Bi Chun got up slowly, his eyes drooped, and he said lightly: "Xiaguan congratulates your lord on his progress and his position as a supreme minister." I heard that the adults were going to inspect Longshanwei, and they did not dare to slack off, and they were focusing on rectifying military affairs, waiting for the arrival of the adults, but I didn't know that the adults had entered the camp in the early morning without being informed, and they had to control my pro-army first, so what was the reason for the lowly posts to be promoted? ”

Yang Ling glanced to both sides, and saw more than 20 generals standing on both sides, not daring to breathe, but everyone had two ears pricked up, obviously very concerned about his intentions.

He smiled faintly, today he said that he was attacking Longshanwei, and he had Ding Yan as an internal response, and he solved Bi Chun without a single knife or a shot, and he had already put down his heart, so his demeanor was extremely calm.

Yang Ling glanced at Liu Biao with a flawed look, and Liu Biao immediately stepped forward and shouted: "The supervisor of the inner factory and the order of Qin sent Lord Yang to inspect the south of the Yangtze River, and received the report of General Ding, the commander of Longshanwei, and the commander of Longshanwei, Bi Chun and his deputy envoy Lu Jiyunke, withheld military salaries, forcibly bought tuntian, falsely reported soldiers, and damaged ordnance.

All military and political lawlessness in Jiangnan can be investigated and questioned during the inspection of Lord Qincha. Now in accordance with the holy decree, Bi Chun and Lu Jiyun will be deposed immediately, and they will be deported back to Beijing to receive their crimes. ”

There was an uproar in the hall, they had long felt that it was not a good thing for them to suddenly enter the camp today, and it was definitely not a good thing to see each other like this, they didn't expect that they were really going to arrest people, and the chief and deputy commanders were taken by a single force.

Lu Jiyun shuddered when he heard this, and Bi Chun was both shocked and angry. Ding Lin, the commander of the servant, didn't expect Liu Biao to say him in public, and his face couldn't help but be red and white: It was obvious that Qin Cha wanted to do Bi Chun, but he said that he came to verify it after receiving his report, but now he couldn't wash it when he jumped into the Yellow River.

Bi Chun said angrily: "Why did the adults say this? The subordinate officials have always been loyal to their duties, which is clearly a disagreement between Ding Lin and his own officials, resentment and revenge, and blood spewing people, adults must not listen to his words."

Ding Lin listened to his heart, and jumped out and said: "Bi Dusi, you know what you have done, you and Deputy Envoy Lu are embarrassed, isn't it true that you are greedy for military salaries?" The military pay should be in charge of me, the officer, according to the law, how can you control it? When you go to the Northland, this wealth and power will also be handed over to the surnamed Lu, for fear that I will get involved."

Yang Ling waved his hand to stop it and said, "Of course this official will not punish the crime based on the rumors, do you want evidence?" ”

He straightened up and said, "Someone, bring the evidence!" ”

Immediately, there were four fans, two of them held a thick stack of papers, and two of them carried a box into the tent, Yang Ling pointed to the book of documents and said: "This volume is the roster of officers and soldiers, the number of people on the list is 6,539 people, if the officer now let the officers and soldiers report by name, check one by one, if the number of people is up and down 100 people, the official will not count you as taking the air."

Bi Chun's face turned earthy when he heard this, and there was a difference of 100 people? There are more than a thousand people apart, but the salary of the imperial court is allocated according to this number, how does Yang Ling know? Why is the tone so determined?

It must be Ding Lin, the dog thief, who is informing! He glared at Ding Lin viciously, and his expression was eager to pounce on him and bite him to death.

Yang Ling pointed to another volume of documents and said: "Each soldier in the army is given a copy of the field, and the government supplies cattle, farm tools and seeds, and levies grain according to the share, which is the system of tuntian for the guard, and now most of the land is divided by you and other senior generals, only some of the barren and barren land is still in the hands of the soldiers. Do you want the official to check them one by one? ”

Bi Chun's face was pale, his hands trembled, and the original unruly temperament that was neither humble nor arrogant was completely gone.

