Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> The shogunate

The Banner Enters Yanyun Chapter 107 Fire Attack Part 1

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    It is getting late, and the sky has gradually turned into a color similar to strong tea.  General Han Shizhong took a mouthful and spat a small piece of dried meat that he could not chew on the ground. He stood up, tied his belt, and whispered to the people next to him: "Everyone, get up and let's go!" Soldiers  Following Han Shizhong without saying a word, except for the young man who was seventeen or eighteen years old, the people who signed up were all veterans, and they had all participated in at least one camp stealing activity in the Western Army.  Before setting off, they all removed all metal objects that might make noise from their bodies, and the blades of their weapons were also coated with a special black grease. This could reduce friction and prevent reflections from attracting the enemy's attention.  Something went wrong.  Han Shizhong didn¡¯t walk fast. After he walked a short distance, he carefully looked around for a while. At this time, other people huddled in hidden places on both sides of the road to avoid the biting night wind.  It is very difficult in the mountains during this season.  Around the time of the first watch, Han Shizhong and his party were already halfway up the mountain. Suddenly he stopped and whispered to the old soldier behind him: "Old Lu, look over there, is there a fire?" The old soldier said nothing.  After watching it for a while, I saw a small patch of firelight that flickered in and out of shadow near the top of the mountain under the moonlight. If you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't be able to see it.  "Yes, there should be a cave there, otherwise it wouldn't be so small!" "It should be the sentry post of the Mani thieves!" Han Shizhong tapped his palms excitedly: "Fortunately it is this season, the thieves can't stand the cold. If  That would be troublesome in spring and autumn!" "It's also Qitou's blessing!" The old army laughed.  Half of his gums were missing, and he looked a bit creepy at night. This was the work of a Xixia slinger.  "You can marry a wife after receiving the reward, so you don't have to go through such hardship!" The smile on Lao Jun's face was quite obscene, but Han Shizhong patted the other man's shoulder nonchalantly and said with a smile: "You too, Lao Lu, we will join the gang later."  When I went to Yuandong, I saw that young man was handsome, so I just asked the general and saved the money for the gift!" The two laughed twice, and Han Shizhong returned to the crowd.  He whispered: "The location of the thief has been found. Everyone, take out the wooden pieces and be silent, otherwise you will not blame the military for being ruthless!" At this point, he took out a short wooden stick from his waist and put it in his mouth  bite.  Others followed suit.  Han Shizhong looked at it.  Then he turned around and was the first to walk towards the direction of the fire.  You can see the mountains very close.  In fact, it was far away. Han Shizhong and the others did not dare to raise fire at night, so they could only walk by the moonlight.  Fortunately, it was a full moon that night and there were no clouds. By about the third watch, the group of people were no more than twenty or thirty steps away from the fire.  At this time, Han Shizhong had already seen clearly. There was a cave not far away. The door was covered by a row of branches. The firelight came from inside. No wonder it was so looming.  Han Shizhong recited the Buddha's name in his heart, and was about to step forward when he heard a creaking sound, the wooden raft was pushed away, and a man walked out of the cave. He hurriedly ducked down.  The man took two steps, unbuttoned his shirt, and started urinating on a clump of grass.  He then breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had come out to urinate. Just as he was about to step forward, he heard someone in the cave scolding: "You are so angry, and you don't go far to urinate. How can you be so close?"  Did everyone hear your arrogance?" The man who was making trouble turned around and said, "You take it for granted, but you set up a trap on the way here. Wouldn't it be fatal if someone stepped on it during the night?" "  You idiot, you don¡¯t know how to step on those stones on the roadside. We didn¡¯t put the bow on the stones. If you do it again, I will treat you like a piece of cake to feed the dog tomorrow morning!  The man Xie responded, holding up his pants and carefully stepping on a few stones on the roadside, and walked towards Han Shizhong.  Han Shizhong was secretly happy. He pulled out the dagger from his waist and held it in his hand. When the man came closer, he stretched out his arms and strangled the man's throat. He fell to the ground and his knees were already there.  On the man's back.  When the man was about to struggle, he felt as if there was a big mountain on his back and he could not move anywhere.  Han Shizhong made a gesture, and two people rushed forward and tied the man tightly. His throat was strangled with a hemp rope, and everything he said went back to his stomach.  Han Shizhong gently scraped the man's throat with the blade of the dagger twice, shook the dagger in the moonlight, and said in a low voice: "Now I want to ask you a few words. If you don't tell the truth, a certain family will use  This dagger will open seventeen or eight transparent holes in your body to see if there is any ventilation. Do you understand?" The guy was speechless and could only nod his head.  Han Shizhong smiled slightly, signaled his men to loosen the hemp rope, and asked in a low voice: "Tell me, how many people are in the cave? What are you doing in the cave? Who ordered you?" The man looked at it with horrified eyes.  Looking at the men in armor and holding soldiers around them, they already understood: "I was left behind by the old camp under the command of the Holy Duke."?The old Buddha sent sentries to guard this place. There are still eleven people in the cave. Please forgive me!  " Han Shizhong looked this person up and down and sneered: "I am an envoy of the government and army. As long as you are honest and obedient, let alone save your life, it is normal to make a small fortune!  " "Thank you sir, thank you sir!  The man hurriedly thanked him. Han Shizhong gave him a push and said, "Lead the way. If you want to die, just shout loudly and see if it's your feet that are faster or the arrows of our robe."  "Having said this, Han Shizhong patted the fully loaded divine arm bow in the hand of the veteran named Lu behind him. Under the moonlight, the tip of the short crossbow arrow emitted a penetrating cold light. The Manichean  He shuddered, nodded quickly, and then shook his head. He sneered, raised the mace with his right hand, and pulled out the sword with his left hand. After a while, everyone arrived at the entrance of the cave, and Han Shizhong heard a steady sound of snoring.  He made a gesture and rushed in first, and the people behind him also rushed in. Immediately, there was a dull sound of iron weapons chopping on the body and a death scream. After half a cup of tea,  Han Shizhong walked out of the cave, his body covered with blood. When the Manichae saw Han Shizhong covered in blood and looking fierce, he couldn't help but trembled.  How many soldiers are there and how far are they from here?  " "There are about 60,000 to 70,000 members of the congregation, and they are all in Bangyuan and Zitong caves, which are about six or seven miles away from here.  "Nonsense, how can 60,000 to 70,000 thieves hide in two caves? Are you trying to deceive someone?"  "When Han Shizhong heard this, he suddenly shouted sharply, shaking his sword threateningly with his right hand. "The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare!  "The believer quickly explained that it turns out that these Yuandong and Zitong caves are not really caves. They are dangerous valleys in the mountains. They are commonly known as "caves" in the local area. "Zitong?  Han Shizhong touched his beard under his chin and suddenly asked: "Listening to the name, there are many trees around these two places, right?"  " "What the master said is that although these two places are in the mountains.  But there are many lacquer trees, mulberry trees, and pine trees.  The produce is quite rich!  "    "good.  well!  "Han Shizhong suddenly laughed and clapped his hands. As if he heard some great news, he suddenly ordered the young man beside him: "Xiao Ding, take this guy in and keep a good watch on him. Don't let him escape.  Got it!  " When the Manichaeans entered, Han Shizhong smiled at the old soldier and said: "Old Lu, the thief's lair is located deep in the mountains, surrounded by many trees, and it has not rained or snowed for many days in winter. It is really a gift from God to wait for us.  A great achievement.  " " Exactly!  "The old soldier laughed knowingly: "Hurry up and tell the army leader, don't let anything go wrong!  ¡± At noon the next day, Bangyuan Cave. Although Bangyuan Cave is in the mountains, there are many economic trees such as lacquer trees and pine trees in the area. It has a large population and is not the kind of remote mountainous area where no one lives, so  When Fang La was in trouble, he transported a lot of looted property and food to this place, built houses and palaces, and prepared to retreat here if the situation was unfavorable. After abandoning Hangzhou, Fang La himself led most of his followers to retreat.  Although the morale here is far less than it was when the uprising first broke out, those who could follow him here are all very devout Manichaeans. It is generally believed that as long as they can persist, the imperial army cannot stay in Jiangnan for a long time.  There must be a turning point. It was almost lunch time, and I saw smoke rising from the valley. If it weren't for the knife-wielding cultists wearing red scarves patrolling the valley entrance, it would look like an ordinary small town in the mountains of eastern Zhejiang. "  The woods over there are on fire!  "Suddenly someone said in shock. Everyone heard the sound and ran away. They saw thick smoke suddenly rising from the lacquer garden on the hillside to the right of the valley entrance. In the blink of an eye, bright flames could be seen. Everyone couldn't help but be shocked. This group of Yuandong  The nearby water and soil are particularly suitable for the growth of lacquer trees, so most local villagers rely on the lacquer industry to make a living. Even Fang La himself was the owner of a large lacquer garden before the incident. The fire of the lacquer trees was like burning their jobs for a while.  The congregants and ordinary villagers who were guarding the sword all dropped what they were doing, carried buckets of branches, and rushed towards the direction of the fire, hoping to put out the fire and save the damage. But maybe because of the dry weather, the fire spread very quickly.  But in the blink of an eye, the flames had grown into a large area, which could not cover more than a thousand steps. Chen Antian, Wang Laofu, and Demon King Zheng were discussing things in the Mani Temple. When they heard the shouts outside, they rushed out of the house.  Chen Antian was shocked when he saw the flames soaring into the sky. Chen Antian was about to ask his men to go up the mountain to put out the fire, but Demon King Zheng stopped him: "Don't go, I'm afraid it's not a mountain fire!"  " "No way, if we don't save it, I'm afraid the village will be burned down too!  Chen Antian said anxiously. But he heard Wang Laofu say coldly: "Yes, ordinary mountain fires can't burn so fast. Someone must have set the fire deliberately.""" At this point, he sighed and said: "What a cruel heart. It seems that the army is going to kill all these 60,000 to 70,000 creatures without leaving a single one behind!"  " "Could it be that the officers and soldiers are coming?  "When Chen Antian heard this, his hands and feet could not help but feel cold, and he said in a trembling voice: "But these source caves are so deep, we have also set up secret sentries outside the mountain -" "If we can come, the army can also come, as for the secret sentries -  " At this point, Wang Laofu's voice was heard, but Chen and Zheng already understood what he meant, and couldn't help but lowered their heads sadly. "You two quickly lead people to protect Shenggong and break out of the encirclement!  "Laofu Wang suddenly shouted. "Here!  Demon King Zheng responded and called a few of his men to prepare to set off. However, when he saw Old Buddha Wang standing there motionless, he couldn't help but ask: "Old Buddha, why don't you leave?"  " "As long as the Holy Duke does not die, there is still hope for great things. As for me, I am old and don't want to suffer the pain of running away anymore!  "When Wang Laofu said this, a look of awe showed on his face: "Besides, our holy religion has suffered such a catastrophe, how can we not have a worthy martyr?  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report