Jiaohua

Chapter 1493 Decisive Killing

Jinle Town is the southwestern stronghold of Song Zhiyi's territory. It has to face Jiao Jinhu, Hengxiang, and western Youzhou at the same time, so the defense of Jinle Town has always been strong.

Unfortunately, the Xia family army's surprise attack took an unexpected detour through an ancient road in the deserted mountains and came directly from the northwest direction of Jinle Town.

This ancient mountain stretches for hundreds of miles and is deep and mysterious. Many local people dare not enter it easily, and have endowed it with countless strange and mysterious horror rumors.

The reason why Jinle Town can be used as a stronghold is that it is conceived to use this towering ancient mountain as a natural barrier.

But man proposes, God disposes. No one would have thought that when Xia Zhaoyi was young, she would travel back and forth from Liling to Kyoto alone during the holidays, and the two major provinces of Ningzhou and Tangzhou would be almost worn out by her.

And she just doesn't like to take the right path. What she likes to go to are the ancient mountains and peaks, and the wild forests and roads.

This northwest corner of Jinle Town is a good place for the guards of Jinle Town to idle away their time on weekdays. Some people even have to pay money to come here to take a few days off.

But today, they were the first to face the devastating disaster.

Seeing that the situation was not right, several people turned around and fled. As soon as one soldier climbed onto his horse, he was pierced through the chest by an arrow from behind and fell off his horse and died.

In less than an incense stick of time, the entire southwestern stronghold of Jinle Town was lost.

After Xia Junnan cleaned up the remnants, he left behind a hundred auxiliary soldiers to seize the military rations and pay at the scene. He then led his men to chase the large army that headed straight to the southwest without stopping.

The war horses galloped excitedly along the country road. The people in the villages along the way fled. Seeing that the army was heading straight to the southwest and ignoring them, they did not dare to stay and returned home in panic and locked their doors.

The sudden appearance of an enemy from behind is the most terrifying nightmare that the soldiers guarding the stronghold can dream of.

At noon on this sunny day, the nightmare suddenly came true.

The sudden attack was so fast that the defenders had no time to react, and few dared to use weapons to resist. They were either killed from behind while fleeing, or knelt down and kowtowed for mercy, only to be killed head-on.

The three or four rows of muskets in front that had never wavered in the wind, rain and sun became useless in an instant and even became an obstacle to their escape.

The sun was scorching, and wherever the war horses and spears passed, there were howlings and screams.

After killing everyone in this group, without any lingering feelings, the Xia family army rushed to the next place, which was the south gate with the largest number of troops and the best combat power in the entire Jinle Town.

In the remaining two hours, all the strongholds in Jinle Town were completely wiped out.

Because no soldier was able to escape the range of the Xia family army alive to report the news, the information in Lecheng was seriously delayed. The county magistrate and the county lieutenant learned about it from the mouths of the people who entered the city. They were completely frightened, but did not dare to leave the city.

After a long while, the county lieutenant tried to cheer himself up and drew an irregular circle on the map according to the order in which the strongholds were captured.

"Sir, will they kill all the troops in the north and attack the city directly from the north gate?!"

The county magistrate swallowed hard and said, "How many soldiers and horses do we have left in the city? Gather them all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly turned towards the county lieutenant.

The county lieutenant read deep fear in his eyes.

The manpower in the city was not enough. They were frightened by the sudden situation and completely forgot that the main camp of the army in Jinle Town was all in the stronghold in the south.

"The south, the entire army in the south was wiped out?" The county magistrate looked at the people from the south of the city who were brought in, and said in a trembling voice, "I'm asking about the barracks in Luxikan! All, all destroyed?"

The old man was still kneeling on the ground, and he said tremblingly: "Sir, that's right!"

"There were five thousand soldiers over there, a full five thousand soldiers! Are they gone?!"

"Gone!" the old man said fearfully, "They left no one alive!"

The magistrate fell backwards and landed on his buttocks on a round stool.

"Sir!!!" A guard ran in quickly, "The enemy is attacking the city!"

"Quick, quick!" The county magistrate's eyes widened, "Defend the city!"

The county lieutenant asked hurriedly, "Which side? Which city gate did they come from?"

"Beicheng!"

The county lieutenant said, "I knew it! It is indeed the north gate! Quick, send all the soldiers in the city to the north city!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone else ran in: "Sir! The city has been breached!"

