Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"How far is it from Qingniu Village here?" Qi Zhiyang raised his voice and asked, he frowned, restrained his horse and walked slowly.

"Return to the general: there are still about fifty miles, and we still have to go for another hour." Yao Sheng, the head catcher, trotted forward and replied.

Qi Zhiyang nodded, pursed his lips tightly, and kept a straight face.

"General, can you drink some water?" Yao Sheng asked attentively.

Qi Zhiyang shook his head, and patted the water bag on his waist with his left hand, indicating that he didn't need it.

"Master Rong, can you drink some water?" Yao Sheng smiled and ran to please Rong Youtang.His nemesis Gan Xiaogang has been imprisoned, and there is no one in the state government office who can compete with him.

"Thank you, I have it myself." Rong Youtang also patted the water bag on his waist, and controlled the rein with one hand.From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the expressionless Qi Zhiyang, feeling very helpless in his heart: the team rushing to Qingniu Village to obtain evidence was mighty, led by the policemen with swords on horseback, followed by imperial envoys and guards on horseback, and then two Four people carried Ji Ping and Gan Hongxin in a small sedan chair, and they didn't know how to ride a horse.There were also many walking officials surrounded the state officials and imperial envoys. Among them, Zhu Di followed Ji Ping's sedan chair on horseback. He represented the governor You Guanying and naturally accompanied him to collect evidence.

WTF?It's almost time to blow the gong to clear the way and set off the firecrackers!

We're here to investigate!

Qi Zhiyang's face was dark, and he was quite dissatisfied. If they didn't need local assistance to collect evidence, they were all good horseback riders. If they were going at full speed, they would have rushed to Qingniu Village long ago.

Thinking of this, Qi Zhiyang couldn't bear it any longer, he steered his horse closer to Rong Youtang, and said angrily in a low voice: "Those two people in sedan chairs are delaying things!"

Rong Youtang suppressed a smile, turned his head sideways, and said in relief: "It will be there in another hour. They insist that they don't know how to ride a horse, and they probably walk more slowly."

"They are not very old. At least they have experienced in the local area for decades, and they usually go around to inspect the people's sentiments, right? Why can't they even ride a horse?" Qi Zhiyang was puzzled and full of doubts.

"Hey, didn't you see their posture? The officials are full of authority. They come in and out of the car to greet them, shouting and hugging. How can they learn how to ride a horse?" Rong Youtang sighed and shook his head, equally dissatisfied.He was young and more anxious than Qi Zhiyang: it was really tormenting to be forced to walk slowly on horseback even though time was tight.

"Without morals and incompetence, you'll have a life of wine and food!" Qi Zhiyang said bluntly.

Rong Youtang couldn't help laughing, and the guards couldn't help laughing and shook their shoulders.

The leading guard smiled and frowned suddenly. He looked at the mountain path extending to the "line of sky" terrain in the distance, and observed it for a long time. The experienced man reined in his horse and turned his head. He walked up to Qi Zhiyang and reminded him in a low voice: "General , there is a long and narrow line of sky in front of it, which is a favorable terrain for ambush and attack. There have been many bandits in Hejian since ancient times, and...do you think we are?" He respectfully asked for instructions, and vaguely skipped what was mentioned in Sun Qi's secret report last night wake up.

"Let me think about it." Qi Zhiyang smiled appreciatively at the head of the guard, and also found something wrong.In fact, he comes from the Guanzhong Army, and he is best at fighting in the mountains and forests, especially caring about certain terrains.

Rong Youtang was next to him. Although he didn't know much about formations and ambush attacks, he was keenly aware of his companion's strange behavior, so he hurriedly steered his horse closer, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"There is a 'line of the sky'." Qi Zhiyang raised his horsewhip and pointed in the air: he saw the winding mountain path stretching forward, going up steep slopes, down streams, through woods and across grasslands. The sun was shining brightly, and the dense fog gradually dispersed. On the opposite side of a ravine, the mountain road passes through a boulder that has been split into two pieces, forming a "line of sky" landscape.

