Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 184 Encountering Bandits on a Trip to Beijing Before the New Year

With Zhu Liuxiang and Eunuch Wei in the capital, it's estimated that no one in the Great Xia could kill Zhou Shixun.

The Wen family was investigated by Eunuch Wei several years ago.

The private army they have maintained over the past few years numbers only around 50,000 to 60,000 men.

The garrison in the capital were all busy with disaster relief.

But if 10,000 return from Yundian and 20,000 come from Andu, then there will be 30,000 regular soldiers.

In addition, there are approximately ten thousand secret guards within the palace who can be mobilized at any time.

In this era of cold weapons, these 10,000 secret guards were no less than 100,000 ordinary soldiers.

Clad in iron armor and wielding tempered steel swords, each one possessed martial arts skills, and each was capable of taking on ten opponents single-handedly.

Zhou Shixun was more than happy for him to come, so that he could eliminate this major threat in one fell swoop.

After interrogating Wenmao again, Chu Chen did not extract much value from him.

So early the next morning, I went to the drunkard's room.

"Shall we go to the capital?"

"Stop arguing, it's freezing cold here, and there's no Red Romance in the capital."

"If you don't go, and Zhou Shixun gets killed by the Wen family, Hong Langman probably won't be able to give you free meals anymore."

As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, Chen Qingxuan stood up abruptly.

"Let's go, hurry up!"

The explosion-proof vehicle drove out of Mashan Village and headed towards Beijing.

Within Qingyun City, refugees are rarely seen on the roads anymore.

They've probably all been taken by Lan Tianlei to some construction site for some kind of "labor training."

Once outside Qingyun City, the number of refugees gradually increased.

A day later, the two arrived in Liaozhou City.

Liaozhou City is located between Qingyun City and Andu City.

It has a vast territory and a large population.

To travel from Liaozhou City to Andu City, one needs to pass through a place called Wuhua Mountain.

The Wuhua Mountain range stretches for dozens of miles. During times of peace, soldiers were stationed there to ensure the safety of passing merchants.

However, due to the freezing weather, the soldiers had no time to pay attention to the weather, and gradually a bandit organization called Black Wind Stronghold emerged.

Meanwhile, inside Black Wind Stronghold, a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes was sitting at the head of the table.

Next to him is Da Congming, the leader of Black Wind Stronghold.

"Lord Wen, is what you're saying true? After this is done, I, Da Congming, will govern Liaozhou City?"

"General, have you ever seen the Wen family break their promise?"

"Alright, since that's the case, then tomorrow I'll take my scoundrels and go to the capital for some fun."

This Da Congming was originally a minor military officer who guarded this place during peacetime.

They fawn over everyone all day long, appearing harmless and innocuous.

However, this heavy snowfall presented him with an opportunity.

So, taking advantage of the fact that the official was busy with disaster relief, they led about two hundred men to rebel and kill the official.

He became the leader of Black Wind Stronghold and proclaimed himself the Black Wind General.

While actively recruiting young and strong refugees, they also robbed passing merchants.

In less than a month, he managed to gather a force of over five thousand people with the relief grain he had on hand.

This action caught the attention of the Wen family, who then sent someone to make contact.

Faced with so-called huge benefits.

Da Congming didn't think he was cut out for building a big and powerful enterprise; he just wanted to be a carefree city lord in Liaozhou.

So the two hit it off immediately.

Da Congming's five thousand men were mainly there to provide support from the periphery and to intercept any escapees who might try to flee the capital.

Another reason is to boost the morale of the Wen family army.

Da Congming would never refuse anything that would harm him and bring him benefits.

Seeing that the fire was almost cooked, the Wen family made an appointment with Da Congming.

After throwing him a thousand taels of silver, he rode away.

Upon arriving in Liaozhou City, Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan found it inconvenient to travel due to the accumulated snow at night, so they stayed overnight.

The next morning, the two drove on to Beijing.

Due to the heavy snow, the car could not travel fast, so it was not until noon that we finally entered the territory of Wuhua Mountain.

As soon as they entered Wuhua Mountain, the two sensed that something was wrong.

Not only has the number of refugees increased, but those people don't look like refugees who have been starving for a long time.

Moreover, they were bulging with bags, as if they were carrying weapons and food.

Moreover, everyone silently headed towards Andu.

On the surface, they looked exactly like a super team fleeing famine.

Everyone looked on with curiosity when they saw Chu Chen's car arrive.

At the very front of the procession, a horse-drawn carriage was struggling to move forward.

Directly in front of the carriage, a snow-shoveling team of about a hundred people was working hard to clear a road.

Blocked by this group of refugees, Chen Qingxuan quickly moved forward.

After seeing the snow-clearing team and horse-drawn carts ahead, they turned back.

"You idiot, this group is not simple."

So he told Chu Chen what he had seen.

Chu Chen immediately realized that these were probably the Wen family's private soldiers, using the guise of refugees to gather in the capital.

So I decided to follow along and see.

With his iron armor and firearms at his disposal, and the powerful Chen Qingxuan by his side, he felt no fear whatsoever.

Even if things go terribly wrong, I still have the ability to enter space and become invisible.

At that moment, Da Congming was listening to the report from his subordinates outside the carriage.

"You said there was a strange car coming from behind? One that could travel in the snow?"

“That’s right, General, I seem to have some recollection of this item.”

"It seems that we have seen a vehicle that looks very similar to this one speeding by here before."

Da Congming recalled it after hearing it.

After his subordinate said that, he remembered it too.

During the summer, when I was on duty here, I saw a strange vehicle speeding by.

At the time, everyone was wondering what this thing was and how it could be so fast.

If I possessed this great artifact, wouldn't I be able to roam freely across the world?

So he quickly ordered, "Make way and surround this thing. I want to see what kind of deity it is."

Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan, who were following behind, saw the group suddenly part.

A strange smile appeared on Chu Chen's lips.

"You drunkard, it seems this car is very conspicuous; everyone would want it."

"Don't disturb my sleep, you petty thief. Your hidden weapon will suffice."

"Don't you see how many people there are? At least four or five thousand, right? If they all gang up on us, how can you sleep peacefully?"

Chen Qingxuan opened his eyes impatiently and glanced out the car window.

"You on the right, I on the left."

After saying that, he closed his eyes again.

Chu Chen glanced at Chen Qingxuan beside him and thought to himself, "That's more like it. If you don't go out, how am I supposed to get that machine gun out?"

After assigning tasks, Chu Chen stepped on the gas and drove off.

After walking several dozen meters, seeing the crowd gathering around him, Chu Chen confirmed his suspicions.

After walking a few hundred meters, they saw a horse-drawn carriage lying across the road ahead.

A group of men, wielding steel swords, were coldly staring at him.

"Who goes there, barging into my Black Wind General's army without provocation? Have you had enough of living?"