You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 96: Troops and Horses Across the Street (5000 words)
"what?"

Old Sun, who was guarding the main gate, frowned when he heard this: "King Kang was arrested?!"

The soldier nodded in panic: "On the main street, a young boy has tied up King Kang! He is heading towards the center of the city!"

"Tsk, it's really easy for that fat pig to go wrong if he is allowed to act on his own. After helping him so many times, he is still like this. He is a hopeless case."

Old Sun closed his eyes and calmed down, knowing that things were completely out of his control.

The soldier stopped talking at that time. He lowered his head obediently and looked up at Mr. Sun slightly.

Did Mr. Sun say something extraordinary just now?

The soldier didn't dare to ask and just lowered his head obediently.

Old Sun didn't care about this soldier. He knew very well that if he was caught, he would be the one to be liquidated.

It is better to retreat early, go to the dense forest, and think of other ways.

"I'm going to go look for King Kang. You guys stay here and continue to deal with the coach."

Old Sun's gaze fell on a few retainers, and they nodded.

They arrived at the door and started to deal with the soldiers who were still rushing towards the main courtyard.

The innate man seemed to have realized something, and he withdrew from the main entrance and moved closer to Old Sun.

"Mr. Sun, are we going to withdraw now?"

"Walk."

After saying this, Old Sun led the Xiantian man directly to retreat towards Prince Kang’s mansion.

He neither went to the backyard nor to the mechanism of Qiaoer's house, but took a way out that he had left for himself - a dog hole in the backyard.

Not many people pay attention to that dog hole, so it's safe to walk there.

Of course, although it was called a dog hole, it was still a bit tricky. All the strong man needed to do was to smash the wall, and a gap would be torn open silently. Then the two of them could go out through it without losing face.

We are all decent people, we can't really crawl through a dog hole.

After Old Sun and the Xiantian man left, the guests at the main entrance found it even more difficult to carry the load.

Originally, there was an innate master guarding the door, and with the help of the courtyard wall and the mud on the ground, the main gate of Prince Kang's Mansion could not be attacked by ordinary people. But as soon as the innate master left, the defense force of the entire main gate was instantly unbalanced.

He rushed forward several times in a row, but almost failed to hold on.

Coach Guo used his spear to knock away a few arrows, raised his eyebrows, and realized that something was wrong.

laughed:

"Brothers on the opposite side, Elder Sun has run away with his bodyguards, what are you still doing here? Do you really expect that after you defend this gate, King Kang will reward you with gold and silver ingots? You have already sold them out to cover your retreat! How many lives are you wasting like this!"

"Bah! You disloyal and wicked villain, stop fooling us with your bullshit!" A young retainer with a bad temper walked out of the main courtyard with big strides, pointed at Master Guo's nose and started to curse: "Old Sun is a man of great integrity, unlike you bunch of traitors! How could he abandon us... Ugh!"

Before he could finish his words, Coach Guo shot the young disciple in the neck. The young disciple was no match for Coach Guo and he managed to block two blows with his double swords before Coach Guo shot him in the neck.

Blood splattered as the gun was fired, and the doorman fell directly at the door.

After killing someone, Coach Guo still had a smile on his face:

"If you really want to go find King Kang, why do you take that innate master with you? You're the only ones left here to hold me back? Are you guys qualified?"

Although Master Guo's words were harsh, the guests guarding the door began to think of retreating.

Could it be that Mr. Sun really ran away?
Seeing that the opponent's defense was loose, Coach Guo knew that the time had come, and pointed his spear:
"Follow me and fight in!"

His soldiers rushed forward and attacked the retainers again. This time, the retainers' defense was too late and they were in great disarray and unable to resist the attack.

At the same time, over there, Old Sun, after running for a while, he and the Xiantian man arrived at the backyard of Prince Kang's Mansion. At this moment, there were no other figures around, and it was quite quiet, with only the sound of wind blowing and rustling the fallen leaves.

