"Is this what Leader Zhai said?"
There is a table in the open space of Baima Jin Village, and a chair behind the table. However, Xu Shiying, who is in her early twenties, is sitting on it in full armor, calmly questioning the visitors.
And behind him was the big river that was rolling as usual.
"yes."
The visitor wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to speak while suppressing some tension and excitement. "We haven't officially taken action yet. We have already taken control of the money and grain warehouses, government offices, and prisons. According to the original statement, lock them up, guard them, and don't move them. When the situation is good, we will open the warehouses to release grains... But Superintendent Huang I don’t know why there is no trace…”
"Huang Junhan was sent out by me." Xu Shiying answered slowly. "Don't be anxious, I'll ask you again...does Leader Zhai have any additional arrangements?"
"Yes." The man was stunned for a moment, but he immediately made a report. "All the county officials were about to revolt, and the government officials were also controlled by us. After the warehouse was sealed, we had more manpower than we thought before. Zhai Facao sent the extra people out, and a group of people went to talk to Mr. Zhai. Ask him to be careful about Li Tingwen; a group of people go to the east gate to talk to the gatekeeper, delaying time, and see if they can pull someone over; and then...then, he himself now takes people to the county governor's mansion."
Xu Shiying smiled and pretended not to hear the other party's explanation of Zhai Qian's taking credit for his troubles. He just continued to ask: "Congratulations, right? Let me ask you one more thing. After Zhou Juncheng finished explaining, is it? How to deal with it?”
There was nothing difficult about this question. The congratulatory document almost blurted out: "Fa Cao Zhai gave him a small yellow flower, and then asked him to stay in the warehouse and grain delivery compound. He is very honest..."
"I understand." Xu Shiying nodded and continued to smile. "He Wenshu, I'm going to see Dou Bing now. I'll give you ten soldiers to bring Zhou Junchen here safely and directly to the military city in the city. Is that possible?"
He Wenwen hesitated for a moment, but when he glanced at the soldiers who were gathering behind him, he immediately nodded: "Don't worry, big boss, I'll go back and take the people."
Xu Shiying nodded and waved, and ten soldiers immediately rushed up and returned to the city with the sweaty congratulatory documents.
As soon as the person left, Xu Dalang sat for a while, dazed for a while, not knowing what he was thinking, and then stood up. After getting up, he didn't put on a helmet. He just took a band from the desk and tied it on his forehead. Then he took a small yellow flower from his hand and pinned it on the band beside his ear.
At this point, Xu Shiying just turned around and stood still with his hands behind his hands in the afternoon sunshine.
After a while, hundreds of soldiers who had planted small yellow flowers on the roadside in autumn gathered neatly. The confidant general was about to say something, but Xu Dalang waved his hand to reject him. The latter immediately got on his horse, walked a dozen steps in front of the soldiers, and then Simply rein in your horse and speak calmly:
"Everyone, if something goes wrong today, follow me to take down Baima City!"
The soldiers below shouted in unison, and dozens of cavalry led the way to protect Xu Shiying. Hundreds of soldiers immediately lined up behind, armed with weapons, and followed closely.
Most of the soldiers under Xu Dalang's command came from his own family. About two or three years ago, they personally trained them in the art of war. After three expeditions to Dongyi, they repeatedly obtained a large number of regular army ordnance and equipment. Now they are still trying to find ways to wear military uniforms in the county. The skin of the soldiers is really nothing more than a real elite army, with strict discipline and action like the wind.
This seems to be in line with Xu Dalang's style. He comes from a powerful background, and indeed has some limited vision and structure, and even some hypocrisy and calculation, but it really cannot hide the serious talent and prowess in his bones.
Moreover, almost inexplicably, when Xu Shiying led these hundreds of soldiers majestically along the road to the north gate of Baima City, even he himself felt a little dazed... He began to question himself, those self-righteous calculations Wouldn't it be too ridiculous? If you can make progress openly and honestly, why do you have to make calculations?
Why can't he be an upright hero like his name? Holding a hundred heroes and marching across the world with thousands of armies?
