Chapter 543 Chapter Five

The first reaction of the soldiers guarding the stone castle was to ring the bell as a warning, which was beyond Kou Zhong's expectation. Fortunately, there were no arrows coming, otherwise they would have lost all success and were forcibly blocked outside the stone castle. Due to the invasion of the Turkic army, the entire Mohe tribe was like a tightly stretched string, and immediately fully mobilized at the slightest sign of trouble, not because they saw through the disguise of Kou Zhong and others. The guards rushed up to the tower and arrow fortress, and someone shouted loudly: "Report the password!"

Kou Zhong surpassed everyone and laughed loudly: "I forgot to ask Ziting!" Just bouncing off Qianlimeng's back, Jing Zhongyue turned into a ball of sword light, protecting the front, like a stone bullet thrown by a trebuchet, and threw it towards the upper layer of the stone castle. At this time, the enemy knew that it was an enemy and not a friend, so he hurriedly bent his bow and set an arrow, but he was a step late. When the light of the moon knife in the well unfolded, Belgunatai, Yuekepeng, Kezhuan, and more than 30 Shiwei and Cheshi fighters who were the most powerful, jumped off their horses one after another, and rushed to attack the still standing on the tower. The bewildered defenders.

Two hundred warriors each ambushing in the forest rushed out at the same time to intercept the enemy who came to help from the barracks. Their strategy was to make Xiaolongquan's defenders mistakenly think that it was the Turkic army that was invading, and psychologically, irresistible factors of failure were born, so that they could not advance or retreat. The fierce attack, coupled with the violent storm, is indeed a bit like a surprise attack by the Turkic army. Kou Zhongjing was everywhere in the middle of the moon, and the enemy was either killed or injured. After a few breaths, the upper tower of the stone castle fell under their control.

Belgunat took the lead, with the axes in his left and right hands turning sharply like a wheel, swiping and slashing at the guards who came up from the lower floor. Only now did Kou Zhong appreciate the sharpness of his ax technique. No wonder he was able to dominate the Ergun River and was hailed as an invincible master.He immediately fought side by side with Belgunathai, and Jing Zhongyue cooperated with the double axes to kill the enemy every time, and entered the fort level by level. Xiaolongquan was in chaos, and the sound of shouting and killing came from the direction of the stone castle and the wharf.Under the relentless whiplash of wind, rain and panic, porters, shipyard workers, merchants who were too late to board the ship, and guards who lost their space fled in all directions, as if the end was coming.

In the dark sky, Xu Ziling took the spear he had snatched casually, and Yin Xianhe and Yin Xianhe rode in the direction where Ma Ji was fleeing. Ma Ji is the key figure in the wolf robbery incident. As long as he is captured, the truth may come to light. Suddenly, a group of more than a hundred Mohe soldiers came from across the road, broke through the wind and rain and blocked the way, and the leader was Zong Xianghua, the chief guard under Bai Ziting's seat. She was wielding a long sword in her hand, her braids were flying, her beautiful eyes were full of evil, and she yelled, "Kill without pardon!"

Xu Ziling secretly sighed in his heart, on the battlefield he either killed or was killed, since he had promised Yin Xianhe not to hurt Zong Xianghua, the only way to escape this battle would be good luck, let Ma Ji go. Reining in the horse's head, he greeted Yin Xianhe, "Go this way!" He rode his horse to the left and rushed towards the stone castle. Yin Xianhe understood his intention and hurriedly followed. Zong Xianghua scolded coquettishly, and led his men to chase after him. In the heavy rain that covered the sky and the sky, suddenly a wave of people and horses swept up in front of them. It was the coalition forces of Shi Wei and Che Shi, and they rushed towards them like a rainbow.

Xu Ziling had no choice, so he and Yin Xianhe turned around to meet Zong Xianghua's pursuers. "Clang clang"! Xu Ziling unfolded his marksmanship and intercepted Zong Xianghua, who looked like a mad tiger, to fight on horseback. Although this beauty was desperate and skilled in swordsmanship, there was still a distance from Xu Ziling. He cleverly used the length of the spear to wrap her around tightly If you don't let go, you can't advance or retreat, and you will be caught in a hard fight. Yin Xianhe understood his intentions, and worked together with the coalition troops who came to aid him. With high morale and superior strength, Zong Xianghua's entourage was scattered and fled in all directions.

