Chapter 41: The Thieves Steal the City

Liu Shi didn't say a word after hearing this, and looked at the two strategists beside him, and the strategists hurriedly said, "In this case, how do you want to divide the spoils when Zhang Xijiu asks my family?" When the time comes, if we plant a false accusation, we can't afford to bear it, and when the world is so big, I'm afraid that there will be no place for it."

"Will Brother Liu leak such important matters? Anyway, brother, I'm sure I won't talk about it," Zhang Yan leaned back in the chair and said with a lazy look.

Liu Shi was disgusted when he saw him like this, and immediately asked, "Just say how to divide the spoils, if you can't talk about the spoils, you don't need to talk about it."

"Then let the younger brother speculate, if I guess well, Brother Liu should be interested in the peerless martial arts, I'm right, it's not a secret, the younger brother is lazy by nature, so all he learns is three-legged cat kung fu, even if he gets the peerless martial arts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to practice, but the younger brother is deeply interested in General Huo's peerless art of war, and when there is an incident in the future, this art of war is not from the world to match, it's better to be like this, the art of war and the armor will belong to the younger brother, and the peerless magic Brother Liu will take it himself, what do you think?" Zhang Yan said with a smile while drinking tea.

"You guys don't even dare to go to the battlefield, what's the use of leaving the treasure armor, I think the magic and the armor are all mine, you take the war book and the battle strategy, I will give you 10,000 taels of gold as a thank you gift, what do you think?" Liu Shi disdained in his heart, this person is timid and still wants to keep the treasure armor, it is better for me to charge into battle in the future.

Zhang Yan frowned, "The little brother is most afraid of death in his life, there will always be a confrontation in the future, and the armor will protect himself to protect himself, this Brother Liu should not earn it with the little brother, and besides, the most valuable magic brother here will be given to Brother Liu."

"20,000 taels of gold, that's all, the treasure armor is of little use to you, it's better to take some yellow goods, you recruit more soldiers and horses to protect your life" Liu Shi impatiently directly added 10,000 taels of gold, you must know that at that time, 10,000 taels of gold recruited 100,000 soldiers and horses, this shot is really generous.

"Since this is the case, the little brother will thank Brother Liu for the generous gift, when Brother Liu is ready, just inform the little brother, and the little brother will order someone to cooperate," Zhang Yan turned his worries into joy and said with a smile.

Liu Shi waved his hand, and after the two sides were decided, Zhang Yan said to the strategist: "This surnamed Zhang is really greedy for money, and he sent him away with just a few yellow and white things, and ordered someone to prepare, and ordered 5,000 people to pick up and I will personally pick it up."

"Wait a minute, my lord, should I discuss such a big matter with my master before making a decision, this Zhang Yan is gloomy, I am afraid that this matter will not be easy to do," the strategist hesitated for a moment and said.

"Discuss a fart with that old guy, no one is allowed to leak this matter, otherwise I want his life" Liu Shi stared at the two strategists viciously, and the two of them nodded hurriedly under his oppression, and one of them said, "Since the lord has made up his mind, he must plan carefully, after all, there are many people in the state, and it is better to prepare properly."

"This is reasonable, this matter will be handed over to you, and I will handle it properly" Liu Shi nodded and left the main hall after instructing.

Two months later, Liu Shi sent a message to Zhang Yan, saying that it was ready, at this time Zhang Yan was eating hot pot around the bed, and when he heard Liu Shi's news, he scolded, "This waste took more than two months to get ready, Lao Tzu thought that he had learned and understood my strategy, so it was okay for a few of you to prepare, and when the time came, just cooperate with it, I believe that Lu Bu's strength is not to kill him, and he will also call him to peel off the skin."

On the snowy road, Liu Shi and dozens of guards pretended to be businessmen came to a house, which was a small town less than thirty miles from Jinyang, Liu Shi entered the house and scolded: "Is it so troublesome for 5,000 men and horses to come to Bingzhou?" It took two months."

"Lord Chief Priest, 5,000 men and horses are not a small number, besides, they have to be dispersed and infiltrated into the state to not arouse suspicion, plus money, food, soldiers and horses and other useful things, the small ones can only be done within two months with all their might," the strategist said tremblingly.

"Isn't it okay to call the surname Zhang for money, food and other things, we gave him so much gold last time, can't we even take out some supplies?"

"Zhang Xijiu said that the 5,000 taels of gold he took away last time had ordered someone to take it to Xihu to prepare horses, and he himself was not enough for grain and grass, saying that after breaking through Jinyang City, the city treasury would be taken with us."

"Fart, how much can we take even if we take it, this deal is not done and left, do you still want to rectify the vehicle and pull it to our Jizhou? You bunch of waste, hey~~ It's useless to say anything, when the time comes, tell the little ones to be quick, take things and leave quickly, don't reveal your identity."

"Don't worry, my lord, I have ordered someone to disguise myself as a horse thief outside the plug, and I have even found two thousand Hu people to mix in it, even if we are caught, we will not be exposed," the strategist said with a smile.

Liu Shi patted him appreciatively, "Well, it's a little clever, this matter is done very well, ask someone to inform Zhang Yan, and say that I am ready, and ask him to cooperate with me to steal the city three days later."

