Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1210 Night Murder

Although he put on a generous attitude in front of the villagers, Zhai Ci was still full of apprehension when he thought about the next arrangements.

Although thousands of brave soldiers gathered around the county office, Zhai Ci still looked restless, looking at Wang Meng who was sitting calmly, hesitant to speak, and finally couldn't help but speak. : "Jing Lue, how sure are you about this matter?"

Wang Meng turned his head to look, but Zhai Ci's old face showed a bit of embarrassment and embarrassment: "I, I don't doubt Wang Shi's combat power, nor do I worry about my own safety... To be born in this world, to live to this age, is considered a lucky one. If, if this time, the country can be brought under control as soon as possible, and Erlang will no longer be harmed by the war, what a pity to die. It's just that the You Clan's thieves are really powerful. More……"

"I will go together with the Ming government, we will prosper together if we succeed, and we will not steal away from failure."

Wang Meng replied, his tone was still calm, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart, feeling even more that he was not capable enough: "It's all about human affairs and waiting for the fate of heaven. If the heavens really take pity on this town, the righteousness and dangers of the Ming government will definitely be worthwhile. Throw."

When Zhai Ci heard this, he just smiled dumbly.He is more than twice as old as the young man in front of him, and has several times more experience, but when it comes to calmness, he is far behind.

When I think again that this young man is just a humble soldier sent in advance on the stage, and there are not many such heroes and sages in the sky, it is even more difficult to imagine what kind of person that General Shen is, who can attract so many sages and sages from the world. It drives and even repays with his life.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help feeling more at ease in his heart, and he couldn't help sighing: "Dwelling in this village, I can see the sky and the earth. If I didn't come here to teach me, I wouldn't know the vastness of the world. Fortunately, I did it." It is a great fortune in this life to be able to preach to the barren land!"

At this time, in Beibei of the Jin family, You Zhi, who is Zhai Ci's old enemy in his hometown, is also feeling uneasy, but he is not as lucky as Zhai Ci, and there is Wang Meng beside him who can comfort him.

At this moment, although relatives and disciples are surrounded by Wubi, all of them are more panic-stricken than You Zhi. , which time did not fight the enemy with all our strength, and cross over to this day! The Jin army misunderstood and helped Zhai's dog thief, but his army was not all troubled, and how much power could it do? The day is not far away!"

Having said that, You Zhi's uneasiness is getting stronger and stronger. The two hundred cavalry in the dock are the strongest force in his hands. Before that, he sent nearly a hundred cavalry around the countryside to search for the disappearing Hongwu army. There are frequent news, but as time goes by, the frequency of the news is getting slower and slower.

Of course, this is also a normal phenomenon. Although Jinshibei is not a grand battlefield, it is tens of miles north and south, and the terrain is complex and changeable. It is difficult to strictly control it with only a few hundred riders. .As the scope of exploration gets farther and farther, message delivery will naturally become more and more difficult.

Just, how long has it been since the last message came back?It seems to say that they have found conclusive traces of the enemy and are stepping up their pursuit.

Although there is still a bit of worry about killing the Jin army directly, but right now it doesn't matter so much. It is obvious that the Jin army intends to help the old slave Zhai Ci to embarrass himself. No matter what the future holds, we still have to get through the immediate crisis first. .

The sun gradually shifted from the sky to the west, and You Zhi became more and more irritable. He could no longer sit in his room and wait for the news. He simply climbed up to the watchtower on the dock wall of his own house, looked at the vast wilderness outside the dock wall, and asked with a frown: " No news yet?"

"There was a message two hours ago, but so far there is no..."

"It's been two hours?"

Hearing the soldiers' reply, You Zhi was terrified in his heart, subconsciously looked up at the sky, and saw that the twilight halo had clearly appeared on the edge of the daylight, he squinted his eyes carefully, and saw a few traces of it from the haze. blood line!
"Explore again! Send fifty... thirty more riders out of the castle to visit."

The uneasiness in his heart became more and more difficult to suppress, and You Zhi's tone became a little hoarse: "They are only allowed to go ten miles away, no matter whether there is news or not, they must return before sunset!"

Soon, the gate of the dock was opened, and another thirty riders galloped out.The rapid sound of horseshoes made You Zhi feel a little more at ease. Although his family is a tyrant in the countryside, it is impossible to support war horses in large quantities. Due to the restrictions on war horses, the children who can be selected as scouts also strive for perfection. All of them are superb riders with extraordinary skills, not inferior to those real military elites.

