The current Zhan Family Fortress was like the eighteen feudal lords fighting against Dong Zhuo. Ye Xiaotian was Dong Zhongying who commanded the Western Liang Iron Cavalry, and Zhan Long was naturally the leader of the eighteen feudal lords, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu. However, Yuan Benchu had great ambition but little talent, and Zhan Long was not inferior to him.
At this moment, Zhan Long was gathering the masters of the four families to discuss an important matter. The Zhan Family's master, Zhan Long, was present, but the Zhang family had two — Zhang Yi and Zhang Yutong. Zhang Yi was the biological brother of Zhang Duo, Fatty Zhang. After the deaths of Zhang Duo and Zhang Yuhan, he was the most qualified to inherit the position of Chieftain Zhang, but he gave it to Zhang Yutong.
Now, the Zhang family was full of internal troubles, and even lost their foundation. To be the master of the family, there was not much glory and power, but the responsibility was extremely heavy. Zhang Yi knew that his ability was not as good as Zhang Yutong, so he gave up decisively. Fortunately, his eldest brother's empire had been passed on to his nephew, Zhang Yuhan. He used the excuse that he was an elder, and it was not good to take over the inheritance from his nephew, so it was reasonable for Zhang Yuhan's cousin, Zhang Yutong, to inherit.
The two brothers of the Cao family were all dead, and there were no children left, so the position of Chieftain fell into the hands of their cousin, Cao Ruiyu. As for Shi Qian, the current master of the Yang family was an outsider — Wei Ye. He was the uncle of the youngest female chieftain, who was supported by Ye Xiaotian.
The matter that everyone was discussing now was provided by Wei Ye.
Zhan Long said, "Is what Brother Wei said true?"
Wei Ye said proudly, "Of course! To tell you the truth, my people have already escorted the goods into Shi Qian's residence, waiting for us to rescue them! "
Tian Binfei had always been plotting to revive the Tian family. He was able to prepare for a rainy day and set up Sun Weixuan as a chess piece in Hulu County. In Shi Qian's residence, which he was plotting to focus on, the Tong family was not the only chess piece. Wei Ye was also someone he had painstakingly bribed.
However, the Tong family was completely under his control and was extremely important to the Tian family. As for Wei Ye, he was originally the brother-in-law of the Yang family's Chieftain Shi Qian. At most, he would act as a spy for him. But, Yang Xianda was killed by Yang Xianmin, and Yang Xianmin was killed by Ye Xiaotian. As the uncle of the new female chieftain, he actually became an important figure of the Yang family.
The Yang family's female chieftain was still too young and relied on her mother for everything. Her mother, in turn, relied on this brother of hers. Wei Ye was now fully capable of making decisions for the little chieftain, which was why he had the right to discuss matters with these people.
Zhang Yi said doubtfully, "Brother Wei, why have we never heard you mention this before?"
Wei Ye's face reddened slightly, and he said awkwardly, "This … I don't know if this will succeed. I just sent some people to act according to the situation. I never thought they would actually succeed. I've only just received the news, but the people from Crouching Bull Ridge are already here …"
Wei Ye's expression was rather bashful, and he stuttered. However, everyone present was smart, and they immediately filled in the reason for Wei Ye.
Of the four families, Zhan, Cao, Zhang, and Yang, only the Zhan and Cao families remained intact. Other than a few legitimate members of the first branch, the rest of the Zhang family was devoured by Tian Miaowen and Yu Junting, leaving nothing behind. The few people who escaped were only able to wave the flag and provide the Zhan – Cao coalition army with the ability to uphold justice. They were useless.
There was only the Yang family. The Yang family had abandoned a large number of natives and villages, moving all the people of the Yang family fortress to the Zhan family fortress. There were only a few people in the Zhang family, so the Zhan family could still treat them as guests. However, the Yang family had so many people, so the Zhan family could not entertain them. To a large extent, they had to rely on themselves.
As a result, it made perfect sense for the people of the Yang family to take the risk and plunder the resources of the Crouching Bull Ridge. With this batch of resources, whether they used it for themselves or exchanged it for food, it could alleviate the Yang family's current predicament.
Zhan Long, Cao Ruiyu, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yutong had even guessed that if they had not leaked their tracks on the way back and been pursued relentlessly by the Crouching Bull Ridge, Wei Ye would still have kept this a secret.
Although they were slightly displeased with Wei Ye taking everything for himself, they were still very happy that Wei Ye had taken the resources of the Crouching Bull Ridge. Now that Wei Ye needed them to send troops to repel the invading enemies and ensure the safety of the resources, he had lost the right to take everything for himself, which made them even more greedy.
Zhan Long immediately said, "I understand! I'll send people to receive them right now! "
Cao Ruiyu said, "I've brought a hundred and twenty guards. They're all first-rate warriors of my Cao family. I can also send a hundred people to receive them!"
Zhan Long said with a forced smile, "Brother Cao, if I still need you to send your trusted guards to assist me in battle in the territory of my Zhan family, wouldn't that make me seem too useless?"
Before Cao Ruiyu could say anything else, Zhan Long called out, "Guards!"
Zhan Long called over a trusted guard and gave him an order loudly. The guard immediately left with the order, hurriedly mobilizing the Zhan family's soldiers to receive them. There was only one path to Tongren from here, so there was no need to know which path they would take.
