Chapter 341: Tang Yin asked everyone to report their names one by one, and asked them roughly about their origins. Then he had people serve food and wine, and chatted with everyone while eating.
Halfway through the banquet, a guard came in to report that Gu Chen from the Lieutenant's Mansion wanted to see him. The Lieutenant's Mansion was responsible for the security of the capital, and Gu Chen was one of the people in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion. It must be something important for him to come to see him.
Tang Yin asked the guards to invite him in. Not long after, Gu Chen strode in from outside. He did not squint his eyes and turned a blind eye to the people around him. He came to Tang Yin and stepped in to salute, saying: "General Gu Chen, join the king."
!”
Waving his hand, Tang Yin asked, "What's the matter with General Gu?"
"This..." Gu Chen glanced left and right, with a troubled expression on his face, and did not speak immediately. When Tang Yin saw this, he immediately understood what he meant, raised his head and said, "Come closer and speak!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Gu Chen responded, walked around the table, came to Tang Yin's side, knelt down on the ground, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, the general has just received news that Linkou Village on the outskirts of the capital city
There are a large number of spiritual cultivators from the Ning Kingdom, and they are likely to be against the trend. The general plans to lead an army to encircle and suppress them, and I hope the king will give you permission!"
Although Gu Chen was one of the persons in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion and could mobilize the troops of the Lieutenant's Mansion at will within the scope of the capital, Tang Yin's approval was needed to lead the army out of Yancheng.
After hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes flashed and he asked, "Is the news accurate?"
Gu Chen nodded and said confidently: "Those who report to the general will never dare to lie."
"Yes!" Tang Yin responded thoughtfully, rolling his eyes and pondering for a moment. He raised his eyes and looked at the people below. An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly came up with an idea. He said to Gu Chen: "Everyone here is
The people here are all the elites selected by this military conscription. However, I don’t know their strength. This time, I will let them go with you to encircle and suppress the rebels in the wind. You can also take a look.
What are their abilities? When they come back, let me know in detail!"
Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said, "Yes! I will obey your order!"
Tang Yin waved to Gu Chen, asking him to step aside first, and then said to everyone present: "There is a small town ten miles west of the capital, named Linkouzhuang. Now there is a group of rebels who are dissatisfied with the imperial court and are doing great harm.
Party, I hope that you can go with General Gu from the Lieutenant's Mansion to encircle and suppress the army, I wonder if you are willing?"
Everyone present was refreshed, and they all raised their hands and responded: "Your Majesty has your destiny, and we will do our best!"
"Very good, without further ado, you all come out now!" As he spoke, Tang Yin reminded him seriously: "There are extraordinary people who rebel against the party, so you must be careful."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Everyone accepted the order one after another. Many people had begun to secretly prepare for a big fight and perform well in front of the Majesty.
Without much delay, they immediately bowed to Tang Yin and left, then followed Gu Chen.
Gu Chen had already made preparations before he came to see Tang Yin. The 10,000 elite soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion were all ready. He brought 20 talents selected by the military conscription order to join the army. Afterwards, a group of people came together in great force.
Driving out of Yancheng, we headed straight to Linkouzhuang in the west.
After they left, Tang Yin was a little worried. After all, some of these people were military generals and the Lingwu were not very powerful. He asked Cheng Jin to bring the secret arrow personnel and follow them secretly. They could also come out to protect them in times of crisis.
As for Gu Chen and others, they were speechless on the way. When they arrived near Linkouzhuang, he asked his men to prepare twenty sets of steel armors and gave them to Hu Xia and others, asking them to put them on, and reminded them again and again.
Once you encounter an enemy, you must not act rashly and must obey his orders.
Gu Chen and his uncle Gu Chong were in charge of the Lieutenant's Mansion together. In terms of rank, he was a senior official of the second rank. Hu Xia and others still treated him with great courtesy and respect.
After hearing his words, people did not dare to be careless, and they all raised their hands and said, "Don't worry, General Gu, we will definitely act as ordered."
This is the best! Gu Chen muttered in his heart and said nothing more. He divided his troops into two groups, leaving 5,000 people to block the exits of the town. He himself led the remaining 5,000 Fengjun and Hu Xia and others.
Go to Linkou Village.
The troops from the Lieutenant's Mansion arrived suddenly and immediately caused panic and commotion among the people in the town. Without time to explain to the people, Gu Chen ordered all streets in the town to be blocked and martial law was imposed on all streets.
He gave an order and the whole army was mobilized. A large number of wind troops forcibly drove the people on the street home, and the shops on both sides of the street were also forcibly closed.
Suddenly so many troops came, and the soldiers stationed in Linkouzhuang didn't know what was going on. The captain hurried over with a group of defenders. They saw the streets were filled with groups of officers and soldiers. People
With a face full of surprise and panic, the commander grabbed a soldier from the Lieutenant's Mansion and asked urgently: "Brother, which army are you from? Why did you suddenly come to Linkouzhuang?"
