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The sound of "Boom" and the third cannon shot came from afar.

Lin Fangping, who was already neatly dressed, stood up suddenly, climbed onto the horse's back with a vigorous leap, and shouted at the same time: "Get on the horse."

Huang Baozhong, the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Guard Cavalry B of the Weiyuan Camp of the Brave Army, had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He suddenly stood up, jumped up on his horse, and shouted loudly: "Everyone mount up."

The Tiger Guard Cavalry B General Company, including Commander Huang Baozhong, has a total of 510 six knights, plus Weiyuan Battalion deputy general Lin Fangping and 530 personal guards, for a total of [-] seven elite cavalry.

They all wore fine cloth face armor, and the copper rivets on the armor shone like a red cloud, pressing on the gray and yellow wormwood as tall as one person, and did not move at all despite the spring breeze.

With a "swipe" sound, Lin Fangping took out the sword from his waist, pointed it diagonally at the panicked enemy cavalry below the hillside, and shouted loudly: "Good boy, Lai Tianshou is down there. Whoever captures the flag will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver." ; If Lai Tianshou is captured, he will be given an additional rank. Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

Amidst roaring sounds, 530's seven elite riders, like tigers descending from the mountain, fought bravely to be the first, rushing down towards the direction of Lai Tianshou's commander's flag.

Under the trampling of the iron hooves of the war horses, all the wormwood taller than a person fell to the ground, which seemed to indicate the outcome that the panicked enemy down the hillside ahead was about to face...

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As a local military family in Xuanfu, the Lai family has settled in Xuanfu for nearly 200 years. Although they have never produced any wealthy people, they are not very famous outside the town.

However, in the past 200 years, his family has held almost all the military attache positions in Xuanzhen, and almost every fort along the way has their family footprints.

Therefore, although their military positions were full-ranked third-grade generals who were guarding one road, they did not pay attention to the generals and deputy generals in the town.

What's more, the Lai family is tightly tied to several other major families that have also been in Xuan Town all year round by virtue of their sworn brothers and marriages.

What is a "rich family"?
Aristocratic families, for the most part, are family members who have been in the family for generations. They are either officials in the court or large local landowners. They are powerful and knowledgeable. They have controlled the court officialdom for a long time, have economic advantages, and have considerable influence. A large family with a literary reputation and even a monopoly in some aspects.

Nowadays, in the Ming Dynasty, there is no longer a true "aristocratic family", but the Lai family is actually almost dominant in the local area, and there are signs of becoming a new aristocratic family.

However, the original aristocratic families had deep roots and could not be eradicated in a short time. However, local military leaders such as the Lai Tianlu brothers were only products of a special historical period, and their influence was also very limited, and did not affect the world. current situation.

Once there are bigger winds and waves, it is easy for the boat to capsize and kill people!

Although, in the past nearly 200 years, they had relied on various methods such as dormancy and marriage to make them look very powerful and intertwined now, almost to the extent that one person could cause the entire Xuanzang Town to tremble.

This has indeed provided a very effective protection to them to a certain extent. Since the formation of this intricate network of relationships, many governors, ministers, and soldiers of Xuanda in the past few decades have been unable to shake them.

Lai Tianshou, the general guarding the middle road of Xuanfu Town, always thought that even if Zhang Cheng was granted the title of Bo, what would happen if he became the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town?
He is just a kid who knows how to flatter people. I don’t know how he managed to get into high positions like Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia, and he was lucky enough to win the favor of the current emperor, so his official career went smoothly.

Lai Tianshou was very confident in himself. He thought that if he had been lucky enough to join the King of Qin, he would have gotten to know the elder Yang Sichang, and his achievements today would never be worse than Zhang Cheng!

Just now, when Lai Tianshou was riding his horse out of the valley surrounded by his servants, he looked back at the majestic march of his soldiers and horses, and his heart was slightly open, thinking if he could defeat that man this time. Zhang Cheng, can you replace him?
At least, you can be promoted to one level, and be promoted to Deputy Commander-in-Chief!
Just as Lai Tianshou was sitting on his tall horse, imagining the future, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dazzling flash of light on the gentle slope to the south. For just a moment, when he took a closer look, it disappeared again.

