In the secret room beneath the Yuma Museum, Yuma made his own guess about the loss of the arsenal by the Merchant Navy.
At this time, the long table in the secret room was already filled with the bosses and representatives of various hidden thief forces in Yangxia.
The Yiqiu people, the Fuqiu people, the Youma people, the Black Spiders, the mourning crows, Duan Lou, Geng Lou, etc., all the hidden thief forces with more than a few hundred people have been invited by Yuma to attend this meeting.
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Before Zishi, they discussed how to force Su Wang Hongrun to withdraw from Yangxia so that Yangxia could continue to maintain its original situation.
During this period, mindless and absurd suggestions such as simply killing him, tying him up and threatening him, etc., were made one after another, which only made scheming people like Jin Gou, Ying Kang, Yuma and others roll their eyes.
Unexpectedly, after midnight, they suddenly heard that the Shang Shui Army had lost its arsenal, which made them a little shocked.
Thinking about it, most of the really powerful hidden thief forces in Yangxia are concentrated here at the moment. They have not officially launched an attack on the Shang Shui Army. As a result, the Shang Shui Army was defeated by the small forces in Yangxia County.
Defeated?
Perhaps even Zhao Hongrun doesn't know that the hidden thieves' forces behind the military halls built in Yangxia County are just vassal forces under the powerful hidden thieves present here at the moment. The real influence of the Yangxia hidden thieves
The big force is actually not in the county, but in the mountains surrounding the county. That is where the big force of hidden thieves is based.
For example, the Yiqiu and Fuqiu clans in Geyang Mountain, the Black Spiders in Anling in the southern suburbs of the county, and the Mourning Crows in the forest farm outside the city. These big hidden thieves will not build their lairs in the county openly.
Otherwise, if the imperial court sends troops to encircle and suppress them again, wouldn’t all their family property be lost?
But now, while these big guys are still discussing how to deal with King Su Hongrun and the Shangshui Army, the small forces that rely on them have joined forces with many rangers in the city to capture the army guarded by Shangshui soldiers in one fell swoop.
They took back the confiscated weapons, which really caught them by surprise.
If the merchant navy is really so easy to deal with, wouldn't this meeting be unnecessary?
But the question is, is the Shang Shui Army really that easy to deal with?
"Then Zhao Run is cheating?"
The leader of Duanlou, a powerful middle-aged man, stroked his beard and guessed.
Maybe those of you here have never seen Zhao Hongrun, but they have long heard of the latter's illustrious military exploits of conquering the Chu Kingdom, conquering the Three Rivers twice, and winning two battles.
The Shang Shui Army was the victorious army in the crusade against Sanchuan. Although this Shang Shui Army was not the other Shang Shui Army, thinking about it, the two came from the same military camp, how could they be so different?
In other words, it was not the small force of hidden thieves in the county who teamed up with the rangers to capture the arsenal guarded by the Shang Shui Army, but the latter deliberately gave the arsenal to the former.
But why did King Su do this? Is there any conspiracy in this?
This is exactly what the big leaders of the hidden thief forces here cannot understand.
Suddenly, Ying Kang, the leader of the Yiqiu people, had an idea and lowered his voice and said, "Could it be that King Su used this move to show that he intended to give in and compromise?"
Hearing this, Yuma asked doubtfully: "Brother Ying, you mean that those restless guys in the county made King Su realize that his actions might arouse resistance from us, but
You are too proud to take back the ban on swords, so you use this method to return the confiscated weapons and convey your willingness to reconcile to us?"
When the big guys heard this, they felt that this explanation made sense.
On the contrary, Yuma, who explained for Ying Kang, couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Because he had met Zhao Hongrun once, in his eyes, Zhao Hongrun was a very proud and conceited person. Although it was said that this person could always make correct judgments, it was undeniable that this King Su was a bit headstrong.
Recalling what Zhao Hongrun said that day to tell everyone in Yiqiu, the king's tone when he took back Yang Xia's words, it was so domineering that he meant that those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. It is difficult for Yuma to imagine this.
People who decided to immediately take back Yangxia would actually change their minds and compromise with them again.
Although Yuma still hasn't figured out why Zhao Hongrun, who had clearly promised to take back Yangxia after a month, changed his mind to take back Yangxia immediately and started to deal with their hidden thieves in a hurry, but no matter what, it seems to be erratic and capricious.
Such an attitude towards doing things is completely unlike the style of His Highness Prince Su.
"Brother Jin, what do you think of this?" Yuma turned to look at Jin Gou, the leader of the Fuqiu people.
In Yuma's eyes, although he respected Ying Kang very much, Ying Kang's turn was cunning and cunning, and Ying Kang was far from Jin Gou's opponent.
However, the old and strong Jin Gou just moved his eyes, laughed twice, and did not speak.
At this time, the leader of the mourning crows, a guy who covered his whole body in a black cloak and pretended to be a ghost, after Jie Jie laughed twice, said in a hoarse voice: "If you want to understand, it's very simple, we might as well
If we scare him again, if he is really afraid of us, maybe he will leave Yangxia obediently."
"No!" Ying Kang objected immediately, frowned, and retorted: "Zhao Run has been on the battlefield for a long time, and is used to seeing battlefields with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. How can he be frightened casually? Don't make it self-defeating.
