Xiushui County, the Perfume Pavilion in the backyard of Shangguan Mansion.

Shangguan Shenhao is embroidering flowers.

He held a piece of silk in his right hand, and used his steel left hand to insert needles and threads. His hands were like turning flowers, extremely dexterous and extremely accurate.

Not long after, a vivid lotus flower appeared on the silk satin.

Long Heng, who was opposite, looked at this scene with admiration in his eyes.

He knew that Shangguan Shenhao was practicing embroidery and trying his best to control this steel left hand. Now the flexibility and accuracy of this hand were almost different from those of a real arm.

The impact of the broken arm on Shangguan Shenhao is getting smaller and smaller. In the future, he can even use this priceless fifth-grade magic weapon to become more powerful.

"It's getting late."

Shangguan Shenhao suddenly stopped and looked at the east sky. He faced the rising sun and squinted his eyes slightly: "Has Chu Xisheng sent out troops?"

Long Heng raised his eyebrows: "I don't know, but last night, Chu Xisheng recalled all the gang members who were scattered along the canal to Xishan Town. All the altar masters and deputy altar masters of Xishan Hall also concentrated on him.

Chu Family Mansion. It is expected that he is very likely to send troops this morning, and of course there is also the possibility of being afraid of the battle."

Long Heng smiled casually when he said this, and raised his hand to make tea for Shangguan Shenhao: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether he attacks Wenjiabao today or not. From the moment he takes over the post of Xiangzheng, his outcome is already destined. The head of the Shangguan family

Why do you need to care so much?”

If Chu Xisheng sent troops to Wenjiabao, he would be defeated by that fort.

If this person is afraid of fighting and hides in Xishan, then the spring tax of 500,000 shi in Xishan Town and the head tax of 310,000 people will be borne by Chu Xisheng's family.

At that time, the county government can be upright and take away the land in Chu Xisheng's hands, thus taking control of the small canal.

As for the aristocratic families in Linhai - as long as Xiushui gives up some shares, it will not be difficult to appease them. Who are they not doing business with?

In Long Heng's view, it was a failure for Chu Xisheng to take over Liu Dingtang's position as "Xiang Zheng".

Although this would make it easier for Chu Xisheng to control the place, control Xishan Town, and even obtain semi-official status for his subordinates, it would be extremely convenient.

However, Chu Xisheng's move also planted a fatal hidden danger for him.

The reason why Liu Dingtang was able to secure his position as "rural leader" was because of the support of the county captain Shen Zhou and the county army. Those local village tycoons were also willing to sell the Shen family's face.

Chu Xisheng is so reckless, why should he let those Xishan hunters and local tycoons obey his orders?

However, Shangguan Shenhao stared at his left arm: "But I am not willing to do so. If I don't take this son's life, I will not be satisfied."

Long Heng looked clear.

He was unwilling to do so.

Although Longsheng didn't have much affection for him, he was his brother after all.

Long Heng's lips slightly raised: "Don't worry, Master Shangguan, I have made arrangements for this matter. When the one-month deadline is up, the government can arrest this person for failing to collect taxes. By then, you and I will have justice."

If the tax collection is ineffective, the crime will naturally not lead to death. At most, it will be a crime of being sentenced to no family property and being sent to the border.

But once they are convicted, they have countless opportunities to take action.

And it can make the Wuxiang Shenzong have nothing to say——

At this moment, Long Heng's expression suddenly changed, and he took a letter talisman that flew in through the window.

After reading the content, he raised his eyebrows slightly and showed a smile: "Chu Xisheng has sent troops from Xishan half a moment ago. The total number of 700 people in Xishan Hall is marching towards Wenjiabao."

"good!"

A smile finally appeared on Shangguan Shenhao's stern face.

He put down the silk in his hand, his eyes filled with extreme malice and hatred: "Go ahead! I don't want to see Chu Xisheng leave Wenjiapu alive."

"He can't get out." Long Heng looked indifferent and his voice was as cold as ice.

In today's battle, the troops of Xishan County, Wenjiabao, Yunhe Villa, plus Jiudaowu and Baiyun Village, there were a total of nine lower-ranked soldiers, thirty-five lower-ranked soldiers, and five thousand elite soldiers.

How could he get out of Wenjiapu with just the rabble recruited by Xishan Hall?

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At the same time, in Wenjiabao.

After Yun He Dao Yin Yang jumped off his horse, he hurriedly stepped onto the stone archery tower in the center of Wubao.

He did not choose to stick to Yunhe Villa, but after inquiring about the movements of Xishan Hall, he personally led all the masters of the eighth grade and above in the village to rush here to help out.

In Yin Yang's opinion, if Wenjia Fort can be defended, then Yunhe Villa will be safe and sound.

If Wenjia Fort cannot be defended, Yunhe Villa will probably be destroyed.

When Yin Yang went upstairs, he saw his friend Wen Tiancai standing by the battlements and looking out.

"How is the situation?" Yin Yang strode over and looked towards the front of Wubao.

His brows suddenly frowned.

I saw a small military formation neatly arranged two miles in front of Wubao.