Only after Zhan Long gave the orders did he say to Zhang Yutong, Zhang Yi, Cao Ruiyu, and Wei Ye proudly, "No matter how impressive the Crouching Bull Ridge is, since he's entered the territory of my Zhan family now, I'll make it so that he won't be able to return! Everyone, why don't we go together and see how the people of the Crouching Bull Ridge flee miserably! "
After listening to Wei Ye's words, Zhan Long had the idea of taking the resources for himself. He was the one who had escorted the items back, and the Yang family was under his protection. Even if he was dissatisfied, he could only be angry but not dare to say anything. Zhan Long refused to let Cao Ruiyu send his personal guards because he did not want anyone else to take a share of the spoils.
… …
Tian Binfei lashed out with his whip like rain. The horse galloped away, almost as fast as a swallow. Wherever it passed, it only kicked up a speck of dust. The black satin of the horse's thighs became even darker. It was sweat from the horse. It had galloped off with the scouts to report to Tian Binfei, but before it could even rest for a moment, Tian Binfei had driven it back at an even faster speed. It was truly exhausted.
Tian Binfei's horsemanship was very impressive. He clamped his legs tightly around the horse's belly, moving up and down like the waves. He and the horse became one, moving even faster. However, his forehead was covered in sweat as well. Part of it was due to his urgency, but most of it was due to fear. His eyes were filled with deep fear.
He had set up the entire plan. He had gone as far as to use two chess pieces that he had buried deep in order to facilitate the division of the Crouching Bull Ridge so that the Tian family could control a force that they could use openly. However, he had never thought that the person leading the search for the stolen resources would actually be his own sister!
It shouldn't be! It shouldn't be! Tian Binfei roared inside, My sister doesn't know martial arts at all, and it's not like everyone in the Crouching Bull Ridge is dead, so why are they sending her out? My sister is the master of Crouching Bull mountain, so why are the generals of Crouching Bull mountain sending my sister out? God damn it! God damn it!
Tian Binfei's forehead was covered in sweat from running, but his scalp was chilly. The uncontrollable coldness pierced his heart. He understood just how vicious his plan was. He dared not imagine that by the time he arrived, his sister would have already been smashed to pieces, or buried deep underground as rotting soil.
On the winding mountain path, Tian Binfei rushed over from the other side of the mountain with lightning speed.
At this moment, under Tian Miaowen's orders, the people of Crouching Bull mountain launched a fierce attack on the enemies who were firmly defending the winding mountain path. Tian Miaowen only needed a single glance to know that they were going to hold their ground and wait for reinforcements. As long as they could stall for a little longer, the Zhan family fortress would definitely send reinforcements, and by then, the situation would be over. As a result, she gave the order to end the battle quickly!
Dai Yunxi personally supervised the battle with her blade in hand. The soldiers of Crouching Bull mountain had always been valiant, so under the commander's urging, they advanced even more valiantly. Everyone fought to be first.
There were only a dozen or so people guarding the entrance. Although the people of Crouching Bull mountain were unable to unleash their advantage in numbers due to their geographical advantage, they could still replace the enemy if they died, while they lost one after another. Gradually, they could no longer hold on.
The person who commanded this group had a very elegant name — Xue Ning. His surname was Wei, Wei Xue Ning. Just like Sun Weixuan, he was also a sacrificial soldier under Tian Binfei.
Sacrificial soldiers were not cabbages sold on the streets. There were not many of them, and no organisation would be willing to use sacrificial soldiers wantonly. If they had not been raised from a young age, they would not be at ease to list this person as a sacrificial soldier who could participate in secret operations.
Of course, not everyone in this group of people who were here to lure the enemy into their trap was a sacrificial soldier. He was the only true sacrificial soldier. The other warriors all knew that their meticulous young master had already made arrangements. Someone would come to receive them very soon. Only Wei Xue Ning knew that no one would come at all. When the enemy reached their side, it would be time for him to ignite the gunpowder and send both the enemy and himself to the afterlife.
He could not purposely fail. That way, the enemies who were about to fall into his trap would be alerted, and his subordinates who did not know the truth would become suspicious. As a result, he could only turn the act into reality and endure until now.
"Brother, we can't hold on much longer!"
"Hold on a little longer. Young master's ambushing troops will arrive very soon!" Wei Xue Ning said to his brothers who were fighting a bloody battle and slowly approached the carriage. The carriage was filled with gunpowder. Apart from gunpowder, there was nothing else. The gunpowder on the carriage was twice the amount that Tian Miaowen had purchased …
When Tian Binfei rode a black horse and rushed over from the other side of the mountain road, no one noticed that on the ridge where Tian Miaowen and others rushed over, there was also a black shadow rushing over like the wind. He appeared and disappeared in the bushes like an agile black panther.
He was just one person, just one person, but his speed was so amazing with his legs. With an incredible speed, he rushed to the fork of the road. Seeing that there was still a fierce battle in front of him, and the thing he worried about had not happened yet, he let out a breath of True Qi. Suddenly, he felt his heart beating like a drum and his legs becoming weak.
Don't think that martial arts are omnipotent. The Lightness Skill could greatly improve a person's jumping ability in the case of an outburst. Using the adjustment of Internal Breath and hard practice of External Skill, it was not impossible for a brilliant martial artist to achieve the Eight Steps Overtaking Cicada.
But all of this must be done in a short time and a short distance. It was a special kind of outburst. Using it to run for a long distance would consume unimaginable energy. And this man in black turned the impossible into the possible. He rushed over at the fastest speed. At this moment, it was already very commendable that he was not paralyzed into a pile of mud.
The man in black was gasping for breath. The airflow was so rapid that the mask on his face was also blown up and down. He quickly caught up with them while shouting in a loud voice, "Miss Tian, quickly retreat. There is a trap ahead!"
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