Chapter 623: The Battle of the Grain Depot (4)
July day, the day of the fire, was originally the hottest time of the year, and then encountered such a month of no rain drought, the temperature is frighteningly higher, even if the night is a little deep, but the day is still hot enough, it is difficult to sleep, in the past, it is just that, how much is quiet, boil up can also have a swallow, but now, hundreds of thousands of victims gather in the city, live in no fixed place, noisy is inevitable, life makes the people are rare to be peaceful, this is not, the wicker street in the west city is noisy again, The two groups of victims who came out of nowhere fought together, fists and feet, screaming again and again, until the terrible howls rang out one after another.
"Don't fight, the official is here, the official is here!"
In the midst of the scuffle, I don't know who shouted, and the two groups of victims who were fighting immediately dispersed as birds and beasts, one of them fled along West Street to the east, and the other group fled into the wicker street, leaving only a body that did not know whether to live or die.
"Report, Lord Liu, a deceased was found at the scene, suspected of being the waste prince Yu Lu Shuang marked in the sea fishing documents, and the rest of the thieves have fled into the wicker street, please make it clear!"
The official messenger came quickly, first several headcatchers rushed to the scene, and they explored the scene with great ease, and then a group of soldiers under the command of a captain also rushed to the ground, and even one of the headhunters came forward and reported in a loud voice.
"Chase, Hugh is gone!"
The lieutenant surnamed Liu was quite decisive, and did not ask for further details, and with a wave of his hand, he led his troops to rush into the wicker street, and the rumbling footsteps shook the houses on both sides of the street.
"Stop coming, the warehouse is heavy, and you have to trespass!"
Wicker Street is the side street of West Street, the road is quite wide, about four zhang, but it is not straight, there are many corners, and its deepest part is the location of a warehouse of "Deng Kee Firm". Captain Liu's group of soldiers and horses rushed so urgently, the momentum was so great that the merchants guarding near the warehouse were all alarmed, and even a strong guard led more than a dozen guards to meet him, and as soon as he raised his hand, he broke off his throat in a loud voice.
"Bold, who are you waiting for? An dares to stop my Eastern Capital garrison battalion to arrest the Qin criminals! ”
Seeing that there was an obstacle in front of them, the officers and soldiers of the garrison battalion did not dare to break through, and stopped less than twenty paces away from the cordon, and the lieutenant surnamed Liu took a step forward with an angry face, holding the hilt of the knife in one hand and pointing at the leader of the guard who had come out to block it with the other, and asked in a deep voice.
"Wang Biao, the director of the C-shaped warehouse of the 'Deng Ji Firm', has seen the general, and I don't know why the general is here?"
As soon as he saw that the other party's lord was about to leave the horse, the leader of the guard's guard did not dare to slack off, so he bowed down and reported his home in a courtesy manner.
"A certain is Liu Mingfu, the captain of the garrison battalion of the Eastern Capital, who has pursued the Qin prisoners so far, and now suspects that the traitors have fled into the warehouse, and he will lead his troops to search, and he will not let go!"
Although Wang Biao had already reported the name of "Deng Ji Firm", Liu Mingfu did not stop because of this, raised his eyebrows, and scolded unceremoniously.
"General Liu is afraid that he misunderstood, I have been waiting here for a long time, and I have never seen anyone fleeing, this is my granary, which is the foundation of disaster relief, if there is no holy decree, you are not allowed to trespass, and please forgive General Liu!"
Hearing that Liu Mingfu insisted on searching, Wang Biao was willing to agree, and he forced back without hesitation.
"Presumptuous, you are just a merchant's subordinate, Ann dares to speak of the holy decree, come, take down this rebellious man for Ben General!"
Liu Mingfu came prepared, the purpose was to create an incident, how could he listen to Wang Biao's explanation, so his face was blank, he waved his hand, and gave an order in a loud voice.
"No!"
The matter of the opening of the warehouse and the release of grain by the "Deng Ji Firm" has long been known throughout the city, and the officers and soldiers of the garrison camp also know it in their hearts, and when they hear their own master give such an order, they will inevitably have doubts in their hearts, but the general order is the general order, even if the officers and soldiers have any doubts in their hearts, they do not dare to disobey, they can only respond to their promises loudly, and they will come forward to take people with their knives.
"Stop!"
As soon as they saw that the officers and soldiers of the garrison battalion were going to take people, although there were few people in the merchant escort team, they were not afraid at all, and they were also raising their swords against each other, seeing that a bloody battle was about to rise, and a violent roar suddenly sounded in the dark, the sound was like thunder, and when they landed, they shook both sides of the sword rattling on the spot, and they looked over, but saw a strong man dressed in the clothes of the East Palace Guards had walked out of the shadows.
"Who's here?"
With the help of the light of the torch, Liu Mingfu could clearly see that what the person who came was wearing the Mingguang armor, and his heart couldn't help but be slightly shocked, but he didn't want to weaken his own momentum, so he asked loudly, although the voice was high-pitched, but there was a slight cowardice inside, not for anything else, just because the person who came could wear the Mingguang armor, he must be a guerrilla general or above, no matter his rank or the status of the troops he belonged to, it was not something that he Liu Mingfu could compare.
