Chapter 59: Zhou Xue's Mission

As mentioned last time, Liu Hou wanted to persuade Zhou Xue to go back and assassinate Bu Qi, but Zhou Xue didn't agree after all, but she promised to go back and persuade Bu Qiu not to burn grain and grass.

At this moment, Bu Qi was pacing around in the lobby of the Assassin's Mansion, and the Shu army threw those hateful little pieces of paper, which made him very annoyed. He had nothing to say about the Shu army's accusation that he had dug the river embankment and drowned hundreds of thousands of people.

Although he scoffed at the Shu army's statement that the number of people drowned in the city, the problem was that he did send Lu Mao to lead 10,000 people out of the city to dig the river embankment, and the people in the whole city saw it, so there was no need to argue about this matter, and the people in the city, including himself, believed that this "good thing" that hurt the sky and reason was done by himself.

Bu Qiu was angry that the Shu army actually said that they wanted to burn the grain of the whole city, not only the official warehouse, but also the granary of the big households.

God can testify that although he also had this idea, he really did not make up his mind to do so.

Tens of thousands of people were drowned by digging river embankments, and they felt very uncomfortable. Although he also knew that burning the grain in the city would definitely slow down the footsteps of the Shu army and make them unable to go north for a long time, his conscience was also strongly condemned for doing so.

Although he is also a hero in troubled times, he is definitely not as cold-blooded as Liu Hou imagined. After he occupied Lingnan, he also made great efforts to develop civil affairs and improve people's livelihood, and these drowned people were his people.

Before the war, he was doing everything possible to benefit these people, but after the war, he actually murdered them, which made him embarrassed, so although he had thought of the plan of burning food for a long time, he could not make up his mind to do it.

Zhou Xue returned to Panyu City, just in time to see Bu Qi pacing irritably, Bu Qi couldn't help but be stunned when she saw her, her heart was first happy, and asked, "Why did you come back?" You have already killed Liu Chan? ”

However, then he saw Zhou Xue's gloomy face, and his heart couldn't help but sink again, and said, "Didn't you succeed in killing?" ”

Zhou Xue didn't answer his question, but asked, "Uncle Bu, do you want to burn all the grain and grass in Panyu City?" ”

Hearing Zhou Xue's question, Bu Qi was almost so angry that he vomited blood, now the whole city is misunderstanding himself and beware of himself, how can even this little niece who has always been close to him doubt himself?

"Who told you that? This is nonsense, didn't that kid Liu Chan say it? You must not listen to his rhetoric, he is trying to make you misunderstand me and drive a wedge between us. ”

"You really don't want to drag the Shu army in Lingnan by burning the grain and grass?"

"No, you don't fall for his scheme. Am I that kind of person? Can I do such a thing regardless of the lives of hundreds of thousands of people? Bu Qi explained.

"How do you explain the fact that people were sent to dig river embankments and caused floods to drown hundreds of thousands of people? Don't say you didn't do it, the whole world saw that you sent 10,000 people to do it. Zhou Xue pressed forward step by step.

"This, this, this, this must be Liu Chan's kid who made it up to deceive you, think about it, the entire Lingnan has a population of only a few hundred thousand, and there are a few people living near the embankment of the Yuejiang River, this Liu Chan is so shameless, spreading rumors that I drowned hundreds of thousands of people. Do you think this is possible? Could it be that so many people drowned me? This kid really can't even tell lies, revealing such a big flaw. ”

Zhou Xue didn't know anything about the population and the economy, so he couldn't imagine how many people there were near Panyu City. She was a little relieved when she heard Bu Qi's righteous and stern explanation, but she didn't fully believe Bu Qi's words, she continued to ask, "You really don't know how to burn food?" ”

Bu Qi was almost so angry that she vomited blood: "No, absolutely not." ”

"Then you swear."

"Bastard, I'm a state assassin, and I've always been true to my word, do I need to swear? You believe it or not. ”

"Well, I'll trust you for now." After Zhou Xue finished speaking, she left without waiting for Bu Qi to ask her about her situation in Shu Ying. Seeing that Bu Qiu didn't swear, she didn't fully believe his words after all, and went directly to the official warehouse to stay there.

Bu Qiu originally wanted to ask her about the assassination of Liu Chan, but who knew that this girl didn't even make a salute after she came back, so she directly began to question herself, and after questioning, she went straight to the official warehouse, so angry that Bu Qiu almost vomited blood.

It is said that Zhou Xue came to the official warehouse and saw a lot of people dressed like family members outside the official warehouse. Because there were officers and soldiers guarding the official warehouse, these people did not dare to approach, but they did not leave, and they just guarded not far from the official warehouse.

Zhou Xue was very curious and didn't understand what these people wanted to do here, so she stepped forward to inquire. After this inquiry, I learned that these families were all from large families in the city, and each of them had some people from each family to form a security group with a large number of people.

This security regiment worked in three shifts, keeping an eye on the official warehouse and the major granaries in the city day and night to prevent Buqi from sending people to burn grain. Their actions show that Buqi has lost the hearts of the people in the city, which is the main reason why Buqi is so irritable.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world, this is an eternal law, and Buqi has felt that he is struggling step by step in Panyu City. So, how can these big families unite and send their families to keep an eye on the major granaries?

It turned out that a few days ago, in the name of longevity, the king gathered most of the heads of large families in the city, and after three rounds of drinking, everyone began to hold a secret meeting to discuss the current situation.

