"The matter has come to this, I have to do as you say! You go there personally, prepare the Nanshan troops and horses, and then lead the troops into the city overnight. I will arrange for Zhao Bin and others to gather the clan guards to seize the south gate at night and open the door. The city gate will let you in to control the soldiers and horses in the city in time and occupy Yujiang City. Fortunately, Sun Jue took the county soldiers out for training today. Not many people returned, which is a good opportunity for us to seize the city."
Gao Can cupped his hands and responded: "Yes, I will go to Nanshan as your Majesty wishes. I also hope that your Majesty will make proper arrangements in the city to seize the South Gate smoothly. After I lead the troops into the South Gate, the situation in the city will be stable. By then Think about what to do next!”
Just when Gao Can turned around and was about to leave, Zhao Huajun suddenly stopped him again and asked inexplicably, "Where do you think Shao Xi will escape to now? What will he do next?"
"Sir, he may not be fleeing. He may be rushing to the state, or even returning to the capital to sue you for murdering a court official. It would be okay if all the people we sent died at his hands. The most fearful thing is leaving witnesses behind. I may not be able to get away with it then.”
"Okay! It seems there is really no way out. You should leave for Nanshan quickly!"
After Gao Can left, Zhao Huajun sat there alone in a daze. Thinking about the fact that the Zhao family has been domineering in Yujiang County in these years, no matter how big the trouble is, there are always people in the court to solve it for them. They have never encountered such a big crisis.
At this time, Zhao Huajun cursed Shao Xi for being greedy. If he hadn't wanted to swallow up most of the Zhao family's property in Yujiang County, he would not have made such a move and ended up like this.
It's funny to say that he actually thinks Shao Xi is greedy, but he has never thought about how greedy his Zhao family has been over the years, plundering private wealth, bullying the market, setting up exorbitant taxes, and making the people of Yujiang County miserable.
Maybe if people do too many bad things, they will feel justified and confident.
Gao Can rushed out of Yujiang City before the city gates closed at night. Now the east, west, south and north city gates were all under Sun Jue's control. If he didn't get out of the city quickly, it would be difficult to get out of the city after nightfall.
Last night, he had felt that Cui Qi, Sun Jue and others were going to confront the Zhao family. It would have been fine if it was just an official confrontation. But now it was going to develop into a military confrontation. Sun Jue and others had already attacked the Zhao family. became the biggest threat.
Just as Gao Can hurried to Nanshan, Shao Xi's hundred-man team was also ready. Shao Xi and Lao Wu quietly sneaked into Nanshan with this team, followed the map, and quietly approached the private army's arsenal in the center of Nanshan.
Their mission is to quickly occupy the military depot after the encirclement and suppression campaign begins and hold on to wait for reinforcements. Before that, you should try your best to avoid being discovered by others, and you should not conflict with others. Otherwise, you will be surrounded by many people and will not be able to escape unscathed.
It has to be said that these elites trained by Sun Jue himself are indeed well-trained and cooperate well.
During the march into Nanshan, the captain who was responsible for cooperating with Shao Xi and Lao Wu provided Shao Xi with a lot of useful suggestions on both the route and the way of marching.
No one in the team of hundreds of people fell behind or made a sound. They all moved quickly and quietly. This shows how strict Sun Jue trains them and how strict his military orders are.
As the team secretly moved forward in the woods from east to west, the scout team scouting ahead reported that they had captured a person on the mountain road from north to south, and he was being tied to a tree and waiting to be punished.
Shao Xi and the captain who led the team were both surprised. It was already dark, who would get into the forest at this time? It seems far from simple.
Shao Xi ordered the centurion to stop marching, and he took Lao Wu and the captain to the front to see who was captured? When he arrived and saw the captured person, Shao Xi broke out in a cold sweat. It was okay, okay! If we were one step slower, I'm afraid something really bad would happen.
The person captured by the scout team was none other than Gao Can, who had come to deliver the news and prepare troops and horses in the mountains to capture Yujiang City.
Speaking of which, he was really unlucky. He didn't come early or late, but he arrived at the same place at the same time as Shao Xi and the others. He happened to be spotted by the scouts who were scouting in front, and they directly pressed him down.
Fortunately, this was the case. If not for this, if he had been allowed to go into the mountains to mobilize troops and horses, Shao Xi's encirclement and suppression plan would have failed, or at least it would have made the encirclement and suppression extremely difficult.
At that time, it may turn into a melee, and a large number of rebels will flee out of Nanshan. At that time, it will be too difficult to hunt down, which will seriously affect the effectiveness of this encirclement and suppression.
Shao Xi came to Gao Can.
At this time, Gao Can was sitting on the ground, his hands tied behind his back and tied to a tree. His mouth was stuffed full of something and he couldn't make any sound. His eyes were covered with black cloth by the scouts.
In fact, even if he wasn't blinded, he couldn't see clearly at this time. He was in the dark in the forest. If he weren't a well-trained soldier, an ordinary person would basically be a blind, headless fly.
"Gao Can, do you know who I am?"
