He understood that the coldness in Chu Zheng's eyes at this moment was not directed at him, but seeing her look like this, Shu Xiaoqing still felt a chill running down his spine.
"I said you will regret it," Shu Xiaoqing stiffened her neck and said, "If this was the first time I came to you and you would have taken care of this matter, you might have taken care of Ah Li's lair in Hengxiang by now!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Zheng grabbed her collar: "Tell me, who are these people and how do I find them!?"
"Is this your attitude when asking questions?"
"You said you didn't want to tell me!" Chu Zheng held her close, with a ferocious expression on his face that could not tolerate any tricks or jokes.
The suffocation feeling in her throat made Shu Xiaoqing dare not do it again: "Say it, I'll just say it..."
Suddenly there was an extremely loud noise outside.
Chu Zheng never paid attention to this kind of noise.
She wasn't interested in the farce in front of Quhe Garden yesterday.
Although after that farce, Hengxiang's situation changed drastically, Captain Qiu was like a lost dog, and his whereabouts are still unknown.
The only thing that made Chu Zheng happy was that all the family properties of Zhao Ning and Mrs. Qu in Hengxiang were sealed and taken away.
This was also the only happy thing Chu Zheng encountered after arriving in Hengxiang.
Shu Xiaoqing looked toward the window sash. Chu Zheng pinched her neck and ordered her to tell her about those people. Shu Xiaoqing grabbed the back of her hand and said hastily: "Listen to the outside first, listen quickly!"
"Stop being so verbose! You..." Chu Zheng's voice suddenly stopped and she looked towards the window sash.
This was not an ordinary noise. The noise was also mixed with the sound of horse hooves. The sound of hundreds of horse hooves coming at the same time could cause the wooden boards on the floor to vibrate slightly.
As for Hengxiang, there are not so many horses at all.
Chu Zheng let go of Shu Xiaoqing and walked towards the window.
All the high-rise doors and windows along the road were opened almost at the same time, and countless people looked out.
Below are thousands of people running. Behind the crowd, several lines of war horses march together. From this point to the end of the long street, it is a dense mass of black people, all of them are first-class horses and no foot soldiers.
"It's the army." Shu Xiaoqing came up and stood behind Chu Zheng and said with a trembling voice.
Chu Zheng didn't respond and looked at the soldiers without blinking.
They were all tall, tall, and muscular. The six leading men had cold expressions, and their eyebrows were calm and powerful. The many glances cast along the street were either frightening, guessing, begging for mercy, or fearful. In their eyes, they were all indifferent.
The new recruits can't do this, no matter how much they pretend to be calm or put on airs, they can't do this.
Only veterans, and those who have been on the battlefield for a long time, can ignore the opinions of all living beings and ignore them.
"Do you know which army it is from?" Shu Xiaoqing turned around and asked Chu Zheng.
Chu Zheng didn't respond.
At her silence, Shu Xiaoqing pouted and looked back out the window.
The crowd gave way and ran behind.
These war horses stopped in front of the gate of Lianfeng Academy.
These soldiers generally have three types of armor, but these three types of armor, no matter which one, Chu Zheng has never seen before.
Therefore, Chu Zheng was also curious about where this army came from.
The door of Lianfeng Academy, which had been "taken over" by the government since yesterday's farce, suddenly opened.
Dean Yang, who heard the news and insisted on coming out to see it in person, led a group of highly respected teachers out of the gate of Lianfeng Academy.
Yesterday's incident caused too much criticism to Lianfeng Academy. People who were powerless against Zhao Huien and Hengxiang soldiers directed all their anger at Lianfeng Academy and Mr. Yang.
The public was outraged and spoke loudly. In addition, during the farce yesterday, Dean Yang was at the first scene, so his body couldn't bear it yesterday.
In just two days, he had become too haggard, but if there were soldiers who really wanted to come to Lianfeng Academy to carry out an act of destruction, then they would step over his body.
The government guards and soldiers who were sent by Zhao Hui'en to supervise and control Lianfeng Academy looked at these soldiers and horses appearing out of nowhere and didn't know how to react for a moment.
Suddenly, a hearty laugh sounded.
The government guards and soldiers looked back and saw one of Qi Zhixiang's capable lieutenants, Yan Jiang.
