Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 441 Siege and Traps

Night, full of stars.

In the bedroom, Ye Chen was still awake, his brows were straightened, and he fell into deep thought.

Yu Daoxiang suddenly disappeared, disrupting all plans.What is certain now is that Huang Toutuo, the fifth elder of the holy hall, is probably a bait, the purpose is to lure Yu Daoxiang into a trap.It's just that now I only know that Yu Daoxiang is missing, but I can't be sure what happened to Yu Daoxiang.Was it caught, or was injured and hid to heal.still already

The Maitreya Sect Shangguan Bingyun personally presided over the escort of Liu Jinyu to the capital, not only the holy hall, but also several important figures in the Southern Tang court, or the big families must have been eyeing that side.In the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty, most of these big families have been operating for hundreds of years and have a profound foundation. Although their power is far from being comparable to that of the Holy Church and the Maitreya Sect, they should not be underestimated. Two people or 100 or [-] people can be compared. Some of these people have the same purpose as the church, to save Liu Jinyu or kill Liu Jinyu, and some are like Lou Yanming, wanting what is in Liu Jinyu's mind.

Ye Chen already knew what was going on in Liu Jinyu's mind. He was the director of this matter, and he didn't intend to participate in it anymore. He just secretly followed everything planned and gave some guidance at critical moments to ensure that Liu Jinyu would not see Lou. Yanming, and will not be rescued by the Holy Church, and then die.

However, Liu Jinyu was captured by the Maitreya Cult, which is a great event for the Holy Church. After calculations, Ye Chen, Hu Sanguang and others came to the conclusion that since Huang Toutuo, the fifth elder of the Holy Church, is in the south of the Yangtze River, he must will be involved in this.But now to find the whereabouts of Yu Daoxiang, it is natural to start with Huang Toutuo.Therefore, Ye Chen will inevitably personally participate in Liu Jinyu's escort now.

When she woke up from the mist, it was still dark, and Yu Qingyan was sleeping beside her, leaning her body like an octopus, her body was soft and warm.

In the early morning of the next day, Ye Chen, the deputy envoy of the newly established Intelligence Department of the Military Intelligence Department, led fifty newly recruited subordinates out of the city.

In the early morning, the morning wind blows pollen and flies across the sky profusely, and the small county named Gaoyang has already woken up.

The small county is not big, and it is located on the bank of a tributary of the Yangtze River. Although the transportation is relatively convenient, it has not been developed much compared to other cities along the Yangtze River.Originally, it was just a small town with a few roads and more than a thousand people. Recently, because the convoy escorting Liu Jinyu was about to arrive, and some other places had to frequent, it seemed a little busier.

"Bring me the map."

"Fifth Elder, this is the territory of the government. There are many masters of the Maitreya Sect and the Southern Tang garrison. The further we go, the harder it is to escape. No matter whether Liu Jinyu can be rescued or killed. We have to think about it first. Xu Ming, the leader of the Five Lakes Gang, failed to make it in the end, and he also recognized the reality.

In the past few days, Huang Tianhu and others from the Ministry of Criminal Justice have been rushing the team escorting Liu Jinyu to Beijing to the northeast. Although there is no major crisis, everyone knows that the situation is not optimistic.

The plan of Shangguan Bingyun, who has never shown up, is obvious. Although he has been defending, he has not taken the initiative to attack people like Huang Toutuo, but every step he takes to the north, the deeper he falls into the area where the government and the army are concentrated, not to mention fighting. Whether they can succeed or not, even after they show up, it will probably be more difficult to get away as they go to the back.

This may have been a conspiracy by Shangguan Bingyun by the way.

But what was in Liu Jinyu's mind was too important to the Holy Church.Even though he knew that this matter was too difficult and might even cause heavy casualties, he still had to do it.

What Huang Tutuo and Xu Ming hoped was to really find a chance from the opponent's position, eat the bait, throw the hook back, and at the same time let themselves sink deeper and deeper.

The starry night was cold, just as Huang Toutuo and Xu Ming were looking at the map and discussing.A huge and silent shady scene encircled the people in this small square.

A few days later, when Ye Chen and his entourage came to Gaoyang County, they received news that the five elders of the holy hall, Huang Toutuo, and the masters of the holy hall, led by Xu Ming, the leader of the five lakes gang, finally fell into the hands of Shangguan Bingyun who took the initiative to control thousands of people to kill them. news in the bureau
Spreading in the moonlight are flames, knife light, and blood.

On October 30 of the lunar calendar, Lidong, the No. 24 solar term among the 19 solar terms of the lunar calendar, has finally arrived.

In the early morning, in the mountains named Huangshigang, the sound of fighting continued.By this time, the shouts of killing among the mountains filled with a faint smell of blood have gradually decreased. This is because the center of gravity of the battle has extended to the southwest, and it is not a large-scale military confrontation right now. After breaking up and fleeing, the rest is a messy mess.

