Catching Monsters

Chapter 275 Something big happened
Liu Muyun felt completely relieved. You know, last night, Jiang Yubo killed six Hu generals in a row.

If Jiang Yubo were allowed to continue killing today, who knows how many he could kill.

If Jiang Yubo is allowed to continue killing like this, won't the army's morale be completely on Jiang Yubo's side?

Fortunately, I tampered with his food last night.

Duan Xing beside him also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Liu Muyun beside him in a deep voice: "Eunuch Liu, Jiang Yubo is dead, but the Hu army is still there."

"Then we have to rely on General Duan. I don't understand military matters." Liu Muyun smiled and had confidence in Duan Xing. He said, "If Xu Xiaogang, a kid in his early twenties, can repel the Hu people, then General Duan can certainly do it too."

"Yeah." Duan Xing swallowed and nodded reluctantly.

Soon, more than ten Hu soldiers came to the city with Jiang Yubo's body.

Many senior generals who heard the news of Jiang Yubo's death also came to the city wall.

The Hu soldiers below had serious expressions and spoke loudly, "My commander-in-chief respects heroes and specially asked us to bring back the general's body."

"Besides, my commander-in-chief said that this general was extremely brave and valiant, but he was poisoned to death by one of your own people. What a pity."

After saying this, the group of Hu soldiers put down the bodies and turned away.

When the generals on the city wall heard the word "poisoning", their faces changed instantly.

"Quick, bring back General Jiang's body first."

The city gate slowly opened, and Jiang Yubo's body was carried in. A large number of senior and middle-level generals came one after another.

Looking at Jiang Yubo's body, I was speechless.

Among the senior generals, Qin Ziliang gritted his teeth. When he first entered the military camp, he received many favors from Jiang Yubo. Now seeing Jiang Yubo die in battle like this, his heart was broken.

He took a deep breath and said loudly, "Come here, find the military doctor to come over and do an autopsy! See if General Jiang died of poisoning as the Hu people said!"

"I don't think that's necessary."

On top of the city wall, Duan Xing and Liu Muyun slowly walked down.

Liu Muyun said in a deep voice: "General Jiang died on the battlefield, how can we casually damage his body? Come, send General Jiang's body back to the capital."

Qin Ziliang's eyes suddenly turned to Liu Muyun, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Did you do it? Did you poison General Jiang?"

"How can you talk nonsense without evidence?" Liu Muyun scolded, "Come here, what does this guy do? Catch him."

However, the people present did not listen to Liu Muyun at all.

Duan Xing frowned, took out his military seal, and looked at the soldiers around him: "Soldiers, listen up! Capture Qin Ziliang!"

Still no one made any movement.

"There must be an explanation for General Jiang's death!" Qin Ziliang waved his hand and turned to leave.

Soon, many generals carried Jiang Yubo's body away.

"Do these guys want to rebel?" Liu Muyun's eyes darkened and he said with gritted teeth.

……

At this time, among the twenty-six senior generals, twelve were between thirty and thirty-five years old.

He is considered a young officer in the Zhenchi Army.

The twelve of them gathered in the courtyard of a house.

They looked sad and angry. They had long been dissatisfied with what Liu Muyun and Duan Xing had done in recent days.

But with Jiang Yubo putting pressure on them, they just have to endure everything.

"General Jiang was killed by those two thieves. General Jiang has been very kind to me. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will kill them."

"What do you think?"

Qin Ziliang in the yard spoke first.

The young officers are full of youth and vigor.

After hearing Qin Ziliang's words, they all spoke up:
"Brother Qin, we have known each other for many years. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"Kill these two." Qin Ziliang said, "Then we will have no problem controlling the entire Zhenchi Army."

Everyone present nodded, but some people worriedly said, "Doing this is tantamount to rebellion. I'm afraid those old generals will not agree."

"Then tie them up and send them away."

After a brief discussion, everyone quickly summoned many middle-level generals.

There were more than a hundred people standing in the yard of this house.

Qin Ziliang slowly walked to the front and said loudly:
"Everyone saw General Jiang's death today. Those two bastards sent by the court were not here to resist the Hu people at all."

"But he wants to harm our Zhenchi Army!"

"Think about it, everyone. The food that our Zhenchi Army just delivered disappeared in the blink of an eye. Why?"

"Aren't these two the ones withholding food?"

"If we let them take command, our blood and lives will be shed in vain!"

"General Qin, what do you want to do?"

That anger also surged in the hearts of many middle-level generals present.

Qin Ziliang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Kill these two!"

"and then?"

Many middle-level generals present asked one after another.

This is the key.

Killing Duan Xing and Liu Muyun was not a difficult task. The key question was, what should we do next?
What's more, Liu Muyun was an imperial envoy, and killing him would be tantamount to rebellion.

