Chapter 3 cruel

Xu Jinghong and his entourage continued to move forward and soon disappeared within sight, and this silent official road fell into peace again. After a long time, a figure suddenly poked out from the edge of the official road. He was a thin man. He quickly stepped forward, looked around carefully, and stared at the horseshoe marks and rut on the ground for a long time before chasing him.

Just as soon as he ran two steps, an agile figure suddenly jumped out of the forest beside the road and came to him. The man was shocked. Just as he was about to do something, Mao Shun had put the knife on his neck: "If you are smart, don't move, don't talk, come with me!"

Without talking too much, the man could clearly feel Mao Shun's murderous intention. He dared not disove and had to follow him tremblingly.

After walking for more than five miles, they saw a team of people parked on the edge of the official road. It was Xu Jinghong. When he found that the man had brought himself to these people, the man's face was even more ugly and his body trembled, but soon, he forced himself to calm down.

At this time, Xu Jinghong was talking to Liu Kaiyang, who was unhappy: "I won't let everyone start until things are clear."

"Well, it's ridiculous. Just because of your sudden idea, let us stay in this wilderness. If you don't look at this day, it's almost dusk. If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid you won't even be able to get into the city!" Liu Kaiyang sarcastically.

In this regard, Xu Jinghong just smiled indifferently: "If you don't want to stay here with us, just take care of yourself. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Maybe there will be an ambush in front of you. If you hit your head, it's hard to say what will happen!"

"You..." Although Liu Kaiyang was angry because of Xu Jinghong's contemptuous words, he was also afraid that as the other party said, he did not dare to take this risk again, so he had to angrily go back to the carriage to rest.

And Xu Jinghong dismissed the troublesome guy and turned his head and saw Mao Shun rushing over with a rat-headed guy. It seems that my feeling is still correct. Someone is secretly tracking us!" Only then did Xu Jinghong set his mind and strode up to meet him.

The soldiers have looked at the uninvited guest, and everyone's eyes were full of deep hostility, which made the man even more afraid, but he was still composure and asked first, "Who are you and why did you bring me here?" If you want to rob money, you can choose the wrong person. I only have dozens of articles..."

Xu Jinghong has come to him at this time. Hearing this, he grinned: "It seems that you are quite good at pretending! Come on, who are you? Why have you been secretly following us?

"I... I don't know what you're talking about! I just went to Lingzhou to visit my relatives. Who knew that someone would hold me in front of me? What's behind you? Isn't this official way for people to go? If you leave, I can naturally go!"

"The mouth is still quite hard. It seems that it's not real. You won't be honest!" Seeing him talking like this, Xiong Geng, who was a little irritable, was a little angry. He grabbed his collar and raised his big fist to intimidate him, "Are you talking or not!"

"I really don't know anything. You really have the wrong person!" The man continued to argue.

Just when everyone had no choice but to deal with this person for a moment, Xu Jinghong came forward and patted Xiong Geng's hand, asked him to let go of the man, and then helped him flatten his clothes and said with a smile, "It seems that you are not going to say anything, and you think there is nothing we can do with us to take out any vouchers?"

"I do...ah!" The man wanted to say two more words, but as soon as he said it, it became a scream. His left hand immediately covered the side of his head, where blood was flowing, and a bloody ear had fallen on the ground.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene, and no one expected that Xu Jinghong would suddenly attack. At this time, his face was still pale: "We really don't have any evidence to prove that you are following us, but I believe that's the case. Moreover, we are not the government. What evidence do we need to condemn people? We will only ask you in the fastest and most convenient way. If you don't say anything, I promise that your final end will be miserable!" As he spoke, Xu Jinghong raised the bloody knife and shook it in front of the man.

The man felt the pain in his head and had extreme fear in his heart. The teenager in front of him was so terrible that he suddenly did it while laughing, leaving no room. This is not a person in the army. This practice is more fierce than a robber horse thief.

Far away, Liu Kaiyang and others also saw this scene, and their faces became a little pale. They really couldn't understand that Xu Jinghong's heart was so dark, and his hands were so fierce that they did it.

"What, why don't you say it?" Xu Jinghong slowly moved the blood-stained knife to the other side of the man's ear: "Then don't blame me!"

"I said, I said everything!" Under Xu Jinghong's pressure, the man trembled like a sieve, and a hot current rolled down between his legs (river crab). He was already scared to incontinence. But he quickly said his true identity: "Yes, I'm really following you... I came to master your way, so as to provide them with a chance to attack..."

"What are you from, how many people are there, and where are they now?" Xu Jinghong took the knife back, but his eyes looked directly at the other party and asked. Under his pressure, the man was even more afraid to lie: "We are the famous horse thief in a hundred miles of Lingzhou, with a total of 112 brothers. Because I knew that there was such a business, I wanted to rob you halfway. As for the big owner, they should be ambushed in front of Hu Yanglin not far ahead..."