Yang Ling sighed, waved his hand lightly, the two fans in front of him held the account book for one point left and right, and the two fans in the back put down the box and took out a shield.

The shield was originally made of hardwood wrapped in iron sheets, but look at the shield surface has been rusted, the color of the shield wood is dark, there are some damp green moss marks, and I don't know how long it has not been lacquered and maintained, the two of them are like performances, one holds the shield, and the other pulls out the knife from his waist.

Thanks to the two of them, they had already prepared, so that the power of the knife was well controlled, so that the shield in the hand of the shield was broken and immediately let go, and took out a mine from the box, Yang Ling sneered: "Firearms in the army must be properly maintained, what use did you do with the money allocated by the imperial court to repair and build a firearms room?" Did two out of ten of the crows explode loudly? ”

Bi Chun looked up to the sky and sighed, closed his eyes and said nothing, Deputy Envoy Lu was like a rooster with his throat cut, he didn't know what to say, and suddenly fell to his knees, trembling and unable to speak.

Yang Ling sighed, turned his head and said, "Except for your personal guards, what is the difference between my Ming guards, and my name Huazi?" Not to mention your shameless and unscrupulous behavior of taking advantage of the fire to rob the enemy! ”

As soon as he waved his hand, he immediately rushed over four times, knocked Bi Chun and Lu Jiyun to the ground, tied a knot and pulled them out of the tent. Quietly in the big tent, some of the generals who eat fish and I drink soup were shocked and pale.

Yang Ling's face softened, and he said to the generals: "I know that you have some illegal behaviors, but most of them are forced by the situation, and I am afraid that they will be jealous of the superiors, so they have to be restrained and agree. ”

More than 20 generals were overjoyed when they heard this, and the armor was chaotic, and they knelt on the ground, kowtowed and thanked him: "Thank you Lord Yang for your kindness!" ”

Yang Ling smiled, looked at Ding and said, "General Ding! ”

Ding Lin was shocked, and hurriedly came out and said: "The end will be!" ”

Yang Ling said: "You can't say that there is no commander in the army. Now that you have the highest rank in Longshanwei, you have to take on this important task for the time being, and then you will perform your duties when there is an edict in Beijing."

Ding Lin was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Obey orders!" ”

Yang Ling nodded, stretched out his finger and said, "Bi Chun's great mistake is your great achievement." He withheld military salaries, falsely reported soldiers, forcibly bought tuntian, and damaged ordnance, do you know what to do? ”

Ding Lin was stunned for a moment, looked up and saw Yang Ling's fierce eyes, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and hurriedly replied: "The last general understands, the last general will immediately distribute the deducted military salary to the soldiers, re-measure the acres of land and return all the acres, count the soldiers and report to the commander of the envoy, re-recruit the troops, and repair and maintain the ordnance."

Yang Ling said with a smile: "Very good, the official will send someone to see how you do when you go back, if someone obstructs the stumbling block, you will have your own official to make the decision for you." It's not enough to do this, you also have to lead your troops well, and when the Japanese invade again, you can fight a big battle and drive them back to the sea to be fish and turtles.

Don't follow Bi Chun's example, you will only chase after the little property they left behind their buttocks, which are the blood and sweat that the people rely on to survive, and lose their conscience! ”

Ding Lin and the more than 20 generals below had red ears and red ears, and said profusely: "Yes, yes, the last general will obey the order."

Yang Ling got up and said, "General Ding, you have to restrain your own army, okay, this official must take the criminal back to the city immediately." ”

Yang Ling had already sent someone to consult with Ding Lin on this matter before he decided to make a move, as long as Bi Chun and Lu Jiyun were arrested, the dragons would be leaderless, even if Bi Chun's pro-army would not obey him for a while, but they still didn't have the courage to openly resist, not to mention that Ding Lin was somewhat private, and Ding Lin was confident that he could hold it down.

Yang Ling also thought about recruiting Longshanwei to eliminate Yuan Xiong, but if the officers and soldiers of Longshanwei who were unstable in the army were now recruited, it was difficult to say whether Bi Chun's cronies in the chaotic army would secretly release him, for the sake of safety, Yang Ling decided that as long as Longshanwei could maintain stability at present, it would be a great good, and he did not dare to expect them to play any role.

