Love Like The Galaxy.

Chapter 172

The fire that suddenly started stunned everyone. Although the Luo family's men and horses in the valley to the south were startled, the young merchants and horses in the north were also startled. Not only because of the rapidity of the fire, but also because of the strangeness of the fire.

The rectangular thatched pavilion was divided into half by Luo Cheng and the two women, but the flames seemed to have been enchanted to burn only on the southern half where Luo Jitong was, and the half of the pavilion where Shaoshang was located was not damaged at all.

Luo Jitong was stunned, and saw the fire under his feet, and the two martial servants on the opposite side only had to kick away the thin layer of straw on the ground, and immediately exposed the wet straw board at the bottom. She understood that a pavilion made of the same material, but the planks and straws on Cheng Shaoshang's side were soaked with water, and she was afraid that she had also brushed oil. As for the thin silk on the top of her head, it was really thin , the flames were gone in one lick - more importantly, the wind in this valley was from north to south.

Before everyone could think about it, the raging flames had already driven Luo Jitong's master and servant, and his clothes, hair, and even skin were torn by the flames, creating twisted cracks, giving off a terrible burnt smell. The four maids desperately protected Luo Jitong from the thatched pavilion. Just as they were eager to return to their guards, they found that several thin lines of fire on the ground were centered on the pavilion and quickly spread to the valley to the south.

At the same time, dozens of cavalrymen and horses ambushing behind the hillsides on the east and west sides received the signal and galloped up the hillside, each of them holding a few black balls with Mars tails in their hands, and accurately threw them at Luo's centaurs.

Before the Luo family's horse could react, the black balls had burst open under the horse's hooves. With a terrifying roar and orange-red cremation, the south of the lush valley had become a sea of ​​fire.

The young businessman rode his horse to the far north, looking at the fire demon hell ahead coldly across his guards.

A general from the Cheng family came over, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said with a dry smile: "Young lady, what is this thing? It's so powerful! It scared me to death! Do the adults and the lady know?"

Fu Deng hurriedly pulled him away Kai, said in a low voice: "The adults and the female gentleman know, but they have never seen it."

"There must be a name!"

"It's called 'oil fire bomb'!"

In the past five years, Shao Shang has stopped all 'hobbies' of winemaking, brick making, carpenter and ironworker. Because the Empress Dowager Xuan was most afraid of safety when she went out to play in the palace, she thought about it day and night, and developed this simple version of the earth-made 'hand grenade' more than two years ago.

Due to the lack of materials, the blasting effect was not good, so Shaoshang worked hard on the degree of combustion. Any burns caused by oil and fire bombs cannot easily be extinguished with water, and they have to use a special powder or jump into a puddle. After the oil fire bomb was tested and stabilized, Shao Shang specially trained the throwing ability of his guards, trying to be stable, accurate, and fast, and he would throw where he wanted.

However, the biggest drawback of this special weapon is that it is expensive, especially expensive. Each oil fire bomb is enough for an ordinary farm family with seven or eight people to chew for half a year.

At this time, the people from the Luo family's camp on the opposite side turned on their horses and wailed again and again. The most serious thing was not the casualties. The horses who were afraid of the flames screamed and struggled.

After the oil bombs were thrown, the knights on both sides of the hillside began to shoot arrows. Because the distance was not too far, they could aim and shoot as much as possible. Almost no arrows were missed. In addition, being condescending to do more with less – Shaoshang firmly believed that fighting a war was a job that burned money, as long as money was burned. The more people, the less lives will be burned, so she equipped everyone with more than 200 three-eyed arrow clusters with ferocious blood troughs, more than three times more than the normal equipment!

Since the start of the journey, the weather has been smooth and rainy. Only a few young guards have shot three or two birds and rabbits. Now these high-quality goods can finally be used in the bloody human life. With these huge arrow clusters and expensive oil fire bombs, Rao Shaoshang Manor has been rewarded abundantly, and he has been slow to save money these years.

Arrows rained down from the sky, and the Luo clan's men and horses, whose flames were still alive, were hit hard again. Blood poured from the arrows, which was horrible to see. Although there were five or six hundred of them, thousands of arrows could even hit one person out of ten. , can also cover as much as possible. However, not all the soldiers of the Luo family were vegetarians. After the initial shock, they blocked their shields and endured the burns and started to fight back.

