Mr. Yangui
Chapter 208 Chapter 2 Clean up the mess
Chapter 208 Chapter [-]
Both sides dispatched a lot of masters in the elite battle. At this time, there were not many masters on the court side on the roof, and there were only a dozen or so left on the bandit side. It can be seen that the bandit masters are indeed quite clever.
If it weren't for Li Wuchang's sneak attack, the imperial court would undoubtedly lose this decisive battle.
Since the beginning of the elite battle, Li Wuchang has been wandering the streets, taking time to observe the situation on the roof, and has been holding back from making a move, just because he was worried that Nie Jia from the Tianluo Gang would suddenly appear.
Watching the masters of the imperial court fall one by one, Li Wuchang did not make a move. Seeing Nie Jia forcing Duan Long to the point of death, Li Wuchang still did not make a move.
Just to wait for an opportunity.
At the moment when Zhu Changlong had exhausted a lot of energy and fought hard with Jiang Minglun, the opportunity finally came, and Li Wu used his best form to send out two gold-breaking moves, severely injuring Zhu Changlong.
Then he besieged Zhu Changlong with Jiang Minglun and Zhao Xun, and the situation was good.
Originally, Li Wuchang was [-]% sure that Zhu Changlong would die, but unfortunately he was still destroyed by Nie Jia.
Nie Jia resolutely gave up chasing and killing Duan Long, and quickly floated over to rescue Zhu Changlong. With just two blows, he forced Li Wuchang, Jiang Minglun and Zhao Xun to retreat, and then took Zhu Changlong to escape calmly, which made people have to obey.
"puff……"
Zhao Xun spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale.
Li Wuchang quickly supported Zhao Xun.
Duan Long roared: "Brother Jiang, we will kill them."
Jiang Minglun nodded, and flew over to entangle with the remaining dozen or so bandit masters. Duan Long also joined the remaining few imperial court masters, preparing to defeat the bandit masters with one blow.
Although the bandit masters were not afraid of death, seeing that Nie Jia and Zhu Changlong had already retreated, they also had the idea of retreating, resisted a few times, and used their body skills one after another to retreat separately, appearing to be orderly.
"Brother Xun, is it okay?" Li Wuchang asked about Zhao Xun's situation after he had stabilized the situation.
Zhao Xun shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "Fortunately...is the eighth-rank master really that powerful? I was seriously injured with just one knife, and my meridians were almost shattered by him."
The eighth-rank master is no longer an ordinary master. With Zhao Xun's strength at the peak of the sixth rank, it is no wonder that he will not suffer a big loss if he fights against the opponent.
Li Wuchang sighed, and said: "I just want to say one thing... the eighth-rank master is so strong!"
I thought of Nie Jia's backhand knife yesterday, which made people's blood boil, and his moves were extremely random, and the level of violence was not comparable to that of the scar-faced killer I saw before.
Sure enough, the higher the grade, the more powerful it is.
I don't know what kind of demeanor those ninth-rank masters are!
Li Wuchang was fascinated for a while.
"Zhu Changlong is dead, everyone rush!" A roar interrupted Li Wuchang's thoughts, but it was Wang Taishou's guy.
For a while, the morale of the imperial army was high, shouting and killing.
However, the bandit minions were unsteady, retreating while fighting, and gradually showed signs of decline.
The fighting became more tragic, but the already victorious balance was already tilting towards the imperial court.
On one side, the leader has retreated and the army is unstable, while on the other side, the morale is soaring and the more courageous the battle, the result can be imagined.
Within half an hour, most of the bandits were dead or injured, and the rest fled from the east gate in a panic, throwing their weapons all over the place.
And the court side is not much better, more than half of the casualties, the so-called killing one thousand enemies will hurt eight hundred.
……
Prefect's House.
Wang Taishou Nian Xu smiled lightly and said: "This battle is really extremely dangerous, fortunately there are guards Duan and Lord Li who are able to turn the tide."
The civil unrest has been suppressed, and the city has not been lost. Wang Taishou will have a lot of credit, so he is in a good mood at the moment.
