Chapter 524 Launching a Counterattack (5k)
Die...Dead...
At this moment, the audience was silent, only Zhao Duan's voice was floating in the air.
People looked at the corpse lying on their backs on the ground, and blood gradually spread out on the ground. "Ah." Someone exclaimed instinctively, but was immediately covered by the person beside him with his hands.
I dare not speak loudly, for fear of shocking the people in the sky!
The body of the old lady of the Lu family suddenly trembled, and she lowered her gaze. The hands placed on her knees under the table were clenched tightly, clenching tightly...
The eldest son, the second son and the Lu family, who were extremely dissatisfied with their grandfather's handover of half of their property, were silent at this moment, and a bone-chilling chill broke out in their spines.
They finally understood why their grandfather was so humble in the face of Zhao Duan.
This person is really good at killing people and is not ruthless.
The big boss of the Mixing, who is well-known in the Linfeng Road, just killed him casually.
When Sun Xiaojun read out the crime, he seemed to have known it for a long time.
This is a premeditated killing.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Everyone picked this word in his mind.
"It seems that no one has any objections." Zhao Duan held a knife in his hand and waited dozens of breaths. Seeing that no one answered, a satisfied smile appeared on his face:
"Since that's the case, it was decided so happily. The governor knew that such a person was so openly violating the law, raising prices, and making money in war.
I originally planned to understand the justice and punishment in the future. I didn't expect that this person would jump out on his own initiative. In desperation, he had to send him back to heaven. The floor of the Lu Mansion was dirty. Don't you mind?"
The old lady stood up and bowed: "The governor eliminated the harm for the people. It's too late to say that he was too late, so why bother?"
"Okay!" Zhao Duan laughed loudly, and the sharp knife in his hand returned to the sheath with a 'swept': "It's worthy of being the best man in the city, and it's so courageous."
At this time, Qian Manwai of Datong Money House, who was frightened, stood up tremblingly:
"Caomin is willing to follow the Lu family and donate half of the wealth. There are many strange objects in the family as antique ornaments. Let's go back now and order people to respect themselves to the governor."
He was timid and just wanted to leave this bloody place as soon as possible.
Zhao Duan said unhappy:
"What does it mean to respect me? It is all for the great cause of quelling rebellion. Besides, there is no reason why guests scatter before the banquet has ended?
Let's do this, you have brought your family or servants here, just write a letter and send someone back to their respective residences. Just donate the matter to the servants. We should continue to eat and drink so that we will not waste this delicacy."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Xiaozhun gave a look, and the official guarding the door immediately drew his sword to block the yard.
The people's hearts sank, panic filled with them, and realized that King Yan Zhao was worried that they would play tricks, so they seized the hostages.
What donation? It’s simply to pay money to redeem people and buy lives.
But the situation is better than that of the human being, and the corpses in the hall are even warmer, and no one dares to raise objections. "Magistrate Sun," Zhao Duan stood with a knife and said to Sun Xiaojun: "You will be troubled by dispatching officers and soldiers and confiscating donated money." Sun Xiaojun nodded in a complicated expression and walked out without an expression.
As a prefect of the whole place, he has the courage to understand that after today, he, as a prefect, has become an enemy of the gentry in the city.
In order to avoid trouble afterwards, he had to take advantage of the opportunity of the army suppressing the city, use this "fundraising" to abolish all these gentry, and then support a group of new gentry to get up, so that he can hold a firm position.
Since he has no way to turn around, he has also shown his iron-blooded side.
Zhao Shande, the grain supervisor in the hall, was named by the prefect, stood up and wanted to go out with him. Suddenly, he remembered something and turned his head to look at Zhao Duan hesitantly: "This is a good rice shop... also donated half of it?"
Zhao Duan said lightly:
"Since you have been beheaded according to the law, you can just search your house."
Immediately, he put down the sword with a smile and walked to the main seat of the round table at the banquet. The Golden Knife sat down, called the servants to carry the body away, and raised his glass with a smile:
"You don't have to be nervous. As long as you support the suppression of the rebellion, I believe you are not a person who violates the law."
The gentry gritted the bullet and raised the wine glass, smiled and was covered in cold body.
Old Mrs. Lu drank it all in one sip. When she put down the cup, she saw the red lanterns under the sky in Qingming. She thought to herself:
The weather has changed.
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The government office, the "temporary command center" is brightly lit.
