The eighteen sounds shook the entire state city. The patrolling state soldiers on the city wall were instantly in position, looking at the mighty army below the city with alert expressions.
At a glance, there were at least 60,000 to 70,000 people under the city. They were holding torches and arranged according to their respective camps.
Judging from their appearance, it looked like a large army was about to besiege the city. This was the first time in so many years that Jiaozhou City was besieged by such a huge army. The situation was extremely urgent.
As soldiers in the state city, those who can stay here are not only Li Kang's confidants, but their loyalty is self-evident. They are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles.
With a force several times greater than their own, they besieged the city. Even if the situation was dangerous, they did not retreat even a moment. They returned to their respective positions with serious eyes, aiming arrows with cold light at the figure below, ready to counterattack at any time.
As the bell on the city tower rang, Li Kang, the leader of Jiaozhou, led his soldiers to the city wall.
Seeing such a huge army under the city, Li Kang showed no fear at all. Instead, with deep anger, he shouted to everyone under the city through the messengers.
"Su Qian, this state really underestimates you. You actually have the ability to instigate all these people to rebel. You are indeed capable, and I admire you."
"But some senators and county governors, if you dare to rebel, have you forgotten that your children are still in the hands of this state?" ap.
"Hmph, you betrayed the imperial court and followed Su Qi'an to rebel. You should be punished for your crimes. Come and bring their children here one by one. This state will let them watch their children die before they play."
Li Kang's face was cold, and he had to be ruthless in dealing with these traitors. After so many years, these protons and hostages should also play their role.
Li Kang issued the order, but the imaginary hostage and hostage girl did not show up. This made Li Kang stunned for a moment, and he was about to ask his subordinates.
Su Qian's voice sounded, "Is Master Zhou Mu talking about them? I'm afraid this time, Master Zhou Mu will be disappointed."
Su Qi'an clapped his hands. Behind the tens of thousands of troops, there was a group of figures protected by soldiers. Looking carefully, these people were the children of various senators and county guards.
This scene shocked Li Kang. Before declaring war with Su Qi'an, in order to prevent Su Qi'an from sending people into the city in advance to kidnap the hostages and hostages.
Li Kang had already made arrangements for them. Not only did they move and hide in advance, except for him, only a few confidants knew their location. At the same time, no one could leave the city without his warrant.
Li Kang still knew Su Qi'an, so he did not conduct a large-scale search like the Qingcheng County Sheriff.
He knew that blocking was better than sparing. Instead of mobilizing a large number of troops and searching house to house, it was better to default to lurking people into the city. But the city was so close that it would be difficult to figure it out.
Without his warrant, no one, not even the officials and dignitaries of the state or city, had the right to leave the city. It could be said that they only recognized the warrant but not the person.
It stands to reason that under such a tight defense, the lurking personnel arranged by Su Qi'an cannot easily leave the city.
Li Kang's eyes moved quickly, and he thought of something quickly, and asked, "Benzhou asked you, before Benzhou left the city, how many people left the city with Benzhou's warrant."
Li Kang's voice was cold, as if he had said something wrong, and his head would immediately fall to the ground. His men were frightened and said quickly.
"Sir, except for a few adults and the heads of big families, there is no one else who left the city with your card. Oh, by the way, there is also a group of people. I don't know them, but they have your order, sir. They said We were ordered by the state envoy to go out of the city for investigation, and now that I think about it, these people should be Su Qi'an's lurking agents."
As soon as these words came out, Li Kang looked indifferent, and two thoughts immediately flashed through his mind.
First, this group of Su Qi'an's lurkers, under the orders of the state envoy and with cards obtained from unknown sources, deliberately poured dirty water on the state envoy's head.
The second is that the state envoy and Su Qi'an are in the same group.
Comparing who is closer to the truth, Li Kang prefers the former. It is not an exaggeration to say that the state envoy has been his earliest confidant for more than ten years. If he wants to betray him, he has no idea how many opportunities he has in the past ten years.
There is no need to betray him now, and there is no need to cooperate with Su Qi'an and say that the state envoy is a person installed by Su Qi'an.
This is even more impossible. More than ten years ago, Su Qian was just a young scholar from Xizhou who knew nothing. How could he arrange for people to be sent to Jiaozhou? If he really had this ability, he would not have fled Xizhou in embarrassment.
There is no time for Li Kang to think about this now. It has already happened and it is impossible to stop it.
The kidnapping of these hostages and hostages really shocked Li Kang, but Li Kang had more than just this trump card in his hand.
As long as the next few trump cards come into effect, these rebels will have plenty of opportunities to deal with them when Li Kang takes care of Su Qi'an.
Compared with Li Kang's shock, Su Qi'an felt relieved. Being able to make these people rebel, Su Qi'an began planning people to sneak into the city a year ago to rescue the hostages and hostages.
This time, the lurking personnel were naturally handed over to Tong Zhan and his special forces team.
When entering Jiaozhou City this time, the number of people should not be too large, but the number of people should be high. Moreover, Jiaozhou City has been run by Li Kang for so long. It is not an exaggeration to say that Jiaozhou City is impregnable.
Therefore, when Su Qi'an lurked into the city this time, he did not ask for a quick victory, but lurked cautiously, just like ordinary people, living a normal life in the city every day.
