"Catch these three rotten women!" Zhou Dayong remained calm and directly waved his hand to the three team members to control the three women. The other two team members followed at the same time and were already standing behind the fifth concubine. "Old woman, now I'll give you a chance to explain clearly what's going on!" Zhou Dayong looked reckless, but he didn't believe the fifth concubine's words: "Three heads to six sides, tell the matter clearly!" With a plop, the old woman He knelt down to Zhou Dayong and said: "Your Majesty, Kang Pinqing is my distant nephew. He said he is looking for a concubine. She needs someone who is beautiful and has studied. I said that our boss's lady is very good-looking and talented. Qin He knows everything about chess, calligraphy and painting. I really didn’t know Kang Pinqing was a bad person!"
"I'm not a mountain king, let alone a bandit!" Zhou Dazhao said without hesitation: "Tell me about your own business, how come your boss was killed!" "After Kang Pinqing met the young lady, he left the young lady to accompany him that night. Stay the night. The young lady refused to agree, so Kang Pinqing sent people to arrest the boss and his wife. Later, later..." After hearing the old woman's explanation for a long time, Zhou Dayong suddenly became angry: "Why are you hesitating? Say it quickly!" The old woman was frightened by Zhou Dayong and immediately opened her mouth and said: "Then we took off the lady's clothes and tied her to the bed! We didn't do it on purpose, Kang Pinqing forced us to do it."
The fifth aunt asked in a dark voice: "Why did Kang Pinqing force you?" The old woman said in an almost inaudible voice: "He gave us a gold bar!" "Very good, a gold bar made you betray your conscience! "Zhou Dayong sneered: "There are still shameless people like you in the world, that's great!" "Girl, don't worry!" Zhou Dayong turned back to his fifth wife and said: "Kang Pinqing doesn't have long to live anymore, tomorrow afternoon. The date of his death! These three unconscionable things, I will let them be beaten to death by gold bars! As for taking away the workers as you said, I want to see the situation and attack the Khitan iron mines. We have no plan this time . Leaving you a sum of money, that’s not a problem.”
"We don't need you to attack the iron mine!" The fifth aunt shook her head and said, "If you come, I will definitely run away. However, I can take you to the nearest iron mine. There are only four people guarding the workers there. As long as you can Kill those four guys and then you can take the workers away." When Zhou Dayong heard that there were only four people guarding him, he immediately said: "Okay, I agree to your request!" The fifth aunt did not tell lies and immediately took Zhou Dayong with her. Dayong opened a cover under the stairs, revealing an underground secret room.
"This secret room does not belong to Kang Pinqing, but was made by the Khitans. It is said that they were preparing some reserves, as if something big was about to happen. There are many wooden boxes piled inside, and I don't know what they are. I think, since they belong to the Khitans , you should be interested!" Hearing that it was something belonging to the Khitans, Zhou Dayong immediately became excited: "Come on, come down and see what the Khitans want to do!"
After the two team members went down, they quickly came up and reported: "Report to the squad leader, all the weapons below are there! Twenty boxes of bows and arrows, twenty machine crossbows, fifty boxes of long guns. One box of hand crossbows, and twenty boxes of hand crossbows and arrows." There are five boxes of gold bars and three big boxes of silver." "Very good, let's take three gold bars and send these three bad guys on their way!" Zhou Dayong waved his hand and dismissed the team member, then turned to ask the fifth concubine: "Girl, how much money do you need?"
The fifth aunt watched indifferently as the old woman and the two maids were dragged out, and then she said: "I can't carry any more. Two gold bars and a hundred taels of silver are enough."
"Originally, our Song Dynasty anti-trafficking team must ensure that everything seized is returned to the public, but the girl's situation is special, so I will decide to give the girl ten gold bars." Zhou Dayong shook his head and said: "Two gold bars won't last long. The girl is going out alone, so it's better to bring more money." "Zhou Dayong, what are you still dawdling about?" Yang Tong didn't come in, and her voice had already arrived: "Don't you know you want to retreat immediately?"
