Chapter 62: The Extermination of the Zhang Clan (1)
Xu Chu changed his clothes, took his saber, and rode to the west of the city. This time I went to Yangzhai to 'soldier noble and fast', and I had previously known that I had met Dian Wei, Wang Yan, Gong Su and other military generals, and it didn't take long for the soldiers to finish the queue and be ready to set off at any time.
Guo Jia also came with a sword - the sword is the gentleman of a hundred soldiers, the Han Dynasty is a literary sword and a sword, and most of the scholars pay attention to the sword. But I heard Guo Jia say: "Lord, you and I can take a step forward with Dian Jun with a small number of skilled soldiers and enter the city in disguise. Most of the rest of the people can wait until night to quietly go out of the city. ”
Xu Chu is thorough at a point. To deal with Zhang Zhi, the most important thing is not to let him control the city gate and defend the city. If Yanling's soldiers and horses marched westward with great fanfare, with the eyes and ears of the Yang Zhai Zhang clan in Yingchuan, they would definitely learn the news before the army arrived, so that his subordinates would close the city gates. The inner city of Yangzhai is tall and difficult to attack, and He Yi led 10,000 people to face more than 1,000 soldiers and could not attack it, once the situation of attacking the city was formed, it was very unfavorable to Xu Chu. After all, the Tuntian Order is in full swing, and this matter cannot be allowed to affect the overall situation of Tuntian.
Xu Chu nodded slightly, and according to Guo Jia's strategy, Dian Wei selected thirty people to dress up as ordinary people, hide the sharp blade in his arms, and set off immediately.
"I just wonder if the dog in Yangcheng will jump over the wall in a hurry?" Xu Chu didn't know anything about Yangcheng Ling Li Min, so he asked Guo Jia on the way.
Guo Jia said disapprerovitously: "Li Min is a corrupt Confucian who doesn't know soldiers, and he has no guts. ”
With Guo Jia's words, Xu Chu no longer worries about Li Min.
Xu Chu and Guo Jia rode slowly, and Dian Wei led the soldiers to trot behind. These soldiers had excellent endurance after training, and they could travel forty miles in an hour, plus the time to rest halfway, they set off in the morning and arrived in the outer city of Yangzhai in the afternoon.
The outer city has been devastated by the Yellow Turban, and there is no longer the pomp and circumstance of the year. Most of the people were arranged by Xun Yu to the inner city in advance, so the population casualties were not too heavy.
Just in time for today's 'big market', there are a lot of people passing by, and when they arrive at the inner city market, they are even more crowded, almost one after another. Xu Chu asked the soldiers to disperse to a nearby wine shop to wait for orders, while he and Dian Wei Guojia crowded into the crowd.
"Yan Ling can't be compared with Yang Zhai after all." Xu Chu saw the prosperity and liveliness of Yangzhai Bazaar, and compared with the Yanling where he was, he couldn't help but sigh.
Guo Jia said with a smile: "When the main soldiers are well fed in the coming year, Yanling will also have this grand scene, and it will only be better." ”
Xu Chu and Guo Jiadianwei walked around the bazaar, pretending to be vendors who bought goods, sometimes asking about the price of vegetables and meat, and by the way, knocking on the side to inquire about the Zhang family's lawlessness.
When the vendors heard this, they all changed color, and sent Xu Chu and the others away, apparently because they were afraid of harming the pond fish. After several inquiries, no one was willing to say more than half a word, Xu Chu's face was unhappy, and he said in his heart: The government is swept away in Yangzhai, and these county residents dare not say much about the Zhang family.
Among the three of them, Xu Chu and Dian Wei are heroic and majestic, and Guo Jia is personable, even if they wear regular clothes, they are easy to attract attention. Gradually, the three of them dispersed everywhere they went, and became more conspicuous in the bustling bazaar.
Seeing this, Guo Jia pulled Xu Chu out to avoid accidents. As soon as the clinker came out of the flow of people, Guo Jia was pressed on the shoulder.
Guo Jia's eyelids jumped, and he said, "What do you have to do?" ”
The man was dressed in linen, with a bamboo hat on his head and a short knife at his waist, and he was short in stature, but his palms were huge. Holding down Guo Jia's shoulder, Guo Jia secretly exerted force, and couldn't move at all.
Dian Wei was vigilant in his heart, and reached into his arms to take the knife, but Xu Chu raised his hand to stop him.
This short-looking man is very dangerous. Looking over the edge of the man's hat to meet his eyes, Xu Chu saw a trace of coldness from the depths of the man's calm eyes.
Looking at this person's popularity, it is like a lone pine on a cliff, and it is also like an ordinary stone on the edge of a small river. The two completely different styles were presented in one person without any sense of abruptness, and Xu Chu and the three of them were amazed.
