People stared at Xia Ruoyan with big eyes and small eyes, shaking their heads in confusion.
Xia Ruoyan's eyes turned red and she choked and said: "The more than 3,000 extra heads are all local people in Zhushan. Lian Dan's men almost massacred all the people in Zhushan, but claimed that all the local people died at the hands of the barbarians. With their own hands, they cut off the heads of the common people and used them as the heads of the barbarians to receive rewards from the court..."
By the end of the sentence, she was crying so much that her parents, brothers and sisters were included among these heads. "It is hateful for barbarians to bully me, but Lian Dan is even worse than a pig or a dog!"
Everyone present had never been to Zhushan, nor had they personally experienced the scene at that time, but even listening to Xia Ruoyan's story was shocking and terrifying.
That was not three people, thirty people, or three hundred people, but more than three thousand people! More than three thousand lives!
Liu Yan clenched his fists and trembled involuntarily. He punched the table suddenly, and there was a crisp crack in his ears. The small wooden table was instantly shattered and scattered on the floor.
His face was livid with anger, and he waved his hand and said: "Lian Dan is merciless and treats me like a pig or a dog! This battle will be fought by whoever wants it. I will never fight against the Green Forest Army!"
Feng Yi patted Liu Yan's arm to comfort him.
He is also unwilling to sacrifice his life for people like Lian Dan, and is unwilling to fight against the Green Forest Army. But again, this matter is not something they can decide on their own. With their current status, no matter how low they are, I have to bow my head and only obey orders!
He took a deep breath and said meaningfully to Xia Ruoyan: "We sympathize with and feel sad and angry about what happened to the people of Zhushan, but we also have our own difficulties..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu suddenly asked: "Ruoyan, how many people are there in the Zhushan Green Forest Army?"
Xia Ruoyan looked at Liu Xiu and didn't understand why he asked. She said in a daze, "There are about a hundred people."
Liu Xiu made a sound, looked at Liu Yan and Feng Yi, and said thoughtfully: "There are only a hundred people in the Zhushan Green Forest Army, and Lian Dan sent Zhang Ting to lead a thousand troops to wipe them out, so why use them?" We rebels? Moreover, we let the rebels be the main force and take the lead, and Zhang Ting's troops only provide support and cooperate in the battle. Does Lian Dan think that the combat effectiveness of his cavalry is not as good as ours?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After Liu Xiu said this, they thought about it carefully and realized that this was really the case. In the battle deployed by Lian Dan to annihilate the Zhushan Green Forest Army, the rebels were completely redundant. It could even be said that the rebels were a burden to the capital's cavalry. .
Without the presence of the rebels, the cavalry of the capital would be more likely to let go and launch the charge that the cavalry is best at. With the rebels present, the cavalry would have to avoid their own people, and would inevitably be tied up.
People just thought Liu Xiu's words were reasonable, but Feng Yi could tell that there was something in Liu Xiu's words and something beyond the meaning. He asked: "Uncle Wen, what do you want to say?"
Liu Xiu changed the topic and asked: "Brother, Brother Gongsun, when you two met with Lian Dan, what was his impression of you two?"
Liu Yan and Feng Yi looked at each other inexplicably. What was their impression? It felt like that. Lian Dan was arrogant and conceited, and his eyes were too high. How could he take these low-class rebels in his eyes?
Feng Yi shook his head and said: "It doesn't feel like much."
Liu Xiu's eyes flashed and she said quietly: "If this is the case, then Lian Dan's purpose of sending Zhang Ting's troops is not simple."
Feng Yi's heart moved and he asked: "What do you think Uncle Wen said?"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "In the battle to defend Hanzhong County, both eldest brother and brother Gongsun made great contributions. This fact has been seen by the people in the whole city and no one can deny it. With such great contributions, the court naturally
Rewards must also be made. If Lian Dan has a bad impression of his eldest brother and Gongsun, he will naturally not let you two embark on official careers. Then, the best way is to send you two together with all the rebels before the court issues the rewards.
Get rid of it.”
Huh? Everyone present took a breath and looked at Liu Xiu blankly with shocked expressions on their faces.
Liu Xiu said: "This explains why Lian Dan sent the rebel army, a burden, to go with the capital cavalry to destroy the Zhushan Green Forest Army, and let the rebel army take the lead! When the rebel army and the Zhushan Green Forest Army fought together
, if Zhang Ting’s troops take advantage of the chaos and launch a cavalry charge into the formation without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, the consequences... can be imagined."
Under the lance, all living beings are equal. After being trampled by the cavalry, no one is left alive. Even if they are not killed by the lance or the saber, they will be trampled alive by the hooves of the war horse.
Liu Xiu's words caused everyone present to feel a chill rising from the soles of their feet, instantly spreading throughout their bodies and straight to their foreheads.
Li Yi turned pale and stammered: "We...we have made great contributions to the county. Lian...Lian Dan won't do this to us, right?"
"With Lian Dan's cruelty, what else can't he do? The rebels are the heroes who resisted the barbarians and guarded Hanzhong County. Even Lian Dan would have a hard time finding a suitable reason to get rid of us. If
We died in the battle to annihilate the Green Forest Army. There is no more appropriate and justifiable reason to change the name."
Liu Xiu came to the following series of inferences through Lian Dan's strange move of sending rebels to exterminate the Zhushan Green Forest Army. As for whether his inferences were right or wrong, he himself did not know, but his words made everyone present
My heart was at a loss.
