Messy snowflakes fell in the deep night sky, and the lanterns hanging high on the ground gave off a dim light, like a spotlight on the stage, illuminating the snowflakes' naughty dancing posture.

There was snow on the ground, and there were two or three well-dressed men carrying knives, trembling and chatting while patrolling.

Here, in Hejian, Fucheng, is an inn.

At the door, a group of well-dressed men pushed out three hotel guests.

He fell to the ground, feeling the coldness in his hands, and scratched his neck in dissatisfaction: "Why did you drive us out?"

Without saying a word, the man in front swiped the man's neck with his knife, slicing the artery in his neck. Hot blood spurted out, fell to the ground, melted the snow, and condensed into plum blossoms.

The two people standing next to them were so frightened that they wished they could grow wings on their backs and run away in utter confusion when they saw how they were killing people without saying a word.

In the distance, behind a haystack, Shen Lian, Lu Jianxing, and Jin Yichuan retracted their heads.

That's right, it's still Shen Lian. Jinyiwei, Dongchang's strength may not be easy to use outside the pass, but inside the pass, especially around the capital, it's a matter of catching him. Shen Lian didn't find Zhou Miaoxuan, and he didn't know where to go. He was lost. He was caught after wandering around for two days.

Naturally, the consequences of being caught would not be better. He was taken to prison and tortured, and asked to reveal the whereabouts of the others. No matter how tough a guy Shen Lian was, he couldn't handle that thing. What he kept saying back and forth was that he didn't He knew, as well as some characteristics of those elites at that time. It's not that he didn't want to say more, but he really didn't know more. After being tortured like this for several days, it was the same every time, and there were no major differences, so it became credible.

Perhaps it was to show this person who once threatened to let him live, what thunder, rain and dew are, and it is all a kindness? Anyway, for some unknown reason, Zhu Youjian still spared Shen as in the original plot. He practiced a small life and made him a general banner.

At this point, I have to say that more than two months have passed, and Zhu Youjian and Wei Zhongxian have indeed known that Wang Yan was there. So based on the reports of the Jin Yiwei and the Beijing camp troops who were beaten away at that time, Coupled with Shen Lian's confession, it was 100% certain that those hundreds of well-equipped men were Wang Yan's men.

Wei Zhongxian was a little better, because Wang Yan had been giving him generous gifts in the past two years. Although this was a bit offensive, it was not unforgivable for the sake of money.

Zhu Youjian can't do it. Didn't he completely ignore him? A general guarding the border dared to send hundreds of well-equipped soldiers into the border so openly? What is this? It is a provocation and a rebellion. If you can send people to intercept and kill the troops from the Beijing camp that Wei Zhongxian sends out, can you send people to intercept and kill the troops that he sends out? Can you send more people to attack his Forbidden City?

It is no exaggeration to say that after knowing the exact news, Zhu Youjian didn't sleep well for three days...

It's just that no matter how angry he is, no matter how much he studies, it's useless. He hasn't even studied Wei Zhongxian by his side, and he still wants to study General Wang, who has a heavy army? Besides, three hundred can beat him with the combat power of three thousand Beijing troops, he dares Acting rashly?

There are also domestic problems such as floods, droughts, snowstorms, etc., as well as the huge treasury in the Ming Dynasty. What can he use to study Wang Yan?

Relying on political skills or conspiracy? Wang Yan dared to send troops into the border, and he still wanted to make a fool of himself. Moreover, this matter could not be put on the table, and he had no reason to trouble Wang Yan.

Besides, now is the critical period for the confrontation with Jiannu. Facts have proved in the past that the combination of Mangui, Wang Yan, and the civil and military officials of Liaodong is effective, and he does not dare to act blindly.

Therefore, he had to swallow this breath, and prepared to fight hard and slowly rectify Liaodong, slowly and gradually. Anyway, he had to cut up the man named Wang to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Withdrawing his head, the three of them looked at each other.

"Wei Zhongxian must be in this inn."

As he spoke, Shen Lian took out his trumpet arrow and was about to shoot it.

Lu Jianxing stopped Shen Lian: "The arrow cannot be fired."

"Do you just want the three of us to handle this matter?"

"This errand fell on us. There are already many people in the yamen who are jealous, and hundreds of households are not happy. There is no guarantee that our people will not have their stakes. If our affairs are ruined, we may not even be able to save our lives when we go back."

Shen Lian looked at Lu Jianxing suspiciously: "Aren't you afraid that someone will take away your credit?"

Hearing this, Lu Jianxing glanced at Jin Yichuan, who was silent next to him, and said very bachelorly: "Brother, haven't you had enough of this useless life? We have no money and no way out. We rely on opportunities. When the opportunity comes, take it. If you do, you can turn over."