The man let go of his hand and spoke in a deep voice, his tone as hard as if it had burst out of a crack in the stone.
"I advise the three of you, the land of right and wrong should not stay for a long time."
Xu Chu curled the corners of his mouth, "Do you know who we are?" ”
The man replied, "I don't know." ”
"Then why do you think we shouldn't stay long?"
"Intuition."
intuitively saw that Xu Chu and others were 'not good', and this person was as careful as a hair. Looking at his outfit, he is either a light man or a guest of Haoqiang's family, and if he is so sensitive, the probability of being in a gang with Zhang Zhi is greater.
Since there is a good chance that they are opponents, why do they need to be reminded?
Xu Chu didn't have time to think about it, so he only said: "With good intentions, I'll wait for it." But I'm just a passing merchant, and I'm afraid I'm going to look away. ”
The man said no more and turned away.
Guo Jia was a little shocked and said: "Lord, let's not wander around the city, in case the whereabouts of the line are exposed, it will not be beautiful." After a pause, he added, "Go to the city gate and meet the city gate guard." ”
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The person in charge of the garrison of the inner city of Yangzhai is called Fei Liang, the surname Fei is also the surname of Yang Zhai, and the people of Feili are prosperous, there are as many as 3,000 households.
On weekdays, merchants come and go, and they have to pass through his hands when they enter and exit, and they take some property in their hands, and no one dares to say anything.
The good days began to disappear after Xu Chu became the Taishou, first he moved the county administration office to Yanling, and then ordered the county to rectify the tax accounting, and even took him with him to 'commit crimes against the wind', and he didn't do anything for several days.
What's even more infuriating is the straight ...... The Zhang family never took it seriously, and sent people to him every once in a while to collect benefits, as if this Yangzhai City belonged to their Zhang family. But Zhang Zhi is powerful, his subordinates are all outlaws, and they are idle to kill people and set fires, so they really want to anger him, and they have done a lot of things to make people's families out of the house.
"Fei Jun, someone is asking to see you."
"Who? Zhang's or Huang's? ”
"No, it's a guest from another county."
Fei Liangliang was strange in his heart and said, "Invite someone over." ”
There was a hut near the city gate, where Fei Liang worked. The guests who came were of course Xu Chu and the others, and after entering the door, they sat down with a big grin, and without waiting for Fei Liang to speak, Guo Jia took the lead and said: "Fei Jun did a good job." ”
Fei Liang became more and more strange, these three people seemed to be extraordinary, he didn't dare to question, and replied: "What do you mean, Fei doesn't understand." ”
Guo Jia replied: "Zhang Zhi sent people to beat the county officials, most of the officials in the city fled, Fei Jun stuck to his post, isn't it a good job?" ”
Fei Liang's old face turned red, he didn't run away, it didn't mean that he wasn't afraid of Zhang Zhi, but he was a local, and he couldn't run the temple if he was a monk, and he was cautious about Zhang Jiasu, and the Zhang family despised him, but they didn't dislike him.
Because he said: "This fee is just a certain job, but you are here, what are you doing?" ”
Guo Jia looked at Xu Chu, Xu Chu smiled slightly, and took out the seal ribbon from his arms. Fei Liang saw it, and bowed in surprise: "It turned out that the prince of the mansion was here in person, and he didn't know how to drive, and he hoped to forgive his sins!" ”
From the moment he entered the door, Xu Chu was observing Fei Liang. This person's eyes roll wildly when he speaks, and he should be a person who is left and right. However, judging from his reaction, it should not be a straightforward person, otherwise he would have fled in horror. Dian Wei on the side was eyeing each other, as long as Xu Chu gave an order, he would immediately kill Fei Liang.
The murderous reputation of the Runan Tiger Idiot is not something that everyone can take calmly.
Xu Chu opened his mouth and said, "Fei Jun is a Yangzhai clan? ”
"Huifujun, the villain is from Yangzhai Ferri."
Xu Chu nodded, "Can you get acquainted with Zhang Zhi?" ”
"I've had a few encounters, but I don't have much friendship. Why did the prince ask this? ”
Xu Chu was a little regretful, if Fei Liang and Zhang Zhi had a good relationship, he could let Fei Liang set up a Hongmen banquet and directly take Zhang Zhi.
"The guards of the city gates, how many of them are Zhang Zhi's people?"
Xu Chu's voice was mediocre, but based on what had happened recently, the killing intent revealed in this sentence could not be more obvious. Fei Liang was glad that he was not in the same league as Zhang Zhi, and said: "There are a total of fifty standing guards at the city gate, there are twenty-two in the Zhang family, and there are fourteen on duty today. ”
Xu Chu nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Call them all over." ”