After taking two more steps forward, Mr. Sun suddenly stopped.

His brows furrowed tightly.

In the backyard of the Kang Mansion, a deserted and secluded place, a Taoist priest was standing in the middle of the courtyard, looking at him with a smile.

"Who are you?!"

The big man holding the axe in both hands stared at the Taoist priest, ready to go up and chop him.

But just as he took a step forward, he saw the Taoist in front of him grinning, flipping his hand, and holding a stone in his palm.

His action was a bit like a street magic trick, and the Xiantian man's attention was also attracted by the stone in the Taoist's hand.

"you?"

Before I could react, I suddenly saw him put the stone on his thumb and his middle finger behind the stone.

"Boom!"

Just throw the stone out!
The stone drew a white streak in the air, and without even making a sound, it flew straight towards the big man.

The big man was startled and reflexively raised his two axes to block the stones.

Swish!
As if a gust of wind blew past, the big man became motionless.

Only after that did Old Sun hear the whistling sound of wind in front of him and the sound of stones being ejected.

He looked at the Xiantian man belatedly and discovered that the two axes in his hands had been burned red in the middle and a round hole had been drilled out.

There was also a bloody hole on the body of this innate man, with blood trickling out.

The Xiantian man opened his eyes wide and stared at the Taoist in front of him like Acalanatha, but he was already dead.

The body swayed twice and fell to the ground with a thud, raising a large cloud of dust. Deep red color also flowed out from the center, covering the entire cobblestone road like a large piece of red cloth.

Just one stone was enough to kill such a congenital master!
Old Sun rubbed his forehead and began to sweat.

Naturally, he had also heard rumors in Prince Kang's palace that a master who looked like a Taoist priest had arrived in Xuzhou.

It looks like this is the person in front of me!

But how can this be called a master? This is clearly a monster in human skin!
Even if a land immortal wanted to kill a warrior in the innate realm, he would have to use some gestures to increase his momentum, right?

Without time to think too much, Mr. Sun could only think quickly in his mind and began to think about what kind of words would be useful to such a great man.

"Master, I..."

But just as he said this, he saw the Taoist priest had come to his side without him knowing when.

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry."

Zuo Chen raised his left hand and bent it into a head-banging motion, aiming it at Old Sun’s forehead.

"Snapped!"

Old Sun felt as if his head was hit hard by a hammer. His whole body flew into the air and spun seven or eight times on the spot.

When he fell to the ground again, blood was oozing from all his orifices. He was deader than dead.

Zuo Chen withdrew his hand and rubbed it lightly on his clothes.

As soon as he took one look at the old man's face, he knew that he had sinister features and the wrinkles on his face made him look sinister.

Zuo Chen never had any desire to talk to this kind of person. He would just kill him first. If the other person's three souls could get out of his body, then he could talk about it later.

After dealing with the two people who were trying to escape, Zuo Chen sighed slightly:
"Although this is indeed a good opportunity to attack the city, it is a bit too hasty. If there is such a direct conflict, I am afraid that Xuzhou City will be flooded with blood."

The enemies are dead, so are they, but Xiao Changcheng's men are all his own people, and they are still very valuable.

He said he wouldn't help, but Zuo Chen was protecting him!

Using some tricks shouldn't be considered helping...

should?

Thinking of this, he picked up a small stone from the backyard, lifted up his Taoist robe, and flew into the air. In the blink of an eye, he was flying.

After half an incense stick of time, Coach Guo and his men came to the backyard.

When they saw the corpse on the ground, they all looked at each other in surprise.

I don't know who did it.

……

The streets of Xuzhou City had long been in chaos. Ever since the fire, the people on the streets had been clearly divided into several factions.

Some huddled at home, trembling, hoping that the incident in Xuzhou City would be over as soon as possible; some took advantage of the chaos and ran to shops to try to steal some wonderful things, or rushed to the homes of their enemies to seek revenge.