Shanyi obeyed Bai Cang's arrangement, and picked seven or eight strong teenagers to do a few days at the city gate together, and the official family temporarily recruited the strong men without pay, but each person did not pay for a bucket of rice per day, but it was enough for an adult to eat for three or five days, and after a few days, Shanyi and others had also accumulated a lot, seeing that the work done by the conscription of the strong men was coming to an end, they were working desperately to get more rations to carry through the cold winter.

"Let's work hard today, your eldest brother said to the person in charge of the grain, each person will be given an extra bucket of rice in the past two days, plus the amount we have accumulated in the past few days to carry this freezing day is not a problem, the last two days, don't be discouraged, fight for the big brother to know no" Shan Yi encouraged everyone's emotions while walking.

Everyone came to the registration office in front of the city gate, and a person who looked like a general looked at them and smiled, "Black boy, I came early enough today, I can take care of you in the past two days, but don't forget my benefits."

"That is, if it weren't for the military master, how could I wait for these benefits, and when the work is finished, I will ask the military master to drink two cups as a thank you gift," Yamachi said with the wind.

"Okay, just have your kid's words, I can't believe in Young Master Bai's brother, so it's okay to arrange a little easier for your brother today, the snow has been heavy in the past two days, and the snow is very deep in a few places south of the city gate, you go and deal with it, there are few people over there and there is not so much to do, just rest when you are tired."

"Thank you, Master Jun, brothers, copy the guy and go" Shan Yi hugged his fist and thanked the steward, and everyone picked up the tools prepared by the official family from the side and walked towards the south.

At this time, the wind and snow were a little heavier, and the mountain wings and others were working against the wind and snow, and Zhang Ying He Si, who was sent by Bai Cang next to him to take care of everyone, also helped shovel the snow, and after a while, a wide street was cleared.

Shanyi looked up and saw that it was already noon, shoveled the snow aside and said, "Brothers, rest and eat some rations, and then go to the city gate to see if there is anything that can help."

As soon as the words fell, he heard a sudden noise at the city gate, and Zhang Ying hurriedly stopped everyone, "Second master, there may be something over there, you find a secluded place first, I'll go and have a look."

Regardless of whether the mountain wing agreed or not, he rushed straight to the city gate, and before he walked a few steps, he saw dozens of big men suddenly rushing out of the dark passage next to him, and everyone rushed towards them with steel knives.

"It's not good, someone is rebelling" Zhang Ying immediately knew that the situation was wrong, and shouted and pulled out his waist knife to respond, and did not forget to shout to leave.

Shan Yi and the others saw it not far away, Zhang Ying had already fought with the enemy with a crowd of enemies, and suddenly cut down five or six strong men with his martial arts, but there were many enemies, and Zhang Ying, who was surrounded in the middle, was already a little unable to parry, He Si was taken aback and said, "Second master, you take someone first, I'll go to support the eldest brother" said and also took out his saber and hurried up.

This group of people is the person who Liu Shi ambushed in various places in Jinyang City in advance, because Shan Yi and the others are in a remote area, so the number is not very large, Shan Yi saw that the two of them were fighting the enemy, turned around and said to a few brothers, "You go and report to Lord Assassin Shi and the eldest brother, I will pick up the two of them" I can't allow everyone to say more, Shan Yi's expression is undoubted, these people have followed Shan Yi since childhood, and his words are more effective than Bai Cang.

Several teenagers rushed to flee and went straight to the Assassin's Mansion, and when the mountain wing saw everyone leaving, he picked up an iron snow shovel from the ground and pounced on it with both arms, and suddenly the minions were in chaos like a tiger entering a flock.

Zhang Ying, He Si and the others saw that Shanyi risked death to save them, and they were moved in their hearts, but they were afraid that something would happen to him, so they split the surrounding enemies with several knives in a row, and said, "There are too many enemies here, the second master can't stay for a long time, let's fight and retreat" Saying that, the three of them retreated to one place, and stood in a triangular position to resist the thieves.

"I heard the sound of killing at the city gate, it seems that there are thieves attacking the city, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time to leave as soon as possible, the second master, my brother will escort you towards the Assassin's Mansion" Zhang Ying shouted loudly, and killed a thief soldier and pulled out a few knife flowers, and the scene was empty.

The three of them saw the opportunity to go up to the roof, climbed high and looked far away, only to see the fire everywhere in the city, and did not know how many thieves lurking in were killing people and setting fires, but the most important thing was the city gate, because of the heavy snow, the enemy was found within 100 meters of the city gate in the hidden wind and snow, and the city warning was not in a hurry to be rushed in, and the gate guard hurriedly ordered people to block it so that the thieves would not rush in.

The scene was chaotic, and the people working near the city gate were the first to be slashed and killed, but it was thanks to the craftsmen who temporarily blocked the enemy's footsteps that the defenders arrived in time.

There was a sea of blood in front of the city gate, and the dead bodies were trampled on all sides, and they turned into meat after a while, but the thieves and the guards didn't care about the slippery soles of their feet at this time, but they fought desperately.