The generals led by Xue Shence are still discussing combat plans, and they don’t even have time to eat.
"What happened?" Xue Shence leaned over beside the sand table, suddenly straightened his waist, frowned and looked out.
Shi Meng, Yuan Feng and others also heard noises outside. Someone pushed open the door. In the night, a large group of soldiers lined up with torches.
Xue Shence felt nervous. He thought that an accident had happened. He walked outside the door a few steps and saw an official from the government office in a hurry. He raised his hand to stop him. The latter bowed his hand and explained:
"Reported to the Privy Councilor, it was the prefect who mobilized the garrison troops in the city to confiscate military rations, silver, and other items overnight."
Mo Chou also walked out of the house and said in confusion: "Why is it so loud?"
After a little rest, she returned here.
The official smiled bitterly: "The officials just got the news and didn't know the details.
I only knew that Governor Zhao held a banquet in the city's palace and summoned the well-known gentry in the city to the banquet, saying that it was to quell the rebellion, raise military rations and military expenses...
The gentry enthusiastically raised donations, and each family donated at least half of the family's wealth, so they needed more people..."
Mo Chou, Xue Shence, Shi Meng, Yuan Feng and others were all stunned.
Suspected that I heard it wrong.
Donate half of your family’s wealth?
When did these local snakes get so high in their awareness?
But they were not stupid people. After thinking about it for a moment, they realized that it must be Zhao Duan put pressure on him and "take away the enemy."
"It is worthy of being Governor Zhao. The local thieves have their own ulterior motives. I don't expect Governor Zhao to enter the city for a day, so I will do the trick." A general applauded. "It's indeed the style of the governor." Shi Meng sighed: "I wanted to discuss military rations and military supplies tomorrow, but now I don't have to worry about it for a short time." Xue Shence also acquiesced. As the main general, he did not interfere in local government affairs in order to avoid suspicion.
Although Zhao Duan's move was too fierce, he could get plenty of military spending, and he had no reason not to support him.
"I understand, go and do it."
Mo Chou frowned slightly. Although he felt something was wrong, it was not surprising to think of Zhao Duan's style of arresting officials when he was in the capital.
It's something he can do. "There is no worry about logistics now. The plan we discussed before can be implemented with confidence." Yuan Feng said in a deep voice: "Governor Zhao and Prefect Sun jointly ensure logistics. The Privy Councilor fights with us to defeat the enemy. The division of labor is also clear, and he will definitely be invincible."
During the conversation, everyone agreed that Zhao Duan's behavior was to ensure logistics.
The core burden of breaking the enemy and killing thieves is shouldered by Xue Shence.
No one can guess that Zhao Duan’s real purpose is to do such a trick. "Okay, since that's the case, let's follow the plan." Xue Shence nodded.
He turned around and looked back at the sand table, and saw that the imperial soldiers divided into three teams and attacked from three directions.
These are three sets of tactical plans, which will be implemented at the same time to achieve a quick victory, and Wei Xianzong's suicide camp is at the end.
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At the same time.
Under the command of Sun Xiaozhun, a large group of officers and soldiers divided into teams, carrying carriages, and rushed to various mansions and shops in the city.
Transfer large sums of food and money to the court's warehouse. At the same time, Zhao Duan needed strange things to load them in the car and sent them to Lu's mansion.
After a thrilling banquet, Zhao Duan finally let these gentry go.
Even if the entire "donation" has not been completed, on the one hand, such a large-scale transfer of wealth cannot be completed in a short time.
Secondly, many mobilizations are needed by these gentry to do it themselves.
After all, Zhao Duan is not a demon, so it is impossible for him to really send someone to snatch him at will.
Everything must be followed and followed, otherwise what will the court become? What did Mr. Zhao become?
"In the next two days, Prime Minister Sun will have to worry more, in case these people are dishonest, use tricks, and hide their property." In the courtyard of Lu's mansion, Zhao Duan stood with his hands behind his back, stood by the pond, and said calmly.
Sun Xiaojun stood behind him, and the black and thin prefect looked fierce: "Don't worry, the official will do this matter well. Those strange things have been sent outside the Lu Mansion, but they are only the first batch. This group of tribes has accumulated a lot more than they have been hoarded in the past century. The strange things related to cultivation are more valuable than gold."
