It was as if he had been possessed by a ghost!
Before dawn, Tan Feng rode his horse from the east side of the city and slowly led his team forward. More than fifty well-dressed retainers followed behind him. The sound of the horses galloping could be heard as they passed through the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city shrank into a corner and silently watched the team leave the city. The retainers in front of them were gathered by Lord Li and Lord Zhao. In Fu Shun and its surroundings, they could already do as they pleased.
The leader, Tan Feng's body was extremely awkward and his back swayed from time to time. Ever since he was forcibly possessed by the 'Crafty Thorn', his days had been very difficult. Although he could not see, he could feel that he was being watched even when he was eating, defecating, and sleeping.
When they left the city gate, Wang Kai and Wong Yuanwai's team stood at the side and watched Tan Feng. Wong Yuanwai even greeted him with a smile, but there was a hint of bitterness in their eyes. Wang Kai was also a little unlucky. He had proposed to send money to appease Zhou Qingfeng, but in fact, he was trying to spy on him. In order to make Li Yongfang feel at ease, he even volunteered to personally escort the goods.
When Wang Kai suggested this to Li Yongfang, the plan was quite 'perfect'. "I will send the money early in the morning. When Zhou Qingfeng sees it, he will definitely be happy and will not be on guard. Send some wine, meat, and food at the same time as the money. Zhou Qingfeng's men will be hungry early in the morning. They will definitely rush forward and happily share the food. When they are scattered and disorderly, Lord Zhao's retainers will suddenly attack, and we will definitely succeed in one battle. "
The team that sent the money was actually a bait to determine Zhou Qingfeng's position. Tan Feng was the first wave of attack, used to entangle Zhou Qingfeng, or to be more accurate, to act as cannon fodder. Li Yongfang and Zhao Yihe were leading a large group of soldiers behind them. To put it nicely, they were calm and composed. To put it bluntly, they were unwilling to take risks.
Wang Kai and Tan Feng both had their own plans, but it wasn't easy to be the vanguard. This was especially true for Tan Feng. He felt as if there was a dagger on his back. He felt that he would die the moment he saw Zhou Qingfeng.
"I don't want to die, I don't want to die. I'm only in my twenties, and I didn't come all the way from Xuan Manor just to die here. "Tan Feng led his team out of the city and hid in the darkness. He carefully followed behind Wang Kai's silver delivery team and waited for the signal. On the other hand, the Phantom Sting that was attached to his back had been silent for the past two days, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
On top of the city wall, Li Yongfang stood behind the lantern illuminated entrance, watching the retainers leave. Beside him, Zhao Yihe asked in a low voice: "Milord's arrangement is truly marvelous, when should we move?"
"Let's go right now, follow that brat Tan Feng. If Zhou Qingfeng really goes all out, we'll be able to rush over and suppress him. "Li Yongfang went down the city wall. Below him, there were three to four hundred lean and lazy soldiers yawning. These soldiers were gathered early in the morning, and each one of them was filled with resentment. Li Yongfang snorted and scowled, then mounted a horse and led his team out.
The carriage carrying the silver creaked as it moved along the road. Wang Kai sat on the shaft of the carriage and followed the team forward. The lantern hanging on the front of the carriage illuminated the surrounding 7-8 meters. Outside of the light, there was only the cold and desolate darkness, which was especially frightening. The two cultivators who usually followed Wang Kai had both found excuses to not come today, as if they sensed something was wrong and wanted to avoid danger.
"Damn it." Wang Kai cursed in his heart. The reason why he dared to personally lead the team was because the two cultivators beside him were strong, and they should be able to ensure his safety. However, they suddenly decided not to come at the last minute, so Wang Kai could only brace himself and go forward.
"They say that if you often walk by the river, your shoes will always be wet. I'm usually a schemer, but I feel like I've fallen into a trap today. I don't know how that brat Zhou Qingfeng arranged this, but if he really believes my nonsense, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape this disaster. That way, I won't be able to fight with Li Yongfang to the point where both sides suffer. "Wang Kai regretted revealing too little information to Zhou Qingfeng.
