In an era when messaging was very old, it was difficult to send important information as long as key roads were blocked.

After all, at present, they are all sending letters on horseback, and they don't even have flying pigeons.

Huajun is now in a closed state, and the four transportation arteries in the southeast, south, and northwest are blocked, not to mention messengers, even ordinary people cannot pass through.

The county town of Hwasa was surrounded by regiments, and the army stormed the city gates on all sides, and the battle was fierce.

There are not many soldiers and horses in the city, in order to protect the city, Liang Hong ordered the requisition of the Liang family's private soldiers, and at the same time asked for help from the wealthy merchants and gentry who had a good relationship in the city, and jointly resisted the so-called "Lingnan King" army headed by Liu Bao and Yin Li.

Although they also called on the people to cooperate to defend the city, the people's morale was too low, and the name of the Lingnan King was far and wide, and the people did not want to be enemies with him, and even many exhorted the Liang family to give up resistance and welcome the Lingnan King into the city.

The situation is not very good.

Successive envoys were sent to Liang Chun to report that Huajun had been attacked, and the envoys were all intercepted and killed on the road, and none of them could get out.

Holding on to the city for three days, Liang Hong was shot by Liu Bao and fell to his death when he was shooting at the city wall and commanding the battle.

The king of Lingnan persuaded him to surrender every day before the battle, and also shook some Huajun soldiers, after all, they were all forcibly conscripted into the army, and their loyalty was very low. In addition, the people in the city rioted from time to time, and they had to welcome the king of Lingnan into the city to be the master of the people, and Huajun was in danger.

On the fourth day, someone finally opened the city gate against the water and welcomed the king of Lingnan into the city.

Under the protection of Liu Bao and Yin Li, the king of Lingnan broke into Huajun with his soldiers and horses and officially occupied the city.

The people welcomed them and were very happy.

The first thing the king of Lingnan did when he entered the city was to pacify the people, then distribute rations, disband the forcibly conscripted soldiers, and allow them to return home to reunite with their relatives.

When the situation stabilized, Liu Bao was furious.

"Why is the general angry?" asked the king of Lingnan in confusion while sitting in the position of the taishou in the official office.

"Lord Yu!" Yin Li stepped forward and replied, "Captain Qi was ordered to arrest the traitors of the Liang family, but found that all the Liang family members were not in the city!"

"Oh?" King Lingnan felt strange, "Huajun is the foundation of the Liang family, how can he not find the Liang family?"

As he was talking, a general quickly entered the official office and whispered in Liu Bao's ear.

Liu Bao was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Lord Wang, the general needs to determine one thing and come back soon!"

"Good!" King Lingnan nodded in agreement.

Liu Bao left the official office with the general, and returned about half an hour or so, his face quite ugly.

"What's going on?" asked Lingnan Wang curiously.

"Lord Wang!" replied Liu Bao with his fists clenched, "The last general's subordinates traced and learned that the Liang family secretly slipped away from the North City Gate last night and must have hid in the nearby mountains.

"Oh! ran away?" King Lingnan was a little surprised, "Leaving all the private soldiers behind, and walking so decisively?"

"The last general is willing to lead troops to hunt down the traitors of the Liang family," Liu Bao stepped forward and said, "Please also ask the prince for permission!"

"Why should the general rush to hunt down the Liang family?" said the Lingnan Wang.

"Lord Wang!" Liu Bao raised his head and said solemnly, "Now the official treasury of Huajun is empty, and the gold, silver, money, and military food and equipment have disappeared without a trace. According to reliable sources, before our arrival, some people noticed that large groups of horse-drawn carriages often left the city at night, and I am afraid that they had already moved and hid somewhere!"

"What? In other words, Huajun City is now an empty shell?" King Lingnan was taken aback, "Could it be that someone leaked the news, and the other party knew in advance that we would come?"

"Impossible!" Liu Bao shook his head, "If I had known in advance, Liang Chun would not have led the troops to the battle." ”

"What's going on?"

"I don't know the specific situation at present, and only by finding the Liang family can we know the truth! ”

"This ......" Looking at Liu Bao's firm expression, the King of Lingnan hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, "Okay! But the general must promise this king to do as little murder as possible." ”

"Whoa!"

Liu Bao personally led his troops out of the city and began a carpet search on the mountains around Huajun City, looking for the missing Liang family.

At the same time, the east of the Mijiang River, the Binaqiu Sea.

Several huge merchant ships swayed with the waves.

"I have sent you to sea as promised. A middle-aged man dressed as a wealthy businessman with a wide body and a fat body narrowed his eyes, "We will arrive in the wasteland in three days." ...... said before"

"Don't worry! According to the agreement, you will take 30% of the military rations that were transported before, and you will be thanked afterwards!" said the general wearing the ghost mask.

The wealthy merchant showed a look of joy: "Good, good! Also, the last batch of Liang family members to be transported, this cost ......"

"That's another time, but you'll have to keep your mouth shut!"

"Understood!"

The conversation on the ship here could not be heard by the Liang family who were on the last merchant ship.

At this moment, led by the Cai family, all the Liang family members and female dependents are in a depressed mood.

After all, I didn't expect Liu Bao to suddenly come back with his troops and take the king of Lingnan with him. The most difficult thing to predict was that the people revolted and the city was lost.

I don't know if Taishou will get the news and when he will be able to return with his army.

On the eve of the fall of the city, fortunately, the Shangjia Ding of Ningze Mansion secretly rescued, and with the assistance of the wealthy merchants and gentry in the city, they fled from Huajun unknowingly overnight, and ran all the way to Mijiang to blend in with this merchant fleet.

