Chapter 620: Southbound (17)
"What about the surname Han?"
The lights were still on in Xie Yongzhi's house, and the oil lamps on the low table were swaying, illuminating the room gloomily, like a haunted mansion. Xie Yongzhi's face was as gloomy as iron, and under the dim light, he looked like a demon who had just escaped from the underworld. Although Xie San opposite him was usually kind to him, he was still shocked when he looked at Xie Yongzhi's appearance, and his forehead was full of beads of sweat.
He swallowed his saliva before he replied: "It's still like that, it's not dead or alive, if the surnamed Xu doesn't come in the past two days, he has to wait to collect his body." What township party robes? I think it's all nonsense to fool people, everyone cares about their own lives these days, who is willing to send others to death? He only got four of them on this trip, and one of them was captured by us. The three of them have neither war horses nor long soldiers, how dare they seek their own death? In my opinion, Xu Le either fled back to Chang'an to move troops, or went to Jiangdu as an envoy, and he didn't care whether this surnamed Han lived or died! It's useless for us to keep this person, and we have to prevent him from hurting people and escaping, so it's better to kill him with a knife to save trouble. Giving his head to the master's family is more or less an explanation. ”
Xie Yongzhi looked at Xie San, and did not open his mouth to curse or get up and beat him as before, but listened to what he had to say. This reaction also emboldened Xie San, he coughed and continued:
"Now our opponent is not only Xu Le, but also a meat flying fairy. If you want me to say that compared with these two people, we should be more wary of Meat Flying Immortal Shen Guang. That person became famous earlier than Xu Le, and he was terrifying with powerful means, and he heard that a pair of flesh wings on his back could fly in the sky. When he was in Liaodong that day, he fell down from a cloud ladder more than ten zhang high, and as a result, he spread his wings and flew a few times to fall back to the ground, and his body was not damaged at all, but he was scared to death by several opponents. Who can compare this means? No matter how many ambushes we have, we can't prevent him from flying from the sky to kill people. Besides, there are still sailors under this guy, if we raise a large group of officers and soldiers to kill Parrot Continent, we will not be able to resist even if the whole army is annihilated. ”
"What should you do according to your mind?"
"Naturally, it is the best way to go!" Xie San was bold, "Kill the surname Han, take his head to see the lord, and there is an explanation." We still have a five-tooth warship in our hands, as long as we are determined to break through, the officers and sailors will not be able to stop us. No matter how great the meat flying fairy's ability is, he will never fly to the ship to chase and kill. As long as we avoid the limelight this time, as soon as the army of Tang Guogong arrives, we will return with the warship. At that time, whether it is charging into battle or selling his life, it can be regarded as a meritorious service for the main public and can also give himself a future. No matter what, it's better than staying here, in case this period loses the family's wealth, what will the lord rely on to revive the family business in the future? ”
Xie Yongzhi looked at Xie San and frowned silently, but he didn't have a seizure. According to his old temperament, he would have been furious when someone said such words. Either scolding or punching the past, if you lose your temper and draw a knife to kill someone, it is possible.
But now the situation does not allow him to attack indiscriminately, and he has to suppress his anger and think carefully about Xie San's words, otherwise this slap may not be Xie San, but it is more likely to be the future of the entire team and even the Xie family.
The news that Shen Guang had brought his troops to come had already spread on Parrot Island, and unlike Xu Le, Shen Guang was not very old but had an early reputation. Whether it is a young man or an officialdom, they all know the prestige of Meat Feixian, and few people dare to provoke him. Even these Xie family tribes know that this person's art industry is amazing and not easy to deal with.
Originally, this person was regarded as a personal guard by the Son of Heaven, no matter how powerful his skills were, it had nothing to do with the heroes of the green forest on the two roads of water and drought. But he never thought that the Son of Heaven would send him out to deal with this army, and it is no wonder that the head of the Xie family was so panicked when he learned the news, and he desperately ordered to withdraw his troops.
As Xie San said, this team is related to whether the Xie family can revive the family business in the future, if it is destroyed by Shen Guang, it will be difficult to revive the prestige of the Wuyi Xie family. Killing Xu Le and his party can only be regarded as icing on the cake for the Xie family, not charcoal in the snow, although it can be helpful when he is a nobleman and he is rewarded for his meritorious deeds, but after all, he must have his own capital to be eligible for a share of the pie after Yiding.
Although the family gate valve values the reputation of the family, it pays more attention to strength, especially in troubled times. The Li family started as a military man, and now it can be called the head of the Northland family, which is the best example. No matter how famous the Xie family is, and how the ancestors cover up their luxury, if they don't have enough force, they are not qualified to participate in the profit sharing, and the nobles will not speak for the Xie family.
In order to marry the nobles of the Li family, the head of the Xie family can fight to lose some manpower to intercept and kill Xu Le and his party. But the premise is that this force must be kept alive, once this five-tooth warship and its subordinates face an existential crisis, neither the Li family's nobles nor Xie Shufang's request can be taken into account.
Shen Guang led the troops to the expedition this time, and he came to this army. It also took a lot of effort for the Xie family to find out the matter at the last moment and report the news in time. If it is one step later, if the two armies really meet on the water, even if the Xie family has a five-tooth warship in hand, I am afraid that it will be difficult to please them.
It's not that Shen Guang's skills are really so powerful, so that the Xie family, the last good fighting force, is powerless to parry. At least in Xie Yongzhi's view, purely from the perspective of combat power, his own family members and horses are not invincible. After all, Shen Guang became famous for his martial arts, and not many people knew how good he was at leading troops to fight. After all, fighting is not a competition, and no matter how brave a general is, it is impossible for him to break the army alone. Besides, water warfare is different from land warfare, he has a five-toothed boat in his hand, and his subordinates are used to manipulating boats. If you really let go of the hand and foot fighting, it is not yet known who will kill the deer. The key to the inability of this army to engage officers and soldiers is not the combat strength but the people's hearts.
