Chapter 37: Determination

[Brother Initiation...... The sister knew that it was difficult to shoulder the hatred of the family, so she didn't dare to restore her surname for a long time, but if Ah Yang still had a sister in her heart, she still hoped that Ah Yang would listen to a few words of persuasion from her sister...... The Li clan of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Liangqiu family, although they have a deep enmity with my Ram family...... Your brother-in-law once said to his sister that you are the last heir of the Ram family, and the first thing in party affairs is to continue the bloodline of the Ram family? Do you want to take revenge at the expense of your life, and finally accompany your own life?

Sister Xiangyu, that is, the granddaughter of Yingong's knees, you also have to call her a sister, she once said that there is no mercy and justice in the killing between countries, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than the four words of success and defeat.

The general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time, this is what your brother-in-law said, although my sister did not fully understand the deep meaning, but my sister still knew the general idea. How can you allow others to sleep soundly next to the couch? The killing between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty was unavoidable, and although my ram family was wiped out, it was only a small household in the troubled times at that time.

People can't be swayed by memories, let alone blinded by hatred, your brother-in-law asked you to go south to search for all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, and understand that the people under the rule of the Great Zhou can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment, and to this day, you must have a rough clue in your heart.

Jiangnan people hate northerners, and my sister knows something even in Jijing, but why do they hate the imperial court? In the past 30 years, the imperial court has successively granted tax exemptions and exemptions to Jiangnan, even the people who live at the feet of the Son of Heaven in Jijing, are quite jealous......

Your brother-in-law once proofread the household department and learned that the vegetables and vegetables in the market in Jijing are about ten wen and the fresh meat is ninety wen, while the Jiangnan bazaar is about four wen for vegetables and fifty wen for fresh meat...... Your brother-in-law shook his head at the time and said, Jiangnan people are full of food and hold on......

And now, after years of war, the rise of vegetables in the Jijing market has remained at 40 Wen, and the fresh meat has cost 500 Wen......]

Looking at the opening paragraph sprinkled with a large amount of text, Rao is withered sheep is actually in a bad mood at the moment. He couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and laughed.

In his mind, he couldn't help but imagine his sister Yiyi sitting behind the desk in the study of the house, biting the tip of her pen and meditating, frowning and frowning from time to time.

Withered Yang knew that his sister Yiyi could be said to be a typical jasper woman from a small family, she didn't read many books and didn't recognize many words, let alone write such an essay, it is not difficult to guess how much time this letter took Yiyi.

Compared to the articles written by those who read poetry and books. The sentences written in Yiyi's letter are extremely simple. The prices of meat and vegetarian dishes in the market are used to reflect the policies of the Great Zhou Dynasty towards the two regions of Jiangbei and Jiangnan from the side. At the same time, it also sets off the disadvantages brought by the high prices caused by the war and the people everywhere.

Although Yi Yi did not use even a single flowery phrase in his letter, it was those unpretentious sentences that made the withered sheep feel deeply.

As Yi said in his letter, three years ago. Xie An asked the brother-in-law of the withered sheep to find time to visit all parts of Jiangnan and explore the living conditions of the people in various places, so as to prove that the people of Jiangnan could live and work in peace and contentment under the rule of the Great Zhou court.

For this matter, the withered sheep was speechless, after all, he passed by the towns and villages in Jiangnan, and he really couldn't find any so-called tyranny of the Great Zhou. To paraphrase his brother-in-law Xie An's words, he was really full of food.

But then again, it is actually reasonable for the people of Jiangnan to hate the Great Zhou so much, after all, who called Li Ji to go south to the south of the Yangtze River twice during his reign, but not only gave a cruel order to slaughter the city in Jinling. What's more, in order to control the rumors, they went to prison and arrested the Taiping army, and the innocent Jiangnan people who were implicated in this incident at that time were actually many times more than the Taiping soldiers who were actually arrested.

Take Jin Ling'er as an example, even if she is now married to Xie An, a powerful person in the Great Zhou court, she still does not have the slightest good impression of the Great Zhou court.

And this just gave the Taiping Army a chance to revivenation. But of course, not all the people in Jiangnan supported the Taiping Army, and a small number of people felt that Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages, had repeatedly gone down to Jiangnan to seek the kindness of disasters and difficulties in various places, and firmly stood on the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but after all, it was only a minority, and most people still blindly hated the Great Zhou.

