I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 10 Double Staff Volley
The sky is filled with yellow clouds and the remaining clouds in the west.

The twilight in Pingyang City is unique, but the people in Dongchang are not in the mood to watch it.

"You're saying that there may have been something wrong with Lao Si's group, and that the Pingyang Medical Center that he was supposed to be in charge of is now in the hands of an unknown person, whose martial arts skills are still superior to yours?"

Mao Zongxian, the third-tier leader, is sitting at the table. He has a plump forehead, fleshy cheeks, and sharply angled jaw. His face is majestic, but always a little sinister.

"Obviously our Dongchang is the hunter. Unexpectedly, after entering this city, the situation becomes unclear."

A scholarly middle-aged man was also sitting here, rubbing his wrist bones with medicated oil, and said: "If these traitors had not been so capable, they would not have asked the governor to go to war and set up such a trap."

"I think the people who attacked the governor's camp, scattered the horses, and kidnapped the Yu family's children are also people from the Pingyang Medical Center today. They may even be three groups of people. They may not be familiar with each other, but the same thing is that, They are all going to be against our Dongchang in this matter, and they are all traitors."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Tian, ​​the fifth stall driver, slapped the table.

"In this case, let's concentrate our efforts and destroy one of them first!"

These words were full of force, but the scholar shook his head.

"The details of the people at Pingyang Medical Center are very unclear, and it is difficult to find out exactly how many people there are, but if they can deal with Xiaochuan and the others, they should not be underestimated. And the group of people who kidnapped the children of the Yu family are here. I have fought with you two more than once on the road, you are also a strong enemy."

"We are not completely sure if we want to destroy one of them, and another group may take advantage of it."

Mao Zongxian also nodded and said: "We don't need to fight them head-on. We just need to drag them in the city and wait for the governor's large force to arrive. We don't have to worry about them being able to wreak havoc."

The academic asked: "How are you doing over there?"

Mao Zongxian said: "My subordinates have marked all the shops in the city that sell large amounts of dry food and purified water, found those selling camels, and drugged those camels."

The academic nodded and said: "Okay, then even if they want to leave, they can't easily change horses. They have to let their horses gain enough strength. This will be enough to delay them for a while."

"When they are ready to leave, let's make another surprise attack on them. We don't want to hurt people, but only want to hurt horses. As soon as we succeed, we will retreat and fight with them."

Cao Tian said: "We have pushed them into a hurry. Can't they carry food and water on their own?"

The academic smiled: "So we have to do things in a measured manner, step by step, and not push them too hastily. Unless it is absolutely necessary, no one is willing to enter the desert on their own feet."

Mao Zongxian hesitated and said: "I still feel a little uneasy. Someone can hold back the governor, and someone can go to Pingyang City in advance to occupy the medical center. These are things we can't think of."

"So, will this group of people in the city have any tricks that we didn't expect?"

The scholar hissed, stroking his beard and thinking deeply, and remained silent for a long time.

Cao Tian was a little unhappy and deliberately found trouble: "You have to follow us all the way, act as a back-up, do nothing, wear a mask, forget it. Now that everyone is together, why are you still wearing this mask?"

The scholar was not angry, and stretched out his hand to rub the side of his face. After a while, he took off a layer of human skin mask from his face, revealing a face that was more than ten years older and even thinner.

This person is none other than Jia Ting, the second stall keeper of Dongchang. If he had used this face in the medical clinic at that time, Dora would have recognized him at a glance.

"You should be more careful."

Jia Ting made a decision, "Let's take out all the money we have and use it as a deposit, and then invite a group of people to help."

Mao Zongxian asked doubtfully: "Is there anyone else available around here?"

"Haha, you are a bit young after all, so some things are not so clear to you."

Jia Ting was quite proud of himself, "At that time, when I led people to follow you, I didn't just wait and watch the show every day. I also had a heavy responsibility. I had to be aware of the movements in all directions and be ready to respond to you at any time."

"That's why I found an acquaintance."

More than ten years ago, there was a killer organization called "Black Stone" that was known as the best in the world. It had many ears and eyes, hands and eyes, and was so powerful that it spread all over the country.

At that time, even the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government had many unclear relationships with the "Black Stone" and often sent money to the "Black Stone".

However, those people working in the north, under the emperor's feet, tend to be restrained, covering their faces and hiding when they act, while those in charge of business in the south of the Yangtze River act more arrogantly.

The number one master assigned by "Black Stone" in the south is known as the flying dragon. His sword skills are extremely fast. He never hides his face when killing people. He always rushes through the streets on a galloping horse.

Later, the "Black Stone" headquarters in the capital collapsed and the old leader died.

Feilong had too many enemies, and without the support of the relationships behind the organization, he was wanted by the Jiangnan government and the underworld. He had no choice but to disappear, fled to the northwest border, and became a horse bandit.

