The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 122 Killing enemies in the valley

In Yangzhou, after putting Daiyu on the ship, Jia Cong took six soldiers and left on horseback.

Jia Ping and Uncle Kui led a group of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers from Duke Ning's Mansion and others to escort Daiyu north.

The soldiers who followed Jia Cong were provided by Xia Jin. They were still young. After three years, they had become as close as brothers to Jia Cong and had a tacit understanding.

As far as Ningbo is concerned, it is close to the sea, and the ocean climate is changeable. By the end of April, almost May, the weather will rain heavily.

A violent storm hit. A group of seven people got off their horses, put on their raincoats and bamboo hats, and walked on the official road in the rain. Not long after walking, they encountered a big mountain, and the sky gradually darkened.

After riding horses for several days, Jia Cong's body was not overwhelmed.

On the contrary, he felt very relaxed. After being trapped in the manor for three years, Jia Cong felt that he was going to become moldy, but three years was enough for him to settle down.

In the past three years, he did not turn a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window. Instead, he sent out the people around him, and he always paid attention to the court newspapers, so he knew the general trend of the world like the back of his hand.

As the saying goes, being within the curtain and knowing thousands of miles away also gave him a new plan for his life.

In troubled times in the future, he must master an army that can protect him, and time waits for no one. This is why he can't wait to come as soon as his master calls him.

At dusk, when the rain stopped and the wind stopped, Jia Cong and others found a place leeward and began to set up camp and light a fire.

Although everyone looked tired, they all seemed very relaxed. Kong An was the captain of the personal guard. After placing Jia Cong, he led Si Dan to the mountain to see if he could find some small stones in the cracks of the rocks or under the big trees. Dry wood makes a fire.

Jia Cong did not allow everyone to drink raw water, so along the way, they had developed a habit. The first thing they did when setting up camp every day was to find firewood to boil water.

A ray of afterglow fell on Jia Cong. He stood up, took off all his clothes, and dried them on the stone. He only wore a pair of obscene trousers, and his muscles were piled up in chunks, showing his stature.

After the rain, the green hills are green, the air is fresh, and the birds begin to chirp.

"call!"

Jia Cong raised his eyes and saw that Erhu and Gou Sheng, who were responsible for the investigation, had returned. He turned over and dismounted. He was soaked and covered in mud. Jia Cong hurriedly asked him to take off his wet clothes to dry.

Erhu also felt the moisture, so he took off his clothes and wrung them dry, while saying, "Second Master, there are fourteen people following us, and they seem to be heading towards us. Just now, my subordinates tried to find a way to get rid of them." They are leading south, but they can't trace us and will definitely come back again, and sooner or later we will be targeted again."

Jia Cong narrowed his eyes, "Do you know where you are from?"

"The weapons they use are better than those in the army. They must be made privately. They wear armor under their clothes, and they immediately bring bows and arrows. When they see me, they shoot. They must be the enemy. Which side is it specifically? My subordinates feel that these People who have never drank blood are a bit like a nursing home for wealthy people."

Gou Sheng rinsed his clothes in the stream and took them back, wrung them dry and hung them up. He sat down, opened the water and took a few sips, "Those idiots must have been looking for me for two or three days. Recently, Just caught up with us."

Kong An and the other three came back after finding some half-wet firewood, threw it on the ground, pointed to the distance, and said, "A thatched house over there has collapsed, and there are no people inside. This side is close to the sea, and it is probably raided by Japanese pirates." I checked it again and there was nothing in it.”

Daniel and Shi Lu set up camp, brought a pot over and set it up, and began to boil water for drinking.

Jia Cong asked Erhu and the two men to tell Kong An the news they had detected. Kong An's face became very solemn and asked, "What does the second master mean?"

Jia Cong said, "Since you dare to attack Erhu, you are an enemy. If not surprisingly, they should be from the south of the Yangtze River. If I guessed correctly, they are probably from the Zhen family."

