Chapter 22: The Guobei Mutiny
Guobei County, Xiaofu in the east of the city, evening.
The sunset covered the sky, as if soaked in blood, the whole Guobei County was lifeless, and the people hid in their homes, through the cracks in the doors, watching the soldiers on the street patrol back and forth with swords in hand.
The second Ming led two hundred ghost soldiers, and the void turned into a stealth in the Xiao Mansion.
Night falls.
The city defense army came back from outside the city one after another, carrying booty in carriages, tying up the two daughters of Xiao Lei who had plundered with ropes, and gathered in Xiao Mansion in the east of the city.
Xu He came to the room where Xu Heng was resting.
"Knock knock......" Xu He knocked on the door.
"Who?" Xu Heng's tired voice came from inside.
"Brother, it's me, Xu He."
The sound of dressing sounded, and it didn't take long for Xu Heng to walk out and glance at the sky, "How is it?" ”
Xu He Zhengse said: "Xiaojia Village and Leijia Village have been solved. ”
Xu Heng glanced at the female dependents who were sobbing in a low voice in the courtyard of the Xiao Mansion, "How many female dependents are there?" ”
Xu He replied: "A total of two hundred and thirty-two people, aged ten and forty, are all dealt with. ”
Xu Heng nodded, "You do things, I don't worry." ”
Xu Heng tidied up his clothes and walked out, followed by Xu He.
Xu Heng glanced at the soldiers in the courtyard, each soldier's face was flushed with red luster and joy, everyone understood the moment to sit on the ground and divide the money.
The torches on both sides make a burning sound of "snorting ......".
Xu Henglang said: "The Xiao family and the Lei family smuggled smuggled salt, oppressed the people, were the evil party, violated the laws of the court, and should be punished." ”
The soldiers chimed in: "The crime should be punished, the crime should be punished." ”
Xu Heng waved his hand, and the soldiers stopped shouting, "Brothers have worked hard, I have set up a banquet to reward the three armies." ”
"Thank you, Commander."
Xu Heng smiled, "I won't say more nonsense, let's give out rewards while eating." ”
"Haha......"
"Thank you, Commander."
Xu Heng waved his hand, "Go to the banquet, brothers, eat and drink well." ”
A table of wine was set up for the feast, and meats such as mutton, pork, beef, chicken, duck, and fish were put on the feast.
The soldiers drank and ate meat, so it was not lively.
Lu Youcai, Song Qingfeng, and Zhang Damin sat at a banquet near the gate.
Zhang Damin picked up a bowl of turbid wine and drank it all, with a touch of red tide on his face, "Cool." ”
Zhang Damin looked at Lu Youcai and Song Qingfeng, and said with a smile: "The ladies of this big family are water spirits, their skin is white, and they can pinch out water, which is much more energetic than the cuihua in Yihong Courtyard." ”
Song Qingfeng swallowed his saliva, and with a wolf-like gaze, he swept towards the female dependents not far away, and looked at Lu Youcai on the side rather reproachfully.
Lu Youcai shook his head.
Seeing this, Zhang Damin laughed and said: "You two guys have the heart of a thief but not the courage of a thief, and you don't dare to go on it." ”
Zhang Damin casually drained a bowl of wine again, and laughed: "Commander Xu is a real man." ”
Song Qingfeng ignored Zhang Damin's crazy words and looked at the high platform, on the high platform, Xu He was handing out the reward, but every soldier who went up to receive the reward went up happily and walked down angrily.
"Zhang San."
"Wang Yazi."
"Li Dagui."
……
Suddenly, Zhang Damin put down the big bowl with a "plop", and said helplessly, "Damn, the girl I fancy was led by Team Zhao." ”
Song Qingfeng smiled and teased: "Zhang Shichang, what are you excited about, now you are a real man who has played with a positive woman." ”
Zhang Damin smiled and said, "Yes, why didn't I think of it? ”
……
"Holy shit." Zhang Damin shouted.
Song Qingfeng smiled: "What's the matter, your was robbed again?" ”
Zhang Damin stood up and said excitedly: "This is my favorite girl, and I was actually picked by Qian Mazi." ”
Zhang Damin walked back and forth, and said angrily: "Why hasn't it been my turn yet, Qian Mazi is also long, his strength is only the day after tomorrow, I can pinch him to death with one hand, why is he picking before me?" ”
Lu Youcai comforted: "Zhang Shichang, don't worry, it should be your turn soon." ”
"Lu has wealth, Lu has wealth." There were shouts from the high platform.
