Chapter 40: Quelling the Rebellion (Part 3)

Fang Dutong was stunned as he watched three people dressed as ordinary forbidden army sergeants walk into his big tent, and there was no warning all the way, and his two personal soldiers saw the appearance of their own commander, and hurriedly stopped in front of him, stretching out their hands to draw their swords and shout.

"Wait, Fang Dutong, don't you recognize this official, this official once came to this camp to inspect, Commander Jin is beside you, isn't it you?" Liu Yu took off Fan Yangli, threw it to the entourage behind, and said with a smile.

"You, you're not that, Liu Jiyi, yes, it was you that day, I recognize it, why are you dressed up like this? What about the sergeants outside, why didn't they see the report? Fang Dutong was suspicious, could it be that the gate outside the camp gate was also allowed to enter and exit?

"If not, how can this official enter this Jiankang City, and how can he appear in front of the capital, don't you say you don't know about the things in the city." One of the two sentry posts at the gate of the camp was bullied by Liu Yu and then put down with ether, and the other was knocked unconscious by two followers.

"Don't you invite the official to sit down, this is not hospitality." Liu Yu took a burden carried by the entourage behind him, waved his hand to signal the two of them to withdraw from the tent, and Fang Dutong also sent his own soldiers out of the tent.

"So that all the officials know that this official is now the lord of this Jiankang Mansion, and this is the official with a sealed letter, so please check it." Liu Yu took out the documents written by Zhao Wei that day from his baggage, put them on the big case in the account together with the prefect's seal, and stood aside to look at the furnishings in the account.

Fang Dutong was taken aback, knowing that Jiankang Mansion, that is a high-ranking official of the fifth grade, as usual, he will be the head of the Soldiers and Horses Division, and his own small capital is not many levels behind, not to mention that this is still a civil official. Fang Dutong picked up the document, carefully looked at the seal of the commander on it, and then picked up the seal letter and looked at it, and it was indeed true.

"I don't know if I'm too guarded here, my subordinates are rude, I hope it's too guarded, and my subordinates really don't know." Fang Dutong confirmed the relationship between his superiors and subordinates, and his attitude became respectful.

"The official came here late at night, so everything should be counted, so how did Xu Mao and the others say it to you?" Seeing his attitude, Liu Yu was relieved to know that this person had not yet fallen to the thief.

"Taishou knew about this, and his subordinates did not dare to hide it, that Mao Dutong did come a few times, and there were many temptations between words, and in recent days, he even promised a generous bribe, to his subordinates to control his subordinates, and not to hinder him from acting. Listening to his tone, it seems that he has a gap with that Yuan Tong. ”

"If this official sues you, and the three of them want to dedicate this Jiankang Mansion to the Yuan people, do you believe it?" Liu Yu stared at his eyes and said slowly.

"Ah, this, this subordinate really doesn't know. Taishou, subordinates can swear to the sky, if there is a different heart, let someone be killed by thunder! Fang Dutong's face was pale, although he was faintly aware of it in his heart, but Liu Yu said it so bluntly, which still made him panic.

"The official believes in the unification, but the three of them have been revealed. Now that the five gates in Jiankang City are in his hands, if this official wants to transfer troops to quell the rebellion, how many people are available to you? Liu Yu waved his hand, swearing that the curse was useful, what was the use of asking for evidence.

"Well, and listen to the subordinates, when Taishou entered this account, he was worried about this matter. Now there are more than 2,000 people in this big camp, and each one has one with him, and among the two, one persuades a certain soldier not to move, but the other wants to help the thief. ”

Hearing the words of this party commander, Liu Yu understood why Jin Ming chose him as the chief official, this person is a good man, and his popularity is not bad, but basically he has no opinions. Such a person will not make a big mess, but don't expect him to perform miraculous feats.

Under Liu Yu's advice, the two decided to convene the officers early in the morning to discuss. According to Liu Yu's inner thoughts, he directly arrested the opponents and took the military power in his hands. Fang Dutong was very hesitant, it seemed that the two of them usually had a good relationship with him.

In a tent in another part of the camp, a large candle of butter was lit all night. The one sitting in the middle had a white and round face, and there was a very inconspicuous puncture mark on his right forehead, which made his whole face feel a little hazy. Another officer, dressed with his hands behind his back, looked at the tent door in silence.

"Lin Dutong, it's been all night, and my mouth is dry, what do you think, do you have a charter?" The person who spoke was none other than Mao Shixiong, the second of the rebel trio.

"Mao Lao Er, take him down, why bother to take his life? A colleague in the army, besides, it is not thin to treat a certain person, it is really difficult to get it. Besides, how can you hold that person hostage if you kill him? "The deputy capital surnamed Lin is one of the two deputy positions mentioned by Fang Dutong.

"If you don't do it, you will do it together, and these more than 2,000 people will be yours. Brother Lin, as long as you nod your head, you will lead your subordinates to help you with all their might. In Mao Shixiong's heart, the more than 1,000 people have become the last variable in this Jiankang Mansion, and he is determined to solve it.

"It's not appropriate, it's still according to what so-and-so said, and tomorrow according to the plan, so-and-so people are ready." Deputy Lin waved his hand, and he didn't want to say anything more.

Mao Shixiong didn't persuade him anymore, his two thin eyes were rolling wildly, not knowing what he was thinking. Outside the tent door, the sky was slightly cloudy, a ray of sunshine came out through the clouds, and dawn had arrived.

