The afterglow of the setting sun spread all over the ground, and the entire hall of the Salt Transportation Division was soaked in blood red. Liu Mo sat high in the hall, his face full of tiredness.

"Can you be sure they're not bandits?" Huo Cheng, who was sitting below, asked softly.

A group of villagers, men, women, and children, knelt down on their knees, all dressed in tattered clothes, covered in blood, and their faces were full of fear. The three ground guards who brought them in to testify stood in the back.

"Bandits? How can it be a bandit? One of the villagers spoke anxiously.

"That's right, my lord, bandits don't have such discipline!" A sad-eyed landlord pointed to the villagers kneeling on the ground and said, "These people are the only ones left in the whole village of Jietou, and the rest are all dead like the residents of Dashe Village." ”

"Please get up," Liu Mo ordered the villagers. "Get up, all of you."

The residents of Jietou Village struggled to get up one after another. An old man had to rely on someone to help him stand up, while another girl in a bloody suit maintained a kneeling posture and looked at Liu Mo in a daze.

"You!" Jibao said to a bald man, "Tell me what happened." ”

The bald head kowtowed a few times, "Lord Qiyu... I used to open a tavern, my lord, at the end of the border, right next to the stone bridge. Everyone says that my brewed daughter Red is the best in Rongcheng, my lord, please forgive me.

But my lord, it's all gone now. They came in and drank and threw out the rest, and then set fire to the house, and they were going to kill me, but they didn't catch it. ”

"They set us on fire and drove us away," said a farmer next to him, "and they came out in the middle of the night and burned down the fields and houses, and anyone who dared to stop them would die."

But my lord, they are not robbers, because they are not here to rob things. ”

"They also trampled my apprentice to death," said a stocky man with blacksmith muscles and a bandage on his head. "They laughed on their horses, ran after him, and poked him with spears, as if they were playing a game."

The girl kneeling on the ground stretched her neck and looked up at Liu Mo. "My lord, they killed my mother. And then they ...... They... She didn't let me go—" Her voice faded, as if she had forgotten what she was about to say, and she began to cry to herself.

"They drove all the villagers of Dashe Village into their wooden houses, and then spread straw on them, trying to burn them alive inside.

Some of them opened the door and ran out of the fire, and they shot them with bows and arrows, even the woman with the baby in their arms. ”

", how could anyone be so cruel?" Zhao Da roared angrily.

Liu Mo leaned forward, "It is very likely that it is the army of the Zhou Dynasty!" ”

"Even if it's not a bandit, it won't be the army of the Zhou Dynasty!" Huo Cheng retorted, "The border pass has not been lost!" ”

"My lord, they all rode horses and wore armor," Jiho replied calmly, "with spears in their hands and swords used to slaughter the villagers. He gestured to one of the ragged survivors.

"You, yes, it's you, it's okay to say it, tell Lord Liu everything you said to me."

The old man lowered his head. "As for the horses they ride," he said, "they ride war horses!" ”

"How many of them are there?" Liu Mo asked.

"Dozens!" The local protector replied, "At least fifty!" The person at the head is very special. He doesn't look like a soldier, he's very handsome! ”

"Very handsome!" Liu Mo's heart was shocked, "It must be Yang Yizhi!" ”

Most of these gangsters are like Yang Yizhi, who have been lurking in Great Xia for a long time.

Whispers in the hall came and went, and the uneasy voice reached Liu Mo's ears.

There are fifty officials in the Salt Transportation Division, plus the county government, and the good hands in the salt gang. Can form an "army" of two hundred men! ”

But the problem is that if the news of the surviving villagers is correct, the other party is a regular army that has experienced a lot of battles!

What's more, there is also a Yang Yizhi who can kill Zhao Da in seconds!

This is Yang Yizhi's trap, of course Liu Mo knows it.

You're so fucking ruthless, slaughtering the people of the villages around Rongcheng and trying to force me out.

No wonder Su Xiaowan didn't fall in love with you, you guy is ruthless and not a person at all!

Killing, arson, what's next? What will be the end goal?

It's not going to be a full-blown invasion, is it? Liu Mo was terrified by his own speculation!

The possibilities are huge! First set fire to Rongcheng to create panic, Rongcheng's military strength is insufficient, and the army must be mobilized to quell the chaos.

And there is another God-given opportunity, that is: Gao Qi and his group of Hu troops have been sanctioned!

Although Gao Qi is a butcher, the blade is two-sided. He can slaughter the Salt Gang and intimidate the Zhou Dynasty army!

Such a good opportunity, I will not let go of it if I change to Liu Mo.

The reason for the outbreak of war is profit, why did the Zhou Dynasty choose to rekindle the war? It's simple: new salt!

At present, the new salt processing plants of the Great Xia Dynasty are all in Jianglin Mansion, and no new salt can be developed, and smuggling has failed, so it is simply snatched by force.

"Is there any news from General Zhu?" Liu Mo turned his head and asked Huo Cheng.

"Not yet!"

At this moment, Liu Mo no longer knew whether he wanted Zhu Min to come to Rongcheng or whether he wanted him to go to the border to support.

"What about the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

After speculating on Yang Yizhi's purpose, Liu Mo immediately rushed to the six princes for 800 miles, making sure that he ordered the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to gather the army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Wei to prepare for war.

"It stands to reason that the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang has received the will, but..."Huo Cheng replied.

Is it that the six princes don't believe it? Or does the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang not believe it? Do you have to take action if Jiang Linfu is lost?

"All the people of Rongcheng, people can't be resurrected after death." Liu Mo spoke, "What I can do is to give you justice and avenge you!" Before that, please stay in Rongcheng and I'll arrange your accommodation! ”

After his subordinates took the surviving villagers away, Liu Mo slowly got up and planned to leave.

"My lord, don't you send troops to exterminate it?" Zhao Da was surprised.

Extermination? It's right to say it's going to die! Liu Mo thought to himself, one Yang Yizhi can deal with hundreds of people on our side!

"Wait a little longer, let General Zhu do it!"

"General Zhu hasn't heard any news yet, the devil knows when it will be!" Zhao shouted, "I beg you to let me lead the troops, I swear I won't let you down!" ”

"You can't beat Yang Yizhi!" Liu Mo thought to himself, one move in seconds, there is no need to be strong!

"That's it for today, let's disperse!"

After the aftermath gradually fell, Zhao Da and Huo Chengcheng asked with puzzled expressions: "Lord Liu, what should we do!" ”

Liu Mo had to stop, "Are the people of the villages around Rongcheng important, or are the people of the entire Rongcheng important?" He explained, "If there is any misstep, the Zhou army will capture Rongcheng with impunity!" ”

What he wanted to emphasize was that Yang Yizhi just wanted to trick us out of the city and weaken our garrison strength!

"Then we will watch the miscellaneous slaughter of the people by the Zhou Dynasty... And indifferent? ”

"Who said it would be indifferent!" A loud voice came from the west side of the hall, and a tall man strode forward. "Let's see how you kill all these miscellaneous pieces!"

When Liu Mo heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, "Brother Zhu, you came on time enough!" ”