Wangjiazhuang, the official hall of hundreds of households.
The heads of Jia Jingtao and Sun Qian were placed side by side on the table. Blood flowed out from the cracks in the wooden box and fell to the ground on the edge of the table.
The team officer Wang Wenzhen looked at the two bloody heads without saying a word with a pale face, but Jia Hongyu next to him was furious. He stood aside and cursed, wishing to throw the heads of Jia Jingtao and Sun Qian out to feed the dogs.
At this time, Liu Yan was sitting aside, and the small flag officer Wang Yue stood aside respectfully. Miao Shao was left by Liu Yan at the salt drying field. Together with Zhang Yi, the two led two banners to station at the salt drying field in preparation. Unexpected.
Liu Yan looked at Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu, and then said aloud: "Your Excellency, you should know Jia Jingtao. This person is Mr. Xu's servant instructor. He and Sun Qian got together and raided the salt field at night, which is enough to explain everything. "
"In addition, according to what Jia Jingtao said, among the thieves who attacked the salt drying field at night, there were more than a dozen servants of the Xu family. It can be seen that Mr. Xu has made up his mind to officially declare war with us!"
"Asshole!"
Wang Wenzhen slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "I originally wanted to get along with that old thief of the Xu family, but I didn't want the old thief to spy on the sea salt business and dare to collude with the salt lord to attack the salt drying field. His intentions are so vicious. How can I tolerate him?"
Jia Hongyu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Sir, my subordinates are going to gather the troops right now. Ask General Liu Qi to go back and gather the elites from Dapanbao. Let's discuss how to destroy the Xu family to relieve the hatred in our hearts!"
Wang Wenzhen nodded slightly, but then he thought about something, sat back again, looked at Liu Yan and said: "But then again, behind the Xu family is Dai Baihu from the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village. People are known to be cunning and cunning, if we directly declare war on the Xu family, there is no guarantee that Dai Baihu will not secretly do something evil."
Liu Yan knew what Wang Wenzhen was thinking. He only had a share in the salt drying field. Now that he was leading his troops to guard the salt drying field, the Xu family would not be able to get any benefits for a while, so Wang Wenzhen did not want to go into battle shirtless to avoid getting himself into trouble. .
So Liu Yan stood up and clasped his fists and said: "What your Excellency said makes sense. If this is the case, then I think it is better to handle the matter this way."
Wang Wenzhen leaned forward and asked, "What countermeasures does Mr. Liu have?"
Liu Yan said: "In the opinion of my subordinates, since the Xu family is knocking on the door, I must not fail to express my opinion. Our Dapanbao must fight back. This time against the Xu family, I will lead my troops to attack head-on." Yes, I made a promise here today: I will fight the Xu family to the end!"
"As for my lord, I still hope that your lord can help cover it up at the critical moment, and after that, help me take care of things. What do you think, lord?"
Wang Wenzhen thought for a moment and then agreed with a smile: "It's best this way. We should do it in the dark and in the light, so that we can have room for maneuver. Don't worry, Mr. Liu, just let it go this time. I have my own official to take care of everything for you, and cover it up for you in officialdom."
Jia Hongyu sighed slightly when he saw this, and then asked: "What is Mr. Liu going to do next?"
Liu Yan said: "I have already thought about it on the way to Wangjiazhuang."
With that said, Liu Yan walked to the table, pointed to the two bloody heads and said, "I am going to write a letter of war, and then take these two heads to the Xu family and confront the old thieves of the Xu family. Declare war!”
Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu were immediately startled, and they both stood up to object.
Wang Wenzhen said: "Mr. Liu, don't be impulsive. Aren't you just throwing yourself into a trap? Now that Jia Jingtao is dead, the two sides have been at odds. When Mr. Liu comes to the Xu family's house, the Xu family's old thieves may What happened!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, I'm sure that the old thief of the Xu family won't do it in person."
"Why, does Mr. Liu have any basis for this?"
