Chapter 18: Sniping
In October, the weather in Qianzhou became even more treacherous.
The rain can go on for a month, and the sun can go unseen for a month.
In autumn, the temperature begins to drop dramatically, with 30 degrees Celsius becoming a luxury, 20 degrees Celsius becoming the norm, and sometimes the lowest temperature reaching single digits.
For such a changeable temperature, Zhao Cheng was difficult to adapt to for a while.
But fortunately, he has relatively strong physical fitness, and he can bear it.
It's just that Qiuyun's oil bottle was not so lucky.
Her idea of recuperating from self-harm and staying with her brother-in-law was completely ruined.
There is no need for self-harm, and the body is not getting better day by day, and I am sick all the time.
Zhao Cheng had no choice but to temporarily settle down in the ancient city of Pingyue.
I rented a separate hospital and became a temporary information exchange center, on the one hand, I sorted out information from all parties, on the other hand, I thought about future plans, and on the other hand, I had to take care of the sick number.
Life is very realistic!
Of course, it's also busy.
"It's October, I don't know how Shuixi is now......"
Zhao Cheng sat in the courtyard, looking out at the west from time to time.
In fact, at the speed of Zhao Cheng, it will not take long to pass from the ancient city of Pingyue to Shuixi.
But since Banzhou left, Zhao Cheng's identity has become extremely sensitive, and he is easily reluctant to use those tools, which is easy to attract attention and suspicion.
If you walk on the post road, you will definitely meet people.
If you don't follow the post road, it is difficult to walk without a road in the mountains.
Moreover, Fu Youde and the others have already ended their trip to Banzhou, and I don't know what kind of agreement the Yang family reached with him in the end, anyway, the fire is over.
He knocked Banzhou, and it was a successful end.
The next one is the Song clan of Shuidong.
And his army also left Sizhou and entered the sphere of influence of Shuidong.
Fu Youde is now in the ancient city of Pingyue.
Zhao Cheng was inconvenient to leave for a while, so he could only continue to preside over the work here, looking for an opportunity to provoke the relationship between the imperial court and Shuidong.
It would be great if it could be turned against each other.
Zhao Cheng was still thinking about how to achieve his goal.
As for what happened to the water stream?
He didn't know the specific situation, but from the news sent back by the thirteenth and others, with his own guesses, he could also know a little.
In fact, under the governance of Mrs. Xiang, Shuixi has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few months.
According to the books provided by Zhao Cheng, Madame Xiang reformed an area under her direct control, implemented a special land policy, distributed the grain seeds brought back by the recruits, and began to plant them on a large scale.
This area implements a strict military management system, which is directly controlled by Mrs. Xiang, and has an administrative office under it to coordinate the routine regional government affairs.
One of these tasks is to grow food.
Another is to experiment with the basic industrial knowledge provided by Zhao Cheng and seek mass production.
There are many other things, the most important of which is the establishment of steel mills and the construction of steel processing industries.
In addition, there is the production and practice of gunpowder......
Of course, there is also the expansion of the recruit company under the control of Hua Shiyi, as well as the military training of recruits.
All this is being carried out in an orderly manner, especially in the test area, where the basic knowledge provided by Zhao Cheng is digested every day, and every day there are new breakthroughs......
Zhao Cheng can have a rough guess and understanding of these, and the development is not bad.
In fact, compared with the development of Shuixi, Wushanzhai is much faster.
Now, the acres of land planted by Zhao Cheng have all been excavated, and the harvest is very large, with more than 10,000 catties of potatoes and less corn, but there are also 2,000 catties, and the rest of the grain is a bumper harvest.
This is still secondary.
Relying on the technology left by Zhao Cheng, Wu Shanzhai has developed an advanced coal technology, and every household has used a coal stove, this cool autumn still warms people's hearts, and as for the upcoming winter, it will also be spent in warmth.
Of course, these are still not important, but what is important is the changes and influence of Wushan Academy.
After several months of iterative development, the whole cottage has been transformed into a medium-level town of the Xia people in the late 20th century.
Of course, the population is much smaller.
But the rest of the way is not much different.
Here, in addition to the coal industry, a relatively comprehensive basic industry has also been developed, such as coal burning, steelmaking, iron smelting, etc., all of which have made great progress.
Even, in Wushan Academy, there are still people who read some industrial books left by Zhao Cheng, so as to create cement, glass and other new gadgets.
In short, this isolated cottage is developing at a high speed in an incredible direction.
Li Qiaozhen often stood on the playground of the academy, looking at the west amid the children's songs, and she knew that her eldest brother Qin was in that direction, trying to turn his dream into reality.
"Brother Qin, today I learned to operate on the chicken, I also stitched it up, the chicken is still alive, but it will be slaughtered and eaten in two days...... In a few days, I'm going to experiment with rabbits.
