Tangli Fried Snow

Babaoshan Mine.

Tie Dan is an ordinary miner's son. He has worked as a miner in Babaoshan since he was a child, along with his father, uncle, and other villagers.

Now, a group of them, armed with sickles, hoes, and shovels, are fighting with a group of miners from a neighboring county.

This war was even bloodier than a battle between two armies. Old Wang from the village was over sixty years old, but he used a shovel like a gun to stab the enemy in the stomach. He gritted his teeth, twisted and pulled, and the man's intestines were exposed.

Spurred on, Tie Dan slashed at a boy on the verge of death with his sickle. He then chopped off the boy's head, hung it on his waist, and charged back at the enemy. He watched helplessly as his childhood friend Suo Tou was smashed open with a hoe by a burly man, his brains splattering everywhere.

He rushed forward with his sickle and slashed at the man's leg, spraying blood all over his face.

The most formidable were a duo: two people working together, one drawing fire and confronting the enemy head-on, while the other attacked from the side or behind, reaping lives. Their perfect coordination meant they were unstoppable, killing anyone who stood in their way.

The scene was chaotic; regardless of age, gender, or even women, there wasn't a single coward among them.

The miners in the two counties numbered only a few hundred, including both young and old, and they all used their own iron tools, yet they fought more fiercely than regular troops.

The incident started when miners from a neighboring county heard that there was a silver mine here, and several hundred people gathered here to try and steal it.

At first, there were probably only two or three hundred people, but the news spread faster than the wind, and miners and their families from several neighboring counties and towns joined in one after another.

More and more people are participating, and more than a thousand people have gathered together in two days.

After fighting for a day and a night, they captured prisoners of war from the other side and learned that the name Babaoshan had been changed to Babaoshan (meaning "Eight Treasures Mountain"). This rumor spread from person to person, eventually becoming the story that Babaoshan was full of silver mines and that gold had also been discovered. They heard that the silver mines here could produce thousands or even tens of thousands of kilograms of silver a day, which is why miners from two neighboring counties gathered a large group of people to come and rob the mines.

Damn it, Babaoshan is clearly a coal mine! My grandfather is over sixty years old and has worked in the mine for forty or fifty years, and he has never seen a single white stone in the Babaoshan mine!

The nearby soldiers were also alarmed and sent two cavalry squads to uphold justice, but the scene was too chaotic. The miners were incredibly fierce and brave, and some of the new recruits were so scared by their fighting that they almost wet themselves.

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out, shaking the entire mine. Both sides in the battle simultaneously stopped what they were doing; the sound was so powerful that many people felt their scalps tingle.

In the distance, soldiers gathered together, watching the dust rise from the explosion site, and their hearts began to tremble with unease.

The man guarding Jin Cheng was Xu Hu, a lieutenant general in the Southern Army and a trusted confidant of Duan Jingyu.

He emerged from his tent and saw a throng of people on the northern hilltop, their shouts of battle deafening. The earth-shattering explosions sent a chill down his spine, and his heart pounded in his chest. He immediately sensed something was terribly wrong and quickly sent a carrier pigeon to General Duan.

They immediately sent someone to request support from the main force.

Xu Hu said to his guards, "Quickly gather men; something might happen to the prisoners!"

He gathered several hundred of his bravest and most skilled men and surrounded the small house where Jin Cheng was being held. Xu Hu personally dismounted and went inside to check. When he saw that Jin Cheng was still safely locked in his cage, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, another earth-shattering explosion rang out. This time, the explosion point was clearly closer to the house, shaking the building and filling the room with dust.

But Jin Cheng remained huddled in a corner of the cage, not uttering a sound or even raising his head.

Xu Hu was taken aback. He rushed to the cage and shouted to Jin Cheng, "Raise your head!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Cheng remained silent, his head bowed.

Xu Hu shouted again, "I'll make you raise your head!"

Jin Cheng ignored him.

Xu Hu shouted to his men, "Men! Open the cage!"

One of his soldiers, who had a key, immediately stepped forward, took out a special key, opened the iron cage, and Xu Hu personally went into the cage, grabbed Jin Cheng by the collar, and pulled him up from the ground.

Xu Hu then saw the face of the person in the cage clearly.

This is damn not Jin Cheng at all!

Xu Hu's teeth were bulging and his eyes were wide like copper bells. He kicked the imposter to the ground and roared hysterically, "The prisoner escaped! Go after him!"

The hundreds of soldiers outside were terrified. If Jin Cheng escaped, they wouldn't be able to afford to pay for it even if they lost all their heads!

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Jin Cheng has escaped to the mines to the north!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Hu's body trembled. He strode out of the house and looked closely. Sure enough, several people on horseback rushed up the mine. The people on horseback even looked back at this place. Who else could it be but Jin Cheng!

Xu Hu led his men and immediately gave chase. The two sides were only a few dozen meters apart. They only had a few people, while he had more than three thousand. He was sure he could catch that kid!

In just over ten breaths, Xu Hu led his men to the northern mine, where a large number of armed miners had gathered. It was difficult to get through the two sides' camps in the mine. Just as he was getting anxious, he saw that Jin Cheng and his men on horseback were also trapped in the crowd. Xu Hu was overjoyed and immediately led his men to rush over with their weapons.

They rushed forward in no time, and Xu Hu shouted, "Go! Whoever captures Jin Cheng will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"

Upon hearing this, hundreds of skilled fighters swarmed over. When Jin Cheng and his companions saw the enemy surrounding them with great force, they drew their swords to defend themselves. Suddenly, one of Jin Cheng's men took out a powerful bow from behind and shot an arrow through the heart of the soldier in front, killing him instantly.

Those behind him charged forward fearlessly, denying him a chance to fire an arrow. A fierce battle ensued, like a collision of planets.

Jin Cheng and his men stepped forward with weapons, their imposing and fierce aura making it difficult for the soldiers to get close.

Amidst the clang of swords, both sides were instantly splattered with blood. Jin Cheng was also pierced in the chest by an enemy's sword. Although the wound was not deep, blood still stained his chest. The enemy dared not kill him, but only wanted to capture him alive. Jin Cheng slashed his left waist with his sword, and the man immediately groaned and fell to the ground.

This close combat was extremely dangerous; it was a fight to the death. The attackers dared not harm him. Jin Cheng charged left and right, brave and fearless. For a time, even the best fighters of the Southern Army couldn't do anything to him.

The sound of weapons whistling through the air and a loud shout came from the left. Jin Cheng blocked with his sword, only to see Xu Hu attacking with a heavy sword. Several skilled fighters also attacked from the front and back from the right, trying to surround him and prevent him from escaping.

These people were all highly skilled martial artists, and they made Jin Cheng struggle to keep up with his life as soon as they made a move.

Xu Hu's earth-shattering sword strike was already beyond Jin Cheng's ability to handle, and he didn't even dare to glance at the others. At this critical moment, a bolt of lightning struck from above, taking the hit from the other two directions for him.