Chapter 119 Chapter 1 Internal and External Frying

Shang Xiuxun and Kou Zhong came to Xu Ziling who was at the helm on the stand, Xu Ziling smiled calmly and said: "The owner of the shopping mall, there are still five miles of water to reach Jingling. This is a golden opportunity to see the enemy's situation. Look! That hill There are dozens of barracks on the ground." The two followed his instructions, and they saw a hill a few miles away on the left bank, covered with military camps, at least seventy to eighty. Kou Zhong pretended to be shocked, grabbed Xu Ziling's shoulder, and said in a trembling voice, "You should know that you are still an apprentice-level helmsman, and instead of concentrating, you are looking left and right. If the boat capsizes, wouldn't it be teaching the two heroes of Yangzhou to lose their reputations?" funeral."

Shang Xiuxun laughed dumbly and said: "Everyone is extremely nervous at this moment, but you are still in the mood to joke. Be careful to entrust the meeting with bad things like this." The sound of hoofbeats sounded suddenly on the right bank, and seven or eight cavalrymen from the Jianghuai Army chased after them along the bank, pointing and cursing at them, making the already tense atmosphere even more tense. Xu Ziling's eyes shifted from Liang Zhi, Xu Yang and others who were waiting in full battle on the boat to both sides of the bank. Seeing the deserted farmland, the villages and towns left with only rubble and scorched forests everywhere, a desolate scene, he couldn't help feeling a strong sadness in his heart.

At this time, the cargo ship turned a sharp turn, and the enemy cavalry was blocked by a dense forest and left behind. When driving into the straight river again, Jingling City loomed ahead. Seeing the scene, even the arrogant Kou Zhong stopped breathing for it. On the upper reaches of the big river outside the city, more than 30 warships, half the size of the cargo ships they were on, were moored. The flags on the ships were flying, the spears were dazzling, and the momentum was overwhelming. On the shore, there are camps everywhere, completely enclosing the southeast area of ​​Jingling, and the lineup is at its peak, which is daunting.

Shang Xiuxun exclaimed coquettishly, "Not yet docked!" Xu Ziling shook his head and said: "If we dock here, we will only be caught in a tough battle and be wiped out. The only way to survive is to venture through the enemy ships and reach the pier outside the city." Kou Zhong glanced at the situation on the enemy ship, nodded and said, "This is called surprise. It seems dangerous, but it is actually the most feasible method." After all, a gust of wind blew, and the cargo ship was as fast as a galloping horse, gliding across the water and rushing towards the formation of enemy ships.

Shang Xiuxun shouted coquettishly: "Prepare the rocket!" When Kou Zhong saw that everyone on the enemy ship bent their bows and set arrows, aiming at their own ship, but they were like fat sheep being sent into the mouth of a tiger, Kou Zhong couldn't help shouting wildly, "Set fire to the ship!" When everyone was stunned, he flew down from the stands and kicked over the jars containing kerosene. Luo Fang was the first to come to his senses, quickly lifted another jar and threw it at the bow of the boat. The whip broke and the oil poured out. "Peng!" Flames rose ragingly, and a curtain of fire rose from the entire bow of the ship, and a large puff of thick smoke was spit out, following the wind, it covered the enemy ships.

Liang Zhi waited until he woke up, and hurriedly threw the sundries to the bow to increase the flames. Even the two old fellows, Shang Peng, joined in the action of setting fire to the ship. With the sound of war drums, arrows rained down on them. Kou Zhong raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, set up the shield array." "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The cargo ship leaned left and right, splashing sawdust, and it didn't know how many boulders were thrown by the enemy ships. At this time, everyone hid behind the shield formation and used their shields to block the enemy's arrows.

With the sound of "clap", the mast broke, and the entire sail fell forward, pressing on the soaring fire at the bow. Fire debris rose all over the sky, and then the sail masts also burned, adding more smoke from the fire, rolling towards the enemy's formation, and the situation was extremely chaotic. "boom!" In the thick smoke and flames, I didn't know which warship hit the opponent. The cargo ship suddenly turned around like a galloping horse, and the stern hit another enemy ship, and then continued to slide into the enemy ship formation. among. Three ranch warriors were knocked down on the deck, while the other two were shot through the chest by sudden arrows and fell into the river.

