Horse on the World

Chapter 468 Please enter the urn
The last assassin was killed by the palace guards at a distance of more than ten steps away from the carriage. In the middle of the road, in the bamboo forest, corpses were lying everywhere, and the blood merged into strips, winding and crawling on the road. , Wherever he passed, a miserable picture was outlined. Wen Fonda looked at the corpses all over the ground with lingering fear, most of them belonged to assassins, and many palace guard soldiers stayed here forever.The assassin's fearlessness made Wen Fonda still feel trembling at this time, and knowing that nothing could be done, he still rushed forward wave after wave until he died.

"General Wen!" The man who jumped out of the carriage before came to Wen Guangda, his voice was shrill, as if he was holding his throat like a rooster, "Aren't you surprised?"

Wen Fonda nodded, "These assassins are bloody warriors, but they don't have any masters. It's really strange!" He squatted down and picked up the weapons dropped by the assassins.

"Five-shot crossbows, stainless steel slotted daggers, this is the standard equipment of the Dingzhou Statistics and Investigation Department, and the four-shot and eight-ox crossbows on the ship are also unique to Dingzhou. Eunuch Huang, are these people from Dingzhou? People from the Statistics and Investigation Department?" Wen Fa asked.

Eunuch Huang squatted down and shook his head, "Not necessarily." He tore off the coat of the corpse with a clatter, and said, "General Wen, please take a look at these people's underwear." All are made of silk.

Wen Guangda looked up at Eunuch Huang in confusion.

"Commander Yuan told me about some of the information he had collected before he left. He once lamented how much Li Qing devoted himself to his soldiers. General Wen, do you know the cotton cloth that has just emerged in the Central Plains?" Eunuch Huang stood up.

"Cotton cloth? I know, this seems to be a cloth woven from a new crop cultivated in Dingzhou. It is said that the price is so expensive that most people can't afford it." Wen Guangda didn't know what this had to do with what was happening in front of him.

"The underwear of the special agents of the Dingzhou Statistics and Investigation Department is all cut from this cotton cloth, with a uniform style and about the same color tone. Look at these people, there are all kinds of people, and they are definitely not the special agents of the Statistics and Investigation Department. Moreover, if it is a statistical investigation Secretary, where is their commander Wang Qi, and if it is really them, where is the female guard with extremely high martial arts beside Qingfeng? If the two of them are here today, is there still going to be this battle? It won't be so easy."

"But these weapons?"

"Weapons can't explain anything. It's possible that these people bought them from Dingzhou through some channels. It's also possible that Dingzhou participated in this matter, but it was limited to providing them with weapons and information. According to Commander Yuan, this person Qingfeng, I don’t think he or she planned such a reckless and brutal assassination operation before making a decision.”

"Do you think so?"

"It is very likely to come from the south, but it is a bit of Zhong Ziqi's style, in order to achieve the goal, use any means!"

"Zhong Ziqi is not an idiot, knowing that doing so will definitely not achieve his goal."

"Of course, he knows that it will definitely not succeed here. His goal is not to succeed in one fell swoop. I'm afraid the real ultimate move is still ahead!"

Wen Guangda showed a nervous look on his face. "Then his actions here must have a deep meaning."

"That's right, General Wen, take a look, what time is it now?"

Wen Guangda looked up at the sun, and suddenly realized, "Erlong Mountain! Let's continue on our way, and it will be dark when we reach Erlong Mountain. Where are they really killing!"

"That's right. I think Zhong Ziqi's main force, his general Xu Siyu, and Zhou Yu, who can't see the end of the dragon, are all waiting for us there!"

"Eunuch Huang, what should we do?"

Eunuch Huang smiled sinisterly, "Since we have guessed what the other party wants to do, why should we follow their steps? Let's go our own way, General Wen. Isn't there a place called Caoji Town tens of miles ahead? Not leaving today!"

In Caoji Town, there are only hundreds of households gathered, but there are more than a dozen inns, and there is no one else. It's just because a dozen miles ahead is the steep Erlong Mountain. In the early years, there were several big insects on this mountain. It endangers passers-by, so most of the people who want to cross Erlong Mountain dare not cross Erlong Mountain overnight. Most of them live here. But there is another group of bandits Xiao gathered here, these people are much more terrifying than those big worms, once the big worms are full, they will not come out to harm others, but these people never refuse to come, typical masters who pluck their hair Son, even iron cocks will be squeezed out a few drops of oil by them, and they will kill them if they encounter a little resistance. From this, even if there are many people who have beaten here, they dare not go there, and they have to hire bodyguards, or Paying for more than a hundred officers and soldiers in this town to escort him for a ride, this made Caoji Town prosperous for a while. Later, this group of bandits heard that they joined the rebel army of Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei, and they never knew The trace, Caoji Town has just gradually become depressed.