Oh yes, Brother Qin, the development of Wu Shanzhai is going very well, the system of the committee has been completely fixed, the village chief said, we want to plant fruit trees on the wasteland around the village, I suggest they plant peach trees, I saw a video of ten miles of peach forest on my mobile phone, look at it...... If the village also has a ten-mile peach forest, then the village is a real paradise......
Brother Qin, where are you? It's cold, have you added clothes? Qiaozhen misses you so much......"
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In Pingyue City, in the small courtyard in the west.
"I can't take the initiative to contact the Song family, and they will never trust me, let alone let Shuidong fight against the imperial court.
It's hard to do!
However, there are differences within the water cave, and perhaps they can use this opportunity to completely mess up the water hole......
Zhao Cheng was thinking about it, constantly analyzing the feasibility of simulating the sniper Fu Youde's troops.
But I'm also constantly thinking about whether to do it or not!
Although he likes to snipe very much, Fu Youde and others are rare talents, if they can be used by him, they will definitely be good at expanding their territory in the future.
Until the end, Zhao Cheng was really unwilling to kill these people.
Talents are rare, and a battle-hardened general like Fu Youde is even rarer.
It is no exaggeration to say that the value of these people is comparable to that of an army of 100,000.
For such a talent, Zhao Cheng has never been able to make a decision.
Kill, alas.
If you don't kill it, you are blocking your way and hindering the great cause~
Difficult!
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"After thinking about it, there is no way to do it, so it can only be like this."
Zhao Cheng made up his mind, and immediately summoned Hua Shisan and others to prepare to transfer Qiuyun.
"Brother-in-law, you can't get rid of my ......"
The little girl is sick, but she still thinks about it.
The weather changes made it difficult for her to adapt for a while, coupled with the fact that her body was already injured, her immunity was weaker, and she was infected with wind and cold, which made her body weaker and weaker.
Fortunately, Zhao Cheng has a miracle medicine, and he can control his condition.
But to fully recover, it will take a period of recuperation.
"Okay, if you can't get rid of it, you won't get rid of it, and I'll keep you by my side as a warm bed~"
Zhao Cheng was helpless, and personally carried this girl into the carriage, this gently soft body, exuding this unique fragrance.
He finally made up his mind to let Hua Shisan and the others take the first step, escort Qiu Yun, and transfer him to other places.
Shuixi can't go for the time being, but Shuidong is not small, leaving Pingyue City, there is always a place to place her.
Listening to Zhao Cheng's words, the little girl's face was gloomy, but she couldn't tell whether she was shy or angry.
Perhaps, the heart should be longing.
Zhao Cheng escorted him ten miles, and then watched the carriage turn over one mountain peak after another, and finally disappeared from view.
He sighed.
What is the relationship between him and Qiuyun, he can't tell.
But the love of children is nothing more than smoke after all.
Zhao Cheng, there are more important things and more difficult missions.
Subvert the imperial power and level the world.
Zhao Cheng has never forgotten this goal.
Packing up his mood, Zhao Cheng set off and began to look for a suitable place and a suitable opportunity to shoot Fu Youde and the others.
Good generals are hard to find, but if you stand in his way, then you are not a good general, you are an enemy!
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Although Pingyue is close to the Song clan in Shuidong, it is still in the sphere of influence of the Yang clan in Banzhou, but it is closer to the core of the Song clan, and the influence of the Song clan is also stronger.
Today, inside the city lord's mansion.
There are not only Pingyue's people, but also the generals of the Banzhou Yang clan as accompaniment, and some high-level people from the water cave next door came here.
Although Fu Youde suffered heavy losses due to the changes in Banzhou, he had already recovered from the haze.
It's just a loss.
Don't be afraid.
For an existence like him, what kind of wind and waves have not been seen?
Isn't it that the grain and grass were attacked by the enemy before the war, which affected the supply?
The impact is there, but it is limited.
The really important logistical supply of the army came from the imperial court, and the support of the Qianzhou Tusi, although it was also important, did not play a decisive role.
Fu Youde is very clear about this, and Zhao Cheng is also very clear.
However, Zhao Cheng's purpose is not complicated, if he can delay a little, he can add a little trouble to the imperial army.
Even, it would be better to let Banzhou Yang and Fu Youde be separated from each other and be suspicious of each other.
For now, the goal has been achieved.
No, Pingyue is Banzhou's sphere of influence, but the Yang clansmen who follow Fu Youde and others are neither Yang Tianlin nor Yang Wushuang, but some marginal figures, dispensable......
It is inevitable that both sides will be suspicious of each other.
At this moment, the guests were talking happily, Fu Youde didn't seem to have experienced the defeat of the Banzhou Yang case, and he was still full of pride, with a full face of spring.
"Master Hou, our Shuidong Song clan has been waiting for a long time, just waiting for you to come......"
