Chapter 80: Ambush
A gong-like sound rang out, the layer of steel plate that was sandwiched in the wooden planks was finally smashed by the burly man, no one let out a cheer, even the brocade guards in the courtyard didn’t let out a shout of surprise.
The courtyard door creaked and fell, and the fine crossbows carried by the brocade guards who had been prepared for this broke through the air in a menacing manner!
That strong man’s right arm has long been the ten or so marks of raw smash counter-vibration of the acid numbness, the body’s true qi is also all consumed, looking at the crossbow arrows that come to the face, there is no extra strength to react, only to listen to the countless sounds of snorting, puffing, those crossbow arrows are all rooted in his wide body, one of them pierced through the sockets of his eyes, squeal, some of the crystals with the colorful red from his eyes! burst out!
“Ah!” Under the pain, this strong man howled furiously, and with the countless crossbow arrows on his body, he lunged towards the courtyard, with each heavy footstep he took, a large puff of blood would vibrate out from his body.
He only stepped forward three steps, then like a small mountain crumpled to the stone floor, smashed up a burst of dust, fishy blood all over the ground, this momentum but let the courtyard of the brocade guards retreated three steps!
The dead man’s body is extremely wide, so blocked most of the crossbow arrows shot outside the courtyard, through the cover of his body, Tan Wu and the remaining several experts like a gust of wind drifted in, when the body of the strong man pressed to the ranks of the brocade guards, the crowd has also killed the brocade guards to the side of the ranks!
At this time the killing on the high wall has also retreated into the courtyard, more than a dozen people in black holding the capital city rarely seen straight丸短刀, will be more than two dozen brocade guards actually raw forced to kill a less than a few feet of a small circle, those people in black are extremely ruthless killing, although the number is not as good as the other side, but it is so these brocade guards do not have the slightest power to fight.
This time the scene, like the deep sea sharks are eating a large group of fish in general, dense fish will always be torn out of a blood flower, fell into the mouth of those sharks. It would not take long for the fish to be devoured.
But Tan Wu couldn’t wait, the Great General’s righteous father was still in the courtyard, and according to the news from the South, there was no transfer in the palace these days. So he waved his right hand and made a gesture, and the black-clothed men separated three of the most highly skilled martial arts experts and headed for the building to kill.
Although there were three less people, the pressure felt by those brocade-clothed guards was still not reduced in the slightest, and between the light of swords and the shadow of swords, there were occasional blooms of blood, and a colleague had his arm broken and his chest shattered, and fell into a pool of blood on the ground.
Fan Xian on top of a tall tree calmly watched the situation in the small courtyard, knowing that things were definitely not that simple. The plan that Yan Bingyun had single-handedly written had already been responded to through Boss Sheng’s place, and both the Uesugi Tiger and the Xinyang side thought that the plan for the surprise kill was very good, and since that was the case, then Yan Bingyun would surely know what the Jinyiwei’s backhanders were.
Tan Wu also knew that things were not that simple.
There was a stern cry, both a tragic cry after being injured and a warning. Previously killed into the building of the three black-clothed experts were born shocked flying out horizontally, people in the air, blood from the lips wildly sprayed out, do not want to know, ambushed in the building of the Brocade Guards experts, has what kind of strength!
Tan Wu face unchanged, toes in the lapis lazuli floor, the whole person leaped to mid-air, in a very short time, and that from the building to kill out of the expert, against the three palms. The sound of the three slaps rang out cleanly.
“Vice Commander Xiao, I didn’t expect you to personally watch over the defense here.” Tan Wu coldly looked at the expert in green clothes in front of him, the other party was none other than one of the few experts in the Jinyiwei, the Deputy Commander of the Zhenfu Division, Xiao Yuan Bing. This person’s eyes are deep-set, eyes gleaming, coldly looked at Tan Wu and said: “The Empress Dowager knows that you, the rebels and traitors are bound to come to trouble, this messenger personally guarded here, would like to see who can be robbed out of this prisoner!”
This Xiao deputy commander’s self-confidence was extremely powerful, Tan Wu covered his lips, coughed twice, bursting out a few threads of blood, he was not the other party’s opponent, but there was not a trace of panic between his eyebrows, instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the back of the small courtyard.
Fan Xian on top of the high tree at this time also did not pay attention to the killing in the front yard, but cast his eyes to the back of the small courtyard on the cart, at this time the cart has been tightly leaning against the back of the small courtyard of the stone wall, this wall looks unusual, but it is sturdy and incomparable.
A very slight hissing sound rang out, Vice Commander Xiao frowned slightly, slashing back Tan Wu who had rushed forward with a palm strike, and turned back to look at the rear of the building.
Fan Xian carefully adjusted his stance, ready to descend the tree at any time, and as he looked at the cart, he gently opened his lips and spat out a silent single word: “Blast.”
A shocking loud bang exploded at that instant! That little cart had somehow exploded! Like a thunderbolt, it directly blasted a large hole in the stone wall behind the small courtyard.
Stone chips flew like arrows, instantly blowing the thirty brocade guards ambushed under the back wall into dead men covered in blood spots!