It's a pity that I was in too much of a hurry when I fled, and I didn't take anything with me. The Liang family's foundation in Huajun is afraid that it will be destroyed by Liu Bao.

Of course, it was lucky to be left alive.

"Hey~" Cai Shi looked back at the vast sea area and couldn't help sighing.

"Why is Madame sighing?" Liang Wu came over and asked.

"Huajun fell into the hands of Liu Bao, I'm afraid that the foundation will not be guaranteed!" Cai shook his head and said.

"There's no way around it!" Liang Wu hurriedly persuaded, "When Fuzun returns with his troops, he will definitely be able to recapture the city! I don't think Liu Bao will burn down the Liang family." ”

"That's right. When Cai Shi heard this, his face changed slightly.

"The only pity is that the gold and silver treasures in the Huajun official warehouse, as well as the military rations and equipment, fell into Liu Bao's hands, in case they were transported out......" Liang Wu lowered his head and sighed.

"The Lingnan King is known as a benevolent name, it should be more than that!" Cai frowned slightly.

"Although the king of Lingnan is benevolent and righteous, Liu Bao is a problem!" Liang Wu said.

"Hey~ It's useless to say anything now! I don't know if my husband has received the news and when he will be able to return to the city?"

"Madame, rest assured, the most important thing for now is your safety, the merchant ship will dock in the wasteland for the time being, and will notify us as soon as there is news. When Fuzun recaptures Huajun, we will be able to return. Liang Wu didn't dare to raise his head when he spoke, for fear of being seen by the other party that he was weak-hearted.

In fact, Ning Ze had already arranged it, after the army set out, General Ghost Face took four or five hundred family members, with the cooperation of countless beggars and homeless, to create an opportunity to secretly attack and control the official warehouse, and completely empty it.

The rations were divided into numerous times and secretly transported out of the city at night.

Ning Ze had a good relationship with a wealthy businessman in advance, and joined forces with him through huge interests to let him open up the joints.

The guard at the north gate was this wealthy businessman who bought it, not a general of the Liang family.

In addition, Liang Wu cooperated in the name of the Liang family, and he was really unaware.

As long as there is interest, these businessmen will do anything.

On the other hand, the ghost-faced general Wang Wei transported the gold and silver treasures stolen from the official warehouse to the ruined temple in batches and secretly sank into the mud pond.

In fact, before the arrival of Liu Bao's army, the official warehouse had been emptied.

It is still possible to be exposed after a long time, and it just so happened that Liu Bao's army attacked, and all the attention of the Liang family was focused on defending the city and could not be distracted. And those who knew the inside story and were bought to cooperate were also unlucky, and were beaten to death by the people in the riot.

So everything was arranged according to Ning Ze's advance arrangement, as long as Wang Wei took the servants of the house to secretly flow out of the city, and went to the sea to hide with the assistance of rich merchants, waiting for a counterattack on Huajun.

As for bringing the Liang family, it was because Liang Wu cared about the kindness of the Liang family who took him in since he was a child, so after Liang Hong died in battle, he notified the Cai family overnight that he only took important members of the clan and fled quietly with the team.

Liu Bao thought that they would hide in the nearby mountains and wait for Liang Chun to return with his troops. But he didn't expect Ning Ze to arrange to go to sea in advance, but instead went to the farther northern wasteland.

Liu Bao thought that the Liang family had transported the gold, silver, money and military food and equipment in advance, but the Liang family felt that it was cheaper for these gold, silver, money and military food and equipment to be left in the city, and they didn't know that there was a third hand in the middle......

Not to mention that Liu Bao and Yin Li supported the king of Lingnan to capture Huajun, and were supported by the people, in order to search for the Liang family, looking for missing money and military rations, they ran all over the mountains. In order to save their lives, the Liang family followed the merchant ship to the wasteland and waited for the return of the army.

Back to General Ridge, Ning Ze, who could clearly see the troop movement through the virtual map, said in his heart that as expected, there was a lively fight here, and the house behind was stolen!

Fortunately, his four or five hundred families successfully crossed the sea and arrived in the wasteland, which should have successfully completed the plan.

You can't blame yourself for being unkind, anyway, after being stolen, the official warehouse of Huajun will definitely not be able to keep it, rather than giving so much gold, silver, money, and military food and equipment to the enemy, it is better to laugh at it. Maybe you can avenge the Liang family in the future, and you will be benevolent and righteous!

He didn't know that Liang Wu secretly took away the Liang family, and said that after the fall of Huajun, it was estimated that the Liang family in the city would not end well.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be said to your face, and someone has to believe it. Inexplicably, I told Liang Kai that your base was stolen, and the enemy pushed the tower all the way into the city, and had occupied Huajun, so quickly lead the troops to turn around and fight back?

Let's not talk about the question of believe it or not, the main force of Huajun is still in the hands of Liang Chun, and this is the most critical moment for the thieves at this moment, and it is completely impossible to be distracted.

As for the envoys sent by Huajun one after another, they basically disappeared halfway through, and they were 100% intercepted and killed by the enemy, and only when the information could be sent over could there be ghosts.

What you can do at the moment is to pretend that you don't know anything and continue to follow the experience. When you return to the city, you will decide your direction according to the actual situation.

There are rich merchants who conspire to unite waiting in the city, beggars and homeless people who are privately recruited are waiting for them, and there are their own household servants outside the city. No matter who won or lost between the Liang family and their opponents at that time, they could not ignore their own strength, and also laid an important foundation for themselves to gain a foothold in Huajun.