Chapter XVI Analysis
The so-called good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. Since the cannibalism of the imperial army, the villages in the marching route have gone to the city with relatives in the city before the arrival of the army, and the people who have no relatives in the city have to go into the deep mountains and old forests to wait for the imperial army to pass. And those who have already been plagued can only swallow their anger and bury their resentment in their hearts, waiting for the day to come.
Xia Zhen has been getting the dream that he has long longed for in his heart these days, but has not realized. He was in a good mood and never killed a girl in lust again, and he used to have insomnia, but now he sleeps very soundly. In a good mood, he came to the cook's camp for the people who cooked for him without incident, and made a special trip to visit the tall and thin chef who had worked hard for him these days.
When he came to the special camp, Xia Zhen left his guards outside, and when he entered the account, he saw the cook waving a knife and chopping the corpse of a girl who had fallen out. With great interest, he walked up to the cook and said, "Come! Let me try. ”
The cook saw Xia Zhen coming, and just hurriedly put on a flattering smile on his pale and sinister face and said, "Since the marshal wants to come, the villain might as well obey his fate." As he spoke, he handed the cleaver in his hand to Xia Zhen.
Just when Xia Zhen was about to make a move, there was a sudden panic outside, Xia Zhen hurriedly put down the knife in his hand and ran out, saw the figures shaking outside, and hurriedly asked his own soldiers: "What did you seem so flustered just now?" ”
The pro-soldier also scratched his ears and cheeks, and hurriedly said, "Marshal, wait a minute, I'll go and ask." ”
Xia Zhen nodded, and his soldiers hurriedly ran to the place with the most people, and after pulling a person to ask, he ran back and gasped and said to Xia Zhen: "Marshal Qiyu, just now several people in the right battalion were killed. ”
When Xia Zhen heard that this was just the case, he immediately put down his nervousness and said to his own soldiers, "Did you catch the assassin?" ”
"They don't think they caught the Assassin." The soldier replied truthfully.
Xia Zhen nodded and said, "There were two heads before, and now there are several heads, what are those generals doing?" ”
As soon as he said this, his own soldiers interrupted: "Marshal Qiyu, not only a few heads have been killed now, but at least half of the heads of the entire army have been killed now. ”
"What!" Xia Zhen became nervous and asked, "Why is this happening?" Why don't you report like me? ”
Seeing that Xia Zhen was a little angry, the soldiers were annoyed in their hearts, blaming themselves for not talking too much. He only stubbornly said: "Marshal Qiyu, because this is an order you issued some time ago, these little things will not disturb you." ”
Xia Zhen suddenly became angry, and his right hand "Bang!" He slapped his own soldier hard and scolded: "Waste! All the heads are almost killed, is this still a trivial matter? Go! Gather all the commanders to the Chinese military tent! ”
The soldiers didn't dare to rub their faces that were already as painful as fire, and endured the pain and received the order: "It's the marshal." ”
Xia Zhen was in a good mood and was upset by the killing of Dutou, but he didn't understand why the enemy didn't just assassinate his own Dutou and didn't do it directly to him? He returned to the Chinese military tent with irritability and doubts.
In the Jizhou Prefecture Capital, all the captain-level people gathered in the government office to wait for Liren's order. Li Renzheng listened carefully to Zhang Lei's report, and only listened to Zhang Lei say: "Now the officers and soldiers we have killed are all at the first level, accounting for half of all the officers and soldiers, and half of them are not in the opportunity to do it, Xia Zhen has strengthened the guards in the barracks, and he requires everyone to have more than ten people to do whatever they do, even to go to the toilet." Now if we take the risk of killing a few more heads, it will be more than worth the loss, and we will lose our good hands in vain. ”
Hearing this, Rihito nodded and said, "You are very right, and you have a good grasp of the matter. It's not worth it for us to lose a good assassin for the sake of a few small heads. Anything else you would like to say? ”
Zhang Lei nodded and continued: "Lord Qiqi, this time Xia Zhen is better than the last time, not only raped and killed the girl, but also used the girl to make a dish for him to eat. ”
As soon as this news came out, everyone at the bottom immediately blew up and asked, "Is this true?" Will there be a fake? This beast is inferior to something! ”
After Zhang Lei nodded in affirmation in front, everyone below scolded: "I really don't know why his mother gave birth to him?" "Could this guy's ancestors be the same beast?"
Pan Bing and Pan Ding, who had surrendered, took two steps forward indignantly and clasped their fists and said to Liren: "Lord, let us fight the vanguard, and each of us must take the head of Xia Zhen, a beast, to the lord and avenge the people around us!" ”
Li Ren admired the indignation shown by his subordinates against Xia Zhen and his ilk, but he still stretched out his hand and said quietly: "Don't be impatient, you also know the current situation, the enemy is strong and I am weak. If we are not careful, not only will we not be able to avenge the people, but we may also be wiped out. "If it weren't for the fact that Liren and Ri are both tough representatives, I'm afraid that his subordinates would think that he is cowardly.
The two brothers, Pan Bing and Pan Ding, wanted to say something, but Liren stopped them and said, "I understand the feelings of the two of you, but today we are only analyzing the enemy, not attacking them. In the future, if we attack, we will definitely let you two brothers be the vanguard. Li Ren's words made the two brothers of the Pan family shut up.
At this time, Li Ren asked Fang Ning: "Mr. Fang, I want to ask, what changes are there in the capital now?" ”
Fang Ning stood up and arched his hand to Li Ren and said, "Lord Qi, Shi Miyuan in the capital has reached an alliance with the Yuan State and is ready to destroy Jin together. This message threw another bomb in the crowd, but it was not as powerful as the previous one, and everyone was talking to each other.
Li Ren motioned for Fang Ning to sit down, and then asked Chen Lin, "Mr. Chen, where is my brother making any progress now?" ”
Chen Lin said: "My lord, the lord of the second island is closely monitoring Chaozhou City, and he has already mixed in with the fine work. After investigation, the main parents are fine, but they are a little haggard. ”
Hearing that his parents, who had not seen each other for a long time, had seen each other for a long time, the last knot in Liren's heart was lifted, and he nodded and said, "Everyone, I have gathered you today to let everyone have a clear understanding of our situation. Judging from the information from all sides just now, the official army is coming towards us step by step, with 100,000 forbidden troops and tens of thousands of Linjiang troops in front of us, and about 30,000 Hunan troops and 50,000 Jianchang troops in Fuzhou on our flank. It is estimated that the Imperial Court has sent a total of 200,000 men to destroy our rebels. As he said this, Rihito looked at the people under him with a smile.
I saw that none of the people showed a timid and fearful face, but they all looked eager to try. Li Ren clapped his hands and shouted three times to say, "Since everyone will not abandon me, then let us deal with the corrupt imperial court." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone shouted in unison: "Just by the orders of the lord!" ”
Li Ren laughed and said to the guard, "Bring me the Kanyu map." ”
After a while, there was a large chapter of maps hanging in the hall, which contained more detailed mountains, rivers, cities, etc. Li Ren picked up the bamboo strip handed to him by the guard, pointed to the position of the Linjiang army and said: "The officers and soldiers are here, according to the current speed of their advance, I am afraid it will take more than ten days. And it only takes seven days for the Fushun and Jianchang armies to arrive here, and it will take only five days to arrive at the earliest. In return, Fushun and Jianchang will leave a total of 20,000 to 30,000 people, and we will face an attack of 60,000 to 50,000 on the side. Tell me, what do we do now? ”