Chapter 673: The heart is unpredictable

Kill!

Not far away, the five hundred cavalry of the Jiangning Iron Cavalry Battalion marching between the gallops burst into a loud shout of killing, and in an instant, the silver spears were raised, leaned back, thrown, and the movements were uniform, and in the whistling sound, the five hundred guns slashed through the dazzling locusts in mid-air, and then broke through the air like lightning, inserted into the ground around the Yancao official army, and roared one after another. net

Without exception, the five hundred bright silver spears were densely covered with rain around the hundreds of Yancao officers and troops besieging Lin Er's Shenlong Guard, forming an impermeable wall of guns, which was an instantaneous thing, which made the Yancao officials and soldiers tremble but had no time to react. That kind of invisible power and tangible murderous aura, accompanied by the humming sound of the gun, was transmitted in the slightest trace, penetrating into the body and mind of every Yancao officer and soldier, these ragtag soldiers who had not been killed in the battle array were pale, and some unbearable legs began to weaken, not to mention fighting against the Jiangning Iron Cavalry Battalion, and they couldn't stand on their feet.

Stop!

Li Biao, who was in the head, reined in his horse and burst into cheers. Immediately, the five hundred cavalry immediately stopped their horses, retracted the momentum, and the formation was orderly. And when the smoke and dust cleared, what appeared in the field of vision of the Yancao officials and soldiers was the iron cavalry in a state of array of long snakes ready to charge at any time, although there were no spears in their hands, but they were replaced with swords that were all cold and shining.

The 500 cavalry under Kong Sheng were well-equipped, equipped with two types of weapons, one long and one short. The long is a spear, and the short is a sword. The spear can also be used as a throwing spear, while the sword can be used as a melee weapon. As cavalry, they were also armed with muskets and improved bows and arrows.

For an army, overall coordination and sophisticated equipment are very important, while individual combat ability is secondary. Therefore, even if there are only 500 people, in the face of thousands of Yancao officials and soldiers, Li Biao and Li Hu are not afraid at all. Or it is better to simply say that from the beginning, Li Biao and Li Hu did not take the thousands of miscellaneous troops under Song Ning in their eyes.

At the beginning, outside Lingwu City, Li Biao and Li Hu led 5,000 cavalry, but they had fought against the 30,000 army of the Hui Kingdom.

Li Biao immediately looked coldly at Song Ning, who was in official robes who was firmly protected by the Yancao officials and officials, and shouted: "Lord Song, this general is Li Biao, the general of Xuanwei under the command of the king of Jiangning County, and the general was ordered to cooperate with Shenlongwei to handle the case, and you will gather troops to resist law enforcement, and you will be complicit in rebellion. ”

Li Biao is not as good as Lin Er, he is a Xuanwei general canonized by the imperial court from the fourth grade, and Song Ning, the fourth grade of the salt and cao transport envoy, the grade gap is not big, in the face of Li Biao and Li Hu, there is also Jiangning Iron Cavalry Suppression Array. But Song Ning made up his mind today to defend the fundamental interests of the Song family - handing over his nephew Song An will undoubtedly mean that the Song family will be taken by Kong Sheng, and next, the Song family will not be able to hold it later. What awaits the Song family is probably a stormy suppression from Kong Sheng, and even uprooting.

Song Ning responded with a sneer: "General Li, this official is stubborn, working hard for the imperial court, even if there is no merit, there is hard work." Moreover, this official is not subject to local moderation and is directly under the jurisdiction of the household department of the imperial court. Even if Shenlongwei supervises the locality, he can't control his own officials. If Shenlongwei wants to add a crime and frame the official, even if the official gives up his life, he will enter the capital and face the saint and accuse the king of Kong County of using Shenlongwei to cause trouble in Jiangnan! ”

Li Biao reprimanded angrily: "Song Ning, if you dare to slander the county king again, you will be killed and killed, you can give it a try!" ”

It is said that Li Biao's words are also a bit arrogant. After all, Song Ning is also an official of the imperial court, and he is a member of the salt and cao on one side, how can he say that he will destroy the full door. But after all, this is not the capital, but the south of the Yangtze River, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor can't hear Li Biao say two cruel words.

Before Li Biao's anger fell, the five hundred iron cavalry behind him immediately burst out with a deafening shouting of killing, and all the cavalry drew their swords out of their sheaths and pointed obliquely ahead.

Song Ning's face changed suddenly, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he forcibly suppressed Zongxin's panic and fear, and shouted, "Why is General Li aggressive? You have violated the law by rushing into my Yancao official office for no reason, and the thousands of Yancao officials and soldiers under the command of this official will never agree! ”

Li Biao pursed his lips and said coldly: "Song Ning, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and release the criminal Song An and hand it over to Shenlongwei to bring him to the case, otherwise, Hugh blame will be ruthless!" ”

As he spoke, Li Hu behind Li Biao took an arrow and shot an arrow with a bow on his horse, swept over Song Ning's head, and shot into the plaque of "Jiangnan Yancao" on the side of the Yancao official office with a slight buzzing sound!

Song Ning's face was like dirt, and he immediately ran back and retreated into the Yamen Cave. The surrounding Yancao officials and soldiers and the officials who were usually powerful and blessed were scattered with exclamations, and many of them began to retreat secretly with fear on their faces.

The Yancao official army did not have the courage to fight head-on with the Jiangning Iron Cavalry at all.

