The dog was tired. It limped around the blood-stained slope, then went to lie down in the small yard that had collapsed half of the slope, and licked its lame hind legs.
The owner was lying next to it. When he turned his head, he looked at the long wooden pole inserted into the owner's body, arched his nose forward, and then retracted with a "whining" sound.
Dogs, yards, corpses, arrow shafts, and blood, noisy sounds came from a place not too far away.
He is an old dog, so old that he probably doesn’t have many years left to live. He has been living with his equally old owner in a small yard near the big wall. He occasionally goes out for a walk and goes to bed when he is tired.
Coming back slowly, his favorite thing now is lying on the bluestone under the tree by the threshold to bask in the sun, squinting his eyes and taking a nap in the sun and the chirping of cicadas, while the old owner sits next to him and touches the hard muscles on his neck.
When it chatters, it will occasionally make a comfortable "wow" sound.
Until a few days ago, it saw all the birds flying away, and then the earth moved and the big wall collapsed. Then people came and went, all of which it couldn't understand. There were many places where the wall collapsed.
The screams of those people were heard all day long. On that day, dense crowds of people swarmed in through the breach, and countless people poured out from everywhere. The sea of people collided with each other, and the old master stood in the courtyard.
He opened his mouth to look at the vague movement over there, and while he was mumbling some words that he didn't understand, he fell down without any warning.
It saw the wooden pole set up on the old master's body and smelled the ominous smell of blood. The blood gushed out. It ran over quickly, sniffed and dragged the old master, trying to make the old master move again, but
The old man just opened his eyes and glanced at it slightly, and then his eyes were frozen forever.
The blood was still flowing out, so it ran to the street and climbed onto the slope behind it and screamed. Some people with blood on their bodies rushed over. It screamed and rushed over to bite, but it was already old and was beaten with the handle of the knife.
Broken legs, whimpering to the side. Some people rushed into the yard, and then rushed out. After a long time, a large number of people were driven out through the breach. The noise was boiling over there, and only the small yard here was cold.
When we got down, only the old dog was walking around slowly.
Later, people rushed in from the breach in the big wall, and many people fell there. It had not eaten for several days, and occasionally looked outside on the mound, dragging its lame leg.
, when he could bark, he barked a few times. When he was tired of barking, he returned to the yard and looked at the flies growing on the old master's body.
The weather was hot, and the blood-like setting sun finally submerged between the rolling cloud waves and the mountains. The half-wrinkled leaves of a red maple tree outside the courtyard were whirling in the evening heat wave and stench. When it was getting dark, the old dog
Climbing up the slope again, the figure and the slope merged into a lonely silhouette in the orange color.
At a certain moment, the dog stood up straight on the slope and looked out into the distance. Countless arrows rose into the sky like locusts.
One of the arrows shot through the old dog's body. The body rolled down, and several scattered arrows fell on the slope. Then, a person was heard shouting outside the city.
Get up: "Holy Duke!" Someone shouted again: "The laws are equal! There is no superiority or inferiority! The Holy Duke has arrived." "The Holy Duke! The Holy Duke has arrived. Countless voices merged into one, rumbling towards this side!"
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It was another dull evening. Every day, riots in and around Hangzhou had almost become a part of daily life. In Taiping Lane, Ning Yi sat on the roof of an uncollapsed wooden building, looking at the sunset and the city not far away.
In the past, the water vein near Taiping Alley was a small tributary of the Grand Canal. Due to the blockage in the upper reaches and the fierce war and danger these days, the river water has become turbid.
After many days of chaos since the earthquake, internal and external troubles, and poor circulation in the city, there is a faint smell of decay.
When several people came on horseback from Taiping Lane, Ning Yi went downstairs. Among the people who came over, the leader was Qian Haiping, a nephew of Qian Xiwen, but at this time there were also
Nearly forty years old, he served as a civil servant in Hangzhou Prefecture and had considerable real power. During Fangla's attack on the city, he was responsible for many things in the city. He had some interactions with Ning Yi a few days ago.
He had been to Taiping Alley several times in the past two days, and most of the people guarding the alley knew him and let him in. When he saw Ning Yi, the middle-aged man who seemed to be tired of work didn't have too many polite words and he handed him over.
, took out a note from his body: "Nephew Ning Xian, there is no need to be more polite. This morning, the master's house in Xi'an City was attacked by bandits. A fire broke out and more than ten people died. We later received this news...
