Chapter 589: Victory in the First Battle
Fan Dingyao summarized what the three people said, and because what they said was similar, he judged that what they said was the truth.
Hu Xianxian couldn't help but sigh, Fan Dingyao's method is really good, everyone has a herd mentality, others can give in, and of course they can.
This is more than directly beating people to death to force questions, and the results will be judged faster. Moreover, they can also corroborate each other whether the confession of the person being tried is true.
Fan Dingyao asked Fan Chuyao and Hu Xianxian to discuss the next move, and first analyzed the situation in Haifeng County, which the captives confessed.
The county magistrate of Haifeng County refused to rebel and has been killed, and is currently controlled by a man known as the "old carpenter" who controls the county government and city defense.
When this "old carpenter" gained power, he fished the villagers, and restricted every household in the county to hand over money and surplus grain, and stored it in a designated warehouse, so that almost every household was poor and white.
He would manipulate puppets to kill people, and the inhabitants of the city were afraid of him, and dared not speak out. Only Zou Zukuan, a wealthy man in the city, organized a team of villagers to protect himself, and he didn't dare to provoke him......
"The rich family who organized the township to resist is called 'Zou Zukuan'?" When Fan Dingyao relayed the prisoner's explanation, Hu Xianxian interrupted him and asked seriously.
She remembered that Pan Zongqiang's in-laws and Pan Wushan's grandfather Zou Zukuan were indeed from Haifeng County. She also went to Zou Zukuan to find Zou Zukuan here in order to testify about Kuai Diancong's kidnapping of Pan Zongqiang, but she didn't know if the person who organized Xiangyong was the "Zou Zukuan" she knew?
"Yes, it's Zou Zukuan, who said that he has an in-law relationship with the Taixing Pan family......"
Before Fan Dingyao's words were finished, Hu Xianxian immediately clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, I'm really lucky!" I'm going to contact him, come and take Haifeng County as soon as possible! ”
Seeing that she was so confident that she could persuade Zou Zukuan to cooperate, Fan Dingyao was a little surprised, and Fan Chuyao briefly told her brother about the relationship between Hu Xianxian and the Zou family.
After hearing this, Fan Dingyao also shouted "lucky", and immediately repaired a letter for Hu Xianxian to bring to show his sincerity.
After Hu Xianxian left, he arranged for people to wear rebel uniforms to patrol the sentry tower, in case the rebel boss came to investigate, and temporarily concealed the truth.
Since the teams are all improvised, they can also take the opportunity to rest at this outpost to get acquainted with each other and improve their tacit understanding in wartime.
And although Zheng Tianba's team was in a hurry, it was not as good as Hu Xianxian who flew directly to this area with the Fan brothers and sisters, and it took four days to rush from the capital to Yuezhou at the earliest, and it was also possible to make some preparations for attacking the city directly after the division.
When Hu Xianxian entered Haifeng County, he saw that there was a dead silence in the city, and there were no sporadic lights in the dark. She walked around the city, and although the houses in the streets and alleys were not lit, the voices coming from the windows indicated that the residents were not asleep, and the voices were either sighing or weeping.
The county seat of Haifeng is not large, but it is a rich place because of its fertile land, proximity to the seaport, and jade mines. The houses in the city are all well repaired, and she can't tell the rich from the buildings in the city, and it is difficult to find out where Zou Zukuan lives.
Zou Zukuan didn't leave her heart talisman, and it had nothing to do with her, so it was difficult to find it according to the breath. After looking for no one for a long time, she was a little anxious.
She knew that they didn't have many real supporters, and if the capital was lost, even if Han Zexi's power was not overthrown immediately, it would create a situation where the kings were divided and fought. If that's the case, she and Cheng Haofeng can indeed be regarded as the culprits who caused the chaos in the world......
In desperation, she had to sneak into a residential house to ask. The owner was a pair of old men, and the old man could still pluck up the courage to ask when he saw the person who suddenly came in, and the old woman was so frightened that she covered her head with a quilt.
"Don't be afraid, two old people, I'm just here to ask for directions, where does Zou Zukuan and Zou Yuan live?" Hu Xianxian bowed to them, and his tone was as kind as possible.
"Asking for directions? Ask Zou Yuanwai...... What do you want to do? The old man rolled over and got out of bed, and asked tremblingly.
He trembled half out of fear and half because he was only wearing a thin shirt and trousers, and Hu Xianxian handed him the padded jacket on the chair next to the bed.