Longshan Wei General Zuo hurriedly stood up and retreated to the sides, and forty fans protected Yang Ling in the middle, and came out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and saw Guan Shouying and Zheng Dapeng, two familiar friends, standing outside the door, on the two temporary patchwork prisoner cars, Bi Chun and Lu Jiyun, who were tied up with five flowers, looked dazed, and when they saw him come out, they lowered their heads and glared at him viciously, and their eyes couldn't wait to swallow him in one bite.

Yang Ling used to say that he was brother to Guan Shouying and Zheng Dapeng, but now when he saw them, he couldn't bear it, so he stopped but didn't go over to talk, but whispered to Ding Lin who came up: "Bi Chun's pro-army in the Longshan Guard Station has the strongest combat power, it is advisable to care for them and not to press, don't be difficult for them, give them kindness, it will be your right-hand man."

Ding Lin dared not to follow, and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, don't worry, although the small mind is not as good as the adult, but a few pro-soldiers can still tolerate it, and it will never be difficult for them."

Yang Ling nodded, slowly walked out of the Chinese army, Min Wenjian and Zheng Baihu led three hundred soldiers to withdraw, on both sides of the camp tents, the soldiers of the thousand generals were still holding knives and guns to the various camps and tents were on strict guard, at this moment someone in a camp tent in the distance shouted: "I want to see Lord Qincha, I want to see Lord Qincha."

Yang Ling looked up and saw a soldier running out of a camp tent, the Haining guards had stopped him, and several grumpy soldiers kicked him to the ground and gave him an old fist. The atmosphere around him suddenly stirred, and the duty of Yang Ling's pro-army was to hold the crossbow, and the soldiers with the crossbows had already vigilantly raised their crossbows.

Yang Ling said coldly: "But one person, are you afraid that he will not succeed if he turns against the sky?" Bring him here! ”

As soon as the Haining guards beat him violently, the man did not dare to resist with his bare hands, for fear that he would be misunderstood as an assassin's unjust death, so he just hugged his head to protect the vital point and shouted: "I have an old relationship with adults, don't beat me."

After listening to Yang Ling's pro-army order, those Haining soldiers stopped their fists and feet, lifted him up, and brought him over with their hands cut back.

Yang Ling couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at that person, although his nose was blue and his face was swollen, but his eyebrows and eyes were clearly Ma Ang. The arrest of Bi Chun Yuan Xiong and the arrangement of people to secretly investigate Mo Qinghe, there were too many things that needed to be planned, and he even forgot that Ma Ang was still in Bi Chun's army.

Yang Ling hurriedly took two steps forward and ordered: "Let him go quickly", as he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed his hand, looked up and down: "Brother Ma, it's really you."

Ma Ang had just been beaten, but seeing that Yang Ling was very affectionate to him, he was flattered and completely forgot the pain on his body, and hurriedly laughed and said: "Lord Qincha, I am small."

Yang Ling hurriedly said: "Brother Ma, don't say that, you and I have been friends for a long time, and we have always been brothers, but now it is a shame to kill the little brother like this."

When Ma Ang heard him say this, he suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, it seems that Yang Ling has not forgotten his sister, his brother-in-law is the supervisor of the inner factory, haha, this is a step to the sky.

Since Ma Li'er offended Bi Chun, after this family affair failed, Bi Chun did not want to see him, he was originally a favored personal soldier, and he had been promoted to the rank of chief, but he was demoted to a big soldier by Bi Chun, and finally rushed to raise horses.

became a small soldier at the end of the year, and away from Bi Chun's eyes, Bi Chun never felt sorry for him anymore, he could use his arrogant surname, read poetry and books, and martial arts, but mixed with a dozen illiterate old horsemen to raise horses, and was usually called to drink, that was really sad.

Later, he gradually heard that Yang Ling was flying in Beijing, Ma Ang couldn't help but be surprised and delighted, his own sister really has eyesight, this Yang Ling is really not a thing in the pool. It turned out that he felt that his sister's appearance and talent were the best choice, and marrying a post to be a concubine not only lost his sister, but also lost the face of the Ma family.

