Chapter 59: First Battle of Collecting Herbs
At the command, all the Tiger Gang disciples set out collectively, reorganizing their equipment, holding swords, and more than 800 people marched towards the gate of the Herb Picking Gang.
The gate of the Herb Picking Gang is located in Huangshiya, 17 miles away. It is located in a dangerous place on a high mountain. There are cliffs on three sides and only one side is flat. However, the Herb Picking Gang has been built for hundreds of years, and there are many traps and fortresses.
Along the way, countless Shi family disciples can be vaguely seen. They also gathered together in groups of ten, staggered and orderly. Both sides passed by each other without talking to each other, but there seemed to be a tacit understanding between them.
It was only seventeen miles away, and soon everyone arrived there. There were faint traces of blood along the way. Before everyone arrived, the first-arrived men of the Black Tiger Hall had already begun to clear the area. It was not until everyone arrived in front of the Yellow Stone Cliff that they were stopped from advancing.
The other side also discovered the crisis and all huddled behind the mountain gate on the cliff. There was only one way up the mountain. The road was very wide, about two feet wide, but it was just a twenty-degree slope. However, blocking the road further ahead was a huge stone wall, which was two meters thick and made entirely of blue bricks and stones. The gaps were solidified with wood ash or eggs, making it extremely solid. The walls were all stone forts, revealing countless shooting holes. In the middle was a mountain gate, about two feet in size, made entirely of black iron and bronze, and extremely heavy.
On the other three sides of the Yellow Stone Cliff, shouts of killing appeared from time to time. The disciples of the Black Tiger Hall were all here. It seemed that the other three places were taken by the Shi family, and all the disciples of the Herb Picking Gang who wanted to escape were killed.
Yu Zecheng sighed. The Herb Picking Gang was finished. They had committed a big taboo. The immortal cultivator Li Yebai, who was secretly hired, became their scourge. A few days ago, Doctor Shi injured Li Yebai and then let him go. Although he was smiling, he had already started to kill him.
Li Yebai's tough words when he left made Doctor Shi want to kill him. If such a scourge was left, if Doctor Shi got old or was no longer able to do it in the future, no one would be able to deal with Li Yebai, which would bring disaster to the Shi family. Since they had a grudge, they must definitely eliminate the hidden dangers. So Doctor Shi ordered to cut the grass and root out the roots, and even the Herb Picking Gang was killed.
The Black Tiger Gang attacked the Herb Picking Gang this time because the Black Tiger Gang had already noticed the ambition of the Herb Picking Gang, and the other was probably commissioned by the Shi family. These big families in Tang Country exchanged what they had with each other, and the existence of the Tiger Gang was originally for this purpose. The Herb Picking Gang did not offend that single faction, but the entire ruling class of Tang Country. Even if they survived this disaster today, they would definitely perish soon.
All of Yu Zecheng's disciples were surrounding him, as were Liu Daohan's. In the middle were the subordinates of Tan Erlang and Butterfly, who were executed as the leaders of the deacons. Behind them were the disciples from the Black Tiger Hall. They gathered at the foot of the mountain, waiting for orders.
Behind the disciples of the Black Tiger Hall, there were four armchairs, with one person sitting on each chair. Among them was Chen Quezi, and another was Yang Chenglin from the Warming Gang. Yu Zecheng had seen the other two in the inner hall of the Black Tiger Hall. They were both vigorous old men who accepted the offerings of the Black Tiger Hall.
Chen Quezi and Yang Chenglin were both innate masters, and it seemed that the other two were also like this. This was probably Ma Laohei's trump card, and they were used to deal with Li Yebai.
Yang Chenglin felt Yu Zecheng's gaze and immediately looked at Yu Zecheng, his eyes revealing immense hatred. His face was completely burned, all because of Yu Zecheng. Yu Zecheng smiled. Although Yang Chenglin was promoted to a congenital master, he had never troubled himself because of his relatives and subordinates. Because he attacked Yu Zecheng as a congenital master, it meant that the Warming Gang declared war on the Tiger Gang. He might be able to leave, but the rest of the Warming Gang would not be spared. He could not bear this result.