Looking at each other with Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian looked at the silent Jin Yichuan at the beginning of the film: "Yichuan, tell me."

"Huh? I think..." Jin Yichuan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect it to happen to him. He glanced at the two of them and was about to speak.

At this moment, there was a sound of dense footsteps coming from far away. The three of them looked up and saw a group of people running quickly, and within a moment they surrounded the inn.

A man who seemed to be the leader led a small group of people to stand in front of the three of them and said to Lu Jianxing: "I think you are right. If you have the opportunity, you must seize it."

While talking, Wei Zhongxian's younger brother in the inn also heard the noise and saw strange hands. Without saying a word, he raised his knife to kill. Immediately, there was a burst of intensive gunfire accompanied by screams from time to time.

When Shen Lian saw the familiar behavior and the familiar face armor, he was excited, and the crossbow arrow in his hand was activated. The arrow made a sound and rose into the sky, conveying the location information to other Jinyi guards.

The leader looked up at the trumpet arrows exploding in the air, then looked down at Shen Lian who couldn't stop shaking his head: "How can I say that I saved your life last time, so you are so disrespectful?"

Shen Lian smiled awkwardly and said: "I didn't mean to send out arrows, I just saw you..."

"Excited, right? You understand." Before Shen Lian could find an excuse to say more, the man nodded to show his understanding: "You too, how come you are all brothers and you just recruit people to die?"

Without waiting for Shen Lian to speak, the man looked at Lu Jianxing: "Our adults have said that you are a useful person, do you want to consider coming with us?"

Lu Jianxing held up his hands blankly: "Thank you for your love, I'm just..."

"Don't refuse in a hurry. You will definitely not be able to kill Wei Zhongxian this time. If you go back without completing the task, you will die. You should think about it carefully now. Don't wait until it is too late."

After saying that, the leader led several of his men around him and walked towards the hotel where the gunfire was fading away.

In the inn, Wei Ting and the remaining confidants surrounded the city, guarding Wei Zhongxian who was drinking in the middle.

The leader came in and looked at the scene. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Factory Master, you are so excited. His face did not change even after Mount Tai collapsed. He is really a big shot in charge of the Ming Dynasty."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian, who was drinking with his back turned to everyone, knew that the person in charge was coming, and turned around and stared at the leader: "Taishan? Are you worthy?"

The leader shrugged his shoulders and didn't care, and held his hands with a smile: "It's useless to talk more. I believe you can understand the current situation. Come with us."

"Whose person are you?"

"You will understand when the time comes." The leader waved his hand impatiently. They are Daozu. No matter how awesome Wei Zhongxian is, he is still a fish. There is no point in saying anything. If his master hadn't told him to treat each other with courtesy, he would have been there sooner.

His mother rolled it into a ball and threw it into a sack.

The surrounding big-headed soldiers looked at the situation, took out ropes from behind, and put the guns on their heads, tying up all the people in the outside circle tightly. Then a group of big-headed soldiers carried these struggling people down, and Wei Zhongxian naturally faced them.

A path was vacated, and the leader reached out sideways: "Please, Eunuch Wei."

Wei Zhongxian took a sip of wine, turned around and looked at the cloth-covered table: "Give us all the gold and silver notes on the table."

The leader winked at the person standing next to Wei Zhongxian.

The big-headed soldier nodded, walked to the table in a few steps, and lifted the cloth that covered his face. The golden light that came into view stung the eyes of everyone present.

Seeing his subordinates in a daze, the leader shouted: "What are you doing standing there? Ah? Your eyelids are so shallow? Are you willing to take your life? Ah? Move faster."

The boys near the table suddenly came to their senses and hurried forward to stuff gold into the lining of the leather armor.

The leader nodded with satisfaction, then looked to Wei Zhongxian aside, and said in a more serious tone: "Please, Eunuch Wei."

Wei Zhongxian smiled nonchalantly, his expression suddenly changed, he stared closely into the leader's eyes, and said with certainty: "You are Wang Yan's people!"

The leader paused for a moment: "Father-in-law, we will know when we arrive."

Wei Zhongxian put his hands behind his back and strolled downstairs first. "I didn't expect that in just two years, this kid would have such achievements. What a trick of fate...Old man, old man..."

He saw the twinkle in the leader's eyes just now, and he couldn't be sure that it was Wang Yan.

Under normal circumstances, or even in most cases, he would not think of Wang Yan. It was only two months ago that he was slapped in the face, and he was deeply impressed by Wang Yan's audacity.