"A nest of wind..." Wang Liehai on the other side frowned and then said, "I heard that there is indeed such a force of horse thief in Lingzhou recently, often plundering merchants, and many people died at their hands. I didn't expect them to come to us today.

Xu Jinghong heard that Wang Liehai knew about these horse thieves and believed the other party's words: "It seems that you are still quite honest, and you didn't let me down. Remember, don't do such unreasonable things in your next life!"

The man was still thinking about the meaning of Xu Jinghong's words, and he felt that his lower abdomen was cold, and he found that Xu Jinghong had stabbed into his key point. His eyes widened, as if he didn't believe it, and seemed to look at Xu Jinghong unwillingly for a while before he suddenly fell down.

After wiping the knife on the body, Xu Jinghong turned around and went to the mount. At this time, some shocked brothers said doubtfully, "Team Zheng, since he has told the truth, why did he kill him?"

"He is a horse thief. I don't know how many innocent people have died. How can he be kept since he fell into our hands? And he said everything, and it was useless. It was even more cumbersome for us to carry it, and it was more convenient to kill it directly!" Xu Jinghong answered casually, but made Wang Liehai and others suddenly feel amazed.

On the way out of the barracks, everyone obviously felt some changes in Xu Jinghong's temperament, but they couldn't say what it was. It was not until this moment that they realized that the murderous spirit on him was so strong that perhaps he had been suppressed by something before. Once this suppression was removed, his murderousness burst out.

However, for these soldiers who have killed many barbarians after a long battle, this murderous spirit is nothing. After several people were stunned, they pulled the words to a pack of wind: "Team Zheng, what should we do next? Did you go to Hu Yanglin in front to kill him?

Xu Jinghong did not answer this question, but just looked at Sun Zaiyuan: "What does Mr. Sun think about this?"

Sun Zaiyuan shook his head and gave different opinions: "It's unwise to think that you are so strong against those horse thieves. Although I believe that everyone's ability will win even if there are few enemies, there will be casualties in the end. So what I mean is that it's better to use static braking and waiting for work!"

Xu Jinghong smiled happily: "Mr. Sun really has insight and said the key point in one word. I also think it's over. We can't take the initiative. On the contrary, it's better to wait for them to come!"

More than ten miles away from the Hu Yanglin, more than 100 horse thieves are ambushed in various important places, among which their boss Liao Beard overlooked everything below from a commanding height. He is still very sure of the ambush point he chose. As long as the target steps in, people and horses everywhere will swark out. At the speed of more than 100 of them, they will definitely be able to kill close before the other party makes any defense and completely smash the target. The only thing to worry about now is whether they will really pass this way. If the target suddenly changes direction, everything will be in vain.

Looking up at the sky, Liao Beard's face sank a little: "It's almost dark. Why hasn't Lao Qi come back yet? He was not found, was he?"

"With Lao Qi's caution and consistent ability, it should not be so, right?" A nest of old cars and two donkeys laughed with a smile: "Although the fat sheep came out of the army, it is not so amazing, not to mention this is our land."

When he said this, Liao Huzi also had some confidence: "That's right, then wait."

But they waited left and right, and waited until it was completely dark, but the fat sheep and Lao Qi did not appear again. Now those horse thief brothers couldn't hold on any longer, and many people began to complain to their boss: " boss, there are only dozens of people, why do we have to do this? What are you waiting for? As long as we find the target, a charge can destroy them all!" This is the difference between the horse thief and the regular army. If the officer and army are changed, even if they wait, no one dares to change the strategy casually, but here with the horse thief, as long as they look wrong, they dare to speak regardless of their status.

Under their constant persuasion, Liao Huzi, who had made up his mind, finally changed his mind: "Okay, then don't wait!" Second, send a few clever people to look in the front. Once you find the target, come to report immediately.

"It's done!" The two donkeys answered and took several brothers forward. For the sake of safety, they did not ride their own horses.

About half an hour later, one of the brothers brought by Che Er Lv came back: "The big owner, we have found our goal. They actually stayed more than ten miles ahead, and the second head was watching.

"What, is there such a thing? Didn't you say before that they had come to our side? Why did they stop again? In addition, the old seven didn't let him reply when such a thing happened.

"The seven masters are gone, and I don't know where he has gone..."

After a slight hesitation, Liao Beard has made a decision: "No matter how much, ask the brothers to copy the guy, and let's hide it. When you get to that neighborhood, then get on the horse and kill!" With that, he has taken the lead and brought people down from a high place.

About half an hour later, the horse thieves finally arrived at the designated location. They saw several bonfires burning on the edge of a forest not far away. In the light of the fire, they could still see two carriages and the hazy figure lying next to them. Now, the horse thieves couldn't hold back any more. They jumped on the horses one after another, pulled a snowy saber in their hands, and then after patted the horse's buttocks, they howled and rushed to the piles of bonfires.