At this time, it is necessary to see the dumbfounded Cheng's soldiers to play. Although they only have twenty or thirty people, they have been fighting with Dad Cheng for decades and never slack off. On the contrary, Shao Shang remembered that the Luo family had not set foot on the battlefield for more than ten years, and she did not believe how strong the Luo family's soldiers were. Above the battle formation, a veteran who is experienced and ruthless is so important.

Under their command, the troops on the east, west, and north sides responded calmly, without any rush to rush into the enemy's line, but firmly shot at the enemy group round after round. The dense rain of arrows shot to death, that is, after finally climbing up, he was hacked to death by the veterans with knives.

The Luo family, who had reacted, saw Cheng Shaoshang sitting far and high on the horse, and they came up with the idea of ​​catching the thief first. Although with the thatched pavilion as the boundary, a fire wall spreading from left to right divides the valley into two halves, but as long as they can rush through the fire wall and the guard circle and capture or kill Cheng Shaoshang alive, the Luo family may not have a chance of winning.

However, Shao Shang was already prepared. The ordinary skillful servants had no fighting strength left after several heavy losses. Fu Deng directed the guards to use spears and forged knives to wait for work, and attacked the people who rushed in at the edge of the fire wall. kill.

Due to the heavy casualties of the Luo family and their horses, and under the heavy pressure of powerful enemies on three sides, they finally found that only the south side was unguarded when they came, so the cowardly and cowardly people ignored the leader's scolding and involuntarily retreated to the valley road to the south.

More than half an hour had passed since the fight, and a few of the leaders of the government saw a bad look, and hurriedly shouted out the promise of a lot of money, and the dozens of brave Jianghu tourists began to attack the north. They first wet their coats on the edge of the cliff, and rushed over with their heads and faces covered. Fu Deng's expression became solemn, and he immediately ordered the guards to stand by. However, these people also have shortcomings -

after struggling to kill for a long time, the burns and arrow wounds on the Jianghu guests are unbearable, and then the guards in front of them are loyal, desperately resisting, and protecting Cheng Shaoshang from the wind and rain, it seems that They couldn't help but get anxious because of the thin wall of people.

At this time, Shao Shang shouted loudly: "Knights, please listen to what I have to say. I am the imperial order of Yong'an Palace proclaimed by His Majesty. If you kill me today, you will kill the court officials. I have sent people back just now. If the letter is passed on, not only will the Luo family not be able to escape, but those who help Zhou will also be arrested by the government, can you think about it?" Although he has resigned, it is not bad to use it to fool him.

Those Jianghu guests moved slowly.

Shao Shang continued: "You are working so hard, but for the sake of money. I might as well tell everyone that the lady of the Luo family in front of you has committed a heinous crime, and the whole family of the Luo family will not be able to escape. By then, you will go. Where can I get the bounty?"

The eyes of the Jianghu guests looked at each other, showing sway.

Despite this, there were still three or four dead-hearted Jianghu tourists and ant colony-like servants who rushed into the guard circle. Shao Shang drew his sword to resist without a word, and shot with a bow and crossbow at the same time. At this moment, a high-pitched voice sounded behind her. The horn was beating, she looked back, and saw a large group of people rushing towards Gu Daokou, and the first person was her dear brother.

Everyone's morale was greatly lifted, and they all shouted 'reinforcements are coming', 'the third son's rescue has arrived'...!

The Luo family was irritated and angry because they couldn't attack for a long time. Luo Jitong endured the burns on his body, glared fiercely at Cheng Shaoshang who was safe and sound in front of him, gritted his teeth, and ordered to retreat!

Shao Shang and the rest of the soldiers were exhausted, so Shao Gong ordered the pursuit. However, an unexpected thing happened at this time. The flames all over the ground not only prevented the Luo family and horses from attacking Shao Shang, but also hindered Shao Gong's pursuit. Many enemies were captured, but Luo Jitong still escaped under the protection of his confidant guards.

