Thirteen were killed, nine were wounded, and less than five were intact, and among the dead were Chen Mingfu, the leader of the cliff thieves who had traveled thousands of miles to escort him into Beijing.

They took such a big effort, of course, it would not be to kill a Chen Mingfu, if it weren't for Shi Zhong's prudence and some luck, they would almost have succeeded, and the strength of these people surprised everyone.

The cardinal government received an urgent report on the same day, and this urgent report was written on the result that the thieves wanted, and naturally this was also a confusing enemy, and the real human testimony that Sun Shengfu had been secretly escorted into the Beijing Division.

After this robbery incident, Sun Shengfu was extremely cooperative, because he clearly knew that those men in black were not here to save themselves, but to ask for their own lives, the reason was that he had too many secrets, as Pu's most trusted subordinate, he participated in almost all the actions, and there were not a few people in Beijing who knew him.

"The evidence is ironclad!"

"Outrageous!"

"Vicious."

That night, the two prefects of the privy government and Chen Yizhong obtained the materials he confessed, and each of them pointed to the Pu family, using the city to make profits for himself, bribing officials at all levels in Quanzhou, colluding with Xia Jing to plot against him, and instructing pirates to attack Qiongzhou and causing the new chief official of the imperial court to be killed, each of which was enough to convict him.

In addition, what happened just now, only a few dozen miles away from the capital, the rebels who harbored the rebellion and openly robbed and killed the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, no one can protect such a crime, and it is a sure thing to raid the family and exterminate the clan.

But they also know that they must stabilize that side at the moment, and once Jin Ming goes to Guangzhou to gather the troops to be conscripted, they can have a showdown with them, otherwise with their current strength, if they don't do well, they will cause trouble to the southeast, which the imperial court does not want to see, so Chen Yizhong decided not to tell the truth even to the two ministers of the political hall for the time being.

The next day, Liu Yu sent the order to the forbidden army camp outside the city, and also went to visit Shi Zhong and his party, which was different from what he imagined, these people talked and laughed in the camp, only the happiness of the rest of their lives after death, and the mourning for their dead companions may only be the moment when they were buried.

As the spies with the highest mortality rate in the whole army, they often test the enemy's pawns at the cost of their lives, and this is clearly told from the very beginning of their devotion to this cause. Therefore, after losing more than ten good brothers, Shi Zhongbiao only had a pity, and it was only a moment away from the Huahua World that they could no longer enjoy it.

"Where's Old Kim?"

The strange thing is that Jin Ming, the commander of the first battalion, never showed up, and even the camp was empty, except for Shi Zhong, there were only two hundred foot soldiers who escorted the prisoners into Beijing, and what about the team?

"I went to the thieves' lair, and when they retreated, I sent two people to follow, and at midnight, I found out where they were, and then Commander Jin led the men and soldiers to surround them in several ways, and I don't know if the fight is over at this moment."

Liu Yu suddenly realized, this is the professional essence of an excellent spy, the first foot was surrounded by people and almost wiped out, and finally the enemy withdrew from the siege, and they immediately changed from prey to hunter. Of course, he didn't know that if it weren't for the two things he sent, Shi Zhong wouldn't have taken any chances, because the opponent was not weaker than them, and the reason why the casualties were heavier was because they were the attackers, and this was what the Song army was not good at.

"Dashuai is back!"

There was a commotion outside the camp, Liu Yu looked at the watch on his wrist, and from now on, they should have launched an attack close to the early hours of the morning. Jin Ming is very cautious in his use of troops, and he still chooses to wait until the moment when the enemy is most relaxed.

The two of them went out of the tent, and sure enough, they saw a group of foot soldiers entering from a distance, and Jin Ming's commander made the banner very conspicuous, and the stick in his hand was already full of sharp teeth, shining with a dazzling metallic luster in the reflection of the morning sun. But what made Liu Yu strange was that his expression was solemn, and there was no joy at all, as if he had returned home.

"Let's go inside."

Jin Ming jumped off the horse, handed the stick to his soldiers, and gave a few more commands, before turning around and saying hello to the two.

Could it be that the attack is not going well? Let them run away, Liu Yu didn't see the prisoners of the brigade being taken into the camp, so he naturally thought about it in this way, Jin Ming's expression seemed to be unspeakable, and the three of them entered Shi Zhong's tent, and he was so silent.

