Chapter 10 Infiltration(1/2)
Baili Fei expands a map.
What is drawn on it is the terrain of Chilinling.
"Chilinling has a steep terrain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there is only one way to enter and exit. I don't know how many traps were set up by bandits along the way."
"If you can enter the mountain through this road, you should see a mountain village, built on the mountain, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and a powerful crossbow was also arranged, which could shoot a cow through within a thousand steps."
"Last time, the yamen organized 500 constables to attack, but were killed by only 100 bandits, causing heavy losses and returned in a mess."
"In addition, Guan Chao, the leader of the bandit, his Nine-Curve Series of Ghost Head Knife, is a treasure sword made of cold iron. The blade is sharp and powerful. Even if you enter the iron state, you may be injured by it. You must be careful."
As he said that, Bai Li Fei untied a simple long sword from his waist and handed it over. Chen Lian grabbed it, and his hand fell down, which was unexpectedly heavy.
"This sword is called Zhuifeng. After my master passed it to me, I followed me for my whole life. The sword body is three feet and three inches long and weighs nine pounds. It cuts iron like mud, blows hair and cuts hair. It ranks sixth in the weapon spectrum. Today I will give you the killing of the thief." Baili Fei looked solemn.
Chen Lian's face changed, and he hurriedly held up the Fengfeng sword with both hands, and his heart was moved.
He spent 10,000 taels to learn the arts of Baili Fei, but this Wind Chasing Sword is worth more than 100,000 taels.
Baili Fei was really kind to him.
"Senior, don't worry, I will cut off the head of Guanchao to repay the sword!" Chen Lian held the sword and bowed, bowed to the end, and then walked towards the mountains with great strides.
After crossing a redwood forest, he soon entered a canyon.
The mountain road ahead is getting more and more rugged and narrow, with cliffs appearing on both sides, as if two giant hands slowly closing in the middle.
As expected, it is an excellent place to set up an ambush as drawn on the map.
As long as you place a big rock on the edge of the cliff and push it gently, even if there are thousands of troops below, you will be sad and regretful.
This is true. On the top of the cliff, there are big stones everywhere. Occasionally, small stones are blown off by the wind, and the sound of thunder and thunder is made when hitting the rock wall, making people feel very alert.
"A man should be a pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. This is what he is talking about." Chen Lian looked up and glanced at him, squinting his eyes.
At this moment, five people suddenly appeared in the grass.
They were all wearing brown leather armor and animal fur, with terrible hair and abominable faces, and surrounded him.
"Who?"
The two people standing in front of him were using knives, while the three behind him were holding bows and arrows, pulling their bows and filling them.
Chen Lian looked at the man and asked him about it.
He is burly and strong, bald, one-eyed, eight feet tall, which is only 1.89 meters tall.
The muscles all over his body were bulging like toast, and he was holding a thick machete in his hand, and his body was filled with a fierce momentum like a beast.
"I am a red man in the Central Plains. I am good friends with your Guan Chao village leader. I'm here to visit me. You can go and report it quickly." Chen Lian said arrogantly and calmly.
"Who is it red in the Central Plains?"
"I haven't heard of it."
"what to do?"
"What should I do? Take it down first."
"What if he is really a friend of the village leader?"
The five bandits were talking and unable to control it. The bald one-eyed man hesitated for a while and turned his head to the person next to him, "Stop quarrel, butcher Lin, go to the village and ask the master."
The man turned around and was about to leave. Chen Lian suddenly raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."
Take out a gold-edged prayer note from your arms, and there are also a hundred taels of silver notes in it, a total of ten, a thousand taels!
The five bandits' eyes lit up in an instant.
"This is a reply, I will hand it over to your village leader for me."
"good……"
Butcher Lin licked his lips and took the reply. He felt a little hot. He stared at the silver notes for a long time before running into the depths of the canyon.
The other four people were a little relaxed. The other party came to give money, and they could only take one thousand taels at a time. Such good things are rare. Maybe they are really good friends of the village leader, so how dare they offend them?
A moment later, Butcher Lin ran back and said, "The master of the village is welcome."
Sure enough, money can make the devil push the mill!
Chen Lian did not intend to attack from the beginning, but chose to spend money to open the way. When he saw Guan Chao, he would capture the thief and capture the king first, and then catch them off guard.
No matter how these bandits want to break their heads, it is impossible to imagine that someone dares to enter the tiger's den alone.
Under the guidance of the Butcher Lin, soon after Shenlian passed through the canyon, he saw a stone village built from a rocky mountain standing in front of him.
The entire stone village was surrounded by tall stone walls like a city tower. A row of mechanical crossbows were installed on the stone walls. The bows and arrows were all heavy arrows two meters long, with extremely strong penetration.
