The candles were extinguished, and in the morning light, pedestrians who had already gotten up early passed by, and the long stone street outside the teahouse was also heard by the sound of clattering horses' hooves.

Yao Xishui was full of energy, and sat next to the wall of the carriage all night, his back was also sore, and he glanced at Han Qian, who was draped in a broken sack and sleeping on Zhao Ting'er's thigh, not that he felt that Han Qian, as a young master, was a big deal with the maidservants around him, but he was just curious how this guy could sleep soundly?

The night has passed, and there is no news from the Taowu Jitun Camp Military Government, but there are more and more suspicious people who have gathered in Longhuabu in the early hours of the morning.

These people were all elite scouts transferred by Zhao Mingting from the Privy Council.

Elite scouts, different from secret rooms and secret spies, are like the elite of Han Qian's secret Cao Zuo Division's soldiers, they are reconnaissance combat forces, and they don't need to strictly hide their identities, so they openly wear swords and armor, ride strong horses in the army, and drive out a family opposite the teahouse in the middle of the night, and requisition the courtyard so that their people and horses can gather in Longhuatown.

Although Zhao Mingting has not yet appeared, there are more than forty elite scouts gathered in the opposite courtyard by the Privy Council Staff, led by a commander named Ji Kun under the Privy Council.

"Ha......" Han Qian stretched his waist, opened his eyes and saw Zhao Ting'er yawning over, his eyelids were slumped, and he looked unrefreshed, and asked, "You didn't sleep?" ”

"There are constantly people carrying knives and armor and riding horses into Longhuatown, Ting'er's heart is pounding with fright, how can he sleep?" Zhao Ting'er reached out to hold Han Qian's head up, rubbed his numb thighs, and said, "Young Master, why do you sleep so comfortably?" ”

"Zhao Mingting really wants to make up his mind to split us into meat sauce, where does he need to openly call the people of the Ministry of Justice?" Han Qian couldn't help but yawn, thinking that he still hadn't slept enough, he looked at Yao Xishui and asked, "What's the news at night?" ”

Although Yao Xishui could also expect that Zhao Mingting would directly mobilize the staff of the staff department in Longhuatown, it was more likely that he was bluffing and putting pressure on their side, but they only had twelve guards available in Longhuatown, who dared to say that Zhao Mingting's side would definitely not make a move?

In such a situation, no one can feel less pressure.

Han Qian was able to sleep, Yao Xishui didn't know what his heart was made of.

"Around the early hours of the morning, three suspicious characters were ambushed and killed in Niutougu, Lanxigou, and Zhujiazhai, and two people were injured, but unfortunately they could not be caught, so they jumped into the stream and escaped, but there was a lack of manpower, and they could not continue to expand the scope of the search, and perhaps there were suspicious characters lurking in the mountains and not retreating," Yao Xishui said, "One of your men died and two were injured!" ”

"Hmm!" Han Qian nodded.

Seventy or eighty people in the Zuo Division's military room hunted and killed the five secret rooms of the Staffing Division in the familiar Baohua Mountain, especially the five secret rooms of the Staffing Division were scattered and sneaked close to Taohuawu, and they also paid the price of killing one person and injuring two people, which was obviously difficult to be satisfied.

However, considering that in addition to the six family soldiers and eleven family soldiers, the other nearly sixty people in the Zuo Si soldier household were recruited in the past two days, such a result is not unexpected.

"I want to go back to the Tunying Military Mansion, will Miss Yao accompany Chai Yuhou to stay in Longhuabu, or will she go to the villa with me to make up for sleep?" Han Qian asked.

There was nothing to do in Longhuatown, and at the same time, Yao Xishui also felt sleepy, worried that he would continue to be exposed under the noses of the spies of the staff department in this state, and it would be easy to show flaws, so he agreed to go to the Qiuhu Mountain Courtyard with Han Qian to continue to watch the situation.

Although the cantonment military mansion did not build a fence wall to enclose the entire circle of Taowuji, after the daylight, with the sentry post of the cantonment military mansion, it was also possible to keep an eye on the forest ditch and the river, and it was impossible for the enemy to forcibly break in, so Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, and Zhao Wuji also withdrew to the villa with men and horses for repair.

When Han Qian returned to the villa, he did not take off his shabby clothes full of rancid taste, but took Zhao Ting'er, Yao Xishui, and Guo Nu'er to the north courtyard where the soldiers and their families lived together, and which was currently temporarily filled with soldiers and temporarily stationed in camp.

Lin Haizheng and the others were retreating to the courtyard for breakfast, and when they saw Han Qian walking in, those novices saw Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, and Zhao Wuji stand up, and they knew that it was Han Qian who came in.

"Who's going to tell me about last night's casualties?" Han Qian dragged a chair, sat down under the porch, looked at the scouts crowded in the courtyard, and asked.

"Guo Hong was sentenced to kill the enemy, but he was also stabbed in the chest by the enemy's backhand, and when he was carried back in the morning, he swallowed his breath halfway," Lin Haizheng walked over and said, "The other two soldiers were not seriously injured. ”

"Guo Hong was sentenced to be assassinated by the enemy's backhand, did you see it with your own eyes?" Han Qian looked up at Lin Haizheng and asked.

