The next day’s lunch was indeed eaten at Sun Lianren’s place. Of course, only Zheng Fan and Sun Lianren could eat it, because Siniang was nearby and could help Zheng Fan test the poison with silver thread. But despite this, Uncle Zheng I didn’t eat much, so I just thought about it.
Sun Lianren was indeed very enthusiastic, and even took the initiative to let his concubine come out to take a nap with Uncle Zheng.
Uncle Zheng refused and continued on his way.
From what I saw and heard along the way, I could clearly see the Fan family’s penetration and control over the area from Lianhe to Mengshan.
If you dare to engage in smuggling, you must have official support, otherwise you will be found out sooner or later and beheaded as a sacrifice to the flag.
Here, from the boatman to the water village to the captains, chiefs, centurions, and guards of various forts, they all basically share a share of the Fan family's smuggling chain.
Those who are from the same mother as you are not necessarily as close as brothers;
But those who are related to your interests are often able to "treat each other with sincerity."
It is ridiculous, but very realistic.
As the commander-in-chief and earl of Yan State, Uncle Zheng actually led a group of soldiers and horses in Chu State and was entrusted with it. As a distinguished guest.
The next journey took another two days. Because the mountain roads were rugged, it was impossible to ride a horse in many places, so the marching speed could not be faster.
Zheng Fan also thought about sending troops from here, but he just thought about it. Why did the Savage King forcefully attack the Snow Customs instead of taking the road to Shengle City?
It is possible to walk, but the logistical supplies, various guarantees, efficiency, etc. required for large-scale military operations are destined to be impossible to be chosen as the main attack direction.
It would sometimes be difficult even for Zheng Fan and his thousand men to march together, let alone more troops and horses. If the main force comes, let alone anything else, once the Chu people march in front with an elite army, Pinch, it can directly block your entire army, making you unable to advance or retreat.
"Uncle, after passing Mengshan Mountain, you can reach Xiayong. My Fan family is in Xiayong."
"What you mean by this is to let me Are you going to be a guest at Fan's house?"
"Since uncle is here, why don't you welcome me?"
"Haha."
This Fan family is quite courageous. If it were an ordinary big businessman's family, it might be okay to cater to the situation and flatter them a little, but with this kind of money and such an attitude, it is impossible without some courage.
Perhaps from the Chu people's point of view, this kind of Chu traitor is a heinous crime, but from Zheng Fan's point of view, the Fan family is quite cute.
For such a knowledgeable "dog", you would be embarrassed if you didn't give it some bones. You would even be embarrassed to chew the meat off the bones. You have to leave more for it. Son.
Tonight’s campsite is in a horse farm, yes, a horse farm in the mountains.
This is a depression between two mountains. It is a rare plain in the mountains. There are not many horses in the horse farm, because this is the Fan family business.The road is at a transfer point in the Mengshan area, so it will be much more convenient to have this racecourse.
Although there are some people from the Fan family here, the Xueguan soldiers under Zheng Fan are still camping as before under the command of Jin Shuke.
Peripheral security and guarding the commander's tent from all directions were done in a very orderly manner.
Zheng Fan was still sitting in the tent, and Siniang was making noodles.
This scene gives me the feeling that a man in later generations would come home and lie down on the sofa while his wife is busy cooking.
The experience of entering Chu these days is indeed much different than originally imagined, but after entering the lower realm and paying a visit to the Fan family, even if we officially leave the rugged environment, we can The horse is galloping.
A Ming opened the curtain and walked in.
He was like a drug addict, yawning and very listless.
"Your Majesty, San'er sent someone to deliver a message earlier, saying that there is no sign of the Chu army mobilizing in Xiayong."
Zheng Fan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Six Niang looked at A Ming and said, "The horse farm gave me some Xuewang. I will wait for the master to eat some noodles later. Do you want me to give it to you?"
< p>A Ming said "heh",just about to speak,
suddenly,
he and Siniang stared at each other at the same time,
At the same time,
the magic pill in Zheng Fan's chest also suddenly trembled.
"Buzz!"
"My lord, be careful!"
Sixiang spread her hands, and the silk threads quickly stretched out to the top of the tent, just above At this time, a huge arrow had penetrated the tent and headed directly downwards.
Siniang’s silk thread did immediately jam the crossbow arrow that should have been used to defend the city, but the arrow was actually wrapped with a layer of something. The silk thread was very sharp. When intercepting, the things on it were naturally cut open, followed by a splash of fishy liquid.