Lu Youcai was slightly embarrassed, and hugged his fists and said, "Zhang Shichang, I'll take the first step." ”
Song Qingfeng picked up a bowl of wine and said with a smile: "Zhang Shichang, drink and drink, there are so many girls, don't worry." ”
Zhang Damin sat down, picked up a bowl of wine, drank it all, and said angrily: "The rest are crooked melons and cracked dates, and the good ones are all picked and played." ”
Song Qingfeng smiled slightly and comforted: "Aren't these all Zhang Shichang's broken shoes?" Come on, come on, drink and drink. ”
"Song Qingfeng, Song Qingfeng." There were shouts from the high platform.
Song Qingfeng smiled, put down the wine bowl, and stepped forward.
Lu Youcai walked up to him, led a twelve-year-old girl, weighed a few taels of silver in his hand, and shook his head.
Zhang Damin glanced at the girl, shook his head and said, "Brother Lu, you have this taste." ”
Lu Youcai said with a smile: "Zhang Shichang, don't misunderstand, I just pity this girl and take it home to be a cleaning girl." ”
Zhang Damin was slightly stunned, "Brother Lu is still a consistent bodhisattva. ”
Zhang Damin asked in a low voice, "How much reward did Brother Lu receive?" ”
Lu Youcai took out a few taels of silver in his right hand, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "There are only three taels, just to make up for the lack of food." ”
Zhang Damin's eyes widened, and he was puzzled: "This time the harvest is so big, how can there be only such a little." ”
"Shhhh......h ”
"Zhang Damin, Zhang Damin." There were shouts from the high platform.
Song Qingfeng walked up to him, followed by an eleven-year-old girl, who also shook her head.
Zhang Damin walked to the high platform and looked at Xu He with a smile, "Team Xu." ”
Xu He nodded, took out three taels of silver from the table, and handed it to Zhang Damin, "Go and choose a woman." ”
Zhang Damin weighed the three taels of silver in his hand, the wine surged, and said with a little anger: "Team Xu, is this reward wrongly calculated?" ”
Xu He's eyes narrowed, stared at Zhang Damin, and said coldly: "Zhang Shichang, doubt my ability. ”
Zhang Damin hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't dare, it's just that the imperial court has been in arrears for three months, and these three taels of silver are just enough to make up for the arrears." ”
Xu He said coldly: "Then what are you dissatisfied with?" ”
Zhang Damin hurriedly said: "But, but." ”
Xu He shouted: "But what? ”
Zhang Damin suddenly became angry, drunk, and said loudly: "This time, the Xiao and Lei families were exterminated, and a lot of seizures were seized, did you deduct money and grain?" ”
"Bang." Xu He slapped the table and stood up, "Zhang Damin, what are you talking nonsense." ”
Zhang Damin stiffened his neck and said, "I didn't." ”
Xu He said angrily: "Zhang Damin, you don't respect orders and play with women, I didn't punish you, you don't know what to do." ”
Zhang Damin defended: "I didn't disrespect the order, Commander Xu was present at the time. ”
Xu He's face flashed with a hint of murderous intent, "Come on, drag Zhang Damin out and behead me for me." ”
Two soldiers walked out.
Zhang Damin took out the big knife on his waist, pointed at Xu He from afar, and scolded with a red face: "You want to kill me." ”
Seeing this, Lu Youcai hurriedly walked up and grabbed Zhang Damin's right hand, "Zhang Shichang, what kind of fool are you doing, don't put the knife away." ”
Lu Youcai looked at Xu He, hugged his fists and said: "Xu Teamzheng, please forgive Zhang Shichang, he is a fool, plus he drank a few taels of yellow soup, I don't know how thick the sky is." ”
Xu He was silent, staring at Zhang Damin with cold eyes.