There were about seven hundred people, all wearing brand-new leather armor and holding magic weapon-level swords.

In front of them, there were thirty four-arm crossbows dragged by carriages.

"Ouch!" Yin Yang was stunned for a while: "Look at this military formation, these armors, they actually have the momentum of a frontier army."

"They are all fake. These gang members have only been in Xishan Hall for a month. How can they have the capabilities of the border army?"

Wen Tiancai put his hands behind his back and looked calm.

"Just now, that boy named Chu sent someone in to give me an ultimatum, saying that he would give me one last chance. Now that I have paid all the taxes and given him a compensation of two hundred thousand taels of magic silver, he will not cooperate with me this time.

I care about it. If you don't pay, my Wen family will be razed today.

I wondered why the horse didn't know its own face, and the cow didn't know its horns. So I cut off the man's ears and drove him out. As the saying goes, be polite before fighting, I guess this man should take action. Huh?"

Wen Tiancai saw a large Suan Ni fire beast about three feet tall appearing in front of the opposite formation.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and then smiled sarcastically: "This is a good way to invite gods. Look at this Suan Ni, he has the appearance and spirit."

Songhe Dao Yin Yang didn't pay much attention to it. He pressed the knife with his hand and said: "When I came here just now, I saw the Xishan County Army sending troops. This time Yan Guo kept his promise wholeheartedly and used all his strength. The whole army was at a distance.

In less than twenty-four miles, they are expected to arrive at the back of Xishan Hall within a moment."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wen Tiancai didn't care at all. He pointed forward with his riding crop: "In fact, there is no need for county troops. My Wen family fort is impregnable. I have four hundred generals and a village. Ding Qianyuan, seven people of the seventh grade, plus the help of you and Commander Shen, are enough to give them a bloody blow! Look at my door, it has two layers inside and outside. The front is made of iron wood, and the back is made of refined black iron. , even a battering ram can’t break it——”

At this moment, the Suan Ni suddenly rushed toward the castle gate.

It ran at an extremely fast speed and turned into a ball of red light that was difficult to discern with the naked eye. It hit the fort gate with a bang. It turned into a raging flame that not only engulfed the entire fort gate, but even spread to the sides of the fort. On the stone wall.

The villagers on the wall fled and retreated far away.

Several of them were unable to escape and were directly engulfed by the red flames, burning to ashes in an instant.

At the same time, Xishan Hall's thirty four-armed crossbows, as well as many archers and crossbowmen, all set their bows and arrows and shot toward the city gate.

Those four-arm bed crossbows are not bad, and their range can reach five or six miles.

The effective range of those bows and arrows is only more than one mile.

But at this time, a strong wind blew around Chu Xisheng. The wind assisted the arrows, pushing up all the arrows and shooting them at the city gate.

Those were all explosive arrows worth twenty taels of magic silver, totaling four hundred in number. There were also thirty giant crossbow arrows, which almost penetrated the wooden door.

When these explosive arrows exploded one after another, the first wooden door was directly blown into powder. The flames they exploded were swept up by the fire beast 'Suanni', turning into a sea of ​​red fire, burning the black iron door behind.

Wen Tiancai shook his head: "Idiot! This black iron door is one foot and two inches thick. How can they still burn through my iron door?"

His voice stopped abruptly.

Wen Tiancai's eyes had already passed through the flames and scorching air, and saw that the iron door was melting rapidly!

Wen Tiancai's eyes glazed over for a moment, thinking what kind of fire was this? How could it burn through his one-foot-two-inch thick iron door?

Four hundred flaming arrows have such power?

"Something's wrong!"

Yunhe Dao Yin Yang's pupils shrank: "It's the true meaning of inflammation! That 'Suanni' contains at least the eighth level of the true meaning of inflammation!"

This method of inviting gods is more than just a complete form of the gods. It is simply inviting the real Suanni spirit to the mortal world!

The one who used the magic of inviting gods just now seems to be just an eighth-level magic cultivator?

Chu Xisheng’s Xishan Hall actually has such a magic genius?

Yin Yang stayed for a moment, then walked to the battlements, leaned down and roared: "What are you still doing? All the magicians, come to me to put out the fire! The rest of the people, wait for me to bring water to put out the fire -"

Wen Tiancai supported six eighth-level magicians in Wenjia Fort, and the Shen family also supported three.

The two men worked together to cast a spell, and instantly summoned a huge water dragon. It was more than thirty feet long and as thick as four water tanks.

After the water dragon pounced on the fort gate, it made an instant "sizzling" sound, stimulating countless water vapors. White mist transpired throughout the fort, spreading to all sides of the fort under the influence of strong winds.

Yin Yang's face looked a little ugly.

Although the water slightly extinguished the flames on the black iron door, many cracks had appeared on the surface of the iron door itself due to the rapid cooling.

But what frightened Yin Yang even more was that just a moment later, as the Xishan Hall military formation outside the fort fired a second wave of explosive arrows, not only did the fire at the gate reignite, but the Suanni beast also regained its ferocious power, causing the surrounding water vapor to
To be continued...