The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 191 180 A Storm in a Small Town (Part [-])
The caravan consisted of five and sixty people, and everyone rode horses to guard the surroundings of the dozens of carriages. Everyone's nervousness gradually calmed down as time went by.

The caravan moved very fast, and by noon, the caravan had traveled more than 100 miles.

Duan Wuji found an inn in front of him and set up a tip. The clerk in the inn brought good grass and food and fed all the animals. People ate and rested for a while and continued on their way.

It is the middle of March, the land is full of vitality, and it is the weather when the grass grows and the eagle flies, the surrounding scenery is verdant green, the green grass on both sides of the road spreads into the distance like two green carpets, and the end can not be seen at a glance. The wild flowers in the grass are dotted with red or purple, adding infinite vitality to this green belt.

The hard-working farmers are busy in the fields, everything looks so harmonious and natural, and the herding cattle are riding on the back of the cattle and playing the piccolo leisurely herding the cattle, everything is so peaceful and peaceful.

This caravan hurried forward all the way through Cunyue Town, no one noticed what was in the car.

Along the way, the caravan was hungry, fed and drank, and stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. After five or six days of rushing, the caravan finally arrived in the Taihang Mountains.

Duan Wuji looked at the towering mountains and said: "Brothers, everyone pay attention, it will be dangerous if you enter the mountains, please be more energetic, let's not make any mistakes?

Don't lose your life for the money you can't protect! "

After hearing this, the people replied in unison: "Don't worry, Mr. Duan, we all know about this matter, and we will always pay attention to it."

"Well, it's good to know. We'll be home in three or two days. When we get home, we'll have a good rest for two days."

This caravan moved slowly on the trails in the Taihang Mountains. When it was dark, people found a small town in the mountains and settled down.

This small town in the mountains is originally remote, so how can there be any hotels in normal times?It can be said that six or seven days out of ten will not be open for business, because there is no customer, and the shop owner is very happy to see so many customers coming today.

The shop owner hurried out with his wife to entertain the guests.

Duan Wuji saw it and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, why don't you even use that guy? This will save you a lot of money.

You really know how to live!If this day is not good, it will be wronged. "

The shopkeeper smiled wryly after hearing this, and said, "Guest officer, you really know how to laugh at me! Look at how poor and miserable I am, how can I hire a man!"

Five or six of my ten days are closed. How can I raise people?Wouldn't it be strong to support people? "

"Boss, let's stop talking about this, you can feed all our horses with good grass and materials first, and then cook for us."

"Well, okay. Guest officer, I don't have any good wine or food in this small shop. What would you like to eat?"

"Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Boss, we are all poor businessmen, and we don't want to drink. As for food, you can do whatever you want. We don't care if it's better or worse, as long as it fills you up." Stomach will do.

Just figure it out. "

Everyone was discouraged after hearing this, and said to themselves that after driving for a long time, they found such an unlucky inn, and there was nothing the fuck could ask for, alas, it was really unlucky.

Everyone has nothing to do, it's not that the owner doesn't want to buy anything, but that he has money and can't spend it. This is what the gods can't do when they come!

Hey, then I have to bear with it.

The time is not too long, and the dinner is served. When people see it, ho!Mixed noodles with steamed buns, stewed tofu with dried cabbage, and a large pot of salted vegetables. The soup is not bad, and the rice soup is so watery that it looks good on people.

Alas, no matter how good or bad it is, you have to eat it. If you don’t eat it, you will be so hungry.

People forcefully ate their dinner, the shopkeeper brought a small oil lamp, sir, you should go to bed early in a while, let me tell you, our place is not peaceful recently, if someone calls the door at night, Please don't drive, there have been bandits in this place recently.

Once you open the door, you will regret it. A few days ago, a customer asked the bandits to open the door, and was robbed of a lot of money by the bandits. In the end, it was over after two mouths. Are you angry about this?
Let's not learn from them.I'll close the gate in a while. You see, our tall courtyard wall is all made of stones. This courtyard wall is more than one foot high, and ordinary thieves cannot enter.