At the beginning of the war, the superior side was encircled, and the encircled side was not easy to kill, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides for a period of time, and then quickly turned to the southwest.At this time in this place, in addition to the officers and soldiers, patrols, corpses, and prisoners who were searching, occasionally there would be wounded people who had not escaped in the nearby forest, and were immediately surrounded or captured by several soldiers. or kill.However, since there are not many government forces left here, it is impossible to form an overwhelming search net, so the search in the nearby forests is still somewhat conservative.

Now that his skin had been torn apart, Shangguan Bingyun did it extremely thoroughly, killing and weakening the strength of the holy hall as much as possible.

Most of the soldiers who came here this time along with the Chakuai and the yamen chased toward the southwest.

The chief catcher named Zhu Yongwu came out of the night with two steel whips and maces in hand. He was tall and strong, taller than the people next to him by a head.Although he wears the hat of an official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Maitreya is actually teaching a Dharma protector.The three chief arresters of the Criminal Department of the Southern Tang Dynasty are all guardians of the Maitreya sect, and they are all first-class masters.Among them, Huang Tianhu is shrewd and capable, while Zhu Yongwu looks more ferocious and terrifying, but deep in his eyes, he still has a sharp and sinister look. At this time, the steel whip and mace are stained with blood and pieces of meat, making him look even more oppressive. feeling.

"Search around and carry the injured brother down. The bodies of the dead must be found. If there are any bandits who are alone, I will find them all!"

The voice of this burly man spread in the night.And with the shaking of the torches, another subordinate led him to see the corpses and prisoners gathered there.Although the government launched a siege this time, the besieged church is all masters.After a great battle, the government side led by the Maitreya Sect had more casualties, but considering that all the elites in the church were consumed, in Shangguan Bingyun's view, such a sacrifice was naturally a great deal.In fact, no matter whether it was Shangguan Bingyun, Huang Tianhu and Zhu Yongwu, the deaths of ordinary policemen and soldiers were not at all concerned.

"Chen Xin, the head of the Shuzhou Hall of the Five Lakes Gang, nicknamed the Stele Slayer, has at least 20 years of skill. It seems that the things in Liu Jinyu's mind are really as important as Mr. Shangguan and the leader speculated. The Five Lakes Gang, which was hidden so deeply, did not hesitate to expose it, and all members were mobilized. No matter what the outcome of the present matter is, afterward, the Five Lakes Gang will be under the nose of our Maitreya Sect, so naturally there is no way for it to survive." Go Going to the grassland where the corpses were placed, Zhu Yongwu looked at the corpses one by one, and then asked the people next to him, "Pay attention to the masters above the head of the Five Lakes Clan, how many people were arrested and how many people died? Go back and settle it."

The accompanying head catcher who followed him quickly agreed and wrote it down.

At this moment, there was a sudden shout of killing not far away, and then the weapons intersected, and another single person was caught.Zhu Yongwu took a look.He also heard the attendants around him say: "They are from the Jiangnan Security Bureau. I didn't expect that even they belonged to the Holy Church. It's just that they have been dispersed and driven to the east. People have been arranged to chase them. The chief arrester , the rest of the people, do you want to go to the southwest for reinforcements?"

"You may not be able to catch up. Moreover, they may just want us to catch up. Don't forget, our main task is to escort Liu Jinyu to Jinling. It is enough to chase so many people out now. Now Huang Toutuo and Xu Ming's subordinates are all top experts, and if we chase them now, we won't be able to find anyone."

Zhu Yongwu said so, but for a moment, he laughed strangely: "It's just that I heard a few days ago that many experts from the Huaxia Weifu of the Song Dynasty in the north sneaked into our Southern Tang Dynasty, presumably to avenge their chief envoy Ye Chen After all, Ye Chen was killed by people from the Holy Church, and the news had already spread all over the world more than a month ago. Therefore, it is hard to say whether they can really escape."

The night is vast, and there is no movement in the direction where Huang Toutuo and others are fleeing. Only the moonlight falls on the mountain, like a rising cloud. In Zhu Yongwu's words, it is full of strange taste
In the light of the moonlight, something crawls in the forest, moving forward silently and slowly.

Two figures in yamen costumes came from the front, and the Pu Dao in their hands slapped the grass, while they searched and spoke in a low voice.Suddenly, the figure in the dark leaped over the clear brilliance of the bright moon!

With a puff, the figure collided with the two yamen quickly and silently. One of the yamen suddenly flew out to the rear, and his body hit the tree without making any sound.Another yamen turned around halfway, swung a knife to chop, his arm was cut, and then his body was gently pushed, followed by a turn of the head in the opposite direction!
In the night, all of these were black and white silhouettes. When the slender figure rushed out like the wind, one of the yamen servants was blown away and stuck to the tree.Because of all that, another yamen servant next to him just shook like an electric shock, and then his head and body rotated uncoordinated.Beside him, the figure of the attacker also exerted force because of this blow.In the moonlight, the skirt unfolded, twisted and closed again.

(End of this chapter)