The next morning, Qin Chuan only took a few red-clothed attendants to the courtyards outside the town that were specially designed for merchants to live in.

It's time to meet the unexplained businessmen.

Luo Wentian said that the group of businessmen claimed to be from Dingxiang, but they were from a small local business surnamed Zhong, headed by Zhong Deguang, the second son of the Zhong family.

Luo Wentian inquired that there was indeed a Zhong family in Dingxiang, which had a cloth shop, a grain store and an ironware store, and the business was not large, and the goods were mainly sold to the people and military households in Dingxiang City and the surrounding areas.

The second son of the old man of the Zhong family is indeed called Zhong Deguang, and his appearance is similar to the one who led the team, not quite like a fake.

After this group arrived in Lou Fu, their behavior was not much different from that of other merchants, except that the guards looked quite sophisticated.

It's just that Luo Wentian went to tell them that after they could meet Lord Qin the next day, the courtyard where the Zhong family's caravan lived was extremely quiet at night.

It seems that there is a problem with this Zhong family caravan.

Qin Chuan was dressed in a military uniform, wearing an iron helmet, and wearing a cloth iron armor, as well as a chain mail and a cotton armor inside.

Now that it's cold, it's normal to wear such a thick one.

The six Guan Emperor soldiers who accompanied him were also wearing three layers of armor, and each of them carried a tin dovetail card.

After arriving outside the courtyard where the Zhong family's caravan lived, he sat down on a chair that had been set up in advance ten steps away from the gate.

Behind him was another courtyard walled courtyard, and there was also a courtyard on the left and right sides, and Luo Da Niu had already led eight hundred elites to ambush behind the surrounding walled courtyards.

After Qin Chuan sat down, Luo Wentian, who was accompanying him, shouted into the courtyard: "Young Master Zhong, my Lord Qin has arrived, because of the rampant plague, please forgive my family for not being able to come to the door, and please go out for a while." ”

There was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, but the courtyard door was not opened for a long time, and only a shout came from inside: "When my son-in-law has not changed his clothes, please Lord Qin and Mr. Luo stay for a while." ”

After waiting for about half an hour, the courtyard door finally opened, and out came a young man in a brocade robe with a dark complexion, followed by seven or eight sturdy retinues.

"Xiaosheng Zhong Deguang, may I ask if the general is Lord Qinchuan Qin?"

The young man stopped five steps away from Qin Chuan, and then arched his hand and asked Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan smiled: "I am Qin Chuan, what is Zhong Gongzi looking for me?" ”

Zhong Deguang didn't rush to respond, an attendant next to him leaned into his ear and whispered a few words, and then he looked around a few times, and suddenly his face turned grim.

"Kill the Qin thief!"

Zhong Deguang shouted loudly, but did not rush over, but fell to the ground at the same time with several followers.

At the same time, on the wall of the courtyard behind him, a row of figures suddenly appeared, and several figures also sprang out from the gate, one by one, holding bows and arrows and even crossbow arrows, all aimed at Qin Chuan.

However, the red-clothed attendants beside Qin Chuan were already holding swallowtail cards, gathered in front of him, and quickly formed a row of shield formations with swallowtail cards.

Dozens of arrows roared and volleyed at the shield array, some of them were not strong enough to break through the iron sheet of the shield, and they fell to the ground one after another, and some of them were inserted into the shield alive, and the swallowtail cards were inserted like hedgehogs.

Zhong Deguang's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly shouted: "The bow and crossbow continue to release arrows, and the sword and shield hands rush into battle, don't let the Qin thief escape, hack to death with a knife!" ”

A group of people suddenly poured out of the courtyard, quickly lined up in a simple formation under the command of Zhong Deguang, with swords and shields in front and spears in the back, a full hundred people, murderously rushing towards Qin Chuan and the shield formations of the Guan Emperor army.

In the courtyard behind, there was a steady stream of people pouring out, and they quickly rushed to both sides, trying to intercept Qin Chuan's retreat.

At this moment, a row of heads suddenly appeared on the walls of several surrounding courtyards, as well as swarthy barrels.

"Kill!"

Luo Da Niu poked his head out of the wall behind Qin Chuan, shouted to kill, and then jumped over the wall.