A few miles outside the town, Wen Guangda and others closely guarded the only remaining carriage. Unfortunately, the unlucky Zhizhou was sitting in the second carriage at that time. , I burped on the spot.

After waiting for about half an hour, several palace guards rushed over with a group of officers and soldiers. The first person was the leader of the town's garrison, Captain Yingyang.

Seeing Wen Guangda, Colonel Yingyang immediately pushed Jinshan, turned down the jade pillar, knelt down on the ground, and knocked his head several times, "Wu Guo, Colonel Yingyang, who is stationed in Caoji Town under his command, has seen the general!"

Wen Guangda frowned. Although the man in front of him was wearing a suit of armor, he had a big belly. I really don't know how he put the armor on. Seeing his flushed face, he smelled a pungent smell of alcohol , I was even more displeased, and then looked at the group of soldiers behind him, all of them were red-faced and red-eared, and they obviously drank a lot of wine.

"How long have you been in this town?" Wen Guangda raised his hand, signaling him to stand up.

"Back to the general, I've been here for almost a year!" Wu Guo was very excited, a big shot from the capital, this is the Palace Guard, if he can win over, his future will be bright.

"Hmm! During this time, has anyone in the town been here?"

Wu Guo was stunned, thought for a while, and said: "General, Caoji Town is the only way to pass Erlong Mountain. Many people pass by here every day. Although it is not as good as before, hundreds of people pass by every day. There are always."

"Are there so many people every day?" Wen Guangda asked.

"Yes, general, but there are not so many today. A group left earlier to cross Erlong Mountain before dark. Later, three or five people came. At this time, they will definitely not leave."

Looking at the Jiurou captain, Wen Guangda narrowed his eyes, "How do you know so clearly?"

Wu Guo blushed even more, and whispered: "General, the villain is afraid that traitors will sneak in, so I set up two checkpoints on the only roads that must pass through the town, specifically to interrogate people passing by."

Wen Guangda suddenly realized, it turned out that this kid set up traps to extort money, no wonder he knew how many people entered the town every day, and how many people left?It's no wonder that the life is good, and he drinks like Guan Gong in broad daylight, but now he is not in the mood to meddle in these nosy matters, and he is too lazy to pay attention to this kind of person.

"Go into town and arrange the best inn for us."

"Yes, yes, General, I have been notified by these adults, and I have sent someone to take care of this matter. When the general enters the town, everything should be ready at the inn."

"Please leave the original guests in that inn, and we will pay double the price to compensate them."

Wu Guo said: "The general wants to stay, of course they have to make way for the general, this is their honor, what compensation is there for them? Don't worry, the general, I have driven them to another inn, and sent someone to watch them. "

Wen Guangda squinted at him, "This inn usually gives you a lot of benefits, right?"

Wu Guo blushed, and quickly argued: "No, General, this inn is indeed the best in our place, and I know that the generals are escorting very important people, the terrain of this inn is very good, very good, It is very easy to be vigilant, and with a little arrangement, not even a fly can fly in."

Wen Guangda's complexion changed, and he glanced at the few palace guards who had just entered the town. Those people lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound. Wen Guangda turned around, smiled at Wu Guo and said, "You also know that the terrain of this inn is easy to guard against?"

Wu Guo looked back very embarrassed, "Back to the general, the villain also led soldiers and fought in battle, but later, later..."

Wen Guangda laughed, now it seems that Wu Guo is not too stupid. "Lead the way ahead!"

Under the leadership of Wu Guo, a group of people came to the best inn in the town that Wu Guo said. After a look, Wen Guangda was really satisfied. The houses in the town were next to each other, and there were several times around the inn. Within ten meters, there is not a single building, it is empty, a few open spaces have been mined, and some fruits and vegetables have been planted, and now it is the time for fruiting, and the green fruits are very eye-catching.

"There is an inn!" Wu Guo said with a smile, "General, this is the best inn in this town. Of course, it is not comparable to the capital, but it is very clean, and the cook here cooks good food, out of the box The local flavor, the general came from the capital and is used to the taste of the capital, maybe this place can surprise the general!"

Wen Guangda smiled lightly, "Well, I believe it, I can tell by your appearance, you said you have led soldiers to fight in wars before, and now you look at you, if the food in this town is not good, you will never grow so fat .”

Wu Guo immediately blushed, but fortunately, her face was already red, and it was no big deal if she blushed a little bit.

"Boss Tong, a distinguished guest has arrived, why don't you come out quickly!"

(End of this chapter)