Chapter 171 War Breaks Out, Sleepless Night

Late at night.

The whole city was quiet.

Since Wei Hongbin's cavalry entered the city, even the night watchmen had quit their jobs.

So at this moment, except for the faint sound of dogs barking, the whole city was unusually quiet, and the streets were empty.

Zhu San was carrying a set of pig offal, walking drunkenly on the street, humming a few ditties from time to time.

He was a butcher, and today he had just slaughtered a fat pig for a familiar family, and then he was left there for a good drink.

The butcher's custom was that after slaughtering a pig for someone, the pig offal would belong to him, and this meal was very hearty, so Zhu San was very satisfied at the moment.

He was going to carry this set of pig offal to his mistress's house in the east of the city to sleep for a night. Presumably, with this set of pig offal, Chun Niang would be doubly gentle to him.

Thinking of this, Zhu San felt hot all over and could not help but quicken his pace.

After turning out of the alley, walking a distance along the street was Chun Niang's house.

Zhu San had already walked this road so well that he could find it with his eyes closed.

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

There were shadows in the distance, and it seemed that many people were rushing on the road.

But the problem was that when so many people gathered together to rush on the road, they did not make any sound,

just like a group of ghosts.

Even though Zhu San was brave, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he was 70% sober at that time.

The ghost stories he had heard when he was a child emerged in his mind one by one at this time.

Zhu San stood there, looking at the group of "ghosts" approaching him with a pale face, and he wanted to move his feet but couldn't even move.

At this moment, the group of "ghosts" had already come close.

The leader was a young man with a dignified and extraordinary demeanor, holding a long knife in his hand.

It was not haunted.

But Zhu San was even more scared.

Because he recognized these people.

Aren't these the disciples of the major martial arts halls in the county city?

Why are they not sleeping in the middle of the night and carrying weapons?

Could it be...

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

At this moment, Zhu San felt that it was better to see a ghost.

This was the end.

I had discovered their whereabouts, and I would definitely be killed to silence them.

Chun Niang, we probably won't see each other again in this life.

Zhu San's mind was churning.

At this moment, the young man had already walked up to him. He glanced at Zhu San, who was standing on the street like a wooden chicken, and then whispered.

"Go home quickly, don't come out casually these two days."

After saying that, the young man left.

The other warriors followed closely behind, with murderous auras, but left quickly and silently.

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

But because he had been standing still for too long, his legs were no longer under his control, so he fell to the ground after running two steps, and the pig offal in his hand fell to the ground.

But at this moment, Zhu San didn't care about that at all. He stood up and rolled, and didn't care about the pig offal on the ground. He ran to his mistress's house, closed the door, and then hid in the house trembling.

His mistress Chun Niang was confused and didn't know what happened.

Zhu San didn't say anything.

Because he knew very well that he was lucky to be able to save his life, so how could he dare to talk nonsense?

Zhao Ya naturally didn't know about this little episode.

For him, it was just a drunkard who came back late on the way to the government office, and he didn't take it seriously at all.

Most of the disciples led by Zhao Ya were from Dingtai Martial Arts School, including Shen Daomiao Shaocheng.

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

In addition, people like Pan Xuexian from Baibu Martial Arts School and Bai Shilai from Zhenshan Boxing School were also in the team.

Going through the alley in front is Lion Street.

Zhao Ya waved his hand to signal everyone to stop.

"What's wrong?" Shen Dao asked.

"If we go further, we should be in Wei Hongbin's surveillance range. Wait a moment, and wait 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 the final repairs.

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

Pan Xuexian was no exception.

He carefully adjusted the bowstring.

The string was newly replaced before coming, and it had been stretched several times to activate all the toughness and elasticity in it, and then coated with animal fat to make it in the best condition.

In addition, the arrows carried with them were also carefully selected, and even the feathers were carefully trimmed to ensure their stability.

After he had made all the adjustments, Zhao Ya asked, "Have you memorized all the portraits of Wei Hongbin?"

"Don't worry, I've already memorized them. If he dares to show up, I'll kill him." Pan Xuexian said in a deep voice.

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

The portrait was dictated by Shang Jingchuan and painted by Shang Luoluo, and the painting was very exquisite.

Zhao Ya asked everyone to circulate it, so that everyone could remember Wei Hongbin's appearance to prevent Wei Hongbin from escaping in the battle later.

Especially Pan Xuexian, as the person with the highest archery skills in the entire county, Zhao Ya assigned him the most important 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-shaped 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 were already ready 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.