Fang Jingzhi's narration made Zhong Liang completely understand that this was an upright conspiracy.
Among the many schemes, the most terrifying thing is not the various conspiracies hidden in the corners, but the conspiracy that is laid out for you to see.
At the beginning, both Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo had doubts about him, but they just didn't point them out.
Then, deliberately giving him such an important task of escorting food and grass was a test for him.
Zhong Liang knew all this, and even Wu Dingguo's inexplicable reminder later, anyone with any brains knew what to do.
At first, Zhong Liang acted to protect himself and only revealed a little insignificant information. However, as the situation on the battlefield changed, he still went astray after repeated hesitations.
None of this is scary. The scary thing is that his thoughts, including everything he wants to do, are all in Su Qi'an's calculations. It can be said that no matter which path he takes, he is under Su Qi'an's control.
Just as Fang Jingzhi said, he originally had a chance to turn back, at least to do it less embarrassingly, but in the end he still failed to live up to Wu Dingguo's expectations.
Zhong Liang, who understood all this, turned pale, looked at Fang Jingzhi in front of him, his eyes flashed, and after a brief silence, he finally let go of the palm on the handle of the knife at his waist, stretched out his hands, and sighed.
"Magistrate Fang, I lost, I admit it, I will go back with you."
Looking at this scene, Fang Jingzhi nodded slightly. After a while, four or five Dongzhou soldiers rushed out from the darkness behind them and captured Zhong Liang almost smoothly.
Although Zhong Liang is the right governor, when his life is at stake, he still chooses not to resist because of fear of death. XiuShu.com
This is basically the commonality of every policeman. Regardless of the majestic appearance or even shouting on weekdays, once faced with life and death, no one can escape the fear of death.
Even if this kind of surrender only temporarily saves one's life, it is at least much better than being shot into a sieve.
Watching Zhong Liang being taken away, Fang Jingzhi's expression was indifferent. He still said the same thing. He was given a chance. It's just that Zhong Liang didn't cherish it. He only brought it upon himself to get to this point. He couldn't blame anyone.
"Zhong Liang has been captured. Let's see what happens next with the Governor."
Fang Jingzhi thought to himself, then turned around and shouted to the many soldiers in the darkness.
"Return to Sanming County quickly and set off!"
Following Fang Jingzhi's order, heavy footsteps sounded in the darkness, and then disappeared one after another after a while.
At this time, in Sanming County City, the flames that were originally soaring into the sky took about half an hour to extinguish the huge fire that was ignited in the city.
Compared with the extinguishment of the fire in the city, what is more important is that outside the city, an open space is filled with corpses. Most of these corpses are the raid members brought by Jiro Sakai.
After all, in terms of numbers, the Dongzhou soldiers who surrounded them numbered at least four to five thousand, and they occupied high positions, although these Japanese pirates dared to fight and charge.
But under the absolute advantage, the entire army was basically wiped out, and the melee combat between the two sides was one-sided from the beginning.
Within a quarter of an hour or so, only forty or fifty of the eight hundred people led by Jiro Sakai were left.
Wu Dingguo stood at a high place, looking indifferently at Jiro Sakai, who still refused to surrender and his face was covered in blood.
He waved his hand, and the surrounding Dongzhou soldiers retreated slightly. Around him, archers had been ready for a long time, just waiting for an order to shoot the remaining Japanese pirates into sieves.
The reason why Wu Dingguo didn't know how to use archers at first was not to save arrows, but because he wanted to regain his lost morale.
If you want to improve morale, no matter how many moral lectures you give, it is not as strong as a victory with real swords and guns.
Regardless of the close combat between the two sides just now, there were casualties on their side, but at least it aroused the blood of the soldiers present. Their blood was flowing and their eyes were ruthless, and they were ready to fight these Japanese pirates.
Jiro Sakai was holding a big sword, his body was trembling, and he looked at the Dongzhou soldiers who surrounded them with blood on his face. There was no fear on his face, but he couldn't help laughing.
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Hahaha, our entire army was wiped out today, but in exchange for your granary being destroyed, it’s not a loss. "
"I should say you are stupid or stupid. How long has it been since one hundred thousand stones of food and grass were burned last time? Why haven't you learned your lesson? Plus this time, hey, now you can still launch a large-scale attack ?"
"Wu Dingguo, look at it. Although we died here today, some people will remember us. Out of the friendship we have fought against each other for many years, I want to give you a word. Take these Dongzhou soldiers and evacuate quickly. In the future, wait for me. The Fuso army has arrived, and as many of you as there are, you will become the victims of my Fuso warriors."
Sakai Jiro's wild laughter led to the remaining forty or fifty people. They looked excited and held broadswords. They looked at the Dongzhou soldiers in front of them with a lot of ridicule.
The mocking laughter resounded throughout the night sky, but Wu Dingguo was very calm and shook his head.
