Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Battle of the South Gate (4)

After the commander wanted to wipe his face clean, he continued to kill, but when he heard Zhou Dongcang report his name, he was stunned when he appeared on the stairs of the city gate.

Zhou Dongcang was dressed in official clothes, official uniforms, official hats, and official shoes, and said sharply: "Who are you? You dare to kill soldiers and officials in broad daylight." ”

"Hey...... You are Zhou Dongcang?"

"Ignorant junior, can you call the old man's name directly?" Zhou Dongcang walked in front, followed by Hong Xian, the commander of the guard battalion, and Huang Xinxing, the deputy commander of the guard battalion, as well as nearly five hundred soldiers in the center, left, right, front, and back, as well as nineteen secret guards.

"Presumptuous, I met Jiang Longwei's avant-garde general......"

"You are bold, you are a little avant-garde general, you have seen the head of Erzi City, and you are still so arrogant, don't you want to rebel?"

The commander is a military general, and the level of argument is limited. Actually, why argue? The sword is the answer. He shook the knife in his hand and said, "I am Wang Qianjun, the commander of the Jiangcheng Jianglong Guard. ”

"Hey, the longer the official name, the smaller the official position. Put down the knife in your hand, how can anyone hold the knife and salute me?"

"You ......" The commander wanted to insult him, but seeing Zhou Dongcang's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he was a little weak-hearted, he clenched the sword in his hand and said proudly: "I'm not here to greet you." I'm here ......."

"No matter what you come for, you must pay tribute. When you see the host, shouldn't you be courteous as a guest? If you don't know how to be courteous, how is it different from a beast?" Although Zhou Dongcang was old, his voice was extremely loud.

The owner of the workshop in the crowd was "fearless", echoed Zhou Dongcang's words, and said: "Even if you want to kill us, you should greet us, and if you lack courtesy, you are a beast." ”

"Colleagues, shout at me, 'If you lack courtesy, you are a beast'. The head of the house said.

The 200 officials of the presiding officer's office said almost in unison: "If you lack courtesy, you are a beast, and if you lack courtesy, you are a beast." ”

Then Jiang Tao, who was in shock, said in a trembling voice: "Soldiers of the city defense battalion, shout to me, 'If you lack courtesy, you are a beast'." ”

Nearly 600 soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound was like thunder. Many of the soldiers were shouting hoarsely, as if venting their inner fears and dissatisfactions.

Zhou Dongcang walked towards the commander, "As a Qi Refining Cultivator, you ignored the admonition of the Great Xuanguo Taizu, not only joined the army, but also recklessly killed ordinary people who didn't know how to refine Qi. Are you guilty?"

"Look for death!" The commander was furious, he only had to rush over, he could cut off Zhou Dongcang's head, however, he saw that the officials and soldiers who were originally like a plate of scattered sand all walked towards Zhou Dongcang, with Zhou Dongcang as the center of the circle and the apex forming a fan.

"This ......" The commander was very surprised, he had led the troops for many years, and it was easy to see that Zhou Dongcang had become the core of the entire Yuanyang City, he was a little hesitant, and the hand holding the treasure sword trembled a little, "I...... ...... you're looking for."

"I don't want to die, and I'm not afraid of death. The vertex of the fan-shaped - Zhou Dongcang left the crowd alone, walked in front of the commander, pulled the collar of the official uniform at the neck, stretched his neck, and said: "Do you dare to kill the imperial court officials? If you dare to kill, you will cut off my head." ”

"You have a lot to say. A cold light flashed on the commander's face.

"Chop off my head, do you know the consequences?"

“......”

"According to the law of the Great Xuan Kingdom, if you kill the imperial court officials, you yourself will be executed, your family property will be confiscated, and your family will be enslaved. ”

“......”

Zhou Dongcang said: "You put down the knife." I can talk to you. ”

The entire high-level leaders of Yuanyang City were looking at Zhou Dongcang, and they were secretly shocked: I didn't see it before, it turned out that Director Zhou was so bold and knowledgeable, and he was really a warrior!

In the Great Xuan Kingdom, pay attention to both civil and military. "Strong", "Warrior", and "Warrior" are all nicknames for men. At the forefront of the battle were the "martyrs", followed by the "warriors" and "warriors", and the last were the "strong men".