"Ah? Yes." Rong Youtang nodded blankly, then his heart was shaken, and he held his breath and asked, "Is there a problem?"

The head of the imperial guard smiled and comforted: "I haven't found it yet. Don't worry, my lord, we are just discussing it."

Qi Zhiyang pointed his thumb at the 'line of the sky', closed his left eye and only opened his right eye. He was familiar with using the vanguard method to measure the distance. After a long while, he reported calmly: "At present, our army is about eight miles away from the 'line of the sky'."

"Bali. Well, there are sedan chairs in our team. It takes at least two quarters of an hour to go uphill and downhill." The chief guard frowned angrily.He squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the top of the rock covered with weeds.

Qi Zhiyang stayed up all night last night, and was very sleepy after being jolted by the slow-moving horse. He took off his water bag, took a big sip of tea, cheered himself up, and said with a sneer: "No way, they insisted that they can't ride a horse. Can we tie them up and carry them on horseback? That would be outrageous."

"My lords, just in case, why don't you call a few people to scout the way?" the head of the guard suggested.

Industry specializing in surgery.Rong Youtang was ashamed of himself, and said bluntly: "Brother Qi, I don't know the art of war, so you decide."

"This is my old profession!" Qi Zhiyang smiled, and then ordered: "Our manpower is limited, you go and ask Yao Sheng to arrange a few arresters with knives, and immediately go to the sky to find out if there is an ambush."

"Yes!" The head of the imperial guard bowed down to take the order, and with his legs clamped under the horse's belly, he ran to the front and conveyed the imperial envoy's order to the head catcher Yao Sheng.Afterwards, the eight catchers, holding long knives in their hands, left the large team at a trot and ran towards Yixiantian.

Right now

Above a line of sky, the bandits acting as sentinels found that the other party had sent a spy from a distance, and hurriedly left the sentry point, bowed and ran towards the depths of the lush grass, anxious and panting, and said: "Old He, it's not good! He, they sent out a spy." The eight spies are all fast catchers, with knives, and they run very fast."

"The imperial envoys seemed to know that we were in ambush here, and they walked slowly on purpose. Mr. He, what should we do?"

He Shuo sat firmly on the stone, folded his hands and folded his sleeves, closed his eyes and rested his mind, his cheeks were thin, but the bags under his eyes were abnormally swollen, as if he was dying.He said slowly: "Don't panic, if they know that there is an ambush here, they should go straight home instead of sending out spies. Mountain Leopard, go get some snakes and scare away the fast arresters. They are all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death , nothing to fear."

"okay!"

Qiu Bao was very bold, grinning, raised his foot and kicked the two accomplices who had reported the letter, and cursed: "Cowardless bastards! What are you afraid of? We are making money by murdering our lives, and it's not like we haven't dealt with officials. Their courage Younger than girls, I bet that once the first arrow is released, the fastest runner must be an official!"

He Shuo nodded with satisfaction: "It's still the mountain leopard who can see clearly. The monthly salary of the catch is meager, who is willing to work hard to protect the imperial envoy? He is not a fool."

"Hey hey, that's right." Qiu Bao led the former Orion's men to look for snakes and worms, and taunted without turning his head: "Hmph, those catchers don't know where to go. If there is a chance to make a fortune, they might He's more ruthless than us."

a quarter of an hour later

The investigative team stopped by the bank of the stream for a short rest—mainly because the mountain road was difficult and the carriages could not pass.The more you walk, the slower you go, and you have to stop and change people every few quarters of an hour.

The eight arresters were sweating profusely from the heat, with their knives clinking around their waists, they hurried to the imperial envoy's horse, scrambling to be the first to say: "I report to the imperial envoy, the little one didn't find anything unusual."

"A line of sky above is full of grass, taller than a person, densely packed, and full of snakes!"

"My lord, right now is the time for snakes to come out to move around, and one or two will pop out of the grass unexpectedly."