After he took the padded jacket, his fear of Hu Xianxian decreased a little, and he looked at her repeatedly and asked, "Who are you?" Asking for directions in the middle of the night...... Ask someone else's bedroom...... What are you looking for Zou Yuanwai to do? ”
"Poor Dao is an old friend of Zou Yuanwai, and I heard that he organized the township to resist the rebels, so he came to help." Hu Xianxian didn't say her identity as a pioneer in Pingyue, she had to be cautious.
"Huh? What? We little people don't know what to rebel against...... Besides, I don't know Zou Yuanwai......," the old man muttered.
His appearance made Hu Xianxian convinced that he not only knew Zou Zukuan, but also had a good relationship with the Zou family, but he obviously didn't trust Hu Xianxian.
She smiled and said, "Is the old man afraid that the poor road will hurt Zou Yuanwai? In this way, you go and tell Zou Yuanwai, just say that Hu Xianxian in Lingzhou wants to see him, and Poor Dao is waiting for you to report here. ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman came out of the bed: "What? Let him tell the news...... Isn't that just holding me here? ”
"That's right! I'm holding you here hostage! Hu Xianxian said viciously with a straight face, and urged the old man to find Zou Zukuan.
For the sake of his wife, the old man had to go out in a hurry. Hu Xianxian sighed helplessly, how could he ask hard and not be able to ask a result, he had to be fierce to force others to be effective?
Soon after, footsteps came from outside the door, and someone shouted, "Miss Hu, are you here?" ”
Hu Xianxian hurriedly opened the door, and saw that it was Zou Zukuan who came over in surprise, followed by a smiling old man.
It turned out that Zou Zukuan's house was nearby, and the old man was still his uncle of the same clan, because the old man was afraid that Hu Xianxian was a spy sent by the rebels, so he refused to tell the location of the Zou family.
After entering the house, Zou Zukuan smiled and introduced: "Uncle, aunt, Miss Hu is my benefactor, and she can be regarded as the godmother of my little grandson Shanwa." She's very capable, our Haifeng has been saved......"
Hu Xianxian listened to him say that she was Pan Wushan's godmother, and her heart was tight, she didn't want to have anything to do with the Pan family, but she was still involved, but I hope that nothing will happen in the future and see Pan Wushan directly......
Zou Zukuan said a few words of gossip, and after telling each other about the situation, they agreed on the matter of internal and external cooperation. Zou Jiayong has more than 100 people, responsible for the siege of the city, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders, open the city gate, and the two sides set to start the action with three arrows.
After the agreement, Hu Xianxian said goodbye and returned to the outpost. After returning, the sky was already bright, Fan Dingyao and the others continued to rest, waiting to learn with Zheng Tianba, Hu Xianxian meditated and pranayama, and Fan Chuyao protected the Dharma for her.
Her injuries have not healed, and she is already very tired from running around and overwork, and she must recuperate quietly to recover.
After being fully settled, there is no concept of time, and the whole mind is immersed in emptiness. When she realized that her skills could only be exerted at eighty percent of her strength no matter what, she had to give up and breathe again, and open her eyes to make up her mind.
"Daoist Fan, when is this moment?"
"It's the twenty-third day of the first month, and Deputy Commander Zheng has already led the team to arrive."
Hu Xianxian heard that Zheng Tianba had arrived, and he was eager to meet them, wanting to recover Haifeng County as soon as possible.
"Xianxian, don't panic yet, you listen to me."
Fan Chuyao said to her: "When Deputy Commander Zheng saw that my brother couldn't transfer many soldiers, he was contemptuous and refused to accept the dispatch. He wants to be the main attacker, let's help him. ”
Hearing this, Hu Xianxian thought about it for a while, and then said to Fan Chuyao: "Zheng Tianba was born recklessly, and his personality is originally unruly, you persuade Commander Fan not to worry about him." What he wants to do, let him do it first.
The improvised team has little combat experience, and letting the team led by Zheng Tianba take the lead can also allow the newly recruited people to have a tempering process.
After all, the main task is to capture Yuezhou, and we have to be fully prepared. Yuezhou is only relatively weak in terms of troops, but it is also a large state rich in natural resources, and it will be difficult for us to capture it if we don't work together. ”
Subsequently, she asked Fan Chuyao to find an excuse to arrange for her to meet Zheng Tianba alone.
After the two met, it was agreed that Hu Xianxian would come forward to lure the old carpenter, Zheng Tianba would attack the east gate of the county, Fan Dingyao would attack the west gate and south gate, and Fan Chuyao would ambush the fleeing enemy soldiers at the north gate.