Song Qingfeng also stepped forward and said to Zhang Damin: "Zhang Shichang, don't admit your mistake to Team Xu yet." ”
Zhang Damin looked at Lu Youcai, then at Song Qingfeng, and knelt down reluctantly, "Please also ask Team Xu to forgive the offense of his subordinates." ”
Xu He's complexion softened slightly, and he said coldly: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, press it down, and beat twenty military sticks." ”
Two soldiers dragged Zhang Damin down.
"Ah......" Zhang Damin's cry of pain came from outside the door.
Xu He waved his hand and motioned for the two to step back, "Continue to distribute the reward." ”
The reward and the women continued to be distributed, but the whole banquet was shrouded in a layer of gloom, cold and deserted, and all the soldiers had their own hearts and drank stuffy wine.
……
The feast was dispersed.
Zhang Damin was lying outside the Xiao family's compound, the autumn breeze was slow, the wine was gradually waking up, his eyes were full of hatred, and he stared at the scattered figure of the city defense army.
Song Qingfeng and Lu Youcai, followed by two girls, walked to Zhang Damin's side and helped him up.
Lu Youcai comforted: "Brother Zhang, you and I have worked together for many years, and your irritable temper must also be changed." ”
Song Qingfeng nodded, "It was originally a happy event, but now the money and women are empty." ”
Zhang Damin bared his teeth and said: "What, Xu He's guy actually coveted my three or two lines of the Milky Way and the woman, so I'll go to him for a theory." ”
Lu Youcai said: "You guy, why don't you have a good memory, now in Guobei County, who else can balance him Xu He?" ”
Zhang Damin was puzzled: "Then I'll look for Commander Xu." ”
Lu Youcai said angrily: "Confused, Xu He is the cousin of the commander, don't you understand this?" ”
Song Qingfeng said coldly: "In the future, this Guobei County will be the world of his Xu family, don't you understand?" ”
"Shh......hh ”
Lu Youcai glanced around, and said to the two girls behind him: "Today's words should not be spread randomly. ”
The two girls trembled and said, "Got it." ”
Zhang Damin said angrily: "What are you afraid of, it's a big deal, it's against the damn." ”
Zhang Damin continued: "Xu Jiake has not deducted food and salary for a day or two, and he usually has to wait for me to work for him, ploughing the fields, repairing houses, and cleaning. ”
"We are not as good as a soldier of his Xu family."
"During the New Year's holidays, we also have to give generous gifts."
"Xu Heng's house, every ten years, there will be a family affair, and I want to wait for us to present a congratulatory ceremony."
Song Qingfeng said with the enemy: "Indeed, it's just that Xu Heng has the cultivation of the Seven Heavens of the Day After Tomorrow, although Xujia Village was slaughtered, most of the disciples of the Xu family worked in the city defense army and avoided that catastrophe." ”
"The five hundred city defense troops under the personal command of Xu Heng, but the elite of the city defense army, whether it is weapons, supplies, and training, are all first-class, but they are not something that a few people such as me can shake."
Lu Youcai nodded, and said helplessly: "In this troubled world, it's good to be alive, why bother to take risks?" ”
Zhang Damin smiled bitterly: "Brother Lu, why do you have to deceive yourself, this time to exterminate the Xiao and Lei families, our four teams of city defense troops, charge ahead, fight for their lives, and the children of the Xu family are eating and drinking spicy food in the back." ”
"It's better to be a fucking god than a cow and a horse."
Song Qingfeng nodded, "What little money and food we have on hand will return to Xu Heng's hands sooner or later." ”
Zhang Damin agreed: "Today, I see that Xu Heng's wife seems to be interested in accepting Xiao Ling, the eldest lady of the Xiao family, as a concubine, and I am afraid that in a few days, he will send a congratulatory ceremony." ”
Zhang Damin continued: "Today, I collected hundreds of taels of gold in the Lei family, but after handing it over, the brothers of the Xu family only paid a little silver each, it is conceivable that those soldiers received less money and food, and I am afraid that the lack of food and salary has not been made up." ”
Lu Youcai was silent.
Song Qingfeng recalled the gold during the day, and said coldly: "The brothers of the Xu family are too greedy, and when the Xu family becomes strong and no longer relies on the city defense army, I am afraid they will not take us seriously." ”
Song Qingfeng looked at Lu Youcai, "Brother Lu, you have a lot of knowledge, you have come up with ideas, what do you say we should do?" ”
Lu Youcai sighed, looked at the Xiao family's compound, and his eyes narrowed slightly: "If you want to do it, tonight is the best time." ”
"Today, according to the nature of the Xu family brothers, the children of the Xu family, as well as the personal guard troops, will definitely be drunk."
