Chapter 1168 A man with a Geng character is wandering around the world, how can he not get stabbed?
Hideji Yoshida has noticed the two men for a long time.
When following Feng Ziying when leaving Yutian County, Yoshida Xiuji noticed that he seemed to be following the young Feng Xiuzan without knowing it.
He didn't know whether the guards around Feng Ziying were aware of it, but it seemed that they were still moving fast, riding along the official road from Yutian to Baodi.
There are always one or two looming figures dotting the wilderness in the distance. Even if Yoshida Hideji observed carefully, he had lost sight of the other party several times. If he had not been able to confirm that the other party was also following Feng Ziying and his party, Yoshida Hideji felt that it was really a bit strange. It's hard to find each other.
The other party should be three to four people, because the distance was too far, and it seemed that the other party was deliberately hiding his description, and Yoshida Shuji didn't want his whereabouts to be exposed, so he just kept up with him at a certain pace.
Outside a post station between Yutian County and Guhe Ferry, Yoshida Xiuji finally found the other party again.
There is a deep well here, and the terrain is flat, so Yutian also set up a porridge shed here, so nearly a thousand people gathered here, making it easy to hide.
Hideji Yoshida had already changed his clothes before going out. Although he was still a little different from the clothes of these refugees, there were other business travelers on this official road itself, so he was mixed in with the crowd. He could easily follow Feng Ziying and his group and observe carefully.
He noticed that there were two people who were different from the one he found at first, which meant that there were at least three people on the other side, and the two people were of medium stature, but they were both carrying a box-like object wrapped in rags. The specific shape could not be seen clearly, but Yoshida Xiuji suspected that it should be a bow and arrow, but other things were used to cover it up.
The Great Zhou Dynasty was not forbidden to use swords, but it had extremely strict control over bows, crossbows and armor. Carrying long-range weapons such as crossbows and crossbows with you could lead to inspections by government officials at any time. No matter what your identity was, you were required to produce necessary certification documents before you could carry them.
This immediately aroused Yoshida Xiuji's vigilance.
Carrying a crossbow is not a good sign. It is often a sneak attack and assassination. Although it is still impossible to determine Feng Ziying's future direction, at least for now, we are not willing to see her sudden death. This is not in the current interests of the shogunate.
Yoshida Hideji had no way of judging the background of the other party, but since Feng Ziying was a colleague of Yongping Mansion and had a good reputation, it was inevitable that there would be political enemies and people who had lost interests. Assassination attacks were inevitable, so it was difficult to judge.
Fortunately, Feng Ziying and his party were also very vigilant, especially in such a crowded and complicated situation. He almost kept moving. Even when talking to people, he basically stopped after a few words, and Several other guards were also very vigilant and had been monitoring the surroundings, and the woman kept walking back and forth next to Feng Ziying, obviously to interfere with possible long-distance attacks.
In this case, nothing unexpected happened. Yoshida Hideji felt that he suspected that the two men had not found a suitable opportunity, or they were worried that it would be difficult to succeed in the assassination in this environment and that they would be easily discovered and captured.
That's why Yoshida Hidetsu followed Feng Ziying and his party to the Gu River Ferry.
As soon as he arrived at the Gu River Ferry, Yoshida Hideji found that this place was much more convenient for the assassins than the previous one.
First of all, the mound and the surrounding woods are very easy to hide, and the terrain on both sides is slightly undulating; secondly, the people on the river bank are mixed, including refugees, pack teams and carriages waiting to cross the river, and even traders who make a living at the ferry. The stalls are particularly lively, and the assassins have more choices for their hiding places and retreat routes.
Especially the highlands and woods, which are the most suitable for hiding crossbowmen. It is not far from the river bank and stretches continuously for two or three miles. Without thirty or fifty people, you would not be able to surround and search such a large area.
Precisely because he saw this geographical environment that was extremely prone to ambush and attack, Yoshida Xiuji immediately raised his vigilance and began to subconsciously guard Feng Ziying and his party.
Soon he identified two locations where assassins might ambush.
One place is in the withered grass next to the river bank. The withered grass is thick and fluffy, and it also stretches along the river bank to the edge of the hillside. The shrubbery is perfectly combined with these grasses, forming a grass-shrub- A clever transition into the arbor forest.
The other place is just at the edge of the woods on the back hillside. Several small undulations form hills, which can just cover the lower observation line. But here, you can be condescending and maximize the advantages of the crossbow.
As soon as he entered the state, Yoshida Xiuji began to search hard for the target.
So after confirming the situation, he immediately searched for the hillside. However, in order to prevent his whereabouts from being discovered by his opponents or Feng Ziying and his party, he had to slow down and even cover his movements with the help of refugees coming and going. .