Now he is suffering from gains and losses, for fear that Yang Ling will enter Beijing, the dragon among the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and his vision is too high and he no longer likes his sister. He originally planned to wait for Yang Ling to sign up for a meeting when he came to inspect and probe Yang Ling's tone.

But now Yang Ling suddenly sent troops, controlled Longshan Weicai and went straight into the Chinese army's big tent, he waited until now, but saw Bi Chun and the deputy commander Lu Daren was tied to the car, Yang Ling was about to leave, Ma Ang was afraid that he would not have a chance to see him at all, so he simply shouted and rushed out.

Yang Ling saw that Ma Ang's bronzed skin was getting darker and darker, but his original aura was completely gone, and his clothes were really shabby, so he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Brother Ma, aren't you a personal soldier in the army?" This is? ”

Ding Lin was very surprised to see that a pawn in his army actually knew Lord Qincha, but Ma Ang was a horseman as soon as he entered Longshanwei, and he had never even seen him, and he couldn't call his name, so he couldn't help but look at the two curiously.

Ma Ang saw that Ding Lin, the commander of the command, was standing behind Yang Ling respectfully, and the adult next to him also recognized that it was actually Lord Min of Jiming County, and took the opportunity to say loudly: "My lord, since my sister and you have a private engagement for life, Bi Chun is angry with me, and before I arrived at Longshanwei, he demoted me to a horse groom and humiliated me in every way." I saw you today, I finally have to be born, and my sister has been waiting for you in my hometown in Jinling."

Yang Ling's face turned red, and he hurriedly stopped the big mouth, and said: "Brother Ma, Brother Ma, now that Bi Chun has committed a crime, he will be deported to Beijing by me before he is done, General Ding has temporarily acted as the commander, I think General Ding will definitely not treat you badly again."

When Ding Lin heard that this was Lord Qincha's brother-in-law, he immediately smiled all over his face, and said in a loud voice: "Exactly, exactly, the last general is lacking a pro-army commander, and he has not yet found a suitable candidate, if."

Ma Ang was a little anxious when he heard this, Yang Ling and Bi Chun are different, the tide is rising, and your dignified inner factory supervisor is also embarrassed to let his brother-in-law be a little pro-army captain in the guard?

He hurriedly said: "My lord, I heard that the inner factory is in urgent need of manpower, and now there are very few wars in southern Xinjiang, and the pre-military effectiveness is not as good."

Lord Min stopped the conversation and said, "My lord, the salt soldiers are suffering extremely heavy losses now, and there is only one of the three generals left under my command, and there is an urgent shortage of generals." Ma Ang Yunwen Yunwu, I have always known a lot, why don't you ask the adults to mediate and let Ma Ang come under my command? ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward, grabbed Ma Ang's arm and said with a smile: "Nephew, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are more stable and strong", and he approached him and whispered quickly: "Idiot, how do you let adults follow their own interests in front of so many people?" Go to our army to stay first, as long as Ling Mei can't run out of the Yang family's door, what are you anxious about? ”

Ma Ang was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that he was too anxious, he had already pointed out Yang Ling's identity, and then let him arrange his future in public It was really not appropriate, so he hurriedly shut up.

Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Ding Lin and said: "Ma Ang is my old man, this man is a man and a martial artist who learns to be a horseman is indeed condescending, Lord Min serves the country to fight against the Japanese and kill the enemy, and most of the people and horses have been lost, and the soldiers are easy to recruit, but there is an urgent shortage of generals, can General Ding be willing to let people go?" ”

Not to mention that as long as there is only one groom, even if all the people and horses have to leave, Ding Lin doesn't dare not agree. He hurriedly said: "Naturally, then Brother Ma will go back to Haining with Lord Min first, and the appointment procedures will be handled later."

Ma Ang is a martial artist, and his literary talent is also available, but now there is no official handover, and the salt soldiers don't recognize him, Yang Ling is inconvenient for him to participate in the arrest of Yuan Xiong, so he sent thirty officers and soldiers of the guard, and let Ma Ang lead the two prisoner carts behind the team. He led the brigade to gallop to the customs yamen.

