Chapter 1221: The fierce battle within the library (2)
The information Yang Mi got from Jiang Chun'er was correct. Wang Xianzhong was indeed planning to let the guards plunder the inner treasury. On the one hand, it was to bribe the guards, but the more important reason was to use the guards' looting to cover up the secret of stealing the inner treasury.
Wang Xianzhong has already stolen half of the treasures in the treasure house.
In the Zhuque Hall, Wang Xianzhong was giving instructions to several generals of the guard army.
"Our family is distributing the wealth from the internal treasury to everyone, not letting everyone grab it, so it must be done in an orderly manner and there must be no chaos!"
Wang Xianzhong spoke very slowly, but his expression was very clear. Several generals were beaming with joy. They did not expect that they would make a fortune in the end.
Wang Xianzhong waved his hand and asked the four of them not to interrupt him. He continued: "You will each send out three hundred people. The transportation will begin at the fourth watch and end before dawn. Then you will allocate it to your subordinates. We will not care about it.
But you cannot touch the innermost treasure house, which is reserved for the little emperor. The old master treats us well, and we must also take care of his descendants."
What Wang Xianzhong is most worried about is chaos and looting. The soldiers are jealous, but no matter what the ban is, they will definitely rob the treasure house, which is his stuff.
Therefore, orderly handling is the most important, so that there will be no confusion.
The four people quickly expressed their opinions, "Don't worry, manager, we will definitely restrain the soldiers and there will never be chaos!"
Wang Xianzhong nodded, "Go and get ready! After an hour, each of you will bring 300 people to gather in front of the gate of the inner treasury."
At this moment, a young eunuch was hurriedly sent to report, "General manager, something seems to be happening in the inner treasury!"
Wang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment, then his face turned livid, and he couldn't help shouting, "Asshole! Who dares to disobey military orders and act indiscriminately!"
Needless to say, one of the guards must have struck first.
The inner treasury in the palace is a castle-like building made of large bluestones. It was designed and completed by Zhu Si himself eight years ago. The castle is extremely strong and contains a large amount of Zhu Si's personal wealth, including his belongings and belongings transported from Chang'an.
Over the years, more than half of the wealth plundered from the private sector, especially the huge amount of wealth plundered from hundreds of wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou, went into his inner treasury.
In order to prevent thieves and protect the safety of wealth, Zhu Si also took great pains. Not only did he build a castle, but he also dug a fort-protecting river about ten feet wide around it. In addition, there was only a bluestone passage to enter the warehouse. As long as you guard this passage, it will be very difficult for people outside to
Difficult to break in.
There were only twenty guards in the inner warehouse. They could not enter the warehouse and could only guard the outside. They were killed by Zhou Fei and his men in one fell swoop.
Zhou Fei quickly deployed, and five hundred people were stationed at the gate and outer wall of the castle. Although they were small in number, they were very powerful in both archery and fighting. Each of them could beat ten with one, and only then could Guo Song seize and defend the inner treasury.
The task is handed over to Zhou Fei and his men.
They had just completed their deployment, and before they had time to move into the warehouse, countless torches appeared in the distance, with hundreds of people. It was Wang Xianzhong who brought people here.
Wang Xianzhong did not realize that someone from outside had seized the inner treasury. He thought it was some impatient guards who had taken over the inner treasury first. He was particularly worried about the treasure trove, so he rushed over with hundreds of people.
Wang Xianzhong walked quickly to the inner treasury. He saw from a distance that the door of the inner treasury had not been opened. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Go and ask them which camp they are in, and come out quickly. You don't have to pursue it. Otherwise, military law will
Engage!”
A school captain ran forward and shouted: "Brothers inside, listen, General Manager Wang orders you to come out immediately. You don't need to be held accountable, otherwise you will be prosecuted according to military law!"
Zhou Fei raised his crossbow and aimed at the eunuch behind him. The old eunuch who was as thin as a monkey must be Wang Xianzhong.
He pulled the hanging knife, and with a 'click!' sound, a crossbow arrow shot out like lightning, going straight to Wang Xianzhong's throat. It was Wang Xianzhong's bad luck. As soon as Zhou Fei pulled the hanging knife, the eunuch Zhonglang General Zhang Jing stepped forward to greet Wang Xianzhong.
Reporting new discoveries happened to block Wang Xianzhong.
'puff!'
The arrow hit Zhang Jing's vest. Zhang Jing screamed and stumbled down in front of Wang Xianzhong. Wang Xianzhong was shocked and turned around and fell to the ground. Several soldiers raised their shields to block him.
The soldier who shouted at the front was also shot in the throat by an arrow and fell to the ground on his back.
Zhou Fei's archery was the signal. Hundreds of soldiers shot crossbow arrows at the same time. The arrows were accurate. The soldiers around Wang Xianzhong were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. There were screams. Wang Xianzhong got up and stumbled away and fled away. The other soldiers were frightened and turned to follow.
He fled with Wang Xianzhong.
