The candles were dimmed and the lamps were extinguished. In the morning light, pedestrians who had gotten up early passed by, and the clatter of horse hooves could be heard on the long stone street outside the teahouse.
No matter how energetic Yao Xishui was, after sitting against the wall of the carriage all night, his back was still sore and swollen. When he took a look at Han Qian, who was wearing a torn sack and sleeping on Zhao Ting'er's thigh, he didn't think that Han Qian, as the young master,
It's such a big deal to have sex with the maid next to you. I'm just curious about how this guy can sleep soundly?
One night passed, and no news came from the Taowu Jitun Camp Military Office, but more and more suspicious people gathered in Longhua Port in the early morning.
These people are all elite scouts transferred by Zhao Mingting from the Privy Council Staff Division.
Elite scouts are different from secret agents and secret spies. They are like the elites that Han Qian incorporated into the secret army of Zuosi. They are a reconnaissance force. They do not need to strictly hide their identities, so they openly carry swords and armor and ride in the army.
Jian Ma, in the middle of the night, drove out a house opposite the teahouse and commandeered the yard so that their troops could gather in Longhua Bu.
Although Zhao Mingting has not shown up yet, more than forty elite scouts from the Privy Council's Staff Division have gathered in the opposite courtyard, led by a commander named Ji Kun who is subordinate to the Privy Council's Staff Division.
"Ha..." Han Qian stretched his body, opened his eyes and saw Zhao Ting'er yawning and looking over, his eyelids were droopy, looking like he was out of energy, and asked, "You're not sleeping?"
"There are always people carrying knives and armor, riding horses into Longhua Port. Ting'er's heart is pounding with fright. How can she sleep?" Zhao Ting'er stretched out her hand to lift up Han Qian's head, rubbing his thighs that were numb from the pressure, and said
, "Young Master, how come you sleep so comfortably?"
"If Zhao Mingting is really determined to chop us into pieces, why would he need to openly call on the people of the Staff Department?" Han Qian couldn't help but yawn, thinking that he still hadn't slept enough, so he looked at Yao Xishui and asked, "Is there anything at night?"
what news?"
Although Yao Xishui could also expect that Zhao Mingting went to Longhua Port to directly mobilize the manpower of the Zhifang Division, and it was more likely that he was bluffing to put pressure on them, but they only had twelve guards available in Longhua Port. Who dares to say that Zhao Mingting would definitely
Not taking action?
In this situation, the pressure on no one's heart can be small.
Han Qian could actually sleep. Yao Xishui didn't even know what his heart was made of.
"Around early morning, three suspicious persons were ambushed in Niutugu, Lanxigou, and Zhujiazhai respectively, and two of them were injured. Unfortunately, they were not caught, and they were made to jump into the stream to escape. However, they were short of manpower and could not continue to expand the search.
There may be suspicious people lurking in the mountains who have not retreated," Yao Xishui said, "One of your men will die and two will be injured!"
"Yeah!" Han Qian nodded.
Seventy or eighty people from Zuosi's barracks hunted and killed five secret agents of Zufang Division in the familiar terrain of Baohua Mountain. Especially, the five secret agents of Zufang Division dispersed and sneaked into Taohuawu, and they paid the price with their lives.
The cost of hurting one person and hurting two people is obviously very difficult to satisfy.
However, considering that in addition to the six family soldiers and eleven family soldiers' children in Zuosi's military household, nearly sixty other people were recruited in the past two days, such a result is not unexpected.
"I'm going back to the camp. Should Miss Yao stay in Longhua Port with Chai Yuhou, or come with me to the villa to catch up on some sleep?" Han Qian asked.
There was nothing to do while staying in Longhuabu. At the same time, Yao Xishui also felt trapped. He was worried that if he continued to be exposed under the eyes of the Zifang Division's spies, he would be easily exposed, so he agreed to follow Han Qian to Qiuhushan Villa to continue to wait and see the situation.
Although the camp did not build a fence to enclose the entire Taowu area, after daylight, with the help of the sentry posts of the camp, it was possible to keep an eye on the valleys, creeks and ridges, and the enemy could force their way in.
There was no place to hide, so Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, and Zhao Wuji also led their troops back to the villa for repairs.
When Han Qian returned to the villa, he did not take off his shabby clothes full of rancid smell. Instead, he took Zhao Ting'er, Yao Xishui, and Guo Nuer to the North Courtyard, where soldiers and their families used to live, and which is currently full of soldiers temporarily stationed there.
Lin Haizheng and others were retreating to the courtyard to have breakfast when they saw Han Qian walking in. When the novices saw Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei and Zhao Wuji stand up, they realized that Han Qian had come in.
"Who will tell me about the casualties last night?" Han Qian dragged a chair, sat down on the porch, looked at the scouts crowded in the yard, and asked.
"Guo Hongpuan killed the enemy, but was stabbed in the chest by the enemy. When he was carried back in the morning, he died halfway." Lin Haizheng came over and said, "The injuries of the other two family soldiers were not serious.
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"Did you witness Guo Hongpuan being backhandedly assassinated by the enemy?" Han Qian looked up at Lin Haizheng and asked.
Seeing the sharp gleam in Han Qian's eyes, Lin Haizheng was subconsciously startled and said fearfully: "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but as soon as I came back, I summoned the group he led and asked them.