A high-ranking person in Shuidong came to Pingyue to greet Fu Youde's subordinates and express the warm welcome of the Shuidong Song clan to Wang Shi, although Wang Shi will squeeze the interests of Shuidong, and even if the imperial court strengthens its control over Qianzhou in the future, the power of Shuidong will be greatly reduced.
But the trend of the times, many people in Shuidong chose to follow the trend.
It's just that the leader of the water cave doesn't think so.
There was a disagreement with each other.
But in the end, it was the conservatives who chose to follow the trend to occupy the top, temporarily suppressing the radicals who wanted to fish in troubled waters.
Now, Song Yuanjian, the leader of the water cave, is still grounded and locked in the city of Guizhou by conservatives.
Shui Xi also knew about this matter and passed the news to Zhao Cheng.
This is also an important reason why Zhao Cheng finally chose to snipe Fu Youde's subordinates.
If you can grasp this opportunity, you may be able to let Wang Shi and the Shuidong Song clan fight.
Such opportunities are hard to come by!
Zhao Cheng naturally won't let it go.
Even, he also passed on the instruction to let Hua Twelve lead a team of people to break the balance between the two factions in Shuidong and rescue the radical Song Yuanjian and others.
Zhao Cheng lurked on the eaves opposite the main hall of the city lord's mansion, separated by a distance of 100 meters, watching the feast in the main hall.
Now that night had fallen, the temperature had become very low, and the ambush had become a sin.
Zhao Cheng had already found the most suitable position, set up a sniper rifle, and as soon as the time came, he would be ready to bleed.
The night was cool, but the sky shimmered with a few stars, and it was a clear night.
There was no night dark and windy, and there was no dead of night, and in the brightly lit city lord's mansion, a sniper rifle with a silencer sounded, which was so faint that it could not attract attention at all......
But a sniper bullet pierced through the night, pierced through the veil of the window, and flew with great penetrating power towards the man in the main seat.
It was Fu Youde, the general of Zhengnan personally appointed by the emperor today, who led the entire war to pacify Yunnan.
If he dies here, the army will inevitably be chaotic, and the imperial court's war to pacify Yunnan will also be greatly affected, and it is very likely that it will be temporarily suspended.
"General, the army will be able to enter Puding in another month, and then General Mu Ying will be able to move his troops south to occupy Wusa, and we will be able to occupy Pu'an in mid-November......
At this time, Xuande Hou Jin Chaoxing suddenly stood up with a wine glass and told Fu Youde about the military situation.
"Poof~"
Before he finished speaking, the large-caliber sniper projectile shot into his right arm, and after penetrating it, it shot into his body with bright red blood stains, and after piercing the chest, lungs, and heart, it pierced through his left arm again, and shot at Fu Youde with blood stains.
As early as the moment ago, Fu Youde noticed Jin Chaoxing's movements and stood up with him.
Although he was a general of the expedition to the south, but Xuande Hou Jin Chaoxing was his most powerful deputy, although he once fought in Bashu, so he was awarded the title of marquis in one fell swoop.
For powerful and capable deputies, Fu Youde must of course treat him with courtesy.
But the sudden turn of events also caught his attention, and his battle-hardened body reacted immediately, but was still hit in the arm by the blood-stained bullet.
This sudden change in the scene made everyone panic and especially chaotic.
Regarding Jin Chaoxing's sudden move, Zhao Cheng also cursed secretly, adjusted his position and aimed at Fu Youde again, and another bullet passed through the night and entered the city lord's mansion.
Fu Youde also became flustered due to the change, but his body reacted extremely quickly, and he didn't stay in place anymore, looking for cover to hide.
He was fast and avoided the fatal damage, but was still shot through the abdomen by the bullet.
"Southwest, the enemy is in the southwest, catch him!"
Fu Youde fell to the ground, but his eyes were staring directly at the window, and also at the darkness outside the window.
He fell to the ground, but he also moved quickly, endured the pain of this body, and didn't care about any moral immorality, pulling Jin Chaoxing's body with temperature and acting as a human shield.
The hall was extremely chaotic, and many people were shivering in hiding, but Fu Youde's more generals acted quickly, rushed out of the hall, and rushed out in the southwest direction following Fu Youde's instructions.
Zhao Cheng hid in the dark, saw the whole change, and after scolding secretly, he quickly evacuated.
This Fu Youde is really lucky!
Perhaps, life should not be extinguished!
Zhao Cheng sighed and quickly disappeared into the night.
He didn't stay, nor did he go back to Pingyue's house, he went out of the city directly, taking advantage of the night to catch up with the convoy of Hua 13 and others.
In the dark night, the Pingyue City Lord's Mansion was still brightly lit, but it was even more chaotic.
After Fu Youde hid for a long time, he waited until the army doctor.
Through the unremitting efforts of the doctor, the injury was temporarily stopped.
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Tonight, Pingyue City is destined to be sleepless all night.