Thousands of Mountains

Going to the southeast, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin went into battle lightly, one person and one horse galloping fast, almost non-stop along the way, Yin Cen practiced martial arts on horseback, and long-distance raids were nothing, Qin Nianqin, a scholar, was exhausted Enough, but no complaints. The night before, I saw that I could not walk after dismounting the horse. I rested for a night, and I got on the horse again early the next morning. This is stubbornness. It's also very admirable.

It is right to think about it, if it is not so meticulous and stubborn to insist on self, how can Tongtian's tea tax corruption case be discovered in a border town where no one cares about it.

Yin Cen brought the assassin's knife with him and studied it every day. Although his own green mountain blade was not the Yun family knife in the Funanying army, it was from the same school as his master. Seeing this knife now, his intuition and Like Shen Cang, it looks like everywhere, but "like" shows that it is not, it is an exquisite imitation that is almost unreal.

Yin Cen needs a real Yun family knife, he is confident that as long as the real one is in front of his eyes, he will know the fake one at a glance.

The strange thing is that neither Yun Jianqing nor Shen Cang, the two closest to the Yun family knife, use this knife. Yin Cen saw that Shen Cang's knife was very ordinary since he was young. No, the weapons he used were all unrecognizable when he threw them away. Later, even the Xin family's 24 hands and Yun's sword skills were rarely used, because it was too easy to see the source. As an assassin or a guard, he really He is too qualified a candidate, living himself as a person who can disappear at any time.

Of course he can't disappear, Yin Cen not only wants to rescue him, but also reuse him in the future.He wanted to use an upright reason to snatch Shen Cang away from Yun Jianqing.

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The headquarters of the Funan Camp is in Quanzhou. Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin went here more smoothly than expected. Before they arrived at the barracks, they were greeted by General Banner on the official road, and then said, "General Ling Hai has learned that General Yun is in prison. I am hereby waiting for you two at the barracks."

Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin looked at each other, and it turned out that the atmosphere of the military camp was quite different from that of the court in the capital.

Previously in Kansai, he had already experienced how the Zhenbei Camp under Lin Moyan’s rule was quick and efficient. This was the result of a short period of rectification after he returned to the barracks after being trapped in Beijing for five years. Yun Jianqing had never After leaving the Funan Camp, the rumored Yun Family Army had a heart-to-heart and shared weal and woe, and now Yin Cen had a concrete picture in his eyes.

Zhenbei battalion was cavalry, while Funan battalion was navy division. At this moment, Ling Hai saw that the two of them were not on a warship, but in the main camp of Funan battalion on land.

Although Ling Hai is still under the banner of the Funan Camp, he has led his elite soldiers to fight land ambush battles for many years, and he can basically stand on his own. In addition, the Japanese pirates have also changed their attack methods in recent years. In recent years, the naval battles in China have almost disappeared, and they have changed to scattered penetrating attacks. Therefore, on the contrary, Ling Hai's elusive team has a miraculous effect on dealing with Japanese pirates.

He and Yun Jianqing can be regarded as bright and dark. Although there is no communication on the surface, they cooperate seamlessly in private.

Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin entered the camp, this was the place where Yun Jianqing used to stay before, it was said to be the general's command post, but it was really simple, with the sea breeze blowing and the wind leaking from all sides.

Sitting behind the only table in the tent, Ling Hai has a face that has been blown by the sea wind all year round, and it is so dark that it is bottomless.There was a very detailed southeast coastal defense map hanging on the back, and there were several sergeants in the tent. Ling Hai met the two of them hand in hand, and introduced them as Chief Qian of the Funan Battalion.

The Funan Battalion under Yun Jianqing's rule was also inconsistent with Beijing Central or Kansai in terms of military establishment.The three teams are one banner, with a banner general; the three banners are a division, with a hundred generals; the three divisions are a bureau, with a general; the three bureaus are a battalion, with a thousand generals.At this moment, the people in front of Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin are all the Chief Qian of the Funan Camp.

Regarding the matter that the emperor was attacked during the spring hunt, and then wrongly imprisoned, Ling Hai had already heard the information. At this time, he did not exchange pleasantries, and said directly, "You two came as assassins with the Yun family sword, the Yun family I can tell the authenticity of the knife, but as for the identity of the assassin, now I have specially transferred Mr. Qian from the camp, so he should be able to help find out."

Yin Cen thanked him, and quickly handed over the knife used by the assassin, Ling Hai took it with one hand, looked at the scabbard, it was made of extremely simple ebony, pushed the handle of the knife with his thumb, and the light of the white blade revealed a little, with a "crack" sound , Ling Hai raised the entire blade.

Yin Cen has seen this knife countless times. The blade is five feet long, the handle is two feet long, and the blade is straight.

Ling Hai snorted coldly, and threw the knife back to Yin Cen, Yin Cen caught it with one hand, Ling Hai pulled out his own knife on the table with his backhand, and slammed forward with one knee to the ground, holding the knife. Holding a strong wind with one hand, he slashed at Yin Cen's hand.

With a clang, the assassin's knife was instantly chopped off by the brush.

Yin Cen held the half-cut knife in his hand, and stared at Qin Nianyu, dumbfounded.

Ling Hai's face remained unchanged, and he stretched out the long knife in his hand, "This is the real Yun family knife."

Yin Cen took Zhenyun's family knife, and as soon as he held the knife in his hand, he immediately felt unusual and heavier. The white glow of the blade was not dazzling, but as if soaked in the wine of Dongyue, the whole body gave off a black and cold feeling. gas.