Duan Long sighed: "This victory is indeed extremely dangerous, and the victory or defeat is only a hair's breadth away. If they had more masters, the elite battle on the roof might be a different situation. That Nie Jia is really not ordinary fierce. "
After a pause, he continued: "Speaking of which, it is thanks to Lord Li who led people to deal with more than a dozen masters in the first few days, and today he resolutely shot and wounded Zhu Changlong, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
After Li Wuchang's successful sneak attack, there were not many masters left in the imperial court, but there were still more than a dozen masters in the bandits. If Zhu Changlong was not injured, it would be a different situation.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, which can be seen from this.
Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "It was Guard Duan who made a decisive decision. In the beginning of the street battle, he killed many bandits, including many experts. I killed them by surprise, otherwise I would not have a chance to make a move."
Jiang Minglun said with a smile: "I think that if that Nie Jia had acted earlier, our losses would have been even greater. It's a pity that he has been hiding in the dark until Zhu Changlong was threatened."
Duan Long analyzed: "He should be waiting for Lord Li to make a move first. It was Lord Li who attacked him yesterday. Although he wasn't injured, he was afraid... If I were him, I wouldn't take it lightly. After all, they clearly have more masters than us, but Zhu Changlong was slapped by Zhao Xiaoge and Jiang Xiaoge, so he had no choice but to make a move."
Everyone nodded, thinking that this statement made sense.
Li Wuchang shrugged and said: "No matter what, the bandits have finally been repelled, so I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Then he asked: "By the way, Lord Wang, how do you plan to clean up this mess? There is no one in the city, and it is in a mess everywhere. Most of the houses have been destroyed, and corpses have piled up into mountains."
Shou was defended, but the city was also destroyed.
The wealthy businessmen also ran away, and ordinary people also ran away, leaving only a few remnants of soldiers. I don't know how long it will take to restore the prosperity of the past, and it is a headache to think about it.
Wang Taishou smiled wryly: "I also have a headache, why don't Lord Li think about it for me?"
Li Wuchang laughed and scolded: "Don't come here, I still can't figure it out. Most of the people have fled to the southwestern part of Feng Yi. My Erlianzi Village should have taken in a lot of people. I don't know how to arrange them... By the way, nothing else matters. You must get me some food. I don’t care about those people who starve to death. Then it will all be on your shoulders. In addition, we have killed many masters just now, and the reward money You have to make it up for me, I am here to earn taels of silver."
Wang Taishou hurriedly said: "Hold on, hold on, the reward will not leave you behind, there is also food, and there is still a lot in the official warehouse. I wanted to keep those who stayed in the isolated city, but who knew that there was a chaotic war. How about it, You send someone to bring some food over to help the people in your area, and I owe you a favor."
Duan Long said with a smile: "This is a great achievement, Lord Li is still short of silver and food? I will report to Governor Xue, and Governor Xue will just give you a few good words..."
Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "Please don't, if I have any credit, I just sent a few people to exert a lot of force. It was originally here to make money. If there is any credit, it will be credited to Mr. Wang."
After a pause, he continued: "That's it. I'll go back first. I'll send people to fetch food later. Mr. Wang also pay attention to dispose of those corpses earlier, burn them and sprinkle more lime, so as not to cause a plague."
Wang Taishou was grateful in his heart, this was not the first time that Li Wuchang gave credit.
Duan Long said with a smile: "I'm leaving too. First, I'll go to see the situation of the rebellion in Bingzhuang, and then gather troops to prevent the Tianluo Gang and Hanshui Gang from attacking again. As for appeasing the people, that's Mr. Wang's business." Yes, even though the military villages are all hung in the inner treasury, everyone knows that the guys in charge have all escaped, and even if they didn't escape, no one is reliable."
Everyone calls Duan Long Guard Duan, but in fact he has an official position and is a general under Governor Xue, but he still likes to be called Guard Guard Duan. If he had a choice, he would prefer to be a guard beside Governor Xue , Leading troops to fight alone is too tiring.