The horse thieves waited for a long time at the ambush site in front of them, and they had been uncomfortable for a long time, so they completely forgot to contact the second master who had arrived before, let alone make any tests. Like a fire moth, it quickly rushed to the burning bonfires.

rushed to the bonfire, and the knife in their hands did not hesitate to cut at several people on the edge of the fire. The situation was also unexpectedly smooth. Those people fell down with a knife and didn't even escape. But all this made the horse thieves feel that there was something wrong.

"Yes...the second master..." Suddenly, a horse thief who cut down a target had seen clearly the appearance of the man he had cut down by fire and shouted in shock. At the same time, many people also find that the situation here is wrong. There are only three or four people, and the others are just dummy filled with branches and rotten leaves, which is clearly a trap.

"No, let's go, we've been tricked!" Liao Huzi suddenly woke up and greeted him loudly. But at this time, it was too late. As soon as his voice sounded, there was a sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air. In the sound, more than a dozen panicked horse thieves were shot off the horse.

And before waiting for the horse thief to react, another wave of arrows came. After four waves of arrows, more than half of the thieves lost their combat effectiveness because they were hit by arrows. Although they also thought of fighting back with arrows, there was a dark night in front of them, and they couldn't even find the target. The horse thief himself became a vivid target because he was on the edge of the bonfire, and the disadvantage of the situation was really unfavorable.

After the four rounds of arrows, a familiar horseshoe sound was heard on all sides, and more than 20 knights gathered around from all sides. Although horse thieves still have an advantage in terms of numbers, psychologically, horse thieves have lost the courage to fight again.

These more than 20 people are all good hands, and the cooperation between them is also very tacit. After an impact, they immediately went back and forth, and the rest of the horse thieves have also been cut off. For many years, even the officers and soldiers took a nest of wind and horse thieves that they couldn't do, and were wiped out this night.

Liao Huzi wanted to rush out at first, but when he faced two tall and short opponents, this idea could not come true. After barely resisting for less than a few rounds, he was cut off his horse with a knife. But the other party did not take the opportunity to take his life, but put a knife to his throat, which also made other horse thieves even more in love and were completely defeated by more than 20 people.

When the battle stopped, Xu Jinghong came to the leader of the horse thief who had been controlled by Xiong Geng and the old dog. After carefully looking at the other party, he said, "Are you the head of the wind?"

"Yes, I'm Liao Beard! I'm not as good as falling into your hands today. If you want to kill me, I'll do as you want!"

After listening to the other party's tough answer, Xu Jinghong smiled instead: "You are a man, but do you want to see so many brothers die with you?"

"What do you...what do you want?" Liao Huzi heard something in Xu Jinghong's words and had some fluke psychology.

"It's very simple. As long as you are willing to answer some of my questions, I will naturally leave you people's lives!" Xu Jinghong waved his hand, and the injured horse thieves were brought to them one by one, with a total of more than 40 people.

"I only ask you four questions. As long as you give a correct answer, I will leave ten people, but if you dare to lie to me, your brother will pay the price."

"Ask." After taking a deep breath, Liao Huzi made a decision. He could also guess what Xu Jinghong would ask, but compared with his brother's life, nothing else was nothing.

"First, where is your nest?" Xu Jinghong's first question is very simple.

"Pingmatun, a small mountain fifty miles south here..." Liao Huzi's answer was very straightforward.

"You are very famous in this area. How many years have you been a horse thief? How many people have been killed?"

"For five years, they all know us in Lingzhou. As for the people who killed, it should be no more than 1,000.

"Third, who asked you to attack us this time? Don't tell me it's your own idea. I think you should know where we came from. You horse thieves won't provoke our army, will you?

"Yes..." After hesitating, Liao Huzi still replied, "It was the Fang family in Lingzhou City who gave us a sum of money and let us finish you all halfway."

After hearing this answer, Xu Jinghong smiled and his eyes stayed on Wang Liehai's face. Then he returned to Liao Huzi: "Very good, your answer seems to be true, and there is only one last question left."

Listen to what he said, those horse thieves showed their desire for life, and they have never been as afraid of death as they are now. And Xu Jinghong also said the last question: "It's you who have been sheltered by the Fang family that you can always be close to Lingzhou, right?"

"Not bad. They have a lot of things to do with us, and we also need them, so..."

Xu Jinghong looked up at the sparse starlight in the sky and took a deep breath: "You are free. But before that, I still want to leave you some souvenirs!" After saying this, he waved his hand.

"Puff! Poof..." A series of knives sounded into the human body, and then there was a howling. All the surviving horse thieves under Liao's beard were broken and fell to the ground and howled. At this time, the soldiers slowly took back the steel knives in their hands.

"You have done so many evil things, don't die! But since I promised to save your life, it's hard to go wrong. This is the only way. If you have a big life, maybe you can survive!" Leaving the last sentence, Xu Jinghong took a group of brothers away from the screaming horse thief...