Listening to the report from his men, Lin Huaiwu's face became more serious and he couldn't help but whisper:
"Wang Muzhi came so quickly..."
Xun Ke also had a heavy expression when he heard this. After passing Xiaonan Town, there was only fifty miles left to Lingyuan County. At this speed, Wang Muzhi might have already reached Lingyuan County.
Thinking of this, Xun Ke looked at Lin Huaiwu who was thinking and said:
"Sir, Wang Muzhi's surprise this time should be that he wanted to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. He used this trick to force our army to give up attacking Dagu and return to Lingyuan County to aid Lingyuan County. Our army must not fall into his scheme. Right now, our army is only one step away from capturing Dagu. !”
"If we give up at this time and let the enemy recover, it will undoubtedly be a waste of all our previous efforts, and it will be even more difficult to capture Dagu!"
Hearing Xun Ke's words, Lin Huaiwu nodded slightly. Of course he understood this truth.
But Lingyuan County is an important logistics hub for their army, and a large amount of grain and grass materials are stored there. If Wang Muzhi really succeeds in attacking Lingyuan and destroys all the materials stored in the city, then the army will be in a very passive situation!
Xun Ke naturally saw Lin Huaiwu's hidden worries and immediately expressed:
"Sir, although Lingyuan County Guard Zhang Lipeng is young, he is very calm and cautious. Although our army in Lingyuan County does not have many troops, I believe that it will not collapse at the first touch and be captured quickly by Wang Muzhi!"
"I humbly ask for your orders. I will lead three thousand cavalry of my third division to help Lingyuan County. This battle will ensure that Lingyuan is worry-free!"
Regarding Xun Ke's idea, Lin Huaiwu thought quickly for a moment and then nodded in agreement:
"In that case, I will leave this matter to you, General Xun. I will attack the city with all my strength here in Dagu!"
"The general will get the order!"
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October 6, outside Denong County, Shajingzi Village
It was drizzling in the sky. Huo San looked at the blood stains and corpses all over the village, and his expression suddenly became very serious.
Ye Zhenbang, who was standing next to Huo San, was also extremely panicked by the situation in front of him. Then he seemed to realize something and glared at Wang Yan beside him. Wang Yan was also complaining about this. He didn't expect it at all. Such a thing could happen.
Just when Wang Yan was thinking about how to defend himself, the special agent of the Coordination Office who was inspecting the yard came over and reported to Huo San:
"Sir, the papers of Ye Zhanpeng's family, including the Wang family, have been found. They were all killed! There are signs of torture on the bodies of these people. Someone must have tortured them to extract confessions!"
Hearing the news, Huo San couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice:
"Lead the way!"
"yes!"
After a cup of tea, Huo San came to a farmhouse. There was blood on the ground. Seven or eight women and children were lying on the ground. Although these people were all dirty and messy, Huo San recognized them at a glance. Everyone is looking for the Ye Zhanpeng Family Volume!
After quickly checking the bodies of these people, the experienced Huo San immediately ordered:
"These people have only been gone for more than two hours at most. Everyone immediately started searching the surrounding areas with Shajingzi Village as the center!"
'And take my token and official documents, mobilize the nearest garrison and let them assist in the search...'
"yes!"
After doing all this, Huo San had the energy to deal with Ye Zhenbang and Wang Yan. He first looked at Wang Yan. Seeing this, Wang Yan could only bite the bullet and say:
"Sir, after we got the news three hours ago, we immediately reported it to the superiors. In order to prevent the enemy from escaping, I asked my people to keep an eye on them first and not let them escape."
"Now I don't know why this is happening. These damn thieves are really abominable. As the magistrate of Denong County, I must bring them all to justice!"
Hearing this, Huo San remained expressionless but felt extremely disappointed in his heart. The situation now was very clear. Someone had hijacked Ye Zhanpeng's family papers.
This group of people seemed to be equally interested in the stolen money in Ye Zhanpeng's hands, so they tortured Ye Zhanpeng's family to extract a confession. They wanted to know the whereabouts of the stolen money. A few hours ago, the gang of thieves who were hiding in Shajingzi Village discovered Wang Yanshou. I'm keeping an eye on them.