Zhang Damin smiled coldly and added: "I'm afraid that they are all lying on the belly of a woman now." ”
Song Qingfeng nodded, "If you want to do it, you still need to call a few more brothers." ”
Lu Youcai nodded and looked at Song Qingfeng, "Brother Song, a few days ago, you were a matchmaker for the brothers of the city defense army, and your popularity is also the best, you can go and explore the wind and see if you can gather a hundred people, as long as we kill the Xu family brothers and reward the three armies, someone will definitely follow us." ”
Zhang Damin echoed: "I have dozens of fellow villagers in the city defense army, and everyone usually takes me as the leader, and I believe that as long as I say hello and promise a lot of profits, I will definitely follow us." ”
Lu Youcai thought for a while, "I have served as the chief of the city defense army for many years, and I can call half of the soldiers in the city defense army, and I should be able to call dozens of brave people." ”
Song Qingfeng nodded, "Okay, the three of us will act separately and gather at the gate of Dongcheng at the next time." ”
The three of them were discussing and looked at the two girls on the side.
Among them, the eldest girl immediately knelt down, "My name is Xiao Luo'er, three heroes, against the enemies of my Xiao family, I will swear to follow them to the death, and be a cow and a horse to repay the three." ”
Another girl also knelt down, "My name is Lei Xiaoling, and I'm the same." ”
Song Qingfeng said, "Get up." ”
Song Qingfeng looked at Lu Youcai, "My residence in Guobei County is in the east of the city, and I will arrange these two daughters to my home first." ”
Lu Youcai nodded, "Okay." ”
……
When he was a child, the East City Gate of Guobei County.
Song Qingfeng kept walking back and forth, staring at the street under the moonlit night.
"Stepping on the ......" Suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps not far away, and I saw hundreds of figures walking towards this side.
"Who?" Song Qingfeng shouted in a low voice.
"It's me, Lu Youcai." Lu Youcai walked out of the crowd and responded in a low voice.
Song Qingfeng glanced at everyone, "Brother, how many brothers have been called this time." ”
Lu Youcai replied in a low voice: "There are 276 brothers in total. ”
Song Qingfeng took a slight breath and whispered, "So many, have you believed it all?" “
"Second Song, how can you be verbose, the brothers can trust Brother Lu, so you came, and you still suspect the brothers." A big man with a black face walked out.
Song Qingfeng looked at the black-faced man and said with a smile: "Zhu San, you are also here, this time it is not a joke." ”
The corners of Zhu San's mouth showed a mouthful of uneven yellow teeth, and he said with a smile: "The brothers of the Xu family are not kind, and the Xiao and Lei families are reluctant to take out the money, grain, and land accumulated over the past hundred years. ”
Zhu San said fiercely: "The more land the Xu family has, the more difficult brothers and sisters will be aroused when the time comes, and it will be even more ruthless, rather than being a cow and a horse in the future, it is better to be against his mother." ”
"Haha, Zhu Tousan, I love to hear what you say." Zhang Damin walked over with dozens of tall men.
Zhu San gritted his teeth and smiled, "Rice, doesn't your butt still hurt?" ”
"The skin is thick, not tight."
Song Qingfeng asked Zhang Damin, "Brother Zhang, how many people did you bring?" ”
Zhang Damin said proudly: "125 of them are all iron-clad men. ”
Song Qingfeng muttered, "I recruited 168 people, plus Brother Lu's 276 people, a total of 569 people. ”
"That's almost half of the city defense force."
Lu Youcai replied: "The brothers of the Xu family are too greedy, and the soldiers of the city defense army have been suffering from the Xu family for a long time. ”
"This time the Xiao and Lei families were exterminated, the brothers suffered heavy casualties, and many disabled brothers could not get effective treatment, and they may not be able to work for the rest of their lives, but the brothers of the Xu family do not know compassion."
"If it weren't for the rush of time, I'm afraid more people could have been gathered."
