Turbulent Times Chapter 7: Kill at the alley

Besides the capital of the Sui Dynasty, it is divided into ninety-eight prefectures, with a total of three hundred and seventy-two counties and nine hundred and twenty-five counties. The ninety-eight prefectures are divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. Among them, eighteen upper prefectures have a special status, far exceeding ordinary prefectures in terms of population, jurisdiction, and garrison. In addition, the chief officials of the middle and lower states are the fourth-rank governors, while the chief officials of the eighteenth upper states are the general managers, who are the third-rank, and the rank is two levels higher.

Because Yongzhou faces Tuyuhun and Western Turks directly, and has 100,000 troops stationed there, it is also listed among the eighteen upper states. Moreover, Dugu Moyu's status and power, especially the soldiers and horses in his hands, can rank among the top six among the eighteen generals in the world.

Dugu Moyu had already gone away under the **** of a thousand cavalry, leaving only a trail of yellow dust rolling. The people who were forced to the side of the road stood up without saying a word and continued on the road. Liu Gang also yelled at the peasants to drive the mule carts onto the official road and prepare to set off.

Wang Junlin came back to his senses, only to realize that he hadn't responded to Liu Gang's words, so he smiled apologetically at Liu Gang.

When he came to this era in a daze, Wang Junlin was confused at the beginning, but now he has the idea that what has come is safe, and he has experienced the vendetta with the Zhang family, how can he live a lifetime in a daze , or even if he wanted to be an ordinary person, it was impossible. Because of his personality, everything he experiences will lead him to develop ambition and force him to change and grow continuously.

Wang Junlin believes that one day, he will be more powerful than Dugu Moyu.

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The convoy of military supplies, food and grass was back on the road. In the evening, the convoy arrived in Gangu County.

There are three counties under Tianshui County, namely Qingshui County, Gangu County and Qin'an County. And from Tianshui City to Longxi County, you must pass through Gangu County.

The county government specially arranged a barracks in the city for the food and grass **** team to rest, but the conditions were a little rough. It was a Datong shop that could accommodate fifty people. He fell asleep after taking off his shoes, the smell of hot weather, Wang Junlin went in once and didn't want to go in a second time. Fortunately, he had a special status, and Liu Gang, the fire chief, could not control him. Wang Junlin greeted Liu Gang, agreed on the departure time tomorrow, and left the barracks.

As soon as he left, the four soldiers who harbored ill intentions followed him up. The four of them want to kill Wang Junlin, but they don't know that Wang Junlin also wants to deal with them earlier, so that they can feel at ease along the way.

Compared to Tianshui County, Gangu County is much smaller in terms of size and population. Wang Junlin specially chose sparsely populated and remote places to wander around.

Not long after, Wang Junlin came to the entrance of an alley and walked in. After a few breaths, four soldiers appeared furtively at the entrance of the alley, looking inside.

After seeing this, they were shocked—the alley was not deep, only about fifty steps away, and it was a dead end. The walls on both sides were 1.5 feet high. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to climb up by manpower without tools. , there was originally a door at the end, but it was sealed with stone bricks a long time ago.

Thus, the four people glanced at it, and even a mouse could not hide it, but Wang Junlin, a living person, disappeared.

Four people entered the alley with suspicious expressions, and at this moment a person suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley, raised his hand and shot at him.

With a scream, a soldier standing at the back was shot through the neck. The faces of the other three people changed drastically, and they reacted quickly. When they turned around, the arrows in their hands had already been shot. At the same time as the arrow, he moved forward four or five steps, came to the corpse he shot, picked up the corpse casually, and rushed towards the three soldiers as a shield.

These three soldiers are worthy of being the personal soldiers of a captain in the Cheqi Mansion of Tianshui County. They have rich combat experience and superb arrow skills. Wang Junlin instantly judged that if he made a long-range attack, he would be one against three, and he would not be able to win, so he decisively shortened the distance and fought in close combat.

The three soldiers were obviously very confident in themselves. Seeing that the bow and arrow could hardly hurt Wang Junlin, they simply dropped their strong bows and raised their knives to meet Wang Junlin.

When he was three steps away, Wang Junlin violently threw the corpse in his hand and smashed it at two of the soldiers. At the same time, his body rushed towards the third one like a leopard.

The third soldier slashed without fear, but Wang Junlin did not hide or dodge. While blocking the opponent's sword with his right hand, his whole body hit the soldier's arms with his left shoulder as the center of gravity.

Although this soldier was fierce, it was the first time he encountered this style of attack. He was caught off guard and was knocked out, vomited blood, and was seriously injured by the blow.

There was a sound of wind coming from behind, Wang Junlin didn't stop, turned around on the spot, jumped up, and slashed behind with the knife in both hands. different. It was as fast as lightning.

With a bang, before the knife in the soldier's hand stabbed Wang Junlin, Wang Junlin chopped off one-third of his head, and the last soldier's brains and blood splashed all over.

