choke element

Chapter 171 Fire

Xu Ruxian's heart tightened.

He hastily stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling the servant to slow down, and he continued to explain a few words about the situation in Ye County, then walked over slowly, and turned to the wing room to listen to the servant's report.

Xu Ruxian has an assistant who can be called a confidant, that is, the scholar named Zhang Ruji who sneaked outside Haicang Town to visit and ran into Aotun Zhongxiao being killed.

The courtyard where Xu Ruxian was at this time was Zhang Ruji's residence in Ye County.

Immediately, Zhang Ruji took Xu Ruxian's place and continued to narrate.

Xu Ruxian has been operating in Laizhou for so long, and there are quite a few people in Ye County who are related to him both openly and secretly.But those people can be used for waving flags and shouting, but they are unreliable for using blades to splatter blood.

That's why Xu Ruxian specially brought these two hundred masters.Of these 200 people, half are Xu Ruxian's direct subordinates, and the other half are also swordsmen drawn from various powerful men in Shandong.All of them have martial arts, most of them have seen blood and killed people, they are especially good at hand-to-hand combat in the city, and they are the main force to take the city in one fell swoop.

But after all, everyone got together temporarily. Although the plan has been explained several times, there is still room for fine-tuning.Zhang Ruji is a capable person, and he assigns tasks to everyone while narrating.Or seize key places such as arsenals and city gates in the city, or go to official residences to control family members, or go to several important official residences to suppress, and the arrangements are well-organized.

When he finished speaking in one breath, some people were eager to try, wielding knives and guns, and some people asked, "Mr. Zhang, when shall we do it?"

Zhang Ruji's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "No hurry, we've already arrived in the city, so we should rest well and build up our energy. When it's time to mobilize, we'll feel like a thunderbolt."

Everyone agreed, so another servant led the way and took them to different courtyards.

Zhang Ruji was sent outside the gate of the courtyard, and when he came back, he saw that the hall was empty, while Xu Ruxian was standing alone at the door of the wing, listening in a daze.

Zhang Ruji waited patiently for a while, and after everyone had left, he stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

Xu Ruxian held the door with his hands, as if standing unsteadily: "Chen Hu's store is lost, Brother Gao Yang and others are all dead."

"This..." Zhang Ruji was taken aback: "Guo Ning sent troops to Ye County?"

"That's not it."

"But which hero launched his army and stopped Guo Ning's army?"

Zhang Ruji asked aloud, then shook his head.He had seen Guo Ning's subordinates in Haicang Town with his own eyes, so after returning to Qutai, he decided that Chen should not offend Guo Ning.With his knowledge, he really can't imagine any powerful man with such great ability.

Sure enough, Xu Ruxian smiled wryly: "They didn't come to Ye County...but it's even more troublesome!"

"how to say?"

"Then Guo Ning sent three groups of troops. One along the coast, via Chenhudian, to Purification, Bochang, to Xiyou Town, to Zhaoyuan County; the other to the south, via Jiaoshui, Yifeng Town, to the Jimo area ;There is another road, Qingliu Village has been flattened, and it goes straight to Yangle and Qutai! Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the three routes marched along the way, staring at the place where our soldiers and horses gathered!"

"This is coming for us, to break our foundation!" Zhang Ruji was taken aback: "All the strongholds in Laizhou have been lost, what use is it for us to take a county town? Brother, stop trying to seize the city! Let's hurry up Run back to Qutai, pack up your belongings, and run with your family and relatives!"

Xu Ruxian bowed his head and thought for a long time.

"Shall I arrange carriages and horses?" Zhang Ruji asked tentatively.

Xu Ruxian shook his head.

He gritted his teeth, straightened his waist, and clenched his fists: "I have been in business in Laizhou for 20 years! Seeing that I am about to make a big move, I was taken advantage of by an outsider instead? How can there be such a reason? Hey, even if I go Going to Juzhou, how should I explain to Marshal Yang?"

On his face, the previous panic faded away, leaving a bit of stubbornness and excitement: "Don't go, wait, there is still a chance! We can win!"

"How can there be a chance?" Zhang Ruji stamped his feet: "Brother, you haven't seen the situation where Guo Ning's troops issue orders...they are really elite soldiers who are invincible! They..."

"But there are only a few thousand of them!" Xu Ruxian yelled.