The thief who realized that he had been exposed, perhaps out of anger and provocation, or to prevent his escape and whereabouts from being leaked, decided to kill everyone in the village without stopping.
Understanding this, Huo San was too lazy to talk to the Denong County magistrate. He took a deep look at Ye Zhenbang who was standing aside, then turned around and left... ········
Feeling the coldness in Huo San's eyes, Ye Zhenbang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He thought that everything was going according to plan this time. He only had to follow the steps and he could successfully complete the matter and get recognition from above. How could he have imagined that things would turn out differently? It became what it is now.
It seems that Huo San has noticed something now. He is the director of the Coordination Office. What should he do?
Just when Ye Zhenbang stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do, Wang Yan, still unable to tell the difference between his eyebrows, approached him and asked:
"Sir, such a big thing has happened, what should we do now?"
Wang Yan's words hit Ye Zhenbang's gun. Ye Zhenbang, who was angry in his heart, didn't hesitate at all. He slapped him with a big mouth and cursed angrily:
"You're a piece of shit who fails to succeed but fails to succeed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zhenbang ignored Wang Yan who was in despair and just walked away.
In the evening, Huo San, who was a little tired in the camp, was deep in thought. Although thousands of people had been mobilized to search around, these thieves were more capable than he thought. The current search area had been expanded to five thousand miles around, but Still no trace of them was found.
Just when Huo San was at a loss and filled with melancholy, the voice of a guard suddenly came from outside the camp.
'Sir, Gao Zhenghuan wants to see you for something...'
Hearing the name Gao Zhenghuan, Huo San felt even more irritated. This Gao Zhenghuan used to be from the Supervision Department. He was captured by the Coordination Office in an operation more than two years ago. Under the coercion and inducement of the Coordination Office, he also defected and defected. Attended the Coordination Office.
However, because he had worked in the Supervision Department after all, and for the sake of caution, Huo San left him idle after squeezing out his use value. Later, considering the role of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars, it was also He was given an official position of one hundred households, but he was transferred to a remote place like Posu Mansion and allowed to fend for himself here.
Originally, Huo San had almost forgotten the existence of this person, but this time the operation took place in Posuo Mansion, so Gao Zhenghuan, who is from a hundred households, also followed.
Huo San, who didn't care about Gao Zhenghuan, immediately shouted angrily:
"Tell him to leave me alone!"
"yes!"
After scolding the guards, Huo San continued to think about this matter. He was hesitating whether to talk to Ye Zhenbang. Although the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice was very covert, Huo San, the director of the Coordination Office, was not a free man. You can somewhat feel Ye Zhenbang's small movements.
Because he is worried about some factors, Huo San also turns a blind eye. As long as you help me successfully complete this matter, I will pretend that I didn't see your little tricks. No one of us will provoke anyone, but let Huo San What San didn't expect was that Ye Zhenbang would be so useless and bring things to the current situation...
If this happens, Huo San can't sit still. After all, the deadline given by Ye Mingsheng is getting closer and closer. If he fails to complete the military order by then, the commander will be furious and his position as director of the Coordination Office will definitely be lost. It’s time to abdicate and give way to someone more worthy!
But how much does this Ye Zhenbang know?
He, the Deputy Inspector General, is nothing more than a chess piece. Everything he does is done under the instructions of others. In all likelihood, he will not know much information. Besides, if he goes to find him, he will most likely be arrested next. Silence him. Once he is silenced, he, the director of the Coordination Office, will not be able to explain clearly.
This Ye Zhenbang is a relative of the Ye clan and the son of Ye Dakui, the elder of the Ye clan. When the time comes, he may be hated by the Ye clan!
Now under the attack of the commander, the behavior of these Ye family relatives has been greatly restrained, but after all, blood is thicker than water, the commander may use them at some time. Besides, the main backer of the Ye family is still alive, so he can not offend him. Still don't get offended.
Just when Huo San was hesitating, something became noisy outside the tent, which immediately made Huo San very angry. He immediately walked out of the tent and saw a group of guards, who captured Gao Zhenghuan on the ground.