..." He lowered his voice, "Now we can initially determine the mastermind of the other party..." "But Uncle Qian Shi is not sure yet." Ning Yi read the note, frowned slightly, and then extended his hand to invite the other party to come in.
House. Su Tan'er bowed under the eaves not far away, but did not come over.
A few days ago, Ning Yi used all his strength for the first time, gathering the strength that could be persuaded and mobilized in several nearby blocks. This was considered an activity for himself. When he saw Qian Xiwen again, he had
I casually mentioned some ideas. The other party has obviously been active in Hangzhou for a while. At this time, the person planning and planning... is obviously a master. He wants to pick out people in a blanket while defending the offensive outside the city. This idea does not
Not reliable.
But now that the other party has come to the city and got to know him, he will definitely identify some places that are really suitable to strike. The most feared thing in the world is the kind of lunatic who comes without any warning, such as that time at Ning.
Yi was kidnapped by Gu Yanzhen. It was really simple. There was no clue before. But if the other party also has a lot of information, the range of choices they can make is often much smaller. If they can't find it out at once, they can
Please enter the jar.
Wherever we take action to make the current city of Hangzhou more chaotic, we might as well show weakness to the enemy.
Regarding this matter, what Ning Yi can know is that the port in the south. As for the more detailed matters, it is still necessary to let people familiar with Hangzhou do it. Let them destroy, or even lure them to destroy, and prepare enough here first.
The means of dealing with the aftermath, and in the process grasped the other party's rules of conduct. Ning Yi cited several simple plans after saying these, and deliberately causing chaos at the Chengnan Pier was one of them. When he said this, it was already the first stage of the war.
Three days later, on the afternoon of that day, chaos was indeed stirred up at the pier in the south of the city. An official wanted to escape. The gangsters hiding in the crowd took the opportunity to attack, and the spies hiding in the crowd were the first to do so.
He grabbed the opponent's tail again and again.
This clue was broken after an hour, but the aftermath was properly dealt with and no major trouble was caused. Then Qian Haiping also came to look for Ning Yi under Qian Xiwen's instructions and put some ideas into his mind.
The information was handed over to Ning Yi. Ning Yi currently only has experience in the overall situation, but he is extremely cautious about plans that require understanding of local folk customs...
Tan Ji discussed it for a while. Qian Haiping and his people had experienced it several times, and they couldn't help but admire the couple.
After Ning Yi read the message on the note, he also called his wife over to take a look. Su Tan'er just nodded silently and handed Qian Haiping back after reading it. In the past few days, Qian Haiping's men had laid out a plan in the city.
A large net, now narrowed to a certain extent, can determine the information of several masterminds.
"...These people are almost all famous green forest masters in the past. Shi Bao is extremely good at wielding a broadsword. It is now certain that he was the one who killed Deputy General Yuan in the fire in the north of the city with one knife. Two days ago, he was
The tall and thin man with long hair and a big spear seen in the city must be Wang Yin. This man is cruel and ruthless, and his martial arts is not inferior to Shi Bao. Moreover, Wang Yin is outstanding in strategy. We now suspect that the leader in the city at this time may be
He. But it is also possible that there is another person. The seven Buddhas under Fang La's hands, known as the Buddha Commander, are the people who hold the highest position in the rebel army. Some people even say that he is knowledgeable and can understand the past and present, and is a figure like Zhuge Liang. It's a pity.
We haven't yet determined whether he is in the city or not, otherwise if we can find him out and catch them all, it would be like breaking Fang La's arm."
Qian Haiping said this, entered the room and sat down. When Su Tan'er personally brought the tea, he also nodded in thanks: "That Liu Dabiaozi is a bit strange. This man was originally quite famous in the southwest green forest.
People dominate the sword. But I have a piece of news here saying that Liu Dabiaozi passed away a few years ago. It said that Liu Dabiaozi had a rough and heroic character, with a beard on his face, but he had a strange temper. He was often known for his hair on his chest.
Ao, wearing a short jacket no matter in winter or summer. Although Nephew Li Hengxian saw him that day, the man in his forties did not have a beard. And because of his identity, he joined the rebel army and got a girl.
Lord, could this girl be Fang La's daughter? If so, it would be a great achievement to catch her and kill her."
At this time, there was already a lot of information on the table in the room. Ning Yi had read it many times and added the note: "I'm afraid it will take another day or two. The city is too chaotic at this time. They
We can only identify one gathering point. If we act rashly, we are afraid that we will probably end up with no success."