The sound of hooves roared from the side of the stone castle, and another coalition army came with overwhelming force, and the leaders were Kou Zhong, Belegunatei, and Yue Kepeng. Everyone knows that the overall situation of this battle has been decided, Zong Xianghua led the recalcitrant fighters, unable to stop the offensive, some died, some were injured, some fled in despair, only the long-legged female general was still fighting to death. "when"! The long sword fell to the ground. Xu Ziling used a long spear to fire out a vase with real strength, each one was heavier than another, Zong Xianghua's tiger's mouth was finally shattered, and the sword fell to the ground.

Kou Zhong and others let Xu Ziling deal with Zong Xianghua alone, and went to the wharf to cover up and kill them. Yin Xianhe reined in his horse and turned around, and came to Xu Ziling. Zong Xianghua's war horse was still puffing and jumping, but she sat on the horse's back dumbfounded, with a sad expression on her face. Xu Ziling sighed again, and said, "The chief guard, please go back and tell your superior..." Zong Xianghua yelled: "I will fight with you!" He rode his horse and rushed towards the two of them. The two evaded from left to right, Zong Xianghua ran away, reined in his horse and cried out sadly: "Kill me! Why don't you kill me!"

Amidst the sound of wind and rain, her voice seemed close but far away, like in a nightmare. Xu Ziling was tired of war and killing from the bottom of his heart, remembering that he toasted and laughed at the same table last night, but today he was refusing to give in to each other, and said with a wry smile: "If your majesty didn't want to put us to death, how could everyone fight each other to win. Defeat is a common thing in military affairs, as long as the conditions are negotiated, we can return Xiaolongquan, if you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy, Zong Shiwei, go back!"