Among them, there was a special group. They obviously entered the city with a purpose, either heading for the granary or the armory.

The gates of several weapons storage areas in Xuzhou were wide open, with some horse-drawn carriages parked outside, and groups of people moving swords and guns onto the carriages.

Once a truck is full, it is immediately shipped away at an extremely fast speed.

The people moving things were also very diverse, including soldiers in armor, poor people in the town, and a few strong farmers who had just come in from outside the city.

When several warehouses were almost moved, they rode away on the carriage without stopping at all.

Similarly, on the Iron Cavalry side, the entire team was empty at this moment.

This morning, the coach urgently recruited all the cavalry, saying that there might be some trouble after the fragrant wind blew yesterday, and the cavalry needed to intensify their training. So he made them wear heavy armor and do some basic weight-bearing exercises, which made the cavalry miserable.

At noon, a young cavalryman went to the coach to protest. The coach thought it made sense, so he let the cavalrymen rest in the afternoon and promised that he would not rush them to train in the future.

These cavalrymen were naturally happy and at ease. They ran into the city and had a good time.

Who would have thought that at dusk, fires suddenly broke out in all four corners of the city, throwing the entire city into chaos.

There are not many cavalrymen in the military camp nowadays. They either drink and eat meat in some restaurants, or simply play and fight with three or four concubines on their own beds.

After the incident, everyone was at a loss, and hurriedly picked up their trousers, cursing as they rushed towards the barracks.

At this place where the cavalry kept their horses, it was likely that the 20th cavalryman did not leave this place in the afternoon.

There were some dead bodies lying beside them, all of whom were the people who were guarding the horses here.

At this moment, all the guardrails in front of the stables were opened. The young cavalryman blew a loud whistle, and these specially trained horses squeezed out.

"Follow me on horseback out of the city!"

At the command, the horses galloped, and twenty people led the horses in waves and rushed towards different exits of the city.

Some soldiers on the road did notice something unusual, but they dared not stop the cavalry leader and the horses that had already started running. They could only watch the horses leave the city and go farther and farther away.

Some people hurried to find the general affairs officer of the cavalry, but found that the general affairs officer was among those who took the horses out of the city.

When the other cavalrymen hurried back to the stable, they found that their horses were gone, half of their armor and weapons were taken away, their steward was missing, and they didn't know where their coach had gone.

For a moment, this famous ground team was at a loss.

Without their horses, the cavalry instantly became groundless chickens, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

The families of officials favored by King Kang were even slower to react. They were used to singing and drinking every night, and when something suddenly happened, they had no time to react.

When they realized that things were not going well and went to mobilize the army, they found that the warehouse had been intercepted by someone unknown, and not only the armor, but also a large number of swords and guns were taken away!

"Who on earth did it?" The chief official under King Kang almost fainted when he saw the mess in the warehouse.

Anyone can see that there is a traitor in Xuzhou City!
Moreover, these traitors occupied very critical positions, and they took advantage of this short period of time to move all the weapons away!
Maybe because time was too urgent, the armor was not moved away completely. But this was a bolt from the blue for King Kang's army!

You know, it is impossible for all soldiers to hold weapons all the time. After withdrawing a group of them, at least half of the people under the chief official will not be able to hold weapons!
"Go find some servants first and take the weapons from them. Don't worry about what they are! Take them first!"

A group of soldiers hurried into each house, taking out whistle sticks, hatchets, axes and dung forks from the family members. For a moment, it was unclear whether these people were elite trained soldiers or a group of rough men from the countryside.

After the army was finally ready, the official rode on the horse in his own yard, but he felt extremely aggrieved.

Why does it feel like so many traitors suddenly appeared in the city?

Why is King Kang so unpopular?

He wanted to curse, but knew it was not the right time, so he could only hurriedly lead his soldiers to the main road.

"Follow me to protect King Kang... hm?"