Thinking of the aftermath, Wang Taishou sighed and smiled wryly.
But thinking about the victory, he was quite relieved.
Because Zhao Xun, Fat Xiong and others were seriously injured, Li Wuchang stayed in the city for a few days before returning to Erlianzizhuang, during which time he discussed with Wang Taishou about transporting food.
Zhuangzi has not been greatly affected. Those who should work work, those who should eat eat, and those who should do business should do business.
The medicinal materials continue to be collected and processed as soon as they are received.
The wild game continued to be harvested, and a batch had already been sent to Chang'an, where Zhou Chengwang sent someone to receive it, and it really sold well, and it was supplied to major restaurants or vegetable markets, making a fortune and extremely high profits.
Materials continued to be purchased from Beidi and Jingzhao, and everything was in order.
The only difference is that there are many more people who have fled here, not only in Erlangzi Zhuang, but also in other nearby Zhuangzi.
The nanny and Jiang Minglun's mother took Xiaoru and some women from Zhuangzi to cook porridge every day to give the fleeing people a way of life. Hu Benlu had sent people to build a temporary refuge shed, and also dispatched special personnel to maintain order. Lu Desheng Simply letting some young and strong people go to work can be regarded as finding a job for them, so everything is still safe.
After Li Wuchang came back, everyone was very happy.
"Master, what's going on in the city? I heard that there are many bandits. Auntie and I are very worried?" Xiao Ru chirped.
There were many people in the living room, Hu Benlu and Lu Desheng came to report the problem, the nanny and others were in charge of preparing meals, and many people came to visit Li Wuchang and others.
The rich businessman Shi Ji's family was also there. After they came to Erlianzi Village, Hu Qianyong was in charge of receiving them. Shi Ji wanted to see the owner at that time. Hu Qianyong told him that the owner took people to the city to suppress the bandits. Shi Ji guessed that he rescued them at that time. The family belongs to Li Wuchang.
Shi Ji felt grateful and wanted to do something for Erlianzi Zhuang. However, everything in Zhuangzi was very good, and there was no shortage of food and medicinal materials. He wanted to take 5000 taels to buy food for the fleeing people, but Hu Qianyong dared not accept the money. , just arranged for Shi Ji's family to live in the owner's mansion temporarily, and other things will be discussed when the owner comes back.
"It's too miserable in the city, but the bandits have been repelled." Li Wuchang answered Xiaoru's question while drinking tea.
As soon as Li Wuchang spoke, Shi Ji's family recognized his voice.
"Master Li, thank you for saving my life." Shi Ji bowed to the ground.
"Oh, who are you... who is here? I remember you, you really came to Erlianzizhuang, welcome." Li Wuchang saw Shi Ji and remembered.
"Old man Shi Ji, I have met Lord Li, Lord Li is so kind and virtuous, the old family will never forget it." Shi Ji said respectfully.
"So it's Uncle Shi, hello, I was originally there to suppress the bandits, and it's just a matter of saving your family. You don't have to be so polite, don't stand still, sit down." Li Wuchang laughed.
Shi Ji sat down carefully, his wife and a pair of children also looked at Li Wuchang curiously, they didn't expect Li Wuchang to be so young and very easy-going.
"I remember that Uncle Shi is going to Jingzhao County, right? Now that the bandits in Fengyi City have been repelled, should Uncle Shi consider going back... Sigh, it's better not to go back, just go directly to Jingzhao County, Fengyi City is in chaos , The houses were burned down, the streets were full of corpses, the smell of blood was overwhelming, there was no one in the city, it was like an empty city." Li Wuchang continued.
"I've thought about it, I don't know what the Lord would like to live in Zhuangzi for a while?" Shi Ji asked cautiously.
He hasn't repaid Li Wuchang's life-saving grace yet, so he doesn't want to leave for the time being.
"Okay, it's fine to stay here, I'm very welcome, but this corner of the country is not as prosperous as the city, and the supplies are also lacking, as long as Uncle Shi doesn't bother you." Li Wuchang said casually.
