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Chapter 274 Zhang Chengzhen Is a Butcher (Addition for Brother Meng)
As a group of sergeants dragged away the headless corpses of bandits, more than seventy blood-stained heads had been scattered in front of the Martial Arts Hall in the south of the city of Dushibao.

The sergeant's combat boots kicked into patches of dark red blood mud, splashing bright red drops of water, which were particularly conspicuous under the sunlight.

Most of the remaining [-] gangsters waiting to be executed in the west were sluggish on the ground, and some of them were so frightened that they passed out. With the wave of the execution team officer's big hand, another ten gangsters were dragged away. To the hellish empty lot in the middle of the pool of blood.

As the slightly warm south wind blew, the smell of blood had already permeated, and the people in the middle wanted to vomit, and the military households in the north who came to see the excitement, unknowingly retreated more than ten steps back.

The gangsters who were taken to the east to watch the beheading all had innocent faces, and many of them vomited directly, and all kinds of smells mixed together, making the smell even more unpleasant.

But the armored soldiers guarding them did not allow them to bow their heads. They waved their spears and clubs in their hands. As long as they saw anyone bowing their heads, they would smash them indiscriminately, forcing them to continue watching the tragic execution scene in front of them.

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"Butcher... This piece is really a butcher..."

"...What a demon king... Mr. Tongzhi Jin didn't persuade this Zhang Chengyu..."

"...so bloodthirsty, how can I protect the soldiers and civilians of the North Route..."

A discordant voice rang out from the crowd watching the execution behind Zhang Cheng. It was the students from Kaiping Wei School and Dushi Academy, each with their feather fans and scarves, who started pointing at Zhang Cheng.

A few sergeants vaguely heard it, and stared at the few freshmen who were exhaling fragrance with wide eyes. Under the sergeant's stare, they were also secretly frightened, so they stopped talking loudly.

Zhang Cheng also heard the comments of these students, but he ignored them. These feeble scholars who only know the books of sages, how do they understand the hardships of the world and the dangers of bandits?

Xue Liangqing, the commander of Kaipingwei, had already left the table, and Zhang Cheng didn't blame him. If he didn't leave, he might vomit or even faint on the spot, which would also damage Wei Zhi's prestige.

I publicly beheaded these one hundred thugs this time in order to establish my prestige. When I first arrived on Beilu, there must be many obstacles. Instead of dealing with them a little bit, it is better to solve them all at once.

Last night, arranging Chen Zhong to give gifts to the commander and acquaintance Jin Xinpeng was actually a dangerous move. In order to prevent accidents, more than 400 fine cavalry were arranged in the general's office, and Chen Zhong personally took charge.

In the Martial Arts Hall outside the city, Zhang Guangda led [-] elite cavalry and stayed up all night. He didn't relax until early in the morning when Zhang Cheng received the news of Jin Xinpeng's visit.

Although this move is dangerous, it must be so.

Jin Xinpeng has been in the North Road for a long time, and has always been in a high position. His prestige and strength cannot be underestimated. It is impossible for Zhang Cheng to completely cut him off. The only way to pressure and benefit him to cooperate with him is the best policy.

What's more, Zhang Cheng wanted to use violent means to forcefully replace the post of Chicheng's garrison, eradicate Wu Youlu and others, and completely control Chicheng Castle.

Because Chi Castle is an important node on the North Road, Zhang Cheng's goal is not just to go to the North Road, he just uses this place as a foundation, his goal is the entire North Road, Xuanfu Town, or even bigger!

It is fine to bloom everywhere, but that will only happen in the future. The current Zhang Cheng does not have that kind of ability, mainly because he is not strong enough. If the situation is too big, he will easily lose control.

That's why I handed over the evidence I had of Jin Xinpeng's banditry and occupation of the military base to him, and also handed over Jin Xiaoguo, who was arrested for current banditry, to show his sincerity.

If Jin Xinpeng had a clear mind, he would kill the two bandit leaders without anyone noticing, and then come to talk to him, and we can make a fortune together if we become friendly friends.

If not, then try it out. Zhang Cheng reckons that although Jin Xinpeng has been in business for a long time in Dushikou, there will not be too many confidantes who can be mobilized directly. He has more than a thousand powerful soldiers here, so he is still afraid No way!

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As expected, Zhang Cheng did not expect it.

In the early hours of this morning, Jin Xinpeng also came to the generals' office alone to ask to see Zhang Cheng. He expressed his full support for Zhang Cheng's military order on Beilu.

Moreover, he even handed over a field booklet and a list of military households. Only then did Zhang Cheng know that Jin Xinpeng not only occupied a large number of military settlements, but also hid more than 1000 military households to cultivate these fields for him.

In Jin Xinpeng's heart, he is unwilling to do this, but what can he do?
It might be okay to talk about his family's occupation of the military settlement, but his only son was captured alive by Zhang Cheng in the bandit's lair, that would be a capital crime.

What to do next, Jin Xinpeng pondered for a long time.

Fight with Zhang Cheng, destroy everything, and spend some money to cover it up afterwards, maybe it can be covered up, Zhang Cheng has a holy family, but if he dies, the holy family still has shit to use, to deceive the upper and lower , these years are not familiar with the road.

But the crux of the problem is, can I beat Zhang Chengxi?
To be honest, this Jin Xinpeng is quite powerful, and he also has three hundred servants under his command, and he is also a number one figure in Xuanzhen, but when he thinks of the elite cavalry that Zhang Cheng brought to Dushikou inside and outside the castle.

Then he dispelled this fatal idea, he had seen Zhang Cheng's subordinates, not to mention the dozens of guards accompanying Zhang Cheng, even the infantry who came earlier were all elite.

If there is a head-on collision, the one who is slaughtered on the spot must be himself.

You can't fight head-on, you have to be soft. After Jin Xinpeng thought about it, he beheaded the two bandit leaders on the spot in the mansion, and locked the useless son in the backyard.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, he went to the general's office overnight and knelt down to beg to see Zhang Cheng. Not only did he sincerely admit his mistakes and repent, but he also handed over the military households he hid and the military settlements he had invaded, and even the three hundred families he had raised for many years. Zhang Cheng dealt with it.

Zhang Cheng was very satisfied with Jin Xinpeng's sincerity.

"This general has just arrived on the North Road, and was ordered by the emperor to train a [-]-strong force, but he is also powerless, and Jin Tongzhi and other local officials need to cooperate with him.

I have prepared to write to Du Si and Chen Duchen, please enter Jin Tongzhi as the commander, and share the important task of guarding the North Road with this general. As for these military households and military settlements, they were originally set up to guard the border towns. Brother Jin Use it to raise three hundred elite knights for the country,
This is really a great contribution, how can I steal it as my own, but I still need brother Jin to fight hard for my command to recruit soldiers, if there is a suitable candidate, I can recommend one or two to this general. "

When Jin Xinpeng came, he was in a really uneasy mood. He didn't know where Zhang Cheng's bottom line was, and how big Zhang Cheng's appetite was, but he himself had no bottom line and could only let Zhang Cheng handle it.

However, when he heard what Zhang Cheng said, even he was shocked. According to what Zhang Cheng said just now, not only did he have no loss, but he also wanted to sponsor him to be promoted to the commander of Kaipingwei?
(End of this chapter)