Although Lai Tianshou was the general of Xuanfu Town, he was focused on gold and silver. He only thought about how to occupy more fields, exploit more military merchants, and smuggle more contraband to the Tatars.

How could the servants, who were entrusted with military affairs such as camp conduct and military affairs to be cared for by their subordinates, be interested in such a military weapon as the "Telescope"?

Therefore, even if he sees that very strange reflection now, he will never realize that the danger is close at hand!
And just when he was having doubts, he suddenly heard a loud "bang" sound coming from the valley road not far behind him, and almost at the same time, he saw a dozen large dark circles. The lumps were thrown from the mountain walls on both sides.

"Boom...boom...boom..." loud noises were heard one after another. For a moment, everything in sight was filled with thick smoke, dust and gravel, flying in all directions. The wails and screams in the valley were almost inaudible, and the ears were filled with The horses neighed and the servants around him screamed.

The huge roar also startled the horse under Lai Tianshou's crotch. A pair of front hooves were raised high. If Lai Tianshou hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have been almost overturned under the horse.

Before he had time to react, he heard the second loud "Boom" sound from the ground cannon. It was only then that he suddenly woke up and shouted: "The enemy is attacking... forming a formation... the enemy..."

Lai Tianshou's roar was quickly drowned out by the surrounding exclamations, and was almost inaudible among the noisy exclamations.

There had been no major battles in decades. Although the Tartars had invaded the territory of Xuanfu several times before, they had huddled within the strong walls of large cities and never released a single target.

In addition to wearing tattered jackets, they also held slightly rusty swords, guns, shields, and blunderbuss in their hands. They were almost the same as the shabby military households in the town.

In such a state, how can they maintain their formation and fight against the enemy under a sudden attack?
Even the other deputy generals, staff generals, and battalions under the command of the general in Xuanfu Town would not be able to maintain a stable formation to engage in battle if they were suddenly attacked in such a dangerous place, let alone the garrison guards in various castles?
The servants around Lai Tianshou were worthy of being the people he had nurtured with all his heart and soul, and their responses were obviously stronger than those of ordinary guards. Although Lai Tianshou's voice was drowned out by the surrounding noise, they responded in time.

One by one, they either waved their riding whips or picked up their swords, guns and clubs to hit the panicked soldiers, but with little effect.

Under the usual prestige, ordinary soldiers are naturally very afraid of the servants under the command of General Lai Tianshou. Even if they are suddenly panicked now, they dare not resist.

However, it is true that they dare not resist, but it does not mean that they will obey the servants' orders very obediently.

When they saw riding whips, knives, guns, and sticks being struck at them, they turned around and screamed loudly, running away in a panic and running up the hillsides on both sides.

These things are a long story, but at the time, they happened in a blink of an eye.

With a "boom" sound, the cannon sounded again.

At this time, Lai Tianshou was able to stabilize his horse, took out the sword from his waist, raised it high above his head, and roared loudly, but even he couldn't hear clearly what he was shouting.But at the exit of the valley, a bright red color rolled down the hillsides on both sides. As they rushed closer and closer, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" explosions were heard one after another.

After each explosion, a small cloud of gray-white smoke rose up and gradually dispersed in the air.

He grabbed the leader of the servants next to him and shouted in his ear: "You're trapped, kill him, don't let the thieves block the entrance of the valley."

He turned around and shouted to another servant: "Quick... go to Yangfang Fort... ask Bao Shoucao to come to the rescue quickly... go quickly..."

Just at this moment, a servant raised the mace in his hand, pointed at the gentle slope to the south, and exclaimed: "Master Lai, the bandit cavalry... the cavalry..."

Lai Tianshou followed the sound and saw a bright red color on the slope, rushing down quickly, and the wormwood as high as a person fell instantly, rolling down like a wave.

Before he could react appropriately, he heard another servant exclaim: "Here... there's something... here too..."

After all, Lai Tianshou was a guarding general all the way, and he was calm in the chaos. His mind whirled, and he quickly made a decision. He shouted loudly: "You guys, protect me and fight to the west. As long as I get close to Yangfang Fort, I won't be afraid." These thieves."

Until now, he still called the soldiers and horses who attacked him as thieves. Even though he had concluded in his heart that these must be soldiers and horses sent by Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, he still refused to admit it verbally.