They naively thought that as long as their former descendants of the Southern Tang royal family could restore the Southern Tang Dynasty, their lives would become better, but in fact? In the letter, Yiyi's words pierced everyone's dreams, including the withered sheep.

[It is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to defend the country, my sister is a woman's family, and she only relies on personal speculation. However, in my sister's opinion, most of the generals in the Taiping Army only know how to go into battle to kill the enemy, how many people can know how to govern the country? People's livelihood, national defense, water governance, taxation, my brother really thinks that those generals who are only good at fighting can do the same as they get off their horses and hold their pens? ]

"......" looked at the letter, the withered sheep was silent, and the original smile on his face gradually retracted.

It is undeniable that Yiyi's words poked at the weakness of the withered sheep.

Yes, there is no shortage of brave generals in the Taiping Army, what it lacks is talented people who have read poetry and books, and it is undeniable that there are many literati in Jiangnan who are proficient in this way, but how can a literati with real vision choose the Taiping Army to join? A truly discerning literati must be able to see clearly the pros and cons of the Taiping Army's victory, just like the withered sheep's sister Yiyi paraphrased the words of Li Xian, the king of the Eight Sages, in her letter.

If the imperial court gains power, the south of the Yangtze River will cause chaos, but the disaster will not reach the north; And if the Taiping thief gains power, Jiangnan will be even more chaotic, and the whole country will be harmed.

You must know that most of the Taiping army are reckless men like Wei Hu and Xu Le who don't know how to govern the country, if they are asked to serve as the governor of one party, you can imagine how chaotic the entire Jiangnan will become.

Even if Wu Heng, the fourth-generation commander of the Taiping Army, was lucky enough to defeat the Zhou army that came to crusade and successfully restored the Southern Tang Dynasty, what happened next?

If Wu Heng is not greedy enough and continues to gather troops to attack the Great Zhou, the world will be in turmoil and the people will not be able to make a living; If you are willing to defend and let the Great Zhou forces retreat to Yan, Yu, Xu, and Yang, it is unceremonious to say that the Great Zhou has only lost money, grain, land and people, and the operation of the imperial court is still perfect, and what about the Taiping army, how will they govern the captured land? How to develop the local economy? Is it just those reckless men who have not read many books and only know how to fight?

To put it bluntly, even if Jiangnan chooses the Taiping Army, the Great Zhou is still the Great Zhou, and Jiangnan is no longer the Jiangnan it is now, after all, the Taiping Army is too lacking in talented people who are good at governing the country, and how to ensure that Jiangnan can still be as prosperous as it is under the rule of the Great Zhou Army with some generals who can only show off their might on the battlefield?

If the Taiping Army of the year ago may be able to barely do this, then the current Taiping Army is obviously insufficient in this regard, after all, the Taiping Army has lost Liu Qing, a smart woman comparable to the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Li Xian. Compared with Liu Qing. Although Wu Heng is ruthless and scheming, he is only a hegemon at best, because he doesn't know enough.

In all fairness, these things in Yiyi's letter were actually thought about by Dry Sheep earlier, but he didn't want to mention it, after all, he also had deep feelings for the Taiping Army, but it was undeniable that when he saw the words and phrases of his sister in the letter, those worries he had reported. I couldn't help but start swirling in his mind again. Depressed, he almost ran out of breath.

Luckily. Yi Yi actually doesn't know much in this regard, don't say that the words and sentences are unpretentious, and even the connection is a problem, and some sentences are so dry and difficult to understand that the withered sheep read it several times before he understands it. Ultimately. She just wrote down what Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and Li Xian said, as well as what she saw and heard, in the letter.

But even so, he wrote three major articles freely, only to see the withered sheep in a cold sweat. It wasn't until the warm family-like greetings on the last page that the withered sheep let out a long sigh of relief.

[…… Sister is all right in Jijing, you are far away in Jiangnan, but you are smooth? I hope to cherish my body...... Remember to dress more when it's cold...... My sister wants nothing more than my brother's well-being......]

It was a few simple sentences, but it seemed to have more weight than the previous pages, so that the withered sheep could look at it repeatedly. I can't bear to let go.

"Dashuai, what did Sister Zun write in the letter?"

