Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Page 196

Ximen Qing, Jiao Ting, and Qiao Yun also led more than a dozen attendants with knives and guns and followed Wang Gui and other young men out of the village.

When Yue Fei followed Zhou Tong to snatch the horses, Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting also touched the backs of the bandit archers outside the main gate of Yuejiazhuang.

Because Tao Jun and Jia Jin retreated so quickly that they didn't have time to call someone to inform them, the archers were still in the dark, not knowing that their two leaders had escaped.

Archers are most afraid of the enemy getting close, not to mention fierce people like Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting who kill them?

Brother Qiao Yun, who was guarding the wall, saw Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting suddenly appear, and the two of them flew up and down with three knives, hacking and killing more than ten people in the blink of an eye.

The remaining archers wanted to escape, but Qiao Yun, Wang Gui, and Xu Qing on the wall took the opportunity to shoot and kill them.

After finishing off the archers outside the gate, Ximen Qing stood outside the gate and commanded the crowd, asking Brother Qiao Yun and the others to go out over the wall with weapons, and follow him to hunt down the thieves, and then asked the farmer in the yard to extinguish the fire set by the front gate , Clean up the battlefield in front of the door.

After the arrangements were made, Brother Qiao Yun and the others climbed out of the wall with a ladder.Ximen Qing immediately took Brother Qiao Yun and the others to chase them out of the village.

"Everyone who is good at riding, get on the horse. Master will teach you the art of galloping and shooting tonight." Zhou Tong looked at the group of teenagers in front of him with kindness in his eyes.

After hearing this, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others got on their horses one after another, eager to try.

Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting also mounted their horses and took their bows and arrows.Ximen Qing said to Zhou Tong: "Hero Zhou, the culprit has not gone far, and I will come to chase the culprit today on a moonlit night." After saying this, Ximen Qing took the lead and rushed out with Jiao Ting and others.

Zhou Tong also led Yue Fei and other young men to chase after him.

"Brother, it's bitter! The people from Yuejiazhuang are catching up!" Jia Jin heard the sound of horseshoes not far behind him, and another arrow pierced through the air, hitting a young man behind him. When you are here, you can't help but cry out.

"Run!" Tao Jun swung his whip and beat the horse frantically, making the horse under his crotch run faster, so he didn't care too much.

Seeing this, Jia Jin also lowered his body, kicking the horse's belly with both legs, and followed closely behind Tao Jun.

The mounts of the two leaders were stronger than the horses of the young men under them. At this time, they ran with all their strength and quickly left the young men behind.

As the saying goes, "A dead Taoist friend never dies a poor Taoist", Tao Jun and Jia Jin have lost their fighting spirit at this time, and they can't wait to fly back to Mushan with their wings.As for those subordinates, it is best to stand up and help him hold off the pursuers of Yuejiazhuang, so that they can evacuate safely!

"Brother Jiao Ting, you shot that arrow well! Look, this guy must have hit your arrow." Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting rode past a robber's corpse, and he pointed at the back with his bow. The robber with the arrow stuck in his head, Jiao Jiao praised him.

Jiao Ting chuckled and said, "It's just my bad luck!"

It turns out that Jiao Ting's archery accuracy is not good, but he is powerful and can shoot farther than ordinary people.Just now, after seeing dozens of robbers fleeing on horseback in front of him, he drew his bow and shot random arrows at the crowd. Unexpectedly, he hit the minion behind Jia Jin, completely frightening Tao Jun and Jia Jin.

Although the Moushan bandits who followed Tao Jun and Jia Jin down the mountain to rob this time were all equipped with horses, many of them were not skilled in riding.At this moment, under the pursuit of Ximen Qing and others, the formation of the robbers stretched into a long snake, and many robbers who rode slowly fell behind.

Zhou Tong showed his riding and archery skills in front of his disciples. He shot all the arrows and killed several robbers.Next, he left the robbers to Yue Fei and other teenagers.

Ximenqing met, and after shooting the three robbers to death, he also put away the bow in his hand, and gave the opportunity of practice to Yue Fei, Wang Gui and other youngsters who were fighting for the first time.

The crowd chased for half an hour, and the teenagers took turns shooting arrows. After killing more than 30 stragglers, they finally stopped.