When Zhou Dayong heard Yang Tong's voice, he was immediately overjoyed: "The deputy captain came just in time, there is still a list of things that you need to decide here!" Yang Tong came in and listened to Zhou Dayong's report, and frowned slightly: "That's it, you guys from the second class are here Let's go down to rescue the workers, and the first group will leave first with the loot. Move quickly, once the Khitan people find out, it will be too late to regret it!" Fortunately, each of Kang Pinqing's stores has its own carts, and all the carts can be loaded with five trailers. Full of goods, Zhan Jinguo's escort retreated first and rushed to the direction of mounting the horse overnight.
After driving slowly and hurriedly all the way, we finally crossed Shangma Town at noon the next day and arrived at Houshanliang. Because everyone didn't sleep all night, Yang Tong decided to take a rest on the mountain ridge and eat some dry food. Unexpectedly, not long after, faint gunshots were heard from the southeast. "No, the battle on Zhang Xiang's side is not over yet. If it goes wrong, we will encounter huge difficulties!" Yang Tong took out his flintlock gun and shouted: "Leave five team members to guard the cart, and the others Follow me to support the captain!"
As a result, they had just rushed down the hillside when more than ten people stumbled in front of them and appeared at the foot of the mountain. Not far behind them, Zhang Xiang took the lead and chased after them. Yang Tong has also been in battle for a long time and is calm in the face of danger: "Everyone, don't attack them head-on. Hurry up and take cover to catch them off guard!" The enemies who fled had never thought that there would be an ambush in this ghost place! When they climbed halfway up the mountain, two crossbows had just found a place to block the attack, when a dozen people suddenly jumped out of the grass, knocking all the enemies to the ground!
These dozen enemies were already exhausted, and the only thing they could think of was that the terrain here was favorable and they could gain a buffer of time. Unexpectedly, they were suddenly killed by a group of fresh troops, and they were all captured alive! By the time Zhang Xiang arrived, the battle here was over. It was too late to ask anything now. A few people nodded briefly, and Zhang Xiang immediately ordered: "Take the prisoners, retreat immediately, and return to the Eagle's Beak!"
The security squad led by Yang Erya did not participate in chasing the enemy because there were still six large vehicles on the battlefield that needed to be monitored. Fortunately, everyone has experienced several battles, and no matter the male or female team members, they have no discomfort with cleaning the battlefield. It's too hot in July now, so the body can't just be left out in the open. Shi Liancheng and Cui Saner struggled to dig out two large holes with pickaxes, and simply buried the enemy's corpses.
When Zhang Xiang and others returned to the Three Stones battlefield, Yang Erya and the others had just finished cleaning up the battlefield. Two horses have been recovered, but unfortunately five of the twelve mules have been killed. After the two sides joined together, there were a total of forty enemies. Twenty-nine were killed on the spot and eleven were captured. During the ambush battle, two team members were killed, one was seriously injured, and 13 were slightly injured.
After the two sides reported the situation, Zhang Xiang found out why Zhou Dayong's second squad had not returned, so he quickly ordered Yang Erya to take someone to respond. Zhang Xiang said while sitting: "Actually, it's nothing. It's easier than last time in Yingzhou! Kang Pinqing took everyone away, and there was no one who could even use a bow and arrow in the nursing home. Because we live in Sanxian The inn is one of Kang Pinqing's properties. We tied up the shopkeeper and the waiter at night and left one person to guard the place. That's it. The others were divided into three groups and worked separately. Let the deputy detachment leader tell us the specific results. Come on, I want some water."
Yang Tong's face was ugly, and he was obviously worried: "The harvest is naturally huge, but most of them are weapons. According to the fifth concubine, these weapons were hidden in their house by the Khitan people a few days ago. The weapons of the Khitan people It’s so strange not to put it in your own warehouse but to hide it somewhere else!”