Shaoshang sat down on the boulder tiredly, watching his brother command the soldiers to take care of the aftermath—putting out fires, treating the wounded, restraining the dead, and counting the number of people killed and captured... Although Fu Deng was also exhausted, he still stayed loyal to Shaoshang. Beside him, he said with a smile, "Young lady is really amazing, she actually has such a skill!"

Shao Shang didn't answer, but just smiled - the teacher must be queer, and this is what Huo Budo taught her.

The shadow of the sun tilted slowly, dragging the people walking in the valley out of the shadow of the elder. Looking at the moving figures on the ground, Shao Shang suddenly remembered the golden evening of Changqiu Palace.

The palace maids and eunuchs who were preparing dinner came and went, and the figures on the white marble floor in the atrium swayed. Among them, there was a particularly upright and upright figure-he always liked to wait for her by leaning on the corridor by himself, with long eyelashes hanging without saying a word .

When Shao Shang came out, he happened to see his clear and beautiful curved jaw, and his slightly loose forehead hair was like a piece of gold, falling softly on the brow bone. He heard her footsteps, and when he turned back and smiled, he was young Incredibly beautiful.

At that time, Shao Shang always wondered why such an omnipotent genius was always so unhappy, and why his smile rarely reached the depths of his eyes.

Huo Budo is not good at gossiping, and Shaoshang is reluctant to stare at him with big eyes. She is often relatively silent and soon she becomes distracted. In order to prevent her from slipping away, Huo Budo has no choice but to talk to him.

He would tell her about the trip to the Western Regions, the cunning and cute little ferret on the snowy mountain, the jokes made during the first march, the respectable strong enemy and the weak traitor, the ancient and vast Hexi Corridor , the satisfied smiling faces of the peasants in the endless rice sea, the loneliness after the tragic victory, and the ruined former imperial palace in the setting sun...

He also said that even if she was sitting beside him, he still missed her.

Looking back many years later, it turned out that they had talked so much and had so much laughter. When I was young at the time, I didn't know what to do, and looking back, there was only bitterness and disappointment.

When she was in a daze, Cheng Shaogong finished taking care of the affairs and ran to find her sister: "...kill two hundred, capture one hundred, and the rest escaped. I'm really sorry for you." On the road, hurry up and hurry up, not even daring to drink saliva, just because he is afraid that he will not be able to save his sister.

Shao Shang smiled with relief: "Don't be afraid, Taoist priests can't escape Taoist temples if they can escape. With these living and death certificates, I want to see how the Luo family retreated. Without the Luo family, what is she Luo Jitong? Even if they can escape With one life, I can only be a prodigal dog who cannot see the light of day!" For Luo Jitong, the life of a poor and nameless life is probably more painful than killing her.

Cheng Shaogong half-untied his armor, sat down and sighed: "Curly, if my father sees what you have done today, I will be relieved...and my mother, the person she has seen the most wrong in her life is probably you."

"The third brother has won the prize. You and the two older brothers have grown up on the side of the battle formation since childhood, and you have been fascinated by your ears and eyes. It is even more amazing to think about it." Shao Shang was extremely tired, and his tone became soft.

Cheng Shaogong shook his head with a wry smile: "Father always said that back then, he mistakenly thought that the marching army depended on fighting and rushing, but only after suffering a few losses did he realize that the more the war is, the more calm and calm he is. Calm down, but too much planning and lack of momentum, like today's 100 to 500, the eldest brother will never do it. The second brother has the momentum, but unfortunately he can't be stimulated, so he has to find someone who can hold him back. Calm down, and me, cough...I won't say it anymore." The

young merchant was not overjoyed when he heard these words. After being silent for a long time, he said, "To tell the truth from the third brother, I was in a hurry to get married back then, just to get rid of my family as soon as possible, and make some achievements in the future to show those who look down on me. After all these years, I now realize how others think of me. Me, I don't care anymore."

Cheng Shao Gong was overwhelmed with emotion and patted his sister's shoulder.

"Brother, do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry."

"I didn't eat hot food for a day either! I ate up the dry food right away when I was on the road... Wait a minute, I saw someone dig a pit and start a stove just now. I'll eat some soon."

"Alas, these idiots can make something delicious. The lunch at noon was so good that I didn't choke to death, so it's important to bring the fire cooker back from the wilderness."

