Chapter 33 first kill

Zhang Jindai was going to get out of the guard circle on his horse, so he asked the Yi Cheng directly, and then passed the situation to Zhao Kuangyin.But Zhao Kuangyin stopped him decisively, but he didn't go out of the guard circle himself, but signaled a lieutenant Yunqi next to him to go out to deal with the postman. Lieutenant Yunqi walked out of the guard circle with a knife in his waist and a spear in his hand, and came in front of Yi Cheng. As soon as the postman saw Deputy Lieutenant Yunqi, he immediately got off his horse, knelt down in front of Lieutenant Yunqi's horse with a "plop", and cried loudly: "General Zhao! You can't go forward. Baguan Post has already Occupied by thieves, they set up killing pockets waiting for you. Not only is it Baguan post, but there are no less than ten pockets that assassinate you along the way from here to the capital, and all of them are the most sophisticated and dangerous setups."

Deputy Lieutenant Yunqi asked, "Aren't you the Yi Cheng of Baguan Station? How did you know the way of the claws in the assassination so well, and how did you know that there were so many assassination settings along the way?" Zhao Kuangyin's subordinates all They are all able-bodied people, just a few words from Yicheng, the deputy lieutenant Yunqi found several key doubts in succession. The Yicheng's face was heavy, the corners of his eyes trembled slightly, and he snorted softly and said, "How could I not know, what they took down Baguan Yibu was the second kill, and I was the first kill!" After saying this, Burying his head and neck, he pulled the back of the robe with his hand, and a row of sixteen featherless ribs shot out from his back.This prismatic rod is made of water-milled pig iron, with a sharp head and a sharp edge, a straight tail, and a heavy shaft that goes straight in and out.But this kind of rib can only exert its maximum killing efficiency in close range shooting.Once the distance is far away, because there is no tail feather to guide, the aim will be lost.

"Be careful!" Zhang Jindai is good at hitting locust rocks, with a wide range of vision and careful identification.So as soon as that Yi Cheng's expression changed, he already sensed something was wrong, and immediately sounded a warning. Lieutenant Yunqi had been concentrating on his defenses, and Zhang Jindai had sounded the warning in advance.So after the row of featherless poles were shot, he immediately leaned up to dodge, and none of the poles hit him.However, two of the necks of the horse under the seat were hit, and the long poles of the ruler were all buried in the flesh.The horse circled half a circle in pain and fell sideways to the ground, pressing down on Lieutenant Yunqi's leg, preventing him from standing up for a while.

Two guards in the guard circle behind were shot, probably because their position was blocked by Deputy Lieutenant Yunqi, so they couldn't see what was going on in front, so they were hit.Fortunately, the distance is relatively long, and the body is lined with soft armor, so the pole tip does not penetrate deep into the flesh, which can only be regarded as epidermal trauma. After the Yicheng shot the pole, he immediately jumped up and threw two balls from his sleeves at the same time.The ball burst on the ground, flashed two dazzling red lights, and then rose two strands of thick pink and yellow smoke.The smoke has a pungent odor that makes the smeller want to vomit.

Zhao Kuangyin's subordinates have undergone strict training, so when encountering smoke, they all cover their noses and mouths with their sleeves, hold their breath and retreat, shrinking their formation.No one opened their mouths to speak, because they were afraid that the smoke would be poisonous. But this time the smoke was very foul, no poison was used, and it dissipated quickly.After they could see the surroundings clearly, everyone found that the Yi Cheng had escaped three arrows away on horseback. Zhang Jindai reacted quickly, he immediately shouted "Give way", and then urged the horses to catch up.

"Forget it, let him go." Zhao Kuangyin stopped Zhang Jindai, "Have you noticed that this assassin is too weird?" Zhang Jindai reined in the horse, frowning and stopped talking. And Zhao Kuangyin seemed to know what Zhang Jindai wanted to say, so he took the initiative to say for him: "For an assassin, the most important thing in an assassination job is to identify the target. The assassin only asked if it was General Zhao, and it didn't matter which General Zhao it was." It seems to be telling us that he already knew where we came from, and it was clear that I, Zhao Kuangyin, led the team here. Do you think this assassin is deliberately exposing himself? Then as an assassin, he should know the characteristics of the target, In fact, even if I am not an assassin, there are not a few people in the world who know that I use a coiling dragon stick and a Xiulong long sword on my waist. No matter how stupid an assassin is, they will not take the deputy lieutenant who uses a long spear and a waist knife as me. Besides, if I really The deputy lieutenant regards me as me, and the best time to assassinate him should be the moment he rolled over and fell off the horse, so why bother to tell me that there are many things waiting for me. And after the horse's pole fell to the ground, if he I really thought that the deputy lieutenant was me, and I should use the smoke screen to bewilder me before killing, so why did I give up and escape? The smoke ball only has a stench and no poison. It is obvious that this is just a tool for hiding. Why not use a more sharp and vicious hidden weapon?"