The commander let out a breath of anger, returned the sword to its sheath, and said, "Let's talk about it then." ”

The guest seat is seated, the guest seat is the commander Wang Qianjun, the main seat is Zhou Dongcang, the chief of the official room, the director of the workshop, the chief of the clerical room, etc., and the guest seat is accompanied by the commander of the guard battalion and the deputy commander of the guard battalion. Jiang Tao stood behind Zhou Dongcang, without a seat.

The bodies on the ground were carried away, and the wounded soldiers and officers were treated. Looking at the dark red blood stains on the ground, thinking back to the murder that had just happened, everyone's hearts were still gloomy. Zhou Dongcang's timely appearance saved them and brought them hope.

After Zhou Dongcang saluted again on the main seat, he said: "Jiangcheng and Yuanyang City are neighboring sister cities, and more than a thousand years ago, the two cities used to belong to a supervision area. The history of exchanges between the two cities goes back to ancient times, and the people-to-people exchanges are even closer, and blood is thicker than water. ......" After a bunch of nonsense, the conversation changed, "Today, Jiang Longwei's army crossed the South Gate Pass and marched from the Southern Regions to the Central Regions, which was to defy the decree formulated by the Great Xuan Taizu, even if there was a rebellion in Yuanyangwei, it had its own Greentown Governor's Mansion and the Great Xuan Military Department to quell the rebellion. Why did Jiang Longwei, who belonged to the Great General's Mansion of the Southern Regions, march into Yuanyang City in the Central Regions? ”

The commander Wang Qianjun was stunned by Zhou Dongcang's words, he was originally a military general, and he couldn't deal with the words of the civil official. I had to repeat the words of the previous deputy commander, "There is a troop transfer document from the Ministry of War, so that our army can support Yuanyang Wei to quell the rebellion." ”

"Where are the paperwork?"

"This ...... Of course, in the hands of the chief of Jiangcheng, it may also be in the hands of the commander of Jiang Longwei. ......”

"Stop. Who's in the hands of the paperwork?"

The commander's face turned red and he was a little embarrassed, "Although I haven't seen the documents of the military department with my own eyes, I have circulated the distress letter from the head of Hua Da. ”

"What did Director Hua say in the letter?"

"That's it...... That is to say, he was conspired by Ma Baiyu with other high-ranking officials in Yuanyang City...... Victimized, trapped in the Shiyang Town Market. ......”

"Stop. Did Mr. Hua identify me as a co-conspirator in the letter?"

"Nope. ”

"Hmph. Since you have come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, you must have a reasonable reason, as long as the reason is sufficient, I am willing to lead the officials of Yuanyang City and accept the avant-garde cavalry of the commander into the city. ”

"The reason? The reason is to avenge Lord Huada. ”

Zhou Dongcang sneered and said loudly: "Come on, carry it up." ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers, who had already been prepared, carried out a stretcher from the staircase, and the stretcher was covered with a white cloth, and there was a body faintly under the white cloth.

The stretcher was placed at the commander's feet, and Zhou Dongcang personally uncovered the white cloth, revealing a faceless face, and asked, "Do you know, who is this?"

“......”

"This is the rebellious Ma Bai Yu that you want to put down the rebellion. ”

"He's dead?"

"I was killed by the Assassins last night. ”

"The assassin is too rampant to dare to assassinate the official of the imperial court. The commander's thinking was influenced by Zhou Dongcang, he didn't know that a new special team was set up under Jiang Longwei's army, and he didn't know that the assassin who killed Ma Baiyu was sent by his boss Jiang Longwei.

"Commander Wang came here for revenge, is it for public or private?"

"When...... Public, of course. The conductor stuttered a little.

"Since it is a business, it should be a business. I have so many dead and wounded in Yuanyang City, and I also ask Commander Wang to give an explanation. ”

"You ......" the commander's expression changed drastically, and his face darkened, "What do you want to do?"

"As long as you withdraw your army, I promise that today's events will be reduced to small things and small things. ”

"You...... You want me to withdraw my troops?"

"Exactly. ”