Zheng Tianba is a very good-looking person, and when he saw Hu Xianxian discussing with him alone, he felt that he was taken seriously, and he was very happy, allowing him to occupy the main offensive position, and making him even more high-spirited.
Hu Xianxian asked Fan Chuyao to tell Fan Dingyao about the planned matter, Fan Dingyao is a person who takes the overall situation into account, because this plan is really good, and he did not raise any objections.
At the beginning of the unitary period, after preparing good wine and food for the soldiers to eat and drink, Hu Xianxian and Zheng Tianba led their troops to the county seat first. Fan Dingyao's brothers and sisters dealt with the follow-up matters and also sent troops to keep up.
Hu Xianxian swept at a low altitude, looking at those blood-boiling soldiers, his heart was a little heavy. Whatever the reason, when there is a war, blood and sacrifice are inevitable, and it is a tragedy for compatriots to fight each other regardless of victory or defeat.
If she could directly assassinate the culprit and solve the problem, she would rather die than fight. However, Han Zecan is also protected by powerful people, not to mention that the most fundamental problem is that the vassal kings do not accept Han Zexi, if they have no real power, after killing Han Zecan, other vassal kings will come out to rebel.
Perhaps, this is the following chess, most of them have to fight the chess pieces first, and then the army, and it is very rare to capture the king at the beginning.
At the end of the unitary time, Zheng Tianba and them went to the bottom of the city, lifted the cloud ladder, hooked the flying claws, hit the city gate, and attacked the east gate. Hu Xianxian took out three arrows to remind Zou Zukuan that they were prepared.
The rebels defending the city were quick to react, and they were counterattacked before they could reach the city. The rain of arrows came like flying locusts, and Zheng Tianba hurriedly ordered the shield-wielding soldiers to block the arrows.
Hu Xianxian asked Zheng Tianba to select a few soldiers with loud voices and scolding in front of the battle, provoking the old carpenter to go out of the city to fight.
As a result, the scene of the sound of weapons honking, fighting and shouting, and rude shouting and scolding was formed on the battlefield of the East Gate, which was both fierce and funny.
"Which son of a bitch said that this seat didn't dare to face that demon girl?" A thin old man jumped to the top of the tower.
He pointed to the sky and shouted loudly: "The demon girl is about to fight, this seat will subdue the demon and subdue the demon tonight......"
Hu Xianxian knew that this person was an "old carpenter", and killing this person could demoralize the rebels, end the battle faster, and reduce casualties.
She saw that this robe was embroidered with yin and yang patterns, and even the hems of his trousers and the upper of his shoes were embroidered with yin and yang patterns, and she was even more sure that this person was a fake Taoist priest who had no sect and did not understand etiquette. Because the Taoist robe generally has no pattern, the yin and yang patterns on the dress are embroidered on the front placket and back, and the messy embroidery everywhere is disrespectful to heaven.
Hu Xianxian didn't bother to answer for his shouting and scolding, his eyes stared at his position and condensed, so he flew up and stabbed with his sword.
The sword light burst out and dazzled the old carpenter's eyes, and he resisted in a panic, only to see his five fingers slightly bent, and several puppets pounced to block the slashing of the Huixin jade sword for him.
Then, he spread his arms and manipulated the puppet to slash at Hu Xianxian with a knife.
Hu Xianxian raised his eyebrows and came out, just one doppelganger against two puppets. She herself, on the other hand, slashed the old carpenter's throat with her sword.
This old carpenter relied on puppets to fight the enemy, but he didn't expect that Hu Xianxian would have an ontological clone that was far more powerful than his puppet, and he already had the intention of fleeing in fear.
It's just that the soles of his feet were not greased, and his movements were too slow, and his throat was cut by the Huixin Jade Sword before he could run!
"Click, bang, bang......" Without his control, those puppets have no attack power, and they are all shattered, and sawdust flies!
When the rebels saw that the old carpenter, whom they regarded as gods, they were defeated like this, and instantly disorganized themselves, while Zheng Tianba's team was demoralized and attacked more and more.
At this time, the people sent by Zou Zukuan also responded to the situation and opened the city gate. The Pingyue army swung its division straight into Simen and recaptured Haifeng County in less than half an hour from the beginning of the battle.
Hu Xianxian, Zheng Tianba, Fan Dingyao, Fan Chuyao, and Zou Zukuan gathered at the county government to discuss follow-up arrangements. They were still immersed in the joy of victory, but they could not help but be frightened when they heard the urgent report of the guards.
"Report ...... The granary is on fire! ”