Those ruffians who spread rumors were reported and arrested by the people and reported to Fang Zhu, who stayed in Xiangping.

The current rangers are not as affectionate and righteous as before, and they keep their promises, and they have all been recruited before they have time to be tortured.

In the Assassin's Mansion, there were two people standing beside Fang Zhu. They are Tian Jian and Wang He, who were promoted by Zhang Hao in the counterinsurgency last year, and are now lieutenants, as Fang Zhu's deputies, to assist him in handling affairs.

"Lord Changshi, these heroes are really bold and reckless, they dare to spread rumors and incite public opinion. My subordinates asked me to go and arrest them all. ”

Tian Jian, who used to be a guard, knew their faces, and since he followed Zhang Hao, he didn't have a good impression of these people.

Wang He also asked for orders: "My subordinates are also willing to go." ”

Fang Zhu put down all the reports and sorted them out, and then said to the two: "This matter will be discussed when the lord comes back." However, Yang Ji rebelled, and he deserved death. The two of you can lead troops to uproot the Changli Yang family first, so as to deter other landlords in Pingzhou. ”

Since these people are so dishonest, then find a chicken and kill them to see.

Tian Jian and Wang He led 800 cavalry, traveled 100 miles a day, and came to the territory of Changli three days later. Then the two separated, Wang He entered the city to arrest the Yang clan in the city, and Tian Jian went to Yangjiawu Fort to arrest people.

The porter looked at the murderous officers and soldiers in front of the door in horror, and said tremblingly: "You... What are you going to do...... Here you can... But Yang Mansion. ”

He suddenly thought of Yang Ji's identity and became calm: "Find the wrong place, our second master is too guarded by Lelang, you know?" Don't get out of here! ”

Wang He sneered: "If you say so, then I am not wrong." The whole army listened to the order, took down all the Yang clansmen in the house, and if there was resistance, they would be killed on the spot! ”

"No!"

The soldiers don't care who you are, they obey the military order and break directly into the Yang Mansion. The porter tried to stop him, but he was pushed to the ground.

For a time, chickens and dogs jumped in the house. Soon, from the old man in his seventies to the newborn baby, more than a dozen clansmen were all brought out and placed in front of the mansion.

"Captain, the head of the Yang family just wanted to lead people to resist, but he was killed, and the head is here." A soldier handed up a bloody head.

Suddenly, the Yang clansmen who knelt on the ground wept bitterly, and their voices were very desolate.

Wang He glanced at it and said disdainfully: "Shameless anti-thief, it's not a pity to die." Attacking the Dock Fort is quite difficult, so you will send this head to Captain Tian. ”

He turned his head to look at the crowd of onlookers, knowing that there were other powerful subordinates watching, so he said: "Lelang is too guarded by Yang Ji to gather the crowd to rebel, I was ordered to come to arrest the Yang clan, if you folks know other news, you can report it to the government, there is a heavy reward." ”

Yang family manor outside the city.

The warriors built the fort to defend against attacks from the outside. As the largest landlord in Changli, the Yang family recruited 300 family guards.

Sitting in Yangjiawu Fort is the eldest son of the contemporary head of the family, because he was born strong and brave, people call him Yang Dalang, as for the name, few people shout.

With the soldiers and high walls in the dock fort, he made Tian Jian helpless for a while. Until the soldiers sent the head of the head of the Yang family.

Tian Jian put his head in the head of the gun and raised it high, and shouted loudly: "Listen to the people in the dock fort, your head is here, and the relatives in the city have been arrested, this is the end of Yang Ji gathering people to rebel and betray the court, you still obediently open the door and surrender, or you can avoid death, if you still resist, then your family master is an example!" ”

As he spoke, he flung the head towards the Dock Fort, just in time for it to roll to the door.

His father died tragically, and his head was insulted so much, which made Yang Dalang suddenly lose his mind. He led people to open the gate of the dock fort and killed Tian Jian.

Tian Jian saw that the person who stayed behind was enraged, and recklessly led people to rush with his cavalry, so naturally he would not pity him, and directly led his troops to Yang Dalang.