This was the greatest sincerity that the Supervisory Yuan side had paid to Uesugi Tiger, and the explosives that were secretly made in three places in one car finally came into play! This is of course Fan Xian arranged things, just did not expect the sincerity of the three places is so sufficient, he can not help but some fear, do not fear the building of Sean to blow up.
The stone chips first fell to the ground, rustling and snapping sound, there is a black covered carriage brazenly drove to the gap in the back wall, a few people against the gravel that falls from time to time with the dust of the street rushed into the small courtyard, after not too long, these people will be on the back of a mobility impaired person from the gap ran out, got on the carriage will be rushed to the far side of the alleyway, far from the back can be seen that the back of the back of the figure, hair white and dazzling and disheveled, was none other than Sean.
But strangely enough, Fan Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not descend the tree to follow the
The back wall of the valiant carriage speedily disappeared into the night, leaving only the sound of clattering hooves, the sound of wheels rolling over the stone road, still echoing in the great silence of the Upper Capital after the great noise.
Vice Commander Xiao was dragged down by Tan Wu’s brazen battle tactics, and was unable to attend to the shocking changes at the back wall. Today, the Uesugi Tiger’s lineage forcefully attacked the courtyard gate, but secretly at the back wall, the entire defense force of the small courtyard was attracted to the front courtyard, although at the back wall, Vice Commander Xiao was still very careful to ambush thirty Jinyiwei swordsmen.
But no one expected that after that loud noise, the expected sounds of killing did not ring out as expected!
Thinking of that loud noise, Deputy Commander Xiao could not help but have a heart palpitation, that kind of noise where should it be on earth? Could it be the wrath of the God of Heaven? Thinking about this section, his men gradually slowed down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tan Wu let out a stern cry, his straight fist snatched forward while his entire body forcefully retreated, and after paying the price of the lives of several subordinates, the remaining eight or nine black-clothed men had already killed their way out of the courtyard gate, ready to disappear into the night.
Ta-da-da-da-da, out of everyone’s expectation, the carriage that had already disappeared into the darkness of the night, not knowing for what reason, unexpectedly drove back at a brisk pace!
Tan Wu was startled and led a group of black-clothed men to run back, meeting up with that carriage at the three-way intersection southward of the small courtyard, and snapped, “Why didn’t it leave?”
The carriage was full of broken marks, obviously not struck by a stone, but wounded by some long-range weapon. The army’s best man sitting in the driver’s seat showed a look of despair and hissed, “General! We’ve been ambushed!”
Only after saying these words did this person let go of his left hand that was pressing on the wretched wound on his chest, and his head lolled, collapsing into position, never able to get up again.
The steed pulling the cart in front was fortunately uninjured, but it seemed to sense the death of its master and kicked its hind hooves somewhat uneasily. The interlude of gentle clattering sounds resounded again, as if trying to echo these lonesome hoofbeats, and the clattering sounds began to resound in all those densely woven, web-like alleys surrounding the small courtyard, the sounds getting closer and closer together.
Lacquer-like night, the stars in the sky poked their heads out in fear, spreading some clear light, letting everyone see where these hoofbeats came from.
In all directions of the alley in the silence of the countless brocade guards, inside also sandwiched between the Shangjing Palace generals and soldiers, hoofbeats rise, those solemn ambushers, the lone wagon and the car beside the nine black people surrounded in the middle of the lance pointed, there is not a gap to escape.
“Capture them.” The ranks of the Brocade Guards parted, and that great man of Northern Qi whom Fan Xian thought looked like a rich man, Commander of the Brocade Guards’ Zhenfu Division, Shen Chong, said with a big smile, “General Uesugi has given this official this opportunity, so many thanks, many thanks.”
Robbing a prisoner is not possible, Shen Chong finally found a chance to bring down Uesugi Tiger, when this situation can not help him not to be joyful.
Tan Wu’s face did not have a look of despair or consternation, only incomparable anger and depressed resentment. In the plan to rob the prisoner tonight, this has already thought of the situation after the failure, his own body as the Uesugi general’s personal soldier in that year, there is no idea of sparing his life, just …… Tan Wu is still very angry, because the plan clearly knows that Shen Chong may have an ambush, and his own side has long been ready to deal with it!
Just like the carriage fled in the direction of the piece of residential housing, should have been on fire at this time, but still a quiet.
Just like these alleys where the brocade guards were ambushed, there should also be turmoil, but today there is actually no movement at all!
Fan Xian mixed with the tree branch and calmly watched the situation in the distant field, he looked at that Tan Wu who was as angry as a wounded eagle without the slightest expression. Not bad, in the plan, the main attack was to be carried out by the Uesugi Tiger’s side, and the task of covering the retreat should have been acted upon by the Xinyang side and the secret spies of the Supervisory Court who were lurking in the upper capital. However, the Princess did not move, Yan Bingyun did not move, and Fan Xian did not move.
Compared to these northern soldiers under Uesugi Hu, the Qing people undoubtedly possessed a fairly consistent insidiousness and tacit understanding on the external front.