Chapter 171 War starts, sleepless nights

Chapter 171 War starts, sleepless nights

late at night.

The whole city fell silent.

Since Wei Hongbin's cavalry entered the city, even the watchmen have given up their duties.

So at this moment, except for the faint sound of dog barking, the whole city was extremely quiet, and the streets were deserted.

Zhu San carried a pair of pigs into the water and walked drunkenly on the street, humming two little songs from time to time.

He was a butcher. He had just slaughtered a fat pig for a family he knew well today, and then he was left there to have a good meal.

The butcher's custom is that after killing a pig for someone else, the pig's water is his own. In addition, the meal was very hearty, so Zhu San was very satisfied at this moment.

He was going to take this pair of pigs to his mistress's house in the east of the city to sleep there one night. He must have had this pair of pigs in his arms, and that Chun Niang would be even more gentle to him.

Thinking of this, Zhu San felt hot all over and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

After turning out of the alley and walking along the street for a while, you will find Chun Niang's house.

Zhu San was already familiar with this section of the road and could find it with his eyes closed.

But today, when he turned onto the street, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

There were shadows in the distance, and there seemed to be many people on their way.

But the problem is that when so many people gathered together and rushed on the road, they didn't make any noise.

It's like a group of ghosts.

Even though Zhu San was very brave, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat because he was 70% sober from drinking.

All the ghost stories I heard when I was a child now come to mind one by one.

Zhu San stood there, looking pale as these "ghosts" approached him. He wanted to move but couldn't.

At this moment, these "ghosts" had already approached.

The leader was a young man with a majestic appearance and an extraordinary bearing. He also held a long knife in his hand.

Not haunted.

But Zhu San was even more scared.

Because he recognized these people.

Aren't these the disciples from the major martial arts schools in the county?

They stayed up most of the night, so why were they carrying weapons?

Could it be that…….

In an instant, Zhu San's face turned paler.

At this moment, Zhu San felt that he might as well see a ghost.

It's over now.

If he uncovered their whereabouts, he would definitely be killed and silenced.

Chun Niang, it is probably difficult for us to meet each other again in this life.

Zhu San's mind was churning with thoughts.

At this moment, the young man had already walked closer. He glanced at Zhu San, who was standing stunned on the street, and then said softly.

"Go home quickly and don't go out casually these two days."

After saying that, the young man walked away.

The other warriors followed closely behind, full of evil spirits, but left quickly and silently.

Zhu San was left alone in a daze. It wasn't until a long time later that he regained consciousness, then turned around and ran away.

But because he had been frozen for too long, his legs no longer obeyed him at all, so he just took two steps and fell to the ground with a plop, throwing the pig water in his hand on the ground.

But at this moment, Zhu San didn't care about that much at all. He stood up in a hurry. He didn't care about the pigs on the ground getting into the water. He quickly ran to his mistress's house, closed the door, and then hid in the house shivering. .

His mistress, Chun Niang, looked confused and had no idea what was going on.

Zhu San didn’t say anything either.

Because he knew very well that it was a stroke of luck that he could save his life, so how could he dare to talk nonsense?

Zhao Ya naturally didn't know about this episode.

To him, it was just that he met a drunkard who came home late on the way to the government office, and he didn't take it to heart at all.

Most of the people led by Zhao Ya were disciples of Dingtai Martial Arts School, including Shen Dao and Miao Shaocheng.

As for the fourth senior brother Xu De, he stayed in the martial arts hall with Meng Shiwen to protect his master.

In addition, people such as Pan Xuexian from Baibu Martial Arts Gym, Bai Shilai from Zhenshan Boxing Gym and others are also in the team.

Go through the alley in front and you will find Lion Street.

Zhao Ya waved his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"What's wrong?" Shen Dao asked.

"If you go further, you should be within Wei Hongbin's surveillance range. Wait a moment until Master Shang and Master Jin are in place before we act together." Zhao Ya said.

Taking advantage of this time, everyone began to make final modifications.

Many people wiped the weapons in their hands and refused to let go of even the smallest flaws. This was a matter of life and death after going to the battlefield, so there was no room for carelessness.

Pan Xuexian is no exception.

He carefully adjusted the bowstring.

The strings were newly replaced before coming here, and had been stretched several times to activate all the flexibility and elasticity in them, and then coated with animal fat to make them in optimal condition.

In addition, the arrows carried with him are also carefully selected, and even the arrow feathers are carefully trimmed to ensure their stability.

After he made all the adjustments, Zhao Ya asked, "Have you memorized Wei Hongbin's portrait?"

"Don't worry, it's all engraved in my mind. As long as he dares to show up, I will kill him." Pan Xuexian said in a deep voice.

Before taking action, Zhao Ya got a portrait of Wei Hongbin from Shang Jingchuan.

The portrait was dictated by Shang Jingchuan and painted by Shang Luoluo. The painting skills are very exquisite.

Zhao Ya circulated it to everyone, so that everyone could remember Wei Hongbin's appearance in case Wei Hongbin escaped during the battle later.

Especially Pan Xuexian, as the person with the highest archery skills in the entire county, Zhao Ya also assigned him the heaviest task.