No, I still can't be an upright hero, because when I was young, in order to maintain the power of my family, I took to the so-called underworld, played with knives, and did all kinds of illegal things... Even by the lowest standards, I am still a criminal. Wandering thief.
This idea inexplicably made Xu Dalang look a little melancholy and sad on this critical day.
The north gate was unobstructed. The North Gate leader who had previously tried to win over did not show any signs of repetition. Instead, he stood in the doorway wearing a yellow flower and allowed Xu Dalang to lead his troops through the gate... The whole process was just like a normal deployment of troops. .
Not only that, when entering the city and turning south at the first intersection towards the military city, Guo Jingke and Zhai Kuan, who had been waiting for a long time, also led a hundred riders each to greet them from the other two roads and gathered together.
This is the backup plan that was prepared before. Once the city is closed, it will immediately attack from both inside and outside.
"Did Li Tingwen find you?" Xu Dalang came back from his strange thoughts and asked Zhai Kuan.
"No." Zhai Kuan, who was riding a horse, said seriously. "I didn't see anyone. But I left an ambush in the house. Where are the crossbows? There are also fishing nets and wet quilts. Even if all the people who clean up the street are gone, they will still suffer a big loss!"
Xu Dalang nodded.
At this time, on the noisy street, suddenly a pancake seller hurried over carrying a pole, and then boldly asked: "Xu Dalang and Mr. Zhai, are you going to cause trouble?"
Xu Dalang was stunned for a moment, then smiled quickly: "What are you talking about? Why don't you go home quickly? We are here to catch a thief who is on the blacklist on the order of the Lord!"
The seller of cooking cakes was greatly disappointed, but instead of hurriedly closing up his stall and going home like the others, he just put down his pole and stood by the street blankly.
This made Xu Shiying glance at this man again... He was sure that he did not know this man, and he was definitely not a spiritual figure, because this man's joints were too thick and the calluses caused by physical labor were too thick.
This is an ordinary local man selling cooking cakes.
Xu Dalang has always had experience in recognizing people.
Putting aside the strange emotions brought about by this person for the time being, Xu Dalang, wearing a small yellow flower, came to the military city, and then once again led his troops to enter in a grand manner - there was more than one person who reported the news to him, and one team member turned back early after reporting the news. , took control of the main entrance of the military city, and then led a total of seventy or eighty people to join the queue and headed straight to the central lobby.
The whole process is really like searching for something.
Of course, everything came to an end as a matter of course. Dou Qi quickly led the people back to the main hall, while Xu Shiying calmly ordered like the master of the military camp, sealing off the doors and surrounding the main hall.
Then he dismounted and led the crowd into the hall on foot.
"Captain Dou is a descendant of a wealthy family in Guanxi, why don't you raise your sword and fight bravely?" Xu Dalang asked seriously. "I just finished setting up the crossbow outside, but I was actually waiting for a while."
Dou Qi, who was holding the saber, turned back to look at his young master. He had no doubt that as long as his young master gave the order, even if they were destined to die without a burial place, the dozen or so Dou family soldiers here would still risk everything to let them go. These Kanto thieves pay the price. And if possible, he can try to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, cooperate with the young master, and take a little thief as a hostage. I don't expect to be able to really stop this rebellion by then. At least I can talk to someone in exchange for the young master and young lady returning to Kansai.
Didn't it mean that the two big thieves had served as court officials in the capital? It can always be negotiated, right?
Yes, this is a feasible plan.
However, Dou, who had been the most enthusiastic at the banquet, did not give the order. Instead, he looked at the other party's ears and asked back from the seat: "So, is Xu Dalang really going to be a thief? Is the whole city going to be a thief?"
This is a very simple and normal nonsense.
But Xu Shiying's eyes became inexplicably strange: "Your Excellency is an official, and we are thieves? Yes or no?"
"Of course." Dou Bing was inexplicably flustered.
"But you are officials and we are thieves?" Xu Shiying asked sincerely. "Who decides the number of officials and thieves?"
