Chapter 72 Reinforcements descend from heaven
Guijun is located at the southernmost end of Liangzhou, but the government seat is located at the northernmost end of Guijun.
The county town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery.
A broad river flows from west to south and then east. The county uses this natural river as a moat and builds it on its north side.
To the north of the county town, there are countless steep peaks, which serve as natural protection.
In general, the entire city is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the army wants to invade, it can only cross the river and enter through the three gates of east, west and south.
The first thing Chu Tang saw was the south gate of the county city.
Under the afterglow, the city wall five to six feet high cast a large shadow on the ground.
And Chu Tang had just walked across the bridge of the moat. He walked around more than 20 feet in an open space, got off his horse, and looked up.
The city wall, which is six to seven feet high, is smooth and covered with moss. Not to mention ordinary people, even the vast majority of martial arts masters cannot jump over it.
But at this time, Chu Tang regarded it as nothing. The height of six to seven feet, and the perfect ladder under the clouds, was just a matter of kicking the city wall a few more times to gain strength, and he could easily cross it.
However, now that the city gate is open, there is no need to waste such effort.
Show the arresting token to the guards guarding the city, and you will have a smooth journey.
Entering the city, night falls and the lanterns begin to light up.
This is a county town with a population of 100,000, and it is also the administrative seat of the county. It is a place that everyone in the county yearns for, and there are many people coming and going.
Even at night, the county town without curfew was bustling with activity. There were ordinary people taking a leisurely night out, military men swaggering through the city, and even literati looking for flowers and willows, creating a prosperous scene.
Chu Tang only felt the rare smell of fireworks for a moment, and did not dare to delay. He asked someone for directions and went straight to the county government office.
The county government office is located on a slope in the center of the city. The terrain is quite high. Looking down, you can overlook the lights of half of the city.
When Chu Tang arrived at the gate of the county government office, it was already completely dark, and lanterns were hung high outside the door, brightly lit.
The tall yamen was not closed, it was still open, and police officers came in and out from time to time.
Chu Tang no longer hesitated this time and went forward directly, revealing his identity to the gatekeeper and asking for information about Zhuo Lien, Fang Kai and others.
When the gatekeeper heard that he was looking for Zhuo Lien, he asked Chu Tang to wait while he went in to report.
When Chu Tang saw this, he felt a little happy: "Zhuo Li'en is back? Is he in the county government office?"
I can't help but feel hesitant and uneasy, for fear of hearing other bad news.
After a while, the gatekeeper came back, and a man jumped out from behind him, went straight to Chu Tang, and shouted from a distance: "Chu Tang, you are not dead! I feel relieved when I see you!"
Chu Tang didn't need to see the person clearly, he could tell who it was by listening to the voice.
It was Shi Zhifeng!
That Shi Bantou who has never been able to spit out ivory!
"Old Shi..." Chu Tang's voice trembled. They all said that when a fellow villager meets a fellow villager, tears well up in his eyes. The joy of being able to see his old friend again in a life-and-death crisis is really difficult to describe in words.
Shi Zhifeng rushed up and hugged Chu Tang, showing his affection, and said in a dry voice: "Chu Tang, I thought you... If there is something wrong with you, how can I explain it to Lao Xu! Fortunately, you are okay! Let me see, are you injured?"
Chu Tangqiang calmed down a little and said happily: "Lao Shi, didn't I tell you that I am good at qinggong, so there is no problem in escaping. How did you escape? Is everyone... okay?"
When Shi Zhifeng heard this, he looked a little lonely and said angrily: "I have killed six or seven brothers! You are such a thief! Sooner or later we will take revenge!"
Chu Tang felt strange in his heart. Although it sounds cruel, there were about forty of them. Under the pursuit of dozens of warriors led by a five-level master, they only lost six or seven people. The battle damage was not bad, and the entire army was not wiped out. It can be said that I can handle it.
He couldn't help but ask: "What's the specific situation? How did everyone escape from being chased by so many people? They seem to have a master of the Five Realms..."
"Thank you for meeting a noble person!" Shi Zhifeng was both scared and happy at the same time.
"Noble?"
"Let's go see Mr. Zhuo first and talk as we go." Shi Zhifeng greeted Chu Tang into the yamen and talked as he walked, telling the whole story in detail.