Thick smoke covered the surface of the river, sparks flew into the air, boats capsized and people were overturned, making it difficult to distinguish the scenery. Xu Ziling was calm, and based on his earlier impression, he controlled the fireboat whose front half was engulfed in flames, and rushed downstream. After Kou Zhong waved Jing Zhongyue away for Shang Xiuxun who threw a steel spear from the smoke, he shouted, "The stern of the boat is also on fire!" Shang Xiuxun looked towards the stern of the ship, and he saw two fires rising into the sky, and the voices of people shook the sky.

"boom!" The entire cargo ship tilted sideways and almost sank to the bottom of the river. When the cargo ship regained its balance again, it had rushed out of the enemy ship array and came to the wide river outside Jingling City. Xu Ziling steered the fireboat towards the river bank and shouted, "Prepare to escape!" "boom!" The stern of the ship was hit by a boulder, splashing sawdust, and the already riddled cargo ship was devastated, and finally collapsed and tilted. Shang Xiuxun yelled coquettishly, and took the lead to rush to the shore, the others dared not hesitate, and jumped out of the cargo ship at the same time.

Arrows rained down on them like a torrential rain, and their bodies were exposed due to the high-altitude leap. Even with the superb skills of Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Shang Xiuxun, etc., they could only protect themselves, and immediately five more soldiers fell into the river with arrows , it is unbearable to witness the tragedy. Shang Peng and Shang He, the two veteran masters of the ranch, finally showed their true kung fu at this moment, and they lined up with the chief deacon Liang Zhi in the air to protect Shang Xiuxun in the center, blocking all shots for her. The incoming arrows landed safely on the shore.

