"Prefect Shen, do you want to wait any longer? Judging from the direction in which the Yang family fled, if nothing unexpected happens, they may switch to Liu Zhang..."
Looking at the soaring flames in the city and the miserable screams that could be heard even outside the city, Shen Yi frowned tightly.
He wanted to wait. No matter how much strength the rebels in the city had left, the longer the delay lasted, the easier it would be for them to take over Nanzheng City.
It's just... looking at the intensity of the fire and the enemy troops that were expected to arrive outside Hanzhong Pass soon, Shen Yi hesitated.
"Brother, we can't delay it any longer. If we delay it any longer, important areas in the city will be burned down by fire. Even we won't be able to remedy it by then... let alone dedicating it to Prime Minister Cao, even we ourselves may not be able to accept this.
Nanzheng City.”
Shen Dan reminded her from the side, and Shen Yi finally made up her mind.
He waved his hand, and the messengers beside him waved flags and shouted:
"The prefect has an order! Break down the gate and enter the city! Break down the gate and enter the city!"
Under such an order, nearly 20,000 Shangyong Xiping soldiers who were gearing up broke out at an unprecedented speed.
The already shaky city gate collapsed after several collisions with the car.
Twenty thousand soldiers and horses swarmed into the city, which instantly made the chaotic Nanzheng City even more desolate.
"First kill the traitors in the city! Give priority to Zhang Lu and his children and their comrades! Don't let anyone go!"
Shen Dan raised his sword, stood on his horse, and shouted loudly.
Such noise finally reached Zhang Wei's ears.
What is Zhang Wei doing now?
As the current acting head of the Zhang family, Zhang Wei even caused a fire that spread throughout the city two days ago. At this moment, Zhang Wei is still directing the Zhang clan members to move the treasures from Zhang Lu's treasure house.
Yes... Like Yi Xiaotian, Shen Dan and Shen Yi made a huge mistake. They thought that the fire in the city was caused by a melee between several parties. They obviously underestimated the Zhang clan's humanity in such a critical moment.
Yi Xiaotian's remedial measures were not mentioned for the moment, but after entering the city and just stepping through the city gate streets, Shen Dan and Shen Yi were shocked by the huge flames in front of them.
Is this... still Nanzheng City?
Everywhere he looked, there were charred corpses, exuding a stinking smell.
While the smoke and dust were flying, the fire showed no sign of fading away.
"No! No... put out the fire first! Listen to me! Put out the fire first! If the fire continues to spread, Nanzheng City will be doomed!"
A city burned to coke is no different from an empty shell.
Cao Cao came because Hanzhong has very important transportation and geographical location, because Nanzheng City is bustling and lively, and because Hanzhong has rich fields.
Not here to see a ruined building that was burned down by fire!
Such news reached Zhang Xu's ears, but he showed no sympathy or empathy at all, and did not feel any guilt at all as the arsonist. Instead, he asked the tribesmen to speed up and move the treasures so that they could leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
"Hurry! Hurry up, you're dawdling! What do you usually do to eat!"
The fire in the city had caused the temperature to rise a bit. It was obviously October, and two pieces of celadon had just been moved. Zhang Gui's forehead, neck, and armpits were covered in sweat.
However, these did not affect the crazy joy on his face at all.
"Haha... That idiot Yang Bai, just a fire, scared him so much that he dared not let go. How can he fight with me?"
"When I take the Zhang family out of the city, with these treasures, where in the world is not our destination?"
"Thanks to big brother for pulling out so much money from those stupid people over the years... Big brother... your children, as younger brothers, will definitely take care of you, so you can go in peace... I hope you can
Rebirth from bliss...transformation into immortality..."
Probably after paying homage to Zhang Lu for the last time, Zhang Wei no longer had any worries in his heart.
Zhang Lu's treasure house is hidden in a large house behind the prefect's mansion.
This house is nominally the property of a wealthy family in the city.
But when Zhang Gui discovered that this family had never returned to the house many years ago, he became suspicious of the house.
In this chaos, there happened to be no one around to hinder him. He broke into the house and dug around in the palace. Zhang Xu actually found Zhang Lu's cellar.
It turns out... this house is just a cover. After walking down from the tunnel to the ground, what comes into view is a large building complex that is no less than the Immortal Cave Mansion.
This underground world is connected by bridges and roads everywhere, and there are stone tablets and carvings everywhere. If it weren't for the dim lights, people who didn't know it would have thought that Zhang Lu was the reincarnation of some immortal.
It's just... these are actually just Zhang Lu's personal interests.
Treasure is real.
After the self-explosion incident, the Zhang family lost nearly half of its nearly 1,000 people, but now that Zhang Wei saw it, it was definitely worth it because he drove away the Yang family.
Zhang Fu, Zhang Yong, etc., Zhang Lu gave birth to more than 20 children in more than ten years, and now they have become the main force in commanding the clan members to move treasures.
One by one, they came from the underground world, holding, carrying, and holding treasures of immeasurable value. Their faces were filled with excitement, and there was no trace of the sadness that their father had died before. At this rate, I'm afraid,
Tonight, the Zhang family will escape from Nanzheng City.
"Second uncle! There is still one last cave. Only fifty people are needed to transport the treasures in the mansion. After moving, there will be nothing left!" Zhang Yong said excitedly. As Zhang Lu's second son, he also has as many treasures as Zhang Lu.
One of the more outstanding among his children, Zhang Yongshen, was trusted by Zhang Yongshen.
"Well done! Nephew, you can order as many people as you need. Uncle, I will go outside the city to contact the carriages and horses. When everything is ready, remember to set fire..."
Set fire again.
Those who don’t know better think that Zhang Xu wants to steal the limelight of Yi Xiaotian’s “God of Fire”. However, the problem is that this guy only burns his own family members and never his enemies. Sure enough, there is something wrong with his head, right?
"Clear!"
Zhang Yong responded and ran away happily. Standing on the pavilion in front of the cave entrance, Zhang Yong sneered and looked at the red sky outside the wall, feeling indescribably at ease in his heart.
"Uh-huh--"
However, the people who responded to the word fire were obviously not only the Zhang family, but also someone...
"Master Li, what do you want to say?"
"Well, you're going to die anyway, so I'll give you this chance."
Zhang Gui threw away the rag stuffed in Li Xiu's mouth. Li Xiu was tied in front of the court pillar and could not move. His body was already a little sick. After experiencing both physical and mental torture, he seemed a little sluggish.
.
However, even so, Li Xiu still panted heavily and looked at Zhang Wei with tired eyes:
"Master Zhang... don't set fires again... and don't be so greedy... As your religion says, everything in this world has its reward... Aren't you afraid of being swallowed up by bad karma and ending up with both your life and wealth?"
"Haha... Mr. Li, I, Zhang Wei, don't need you to criticize me. I know exactly what I want to do!"
Zhang Gui's face turned cold. When he heard that this old man was threatening him even before his death, he immediately decided to silence him.
Seeing that the rag was about to be stuffed, Li Xiu smiled:
"Master...what I said is nothing but the truth...all of you are blinded by the treasure in front of you, but you have ignored the current situation in Nanzheng City...the troops...are coming."
"Soldiers and horses? Mr. Li, don't make me laugh. Are you talking about the Shen brothers who are too busy putting out fires?"
"No…"
Li Xiu shook his head.
"I thought you couldn't escape anymore."
Li Xiu gradually fainted as he listened to the faint sound of iron hoofs trampling the earth from outside the city.