Zhao Kuangyin talked eloquently and raised many questions.The reason why he knew so much about assassins was because Zhao Kuangyi once rescued an old man in the snow.This old man once taught Zhao Kuangyi the skill of one-shot killing and a lot of common sense about assassins.And Zhao Kuangyin learned about this from Zhao Kuangyi later. "Could it be because this is a very bad assassin?" Zhang Jindai was actually very skeptical about his own idea. "The device for firing hidden weapons on his back is the 'Tianjizi Reed Star Pipe', and the number can be set according to needs and operational ability. That assassin can shoot sixteen pipes, which shows that he has been a master of at least ten years of skill. Sixteen pipes The equipment is very large, and it should be easy to see that the assassin hid it on his back. But he pretended to be seriously injured and swayed on his horse, but in fact he used such movements to cover up the mechanism hidden on his back. It can be done This further shows that he is already a rare master in this field."

"If this is the case, then the arrival of this assassin seems to be calling for us to see if we have the courage and ability to go through this road." Zhang Jindai felt that if Zhao Kuangyin's analysis is correct, then there is only such a possibility. "Why not a warning? Don't you think that what he did was completely against assassination conventions? An assassin deliberately did this to let me know in advance that there was danger and avoid being harmed, but at the same time he didn't want me to know their origins , to deduce their true intentions.” "Yes, it may also be a trick of playing hard to get, and the ultimate danger comes from them."

"Perhaps. All in all, to do unreasonable things with unreasonable intentions must have extremely sinister intentions." Zhao Kuangyin didn't know much about intrigues in the world, but he knew all kinds of despicable methods in the officialdom and the sinister world same. "Then what should we do next?" Not only Zhang Jindai, but also the accompanying soldiers, generals and guards wanted to know this. "Stay in the Baguan Station, play by ear, and find out whether the matter is true!" Jinling, the capital city of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was prosperous everywhere, and the streets were bustling with pedestrians, the shop signs on both sides fluttered in the wind, and the sound of hawking and welcoming and seeing off guests could be heard one after another.Strolling among them, watching the various folk styles, is also leisurely and comfortable.No wonder there has long been a saying that the great hermit hides in the city.

Gu Hongzhong could hardly walk at this time, he stumbled and ran in the crowd in a panic, causing waves and disturbances in the calm flow of people.And not far behind him, there was a commotion on a larger scale chasing after him. The speed of those chasing people was obviously faster than Gu Hongzhong, and they didn't care about the accusations and abuse of passers-by on the road. It didn't knock over, it seemed very arrogant and domineering. Seeing that Gu Hongzhong was about to be overtaken, a sedan chair with an oil-wood roof turned in from the street ahead.The sedan chair is not big, and it can be carried by four people.It's fast, but smooth.Those bearers were very different from ordinary bearers in terms of stature and pace, and some people following the sedan chair were even more different from ordinary people.Whether riding a horse or walking, the speed and rhythm are always controlled the same as that of a sedan chair.The most rare thing is that this group of people in sedan chairs, without gongs to clear the way and no one to drive away pedestrians, can move forward at a very fast speed on the bustling street without bumping into or disturbing anyone at all.

When Gu Hongzhong saw the sedan chair, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and he shouted loudly from a distance: "Master Han, save me! Save me quickly!" Han Xizai heard Gu Hongzhong's shout in the sedan chair, stomped his foot lightly, and the sedan chair stopped immediately, and a few people who followed immediately stepped forward to protect the sedan chair.In addition, a few people didn't need Han Xizai's orders at all, they continued to speed up their already fast pace, and rushed towards Gu Hongzhong. The street quickly became more chaotic because the few people who were chasing Gu Hongzhong immediately turned around and fled.The speed was faster than when chasing, and it directly knocked over a row of stalls and a few people. Seeing those people running away, Han Xizai's men didn't chase after them, they just supported Gu Hongzhong over. "The people chasing Mr. Gu seem to be from the Wu Palace." Before Gu Hongzhong arrived in front of Han Xizai's sedan chair, someone had already reported to Han Xizai beside the sedan chair curtain. "There are too many people here, so go home first." Han Xizai said briefly. So the sedan chair continued to move fast, and the posture of the surrounding guards remained unchanged.It's just that there is an extra Gu Hongzhong behind the sedan chair, led by two strong men, who follow without missing a step. The few men who were chasing Gu Hongzhong fled for a long distance, but when they looked back and saw that no one was chasing them, and the sedan chair team had gone far away, they stopped to catch their breath. One of them was the first to catch his breath: "This Gu Hongzhong is still a learned gentleman in the painting academy. If he loses money and runs away, he is even more rascal than a street rogue." The other person said to the leading man, "Actually, we don't have to run away. Even if he has Lord Han Xizai's backing, it's only natural for us to ask for the money he lost, and it's justified wherever we go." The leading man sighed: "Oh, if it were any other lord, we could all argue. Only this lord Han, the eldest prince has ordered him many times, try to stay away from him so as not to be caught by him , and get involved in something that ruined the eldest prince's major event. And did I scare you, this Lord Han is the leader of the underworld, you have to reason with him and ask for money, he can be asked for in the middle of the night Your heads." The other people couldn't help taking a deep breath when they heard this, and while they thought they were unlucky, they secretly decided that they would never play money with Gu Hongzhong again.