"Preliminary statistics show that this is the equipment of a centurion team. There are 3,651,810,000 taels of silver and 520 gold bars." "Oh, that's right! The fifth aunt took away ten gold bars, just like last time. Others All I have is a few boxes of clothes, sheepskin shoes and the like, I don’t dare to bring big things.” “It’s not just your side, the situation is the same here!” Yang Tong continued: “The first to the fourth car, all They are all weapons!
"In addition, the fifth cart is all made of cloth, satin and jewelry, and there is also an exquisite sandalwood box. The sixth cart has six boxes. Among them, three boxes contain 240,000 taels of silver, and three boxes contain 480 gold bars! Still fighting Four crossbows and two horses were seized. The sixth cart was all filled with delicacies and other food." Zhang Xiang was not only not excited when he heard these data, but became a little worried. Because he knew that the Xintun garrison was the vanguard. It seems that the Khitans are indeed operating according to their original ideas, and a large number of weapons have begun to be scattered and hoarded. It seems that they have been planning to go south for a long time.
"Everyone, it is obvious that the weapons we seized this time are enough to equip two Khitan centurions and three Ergouzi centurions!" Zhang Xiang broke everyone's doubts: "You should know that the Youzhou incident was caused by the Khitan people themselves It was all done to find an excuse to go south to the Central Plains. Naturally, there must be an explanation for this matter." That night, the bodies of the two soldiers were buried on a high slope facing the sun, and everyone's grief and indignation turned into anger. He demanded that all the prisoners be taken to the grave and executed.
"Everyone, my feelings are the same as yours. However, we can't just kill him. Don't you think this time is weird? At least ask clearly." Zhang Xiang stopped everyone's impulse: "The Khitan people Don’t you want to know what they want to do with so many munitions hidden? They put the shit basin on our heads, are we just going to let it go?"
"Of course, our brothers can't die in vain!" Zhang Xiang changed the subject: "Liu Zhiliang, bring Kang Pinqing and his men to prison!" Kang Pinqing and his four men had been tied up long ago, and Liu Zhiliang received them After the order was given, people were immediately sent to push them over, and they all knelt down at the graves of the martyrs.
"Kang Pinqing, King of Hell of Kang!" Zhang Xiang said with a sinister smile: "Hey, hey, so evil! So majestic! There are no less than ten thousand workers in the Song Dynasty who died directly at your hands. I didn't wrong you, did I? Give it to you now One option is, if you tell me clearly about the Khitan’s hidden arms, I will let you suffer less! Come on, cut off the heads of his four little bastards first, and pay homage to our brothers!"
Kang Pinqing frowned: "The Khitans gave me a villa as a reward for my merits. They moved the weapons in and said they would be used in the near future. I don't know where they will be used. This time It's a lie to wish my old father a birthday, but it's real to take the opportunity to recruit people and form a special team. I only know so much, I can kill or behead him as I please."
"Very good! Very good! When you are about to die, you still scream at the Khitans and Khitans. You are really worse than a pig or a dog!" Zhang Xiang took out a piece of white paper that had been prepared long ago, and then read loudly: " It has been verified that Kang Pinqing, one of the four leaders of the Qianjinzhai Iron Mine in Youzhou, is known as the Living King of Hell. In the past ten years, he has regarded thieves as his father and harmed his compatriots in the Song Dynasty. In order to please his Khitan masters and earn for himself the hard-earned money of laborers, some Tens of thousands of people were tortured to death in the recent Song Dynasty! In order to appease the spirits of the victims in heaven and bring justice to heaven and earth, the Song Dynasty Anti-Corruption Team sentenced Kang Pinqing and his subordinates to death, beheaded them on the spot, and executed them immediately!"
After executing Kang Pinqing and returning to the temporary detention place, the team members brought out the Khitan general. Before Zhang Xiang could ask questions, the Khitan general shouted: "What kind of work are you doing? Let me go back to work! Otherwise, our Khitan people in the Liao Kingdom will not forgive you!" "Fuck you!" Khitan dog!" Zhang Xiang was furious: "Answer my questions honestly, otherwise, you will die!"