Their group should have been around Gaohe County. After all, there was still some oil and water there. Going west, there was nothing much they could rob.

But the recent approach of the Dongchang brigade aroused their vigilance, and they took the initiative to flee westward.

"Before I joined you, I detected traces of the horse bandits several times."

Jia Ting said, "They are hiding in the valley not far southeast of Pingyang City. As long as they bring enough money and our identity as Dongchang, let Feilong come and help. It shouldn't be It's a difficult task." Cao Tian also heard about Feilong's reputation when he was young and had no objection to it. He just said: "It's just a deposit. There is no need to empty our own pockets. Let's let our people chip in and wait until the matter is completed. Later, we can let him receive the silver reward from the court."

This matter is settled like this.

Jia Ting asked three of his confidants to take the money and go out of the city before dark.

They roughly knew that Yu Qian's old troops were entrenched near the North City Gate, so they deliberately let these three people go out from the South City Gate.

After all, the number of Yu Qian's old troops was not as large as that of Dongchang. After days of hard work and hard work, they would certainly not be able to take care of the whole city.

that's the truth.

Yu Qian's old department was unaware of this incident.

At nightfall, they gathered firewood and made a fire. They hung up a few pots in the abandoned backyard of the General Temple, heated some hot water, and roasted a few bunches of dry food by the fire.

In one of the smaller pots, some salt and chopped wild vegetables were put in it. After boiling, a few pancakes were thrown in to make a paste of wild vegetables.

"Come."

The young man in a bamboo hat handed a bowl of paste to Yu Mian and asked him to feed his little brother.

Yu Qian has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Yu Mian is already an adult, the second daughter Yu Xin is 13 years old, and the youngest son Yu Kang is only ten years old.

The young man in a bamboo hat also filled a bowl of paste and walked to Yu Xin's side.

The person supporting Yu Xin was a thin middle-aged man named Tie Zhu. His eyes were full of worry: "Our gold trauma medicine is almost used up. You haven't brought back the medicine. What should we do with this girl's injury in the future?"

When they were fighting Dongchang Fanzi, they had a sleeve arrow and almost hit Yu Kang.

At such a young age, Yu Xin was actually very quick-sighted and managed to knock his brother away, but he was hit by the arrow in his left shoulder.

She was still young, but the arrow penetrated deeply. The young man in the bamboo hat and others did not dare to pull out the arrow rashly, so they had to break the arrow shaft, apply medicine on her, and fix it with a bandage, hoping to wait until a doctor could be found to deal with it.

The young man in a bamboo hat looked at the little girl with chapped lips and seemed to have difficulty opening her eyes. He sighed and fed her the wild vegetable paste with a wooden spoon.

"Although the man in the medical center is weird, after thinking about it later, I think he is not from Dongchang."

The young man in a bamboo hat said, "The situation was complicated at that time. We were shocked by his skill and retreated too quickly. I will go and have a look tomorrow."

The short-bearded man was named Zhu Ji. He had grown up in the army and had a rough temper. He shouted: "At worst, they will be robbed by force. I will hold them back while you get the medicine."

"No! Brother, don't go tomorrow."

The young man in a bamboo hat was named Zhu Hui. Although he was young, he was already the backbone of the group. He could not refuse and said, "You have a brave temper, so it's better to stay here and look after each other with everyone."

"I'll go alone. I'll adapt to the situation. If something goes wrong, I'm better at running away than you."

Suddenly, the two men on guard on the courtyard wall turned around and waved their knives at them.

Everyone immediately fell silent and touched their weapons with their hands.

The night was dark, and there were not many stars in the sky, but the cold moon was shining brightly.

There was no one living near the abandoned temple, not even the sound of insects.

These Yu Qian's old troops could only hear the sound of firewood crackling nearby and the sound of water boiling in the pot.

But soon, those with the best hearing heard the sound of wooden sticks hitting the ground.

Zhu Huiyi was a brave man. He held the sword with his left hand and touched the dart bag with his right hand. With a slight movement, he climbed up the courtyard wall, but was shocked by what she saw.

Two people came to the street behind the temple.

One of them was carrying a large sack, which was bulging and heavy, but his steps were brisk, so that was all.

The most striking thing is another person, who seems to be sitting cross-legged in the air, with the hem of his clothes hanging down, covering his legs, and walking with only two crutches.

It's really "on point".

The crutch, about four feet long, was lightly "pointed" and stroked on the ground, and the whole person was moved flatly one foot away.

The rhythm of moving clouds and flowing water makes people feel that the person is not moving on land, but like sitting on a boat, rocking the oar leisurely.

This skill is so stable that it makes one's heart tremble.

(End of this chapter)