【2nd Update】

The defenders of the city were in an uproar, and before they could wait for the order, scattered arrows flew down the city.

"Stop!" Zong Ze hurriedly stopped, only five or six horsemen, he would not come to attack the city, "Let's see what the thief has to say." ”

A messenger was hoisted into the city in a basket by the defenders.

Even the city gates did not dare to open, and the weakness of heart and shortness of breath in the city was fully revealed. When the messenger walked in front of Jing Cheng and Zong Ze, the whole person's gestures were reminiscent of the four words "high-spirited".

"The Holy Father's Decree ......"

"Slashed!"

As soon as the messenger spoke, Jing Cheng shouted angrily, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed out and threw the messenger to the ground.

Jing Tong's judgment turned his face like turning a book, and the sudden change was like a rabbit rising and falling, and the surrounding officers and soldiers were dizzy, and they didn't know which one Jing Cheng sang.

The messenger struggled desperately and shouted: "The two countries are fighting each other, and they will not be killed!" ”

"Kill this thief!" Jing Cheng shouted, "I have heard too much storytelling, and thieves dare to call themselves envoys." ”

It is enough to let the thief report his name, and it is disgusting to listen to the rest of the words.

If in the era of Renzong, the officials who brought out the cattle wine to reward the thieves and prayed for their noble hands could still save their lives.

If the current magistrate wants to do this again, even if the court wants to keep him decent, it will only be to avoid a knife from the head of the owl, and serve him with white silk and wine.

Over the past 20 years, the atmosphere has long since changed, whether it is the people or the DPRK and the Central Committee. As long as the attitude towards external enemies and internal thieves is a little softer, it is incompetent, and it is indispensable to be reprimanded or even dismissed from office. Jingcheng said directly that he didn't want to tell the truth.

"Holy Father......" Jing Cheng looked back at Zong Ze, "It seems that the thief has been planning for a long time." ”

"yes." Zong Ze nodded, "The wolf's ambition is now manifested. ”

The establishment of the number confirmed the identity of the anti-thief. At this moment, the responsibility was completely borne by Wei Kang, and all the criticism of Han Gang's new policy could be completely cleared away.

At the head of the city, the messenger was beheaded by Jing Cheng's own soldiers. The screaming came to an abrupt end, except for the sound of spurting blood.

The officers and soldiers who were onlookers basically had never seen a bloody killing scene except for chickens and ducks. In the north, there are often onlookers at the execution ground, but in the south it is rare. Seeing a living person being beheaded, several soldiers were frightened.

Although Zong Ze is a southerner, he has seen a lot of similar scenes, and he was surprised that Jingcheng's inconspicuous soldiers came.

With a knife to cut off the head, the knife technique is so neat, it is not necessary for an executioner who has accumulated years or a veteran soldier who has been in battle for a long time. Zong Ze looked at these pro-soldiers attentively, and all of them looked vicissitudes, all of them were different from the southerners.

"Bring the bow."

On the side, Jing Cheng ordered someone to bring a bow and arrow. With a little light, aiming at the few thieves who were still under the city, he drew his bow and arrows.

With a string sound, Zong Ze turned his head in surprise, only to see Jing Cheng standing with a bow, and a miserable scream came from the city.

"Come again!"

Jing Cheng shouted, took the arrow and opened his bow to shoot again, and another scream burst out.

A longbow opened and fired, and the screams came and went. Jing Cheng shot one arrow, and after five arrows, the city fell into darkness again.

Zong Ze applauded and praised, "Good archery, family history, it's really good." ”

"The skill of the micro end is not enough to worry about the teeth." Jing Cheng's face was colorless.

His grandfather, Jingtai, is a rare example of Wen Jinshi turning to a military career.

In the Great Song Dynasty, there was a saying in the court that the literature did not change the martial arts. Wenchen was willing to lead the army, but no one was willing to switch to a military position.