Song Qingfeng nodded, "Brother Lu, do you have any plans, after all, Xu Heng is a cultivator of the Seventh Heaven of the Day After Tomorrow." ”
Zhang Damin sneered: "We will rush into the Xiao Mansion, use a strong bow and crossbow arrows, and shoot a few volleys, and it will be difficult for him to fly with his wings." ”
Lu Youcai waved his hand and said: "It's not proper, if the movement is too big, I'm afraid there will be something wrong, it's best to kill Xu Heng and Xu He brothers unknowingly, as long as the Xu brothers die, the remaining Xu family disciples can't make any waves." ”
Zhu San smiled coldly: "It's hard to deal with a sober martial artist, but it's easy to deal with a martial artist who is drunk and has been playing with a woman for a day. ”
Song Qingfeng nodded, and said to Lu Youcai: "Brother Lu, you are popular, you bring some wine and food to support the guards, and I will take the soldiers to replace the guards of the Xiao Mansion." ”
Song Qingfeng looked at Zhu San, "Brother Zhu, you take a team of people to prepare poison, smoke, and lime powder, and in an hour, we will meet you at the gate of Xiao Mansion." ”
Zhu San smiled and said, "Okay." ”
Song Qingfeng looked at Zhang Damin, "Brother Zhang, you will go with me to replace the guards of the Xiao Mansion, bring bows and arrows and crossbows, and if there is a sudden change, you will be killed on the spot." ”
……
An hour later, the Shaw Mansion.
Song Qingfeng and the others were progressing unprecedentedly smoothly, and the empty Xiao Mansion was deserted, not the sound of low moans and sobs came from it.
Song Qingfeng looked at Lu Youcai on the side, "Brother, can you be sure that the Xu brothers are all in the Xiao Mansion?" ”
Lu Youcai nodded, "The two brothers Xu Heng and Xu He stayed in Xiao Mansion overnight, leaving the most beautiful women of Xiao and Lei, and they were having a lot of fun. ”
Song Qingfeng's face was filled with joy, "This is the Xu family, which is going to die." ”
Hundreds of figures searched for moans and infiltrated the Xiao Mansion.
It didn't take long.
Song Qingfeng and the others came to the east wing of Xiao Mansion, only to see that the candlelight was transparent, the figures were wandering, and the sounds of moaning and sobbing came from here.
Song Qingfeng whispered: "Stand in formation, the archers are on alert." ”
The soldiers behind Song Qingfeng immediately moved lightly, surrounding the east wing, and the bows and arrows were on guard.
Song Qingfeng looked at Zhu San, "Brother Zhu, it's time for you to make a move." ”
Zhu San nodded, his figure moved forward like a ghost, and he came to the window of the east wing room prostrately, Zhu San clicked a hole in the paper window, and glanced at the situation inside......
Zhu San smiled evilly, "God really help me." ”
Zhu San took out a bamboo tube, poured in some white powder, lit it gently, and gently blew it inside.
……
Minutes and seconds passed.
Suddenly, there was a shout from inside the room, "There is smoke." ”
"Woo......" A loud whistle blew, and Zhu San directly greeted Song Qingfeng and the others.
Song Qingfeng said coldly: "Release the arrow." ”
Hundreds of crossbow arrows shot towards the room.
The screams of "Ah......hhhhhh
Song Qingfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, "Set fire to them and force them out." ”
Lu Youcai interjected: "Set fire, will there be too much movement." ”
Song Qingfeng groaned slightly, glanced at the door, and slammed open all the doors for me, "Broaden your horizons, archers, pay attention to the surroundings, as soon as there is a wind and grass, ten thousand arrows will be fired at once." ”
The crowd moved forward cautiously.
……
Hades stood in the void and glanced at the light of the fire rising from the street.
Hades shook his head, "Looks like you're still going to have to make a move." ”
Ying Er escaped directly into the room, glanced at the environment in the room, and saw Xu He full of arrows, Xu Heng grabbed a noble lady, blocked in front of him, and was leaning towards the window.
"One Yang Finger."
A spiritual power instantly pierced through Xu Heng's skull through the index finger of the second immortal.
Hades casually manipulated a sharp arrow to pierce Xu Heng's head.
Haji nodded and quietly left.
……
Song Qingfeng slammed open the door, glanced around vigilantly, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Xu brothers lying on the ground.
