The people watching were silent, and some with children had their eyes protected by adults.
The prisoners were all trembling, their faces were ashen, and some even peed their pants in fear.
"cut!"
Ximen Hai waved his hand and threw out the command arrow.
"brush!"
Two hundred big knives fell at the same time, two hundred heads rolled down, and there was a burst of blood on the execution ground.
"Come on, bring up the heads of the nine thieves."
Ximen Hao suddenly ordered.
"As you command!"
The swordsman who was responsible for beheading the military advisor and other officials took the order, carried the nine heads to the execution platform, and arranged them neatly.
Ximen Hao stood up and got off Mo Lin, then stood in front of the nine heads, glanced at them coldly, and then suddenly shouted to the people:
"Everyone! I am Prince Ximen Hao! Yesterday, I was assassinated by these traitors when I checked into the governor's mansion! Today, the governor personally asked and beheaded him as a warning to others and to warn the world! Whoever betrays the Qing Kingdom will suffer this fate!"
The people who were watching were quiet for a moment, and then they all knelt on the ground and shouted: May the prince live a thousand years.
This is what Ximen Hao wants. Of course, this is not the end, he also wants to stimulate Ximen Wentian.
Anyway, the news here will soon be known to the other party's spies, so why not go and stimulate it yourself.
Thinking about it, my heart moved and I instantly appeared in a meeting hall.
I saw Ximen Wentian sitting on a golden chair, wearing an imperial robe and a crown on his head, looking like an emperor.
Below him is a group of civil and military officials, apparently holding their own small meeting.
Ximen Hao's mirror image suddenly appeared, causing the entire hall to become silent. Even Ximen Wentian did not react.
"Haha, second uncle, are you so impatient? I have already put on the imperial robe. Since you are so impatient, I will give you some congratulatory gifts as my nephew."
As he spoke, one side of his body revealed nine heads arranged neatly behind him.
"What?! Ximen Hao! What the hell are you doing?!"
Ximen Wentian was shocked, the appearance of the other party was so strange.
And the expressions of the civil and military officials below also changed drastically. This scene was the first time for a young girl to get on the sedan chair!
"Hahaha! Second uncle, and you traitors, have you seen that they are what will happen to you in the future!"
Ximen Hao laughed and withdrew his magical power. His move was just a shock, or a declaration of war against Ximen Wentian!
The meeting hall was quiet for a while. Everyone recalled the strange appearance of Ximen Hao and the nine bloody heads, and everyone felt chills in their hearts.
"Sorcery! This is definitely witchcraft! Don't panic, everyone, what Ximen Hao used just now was witchcraft!"
Cheng Gong knew that this scene was too psychologically shocking, so he quickly explained loudly.
"Buzz!" The hall exploded instantly!
"Sorcery? It turns out that the prince of Qing Kingdom knows sorcery!"
"Yes! Let me tell you, I have never seen such methods before!"
"..."
"Enough!"
Ximen Wentian shouted loudly, and the scene fell silent instantly.
He didn't care whether Ximen Hao used sorcery or not. What he cared about was why the other party was in Xingsha County and why he was able to dig out the officials he had gathered for many years in such a short period of time.
"Military advisor, what do you think of Ximen Hao's appearance in Xingsha County?"
Cheng Gong thought for a moment below, then suddenly his face changed slightly and he exclaimed:
"Not good! The army in Zhendong is in danger!"
"What?! No way! That's an army of 150,000 people!"
"Yes! Military Master Cheng, this explanation doesn't make sense!"
"Yes! Could it be that Ximen Hao defeated an army of 150,000 men with just a thousand cavalry?"
"..."
All the rebel officials started talking one by one, feeling that Cheng Gong was unfounded.
Ximen Wentian didn't believe it at first, but gradually his expression became serious and he said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, what the military advisor said makes sense! Ximen Hao never plays his cards according to common sense, and now the Zhendong army is being restrained by the Qin State, making it difficult to escape. Qin State's move is clearly Ximen Hao's use of his connections! So we
We have to guard against it!”
His words made the scene quiet down again, and all the officials had serious expressions.
If Ximen Hao really captured the 150,000 Zhendong Army, the consequences would be disastrous!
Cheng Gong was even more worried. Now they were blocked by the defenders of Anyang County and the troops transferred by Di Hu. The army of Huayin County was also resisted by Di Hu himself.
If we continue to be unable to capture Anyang County and allow Ximen Hao to control the Zhendong Army, I'm afraid it will really be a complete defeat!
And all this, no need to guess, must be the sick dog’s idea!
"Military advisor, please notify Brahma Hegemon immediately and ask him to be on guard! At the same time, try to get rid of Qin's army and quickly go to Huayin County to destroy Di Hu!"
Ximen Wentian felt that the matter was urgent and hurriedly issued the order.
"My lord, please wait!"
Cheng Gong suddenly stopped him and said:
"Your Highness, this matter is strange. If Ximen Hao wants to control the Zhendong Army, the success rate of the sneak attack will be higher. But the other party is so high-profile, and he wants us to see it in person. My subordinates speculate that this matter has something to do with it.
Fraud!"
Ximen Wentian frowned immediately, feeling that Ximen Hao and Ji Wubing would not do anything mindless.
"So, military advisor, what do you think?"
Cheng Gong stroked his beard and thought for a long time before saying uncertainly:
"My subordinates feel that Ximen Hao did this on purpose! As for the conspiracy, I can't guess. But we must let Marshal Zhendong be careful, and at the same time allocate troops to carry out operations on the only road from Xingsha County to Zhendong Army.
Intercept!"
Ximen Wentian nodded, and then suddenly smiled:
"Haha, Ximen Hao, that's a bit interesting, much more interesting than your father."
After saying that, he stood up, stepped off the golden chair, and said coldly:
"Send the order! Take Anyang County within three days! If you can't take it, I will kill you as a general!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Military advisor, follow me here to discuss the affairs of the Zhendong Army. We can no longer be dragged down by the Qin Army."
After Ximen Wentian finished speaking, he turned around and entered the back room.
Cheng Gong followed closely behind. The Zhendong Army had been delayed for a long time and it was time to find a solution.
…
Outside Xingsha City, 25,000 city defenders arrived as scheduled.
However, these troops did not see His Royal Highness, only a young general and more than 800 Ritian cavalry!
As for Ximen Hao, Ji Wubing and others, they rushed to Jinsha City as quickly as possible after killing the traitors!
The young general leading the city defenders was not Zhao Yunlong, but Han Yan, assisted by Sima Zhong.
As for the 800-day cavalry, their mission is to educate these city defenders who have not fought for many years on the road and make them obedient.
At the same time, their most important plan is to take these city defenders and wait for the army sent by Brahma Hegemon at any time!
…
Jinsha City is a city on the edge of Xingsha County, standing only on the border and in the desert.
The eastern border of Qing State is closely separated from the western border of Qin State by a barren desert belt.
The desert is no more than a hundred miles across, but it is thousands of miles long!
It is like a golden river, perfectly separating Qing State and Qin State.
As a border city, Jinsha City has a very large flow of people. Every caravan traveling between Qin and Qing has to make some supplies here.
Therefore, the annual tax revenue of Jinsha City is equal to the total of the other fifteen cities!
However, these taxes have nothing to do with the governor of Xingsha County. They all go into the pocket of Zhendong Marshal Brahma Tianba.
It has a good name: the soldiers are stationed in the desolate desert, and of course their military pay is higher than that of other armies!