Dou did not expect that Xu Dalang, who was always known for his ability, would engage in such a verbal argument like a scholar, but since he asked, it showed that there was still the possibility of a theory, so he was slightly relieved:
"Xu Dalang, it is up to the imperial court to decide whether officials or traitors are good or bad. There are one or two things wrong with the Wei Dynasty's annexation of the country, and it is also the only place where righteousness lies. Now that you are rebelling, do you want to bring out a Dong Qi descendant with a surname of Gao? Dong Qi? Qi and the one with the surname Gao are worse, okay? And if there is no one with the surname Gao, aren't you just pure thieves? Just thieves, no matter how big the trouble is, what's the future?"
Xu Shiying thought for a moment and nodded: "Your Majesty is absolutely right."
Zhai Kuan, who was already impatient, and Guo Jingke, who had always been calm, looked at each other in surprise at the same time. The flower arrangement officer and the accompanying family members who followed were also surprised.
"If so..." Dou Bing was overjoyed.
"But if that's the case, why do you, as officials, torture the local people, and we, as thieves, seem to be trying to save the people from the fire?" As he spoke, Xu Shiying suddenly exhaled, and then the immortality essence on his body The energy coiled up from his waist like a giant green python with huge horns slowly coming out of its hole. "To be honest with you, there is a difference between an official and a thief. I, Xu Da, would rather be a living thief than a retarded civilian official!"
There was silence in the hall, as Guo, Zhai and others came to look.
Dou Qi and Dou Bing also stared blankly at the living Qi on each other's body, and then turned pale.
And the next moment, just as the giant python stretched out Xu Shiying's arm to hold the knife in his waist, Dou Qi suddenly turned around and glanced at Dou Bing, then suddenly jumped forward, drew the knife like lightning, and cut off the knife at the same time. Jiang Zhenqi rolled up and slashed at Xu Shiying's shoulder.
But Xu Shiying was faster than him. He just raised his hand and cut with a knife, and then blocked it easily. At the same time, a strong and vigorous vitality of immortality rolled around the saber, and it easily bypassed the opponent's blade like a python attached to the knife. With Duanjiang's zhenqi, he took advantage of the situation and rolled it hard on the opponent's arm.
After just one roll, Dou Qi's arm was broken, the weapon fell out of his hand, and he staggered backward for a moment.
Around Guo Zhai, many Daihua officers and soldiers did not hesitate. They each drew their swords and slashed wildly. They killed more than ten private soldiers of the Dou family in the tent. The few who did not die on the spot were all killed. .
How could there be no blood?
Especially when facing the Guanlong people.
Dou Fang was stabbed four or five times, and there was a fatal wound on his neck. He still had a breath of life. He was dragged to Xu Dalang like a piece of rag. Obviously, Xu Shiying was asked to personally decide how to deal with it... Corpse, hanging head on horseback, or hanging head on the city?
"Li Tingwen probably sold you and Zhou Juncheng, and escaped with his own family, and your general." Xu Dalang squatted down, holding the knife in one hand and pressing the other's wound with the other and laughed. "I must have received advice from my family. I'm afraid that because your beloved wife is in the city, you may surrender temporarily and ruin the name of the Dou family..."
"My wife... is innocent... she is Bai's daughter... let her go..." Dou Feng held his wound and tried his best, but he still missed his wife.
"I said it all." Xu Dalang became serious. "I am a thief, but when I was a rogue thief at the age of 12 or 3, I went too far and often killed people just to be brave and ruthless. When I was a thief at the age of 14 or 15, I only came to kill those who were unhappy. As a good thief, he kills when he sees someone strong and evil; now that he is twenty years old, he becomes a living thief, killing for the generals in battle... Killing you is like killing a chicken, but how can he kill innocent women and children again? We depose the dragon. The leader of the gang, Zhang Dalong, is an old member of Yitian Sword, and our kindness has not been broken to this day, so I will send your wife there."
Dou Bing was relieved.
Xu Dalang cut off the opponent's head with one stroke and easily took off the opponent's head. When blood spattered, he turned around and came out with the opponent's head.
Everyone around Zhai and Guo, below, was solemn and hurriedly chased him out.
When he came outside, he met the shocked He Wensheng and Zhou Juncheng, who was pale and could hardly stand. However, Xu Dalang ignored the blood stains on his face and laughed loudly on the spot: "Don't panic, Duke Zhou... This generation Guan Long People still resist and have to be killed. We have to rely more on Duke Zhou for today's affairs and for the future."