At this time, the sky was bright and the sun was shining, and the transfer of nearly 1,000 officers and men was no longer a matter of concealment.

Yuan Xiong's tariff yamen is not far from Longshanwei, out of the mountain through the Maple Town left ten miles, called Luoyan Beach, Luoyan Beach is dozens of miles in radius, there was originally only one wharf here, in front of it is a salt water lake, there are countless islands in the lake, far away to the sea.

Yuan Xiong built the Yamen of the Customs Department on this Luoyan Beach, and now there are more and more thugs attached to him, and houses are constantly being built around the Yamen, which has gradually formed a town with reading power. Except for an official road, surrounded by a person-high reed, Yuan Xiong did not live in the city, and came here as if he was a king, but he was also at ease.

As soon as the army approached Luoyan Beach, it spread horizontally and approached the yamen of the Customs Department in the form of a fan, with the crossbowmen in front and the swords and spearmen behind.

The yamen of the Customs Department is reeded on all sides, but three sides are connected to the land, and the other side rushes out of the reeds is the wharf, Yang Ling has already sent fifty fast horses to attack the wharf, with only one purpose, to destroy the sail and break the oar, so that Yuan Xiong has the intention of escaping, and the waterway is not available.

Yang Ling walked in the reeds on foot with dozens of personal soldiers, and the fragrance of moist and moist, green and faint like zongzi wafted in the wind, making people feel intoxicated.

There is occasionally a river in the reeds, the river is very shallow, when the army passes, from time to time startled some wild ducks, egrets, stunned to fly straight into the sky, and some hares and foxes run around, it is very interesting to see, but the soldiers know that the customs department has more than double their own strength of tax collectors, and everyone is cautious, so no one can take a look.

Yang Ling once thought of setting up a banquet for wine and solving Yuan Xiong without blood, but since he was wary of Mo Qinghe, he really couldn't figure out this person's thoughts, he was in Mo Mansion, if he set up a banquet with wine, Mo Qinghe was a must-see figure.

If he was aware of it in advance, and he had a personal affair with Yuan Xiong, he would definitely succeed, even if he succeeded in taking someone, as long as he sent someone to inform Bi Chun, he would have to leave another important person, and there was no reasonable excuse to entertain Yuan Xiong and Bi Chun at the same time.

If he waved his army straight into Yuan Xiong's camp, he would just listen to the will and not resist, if he resisted, his own people would all be surrounded by the other party in the camp, and it would be a matter of two to say who would win or lose.

Therefore, Yang Ling decided to quietly command the army to surround the Customs Department, those tax collectors were usually responsible for collecting taxes and arresting tax evaders, with knives and guns in their hands, but there were no bows and arrows, and they surrounded them on the periphery, with arrows in hand, although there were many people in the Tax Supervision Department, the chances of winning were at least seventy percent.

As the army approached, the roof of the customs yamen could be seen in the distance, and at that moment someone shouted, "Who is it? Stop me, don't come any closer! ”

Yang Ling was stunned when he heard this, and immediately thought: "Could it be that the news has been leaked?" Otherwise, how could the Customs Department set up a checkpoint in the midst of this reed? ”

He waved his hand and whispered, "Speed up and cut the sentry out."

The men and horses in a row quickened their pace and rushed forward, only to hear a "bang", and a sound of sand sweeping from the reeds, followed by a shout: "Ouch, they have firearms, I am wounded".

Liu Biao was so shocked that he threw Yang Ling to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Climb down, climb down, they can't see us, crawl forward, they are about to rush out of the reeds, as soon as they go out, they will immediately wait for them with bows and arrows."

Lying down when he heard the gun, crawling forward was still a means of protection that Yang Ling taught him when he was in the army, and now it happens to be used. Yang Ling was shocked and angry, at this time, as long as the army rushed forward for another two hundred meters, it would arrive at the yamen of the Customs Department, where a firebreak of more than 100 meters was cut around, which was the effective range of bows and arrows.