"My subordinate suddenly came to the door with a letter of challenge and a head. The old thief of the Xu family must not be sure of the depth, and most likely he would not dare to take action rashly. Furthermore, the old thief of the Xu family cherishes his life. He does not have the guts to attack me in person, otherwise my subordinates will Take it directly with confidence!”
Wang Wenzhen looked at the confident Liu Yan, shook his head and said, "I think it's better to be more cautious."
Jia Hongyu looked at Liu Yan with admiration and said, "If General Liu Qi insists on going, why don't I send you some good people to accompany you."
Liu Yan first thanked Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu, and then said: "No, I will just go with Wang Xiaoqi and a few Dunjun."
This time Liu Yan came to Wangjiazhuang and only brought Wang Yue, a small flag officer, and a group of Dunjun troops, a total of more than a dozen people.
Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu looked at Liu Yan with indescribable admiration in their hearts, as if they saw Mr. Guan who was preparing to go to the meeting alone. However, the two of them still believed that this trip was too dangerous, and Liu Yan was a little overconfident.
However, Liu Yan insisted on his opinion. After talking to Wang Wenzhen and Jia Hongyu for a while, he stood up to leave and took the flag officer Wang Yue out of the Baihu Hall.
Wang Wenzhen walked to the entrance of the main hall and asked Jia Hongyu to walk outside.
At the door, Liu Yan and Wang Yue met the twelve Dunjun troops who were waiting. Liu Yan clasped fists with Jia Hongyu and said goodbye: "Brother Jia, please go back. After I signed the letter of challenge today, I will go directly back to Dapanbao. I will make arrangements after I return." A lot of things.”
Jia Hongyu worriedly tried to persuade him a few more times. Seeing that Liu Yan had made up his mind, he clasped his fists and said, "Then I wish you immediate success, brother!"
Liu Yan and others bid farewell to Jia Hongyu and soon arrived at the Xu family residence. The twelve Dunjun soldiers were all fully armed, carrying spears, muskets, etc., and everyone even wore armor.
Liu Yan stood at the front, and when he saw that the Xu family's door was closed, he waved. Wang Yue, the flag officer, stepped forward knowingly and knocked heavily on the door with his sword: "Open the door! Is anyone breathing? Hurry up and open the door for me." !”
The flag officer Wang Yue was like a bandit. After knocking for a while, the door of the Xu family slowly opened, and a servant stuck his head out. When he saw the unkind appearance of Liu Yan and others, he was startled and pretended to be calm. Said: "Where are you soldiers, what are you going to do! This is the Xu family's residence, and everyone is impatient to live!"
The flag officer Wang Yue didn't bother to pay attention and slapped the Xu family's servant in the face. With an ouch, the servant fell to the ground, covering his face and looking at the confident Wang Yue in horror.
Liu Yan led twelve Dunjun troops into the gate and headed straight for the backyard.
When Liu Yan and the others walked to the main room in the front yard, a large number of Xu family servants rushed over from everywhere. The leader was a burly man in his early thirties. He held a long knife in his hand and roared angrily: "Who is this?" If you act recklessly here, you are seeking death!"
There were forty to fifty Xu family servants around, all armed with sticks, knives and guns, and they surrounded Liu Yan aggressively.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan was not afraid, and retreated to a corner with his twelve Dunjun soldiers and the flag officer Wang Yue, and then quickly formed a formation to confront the servants.
"The musketeer is ready!"
Five musketeers raised black muskets, and the servants of the Xu family suddenly panicked and took a few steps back.
Liu Yan pointed at the leading man in his early thirties and asked, "Who are you?"
"I, Jia Jinglang, am the younger brother of Jia Jingtao, the Xu family's head coach, and currently the deputy head coach. From the way I look at you, could you be Liu Yan, the armor commander of Dapanbao?"
"Exactly, you're not stupid at all."
Liu Yan mocked and said loudly: "Let the old thief of the Xu family get out of here!"
"Asshole!"
"Be bold!"
"you wanna die!"
Dozens of Xu family servants immediately burst into chaos, shouting and cursing at Liu Yan. Jia Jinglang was also furious and was about to order a fight, but suddenly saw the housekeeper running over in a hurry.
