Chapter 159: Haunted
In the manor, the courtyard of the inner courtyard.
Luo Zheng sat on a bench with a golden knife, and dozens of pro-soldiers around him were busy.
In the clay stove in front of him, the firewood was burning, and the smell of meat was wafting in a large iron pot.
Xu Chu looked at the pot for a long time, then suddenly fished out a fat chicken leg from it and handed it to Luo Zheng, "Lord, it's cooked!" ”
Luo Zheng took it and blew a few breaths, and scolded: "It's really fucking hot." ”
A soldier had already grabbed a fan made of thin bamboo from the side and fanned it quickly.
Xu Chu slapped the soldier, "You kid still has some eyesight." ”
The soldier laughed, looking very proud.
Luo Zheng blew a few breaths, took a bite of the belt meat, and asked, "Is the grain and grass counted?" ”
Xu Chu hurriedly said: "The inventory has been completed, and there are more than 800 stones of grain. ”
Rodon frowned at the time, "So little! ”
A small colonel next to him replied: "Lord, this is just a small Zhuangzi, and Huang San Mazi is also a small landlord, I heard that there are several wealthy families in Nanyang, and the grain in the warehouse is piled up, that is the real fat sheep." ”
Luo Zheng let out an 'oh' sound and asked with interest: "What are the wealthy families in Nanyang?" ”
The little school replied: "I heard that the Deng family, the Wang family, the Zhang family, and the Wen family are all famous wealthy families in Nanyang. ”
Luo Zheng frowned, "Let's be more detailed, what the fuck is this called." ”
Xiao Xiao scratched his head, "This, the specific villain is not very clear." ”
Xu Chu picked up the big slap of the pu fan and slapped the little school, and scolded: "Then what do you want." Get out! ”
Xiao Xiao snorted, farts and urine, and ducked to the side.
Luo Zheng casually threw the chicken bones aside. Shen Sheng said: "Send a clever person to inquire and see where the wealthy Wang clan in Nanyang who really has grain in store are located, and only by relying on such a small landlord can even raise enough food." ”
"Yes."
Xu Chu hurriedly agreed and went down to make arrangements.
Next to him, Du Bo asked, "Lord, what about the jute seeds?" ”
"Jute seeds?"
Luo Zheng asked: "Did you ask it, how many evil things did that guy do?" ”
Duble replied, "Wickedly." That guy not only forcibly seized the people's land, but also forcibly married the people's daughters, and some of the people's girls were beautiful. The man who forced him had to sell his daughter as a concubine, which was worse than a pig and a dog. ”
Luo Zheng said 'um', "Sure enough, there are many evil deeds, so dig a pit and bury it alive!" ”
"Yes."
Duber hurriedly surrendered. Then he went to bury the jute seeds alive.
Luo Zheng was in a trance. After coming to this era for a long time, I have become indifferent to human life.
In his previous life, he didn't even dare to kill a chicken.
Now, however, it is possible to kill countless people.
Even if you lie in the sea of corpses and blood to sleep, you won't frown.
Luo Zheng didn't know whether this change was good or bad, but in order to survive and achieve the goal in his heart. Only continue to go on unswervingly until the day of death. Fang did not live this life in vain.
Not long after, a pro-soldier came to report, "Lord, inquire clearly." ”
Luo Zheng perked up and said in a deep voice: "What nonsense is that, talk about it quickly." ”
The soldiers didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and hurriedly said loudly: "The villain asked the people in Zhuangzi, the Wen family of the Wang nationality in Nanyang is in Wancheng, the Yin family is in Xinye, the Deng family is in Deng County, the Zhang family is in Caiyang, and the Wang family is in Huyang!" ”
Luo Zheng waved his hand, "Take the map!" ”
Xu Chu hurriedly took out the topographic map and shook it in front of him.
Luo Zheng stared at the map for a long time, and suddenly scolded: "Fuck, why are they all in the south of Nanyang, none of these big clans are in the north of Nanyang, go and ask which big clans have a lot of grain in the north of Wancheng." ”
"Yes."
The soldiers hurriedly agreed, and ran to torture Huang Mazi again.
When the sun was about to set, more than 800 stones of grain were carried away.
In the distance of Zhuangzi, from time to time, a figure probed his brain, looking this way, but he did not dare to approach.
After dark, a thousand Xiliang cavalry quietly disappeared.
Luo Zheng and Xu Chu quietly walked out of Zhuangzi through the back door and quickly rushed into the night.
After running for more than ten miles, he plunged headlong into a dense forest, and then slept in the vegetable garden.
It wasn't until the Xiliang cavalry disappeared for an hour that those Zhuang Ding and female dependents who had escaped with nothing evil after being strictly interrogated dared to come out and escape, and after finding that the Xiliang cavalry had left, they fled from Zhuangzi as soon as possible.
Late at night, Shunyang County Ya.
The county lieutenant hurriedly rushed into the inner hall and bowed his hand to the county order: "My lord, I have already found out!" ”
The county magistrate was pacing back irritably, and when he heard this, he suddenly perked up and said, "What's the situation?" ”
The county lieutenant said quickly: "After nightfall, Zhuang Ding escaped, it has been confirmed that the attacker Zhuang is indeed the Xiliang cavalry, and the number is about 1,000 cavalry, the squire Huang Wu was buried alive by the Xiliang soldiers, dozens of Zhuang Ding were killed, and the grain in Zhuangzi was taken prisoner. ”
The county commander was shocked and remained silent for a long time.
Although there have been speculations for a long time, when it is really confirmed, there are still some things that cannot be calm.
Damn Xiliang soldiers, how could they run to the hinterland of Nanyang and rob them on their own land.
