I saw the commander-in-chief walking out with his sword on his waist with one hand, and approaching the front, he folded his hands on his chest, saluted deeply, and said: "The Zhennan Army has surrounded Zhongwang Mountain and can attack Qianlong Villa at any time.
Within a few minutes, it can be razed to the ground."
King Chen stretched out his hand slightly, pressed it down, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this villa is so exquisite, wouldn't it be a pity to destroy it? You should be more restrained and don't shoot arrows randomly, especially rockets. I see the scenery of Zhongwang Mountain.
It's so beautiful. It will be quite comfortable to stay in the villa for a few days when you have free time in the future."
The commander-in-chief was a little helpless. In his eyes, Qianlong Villa was an ordinary place that could be conquered by a single wave of the army.
The prince's use of the Zhennan Army was essentially killing a chicken with a bull's-eye.
However, the Zhennan Army was encircled for more than an hour.
"Previously, I asked you to put it on hold because the leader of the thieves, Zhuang Ming, has not been found yet. Now we have got the exact information that the leader of the thieves, Zhuang Ming, is hiding here."
King Chen slowly said: "However, the encirclement for more than an hour does not mean that you have to wait for nothing. I think at this moment, people inside are panicked and have different thoughts. If we attack the mountain again, we will get twice the result with half the effort, or even... we will be defeated without attacking."
Having said this, King Chen put his hands behind his back, laughed, and said: "It's better not to attack yourself, so as not to destroy my villa."
The commander-in-chief laughed, but he was quite disapproving in his heart. He glanced at Lu He, who was dragged along behind the war horse with iron hooks pierced through his shoulders.
"This is……"
"If the subordinates of Zhuang's Merchant Company dare to ambush and kill me, I will capture them first."
King Chen said calmly: "Since he assassinated me for Zhuang's Trading Company, I will let him watch the destruction of Zhuang's Trading Company with my own eyes."
Hearing this, the commander-in-chief glanced at Lu He with a hint of disdain and said: "I have hundreds of elite Zhennan troops to protect the safety of the prince, but you dare to surround and kill him? Do you really think that you are a martial arts master? Even if you are a martial arts master,
They may not be able to defeat the elite of our Zhennan Army!"
Lu He raised his eyes, glanced at him, and then looked back without saying a word.
The commander-in-chief did not pay attention to the warrior who was captured alive by the Zhennan Army. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhongwang Mountain.
Next to King Chen, Grandmaster Lu looked complicated.
Not only the master, but also the general who led the hundreds of elites who were ordered to escort King Chen also had a complicated expression.
In the eyes of the commander-in-chief, and even in the eyes of the hundreds of elites, this man named Lu He was seeking death by striking an egg against a stone.
But the Grand Master surnamed Lu and this general could both see that this man was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also highly skilled in planning. If the other party had not misjudged King Chen's strength, he might have succeeded.
When Lu He was ambushing before, he prepared bows and crossbows in advance in order to attack from the east and attack the west. When the Zhennan Army escorted King Chen, he used a secret thread to pull the crossbow arrows on the left side of the road and burst out on their own.
Immediately, he was on the right again, using his exhausted horse to stir up wind and grass to attract the Zhennan army.
Changes on both sides put the Zhennan Army on full alert, but they ignored the danger ahead.
After previous inspections, it was found that Lu He had dug a pit on the road ahead, covered it with dust and weeds, and buried himself underneath.
When the crossbows were fired, the tired horses twitched, attracting the Zhennan army's attention to both sides. Fang then jumped up from the ground and took action immediately.
"If it hadn't been for the prince's keenness and superb martial arts to block the opponent, I'm afraid the consequences today would be disastrous."
The general thought to himself: "In the final analysis, this is also the fault of our poor protection."
Grandmaster Lu gave Lu He a deep look.
Not to mention the soldiers of the Zhennan Army, even he, as the Grand Master, was pushed away for a moment and almost couldn't be rescued.
"This man is really powerful. Not only is he extremely skilled in martial arts and has extremely high attainments, he is almost a master. He also has great plans."
