The city gate in this corner of Tanzhou actually opened automatically, and there were still people greeting something on the city. Ge Congzhou, the captain of the battalion directly under the command who was taking the lead in reconnoitring and watching the enemy's situation under the southeast corner of Tanzhou, couldn't help but be a little stunned, and then said in a deep voice to the deployment behind him:

"The first regiment that has been dressed up, rush up with me to find out. Inform the other three regiments to change their bows and knife platoons, and be ready to follow closely. ”

"No."

The left and right roared in response, and the whole team quickly gathered into a line of spearmen in front and two wings of the knife row, and a column of firefighters in the center.

Then, like blue arrows, they galloped through the weedy wilderness, climbed over the dry moats, and disappeared between the doorways with an indomitable momentum, leaving only the echo of footsteps and gasps. Then, as if swallowed up by something intangible, there was no sound or repercussions.

The captains of the other three regiments who followed up also couldn't help but look at each other, but they still resolutely called and led their respective men and horses, and continued to move closer to the door opening that had not yet been closed.

At this time, there was another change on the head of the city, and the ochre banner that had been hanging on the gatehouse shook and fell; Immediately, a cyan flag embroidered with the two big characters Taiping was planted. These Taiping soldiers who rushed to the scene couldn't help but slow down and thundered with joy.

At the head of the city, a regiment of soldiers brought by Ge Congzhou was taking over and controlling various key points, and then some people were assigned to mix with Zhu Cun's soldiers, and re-set up defensive lines and positions along the ends and inside of the city wall in case of emergency.

"In Xia Peng, I can be called the head of the group; Please also ask Captain Ge to say one or two for me in front of your army master. ”

The Xiao Wumen guard also followed behind him in a low voice.

"I don't know anything about the changes and plans that happened in this city."

Subsequently, Zhou Huai'an, who was sitting and commanding five old battalions in the east and north of the city, suppressing and co-opting those rebels stationed outside the city, also got the corresponding news that the fast horse was galloping.

"It's nice to be able to get into town. Let the standby direct battalion quickly enter the reinforcements. ”

Then he ordered:

"Armed with firefighters and firearms, and then continue along the walls to the south and east to take the gates. Before dark, I'm going to see at least three portals that echo each other. ”

"The teaching brigade and the two battalions in the rear continue to be on standby with me in case of emergency. At least don't rush to split up your forces until you find out what's going on in the city. ”

。。。。。。

And between the inner city of Tanzhou and Yacheng, the government buildings that have been burned into pieces by the scorching fire and can no longer be rescued and recovered; Already filled with overlapping corpses and flowing blood,

And in the streets that extend in all directions, there are soldiers with sticks and constant open fires escorting all kinds of captives over. They were either gray-faced, or clothed, or covered with dried blood and mud, or covered with bruises and wounds; Without exception, they were all pressed to the ground with their arms tied behind their backs and without saying anything;

In the continuous shouting, the fully clothed soldiers trampled on their backs and fell with knives in their hands, and countless blood rays that clinged to the ground burst out and separated. Even if some of the old and weak women and children were crying and pleading, they could not make these executioners hesitate and move for a moment.

And He Junhou, the commander of the Hengjiang Army, who was standing on the high platform with a thick blood-oozing cloth around his neck, felt the scorching hot wind blowing from the raging flames behind him, and looked left and right at the bloody and cruel scene, but it was full of some kind of distorted and wanton pleasure.

Why can't these grassroots mud legs die obediently? He was originally a low-ranking official, but in any case, he was also a powerful and high-ranking character in front of most mud legs, how could he have the opportunity to let them be like this, as cheap as ants, to talk with him.

Later, in order to protect himself and settle accounts with the enemy, he was able to join these grass thieves; It was able to take advantage of the momentum again. Therefore, every time he thinks about it, it is both contradictory and repetitive, and he longs to peel off this filthy skin, but he is reluctant to give up all the conveniences and privileges brought by this identity;

After all, if there were no such swarming and drafting thieves to overturn and trample on the ground those wealthy families and eunuchs; Originally, what chance did he have to be used by those women who were wealthy and well-worthy, and enjoy the utensils and styles used by these people's rich and jade living factors.

even saw with his own eyes how those pampered and high-minded rich and noble people who didn't even look at him with a straight eye looked at how they wanted to die under the means of these poor and poor people.

