"what's the situation?"
Rong Fei, who had arrived late, frowned and asked Gu Fengxiao, pointing to a pile of mutilated pieces of meat on the ground.
"They are all hard-boiled. They are equipped with more than a dozen hard crossbows. At first, I didn't dare to hold back and accidentally killed a few of them."
Gu Fengxiao explained somewhat uneasily.
"Hard Crossbow!"
Hearing this, Rong Fei also realized the seriousness of the problem and glanced at the dozen men standing aside who were tightly trapped by hemp ropes.
Two detectives from the Jixian Division were slapping two of the men in the face.
"Is he from the military?"
Rong Fei asked in a low voice.
"The mouth is very tough, and I haven't uttered a single word until now. The method of slapping didn't work either. Some of the teeth in the mouth were knocked out, and they just kept silent. If I hadn't seen the miserable situation in the dungeon, I would have said nothing. I almost admire them."
Gu Fengxiao gritted his teeth and said.
"Rong is the boss, Feng Li is the stall owner at Lower Tung Chang."
At the stall, Feng Li approached Rong Fei and introduced himself respectfully.
Rong Fei smiled and clasped his fists in return.
"It turns out to be Stall Feng. Thank you and all the brothers from Dongchang for your hard work tonight."
"If Rong catches the head, it's because we have benefited from you."
Feng Li replied flattered, and then lowered his voice.
"Captain Rong, brother, I have been in the border army for several years. In my opinion, these guys must be elites from the north. Maybe they are private soldiers."
Dayan's military system was based on the Wei system. After the father died, his son succeeded him. As long as he was registered as a soldier, all the men in the family would be military households for generations. The advantage of this system is that the source of troops is stable, and there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit troops. The disadvantage is that the quality of the troops cannot be guaranteed, and it also gives each guard post the opportunity to eat empty wages.
After more than 800 years, except for the northern border where small-scale wars still occur from time to time on the border with the demons, and the guard posts along the southern border and around Shiwanda Mountain, which still maintain relatively good combat effectiveness, most of the guard posts have In fact, he is as strong as a mountain bandit.
Among the several guard posts that still retain combat effectiveness, the border troops at the three major passes in the north have the strongest combat effectiveness.
The reason why the frontier army is strong in combat is not because of the military households in the guard posts, but because of the pro-army formed by the general soldiers stationed in the customs privately recruiting local refugees, also known as private soldiers and recruited soldiers.
Compared with military households, private soldiers are local aborigines and are more willing to defend their homeland. In addition, various physical fitness assessments are required during recruitment, and the daily training is also extremely strict. The food, military pay, weapons and equipment, etc. are also better than those of military households.
The more critical point is that all the expenses of the private soldiers are supported by the local general soldiers out of their own pockets. The mouth of the cannibal is short and the hands of the taker are short, so the private soldiers are naturally more submissive to the general soldiers.
It is precisely because of such a group of brave and brave private soldiers that the general soldiers guarding the three major passes can always repel the demons who intend to plunder Dayan.
Although private soldiers are good, they are also a hidden danger to Dayan. Just because the private soldiers only saw the general soldiers who paid them wages and food, but there was no court or emperor.
A civil servant who returned from an inspection at the Three Great Passes once said, half jokingly and half seriously, that if the general soldiers at the three major passes wanted to rebel, there would be no need to think of a high-sounding reason. The private soldiers would even be more active than the general soldiers.
If you succeed, you will have the power of following the dragon. If you lose... Huh, the brave demons are just like playing for fun. How can those ragtag guardsmen in the Central Plains be their opponents? There is no way they can lose.
So even though Rong Fei had guessed that most of these people were from the military, his heart still sank when he heard Feng Li mention the private soldiers of the border army.
Involving three major levels, this matter is really big.
Don't look at the fact that the city of Kyoto has recently experienced rebellions by the Yong Party and severe consequences for the Liu Party. Almost every day, a large number of officials were arrested and arrested. People in the official circles were panicked, but the riots were limited to civilian forces.
Whether it is party struggle or liquidation, it is just a matter of your singing and my appearance. The government system will not be stagnant because of this, and it will not have a major impact on the security of the country and the DPRK.
But the military and the border are different. It might really cause a big riot, or even a mutiny at the border and be taken advantage of by the demons.
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When King Yong conspired to rebel, Zhu Sheng only dealt with Fan Liren and a few other commanders of the Forbidden Army, without any serious involvement.
The military is an important weapon of the country and should not be touched lightly.
"Is there any evidence?"
Rong Fei pulled Feng Li aside and asked solemnly.
"When these guys were about to be captured, they didn't think about escaping or fighting for the first time. Instead, they smashed the hard crossbows and threw them into the fire together with the arrows. My brothers grabbed a few handfuls from the fire and found the crossbows. There are some intentional wear and tear on the aircraft. Those places are usually stamped with serial numbers, which is a rule in the military.
If these hard crossbows were just imitations, there would be no need to go to such trouble, so they must be military crossbows. Although the snatched crossbow was severely damaged, it could still be seen that it was definitely a first-class product. Not everyone in the border army could equip a military crossbow of this level. Only the bravest and most trusted private soldiers can achieve this.
Looking at the proficiency of these people's offensive and defensive movements and the ferocious aura in their bodies, only the third level can train such soldiers. "
"Can you guess which level it is?"
