I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 174: Provoking Su Liang?Chase from the entire Northwest!

May [-]th.

Late at night, there are no stars or moon.

In the Qinfeng Road boundary, at a post station, Su Liang was sleeping soundly.

at this time.

He suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "The water has escaped! The water has escaped!"

Su Liang sat up instantly.

At this moment, the door was already on fire, and it was getting hotter and hotter.

The room was filled with smoke, which was very smoky.

Su Liang immediately took out a sleeve crossbow and a dagger placed under the pillow, and prepared to jump out of the window and escape.

When he goes out, he is accustomed to keeping self-defense items by his side.

This house is on the second floor, and outside the window is the backyard of the inn.

There is currently no fire in the courtyard, and the courtyard walls are also dark.

Just when Su Liang was about to open the window, Cao Hu suddenly rushed over and grabbed Su Liang.

"Su Yushi, don't open the window!"

Cao Hu handed Su Liang a wet towel, then rolled up the quilt on the bed, opened the window, and threw it out of the window.

Then, he immediately pulled Su Liang to squat on the ground.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The moment the quilt was thrown out, countless arrow clusters were shot from the courtyard wall, and some shot directly into the house, piercing the wooden boards deeply.

Su Liang couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

If he really jumped out of the window just now.

That has probably been shot into a hedgehog now.

"Someone has surrounded the inn, but our people will be there soon!"

As Cao Hu said this, he motioned to Su Liang to cover his mouth and nose with a wet towel, and then pulled him slowly downstairs.

Soon, Su Liang heard the sound of horses neighing from outside.

One of our own should have arrived.

Su Liang's escorts, in addition to the four Cao Hus, also had 26 Forbidden Army soldiers. They followed closely behind them, with knives and crossbows in their hands. They were all the elite of the Forbidden Army, one against ten.

Then there was chaos outside.

The sound of weapons clashing, screams, and the roar of war horses...

It's like a battlefield.

In the inn, the handymen quickly poured water to put out the fire.

Cao Hu cleared the obstacles ahead and led Su Liang to the corner of the first floor.

This place is relatively safe.

The three guards who had been guarding the door quickly surrounded Su Liang.

Their mission is to be inseparable from Su Liang.

Cao Hu looked at Su Liang and said: "Su Yushi, it's still safe inside the inn. I'll go outside and take a look, and I'll be back later."

Su Liang nodded.

In this case, he naturally followed Cao Hu's arrangements.

The sound of fighting outside became louder and louder.

Su Liang could feel the brutality of the battle just by listening to the sound.

After half an hour.

Cao Hu ran back with a long knife in hand and blood stains on his clothes.

"There are probably dozens of thieves in black outside. They have knives, horses, and bows and arrows. They should be Xixia people, but they are not difficult to deal with. They will never break into the inn. Su Yushi, just rest in peace!"

After Cao Hu finished speaking, he rushed out again.

After about half an hour, there was gradually no movement outside.

At this time.

Cao Hu, who was covered in blood and had a tattoo on his left arm, walked in quickly.

"Su Yushi, the thieves have escaped. Three of us were killed, 12 were injured, and 32 were killed. The remaining 20 or so thieves escaped on horseback. The leader is a thin young man. I think Based on his appearance, judging from the weapons and their combat effectiveness, he should be a Xixia soldier."

"I have sent people to find the army closest to us. We must let them protect us on the way to Qinzhou!" "Thank you for your hard work!" Su Liang nodded, and then he and Cao Hu and others headed towards Walk outside the inn.

At this moment, torches were lit outside the inn.

The ground, trees, and walls were all covered in blood, and they looked terrible.

Guards were cleaning up the bodies.

Su Liang frowned.

If he hadn't judged a family murder case when he was in Renzhi County, he might have vomited long ago when he saw these corpses.

It’s so bloody!
In the Song Dynasty, beside official roads, and in the inns, there were dozens of armed Xixia people besieging the inns. It was simply unbelievable!
Su Liang was almost certain that these people were coming to kill him.

Immediately, Su Liang and others rested at the post station, waiting for rescue.

……

Near noon.

A mighty cavalry arrived in front of the inn, led by a strong man.

He turned over and dismounted, looked at everyone, and said, "Where is Yushi Su Liangsu?"

"I'm Su Liang." Su Liang stood up immediately.

"Liu Dazhi, the commander of the Qinfeng Road garrison camp, was ordered to escort Su Yushi to Qinzhou!" Liu Dazhi said with a cupped hand.

Although Cao Hu's official position was not high, what he held in his hands was the imperial edict from the official family and the Privy Council.

He has the power to order local officials to dispatch troops to protect Su Liang.

One battalion consists of 500 men, and besides, this is a cavalry battalion wearing armor and riding war horses.

If Su Liang is assassinated again, it will be the Xixia army that will attack the Song Dynasty.

Liu Dazhi is relatively familiar with the nearby situation.

After seeing the thief's body and weapons, he immediately identified the thief.

"Su Yushi, the leader of this group of people is named Yeli Ci. This person was originally the leader of a craftsman who lurked on Qinfeng Road and almost never showed up. But as the Yeli family was replaced by the Mu Zang family, he began to make trouble. The last general It is inferred that he should want to kill you and cause another war between Song and Xia."

Su Liang nodded.

After he heard the surname "Yeli", he understood in his heart.

Yeli is a large tribe among the Dangxiang tribe.

Yuan Hao's former queen and the mother of Ning Lingge, the second son of Yuan Hao who died by cutting off his nose, was a member of the Yeli clan.

At present, Xixia is a world without Zang clan.

The Yeli clan was weak and a large number of their clansmen were killed due to rebellion. Naturally, they wanted to regain the dominance of Xixia through the Song-Xia War.

As a result, Su Liang, the popular man in front of Zhao Zhen, became the target of Yeli Ci.

Su Liang frowned.

In the Song Dynasty, he was almost killed by the Xixia people. This feeling was really terrible!

Seeing Su Liang's displeasure, Liu Dazhi immediately said: "Don't worry, Yushi Su, from now on, there will be a large number of soldiers chasing Yeli Ci. As long as he is still in our Song Dynasty, it will be a matter of time to catch him!"

"I hope so!" Su Liang said.

Three days later.

Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing learned that Su Liang was assassinated by Yeli Ci, the leader of Xixia Xizuo, at the inn.

The two couldn't help but get furious.

Fan Zhongyan immediately ordered all the state officials and officers in the northwest four routes to search for Ye Lithorn, the leader of Xixia Xizuo, and to capture him alive.

This time, Fan Zhongyan issued a military order.

The northwest soldiers walked out of the barracks one after another and started searching everywhere.

at the same time.

The wanted portrait of Ye Liza was widely known, and soldiers and civilians throughout the Northwest were looking for Ye Lizi.

Fan Zhongyan dared to show off in such a big way.

On the one hand, it benefited from the edict issued by Zhao Zhen: "Do things cheaply".

On the other hand, it stems from Su Liang's important position in the hearts of Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing.

Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing held on to the generals below them tightly, and the soldiers naturally did not dare to be lazy at all. They started searching like the wind passing over Pinghu Lake, daring not to miss any part.

(End of this chapter)