The commander-in-chief, Zhou Weishi, gritted his teeth and stepped forward to hand over his hands. However, when his eyes fell on Dou Bing's head, he couldn't bear it for a moment and hurriedly turned his head away: "Please give me the order, Chief Xu."
"It's very simple." Xu Dalang just handed the head to the general, indicating that the other party was hanging under the horse's head, and then smiled at Zhou Weishi. "The three counties are all rebelling, and the overall situation is mine, but I still have to ask Lord Liu to surrender, and order all counties, towns, villages, cities, and crossings to surrender to me, the Dragon Gang... Tell him that he is so cooperative, Although I can't make the decision, I still want to ask Li Dalongtou for instructions and try my best to release him...and you are the county magistrate, so this responsibility belongs to you."
Zhou Juncheng sighed, knowing that he couldn't refuse, so he just nodded.
Xu Dalang, on the other hand, ignored the bloody hands and directly supported the other party and continued: "Zhou Juncheng... We have always been suppressed by the court and cannot participate in government affairs. There are some things that we are really not used to doing. If you go for a walk today, Regardless of whether it is successful or not...I will introduce you to the two leaders Zhang and Li, and ask them to give you an explanation."
Zhou Weishi was already ready to agree. When he heard the words, he had no more words to say and just bowed his head.
Xu Dalang put down the man, got on his horse, and jumped directly onto the general's platform in the colonel. He just reined in the horse and shouted to the many soldiers who were still confused after hearing the noise:
"Brothers, the leader of the left wing of the Deposed Dragon Gang, Xu Da from Caozhou is here! Today we, the Deposed Dragon Gang, launched a rebellion from Dongjun, Dongping County and Jiyin County. The three counties attacked together and were unstoppable. Now the captain of this county is dead. You are soldiers, you should know that you don't take chances... Those who follow me, wear yellow flowers and come with me! Those who oppose me, immediately draw their swords and come to the stage to fight with me! There is no argument that we can't help each other! Those who want to kill me , Come quickly! Come quickly! Come quickly!”
Xu Shiying reined his horse on the rammed earth general platform, exercised his true energy, and roared with all his strength, shouting three times in a row. The sergeants who had listened earlier were stunned, not to mention a big human head shaking with the horse, and several more soldiers Ten, more than ten heads were hung up one after another, and several baskets of yellow flowers were placed in front of them, and they were encouraged. They were already excited, who dared to come forward.
After a while, when no one came forward, Xu Dalang laughed loudly and shouted again: "If you don't dare to kill me, then let me be a thief! Come on! Come on! Come on!"
After shouting three more times, Xu Shiying immediately jumped off the stage, then slowly rode towards the gate of the military city.
The soldiers behind them were urging and pushing, and some people even couldn't wait to get flowers to bring to those acquaintances who didn't have flowers to wear. After a while, a trend developed, and the remaining officers couldn't wait to get flowers from the baskets and hurriedly took them to wear. , then turned back to the weapon, and followed his boss, old friends, and fellow villagers out of the house.
When he got out of the door, Xu Dalang took the lead, but when he saw that the cake seller was still there looking at him, he immediately rode forward.
Unexpectedly, the other party still took the initiative to come up to him and asked: "Xu Dalang, you have such a big head on your horse. Did you kill the official? Is there an incident this time?"
"Lift it, lift it!"
Xu Shiying answered loudly, then reined in his horse on the street and shouted loudly. "Dear fellow villagers, the leader of the left wing of the Deposed Dragon Gang, Xu Da from Caozhou is here! The imperial court treats the Eastern Territory harshly, and the remnants of the people masturbate, so that the people are in dire straits, and the people are in dire straits day and night! But the government remnants the people, and we, the Deposed Dragon Gang, have to do something The thieves come to save the people!
Take action today! For those of you who are afraid and want to protect yourself, I will never force you, just close the door and stay safe at home! The Dragon Gang's orders and prohibitions are enforced, and Qiu has no offense. If anyone in Baima City robs anyone but comes to me, Xu Da, I will kill him with my own hands!
