surnamed Wang

Chapter 521 Pursuit
Ten years ago, in the northwest desert, west of the Gobi Desert, a group of thieves were frantically hunted down by Qu Xianwei's garrison. The general leading the team was a young man in his early twenties. murderous.

The wind and sand in the desert are the most destructive, no matter how handsome and fresh the face is here, it will be completely changed in half a year, and this is the case for young people now.

When he first came here, he was only in his early fifteenth year. The soldiers in the guards saw that he was fair and clean, and joked that if his delicate skin and tender flesh entered the brothel, he might be who would prostitute whom. Naturally, he was given a meal by the young man in the end. Fat beating.

Later, as time passed, the young man gradually became rough under the wind and sand, and his skin color changed from the original "powder-faced peach blossom" to the same dark brown as everyone else, and fewer and fewer people told such dirty jokes.

The baptism of the wind and sand made the young man lose a lot of fat, and the long-term residence in the battlefield added a lot of vigor to him. With the blessing of the two, the handsome young man with facial features became more heroic.

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Dozens of people chased him all afternoon, and one soldier couldn't help but say:
"My lord, if you go further to the west, it will be the ghost crying kiln. It is rumored that there are evil spirits eating people there. No one who stepped into it came back alive. Shall we still chase it?"

The young general glanced at him and said lightly:
"A rumor scares you like this? Don't forget that these bastards hurt General Sha. If we let them go like this, where will we put Qu Xianwei's face?"

The young man was the youngest person present, but his words were unquestionable. Even if the dozens of people behind him were timid, they would all be honest and silent when they heard these words.

The few people who were chased ahead were the famous Five Ghosts of Lanku Mountain in the desert. Although they were not the biggest thieves here, they were the most skilled and cruelest.

No matter what the truth is, since then, there have been no birds in the sky and no animals in the ground. Later generations found many fragments of porcelain near the ghost crying kiln, and it was speculated that this was the center of Loulan back then.

At the moment of life and death, Ah Xiu happened to lead the team passing by. He wanted to stop to see who was so unlucky, but he didn't want to watch the show and saw Sha Liyang being dragged on the ground above his own head.

The grievances between Sha Liyang and the Salt Gang have lasted for more than 20 years. Recently, the head of the Salt Gang has just taken over the gang and urgently needs to find a name to stand up.

Shanshan has a civilization that is not inferior to the hinterland of the Central Plains. There are 570 households and [-] people. They are all skilled in farming, taxation, business, and handicrafts. The only porcelain kiln in China produces utensils that are comparable to the Central Plains folk kilns.

Wang Qianshan held back his anger but resisted it. After seizing the opportunity, he greeted the opponent fiercely with a firecracker bow and arrow. One of the five ghosts died and the other was seriously injured on the spot.

Shaliyang's command is first-class in combat, but it is not interesting to fight alone. After all his subordinates are dead, he faces the five ghosts who specialize in "wolves besieging and killing tigers" alone, and within a few rounds he is tied up with a rope Put it on the neck and drag off the horse.

The mouth of the ghost crying cave has been baptized by wind and sand for thousands of years, and gullies have been etched out. The remaining areas are like "fangs". With the dark and dim cave entrance and the sound of whimpering wind, it is really like howling ghosts and wolves.

During the period, the five ghosts took the initiative to turn back many times, but they always fled at the first touch. With years of experience in fighting the enemy with joint efforts, they killed twenty or thirty well-trained soldiers with just five people.

Ghost Crying Kiln is not a natural cave, but a real porcelain kiln.

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After entering the surrounding area of ​​Ghost Crying Kiln, the leader of the bandit plunged into the dark cave dwelling without even thinking about it. Behind him, a group of imperial troops reined in at the entrance of the cave. Wang Qianshan said in a deep voice:

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In the Western Jin Dynasty, a huge storm that had never happened in a thousand years suddenly blew up in the local area. The storm was like a tornado, the black sand covered the sky and the sun, and Shanshan disappeared overnight.

Sha Liyang is nearly sixty years old, how can he stand all the troubles, he returned to the guard and fell into a coma for several days without waking up. The guard sent people to investigate and found out that the five ghosts who have always been in harmony with Qu Xianwei The reason why Sha Liyang was intercepted and killed was because of the entrustment of the Salt Gang.

The five ghosts were ruthless to the outside world, but they were very loyal to their own people. They never let go of their injured companions. As a result, their pace was slowed down a lot, and they couldn't get rid of the pursuers.

A group of people slowly moved towards the five people, and when they were about to arrive, a soldier's feet suddenly became empty, and then the whole person fell into the deep pit.

"These bastards are determined to let us dare not go in, thinking that we can escape unharmed."

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The Ghost Crying Kiln is located in a low-lying area, and the nearby terrain is flat, and the gravel is rougher than other places. If you carefully distinguish it, you can find many fine pieces of porcelain. Other than that, there is nothing unusual about it. Just looking at the environment, it is not as scary as the rumors say.

Axiu hurriedly took people to rescue, but the five ghosts saw that the situation was not good, dropped the rope and quickly disappeared into the desert.

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Shaliyang's head is worth 3000 taels of gold on the black market. It is no wonder that people like the Five Ghosts of Lankushan are willing to take risks to assassinate court generals.

The five ghosts are smarter than ordinary thieves in the desert. They already knew that Xu Erniang's inn was connected with officers and soldiers, so they didn't think about it at all.

Wang Qianshan is not dead-brained, he will not deliberately pursue integrity, and to deal with insidious villains, he must use more insidious methods.

As early as the pre-Han period, the environment here is not only not barren, but can be described as "a thousand hectares of fertile land with abundant water and grass". At that time, there was a small country named Shanshan here, which is also known as "Loulan" in later generations.

A few days ago, Sha Liyang, the chief general of Qu Xianwei, was patrolling the border defense. He encountered an ambush on the way, and the opponent shot and killed several guards as soon as he made a move. A dozen of the dynasty soldiers were caught off guard, and they rushed to respond and were cut off one after another.

The five ghosts acted extremely vigilantly, they had laid traps in advance, and when they heard the noise, they immediately rushed out of the residence, mounted their horses and fled, followed closely by the Dynasty army, and the two sides started chasing one after the other.

Even so, it didn't get much better, the rope was wrapped around his neck from beginning to end, and soon he was strangled until his face turned red and he rolled his eyes.

The five ghosts galloped wildly, and Sha Liyang was forcibly dragged for nearly a hundred feet. Fortunately, the ground was soft and gravel, so he was not dragged into a bloody man.

The people Wang Qianshan selected were all veterans in the army, including several experienced scouts, and the group quickly found the hiding place of the five ghosts.

If this continues, the few people may not escape death, the leader gritted his teeth for the last time, turned around and headed west towards the ghost crying kiln.

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Wang Qianshan, who is in his early twenties, is young and energetic. After hearing the news, he immediately selects more than a hundred subordinates to go to Lanku Mountain to seek revenge from the five ghosts. Axiu knows that he can't stop him, so he lets him go too.

There are different opinions about the mystery of Loulan's disappearance. Some people say that the Loulan royal family did not sacrifice their princess as agreed, which angered the gods.

Having said that, the young man paused, then turned to look at the crowd, "They guessed right, let's wait outside."

After finishing speaking, he got off his horse under the stunned eyes of his subordinates, took out dry food from the package and started to chew.

Wang Qianshan likes to act impulsively and honestly, but he is not stupid, knowing that it is a trap, how could he take advantage of it.

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(End of this chapter)