The Hongwu army may be a strong army in the sky, but after all, they are just a group of pawns. No matter how brave they are, how can they pose a threat to these young and healthy soldiers who are galloping on horses!This is the iron rule of death in the army formation!
Could it be that when you get older, you will naturally become timid?
There was a sneer at the corner of You Zhi's mouth, he didn't know if he was mocking himself for being too nervous, or Zhai Ci's cowardice.

When people are anxious, time will pass very slowly, but no matter how fast or slow it is, it is an illusion, and the night still falls as scheduled.The haze fell from the sky, not only covering everything, but also rendering it on You Zhi's face.During this period of time, he stood on the watchtower and listened attentively, but until it was dark, there was no sound of horseshoes in the countryside!
"How, how could this be...how could it be?"

He muttered softly, and looked blankly at the soldiers around him, but wherever he could see, the soldiers all lowered their heads subconsciously to avoid his sight, and invisible panic had already arisen in everyone's heart.

"Those Jin soldiers were born with good legs and feet, and they jumped so far..."

You Zhi forced a laugh, then raised his hand to grab the crossbar beside him, and said coldly: "The family business has been established here for generations, anyone who dares to harm me will have to pay for his life!"

"fire Fire……"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a trembling exclamation suddenly sounded beside him, and then he turned his head to look, and a flame was rising from the night sky on the northeast side, invading the night!

Seeing this scene, You Zhi's chest suddenly swelled up like a toad, and the cool night wind poured into his lungs, which made him gradually regain some sanity, but subconsciously leaned his back against the building pillar.

The fire is far away, at least far away from the dock wall of his house, but that direction, that...

"The Wang family has already been breached?"

Although there were doubts in his mouth, the breath poured into his lungs became extremely weak, and it sounded more like a statement tone.

The wall of Wangshiwu is located under Jinshipi, nearly 20 miles away from Youshiwu, and it is close to Jingyuan. It has been attached to Youshi since more than [-] years ago, but it also has nearly [-] families and a strong force of five or six hundred. , and even sent nearly a hundred family members to help Youshi guard the dock this time.

Can't save?
You Zhi had this doubt in his heart, but before he made a decision, he heard howling and noise from the wall of the dock downstairs.One of the rough voices was particularly ear-piercing, and You Zhi recognized the howler as soon as he heard it was his son-in-law, also the son-in-law of the Wang family.

For this rather brave son-in-law, You Zhi also loves him a lot, especially when he learned that his father-in-law's family is about to suffer, he led his family to help him, which made You Zhi feel a lot.

But soon, he let out a cold and stern voice: "The enemy must be bewitching and plotting, quickly detain Balang! Anyone who dares to make noise and cause trouble will be killed on the spot!"

The family led the order to go downstairs, and then the noise suddenly became louder several times, but it quickly returned to silence.On the watchtower, You Zhi had already put on his armor, held a sword in his hand, and stared intently at the direction of the fire in the north. He saw that the fire continued to grow, and then gradually shrank after reaching the peak, as if being squeezed by the night. It shrinks into a little twilight, as if the stars in the sky are falling on the field.

You Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, but before the breath could be fully released, it suddenly got stuck in the lips and teeth of his throat, because on the other side of the extinguished fire, another ball of fire suddenly appeared!

It has to be said that the You family's ability to dominate the countryside for many years does have something to rely on.Because of the previous experience, this time the fire did not cause any disturbance in the dock wall.

Even the third flare-up after midnight caused no disturbance.It's just that everyone faintly felt that the night shrouded in the surrounding area was a little thicker.Even if you stand by the campfire, you can really feel the heat of the fire, but once you leave the fire, your field of vision will be filled with darkness!

This night is destined to be a torment, even if there is no order from You Zhi, everyone in the dock wall does not have the slightest drowsiness, one by one squeezed up and down the wall of the dock wall, and the crowded and chaotic breathing sounds from the surroundings make them feel at ease .

No matter how tough the night was, dawn would always come. Unknowingly, the night gradually faded away, and the soldiers who were on standby for the night also gradually became numb, and then became exhausted.

Even You Zhi curled up in the watchtower and fell asleep in the middle of the night, with the two sons beside him supporting his father's body with his front and back arms, his eyes were bloodshot.

"Nano...that, that is, there are enemies!"

Suddenly a scream sounded, breaking the silence, and then a series of commotions sounded from the top and bottom of the city.

You Zhi on the watchtower also woke up suddenly, shook his still a little drowsy head, then jumped up, staring at the countryside.