The silver carriages moved slowly, and when they arrived at the 'coal mining village', the sky was just beginning to brighten. The dew-condensed grass was run over by the wheels of the carriages, leaving a few deep ruts on the ground. The carriages stopped at the entrance of the village, and Wang Kai jumped down from the shaft of the carriage. He carried the lantern and walked towards the entrance of the village, and found that the ground at the entrance of the village had three to five ditches that were neither deep nor shallow. The spacing was one meter, and the depth was about half a meter.
"Strange, is there something special about these ditches?" Wang Kai felt that such shallow ditches could be crossed in one step, so what was the point of digging them? He continued walking, and saw a row of horses at the back of the ditches. This kind of fortification was super simple, just a few pieces of wood tied together to form a frame that supported each other. When he got closer, he saw that the wood was freshly cut, and the stubble was still fresh.
"Looks like Zhou Qingfeng did take some precautions. However, there are only a few horse stables and a few ditches. They won't do much." Wang Kai continued walking forward. Suddenly, he saw a figure appear from the thick morning fog. The person shouted, "Stop, you have entered our restricted area, you are not allowed to pass."
This shout that came so early in the morning gave Wang Kai a big fright. He quickly laughed and said, "I am Wong Yuanwai from the city, and I have specially come to deliver something to your Boss Zhou."
"Our chief said that there will be a war today. If a round-faced fatty comes, tell him that 'having a foot on two boats' won't do him any good. We all know what you are planning, "the person in the thick fog shouted without any trace of politeness.
Wang Kai's heart throbbed, but he still smiled and said, "Brother, you misunderstand. Why don't you inform your boss that Wang Kai is here to deliver silver to him. A hundred thousand taels. I have prepared some good wine and food to reward my brothers. If you let us in, our brothers can eat to their heart's content early in the morning. "
Tch …. The person in the thick fog laughed disdainfully and said, "Your hundred thousand taels of silver are just some stones, and there are only three layers of silver on the surface. Your wine and food have even been deliberately drugged in order to trick us. Wong Yuanwai, we all know about your tricks. Chief said to get lost! "
"You …." Wang Kai was really shocked this time. His back went cold, and his hair stood on end. He had personally seen the silver in the cart being loaded, and the people used were all his old subordinates who had followed him for more than ten years. But the other party saw through the trick in one go, and even knew the number 'three layers'. "You …. How did you know?"
The person in the thick fog snorted and said with a sense of pride, "Our Chief Xu said that all the proletarians in the world are one family. The amount of silver you spent can't buy many people, and there are more who are willing to follow us. "
He didn't understand, he didn't understand. What 'proletarians', what 'one family', he didn't understand at all. But Wang Kai still understood the other party's meaning — there was a traitor in his family, and someone had leaked the information.
Just now, Wang Kai was still worried that Zhou Qingfeng would suffer a great loss if he didn't arrange it well, and it would affect his plan of taking advantage of the situation. But now, he panicked because his subordinate had been tricked by someone else, and it was very likely that all his secrets had been leaked.
Seeing Wang Kai sweating profusely, the person in the thick fog laughed and said, "Go and use all your tricks, we are waiting to receive them. Didn't Wong Yuanwai want to fish in troubled waters? Then hurry up and muddy the waters. "
Hearing the words' fish in troubled waters', Wang Kai was so shocked that he almost jumped up, because he had said these words early in the morning when he was moving the silver, and he had only said it to one person. He pointed at the person in the thick fog with a trembling finger, and his expression was shocked.
"When did you bribe my butler? No, it's impossible for you to bribe him. My butler has been with me for more than twenty years, and his life was saved by me. You must have used something to threaten him, right? "The more Wang Kai spoke, the more agitated he became, and he even became manic. He had always thought that he was skilled in controlling his subordinates, and that he could use both kindness and authority to ensure that his subordinates would not easily betray him.
But now, the worst thing had happened.