"Yes, there are still Cuixiangfang pastries I kept on the carriage."

Shao Shang slowly turned his head: "...I asked you yesterday, didn't the third brother say that they have eaten all of them?!"

"Uh...this "..."

Shao Shang was furious and rushed up to fight, Shao Gong smiled and blocked: "It's alright, I'll give you half of it, can't you do it, stop fighting... stop fighting... Let's do something serious! "

What's the matter?" Shao Shang had no energy, so he had to call Jin temporarily.

"Idle is also idle, it's better to go and judge the captured Luo family soldiers."

Shao Shang's eyes lit up: "Actually, I also thought of it, Luo Jitong is such a large group, it is impossible to run around all over the ground, there must be a place to stay. Let's find out about this place and chase after him overnight, maybe we can capture Luo Jitong alive!"

"If you want the trial, hurry up, or people will run away when

they feel relieved ." , one said to coax, so the two parted ways. Cheng Shaogong picked a prisoner with a erratic face, and Shao Shang found a stupid big man who looked dumbfounded.

The brothers and sisters each set up an account and started a friendly match of the Flesh Cup.

Shao Shang took off his soft armor and walked into the tent wearing old clothes splattered with blood. He first made a fool of himself to the idiot who was tied up with five flowers. Starting from the deep sisterhood between her and Luo Jitong in the Changqiu Palace, he kept saying To the misunderstanding of the twin sisters.

"... Sister Jitong is two years older than me, and she takes care of me everywhere and asks for help. I don't understand the rules in the palace. Once I knocked over the empress's water table when I was grinding ink, and Sister Jitong took the blame for it. Go. I am grateful in my heart, if I am sincere, then she will be a real sister!" Shao Shang clutched his silk handkerchief and wept, and used Luo Jitong's story as nonsense material, "Later Huohou refused to marry Sister Jitong, A sister blamed me for this, oh oh oh, I'm wronged, the little girl is also a person who knows how to read and etiquette, how could she seduce Huo Hou!" The

stupid big man didn't know what happened to his daughter-in-law and Cheng Xiao-niang Gratitude and grudge, but seeing the little girl in front of her with tears in her eyes, the tip of Qiao Shengsheng's nose was slightly red, and she was crying pitifully.

Shaoshang has no guilt for deceiving people. God gave her such a small white lotus appearance, so use it well and don't waste it!

"I was beaten in a daze, and I don't know if Sister Jitong was injured. Thinking of Sister Jitong's burns, my heart felt like a knife cut! If it wasn't for the middle of the family to stop me, I would rather die in Jitong. In the hands of the elder sister, she is unwilling to do any harm to her! This strong man, are you willing to believe me?" The

girl looked over with hope with her crying red eyes, and the tears fell one by one. Nod.

"Since that's the case, please tell the strong man where Sister Jitong is now. When I find her this time, I will beg her in a low voice and persuade her not to make her annoyed again." Shao Shang saw that the big stupid man was still a little hesitant. Decided to add fire.

"How could I seduce Huohou? The little girl still thinks about the eldest son of the Yuan family, and when the time comes, she will ask a strong man to speak to Sister Jitong on my behalf! Hey, you must know that the little girl is also a person who suffers from misery. I got engaged three times, and retired three times, and there were rumors in the capital that I was a bum, whether it was the young son of the Lou family, the eldest son of the Yuan family, or Huohou, every unmarried son-in-law was sued. I was in the capital. I can't stay..."

"What are you talking about!!" A familiar man scolded sharply.

Shao Shang was crying vigorously, and when he heard the sound, he raised his head in shock, only to see the curtain of the tent lifted high, a tall and tall young man standing upright at the door, and the setting sun reflected the golden armor on his body. From Shao Shang's point of view, I just saw his beautiful curved jaw and loose forehead like broken gold, but -

a head was inserted obliquely at the door, Cheng Shao Gong smiled dryly: "I stopped him. ."

Shao Shang:

"What did you just say!" Huo Budo frowned.

"Uh..." Shao Shang wanted to say that it was very complicated, and he couldn't explain it for a while. After deliberating for a long time, he finally said, "Maybe you don't believe it. I just said good things to Luo Jitong."

——Look, this It was her luck from childhood to adulthood.