……

Rong Youtang looked at the policemen: his face was flushed from the heat, his head was sweating, and there were many grass clippings on his head and body.

Well, they did climb boulders.However, nine times out of ten, if you encounter a snake in the shallow grass, you will return immediately.

"Everyone has worked hard, let's take a break first." Rong Youtang praised with a smile.He also got off his horse and walked to the clear stream to drink the horse.

Qi Zhiyang knew it well, and said clearly: "They must have wandered around in the grass and returned."

Rong Youtang said solemnly: "What should we do? Manpower is limited, and the two bushes are too lush. A complete sentinel is like searching a mountain. It is very difficult."

Qi Zhiyang also drank the horse, he held the whip, folded his arms, turned his head and looked at the sky, seemingly unintentionally elbowed Rong Youtang, and the two quickly exchanged a tacit look: play by ear!

Afterwards, Qi Zhiyang sighed melancholy: "It's too late to search the mountain, let's change the road."

"Is there another path?" Rong Youtang asked in surprise.

"I don't know." Qi Zhiyang shook his head and raised his voice, "Yao Sheng?"

"Hey, here we come!" Yao Sheng, who was holding the brook water to wash and cool off, hastily raised his sleeve to wipe the water drops, trotted closer, and asked with a smile on his face, "What is the order of the imperial envoy?"

"Is the only way to go to Qingniu Village is through the sky in front? Is there any other way?" Qi Zhiyang asked straight to the point.

"Ah?" Yao Sheng was stunned, shook his head naively, and answered honestly: "Crossing the mountain in front is Qingniu Village. There must be a path made by chopping firewood and hunting nearby, but it is much more difficult to walk. It is impossible to ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, but only rely on two legs."

"Right now there is no difference between riding a horse and walking on foot." Qi Zhiyang said lightly.

The sun was shining brightly, causing Rong Youtang to turn his head. He glanced at the sedan chair not far away, and said in a loud voice: "There are not enough horses, and you have to walk, but we are riding. I feel really sorry. It is almost noon, and we are still on the mountain side , It’s time to speed up, I think that mountain is also low, it’s better to take a small road and turn over, send a few people on horseback to escort Lord Ji and the others to walk slowly.”

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ping, who was sitting quietly in the sedan chair, slapped open the curtain of the sedan chair, and shouted eagerly: "You two imperial envoys, absolutely not!"

Gan Hongxin couldn't sit still any longer, he got off the sedan chair in a hurry, walked up to Rong Qi and the two of them, barely suppressed his panic, and tried his best to dissuade him: "My lords, the person sent to scout the road just now said: there are many snakes and insects in the mountains and forests at this time. Infested, very dangerous, please do not risk yourself."

"Oh?" Qi Zhiyang couldn't take his eyes off, and accurately detected the guilt and panic in the other party's eyes, and said slowly: "Master Gan has a kind heart."

——Looking at Gan Hongxin's evasive and wandering eyes, there must be a problem ahead!

Rong Youtang's expression was normal, and he said helplessly: "It is true that we are in a hurry. But time is running out, and it is estimated that we will arrive at the destination in the afternoon, and we will have to spend the night in Qingniu Village, and we will return to the yamen tomorrow."

"The journey is long, there is really no way." Gan Hongxin smiled apologetically, and avoided Qi Zhiyang's direct scrutiny by wiping his sweat with his sleeves.

At this time, the fat and clumsy Ji Ping was holding the official uniform at the waist, his flesh was trembling, and he ran to the stream, and persuaded him earnestly: "Please stay safe, two imperial envoys, and you will arrive at Qingniu Village after crossing the first line of sky." How tiring is it to climb mountains and ridges instead of following the existing road? Will you guys still have the energy to interrogate the villagers?"

Qi Zhiyang took two steps closer, looked down at Ji Ping from a high position, and said seriously: "Master Ji's words are reasonable. In this case, there are only a few quarters of an hour left, why don't we speed up?"

Rong Youtang strongly agreed, holding the whip in his right hand and slapping his left palm, he said with high spirits: "Good idea! We can try to run at the speed of a quick march."