The young master just thinks there is something wrong, I will question you carefully."
"Where are his group of people?" Han Qian raised his head and asked.
Lin Haizheng motioned to the four scouts to stand up.
"All the soldiers have been surrendered!" Han Qian said.
Lin Haizheng knew that Han Qian was going to punish these four people severely, so he motioned to the people next to him to take off the sabers and leather armor of these four people; these four people did not dare to struggle and were prepared to be punished.
Han Qian looked at the four newly recruited scouts. He still remembered the names of these four people. One of them had served as a battalion commander in the Guangling Army in his early years. He had great potential, but it was a pity that he did not want to keep anyone who could not be used by him.
, asked in a calm tone: "Do you have anything to explain?"
"My incompetence caused the team to be injured and died. I am willing to be punished." The four of them looked at each other, thinking that if they had a good attitude, the punishment might be lighter.
"Since you have nothing to say, you must know that you are wrong, so it will be easier to handle. It will also save you from complaining that I wronged you on the road to hell." Han Qian looked back at Lin Haizheng and said, "Now I will
Kill all four of them, but go to the soldier Cao Gao and sell all their wives, daughters, and nephews as slaves as long as they are in the same household!"
Han Qian's words were very plain, but every word was shocking.
Yao Xishui was also frightened, never expecting that His Majesty Han Qian would be so cruel.
Although one person died, which is extremely regrettable, the seventy or eighty people in Zuosi's barracks were all newly recruited in the past two days. They were able to ambush and kill three elite secret rooms of Zifangsi, and also successfully stopped Zifangsi's secret room.
It can be said that this has achieved great success.
Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei were also slightly startled. They wanted to persuade Han Qian to give them a chance, but they did not hesitate at all when they thought that Han Qian had ordered to shoot the soldiers of the old house beside Han Jun in the house a few days ago.
They can persuade you!
The four of them had no idea that they would receive such a cruel and severe punishment. Han Qian not only wanted to execute him, but also sold their wives, children, and nephews into prostitution and slavery. They were so stunned that they forgot to argue; when they saw Zhao Wuji,
Lin Zongjing, Guo Nuer and other family soldiers drew their swords and surrounded them. They wanted to resist, but they were unarmed and were surrounded in the yard. They were hacked to death in a short time!
The other newly recruited scouts looked at the four people whose bodies had been hacked with knives to see if they were still dead. They were twitching and trembling in a pool of blood on the muddy ground. The blood was flowing out, expanding the area of the blood pool, almost to the point of death.
This flat courtyard was filled with water. Although they were all veterans carefully selected by Han Qian, they were still frightened and their faces turned pale.
Especially the other two groups of scouts, whose sons were injured, could not help but tremble while holding the sabers around their waists.
"You all know in your hearts why these four people died unjustly, and why their wives and children were reduced to slavery." Han Qian glanced at the people in the yard with sharp eyes, "The other two groups of people should be lucky that the leader was only injured.
Let each of you receive thirty lashes as a precept. Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, you two, go forward first and receive ten lashes each. You have already hesitated at critical moments twice, and I don’t want it to happen a third time!"
Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei stared at Han Qian, and the hairs on his back stood up. They also secretly felt that they had hesitated just now. If these four people suddenly jumped up and snatched the weapon from the other person's hand, the scene today would probably happen.
Very ugly.
Seeing that Lin Zongjing, Guo Nuer and other family soldiers had gathered around Han Qian to form a ring formation, Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei also secretly felt that although they served the young master more often, they obviously did not realize it.
They are a bit slacker than Guo Nuer and other family soldiers.
Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei also held down the sabers on their waists at this time, staring eagerly at the other two groups of scouts who had gone awry.
Two groups of eight scouts did not dare to resist after all. They took off their sabers and knelt on the muddy ground soaked in blood to be tortured.
Yao Xishui has received rigorous training since he was a child, but at this moment he had to hold back his discomfort to prevent him from quitting early.
Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei came forward with whips and gave each of the eight people ten lashes. The lashes left their skin and flesh torn and blood marks all over their backs.
At this time, Han Qian turned to the remaining newly recruited scouts and said: "The remaining recruits each have twenty lashes. You can take turns to step forward and give each of them five lashes to feel the pain they have suffered physically and mentally. In this way, next time
You will be less slack in your tasks! But next time, remember in your mind that I don’t have many rules here. Those who commit the following offenses will be beheaded, those who are slack in combat will be beheaded, and those who are afraid of the enemy will be beheaded..."
After the execution was completed, Han Qian had the four dead bodies dragged out, and the eight people who were bleeding and bloody were moved into the room for treatment. He told Lin Haizheng and Fan Dahei: "You take them to the yard outside first.
, summarize the lessons of success and failure last night, hand the document into my hands, and then go to rest..."
Lin Haizheng and others walked out, and Xiaocai, a soldier from the family who stayed in the villa, came in and cleaned up the blood stains on the floor.
It's just that the yard here is covered with mud, and blood seeps into the mud. Unless all the blood-stained soil is shoveled away, otherwise the weather will get hotter and the whole yard will be filled with a bloody smell that attracts mosquitoes and flies.