Together with the previously lost warriors, there were only eleven of them left, and they flew towards the gate of Jingling immediately after getting down on the ground. As the drums sounded, two batches of Jianghuai troops of about 300 each rode out from the two camps outside the city by the river, and charged towards them from both sides. For a moment, the sound of hooves shook the sky, and the murderous aura rose into the air. Before the enemy cavalry arrived, a powerful arrow shot through the air. If Kou and Xu used the spiral energy to launch the bird crossing technique, although it may not be able to surpass Shang Xiuxun's raising body technique, it is not difficult to get out of the dangerous situation.But both of them are heroes, and they have already stepped out to meet the enemies on both sides, so as not to be intercepted by the enemies and fall into the siege of hard fighting. Between the wharf and the city of Jingling, there is a vast open land of hundreds of feet. Du Fuwei set up two strong wooden villages on both sides of the pier near the river, surrounded by defensive facilities such as wooden fences, pits, arrow trenches, etc., cutting off the water and land transportation of Jingling City. The sergeants guarding the city wall of Jingling saw that they managed to break into the enemy's fleet with only a rotten and broken cargo ship, and they managed to land ashore. boiling. However, although everyone bent their bows and set up their arrows, ready to launch their crossbows, but because the battle was far away from the range, they could only cheer for them with shouts and cheers, and lit the beacon to inform Fang Zetao of the commander's mansion to come and preside over the overall situation. When Shang Xiuxun saw Kou and Xu struggling to defend against the enemy, he wanted to turn back to help, and Liang Zhi and others tried their best to stop him. Shang Peng, who had always been quiet, shouted: "If the owner of the field turns around and goes back, none of us will be able to climb up alive." on the wall." Shang He interjected: "If only the two heroes, Kou and Xu, are the queens, we still have a chance." Knowing the truth, Shang Xiuxun had no choice but to hold back tears and continue to plunder towards the city gate. At this time, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling braved the rain of arrows and intercepted the two vanguards of the enemy at the same time. Kou Zhong rose into the sky first, and Jing Zhongyue turned into a lightning-like yellow glow, slashing at the four or five spears stabbing at him. The blade reflects the brilliance of the sun overhead, adding to its irresistible momentum. The seven or eight Jianghuai troops in the lead were all as brave as tigers and leopards, but when Jing Zhongyue slashed at them, not only were their eyes completely blinded by Jing Zhongyue's sharp light, but their eardrums were filled with Jing Zhongyue's piercing piercing No matter how loud the incoming roar is, it is difficult to grasp the enemy's incoming position. Then he lightened his hand, and when he realized that there was only half of the spear left in his hand, he was terrified and about to retreat, he had already splashed blood and fell to the ground, and he didn't even know where the wound was when he died. All of a sudden, people turned their backs on their backs, and the mighty army turned into a mess. The knight rushing from behind collided with the frightened and leaping horse in front, and many horses stumbled and fell, throwing their owners to the ground. Kou Zhong seemed to cut off the rushing flood abruptly, and then retreated quickly. Xu Ziling's side is even more brilliant. When he was about ten feet away from the enemy's cavalry, he fell to the ground with his whole body, then thrust his feet up, and shot straight into the enemy's formation like an arrow. He slapped more than ten palms in an instant. Every palm was patted on the horse. The palm penetrated through the body of the horse, but he attacked the enemy on the horseback. Wherever he went, all the knights spurted blood and fell off the horseback, causing the enemy's vanguard to be routed. When more than a dozen people fell to the ground, Xu Ziling's true energy was exhausted, he suddenly felt that he could not continue, he quickly turned over and left the enemy's formation, and chased after Shang Xiuxun who had already plundered the city gate. Fang Zetao's general, Qian Yun, was guarding the city. At this time, he had ordered people to put down the drawbridge so that Shang Xiuxun and others could cross the moat and enter the city. Seeing Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling's bravery, the soldiers on the city wall boosted their morale. Everyone shouted and cheered, and the sound shook inside and outside the mausoleum, making people excited. Shang Xiuxun climbed to the top of the wall first, and just saw that the two blocked the enemy's attack, and even killed the other side.He also cheered with forgetfulness, and Fang felt an unprecedented sense of concern. At this time Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had already met at a place a hundred zhang outside the city gate, due to the exhaustion just now, their heartbeats were exhausted, they hurriedly fled towards the city gate. The enemy cavalry regrouped and came chasing after them again. The galloping horses joined the shouts and cheers from the top of Jingling City, which suddenly changed the color of the world. The two men's shoulders touched each other, and their true qi immediately complemented each other, and new energy was regenerated, and the distance between them and the enemy was shortened from ten feet to twenty feet. The Jianghuai army who were chasing after them bowed their bows and set arrows on their horses, and more than a dozen powerful arrows shot towards their backs like lightning. When Shang Xiuxun and others in the city shouted "Be careful", Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked like they had eyes behind their backs, and they moved sideways, their arrows could only hit the empty space. The enemy was still waiting to chase, but he was knocked back by the powerful arrows and stones thrown from the city wall, and he was forced to retreat. In the blink of an eye, the two of