"Very good, please order people to send them in. I have lived in Lu Mansion these few days." Zhao Duan raised his hand to pick a lotus in the pond, dismantled it into a petal, and threw it into the water reflected in the red lantern.
Sun Xiaozhun did not ask about the use of these strange things. He knew that Zhao Duan was a monk in the world and naturally believed that it was to plunder strange things to enhance himself.
Immediately turn around and go out to arrange it.
When the person left, Zhao Duan's eye suddenly turned silver, and the invisible figure of a female sorcerer in the wedding dress was outlined above the pond.
Pei Niannu hung barefoot on the water surface and looked at him coldly: "You... do... what..."
"I found a lot of objects that can continue to melt the Red Flame Saint Armor. I want to ask, what else can I prepare?" Zhao Duan asked calmly.
Pei Niannu was stunned for a moment, as if he was surprised, and said: "The Black Turtle Seal... thrown into the water... absorb..."
After a moment, the figure of the female sorcerer disappeared into the night. The Black Turtle Seal had a special ability, that is, it could absorb and store a large amount of water in the temple.
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According to her words, if you want to spread the clouds and rain, you can store the black turtle marks as much as possible, which can save a lot of mana.
Zhao Duan threw the torn petals into the pond, raised his right hand, the light twisted, and a quaint blue-black seal slowly emerged and rotated. "All arrangements are to avoid the worst situation. I hope I can't take action."
While softly, he threw the black turtle mark into the pond. In an instant, a whirlpool appeared on the calm pond water, like a black hole.
The water in the pool was quickly swallowed up, the water level fell, and the mud and plant rhizomes at the bottom of the pool were exposed. Zhao Duan hooked the black turtle seal, and with the ability to control water, he extracted the underground river water in the well connected to the bottom of the pool to gush out and replenish it.
He raised his hand and a chair flew over under the eaves.
Zhao Duan sat in the chair, looking at the bright moon in the sky, gradually distracted.
He decided to stay in Lu Mansion for a few days, not only to have a separate space, to melt the holy armor, but also to bind Lu Mansion to himself. "How can such a big family put eggs in the same basket? I'm afraid they have already secretly communicated with the rebels, but as long as I'm here, the Lu family can only sit at the table in the court and can't make waves."
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No words all night.
The next day, Xue Shence began to mobilize troops in a small area and tentatively attacked, both to paralyze the enemy and to give the soldiers of the Beijing camp a rest and prepare time window.
On that day, the court fought with the rebels in a small area, and the court had the upper hand, but did not attack rashly.
Sun Xiaozhun was busy and did not touch the ground and dealt with logistics issues.
The commander of the rebel side, "General of the Juren", Su Dan, was in charge of Ning'an County, transferring materials in an orderly manner, making arrangements for the city burning, and at the same time evacuated the main force continuously.
Assassin Nie Yurong sat in the government office for a day, but he could not see Zhao Duan.
This day, it was almost "safe".
However, everyone knows that this is just a prelude to the storm, and under the calm water are surging raging waves.
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The third day.
At dawn, when the sky was darkest, the Beijing camp quietly set off and divided into three routes. According to Xue Shence's arrangement, a large-scale counterattack was given.
In the darkness, on a hill in the suburbs, Wei Xianzong was dressed in military uniform, with a sharp blade hanging on his waist, and glanced at the members of the suicide camp standing in several rows in front of him.
A soldier is a strong-willed and is all elites selected from the Beijing camp. In order to move lightly, he only wears soft armor, no mounts, no firearms, only swords and swords.
In front of the soldiers, in front of Wei Xianzong, there was a whole large wooden barrel, with its mouth open at this moment, and on the table next to it were piled up wine bowls.
"Today, I will lead you and others to sneak into the enemy camp like a sharp knife, setting a way for the army behind, and the camp entered a dangerous place, so I dared to die!"
Wei Xianzong's eyes were sharp, his voice was sonorous, and he was infectious:
"Drinking this wine, I set off immediately, I have no other promises, but only one sentence, I will rush forward for this attack. If I retreat, you can kill me!"
As he said, he took the lead in picking up a bowl filled with wine. A soldier followed suit and shouted in a deep voice:
"I have no regrets even if I die!"
The whole camp raised his head and drank cold wine at the same time, and threw the wine bowl to the ground.
"Ba, bha, bha..."
Wei Xianzong drew his sword, turned around, and pointed to a town in the darkness ahead.
