Chapter Ninety-Six: The Bloody Sunset
Chapter Ninety-Six
"Kill!" shouted the auxiliary officer, hiding under the guards of the soldiers beside him. [Full text reading]
Immediately, the opposing soldiers swarmed up and fought with Luo Di and others. Roddy slashed down one of the opponents in front of him, kicked the other one away, and shouted, "Rush out!"
On the square, it was all messed up. The civilians were so frightened that they scattered in all directions. The soldiers under the auxiliary officer added their swords in their hands, and immediately hacked a dozen people to death. Some of these civilians had a little identity, and they also fought with the soldiers with their attendants.
The civilians rushed around the square, but were stopped by the soldiers on the periphery, who were unarmed, and a dozen more people were immediately killed on the spot.
Luo Di's eight wolf tooth soldiers here were already covered in blood, and they were desperately guarding Qiao Qiao in the middle to rush to the edge of the square, but the other party's people bit them to death, how could they rush out?
Luo Di has already been surrounded by more than a dozen people on the other side, and seeing that the eight people under his command can't get out, the other party's people are surrounded layer by layer, only to hear Qiao Qiao's exclamation, Luo Di's wolf tooth army soldiers can't parry, and they have been cut down by the other party. Roddy was distracted, and someone immediately slashed a sword on his body.
Roddy fought and walked, waving his scimitar in his hand to prevent the other party from getting close to him. I heard the screams from time to time, and my heart was extremely angry. With anger in his eyes, he saw the direction of the auxiliary officer and rushed over.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of horses' hooves on the left, and one of the other horsemen's cavalry rushed over, Roddy was caught off guard, and was knocked out a few meters away, he lay on the ground, and threw the scimitar in his hand, and the cavalryman screamed miserably and fell off the horse. He jumped over, got on his horse, and stooped down to draw his scimitar from the corpse of the cavalryman.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the subordinates around Qiao Qiao could no longer support it, there were only four of the eight people left, and the rest were covered in blood, one of them also injured his leg, just when the other party slashed with a sword, he couldn't dodge, and was immediately slashed in the shoulder. This wolf tooth soldier was dying, and with a fierce roar, he threw himself at the other party, and was immediately hit by seven or eight swords, but the scimitar in his hand also cut off the head of one of the other soldiers.
Roland struck at them, knocking all the soldiers who stood in his way. Several cavalrymen from the other side rushed towards him, but Roddy didn't care, rushed to Jojo's side, picked Jojo up and threw him on his horse, but he turned over and dismounted, and then shouted: "Protect the horses!
Fortunately, there were not many cavalry on the other side, only a few, otherwise if the cavalry charged, they would definitely not be able to resist. There was a lot of noise in the square, and people shouted and screamed. Luo Di and several people formed a circular formation and resisted to the death. Although there are many people on the other side, after all, the Wolf Tooth Army is extremely elite, and Luo Di is even more powerful, although there are only a few people, but the other party can't attack it for a while.
On the square, there was a pungent smell of blood everywhere, and those civilians were almost all killed, and the other rebellious soldiers had their hands free, and most of them surrounded Luo Di and the others. In the fierce battle, another Wolf Tooth soldier was killed.
Luo Di was so angry in his heart that his chest was about to explode, these people followed him to fight in the northwest and raid the grassland, they were all warriors of a hundred battles, they did not die in the northwest battlefield, but died in the rebellious hands of this Xiqiu!
Seeing that Luo Di's body suddenly stirred up a pale golden fighting aura, then the scimitar flashed, and under the light of a snowy knife, a light blade swept out. The wind was blowing, and the dozen or so rebellious soldiers who were facing him were immediately stopped and cut in half.
Roddy's scimitar kept going, and another slash fell, and more than a dozen soldiers only felt a dazzling blade of light in front of them, and then the whole person was torn to pieces.
Luo Di slashed for two and a half months in a row, his fighting spirit was exhausted, his face was pale, and he saw that the other party retreated in fear, but his body was also weak for a while. The scimitar in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand equally, and it was so heavy that it could barely be lifted. The auxiliary officer looked crazy, and just roared, "Kill him! Kill him!"
Suddenly, I heard a noise on the north side of the square, and the dull sound of horses' hooves like raindrops sounded, and the sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer. A stout voice shouted from afar, "Lord Duke, Lord Duke!"