As long as the army is surrounded there, Yuan Xiong can only wait to be killed, but now he has failed, where did he hear the news, and he actually arranged for manpower to be on guard in advance? Oh my God, if he had been prepared, would the fine tax sent to the docks still have the effect of a surprise attack?

Thinking like this, Yang Ling suddenly sweated suddenly, if Liu Biao hadn't pressed him hard, he would have jumped out in a hurry. In fact, Yuan Xiong did not notice his whereabouts, and it was a coincidence that the man with the fire hammer was a capable tax collector under Yuan Xiong, and he brought a few cronies to the reeds to hunt wild ducks.

Unexpectedly, he had just walked not far away, and he saw wild ducks and egrets flying up in all directions, and there were hares and badgers rushing straight at his feet, and he saw that someone fled in a panic, and this tax collector was not a stupid person, and immediately guessed that someone was quietly approaching, and seeing that there was more than one person in this posture, he couldn't help but scream in panic.

When some of the officers and men who could not hold their breath saw the enemy firing their guns, they immediately began to shoot arrows blindly, and the arrows flew out of the reeds, and although they did not hit the tax collector, they scared him half to death.

The Customs Department did not have many muskets, no more than fifty in all, and the few men he brought with him had three muskets, and they immediately fired from all sides to stop the advance of the men in the reeds. Yang Ling's people couldn't see anything in the reeds, especially most of the officers and soldiers who were not trained by Yang Ling, and they didn't dare to move forward when they squatted on the ground when they heard the sound of guns.

In this way, the enemy and I cannot meet each other, and we cannot implement effective protection, Liu Biao absolutely did not dare to let Yang Ling get into danger, Yang Ling had no choice but to order the officers and soldiers to shout, claiming that Qin Cha was ordered to take people, only take the first evil Yuan Xiong, and the rest must not resist.

The tax official sent someone back to the yamen in a hurry and reported the matter to Yuan Xiong, who rushed out with people. Someone offered a bow and arrow shot from the reeds, and Yuan Xiong saw that it was indeed an arrow used in the army, and his face was even more frightened. He knew in his heart how many evil deeds he had done, and when he saw Yang Ling using the army to quietly cover up and kill, he must have real evidence, why did he confront Qin Cha and the army?

Yuan Xiong's face turned pale, and after a while, he commanded in a trembling voice: "Don't let it go and hurt people, take the Qin mission out, our family wants to ask Lord Qin Cha why he took people?" He still fantasizes in his heart that he can buy Yang Ling and send more beauties to wealth, as long as Qin Chasong lets go, isn't it turning his hands over for clouds and covering his hands for rain?

A cronie tax official next to him was anxious when he heard it, this person was surnamed Dongfang, and he was originally the third son of the Dongfang family in Sangmuzhuang on the edge of Taihu Lake, because he was found by his brother because he was annihilated by his sister-in-law, and simply killed his brother and ran to Taihu Lake to be a water thief.

Later, because the officers and soldiers were in a hurry, they had no way out to take refuge in Yuan Xiong, who was brutal and effective in forcing taxes, and was even trusted by Yuan Xiong. This licensed robber deserves a taste, no matter how many evil things he does, the government does not dare to arrest him, and even the servants have to respectfully call Dongfang Sanshao when they see it.

Not only did he catch more money here than when he was a water thief, but also some people who owed a lot of taxes were forced by him to be cornered, and in desperation, he also sent his wife and daughter to him to insult.

What kind of bullshit Qin Cha led people to fight without declaring it, and sneaked to the door, this kind of behavior is clearly a dead date among the Taihu Lake water pirates, how can it be possible to give the opponent a chance to turn the tables? If he is soft now, Yuan Xiong will be arrested, and he will be in a big situation.

He immediately shouted: "Yuan Ye, don't do it, that Qin sent someone to come to the door quietly, obviously he is determined to win, this beam is settled, if Yuan Ye is soft, he will let people eat meat."