This is Wuhe Town, a major military camp in front of Wenshui County, and it is also a front outpost on the front line.
At this moment, the darkness before dawn gradually dissipated, and Wei Xianzong led the entire suicide camp, like a ghost or a black river, quietly approaching the town.
Behind the low city wall outside Wuhe Town, a rebel was on duty, and torches were burning in the darkness.
They were not rebels from Yunfu, but officers and soldiers from the inspection department of Wenshui County. They were captured by the rebels and surrendered and became "pseudo-army."
In the past two days, the morale of the "puppet troops" was extremely low, and there was a sense of uneasiness in private.
Because they learned that the reinforcements from the court arrived, Su Dan might not be able to hold on and run away, and the items transported over to ignite the burning city were evidence.
Of course, the city burning plan was only circulated in the army, and the people in the occupied areas knew nothing about it.
Suddenly, the black dogs lying behind the city wall all raised their ears and barked outside the city.
The rebels in the inspection department suddenly disappeared and became in chaos.
A man standing at a high place saw someone approaching and tried to beat the gong, but he was stunned by a hidden arrow shooting in the darkness. He was unable to fall down the turret.
The rebels were shocked. Most of them were archers. At this moment, it was dark and they could not shoot arrows. They were in a hurry, but they saw a group of enemies who had already climbed into the low "city wall".
"Enemy—" Someone was about to shout, but suddenly he was pressed down by his companions in the inspection department beside him: "What are you shouting? Can we block our outpost town? It's better to surrender."
A group of "pseudo-army" had no intention of fighting, and had no idea of desperately trying. They actually squatted down one by one with tacit understanding, tied their hands together, and showed their identity as the inspection department.
Someone even directed his companions:
"Go and kill those dogs, don't disturb the brothers in the Beijing camp."
"There are also those crossbows that have been removed and sent to the adults of the Beijing Camp. They are quicker!"
This scene made the soldiers of the Death Camp sneaked into the town stunned.
Everyone looked at each other and even drank Zhuangxing wine before starting, and the atmosphere was enough. As a result, the defense of Wuhe Town was terrible. Is it okay to surrender directly? "Boss, can you still kill me?" a soldier asked the adjutant of the suicide camp.
The latter said angrily:
"Don't kill me, tie it up and wait for the team behind to take over. Hey, where is the leader of Wei?"
Wei Xianzong disappeared.
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At this moment, in the best house in Wuhe Town, Chen Yong, who was stationed here, was awakened by the barking of dogs.
Hurriedly put on my clothes and walked out of the room with my shoes pulling out.
As one of Su Dan's confidants, he was responsible for stationing the town.
However, since yesterday, the elites in the town have begun to evacuate, and he has not left. One is to cover the retreat of the large army, and the other is to arrange the town's Burning City.
"Dongdong."
The gate of the courtyard was knocked, and a hurried voice came in: "President, if there is a situation, it is suspected that the scout of the court is approaching!"
What? Chen Yong was shocked and walked out quickly. During the process, he picked up his sword and asked, "What's the situation now?"
"It's okay for the time being, but the brothers are uneasy, so..."
"A group of mobs!" Chen Yong said angrily, pulled the door bolt and pushed open the courtyard door, and saw a confidant standing on the battlefield outside the door, behind him, a faint smell of blood was floating in the air.
Not good—
Chen Yong's heart was filled with warning signs, and his sword in his hand slashed out of the door with almost no hesitation. The confidant screamed and fell to the ground, but he did not see the enemy.
"You killed the wrong person." A cold voice sounded from behind.
Chen Yong was shocked and was about to turn around, but saw a long knife piercing his heart.
Wei Xianzong pulled out his knife, frowned and looked at Chen Yong who was lying on the ground, giggling in his throat, and frowned:
"Have the main force started evacuating? You are just a fool to leave. Su Dan didn't want to fight the court at all. He just wanted to run away. Xue Shence and the others were deceived by Su Dan, and they should have sent troops yesterday."
At this time, a group of soldiers from the Death Camp ran over outside the yard. After seeing Wei Xianzong killing the general manager of Wuhe Town, he breathed a sigh of relief:
"Boss, the defense of this town is too loose and it's a bit too smooth. What should I do next?"
Prince Wei Xianzong pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and showed a strange smile:
"Are you interested? Do you have a big deal?"
(End of this chapter)