"Fire oil!"
Zheng Fan immediately shouted: "Back off!"
Immediately,
Zheng Fan kicked the ground with his legs , the magic pill on his chest also exerted force at this time, and the father and son pushed forward together.
The tent was not strong and was knocked open by Zheng Fan and rolled out.
Over there, A Ming turned his back and stood in front of Siniang without hesitation. Siniang cut off the connection between the upper thread and herself and began to retreat quickly.
"Boom!"
The kerosene ignited directly when it encountered the charcoal fire in the tent, and the entire tent was ignited instantly.
For Zheng Fan, fortunately, Siniang blocked the arrow with early warning, and with the help of the magic pill, he left the "fire scene" in advance.
Siniang also escaped under the protection of A Ming. Siniang herself was fine, but the clothes on A Ming's back were already burning.
After coming out, A Ming immediately put his back on the groundGrinding wildly, extinguishing the flames on his body.
After it was extinguished,
A Ming lay on the ground a little helpless,
because he preferred to be shot by arrows than this kind of burn.
It’s so easy to take out the arrows, pull them out, and one, two, three, and four will jingle;
But for this burn, I will have to ask Siniang to help me fix my back later. Clean out the sand, gravel, dust and clothing debris embedded in the wound, otherwise your body will become a sandwich cake after the skin and flesh grow back.
Oh, this is definitely a terrible experience.
"There is an assassin!"
"Protect uncle!"
"Protect uncle!"
A group of soldiers are about to Swarming in, Zheng Fan just climbed up and was immediately protected by three layers of his own soldiers.
The soldiers on the periphery quickly formed a formation to push forward, with the front row holding swords and the back row holding bows and arrows and loading crossbows.
The Fan family on the other side of the racecourse was also alerted by the news. Under the leadership of Fan Yongxin, they came over immediately, but were directly stopped by the surrounding soldiers.
And here,
Sixiang first scolded:
"Xue San, that loser!"
Then,
The silver teeth bite,
looks upward,
the body pounces forward, and the whole person actually sticks directly to the cliff, using the whole body to release The silk thread that came out was wrapped around the edges and corners, and the whole person climbed up quickly.
Obviously,
the previous bed crossbow came from the cliff!
At the same time, two people emerged from the soldiers and followed Siniang up the cliff like spiders. They were people from Tianji Pavilion.
After Zeng Shulang, the old man of Tianji Pavilion, took refuge with Zheng Fan, he led his disciples to take charge of the defense construction of Xue Customs and the transformation of siege equipment. At the same time, in order to express his loyalty, the last remaining members of Tianji Pavilion were Two of the three guardians entered Chu with Zheng Fan's team this time.
The only one left was Zeng Shulang himself, who did not follow.
Jin Shuke’s reaction here was slower than Siniang’s. After all, he still had to summon the sergeants, but the tasks were quickly assigned.
"You protect me uncle, Brother Ke Yandong, you take people to the west side, and the rest of the people, follow me to the east side, now on the mountain!"
Soon, < /p>
The soldiers below immediately divided into three groups.
Five hundred people stayed to protect Zheng Fan and be wary of the Fan family.
The rest were divided into two groups. , led by Jin Shuke and Keyandong respectively, surrounded and went up the mountain from both sides.
For a moment,
the sound of armor was solemn.
Where is the baby? How can I not want it? No, I have to take it back!"
"Shit, let me go now. If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!"
"Don't go, don't go. This bed crossbow is more attractive to me than my mother-in-law. I won't leave. Village leader, take a look again. Is the official Yangou dead? Is he dead?" He should be dead, I guess he’s almost cooked by now.”
“Fortress owner, it’s not good, there are swallows and dogs rushing up on the mountain road on the west side.”
< p>"Zhai Master, there are also Yan Dogs coming on the east mountain road!"The man called the Village Master is a strong man. Even though it is winter, he is still only wearing a strapless leather jacket. Listen, After reporting to his subordinates, he immediately yelled at the subordinates who had previously used the crossbow:
"Niuzi, let's go, I don't want the things, otherwise everyone will die here!"
The thin man who was called Niu Zi also nodded immediately, stopped picking up the crossbow on the bed, and said instead:
"Mother, Yangou comes so fast."