Seeing this situation, Huo San was also a little confused, and immediately asked the guard beside him:
"What's going on?"
Facing Huo San's inquiry, the guard immediately bowed and said:
"Sir, Gao Zhenghuan is so arrogant and disrespectful. I have told him, Director, that you won't see him, and he still insists on pestering us here. After being rejected by us, he actually wants to force his way in..." ·················”
Huo San was also a little confused when he heard what the guard said. In his impression, Gao Zhenghuan was not so arrogant. Just when he was confused, Gao Zhenghuan, who was pressed to the ground, suddenly shouted:
"Director Huo, I have important news to report!"
These words immediately attracted Huo San's attention. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded to the guard, and then walked into the camp.
A moment later, Gao Zhenghuan also walked into the camp, bowed to Huo San and said:
"Gao Zhenghuan, who is in a humble position, has met the director!"
Regarding Gao Zhenghuan's greeting, Huo San glanced at him and said indifferently:
"What you just did is enough for me to fire you!"
Gao Zhenghuan heard this and said respectfully:
"I believe in the information I provided, and I will never let you down, Director!"
Seeing Gao Zhenghuan's vow, Huo San couldn't help but become interested, and waved his hand to indicate that Gao Zhenghuan could start.
Seeing this, Gao Zhenghuan said without thinking:
"Director, Beizi has just examined the bodies of Ye Zhanpeng's family. Based on the scars left on their bodies after being tortured, Beizi believes that the people who tortured them to extract confessions are probably people from the Supervision Department..." ··············”
Hearing the name of the Supervision Department, Huo San's eyes couldn't help but twitching slightly and he asked in a deep voice:
"How can I see it?"
Gao Zhenghuan continued:
"Your Excellency, the Inspectorate has trained agents in the techniques of torture to extract confessions. Many agents of the Inspectorate have received such training. From the scars and their humble positions, it can be judged that the torture techniques they suffered are exactly the same as those trained by the Inspectorate!"
"In addition to this, I also discovered that Ye Zhanpeng's wives and concubines all have scars on their left cheeks that were burned by incense candles!"
"If my guess is correct, this should be left by a person named Sun Chen. This person is a torture expert in the Supervision Department. He likes to torture female prisoners the most. He has a habit of killing every woman he has sex with. This woman has a scar on her left side with incense candles!"
After hearing what Gao Zhenghuan said, Huo San also recalled the situation during his examination. There was indeed a scar on the left side of the female rolls that had been lit by incense candles. At that time, he was still curious about why this happened. If Gao Zhenghuan If what you say is true, it can all be explained.
Thinking of this, Huo San raised his head and looked at Gao Zhenghuan. At this time, Gao Zhenghuan's eyes were full of expectation. He was still very young and did not want to waste his whole life in a remote place like Posuo Mansion. He was almost desperate, but there was no way Thinking that God gave him such an opportunity...
Faced with such a coveted opportunity, Gao Zhenghuan certainly would not let it go, so he gave it a try. Facing Huo San's gaze, Gao Zhenghuan gritted his teeth and knelt down directly on the ground and said:
"Director, I know very well how these thieves from the Inspection Department hide their traces. I beg you to let me participate in the arrest. I will capture them all and dedicate them to you, Director!"
Hearing what Gao Zhenghuan said, Huo San also nodded slightly and said:
"That's right!"
"If this thing is done, I'll count it on you!"
Hearing this, Gao Zhenghuan's face suddenly showed a hint of joy and said immediately:
"Thank you, Director, for your cultivation!"
"Go!"
"yes!"
After a while, Huo San sat alone in the tent and took a sip of hot tea. He fell into thinking again. What Gao Zhenghuan said should be true, but this matter also involved the Supervision Department. It was really embarrassing. He was extremely surprised. He had always thought that this matter was just an internal matter of the Fengwu Army.
This matter is getting more and more complicated now...
(Do a survey. Do you understand the plot of this paragraph? Do you need me to give a comprehensive explanation in the next few chapters?)