"No, no, it's very good here, thank you, Grandpa Li." Shi Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)
Both sides dispatched a lot of masters in the elite battle. At this time, there were not many masters on the court side on the roof, and there were only a dozen or so left on the bandit side. It can be seen that the bandit masters are indeed quite clever.
If it weren't for Li Wuchang's sneak attack, the imperial court would undoubtedly lose this decisive battle.
Since the beginning of the elite battle, Li Wuchang has been wandering the streets, taking time to observe the situation on the roof, and has been holding back from making a move, just because he was worried that Nie Jia from the Tianluo Gang would suddenly appear.
Watching the masters of the imperial court fall one by one, Li Wuchang did not make a move. Seeing Nie Jia forcing Duan Long to the point of death, Li Wuchang still did not make a move.
Just to wait for an opportunity.
At the moment when Zhu Changlong had exhausted a lot of energy and fought hard with Jiang Minglun, the opportunity finally came, and Li Wu used his best form to send out two gold-breaking moves, severely injuring Zhu Changlong.
Then he besieged Zhu Changlong with Jiang Minglun and Zhao Xun, and the situation was good.
Originally, Li Wuchang was [-]% sure that Zhu Changlong would die, but unfortunately he was still destroyed by Nie Jia.
Nie Jia resolutely gave up chasing and killing Duan Long, and quickly floated over to rescue Zhu Changlong. With just two blows, he forced Li Wuchang, Jiang Minglun and Zhao Xun to retreat, and then took Zhu Changlong to escape calmly, which made people have to obey.
"puff……"
Zhao Xun spat out another mouthful of blood, his face pale.
Li Wuchang quickly supported Zhao Xun.
Duan Long roared: "Brother Jiang, we will kill them."
Jiang Minglun nodded, and flew over to entangle with the remaining dozen or so bandit masters. Duan Long also joined the remaining few imperial court masters, preparing to defeat the bandit masters with one blow.
Although the bandit masters were not afraid of death, seeing that Nie Jia and Zhu Changlong had already retreated, they also had the idea of retreating, resisted a few times, and used their body skills one after another to retreat separately, appearing to be orderly.
"Brother Xun, is it okay?" Li Wuchang asked about Zhao Xun's situation after he had stabilized the situation.
Zhao Xun shook his head, smiled wryly, and said, "Fortunately...is the eighth-rank master really that powerful? I was seriously injured with just one knife, and my meridians were almost shattered by him."
The eighth-rank master is no longer an ordinary master. With Zhao Xun's strength at the peak of the sixth rank, it is no wonder that he will not suffer a big loss if he fights against the opponent.
Li Wuchang sighed, and said: "I just want to say one thing... the eighth-rank master is so strong!"
I thought of Nie Jia's backhand knife yesterday, which made people's blood boil, and his moves were extremely random, and the level of violence was not comparable to that of the scar-faced killer I saw before.
Sure enough, the higher the grade, the more powerful it is.
I don't know what kind of demeanor those ninth-rank masters are!
Li Wuchang was fascinated for a while.
"Zhu Changlong is dead, everyone rush!" A roar interrupted Li Wuchang's thoughts, but it was Wang Taishou's guy.
For a while, the morale of the imperial army was high, shouting and killing.
However, the bandit minions were unsteady, retreating while fighting, and gradually showed signs of decline.
The fighting became more tragic, but the already victorious balance was already tilting towards the imperial court.
On one side, the leader has retreated and the army is unstable, while on the other side, the morale is soaring and the more courageous the battle, the result can be imagined.
Within half an hour, most of the bandits were dead or injured, and the rest fled from the east gate in a panic, throwing their weapons all over the place.
And the court side is not much better, more than half of the casualties, the so-called killing one thousand enemies will hurt eight hundred.
……
Prefect's House.
Wang Taishou Nian Xu smiled lightly and said: "This battle is really extremely dangerous, fortunately there are guards Duan and Lord Li who are able to turn the tide."
The civil unrest has been suppressed, and the city has not been lost. Wang Taishou will have a lot of credit, so he is in a good mood at the moment.