Later, he would be the first to launch an attack, ignite the government office with rockets, and try to disrupt the situation. It would be best to force Wei Hongbin to show up, and then kill him with one arrow.

Of course, this is the ideal situation.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and no one dares to predict all unexpected situations.

Zhao Ya just tried his best to prepare for everything he could foresee.

He took out the layout map of the government office and studied it carefully.

The government office is located in the middle of Lion Street. There are no residential buildings around it. The terrain is open, the walls are high, and there are watchtowers and arrow towers. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

However, Zhao Ya did not intend to actually attack the back house. His plan was to create as much chaos as possible and force Wei Hongbin out of his turtle shell.

So this time, he was responsible for attacking the main entrance, while Shang Tiefeng and Jin Zhenming led a flanking attack on both sides.

After confirming that everything was correct, Zhao Ya raised his head and glanced at the sky.

The moon was already setting in the west at this time, so it must be at least two or three in the morning.

This is the most sleepy time of the day, so it is the most suitable time for sneak attacks.

At this moment, Zhao Ya heard a strange flute sound coming from the distance.

The sound is sharp and can be heard far away in the silent night.

Zhao Ya immediately understood that this was Jin Zhenming and Shang Tiefeng already in place.

He also took out a strange-looking flute, put it in his mouth and blew hard, which was considered a response.

Then Zhao Ya took a deep breath, waved his hand forcefully, and said, "Attack."

After giving the order, the warriors who had already prepared themselves rushed out of the alley like tigers descending from the mountain and headed straight for the main entrance of the government office.

The guards in front of the door didn't notice at all. At this time, they were leaning against the wall and falling asleep.

So when Zhao Ya and others rushed out, they were confused.

Zhao Ya didn't waste any time. He cut a few guards one by one and sent them to the west.

Only then did the remaining guards realize that someone was about to shout an enemy attack.

An iron pellet flew across the air, flew right into his mouth, and then penetrated through the back of his head.

With a plop, the dead body fell to the ground.

Jiang Zhong smiled and waved the big slingshot in his hand, with a proud look on his face.

But at this moment, bursts of rapid gong sounds came from the gate tower of the government office, and then the originally peaceful government office became boiling.

"Break open the door and go into the front yard." Zhao Ya shouted.

When this government office was built, it was specially designed. The street in front of the gate was kept very narrow to prevent large groups of people from gathering to attack the gate.

Following the words, Shen Dao took the lead. After blowing away several guards, he rushed to the door, then raised his hand and punched him.

There was a loud bang, but the red lacquer door only raised countless dust, and other than that it didn't even shake.

"This door is made of steel!" Shen Dao shouted.

At the same time, arrows rained from the arrow towers on both sides of the gate tower.

The two warriors were accidentally shot in the arm, but their companions quickly protected them behind them.

"Old Pan!" Zhao Ya shouted.

In fact, there was no need for him to shout at all. At this moment, Pan Xuexian had already drawn his bow and arrow, aimed at the shooting port of an archery tower, and fired an arrow.

puff.

A scream came from inside, and the arrow rain became much thinner.

Then Pan Xuexian followed suit and suppressed these arrow towers by himself.

But at the same time, the sound of horse hooves could also be heard on the streets on both sides of the government office.

That's the cavalry stationed there.

Zhao Ya didn't panic and just shouted: "Fire rockets!"

As he said that, he jumped up to the gate tower, slashed twice, and chopped down the rushing guards to the ground, and then jumped behind the gate.

There is a group of armored soldiers guarding here, and there are several huge logs leaning against the gate.

Seeing Zhao Ya land, the leader of the guard shouted: "Get in formation."

These guards were all elites under Wei Hongbin and had been on the battlefield for a long time, so they did not panic.

After hearing the order, they quickly formed a formation and marched toward Zhao Ya in neat steps.

when!

Zhao Ya swung his sword, but it failed to work.

It turned out that when he slashed with his sword, at least four or five soldiers raised their shields to block the sword.

Despite this, the shields in the hands of three soldiers were shattered, and they let out a muffled groan, apparently hurting their arms.

But Zhao Ya's target is not them.

After slashing with the knife, Zhao Ya dodged and came to a log. He exhaled and punched fiercely.

Click.

A log as thick as one person's arms was broken by Zhao Ya's punch.

Then Zhao Ya moved around one after another, following the same pattern, breaking the logs one by one.

at the same time.

Under the influence of the rockets released by Pan Xuexian and his junior brothers, fire broke out everywhere in the government office.

At the same time, there were loud shouts of death coming from the left and right sides, and the sound was extremely terrifying.

Zhao Ya slashed away the guard commander with one strike, then flew up and punched the huge door bolt in pieces.

boom!

The door opened in response, and Shen Dao and others rushed in.

The cavalry outside had also rushed forward at this time, but due to the inconvenient terrain, the cavalry's charge could not be used at all.

Zhao Ya ignored the cavalry and said solemnly: "Charge in. The louder the noise, the better."

Headache! It seems that I am suffering from heat stroke. The temperature in Hebei these days can be so hot that people can't go out at all.