Regardless of whether it is a salt merchant or several major families, even if he humiliated those people in Liangyuan, they will at most use some private means to retaliate. As for sending people to hunt him down, there is no substantial benefit involved. These people won't be able to do this.

After all, the Xiong family is not someone to be trifled with.

The only one who can do this is the Zhen family.

There should also be the meaning of the Jia family in it.

"Our route from Yangzhou is very secretive and has been hidden from anyone. Since the other party was able to follow us, they must have been eyeing us from the beginning and knew where we were going, so they were waiting for us on the way to Ningbo."

He is worthy of being the brother who followed Xia Jin through life and death. On the battlefield in Liaodong, Kong An served as a centurion, so he was very capable and alert.

"Uncle Kong is absolutely right. I can't guarantee whether it is the Zhen family or not. We will wait until the person is caught!" Jia Cong is not afraid. Although the Zhen family has been a century-old family, it is different from the Jia family. The Zhen family will leave. It's a nepotistic way, and there aren't many people who can kill people like this.

As for cultivating dead soldiers and secret guards, this is a plot that only exists in novels.

If the Zhen family dares to do this, let alone someone in the family who is a concubine, even the Queen Mother's natal family will be exterminated.

"Since they are chasing us all the way, they are probably targeting them from Jiang Ning. What does the second master mean? Do you want to avoid these people, or find a way to teach them a lesson?"

"Why avoid it? Since the other party has already come to our door, if we avoid it, won't we be looked down upon by others? There are fourteen of them, and there are only seven of us. The other party has only twice the number of us, and they are just nursing homes. We Is there anything I can do against them? I hate being chased by flies."

In the past three years, these people have seen Jia Cong's efforts. Everyone has served as a sparring partner for Jia Cong. Although his martial arts value is much higher than that of his peers, the opponent is fourteen adults.

However, these people have all come from the battlefield. They are different from those nursing homes who are kept at home by rich families. They have no lack of confidence in their hearts.

"It rained heavily today, the mountain road is difficult to walk, and it's dark again. They will definitely not be able to find them tonight. We don't have to worry. We may encounter them tomorrow, at noon at the latest." Erhu is a very good person. The scout stuck a stick in the cake and put it by the fire to bake until it was soft and eat it.

"Then let's have a rest tonight and find a way to find a place tomorrow to kill those idiots!" Jia Cong took a bite of the cake and said fiercely.

Early the next morning, Jia Cong woke up after a good sleep. Dawn had just broken in the sky.

Erhu slept until the fourth watch and went out. Then he came back, drank a bag of water, and said to Jia Cong, "Second Master, those dozen or so people came towards us, and my subordinates used some tricks to mislead them. However, , they will definitely find us at noon."

"Eat as soon as possible, then set off, see how far we can go, erase all the traces we left behind, and create some illusions to teach them to take the wrong path." Jia Cong said.

"When we find a place, we'll notify them to come over!"

In the past two days, Jia Cong and others walked around like dogs.

Kong An stood up and looked around. There was no mountainous terrain that could be used. He said, "What the second master said is that we go to the front and take a look before we talk. We will find a good place and make some preparations first, so as to fight without bloodshed."

After driving for several hours, those people did not catch up at noon as Jia Cong and others expected. From this point of view, the abilities of these people are really limited.

Jia Cong became more confident.

After noon, it was difficult for the men and horses to hold on without rest, so the seven men rested on a hilltop that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Jia Cong stood up and looked at the surrounding terrain, which was suitable for an encirclement and annihilation battle.

The east and west mountains are very close to each other, and there is only one mountain road in the middle that can be walked. From the news brought back by Erhu, the fourteen people will soon turn back from the south, and this mountain road in the middle is the only way to pass.

"Those people are really stupid. They were so confused by the illusion we arranged."

Gou Sheng came back on horseback, "In an hour or two, they should be here. I left traces according to the second master's instructions. If these idiots can't follow us, we will go up to them and kill them!" "

After the seven people gathered together to make use of the terrain to set up defenses, Jia Cong led Gou Sheng, Daniu and Shi Luo on the east hill, Kong An led Er Hu and Si Dan on the west hill. According to what they had just discussed, they each Responsible for assigned tasks.