"The old man is here, please step aside for now and don't be rude to Mr. Liu Qi!"
Jia Jinglang snorted and signaled the servants to take a few steps back, but they still surrounded Liu Yan and others. As long as Jia Jinglang gave an order, these forty or fifty servants could swarm forward at any time.
Liu Yan looked at these servants and said playfully: "Oh? It seems that they have been training on weekdays. They are not just ordinary rabble."
The small flag officer Wang Yue said: "Tsk! Commander Jia thinks highly of them too much. Compared with the soldiers of our Dapanbao, they are nothing!"
At this time, Wang Yue had Liu Yan by his side, and his words became more and more sharp.
A moment later, Mrs. Xu came over with the support of two maids. Seeing such a scene, his face was very ugly.
"General Liu Qi is so aggressive, do you have any advice?"
Liu Yan looked at the trembling old Mrs. Xu, and said with a sneer: "Advice is not a big deal. I came here today to give a big gift to Mr. Xu!"
"Haha, giving gifts? Giving gifts is worthy of using a knife or a gun!"
Liu Yan waved his hand, and the flag officer Wang Yue took the wooden box from a Dunjun soldier and placed it on the ground between the two sides: "Come here, open it and take a look."
Jia Jinglang looked at Mr. Xu, raised his chin and said, "Go and have a look."
Jia Jinglang stepped forward to open the wooden box and roared angrily. Everyone around him, including Mrs. Xu, stretched their necks to look over and saw two bloody heads placed side by side in the wooden box. One of them was Jia Jingtao!
"I kill you!"
Jia Jinglang immediately rushed over with his sword. Wang Yue, the flag officer, drew his sword to meet him, but was knocked away by Jia Jinglang's sword and fell to the ground on his back.
When Liu Yan saw this, he was not afraid. He already had the Yanling knife in his hand and rushed forward. With the knife in both hands, he swept through thousands of troops. Although Jia Jinglang was eager to avenge his brother, he had no choice but to face the knife that cut him in the waist. If you dare to look down, you quickly change your moves to block with a horizontal knife.
There was a bang, and the Yan Ling Dao in Liu Yan's hand continued to fly, knocking Jia Jinglang's long knife away. At the same time, Liu Yan made a move with an iron mountain support, and directly pushed Jia Jinglang away with an elbow. Jia Jinglang fell heavily to the ground, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The tiger's mouth of his hands also cracked slightly, and he was trembling and unable to hold the knife.
The surrounding servants were shocked when they saw this. Everyone knew about Jia Jinglang's martial arts. None of the Xu family's servants present were Jia Jinglang's opponent, but such a strong man, who was in a state of anger, actually attacked Liu Yan. His men couldn't last a single round!
At this time, the momentum of the Xu family's servants had been suppressed a lot by Liu Yan. Seeing this, Mrs. Xu had to have someone help Jia Jinglang down first to treat his injuries.
"Okay, I've been beaten and killed by my men. General Liu Qi came here specifically to lift the table, right?"
Liu Yan sneered, took out a letter of challenge written in advance, threw it heavily on the ground, and said: "Turn over the table? Mr. Xu will not recognize who the other head is, right? That is the salt lord Sun Qian!"
Mr. Xu frowned suddenly. He had indeed never met Sun Qian. Liu Dayu had contacted him. Now that Sun Qian has also died in the hands of Liu Yan, it is enough to show that the Xu family's contact with the salt lord to plot the salt field was exposed!
"Then what does Mr. Liu want to do?"
Liu Yan pointed to the letter of war on the ground and said: "I came here today just to declare war. This is the letter of war. Please accept it, Mr. Xu. We have a long way to go, and there are many opportunities to fight!"
After saying that, Liu Yan led everyone away and the Xu family servants did not dare to stop him.
Mrs. Xu, on the other hand, looked out the door with a gloomy face. After a long time, he said to the housekeeper beside him: "Immediately send someone to the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village to find Dai Baihu. Just do as I said before."
"Yes, old servant, I'll do it now."