When they reached the main road, the official had just shouted this sentence when he saw a group of people walking on the road.

At the front was a fat man, tied tightly with hemp ropes, with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth, and snot and tears streaming down his face.

He was wearing a golden suit made of the finest satin, but now it looked extremely dishevelled on him, stained with blood and filth, and had several holes cut and caked with mud.

Rather than saying that he is a nobleman sitting in a high position, it would be better to say that he is now a beast being led by someone.

The one holding the hemp rope is a young man in armor. Although he is not good-looking, anyone who sees him will feel a sense of power!

And behind that boy, there were soldiers emerging from the alley entrance, from the roof beams, and from the side alleys.

Each of them had a red cloth wrapped around his left arm, and the weapons in their hands looked very familiar to every soldier of King Kang.

Aren't these the weapons they have?

This is a case of replacing one thing with another, and it means that there are evil villains committing adultery inside, and all the secrets of the city have been leaked out!

As soon as I came up with this idea, I saw a few familiar faces among the enemies.

When I looked closely, I realized that they were the soldiers under the coach's command!
They were covered in blood, each of them held a weapon in his right hand and a retainer's head in his left hand. It was obvious that they had just fought a battle and returned victoriously!

Coach Guo walked at the front of the team and glanced at the chief official provocatively.

The senior official was so angry that his teeth itched, but he could do nothing.

He once told King Kang that if all the soldiers were gathered in Xuzhou City, although it would improve the overall defense capabilities of Xuzhou City, if someone attacked the logistics from within, the army of Xuzhou City would be easily seriously damaged.

At that time, he suggested dividing the troops into several groups and deploying them in various corners of Xuzhou City, which would be in line with the normal marching logic.

However, after thinking about it, King Kang rejected his opinion.

The reason is also very simple.

It is logical, but after Xuzhou took such a risky move, there was really no way to separate the soldiers. Otherwise, Xuzhou would be in a desolate area and the routes for transporting food would be easily targeted.

As a result, the official had no choice but to accept the plan, but he didn't expect that things would turn out like this as he expected.

Now, soldiers loyal to King Kang stood in one row, and soldiers obviously plotting rebellion stood in another row. A larger number of them did not even show up, and no one knew where they had gone. The two sides confronted each other on the street, and the atmosphere was very tense.

The official looked around and found that he could not see those "old friends", and his heart became clear as if it were a mirror.

A large number of people do not actually have much loyalty to King Kang, but they dare not disobey him openly. Now they are hiding probably to wait and see what happens.

If the officials win, they will come out and say that they just went to put out the fire. If the bandits win, they will also come out and shout "How dare the dog thief King Kang harm Xuzhou!"

If both sides lose...

Ha ha.

The chief official was certain that those "old friends" would bring their troops to wipe out both sides, and King Kang would probably be beheaded in the chaos.

Which vassal king will the Xuzhou city belong to at that time?

No one can say for sure!
But it was useless to think about it now. He could only hold the sword in his hand and shout loudly:
"Thief! Let King Kang go!"

So he shouted loudly, and the soldiers behind him raised their weapons in unison!

……

Zuo Chen floated in the air, looking down with his head down.

The two groups have met, and now it's time to fight.

There is no doubt that if no one takes action, the entire Xuzhou city will not be peaceful that night.

By then, the city will be filled with blood!

"If we really have to kill them all night, the loss of manpower will be huge."

Zuo Chen held the small stone he had picked up earlier in his hand.

Zuo Chen still remembered the unique celestial phenomenon caused by the use of all his strength to activate the skill of scattering beans to create soldiers during the battle in the Great Wilderness.

Four small mud balls turned into huge rocks that blew up the mountain.

If this method is used on ordinary small stones, the effect should not be too bad.

With a smile on his lips, he made a Dharma seal with his hands.

"When Liu Xiu fought Wang Mang, a meteorite fell from the sky. If I throw one down, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Today's 10,000 words! I hope you will support me!

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