The result is naturally self-evident, Yang Dalang was shot to death by Tian Jian. Most of the family soldiers ate mixed food, and when they saw that their master was dead, they didn't have the intention of burying him, and they all surrendered.

The news that the Yang family was destroyed and the whole family was escorted to Xiangping soon spread throughout Pingzhou. The deterrent effect can be described as standing out.

The landlords who were still thinking about doing things stopped moving in an instant. However, Fang Zhu knew that the current calm was only temporary, and these people were all waiting and waiting, waiting for news from Lelang's side.

The thoughts of the landlords are also very simple: if Zhang Hao wins, then naturally there is nothing to say, only to recognize the reality, and hope that after the autumn harvest, Zhang Hao will promulgate a specific tax ratio that can be less.

If Yang Ji wins, then there is nothing to say, such a harsh government has not even been practiced by tyrannical Qin, so it is natural to abolish it, and there will never be a day to reappear.

……

Zhang Hao led the troops on the march, and did not take the official road along the coastline, but plunged directly into the mountains and crossed the mountains. He shortened the distance of more than 1,200 li to 500 li, and he wanted to surprise the city of Zengdi.

"Ahh

Another soldier slid down the hill, and by the time the others found him, he was mortally wounded.

This was the twentieth non-combat attrition after entering the mountains, and the mood of the soldiers was somewhat not good.

However, Zhang Hao did not waver, and now he has to go down this road no matter what. He ordered the soldier to be buried, except for one of his belongings.

This is what he has been doing since he entered the mountain, and he wants to give this to the relatives of the soldiers along with the bereavement of the dead soldiers

And when Zhang Hao was trekking the mountain road, Yang Ji was feasting guests in Zengdi City, and the banquet was all Haoqiang's children who came with troops from home.

The singing and dancing at the banquet leveled down, and there was no tension at all before the big war.

"I'll wait for a cup of respect, and hope that the flag will be victorious." The crowd shouted in unison.

Yang Ji also drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, and then poured another glass.

He was now full of red light, and the spring breeze was proud. At present, not counting the other people who are still coming, there are more than 7,000 people just brought by these heroes in front of them.

In addition, he also pulled the partial general who guarded Le Lang over, and the addition of 3,000 imperial court soldiers and horses made the number of troops he now has exceeded 10,000.

The army stationed in the entire Liaodong County was only 10,000 people, and it was absolutely impossible for Zhang Hao to bring all the people over. Yang Ji now feels like he's got it.

At this time, when a servant was serving food to Yang Ji, he accidentally touched the wine glass, knocked over the wine in the glass, and splashed his clothes.

"The little ones should be damned, the little ones should be damned." The servants knelt down and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

The hall was suddenly silenced by the scene.

Yang Ji's face was full of gloom, and he kicked away the servant: "Bastard thing, it's really bad luck to stir up my Yaxing." Since you yourself say you deserve to die, then apologize for your sins with death. Come, pull him out and kill him with a rod. ”

He ignored the screams of the servants, and it was normal for him to execute a slave. Everyone present also thought that this was a common thing.

"I'm going to change my clothes, and everyone eats and drinks to their heart's content, and then plays music and dances."

……

Half a month later, Zhang Hao finally appeared ten miles away from Zengdi City with his troops, but at this time they were exhausted, and their bodies were muddy and tattered.

In this surprise attack, there were only more than 4,700 people left in the 5,000 troops under Zhang Hao's command, and the others were all buried in the mountains forever, but they still managed to come out of the mountains. Now all that's left is to defeat the enemy in front of you.

Yang Ji, who was still enjoying himself in the city, suddenly received a report from the scout: "Nearly 5,000 imperial soldiers and horses appeared ten miles outside the city, and the flag was written with Zhang Zi, which should be led by Zhang Hao, the assassin of history." ”

Yang Ji was shocked: "I obviously have an army of nearly 1,000 people at the Hunshui Ferry, can't these soldiers and horses fly over?" Why didn't anyone come back to report it, and didn't come to tell me until Zhang Haobing came to the city! ”

Everyone present suddenly panicked, thinking that Zhang Hao was still on the way, and many preparations were carried out slowly.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly came to the city today, and many of the soldiers' weapons, equipment, food and materials were not ready, and the men and horses had not been assembled.