During this period, all contact with Su Qi'an was basically cut off in order to ensure their safety.
This disconnection lasted for a full year, until recently, the special operations team received intelligence through informants and found out the locations of the hostage and the hostage girl. They could just wait for Su Qi'an to declare war on Li Kang, and they could take action at any time.
After a year of preparation, he was waiting for this sentence. Only by rescuing these hostages and hostages could Su Qi'an have the confidence to truly make the elders and county guards rebel.
Fortunately, Tong Zhan successfully completed his mission in the end and was able to convince the Priest Alliance and the five major county guards to rebel. Tens of thousands of troops gathered together and surrounded the city.
In so many years, it was the first time that Jiaozhou City was besieged by them, which made several elders and county guards quite excited.
shouted to Li Kang on the city wall.
"Li Kang, as the prefect of Jiaozhou, you have been in charge of Jiaozhou for more than ten years. However, the people of Jiaozhou are angry and resentful under your rule. Under the guise of a so-called imperial appointment, you have established a monopoly in Jiaozhou and attempted to separate one party from another. People like you Zhou Mu is the one who truly betrays the imperial court and is a traitor!"
"That's right, Li Kang, now that you are on a stranger's road, you still won't be captured without mercy. In exchange for your surrender, I can still preserve your whole body for you. If you are stubborn, continue to resist. Our army will surely be led by Lord Su. , completely destroy Jiaozhou City!"
Seeing the great senator and the governor of Jiaojun under the city yelling at each other, Li Kang smiled instead of getting angry.
Reminiscing about these people who dared not speak out against him before, they were quite cautious. Now, with Su Qi'an as their backer, they act like a villain who has succeeded, and what they say is awe-inspiring.
Li Kang simply ignored the clamor of these people. In his eyes, these people were just a bunch of clowns, and only Su Qi'an was worthy of his attention.
Li Kang stood on the city wall, looked at Su Qi'an, and suddenly sneered.
"Humph, Su Qian, you are so capable, and you do have the right to challenge this state. Are you not saying that this state is rebellious? Haha, I am telling you the truth."
"Before you set out to encircle the city with a large army, this state has already given orders to Xiacang and Chencang counties to lead their troops to quickly reinforce them."
"Humph, Li Kang, do you really think that with the reinforcements from the two counties, you can withstand my nearly 80,000-strong army? Isn't it too late to call for reinforcements now?" The three elders said sarcastically.
"Haha, why are the three elders in such a hurry? The reinforcements this time are not only from the two counties, but also the Barbarian Heilu. I think the state soldiers in Xiacang County will evacuate, and the Barbarian Heilu will not be hindered, so they can march straight in."
"Although there are not many troops in Jiaozhou City, with the city's defense, it shouldn't be a problem to drag the barbarian Heilu into Jiaozhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and many people spoke directly and angrily accused Li Kang of being a madman.
For many years, Xiacang County has been an important military town against the barbarian Heilu. For so many years, the barbarian Heilu have never been able to break into Jiaozhou. In addition to the 20,000 state soldiers guarding it all year round, the most important thing is Xiacang County's unique geographical location.
It can be said that one man is in charge of the gate and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it. However, Li Kang ordered the withdrawal of troops from Xiacang and Chencang, which is tantamount to giving trouble to the barbarians.
A gate of Lu was opened. Now, the barbarian Hei Lu was like entering an uninhabited land and could invade Jiaozhou at will.
Even if they return reinforcements in time, the barbarian Heilu can completely occupy Xiacang and Chencang and resist in a corner.
What was originally a frontline stronghold of resistance has now become a threat that prevents them from moving forward.
If the barbarian Heilu really invaded Jiaozhou unscrupulously, the entire Jiaozhou would be completely in chaos, not only Jiaozhou, but also Xizhou through Chencang County.
Li Kang's move was not ruthless, it was completely based on the idea of perish together, this is not a madman.
Compared with the worries of the elders and county guards, Su Qi'an seemed much calmer. He looked at Li Kang indifferently and said coldly.
"Lord Zhou Mu dared to say this, it must be more than just to show off. Tell me, Li Kang, what do you want."
Li Kang laughed loudly and nodded, "Haha, Benzhou likes to talk to smart people. It's a pleasure. Benzhou has no other conditions and wants Su Hou to come to the city to talk."
"Hmph, Suhou has been trying to lure Benzhou out of the city before. Now it's Benzhou's turn to invite Suhou into the city to reminisce about the past."
As soon as Li Kang said this, the people around Su Qi'an immediately objected. Everyone could see that entering the city was a proper Hongmen Banquet, just to lure Su Qi'an into the city and then kill him.
Everyone objected, no one wanted to see Su Qi'an take risks, but Su Qi'an shook his head and said.
"I appreciate everyone's kindness, but those who know me know that I must enter this city, not only for the sake of the people in the city, but also to get to know Li Kang."
"Hmph, don't worry. Li Kang is not that stupid. He dares to attack me directly in the city. I just happened to send him on his way. The person who wants to kill me is not born yet."
After saying this, Su Qi'an rode towards the city gate on horseback. At the same time, Su Yong gave an order, "In a group, follow me into the city!"
The Dongshan Army, which exuded an astonishing momentum of more than 3,000 people, followed Su Qi'an in a mighty manner. The killing momentum was still frightening even if they were far away.