My gate is made of jujube wood. Once it is locked, it cannot be opened from the outside. You just stay in this yard. My small shop is the safest.

Guest officer, let's talk about it first. Once you let those strongmen in, if the store suffers any losses, you guys will have to pay for it.

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Thank you for the reminder, the owner, can we not open the door? I won't bring disaster to you, the owner."

"Well, that's good, I'll close the door quickly, it won't be safe any later."

After speaking, the shop owner closed the door and locked it.

Duan Wuji whispered to the people around: "Attention everyone, just now the owner of the store said that this place is not peaceful recently, there are bandits in this place recently, no matter what happens outside at night, none of us are allowed to open the door , did everyone hear clearly?"

"Duantou, we all understood just now, so don't worry, we still need to protect our things, we don't care about outside affairs, we can do whatever we like, that has nothing to do with us nothing.

What are we doing with those nosy things? "

After a while, the shop owner came back.

"Guest officer, why don't you go into the house and go to sleep? You see, it's already dark, so hurry up and go into the house to rest."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Shopkeeper, since your place is not peaceful, do you think we can sleep? Our car is full of food, once an accident happens, how do you tell us to live?

Shopkeeper, we are going to guard our things tonight, so you can go back to the house and rest.

Hey, boss, do you know the origin of these bandits?How many are there? "

"Well, they are said to have a hundred or so people. Who knows their origins? It is said that there are three bandit leaders, one named Babudengkongshawanli. Very powerful.

The other one is Hou Guanzhong, the life-threatening swordsman. This kid is ruthless, and he didn't kill less people in this place.

The most powerful one is the leader of this group of people, his name is Bashou Taisui Guo Changda, this guy is good at flying knives, can hit flying sulfur stones, and makes two steel knives very powerful, why not call him Bashou Taisui?

Guest officer, think about it, all of us have two hands, he has eight hands, do you think we can beat him?
Ordinary people confront him, and they will be beheaded by him within three or five rendezvous.How about calling Bashou Taisui? "

"Shopkeeper, don't the people in your place know how to report to the officials? Why do you let this bandit run amok?"

The owner of the store smiled wryly after hearing this: "Report to the official? Why don't we report to the official? At least we have reported eight or nine times. How about the more than 20 arresters of the county magistrate who still caught the thief?

Their self-defense is a problem.

At first, the county magistrate brought people over for a walk, but later he stopped coming altogether.

Alas, it has harmed the people of our side.

The last time the general army of Hebei Province sent more than 1000 officers and soldiers, none of the bandits were caught, but they did a lot of harm to the people in our area. If you want to eat and drink, who can do it?

Well, you guys watch, I'm going back to sleep. "

After speaking, the owner of the store turned and left.

Tie Niu saw it and said with a smile: "Damn it, I think a bloody battle is inevitable tonight, everyone sit down and rest for a while."

Duan Changqing laughed and said, "Brother Tieniu, how do you know? Didn't the shop owner just say that? As long as we don't go out, nothing will happen, so why should we go out?"

Tie Niu stared at him.

"What do you know? There are so many of us, each of us is riding on such a tall horse, and there are so many vehicles, isn't this a big deal? I don't think we will be able to make it through tonight if we don't work hard.

You guys put on that snakeskin armor, let's all get ready for tonight. "

Duan Wuji smiled.

"Brother Tieniu, your analysis is too correct, I think so too.

Attention everyone, tonight we are ready to fight, everyone, I don't think this battle can go away tonight.

Brother Cao, you lead the brothers to protect our vehicle. Brother Changhong and Brother Changhao, you two are assistants to Brother Cao. Be careful, no one is allowed to open the door without my order. If they succeed, we can use bows Jane beckoned them.

Brother Tieniu and Brother Changqing, let the three of us take care of the fight against the enemy.

Two brothers, you should also prepare, we will prepare to fight in a while. "

After hearing this, the two immediately started to prepare. A big battle was brewing and brewing in the dark night.

A war could break out at any time.

(End of this chapter)