He pulled Zhang Ruji's arm vigorously, brought him back to the hall, dug out the map of Laizhou, and said, "Last year and the year before last, there was a severe drought. Don’t you understand the situation inside and outside Laizhou? As long as you climb up and shout, the people everywhere will definitely turn against each other! You can see clearly, here, here, here, here! Within three days, I can gather 3 people! Even five Ten thousand! At that time, we will mobilize our comrades in Dengzhou and Ninghai Prefecture, and there will be 10 people! No matter how powerful Guo Ning is, can he win 10 people?"

Zhang Ruji opened his mouth, waiting to say something.

Xu Ruxian continued: "At this moment, Guo Ning's troops took down Chenhudian, Dangli Town, and Qingliu Town, very fiercely. But their three-way troops will not be completely damaged, and they must be exhausted. Purification Town In Jiaoshui County, Jiaoshui County, and Yangle City, the local heroes are ready and their troops have been expanded. The leaders of the three places, Hou Tonghai, Sha Tongtian, and Liang Ziweng, can each gather 5000 people. I have sent Someone urgently sent an order to let them drag Guo Ning's troops with all their strength, and there is no room for loss!"

"Even if Guo Ning's troops are held back temporarily, what can we do in Ye County? Without the support of peripheral troops, wouldn't we still..."

Xu Ruxian interrupted Zhang Ruji's words again: "Why is there no support from the peripheral troops? Those three places are not moving. We can bring out tens of thousands of people in Xiyou Town and Laiyang and Zhaoyuan counties. But march slowly, we will arrive tomorrow! We will definitely be able to take Ye County!"

After a pause, he sternly said: "Besides, Wanyan Sasha will also make some moves, and he will definitely be able to suppress Guo Ning and force him to go to Yidu!"

We're serious rebels.Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to want to rebel, but count on the imperial court's Shandong Military Commander?Zhang Ruji opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

He bowed his head slightly, and after Xu Ruxian calmed down, he asked, "Then, shall we prepare as usual?"

"Don't leak out the military situation outside, keep it in the county..." Xu Ruxian gritted his teeth: "Prepare as usual!"

Zhang Ruji made a bow and exited the hall.

Nothing happened that day, but early the next morning, a servant came to Zhang Ruji.

Zhang Ruji deduced the situation last night, his mind was restless, and he didn't fall asleep until the eastern sky turned white.As a result, he had just fallen asleep when he was woken up. He felt a sudden thump in his heart, and while he was fastening his clothes, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Xu just said, please go and see the master immediately."

Zhang Ruji hastily walked around the two courtyards, and ran back to the main hall again.

I saw Xu Ruxian sitting alone in the hall, his face sinking like water, and there was no one on the left or right.

"Brother..."

Xu Ruxian said in a low voice: "Purification Town, Jiaoshui County and Yangle City are also lost. Hou Tonghai, Sha Tongtian and Liang Ziweng are all dead."

"what?"

"Guo Ning's troops from the third route were non-stop. As of yesterday afternoon, they had captured six large-scale strongholds and fourteen small-scale manors. In Laizhou, there were so many heroes, so many heroes, blood flowed like rivers."

"This... this is too fast!"

"One day!" Xu Ruxian smiled bitterly: "When Liang Ziweng died, it was still dark... His head was hung on a pole, so he could see clearly from far and near."

Zhang Ruji cursed in a low voice, and paced back and forth in the hall.

He suddenly asked again: "Then what is the loss of Guo Ning's troops?"

Xu Ruxian said in a low voice: "It is said that they successively destroyed the villages to which our side belonged, and it was as if they were destroyed, with very little loss..."

Zhang Ruji continued to circle the hall.

After turning around twice, he asked again: "Since what happened to Liang Ziweng and the others happened yesterday afternoon, why... come to report now?"

"After Guo Ning's troops took down Purification Town, Jiaoshui County and Yangle City, they still didn't stop. They continued to march and had already swept across half of Laizhou. How can our people communicate normally... Just these few pieces of information , sneaked around at night, and finally arrived in Ye County, and it was delivered to me a moment ago, and there was no delay."

"Continue to march?"

Zhang Ruji's hands were almost shaking: "That means...Xiyou Town, Laiyang, and Zhaoyuan counties are also in trouble? Then, what about our Qutai City? What about our wives and clansmen?"

Zhang Ruji's voice became louder and louder, Xu Ruxian could only remain silent.

(End of this chapter)