"Zong Rulin, my brother is true to his word. As long as you surrender, I will not harm your life. There are bold heroes here, but there are not so many conspiracies and tricks in the court!"
Xu Guanzhong said with a smile. Qinbei Pavilion
"If you want my life, you'd better do it quickly!"
Zongze took a sip of wine and looked at everyone.
This persistence made Sun Lei a little confused about what to do. It would be a pity to kill him. If he didn't kill him, there would be nothing he could do with this stubborn old man.
"In that case, I'll let you do it!"
Sun Lei winked at Shi Qian beside him.
Shi Qian took out the dagger from his waist and walked towards Zongze. Zongze didn't react at all when he saw this. Instead, he started eating happily, as if he was about to eat his last meal.
Shi Qian was not in a hurry and just watched Zongze eating and drinking.
"Do it!"
Zongze had enough to eat and drink, looked up at Shi Qian and said.
"hey-hey!"
Shi Qian raised the knife and lowered it, but the knife was off by half an inch and did not hit Zongze's neck.
Zongze immediately realized that something was wrong and reached out to push Shi Qian away, but as soon as Shi Qian opened his hand holding the dagger, a burst of white powder rushed towards Zongze.
"you!"
Zongze was furious and wanted to get up, but he was so weak after inhaling the powder that he couldn't speak. He could only stare at Sun Lei and then fell to the ground.
"Isn't he dead?"
Sun Lei looked at Zongze, who was lying on the ground and unconscious with angry eyes, and asked Shi Qian.
"Brother, don't worry, this powder will make him sleep for two or three days at most."
Shi Qian shook his head and said, these medicinal powders are a kind of incense, commonly used by those who kidnap women and children. Shi Qian is not good at martial arts, so he prepared some for self-defense.
"Take it down!"
Sun Lei nodded and said.
"What are you going to do with this Zongze, brother?"
Xu Guanzhong looked at Sun Lei and asked.
"What else can you do to this old man who doesn't have food or salt? Lock him up first."
Sun Lei shook his head helplessly.
"This Zongze is really well hidden. I didn't expect that an old and weak Tongjian would have such martial arts."
Li Zhu sighed, he didn't even notice that Zongze was hiding something.
"It's normal. Don't look at him as just a small Dengzhou general magistrate. He just hasn't been reused. Otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult for him to pacify the world."
Sun Lei shook his head.
"Brother, should we go back to Liangshan?"
Gongsun Sheng looked at Sun Lei and asked, Sun Lei has been out for too long, it's time to go back.
"Yeah, but I'm not in a hurry to go back and go to Liaodong again."
Sun Lei nodded.
"Liaodong?"
Everyone looked at Sun Lei in confusion.
"Didn't you see the battle last time? This time I'll let you try it out against the Jurchens."
Sun Lei looked at the crowd and said.
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. This was exactly what they needed. How could they find countermeasures if they didn't know the depth of the enemy?
"Where are you going, brother?"
Xu Guanzhong asked.
"Just go to the vicinity of Suzhou (Dalian) in Liaodong! This time we have too few people to go deep into the hinterland of Liaodong, so we will test it along the coastline."
Sun Lei thought for a while and said.
Xu Guanzhong breathed a sigh of relief. Suzhou is close to the sea and has complex terrain. They can withdraw from the battlefield at any time, which is suitable for them to try out sneak attacks.
"Second officer, Fei Bao, take your fleet to stay on Salman Island temporarily. If there is any movement in the Southern Navy, I will send people to come for reinforcements!"
Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and Fei Bao and said.
"Brother, the Southern Navy is here, we will kill it soon!"
Fei Bao patted his chest and said, with the help of artillery, their fleet would be invincible at sea, and the Southern Navy would also bring food when they came.
"Don't be careless. There are many generals in the south who know how to fight on the water, and their soldiers are also well-trained. Be careful not to suffer losses. Meng Kang and Ye Chun should be able to design and build new ships when the defense changes next time."