Seeing that his companion died so quickly and was injured, the soldier knew that he was no match, so he ran out of the alley.

Wang Junlin didn't chase after him, picked up the longbow, raised his hand and shot an arrow, and with a sneer, the soldier was hit by an arrow, fell to the ground, twisted for a moment, and then remained motionless.

The soldier who was seriously injured at the beginning was lying on the ground with a pale face. When he saw Wang Junlin walking towards him with a **** knife, he said in horror, "Excuse me!"

Although this soldier had killed many people on the battlefield, the fear of death still made him almost collapse. Wang Junlin lowered his head and smiled at him, his squinted eyes flashed with terrifying murderous intent.

"It's okay not to kill you, just tell me who sent you to kill me."

"We were sent by Lieutenant Zhang Qingli of the Fourth Regiment of Cheqi Mansion in Tianshui County."

"What is his relationship with Zhang Qingyu?"

"Zhang Qingli is Zhang Qingyu's younger brother."

"In this case, you can die."

"You promised not to kill..."

With a pop, Wang Junlin cut the soldier's throat.

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I rested overnight in Gangu County, and the next day just after dawn, Liu Gang led the soldiers and militiamen to eat something casually, and set off again. Wang Junlin was waiting at the gate of the city early. The convoy waited outside the city gate for a while, but no other four soldiers appeared. Liu Gang took a deep look at Wang Junlin and gave the order to set off.

This Liu Gang is also a smart person. When he set off in Tianshui City, four of his soldiers were abruptly replaced. He felt that there was something wrong with it, until he felt the strange relationship between Wang Junlin and the four soldiers along the way. After the hostile relationship between them, he vaguely understood that these four people came for Wang Junlin.

Yesterday, the four of them left as soon as Wang Junlin left. Now that Wang Junlin has come back alive, it is clear that the other four are in danger. This involves big figures like General Ying Yanglang and Captain Du. Liu Gang is just a small fire leader, so he can only pretend not to know how he dares to get involved.

After killing four people, Wang Junlin did not relax his vigilance. Zhang Qingyu knew his means and strength, and it was absolutely impossible to send only these four people to die. What this backhand is, it will be difficult for Wang Junlin to guess for a while.

Wang Junlin originally thought that if Zhang Qingyu had any means, it would definitely be within the scope of Tianshui County. After all, Zhang Qingyu was only quite powerful in Tianshui County. But in fact, until he walked out of Tianshui County for two days, he did not encounter any danger.

"I don't know what important information must be. Unfortunately, there is no source of information. After all, the information obtained in the market is limited." Wang Junlin never believed that Zhang Qingyu would let him go like this.

As Wang Junlin thought, doing business with Tuyuhun and the Qiang people, although many big and small aristocratic families, and even local civil and military officials are secretly doing this kind of thing, but it is a taboo of the court after all, so it is all done secretly This is especially true for the Zhang family. How could Wang Junlin know such a secret thing with his contacts in this era when he first came here.

On the third day after leaving Gangu, the convoy arrived at Wutou Town. This town is located in a basin surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is relatively flat. Many business travelers stopped by here, forming a prosperous mountain town.

Sitting on the mule cart, Liu Gang drank water and ate dry food, and said to Wang Junlin, "Let's just make do with the night here tonight, and when we pass Wutou Town tomorrow, it's about 100 meters away from Longxi County. It's not far away, and then we can have a good rest."

Wang Junlin looked at the mouth of the gorge ten miles west of Wutou Town, frowned slightly, and said, "Where is the front, the terrain looks very dangerous."

Liu Gang knew what Wang Junlin was worried about, and said, "The canyon in front is called Beidao Canyon, which is more dangerous. There are a few Qiang tribes nearby, but we are escorting military supplies and food. Give these Qiang thieves some courage. They didn't dare to start."

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The sky is getting darker, and the sunset glow is like blood, reflecting the bright red of the mountains on the horizon.

Mi Qinhu, the head of the Gedao tribe of the Qiang nationality, rode on a horse, stomped his feet on the mountain road on the south side of Gedao Mountain, and looked far to the east.

The weather is scorching, even after the sun sets, the mountain wind still carries a hint of heat. He was used to wearing furs, even in the hot summer, he only took off half of them, revealing half of his iron-like chest. Around his waist was a belt made of unknown animal skins, but on his left arm was a round emerald gemstone. This is the symbol of the chief of the Ge Dao tribe.

Mi Qinhu is making an extremely difficult decision at this time. Just over a month ago, the powerful Western Turk sent an envoy, bringing a heavy gift, promising attractive benefits, and asking him to make a decision. thing. His greed and some pressure forced him not to refuse. With his cooperation, 3,000 brave Turkic cavalrymen were broken into pieces and came to the sword department, where he hid them in the back mountain.