First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 371

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As soon as the words fell, Wang Xiongdan cut off the corner of his clothes with a knife and threw them on the ground.

"kill".Chen Dangshi's eyes burst out with murderous intent, and he rushed forward.

Wang Xiongdan raised his knife and went up.

Dressing up for hunting today undoubtedly made Wang Xiongdan feel very disadvantaged.

Not only did he not carry a horse, but he did not wear armor.

After several rounds, Wang Xiongdan was at a disadvantage. Ma Zhan fought Ma Zhan with a horizontal knife, and it was inevitable that he would suffer losses, not to mention that Wang Xiongdan did not wear armor.

Not long after, Wang Xiongdan's shoulders were dripping with blood.

At the moment of crisis, a cry came from the riverside, "But General Wang Xiongdan?"

Wang Xiongdan forced Chen Dangshi away with a knife, and covered the arrow wound in his abdomen with his left hand.

Looking back, I saw a small boat by the river, with four or five people on board.

An old Taoist priest stood at the bow of the boat, and it was this Taoist priest who asked the question just now.

"Wang Xiongdan of a certain family, who is the priest?" Wang Xiongdan asked hastily.

"General, hurry up and get on the boat." Seeing that this person was indeed Wang Xiongdan, the Taoist hurriedly shouted, "I'll take you across the river."

When Wang Xiongdan was in a daze, the old Taoist shouted to Xiaowei Wu and others who were fighting on the shore: "Cover General Wang on board."

"Thief Taoist, don't meddle in your own business", Chen Dangshi was furious, picked up his bow and arrow and shot at the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist had sharp eyes and quick hands, he drew his sword to block it, waved his hand and said, "Shoot".

Four or five Heizi people behind him took out their crossbows from under their robes and shot directly at Chen Dangshi and others.

At this distance, the power of the crossbow is no small matter, and the knight brought by Chen Dangshi instantly killed and injured two people.

Seeing this, Xiaowei Wu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Little general, hurry up and get on the boat, brothers cover", as he said, he raised his knife and went up to fight.

Seeing this, Wang Xiongdan rushed towards the river decisively.

"Stop him, kill him," Chen Dangshi yelled angrily, but Captain Wu and others desperately stopped him.

After Wang Xiongdan jumped onto the boat, he shouted: "Old Wu, get on the boat."

"What are you doing?" Wang Xiongtan suddenly felt that the boat was moving, and was furious, "Stop, they haven't boarded the boat yet."

"It's too late." The old Taoist squinted his eyes at the bank and said, "What a loyal minister and righteous man, the poor Taoist admires him."

I saw that Chen Dangshi pierced Wu Xiaowei with a spear, swung his horse hard, came to the river, took off his bow and arrow and shot, "let the arrows and shoot them to death".

But what surprised Wang Xiongdan was that these men in black were well-trained, and they quickly drew out their short weapons to block, and all the arrows they shot were thrown into the river without exception.

Seeing that the boat was far away from the shore, Chen Dangshi roared angrily, turned and left.

Wang Xiongdan sat paralyzed on the deck of the boat, bleeding continuously from his abdomen. Under the gesture of the old Taoist priest, the man in black skillfully took out the arrowhead for him and bandaged it with medicine.

This group of people is really strange, with extraordinary skills, and Wang Xiongdan can tell that the old Taoist priest just drew his sword to block that attack, and it can also be seen that the old Taoist priest is a practicing family, and his temperament is also refined.

"Dare to ask Yichun Duke, is it wrong to assist Gong Er?" The old Taoist asked first. After all, Wang Xiongdan was the official governor of Shezhou, and he was named Yichun County Duke, so the old Taoist didn't dare to be too rude to him.

"Who are you guys?" Wang Xiongdan was startled, and finally asked this question.

"We, we are the secret work of the Qin Palace of the Tang Dynasty, and we are now using it under the command of Jingzhou Inspector Gao Chong." The old Taoist paused, and immediately did not hide it. He could not have said the name Weifengwei at that time.

The old Taoist stood at the bow of the boat facing the wind, his left hand twisted his beard and his right hand was behind his back, his clothes fluttered, and his temperament was dusty.