Wang Jian and Xu Chang couldn't help but ask. In fact, they can more or less guess that they just want to verify something from the mouth of the withered sheep.

For example, after reading my sister's letter, did the withered sheep change his mind? Surrender to Zhou Jun.

It's not that Wang Jian and Xu Chang covet the glory and wealth they will get after surrendering to the Zhou army, it's just that sometimes, once they take a certain step, they can only move forward. Earlier, when they were in Jinling, they had already made up their minds to surrender to the Zhou army after rescuing the withered sheep, and now let them be loyal to the Taiping army in peace, and the two of them always felt a little strange in their hearts.

"What else can I say? It's the same old way! With a chuckle, the withered sheep slowly put away the family letter, carefully folded it and put it in his arms, shook his head and said, "In the past three years, Ben Shuai has lost count of how many letters he has received from his sister, and every time he says that don't make trouble for his brother-in-law, don't make mistakes again and again, and you must cherish yourself or something, alas......"

Although he used a sighing tone, the thick warmth in his eyes could not be hidden from Wang Jian and Xu Chang.

Glancing at Wang Jian, Xu Chang said in a low voice, "What does that big handsome mean?" ――To say something disrespectful, the last general thinks that Sister Zun is right, our Taiping army are all generals who only know how to fight and kill, what kind of governance do you talk about? Moreover, the current Taiping Army, the last general feels that it is not as united as when Chen Shuai and Her Royal Highness the Princess were there......"

"......" Withered Sheep frowned when he heard this.

Xu Chang is right, thinking that when Chen Bei, that is, Liang Qiuhao, the third commander of the Taiping Army, and Liu Qing, the nominal leader of the Heavenly Heaven, were still alive, how could something like Wei Zhuang design to kill Wei Hu in order to gain military power? How could Wang Wei and Lu Yong indirectly and directly die unjustly in their own hands?

When pigs fly! Because Liang Qiuhao's name is deterrence, his name as a one-man army is not for nothing. Even Fei Guo, the commander of the Jizhou Army, who was brave outside Guangling City and repeatedly defeated Zhao She, the commander of the Taiping Army, and Du Fang, the general of the Right Army, was afraid of Liang Qiuhao's bravery at first and did not dare to betray.

And Wu Heng, who became the fourth generation commander of the Taiping Army after Liang Qiuhao, is far less deterrent than Liang Qiuhao's predecessor.

Moreover, the personalities of the two are also extremely different. Liang Qiuhao is righteous and righteous, although he is the commander and takes the lead, he personally left behind when the battle situation is not good, and never gave up or abandoned any Taiping soldiers; On the other hand, Wu Heng, in order to squeeze out Liang Qiuhao and Liu Qing and become the real rulers of the Taiping Army, actually leaked information to the Zhou army in private, and wanted to use the hands of the Zhou army to eradicate the two.

What is the character of the two, the judgment is superior.

If Liang Qiuhao is a hero respected by everyone, although he is still respected, sought after and loyal by many people despite the tragic end, then Wu Heng is purely a ruthless hero, who values interests and does not pay attention to feelings.

And this point, the withered sheep has a clear understanding.

Obviously, Wei Hu is desperate and loyal to Wu Heng, but what about Wu Heng? Before Wei Hu died. He trusted Wei Hu quite a lot, but when Wei Hu died in battle, Wu Heng immediately ordered the withdrawal of the Jinling Army and the Tianquan Army, and even Wei Hu's white affairs were not attended.

Thinking of this, the withered sheep suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Is there a way to contact the Zhou army outside the city?" ”

Wang Jian and Xu Chang were stunned when they heard this, and then their faces showed a little joy. After one glance at each other. Wang Jian said in a low voice. "As long as there is a handsome, this sentence is enough! - Although there is no way to contact Zhou Jun for the time being, but I can find a way to contact that ......."

"Which one?" The withered sheep was stunned, and then suddenly realized and said. "Mo Fei! - The murderers of the Dongling people! ”

You must know that Guangling is the main force of the Taiping army, as long as it can be uprooted here, the remaining Taiping army will no longer pose a threat, so it is not difficult to guess that the Zhou army will storm Guangling and completely annihilate the main force of the Taiping army. At the very least, Wu Heng, the fourth commander of the Taiping Army, and his confidants must die.