Li Biao sneered, raised the sword in his hand high, and looked around at everyone: "Listen to the Yancao army, you are the imperial court's supply and cultivation army, and you are in charge of Yancao defense, and it is definitely not anyone's household servant and private soldier - you have to think clearly, confront the king of Jiangning County and Shenlongwei, and conspire to rebel, and the crime should be exterminated by the nine clans!" The time that will give you a cup of tea is gone, and those who return to the camp are not to blame, and those who are stubborn will not be forgiven! ”

There is a saying that the critical moment or the crisis sees the hearts of the people. On weekdays, the Yancao official army seems to be loyal to the Song family, but at this moment of personal life and death, the superficially loyal heart begins to disperse - the so-called husband and wife are originally birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when the catastrophe comes, even the husband and wife, not to mention this batch of ragtag troops who have not tempered their comradeship on the real battlefield of blood and fire?

At the beginning, three or five soldiers hesitated to put down the swords, guns and shields in their hands, and slowly retreated in the direction of the Yancao military camp. After a while, he led groups of soldiers to follow suit. That is, the time of a cup of tea, the Yancao officials and soldiers scattered, and there were only dozens of people left at the gate of the Yancao official office. These dozens of people can be regarded as die-hard fans of the Song family.

Song Ning's face was angry and distorted, but he was helpless and full of fear. He knew that he had neglected an important point, although he was powerful and inextricably linked with the Jiangnan clan, and he could shake Jiangnan three times by stomping his feet, but in the end, it was Kong Sheng, the king of Jiangning County, and Shenlongwei who stood on the position of the righteousness of the law, and he was not right, and it was unwise to know that he would definitely suffer a big loss against Kong Sheng.

At this point, if you don't hand over Song An, I'm afraid that even yourself and the Song family will have to get in. If Kong Sheng put a hat of rebellion on Song Ning, and then ordered Yang Qi's Jiangnan Army to dispatch, the destruction of Song Ning and the Yancao Army would be a matter of a snap of a finger.

At this time, Song Ning had to admit that Kong Sheng's wrist was tough and the city government was deep, far beyond his reach. At the beginning, Kong Sheng deliberately released Song An to show weakness to the Song family, which gave the outside world a certain illusion that Kong Sheng did not dare to touch the Song family, and this kind of social public opinion also invisibly misled Song Ning, causing Song Ning's judgment to be wrong.

After a period of silence, Kong Sheng finally stretched out his knife to the Song family.

Song Ning slowly closed his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Song Bin, hand over Song An!" ”

His son Song Bin's face changed, and he said softly: "Father, but"

Song Bin meant that if Song An was handed over to Shenlongwei, it would definitely be a dead end. Kong Sheng obviously wants to kill Song An to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, and deter other families by suppressing the Song family, where will Song An have any good fruits to eat when he enters Shenlongwei?

Song Ning said indifferently: "The crime of handing over a son of evil deserves it, and he suffers from it, and the official can't take care of it so much!" ”

Song Bin had no choice but to wave his hand and signal his subordinates to take out Song An who was hiding in the cellar. When Song An was dragged out by the servants of the Song family like a wolf crying wolf, Song Ning's angry and cruel gaze swept over his nephew, and then projected on Li Biao and Li Hu, and suddenly laughed wildly and said: "Two generals, since this son of evil is targeted by the king of the county, it is obviously a dead end." Please tell the king of the county, I, Song, have been an official for decades, and I am loyal to the court and His Majesty, and I should be the first to abide by the law to correct the public, and I think I am a model for the people. ”

Li Biao smiled coldly: "It is wise for Lord Song to kill his relatives in righteousness. Captain Lin, who brought people to the case, he will leave! The whole army has it, close the team! ”

The Jiangning Iron Cavalry Battalion stepped forward, drew their spears, and retreated like a tide in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace here.

Lin Er led the Shenlong Guard to take away Song An, who had fainted, and the originally noisy Yancao official office became silent. All the officials and others had complicated expressions, and they didn't dare to approach Song Ning and his son, so they hid far away.

Song Ning stood on the official cover with a calm face, although he stood there silent, his slightly trembling shoulders still revealed the anger and ups and downs in his heart.

"Father," Song Bin said softly.

Song Ning was silent, strangely silent. But the ruthless aura projected on his body was getting stronger and stronger, Song Bin was a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously took a half step back.

Song Ning suddenly snorted coldly, and said word by word: "This Kong Sheng is ruthless enough {This is to use a knife against our Song family, and then kill chickens and monkeys, Lao Tzu will keep it in mind, my son, you go to the Jiangnan Army to take leave and enter Beijing"

Song Ning lowered his voice and whispered a few words in Song Bin's ear. Song Bin's face was ecstatic, and he nodded again and again.

Who is the backer of the Song family in the court, Song Ning has always kept it a secret. If it weren't for Kong Sheng's persecution of the Song family too much, presumably Song Ning would still not have told Song Bin about this, Song Ning realized that his own strength alone was no longer enough to confront Kong Sheng-at least it was not possible to fight clearly, and it was necessary to use the connections in the court behind him.

A trace of murderous intent flashed in the depths of Song Ning's eyes. There are some things he can let his son do, but there are some things that he must do by himself. Now the Song family has been forced to the edge of the cliff by Kong Sheng, and handing over a mischievous nephew will not shake the foundation of the Song family, but if Kong Sheng takes further action in the next step, Song Ning must not sit still.

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