"The leader ran away, and he fell for their plan to attack the west, and he lived up to Brother Shi's arrangement."

Jin Ming's conversation box was opened, and the battle situation was briefly said, it turned out that they were surrounded by a Zhuangzi located on the outskirts of Jingshi, in addition to seventy or eighty thieves, there were hundreds of villagers, when the attack was launched, there was chaos in the Zhuangzi, and Jin Ming was unwilling to kill innocents indiscriminately. As a result, the thieves pretended to break through to one place, but in fact it was only a feint, and their leader and several people disguised themselves as bankers and escaped from another place by surprise, which was only known after the fighting subsided.

This result made him feel very ashamed, but Liu Yu didn't think so, now Jingzhong has concealed the truth, making the thief think that he has succeeded, and he still wants to open the net and let someone go back to report it. Whether it is a leader or a pawn, there is no difference in his eyes, and the current result can be said to be very ideal.

"What do you think, it's a fact that most of the thieves were annihilated, what is it if you run a few, it's too polite to command you, Shi Mou will do it himself, and you may not do it beautifully. If you borrow those heads and put them on the graves of your brothers, even Shi will accept your affection. ”

Shi Zhong waved his hand disappreciatively and said, he has lost more than ten brothers, and now Jin Ming has taken back several times the number of heads, which is enough. There is not too much revenge on the battlefield, tooth for tooth, blood for blood, with these heads, he can have an explanation for the dead brothers, the head is not the leader, it is a good thing!

"There is still something difficult to discuss."

After Jin Ming listened, his expression was not much soothed, and the two of them knew that he still had something to say, so they both stood still and waited for him to continue.

"There were seventy-three thieves in all, and except for the six who ran out, the rest were annihilated. Five people were captured, and the leader was called 'Lao Si', an old acquaintance of a certain person, who had some friendship in the forbidden army in the past. ”

Liu Yu knows him very well, and with his unsociable personality, this little friendship must be an old friend with a lot of friendship. No wonder it has such an expression, anyone who meets a good brother in the past on the battlefield and suddenly becomes an enemy of life and death, will not be happy.

"This fourth, what is the way to come from?"

"In the past, Han Shuai's subordinates, when the left-wing rebellion, he was also coerced, this person has always known, and most of them can't help it. But since he was a thief, there was nothing to say when he met him, so he begged for a favor and wanted to go home to see his wife before he died. ”

Sure enough, it was a good thing that Chen Yizhong did, they were all forbidden by the imperial camp, and most of the people's families were afraid that they were around here, except for Han Zhen's cronies, who would do the headless thing, but now he didn't do it, and he did such a big case yesterday, he was afraid that this knife would be inevitable.

"Which one? Can you give me a look? Shi Zhong was silent for a while, and suddenly spoke, Jin Ming nodded, and went out to order. After a while, a man who had been wrapped into a rice dumpling let two pro-soldiers carry him in, and the people on top had their eyes closed tightly, their faces were like gold paper, and they had lost too much blood at first glance.

"It's him, with only half a life left."

Jin Ming pointed at the man and said, Liu Yu walked over and took a general look, judging from the location of the wound, this person should be a veteran, most of the wounds have just avoided the fatal point, in that chaotic situation, only a veteran soldier who has been on the battlefield for a long time can do it, because this has become instinct.

"Lao Jin, I have an acquaintance, I just ask you to give me a good time, and I am grateful to go to the underworld."

The man heard the sound and opened his eyes, his breath was very weak, and his words were naturally very light, if it wasn't for Liu Yu standing close, he wouldn't be able to hear it clearly, so he didn't understand it, the so-called going home to see the old lady was not this person's request at all, but Jin Ming himself put it forward.

"It's you, who knows it, has good skills, and if you hurt four or five brothers, you can still get away with it." Shi Zhong stared at the man for a long time, and finally recognized him, this person gave him a deep impression, the crossbow arrows were shot very accurately, and there was work at hand, and several people in the temple besieged him but could not leave him.

"You're not bad, half of so-and-so's subordinates are folded on that small slope, all thanks to you and your people."

