1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1967
Xue Zheng had too many things he couldn't figure out at this time. He didn't know how this place, which was obviously going to be the place where the son of Joseon's behead would be severed, suddenly turned into a trap for him.He also didn't know how his plan to set up an ambush here was noticed by the government.

It was indeed difficult for Xue Zheng to figure out where the whole thing started to change, but there was no doubt that if he didn't evacuate this place now, he might never be able to leave again.After he issued the warning, he asked his subordinates to evacuate the place from three different directions in three ways according to the original plan, so that if someone intercepts them outside, at least it is unlikely that they will all be intercepted.

However, when Xue Zheng was planning the operation, he did not expect that the extreme situation of being surrounded here would really happen. Even if he let all his subordinates break out in one direction, it would be too late, and it would be impossible to break through the encirclement outside. .

Xue Zheng quickly discovered this terrifying reality. When he came to the edge of the forest, he saw the fire outside and the encirclement formed by many Hai Han soldiers in the field.He looked desperately to the left and right, only to see that under the reflection of the torches and fires in the field, there was still an infinitely extending encirclement until the end of his field of vision. Needless to say, what he could see in any direction at this time It will be the same scene everywhere, the place has been completely fenced off.

Xue Zheng had slowly come to his senses at this time, seeing this scene he could only groan in his heart.From the group of government personnel who disappeared in the tent without anyone noticing just now, to the encirclement circle set up by the Haihan Army with torches, it all shows that all these are not coincidences or temporary measures, but have been planned by the government long ago. a game.As for its purpose, it is natural to lure all of his own group here and start arresting them.

Who came up with such a brilliant idea? The person Xue Zheng thought of immediately was Huo Fei who claimed to have advised the government to arrange this special itinerary.And the only person who knew that Xue Zheng would choose this place to launch an attack was also Huo Fei!

Xue Zheng thought of this, and in a panic, a mouthful of blood gushed out of his throat. He never imagined that he had paid so much money to Huo Fei, but in the end, the other party sold him silently, and he actually came to Huo Fei. In the end, I didn't see through this trick, and I was still helping the other party with some money.Xue Zheng claimed to be a shrewd person, but he fell so badly in Danzhou, and this fall was so hard that he might not even have the chance to get back up and start over.

Xue Zheng could no longer think about why Huo Fei betrayed himself. Now he was racking his brains only to think about how to get out of this place.The nearest distance between him and the Haihan soldiers encircling outside was less than ten feet, but the opponents were all armed with live ammunition and were on alert. If he rushed out of the woods and showed up rashly, he would probably only be used as a target.Although he is not afraid of death, he also does not want to be tortured and killed by his opponent when he is completely hopeless. At least he has to win a chance to fight. Killing a few enemies is enough.

However, he was obviously not the only one who had this idea, and before he could make up his mind and give the order, gunshots rang out from another direction.But the gunshots came and stopped so quickly, Xue Zheng didn't even decide whether to cooperate with his accomplices from another direction to launch a breakout, and the sound from that direction had already stopped.

The gunshots stopped so quickly, it was obvious that the accomplices in that direction had stopped trying to break through, or they all fell under the guns of Haihan soldiers—Xue Zheng even believed that the latter situation It is more likely, otherwise the gunfire could not have stopped so neatly.

"Listen, people in the woods, you have been surrounded by the Haihan army, immediately give up resistance, raise your hands above your head, walk out of the woods and surrender!"

Immediately, such shouts came from all directions, which were particularly clear in the silent field, and made Xue Zheng feel desperate.He realized that he had completely fallen into Hai Han's trap, and it was probably impossible to escape completely.

Xue Zheng subconsciously raised his hand to touch the pendant on his chest. If he followed the pre-planned emergency measures, he would have to consider killing himself at this moment, lest he would not be able to withstand the torture after being captured by his opponent, and give away information that should not be said. leak out.But when things came to an end, Xue Zheng couldn't help hesitating when he wanted to be cruel to him.