But the person in the thick fog only laughed lightly and said, "Wong Yuanwai, you are wrong about one thing. We didn't think to trick your butler into betraying us, it was your butler who took the initiative to find us, because not everyone can watch their own family and elders fall into the flames of war. "
"Aiyo …" Wang Kai was angry in his heart, he had never thought of this matter. He looked at the person in the thick fog again, and said angrily, "I know you, you are the brat who followed Zhou Qingfeng from the very beginning. You are called Wang Kunpeng, and others say that you are the evil dog by Zhou Qingfeng's side. But I know that you are his spy. I really didn't think that you … You are really powerful. "
"Wong Yuanwai, think about it for yourself. Our chief can no longer endure being suppressed by Daming's corrupt officials, we need to take advantage of this opportunity when Nurhachi attacks to become completely independent. We don't want to kill you now, hurry up and leave. "In the thick fog, Wang Kunpeng slowly retreated and disappeared.
Wang Kai stood on the spot, anxious and angry, and couldn't help but stamp his feet. He looked at the silver caravan behind him, and knew that today's matter would be difficult to resolve, so it was best to leave as soon as possible. "Go, go quickly. Don't take any of these caravans, get off the horses and escort me home. "
Something big was going to happen in the 'coal mining village', Wang Kai was not willing to stay here and wait for death. He originally wanted to confirm whether Zhou Qingfeng was in the village, and then inform Tan Feng after leaving. When he hurriedly retreated, he was stopped by Tan Feng and asked: "Wong Yuanwai, is Zhou Qingfeng in the village?"
"Yes, yes. Go ahead and kill your way there. "Wang Kai thought that it was better for him to die, so he directly lied to Tan Feng. He only wanted to quickly return to Fu Shun City, and even escape to Shen Yang. As for Zhou Qingfeng and Li Yongfang, the more exciting the fight, the better.
Right now, Tan Feng was also forced into a corner, there was still 'Crafty Thorn' behind him, so he had no choice but to kill his way there. Right now, he could only grit his teeth, whip his horse, and shout to the fifty or so horse riders: "Follow me, we will kill our way into the village in front of us, and leave no one alive."
He pulled on the reins, and the whipped horses immediately sped up. The fifty or so riders continuously hit the ground, and the sound of hooves was noisy, but the people and horses were still very imposing. At this time, Tan Feng could only secretly pray that Lord Li would quickly catch up and subdue Zhou Qingfeng before he started killing. Or, as soon as Zhou Qingfeng appeared, 'Crafty Thorn' would flash out and assassinate him in one fell swoop.
However, Tan Feng was soon disappointed. When he whipped his horse and rushed aggressively to the entrance of the 'coal mining village', he saw more than ten carriages with their horses unloaded blocking the road. Wang Kai's carriages did not enter the village at all, and the fifty or so servants could not directly rush in.
"This damn Wang Kai, is he an idiot?" With such a small mistake, Tan Feng's forward momentum was abruptly stopped. He pulled the reins to stop the horses, and could only let the servants kill their way in from both sides of the village entrance.
But when they reached the two sides, Tan Feng found that the ground was dug with gullies. These gullies could be easily jumped by humans, but to horses, they were stuck. After crossing the first gully, the horse's hooves would definitely fall into the second gully. Even if you jumped over the second gully, there was still a third gully waiting for you. In any case, it was forcing you to slow down and dismount.
With just a few simple gullies, Tan Feng's surprise attack failed. The servants waiting at the village entrance were all blocked, and the sun was already high in the sky, driving away the thick fog. The sky was bright, and the whole village could be seen clearly. Tan Feng dismounted, and with a knife in his hand, he was about to cross the gullies when he heard an arrow shot from the direction of the village.
The whistling sound of the arrow came one step faster. Tan Feng hurriedly lowered his head, and the arrow flew past his shoulder. He rolled on the ground and hid behind his horse. When he looked back, he saw that one of the servants had been shot.
This servant was a Mongolian, and he wore two layers of leather armor to protect himself. He was skilled in martial arts. But the arrow was so powerful that it pierced through the two layers of leather armor, and pierced a hole in the Mongolian servant's lung. He fell to the ground and screamed.
It was Zhou Qingfeng's pulley bow.
Tan Feng recognized this arrow, and it had a deep impression of the strange bow that Zhou Qingfeng always carried by his side. Since ancient times, famous generals were good at archery, such as Yang Youji, Li Guang, and Lu Bu. Tan Feng coveted Zhou Qingfeng's pulley bow very much, because he knew that this bow's shooting was accurate, ruthless, and extremely powerful.
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