"That's right!" Qi Zhiyang raised his head, looked majesticly and asked, "I don't know if Mr. Ji and Mr. Gan have any objections?"

"..."

Can we disagree? !

Ji Ping and Gan Hong cursed in confidence, their faces were very ugly, they were silent for a while, and then reluctantly compromised: "Everything is under the orders of the imperial envoy." Ji Ping swallowed his anger.

"I dare not." Gan Hongxin bit the bullet and smiled apologetically.

Rong Youtang exclaimed in admiration: "My lords understand righteousness deeply, it's really rare. But, your sedan chair...?" Rong Youtang dragged the end of his voice, walked to the two small sedan chairs, opened the curtains of the sedan chairs and looked inside Take a look: there is no abnormality on the surface.

Ji Ping was so angry that his face turned red, and he stretched his girdle from time to time. He gained a lot of weight, and was uncomfortably strangled by the girdle. He was terrified, and paid close attention to Rong Youtang's every move. Guan originally planned to walk, but he had no choice but to take a sedan chair because he was worried that the team would be slowed down, but now there is only half an hour to go, and he will arrive within a few quick steps."

The surname Rong is so cunning, he shouldn't find anything, right?

Gan Hongxin was sweating profusely, his shirt was wet with sweat, the mountain wind was chilling, his face turned pale uncontrollably, he wished he could jump over and kick Rong Youtang who was stuck in front of the sedan chair!

"Thank you for your concern, sir. It's okay to be an official. Walking, walking...it's completely fine." Gan Hongxin spit out the words through his teeth and stuck them on Rong Youtang's back.

"It's so good." Rong Youtang nodded in satisfaction, he leaned against the car, as if he was using the shadow to shade the sun, and slapped the wall of the car casually: "Du Du~" There were several muffled sounds, as if there was a crisp sound of gold and stone in the dullness.

Seeing this, Qi Zhiyang couldn't stop laughing secretly, walked closer with his hands behind his back, with an easy-going smile on his face, and asked, "How did you discuss it?"

"Master Ji and Lord Gan fully support us to solve the case as soon as possible, and voluntarily abandon the sedan chair and walk!" Rong Youtang solemnly announced.

Who wants it?You forced it!Ji and Gan dare not speak out when they are angry.

"Okay! You are worthy of being the official of Yizhou Parents." Qi Zhiyang said seriously.He also patted the wall of the compartment casually, and as soon as he started to use it, he knew that there was an iron plate sandwiched in the wooden plank, which was used to prevent hidden weapon attacks.He meaningfully asked: "This wood is not bad, very strong, what kind of wood is it?"

Ji Ping's cheeks almost stiffened with laughter, he babbled for a while, and finally Master Zhu helped out.

Zhu Di, who was standing by the side, stepped forward and cupped his hands, and said humbly, "General Hui: this is pine from Hejian."

"It turned out to be pine wood." Qi Zhiyang suddenly realized, looking like he was being educated.

"Pinewood has such good ingredients?" Rong Youtang smiled, "Duk Tuk~" He tapped several times, taking time to watch the opponent's increasingly ugly face, and said slowly: "The two official sedan chairs are temporarily placed here, waiting to return You can use it when you need it. The two adults don’t have any valuables in it, do you?”

You and Ji hurriedly shook their heads.

Qi Zhiyang and his companions met and discussed for a while, then jumped up to a high place and announced loudly: "Everyone, due to time constraints, we need to run to Qingniu Village at the fastest speed later! Among them, to reward bravery, the first to arrive at Qingniu Village The first five people on the boundary stone at the entrance of Niu Village will each receive two taels of silver from this general and Lord Rong; the last 16 people will take turns carrying sedan chairs when they return to the city!"

——The accompanying officials can be described as a mess, with no fighting spirit, and they will definitely crowd and flee in case of trouble. It is better to disperse first to avoid unnecessary casualties.