Two hundred flintlock muskets fired at the same time, a cloud of gunpowder smoke rose up, the sound of gunfire shook the sky, and the Zhong family caravan that rushed out fell in large pieces as if they had been mowed.

Their wooden shields were within a short distance of a dozen paces, and they could not stop the bullets of the flintlock pistols at all.

With only one wave of shooting, more than half of the Zhong family's caravan that rushed out fell.

The rest of the people turned pale and froze under their feet.

"Kill!"

Luo Da Niu shouted again, and then dragged a long knife and strode to kill.

Hundreds of elite Guan Emperor troops tumbled down from the surrounding walls and courtyards, roaring and killing them.

"Chong, give me a rush, and the person who kills the Qin thief will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver!" wonderful

Zhong Deguang's face turned pale, and his mouth kept yelling, but he ran back to the yard in a panic.

But most of his people had already died under the round of guns just now, and the rest had been frightened, and the Guan Emperor's army was killed in a single charge, and only a few of them fled back to the courtyard with a quick response.

Most of the archers on the wall were also shot by the muskets of the Guan Emperor army, and the rest did not even dare to show their heads.

Soon, the Zhong family caravan outside was almost slaughtered, and only a dozen or so prisoners were left who were trembling with fear.

Qin Chuan waved his hand to let the red-clothed attendants in front of him disperse, and asked Emperor Guan's army to bring those prisoners over.

"Adults spare their lives, adults spare their lives......"

The dozen or so captives knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously.

Qin Chuan rubbed his chin and breathed hard, and said, "Say, who are you, who sent you?" ”

A thin man hurriedly kowtowed and said, "The adult spares his life, but the villain is the Zhenwu guard, the brave, is ...... It was sent by Lord Tongzhi Xu......"

"Zhen Wuwei commands Xu Yijie?"

"Yes."

"What benefits did Xu Yijie give you?"

"White ...... Twenty taels of silver, ten to fifty taels for the wounded, and thirty taels for the families of the dead. ”

Qin Chuan frowned: "You four hundred people, even if you count twenty taels per person, you will have to pay eight thousand taels, Xu Yijie is willing to take such a silver out?" ”

"Not only Lord Xu, but also Lord Xue, the commander of Zhenxiwei, and ...... There is also the prince of Ninghua. ”

"Oh, no wonder."

Qin Chuan smiled inexplicably, and asked again, "Who is the main envoy?" ”

"The villain doesn't know, the adult spares his life, if the villain has half a lie, the sky thunders, and the villain really doesn't know ......"

"Alright, alright."

Qin Chuan waved his hand, then stood up and walked in the direction of Black Mountain Fort.

After walking a few steps, he said lightly: "Don't leave a single one, hang the head outside Taiyuan City." ”

"Adult ......"

The dozen or so captives turned pale.

Qin Chuan didn't look back, and went straight back to Black Mountain Castle with his hands in his hands.

In fact, there is no need to guess at all, the mastermind is Zhu Youzhen, and this method should have been thought up by Xu Dingchen or his subordinates.

If you want to pretend to be a businessman and carry out assassination, how easy is it.

He, Lord Qin, is the master of one party, it is impossible for a merchant to meet one, what does he think of Lord Qin?

……

Two days later, a woodcutter went out to chop wood, and when he walked near the famous human head trees in the west of Taiyuan City, he subconsciously glanced at those trees.

At a glance, the woodcutter's hand fell to the ground with a "clang".

And the heads of those trees were full of heads.

It's like a flower blossoming and bearing fruit.

The woodcutter's face turned pale, and he ran back to Taiyuan City with a rolling belt, and the news of the fruit of the human head tree soon spread throughout the city.

After Du Yingtang got the news, he sighed inexplicably, and then led his troops out of the city to blockade the head tree.

He didn't forget to send someone to inform the Ninghua Palace, because he had to say that some of the hundreds of heads were the guards of the Ninghua Palace, the Jinhua Palace, and the Jin Palace.

The news soon spread to Yangqu, and the envoys who raised the sentence and the political envoys from the left and right came, and they were silent about this matter, and they all knew it in their hearts.

Not long after, the news reached Lu'an Mansion, and Xu Dingchen, who was drinking tea, fell to the ground with a teacup in his hand.

He praised the painting under his account, and Zhang Zai's face turned pale, and his hands and feet trembled.