Yan Jiang led several of his men and walked quickly from the west side of Lianfeng Academy. As he walked, he raised his hands and clasped his fists at Xia Junnan and Xia Chuan who had just dismounted from their horses: "Generals, you are finally here!"
Xia Junnan and Xia Chuan looked at each other, confused, wondering what was going on.
The deputy generals who followed behind also frowned.
"There are so many people!" Yan Jiang looked at the soldiers who were still walking slowly.
In addition to Xia Jiajun, there is also Yan Jun.
The reason there are three types of armor is because there is one type for the Xia family army, one type for the original Tanzhou soldiers and horses, and one type for the Shanjing City defenders.
Two-thirds of the troops who came here with Xia Junnan and Xia Chuan were taken up, and the other third followed Jian's army to Qu's Mansion.
"Not many," Xia Junnan said, "We don't have enough troops. The two armies combined are less than five thousand. It looks like there are many people because the horses are big."
"Less than five thousand?" Yan Jiang looked in surprise.
"Ha," Xia Chuan said happily, "Why, you think it's less?"
"Oh no no!" Yan Jiang said, "That's enough, that's enough."
It seems that there is really no need to come in so many numbers. After all, Hengxiang still has soldiers and horses from the city's southern capital guard office and the guard station.
And Kuozhou and Fuzhou are nearby. If there is any big army coming to fight Hengxiang, they can rush to help quickly.
"Two generals," Yan Jiang said again, raising his hands and making fists, "May I ask, how do you call them?"
Xia Junnan disliked this question very much and was too lazy to answer.
Xia Chuan said: "Both of us are named Xia, and my name is Xia Chuan."
Yan Jiang looked at Xia Junnan, waiting curiously.
Xia Junnan ignored him and looked at Dean Yang and others who were parked twenty steps ahead.
The old dean was thin and thin. In recent days, he had become even thinner due to his plans to study abroad. He was so thin that it made people feel that his clothes were empty.
Xia Junnan walked around Yan Jiang and walked towards them. He came closer and cupped his hands: "Dean Yang, I was late."
Dean Yang was unmoved and looked at him with a pair of old but extremely bright eyes.
Xia Junnan thought for a while and said sternly: "Don't be afraid, Mr. Yang, we are not from the Hengxiang Yamen. I am Xia Junnan, the general of the Xiazuowei camp of the Xia family army of the Duke of Ding."
As soon as Xia Jiajun said these three words, the expression on Old Dean Yang's face froze, and the suspicion and disgust turned into surprise and joy.
The same was true for the gentlemen behind Dean Yang. Everyone's expression changed instantly, and everyone was overjoyed.
"You, you are..." Dean Yang stepped forward and held Xia Jun's wrist that was still holding a fist, and said in a trembling voice, "Xia Family Army, is it really Xia Family Army? A soldier under Xia Wenshan, Duke of Dingguo?!"
"It's a shame to say that we only have remnants left," Xia Junnan said.
"The Xia Family Army is actually the Xia Family Army!" Dean Yang's eyes turned red, and he said to the gentlemen behind him, "You must hear clearly, these are the heroes of our country, the heroic army, the heroes of China! This is the Xia Family Army.
The Xia Family Army went to the mountains and rivers, made iron gates with meat, and irrigated the green hills with blood! It’s the Xia Family Army!”
Many gentlemen had red eyes and burst into tears.
Dean Yang was about to kneel down in front of Xia Junnan. Xia Junnan quickly supported him: "Old sir, no need."
The gentlemen behind Mr. Yang all knelt down: "General Xia, please accept our respects!"
The students further behind also knelt down.
Those nearby people who heard the words "Xia Jiajun" all knelt down along with the teachers and students of Lianfeng Academy.
"No, no, you really don't want to kneel down," Xia Junnan sighed softly, "If Xia Xingming saw him, he would be able to return the favor."
After all, Xia Xingming's current nickname is "The General Who Will Not Kneel."
Everyone in this area knelt down, and the Yamen Guards and Hengxiang soldiers who were still standing were dumbfounded as if they had been struck by lightning.
Especially Yan Jiang. He stood behind Xia Junnan and in front of Xia Chuan. All he could think about was asking who he was, what he was doing, and why he was standing here...
