of the valley on the spot. The White Lotus Army was stunned in the face of the enemy's strange behavior.

The next moment, with the order of "shoot!", the dense gunfire rang out, and a large part of the White Lotus Army fell in a pool of blood. Although the guns of the officers and soldiers are not very accurate, they do not even need to aim in this dense battlefield, and they can hit at will.

Cheng Laohu and He Wenlie at the mouth of the valley immediately shouted loudly.

"Come back quickly, don't chase!"

"The officers and soldiers have guns, come back!"

As soon as Wu Ding, who was in charge of the command in the distance, heard the sound of gunfire, he immediately gave an order: "Mingjin retreats!"

In the crisp sound of the gong, the white lotus army, which was smoked black, withdrew from the valley, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to chase anymore, the two sides confronted each other vigilantly at the mouth of the valley for a while, and tacitly collected the troops and retreated, and the night's chase ended in this ambush battle with heavy thunder and rain.

As soon as he counted the number of people, he realized that there were thirty or fifty dead and injured in this short period of time, and Wu Ding said with guilt: "My lord, my subordinates are incompetent and failed to restrain the soldiers in time,"

"Jian'an, you can't be blamed for this!"

Chang Wei raised his hand to interrupt him, "You have only been in charge of the army for two hours, and the middle-level officers have limited binding power on their subordinates, so far, there are only two people who can figure out their responsibilities, Cheng Laohu and He Wenlie. I don't know how strong this elite army was before, but there is still a long way to go before it meets my requirements. There is a long way to go, Jian'an, this army will depend on you in the future!"

Wu Ding immediately knelt down on one knee and saluted, and replied gratefully: "Thank you for your trust, your subordinates will definitely not let your adults down." ”

I don't know if it's because of a good family education or personality, Wu Ding's every move is humble and polite, which makes people feel very comfortable, not like a rude soldier at all.

Gathering the team to take care of the wounded, arranging for the break, and sending scouts and sentinels, although the officers and troops had retreated, Wuding did not relax at all, and all arrangements were made in accordance with wartime.

"Sure enough, you are a good general, you really have a good eye. Looking at Wuding's busy figure, Tang Jinyi sighed with emotion.

"Yes, if you are not afraid of arrogance, you are afraid of being lazy, I can rest assured that this army is in the hands of Wuding. ”

The officers of this army were all promoted last night, and they may be inferior in ability, but they are all full of enthusiasm and eager to show themselves. In addition to the capable talent of Wu Ding, everything is in order, and Chang Wei is rarely relaxed.

Seeing Chang Wei's complacent appearance, Tang Jinyi couldn't help but splash him with a basin of cold water, "I don't know what will happen when I get to Taiping Town?"

"Change?" Chang Wei nodded but didn't speak.

Since the Weishan Battalion is one of the five ace elites of the White Lotus Army, the White Lotus Sect will never let the military power go aside. Like Hong Yongchang in the past, he was obviously a fool, but he was able to control the military power, just because he was a die-hard old man of the White Lotus Sect.

Now there are only two middle-level officers in this army, Wu Ding and Cheng Laohu, and it is difficult to say whether the newly promoted people will be taken over at that time, and the future of Chang Wei and Tang Jinyi is even more unpredictable. However, with the fact that they were able to lead the White Army to retreat smoothly, it must be no problem to mix up a legal identity in the heart of the White Lotus Sect.

As the autumn sun rose above the horizon, the army finally reached the outside of Taiping Town.

Taiping Town, located between Tengxian and Weishan, not only has an elite army of 50,000 White Lotus Sect, but also has Liu Yongming, the right governor of Hebei.

Directly north of Taiping Town is the deputy sect leader of the fist town Jingzhou Yu Hongzhi and the three protectors of Qinglong, White Tiger, and Xuanwu to guard the Teng County, which is the real heart of the White Lotus Sect, and now Chang Wei is really deep into the nest of thieves.

Because Wuding had arranged for scouts to go to Taiping Town to report the news, a small group of cavalry came to meet them far away from the town, and along the small river over the last hill of Taiping Mountain, Chang Wei saw the majestic Taiping Town under the rising sun in the distance.

The closest place to sight is two small camps that are set up left and right in the shape of horns, the camp is surrounded by small mounds that can accommodate thousands of people, a road of less than ten people passes through in the middle to form a natural walled gate, and there is a river behind the village to bypass.

Chang Wei nodded secretly, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is easy to get water, and it is a good place to attack! It seems that Liu Yongming also has people who know the soldiers.

There are more than ten square arrow towers on both sides of the road behind the camp, and a towering stone fortress stands under the morning sun at the end of the road.

From a distance, the castle has circular towers, narrow windows open everywhere, and the semicircular arches on the front of the castle and the tall dome above each layer of light and dark door frame corridors.

When they arrived at the barracks, the cavalry asked the soldiers to be stationed, and after a rigorous inspection, they would arrange a new station after confirming that there were no officials or soldiers. Twelve officers, including Chang Wei, Tang Jinyi, Wu Ding, Cheng Laohu, and He Wenlie, followed the cavalry through the barracks and marched towards the stone fort, and the leader of the cavalry said that Liu Yongming, the governor of the right capital, wanted to see them.

"Liu Yongming is really a cautious and cautious person. "Whether it is to investigate the soldiers, or to see them ask in detail about last night's battle, all this shows that Liu Yongming is not an easy person to deal with, and Chang Wei is secretly vigilant.

Outside the stone fort, there is a large area of bare tree stumps, and I don't know whether it was cut down because of the construction of a military camp or to improve the safety of the stone fort, and the stone fort is surrounded by thorns with good protection capabilities.

The tall bluestone walls covered with dark green vines enclose the doors and windows of the stone castle, a sight that would be refreshing in the summer, but in the late autumn when the frost is heavy and the cold is revealed.

Arriving at the gate of the stone fort, the cavalry handed over Chang Wei's twelve men to the elite guards. Under the strict requirements of the guard, the twelve people untied all their weapons and debris on their bodies, and after three more rigorous inspections, they stepped into the second floor.

A large number of columns and stone slabs outline a strong, heavy, balanced and stable vault, and the narrow windows form a strong contrast with the vast space inside, making the interior of the stone castle dim and deep, giving people a mysterious sense of ritual. All these things suggested that this was the important place of the White Lotus Sect.

Contrary to the simplicity and practicality of the outside, the interior of the stone castle is extremely luxurious. As soon as you step into the second floor, you will find a spacious lobby, but unlike the darkness below, it is a space with soft light.

Chang Wei looked a little and found the light source, which was the twelve fist-sized night pearls inlaid on the wall, the bright and clear light turned into a dreamlike existence everywhere, the floor of the hall was covered with a heavy carpet as soft as a quilt, and there were bright gold and silver wine utensils on the tables on both sides.

Wu Ding and the others were dumbfounded, and Chang Wei was also in a trance, if he didn't know exactly that this was the important place of the White Lotus Sect, he would have thought that he had strayed into a royal palace, at least he had never seen such a luxurious place in Nanjing City.

Just as they were looking around, four little saints dressed in white and sitting beautifully came down from the third floor of the stone castle, and as soon as they entered the hall, they shouted softly: "Welcome to Lord Right Governor!"

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a tall figure wearing gold and silver slowly walked into the hall.

"This is Hebei Sharpshooter Liu Yongming? Damn, what a big shelf!" (To be continued.) )