"I'm an iron ore craftsman, I'm not a soldier! I'm here to help you develop mineral resources in the Song Dynasty!" "Nonsense! You Khitan dogs are just a bunch of bandits!" Zhang Xiang yelled: "You bandits are occupying Our Song Dynasty steals our mineral resources, but you still have the nerve to help us develop it! The iron ore you dig out every year is brought back to your barren north. Have you ever given us Song Dynasty a penny? ?”
"You are inhumane and treat the miners of the Song Dynasty as the most despicable tools. How many mass graves are created every year? There are piles of corpses and bones in the Dongshan Valley of the Qianjinzhai Iron Mine. Is it you bastards who did it? Answer my question quickly. ! What are you doing at Kangjiataizi this time?" "Ours only cares about the work of the big heads, and we don't care about the workers. We have nothing to do with the death of your workers! You should find the work of those big heads, come to me It shouldn’t be. I’m a craftsman who works with iron, and it has nothing to do with me!”
In the end, Zhang Xiang was so angry that he didn't bother to ask, so he quickly sent the Khitan dogs back and gave each Khitan dog a bowl of porridge to prevent them from starving to death. Then after a little thought, I wrote two letters. He went back to find Yang Erya and told her to do this. Yang Erya followed the order and left. There were really too many things this time. There were eleven carts in total, including the equipment of two centurions without Kaifeng weapons, and there were several carts of silver and gold bars. If these things are left in the wild like this, everyone is worried. Once something goes wrong, it will be a disaster.
"Sister, it's been dark for a while now." Zhang Xiang called Yang Tong aside and said, "Leave the weapons captured on the battlefield and other things. You have to work hard and lead the guards to send back the wounded and supplies overnight. Tianjing New City. Walk quietly and put a crossbow on the car. If you encounter a suspicious person on the road, you will shoot and kill him immediately. Of course, once things are absolutely necessary, your life will come first. Remember? You must Give me something good!"
"Teacher, don't worry, I will send your things back safely!" Yang Tong said and left. "Report to the captain, Zhan Jinguo and the others have returned, and they have brought many workers with them! Come over quickly." Huang Qiaoyun's sweet cry came at the right time, waking Zhang Xiang out of his trance, as if he was in an erotic dream As real as illusory.
Back at the temporary station, Zhang Xiang has returned to normal: "Where are the Zhan Jin people, how is the situation?" Huang Qiaoyun said anxiously: "Go down and take a look. There are still more than 700 workers, all skin and bones, unable to complete the human shape. . But it worries us to death." "Let's go! Let's go over and take a look. These people are all our brothers and sisters!" Zhang Xiang stood up immediately: "Qiaoyun, hurry up and organize people to make porridge!"
Yang Erya said from the side: "Look how anxious you are! You don't have to say anything about this matter. Liu Zhiliang is not a man who works! The laborers have already eaten!" When he came to the platform under the olecranon, Zhang Xiang I saw a mass of black people squatting or sitting, wolfing down porridge. Through the dim light from the surrounding torches, Zhang Xiang saw that all these people had sunken eye sockets and dry cheeks. The dry fingers were like a few dry sticks. If it weren't for the movement, it would be almost like a mummy, with no muscles visible at all!
Zhang Xiang's memory also had this profound imprint. This scene instantly touched his heartstrings, and tears flowed down uncontrollably. Walking among the crowd, he said with a trembling voice: "Don't worry, everyone, there is plenty of porridge. However, you should just eat half full. After an hour, we can eat again! If you are too full, It’s not good for your health!”
When Zhan Jinguo saw Zhang Xiang and others walking into the crowd, he immediately said loudly: "Young and old gentlemen, our division commanders are here to visit you. It was they who gave the order that led us to rescue you! You always thanked me along the way. In fact, what you should be grateful to is our teacher!" Upon hearing this, the workers quickly put down their jobs and kowtowed on the ground.
"What are you doing? Get up! Everyone, get up and eat!" Zhang Xiang was in a panic for a while, not knowing what to do. He just kept saying: "Don't worry, everyone, as long as you stay with us, you will have enough food to eat, so don't worry!"