Instead of going down the mountain from the east and west sides, everyone chose to continue going up the mountain. The biggest feature of Mengshan Mountain is that mountains are connected with mountains. If you can't go down this mountain, it will be the same if you go down the opposite mountain.
However, just after everyone had taken a few steps up, they suddenly heard a scream.
The village leader looked back and found that Niu Zi, who was walking at the back, was covering his neck.
When a brother next to him wanted to reach out and give Niu Zi a hand, he was shocked to find that Niu Zi's head actually left his neck and floated away.
This scene was really terrifying, because no one could see clearly what happened.
Immediately afterwards, Siniang's figure was revealed. She had just climbed up, and she was obviously still out of breath, but her eyes were full of murderous intent.
"A man who dares to touch my mother!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two more threads shot out, directly piercing the bodies of the two bandits in front of them. There is no armor at all, so it is extremely easy for the silk thread to enter.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
The two bandits immediately screamed.
Immediately afterwards,
The two puppets climbed out from the cliff and jumped forward without hesitation after landing, like two cheetahs.
The leader of the village became heartbroken,
he jumped down with his knife and slashed at Siniang.
Sixiang did not evade, and now he is also rising with Zheng Fan. With her apparent sixth-grade strength and her experience and ability as a demon king, how could she not even be able to defeat a bandit leader?
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
For a time,
the silk threads gathered together in front of him.
The village leader's sword dented when he slashed, and the strength was lost. When the village leader wanted to draw the sword, he found that he could not pull out the sword at all.
Fortunately, the leader of the village was decisive. He immediately abandoned his sword and retreated quickly, avoiding the subsequent encirclement and suppression by the silk thread.
After the two guardians of Tianji Pavilion used puppets to kill the two bandits, they ran to the next place without hesitation.goal.
This group of bandits totaled less than twenty people. They had not lit up any lights in order to hide themselves, so they were frightened by Siniang and the two Tianji Pavilion protectors in this way. Without the charter, the remaining people began to flee crazily.
However, due to this delay, they were unable to run up the mountain immediately, and were intercepted by Snow Customs soldiers who came from the mountain roads on the east and west sides.
Where are these bandits from these elite opponents who have been on the battlefield?
What’s more, they were still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, and a piece of them was cut down instantly. If it weren’t for Jin Shuke’s scream of being left alive, not a single one of them might have been left alive.
After the village leader finally escaped Siniang's attack, before he could take a few steps, he was held up by two soldiers with knives. The two robes who followed him kicked him down. He pressed his head and pushed him completely to the ground, no matter how hard he struggled, it was to no avail.
Since then,
except for three or four of the assassins who were captured alive, all the rest were killed.
Siniang walked up to the village leader, her eyes full of murderous intent.
In the past two years,
Sixiang has rarely come to the front to fight. Most of the time, she stays behind to take charge of money and food matters, but this does not mean that Siniang’s Tempers were tempered.
The Demon King is the Demon King after all. How could the domineering thoughts in his heart be dissipated just like that?
Jin Shuke was obviously a little afraid of Siniang at this time. After all, even if she didn’t look at Siniang’s strength, it was because she was the one who slept with her uncle, and she was the mistress of everyone. , Jinshu did not dare to be disrespectful to Siniang;
But at this time he still had to bite the bullet and reminded:
"Mr. Feng, should I leave it to my uncle for interrogation?"
When Si Niang heard this,
the sharpness in her eyes gradually faded away,
and she nodded slowly.
Beside Siniang, the two Tianji Pavilion protectors raised their heads. They were also wearing Snow Customs armor. They were no different from ordinary soldiers on weekdays, but at this time, they looked like two He propped himself on the ground like a spider, raised his head, his face was covered in blood, but he still showed a flattering smile to Siniang.
......
"So, it was a group of bandits who attacked me?"
Faced with this result, Zheng Fan was a little surprised.
Siniang, who had just finished interrogating the bandit, reported back:
“Yes, my lord, my subordinate used the torture, so what he said should be true. ”
Zheng Fan knew the method used by the devil to torture people.
Sixiang added: "There is no collusion with other forces. They are pure. They know that you are from Yan, my lord, so they want to assassinate you."
"So pure ?"
"If nothing else, they should be so pure. They are bandits from the Whirlwind Village, and their nest is in Mengshan. They should have seen our team a few days ago."
