Chapter 217: Encounter with an Assassin on the Road
The scheming has been sinking over the years, and there are several hatreds in the sky. As mentioned in the previous book, Zou Weilian received a secret report from Zhu Gongzi, the general of Zhennan, and the Japanese were ready to move, and they had the intention of attacking the sea frontier. Although Zou Weilian was skeptical in his heart, with the appearance of a prisoner car, things became more confusing.
At the door of the Admiral's Mansion, Zhu Gongzi's deputy Tang Da dismounted and unsaddled, leaned over and walked in front of Zou Weilian. He clenched his fists and saluted, and said to Zou Weilian: "Lord Zou, the last general will be ordered by my general to escort the traitor Wang Lie to the mansion, and whether he kills or kills is all up to the adult." With that, he waved at the rear army, and the two soldiers pushed the prisoner cart over.
Seeing this, Zou Weilian looked like he was in a fog. He secretly thought in his heart: "How can a person who is suitable and decent become a prisoner in the blink of an eye?"
Tang Da saw Zou Weilian's eyebrows tightly locked, and fell into deep thought. When he brought Zhu Gongzi's secret letter back, Zou Weilian took a look at it, although his face was not shocked, but his heart was shocked. It turned out that his own general, Xu Yong, had been killed by Wang Lie. Now Xu Yong, who is in the barracks, is borrowing the corpse to return his soul.
If the spies are not eliminated, the military aircraft will inevitably leak out. Zou Weilian immediately made a decision, and on the grounds of examining the school's coastal defense, he summoned all the generals in his hands to come to the Chinese army's tiger tent to discuss the matter. Hypothetical Xu Yong also came to the big tent calmly.
Zou Weilian sat behind the handsome case, with deep and sharp eyes, shooting two lines of lightning. He glanced at all the generals, and then said quietly and slowly: "This marshal has recently heard that the Japanese have the intention of committing a crime, no matter whether this matter is true or not, it must not be taken lightly. All battalions and villages stepped up the training of soldiers and horses, and kept on guard and patrol at night. Although there are those who are negligent and slack, they will not be forgiven. ”
The generals spoke in unison and accepted the order. Zou Weilian turned to Xu Yong and said, "General Xu, can you prepare the coastal patrol ships and defense maps?" As soon as these words came out, Xu Yong's eyes widened, and his face showed a hint of panic. However, he quickly regained his composure, and told Zou Weilian unhurriedly that he would come up with a detailed plan tonight.
Zou Weilian stood up and sneered a few times: "Hmph, stay until the evening, I'm afraid that the whole battalion will become ghosts under your sword." Come on, take down this thief for me. ”
The generals' faces were all shocked, and Zou Weilian said to them: "This person is not Xu Yong, but a thief pretending." At this time, Xu Yong still pretended to say: "My lord, Xu Yong is loyal to you, and he will take the lead in the face of the enemy." Why do you have to put me to death today?"
Zou Weilian saw that the thief had sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and he blindly entangled in the noise, it seems that if he does not come up with real evidence, he will not confess. So, Zou Weilian clapped his hands, and then the two soldiers escorted Wang Lie to Zou Weilian's big tent.
When Xu Yong saw Wang Lie, he was really panicked. Zou Weilian glanced at him, pointed at Wang Lie and said to him: "Xu Yong, do you know this person?" Xu Yong rolled his eyes upward, pouted and said, "I don't know him, isn't he the person in your account?"
Zou Weilian nodded, and told Wang Lie with a stern expression. What you have done, General Zhennan has already explained in the letter. Ben Shuai didn't want to bother with any more words. If he continues to resist stubbornly and avoid reality, don't blame Ben Shuai for being ruthless.
Wang Lie was so frightened that he was urinating, he kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept begging Zou Weilian to spare his life. Zou Weilian told him that if he wanted to live, he could only tell the truth. Wang Lie immediately pointed at the fake Xu Yong and said to Zou Weilian: "My lord, this person is indeed pretending, his real name is Chen Quan." ”
When Xu Yong heard this, he raised his eyebrows and scolded Wang Lie. Zou Weilian ordered someone to step forward and remove the mask from his face. The original form was revealed, and Chen Quan had nothing to say.
Zou Weilian was furious and said to Chen Quan: "You dog thief, you actually colluded with the Japanese bandits, and the commander wants to sacrifice you to the flag, and then lead the army to annihilate the Japanese thieves." ”
Chen Quan laughed, his expression and words were very presumptuous. When he was about to leave Dazhai, he spat at Wang Lie. Then he followed the soldiers and drove away. After he left, Wang Lie glanced at Zou Weilian with a panicked expression.
The generals were rubbing their hands, their eyes were cracking, and a general was so angry that he walked up to Wang Lie and gave him two slaps without saying a word. Zou Weilian saw that he shouted continuously, and he said to Wang Lie: "Zhu Gongzi has good intentions and handed over you, a thief, to this admiral for disposal, but you are his subordinate, how can the old man make a mistake and kill at will, I still have to ask for his opinion, and then decide to punish you." As soon as he finished speaking, Zou Weilian ordered the soldiers to put Wang Lie in prison.