"Well, these people are all masters. There is no foolproof plan at this time. I'm afraid they will kill me if I take action." Qian Haiping also nodded, then remembered something and laughed, "Oh, by the way, I heard that Li Heng
I had some festivals with the Lou family, so I had time today, so I asked someone to go over and knock on it, haha, I smashed the door of his house and gave my nephew a sigh of relief."
Ning Yi frowned and looked at Qian Haiping who was smiling happily: "It's a small matter and the grievances are not big. We are about to work together to deal with the outside world. If Uncle Shi does this, I'm afraid..."
"Hey, it doesn't matter." Qian Haiping waved his hand, "The Lou family said they have some power, but in the eyes of my Qian family, they are just like chickens and dogs. My uncle didn't know about Li Heng's humiliation before, but now he knows.
It’s my Feng, if he has any grudges, that’s fine, uncle will take the opportunity to help you wipe him out! I know Li Heng is kind, haha, but there’s no need to worry about this matter. Right now, Li Heng’s matter is my Qian family’s matter.
Okay, I have nothing else to do today, so I left. I hope I can hear the good news tomorrow.
He stood up with a smile and walked out of the room accompanied by Ning Yi. At this time, the setting sun was like blood, and only the shouts near the western city could be heard, boiling in the distant sky.
"Here comes the text." Qian Haiping shook his head, sighed, and left in boredom.
Ning Yi looked at the sky and frowned.
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"The Holy Duke has arrived. It looks like he will be able to break the city in a day or two!"
Someone was talking. In the sunset, this was a relatively complete courtyard. Shi Bao rushed in and laughed loudly.
Wang Yin had long hair and was sitting by the well cleaning his steel gun. He didn't know what he was thinking about before.
At this time, he looked to the west and listened carefully to the sound of the wind. Then he didn't look happy: "I originally thought that it would be broken in these two days, but I didn't expect that it has been postponed until today. What I have been doing in the city these days has always made me feel...
There’s something fishy about it.”
"Weird? What's so strange?" Shi Bao was stunned for a moment, then sat down next to Wang Yin and patted his shoulder, "Hey, stone chisel, you are always like this, you think too much. We can kill these days.
I am so happy that the city is in chaos. I think it is reliable. Fo Shuai said before that you scholars just think too much, so the rebellion of scholars will not happen in ten years. Oh, I didn’t say that,..."
Wang Yin smiled and swung the steel gun out in a straight line. All the water droplets on the gun exploded, and even a bang sounded in the air: "Is it a mess? I think something is wrong. The chaos is not enough, although
There is nothing wrong with everything every time, but I feel that the result is always not clear after that. It is like being hit in a cotton ball, the strength is gone, and there is always someone who can roughly fill the gap, which makes me feel that there is also
People are watching us in the dark..."
"No, stone chisel, are you sure?"
"Oh, maybe I'm overthinking it. I originally wanted to attack the city in a coordinated manner before the Holy Duke arrived, but now that the Holy Duke has arrived, it will be easier to destroy the city. Next, by the way, Xu Fang, Gu Zheng,
Where are Liu Dabiao and the others?"
"Come here now, the news has been delivered."
While they were talking, someone opened the door and hurried over. This person's name was Xu Fang, and he was quite familiar with Shi Bao and Wang Yin. After entering the yard, he looked solemn and said, "I'm leaving."
"What's up?"
"Liu Dabiao was recognized, followed, and caught a government spy. The matter is a bit serious."
Shi Bao and Wang Yin stood up at the same time, then grabbed their weapons and walked out of the door while disguised. The group left the yard, walked through the ruins, streets, and pedestrians, and after turning two streets, the street
They also started lighting lamps one after another. Some people without their families were living and cooking on the roadside, and children were running around. They entered another courtyard. After the sun set, the courtyard was a little dark. On one side, there was a corridor under the eaves.
, a girl wearing a blue broken flower skirt and a black gauze hat is holding her knees and sitting quietly in the shadow over there. On the other side, a big man carrying a long wooden box is washing his hands by the well, and the blood is soaked in the grass.
Inside, a room at the front was lit with oil lamps like dots, and there was blood on the floor of the room.
Wang Yin first walked into the room and saw a mutilated corpse. When he turned around, the middle-aged man who had washed his hands had also walked over, clapped his hands and whispered something in a low voice.
Wang Yin gradually frowned and then laughed again after a long time. Their voices could be vaguely heard in the night wind.
"Ning Liheng..."
"Brother-in-law...ha..."
"There are actually people like this in Hangzhou...,..."
"I really want to meet him..."
After a moment, Shi Bao threw up the sword in his hand and caught it again.