Luo Di's spirit was shocked, and he shouted loudly: "Gordon Commander! Xiqiu Auxiliary Political Officials Gather a Crowd to Rebel! Immediately Kill the Rebel!"
Only a horn was heard, and then the rebellious soldiers at the back of the square retreated and fled. Amid the sound of horses' hooves, a group of Royal Guards cavalry in golden armor rushed in.
The rebellious soldiers suddenly saw the large force of cavalry on the other side, and immediately shouted, throwing away their armor and running in all directions.
The auxiliary officer was colorless, and shouted in despair: "What are you running! Fight with them! Kill them all!"
He's crazy, but no one else is crazy. Seeing that the big thing is gone, everyone around them is scattering and fleeing. The cavalry of the Royal Guards spread out, rushing back and forth across the square. Only to hear the screams endlessly, those rebellious soldiers were killed by Gordon's cavalry like chickens, scattered, and their flesh and blood were scattered.
Gordon and a team of people had already rushed in front of Roddy and firmly guarded Roddy.
Luo Di's face was gloomy, and he said fiercely: "Catch that auxiliary officer! Order the wolf tooth army outside to guard a few city gates! Don't let one go!"
Seeing that Roddy was covered in blood, Gordon hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said loudly: "Lord Duke, don't worry, before I entered the city, Commander Zig had already led the people of the Wolf Tooth Army to guard several city gates! ”
Luo Di breathed a sigh of relief, gritted his teeth and said: "This bastard, he is so bold that he caught me, I will tear him up!"
Qiao Qiao's face turned pale and glanced at Gordon: "If you hadn't come here, he would have really killed you." How did you end up in town?"
Gordon's face was serious, and he said, "Actually, when Lord Duke and Miss Qiao Qiao entered the city, I sent a few people to follow them from afar. Last time the Duke was in distress in the northwest, we were all doubly careful and didn't dare to let the Lord have any more problems. You got into trouble with people in the square, and when the soldiers saw that you were few, they immediately ran back to report that I had brought people into the city, but I didn't expect this to be like this!
Roddy waved his hand and didn't speak, but the crowd escorted him towards the auxiliary government residence in the city.
At night, 10,000 wolf tooth troops surrounded several city gates of Xiqiu City, and the rest of the wolf tooth army and 2,000 royal guards entered the city to hunt down rebels throughout the city. Gordon's hundreds of men had already occupied the auxiliary government, firmly guarding Roddy and Jojo, and the entire city of Xiqiu was in a commotion all night, with people on their backs and bright lights. At daybreak, most of the rebels were captured and concentrated in the open space in front of the Auxiliary Government Residence.
These people were not local defenders in the first place, they were all outlaws recruited by the auxiliary officer to serve as his own soldiers, and after a night of fierce fighting, some of them were killed on the spot, and now the captured people were all wounded, firmly tied, and fell to their knees.
The auxiliary officer escaped with a few henchmen, but was blocked by the wolf's tooth army at the gate of the city, and all his men were killed in a fierce battle, but only this auxiliary officer was left to be captured.
Roddy cut off his head with his own hands and ordered his body to be displayed in the street. Those arrested rebels, Luo Di thought for a while, remembered the tragic deaths of civilians at night, and then no longer hesitated, and ordered all of them to be executed.
As soon as the auxiliary magistrate was executed, the whole Xiqiu was in a stir, and seeing the corpses parade through the streets, although they were already dead, there were still many civilians who flocked to the place, smashing rotten eggs and tomatoes and the like. Obviously, this auxiliary official has long had a deep resentment in Xiqiu.
Several people who were sent to carefully interrogate the auxiliary officer were taken under the grasp, and what was found out made Luo Di couldn't help but be shocked!
Whatever loss of air salaries and embezzlement of money is considered small. Just his brother, Taray, who had died in the square, carried a dozen lives on his back. He relied on his brother's strength to run rampant in Xiqiu, forcing several wealthy merchants to death in two years, and collecting all the money for his own use. As for his elder brother, he is even more powerful, and it can be seen from his tent that the group of personal soldiers under him are all outlaws, and he is ostensibly a local auxiliary official of the empire, but secretly relies on these subordinates to do business without capital. In recent years, several major cases of murder and overselling goods in Xilin Province, and several wealthy businessmen were destroyed by robbers in a daze, almost all of which were committed by him. And the money copied from the auxiliary government residence actually has nearly a million gold coins!
Half of the local officials in Xilin Province are in collusion with him, some are in cahoots with him, and some are afraid of his power. And he relied on the support of these local officials to become the first governor of Xiqiu, a prefecture and city.