Gao Can's whole body trembled unconsciously when he heard Shao Xi's voice. How could he not know who was speaking? He had heard Shao Xi's voice too much these days. He never dreamed that Shao Xi, who had been missing for a whole day, would appear here at this moment, a place they always thought no one would find.
He already knew in his heart that the Zhao family was now in doom, and Shao Xi's appearance here explained everything. He knew it was too late now. If he had some illusions before, all his illusions were shattered at this moment.
If he wanted to survive, the only way out was to betray the Zhao family and cooperate with Shao Xi, so at this time he nodded calmly. This action was equivalent to showing his attitude to Shao Xi, not resisting and willing to cooperate.
Shao Xi naturally understood what he was thinking when he was so calm at this time, and he was happy to have such a person to cooperate with his actions.
If he is willing to turn around and accuse the Zhao family, it will not be difficult for Shao Xi to let him live. The more witnesses, the better.
"I think you know the purpose of my bringing the troops here this time, so there is no need to talk nonsense. You do two things for me. If both of these things are done, you will be able to help the tiger in the Zhao family. I can let the past go and let you live. If you dare to have other ideas, I guarantee that you will be the first Zhao family member to die."
Gao Can didn't even think about it and nodded desperately without hesitation. At this time, no matter what Shao Xi asked him to do, he would obey unconditionally. As long as he can save his own life, betraying the Zhao family does not have much psychological burden on him.
Seeing him nodding in agreement, Shao Xi smiled slightly, as if everything was expected.
"The first thing is to take us to the military depot in the mountains. Pretend that we are your entourage and come over to inspect the alert status of various garrison points in the mountains at night, and cooperate with us to occupy the military depot until the end of this siege; the second thing is After the siege is over, I will definitely investigate and prosecute the entire Zhao family. If you stand up to testify and accuse the Zhao family of what they have done in Yujiang County over the years, as long as the Zhao family is convicted, you will have merit. I will be exempted. Get rid of all the crimes you have committed in the Zhao family, resign from your official position and return to your hometown to be a commoner. I will not inspect your existing private property and leave it to you to take away. What do you think of this condition?"
Although Gao Can's eyes were covered at this time, he was really about to cry.
Nowadays, he is a slave, and he is a fish. Shao Xi can still offer him such conditions. This is not to let him make a choice. This is a gift to him, giving him a chance to start a new life.
He never dared to dream that things would develop into this situation. If someone were to face him, the person who planned to assassinate him, he had already taken his head from his neck. How could he be given the chance to escape unscathed without any hesitation? Damaged?
Without hesitation, he nodded again.
Shao Xi raised his hand and asked the soldier to pull out the unknown object from his mouth, and said to him again: "I need a clear promise from you, and I want to know what is in your hand." Is there any incriminating evidence against the Zhao family? If so, hand it over all, which can reduce your guilt."
Gao Can took a few deep breaths, and after calming down a little, he replied to Shao Xi: "Master Shao, I clearly promise that from now on, I will help you wipe out the rebels and expose what the Zhao family has done in Yujiang County over the years. , because I have been helping the Zhao family these years, so I have all the evidence of the Zhao family's crimes. For example, this time I want to mobilize troops to attack Yujiang City and support the army to support myself. As long as Mr. Shao is willing to let me live, I will I am willing to do my best for you."
Shao Xi sneered and said sarcastically: "It's the work of dogs and horses? Let's forget it! Aren't you also doing the work of dogs and horses for the Zhao family for so many years? Are you still betraying the Zhao family now? So you are the work of dogs and horses. Lao, I really can't bear it. As long as you do what I ask you to do, what I just said to you will count."
Gao Can was so scolded by Shao Xi that he didn't know how to talk to him for a moment. He could only hang his head and let Shao Xi arrange for him.
"Let's go! Take us to the military depot. As long as you cooperate with us to take down the military depot, you will have completed the first thing. I don't think all the rebels in the mountain know you. You will definitely know someone when you enter the mountain. You brought the token given to you by the Zhao family, so as long as you take out this token when you arrive at the military depot, the soldiers in the military depot will definitely obey your orders, am I right?"
Gao Can nodded and replied: "Your Majesty is right, it is true. I carry the token given to me by Zhao Huajun. As long as the people in the mountain see this token, they will obey orders."
Shao Xi waved to the soldiers next to him and asked them to untie Gao Can.
"With you here, we don't need to sneak in secretly anymore. You, Lao Wu and I go in front, and the others follow. I will only remind you once, don't have any other ideas. Anyone you send to assassinate me will There is no chance of living. If I want to kill you, I will just move my fingers."
Gao Can couldn't help but tremble when he heard Shao Xi's words. The people he sent had indeed died at the hands of Shao Xi. Although this man looked young, he really kept his secrets secret.
"The villain doesn't dare, the villain doesn't dare! Now that the adults have given the villain a way to survive, how can the villain dare to have other ideas? Sir, please don't worry!"
"Lead the way!"
"yes!"
In this way, the hundred-man team led by Shao Xi changed from sneaking secretly in the woods to marching boldly along the mountain road, just because they held a living pass in their hands.
It didn't take long before I saw a campfire in the distance, and I could vaguely tell that it was a camp. There were several huge wooden houses in the camp.
This is where the military depot is.