It was said that Xiaoguantun was under martial law the next day, and team leader Ye Qianyanchuan led the Khitan people to conduct house-to-house searches. After working for a long time, I found nothing, and several large carts of weapons stored in Kang Pinqing's house were missing. Later, I found a notice from the Song Dynasty anti-corruption team on the street, and then I realized that Kang Pinqing and his forces had been killed! More than 700 workers at the iron mine burned down their greenhouses and all fled. Currently, the mine is unable to operate and production is at a standstill. In addition, the Khitan craftsmen who visited Kangjiataizi for inspection were missing.
Early in the morning, the Eighth Prince took Mrs. She, Kou Zhun, Wang Qinruo and others to the official hall of Tianjing New City to visit Yang Peng. Before they arrived at the official hall, they saw Yang Peng taking Lin Qing'er, Huyan Chijin, Du Jin'e, Yang Bamei , Yang Jiumei and her party were waiting for the Eighth Prince and his party at the door. When the Eighth Prince and the others were at the door, Yang Peng stepped forward, clasped his fists and said to the Eighth Prince and the others, "I didn't expect the Eighth Prince to come to our small place in person. You have worked hard all the way. Please come inside." Yang Peng walked up to Mrs. She and said, "Junior, don't you?" I know that Mrs. She came in person and did not go out of the city to greet me. I hope that the elders will not blame me. Please forgive me for not being able to come."
Lin Qing'er walked up to Mrs. She, her eyes were red, and said, "Sister, thank you for your hard work. Please forgive me if I didn't do well." Mrs. She said, "Qing'er, you have accepted a good apprentice. It's not easy. You can build such a big city just by relying on your own group of people. It's amazing, it's amazing, it's not easy. You have done a good job. How many people in the Song Dynasty have a chance to survive under your protection? You It is a great merit and virtue!" Lin Qing'er also greeted Hua Jieyu and Zhou Yungjing, and they all entered the official hall together.
Everyone sat down in the official hall, divided into primary and secondary seats. Yang Peng said, "I don't know what the Eighth Prince has to say this time. Please tell me. We will not stand idly by if we can help, because we are all Han people and we do not distinguish between each other." . Haha," the Eighth Prince said, "First, I'm here to see your strength. The main thing is about the Queen Mother Xiao hunting in Jinyang. I don't know what you think."
Yang Peng said to the Eighth Prince, "The Queen Mother Xiao's hunting trip was a conspiracy against Yang Liulang. This time they joined forces with Xixia to kill Liu Lang along the way. Don't go to Jinyang this time. Once the Song Dynasty loses Liulang, the Liao Kingdom and Xixia will send troops together, and the Song Dynasty will move its capital. This time, the Liao Kingdom and Xixia will send troops in three directions. Jinyang will have 100,000 troops. All the way south. Xixia will have 150,000 troops. The horses also went all the way south. The 200,000 soldiers and horses here in Youzhou went all the way south. As long as something happened to Liu Lang, they would send troops south together in a month. What would the Song Dynasty do to resist? In the battle of Xiongzhou, it was due to Taishi Pan’s selfishness that the Song Dynasty The leading generals were left with no talent and their hearts were lost. Emperor Taizong was deliberately partial, and coupled with the policy of the Song Dynasty, he valued culture over military affairs, and the morale of the army was lost. Last time, my incompetent thing said that the Eighth Prince, please don’t go there. In my heart, that guy is only seventeen years old and is just ignorant. I am here to compensate you."
Kou Zhun said, "Your intelligence work is so detailed, it's not easy!" Yang Peng said, "We have established Jinyiwei here, mainly to be responsible for military intelligence work, and to monitor corruption issues among officials. A national intelligence work can only It is the top priority. If the intelligence work is not done well, half of the war has been lost. This time we raided the Khitan iron mines and gained nearly one million taels of silver. It is because the intelligence work was done well."
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