"After the verification is correct, the reward money will be distributed on the spot!" Rong Youtang added vehemently.

ho-

Reward two taels of silver on the spot?Carrying a sedan chair like a cow or a horse?

Immediately, the officials' eyes lit up, and there was a burst of enthusiastic discussion, all of them gearing up: Tsk, anyway, we are hurrying, so why not run and compete for the reward!

"You—" Ji Ping was dumbfounded.

"This..." Gan Hongxin seriously lacked confidence, and looked at Ji Ping anxiously. He was of low rank and had no right to speak in front of imperial envoys.

Judy was dumbfounded: I know these two imperial envoys are a bit weird, but I didn't expect them to be so weird!Oops, Mr. He, can they react?

At this time, above a line of sky, He Shuo stared closely at the imperial envoy who was drinking horses and resting in the stream at the foot of the mountain, and said: "Cheer up, you must have a sharp point in your hands later, and shoot poisonous arrows at the imperial envoy. Don't waste it on irrelevant things." The important person. The most important thing is, if anyone can shoot Rong Youtang and avenge my son, I will thank you very much, and I will reward you with three thousand silver!"

The bandits were greatly encouraged, nodding their heads like pounding garlic, unable to hide their excitement.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Ji Ping and Gan Hongxin were forced to abandon their sedan chairs and walk. The rapid march had not yet begun.

When he climbed up the bend in front of the entrance of Yixiantian, Ji Ping was already out of breath, wheezing and wheezing. He was supported by Gan Hongxin and Zhu Di from left to right, surrounded by trusted police officers.

Rong Youtang reined in his horse, pointed the whip three feet ahead, and said loudly: "Everyone, please look at that red stone, it is now set as the starting point of the competition!"

"For the sake of fairness, the extra horses should be driven forward first and trampled on carefully." Qi Zhiyang gave an order, and the seven or eight horses that were originally ridden by the road-breakers neighed loudly, kicked and trampled with the sound of horseshoes, and rushed into a line of sky in the blink of an eye. , ran away unharmed.

--very good.At least it shows that there are no traps on the road.

Next

"Everyone, each according to his ability, please listen to the order:" Qi Zhiyang smiled, raised his arms high, and suddenly shouted: "Start!"

In an instant, more than 50 officials rushed out like arrows!They yelled and laughed, chasing each other, playing hard, and running forward with their heads buried in their heads. The sound of their footsteps was loud, splashing dust on the mountain road.

Soon, they plunged into the sky and ran away unharmed.

The imperial envoy led the horses and walked slowly, as if patiently waiting for several state officials who supported each other.

You don't know what's good and what's wrong, you don't want to cooperate, you seek your own death, you can't blame us for being cruel.Gritting his teeth, Ji Ping thought that he walked very slowly on purpose, deliberately keeping a distance from the imperial envoy and his party, so as not to be accidentally injured by the ambushing bandits.

"Master Ji, can you hold on?" Rong Youtang asked with a smile.

Ji Ping wiped the greasy sweat off his face, and replied apologetically, "It's okay, alas, alas, I really envy you who can ride horses, I really have to find some time to learn someday."

"Actually, it's not difficult. With Lord Ji's brains, I'm sure you'll be able to learn it in no time." It's just that ordinary horses may not be able to carry you.Qi Zhiyang thought.

A ray of sky is in sight.

Rong Youtang remained calm, turned his head and said to Ji Ping loudly:

"Master Ji, riding a horse is actually very interesting, if you don't believe me, take a look."

What to look at?

The state officials, who were walking with their heads buried in their heads, raised their heads in doubt and looked around.

next moment

Rong Youtang squeezed the horse's belly with both legs, leaned over and pressed against the horse's back, raised his whip and shouted: "Drive!" He and the horse rushed out together, running very fast.

"drive!"

"Drive! Drive!"

Qi Zhiyang and the imperial guards were all masters of horseback riding, they caught up with Rong Youtang in an instant, and spontaneously surrounded the only civil servant in the team.

The imperial envoy and his party were brave and tough, galloping on horseback.