Seeing the sharp essence in Han Qian's eyes, Lin Haizheng was subconsciously startled, and said fearfully: "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but after I came back, I immediately summoned the group of people he led to ask about it." Less mainly because I feel that there is a problem, and I will carefully interrogate it. ”

"Where is his group?" Han Qian looked up and asked.

Lin Haizheng motioned for the four scouts to come forward.

"Surrender all the armor!" Han Qian said.

Lin Haizheng knew that Han Qian was going to severely punish these four people, and motioned to the people next to him to take off the swords and leather armor of these four people; The four did not dare to struggle, and were ready to be punished.

Han Qian looked at the four newly recruited scouts, he still remembered the names of these four people, one of them had served as a battalion commander in the Guangling Army in his early years, and his potential was promising, but unfortunately, he didn't want to keep the people who couldn't be used by him, and asked in a dull tone: "Do you have anything to explain?" ”

"We are incompetent, and the team is injured and killed, and we are willing to be punished." The four of them looked at each other, thinking that if they put on a good attitude, the punishment might be lighter.

"Since you don't have anything to say, then you must know that you are wrong, then it will be easier to do, and it will save you from complaining about me and wronging you on Huangquan Road," Han Qian glanced back at Lin Haizheng and said, "Kill all four of them now, but go to Lord Cao Gao, and sell their wives, daughters, and nephews, as long as they are within one household, into slavery!" ”

Han Qian's words were extremely plain, but the words were shocking.

Yao Xishui was also frightened, he didn't think that His Majesty Han Qian would be so brutal.

Although one person died, it was a great pity, but the seventy or eighty people in the Zuo Division's military room were all rabble newly recruited in the past two days, and they were able to ambush and kill the three elite secret rooms of the Staff Division, and they also successfully prevented the infiltration of the secret rooms of the Staff Division, which can already be said to be meritorious.

Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei were also slightly stunned, wanting to persuade Han Qian to give them a chance, but thinking that Han Qian ordered to shoot the old house soldiers next to Han Jun in the house a few days ago, they didn't hesitate at all, maybe they could persuade them!

The four of them did not expect to be punished so brutally and severely, Han Qian not only had to put him to death, but also sold their wives, wives, sons, and nephews into prostitutes. When I saw Zhao Wuji, Lin Zongjing, Guo Nuer and other soldiers, they drew their knives and surrounded them, wanting to resist, but they were unarmed and surrounded in the yard again, and they were hacked to death with knives in a short time!

The other newly recruited scouts, looking at the four people whose bodies had been cut incompletely by the knives, and the ones who were not completely dead, twitching and trembling in the pool of blood in the mud, and the blood gushing out, expanding the area of the pool of blood, almost filling the flat courtyard, although they were all old pawns carefully selected by Han Qian, they were still frightened, and their faces turned pale.

In particular, the other two groups of scouts with the children of the family soldiers who were injured couldn't help but tremble when they held the saber at their waists.

"You all know very well in your hearts why these four people died innocently, and why their wives and daughters were reduced to the situation of slavery," Han Qian's eyes swept over to the men and horses in the courtyard, "The other two groups of people and horses, they should be glad that the team leader was only injured, and each received thirty lashes as a warning." Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, the two of you, go forward first and give ten lashes each. You've already hesitated twice at critical moments, and I don't want a third time! ”

Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei told Han Qian to stare at him, and the hairs on his back stood up, and he secretly felt that they had hesitated just now, if these four people suddenly burst out and snatched the blades in the hands of others, I am afraid that today's meeting will be very ugly.

Seeing that Lin Zongjing, Guo Nuer and other children of the family soldiers had already gathered around Han Qian to form a circle formation at this time, Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei also secretly felt that although they served by the young master's side more often, they were obviously unconscious, and they were more slack than these Guo Nuer's family soldiers.

Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei also held down the saber on their waists at this time, staring at the other two groups of scouts who went wrong.

Two groups of eight scouts did not dare to resist after all, untied their sabers, and knelt on the ground that was already a little muddy with blood plasma to be tortured.

Yao Xishui has received harsh training since he was a child, but at this moment, he still had to endure the discomfort in his heart, so he did not quit in advance.

Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei stepped forward with whips and gave each of the eight people ten whips, whipping them so that their skin was open and their backs were covered with blood.

At this time, Han Qian looked at the remaining newly recruited scouts and said, "The remaining twenty lashes each, you take turns to step forward and draw five whips, feel the physical and mental pain they have suffered, so that in the next mission, you will be less slack!" But next time, you will also remember in your hearts that I don't have too many rules here, and those who commit the following offenses will be killed, those who are slacking off in battle will be killed, and those who are afraid of the enemy will ......be killed."

After the execution was completed, Han Qian asked the four dead bodies to be dragged out, and also let the eight people who were drawn to the flesh and blood be moved to the room for treatment, and said to Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei: "You take them to the courtyard outside first, summarize the lessons of last night's successes and failures, and hand over the text to me, and then go to rest......"

Lin Haizheng and the others walked out, and the soldiers who stayed in the villa walked in to clean up the bloodstains on the ground.

It's just that the yard here is all mud, and blood seeps into the dirt, unless the blood-stained soil is shoveled out, or the weather is getting hotter, and the whole yard will be bloody to attract mosquitoes and flies.