Chapter 21: The Thief
Zhao Yan looked at the thief with a smile on his face, and said with a gentle expression: "Which hero is your eldest brother?" ”
"My eldest brother is a monkey." The thief said a little nervously, this Zhao Killing Star is a murderer without blinking! Zhao Yan's gentleness made him feel creepy.
The news that Zhao Yan cut down thirteen bandit leaders in Fengyang, and the backbone of four or five thousand thieves has long been spread among the thieves.
Gao Yingxiang returned to Shaanxi, in addition to Hong Chengchou's soldiers going out of the customs, he also had the intention of avoiding Zhao Yan.
"Monkey, oh! I've admired the name for a long time! Zhao Yan smiled, thinking that he was a rogue who was not very famous, and he had heard of the name of the Sky Turning Monkey, but most of the time, this Sky Turning Monkey was just a foil for other rogue leaders.
"What do you mean, sir?" The thief asked cautiously.
"I'll give your eldest brother two ways to go, one is a living road and the other is a dead road, it depends on whether he understands or not, and whether he is worthy of cooperation." Zhao Yan said with a smile.
"Official, which way is the way to live?" The thief came to the spirit, Zhao Killing Star didn't seem to want to do things desperately, there was still room for redemption!
"Let your eldest brother come to my barracks secretly tonight, and I will show him the way." Zhao Yan said and waved his hand at the thief: "You go back and talk to him!" Love doesn't come. ”
"Yes, sir." When the thief saw that Zhao Yan allowed him to go, as if he was afraid that Zhao Yan would regret it, he hurriedly retreated, got out of the barracks, quickly climbed on his horse, and walked away all the way.
After the thief went out, Liu Heng touched his chin and said, "I don't know if this fish can be baited." ”
"It's okay if you don't take the bait, it's just a dead end." Zhao Yan said indifferently.
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In the middle of the night, a man in his thirties with a full beard approached the barracks quietly on horseback, and was soon discovered by the soldiers on guard.
In the past, those who were closer to the barracks in the middle of the night were all shot, but this time they didn't, and shouted: "Who? ”
"Sir, I'm here to see your general." The man stuck out his head and shouted from afar.
"Come on! Our general is waiting for you! The sentry said, and soon the man came running on horseback, and led him to the tent by the sentry.
This man is the sky-turning monkey, after listening to the report of his subordinates, he pondered for a long time, and finally decided to come to this military camp for a trip.
If Zhao Killing Star wants to kill him, he doesn't have to be so troublesome. Since the official army said that there is a way to live, then you can try.
Outside the tent, more than a dozen guards were standing there.
Seeing the sky-turning monkey coming, he directly searched his body inside and out, and after making sure that there was no weapon, he said to him: "Go in!" The chief soldier is inside. ”
As soon as he entered the camp, Zhao Shuxing immediately saw a young man, and couldn't help but snort. In the afternoon, the little brother who came to the barracks to spy on the news told him that Zhao Shuxing was a very young boy, and he still didn't believe it, but he didn't expect it to be the case.
The sky-turning monkey stood there for a long time without moving, Zhao Yan glanced at him coldly, continued to lean back on the chair, and looked at the book of "Wubei Zhi" in his hand.
The sky-turning monkey was excited, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The sinners turn the sky monkey, knock on the chief soldier." ”
"Are you guilty?" Zhao Yan asked.
"The villain's real name is Han Sheng, he was originally a good citizen of Yan'an, but because he couldn't survive, he had to start an army. Knowing that he was responsible for his crimes, he came to surrender to the Chief Soldier, hoping that the Chief Soldier would give the sinners a chance to atone for their sins. The sky-turning monkey first reported his real name, and then happily admitted his guilt, and he was also well-behaved and clever in his words.