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"Boss Ying, what do you mean?" Mang Ya turned his head and looked at Ying Kang.
"Wait." Ying Kang said in a deep voice: "If Zhao Run really wants to negotiate with us, he will definitely send someone to negotiate. Before that, we must not act rashly."
"When?" Duan Lou's leader, the powerful middle-aged man, frowned and said, "According to Brother Yuma, Zhao Run can call in reinforcements in a month. If not before then,
To resolve this matter, wait until he calls in reinforcements in a month, and by then we will have no advantage at all."
Ying Kang heard this and said: "Isn't there still a month? Let's wait a few days and see what happens to him."
The big guys present looked at each other, nodded one after another, and said hello.
Only Yuma, who looked suspicious, and Jin Gou, who rolled his eyes slightly and didn't know what he was thinking, said nothing.
After a while, the meeting ended, and several big bosses slipped out of the city along the tunnels. Only Jin Gou, the leader of Fuqiu Zhong, used the excuse of wanting to see what was going on in the city and came to the roof of Yuma Shi Pavilion, hugging his arms.
Arm, standing on the roof looking in the direction of the county government office.
"Shua"
A figure flashed past, and then a dark figure appeared beside Jin Gou, kneeling on the ground.
"Chief, we have discovered that the group of people who left the city two hours ago was led by two Zongwei around Zhao Run. Their destination seems to be Shangshui County."
"Shang Shui?" Jin Gou muttered, and then a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He frowned and asked in a low voice: "Yi, who do you think will win in this battle between us and Zhao Run?"
The black shadow called Yi seemed to be a man. Hearing this, he whispered: "The only chance of winning is to reach an agreement with Zhao Run. The rest will lose."
"Yes." Jin Gou chuckled a few times and murmured: "This son's status is so noble. He is so noble that we can hardly resist. It's ridiculous that that guy Mangya actually plans to coerce Zhao Run. He really doesn't know how to live or die.
.If Zhao Run dies in Yangxia, will Zhao Si let us go? We can’t win, we can only lose.”
Hearing this, Yi lowered his head and said with a bit of shame in his tone: "It's all my fault. I failed to assassinate Zhao Run before he entered Yangxia County."
"That's not your fault. After all, the head is worth 50,000 gold, so it's not that easy to get."
"Chief, what should we do now?"
"Now?" A strange color flashed in Jin Gou's eyes, and he chuckled: "Since you don't want to lose, you can only find a way to win or, in other words, join the side that is destined to win."
"Eh?" He looked at Jin Gou in shock, wondering if the latter was joking.
"Follow me!"
Without saying a word, Jin Gou, who was always strong and strong, ran quickly on the roof. Although he ran very fast, he actually didn't make any sound.
Even during this period, we met several pairs of Shangshui soldiers patrolling the streets, but no trace of him was found.
At the same time, in the front office of the county government office, Zhao Hongrun was sitting in the hall reading a book with nothing to do.
Although all the sect guards urged Zhao Hongrun to rest on time, unfortunately, Zhao Hongrun could not fall asleep in a county where thieves were infested.
So, he dug out some books in Magistrate Ma's study and planned to read by midnight to pass the time.
I don’t know how long it took, but Zhao Hongrun suddenly heard several strange noises coming from the roof, as if someone was knocking on the pillars.
He subconsciously looked up and was shocked to see two people in black night clothes standing on the beams in the room. One was an old man with gray hair, and the other was a young man.
At this time, Shen Yu, who was waiting nearby, also noticed the two people on the beam, and their faces suddenly turned pale.
Because he had no idea when and how the other party came in, what it meant, and it meant that the other party had the opportunity to assassinate His Highness at any time.
He subconsciously pulled out his sharp sword, guarded him in front of Zhao Hongrun, and shouted to the Shang Shuijun who was guarding outside the house.
On the contrary, Zhao Hongrun looked at the two guys standing on the beam with great interest, and said with a faint smile: "I didn't expect there would be guests visiting in the middle of the night. Hey, what's the matter? I don't like to talk to people with my head raised.
say."
"Hehehe, it's just what King Su wants." Following a few strange laughs, the two figures, one old and one young, jumped down, ignoring the merchants and soldiers who had poured into the hall.
It was Jin Gou and Yi.
"Everyone, stand down." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Jin Gou for a few times, then waved his hand and dismissed the Shangshui soldiers.
Seeing this, Shen Yu stopped him in shock and said: "Your Highness, this"
Zhao Hongrun raised his hand to interrupt Shen Yu's words. He held the scroll and said lightly: "If this old man wanted to assassinate me just now, I and you died just now. He must have something to say to me."
When Shen Yu heard this, he gave up.
At this time, Jin Gou looked at Zhao Hongrun carefully and was greatly surprised when he saw that the latter's expression did not change.
"Old man, who are you?" Zhao Hongrun asked.
Jin Gou clasped his fists and said, "I am the leader of the people in Fuqiu, Jin Gou."
"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun raised his eyebrows and asked with a half-smile, "Are they the people from Fuqiu who intend to assassinate my king?"
"Exactly." Jin Gou lowered his head.
Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to stop Shen Yu who looked angry, looked at Jin Gou and asked with interest: "What are you doing here? Are you planning to take away my head?"
"No, what I want right now is the head on my neck. I hope it can still be placed in its original position."
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips.
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