On the field at dawn, the light is still thin, and a line of black shadows can be vaguely seen swimming towards the dock wall.

"Son, please go out to find the enemy..."

Another son of You Zhi spoke, but when the words reached the ordinary level, You Zhi suddenly jumped up on the spot as if stung by a poisonous insect, with a tone of panic that even he himself could not believe: "No, No, just wait..."

The speed of the enemy's advance was not fast, but as the light in the field became more and more abundant, the entire picture of the enemy army gradually appeared in the eyes of everyone at the top of Wubi City.

It was a small team, only about 600 people, and the formation was very loose. It was even a bit ridiculous to look at it in this desolate morning scene.

When a little golden light burst out of the sky, the team came to a distance outside the dock wall, and it was already faintly recognizable that the person in the front row on horseback was Zhai Ci.

"The old thief leads a few weak soldiers, playing tricks at night, and revealing his inferiority after dawn. Could it be that he wants to use this unbearable crowd to break my stronghold?"

Seeing this scene, You Zhi's face was distorted with anger, and he pointed at the sparse crowd under the city, and let out a slightly exaggerated laugh.

All the members of the You family on the top of the city were also obviously relieved. The unknown is the most fearful thing. They sent out scouts yesterday, but there was no news, so they knew nothing about the outside world. Fires broke out one after another in the night, as if the wall behind the road was destroyed. Breaking through successively made them even more terrified of not knowing what kind of powerful opponent they were about to face.

But in the daytime, seeing the other party revealing his true colors, a big stone fell to his heart, and then he dared to be ashamed and annoyed by the horror of last night, and the sound of fighting was endless for a while.

The enemy army was self-defeating, and morale was high again. Although the disappearing scouts still made You Zhi feel heavy, but he was no longer as desperate as last night, but he did not lose his mind and rush to fight in the face of the continuous call for battle from his subordinates. Just stand in the watchtower and watch the development of the situation quietly.

In the early morning, the countryside was quiet, and the laughter and insults of the enemies in the dock could be clearly heard, and Zhai Ci's face was unintentionally good-looking, and he even felt that the rural songs around him were too embarrassing.

In fact, it's not that he deliberately preserves his strength, no matter in public or private, he and the You family are incompatible, and even have the determination to come out, but Wang Meng stopped him, and he just led half of the village to come here.

Naturally, Wang Meng also had a reason to do so. He had too little power in his hands, and the thousands of Xiangyongs were put together by the Zhai family, the Zhang family and others.Although the number of officials and households in the county has increased sharply, those people are either prisoners of war from the Hongwu Army or refugees from the wild. Not only can they not be used in battle, but they even need to leave enough power to prevent them from colluding and fleeing. These 600 people can be drawn out. People, already considered the limit.

Not to mention that Zhai Ci's old face was hot and shy, but Wang Meng organized these soldiers to start working with a serious expression, leveled the ground a little, and built a platform that was not too tall with the bamboo and wooden wares he brought.

Those pawns were not fools either, and it was inevitable that they would be terrified when they walked under the nose of the enemy, so at the very beginning, they couldn't help but restrain their hands and feet, ready to flee at any time.But as time went by, I saw that although the enemies in the dock were yelling fiercely but did not dare to attack, they gradually became bolder, and some even started to curse back while they were busy with the business at hand.

It took more than an hour for the entire high platform to be completed. During the process, the two sides scolded each other endlessly.And in the process, other families gradually appeared in the surrounding countryside, each watching from a distance, not approaching each other, with a posture of not helping each other, or remembering that the two hegemons in the village were fighting each other, and took advantage of the opportunity .

Among the onlookers, nearly two hundred knights appeared along the way, which was quite eye-catching among the crowd of villagers, but it was not up to the level of frightening.There were quite a few people who showed greed for those war horses, but they were soon attracted by the spectacle in front of Youshiwu, but it was inevitable that some people planned to really fight later and take advantage of the chaos to snatch some war horses.

After the high platform was set up, Wang Meng stepped forward to welcome Zhai Ci up, accompanied by several county officials, including Wang Meng.

Zhai Ci has also seen the storm, although the surrounding atmosphere is not good, he still sat down on the stage, and then he opened a file, and said solemnly: "The king's way has entered Guanzhong again, the county office has been ordered to be restored, and there are many fields* *Cunning, today this department set up a case to hear the case and end the prison, only to hope that order will return to the countryside, and the people will return to the law! Rules and regulations are established, punishments and rewards are clearly defined, the guilty are judged, and the virtuous is judged. The case will be executed immediately!"