However, the defenders on Xuanfu Middle Road were in chaos at this moment. Even with servants protecting them in front and behind, they were still unable to move forward. The front was completely congested, and there was no space for them to pass.

Amidst bursts of howling in fear, the panic-stricken guards in the middle suddenly heard the sound of iron hooves coming from the left and right, like a torrent of thunder. What they could see was that on both sides of the north and south, there were torrents of iron cavalry like a green and red tide, heading towards Theirs came rolling in.

The iron currents on both wings were rushing down like giant dragons rolling over rivers and seas, and the murderous aura that seemed to be able to envelope the world soared straight into the sky.

Lai Tianshou's soldiers were all frightened by this terrifying momentum. Although most of them ran away, some people even forgot to escape and just stayed there in a daze. Even the servants' riding whips No sword or slash could drive them away.

Until suddenly, in the chaotic team, someone screamed in despair: "Ah... it's the cavalry... the cavalry is coming... run... run!"

This roar seemed to be more effective than the whips, knives and sticks of the servants. Suddenly, the middle guards under Lai Tianshou fled in all directions and were completely defeated.

They were running around in all directions like headless flies, not caring about their tail. They all wished that their parents could have given them a few more legs!

Although the servants were still shouting loudly to stop, everyone was just running for their lives. Who else was willing to obey their orders?

Seeing this scene, the servants had no choice but to wave their weapons at the guards blocking the road. For a while, the sound of wailing all over the field was deafening.

The cavalry gallops, arriving in an instant.

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The reason why Lin Fangping personally led the Tiger Guard Cavalry Division B to intercept General Lai Tianshou in the middle was not because he was worried about Huang Baozhong, but because he paid too much attention to this attack.

Riding his horse down, he immediately rushed in front of the guard in the middle.

Lin Fangping had actually seen a long time ago that Lai Tianshou, who was wearing white and bright silver armor, was trying to escape to the west, but then he saw that his escape route was blocked by panicked soldiers...

He felt comforted in his heart, but he also knew in his heart that this situation would be fleeting!
Therefore, he roared loudly and led his Tiger Guards, roaring and charging down. The direction they went to was exactly where Lai Tianshou was. Facing the panicked guards in the middle, Lin Fangping only had hatred in his heart, and no trace of emotion. A hint of compassion.

"Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself!" Yong Ningbo's teachings were always remembered in his heart...

Under the swords, chops and hammers of the Tiger Guards, those soldiers who had not had time to escape immediately fell to the ground, and the screams and screams became even louder.

However, with such a simple obstruction, Lai Tianshou, protected by his servants, broke through the panicked guards and fled westward.

Although Huang Baozhong, the commander-in-chief of Tiger Guard Camp B, is also equipped with two handguns, he still prefers to use bows and arrows. After all, this big guy has been practicing for nearly 30 years, and he does not just throw them away.

I saw him riding on the war horse, taking off the bow and arrow, holding it in his hand, and a sharp arrow was placed on the bow string. With a "swish" sound, as the arrow shot past, Lai Tianshou's ear, a burst of The blood arrows spread out diagonally upward.

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Lai Tianshou endured the pain in his neck that stabbed his heart, and walked westward under the protection of his servants.

However, he had only galloped for more than ten steps, and when he was about to escape Lin Fangping's pursuit range, he saw a black figure rushing towards him from the thorn, and he and Lai Tianshou fell off their horses.

As the servants screamed, more Tiger Guards rode up to catch up, and a melee broke out between the two sides.

"what……"

The sounds of wailing and screaming continued one after another.

A guard in the center who was not yet dead fell to the ground. He was about to struggle to stand up when he saw a knight from the Tiger Guard Battalion rushing forward on horseback. He smashed the tiger spear in his hand with all his strength. The guard who was not yet dead fell to the ground. Immediately there was silence.

There was also a guard who fell to the ground. When a soldier from the Tiger Guard Battalion galloped up to him, the horse's hoof stepped on the guard's lower abdomen. His intestines were immediately pierced and his belly was rotten. The condition was terrible.

Zhao Shangxu, an officer of the First Team of the Tiger Guard Battalion, unexpectedly pulled Lai Tianshou off his horse. He grabbed Lai Tianshou's body and rolled around on the ground, holding on for a long time until Lai Tianshou stopped struggling. resistance. (End of chapter)