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The man replied without hesitation, "They must have hidden in Fang La's cave."

"Fang La Cave?"

"Fang La Cave is located halfway up the mountain; it's a large stone cave,"

"It's at least several tens of feet deep inside,"

"The terrain is complex, and Fang La used to preach to his followers there."

"The local people called that place Fang La Cave,"

"Ordinary people are not allowed to go there on ordinary days."

Han Shizhong took out a silver ingot.

He handed it to the man and said with a smile,

“You lead us there, and this silver ingot will be your guide fee.”

The man accepted the silver.

He thanked Han Shizhong.

He then led Han Shizhong and his group toward Fang La Cave.

Soon, Han Shizhong and his group arrived at a stone cave.

The man saw the dark, gaping hole.

He then said timidly, "General, this is the cave."

"If Fang La sees that it was a villain who led you here,"

"Fang La must have killed that villain,"

"Please, General, let me go."

Chapter 1731 The Chase

Han Shizhong looked at the seemingly bottomless stone cave ahead.

He also felt that there was a high possibility that Fang La was hiding here, so he nodded and said, "Go ahead."

A fierce-looking soldier beside him hurriedly said,

"We don't know how deep this cave is, so why don't we let him lead us in?"

Han Shizhong glared at the soldiers.

"Fighting is something we're paid for,"

"He was just an ordinary citizen."

"Let him into this cave,"

"What if we lose our lives in the fighting? Wouldn't that be a terrible injustice?"

The fierce soldiers muttered,

"Who knows if he's a Manichaean?"

"Since entering Muzhou, we've been attacked dozens of times by Manichaeans posing as ordinary citizens,"

"If it weren't for the other troops killing everyone who approached the army,"

"We don't even know how many more attacks we'll be subjected to."

Han Shizhong glanced back at the somewhat dissatisfied soldiers.

"I know everyone is very unhappy about my decision not to let you kill civilians,"

"Although one person's head is worth seven bolts of silk,"

"But we soldiers are paid to protect our homes and our people,"

"How can we point weapons at unarmed civilians?"

"Fang La and the Manichaean leaders are in this cave,"

"If we just grab one of them, the imperial court's rewards will be enough for everyone to live comfortably for the rest of their lives."

"Wealth and glory await you ahead, follow me!"

"Don't bother trying to catch them."

"I'll share all the bounty I get with everyone,"

"Anyone who dares to lay a hand on a fellow soldier, I'll cripple them."

Fang Qifo, hidden in the darkness at the cave entrance, saw the soldiers find their way here.

They hurriedly and quietly retreated.

After walking about ten zhang...

Only then did he quicken his pace and run inside.

Deep in the cave,

A torch was stuck in the wall.

By the firelight, one could see dozens of people, some sitting, some standing, looking dejected.

Most of them had their wounds bandaged haphazardly.

Clearly, the fierce fighting over the past few days had left them all with injuries of varying degrees.

Fang La, dressed in a dragon robe, had lost his usual high spirits.

Fang Qifo ran in.

His expression changed involuntarily.

Fang Baihua frowned.

"Have the officers and soldiers arrived?"

Fang Qifo nodded and said,

“Someone led the soldiers to the cave entrance; judging from their accents, they were from the countryside.”

"Snapped!"

Fang La slapped the ground.

But he didn't say anything.

Deng Yuanjue shouted, "You sons of bitches, without us..."

"Let the dog emperor of the Song Dynasty continue to exploit them."

Fang Jie stood up and said, "Since the government troops have come looking for us,"

"Let's just charge out!"

"Killing one is enough to make a profit, killing two is a bonus."

Wang Yin and the others also looked at Fang La.

Fang La hadn't even spoken yet,

Then they heard someone shouting from the cave entrance.

"Fang La, I know you're inside,"

"Tie me up as soon as I come out, or don't blame me for releasing poison gas."

Upon hearing this, Fang La knew he could no longer hesitate.

Otherwise, the officers and soldiers would release poisonous smoke.

Everyone will be suffocated by the fumes.

She stood up, not daring to look at the crowd.

"Fight your way out with me."

Fang Baihua saw this,

They hurriedly followed Fang La and rushed out.

Han Shizhong had already ordered the archers to draw their bows and nock their arrows.

Footsteps were heard coming from inside the cave.

They also knew that Fang La and the others had been tricked out.

They did indeed have artillery capable of releasing poisonous smoke.

But they didn't bring them up the mountain.

This cave seems unfathomably deep.

Han Shizhong feared the casualties would be too great.

I only tried to trick them a little.

Han Shizhong heard someone rush out,

The archers immediately retreated to the outside of the cave entrance.

He shouted towards the cave entrance.

"Disarm all, or be killed without mercy."

When Fang La and his men rushed to the cave entrance, they saw the archers surrounding the cave.

Deng Yuanjue, however, did not slow down his pace even slightly.

He then rushed straight out.

Several Manichaean warriors followed Deng Yuanjue as he charged forward.

Han Shizhong saw that Deng Yuanjue and his group had arrived with great ferocity.

They were also afraid of escaping Fang La's clutches.

He immediately waved his hand.

"Fire arrows."

Gave an order,

Hundreds of arrows then pierced the cave entrance from the outside.

Although Deng Yuanjue tried his best to deflect the arrows,

But he was still hit by two arrows.

However, this fellow is ferocious.

Armed with two arrows, he charged into the ranks of the government troops.

The first few archers were immediately swept down by Deng Yuanjue.

Han Shizhong saw this,

He hurriedly brandished his sword to meet Deng Yuanjue, and shouted at the same time,

"Keep firing arrows."

The archers fired another volley of arrows.

Several people were shot down.

Then the others rushed out of the cave.

A chaotic battle ensued.

Han Shizhong possessed unparalleled bravery.

Deng Yuanjue fought hard for days,

Extremely exhausted

In addition, he was hit by two more arrows.