After the elaboration was removed, Zou Weilian ordered someone to go to the Zhennan General's Mansion with a post and asked Zhu Gongzi to come over to discuss coastal defense matters. Zhu Gongzi said to the adjutant general: "General Annoyance returns to Lord Zou, wait for me to prepare the sedan chair, and I will visit later." ”
The deputy general hugged his fists and said goodbye, and went back to Zou Weilian to die. In the evening, the wind was harmonious, the moon was bright and the stars were bright, and Zhu Gongzi walked in simple clothes and went to the Admiral's Mansion. When I arrived at the South Gate Beach, I suddenly heard the wind howling and thundering, and there was a rustling sound in the nearby forest. Zhu Gongzi immediately ordered to get off the sedan chair, and just as he was about to carefully inspect the situation, a mermaid in black jumped into the dragon and strode to the sedan chair. The general shouted: "Bold thief, dare to assassinate General Zhennan." ”
Before his words fell, the man in black bent his arms and elbows, concentrating on his luck, and with one move, he searched the mountain fiercely, pushed his palms together, and knocked the soldiers who stepped forward to stop him to the ground. The other three soldiers, each with their swords drawn, attacked in front of the right, shaved their shoulders and slashed their backs, and killed the man in black.
The man in black moved in a serpentine position, his body was erratic, and a burst of dense rain punched and rolled his legs wildly, ambushing all three soldiers.
Zhu Gongzi's legs are pine and tough, and the qi is divided into two pulses, and Xiao Zhou Tian is full of energy. His pair of bright eyes shot out two cold rays. The man in black said viciously, "Suffer death." Then the body churned, Jiaolong entered the sea, flirted left and right with both fists, and used the clouds to see the sun, and attacked Zhu Gongzi's upper plate. Zhu Gongzi prepared his arms for the country, moved to the side, and swept the leaves on his legs with an autumn wind, sweeping the man in black down.
The black-clothed man's martial arts were not ambiguous, he immediately turned over the strange python, turned his palms from the two ribs, pushed the window to look at the moon with a move, and hit Zhu Gongzi's front heart. Zhu Gongzi only said that the man in black had mediocre martial arts, and he was caught off guard and slapped him.
The sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors in his mouth came out together, as if he had knocked over a pot of sauce. The sky was dark in front of me, and I almost wanted to fall. The man in black looked very proud. Zhu Gongzi endured the severe pain, his palms were folded, and his true qi wandered from the dantian to Yongquan. Immediately, the palm wind pushed out, and a move of Wuyue returned to the sect, and it also slapped heavily on the lower abdomen of the man in black.
The man in black clutched his stomach, jumped through the forest and trees, and escaped by taking advantage of a touch of bright moonlight. At this time, Zhu Gongzi's legs were paralyzed, and he fell to the ground with his heels. Zou Weilian cut his hands and paced back and forth in the house. Time passed by by seconds, but Zhu Gongzi never saw his true face. Zou Weilian observed his words and deeds, and thought that Zhu Gongzi was an old and serious person, and he would never be late for no reason. He immediately ordered the generals to search for them along the way.
The family general brought people all the way to find him, and when he saw Zhu Gongzi lying on the beach with a pale face, he was so frightened that he immediately ordered the soldiers to rescue Zhu Gongzi from the house. Zou Weilian asked for the reason, and immediately went to pick up Lang Zhong and enter the camp to treat Zhu Gongzi.
He summoned the general to his side and said to him: "You must keep your mouth shut, don't publicize this matter for the time being, and wait until I think of a way to deal with it, so that I can discuss it later." The general nodded.
Zou Weilian always left Zhu Gongzi's side, in order to investigate the assassination, he immediately called Zhu Gongzi's cronies to his side, after some questioning, Zou Weilian did not get valuable clues.
His camp was close at hand, but Zhu Gongzi was injured. I think the murderer must be familiar with the inside story, and he chose to attack near the camp because he wanted to kill people with a knife and pour dirty water on my body.
Since he couldn't get a definite answer, Zou Weilian could only pin his hopes on Zhu Gongzi. Lang Zhong tried his best to heal, and Zhu Gongzi's pale face gradually regained its blood color, and his breathing became smoother.
Zou Weilian thanked Lang Zhong, who prescribed some herbs that could help with internal injuries, such as blood exhaustion, myrrh, and so on. When it was already dawn, Zhu Gongzi had already woken up. Zou Weilian said to him: "General, the old man never expected that you would be assassinated near my camp, and it is all because the old man failed to greet him in person. ”
Zhu Gongzi smiled slightly, and said to Zou Weilian: "Lord Zou doesn't need to blame himself, if the little man wants to harm me, he will definitely be scheming, the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, and I can't prevent it." ”
Zou Weilian nodded, and then he asked Zhu Gongzi, who did he ever have a grudge against? Zhu Gongzi shook his head, and he told Zou Weilian that he had always been respectful and humble, and never quarreled with others. Since there was no dispute with him, could it be that he was on top of his official career and obstructed other people's path to promotion? Zhu Gongzi also told Zou Weilian that although he was the general of Zhennan, he had no real position, but he was only blessed and benefited.
After listening to Zhu Gongzi's account, Zou Weilian thought that this incident might be a coincidence, or it might be a temporary idea of the gangsters. When Zhu Gongzi heard this, he hurriedly asked Zou Weilian for details. Zou Weilian told him that he ruled out enmity with others, and did not block the career of others, and there was only one explanation, that it might be that the killers sent by the Japanese invaded the city. Or maybe someone who has an enmity with the old man mistakenly took the son's sedan chair as mine, and attacked him with a sneak attack.
Zhu Gongzi said to Zou Weilian: "Lord Zou, if the people of the Japanese invade in, what would it be like? ”
Zou Weilian said with a smile: "General, the thieves are extremely treacherous, since he has entered the city, someone must be thoughtful to answer him, so we should put a long-term turn on the big fish, seize the main envoys behind the scenes, and then break the robbers one by one." ”
Zhu Gongzi was overjoyed when he heard this, and Zou Weilian seemed to be confident. He also had no choice but to quietly obey Zou Weilian's arrangement. Even though the enemy is ever-changing, I will not move,
Zou Weilian believed that by guarding the exit into the sea, he would definitely be able to wipe out the enemy.