In that year, when the party rebelled, Fan Zhongyan, Pang Ji, Han Qi and other important ministers went to the front line to guard it, and Emperor Renzong planned to transfer them to military positions, so that they could be renamed righteous leaders.

However, Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji both found an excuse to refuse, and although Han Qi accepted the holy decree, he still said in a aggrieved manner, "Although the opinions of the people are that they are beautiful and beautiful, there is no hope for the sincerity of the clumsy, and the revenge is not lost, the troops are prosperous, the night is worried, and the temple is full of thoughts, so that the white clothes are still willing to work hard' - although he was unwilling to accept this appointment, because the enemy was not destroyed, the war was fierce, and the Son of Heaven and the court were also planning all night, he could only play an exemplary role to inspire people's hearts. Han Qi is such a gesture of forbearance for the country in the recital.

Either he refused outright, or he was full of resentment, so soon after, Emperor Renzong, who had always been tolerant of his courtiers, withdrew this edict.

In comparison, Jingtai honestly transferred from Jinshi to martial arts, and it can really be said to be an outlier in the court of heavy literature and cheap martial arts.

But the Jing family also turned into a general, and since then they have left the ranks of scholars, and what they have gained and lost, just look at the fact that Jing Cheng worked hard to get into the Jinshi, you can know the end.

As far as Zong Ze knows, in fact, the seed family also has the idea of letting their children change their identities, but unfortunately the seed of the seed family really does not have the reading seeds that are expected to be on the emperor's list, even if one of them is quite smart, he worshiped under the great Confucian sect of the time, and studied with the emperor in the same window, and only earned a background in various subjects, and now he has returned to the old road of inheriting the family business.

After a lot of hard work, he finally struggled out of Jiangmen and returned to the ranks of civilian officials, and Jing Cheng was rarely willing to mention his family's accumulated military exploits. After the middle sergeant, the gun and stick kung fu were also put down. However, the practice of archery by civil officials is now the trend, and he has been practicing. Fortunately, otherwise, there would be no arrows. It's just that he just showed his archery skills, and his expression was still faint, and he didn't see joy.

Although Jing Cheng's reaction was indifferent, the officers and soldiers around him were already dumbfounded.

Firearms have not yet been popularized in the Southern Army, and bows and crossbows are still the focus of military lieutenant colonels' exercises. Jing Cheng's archery skills may be just good in the northern army, but in the south, they are already miraculous.

A young soldier's face flushed with excitement, and he raised his arms and shouted: "The judgment is mighty!" ”

An old soldier's eyes were full of admiration: "The judgment is mighty!" ”

A small official who followed the chief to the city waved his thin arms and shouted: "The judgment is mighty! ”

Several pro-soldiers exchanged glances with each other, and the spears began to pestle the ground one by one, and responded rhythmically, "The judgment is mighty!" Emperor Song Wansheng! ”

The soldiers at the head of the South Gate joined in one by one, and began to pestle their spears and began to wave their arms, "Judgment might!" Huang Song is victorious! ”

Hundreds of spears rose and fell in unison, their hearts were surging, their will was like steel, "Judgment is mighty!" Huang Song is victorious! ”

With the sound of stomping on the ground, more and more soldiers joined in shouting at the head of the city. From the south gate, along the city wall, to the east and west sides:

"The judgment is mighty!! Huang Song wins!! ”

"The general judgment is mighty!! Emperor Song won the victory!! ”

A moment later, the whole city was shouting. Jing Cheng's archery skills that he showed off were spread all over the city, and although the thieves were still there, the morale in the city was completely different.

Zong Ze sighed secretly.

If there are 300 elite soldiers, with the help of a sharp spirit, they can kill out of the city. The rabble outside the city, when they heard the chanting in the city, must have hesitated, and they would definitely not be able to resist the attack at this time.

It's a pity that the defenders in the city are also a rabble, how many people can't even pull the bow of the divine arm, and the winding machines are not only scarce, but also bad.