Another one, Yu Zecheng's magic also burned his courage, and he might not have the courage. I don't know what Ma Laohei promised, so he invited him here, but Yu Zecheng knew that Yang Chenglin would definitely die today. With Ma Laohei's vicious tactics, he would never let such a congenital master stay and become a hidden danger on the Black Tiger Hall's territory.
Ma Laohei shouted:
"Disciples of the Shanhu branch in front, listen to the order, pretend to attack immediately and test the enemy's strength."
This order was given to the disciples under Tan Erlang in the middle. Their leaders were all executed, and Ma Laohei did not trust them. He completely regarded them as cannon fodder and ordered them to attack first and test the enemy.
These two hundred people, look at me, I look at you, there is no way, only to grit their teeth, the tragic death of Hua Hudie and others just now is vivid in their minds. If they rush forward, there is still a way to survive, and they will die in a narrow escape. If they don't rush forward, they will be traitors and will die.
But fortunately, Ma Laohei prepared a lot of war equipment, including ladders and battering rams. One of them was given a strong shield, which at least gave him a chance to survive.
More than two hundred people shouted and rushed towards the other side's mountain gate. The other side was completely silent, as if there was no one. When these two hundred people rushed to the bottom of the mountain wall, a gong sounded suddenly, and countless heads appeared on the wall. They started shooting with strong crossbows and arrows, and immediately lowered their heads and screamed.
Those powerful crossbows were obviously military crossbows, and the strong shields were completely unable to resist and were pierced by the crossbow arrows. As long as someone was hit by an arrow, they would be poisoned in a moment, their body would turn black and die from the poison, and a layer of mist would appear under the wall, and those who smelled it would fall to the ground and vomit, losing their combat effectiveness. The Herb Picking Gang has been picking herbs for generations, and playing with poison is their strong point.
Ten of these more than 200 people carried battering rams and hit the opponent's mountain gate fiercely. "Bang, bang" the mountain gate did not move at all, and there was no effect at all. At this time, bows and arrows were fired fiercely, and poisonous fog rose. Suddenly, these disciples screamed continuously. After holding on for a moment, they all retreated. When they rushed out of the opponent's attack range, only more than 30 people survived. In fact, this is a kind of cleansing. Ma Laohei is killing people with a borrowed knife.
A person on the wall shouted:
"Master Ma, how are you? This mountain gate is just the first of my seven mountain gates. It is the simplest. Don't come to die. Besiege us. I don't have much food on the mountain. It's only enough for us to eat for two years. You can besiege us to death in two years, hahahaha."
This person is Feng Yuan, the leader of the Herb Picking Gang. He laughed at Ma Laohei loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of scolding and ridicule on the wall.
Ma Laohei snorted coldly and said:
"Have you locked the position?"
Someone stepped forward and answered:
"Everything is ready."
Ma Laohei said:
"Okay, prepare to attack."
Then twenty people walked out of the crowd. They began to pile on the ground, and then took out various parts and assembled them. Although many parts were brought by people along the way, Yu Zecheng still found that someone had a Qiankun bag in his hand, and took out some key mechanical parts from it.
Soon, the assembly of ten catapults was completed. This catapult had a strange shape and a small shape. It was only two meters high and the throwing arm was only five meters. However, this thing was very famous. It was a siege weapon that could only be used when Tang State fought against other countries. It was the most strict military equipment and was firmly in the hands of the Tie family in the army.
I didn't expect Ma Laohei to be able to get it. Yu Zecheng and everyone were shocked. Yu Zecheng looked carefully. Although the twenty people were wearing the clothes of the Black Tiger Hall, he had never seen them all. It seemed that they must be foreign aid from the Tie family, pretending to be people from the Black Tiger Hall.
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