Yuan Xiong doesn't look at his usual martial arts, he looks more majestic than anyone else, but his scheming skills are really much worse than many thugs under him, and he said uncontrollably when he heard that the six gods said: "But he is a Qincha, and now he has brought a large army to get me, what can our family do?" ”

Dongfang Sanshao laughed and said, "Master Yuan, he said it was Qin Cha, who saw it?" We only saw the water thieves looting the yamen of the Customs Department, as long as they were all killed, hehe, didn't Yuan Ye say that the father-in-law of the Jingshi was very dissatisfied with him? When the time comes, send some silver to the father-in-law, let's remove the big harm for them, can they still protect us? ”

"Kill Qincha?" Yuan Xiong was taken aback, what is the difference between that and killing officials and rebelling? But what Dongfang Sanshao said also made sense, he pondered carefully for a long time, and his eyes gradually flashed with a fierce light, yes, the father-in-law of the celebrant is like a thorn in the side of the surname Yang, his foundation in the court is still shallow, as long as he is killed, with the support of the celebrant and Dongchang, even if he is the emperor, will he be unable to get by for a dead man and money?

He hesitated and said, "Do you have a way?" I don't know how many people Qin Cha brought here, resisting arrest and killing officials is a capital crime, in case it doesn't work."

Dongfang Sanshao smiled and said: "Don't worry, Master Yuan, this is their own death, we don't need to spend a single soldier, I can send them all into the lake to be the eighth king."

At this time, those thugs with firearms were still placing guns indiscriminately in all directions, and Dongfang Sanshao pointed to the reeds and said: "Master Yuan, we set fire to his mother, as long as the reeds around here are a little up, discipline them whether they are dead or alive, and there is nowhere to escape!" ”

Yuan Xiong glanced at the dense reeds, still a little hesitant, Dongfang Sanshao hurriedly said: "Master Yuan, the amount is not a gentleman, non-toxic and not a husband, let's do it!" ”

Yuan Xiong stomped his feet and howled dryly: "The water thieves pretended to be officers and soldiers to rob the Customs Department, and the little ones set fire to Grandpa and burned this group of rabbit cubs."

Yang Ling and the others were lying in the reeds, and suddenly a choking smoke floated in, looking up, the smoke was curling, and there was a faint crackling sound in front of them, Liu Biao shouted loudly: "Not good, Yuan Xiong set fire!" What should I do, my lord? ”

Yang Ling was also startled, as soon as he heard that the gunshots had stopped, he hurriedly stood up, the smoke from this stand was even more choking, and the raging fire more than 100 meters away in front had ignited a flame of a foot high, and the wind direction at this time was blowing from the lake to this side, and the flames had swept over.

When the dense reeds are burned, how can the fire be resisted by man? Yang Ling didn't expect that he would be discovered by people using the reed to cover his approach, and then Yuan Xiong dared to set fire to people, he hurriedly shouted: "Hurry, retreat, retreat immediately."

These people have walked into the reeds for no less than five miles, how can they escape on foot, the fire is lit before the smoke arrives, the smoke is enough to stun people, and as soon as the fire arrives

The officers and men had only run more than 300 meters, and the wind had already sent thick smoke to them, and the choking people were coughing all over the place, and they were suddenly unable to run under their feet. Many people stopped in despair, and even Liu Biao, who has always been wise and fearless of death, also stopped, and his face was miserable.

Yang Ling coughed for a while, then gritted his teeth, looking at the sky in despair, he felt remorse in his heart: this endless reed bush was originally the best cover, but now it has become an inescapable web of death, what should I do? Do you want these nearly 1,000 lives to be buried here because of their own mistakes? But I'm not a god, can I still change the direction of the wind?

Wind? Wind! Yang Ling thought for a moment, suddenly shouted, jumped up with a happy face, and said: "Everyone, listen, immediately cut the reeds and cut a fire line for me, quickly!" Just take this small river as the boundary, and do it right away! ”

Liu Biao said in despair: "My lord, you don't know the power of this fire, even if you cut out a strip of dozens of feet of fire, just that smoke can smoke us to death, it's useless."