If he was originally a small official, maybe he would have spent his whole life running for these people, he could only take a big family house at most and release it, and the maid who was played rotten or something was a rare grace, and then raised children who didn't know who planted it, and continued to flatter the little scraps thrown out of the big family's house.

On the other hand, there are all kinds of hidden palpitations and worries, he has personally seen the fate of the thieves and grass thieves captured by the government, and even used methods to punish them with his own hands; But when you think of losing everything in front of you once you fail, these means are not so pleasant to fall on yourself.

Fortunately, the current God suddenly opened his eyes and gave him a way to choose the best of both worlds; In this way, the imperial court became a part of the official army, not only became a shepherd who ate money and enjoyed wealth, but also continued to enjoy the wealth, children, and other benefits that he had collected along the way.

It was a letter of surrender jointly signed by Cao Quanyang, the envoy of Jiangxi, and Liu Jurong, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu, and dozens of confessions of different ranks. He was directly appointed as the assassin of Tanzhou and the defense envoy of Tan Yueheng.

is really a high-ranking official of the imperial court, even the benefactor behind his own small backer (classic history) (thief catcher) at the beginning, he has only seen a distant glance in the private house called "Han Santie" (iron heart, iron mouth, iron skin) of the Honshu Thorn History, and he has to bow down and be a low-voiced party to guard the position.

Is there anything more beautiful in the world than this? And the only thing that can hinder and hinder him from leading his subordinates to the future of wealth is obviously these grass thieves in the city who are still resisting.

Then, he hooked up with another broken businessman-turned-bandit-turned-warlord He Huaizhong. After a lust for profit and repeated calculations with Xiao Yiyi's gains and losses, he did not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife against his comrades who had been side by side against the enemy. As long as they die and be injured here, the more heavy and powerful the gift they hand over will become.

As for the other military master, Liu Huaizhang, is an old salt lord from a hard background, but he is an old stubborn who does not eat oil and salt in daily life. Under the condition that the two of them had already determined that one would be the defense envoy and the other would be the assassin's history, they were not sure to persuade him to act together, so they would simply clean it up together. The only accident was that the rebel army that was sent to Tanzhou a few days ago to replenish troops and raise food was delayed until now.

But except for those subordinates who have been secretly co-opted by themselves, what can the other grass thieves do even if they are dead; It's a big deal that he can distribute some money and food, and he can gather tens of thousands of people in a short time. In this way, even if the officials and soldiers have any different thoughts and repetitions, they will have room to maneuver around this big city.

Seeing that the future of Zhuge Shuang, who made his fortune by betraying the Pang Xun Township Party, and Bi Shiduo, who now surrendered to the official by coercing the dependents of the old battalion of the righteous army, has opened the road to them. The wound on his neck cracked open again with his euphoria, oozing red and greasy blood.

"To the Warlord,"

At this moment, a general who appeared to be covered in soot walked through the smoke-filled street and bowed his hand.

"There are five departments and eleven stations in the city, and the brothers have leveled the largest seven. But the remaining three places have already been scattered, and the battalions are intensifying their attacks and searches in the vicinity. ”

Then he hesitated and bowed slightly.

"It's just that there is still a Kokang Army garrison that is empty, but I don't know where to hide. Lord He, please be a little careful. ”

"That broken nephew Zhu Ah Da, but it doesn't matter, I'll be careful and wary here. But you're going to have to pay more attention to it. ”

He Junhou waved his hand a little impatiently.

"As long as the nine gates are closed and then the hands and tails are disposed of, there will be time to slowly collect these remnants from the city in the future."

"By the way, Ma Wu, Liu (Huaizhang) Lao Lao's mansion and family have all seen it, I am of great use."

Then he turned to the other general.

"Although He Jiu claimed to have suppressed his old department, he still had to use some effort on the surface."

"Zheng Qi'er, you still have to keep an eye on this guy to prevent him from taking the opportunity to use any means, but at the beginning, he said that the two families would share Liu Lao's other subordinates, but he couldn't let him take advantage of it."

However, it was as if Cao Cao was talking, and Cao Cao had arrived. He Junhou was teaching a group of subordinates when he saw a group of people with helmets and armor coming through the fireworks, and the leader was He Huaizhong, the commander of Lanshan Mountain;

He couldn't help but hurriedly send these subordinates away, put a fairly bright smile on his dark face, and took the initiative to greet him.