The soldier looked at him up and down, then pointed back and said, "Where is my general? If you have anything to say, go and ask the general!"
The commander followed the soldier's direction and looked up. Sure enough, a cavalry was coming down the street in front of him. It was for a young general. Behind him, there were dozens of knights wearing general helmets. Commander
He was startled, and just by looking at the formation, he knew it was something big. He took a deep breath, trotted forward to meet him, and when he got close to the cavalry, he knelt down on one knee, stepped in and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Young man, the garrison of Linkou Village is a thousand men."
I am a long-time man and I met the general. I wonder what the general meant when he suddenly led his troops to Linkouzhuang?"
Gu Chen didn't even look at him, as if he hadn't heard what he said. He was still patrolling around and giving orders to the surrounding soldiers. At this time, a young man dressed as a commoner suddenly jumped out of the alley next to the street.
, quickly ran towards Gu Chen.
Seeing this, the soldiers on the left and right swarmed up, knocked the young man to the ground without any explanation, and then pinned him to the ground. The young man raised his head in disgrace and shouted at Gu Chen: "Brother Gu, I am the young man."
Wu!"
Gu Chen waved his hands to the soldiers restraining the young man and said, "Let him go and let him come over!"
The soldiers responded one after another and let go of the young man. The young man who called himself Xiao Wu got up from the ground, patted the dust on his body, glared at everyone around him, and then pushed away the soldiers standing in front of him.
, came up to Gu Chen and said with a flattering smile: "Brother Gu, those people are all in the house in Zhendong, and none of them have left. I've been watching them!"
"Well done!" A smile finally appeared on Gu Chen's cold face. He reached into his arms, took out a small cloth bag, and threw it to the young man.
The latter took it with a smile, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it was heavy enough. He nodded and bowed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Brother Gu, thank you, Brother Gu! Brother Gu, I will help you lead the way!"
"Yes!" Gu Chen raised his head. Only then did his eyes fall on the commander in front. He urged his horse forward, raised the whip in his hand, and tapped the commander's helmet, saying in a deep voice.
Said: "As the leader of a garrison, there are a large number of rebels in the area under your jurisdiction, but you are not aware of it. I think you can move your head!"
Hearing this, the commander trembled, his face turned pale with fright, he knelt on the ground, kept knocking, and said repeatedly: "General, spare your life, general, spare your life!"
Gu Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him and urged his horse to walk past him.
Soon, Gu Chen led five thousand officers and soldiers of the Lieutenant's Mansion to surround the house in the east of the town that Xiao Wu mentioned.
This house is not small. It has a main house, left and right side rooms, a front yard, and a backyard. However, in such a large house, it is completely silent and eerily quiet.
Hu Xia and others looked at each other with worried looks on their faces. Hu Xia rushed forward, came to Gu Chen's side, and asked in a low voice: "General Gu, why is it so quiet in here? Have the rebels escaped?"
Gu Chen's face was solemn and he didn't answer. He shook his head to the soldiers on the left and right and shouted in a deep voice: "Go in and take a look!"
Following his words, three Fengjun walked out of the crowd and cautiously came to the main entrance of the house. They first reached out and pushed the door, but after a few pushes it didn't open. Apparently there was a latch inside.
The three of them looked at each other, and one of them waved to his two companions, telling them to get out of the way. Then he took a deep breath, exerted all his strength, rushed forward two steps, reached the door, raised his leg and kicked it, and lifted it heavily.
On the courtyard gate.
The courtyard door was just two old wooden boards, which could not withstand his heavy kicks. With a crisp click, the courtyard door shattered, but before the wind soldier could rush into the courtyard, he flew from inside.
An arrow shot out and hit him in the chest.
Pounce! The force of this arrow was so great that it not only penetrated the leather armor on the soldier's chest, but also penetrated his chest, and the arrow tip poked out from his back.
The soldier screamed, and due to the momentum of the arrow, his whole body flew back more than a meter, and then he fell heavily to the ground and died on the spot.
Everyone on the left and right were shocked. Gu Chen's eyes shot out with a frightening fierce light, and he shouted: "Set an arrow inside!"
He gave an order, and the soldiers surrounding the courtyard climbed onto the courtyard wall, aimed at each house in the courtyard, and launched a volley of fire.
In just an instant, the doors and windows of the main room and the side rooms of the house were riddled with holes from dense arrows, and a series of tinkling sounds were heard in the room.
Before Feng Jun's arrow shooting had finished, Dong Zhu and Yuan Hao, who were standing behind Gu Chen and were selected by the military expedition order, shouted together: "General Gu, I'll go in and capture the thief!" After speaking, the two men
Without waiting for Gu Chen to say anything, they both picked up the guy and rushed into the hospital.
When Gu Chen saw this, his nose was almost twisted with anger. He had clearly warned them not to act without authorization and to follow his orders, but these two people completely ignored his words.
He cursed in his heart: Damn it! But he still shouted to the surroundings: "Stop shooting arrows!"