Leng Xiang's face was stern, his gaze motionless as he looked to the west, as if he had seen the fighting at the west gate of Chengdu through thousands of walls.
Li Changshun's 30,000 troops are attacking there with all their strength at the moment, and the outer city gate has been breached. At least 15,000 people have already entered the inner city gate, while the troops outside are crazily squeezing in.
The Governor's Mansion is in the north of the city, not close to the west of the city, but even in Leng Xiang's Governor's Mansion, you can still hear the loud shouts of killing in the west city. However, such a precarious situation did not make his expression show any panic.
, on the contrary, there was a hint of a calculating smile on his stern face.
The situation in Chengdu was also a bit bad. Some people heard that the rebels had arrived, and they immediately exploded. Rumors spread: Some said that the rebels had arrived and a hundred thousand troops were attacking the west city, and they would soon enter the city.
There was a bloodbath in Chengdu; some said that the rebel leader Huang Xiaobo was a disciple of Fuli Yuanshi Tianzun, and he was the one who captured demons from the lower world; some said that the rebels were able to spread the beans into an army, otherwise how could they have gathered in such a short period of time?
There are so many troops; some even swear that the Leng family is exhausted and the Jade Emperor specially sent Huang Xiaobo to take over...
Leng Xiang knew something about it and was very annoyed in his heart, but he was calm at the moment. No matter what debt he had, he had to wait until these damn rebels were wiped out before he had time to settle the matter.
Wang Xun and Wei Song looked a little nervous, especially Wei Song, whose face became more and more anxious.
He couldn't help but be nervous, luring the enemy into the city and annihilating them with fire. The strategy he came up with was originally only one of the three strategies he proposed. However, this strategy was too dangerous. If he was not careful, Chengdu would fall, and even the commander's mansion would not be spared.
, the century-old foundation of the Leng family would suffer a huge blow. He originally thought that Leng Xiang would never accept it. However, unexpectedly, Leng Xiang chose this strategy.
Between the outer city and the inner city of the West City, none of the rebels noticed an inconspicuous situation, that is, there were firewood and many pots and jars of different sizes everywhere, too many to count.
Leng Xiang closed the window and said expressionlessly: "Notify me and light the fire immediately."
Wei Song let out a long breath, waiting for the final victory to come.
A moment later, the sound of huge serial explosions came from the West City, mixed with countless screams and wails, and the sky was filled with fire, which illuminated the entire city of Chengdu and even dozens of miles around...
----------------------------------------After the war, the population was desolate and the roads were overgrown.
The weeds were gone, and the dark town was deserted. The raindrops hit the wooden boards and made a ticking sound. I don’t know which door was blown by the wind.
Desolate and lonely, if it weren't for the lit lanterns swaying in the wind and rain at the door of the town's inn, people would think they had entered a dead town.
The clear sound of horse hooves was heard in the night. In this dark night, a group of people came to the small town.
The riders led the horses under the eaves and opened the door of the inn
In sharp contrast to the desolation outside, there were many people sitting in the lobby. The smell of inferior alcohol, tobacco, fried meat, sweat, and the smell of crowds came to our faces, making everyone rushing in the wind and rain
Suddenly I felt warm
The room was enveloped in a buzzing sound of conversation like a cloud. When a dozen strangers wearing raincoats pushed the door in, it was like a knife suddenly cutting off the conversation. The conversation suddenly disappeared, and people at each table were alert.
Looking at these new arrivals
The leader glanced at the people in the lobby, his eyes piercingly bright
When exposed to his aggressive eyes, most people unconsciously avoided it, and the voices started again, but their voices were much lower.
The skinny waiter came forward and greeted: "We have a customer! Please come in quickly."
The leader went straight to the counter: "Shopkeeper, how many rooms do you have here? We've got them all."
The shop owner, who was also skinny, showed a troubled expression: "This guest, we do have a guest room, but someone has already stayed in the guest room, and there are always customers coming and going. We are a century-old store, and we can't stay in this windy and rainy weather."
Drive people out."
Several people looked at each other, and the leader asked: "Who are the people living here?"
"There are a few merchants from the west and some people from other places. We can't figure out their identities, but they don't seem to be bad people. Sir, please stay here in peace. They are all drinking and chatting in the lobby!"
The leader pondered and made up his mind: "Shopkeeper, give us nine rooms. There are sixteen of us in total. We will send our dinner to the guest rooms."
"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir - waiter! Take these guests upstairs to have a rest!"
Everyone else followed the waiter upstairs, but the leader sat alone at a table in the lobby, ordered a bottle of wine, leaned against the wall to rest, took two sips of wine, and suddenly felt excited.
Although he was drinking alone with a cup in hand, his sharp eyes were constantly looking around, carefully looking at the people in the shop.
Like most small town inns, this inn also operates as a tavern. Most of the people sitting here are rustic local villagers. One table was already drunk and fell asleep on the table. The leader only took one look at it.