"You are right. The destruction of the granary this time is a big blow to Dongzhou. We will not be able to launch a large-scale attack in a short time. But I wonder if you have thought about it. Since the governor expected you to make a sneak attack, If you deliberately ambush here, then the granary you burned could be a deliberate trap set by this governor."
Wu Dingguo's voice was very soft, but it suddenly stunned Jiro Sakai, who was laughing arrogantly. He looked at Wu Dingguo intently.
A look of disdain appeared on his stunned face, and he said coldly, "I thought the Governor of Dongzhou was quite magnanimous, but now it seems that he is nothing more than that. He lied to his face just to stabilize the morale of the army. What a pity. If you can deceive others, can you deceive yourself?"
In Jiro Sakai's view, Wu Dingguo was just trying to appease people. After all, if such a big thing had to be admitted, and granaries were destroyed one after another, with the temper of the Great Liang court, it would not only be as simple as dismissal, but Direct execution would be considered a light sentence.
After all, he was the governor of one side, but he didn't expect that he would say such clumsy nonsense, which made Jiro Sakai feel even more contempt for Wu Dingguo.
Jiro Sakai's ridicule showed no emotion on Wu Dingguo's face, and the eyes looking at him were filled with deep pity.
He didn't say anything, but looked at him. After a while, a soldier from the city ran out, holding a cloth bag in his hand.
There are obvious signs of burnt marks on the surface of this bag. If you look closely, you can see that there is a word "grain" written in ink on it.
The soldier who appeared didn't say anything, and threw the grain bag in his hand directly in front of Jiro Sakai.
The grain bag was not sealed, and the contents of the grain bag instantly fell to the ground. What appeared was not the burned grain, but tiny pebbles. .Ь.
The surfaces of these stones have different pitch black colors, and they are slightly warm when touched by the palm of your hand.
Wu Dingguo's voice sounded coldly, "Did you see it? This is the food and grass you planned to burn in a careful raid. You all know these."
Sakai Jiro's face was solemn, looking at the pebbles scattered on the ground, with deep disbelief in his eyes, but he did not speak and lowered his head, and he did not know how long it had passed.
Sakai Jiro raised his head sharply, looked at Wu Dingguo and shouted coldly, "Huh, Wu, please stop using these things to fool me. Although I am not a cool person, I am not stupid yet. Food and stones, Bend Don’t you know me yet?”
"What else can you cool people do besides resorting to fraud to cover up your incompetence? No matter how you quibble, Wu, you can't change the fact that your granary was burned down."
"I will be down below, watching when your Dongzhou is crushed by my Fuso army! I hope you can still be so calm then."
Sakai Jiro's voice was a bit crazy. If anyone knew that their carefully arranged sneak attack was part of someone else's plan, no one would be able to remain calm.
Sakai Jiro became more and more crazy, but Wu Dingguo became more and more calm. At this time, a confidant around him seemed to have received some news, came to him, and whispered something in his ear.
Wu Dingguo nodded slightly, looked at Jiro Sakai and said, "Isn't your arrangement just for the so-called internal agents to provide you with the specific location of the granary?"
"Now, I will let you know clearly that just now, the spy you arranged has been replaced by this governor.
The governor has captured him, and he is just in time to bring him up to meet you. "
As soon as the words fell, Zhong Liang's figure was slowly escorted up by the soldiers.
The two looked at each other and were stunned for a moment, neither of them said anything.
If what Wu Dingguo said before made Jiro Sakai feel that he was making excuses for his incompetence and deliberately stabilizing the morale of the army, then Zhong Liang's appearance completely broke his last illusion.
Wu Dingguo saw the silence between the two of them. He waved his hand and motioned for Zhong Liang to be taken down, and said coldly to Jiro Sakai.
"To tell you the truth, not only your sneak attack tonight, but also the dispatch of troops to Zhoushan Island, every step you take is within the plan of the supervisory envoy."
"Your so-called shrewd design is no more than a child playing house in the eyes of the inspector. Sakai Jiro, just accept your fate. You are too young to fight against the inspector."
"Tonight is the day you die!"
After Wu Dingguo said this, he stopped talking. The archers beside him quickly drew their bows and took aim, preparing to kill Jiro Sakai and other Japanese pirates.
But at this moment, Jiro Sakai, who sounded a little crazy, shouted loudly, "Wait a minute, I have something to say."
Wu Dingguo was startled and hesitated for a while. Then, Jiro Sakai took something out of his arms and pulled it towards the sky above his head.
Whoosh!
A sharp sound resounded through the night sky, and then, a gorgeous firework exploded in the sky above everyone's heads. This firework could be seen clearly even within a radius of twenty or thirty miles, as long as one stood at a high place. .Ь.
The release of fireworks instantly made Wu Dingguo realize something was wrong, and he shouted coldly, "Get Jiro Sakai quickly."
In fact, Wu Dingguo didn't need to speak. At the moment when the fireworks exploded, in the darkness around him, a group of soldiers rushed over with swords in hand.