Yang Ling laughed and said: "Smoke needs to be sent by the wind, and it will live naturally without wind." Hurry up and cut out a fire belt, the wider the better, the official has his own way to borrow the east wind! ”

Liu Biao was skeptical, but seeing Yang Ling's calm expression, he was infected by it, and he also regained some confidence, but he believed it himself, how could he make these thousands of officers and soldiers believe it?

Liu Biao had an idea, and immediately drew his knife and shouted to the left and right: "Everyone immediately cut down the reeds and open a fire belt, Lord Qincha has learned the method of borrowing wind from Zhang Tianshi, and he will definitely save everyone's lives!" ”

Now, if the Holy Decree tells these officers and soldiers that they can't die, no one may believe it, but as soon as these officers and soldiers heard that Lord Qincha and Zhang Tianshi had learned spells and could use the wind to save people, they immediately had no doubts. Isn't it, a few days ago, it was said that Zi Haining fought against the Japanese Kou, Lord Qincha and Zhang Tianshi stood side by side on the tide viewing platform, the Heavenly Master has great powers, if you have taught Lord Qincha magic, it shouldn't be difficult to borrow a wind, right?

All the people cut down the reeds with all their might, each of them controlled the reeds in a square circle, and the one in front swept [***] with a knife, and the officers and soldiers behind piled up all the reeds that Qi Gen'er had fallen to the ground.

By the time a firebreak about 60 meters wide was opened, the smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and the nostrils and throats were full of choking soot, and no one could swing or cut off the reeds.

Yang Ling pointed to the side of the fire and said: "There is still one last step, pile up all the cut reeds, pile them on the edge of the reeds, set fire to them, Ben Qin is about to cast a spell."

Those officers and soldiers no longer had the energy to think about why they had to set fire to the wasteland, and whether they would die faster if they did so, so they mustered up their last strength, squinted their tearful eyes, piled up the reeds, ignited the reeds, and ran back one after another.

Yang Ling's voice was already hoarse, and he shouted loudly in a hoarse voice: "Pass the order, everyone lie down, cover their mouths and noses with their clothes soaked in river water, and don't stand up until the fire goes away." ”

When the officers and soldiers were cutting down the reeds, they had already soaked the corners of their clothes and tied their mouths and noses, and at this time they ran to the river, soaked them again, tied them, and lay down on the river.

Some of the uneasy officers and men looked up with tears in their eyes, only to see that the lit reeds were burning into the sky, and the smoke was even more choking, but this situation only lasted for a moment, and then the flames and smoke stopped rolling in this direction.

Although the breeze was still blowing in this direction, the large cloud of smoke and fire swept away from the fire at the other end, as if attracting each other, and the smoke suddenly faded a lot.

At that time, the people did not know the relationship between the flow of air and the heat and cold, and they couldn't help but be surprised and surprised when they saw this strange scene, although the Lord Chincha was also lying in the river with his face covered, as if he was not doing it at all, but all the people believed that the Lord Chincha had really cast a spell on the fire, and his confidence in surviving and being rescued suddenly increased greatly.

Yuan Xiong stood outside the Customs Department, watching the fire spitting flames and sweeping everything forward, he couldn't help laughing, his yamen set up a firebreak around it, but once the whole reed was ignited, he couldn't resist the smoke, fortunately, there was no one around this Luoyan Beach, and there would never be a fire on all sides, but he didn't have to worry about it, now there are fires on three sides, only his own side is in the direction of the wind, those officers and soldiers hide in the reeds and still want to live?

At this moment, wisps of choking smoke floated over, startling Yuan Xiong, and he hurriedly shouted, "What's the matter? Has the wind changed? ”

A tax collector jumped up on his feet and shouted in a panic: "Oh no, it's bad, Yuan Ye, it's not good, there is a fire in the direction of the dock, and the reeds are burning."

Yuan Xiong was shocked, and hurriedly turned his head to take a look, but no, the raging fire swept over from the direction of the dock, and the reeds on this side were all long in the wet mud pond that was shallow and shallow beyond the instep, and the reeds were damp, so the smoke was even more spicy and choking when it was burned, and the fire was still far away, and the smell of suffocation had come to the face.

(To be continued)