Such defense can be described as a wall of iron, easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Seeing this scene, Chen Lian couldn't help but feel a little surprised. No wonder even five hundred officers and soldiers could not capture this bandit camp.
Through the gate, climb up the steps and walk into a hall.
The layout of the hall is simple. The innermost part is the tiger-skin throne facing north and south. It is divided into two rows of seats, which is similar to the emperor's court.
At this moment, a middle-aged man with a sinister expression and aged about forty was sitting on the tiger's throne. He was sitting upright, pressing one hand on the tiger's head, holding the Shenlian puppet in the other hand, staring at Shenlian coldly, and a faint chill reflected in his eyes.
This is naturally Guan Chao, the wanted murderer who was offered a reward of 150,000 taels by the imperial court!
There are eight people in each of Guan Chao's two rows.
These sixteen people were all fierce people, with ferocious faces and looked up and down with malicious intentions. Some people looked at Chen Lian without any concealment, as if they were looking at the young master with a full style.
"You are the Zhongyuan Daihong?" Guan Chao stared at Chen Lian, grinning and sneering, "I don't remember that I have a friend like you."
Chen Lian walked forward a few steps, untied the thick velvet coat inlaid with gold and jade, exposed his martial arts outfit, and stood in front of him like a crutch of the wind-chasing sword, and smiled and said, "The Lord of Guanzhai, Shenlong, saw his head but didn't see his tail. I took the liberty to visit. In order to see you, I have to use a trick. It's not intentional teasing, please don't blame me."
"Oh, then who are you?" Guan Chao's eyes flashed on the Fengfeng Sword.
Chen Lian said: "I am a businessman. I will kill anyone who gives me money."
"Killer?!"
Guan Chao stared open with his eyes, revealing a faint look of vigilance, "Who are you here to kill?"
Chen Lian smiled and shook his head: "The leader of the village is invincible, and the powerful generals under him are like clouds. How dare I be here to be arrogant? To be honest, I came here this time to have a big business to discuss with the leader of the village and seek wealth and honor together."
Guan Chao narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't say anything.
Chen Lian continued, "Not long ago, I received a business order. Someone paid 100,000 taels to kill one person, and the target was Wang Fugui, the eldest son of the Wang family of the four major families in Xueling City.
However, there are special requirements for the method of death. It cannot be killed by assassination, it cannot be killed by accidents. It must be encountered by robbers on the road and died under the knife of the robbers."
Guan Chao understood: "Do you want me to kill someone for you?"
Chen Lian nodded: "After the matter is completed, the bounty will be 73 points, how about it?"
Guan Chao sneered and sneered: "People want us to kill, but we have to bear the charges, but you have to share 30,000 taels. Is there such a cheap and good thing in the world?"
Chen Lian smiled indifferently and said, "How much does the village leader want?"
"I want ninety thousand taels!"
"Eighty thousand! You can get 80 thousand at most!"
"Ninety thousand, no one less child can do, but we are the ones who work hard."
"……All right!"
Chen Lian was silent for a few seconds and agreed slightly unhappily.
Guan Chao was proud and laughed: "When should I do it and how?"
"In two days, Wang Fugui will leave Xueling City, and there will be about ten entourages accompanying him. They will pass through the main road near Chilinling. You just need to set up an ambush in advance and kill him with a knife."
“This is simple!”
"The Wang family's entourage also has masters. Just in case, I hope the village leader will work hard in person and I will also help from the side.
After the matter is done, I will stay in the village until someone sends 90,000 taels before leaving. I wonder what the village is thinking about?"
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!"
It was not until this moment that Guan Chao relaxed and exposed his rough side.
In fact, in this ancient world, without the Internet world and informatization has not developed, people's hearts are still relatively simple, a bit like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Some people are not fools and are very smart, but they are deceived if they are deceived.
It's done! Chen Lian let out a breath and sneaked into the parody.
"The bewitching Guan Chao successfully won 1 bewitching value." A wonderful voice sounded, making Chen Lian smiled slightly.
"Come on, I'll drink three hundred cups of hot drinks with Zhongyuan Yihong!" Guan Chao raised his arms excitedly.
Soon, a grand banquet began.
The food on the table was full of game, wild boars, wild deer, rabbits, etc., and wine.
Seventy or eighty people gathered in the village, eating meat and drinking in large gulps, which was very lively.
After a while, a few trembling young girls were driven out and asked them to dance to cheer up. If they didn't dance well, they would whip over. Their screams attracted bursts of laughter, which would only make these bandits more excited and unrestrained.
One of the girls looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and the wooden man seemed to move around stiffly. The tears had long been crying, and there was only the dull light of despair in his eyes.
To be continued...