"Hey--"

"you--"

The state official froze in place, took a mouthful of dust, and coughed violently.

Above the sky, He Shuo tried his best to comfort his restless subordinates:

"Quiet! Calm down! Why panic? It doesn't matter if you ran over with a horse or an official, our goal is to rob and kill the imperial envoy, remember?"

Qiu Bao suddenly widened his eyes and reminded excitedly: "Old He, the fat sheep is coming! Grandma, ride so fast!"

"It's okay." He Shuo's spirit was shaken, he commanded calmly, and quickly ordered: "When they enter the ambush circle, first roll down the rolling stones, then cast iron spikes, stop the horses, and when they stop, release arrows! Finally go down and fight Knife, absolutely foolproof."

"it is good!"

After a while, the horses of the imperial envoy galloped into the ambush circle, the speed was too fast, and it was extremely difficult to hit them. He Shuo gave an order: "Get off the rolling stone!"

With a few "booms", the prepared stones rolled down one after another.

Qi Zhiyang had already yelled, "Follow me!"

I saw Qi Zhiyang took the lead, whipping his whip fiercely, relying on his superb riding skills, he flexibly ran along the narrow and long indentation of the rock wall on the left side of Yixiantian, accurately avoiding rolling stones and iron thorns!

"Be careful! Keep up!" Rong Youtang and others followed closely behind, with blood rushing from the soles of their feet to their hair without any fear.

——It turned out that they discovered it when they were drinking horses in the stream at the foot of the mountain: the north side of the first line of sky is bare stone slabs, and weeds grow only a few feet apart, which is not conducive to hiding. , although the angle is small, it is enough to cover the imperial envoy and his party.

"Old He, where is the man?" Qiu Bao slammed down the iron spikes on the horse, and looked down in wonder, but due to the slope, he could only see the horse's body and the corners of the robe that appeared and disappeared, and shouted anxiously.

He Shuo's face was ashen, and he shouted: "Keep attacking, don't stop, they—they ran out! Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows!"

"Xuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..." The poisonous arrow pierced through the air and struck, sending chills down the spine.

He Shuo raised his long knife and ordered: "Brothers, for the sake of 20 and 3000 taels, follow me down the mountain and rush!" He took the lead along the shortcut, dropped the rope, and slid down quickly.

Between life and death, the eyes of both sides were red, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

As a general, Qi Zhiyang is a well-deserved commander.He pulled out his usual long knife with a "swish", danced airtightly while running, knocked down many arrows with a "ding ding ding", and shouted: "You guys keep running!"

"Brother Qi, be careful!" Rong Youtang yelled, he doesn't know martial arts, and he must not stay to add to the chaos, so he had to listen to orders and move forward.

——Perhaps under the blessing of the Buddha, the bandits shot arrows at Rong Youtang in order to win the reward, but they miraculously missed!

Fortunately, the number of poisonous arrows is limited, and after the rain of arrows, they began to fight at close quarters.

He Shuo led all his men to descend from the sky, and stopped Rong Youtang outside the sky.

"Hoo!" Rong Youtang's eyes were wide open, and he reined in the horse urgently. The horse neighed and raised its hoofs high, and Qiu Bao took the opportunity to throw a few sharp iron thorns in its abdomen. The horse lost its balance in fright, and fell backwards with Rong Youtang. ——

"Rong Youtang, take your life!" He Shuo smirked triumphantly, looking crazy.

"Brother Rong—"

"Master Rong?"

Qi Zhiyang and the guards were scared out of their wits and cried out in grief.

There was a loud "boom", and the horse, which weighed hundreds of catties, fell heavily to the ground.

however

At the critical moment, Rong Youtang suddenly erupted with a strong survival instinct. He was startled and kicked off the stirrups when the horse's hooves were raised high. On the ground, he rolled away with a grunt, narrowly escaping the catastrophe.

Missing a hit, He Shuo's eyes were bloodshot, he drew his knife violently, and shouted furiously:

"Come on! Chopped up the imperial envoy!"