The county lieutenant was stunned when he saw the county order, and hurriedly said, "My lord, what should I do now?" ”
The county magistrate came back to his senses and gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do, of course, it is reported to the county guard." There are no less than 1,000 Xiliang soldiers in this damn county, and there are only 800 soldiers in this county, and most of them are recruited by Xiangyong, how can they be the opponents of the Xiliang cavalry. ”
The county lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that the county order would let him lead troops to suppress the bandits, which would be troublesome.
Hearing that the county order was going to be reported to the county government, he naturally nodded his head again and again, "Your Excellency is wise." ”
The county commander's face was gloomy, and he said irritably: "Although the Xiliang soldiers occasionally go out to Wuguan to loot Nanyang, they only grab some grain and grass in the area of Xixian, Danshui and Nanxiang, and have never come to the hinterland of Nanyang. Why did you come to Shunyang to loot this time? ”
The county lieutenant groaned: "This, I'm afraid that the Danshui counties have no food to rob. The Xiliang army came to Shunyang. ”
The county magistrate frowned and thought for a long time before he muttered: "Nine times out of ten, I'm afraid that's the case." ”
The next morning, when the morning sun was rising.
Luo Zheng once again breached a dock fort. This time there was no delay, and after moving the grain, he immediately roared away.
However, when he came, he was a thousand cavalry, but when he left, there were only a dozen cavalry.
The people who rushed over to watch after hearing the news and the messenger who sped on the news were a little confused, thinking that the Xiliang cavalry was still in the Zhuangzi and did not leave, and did not dare to get too close until someone in the Zhuangzi escaped. Only then did I know that the Xiliang cavalry had left.
No way, it's absolutely impossible.
No one thought that they would be dazzled, and the Xiliang cavalry obviously came out for more than ten rides.
But. The facts are indisputable.
Several messengers personally went to Zhuangzi to check, and sure enough, they found that the Xiliang cavalry had been traced.
The officers were astonished, and couldn't figure out what was going on.
In desperation, he had to report what he saw to the county government.
Within a day. Three dock forts were captured in succession. The grain and grass were plundered, and the squire was killed.
Shunyang Ling was anxious and anxious, and he was anxious, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
The squire Haoqiang under his rule also panicked, and protested sternly, so that Shunyang ordered all the bandits in Suqing.
While reporting to the county government, Shunyang Ling sent messengers to track down the traces of the Xiliang cavalry. However, this group of Xiliang cavalry seemed to be shadowing. No one saw it at all, only during the assault on Fort Hostrongwood. will suddenly appear like a ghost, and when the food is snatched, it will disappear out of thin air like a ghost, and disappear without a trace.
Even though the messenger hid in the shadows, his eyes widened and he didn't blink, he never saw the Xiliang cavalry leave.
However, by the time the unkilled people in the dock fort escaped, the Xiliang cavalry had disappeared.
The sentry officers are about to go crazy, once like this, twice like this, but three times it is still like this, which can't help but make people wonder if they encountered ghosts in broad daylight, otherwise how could the Xiliang cavalry disappear out of thin air.
Except for the more than ten cavalry that rushed out, they didn't see the other Xiliang cavalry leave at all.
And the people who escaped from the dock fort all swore that this group of Xiliang cavalry was at least a thousand horses.
What the fuck is going on?
The tracking officers wanted to scold their mothers, and they were about to collapse.
There are also messengers who have thought about keeping an eye on the more than ten cavalry cavalry that left the dock fort, but every time they track it down to the dense forest or mountain col, the more than ten cavalry will disappear inexplicably, and they can no longer be traced.
There are errand officers who don't believe in evil, so they follow behind at a close distance, wanting to see where these Xiliang cavalry are hiding.
However, the sky did not obey people's wishes, but his head was cut off by the Xiliang cavalry.
Shunyang Ling's mouth bubbled, and the servants were suspicious, secretly frightened, and no longer pursued.
In just five days, more than a dozen dock forts and Zhuangzi in Shunyang were attacked, and the powerful families were completely panicked.
After the protest was ineffective, he had to help the old and the young flee to Shunyang City to avoid disaster, as for the food in the warehouse, he couldn't even take care of his life, so he could still take care of the food, so he could only bring the gold and silver treasures that could be taken away, and avoid this disaster first.
Wancheng, Nanyang Taishou official residence.
Chen Ji paced around the hall irritably, his brows almost twisted into Sichuan characters.
Just as he was helpless, hurried footsteps finally sounded outside the door.
The county lieutenant strode in and said, "My lord! ”
Chen Ji waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Just now Shunyang ordered the horse to report that there is a Xiliang cavalry of more than 1,000 people out of Wuguan to plunder grain in Shunyang, and there are more than ten Zhuangzi in Shunyang that have been attacked. ”
The county lieutenant was stunned, and immediately said angrily: "This group of damn Xiliang thieves is really a thief!" ”
Chen Ji said irritably: "Don't talk about those who don't have it, let's talk about what to do!" ”
The county lieutenant said excitedly: "Xia Guan is willing to lead two thousand foot soldiers to fight and defeat this damn Xiliang cavalry!" ”
Chen Ji said coldly: "This Xiliang cavalry is elusive, our army is all foot soldiers, if they don't fight, even if our army breaks its leg, it can't catch up, how to break the enemy?" Besides, Wancheng only has three guards, and now that the Xiliang cavalry is in trouble, the garrison of Wancheng is still insufficient, how can it still send soldiers and horses to pursue the Xiliang cavalry. ”
"This ......"
The lieutenant was silent, a little embarrassed.
Chen Ji muttered: "That's it, it seems that I can only report to the lord and ask the lord to send a cavalry." ”
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Thanks to the book friend 'Dr. Afushi' for the reward, it is recorded in this book. (To be continued......)