It was already the hour of You, and the sky was getting darker and darker. In addition, it was darker and gloomy around it, and the road ahead was getting steeper and fog was thick and slippery, so riding a horse was almost impossible to move forward.

"Stop and arrange for people to watch the horses, and the rest will bring weapons and bows and crossbows to walk!" Chen Xu said after dismounting.

While Bai Zhen was arranging his subordinates, Chen Xu opened a pocket on the horse's back, took out a leather holster from it and hung it diagonally on his body. He took out a dirt gun and inspected it carefully. Then he pulled out a bamboo tube. After opening it, he carefully poured the gunpowder into the barrel and stabbed it with a poke bar. Then he stabbed the suede wrapped in the iron bullet into the barrel. He turned the barrel over and knocked it gently for a few times. He found it was very tight. Then he poured the remaining little gunpowder in the bamboo tube into the fire-guiding room of the musket, and then covered the fire door, and then inserted the musket into the leather holster and fastened it.

"Chen Lang, what is this?" Although Shui Qingrou was extremely anxious, she looked at Chen Xu's slow and cautious look and felt that the thing in Chen Xu's hand was very unusual.

"This is a gun, driven by gunpowder, which can shoot at a distance of about ten feet. If you really encounter bandits later, you must be careful and never rush up. There are Brother Bai and dozens of imperial guards here, all brave warriors, and there are crossbows. As long as Brother Wuya is on the mountain, I will definitely rescue him!" Chen Xu said softly and gently, holding the water.

The group of imperial guards around him were excited when they heard Chen Xu calling them brothers. Many people patted their chests and said, "Don't worry, Marquis and the little lady. As long as we can breathe, we will definitely rescue people. They are just bandits. In front of our sharp crossbows and swords, they will only die like local dogs!"

"Thank you all!" Shui Qingrou saluted to the surrounding imperial guards, and immediately scared the group of rough men, and quickly saluted Shui Qingrou.

The beautiful woman in front of me is the wife of the Marquis who has not passed away. After receiving this gift, I must take my life to fight later.

Chen Xu took out a few more times in the bed, took out a belt with four small leather hoods and tied it around his waist.

After fastening the belt, Chen Xu took out a cylindrical object from a small leather case, a ten-centimeter-long wooden handle, and a lump of iron at the front.

This is a local grenade. It was made by craftsmen based on the styles in the film and television. The wooden handle is hollow in the middle, and there is a lead wire inside. The iron lump in front is very thin cast iron, which contains half a pound of black gunpowder. There are dozens of iron marbles mixed in the gunpowder. Chen Xu specially ran to the mountains a hundred miles away from Xianyang to test several times. It can explode and its power is not small. The wooden boards and double leather armor can be penetrated within five meters.

This grenade was originally designed as a spontaneous fire device, but unfortunately, the flint wheel rotation friction device designed by the craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences was not effective. After installation, it was probably only one or two times to ignite the leads inside, and it was easy to break. Therefore, Chen Xu gave up and changed it to an open flame ignition.

These four grenades are like earth guns. Chen Xu brought them back this time to prepare for self-defense. Unexpectedly, they may be used today. At this time, I will bring them up by the mountain just in case.

Soon all the imperial guards were packed, and their bows, crossbows, swords and swords were all neatly hung, and their expressions became solemn.

"Kashi stays, and the rest follow the captain! Don't make any noises!" Bai Zhen whispered and waved his hand. Except for the ten imperial guards left to take care of the horses and luggage, the remaining forty people all dispersed, holding their breath and concentrating to protect Chen Xu and Shui Qingrou and continued up the mountain along the rugged and steep path.

At this time, the sky became darker and the mountains around it had gradually turned into dark colors. Only the sky was slightly bright and white, but the forest was very dark, and only a vague figure could be seen from each other seven or eight feet apart.

While climbing steadily, a vigilant low shout came from the front, "Be careful, there is movement ahead!"

So everyone calmed down and touched the front together. Through the woods, they saw a steep cliff dozens of feet away in front of them. There was a faint fire on the top of the cliff. There were also faint figures of people in the fire. Some of them were holding swords, guns and sticks in their hands, and they were obviously not ordinary mountain people.

"Mr. Marquis, it seems that there are indeed bandits gathering here. You and Miss Shui are waiting here. I will lead the men up!" Bai Zhen whispered.

"Well, be careful, don't be reckless. The terrain here is steep and narrow, easy to defend but difficult to attack. I guess there are obstacles like the village entrance. Let's find out the situation first and tell me that I will use the Taiyi Divine Thunder to kill these bastards!" Chen Xu nodded gritting his teeth.

According to Chen Xu's speculation, Yu Wuya was probably caught by this group of bandits, and the people who could catch Yu Wuya could think of it with the soles of their feet, and he was definitely not an ordinary master. Moreover, he was worried about whether Yu Wuya was still alive.

If Yu Wuya has a long and two shorts, then this nest of bandits must be fried into meat and fed to the dog even if they are reincarnated.

About twenty minutes later, Bai Zhen came back and whispered: "As expected, as the Marquis expected, this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is only a steep staircase that is only allowed to be two people to go up side by side. There are also gates with a height of nearly three meters and piles of thick wood and stones. There seems to be many bandits inside. If the color is dim and blurred today, if you attack rashly, you may suffer heavy casualties and injuries!"

"No one is on guard?"

"No!"

"That's good, go and have a look!" Chen Xu pulled Shui Qingrou and followed Bai Zhen up slowly. After more than ten minutes, he saw a very steep and narrow step dug out by artificially. He could hear loudly chatting and laughing, and it was quite noisy. More than 40 imperial guards leaned against the mountain wall below the steps with crossbows in their hands.