Seeing the long list on the report that was found, Roddy sneered, slapped the case, and with a bang, the kind of table in front of him fell apart.
"Send 2,000 people! Go to all parts of Xilin and investigate! These people involved will not let go of any of them! Arrest them all and interrogate them carefully!" Luo Di said fiercely. Then he frowned and said to Gordon: "Xilin is my fiefdom, if I want to dispose of these people, do I need to go through the imperial capital?"
Gordon said lightly: "Nominally, it is to be passed, after all, they are also officials of the empire." But this time, even Miss Qiaoqiao was almost killed by them, and I don't think Your Majesty will protect them! I think it's better to arrest them first, and then wait for Your Majesty's orders. ”
Luo Di sighed: "I can't imagine that Xilin Province is actually like this, the fief of the dignified Tulip Family, is actually such a black miasma!"
Gordon also sighed: "The old duke has passed away for a few years, and Miss Nicole is young again...... You...... You...... You don't like to take care of things on weekdays, so ......"
Luo Di blushed and said lightly: "I used to forget it, but now that I know, I can't ignore it!" After a pause, his face sank: "I don't care about any mess in the officialdom! I only know that the law is fair! I will only use blood to scare these garbage! Find out one by one, if they are all guilty, I will send them all to the guillotine!"
Gordon was taken aback by Roddy's words, and couldn't help but say, "Lord Duke...... Although you are in a high position, if these people are all disposed of at once...... Above the officialdom, after all, it is intertwined, God knows if these guys are in collusion with someone in the imperial capital......"
Seeing that the Duke did not speak, Gordon gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "There are some things that I can't help but say! Although Xilin Province is the fief of the Tulip family, over the years, the Tulip family has withered, and the affairs of the fiefdom are not so strict. Many local officials in Xilin were installed by others in the imperial capital! Xilin's land is fertile, its products are abundant, and its commerce is prosperous, so who can't look at it? Although the annual income is still handed over to the Tulip family, I don't know how much money has been scraped away from the secret money! The treasure land of Xilin has long since become a fat meat for various forces to compete for. After all, the Duke is young, and now he has not yet gained a firm foothold in the imperial capital, and he has offended so many people at once...... I don't think it's better to slow down, some people want to kill, but some people ...... When the adults gain a firm foothold in the future, it will not be too late for these people to deal with them one by one!"
Luo Di sneered: "If you don't even care if your own fiefdom is made like this by others, then don't talk about any bullshit glory of the Tulip family! Don't talk about it, these people will be harmed for one day if they stay in Xilin! Don't you see how many innocent civilians died in the square that day? Hmph! There is a Taray brother in Xiqiu! I don't know how many Taley brothers there are in other places!"
Gordon walked out with a solemn face.
Roddy sighed and sat down slowly.
"Andy, are you there?" The two had met as early as when they were in Watt Fortress, but Andy was a skeleton after all and couldn't walk in front of people, and most of the time, his body was left in the box.
Andy's voice sounded again: "Boy, why were you so murderous just now? You are not really from the Tulip family, and the matter of the fief has nothing to do with you, why are you so angry? I think what that Gordon said is good." ”
Luo Di's voice was indifferent: "The glory of tulips? I don't think of tulips! This is the case in Xilin Province, but what about the entire empire? A small auxiliary official dared to openly rebel under greed, and he gathered so many outlaws under his command. And what about the rest of the empire? What about the South? What about the North?"
"You're getting tougher and tougher now, and murderous people aren't soft at all. Andy sighed.
A trace of pain appeared on Luo Di's face, and he smiled bitterly: "Have you forgotten to kill? Mr. Danton's notebook said: In troubled times, you should use heavy codes! Bloody is not a good thing, but at a critical moment, it is better than anything else...... I'm not the soft-hearted Roddy anymore...... Hum...... Homicide...... If I kill one of these garbages, there may be 10 innocent people alive! If I kill one person, I will live 10 people, and if I kill 10 people, I will live 100 people, and 100,000 people! In the end, even if I have bloody hands, so what! Hmph! Have I killed less on the battlefield? On the battlefield, either you die or I die! I have deeply remembered this truth a long time ago!
He slowly stood up, walked to the window and looked at the sunset as bright as blood in the distance, and said lightly: "Not to mention the glory of the Tulip family...... Even the entire Empire of Light is almost finished. ”
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