Zong Xianghua was silent for a while, then turned his eyes to Yin Xianhe, shot out deep hatred, and shouted: "Okay! Okay!" Then he turned his horse's head and hoofed it into the boundless wind and rain. Yin Xianhe hesitated for a moment, greeted Xu Ziling, and chased after her. The wind and rain gradually calmed down, but the meaning was still unfinished. Yu Wei still seemed to replace it with fine rain powder flying in the sky, covering the entire bay area with a gauze like mist, whitewashing the cruel truth of the battlefield. The attack came suddenly and ended quickly, leaving dead and wounded everywhere. When a ray of sunlight broke through a gap in the clouds and shone on the four trophies moored by the shore, the dark clouds in the sky were pulled apart like a veil to reveal the beautiful blue sky behind, which seemed to completely wash away the rage just now. Kou Zhong sat blankly on a stone barge tied to the ship's cable at the pier, and accompanied Xu Ziling to stare at the long-lost ocean, watching the sun once again dominate the world in front of him. They finally got back 80,000 high-quality sheepskins. The Koryo ships were full of bows and arrows and various tools for defending the city. Bai Ziting is really powerful, if these things fall into his hands, combined with the surprise soldiers that Gai Suwen may personally lead, it will indeed surprise the invincible Turkic army, or even make a big somersault. The side rooms on Maji's boat are filled with priceless gold, silver and jewels, which are enough for ordinary people to spend ten generations, and can be used to compensate Pingyao merchants. Most of the problems are solved at once. Kou Zhong glanced back at Shi Wei and Che Shi soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield, shook his head and smiled wryly, "I'm getting tired of war too! I just hate that I have no choice but to persevere." Xu Ziling sighed: "Your strength doesn't seem too strong, I even think you are a little afraid to face reality." Kou Zhong's eyes revealed a contemplative look, and he said slowly: "The reality is indeed very cruel, it is unbearable to bear to see. I, Kou Zhong, are the king and the bandit, and it depends on whether I can defend Luoyang and defend Li Xiaozi. Alas! His mother is the king and the bandit, but he is the king and the bandit Lao Tzu’s surname is Kou, and he committed a name taboo. If I lay my dead body in Luoyang in the future, please remember to ask Li Xiaozi to return my bones and bury them in my mother’s valley, so that I can obediently be your mother’s companion.” Ba Fenghan came behind the two of them and heard the words: "That's the case, why don't you let that old fox Wang Shichong fend for himself, and the young commander try his best to seize the Eastern Capital, which is your hometown, how could it be better than a foreigner like Li Haitong?" Taking advantage of the location is cheap." Kou Zhongdao: "If there is a choice, who is willing to accompany Wang Shiyun on the road? I only hate that the Li Clan has an agreement with various forces in Bashu. If the Tang Dynasty can capture Luoyang, Bashu will bow down to Li Yuan. At that time, not only did the Li family get Bashu The copper and iron food, and the great danger of the Yangtze River can be used to quickly mobilize to attack the enemies on both sides of the strait, and with the support of the old man Du Fuwei in the middle stream, who in the world will compete? Therefore, Luoyang cannot afford to lose." It was the first time that Ba Fenghan and Shang had heard that Shi Feixuan had won an important agreement for the Li family. After a long while of silence, he sighed: "Knowing that there is no doubt that we will lose, why don't you disband the Young Commander Army? We three brothers practice side by side, Xiao Ao Wouldn't the world be happy!" Kou Zhong's eyes sparkled, he laughed and said: "The problem is that you can never win a battle, and there is no such thing as inevitable defeat in this world. It is because of the difficulty of the matter that it arouses my fighting spirit. I, Kou Zhong, put my life on the line and went to the gambling shop with great vigor. of." Then he cast his eyes on Maji's captured big ship, and said in a deep voice: "Tomorrow, no matter whether Jieli is willing to let Baiziting go, Ling Shao and I will send the sheepskin by sea first after the business here is over. Shanhaiguan, after that I rushed to Luoyang to see if God wants me to be buried with Kou Zhong in the city. What's your brother's plan?" Ba Fenghan stared at the horizon, with a firm look in his eyes, and said calmly: "My only goal now is to defeat Bi Xuan, and I will give myself a year to practice to defeat Bi Xuan , Luoyang should be an ideal place, but I will never die in the city." Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said: "With your brother's help, it will be a different matter, maybe... Sigh! You should practice elsewhere! I really don't want to drag you down." Ba Fenghan looked up to the sky and smiled, "You didn't drag me down, it's just that I don't want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the life-and-death decisive battle between the famous Kou Zhong and the invincible Li Shimin for Luoyang!" Kou Zhong turned to Xu Ziling and said, "How is Young Master Ling doing?