"Boss, what should we do? Should we rush out and try our best or hide first?"

The subordinates who were with Xue Zheng couldn't hold back their emotions. Seeing that he hadn't given an order for a long time, they couldn't help but began to urge them. After all, if they hesitated for a moment at this time, the hope of escape would be less. Hiding his whereabouts, after all, he had to make a quick decision.

Whether to rush out and fight for life or hide for a chance of survival, that is the question.In fact, Xue Zheng knew very well in his heart that if he chose the latter, he was actually trying to escape reality by chance, and once he took this step, he might never be able to make up his mind to commit suicide again.

"Go back to the pond first, gather the team, see how many people we have left, and then discuss the next step!" Although Xue Zheng knew very well that the current situation might be hopeless, he still chose to retreat in the end. The surrounding subordinates did not raise any other opinions on this, and Xue Zheng seemed to see them letting out a sigh of relief in the dark.

Back in the forest, Xue Zheng quickly ordered the remaining people to gather by the pond, and he quickly recalled the people who had withdrawn from the other two directions, but there was only one person left in one direction—— according to him I saw with my own eyes that after rushing out, the other companions all died under the musket fire of Haihan soldiers in an instant.

"Why didn't you rush out with them?" Although time was running out, Xue Zheng still asked this subordinate a very heartbreaking question.

"The villain also rushed out, but those who rushed in front of the villain were all shot and fell down. The villain was timid, so he turned around and rushed back into the woods!"

If what this person said was true, then he was lucky to be able to run back and forth in the hail of bullets without being injured.Xue Zheng snorted, but did not comment on this person's behavior.He himself was not able to die generously, and of course he could not forcefully ask his subordinates to straighten their chests to face the enemy's guns.

The other group of people was the same as Xue Zheng's group. Before they had time to move, the gunfire from the other direction stopped, so they had no chance to fish in troubled waters.

Xue Zheng counted the heads, and except for one person who stayed in Danzhou City, 15 people including himself came to Yangyue Village to carry out this plan, and four people had already confessed to the gunshot just now. Excluding the two who stayed outside to watch the horses, there are still nine people trapped in this place.Now that the outside is already surrounded by groups, it is basically impossible to split up and break through with their small number of people.The only feasible way is to hide somewhere together and launch it suddenly when the opponent is hunting, trying to break through the encirclement, or hold a few Haihan soldiers as hostages, even if they can't leave, they will drag some bad luck Ghost into the water.

However, at this time, someone raised a question: "Boss, who is the one who betrayed us? Is it the Mr. Huo you mentioned?"

Xue Zhengying said: "This person was introduced by Qu Laowu, who said he was absolutely reliable. I watched his manner of talking and thought that this person had some skills, but I was wrong. Qu Laowu missed me!"

"Qu Laowu died just now, so you can say whatever you want!"

Xue Zheng's explanation was not accepted by everyone, and some people thought he was trying to shirk responsibility.After all, the process of contacting Mr. Huo was carried out by Xue Zheng almost from the beginning to the end. His accomplices had neither met Mr. Huo nor attended their discussion process. Everything they knew came from Xue Zheng's one-sided words.To put it more seriously, one can even doubt whether Mr. Huo is a fictional character created by Xue Zheng.

But Xue Zhengzheng no longer has the energy and mood to explain to everyone his decision-making and the reasons why he was fooled. He must immediately integrate this team again, let them obey his command, and use the geographical environment here to make a last-ditch effort. Find a chance to escape from the encirclement.

It's a pity that the mistakes he made before were so serious that some of his accomplices couldn't help but doubt his position at this time.Someone immediately pointed out that only Xue Zheng and Mr. Huo knew about this place, so how to prove that it was Mr. Huo who had never appeared in public, and not Xue Zheng himself, who betrayed everyone to the government?
"Are you crazy? Why didn't you listen to my command and try to get out of here!" Xue Zheng was angry at first when he heard such doubts, and then felt a sense of sadness. He could understand why his accomplices questioned him, but at this time At such an urgent juncture here, these people are still disregarding the need to resolve internal conflicts first. In the end, before the Haihan army outside was launched, they had to be in chaos first.