"This kind of burning of the people, and doing the evil deeds of the law, even if I kill you a hundred times, will not wash away the guilt." Zhao Yan snorted coldly, and said sharply: "However, the imperial court is at the time of employing people, if you sincerely repent, you can also give you a chance." ”
"Lord Xie Zongbing, where the adults have a place to get the guilty people, the guilty people will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire." Han Sheng's eyes rolled, listening to the meaning of Zhao Yan's words, he wanted to recruit an with him, and the official army would only use the means of recruiting an when encountering tricky thieves, but the situation in front of him was not like this, this Zhao Killing Star could pinch him to death with his fingers, obviously it was useful for him, so he said generously and awe-inspiringly.
Zhao Yan straightened his sitting posture and said directly: "Lord Ben wants to enter Handan, but there is no excuse. You will go back and take people to the north to kill, and you can coerce more people on the way, but you must not kill innocents indiscriminately. Then attack Handan with all your might, if you can capture Handan, it would be the best. ”
"Handan!" Han Sheng said bitterly: "My lord, the criminals in that place in Handan have been there for six years, the walls are thick and the city is high, and it may not be easy to conquer it. ”
In the sixth year, thieves attacked Handan and Xingtai, and Lu Xiangsheng led troops to rescue them and saved Handan.
"It's okay, there are some artillery pieces in this army, and I'll let the artillery leave with you in a while." Zhao Yan can be said to be on the wrong side of the sword, and even the artillery is supported by the thieves, which shows how greedy he is for the iron mines and coal mines in Handan.
"After that happens......" Han Sheng wasn't quite sure how Zhao Yan would deal with him afterwards.
"After the deed is done, become a general under me!" Zhao Yan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he warned Han Sheng: "If you leak the news, Lord Ben will chase you to the ends of the earth, and you will also be sacrificed with your head." ”
"The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates don't dare." Han Sheng said in a panic, Zhao Yan just promised to recruit him as a general, and immediately climbed up the pole.
"Don't dare to be the best, this is the best way to win!" Zhao Yan suddenly smiled and said softly: "Okay, you go back first!" Just do what you just said, before attacking Handan, we will first loot the rich households near Handan and Xingtai, especially the mines. ”
"Yes." Han Sheng responded, and then respectfully retreated.
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Out of the barracks, Han Sheng only felt that his back was already wet, and he was in a cold sweat just now. Thinking about Zhao Killxing's explanation carefully, he was extremely confused.
Why did Zhao Killing Star ask me to attack Handan? Then Zhao Shuxing is obviously an official soldier, but why did he do this thing?
Han Sheng thought about it for a long time and really couldn't figure it out, but he understood very well, if he didn't do what Zhao Shuxing said, his head would probably be lost, didn't he see the people around him who were watching him?
There were still dozens of people who left with Han Sheng. The first person was Liu Heng, and the others were all soldiers of the artillery battalion, and they were also pulling twenty field cannons.
These twenty cannons were the only ones brought out by Zhao Yan's army, mainly because they might need to fight a tough battle, so they brought out thirty cannons, and they were usually put in the baggage camp and not taken out for use.
These people all took off their recognizable outfits and put on tattered cotton jackets, not only to assist the thieves in attacking, but also to spy on Han Sheng.
It will be reported every two quarters of an hour, and if no one comes to report, Zhao Yan's army will come in an instant. In this way, Han Sheng didn't have a chance to run if he wanted to.
Early the next morning, Han Sheng immediately led his group of more than 10,000 thieves to kill the north unhurriedly, constantly sending people to coerce the nearby people along the way.
Regardless of men, women, and children, they are all coerced, and the places they pass are empty.
Although the methods were a little arrogant, under Han Sheng's constraints, there was not much bloodshed, and Han Sheng's team soared rapidly from 10,000 people.
In order to have enough population in Handan, Zhao Yan had to use extraordinary means, although some tragedies would inevitably occur, but he couldn't care so much in this troubled era.
And Zhao Yan's army was hanging far behind, the infantry battalion was half a day's journey, and the cavalry battalion was only half an hour's journey.
Han Sheng coerced the people in front, while Zhao Yan recruited homeless people in the back, and the place he passed was almost ten rooms and nine empty.
On the fourth day, the army of thieves finally entered Weihui Mansion, and the marching speed was very slow, and it was not until the eighth day that they reached Zhangde Mansion......
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