Taking this opportunity, Zhou Fei came to the door of the warehouse and opened the large iron door outside with a copper key. Inside was a long dark passage, but it was well ventilated and did not feel stuffy.
Zhou Fei walked into the passage holding a torch, and felt the wind pulling the flames upward, indicating that there was a vent on the top.
After walking about twenty steps, there was another iron door. He opened the iron door with a slightly smaller key, pushed it open, and walked in holding a torch.
This is a huge warehouse, filled with countless large boxes, as many as thousands. In the three corners, there are mountains of copper coins filled with sacks, at least millions of coins, all of which are old people.
Money, there is no new money minted by Zhu Si himself.
Zhang Yuanzhi shook his head, "He has amassed so much wealth, but he has no money to pay the army. If he is not defeated, it is unbearable."
"Look at these big boxes, they are quite interesting!" Zhou Fei patted a big box next to him and said with a smile.
Zhang Yuanzhi came forward holding a torch, and saw black characters written on it: 'Dayingku 772'.
Zhang Yuanzhi was stunned, "This is... the inventory of Emperor Dezong!"
Zhou Fei nodded, "It's the wealth of Dayingku. His Royal Highness the King of Jin told me that during the Jingyuan Rebellion, Emperor Dezong's two inner treasury, Qionglin Treasury and Dayingku were all robbed, and some were robbed."
Numerous residences of royal relatives and relatives were recovered one after another, but the gold and silver in the Daying Treasury were basically not seen. His Highness the King of Jin suspected that it was in Zhu Si's inner treasury, and it was indeed here!"
"But there are thousands of big boxes here!"
"There should be a lot of money stolen from Yangzhou. I guess all the money is there. Zhu Si also rewarded a lot of wealth to his relatives, so some of it should be diverted away!"
At this time, a soldier ran up and said: "General Qi, there is a small warehouse inside with more than a hundred boxes."
Zhou Fei smiled and said: "It should be the treasure house, let's take a look!"
The two of them walked quickly towards a small door in the corner.
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Wang Xianzhong fled back to the Suzaku Palace in embarrassment. He angrily shouted at the eunuch Zhonglang General Liu Zhifu: "Go and find out which bastards have occupied the inner treasury. I will smash their corpses into thousands of pieces and crush their bones into ashes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a general hurried forward to report: "Report to the manager, Jiayu Gate is ajar, and the brothers guarding the palace gate have been killed. The eunuch guarding Xuanhui Gate reported that someone knocked them unconscious.
!”
Wang Xianzhong took a breath of air. He suddenly understood that the people who occupied the inner treasury were not impatient guards, but people from outside. They walked up to the Yang Palace, entered the inner palace through Jiayu Gate, and seized the inner treasury.
Who are they? How many are there?
Wang Xianzhong felt like there was a thief in his family, and the thief was hiding under his nose. The palace was his territory. Even Xiao Wanding and Xiang Fei didn't dare to be so presumptuous, let alone swallowed his biggest piece of fat, which made him
How can you bear it?
He immediately ordered Liu Zhifu: "Assemble three thousand troops and recapture the inner treasury for me. Each participant will receive a double reward!"
Liu Zhifu hurried away. Not long after, the drums for gathering troops rang. By this time, Zhou Fei had come out of the inner treasury. He was confident in defending the inner treasury. Even if the outer high wall was breached, they could withdraw to the inner treasury.
They carried three days' worth of dry food and water, which was enough to last until the main force of the Jin army entered the city.
"General, the enemy's gathering drum is beating!"
Zhou Fei nodded, he also heard it, and he immediately ordered: "Let all brothers cheer up, the enemy is going to attack in a big way!"
The five hundred soldiers cheered up. They were fully equipped with weapons and equipment, including spears, crossbows, kerosene, and even two small iron fire mines. They were originally used to blast open the iron doors, but now they became their weapons.
Scout soldiers generally use cavalry bows and crossbows, not infantry bows. They don't have horses, so they naturally use military crossbows. City defenders' infantry bows have no target and they shoot blindly. But for scout soldiers with precise archery skills and powerful strength, crossbows and arrows can be used.
Fully demonstrate their martial arts skills.
The walls of the castle are two feet high, almost two stories high. Although there is a moat, there is no suspension bridge. It is a six-foot-wide stone bridge. The high wall made of large bluestones is inserted directly into the water. There is no place to stand beside the high wall.
There's not even room to put up a board.
This design allows the attacking side to only use the stone bridge or borrow boats to climb the high wall. In fact, it is also possible to attack the city with boats. The water for the moat is drawn from the Ningbi Pond.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Amidst the intensive sound of war drums, three thousand guards came towards Neiku from three directions.
Just when the first batch of nearly seventy soldiers had just rushed onto the stone bridge, crossbow bolts were fired from all directions, and the arrows hit people's vital points. There was a scream, and all seventy soldiers were shot down by the crossbow bolts. Many soldiers
He was hit by three or four arrows and died immediately. The corpses were instantly piled up on the stone bridge.