In Jiangning Town, outside Jiankang Mansion, on both sides of the official road in the early morning, the hard-working townspeople have begun to get busy, the fragrance of all kinds of food wafts in the sky, and the peasant man who picks up his own vegetables and vegetables, and the woman who walks to the stream with a large pot of clothes, looks quiet and peaceful.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound from outside the town broke the qiē. A large group of cavalry approached quickly, and the pedestrians on the road avoided it. The knights are all forbidden army clothes, and the first junior general, short in stature, slender, and dignified in complexion, is the golden pheasant slave.

"Dutong, running like her, the horsepower consumption is too great, and my whole army has to accelerate to keep up with her, which is not good." An officer approached Jiang Cai and shouted loudly.

"No, if she can listen to persuasion, why don't you say it, you tell Jiang Ning to follow her closely and pay attention to protection." Jiang Cai shook his head, Jiangning Town is still more than 20 miles away from Jiankang City, like her way of running, the horse will lose her strength in another ten miles, but she is not Jiang Cai's subordinate, she can't give orders, and she has to be careful that something will happen to her.

The officer whipped forward in response, and the whole force swept swiftly through the town like the wind blowing on the flat ground. The townsfolk who had been stirred up and pounded scolded for a while, and each of them cleaned up and regained their previous peace.

"Knock knock." With a dull drum sounded, the camp in the east of the city began to boil, this is the sound of the gathering of generals from the big tent of the Chinese army.

Fang Dutong stood in front of the big case and watched the officers walk in one by one, his eyes were black and bloodshot, and he only nodded slightly when he saw the officers he was familiar with. Liu Yu was still dressed in forbidden army clothes, standing next to the case as a personal soldier.

Mao Shixiong, who was also in disguise, lowered his head and walked in with Deputy Dutong Lin, and peeked at him, Fang Dutong didn't find him at all outside the Shenwu, but he skimmed over and saw Liu Yu on the side, Liu Yu didn't know him, but he knew that Liu Yu was Wang Lixin's cronies, so he hurriedly lowered his head and stood behind Deputy Dutong Lin.

After the sound of the drums, the officers in the tent were already standing in two columns, and the two deputies were each leading their subordinates, and they were clearly distinguished. Fang Dutong glanced left and right, pressed his hand down, everyone held their breath, and the military discussion officially began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what we are discussing today is a rebellion in the city, and we are all of you" Fang Dutong had just started when he was suddenly interrupted by a voice.

"The capital is unified, and the subordinates have important things to tell them, and please abandon the left and right." The person who spoke was none other than Deputy Dutong Lin. Fang Dutong's face was displeased, but he didn't say anything, waved his hand, and the officers below the head of the capital all withdrew from the tent, and there were only two deputy Dutong and Mao Shixiong and Liu Yu left in the tent.

Vice Lin was about to step forward, Mao Shixiong secretly grabbed him, and walked forward with his head down and holding something in both hands, Liu Yu watched the movements of the two, thinking about what they wanted to do?

"It's very important, it has to be" The words behind him couldn't continue, and he saw that the person in front of him suddenly raised his head, and there was already a sharp blade in his hand, blocking Fang Dutong's arms with his empty hand, the tip of the blade swept in front of his eyes, a blood flower flew up, Fang Dutong's eyes widened, and he was speechless, he knew this person.

Liu Yu behind him witnessed the whole process, but he didn't have time to stop it, and in a flash, Fang Dutong had already splattered five steps with blood. Mao Shixiong made a successful move, did not retreat, pushed away Fang Dutong's body, and pressed towards Liu Yu.

"Do it!" "Do it!" Two different people in the tent spoke the same word. One is the deputy capital of Nalin, and the other is the other deputy capital. The two drew their knives from the tent and fought together, and when everyone outside the tent heard it, they also called their own subordinates, and the entire vicinity of the Chinese army was in chaos.

Liu Yu watched the assassin press on him, the blade was raised high, his pupils dilated suddenly, and he was too late to draw the knife in panic, and as soon as he untied the strap on his chest, the tip of the knife rushed to his chest.

"Hmm." Mao Shixiong was taken aback, originally looking at Liu Yu's pro-army light leather armor, his knife could enter through his chest steadily, but he never thought that after the tip of the knife passed through the leather armor, he didn't know what hard object it poked on, like a steel plate, and he couldn't get an inch in.

Taking advantage of the other party's stunned moment, Liu Yu's right hand pulled the lower edge of the burden and threw it over, and the whole burden flipped and smashed on Mao Shixiong's face, causing him to snort coldly in pain, and unconsciously let go of the hand that was pressing Liu Yu. Liu Yu pulled out his bending knife and slashed it without hesitation.

"Ahh Mao Shixiong screamed miserably, and his entire right forearm, along with the sharp blade, was cut off by Liu Yu, and he rolled on the ground with his broken arm in pain. Seeing the situation here, Lin Dutong knew that something was wrong, and with a false knife, he ran out of the tent, and the two of them did not chase after him, picked up Fang Dutong who fell in a pool of blood, and probed at the bottom of his nose with his hand, and there was no breath.

"Deputy Dutong Lin conspired with the thief to assassinate Fang Dutong, the assassin is now captured, this is Liu Taishou, the prefect of Jiankang, and we are now in accordance with Liu Taishou's orders, we will arrest the traitor and take revenge on Fang Dutong." Outside the tent, Deputy Dutong Lin and his people had fled, and the remaining sergeants were all sad and angry when they heard the news of their own Dutong's murder.

Liu Yu revealed his identity, so he asked people to drag Mao Shixiong out who had fainted, and asked him to find a military doctor to bandage him, untie the light leather armor on his chest, and the secret path was dangerous. After calming down, he immediately asked the deputy commander to reorganize the team, and he wanted to rescue Wang Lixin before the traitor could react.