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Chapter 306 How can I frighten Xiaoxiao without blood flowing into rivers?

On the tenth day of June in the 12th year of Ming Chongzhen, at Shen time, the sky was still bright, and the scorching rays of the sun were still shining on the earth as usual.

The Gonghuan Gate on the north side of Chang'anling Fort was wide open, and a group of capable knights galloped out of the Gonghuan Gate. Each of them had their heads covered in white cloth, and the knights held up the soul-calling banners.

Along with the cavalry, four horse-drawn carriages rode out of the Gonghuan Gate. At the beginning was a flat carriage. On the carriage board was an exquisite coffin, and white flags were planted around the carriage.

Behind him was a sedan car, Zhang Cheng was lying in the car, and there were two layers of mattresses on the bed under his body, beside him were Wei Zhice and Shi Jianneng, the medical officer of Chang'an Lingbao.

It turned out that after Zhang Cheng arranged everything in the Qianhu government hall of Chang'anling Fort, he insisted on leaving immediately in case there was any change. Although Liu Shizun tried his best to dissuade him, how could he persuade him.

He also proposed that he would bring two hundred soldiers under his command back to Chicheng with Zhang Cheng, and work together to kill the traitor Wu Youlu, but Zhang Cheng did not want him to participate in the disputes on the North Road, so he persuaded him:
"World Honored One, I have fully understood what you have in mind. Although this matter happened in your jurisdiction, it is because of the North Road. Your Chang'an Ridge is the land under the jurisdiction of the capital. It is really inappropriate to get involved in my North Road dispute. Lei Zhan The soldiers in the city will stay with you to recuperate, so you can stay and take care of them.”

Zhang Cheng's tone was firm, and Liu Shizun had no choice but to send Shi Jianneng, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in the fort, by Zhang Cheng's side, and follow him back to Shangbei Road, so as to take care of Zhang Cheng's injuries along the way.

Behind the sedan car that Zhang Cheng took, there were four coffins placed on two flat cars, inside which were the bodies of the bodyguards who were killed in the valley road.

More than fifty capable knights escorted the convoy as they rushed along the valley road and gradually disappeared from Liu Shizun's sight.

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On the tenth day of June, at the end of You hour, the sky was a little dark, and the cool breeze was blowing the willow leaves on both sides of the official road, rattling.

In a forest two miles south of Diaohaobao, there were nearly two hundred war horses grazing the grass on the ground with their heads bowed in the forest, and there were many strong men guarding the direction of the official road at the edge of the forest.

In the north of this woods, there are dozens of people scattered around on guard. There are more than ten people in the middle, who seem to be discussing something, but the person in the middle is lying on the soft bed. It is Zhang Cheng, Wei Zhice, Chen Zhong and others. .

It turned out that Zhang Cheng and his entourage met Zhao Shihu who was rushing over from the tree hawthorn point here. They were resting in this forest. Less than half an hour later, Liu Quan rushed over with more than sixty knights.

Now they have more than fifty cavalry from Zhang Cheng and Zhang Guodong, more than 150 cavalry from Zhao Shihu, and more than [-] knights from Liu Quan, making them nearly [-] elite cavalry.

Because Liu Quan and the others came rushing all the way on their horses, they rested here to let the horses regain their strength. Seeing Zhang Cheng's weak appearance, Liu Quan and Zhao Shihu were very angry, and they wished to set off immediately. He entered Chicheng and slaughtered Wu Youlu's family.

Zhao Shihu even knelt in front of Zhang Cheng, and said bitterly: "General, although Shihu is a deserter, he also knows loyalty in his heart. General Meng will not give up. Take Zhao Shihu as an individual.

What's more, we value us so much that we stand guard on the top of the tree for the general. The general trusts and values ​​the ten tigers so much that we can't exaggerate it. Today, the Wu dog thief dared to plot to rob and kill the general.

We, Zhao Shihu, were the first to bear it. The general ordered the ten tigers to be spared, not to mention Gou Lian Wu's thief who wanted to plot rebellion. "

Everyone was moved by Zhao Shihu's impassioned words, but Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Brother Shihu doesn't need to be like this. The general wanted you to show everyone as a bandit, just to keep you as an outsider.

Now there is no need for that. After this matter is settled, you will officially be included under the general's command. How about being a general first? "

Zhao Shihu was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed his head again and said: "Zhao Shihu depends entirely on the arrangement of the general, so I dare not complain."

Among all the people, only Wei Zhice had a solemn expression on his face, as if he had something on his mind. He looked at Zhang Cheng lying on the soft bed with deep eyes, but he hesitated to speak.

At this time, Zhang Cheng said again: "Liu Quan, Shihu, you two led the cavalry, traveled eastward secretly along the Nanhe River, looked for an opportunity to cross the Nanhe River, sneaked along the Baihe Valley Road to the south of Chicheng, and waited until I arrived. .”

Then he called Chen Zhong again and ordered: "Quickly arrange four riders to run in the direction of Dushi, pass through the castle all the way to report the funeral for the general, and two of them go to Yunzhou to find Chen Zheng, and tell him to lead his troops to Chicheng as quickly as possible. Waiting for the general's coffin, in case of any eventuality."

After talking too much, Zhang Cheng stopped to catch his breath, and then continued: "Take a short rest and set off in the dark. You must arrive at Chicheng before dawn tomorrow. It's not too late. Everyone, go get ready."

Chen Zhong answered from the side: "General, you should hurry on your way in this body. I will go to Chicheng first, and we can also destroy the Wu bandits."

"It doesn't matter, that guy is a fourth-rank garrison after all, not to mention that Chicheng still has military constitutions and grain roads. It may be difficult to completely control the situation just by you waiting. Once we lose control, we will be passive. For the current plan, the only way is to Just be quick and messy, and don't give the thief a chance to react."

Everyone dispersed one after another, making preparations before departure, but Wei Zhice stayed behind. He looked around and said softly to Zhang Cheng: "General, Wu Youlu and Xue Liangqing really deserve to die, but after all, they are fourth-rank If you don't report to the imperial court, how can you kill without authorization, general, don't forget the disaster of Yuan Chonghuan!"

Zhang Cheng was lying on the soft bed. He looked at Wei Zhice with a sincere face, and knew his scruples in his heart. After all, Wei Zhice was a educated person, and he still had loyalty, integrity and court rules in his heart. For Zhang Cheng's sake.

But Zhang Cheng had no choice at this time, the bow was fully drawn, and the arrow was on the string, so he had no choice but to shoot.

He doesn't want to waste energy and have protracted entanglements with Xue Liangqing, Wu Youlu and others. The belief in Zhang Cheng's heart is:
If there is no blood flowing into rivers, how can Xiaoxiao be deterred!

He only heard him say to Wei Zhice: "Zhice, what you said is indeed reasonable, but I can't do that. Now that the North Road is in decline, if we don't do our best to get rid of the disadvantages, how can we talk about farming to support the army?

Now not only the Tartars are staring at our land of China, but all the rogues recruited by the court have also rebelled, and there have been wars in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, but we spend a lot of time on the insidious villains like Xue and Wu, why? The danger of saving the country? "

Looking at Wei Zhice who was lost in thought, Zhang Cheng continued: "Not only do I want to capture and kill Xue Wu's traitors directly, but I also want to kill them by their roots. I will take this opportunity to slaughter the disobedient people on the North Road, wipe out all the demons, and sweep away the haze." .”

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Wei Zhice's majestic body trembled, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely complicated.

(End of this chapter)