When he just arrived at the foot of the hillside and climbed quickly along the path on the side of the hillside, looking for suspicious movements, he heard the continuous sound of "boom boom boom boom", and his heart suddenly jumped up. A black figure stood in the middle of the branch. One took an arrow step, stepped on a bifurcation with the front foot, and stepped firmly on the trunk with the other foot. From pulling the arrow path to drawing the bow, and then pulling the string to aim and explode, Like flowing clouds and flowing water, extremely smooth.
The other person just took a posture of looking sideways, also drew his bow and arrow, and burst out suddenly.
Up and under the tree, the two of them were obviously experienced players, and they cooperated very well. They alternately fired, shooting seven or eight arrows in one breath.
As soon as Feng Ziying rode his horse and turned back, he saw a Zaojiao trotting towards him. The figure on the horse also surprised him.
"How did you come?"
"Why can't I come?" the woman on horseback said angrily, "You can't come but I can't?"
"I didn't mean that, I was just curious..." Feng Ziying laughed, and before she finished speaking, a black light came through the sky, "Be careful!"
The two arrows came at them almost indiscriminately. Before Feng Ziying even had time to react, he was hit by a fierce blow in the shoulder socket. The pain was so painful that he couldn't help but scream, and he suddenly fell off his horse.
The other arrow was slightly lower, and seemed to have caught Feng Ziying's follow-up action, firmly blocking the angle at which Feng Ziying could turn over and fall from the horse. Like lightning and thunder, it came quietly and went straight to his throat.
The woman next to Feng Ziying obviously reacted faster than Feng Ziying. The scimitar at her waist whirled out with a "chirp" sound, just in time to meet the arrow. In an instant, the arrow shaft and arrow clusters were all struck by the anger of this wave of black gold scimitar. Under the influence, it was stirred to pieces.
Before Feng Ziying could fall off his horse, two bodies lurking in the withered grass suddenly jumped out. They were only a few steps away, and they arrived in the blink of an eye. The swords in their hands were full of sword aura and sword light swept over them.
Several people who were a few feet away from Feng Ziying just woke up from a dream. They jumped up with roars as if their livers and gallbladders were split apart. The narrow-edged long knife in the hand of a man suddenly turned into heavy blue waves and took the lead to meet the sword wielder. Assassins, the Gangfeng sword energy stirred together, separated and merged suddenly.
But Busiyama La's full-moon scimitar had already completely trapped the other assassin with the knife. The two sharp knives collided together, and the two figures were also circling and fighting in the air.
Third Sister You was originally on the left side of Feng Ziying. She thought she was being very cautious and almost kept circling back and forth beside Feng Ziying. She was afraid that there would be assassins among the crowd, but she never expected that the enemy would be so fierce. , you can actually directly call archers to ambush.
This is far beyond Sanjie You’s imagination.
Almost no one in the rivers and lakes uses crossbows, because it is normal to carry knives and swords when walking in the rivers and lakes, and the government will not make it too difficult. However, crossbows are not easy to hide. Once the Ming Dynasty is discovered by the government, then It's a disaster.
Because of this, there are many masters in the rivers and lakes, but few use weapons that clearly belong to the military, such as bows and crossbows. This is why Feng Ziying and his party were caught off guard.
This kind of negligence is almost fatal. Seeing Feng Ziying's fall, Sanjie You's liver and gallbladder burst into tears. With a sweet scream, the long sword in her hand turned into bright flames, and she directly met the arrows that continued to shoot out. Arrow, guard Feng Ziying behind her.
Bushiya Mara also realized this. The most important thing is to protect Feng Ziying at this time. Otherwise, if Feng Ziying has a shortcoming, the affairs promoted by Feng Ziying and the structure gradually formed around Feng Ziying will completely collapse.
The enemy will obviously come for this. As for these assassins, they are just insignificant characters. Once something happens to Feng Ziying, it will be meaningless to kill them.
The Full Moon Scimitar suddenly erupted, and he carried it three times in a row, forcing the sword wielder to completely withdraw. Only then did Busia Mara shout: "Hurry up, the enemy has a crossbow master ambushing you. After going to the hillside over there,..."
There was chaos on the river bank for a while, and no one knew what happened. Only a few refugees who were close to Feng Ziying and his party saw this scene, but who assassinated whom, and whether they would encounter Chi Yu. Disasters only cause panic.
The Full Moon Scimitar once again showed its power, suppressing the narrow-edged sword assassin tightly, making it impossible for him to get close or retreat. The surging sword energy filled the air and penetrated into his heart. He was also frightened and inexplicable, but a man emerged from nowhere. The master, whose martial arts skills are far superior to those of the others, can be said to have fallen short of success, all because of his daughter!
(End of this chapter)