There are few people on their side, time is tight, and the work they can do is very limited. There are fourteen people on the other side, riding over. Although the mountain road is narrow, it is not easy to kill them all on the mountain road.Jia Cong remembered the messy Bagua formations he had learned from his grandfather in his previous life. He ordered people to move several stones and two long logs down, and placed the stones on the road according to the direction of the Gen hexagram.

Even Kong An couldn't understand this move, but considering that the second master was a scholar, there must be some clever tricks in the book.

Gen, represents a mountain. It is impossible for two mountains to merge into one mountain. The emphasis is on doing what you do and stopping when you stop. All the conditions I learned in my previous life because I have never applied them have been forgotten.

The reason why Jia Cong arranges these stones according to the hexagram of Gen is because he wants to place the stones and wood in a way that can block the way of those people. In his previous life, he graduated from science and engineering. He likes to look for rules when doing things and has some obsessive-compulsive disorder. .

It happened that there were mountains on both sides, so I thought of Gen Gua.

Put a tree one meter away, place a stone at one end, repeat the stone, then a crossbar, and so on. It cannot stop people. It is just to set up obstacles. Once the opponent's speed slows down, If they attack on the mountains at both ends, the effect will be better.

He didn't know that his arrogant behavior made Kong An and others think he was enigmatic and their confidence in him increased greatly.

They were small in number, and since they occupied the mountainous terrain on both sides, they naturally had to use stones and wood from the mountains.

The bigger the stone, the more powerful it is, but it is not easy to use it.

Jia Cong used some mechanical principles to move the boulders, and used vines on the mountain to connect the stones, trying to move everything with one move.

These actions were inconceivable in the eyes of Kong An and others. I really don’t know how the second master’s brain worked so well!
When it was getting late, Jia Cong and others were lying in ambush on the mountainside on both sides. Jia Cong put his hand on the hilt of his sword and looked nervously towards the south.

The climb is not high, but there is a dog left on top, with a pair of eyes shining like a wolf, looking around, worried that the enemy will come up from the other side of the mountain.

The opposite is also true.

To the west, a ray of sunshine shone on the mountains on both sides. The mountains and fields became quiet. Birds flew away in fright, and the sound of horse hooves came from a distance.

Like a spiritual ape, Gou Sheng jumped down from the mountain and hid beside Jia Cong, "Here we come!"

After three years of practice, it was time to see the real chapter. Jia Cong was inevitably nervous. He looked across and saw a pine branch swaying. Kong An was delivering a signal.

"In a moment, Shi Kui and Daniel will stay, and you and I will go down and block their retreat!"

The opponent has only fourteen people and is very mobile. Once attacked and there are obstacles in front, it is easy to turn around and run away.

The two of them lurked first and had already found their way, just waiting for the other party to enter the encirclement.

Within a quarter of an hour, the other party had indeed arrived. After entering the valley, the leading burly man slowed down his horse and looked both ways. He saw that the mountain was not steep, and the pine valleys and green mountains were covered by the setting sun. Magnificent, I took my time to enjoy the scenery.

"Let's go and take a look at the front. You stupid brat knows how to hide!"

The man suddenly slapped the horse's butt, and the horse started running again, followed closely by a dozen people behind him.

Seeing that the opponent was only a dozen meters away from the "Gen Gua arrangement" in front of him, if the mountain hadn't been blocked by the curve of the mountain, he would have seen it long ago. Jia Cong waved his hand violently, and the people on both sides began to move. operate.

The stone roller cut off a rope with a sharp knife, and the huge stone rolled down. With a rumble, the huge stone rolled down from the mountains on both sides, and the gravel shot towards the opponent's camp like locusts.

For a moment, there seemed to be thousands of troops gathered in the canyon, filled with murderous intent.