Yang Ji is also the master of the six gods, and he even wants to simply flee to North Korea and stick to it.

"Don't panic, please listen to the next word!" A calm voice sounded, and everyone looked at the source of the sound as if they had found their backbone.

The person who spoke was a son of a local powerful Du family, named Du Ping, with a white face and a thin body, giving people the first impression that he was weak. Yang Ji also thought about his name for a long time.

In these days, every time a banquet is held, everyone is in the cup, pointing out the country, and talking about how to defeat the soldiers and horses of Zhang Hao. Only this person sat there alone, as if out of place in the world they were in.

He doesn't talk to people, and other people don't bother to pay attention to him. If it weren't for the fact that his father had provided nearly 400 people, plus 100 gold in military expenses, Yang Ji wouldn't have wanted to invite this person.

Now every time he arranges for Du Ping to sit in the last seat, Du Ping has no opinion. As time passed, he became less and less existent.

This person who is not good-looking will be a blockbuster at this critical time.

"Du Xian's nephew, please have something to say." Yang Ji was still a little unable to calm down.

Du Ping said with a smile: "Didn't the scout brother just say that there are less than 5,000 troops outside the city, and we have more than 10,000 people in our hands, which is far more than twice the number of soldiers and horses in the imperial court."

Besides, they suddenly appeared, and they definitely came from the official road. Zhang Haoding traveled through mountains and rivers across the entire mountainous area. At this moment, I am alone and exhausted, I am waiting for work, why be afraid? ”

When everyone heard this, the expressions on their faces became very exciting. Just now, I suddenly heard that Zhang Hao had arrived in the city with his troops, and he was very frightened, and now he became very embarrassed.

In order to hide this embarrassment, these people broke out louder than they usually talked about.

"That's right, our army is twice as large as the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, what is there to fear? Zhang Hao's lonely army went deep to seek death! Lord Taishou, you should attack it quickly, so that our army will win, and Zhang Hao will be defeated! ”

This man's righteous words and righteousness are awe-inspiring, and they are completely regarded as his own thoughts. Du Ping didn't care, and after finishing speaking, he ignored the others and drank by himself.

"Yes, that's right!"

"That's exactly how it should be!"

"Brother Tai is reasonable."

looked like he was happy and complacent, as if it was not himself who had just panicked, but someone else.

Yang Ji also reacted at this moment, waiting for work at ease, and hitting the tired division of the imperial court. Isn't that what I thought before? It seems that he drank too much, and he actually messed up.

He straightened up and became spirited: "Yes, yes, now is the right time to attack, you will come with me to meet the enemy." ”

"Go together, I will kill Zhang Hao with my own hands when the time comes!"

"Zhang Hao's head is already in my pocket, don't fight for it!"

When everyone was gone, Du Ping, who was drinking alone, stood up and walked out slowly.

"It's not good to stay here, I'd better go home first."

……

By the time Yang Ji led the army to arrive, Zhang Hao had already led people to wait for him.

I saw him step forward and shout loudly: "Yang Ji, why do you want to gather a crowd to rebel against the imperial court?" ”

Yang Ji also came to the front of the battle, less than fifty steps away from Zhang Hao, and shouted loudly: "It's because you, a traitorous villain, slandered the Son of Heaven and tried the new tax law policy in Pingzhou. Now that it's okay, the people of Lelang and even Pingzhou are dissatisfied with this.

You should see by now that such harsh policies are not popular with the people. Everyone elected me to be the leading general, and we are not going to oppose the imperial court, but to oppose you Zhang Hao, and oppose the new law. ”

"It's so unpopular with the people, the messenger I sent to read the decree was expelled, let me ask you except for all of you present, who of the rest of the people in the county of Lelang knows the harsh government in your mouth? I think you have a bad heart and use the excuse to deceive the people. ”

Yang Ji sneered: "It's useless to talk too much, it's just a matter of words, when the time comes, when I take your head, I will talk about who is the traitor." With that, he rode his horse and ran back into the formation.

Zhang Hao also returned to the team, and the battle was about to break out