Duan Long sighed: "This victory is indeed extremely dangerous, and the victory or defeat is only a hair's breadth away. If they had more masters, the elite battle on the roof might be a different situation. That Nie Jia is really not ordinary fierce. "
After a pause, he continued: "Speaking of which, it is thanks to Lord Li who led people to deal with more than a dozen masters in the first few days, and today he resolutely shot and wounded Zhu Changlong, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
After Li Wuchang's successful sneak attack, there were not many masters left in the imperial court, but there were still more than a dozen masters in the bandits. If Zhu Changlong was not injured, it would be a different situation.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, which can be seen from this.
Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "It was Guard Duan who made a decisive decision. In the beginning of the street battle, he killed many bandits, including many experts. I killed them by surprise, otherwise I would not have a chance to make a move."
Jiang Minglun said with a smile: "I think that if that Nie Jia had acted earlier, our losses would have been even greater. It's a pity that he has been hiding in the dark until Zhu Changlong was threatened."
Duan Long analyzed: "He should be waiting for Lord Li to make a move first. It was Lord Li who attacked him yesterday. Although he wasn't injured, he was afraid... If I were him, I wouldn't take it lightly. After all, they clearly have more masters than us, but Zhu Changlong was slapped by Zhao Xiaoge and Jiang Xiaoge, so he had no choice but to make a move."
Everyone nodded, thinking that this statement made sense.
Li Wuchang shrugged and said: "No matter what, the bandits have finally been repelled, so I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Then he asked: "By the way, Lord Wang, how do you plan to clean up this mess? There is no one in the city, and it is in a mess everywhere. Most of the houses have been destroyed, and corpses have piled up into mountains."
Shou was defended, but the city was also destroyed.
The wealthy businessmen also ran away, and ordinary people also ran away, leaving only a few remnants of soldiers. I don't know how long it will take to restore the prosperity of the past, and it is a headache to think about it.
Wang Taishou smiled wryly: "I also have a headache, why don't Lord Li think about it for me?"
Li Wuchang laughed and scolded: "Don't come here, I still can't figure it out. Most of the people have fled to the southwestern part of Feng Yi. My Erlianzi Village should have taken in a lot of people. I don't know how to arrange them... By the way, nothing else matters. You must get me some food. I don’t care about those people who starve to death. Then it will all be on your shoulders. In addition, we have killed many masters just now, and the reward money You have to make it up for me, I am here to earn taels of silver."
Wang Taishou hurriedly said: "Hold on, hold on, the reward will not leave you behind, there is also food, and there is still a lot in the official warehouse. I wanted to keep those who stayed in the isolated city, but who knew that there was a chaotic war. How about it, You send someone to bring some food over to help the people in your area, and I owe you a favor."
Duan Long said with a smile: "This is a great achievement, Lord Li is still short of silver and food? I will report to Governor Xue, and Governor Xue will just give you a few good words..."
Li Wuchang waved his hand and said: "Please don't, if I have any credit, I just sent a few people to exert a lot of force. It was originally here to make money. If there is any credit, it will be credited to Mr. Wang."
After a pause, he continued: "That's it. I'll go back first. I'll send people to fetch food later. Mr. Wang also pay attention to dispose of those corpses earlier, burn them and sprinkle more lime, so as not to cause a plague."
Wang Taishou was grateful in his heart, this was not the first time that Li Wuchang gave credit.
Duan Long said with a smile: "I'm leaving too. First, I'll go to see the situation of the rebellion in Bingzhuang, and then gather troops to prevent the Tianluo Gang and Hanshui Gang from attacking again. As for appeasing the people, that's Mr. Wang's business." Yes, even though the military villages are all hung in the inner treasury, everyone knows that the guys in charge have all escaped, and even if they didn't escape, no one is reliable."
Everyone calls Duan Long Guard Duan, but in fact he has an official position and is a general under Governor Xue, but he still likes to be called Guard Guard Duan. If he had a choice, he would prefer to be a guard beside Governor Xue , Leading troops to fight alone is too tiring.
Thinking of the aftermath, Wang Taishou sighed and smiled wryly.