But if there are people at home who are short of food and are afraid that they will not survive this winter; if there are relatives who have fled and have not returned, they have already become the relatives of thieves; if there are people who died on the roadside in the past working as laborers, and if there is anger in their hearts, they all come out and use their swords and sticks to fight. Follow me, Xu Da, to be a thief!
Come quickly! Come quickly! Come quickly! "
After shouting three times, Xu Shiying slowed down his horse and without squinting, he just reined in his horse in the middle of the street and walked slowly towards the county government.
Most of the people around had already settled into their homes when Xu Shiying passed by this place when he entered the city, so not many people followed him at first. However, the man selling cooking cakes on a pole actually followed Xu Shiying, and he did not forget to turn out a piece of cake for sale. He handed the remaining cooking cakes to Xu Shiying, then threw down the steamer and followed him with only a pole.
Xu Dalang didn't mind it either, so he took it in his bloody hands and started eating it right away.
By the time they finished eating one pancake and walked half the street, there was already an uproar behind them. Countless people were accompanying them with wooden sticks, iron forks, and poles. Soldiers and civilians connected with each other, blocking the streets, and washing the whole city like a tide.
When we arrived at the gate of the county government, the sun was still high, but the whole city of Baima City, the capital of Dongjun County, had rebelled.
Zhai Qian surrounded the county mansion. The gates of the county mansion were tightly closed and private soldiers carefully protected him. He did not dare to enter easily. At this time, seeing Xu Dalang's power, he was secretly frightened. He immediately greeted him and took the initiative to salute.
But Xu Shiying turned over and dismounted without any arrogance. Instead, she calmly supported the opponent, called her brother, and put her arms forward:
"Brother, can you see Li Tingwen?"
"No." Zhai Qian became even more ashamed. "The Lord is still sitting there. It's just like what we guessed when we discussed it before. I should go and capture Li Tingwen first."
"It's okay." Xu Dalang took the initiative to comfort the other party. "The overall situation lies with the Junjun and Li Tingwen. And I have already asked Huang Tou leader to lead his troops to ambush on the road. He may not be able to escape... Today's thing is done. The five leaders of us are just a joint effort."
Zhai Qian nodded repeatedly.
Xu Dalang also looked back at Zhou Weishi.
Zhou Juncheng followed all the way, feeling as if he were jolting on a horse, flipping up and down constantly. But at this time, he heard the noise in the city and knew that all the soldiers in the city had surrendered and Dou Bing was dead. Li Tingwen probably took the opportunity to escape. There was no more psychological burden, and I even had some confidence and resentment, so I slightly handed over my hand and actually took the initiative to call the door.
Suddenly, a basket hung from the turret on the wall of the county mansion, and Zhou Juncheng was hoisted in. The latter entered the county mansion, and went to the backyard grandly to see Liu Ye, the prefect of the county, who was drinking with his wife Sima, or sitting with his wife waiting to die. Heavy.
After listening to Zhou Juncheng's introduction, the governor, who was undoubtedly a member of the noble clan of Kansai, fell into a long silence. After a long time, he finally asked:
"So, Li Tingwen knew that a disaster was coming, pushed you and Dou into the tiger's mouth, and escaped? Dou was dead, and you were taken directly? They asked me to surrender, showed the official document, and ordered the whole county to surrender. The Dragon Gang, maybe they can let us and my wife go, right?"
"It should be like this." Zhou Juncheng was respectful and sincere.
Liu Yezhong sighed, raised his glass and took a sip, obviously undecided.
"So, not only is the whole city rebelling, but even three counties are rebelling?" Mrs. Sima glanced at her husband, then suddenly turned to Zhou Juncheng and interjected.
"Reply to Madam." Zhou Juncheng was silent for a moment, and then saluted again, his tone becoming more sincere. "According to what my subordinates have seen, this is not a rebellion, this is an act of righteousness... The city is full of righteousness, and the three counties are doing so!"
Mrs. Sima wanted to say more, but when Liu Yezhong heard this, he sighed: "Does Xu Dalang keep his words?"
ps: Good night everyone.
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