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly, "What do you think of me?" Kou Zhong said solemnly: "Even if you want to accompany me to Luoyang, I will never allow it. Assuming that I can really hold Luoyang and make Li Shimin suffer a real defeat, you can come and drink with me and talk to me again!" Xu Ziling was silent for a while, then sighed, "Is there really no other choice?" Kou Zhong shook his head resolutely and said: "It's not that I have no choice, but I choose this path willingly, and I can't turn back now. If the prince of the Tang Dynasty is Li Shimin instead of Li Jiancheng, I may follow your will and now I can only Stand by my choice." At this time, Belegunatai and others had handled it properly, and came to hold a post-war meeting with the three of them, and they changed their conversation to Turkic. Bugunatai reported: "A total of 325 people were captured, of which 254 were warriors and boatmen of the King of Korea, and the others were soldiers of the Mohe tribe and Mohe people working in the shipyard. In one of the shipyards." Kou Zhong felt a great headache, it would be great if these three ships belonged to Gai Suwen.It's a pity that things backfired, and the old grievances with the little master and aunt Fu Junqiang remained unresolved, and a new enmity was added. Belgunathai said: "Bai Ziting's army will come to govern at any time, and I have sent out scouts. If that happens, we must decide now, whether to defend or take a boat to escape?" There is a stone fortress here to defend to the death, as long as it lasts for one night, Bai Ziting will definitely retreat because he is worried about the invasion of the Turkic army.The question is whether they can make it to that moment. Yue Kepeng said: "If we want the ship to slip away, we must start immediately, otherwise if the other party blocks the sea exit with warships, we will be unable to fly." Everyone's eyes could not help but cast their eyes on the exit of the harbor. The mountains on the left and right stretched out and surrounded the ocean to form a deep harbor. Seeing Kou Zhong groaning silently, Ba FengHan knew that he was thinking hard, and asked, "Where did Brother Yin go?" Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "He chased after Zong Xianghua." Ba Fenghan was puzzled, "What is the relationship between him and Zong Xianghua?" Xu Ziling shrugged and said he didn't know. Kou Zhong finally spoke and said: "If our goal is to get back the imprisoned people from Bai Ziting, the best strategy is to drive the boat away and bargain with him. It's just that our goal is more than that. First of all, no one will I would like to see Mohe exterminate the family, and secondly, brother Peng bears the heavy responsibility of killing Fu Nanda to take revenge. Therefore, we must not abandon Xiaolongquan. I am 90% sure that Bai Ziting will not dare to invade. Let's see if there are any brothers Unexpectedly, Xieli's strength is much stronger than him, and there is still Helenburg's defeat, Lao Bai is a person who is proficient in the art of war, and he will never repeat Xieli's mistakes." Belgunathai agreed: "The young commander's words are reasonable. If I were worshiping Ziting, I would not dare to take risks. We are afraid of worshiping Ziting, and worshiping Ziting is afraid of the Turkic army, which will become mutual containment. Everyone agrees. It’s impossible to move.” Ba Fenghan said with a headache: "I'm a Turkic, and I understand Jieli and Tuli's mentality better than you. They wrote a letter to pray to Ziting to hand over the five quarry stones before sunrise tomorrow. The remaining blood has washed Longquan all the way, otherwise the prestige they have worked so hard to build on the prairie will disappear." Wu Caishi is in Meiyan's hands, whether Meiyan can be found in such a short period of time is one problem, and whether Wucaishi can be retrieved from her hand is another question.What's more, if Bai Ziting refuses to give in, even if they are kind enough to hand over the five stones on Bai Ziting's behalf, it will be unnecessary. Yue Kepeng sighed: "The matter of killing the demon monk is not in a hurry, it can be dealt with later." Kou Zhong held his head and said, "Who can tell me the real relationship between Meiyan and Funanda?" Of course no one could give him an answer. Xu Ziling said calmly: "These many problems are actually interrelated. As long as we can make Bai Ziting feel that there is no chance of winning, we can only surrender and even help us find Meiyan." Bugu Natai smiled and said: "We will withhold the supply of these two batches of bows and arrows, and then we will not surrender and admit defeat at the Baizi Pavilion." Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "Bai Ziting is a born adventurer. Although lack of supplies can cause a serious blow to him, it is not fatal. Unless we can capture Wolong Bieyuan and make Bai Ziting isolated and helpless, he will be obedient Be obedient, the most ideal is of course to be willing to hand over Fu Nanda and let brother Peng take his head back to Turfan." Xu Ziling smiled and said: "Gai Suwen's depth is unpredictable, and we don't know anything about his military strength, but as long as Bai Ziting knows that we know he has such a strange soldier, then Gai Suwen's possible army will be useless. " Belgunath shook his head and said: "Bai Ziting can inform Gai Suwen to move to another place, and it can still pose a threat." Kou Zhong clapped his legs and said, "Yes!" Everyone knows that he is full of wit and tricks, and all eyes are on him. Kou Zhong stood up, swept his wet clothes, said: "I'm going to have a drink with Bai Ziting and have a heart-to-heart talk, and meet Du Xing and Xu Kaishan on the way, who will accompany me?" Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "You won't do anything that is not dangerous, how about Ling Shao and I accompany you to experience it? That is the decision to catch Xiao Longquan, right?" Kou Zhong nodded and said: "Not only will we stick to Xiaolongquan, but we will also send the bows and arrows hidden in other places here, hide them in the stone castle, and at the same time have people monitor the Wolong other courtyard. My plan is nothing but reality. In short, what is true is false, as long as we rely on Ziting's plan to move Gai Suwen's ambush to other places, we will succeed." Then he said to Xu Ziling: "Who is the most suitable to spread the word for Bai Ziting?" Xu Ziling nodded in agreement and said, "It is very likely that it is Fu Nanda. If Du Xing is not lying, the relationship between Fu Nanda and Gai Suwen should be closer than that of Bai Ziting." The eyes of Yue Kepeng and Ke Zhuan brightened at the same time. Kou Zhong laughed and said, "It's the first time that we have more chips than Bai Ziting. Alas! I hope that the big brothers from Pingyao haven't left Longquan yet." The sound of hooves approached rapidly from the west. Kou Zhongxun looked at the prestige and said in shock: "There is someone more difficult to deal with than Bai Ziting! My mother!"