them crossed a distance of tens of feet, boarded the suspension bridge, and rushed into the city gate, which again aroused thunderous applause. Finally arrived at Jingling. Everyone stood at the top of the city, condescendingly watching the Jianghuai Army retreat to Muzhai, and they breathed a sigh of relief. There were still a few streams of black smoke and flames rising from the river, which were far less dense and violent than before. The bottom of two warships were facing the sky, and the other was slowly sinking on its side. Qian Yun still didn't know the identities of the two of them, he only thought that they were fierce generals under Shang Xiuxun, and said respectfully: "I really didn't expect the owner of the field to come suddenly, and the day I heard that the four bandits joined forces to attack the ranch, my owner wanted to send troops to aid, but because the Jianghuai army violated the border, it was forced to rescind this intention." Shang Xiuxun and the others looked at each other when they heard it, it was obvious that they were dominating the villa and sending someone to ask for help, why did they say that. Liang Zhi frowned and said, "Doesn't General Qian know that the owner of your village sent a man named Jia Liang to ask for reinforcements? He still has a letter signed and sealed by the owner of your village?" Qian Yun changed his face and said: "There is such a thing. The last general has never heard of the owner of the villa, let alone a man named Jia Liang. What's more, we are used to sending letters and exchanging information by flying pigeons, so why send someone for help. " Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, knowing that it must be Wanhou playing tricks. Shang Xiuxun said indifferently: "Where is Master Fang?" Qian Yundao: "The last general has sent someone to inform the owner of the villa, and he should be here soon." Kou Zhong interjected: "Let's go to call on Master Fang immediately, and ask Brother Qian to send someone to lead the way." Qian Yun cupped his fists in embarrassment and said, "I haven't consulted the two great names yet." Shang Xiuxun lowered his voice and said, "He is Kou Zhong, and the other is Xu Ziling, both are friends of the owner." Qian Yun's face changed suddenly, he took two steps back, drew out his sword and shouted, "So it's the two of you, the owner of the village has ordered you to kill without mercy!" Shang Xiuxun and the others were all stunned. Among the dozen or so generals who accompanied Qian Yun, half drew their weapons, while the other half hesitated. Shang Xiuxun also drew his sword in his hand with a "clank", and angrily said: "I will kill whoever dares to do it!" Shang Peng and Shang He guarded Shang Xiuxun on the left and right, Liang Zhi, Xu Yang and others also took out their weapons one after another, forming an array to protect Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling in the center. The other city guards were confused by the situation and didn't know what to do. A burst of deafening laughter came from Kou Zhong's mouth, immediately drawing everyone's attention to him. Kou Zhong held his belly in one hand, put one hand on Xu Ziling's broad shoulders, and laughed loudly: "Xiaoling! You really laughed me to death! I don't know if Master Fang has another nickname called Confused Snake, but he actually gave it to the demon girl of the Yingui sect You played tricks, first ruined the life of my own brother, then killed my number one fierce general, and even set up a trap for her to steal a talisman and write a fake letter. Man, do you think it's funny?" Qian Yun's already ugly face turned red and then white, his eyes flickered sharply, and he shouted violently: "How dare you frame Mrs. Wanhou...I..." Shang Xiuxun pointed his long sword at his chest, cut off his words and said coquettishly: "Shut up! Now Du Fuwei is outside the army city, and there is a witch in power inside. You stupid snake not only doesn't know how to tell the Lord faithfully, but you must first Come and kill us. Hmph! If we leave in a hurry, let's see how you end up." Kou Zhong moved behind Shang Xiuxun's delicate back, poked his head out from her shoulder and said with a smile: "Isn't General Qian also obsessed with that demon girl from the Yingui sect?" When Qian Yun was speechless, a veteran about 60 years old walked out from the people behind him, and said solemnly: "Master Kou keeps saying that Mrs. Houhou is a demon girl of the Yingui sect, what evidence is there?" Xu Ziling said calmly: "As long as we confront Houhou, the truth will come to light. Isn't it true that General Qian can't even do this!" Liang Zhi sneered and said, "If you act recklessly, it will only make your loved ones hurt your enemies. General Qian should think twice about whether this is what a wise man did." Qian Yun and others waited, and most of them nodded in agreement. The sound of horns in the distance outside the city is still here and there, adding to the sense of crisis. Qian Yun lowered his long sword dejectedly, and sighed: "Since the owner of the field stands up for the two of them, it is difficult for the young general to decide. The only thing left is for the owner to decide." When he was about to get someone to urge Fang Zetao again, Shang Xiuxun said in displeasure, "Qian Yun, when did you become so timid? Open your eyes and look outside the city. Jingling City is about to fall, and you still don't know how to make a decisive decision." .Get out of here immediately, I want to kill that witch with my own hands." Kou Zhong raised his arms and shouted loudly: "If it wasn't for that demon girl, how could Jingling be in such a precarious situation, Jingling's survival depends on your free time." The veteran stepped forward resolutely, bowed and said: "Everyone, please follow me!" Qian Yun said angrily: "Feng Ge, you... you're doing the wrong thing..." Before Qian Yun had a chance to finish his words, he landed on his back with one knife and two swords, cutting off his words. Shang Peng dodged from the side and poked his finger at the key point on the side of his neck, Qian Yunying fell to the ground with his finger. Shang Xiuxun ignored Qian Yun, and took the lead to walk down the stone steps of the lower city, and everyone hurriedly followed.