"Who knows if you have colluded with the Haihan army outside to exchange the lives of your brothers for the rewards from the government!" Someone shouted an accusation that Xue Zheng could not evade.

Xue Zheng was stunned. Seeing that everyone was silent, he could only sigh and say, "Okay, come here, and I'll prove it to you."

As soon as the man approached two steps, Xue Zheng had already started, and rushed forward with a stride, and crashed into the man's arms. The dagger in his hand had already stabbed into the man's heart, and he took care of him with just one encounter.

"You don't believe me, but I still want to save everyone, I'm sorry!" Xue Zheng said and turned sideways, causing the man's still twitching body to slip and fall to the ground.At this time, he has no time to explain to those who question him, so he can only take the most extreme method - if he can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem.

Of course, this method may not really be able to achieve the final result, not to mention that the team he commands is still composed of people from different forces. The person who questioned him is not in the same camp as him. He chose at this time By doing it, other doubtful people will naturally believe that his reaction is a guilty conscience, so they want to kill him.

At that moment, two more people let out a low growl, and drew out their weapons to fight Xue Zheng desperately, but before they got close to Xue Zheng, someone else made a move beside them, taking advantage of their unpreparedness, they stabbed the two people in the back fiercely— — Xue Zheng can command this team, of course he will not be a bare-bones commander. Several people here are from the same camp as him, but under Xue Zheng's intentional arrangement, they usually don't show their mountains and waters. Only at this time did they show it in this way took a stand.

In just a few words, three people fell down in the arena, and only six people were left standing. Among them, Xue Zheng and his gang who made the move just now accounted for four, and the remaining two people look at me, look at me. Look at you, turning around and rushing out at the same time - no matter how you look at it, Xue Zheng and his gang are going to kill people to silence them. If they don't run at this time, they will probably end up in a dead end. It's better to rush out and surrender to the Haihan people, maybe they can save their lives .

"Don't let them go!" Xue Zheng was already murderous at this moment, he didn't even bother to think about why the two men wanted to run away, so he drew out the short gun around his waist and aimed a shot at the back of one of them, and the man responded planted in the pond.The other person also failed to run away, and was hit by two sleeve arrows in a row. He limped a few steps, and was stabbed in the neck by Xue Zheng's accomplice who caught up behind him, and immediately fell to the ground. Didn't get up either.

So far, only Xue Zheng and his three subordinates by the pond were left with Xue Zheng's group who were going to launch an ambush in Yangyue Village.It was only a short time from when he found out that there was a problem with the tent to the end of the fight, but the situation here has turned upside down.All his plans, all his expectations, everything was shattered in this short time.

If it weren't for the strong smell of blood coming from his nose, Xue Zheng couldn't even believe that what happened before him was real.Even though he had imagined various situations that might happen during the operation, he never imagined that the operation he planned would end like this in the end.Before the Haihan army even started to shrink the encirclement and start hunting, the internal strife among their own group was already dead.

There are still four living people left, including Xue Zheng himself. If they can still rush out, then unless the Haihan army outside also has such an infighting to the death.But this is obviously impossible. Xue Zheng lowered his head and looked at his chest. The pendant made of silver could not be seen clearly because it was stained with blood, but presumably the pills included in it would not be affected. The same can kill people.

"Boss, what shall we do?"

The question from his subordinates made Xue Zheng recover from his contemplation. Should he choose to die or try his best to live?This is back to the previous multiple-choice question, but does Xue Zheng have the answer at this time?

Due to the sound of gunshots in the forest, the officers commanding operations on the outside stopped shrinking the encirclement. After all, there is no need for the soldiers to risk their lives in the dark to catch those desperadoes and wait for a few hours for dawn. It's the same when you start again.

(End of this chapter)