And because of this, Zhou Jun is currently busy supervising the manufacture of various large-scale engineering equipment, such as punching cars, wells and so on.

But before that, there is a problem that needs to be solved. That was the Guangling Assassin who secretly aided the Taiping Army......

Assassin Wars!

Before the battle between the Zhou army and the Taiping army began in Guangling, the assassins on both sides would take the lead in a bloody battle. This is just like the Zhou generals Fei Guo and Ma Dan were keen to fight the Taiping army for supremacy in the field outside Guangling City, as long as the Assassins on either side win, it means that which side can gain the upper hand before the battle starts. The other side will be attacked from the shadow side.

For example, the assassination of generals.

Although this seems a little disgraceful, but as the so-called king becomes a loser, how can there be any benevolent and unrighteous statement? Even if it is Xie An, as long as he can reduce the number of his own soldiers killed in wartime, then Xie An will send assassins under his command to assassinate the generals of the Taiping Army, because this is what he should do as the commander of the first army. As for whether the Taiping soldiers will lose too much in wartime, it should be considered after the war, because at present, the Taiping army, that is the enemy!

As withered sheep expected, on the 11th day of May in the fifth year of Jingzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when tens of thousands of Zhou soldiers outside the city were still busy building siege equipment, the Dongling Assassins and Jinling Assassins led by Mo Fei and Ding Qiu had taken the lead in infiltrating and attacking Guangling, and the target was not the Taiping Army guards in the city, but the Guangling Assassins who secretly helped Wu Heng take Guangling, and the assassins led by Wan Li, the head of the Guangling Assassins of Qin Ke'er.

It has to be said that the battle scene that night was simply fierce and tragic, as many as six or seven hundred assassins from both sides fought from the south city to the north city, from the east city to the west city, in terms of the intensity of the battle, no less than the army of 10,000 people.

Ascending to the heights and looking around, in that dark night with only a hint of moonlight, countless black shadows jumped and ran on the roofs of the houses in Guangling City, and from time to time a warm corpse fell from the air. or fell on the street, startling the Taiping sergeants patrolling the street to blow the siren repeatedly; Or smashed into the house, and the men of the frightened family huddled in the corner of the house with their wives and children in their arms and shivered.

Daggers, blowguns, crossbows, poisons, everything in this kind of assassin fight is not something ordinary soldiers can interfere with.

During this period, there were actually many groups of Taiping soldiers who received orders to help their own Guangling assassins, and then the result was that even the soldiers of the main force of the Taiping army could not help in the slightest in the fight between these assassins. A team of twenty soldiers was killed by a group of assassins in a blink of an eye, and the assassins were not even exposed.

And this is the reason why Xie An has considered the Dongling Assassins and the Jinling Assassins to accompany the army several times before, compared to ordinary soldiers, the assassins are simply the kings of the night, especially like Mo Fei, who is almost the number one assassin in the world.

"Boom-"

More than a dozen thin lines that were hard to see with the naked eye in the dark night shot out of Mo Fei's hands, and shot into the walls of the buildings on both sides of the street with a few clicks, looking like a giant spider web.

This is the stunt that Mo Fei learned from Jin Ling'er in order to snipe Liang Qiuhao, although he did not show it thoroughly in front of Liang Qiuhao due to some changes, but this time, this trick finally came into play.

In the case of occupying an absolute geographical advantage, Mo Fei was not afraid to fight against more than 20 Guangling assassins alone, on the other hand, those Guangling assassins did not dare to move without permission because they were afraid of being cut by those thin wires that were as tough as iron wire, but they were killed by Mo Fei one by one.

[Vulnerable......]

Although Mo Fei never spoke, the look in his indifferent eyes could not be hidden from others.

Suddenly, Mo Fei's eyes flickered, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a sneaky figure in the alley not far away.

With a cold snort, Mo Fei flew over the eaves wall in a daze, and quietly came behind the man, the dagger in his hand probed backwards into the neck of the comer, and when he pulled it slightly, the man was obviously going to die on the spot.

And at this moment, Mo Fei suddenly stopped his movements, because he found that the person who came also held a sharp blade in his backhand, and the tip of the blade was tightly attached to his chest.

"Will you kill me? Lieutenant Modu? The visitor chuckled under his breath.

The familiar voice made Mo Fei's calm eyes can't help but show a little different color.

"Uncle?"