Liu Ziguang is a person who knows the importance of things. He doesn't talk about personal feelings when it comes to big things. People in Song Dynasty bullied him to the point of being bullied. Even if he is a friend, he can't be soft. Zhao Kang is his friend and partner, but now he is an enemy. He has no mercy.
Without hesitation, he drew his pistol and aimed it at Zhao Kang.
Zhao Kang was not afraid. He pressed the spring, unsheathed the steel sword in his hand, roared, and rushed towards Liu Ziguang. The four similarly dressed navy personnel from the Song Dynasty behind him also unequivocally drew their swords and followed closely behind.
The guards behind Liu Ziguang also raised their short guns, aiming at these guys who dared to use their arms as chariots.
"It is your honor to die by my gun." Liu Ziguang muttered silently, raised his gun and fired. The moment he pulled the trigger, a powerful arrow shot through the air. The streamlined arrow had great resistance.
It was small, so the speed was much faster than ordinary arrows. It hit Liu Ziguang's pistol, smashed the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet flew out diagonally, shattering a green tile on the house next to it.
"Stop!" With a loud shout, a black figure fell from the roof beside the road, holding a small crossbow in his hand. Liu Ziguang's eyes were poisonous, and he could tell at a glance that this crossbow was the same as what he had seen at the train station today.
The crossbow picked up is of the same model.
When Zhao Kang saw the man in black appearing, he hurriedly stopped and exclaimed: "Sister, why are you here?"
The man in black, whom Zhao Kang called his eldest sister, took off his mask, revealing a dark but very pretty face. He walked over calmly under the aim of dozens of muskets from Liu Ziguang's men, ignored his brothers, and greeted Liu Ziguang first: "
Zhao Jing, Lieutenant Colonel of the Song Dynasty Navy, served as Zhenwu Bo of the Ming Dynasty, admiral of Nanchang, minister of internal bodyguards, and six imperial envoys."
"Knowing my lord's reputation, why don't you kneel down to pay homage?" The guards pretended that she was a woman and threatened her with muskets.
Liu Ziguang raised a hand to signal his subordinates to shut up. He secretly cursed his subordinates for not studying. She was from the Song Dynasty with the surname Zhao, and she was Zhao Kang's sister. She must be a princess. In terms of diplomatic etiquette, she was better than Liu Ziguang.
The earl is still a little taller.
"What advice does Lieutenant Colonel Zhao have? Do you want to compete with me?" Liu Ziguang followed Zhao Jing with his eyes. This woman's martial arts was quite strong. There was a murderous aura about her, which was different from the murderous aura of ordinary battlefield veterans.
It's more like the murderous aura of a Jianghu person.
"I've heard for a long time that Uncle Zhenwu is the most heroic man in the Ming Dynasty. It's okay to ask for advice, but not now. There are more important things to do now." Zhao Jing said coldly.
"Please make it clear in one sentence. I have important matters to attend to and have no time to chat with you." Liu Ziguang did not relax his vigilance at all. He raised the hammer of the pistol with his right thumb and was ready to shoot at any time.
"Someone intends to provoke a war between Song and Ming. My responsibility is to stop this war!" Zhao Jing's words were indeed simple and concise.
"Then your task now should be to persuade your compatriots to lay down their weapons, instead of running to my horse to talk nonsense. This afternoon your troops in Song Dynasty have brazenly launched an attack on me, and our two countries are now at war.
"Liu Ziguang is unreasonable and unforgiving.
, but he also understood something in his heart. It seemed that there were many things behind the scenes of this war. At least the people in Song Dynasty were not monolithic.
"I know that your army has weapons with huge destructive power, but the combat effectiveness of our army in Song Dynasty is not weak. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties on both sides, I suggest that you suspend the attack and let me find out the mastermind behind the jumping war. Let's
Wouldn't it be better if the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were friendly for generations?" Zhao Jing stared directly into Liu Ziguang's eyes and said, the aggressive brilliance in her eyes made Liu Ziguang very uncomfortable, but she could not refuse the proposal. For the Song Dynasty community where 100,000 people live together,
His own strength alone is still a bit weak, so he won't be able to use his big weapons in street fighting, and he will definitely lose a lot of men in hand-to-hand combat.
Victory without fighting is the highest state of military affairs. Liu Ziguang said without hesitation: "Okay! I will order the attack to be suspended until you catch the manipulator behind the scenes. I will give you two hours. If there is no reply,
Attack as usual."
"Okay, it's a deal!" Zhao Jing still looked cold and turned to leave.
"Sister, I'll go with you." Zhao Kang shouted.
Zhao Jing stopped and turned her head slightly, but then quickly turned her face away: "You can stay here so that we can witness our sincerity." After saying that, she jumped up, ran to the nearby house, and disappeared in three jumps.
The sunset was in the sky.
Liu Ziguang looked at Zhao Jing's back and secretly exclaimed: This girl's ability to jump up and down the spine is better than Liu Xiaomao's. She is definitely not an ordinary naval officer. He turned to Zhao Kang with a stern expression and asked: "Is this your eldest sister? Why are you talking to your brother?
Does Zhao Jing have the same name?"
Zhao Kang was almost killed by Liu Ziguang's gun just now, which made Zhao Kang a little embarrassed, but he was an upright man after all. Since the eldest sister said that there was a villain, Liu Ziguang was no longer an enemy. He touched the back of his head and explained:
"The eldest sister and the second brother are twins. The word Jing happens to be listed in our family tree, so this word is given to the second brother. The eldest sister uses the word Jing next to the female character, which actually has the same pronunciation but different characters."