The fourth child looked at him and grinned, since it fell into his hands, he was afraid that he would not be pleased, he did not show weakness, if the other party did not have a geographical advantage, he might not have a way, and it was useless to say anything now.

"That's right, speaking of which, I still made money, and I can't stand up like a bird, I really want to fight with you again and see what is going on under your hands?"

"What's so difficult about that, take a step first, but wait for you by the bridge."

Shi Zhong laughed, his attitude was very clear, this person and his affairs were revealed, and the rest, you can do what you like, after a few words, there was a little sympathy in my heart, a good man, it is a pity to die like this.

Liu Yu doesn't quite understand this kind of joke of meeting and laughing at each other, the two were still fighting to the death yesterday, if it weren't for the backup, they would have been wiped out a long time ago, where is there still the kung fu to laugh?

"The Zhuangzi where you are waiting to settle down was set before, or was it improvised?"

The fourth child looked at the civil official who asked him, he didn't know whether to answer or not, and turned to the direction of Jin Ming, who nodded at him.

"Since Han Shuai was killed, I ran out of Beijing, and some of the brothers went to the north, and a few others didn't want to go to the Tartars, so they found a mountain forest to take refuge temporarily. A few days ago, a person came from the south, with a handwritten letter from Xia Dutong, asking me to wait for him to obey his orders, this person claimed to be surnamed You, and everyone called him 'You' shopkeeper, and that Zhuangzi was what he took me to, and it seemed to be the property of a Beijing official. ”

"Those fast horses and bows and crossbows were all provided by him, and he said that he had done this vote, so he took me and others to the south and defected to Xia Dutong." After a pause, he waited for his breath to catch out a little before continuing.

It's no wonder that so many men were gathered near Jingshi, but how did they know Shi Zhong's route? You must know that in order to avoid possible interception, they deliberately took a long detour, entering western Zhejiang from Jiangxi, but these people accurately blocked in front of them, and even the time was very accurate.

"That Beijing official, do you know what it's called, and where does it work?"

"When the surname You talks to him, he only calls him by his official title, as if he is a man in the military department." The fourth shook his head, Liu Yu understood as soon as he heard it, this person must have the news of the mail delivery shops in various places, because Shi Zhong and they will go to the post station to rest and raise horses every time they go, and these news will be sent up station by station until the Beijing Division.

With Meng Zhijin in the military department, it is not difficult to check the individual, with the testimony of the fourth child and those evidences, it is not easy for this person to get out, anyway, this can be regarded as a meritorious service. With this, at least he can save the life of the fourth child, since he doesn't even care about Shi Zhong, he should do Jin Ming a favor.

"Ask someone to record these in a while, you press your handprint, no matter who asks about it, it's the same statement, and the rest is up to the official."

The fourth child was stunned when he heard this, how could he not understand such an obvious hint, this civil official wanted to exonerate himself? It is possible to escape with his life, but yesterday, how to calculate those things about himself, even the person they sacrificed their lives to protect was killed, can it be said that the person is not dead?

"Ziqing, do you have a way?"

Jin Ming reacted immediately, he is a military general, if he wants to save people, he can only be released in private, the fourth child is still a wanted criminal on the blacklist, but listening to Liu Yu's tone, he wants to reduce the capital crime for him, and then find a way?

"Well, life should be inexceeded, it is nothing more than a rod and a curse, and it is easy to say that as long as people don't die."

"If this can be done, Xiao's life will be handed over to Shangguan."

When the fourth child heard the exact answer, he was about to struggle to get up excitedly, what was there to be exiled from the board, he thought he was going to die, but he suddenly picked up a life, and he touched the wound with a move, and the pain made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Look for a better Lang Zhong in Beijing and take a look at him, and then say hello to the cell boss, and ask your wife to send some food and clothing, and will raise it for a few days, and your body will get better."

"Haha, Yuanzhou, where else is farther than Qiongzhou, you old boy, remember our appointment, go to Qiongzhou and have a good fight, that's a good place."

Shi Zhong interjected, he was right, if you want to say far, Qiongzhou is the limit, and being exiled there before can be regarded as a place for nine deaths and a lifetime, but now? Qiongzhou is indeed far enough, and it is indeed a good place. R1058