Rong Fei raised his eyebrows and asked casually, not expecting too much from Feng Li's answer.
Unexpectedly, Feng Li shrank his head and lowered his voice into Rong Fei's ear.
"Rong Baotou, I'll say whatever I want, and you can just listen to it, but don't say it was me who said it. I guess it's probably Xuanhuang Pass."
"Why?"
Rong Fei's heart moved and he lowered his voice and asked.
"Yanhui Pass is in Taizhou, which is located in the northwest. There is yellow sand all over the land, the sun is blazing, and most of the soldiers stationed there are dark-skinned. Gale Pass is in Jinzhou, where the waterways of Jinzhou intersect, and the sea breeze is raging. There are always traces of bacteria on the soldiers stationed there. "
After hearing Feng Li's explanation, Rong Fei looked towards the row of tied men. Sure enough, as Feng Li said, there were thick hairs on the backs of the hands and calves, and most of their faces were covered with beards. From a distance, they looked like hairless gorillas.
"Been taught a lesson!"
Rong Fei bowed his hand towards Feng Li, then walked to Gu Fengxiao and whispered a few words.
On the other side, Dongchang's fans rescued more than two hundred naked young women and dozens of corpses from the dungeon. At the same time, more than ten carriages with closed carriages were found in Zhuangzi.
"These women are causing trouble to Feng Baotou. We must deal with them well."
Rong Fei warned Feng Li.
"Don't worry, Mr. Rong. This matter is on my shoulders. If they suffer any grievance, I, Feng Li, will come to see them."
Soon Feng Li organized his followers to take away the rescued women in carriages. After returning to Kyoto and recording their confessions, he would notify the women's families to take back the bodies or bodies.
After Feng Li and the others left, Rong Fei's eyes narrowed and he ordered in a deep voice.
"Search! Search thoroughly, don't miss any trace."
Gu Fengxiao and others dispersed, while Rong Fei walked up to a man who had not yet been tortured and squatted down.
In the imperial study room, Zhu Sheng and Chang Gaoyuan had been pointing and sketching the map of the northern border on the imperial desk for more than two hours. It was already past midnight, and instead of feeling tired at all, the two of them were getting more and more excited.
At that time, the three sworn brothers, who had huge differences in status but shared the same interests, often gave advice after drinking and were high-spirited, but they only expressed their inner ambitions. I never imagined that the drunken nonsense back then would actually be put into action one day.
At least, the down-and-out prince Zhu Sheng and the small fifth-rank deputy Qianhu Chang Gaoyuan, who were just unpopular at the time, would never have been expected.
The grand blueprint in their minds has actually been planned thousands of times. At this time, the two of them are more reminiscing about the passion of the past. At the same time, they are also re-examining the blueprint with today's height and experience. Are there any omissions?
"It's a pity that my second brother is not here. If he had been there to check everything, everything would be safe."
Even though he was excited, Zhu Sheng still felt a little inadequate and couldn't help but sigh.
"The second one is so elusive that it's hard to predict. He may have been secretly observing you and me for a long time."
Chang Gaoyuan joked.
"That's right, eldest brother, you understand the second brother's style of doing things, hahaha."
Dang Dang Dang!
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."
There was a knock on the door of the royal study, and then Jiashen's voice came.
"Come in." Chinese website
Zhu Sheng said loudly, and then seeing Chang Gaoyuan trying to step aside, he stretched out his hand to hold him.
"Jiashen is a confidant trained by his mother. The second brother does not need to avoid suspicion."
Jiashen opened the door and walked in, walked outside the imperial desk, and glanced at Chang Gaoyuan. After waiting for a moment and seeing that Zhu Sheng had no intention of chasing people away, he spoke directly.
"Just now news came from outside the palace. Under the orders of Uncle Fencheng, Dongchang followed the detectives from the Jixian Division and rescued more than 200 women in a village outside the city. In addition, dozens of others were tortured to death. The condition is unspeakably miserable.”
After saying that, Jiashen slightly raised his eyes and looked towards Chang Gaoyuan.
Snapped!
Zhu Sheng slammed the imperial case and roared angrily.
"These beasts in clothes are going too far. They are greedy for the people's fat and anointing. They are not satisfied with it. They actually regard the people as playthings to vent their lust. Do you think I don't dare to kill people?"
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Chang Gaoyuan on the side quickly advised.
After taking a few deep breaths, Zhu Sheng asked in a calm tone, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Which of my beloveds did something good this time?"
"Your Majesty, according to the evidence currently available, this matter does not seem to have anything to do with the adults in the court."
"Is that a royal relative or a distinguished relative?"
"Your Majesty, no."
"Oh, this is strange. Who else in Kyoto City has such courage? Is it another monk?"
Zhu Sheng asked strangely.
"There was resistance during the arrest. The people in Zhuangzi were well-trained, and the children under the old slave suffered heavy casualties."
"Are there many people in Zhuangzi?"
"Not many, more than twenty people."
"How many people went to Dongchang?"
"A hundred households."
"One hundred against twenty, but there are still heavy casualties. Could it be that there are really monks in Zhuangzi? Or are the people in Dongchang just useless?"
"Your Majesty, Zhuangzi is equipped with ten crossbows."
Click!
The iron-hard gold brick beneath Chang Gaoyuan's feet cracked.