But thinking about the victory, he was quite relieved.
Because Zhao Xun, Fat Xiong and others were seriously injured, Li Wuchang stayed in the city for a few days before returning to Erlianzizhuang, during which time he discussed with Wang Taishou about transporting food.
Zhuangzi has not been greatly affected. Those who should work work, those who should eat eat, and those who should do business should do business.
The medicinal materials continue to be collected and processed as soon as they are received.
The wild game continued to be harvested, and a batch had already been sent to Chang'an, where Zhou Chengwang sent someone to receive it, and it really sold well, and it was supplied to major restaurants or vegetable markets, making a fortune and extremely high profits.
Materials continued to be purchased from Beidi and Jingzhao, and everything was in order.
The only difference is that there are many more people who have fled here, not only in Erlangzi Zhuang, but also in other nearby Zhuangzi.
The nanny and Jiang Minglun's mother took Xiaoru and some women from Zhuangzi to cook porridge every day to give the fleeing people a way of life. Hu Benlu had sent people to build a temporary refuge shed, and also dispatched special personnel to maintain order. Lu Desheng Simply letting some young and strong people go to work can be regarded as finding a job for them, so everything is still safe.
After Li Wuchang came back, everyone was very happy.
"Master, what's going on in the city? I heard that there are many bandits. Auntie and I are very worried?" Xiao Ru chirped.
There were many people in the living room, Hu Benlu and Lu Desheng came to report the problem, the nanny and others were in charge of preparing meals, and many people came to visit Li Wuchang and others.
The rich businessman Shi Ji's family was also there. After they came to Erlianzi Village, Hu Qianyong was in charge of receiving them. Shi Ji wanted to see the owner at that time. Hu Qianyong told him that the owner took people to the city to suppress the bandits. Shi Ji guessed that he rescued them at that time. The family belongs to Li Wuchang.
Shi Ji felt grateful and wanted to do something for Erlianzi Zhuang. However, everything in Zhuangzi was very good, and there was no shortage of food and medicinal materials. He wanted to take 5000 taels to buy food for the fleeing people, but Hu Qianyong dared not accept the money. , just arranged for Shi Ji's family to live in the owner's mansion temporarily, and other things will be discussed when the owner comes back.
"It's too miserable in the city, but the bandits have been repelled." Li Wuchang answered Xiaoru's question while drinking tea.
As soon as Li Wuchang spoke, Shi Ji's family recognized his voice.
"Master Li, thank you for saving my life." Shi Ji bowed to the ground.
"Oh, who are you... who is here? I remember you, you really came to Erlianzizhuang, welcome." Li Wuchang saw Shi Ji and remembered.
"Old man Shi Ji, I have met Lord Li, Lord Li is so kind and virtuous, the old family will never forget it." Shi Ji said respectfully.
"So it's Uncle Shi, hello, I was originally there to suppress the bandits, and it's just a matter of saving your family. You don't have to be so polite, don't stand still, sit down." Li Wuchang laughed.
Shi Ji sat down carefully, his wife and a pair of children also looked at Li Wuchang curiously, they didn't expect Li Wuchang to be so young and very easy-going.
"I remember that Uncle Shi is going to Jingzhao County, right? Now that the bandits in Fengyi City have been repelled, should Uncle Shi consider going back... Sigh, it's better not to go back, just go directly to Jingzhao County, Fengyi City is in chaos , The houses were burned down, the streets were full of corpses, the smell of blood was overwhelming, there was no one in the city, it was like an empty city." Li Wuchang continued.
"I've thought about it, I don't know what the Lord would like to live in Zhuangzi for a while?" Shi Ji asked cautiously.
He hasn't repaid Li Wuchang's life-saving grace yet, so he doesn't want to leave for the time being.
"Okay, it's fine to stay here, I'm very welcome, but this corner of the country is not as prosperous as the city, and the supplies are also lacking, as long as Uncle Shi doesn't bother you." Li Wuchang said casually.
"No, no, it's very good here, thank you, Grandpa Li." Shi Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)
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