Even Feng Yi, who had repeatedly stated that they had no choice but to follow Lian Dan's orders, lowered his head and remained silent at this time. Liu Xiu's words were very alarmist, but it did not mean that there was no such possibility at all.
"Haha——" Liu Yan, who was extremely angry, suddenly burst into laughter. After laughing for a while, he stopped laughing and said in a concentrated voice: "Old thief Lian Dan, you don't want to wait for me to survive.
I’ll fight him tooth and nail!”
"Brother!"
"Brother Bo Sheng!"
Liu Xiu and others hurriedly stopped the angry Liu Yan. Feng Yi looked at Liu Yan with a frown and said urgently: "Brother Bo Sheng, if you go to Lian Dan to fight for your life now, doesn't it mean you are going to die?"
After a pause, he looked at Liu Xiu again and said in a serious tone: "Even if Lian Dan has evil intentions and wants to kill me, what can we do?"
Liu Xiu rolled her eyes and said, "There is only one way to defeat Lian Dan's trick!"
Everyone's minds were agitated, and Liu Yan asked: "Axiu, do you have any good ideas?"
"If the Green Forest Army were not in Zhushan, we would have missed the attack and there would be no battle to fight. Lian Dan's plan to kill people with a knife would have been solved." Liu Xiu said seriously.
Feng Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, but soon dimmed again, and he said: "If we follow Uncle Wen's method, we have to send people to Zhushan first, find the Green Forest Army, and advise them to evacuate quickly, but Zhushan is so big, Where will the people we send find them? Even if they are found by luck, they may not listen to us!"
Liu Xiu smiled, turned to look at Xia Ruoyan beside him, and said: "Brother Gongsun, have you let Miss Ruoyan go? Miss Ruoyan is from the Zhushan Green Forest Army. As long as Miss Ruoyan can rush back before us, she will definitely We can persuade the Green Forest Army in Zhushan to retreat!"
Xia Ruoyan immediately nodded and said seriously: "As long as I can get to Zhushan first, I can definitely persuade Brother Ma to take the brothers to a hidden place!"
Liu Yan blinked, thought for a moment, and said, "This is a good strategy!" As he spoke, he looked at Feng Yi and asked, "Brother Gongsun, what do you think of Axiu's method?"
Feng Yi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "It seems that we need a fast horse now!"
Obviously, he also agreed with Liu Xiu's idea.
It would be too difficult for them to get a fast horse in other places, but it is not difficult to get a fast horse in Hanzhong County. The Ye family will naturally help them solve this problem.
Afterwards, Liu Yan sent Zhu Yun to the Ye family and asked the Ye family to donate a war horse for the rebel army. Ye Tian did not even hesitate and donated three war horses to the rebel army with a wave of his hand.
At that time, Zhu Yun was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and others discussed for a long time and finally finalized the plan. Only then did everyone's deliberations come to an end.
By this time, the sky was getting dark, and Liu Yan said to everyone: "It's getting late, everyone should go back and have a rest early!"
Everyone stood up one after another and said goodbye to Liu Yan. Liu Yan also specifically told Liu Xiu to arrange a safe and secure place for Xia Ruoyan. Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, I will handle it!"
"Yes!" Liu Yan nodded, patted Liu Xiu's shoulder with a smile, and sent him out of the room.
After sending Liu Xiu and his party away, he looked at Zhang Ping and asked, "Jingzhi, do you feel that Axiu seems different from before?"
In Liu Yan's mind, although the younger brother is not as honest and amiable as the second younger brother, he is still a very responsible person, but now the younger brother is as shrewd as an old fox who has become a master through training, and his skills have also become very good.
Thinking about it carefully, since joining the rebel army and coming to Yizhou, the younger brother has completely changed his mind and become a different person. Sometimes Liu Yan can't help but secretly wonder in his heart, is the younger brother in front of him really still his younger brother?
What Liu Yan doesn't know is that since Liu Xiu took the gold liquid, his whole person has indeed changed. Not only has his body become much stronger than before, but his mind has also become smarter and more sensitive than before. Others can't understand it. He can often see things very clearly.
Looking at Liu Yan with a worried look on his face, Zhang Ping gave a rare smile and said, "Axiu has never been an idle person!"
Zhang Ping doesn't like to talk much on weekdays, but he is definitely a careful person and can notice many details that are often overlooked.
For example, Liu Xiu often went to the market to inquire about world affairs. Even Liu Yan didn't know about it, but Zhang Ping knew it very well.
It can also be seen from this small incident that Liu Xiu did not plan to stay in the small village of Chongling all his life and be an ordinary farmer. Instead, he had great ambitions and was full of ideas and ambitions for the future.
It's just that Liu Xiu is a very calm person. Perhaps it can be said that he is extremely deep-seated and has never revealed his feelings to anyone. He has been waiting for an opportunity to show off his talents.
This trip to Yizhou just gave Liu Xiu room to perform.
Liu Xiuneng became a sensation in Yizhou, which was in chaos, and Zhang Ping was not surprised at all.
Of course, Liu Yan knew very well what kind of person Zhang Ping was. After hearing his evaluation of his younger brother, Liu Yan smiled bitterly, couldn't help but shook his head, and sighed: "As the eldest brother, I'm afraid I'm not as good as you." Understand my own brother!"
"Brother Bo Sheng is ambitious in all directions! Naturally, he will ignore some small things at home." Zhang Ping said with a smile.