At the beginning, some people proposed that Buqi was brutal and unkind, and Liu Bei, Liu Chan, father and son, were all well-known Ming monarchs, and they should join the Shu army as soon as possible in order to gain more political capital. This proposal was agreed by the majority of the people, but difficulties arose in the process of implementation.

Now all the families are being watched by Buqi, and what they want to do will be known by Buqi immediately, and the Shu army did not block the four city gates, but the Eastern Wu army itself blocked the city gates in the city, and it was not easy for them to go out and get in touch with the Shu army and discuss the details of the internal and external attacks.

What's more, the Eastern Wu army in the city has a good number of troops, with tens of thousands of well-trained troops, and it is simply wishful thinking for himself and others to rebel with such a small number of people on hand.

Deliberation and deliberation have been carried out, but no solution to these two problems has been come up. Later, some people proposed that it is good to collude with the Shu army and help them seize the city, but now if they make a contribution, when the time comes, when the Shu army subdues Lingnan and even dominates the world, they and others will be the heroes of the founding of the country, and when the prince ascends the throne, there will be the merit of the dragon.

But it's too much to do now, too big for them to do. If that's the case, why not settle for the next best? All they want is to save their lives.

They couldn't help the Shu army capture the city, but they could send people to keep an eye on the major granaries to stop Buqi from burning grain.

If they just sent people to keep an eye on the major granaries, this kind of demand is quite reasonable, and there is no excuse or reason to stop this kind of behavior. At that time, if Buqi really tries to burn the grain and grass, the people who are watching can find it out early, notify the major households in time, and then the major households will quickly organize the family to protect the granary.

Although this can not make any credit for the neutrality of Shu and does not get great benefits, the benefits are small, and the accompanying risks are greatly reduced.

At least you don't have to worry about the fate of being liquidated by Buqi after the failure of the operation. Their behavior is not too excessive, far from touching the bottom line of Buqi, and it can even be said that it is Buqi who is to blame, they are just protecting their legitimate rights and interests. So, don't worry about being embarrassed in the future.

In the end, everyone voted and agreed to this slightly milder and safer plan, so this was the scene that Zhou Xue saw.

The atmosphere in the city is eerie, but outside the city is a scene of disaster relief. A few days after all-out relief efforts, Liu Hou ordered the army to assemble. He adopted Fei Yi's advice and prepared to capture Panyu City as soon as possible.

Not long after the flood receded, the Eastern Wu army was desperate to find that a dense figure of the Shu army appeared outside the city. What made them even more frustrated was that the people who had helped them defend the city were now reluctant to work for their Eastern Wu army.

In the past, the people were misled by Buqi advocating the idea of protecting the family and defending the country, panicking that the Shu army was an invader and a demon who slaughtered the city, and they still had a bit of subjective initiative to defend the city. Now the atmosphere has completely changed, and the people are reluctant to go to the city wall to defend it, and even they are very slack in carrying defensive materials.

In the end, the people were coerced by coercive means under the order of Buqi, so they had to go to the city wall to assist the Eastern Wu army to defend the city, even if they were on the city wall, they did not contribute to the work, always thinking about how to escape, instead of wholeheartedly helping the Eastern Wu people to defend the city.

This is one of the concrete manifestations of the loss of popular support, and it seems that the contents of the leaflet have spread among these people, and the people already know that Buqi is the main culprit of the great flood, and they also know that he is still a careerist who wants to burn the grain and starve the people of the whole city.

In this case, it is no wonder that there are still people who are willing to work for the Eastern Wu Army, and they are already going to burn high incense if they don't get up to rebel. Of course, the more reason is that the Eastern Wu army has a strong force in the city, and the steps are tightly guarded, so so far, no one has dared to make a mistake.

Liu Hou was not polite to Buqi, and as soon as he came up, he concentrated his forces, and still attacked a city gate with all his might. This time, he did not send a ragtag army, and directly sent vine armor soldiers to the city. With the bombing of hot air balloons, the Tengjia army soon climbed the city wall and started hand-to-hand combat with the Eastern Wu army.

Buqi still exchanged human lives for space, and filled the city wall with the Eastern Wu soldiers without money. This time, Liu Hou spent a lot of money to make a team of grenadiers hide in the team that ascended the city, and was responsible for throwing the thunderbolts down the dense Eastern Wu soldiers under the city wall.

The Eastern Wu soldiers suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the city walls were empty in an instant. Due to the cutting off of the road by thunderbolt bombardment, resulting in insufficient follow-up reinforcements to climb the city wall, the defense line of the Eastern Wu soldiers soon collapsed and was driven off the city wall by the Shu army. The rattan armor soldiers followed behind and marched forward victoriously and step by step.

Then, the musketeers also went up to the city wall and condescended from the city wall to shoot at the Eastern Wu soldiers in the city. After a few rounds of shooting, the Eastern Wu soldiers finally went into disarray, almost all of them turned around and ran desperately, they completely ignored the bright broadsword of the Eastern Wu Army's military law team, knocked these military judges under their feet, trampled under their feet, and then continued to flee.

The entire siege battle was extremely fast, and the Eastern Wu army lasted less than half an hour, and the Shu army had already broken into the city. The musketeers followed behind the vine armor soldiers, shooting all the Eastern Wu soldiers within the range as much as they could, and in this way, they advanced layer by layer, heading towards the Assassin's Mansion.

At the moment when the Shu army broke the city, Bu Qi finally despaired, he knew that the attack power of the Shu army was unparalleled in the world, but he didn't expect that it would be so sharp as this, such a big city, it would not take half an hour to be breached, which was simply unheard of.