Qin Ziliang clenched his fists and said, "The war is imminent, and the Duke of Zhenguo was transferred back to the capital. Instead, these two idiots were sent here. There must be someone around His Majesty who is causing trouble!"

"Let's march to the capital and purge the court of corrupt officials!"

At the same time, back in the general's mansion, Duan Xing, who was resting in the study, was holding the silver note he got from Liu Muyun.

He knew very well in his heart that Mushan City might not be able to be defended.

It doesn't matter how others brag, but Duan Xing himself knows very well how much he weighs.

If a fight really breaks out, he'll know nothing.

We still have to make plans early and arrange for relatives to escape from Mushan City as soon as possible.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of fighting outside.

There was a loud bang.

The door of the study was pushed open, and a servant brought from the capital ran in in panic.

"General, something big has happened. Something big has happened."

Duan Xing's face changed drastically: "The Hu people came in so quickly?"

The servant looked horrified and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No, it's not the Hu people, it's the army in Mushan City, they mutinied! They rebelled!"

"They have surrounded the General's Mansion and brought people in to kill you, Master."

"How dare they! Do they know who I am? I was sent by His Majesty to lead the Zhenchi Army. If they kill me, that's a rebellion!!!"

At this moment, an arrow shot out from behind and pierced the slave's chest.

The slave fell to the ground with a thud.

Duan Xing in the house was so frightened that he fell to the ground. Soon, many Zhenchi Army soldiers rushed in and quickly surrounded him.

Qin Ziliang, with a gloomy face, walked in from outside.

Duan Xing trembled slightly, and hurriedly took out the military seal and shouted: "What do you want to do! I am the supreme commander of the Zhenchi Army, you are rebelling."

Qin Ziliang casually knocked his military seal to the ground and said coldly: "Kill all the people this guy brought with him and bury them with General Jiang!"

Duan Xing opened his mouth slightly, and suddenly, Qin Ziliang drew out a long knife and stabbed it into his chest.

Duan Xing fell into a pool of blood instantly. Thinking back to the tragic scene of Jiang Yubo being forced to death by these two men, Qin Ziliang felt unsatisfied. He took the long knife in his hand and chopped the man into pieces.

"Drag this thing out and feed it to the dogs."

……

In the capital, in the imperial study.

Xiao Yuzheng was sitting on the dragon throne, drinking tea and reading memorials. Of course, he was more concerned about the war on the front line.

From time to time, he would look at Feng Yu beside him and ask, "Has the battle report of the Zhenchi Army been delivered?"

You know, Liu Muyun from the front line basically sends a lot of battle reports every day, and most of the content in the reports is good news.

After all, Liu Muyun has followed Xiao Yuzheng for many years, and he knows what to write that will make Xiao Yuzheng happy.

In recent days, Xiao Yuzheng has become addicted to reading it. Whenever he feels bored, he will take out the battle reports of the Zhenchi Army and read them.

According to Liu Muyun's report, Duan Xing was quite capable and everyone in the Zhenchi Army admired him.

In a short period of time, the Zhenchi Army had completely surrendered to Duan Xing.

In the battle report sent yesterday, Liu Muyun also reported that the Hu people broke out of Jianchi Pass and were preparing for a large-scale attack.

However, Liu Muyun also said in the letter that there was sufficient food in Mushan City and the army's morale was solid, so the mere Hu people were nothing to be afraid of.

Xiao Yuzheng believed this.

After all, although the Zhenchi Army suffered heavy casualties in the previous battle, it still has 110,000 troops.

Moreover, with sufficient food, the Hu people will not be able to capture Mushan City in a short time.

"Has the letter from the north arrived?"

Feng Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, he should still be on the way."

Xiao Yuzheng said slowly: "The Hu people suddenly invaded the border again. I am always a little worried."

"Also, Xu Xiaogang should have been assigned to the Ministry of War, right? He should have stopped messing around, right?"

Feng Yu nodded and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. The Duke of Zhenguo has already taken up his post at the Ministry of War two days ago. However, he has just arrived at the Ministry of War and has no experience in many things. He needs a little bit of adaptation."

"That's good." Xiao Yuzheng nodded: "He is still too young and hot-tempered. He needs to stay in the Ministry of War for a few years to settle down."

He took a deep breath and couldn't help coughing violently. His health condition had not improved in recent times, and he had consulted the imperial physician and received many prescriptions.

Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door, and with a bang, the eunuch outside the house pushed the door open.

Feng Yu and Xiao Yuzheng's expressions changed slightly.

Often, when people break in without notifying you, something big has happened.

Sure enough, the eunuch was holding a letter in his trembling hand, kneeling on the ground, with a panicked look in his eyes: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened."

"What happened?" Xiao Yuzheng frowned.

"Town, town, town the pond..."

The young eunuch stumbled and was so nervous that he could not speak.

Feng Yu frowned, took the letter and handed it to Xiao Yuzheng. Xiao Yuzheng looked down and felt dizzy.

(End of this chapter)