Everyone in the room held their breath and looked at the soldiers running in.

The soldier ran very fast, panting, and cried out, "Sir, the enemy has entered the city. When I got on my horse, they had already broken through the city gate! Sir, run faster, they will be here soon!"

The county magistrate's head was buzzing and he couldn't react.

The county lieutenant also stood there in a daze.

It was the clerks next to him who spoke first: "Sir, let's go! Hurry up!"

"My lord, I'm sorry, I have to go now!" "My lord, take care, we are leaving now!"

……

"How come it's so fast?" The county magistrate's eyes turned red. "This is too fast."

At this moment, the officials who had run out suddenly stepped back from the door.

The others who were about to leave all stared with wide eyes at the slender girl who stepped over the threshold and walked in slowly.

Behind the girl, there were six tall and strong men, all covered in blood.

Xia Zhaoyi looked serious, his eyes swept across the room, and he asked coldly, "Where is the county magistrate?"

The county magistrate dared not say a word.

But the looks from others still betrayed him.

The county magistrate could only stand up and walk over. He tried to hold his head high and chest out, trying to glare at the girl fiercely. His voice completely exposed his fear as soon as he opened his mouth: "I am the county magistrate of Jinle Town."

"Kill." The girl spat out a word coldly.

Before the county magistrate could react, Zhao Ya, who was standing beside him, had already raised his knife and cut his throat.

Some of the other people in the room were so frightened that they dared not move, while others took big steps back.

The sudden spurt of blood frightened the county magistrate so much that his legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. He covered his bleeding neck, raised his head in horror and cursed: "Traitors! You will not have a good end! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

Xia Zhaoyi looked at him coldly, raised his head and looked at everyone, and asked, "Where is the county magistrate?"

The county lieutenant walked out of the crowd, straightened his back and said, "The county magistrate is ill and not here today. I am the county lieutenant of Jinle Town! If you want to kill me, then, just kill me!"

"Kill." Xia Zhaoyi said.

Zhao Ya stepped forward and slashed with the same sharp move.

Xia Zhaoyi looked at the other people in the room.

The girl's pretty face was as white as ice, and there were many bloodstains on her fair face.

Although she was as beautiful as a flower, the look in her eyes made everyone feel that she was like the ruthless and murderous King of Hell.

"Where are the Registrar, Accountant and Warehouse Manager?" Xia Zhaoyi asked again.

After a long silence, two clerks from Jinle Town, Silu and Sihu, walked out with pale faces and trembling.

The housekeeper said in a trembling voice, "I am the housekeeper of Jinle Town, and also the warehouse keeper."

Xia Zhaoyi looked him up and down, and Si Hu suddenly couldn't stand anymore. He fell to his knees with a thud in fear.

"Get up." Xia Zhaoyi said.

Si Lu, who was standing beside him, hurriedly helped him up, and the two of them supported each other, not daring to breathe.

"Do you know who I am?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.

They could already guess, but they weren't sure.

"Miss, but, but is it Miss Ali?" Si Lu said.

"It's me," Xia Zhaoyi said, "It's the Xia family army that invaded Lecheng today."

Even though they were enemies now, when they heard the words "Xia Family Army", the rest of the people in the room subconsciously looked at the generals behind the girl with respect.

Xia Zhaoyi said, "Listen carefully. Once we leave today, the order in the city will be disrupted. This order will be handed over to you. If I find out in the future that you abandon the city and flee or fail to manage the situation in Lecheng after we leave, then even if you run to southern Xinjiang, I can catch you back."

Everyone blinked, then rejoiced.

  What these words mean is that they don’t have to die!!

Si Lu and Si Hu were also overjoyed.

Xia Zhaoyi glanced at the sweaty old man and the soldier over there, and said calmly as he turned and left: "There is another soldier."

Xia Zhi looked over and immediately went over, drawing his weapon.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me!" The soldier who ran back to report the news begged for mercy, "I'm just a small soldier, don't kill me!"

Xia Zhi's face was cold, he drew his sword and then put it away, and the soldier fell to the ground and died.

The old man covered his mouth with his hands, his eyes welling with tears, and he dared not utter a word until all the Xia family soldiers left.

Thank you for the reward from April Weiyu~~~Love you!