When the lights went on, Song Qingfeng looked at the six large boxes stacked in the room, and suddenly heard the sound of heavy breathing behind him.
Song Qingfeng turned around and said decisively: "Let's divide these gold and silver." ”
Zhang Damin smiled: "Okay." ”
Zhu San also showed a smile, "Divide the money first, divide the money first." ”
……
Song Qingfeng stepped aside and said no more.
The surrounding soldiers immediately rushed towards the chest, fighting for gold, silver and jewelry.
Zhang Damin walked out of the crowd with a big grin with a few ingots of gold in his hand, and looked at Lu Youcai and Song Qingfeng suspiciously, "What, don't you go and get some." ”
Lu Youcai sighed, "This money is not easy to take." ”
Zhu San next to him tightened the gold and silver in his hand, and glanced around with a little vigilance, "What do you say?" ”
Lu Youcai said: "Although the Xu brothers are dead, but the Xu brothers are still alive, and most of the troops of the city defense army have not received money and food. If you continue to stop in Guobei County, I am afraid that your life will be in danger. ”
Zhang Damin said worriedly: "Brother, how are you doing?" ”
Lu Youcai looked at Zhu San and the others, "This money can't be moved, we should immediately reward the brothers of the city defense army, comfort the families of the brothers who died in the battle during the day, and comfort the disabled retired soldiers, so as to win the hearts of the city defense army." ”
Zhu San rubbed the gold and silver in his arms with a little reluctance, and finally sighed, and put the gold and silver in his arms into the box, "Brother Lu, you are an understanding person, I listen to you." ”
Zhang Damin nodded and sighed, "Okay, I'll listen to you too." ”
Lu Youcai smiled and looked at Song Qingfeng, "Brother Song, you think so." ”
Song Qingfeng smiled slightly, "What Brother Lu said is exactly what I want." ”
At this time, a soldier hurriedly walked in, "Brother Lu, there is a large group of city defense troops gathering towards Xiao Mansion. ”
Lu Youcai looked at Song Qingfeng, "Brother Song, what do you think?" ”
Brother Song glanced at the corpses of the two brothers, Xu Heng and Xu He, and said, "Cut off the heads of the Xu brothers, spread the whole army, and reward the three armies." ”
……
The gate of the Shaw Mansion.
Most of the city defense troops held torches, bows, arrows, knives and axes, and surrounded the Xiao Mansion compound.
Xu Yan stared at the closed gate of the Xiao family and shouted, "Commander Xu, the last general Xu Yan has something to report." ”
Suddenly, two heads flew out of the gate.
Xu Yan exclaimed in a low voice, "Commander Xu." ”
With a "boom", the gate suddenly opened, and a group of soldiers with shields in their hands rushed out.
Song Qingfeng and the others strode out, and the soldiers behind them carried six boxes.
Song Qingfeng didn't take Xu Yan's words, kicked open the gold and silver in the box, and said loudly: "Brothers, here are three hundred taels of gold and thousands of taels of silver, all of which were seized today, and the brothers of the Xu family are greedy and have been slaughtered by us."
"Are you willing to share the money with us, or fight to the death for the dead Xu family brothers."
"This ......"
"I didn't expect Commander Xu to hide so much money and grain privately, and even deduct my food."
"You deserve to die."
……
Xu Yan said angrily: "The generals and soldiers listened to his nonsense, and immediately killed this Liao, and the official was promoted to one level."
Song Qingfeng shouted: "Dog thief, your Xu family regards us and other city defense troops as domestic slaves, oppressing and enslaving, and now you still want to be powerful."
"Brothers, kill this dog thief, let's drink and eat meat."
Song Qingfeng glanced at Zhang Damin and Zhu San next to him.
The two of them understood, and held this sword to kill Xu Yan.
Xu Yan was shocked and shouted, "Where are my guards?"
The soldier behind him hesitated slightly, and the soldier who wanted to step forward was also stopped by the soldier next to him.
Xu Yan glanced back at the silent city defense army, revealing a gloomy look.
A flash of knife light swept through, and Xu Yan's head flew high.
Dozens of Xu family children who were mixed in the crowd also quietly left when they saw that the general trend was gone.
Song Qingfeng laughed and said, "Brothers, start dividing the money now."
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