The horses that everyone sat on were already foaming at the mouth due to the rapid running and chasing, and their horsepower was exhausted.But Tao Jun and Jia Jin were lost in front of them.

The leaders of these two Mou Mountain bandits are really good at escaping.Taking advantage of the darkness, he led a few of his subordinates to get rid of Ximen Qing's pursuit and escaped without a trace.

Seeing this, Ximen Qing and Zhou Tong had no choice but to take the excited teenagers back home.

On the way back to the village, everyone met dozens of dealers led by Yao Daweng.Young Zhang Xian and Yao Zheng are both in this team.

It turned out that Yue Fei asked Zhang Xian to go out of the village to report for help. Zhang Xian first went to Hedong Village to find Master Zhou Tong, and then rode to Yaojiazhuang on horseback.

After Yao Daweng heard that his daughter and son-in-law's family had been besieged by Moushan robbers, he ordered dozens of strong farmers to come to the rescue, and at the same time arranged for his men to go to the county town to report to the government.

It's a pity that Yao Daweng and others came a step late, the robbers had already been beaten away by Ximen Qing and Zhou Tong.

After Zhou Tong heard Yao Daweng's words, he said it was a pity. He said that if the people from Yao's village could have arrived earlier, they could just block the way for the Mou Shan bandits to retreat.In this way, there is a chance to wipe out this group of thieves.

Everyone joined forces and all returned to Yuejiazhuang to help Yue and his wife clean up the mess and clean up the battlefield inside and outside the village.

In the battle of Yuejiazhuang, more than 100 Mushan robbers were killed and dozens of horses were captured.None of the villagers' belongings looted by the robbers could be taken away, but some chickens and ducks were eaten by them, and the villagers did not suffer much.

Even the robbers had property looted from other villages, and now most of them fell into the hands of Yuejia Zhuangyue and the owner of the village.After the money is used to repair the front and rear gates, there will be some savings.

After careful calculation, Yue He distributed the extra money to the villagers whose houses were damaged by robbers and whose livestock were plundered and killed tonight, to help them rebuild their homes.

For the villagers of Hedong Village and the villagers of Yaojiazhuang who came to help, Yue He also warmly entertained them, leaving them to eat and drink at the village to comfort them for their hard work of coming to rescue overnight.

Ximen Qing, Zhou Tong and the others also sat down to eat together, discussing the aftermath of the bandit Mou Shan tonight.

Not long after Ximen Qing sat down, a group of villagers poured into the yard, bowed down to Ximen Qing.

2 Chapter Ninety: Zhou Tong's Secret

Tonight, the villagers in Yuejiazhuang watched as Ximenqing commanded Ruoding, led a group of young people to repel the attack of the robbers, and saved the lives of all the villagers in Yuejiazhuang. They were all grateful to Ximenqing.Seeing that Ximen Qing had finished all the tasks, he also rested. All the villagers knelt down and saluted Ximen Qing to express their gratitude to the officials and officials of Ximen Qing.

Ximen Qing got up and helped the villagers up, and gave them a generous speech, in order to win the hearts of the Yue family village and leave a better image of Yue Fei and his parents.

After the villagers left thankfully, Yue Fei led Wang Gui, Xu Qing, Zhang Xian and other teenagers to thank Ximen Qing.These teenagers who fought together with Ximen Qing understood the danger of tonight's battle even more.If Ximen Qing hadn't detected the robbers' arrival early and led them to guard the village, most of the people in the village would have died under the swords of the Mushan robbers.

Under the command of Ximen Qing, this group of teenagers defeated the bandit team of hundreds of people, which boosted the confidence of these passionate teenagers.Ximen Qing, who commanded their first battle, also left an indelible impression on the hearts of these teenagers.

Ximen Qing was naturally overjoyed in his heart, it seems that this group of young people have already been initially impressed by the demeanor of my high official, Ximen.If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely be able to bring this group of good seedlings under his command.

As the number one hero in repelling the Moushan bandits, Ximen Qing was frequently persuaded to drink by the crowd at the banquet, and he finally passed out after drinking very well, and was helped back to his room to rest.Ximen Qing collapsed on the bed and fell asleep, sleeping until the afternoon of the second day before waking up leisurely.