He looked away: they were no threat and there were two skinny merchants, so they were not in danger either.
What caught his attention was that on two tables joined together near the door, a group of rough men were drinking together. The conversation was very loud, and the sound of punching and guessing made the roof buzz and tremble.
The bulging bulges on the clothes of the big men were probably hiding weapons. Combined with their rude demeanor, the leader could not help but secretly guess their identity: "Robbers, bandits, or rebels?"
The conversation at the table next to him caught his attention. A villager asked a businessman: "Brother, what news did you bring when you came from the west this time? I heard that the soldiers of the Shuai Mansion have captured Jiangyuan. Is it true?
Yes?"
Suddenly, the voices dropped, people listened attentively, and looked at them with concern from all directions.
Seeing such attention, the businessman suddenly became reserved. He stroked his short beard and said in a drawl: "Brother, I know this news, but you also know that in this messy world, you can eat whatever you want.
, Don’t talk nonsense! After all, people’s hearts are separated by their stomachs, what if someone from the Yamen is here and arrests me?”
"Oh!" The cry was full of disappointment and frustration, and everyone was itching.
Since the thunder in Dujiangyan, the Leng family has deliberately cut off news from the Leng family's hinterland in eastern Sichuan. People in eastern Sichuan want to hear news about the battlefield most, and their anxiety is like longing for a clear spring in the desert.
Even the boss at the counter couldn't sit still. He brought a bottle of wine to the table and said, "Sir, this is a little thought from our store. I want to moisten your throat. Just say it boldly. I am the soldier stationed in the town from the state government's Yamen."
We all know them. We don’t have those people here! If you have any news, feel free to tell everyone! Whoever goes to the Yamen of the state capital to report the news, I will be the first to let him go!"
There were shouts from the tables around him: "Yes! The boss is right. Sir, please tell everyone!"
A rough man stood up and said, "Yes, sir, please, we are so worried! I heard from the bastards in the yamen that Jiangyuan has been taken, and both Chief Huang and Chief Li have been captured by them. Chao
The leader died in the battle, and all the leaders surrendered to the governor's office! Oh my God, when I heard the news, I felt like the world was spinning and the sun was gone!"
A villager also begged and said: "The government office of the state government is carrying notices everywhere every day, and we can't even eat after hearing them! Could it be that Chief Huang and others were just wiped out? They had so many soldiers and horses, so what?
Many people have gone to join them! Do we have to be bullied by the Leng family’s bastards forever?”
"Sir, please, please explain to us all! You are well-informed and have traveled to many places. We are all country bumpkins who have never been out of the town. Now all kinds of theories are flying in the sky, and we don't know at all.
Which one is right? What the Leng Family Yamen said can't be true?"
At first, the businessman still wore a reserved smile, stroking his beard and listening to everyone, but as he continued to listen, the smile disappeared from his face.
He looked solemn and put the cup on the table: "Everyone, I, Xu Liuping, am just a businessman who sells groceries in villages and alleys. I don't understand military and state affairs, but there is one thing I have witnessed with my own eyes:
Jiangyuan has definitely not fallen, the rebels are still fighting!"
"Oh!" Completely opposite to the previous one, this time the sigh was full of excitement and joy, and people at each table suddenly gathered around
The boss personally poured wine for the businessman who called himself Xu Liuping: "Mr. Xu, take a sip of wine to moisten your throat, and then tell us the good news over there, in detail! Just say it boldly, it will be fine! Jiang
Is Yuan really okay? Is he still in the hands of the rebels?"
Xu Liuping said in a categorical tone: "I saw it with my own eyes, and there is absolutely no mistake! What I saw with my own eyes was that the yellow flag was still flying at the top of Jiangyuan City! The soldiers of the Governor's Yamen failed to attack, they didn't attack!
"
Everyone started asking questions: "Mr. Xu, have you seen Chief Huang's army? Are there many people and horses?"
"So many! So many that you can't even count them like the grass roots on the mountain!"
"Does the Leng family have more troops or does Chief Huang have more troops?"
"Of course Chief Huang has more soldiers! So why bother asking?"
"Are any of the leaders okay? I heard from those bastards in the Yamen that all the leaders Chao who defeated Zhang Huanzhi died in the battle."
"Do you also believe what the Leng family's bastards say? They are talking nonsense! When Leng Yue attacked, all the high-ranking officials and landlords in Jiangyuan City who had taken refuge with Chief Huang were so frightened that their hands and feet became weak and they fled, but
Several big leaders have led their troops to fight against the Leng family's army! Now, these leaders are well in their own army, and they will soon beat the Leng family's brats to the point of crying like wolves!"
"Then when will Chief Huang send troops to rescue us? Now the Leng family wants to quell the chaos, and they need both money and people. We are being exploited by the Leng family's brats, and it's very difficult to live!"