"Oh, that's right. Your eldest sister has a very high rank. What does she do in the navy?"
"This is a secret. As a younger brother, I don't know." When it comes to confidentiality issues, Zhao Kang is still very measured.
Liu Ziguang smiled meaningfully and did not continue to ask. He changed the topic and said, "I am going to arrest Cheng Liangjue and Chen Zi'ang now. Zhao Kang, are you interested in going with me?"
"I am willing to go." Zhao Kang readily agreed. These two corrupt officials were not only the worms of the Ming Dynasty, but also the backstage of the smugglers. They were also enemies of the Song Dynasty. Now that there was an opportunity to capture them, Zhao Kang would certainly not let it go.
What's more, the eldest sister had just ordered him to follow Liu Ziguang as a hostage. The eldest sister's words were military orders and he had to obey them.
Liu Ziguang asked his subordinates to assign a horse for Zhao Kang to ride on, and the group of people ran towards the Governor's Yamen. The Governor's Yamen and the official residence, which were still heavily guarded in the afternoon, were now deserted. Liu Ziguang kicked open the door and walked in, only to see the yard full of people.
The maids and servants were packing things. If you look closely, you will see that they are not packing but searching for property. No one is taking care of the mess. Everyone is picking up valuable things with their furoshiki. When they see an army coming in, they are so frightened that they turn around and run away.
The soldiers fired their guns into the sky, scaring them so much that they did not dare to move. After a few people were arrested and asked, they found out that the Governor had led the troops to run away, and Mr. Xiao Chen also ran away with him. He was walking in such a hurry that many of his weaklings were injured.
After dinner, the servants heard that there was a quarrel outside and thought that the governor might not come back, so they made some crooked plans.
"These are all the things of the imperial court, how can you take them randomly? Put them all down!" Liu Ziguang was secretly happy. He liked the job of confiscating houses the most. The gold and silver of Cheng Liangjue's family must be fine and soft, and there must be a lot of cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, and he was about to get a small fortune.
After driving away these maids and servants, leaving a small flag of soldiers to guard the house, Liu Ziguang led the rest of the guards and Zhao Kang and others back to the gate of the Song Dynasty settlement area. A temporary tent had been set up.
, in a nearby restaurant, Liu Ziguang led his generals to climb up the building and look into the distance. By this time, the sky had darkened. Through the telescope, he could see the brightly lit fires in the residential area. Soldiers in armor were running back and forth, and people dressed as ordinary people were also there.
Helping to transport weapons and food, he looked like he was preparing for war.
"Are all the big killers in place?" Liu Ziguang asked.
Massive weapon is a general term. All weapons of mass destruction used by the Red Shirts are called mass-destroying weapons, such as steam repeating crossbows, cannons, armored tanks, and airships.
"Reporting back to the commander, the airship is already in the air. Every move in the city is under observation by our army. The cannons have also been aimed at the gate of Brigade Song City Walled City. The cavalry team and the musketeers have already entered the fighting position. Waiting for the big army to
The commander has given the order." Anthony informed that this battle will be under his full command.
Liu Ziguang nodded and said: "I have not been idle today. Let the brothers have a rest. If we wait a little longer, there may be changes. By the way, have all the brothers' war meals been used?"
"Go back to Marshal. Several nearby restaurants and restaurants are all under military control. The brothers all eat in restaurants, but they are not used to local food," the logistics officer said.
"Where are those foreign sailors?" Liu Ziguang continued to ask. The matter on the dock just now was left to Zhamuhe. Now that he has arrived at the front line, it seems that the problem has been solved.
Zhamuhe replied: "Those fan ghosts are very honest. They compiled the list and sent people back to report the news. They all obeyed and were captured. Now they are being watched by Li Peng's people."
"Send people to keep an eye on those ocean-going ships. The ghost foreigners are full of tricks and we have to be on guard. We also sent people to find Lai Youwei and Ding Li. Cheng Liangjue ran away. If we want to catch him, we still have to rely on local forces.
." Liu Ziguang has now entered a wartime state, and his mind is spinning very fast.
The officers and soldiers of the Red Shirt Regiment also entered a wartime state, and their titles for Liu Ziguang changed from "Imperial Envoy" and "Uncle" to "Commander." All the officers and soldiers put on their armor, except Liu Ziguang.
He was wearing a python suit that was stained with blood and looked nondescript.
"Commander Qi, Miss Hu sent someone to ask for an audience." A flag official came quickly and said.
"pass!"
"Commander, the eldest princess has a gift." Another flag official came in and reported.
"pass!"
After a while, two people walked into the room. Miss Hu sent a capable young man. He presented a set of exquisite armors. Not only was this set of armor exquisitely made, it also matched Liu Ziguang's body shape very well. It was simply
Tailor-made, Liu Ziguang didn't bring any armor when he went on patrol in Jiangnan this time. Miss Hu's suit was a timely help.
The eldest princess sent the chief guard and four maids. The maids carried the red lacquer food box, opened the lid and saw a pot of fragrant small fish. It turned out that the eldest princess had made it herself, and there was also a pot.
Pork ribs with Wuxi sauce and a plate of Taihu whitebait. There are not many varieties, but the portion is very heavy.
"These are the war meals that the eldest princess gave to your uncle. I still don't want to thank you." The captain of the guard said seriously.