After Ximen Qing got up and ate some millet porridge, he went to the backyard to see the men who were injured last night, and comforted them well.Brother Qiao Yun also took some people to take care of the injured attendants in the backyard. After seeing Ximen Qing, he told Ximen Qing that Master Zhou Tong had gone back to Hedong Village. Before he left, he asked Brother Qiao Yun to tell Ximen Qing to ask Ximen Qing Qing goes to Hedong Village for a gathering at his convenience, and discusses important matters with Ximen Qing.

Didn't we still kill thieves together last night?What can't you say?What is the hero doing this week?Ximen Qing fell into deep thought, recalling the details after Zhou Tong's appearance last night, but he couldn't think of anything obviously abnormal.

At a loss, Ximen Qing decided to take Jiao Ting to Hedong Village immediately to see what Zhou Tong had to say.Brother Qiao Yun was still left in Yuejiazhuang by Ximenqing to take care of the injured subordinates.

Ximen Qing and Jiao Ting rode fast horses and came straight to Hedong Village where Zhou Tong lived.When walking into the courtyard of Zhou Tong's house, Ximenqing saw Zhou Tong, but was surprised by Zhou Tong's appearance.

He saw Zhou Tong lying listlessly on the chair, his face was wrinkled, and his hand holding the teacup was trembling slightly, like an ordinary old man who was getting old, and he could see a little bit of last night from him. Galloping back and forth, looking like an invincible arrow?

"Hero Zhou, what's the matter with you? But you're sick again? I'll ask Jiao Ting to find a doctor for you." Ximen Qing walked quickly in front of Zhou Tong.

"Your official Ximen, you don't need to work on brother Jiao Ting. Senior official, brother Jiao Ting, please sit down. I'm sorry I can't get up to greet you." Zhou Tong said to Ximen Qing weakly.

Ximen Qing took a chair and put it next to Zhou Tong, sat down, looked at Zhou Tong's face and asked, "Hero Zhou, why is this? But you were injured last night?"

Zhou Tong smiled wryly, and said to Ximen Qing: "Your Majesty Ximen, I won't hide it from you, I was not injured last night. The way I am today is not an injury or a disease, but that the vitality of this old man has gradually dried up. The end is approaching."

Ximen Qing was surprised, and said: "A few days ago when I first visited Zhou Daxia, although you were sick, Zhou Daxia, I think your body is still quite strong! Why did you say that your death is approaching today? "

Zhou Tong smiled lightly, and said to Ximen Qing: "Mr. Ximen, this old man is already seventy-seven this year, and he has already reached the age of dying. Although he was in good shape when he was young, but the old man was in the battle against Xixia. Having been wounded many times, his vitality has long been hurt. Especially in the final battle of Yongle City, in order to save my son, the old man rushed back and forth, was wounded more than a dozen times, and almost lost blood to death in that battle. It is a pity that my son In the end, I died on the battlefield, leaving only the scars of my old body. These old people have grown older, and I can already feel that my body is not strong enough, and I can’t do what I want. The last time I fought off a group of robbers in Hedong Village, I He was seriously ill and was bedridden for more than ten days before he recovered. In the battle last night, the old man was able to shoot ten arrows in a row, but last night he could barely shoot five arrows. In the end, the old man could not draw the bow anymore, but Accompanying Yue Fei and the others is just to give them courage. If it weren't for you, Mr. Ximen, who was young and strong, and turned the tide, last night was really in danger!"

After hearing what Zhou Tong said, Ximen Qing understood why Zhou Tong looked like this now.With Zhou Tong's body full of dark wounds and his age in his seventies, it's long since been inappropriate to use force.But last night, in order to rescue his beloved disciple, Zhou Tong forcibly put on his horse again, expending his vitality to draw a strong bow, and fought against the great enemy, helping him repel the Moushan bandits.

Maybe Zhou Tong could live a few more years if he cultivated his body and mind and stopped using force.But he would go to war like this and forcibly stimulate his last physical potential, which would obviously hurt himself and damage his last lifespan.

Ximen Qing looked at Zhou Tong, who was full of silver hair and his beard had also changed from gray to silver, and he was in awe of this old hero.Ximen Qing stood up, saluted Zhou Tong respectfully, and said, "Master Zhou, what you have done really impresses Wansheng! I don't know if Mr. Zhou called Wansheng, but what is the reward? As long as it is Wansheng If you can do it, you must do your best and never break your promise."