At this time, Xu Liuping was vague: "Come on, come on, Leader Huang's people are coming soon, if not this year, next year, it won't be far away."
But no one cares about the people who are immersed in excitement and happiness. As long as the simple villagers know that the rebels are still resisting and there are still unyielding warriors fighting, that is enough.
No matter how slim the hope is, as long as you give them hope, they can endure all the sufferings in the world with tenacity.
More and more people asked questions, and the questions came faster and faster. Xu Liuping answered one after another. In the eyes of the villagers, this well-informed businessman knew everything and was as authoritative as the rebel leader Huang Xiaobo personally promised.
Under the adoring eyes of everyone, after two sips of wine, Xu Liuping became more and more arrogant and spoke more and more freely: "... Speaking of the battle between the fourth leader Chao Shili and the fierce tiger Zhang Ding of the Leng family army, I saw it with my own eyes!
Oh, that battle was truly shocking, the sun and the moon were dim, and the mountains and rivers changed color! The two men fought for three days and three nights, Na Zhang Ding was so arrogant, but our leader Chao was the strongest among the strongest.
He used his special skill "Strange Python Emerges from the Forest" and beat Zhang Ding to the point where he vomited three liters of blood. If Leng Yue hadn't seen the situation and came to the rescue immediately, the fierce tiger Zhang Ding would have died on the spot! Leng Yue didn't even talk to him and came up.
It was the one move that created the world. At this time, our General Li Changshun took a step forward and used the Window to See the Moon to block him, and immediately retaliated with the Qiankun Fiery Fist. Leng Yue screamed and fell down..."
The merchant was eloquent and foaming at the mouth. Everyone was fascinated and shouted with joy. Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from nowhere, which immediately interrupted everyone's interest.
The villagers stared angrily: "Who is laughing there!"
The leader, who was drinking alone near the wall, quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, it's me."
The villagers saw this man, sitting alone by the wall, with a black cloak covering his head and face, making it difficult to see his face. His appearance was very suspicious, and everyone became suspicious.
At the table near the door, a few strong men stood up and came over, their voices very unkind: "What do you do, where do you come from? What are you doing in our Ebony Town?"
The leader was very calm: "I'm passing through. I'm staying here for the night. Everyone, we don't interfere with the river. I don't care about your affairs. You'd better not mess with me." He was neither humble nor overbearing, and there was a hint of pride in his words.
The feeling of being inviolable
Several strong men looked at each other and felt that this man was difficult to deal with.
The leading rough man said in a rough voice: "Friend, in the bright sky and the bright sun and the moon, what's so shameful about you! If you are wise, take off your hood and let us see your true face and see if you are one of those bastards from the Leng family.
Dressed up!"
"You are so presumptuous that you dare to call the Leng family a fool? There are soldiers from the Leng family stationed in the town. As long as I shout loudly... aren't you afraid of death?"
Several strong men looked at each other and burst into laughter. The sound of swords being drawn was heard continuously. Half of the people in the room actually had swords in their hands, and the light of the swords dazzled people's eyes.
The rough man thrust the knife into the table: "Boy, you've come to the right place! We are all soldiers in the town, and I am the leader of the garrison team!"
The merchant's face suddenly turned as white as a sheet of paper: "Are you all policemen in the town? Spare your life, gentlemen... have mercy on you! I drank too much just now and was talking nonsense..."
"Bah! What nonsense!" A rough man dressed as a local villager laughed and said: "Mr. Xu, don't worry, although we are soldiers of the yamen, we are too poor to survive.
!Mr. Xu, we respect people like you the most and would never dare to offend you. What we are killing is the lone Leng family dog!"
When talking about the Leng family dog, he glanced at the man in black who was sitting beside him with a sinister look: "Friend, show your skills and take off your cloak yourself. What I hate most is the Leng family dog! If it weren't for
How could they, our beautiful Sichuan, be so poor! Anyone who calls the Leng family dog a gentleman, I will seize the opportunity to kill every one of them!...You will be responsible for your own funeral!"
Under the gaze of many malicious eyes, the cloaked leader did not panic. He slowly took out a pamphlet from his bag, opened it and read softly: "Ever since the yellow bandits rose up and captured Jiangyuan, eastern Sichuan has been shaken.
, In order to deter unrest among the people due to unstable public sentiment, the Yuzhou Prefecture recruited thousands of additional government officials from the homes of good people, with teams of hundreds, stationed in various towns to maintain the stability of the situation."
After closing the book, the leader asked with interest: "Dear soldiers and heroes, the Leng family is your master. Is this how you complete the tasks entrusted to you by the master? You are so incompetent.
It’s over!”
Everyone in the room looked at each other, shocked by his calm demeanor.
The captain's face turned red and blue, and he pulled out the saber from the table with his backhand: "You dog slave, go home and see your master Leng!"
He slashed fiercely across the board with a thick saber on his back