In addition, the group of desperadoes around him this time are no match for these people. The people he has heard of recently who have such strong combat power are Wang Yan's men, and it is easy to think of it. Besides, he is still powerful now.

There are not many people in the Ming Dynasty who dare to rob Wei Zhongxian. In other words, Wang Yan has a criminal record and meets all the characteristics.

When they came outside, the leader asked his younger brother to escort Wei Zhongxian into a carriage. He glanced at the group of uniformed guards who were riding fast in the distance, walked up to Lu Jianxing and said, "What do you think? You don't have much time.

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Lu Jianxing cupped his hands and said, "Sir, Lu is coming with you. What should I do with my two brothers?"

The three of them are all old bachelors who live alone. It seems that nothing can be done this time. It is obvious that they will not survive if they go back, so they might as well leave with this group of people.

"The two of them... My master has no instructions. I'm sorry, but we can't help." The leader shook his head and said to Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan, who were a little disappointed: "But you two don't have to worry, all the Jin Yiwei who came here will run away.

If you can’t get rid of it, you will finally burn it with a fire to destroy the body and eliminate all traces. In this great world, you two can do whatever you want with your abilities.”

After saying that, regardless of where the three brothers were parting, he directly took the knife and shot the Jin Yiwei who came over.

They came with 300 people this time. The Jin Yiwei only came with a few dozen men of these three brothers. Even if these people may have uncanny skills, they would be in vain under their guns. They were just killing them for fun. of.

After a burst of gunfire, a group of people ran over to replenish their wounds, then dragged the people back and threw them into the inn. Together with Wei Zhongxian's men before, they poured fuel to support the fire and set it on fire.

Then a group of people led Wei Zhongxian, Lu Jianxing and others away quickly and disappeared.

Only Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan were left looking at each other, speechless for a long time...

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In the past, I only came back once in early November to rest, bring back some captured heads and horses, and take down Ding Baiying naturally. Then I set off again until late December, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in a few days. Just returned to Jinzhou City.

In these two months, Wang Yan's goals were successfully achieved.

A team of saboteurs in Houjin worked from Guangning to Changchun behind them, helping Huang Taiji train his troops in the cold weather. This attack not only massacred the village, but also had a direct devastating blow to the small town they had built. Let all the previous construction go to waste. At the same time, in more than two months, more than two days of human heads were obtained.

This devastating destruction caused the already stable Houjin to be in chaos again. Huang Taiji spent this whole winter criticizing Wang Yan.

The built town was destroyed. Not only did the original residents here lose their men, but they also left their children homeless. These are all bannermen. Huang Taiji is to provide disaster relief and resettlement. From north to south, There are not a hundred in such a small town, but there are some in the thirties and forties. How much money and materials will it cost? With tens of thousands of soldiers and horses leading the way, it is a big expense, plus so many That’s a huge amount of supplies for the victims.

As for the impact of such a huge destruction on the Han people who were originally prisoners there, Wang Yan could only say sorry. But thinking about their original situation, they were not in a good situation. Now that their original masters are like them, how many of them can be here? Feeling a touch of warmth in the freezing snow and ice.

It was true that the Han people were saved, but they only left a thousand people in total. They had to deal with tens of thousands of people chasing and intercepting them, and they only brought back some sporadically.

And Wang Yan followed the approaching Mongolian tribe all the way north. It didn't matter if he was conquered by Huang Taiji, he could just switch to General Wang. If he voted, Wang Yan would support them with supplies and troops in the coming year, and purchase beef, mutton, wool, etc. to help them improve their lives. If he didn't vote, The men were killed, women, children, cattle, sheep, horses, etc. Some were given as gifts to the next tribe that surrendered as a reward, and some were sent back to Jinzhou City with the help of these Mongols.

Along the way, according to the political divisions of later generations, he controlled the Mongolian tribes in eastern Inner Mongolia, and the map of Hou Jin Dynasty has shrunk to the northeastern region.

Huang Taiji was aware of Wang Yan's actions, but he didn't send any more troops to teach these young men a lesson.

On the one hand, the destructive power of Wang Yan's men this year is far greater than last year, which makes him unable to send troops. After all, the logistical pressure of sending troops in winter is far greater than that of the other three seasons. He doesn't have much in the first place, so how can he send troops?

On the other hand, it was also because he looked down on those Mongolian tribes. If he could conquer them once, he could conquer them twice. Verbal submissions and compromises were of no use. When the time came, they would step on them with iron hooves, and they would die if they refused.

Huang Taiji was indeed a strong man when Wang Yan could not say anything. This kind of confidence in a strong person is necessary, but it is not good to be too confident, because Wang Yan has spoken out, because the army will be stationed next year...
To be continued...