Grandmaster surnamed Lu turned his head and looked at Lu He, with a lot of strange expressions in his eyes, some admiration, some sighing, and even more regret.
"Excellent in martial arts and resourceful. It's a pity, what a pity."
The Grandmaster surnamed Lu exhaled and shook his head. Such a man was in his prime, and with the Grandmaster in sight, why would he go to death?
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"Senior brother..."
Bai Qing clenched his fists with a bitter look on his face.
And just at this moment, someone came over in a hurry.
"Master Bai..."
"Um?"
"People are confused."
"I know."
"Just now, more than a dozen guards from the south courtyard were trying to escape. They were even planning to restrain us, open the villa, and surrender to the Zhennan Army."
"Has it been dealt with?"
"Beheaded two of them and calmed the situation."
"This is not the way."
After a pause, Bai Qing smiled bitterly and said, "But there is no other way."
Forced suppression makes people fearful, but it also creates accumulated resentment.
This will bring disaster.
But the situation is like this, so we have to act urgently.
"When the war breaks out, push them up first."
Bai Qing said: "They are far from loyal, so we must be on guard. Don't let me wait in front and fight, and be stabbed in the back by these people."
The man just nodded in agreement.
Bai Qing took a long breath, constantly thinking about how to stabilize people's hearts.
However, after thinking for a moment, he could only sigh.
"I don't have enough brain..."
In daily life, the young master will give an account of every word, deed, and action he takes.
Usually, even the tips are ready.
Does he still need to use his brain?
"Master Bai..."
Just then, a voice came from below.
Bai Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and read on.
"I am Liu Quan, who works under Mr. Lu."
"Um?"
Bai Qing pondered slightly, he knew this Liu Quan, after all, his senior brother also thought highly of him.
In fact, Lu He once thought of including Liu Quan in the previous attack on King Chen's men, but he was excluded only because Liu Quan had an old mother and a wife and children, so he was concerned about it and to avoid changes.
But senior brother Lu He's thought of this is enough to prove that with Lu He's eyesight, he also feels that this person is loyal enough.
"Let him come up."
"Master Bai." Liu Quan came up, bowed and gave a salute.
"What's the matter?"
"The villain has noticed that inside the villa, many brothers have floating thoughts. They are afraid that under the encirclement of the army, they will panic and fear, and civil strife will arise."
"I understand. Anyone who rebels will be killed!" Bai Qinghan said.
"This is not the way." Liu Quan whispered.
"Then what can you do?" Bai Qing looked over, vaguely dissatisfied.
"The villain does have a way."
"oh?"
Bai Qing looked surprised, but he looked really surprised and asked, "What can you do?"
Liu Quan said sternly: "The reason why the brothers in the villa are wandering is because they are under siege by the army and fear that they will die, so they deliberately cause chaos and sacrifice the villa in order to survive. However, if they are allowed to
If they have no intention of giving up their villa to survive, then no matter how frightened they are, they know that they have no way to survive, so they have no choice but to fight to the death."
Bai Qing showed a strange look.
Liu Quan bowed and said: "Previously, Manager Zhou tried to go down the mountain to negotiate, but he only took thirty steps and was shot with an arrow. This shows that the person who came was evil. Now, another person was sent out, pretending to be a traitor, left the villa, and was shot with an arrow again.
Killing him should be able to cut off everyone's luck in the villa."
Bai Qing suddenly pondered: "What you said makes sense."
But at this moment, the dead man next to him frowned and said, "Then... who is going to die?"
After the voice fell, several people nearby looked at Liu Quan who made the suggestion.
Liu Quan paused and suddenly saluted.
"I am willing to sacrifice my life."
"You don't need to, I'll go down the mountain myself."
Bai Qing looked solemn as he responded.
He was worried that when King Chen arrived, he would immediately order an attack on the mountain.
He was thinking about how to deal with King Chen, but he did not dare to go down the mountain easily.
At this moment, after hearing what Liu Quan said, Bai Qing had some vague thoughts in his mind.
If you go down the mountain to spread the word at this time, King Chen will kill him, which can stabilize the hearts of the people inside.
If King Chen does not kill him, he can deal with King Chen and use words to delay the situation.