It turned out that when everyone saw Zhuo Lien throwing the "hidden weapon" and heard the shout, everyone understood it. They turned around and jumped or flew into the river, and then swam quickly to the shore.
Most of the people swam to the shore closest to the boat.
As soon as they landed, Fang Kai and Shi Zhifeng mingled together and found no trace of Chu Tang. They saw from a distance that he was still surrounded on the boat. They were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They wanted to go back to rescue, but the pursuers also came one after another. After reaching the shore, under the urging of Zhuo Lien and others, they could only run together and escape northward for their lives.
After escaping for more than ten miles, it was dark and he was overtaken by pursuers. Facing the woman in red from the fifth realm, Zhuo Lien, Fang Kai and Deng Kuan joined forces, but they were all defeated and injured one after another.
In the end, Zhuo Lien unleashed his secret skills, hoping to injure both opponents, but it was difficult for him to fight with two fists. With the thieves rushing forward, he not only failed to hurt the opponent's five-level master, but also exhausted all his own skills. .
The entire army was about to be wiped out. When everyone was in despair, reinforcements fell from the sky!
A group of armored guards who had just passed the nearest pier across the river from Mengjun happened to appear and found that someone was chasing a group of police officers. For the sake of serving the imperial court, they all came to help.
There are only seven guards in this team, but the leader is a master from the fifth realm, and the rest are all from the fourth realm!
They were not as numerous as the thieves, but their overall combat power was better. Coupled with the morale-boosted counterattack of the detectives, the situation suddenly reversed, and it became a man from the public chasing the thieves.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the thieves jumped on the boat and fled for their lives.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the guards in armor did not pursue him for fear of being ambushed. Afterwards, they said they had orders and could not delay. They had to rush to Guijun County overnight, so they asked Zhuo Lien if he wanted to go on the road together.
Zhuo Lien was naturally overjoyed to be accompanied by a master. He counted the number of people, carried the injured brother onto the boat of the Zhen Yiwei, and asked the Zhen Yiwei to wait for a while. When he saw that no other brothers were following him, he left by boat.
They traveled quickly without docking, and returned to the county government office this morning.
After hearing this, Chu Tang felt inexplicable. No wonder he couldn't find any news in Yangxian County. It turned out that he didn't enter the county at all and came back by a smooth sailing boat.
"缁衣卫..." When Chu Tang heard this title, his heart moved slightly.
He had heard of the name of the Yiyiwei and knew that they were a special organization of the imperial court, composed of martial arts masters to suppress the forces of the world.
After all, the police officers are more responsible for the security of the county, have a small salary and low force. Facing the masters of the Jianghu, they will inevitably be helpless. There must be some more professional and powerful people to deal with the various Jianghu forces.
This is how the Yiyiwei came into being.
However, after all, masters are rare, and many masters are unwilling to join the imperial organization. Therefore, the manpower of Zhenyiwei has always been tight and cannot be spread everywhere.
Not to mention the county level, it is rare to even see a county. They only have a station in the state city, and they will be stationed in the state city when they have nothing to do.
Because they were too far away, Chu Tang had only heard of their names in a small place like Shi County, but could not find out the specific situation. Even Xu Wei didn't know the operating mechanism of the Yiyi Guards.
I didn't expect to hear the appearance of the legendary Zhen Yiwei today!
Just as he was about to ask more about this situation, Shi Zhifeng first asked Chu Tang about what happened in the past few days.
Chu Tang had already prepared his excuse, saying that after escaping from the ship, he used his superior Qinggong to escape the pursuit of the masters of the Five Realms, and then cautiously entered Yangxian County to inquire about their news, and then came to Guijun County. .
Except for not mentioning the record of killing a fifth-level warrior, he didn't hide anything else. It was nine times out of ten true, and it was unbelievable.
Just as he was talking, Shi Zhifeng led him to Zhuo Lien's resting place.
There was a police officer guarding the door outside the room, and after making an announcement, they were allowed in.
As soon as Chu Tang stepped into the door, he smelled the strong smell of medicine. After walking a few steps, he was shocked when he saw Zhuo Lien half lying on the bed: "Is he injured so seriously?!"