In the final analysis, the Xie family is in great decline, not only can't maintain the family name, but also can't maintain the subordinates. Even in order to save the capital, the lord did not hesitate to break the blood to support the only remaining parts, but it was still difficult to continue. This team has been a water bandit for too long, and even though he has tried his best to keep them different from the real water thieves, he will inevitably be infected with the thief nature.
Bullying the soft and fearing the hard, greedy for life and afraid of death, the temperament of these thieves makes this team dare not fight a tough battle. Xu Le and his party were only four people, and they were on a merchant ship, so they naturally dared to attack. Shen Guangwei was famous, and he came with thousands of troops and horses, so they didn't dare to go against him. Before the battle, he thought that he was invincible, and he had already lost more than half of this battle without fighting.
Even if they retreated to Parrot Island, everyone's hearts were still unstable. The reason why people have been panicking in the past few days and even misreported the police information and sneaked away through the patrol post is that everyone is afraid of Shen Guang and the officers and soldiers led by him from the bottom of their hearts. For the Xie family, this has never happened before. Xie Yongzhi knew in his heart that although this team claimed to be the elite of the Xie family to cover up with the identity of Shui Kou, they actually became more and more like thieves/If it continues like this, after a year and a half, I am afraid that I will not be able to control them, and the head of the family will be in vain.
Just like now, on the surface, Xie San persuaded himself, but behind the scenes, it was the other leaders who instructed him, and taking this opportunity to test was also a showdown. Li Straw Shoes was originally just puppets, and their status in the army was not high. However, in the past two days, some people have already made friends with him, and his intentions are naturally not difficult to imagine. For the sake of the trilogy, these bandits are of little use. But if it is really down to the grass in the future, Li Straw Shoes and these people can show the way. To befriend them is to prepare to really be a water coward, and the so-called going to find the head of the house Yunyun is just a pretext, the purpose is to prevent himself from escaping. As long as the five-tooth boat sails out of Parrot Island, it is difficult to say where to go below.
From the beginning of Xie Jiao, who misinformed the police message, the army's heart began to fluctuate. Those leaders and subordinates who didn't want to fight tough battles began to regard themselves as enemies, whether it was for Han Yue or laziness on the patrol, they were putting pressure on themselves. Even if Xie San is killed by thunder now, the others will continue to cause chaos and even take the opportunity to expand the situation. In this way, no matter what the result is, the Xie family is destined to not be able to keep it.
Xie Yongzhi didn't know how to read a book, he only knew that since he was the leader, he had to ensure that this group of people would not disperse. Even if he knew in his heart that Xu Le would definitely come here to save people, his trap was enough to hunt this invincible general, and he could only be forced to compromise at this time. He nodded:
"You have a point, this Han Da is like a tiger, he hurt our three brothers along the way, and it is said that his head should have been cut off a long time ago. It's just that he has to be kept to deal with Xu Le, so he has been kept until now. Now that there are such variables, it is useless to keep him, so I will do as you say, cut off his head and take him away. ”
"And what about the withdrawal of our troops?"
"I will do it early tomorrow morning, and half a day will be enough to pack up my belongings. With those silk and the savings of the past few years, it is enough for us to hide outside for a while, and since Meat Feixian is Yang Guang's cronies, it is impossible to stay outside and not return. As long as he returns to Jiangdu, this is still our world! ”
Xie San was overjoyed, and he couldn't help but thank his subordinates. Xie Yongzhi waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, hurry up and get things done." If you take someone to kill the person surnamed Han, you must keep the head properly and don't break it. ”
"Wrapped up in so-and-so!"
Xie San happily pressed the hilt of the knife and walked out, Xie Yongzhi looked at his back and frowned silently. Xie San, who has always been regarded as an arm, also stood on the opposite side at a critical moment, and there were fewer and fewer cronies in this group of people in Mali. Xie Yongzhi's mind is not stupid, in the environment of the Xie family, he has seen a lot of internal strife, and he is especially vigilant.
He knew very well what this situation meant for the leader of a trilogy, especially at the moment, when people's hearts were unstable, and it was most likely to cause fire. Even if the lord learns about it in the future, he will not pursue it. Compared with his subordinates, in addition to guarding against the meat flying immortals, he must also beware of the robes and siblings around him.
Japan has been very worried these days, and now that such things have happened, it makes him even more uneasy, and he always feels that something unexpected will happen at any time. Although Xie Yongzhi is loyal to the main family, he is inevitably nervous in the face of a strong enemy. As the head of an army, he must behave calmly and calmly, so the pressure to undertake is extraordinarily high.
It is said that since he agreed to Xie San's request, coupled with the accumulation of power for many years, his subordinates will not change immediately. Tomorrow he will leave Parrot Island with his troops, and nothing will happen in this night. But for some reason, he just felt upset and restless. Xie Yongzhi has been rolling on the battlefield since he was a child and has survived to this day, relying on luck by no means. He instinctively felt that something unusual was happening tonight, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Listening attentively, there was no movement outside the door, and I raised my nose and sniffed a few times, but I couldn't smell anything unusual. It is said that the world is peaceful no matter how you look at it, but the more this is the case, the more he feels that something is wrong. This night, it seemed too quiet......
Suddenly, Xie Yongzhi's face changed slightly, and he pushed the door and shouted, "Someone! Go to the cell with so-and-so and have a look! ”
Since I don't know what the problem is, I just go to the most critical place, if Xu Le comes, the cell is the place where the troops are exchanged. If it's Shen Guanglai...... Then you have to resign yourself to fate.