On this occasion, Yin Cen certainly didn't dare to pull out the Qingshan Blade for comparison, but the lingering aura emitted by these two knives from the same family is also in the same line.

Ling Hai picked up the broken blade of the broken knife again, and carefully looked at the place where it was cut, "Although this knife is fake, it is also made from the fusion of the Japanese knife and my Chaonan knife, but the master of forging the knife is not qualified. I don't know that the Yun family knife has its own secret of forging knives, and I thought it would be enough to hit it like this."

Yin Cen heard the words and said, "From this point of view, it is impossible for this sword to be made by a swordsmith in the army?"

Ling Hai nodded, "Since it is an imitation, I should have found a master blacksmith outside. If the swordsmiths in the army hadn't been ordered by General Yun's own son, it would be absolutely impossible for him to make Yun's sword privately, let alone make it so badly."

Qin Nianqin asked Ling Hai for advice, "I heard that there are roster records for those who hold the Yun Family Saber in the army? And the whereabouts of each Yun Family Saber are also recorded."

Ling Hai nodded, "In the Funan camp, those who wield the Yun family saber are also known as the elite soldiers of the Yun family. Only the top few are eligible, and although these elite soldiers are scattered in each battalion, if they encounter special missions, they will quickly form a team with the strongest combat effectiveness. They will attack, be the vanguard, and investigate intelligence. Invincible."

"In this way, this group of elite soldiers and guards are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also are sworn followers of General Yun." Qin Nianqin said again.

"That's true." Ling Hai smiled, "Although this statement is outrageous, if it is true that Jingbingwei wants to assassinate, there is absolutely no reason for failure."

Even Yin Cen believed in these words.

Ling Hai said to the others in the camp, "My lords, Mr. Qian, the elite soldiers and guards are now scattered in your camp. Did you have any statistics on their whereabouts before you came here?"

About six or seven thousand generals in the tent stood up one after another and said, "This is the record of the roster of elite soldiers and guards in our camp over the years. Until this month, everyone's whereabouts are in it, and no one has left the Funan camp."

Both Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin expected this result, so Yin Cen took out the portrait from his bosom, spread it on the table, and asked everyone to come over and look at it, "This is before I leave. I asked the painter in the palace to be the second assassin. The portraits drawn by people, do you adults look familiar?"

All the chief executives stared for a while and shook their heads, but one of them looked suspicious, Yin Cen and Qin Nianqin both looked at this person, Ling Hai also asked, "President Sui Qian, do you recognize these two?"

Mr. Qian named Sui Chong frowned deeply, his eyes looked puzzled, he raised his head and said to Ling Hai, "These two...shouldn't have died long ago? Why did they appear in the capital?"

Yin Cen was overjoyed, he really recognized it!He hurriedly asked, "Mr. Sui Qian remembers the identities of these two people?"

Sui Chong turned to the two of them, "If this portrait is accurate, these two are the two banner chiefs in our battalion. Half a year ago, our battalion had a fierce battle with the Japanese pirates in Shishi. In recent years, the enemy has been so cunning. There are very few fights between swords and horses, and I remember clearly that the two sides fought on the beach for several hours, the other party had warships, and our army drove the artillery to the beach."

"With the threat of firepower, our battalion will undoubtedly win, but this style of play is not easy for the sergeants who are going to charge and lead the battle. At that time, these two people led the two banners as the vanguard. The task they had to complete was to lure the enemy ashore. Bringing them within range of the artillery ... they succeeded, but at the cost of ... being captured."

People around sighed, and Sui Chong continued, "The Japanese pirates put knives on the necks of the captured prisoners. I remember clearly that there were 13 people in total. They forced me to release the artillery and open the city gate. The scene was stalemate for a while."

"Afterwards, some unbearable|humiliated soldiers directly grabbed the opponent's knife and wiped their necks to commit suicide... I then gave the order to fire at the enemy regardless of life or death."

When Sui Chong said this, he lamented in his voice, and Qin Nianqin said again, "Sui Qian won this battle after all, will the battlefield be cleaned up after the battle?"

Sui Chong said, "There were a lot of casualties on both sides in this battle, and although they were cleaned up afterwards, they were not detailed...Under such circumstances, I think there is no chance for even a flag to survive."

Qin Nianqian said, "It seems that the sky wants them to live, not only did they live, but they also became resentful from then on, and became knives in the hands of others."

Yin Cen said, "Since the assassin's identity is known, I would like to ask Sui Qianzong and all the Qianzongs present to sign and sign Master Qin's record case later to confirm that what was said is true, and that Master Qin and I have not coerced or lured."

The crowd nodded.

After a major event was settled, this bet was enough to clear the innocence of Yun Jianqing and Shen Cang, but Yin Cen was not satisfied, so he asked Ling Hai again, "How familiar is General Ling with this Quanzhou city?"

Ling Hai was taken aback, "Although I haven't lived here often for many years, I should be fine as Lord Yin's guide."

Yin Cen smiled slightly, "Then trouble your lord, and accompany me to all the iron shops in the city."

It turned out that this is the case, Ling Hai knew that Yin Cen wanted to investigate to the end, but what Yin Cen thought was, hurry up, if the blacksmith in the city really made these two knives, I don't know if he will still die now.

Yin Cen couldn't wait until tomorrow, so he left Qin Nianqin in the camp to sort out the case records just now, and he and Ling Hai rode to the city.