"Goro." The oldest of the soldiers quietly walked up and whispered in Jing Cheng's ear.

Seeing this, Zong Ze took a few steps to avoid suspicion.

Seeing Jing Cheng's brows furrowing more and more, he finally asked the soldier, "Are you sure?" ”

The soldier whispered: "There are always six or seven percent." If you really can't do it, you can go back, and you are not afraid of thieves chasing you. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Jing Cheng stretched his brows and nodded, "Okay, let's do it." ”

Let the soldiers go down to prepare, and Jing Cheng walked back to Zong Ze's side.

Zong Ze asked softly, "What's the matter?" ”

"I'm going to send someone out of the city to rush it. The Mingjiao demon thieves have just started an incident, and the hearts of the people have not yet been attached, and the hearts of the thieves outside the city must be unstable, and if they are suddenly attacked, they will inevitably be in chaos. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Almost all of my family members have followed their ancestors, fathers and uncles into battle, all of them are skilled in bows and horses, outstanding in martial arts, and it is impossible to grasp them completely, but there are still seventy or eighty percent."

Zong Ze thought for a while, then bowed, "In this case, the younger brother wishes the elder brother a victory." ”

With Zong Ze's approval, Jingcheng immediately summoned all the officials in the city and put the plan together.

Fang Jingcheng led the bow to kill, and really suppressed the officials below. Now he said that he would send troops out to kill him, but not a single one came out to oppose it, and the vast majority of them expressed their approval.

At this juncture, no one can still take care of fighting for power and profit, Jing Cheng, a general judge from a Jiangmen family, has shown outstanding martial arts at this time, which one doesn't put hope on him? The command of life and death was given to Jing Cheng in his hands.

Zong Ze originally planned to use his identity as a messenger to help Jing Cheng, but now that he didn't have to do much, Zong Ze retreated to the side and watched Jing Cheng's assignment.

On the city tower, Jing Cheng assigned the tasks one by one.

Half an hour later, the hundred recruited daredevils, already dressed neatly, led by Jingcheng's eight family members, lined up in the small square behind the city gate.

Each of these warriors was draped in iron armor, with an armor on the outside to prevent reflections on the cuirass, and the helmet was replaced by a cluster of crisp white goose feathers for identification.

Jing Cheng was dressed in iron armor, holding the long sword at his waist, standing straight in front of them.

On Jing Cheng's side, there was a whole box of newly issued silver coins, and a whole cart of silk silk was pulled with oxen. It adds up to nearly 10,000 yuan, all of which are rewards raised from the hands of big families in the city.

Zong Ze stood at the head of the city and looked down.

Seeing that Jing Cheng didn't know what to say, a hundred warriors chanted together. I saw Jing Cheng step forward with the wine jar in his hand and personally poured a bowl of spirits for everyone.

It is worthy of a family of famous generals. Zong Ze couldn't help but sigh.

A hundred steps apart, when hundreds of people drank the spirits at the same time and smashed the wine bowl, Zong Ze could still feel that there was a boiling morale and a fighting spirit in full swing.

The lights at the east gate were suddenly extinguished, and after a moment they were lit up again, and the group of warriors quietly descended from the south of the city.

Jing Cheng returned to the city, walked to Zong Ze's side, and looked out of the city quietly without saying a word.

Zong Ze also lost the interest in talking, and looked at the starry night together.

In the silence, a ripple suddenly rose in the calm night, and the sparkling firelight suddenly darkened in the corners, and then the shouts of killing reached the city.

Torches fell to the ground, bonfires were extinguished, and a team of 100 people set off a storm among the thieves outside the city.

Jing Cheng turned back to the city, and more than 1,000 soldiers were already waiting in line behind the city gate. Although this generation is too much to use, it is more than enough to take advantage of the victory to drive out the enemy army.

Jing Cheng raised the long sword in his hand and shouted, "Send troops!" ”