"Poverty Dao Huan's heir, under the order of the high envoy, sneaked into Jianghuai. Now, can Duke Yichun talk about the situation of Jianghuai?"

Wang Xiongdan was shocked, "King Qin? Gao Chong?"

He knew that these two people were famous, but he couldn't figure out the twists and turns for a while, so after a little hesitation, he said bluntly: "The auxiliary thief is indeed reversed."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Wang Xiongsheng immediately realized, "How do you guys know?"

Huan Fasi was taken aback for a moment, and his heart was shocked: It really was the opposite.

"The imperial court knows everything about the affairs of the world," Huan Fasi said with a light smile, "Fugong Er has had a different mind for a long time, how could the imperial court not know."

"Then my adoptive father, is King Wu safe now?" Wang Xiongdan hurriedly asked.

"Wu Wang is the guest of Qin Wangfu, so he will be well," Huan Fasi replied.

Wang Xiongdan wanted to ask more, but Huan Fasi waved his hand and said, "When we get to Jingzhou, Duke Yichun will go talk to Gao Shijun himself."

After crossing the river, Huan Fasi left one person behind, "Xuan Qi, be sure to send Yichun Duke to Jingzhou safely."

"Don't Daoist Huan come with me?" Wang Xiongdan asked.

"Pindao still has military orders," Huan Fasi replied, leaving Wang Xiongdan and Xuan Qi on the shore, he returned to the boat and headed to the other side.

Fu Gong Er had already sent people to take over Hezhou and other places, so Wang Xiongdan had to follow Xuan Qi all the way sneaking through Luzhou and entering Shuzhou.

"It will be safe to enter Huangzhou tomorrow," Xuan Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Xuan, what's going on?" Wang Xiongdan was still puzzled, "How did you know I would appear by the river?"

The corner of Xuan Qi's mouth twitched, "I don't believe in Xuan, some of us obey the orders of Gao Shijun, and when we arrive in Jingzhou, Duke Yichun can ask him."

Wang Xiongdan raised his brows, "I heard Daoist Huan called another person Dixi, so I dare to guess, are you ranked by Tiandi Xuanhuang? Your part? That is to say, there are many of you?"

A gleam of light flashed in Xuan Qi's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "If Duke Yichun doesn't want to cause trouble, then don't ask too many questions. When you arrive in Jingzhou, you can ask him everything."

Wang Xiongdan nodded silently, he is not stupid, he probably already guessed it.

Just now Taoist Huan said that they are secret agents of King Qin's mansion. It is said that Gao Chong has a close relationship with King Qin. This group of people are very skilled, which means that King Qin's mansion has a huge secret work organization, and Gao Chong has a very high status in this organization. This is just a simple analysis by Wang Xiongyan.

After Gao Chong came to Jiangling, he immediately organized the army. Jingzhou is Shangzhou, which governs eight counties including Jiangling, Changlin, and Zhijiang, and the government is located in Jiangling.

There are nine military residences in the eight counties, including two military residences in Jiangling, with a total of 5000 people.

This force is quite a lot in one state. After all, there are more than three hundred states in the Tang Dynasty, and the area of ​​Jingzhou has been greatly reduced, far inferior to that of Jingzhou in the Han and Jin Dynasties.

Moreover, most of these 5000 people are the elite left after Xiao Liang's soldiers and horses were eliminated. There is no doubt about their combat power. As for equipment, Jingzhou has always been rich and there is no shortage of equipment.

Prior to this, Li Xiaogong, the general manager of Jingzhou, was stationed in Jiangling City, and he also attached great importance to Jingzhou's soldiers and horses, which made Gao Chong take advantage of it.

Just when Gao Chong was about to go to Xiangzhou to visit Li Xiaogong, his immediate boss, Wei Fengwei sent the news: Fugong Er was reversed, and Huan Fasi rescued Wang Xiongdan by the river, and Wang Xiongdan had arrived in Huangzhou.

Gao Chong was startled, this day came sooner than he expected, so that he didn't have time to make arrangements in Jingzhou, so he immediately wrote a handwritten letter and ordered someone to send it to Xiangzhou immediately.

(End of this chapter)