Chapter 149 Cao Lianwang dies!
While giving them soldier cards, Niu Zhuang said: "There are still ten people left in our guard station. We have changed the sergeant cards yesterday. This is yours!"
Shen Lanxi’s hand is number 11, Wei Dongzhu’s is number 11, and so on!
"I know what you are going to ask. Don't even think about the armor. The soldiers from before have worn it away. There are still some tattered ones in the warehouse. It doesn't matter whether you wear them or not!"
"There are still some shields, swords and spears, so you should use the spears first!"
Niu Zhuang took him to the warehouse and each received a rusty iron wood warehouse.
"Let me assign you a task first. You two are Yandun, and you two are miscellaneous soldiers. You are responsible for guarding the gate first. When Cao Baihu comes, we will see it clearly before making arrangements!"
Shen Lanxi and others exchanged glances. Niu Zhuang said this, which means that they may not necessarily stay in the guardhouse.
"All the food has been taken away, not much is left. There is no war or banditry now. We only eat one meal a day, all at noon."
Fortunately, when they came Brought some food.
Niu Zhuang divided them into groups, took them to their respective posts, and then squeezed into the house.
It was not until noon that Cao Lianwang came over.
"Master Cao, last night Zhang Liao from Hongliutun sent some people to join the army. They are all tall and strong, and they can work at a glance!" Niu Zhuang said to Cao Lianwang with a flattering look on his face. report.
Cao Lianwang frowned: "Besides them, is there anyone else who sent people here?"
Niu Zhuang: "No, maybe the road is not easy to walk on!"
Cao Lianwang He said with a dark face: "The higher-ups mobilized troops in a hurry this time and transferred all the military households here. If bandits and horse thieves invade at this time, how can we defend the city? The higher-ups don't care why you failed to defend the city. , they only care about the results!”
“I don’t care what method you use, the military households here must be expanded to two hundred people. If the spring starts in the next year, I will plant your whole family in the fields.”
Niu Zhuang hurriedly said: "Yes, I will take people to the county to recruit soldiers!"
Cao Lianwang stayed for a while and then left. In the afternoon, Niu Zhuang and others took him again Ten people came back. These people, old and young, all had sad faces. It looked like they had been forcibly recruited.
A few days later, Shen Lanxi already knew the details of Cao Lianwang from Niu Zhuang and others.
Cao Lianwang used to be a garrison soldier, but because he was attracted by the daughter of Tian Maofeng, who was then the commander of the military guards of the four counties, he was promoted from a small soldier to a hundred households.
Cao Lianwang made no achievements in training soldiers and farming, and was very greedy for money. He privately cultivated a lot of fields in Baihe County and used the military households as his own private soldiers. This time, the important people wanted him urgently. , he couldn't get it together for a while, and fearing that he would not be able to deliver the goods, he handed over all the tenant farmers and military households on his private farm.
After Shen Lanxi understood the ins and outs, she decided to find an opportunity to take action!
The opportunity soon came. The horse thieves in Big Yutun next door were making trouble and asked them to come over and provide support.
Shen Lanxi and other military households gathered fifty people, led by Niu Zhuang, to go to Dayutun to support!
“These damn horse thieves must know that all the troops in the guard station have been transferred away, otherwise they would not dare to be so rampant!” Niu Zhuang cursed and led the team from the front.
Shen Lanxi asked someone to leak the news that they were going to Dayutun by buying dry food.
Then wait for the opportunity!
As soon as they arrived at Dayutun, the Baihe Military Guard Station was occupied by horse thieves.
At this speed, there are definitely horse thieves in the county! "His grandma asked us to walk over to support him. By the time we come over, the horse thief has already run away!" Niu Zhuang said angrily.
"Sir, I think we should stay here for two more days. What if the horse thieves come back and we leave again, and the superiors blame us for our poor protection?"
Niu Zhuang thought the same thing!
"Okay, let's stay here for two days!"
The news that the horse thieves openly attacked the Baihe County Guardhouse spread out as if they had grown legs.
Soon Tian Maofeng called Cao Lianwang to question him.
"How did you become a centurion? You are in charge of Dayutun and Baihe County Guards Station. Both places were handled by horse thieves. Spread the word and let my old face go to Where to put it?”
“If you don’t get rid of the den of thieves as soon as possible, don’t say you are my son-in-law again when you go out!” Tian Maofeng was very angry. The thieves were so rampant in his territory. Slap him in the face!
This was the first time Cao Lianwang saw his father-in-law being so angry, and he didn’t dare to explain, so he quickly led his troops to Baihe County!
By the time he arrived, the horse thief had already run away.
"Where are the people from the guard station?" Cao Lianwang was furious.
"Sir, didn't you say you were going to Dayutun to support?"
Cao Lianwang was furious: "Let them go to support, not live there. Call them quickly Come back and suppress the bandits!”
“Yes!”
After Niu Zhuang received the news, Shen Lanxi immediately asked someone to release the news.
In less than a day, the news that Cao Lianwang issued a military order to exterminate the horse thieves has spread throughout the streets!
Then they were ambushed on their way back.
Niu Zhuang and others were injured, Shen Lanxi rose up, temporarily took over the position of the tenth commander, and ordered the return to Dayutun on his behalf!
Cao Lianwang waited for another two days, and when he saw that Shen Lanxi and others did not go back, he immediately angrily decided to lead his troops to Dayutun himself.
Having just walked halfway, they were ambushed by horse thieves. Cao Lianwang was killed on the spot, and the soldiers he led were all injured to varying degrees!
Shen Lanxi "happened" to take people back to Baihe County, but they arrived a step too late. They only had time to drive away the horse thieves and save the injured soldiers!
"Centurion Cao was killed by a horse thief. We must avenge Centurion Cao!" Shen Lanxi raised her arms and shouted.
“Avenge Centurion Cao!” One call and a hundred responses!
The group rushed back to Baihe County. Niu Zhuang immediately took Cao Lianwang's body to find Tian Maofeng!
"Sir Tian, Centurion Cao was ambushed on the way to suppress the bandits and died unfortunately!"
Tian Maofeng thought of his daughter, his eyes darkened, and he saw that only Cao Lianwang was written in the report. After death, he immediately became angry and asked for guilt.
"Why is it that only Cao Lianwang died, but you deliberately killed Cao Lianwang?"
Niu Zhuang was frightened and quickly knelt down on the ground and explained: "Sir, Master Cao sent me to Dayu. We are here to support you. On the way back, we encountered Mr. Cao and was attacked. If it were not for the bravery of my soldiers, all of Mr. Cao’s soldiers would have been killed. "
"Those horse thieves must have known about Mr. Cao. I want to suppress the bandits, so I have a grudge against Mr. Cao, so I deliberately set up an ambush on the way. "
"If you don't believe it, I have brought all the soldiers who followed Mr. Cao, please feel free to ask! "Niu Zhuang's mouth was so frightened that he was afraid that if he couldn't say a word clearly, he would be killed!
Tian Maofeng had a sinister look on his face, as if he wanted to kill someone, and stared at Niu Zhuang!
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"My lord predicted the appearance of horse thieves twice in succession. What a wonderful plan!"