Jia Cong and Gou Sheng ran down quickly. On the opposite side, Kong An also rushed down with Erhu. When they reached the road, they met people who were retreating. When they saw Jia Cong and others, they came over and said, It made a sharp cry, which was not weak and frightening.

The opponent's horse jumped when the boulder rolled down. Those with poor equestrian skills and poor reaction speed had already lost their lives in this attack.

The leading man was not weak in strength. He quickly jumped on his horse and retreated quickly. He finally managed to save his life among the boulders. He was also seriously injured by the attack of flying rocks.

The rest of the people either fell over or were killed by the impact of huge rocks. Some of them survived, but their legs were broken by wood or stones. They kept moaning. More than half of the fourteen people were killed or injured, and they were completely defeated.

Jia Cong fought with the big man. Kong An and others stood around, watching nervously, holding steel knives in their hands. If Jia Cong was in any danger, they would definitely surround him and chop the big man to death with random knives.

For more than ten rounds in a row, the big man's psychological quality was not very good. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Jia Cong said while fighting, "Tell me who your master is. Maybe I will be happy and will leave you a piece." Life!"

"Don't even think about it!" It's not that this big man doesn't want to save his life, but his wife and children are in the hands of the Zhen family. Even if Jia Cong spares his life, he will die if he goes back. It's better to die here for his wife and children. Find a way to survive.

"With such little ability, you still dare to come!"

Jia Cong raised the sword with his right hand and placed it on the opponent's knife. He punched the opponent with his left hand and struck hard at the opponent's face. He raised his kick and kicked the opponent's chest. The man took a few steps back. He fell to the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

Gou Sheng's knife was pressed against the opponent's neck, and he said sternly, "Why don't you tell me? I'll kill you if you don't tell me!"

The big man turned away, with a look of death on his face. Jia Cong didn't bother to pay attention to him. He was covered in stinky sweat and his strength was a little weak. He said, "Remove his chin, tie it up, and hand it over to the government together with the others." ; Let the news out again and say that they have recruited someone from the Zhen family."

The big man looked at Jia Cong in surprise, "Not the Zhen family!"

"Haha, it's not the same!"

If this news gets out, his family will definitely die. I didn't expect this kid to be so vicious!

If looks could kill, Jia Cong would have been beaten to death.

From his expression, Jia Cong became more and more sure of his guess.

The Zhen family is really tired of living!

In this battle, they defeated the many with less and killed 14 of the opponent's people without spending a single soldier.

Although there is a factor of sufficient preparation here, what is more important is that the other party is from a nursing home. He usually rushes around in the city and countryside, has never suffered a loss, and does not know how to form an army. That's why Jia Cong and others are allowed to wait. People win so easily.

"A bunch of useless people!" Kong An kicked the strong man.

Jia Cong also had no sense of complacency. He was afraid that Gou Sheng and others would relax their vigilance because of this, so he reminded, "Japanese pirates will not be so easy to deal with. They burn, kill and loot without committing any evil. They have been fighting for a long time, have rich experience and ruthless methods. When we enter the military camp, we have to be careful!"

"Yes!" Gou Sheng and others said solemnly.

This place is not far from Xia Jin Ningbo Fucheng. After taking a short rest, Jia Cong and others entered the city in the evening of the next day and sent the big man and others to Ningbo Fucheng.

The newly appointed Ningbo magistrate Wang Gao is from Nanchang.

Hearing that these people were sent by the Zhen family to kill Jia Cong, Wang Gao was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out. When he came to his senses, he wailed again.

God was so unfair to him. He was transferred to Ningbo as the prefect and had been unlucky for eight lifetimes. Before he could be killed by the Japanese pirates, he would be squeezed out by the powerful and died.

When Daiyu went all the way north and abandoned the boat and landed on the beach, the Dragon Boat Festival had already passed.

Ningguo Mansion had already sent the sedan and the vehicle carrying luggage had been waiting for a long time. After getting on the sedan and entering the city, she once again looked out through the screen window. The bustling market and the crowds of people were still the same, but her mood was different. It's different.

(End of this chapter)