"Lao He, why bothering you to come over. There were still people under the command of the dead ghost Liu, who didn't know how to count.,If you want me to kill a batch of people, it's stopped.。。 ”

"I'm worried about it, and it's not a problem for the time being, but I've found a rare thing when I scrape the city."

He Huaizhong, who had a pockmarked face and a gloomy temperament, also stretched out his dark face and smiled.

"I don't know if Brother He can appreciate it for me. Let's see if it's worth your green jade inkstone. ”

"I don't know what kind of rare thing it is."

He Junhou suddenly became a little moved, since he became a military master, he has a very vassal and elegant hobby, and he has not collected and exchanged corresponding things in private. Then he saw the other man take out a fine cylinder, give it to the commander who led the way, and then hand it to him.

"It's ?。。 You.. ”

He Junhou was about to take over the trick, but suddenly saw a malicious expression on the general's face, and couldn't help but be shocked in his heart and suddenly wanted to retreat and call left and right;

But he didn't expect the other party to turn the cylinder that was close at hand, and suddenly made a few sounds, nailed a few things to his body, and then slowly fell down like this, and was supported by the general's quick hand, and then he said in a low voice.

"Lord He has gone all the way, and the guest in this sleeve quiver is the arrow poison wood that was specially made from the southwest Yi. When you see blood, there is no hope. Your wife, concubines, and children, I will take care of your old man's house. ”

However, He Junhou, who was trying to widen his eyes and wanted to swallow the other party, turned his head with great difficulty to look at He Huaizhong, the military master of Lanshan who was standing on the side and watching coldly, but he was faintly blocking the sight of his subordinates around him with his body, and slowly lost his last consciousness.

And the general pulled out the sharp object inserted in the corpse, and pinched the wound on the neck fiercely, which directly caused the healing area to bleed again, and then shouted in panic:

"Come on, it's not good, the military master's injuries have recurred."

And He Huaizhong, who quietly retreated in this chaotic scene, also sighed and felt secretly in his heart. Although the conditions for the other party to pull him together against the water seem to be quite good, how can a subservient Tanzhou assassin be compared to the defense envoy of the three states;

Now that most of the thorns and variables in the city have been cleaned up, how can the two evenly matched divisions of fertilizer compare with the benefits of one monopolizing all of them; As the saying goes, when the husband is decided, it is the way to be rich and prosperous.

The next thing is to be caught by the handle through this fornication in the back house, and to preemptively occupy the secret envoys and documents from the imperial court. He Huaizhong, who was full of worries, was thinking about returning to his army, when he saw several generals gathered like ants on a hot pot.

"Chief,"

"The Warlord."

"Something is wrong."

"The Zhu Ada, who escaped and disappeared, brought people back with someone to kill him."

"Bastard, what's that?"

He Huaizhong couldn't help but scold.

"There are only a few people in his camp, and he is so beggar-like and flowery, what's all the fuss?"

"It's not those beggars who were the beginning, all of them are brave and hard-fought soldiers."

These generals are chattering with each other.

"The brothers are scraping the city in all directions, and they can't resist it for a while, and they have already lost several battles in a row."

"Damn it, this bunch of people came out of there again。。。。。"

He Huaizhong couldn't help gritting his teeth with hatred, but there were changes and accidents at this juncture.

"Are the people in charge of guarding the nine gates blind and fools?"

You must know that his Lanshan Army, which was originally known as 8,000 troops, was able to suppress the entire situation in the city after cooperating with the Hengjiang Army, which claimed to be 9,000 troops; There is even more than 4,000 soldiers left to clean up and annex the dead ghost Liu Laobie. In addition, some of the leaders and generals of other battalions who had already been co-opted were enough to support their great cause anyway.

Therefore, he had to make up his mind to take risks to eliminate He Junhou, a temporary ally and leader, when he saw success, and seize the dominant authority of the current situation in Tanzhou City; However, a running away Zhu Adaa easily turned his serial planning into an imminent crisis and joke.

Now the remnants of Liu Laobei in the city have been suppressed by him, not only can they not be used, but they must also divide troops to supervise; And as the most powerful Hengjiang Army in cooperation and alliance, he has just designed to kill the leader, and when the internal dragons are leaderless, it is not so easy for him to use.

And there are still remnants of other tribes in the city who are fleeing and resisting, and Zhu Ada has attracted these unknown foreign aids, and under these internal and external troubles, he can only rely on the Lanshan army under his control to undertake and correspond. He suddenly felt a little haggard and inexplicably faintly regretted.

(End of chapter)