Sun Lei said with a smile that the sea loach warship is still not suitable for sea combat, especially when there are wind and waves and it can easily roll over.
"Don't be idle here. Find a suitable island to build a base. The ships will be repaired here in the future to save you the trouble of sailing back in the river."
Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and Fei Bao and said, Meng Kang and Ye Chun have been studying ships at sea for a long time and have long thought of ways to improve them, but now there are no shipbuilding craftsmen or places to build ships here. There is no wood for shipbuilding, so the ship can only be built back to Liangshanbo.
"Yes, brother!"
Ruan Xiaoer and Fei Bao clasped their fists at Sun Lei and said, if they continue to build ships, they will continue to expand the navy, which they are happy to see.
Early the next morning, Sun Lei and his men boarded the ship. Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi commanded the soldiers, and the fleet quickly set sail towards Liaodong.
Dengzhou Prefecture.
"There's no news yet!"
Wang Shizhong stayed up all night, waiting for news from Zongze, but no news came back until dawn.
"Mr. Magistrate, there is no news. Several small boats have been sent out in batches, but none of them have returned yet!"
Team coach Pan Shanyu replied.
"Something must have happened! I said it was too risky, but Zongze didn't listen!"
Wang Shizhong said angrily that Zongze was once again asked to take the blame for this incident. Yizhou Tongping was killed by a thief. How could he explain this to his superiors?
"Quick, go get Sun Li!"
Wang Shizhong yelled at the government officials that Sun Li was so drunk at the banquet that he took a day off yesterday and did not come to the government office to eat.
The officer quickly ran to Sun Li's house.
At this time, Sun Li was still lying on the bed, with a veil on his forehead, chapped lips, and pale face, looking seriously ill.
Sun Li hasn't slept since he returned home the day before yesterday. He waited all day yesterday and there was no news about Zongze and Dajun. Sun Li knew that something must have happened to Zongze. He just didn't eat or sleep for two days and two nights and only drank. I drank some tea just to make myself weak and depressed.
"Sun Tiha, the governor of the state has summoned him!"
A servant ran into Sun Li's house and shouted.
"Quick, help me up!"
Sun Li quickly got up from the easy chair, but as soon as he got up, he collapsed weakly.
"The official is seriously ill. Could you please send me back and say a nice word to him!"
Madam Lejia quickly supported Sun Li and said to the officer.
"Master Zhizhou is in a hurry to summon him, so Sun Tiha should go quickly. Master Zhizhou can't afford to blame him!"
The officer was extremely anxious when he saw Sun Li like that. Sun Li collapsed after such a big thing happened. Zhizhou would definitely be furious.
"Help me up, I'll go to the government office right away!"
Sun Li stood up weakly, and several soldiers quickly stepped forward to help Sun Li go to the government office.
"What do you look like!"
When Wang Shizhong saw Sun Li like this, he was furious. The situation in Dengzhou was critical now. Sun Li was in charge of the army and commanded the navy, but he was so drunk that he looked like this!
Sun Li could only apologize feebly, but Wang Shizhong didn't want to ask more questions, so he had to tell the news about Zongze's accident.
"Something happened to Zong Tongjian!"
Sun Li pretended to be shocked, and his already pale face was even more colorless.
"When can you send troops to rescue?"
Wang Shizhong looked at Sun Li and asked, now the only one in Dengzhou who can lead troops to fight at sea is Sun Li.
"General, let's go right now!"
Sun Li reluctantly stood up and said.
"How can you go out to fight like this?"
Wang Shizhong looked at Sun Li and frowned and said, "Sun Li can't stand firmly. If he goes out, he will die."
"General... General, it will be fine if you rest for two days!"
Sun Li lowered his head and said.
"Okay, in two days you will lead the troops to rescue Zong Tongpan!"
Wang Shizhong nodded.
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