"Prince, the bandits are relaxed at this time. It should be easy for us to attack us?" A long-time man whispered.

"Don't act rashly. This road is too narrow and steep. The situation above is unclear. Once discovered by bandits, there will be heavy casualties!" Chen Xu rejected this suggestion, then looked up at the Mushizhai gate above, listened with his ears and pinched his chin and said, "Brother Bai, I want to go up and see the situation..."

"No, marquis, don't take risks!" A group of imperial guards, including Bai Zhen, shook their heads vigorously.

"Don't worry, Taiyi Divine Thunder is powerful. As long as I see the enemy clearly, the bandits will inevitably run away in panic. At that time, the attack will be successful when I take advantage of the chaos!" Chen Xu explained.

"Chen Lang, I will protect you!" Shui Qingrou pulled out the meteorite short sword in her hand.

Bai Zhen had no choice but to nod and agree.

If this ghost place really needs to be attacked, unless all the bandits above are asleep, the current situation is obviously not the case, because the noise of the above talking is extremely lively.

At the moment, the distance between us is almost close to us. The longer we drag it, the more dangerous it is. Once the bandits find someone below, even if they only throw a few stones down, they will kill many people. Moreover, there is an extremely steep slope below, and there is a cliff below the slope, which is completely a dead place that cannot be hidden.

All the imperial guards have naturally heard of the power of Taiyi Divine Thunder. They have also seen the row of big pits that Chen Xu used Taiyi Divine Thunder outside Xianyang City. They are going to attack them now. The only chance to succeed is that the Marquis releases a divine thunder and attack them while the bandits are in amazement.

Chen Xu took out his hand gun and spread the hammer apart, and carefully followed Bai Zhen up. Although she let Shui Qingrou stay below, she was still worried and followed behind with a short sword. The three of them gathered for only two steps, but they could only see each other's butts. It can be seen that the road was steep to a point that was almost vertical.

A few minutes later, Chen Xu touched the entrance of the village and saw clearly the situation inside through the thick gap of the logs.

This is a natural cave halfway up the mountain. There is an open space about several feet and ten feet wide in front of the cave. There are many stones around it. There are also several hickory and mountain persimmon trees growing at the entrance of the cave. A fire is burning in the middle of the open space. A wild beast is baked on it and the fat is dripping down from the fire. There is a strong smell of barbecue. More than a dozen burly men are surrounded by the fire in various costumes, holding daggers and swords in their hands and cutting flesh. The sound of talking is very loud. There is also a fire in the cave, and it seems that many people are eating, drinking and talking.

"Marty, the number of bandits should be more than a hundred, and depending on the dress and situation, they should be able to master martial arts. They seem to be military soldiers of the previous army!" Bai Zhen whispered.

"In other words, these people are the remnants of the Six Kingdoms?" Chen Xu asked in surprise.

"Not bad, but the accent is complicated. There are people from Chu, Han and Wei and other Central Plains. There are people talking in the caves, including Qi and even my Qin people!" Bai Zhen nodded.

"Don't worry, let the brothers below know to be prepared, and rush forward when you hear the sound of the explosion of the divine thunder!"

"Here~" Bai Zhen turned around and shook his arms a few times, and the imperial guards below lined up in a row and slowly climbed up the steps.

Chen Xu reached out and pulled out a grenade from his waist, pulled out a piece of tung oil-soaked plug that was blocked at the end, and pulled out a lead wire. Then he took out a small wooden box from it, took out a thin wooden stick and scratched it a few times. A few sparks of Mars appeared in the slight sound of puff puff puff puff puff, but it did not ignite.

Chen Xu twitched a few times and took out a small wooden stick. He scratched it a few times, and the small wooden sticks in the middle were broken.

Damn it!

Chen Xu's face was so dark that it was about to drip out of ink. Under Bai Zhen's gaze with a confused and surprised look, Chen Xu took out three small wooden sticks and stroked them. After a few times, with the flash of fire, the small wooden stick finally ignited a small flame. Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ignited the lead of the grenade.

"Huh~ Is there a fire outside just now?" A young man sitting by the fire was cutting his flesh stopped in surprise.

"You're dazzled! There are not a single ghost outside the village gate in this wilderness. How could there be a sudden fire?" A middle-aged man next to him said, biting the meat in his hand in anger.

"Haha, the dog must have been seduced by Princess Wei and was dizzy!" A man on the other side laughed.

"Tsk tsk, what's the point, Princess Wei is indeed a beauty. Last time I only took a look and had a night of dreams!" Another man said, drooling and touching his crotch.

"I heard that Princess Wei is so coquettish and has many men around him to serve him, so we can only dream."

"Not necessarily. If we succeed in restoring the country in the future, we will be all great heroes. It is not impossible for us to be lucky enough to be the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. By then, women in the world will still be fucked casually. I heard that the Princess Wei is very male-like, maybe we still have a chance to fuck it..."

"I've been told that the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers have been reorganized. I heard that the Qin King has reorganized the court and has abolished the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers..."

"What? How can the country be governed without the Three Dukes and Nine Lords?" Many people stopped in confusion and looked at a man dressed in a literati who had just spoken.

"A few days ago, I went to Wancheng to find out the news. I heard from the people in the foot house that Qinghe Hou reported to reorganize the court, abolished the three dukes and nine ministers, and established three provinces and six ministries..."

"The three provinces and six ministries are very ghosts..."

"Pu ~"
Chapter completed!