"A certain is the East Palace Tiger Ben led the general Wang Kuan, who was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to guard the granary here, and if you have anything, you will tell the general."
Although Wang Kuan is a person in the "Ming Di", however, as early as when he was in Hexi, he had already hung a number in the palace guards, and now his official rank has been promoted to the high position of Lang General, but he has always rarely walked on the bright side, and it is the first time to dress so formally, but it does not prevent him from sending official authority to the other party.
"It turned out to be General Wang, I have admired it for a long time, the last general received a report, there was a waste of the prince's remnants who killed people on the street, and the last general led his troops to pursue, and now it is suspected that the thieves have fled into the warehouse, and I also ask General Wang to make it convenient, and let the last general lead his troops into the search to avoid misunderstanding!"
Once Wang Kuan's identity was confirmed, the tension in Liu Mingfu's heart couldn't help but deepen, but this time he came on a secret order, and there was no way to retreat at all, so he could only explain hard.
"Misunderstanding? What a misunderstanding! General Liu wants to search for it, but if there is a holy decree, or an order from His Royal Highness the Prince, the general can be accommodating. ”
Wang Kuan has been in the "Mingdi" for many years, and he has never seen any kind of conspiracy and trickery, how could he not know that the master in front of him is here to stir up trouble, how can he be very polite to him, so he stretched out his hand and replied with a sneer.
"General Wang, it is official duty to arrest the Qin criminals, and please don't make mistakes with the general!"
As soon as he heard Wang Kuan say this, Liu Mingfu blushed with annoyance and anger, and roared with hatred.
"Presumptuous, this general was ordered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to guard the granary, and those who trespassed will be killed!"
Wang Kuan was already a ruthless person, how could he be intimidated by a few false words from the captain of a garrison battalion, his face was flat, he showed the style of his superiors, and reprimanded him unceremoniously.
"You ......" Liu Mingfu was choked by Wang Kuan's cruel words to the extreme, and after stammering for a while, his face turned terripy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The last general is duty, General Wang is deliberately embarrassed, and the last general can only be offended, come, rush in for this general!" ”
"No!"
After the general order, the officers and men of the garrison battalion, whether they were happy or not, could only respond to the promise in a loud voice, and each of them raised their swords and swarmed forward, preparing to forcibly rush into the reservoir area.
"Bold! Come on, stop them! ”
As soon as he saw that the officers and soldiers of the garrison battalion were about to rush forward, Wang Kuan's face immediately darkened, and after he broke off, he immediately saw two hundred Donggong guards rushing out of the reservoir area, quickly forming a formation, blocking the way of the officers and men of the garrison battalion.
"General Wang, it is a capital crime to cover up Qin's crimes, and Erxiu must make a mistake by himself!"
Seeing a group of East Palace guards rushing out of the reservoir area, Liu Mingfu was not only not surprised, but secretly rejoiced, just because the task he received was to transfer out the East Palace guards guarding the granary, as for the rest of the things, others will do it, of course, stealing joy is stealing, but Liu Mingfu did not dare to bring it to his face, but deliberately tightened his face, and asked angrily, making a posture of wanting to reason with Wang Kuan to the end.
"Whoever crosses the line, die!"
The matter has come to this, how could Wang Kuan not know that tonight's chaos has completely begun, how can he still be in the mood to talk nonsense with Liu Mingfu, so he blacked his face, pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist with his backhand, slashed heavily on the ground in front of him, and gave a murderous death order!
"No!"
A group of East Palace guards had already been holding back their anger, and when they heard Wang Kuan's order, they each made a loud promise, and between swords and guns, the murderous aura rose into the air and went straight to the clouds.
"General Wang, you are a chaotic order, the last general will definitely join you, you wait!"
Don't look at the garrison camp has more than 100 people than the East Palace, but when it comes to combat effectiveness, it is 108,000 miles behind, even if Liu Mingfu is given two more dares, he doesn't dare to put it right with the people of the East Palace, of course, his original task is not here, and it is even more impossible to really fight with the guards of the East Palace, but he still wants to shout a few nonsense to drag the people of the East Palace.
"Attack!"
At the main gate of the reservoir area, the guards of the East Palace and the officers and soldiers of the garrison camp of the Eastern Capital confronted each other, although they did not move, but the sound of insulting and accusing each other was noisy, since no one found that a group of black-clothed masked people had emerged outside a house dozens of steps away on the west side of the reservoir area, led by a burly strong man, but seeing him standing in the dark, he listened to the movement with his ears, and did not find anything wrong, so he no longer hesitated, waved his hand, and let out a low light drink from his throat, Xuan even saw more than a dozen black-clothed cats grab their waists under the high wall, and quickly threw out their flying claws, and after a few soft sounds, the flying claws were already smoothly placed on the wall.
"Up, on!"
As soon as he saw that the flying claws had been set up, the eyes of the sturdy man led by him suddenly flashed wildly, and he made an upward gesture without hesitation, and immediately saw more than a dozen black-clothed masked people holding bows and crossbows climbing up the wall like civets......