Although he was howling at the top of his voice, the distance he could spread was limited, but the audience was surrounded by pawns. After he finished speaking, with the sound of a drum, dozens of people shouted his words in an original and orderly manner. When he yelled, he immediately suppressed all the noise in the field, and unexpectedly showed a bit of dignity.

After Zhai Ci finished listening, there was a somewhat gratified smile on his face, and he felt that although the son of the family was stupid, he was not impossible to cultivate, and it was really rare to have such a phenomenon after a night of hard training.

The roars of those wrestlers naturally spread to the top of Wubi City. After You Zhi heard the roar from the watchtower, he realized the meaning of Zhai Ci's gesture, his face turned livid, and he punched the railing , and roared in his mouth: "The old thief bullies people too much!"

"The cavalry in the dock, gather behind the gate quickly! Gather another five hundred elite soldiers and fight them out together. I will capture and kill this old slave here!"

Although there were insults to each other in the village fights in the past, You Zhi didn't expect that this old thief Zhai Ci would be so arrogant, not only pulling a tiger skin as a banner, but also blocking his door to say that he wanted to judge him for his crimes!How could he endure being humiliated so far!
At this time, the surrounding villagers in the field were also half surprised and half suspicious, wondering if this Zhai Ci was old and crazy, or if he really had something to rely on, he dared to block You's house and pretend to be dead!
There are even people who can't help leading the crowd to approach the front, not only for the sake of seeing more clearly, but also for profit later. If they can confirm that Zhai Ci's death is successful, they can take the first step, whether it is Zhai's Wu Bi, or the so-called Xiagui County Office, are all fat meat that they plan to plot.

Sensing the abnormality around him, Zhai Ci's forehead also became sweaty. Although he was used to storms, he had never experienced such an exciting scene.Although I had cheered myself up a lot last night, when it actually happened, I still felt a little stage fright.It was only when he saw Wang Meng on the left sitting still that he regained his composure.

"The power of a punishment lies in the five punishments: flogging, rod, imprisonment, death, and death..."

As Zhai Ci recited and popularized the law, all kinds of instruments of torture were erected one by one, and placed under the platform. Looking from a distance, it gave people a sense of splendor.And those soldiers in front of the platform, each with their chests and stomachs out, recited the so-called county office criminal regulations in a loud voice, a total of more than [-] articles.

The onlookers in the countryside were just laughing at first, but they gradually became more serious after listening to it, and some even bowed their heads and recited silently.

This popularization of the law lasted for nearly two quarters of an hour, and even several large door panels were erected around the platform, all of which were filled with criminal regulations, each with huge handwriting, but how many people can recognize it is actually worrying.

"Trial Hu family first!"

Zhai Ci stopped drinking while standing on the platform. After the voice was transmitted by the soldiers, the surrounding countryside was also in an uproar.Because this Hu family was the one that caught fire in Wubi last night, the reason why there were so many people watching was because the commotion last night was too big, which made these villagers startled and suspicious, and planned to take a closer look.

Seeing how lonely and weak Zhai Ci was, they already believed that last night was just a hypocrisy, but what Zhai Ci said made their hearts tense again.

The doubts of the villagers did not last long. After Zhai Ci's words settled down, more than a dozen bloody heads were thrown out suddenly.Seeing this, the onlookers couldn't help but gasp, seeing that the heads of the dozens of people were put out separately, and every time one was mentioned, it would forcefully announce what the person had committed.

Every time a person finishes reciting, two cavalrymen ride horses to pick up the head and go around and show it to the surroundings.Although the villagers retreated subconsciously, they couldn't help but poke their heads out of curiosity. When they vaguely recognized the shape of the head, their hearts were even more shocked. It turned out that what happened last night really happened, not an illusion!

"Kill! Kill out!"

Seeing that the two cavalry pawns dared to carry their heads and run towards the wall of their own dock, Wanglou Shangzhi was so angry that his eyes burst open, and he roared with arms.

The gate of Wubi opened with a bang, and the You Clan's cavalry and elite soldiers who had been on standby roared and rushed out, and the surrounding villagers all panicked when they saw this scene, and they all retreated, fearing that they would suffer disaster.

But at this moment, the [-] cavalry who were originally in a loose formation on the side of the field suddenly gathered into a team, and the scatter was gone, like a steel spear swiftly piercing towards the You family members who charged out.

　Sorry sorry, it's even later, I can't stop writing too much. . .There is one more chapter later, two big chapters
　　
　
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