< p>"Ha, that's interesting. ”Zheng Fan shook his head. He originally thought that a certain force had taken action against him. It might be from the Chu State, or from the Qian State, or even, if he had a more sinister guess, it might be from the Yan State. It's not impossible.
But things suddenly became so clean, which really made people feel a little uncomfortable.
A Ming, who was sitting next to Zheng Fan, said: < /p>
“Hey, Siniang, can you help me take care of the wound on my back? It's really painful for me now to control the wound from healing. ”
The wound has not been cleaned, so it must be controlled and cannot heal. This means that the injury has been maintained, and naturally the pain has been endured.
And if it recovers, it will take a while. Breaking the skin and cleaning the inside will make it even more sore, so A Ming would rather endure it now.
"Siniang, please help A Ming take care of the wound. I'll go see the assassin." ”
“Yes, Lord. ”
When Zheng Fan walked out of the tent, it was already dawn.
Fan Yongxin asked to see him several times, but Zheng Fan refused. Even when Siniang was interrogating the prisoner, Zheng Fan Fan also caught up on some sleep.
Maybe,
I really have experienced a lot of battles,
I think I have gained it,
After all, he was not dead,
it was A Ming who was injured,
so there was no disturbance in his heart, and he could fall asleep quickly.
So,
It is already noon.
Due to the assassination last night, the security around the camp is very high, and no one from the Fan family is allowed to approach.
Zheng Fan walked into the tent where the bandit leader was imprisoned.
The blood stains on the tent could already be seen from the outside.
When I walked in, I found that the bandit village leader was lying there in a bloody state.
In fact, the village leader was also pitiful.
When Siniang just interrogated him,
What he actually said early on was, "Every injustice has its head, and every debtor has its master. One person does the work, and the other person is a man. I can't change my name, but I can't change my surname." This is what I did. No one else instigated it.
Then,
Siniang didn’t believe it, so she tortured, tortured, tortured, tortured...
Finally,
< p>Seeing that there was really no second answer,The village leader had been tortured to the point that he could no longer bear it and began to call Feng Siniang grandma.
Sixiang was finally sure of her previous No. One answer is the real answer.
At this time,
seeing Zheng Fan come in,
the village leader weakly opened his eyes and glanced at Zheng Fan. , seemed to have guessed Zheng Fan’s identity, and Si Niang was not here, so she became a little more stubborn, twitching the corner of her mouth and showing a "disdainful" expression with difficulty.
" Why do you want to kill me? ”
“Kill...yangou. "
"Presumptuous! "Jin Shuke, who followed Zheng Fan in, cursed.
Zheng Fan raised his hand to stop Jin Shuke, nodded and said:
"He is quite a man. "
I have been in Chu for a while, but I didn't expect that the first crisis was brought to me by this bandit.
"Let's do this. Zheng Fan smiled and said, "Can I give you a good time?" ”
Obviously, the leader of the Whirlwind Village was frightened by Siniang’s methods before. Now when he heard Zheng Fan’s words, a look of relief appeared on his face.
Even,
he even said soft words:
"I accept...your love. ”
“You’re welcome. "
Zheng Fan said to Jin Shuke: "Go and ask the people at the racecourse for some wine to feed him, and then send him on his way. ”
“Yes, Uncle. ”
After giving these instructions,
Zheng Fan walked out of the tent. The smell of blood disappeared from his nose and he couldn’t help but stretch.
This At this time, Fan Yongxin shouted from the outside: "Uncle, uncle..."
Zheng Fan waved his hand to signal the soldiers in front to let them go.
Fan Yongxin took two members of the Fan family. They came over together and immediately said: "Uncle, the villain deserves to die. The villain deserves to die. The uncle was frightened last night. The villain deserves to die." "
"It's okay, it's okay. "
Since this matter has nothing to do with the Fan family, Zheng Fan is too lazy to pursue it. After all, the Fan family has performed very well along the way.
"But don't worry, uncle. This morning, the guards from the previous fortresses have ordered their troops to encircle and suppress the Whirlwind Stronghold. News has just come that the Whirlwind Stronghold from top to bottom, including the old, weak, women and children, has left no chickens or dogs left. I would like to ask my uncle to calm down. Calm down. "
Hearing this, Zheng Fan reached out and patted Fan Yongxin on the shoulder.
Fan Yongxin was flattered and squatted down a little more.
Zheng Fan turned around and took a look at the tent stained with blood;
"Heh. ”