Chapter 301: The Night Visitor (Part I)
Qingzhou City, the night is dark, and everything is silent.
Since Sun Tu led a thousand troops out of the city to fight for thieves, Qingzhou City has been much quieter, and there is no noise in the barracks, which makes many people feel a little empty in their hearts. Of course, this is only for the people, as for the government side, it is better to hate that Sun Tu and the others will all die outside, so that they can regain control of Qingzhou in their own hands.
But now they don't have such courage, even if there are less than five hundred of the army left in the city now, and more than half of them are new soldiers who have just been recruited into the camp, but under the arrangement of Huang Wenbing and Tang Feng, they still hold the four gates of the city, the military camp and other important places, and even in front of the government from time to time, there are teams cruising by, obviously guarding against them taking the opportunity to make trouble.
For such a situation, Murong Yanchao and other officials really hated it in their hearts but were helpless. Sun Tu must have made arrangements a long time ago, and may even have left a message, once there is really any change in the government office, these remaining Xiang troops will not hesitate to enter the yamen, and at that time, everything will really be over. So all they can do is continue to endure.
"It's just that this will have to endure until the end...... If Sun Tuzhen leveled Baihu Mountain this time, his prestige in Qingzhou would definitely reach its peak, and if he let him destroy the other two mountains, even the imperial court would be impressed with him, and even if he had made a mistake before, as long as Tong Guan and others exonerated him, the imperial court would only treat it as if nothing had happened. So I'll ......" Murong Yanchao, who was pacing in his backyard, became more and more uneasy the more he thought about it at this time, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Just after he sighed, a voice suddenly sounded from the shadows: "Murong Prefect is so worried, is it for that Sun Tu?" β
This sudden sound really scared Murong Yanchao a lot, he was shocked, hurriedly took half a step back, and asked, "Who is it?" Dare to run to the official mansion in the middle of the night, are you not afraid of the strict law of the king? β
A man in a long green coat, with a scar on his face, and a light in his eyes, slowly walked out of the darkness. There was no hint of being threatened by Murong Yanchao, and there was even a hint of sarcasm on his face: "Someone has committed the following crimes, and he has never been asked for his guilt when he broke into the mansion several times to threaten the prefect, so what is the crime of just coming to see the prefect Murong at night?" As he spoke, the other person had come closer, and a cold murderous aura rushed towards him.
Murong Yanchao was even more shocked, and subconsciously took two steps back, and then said in a trembling voice: "You...... Who are you? Why did you come to see this officer? The tone of his voice has long since lost his former majesty.
"The prefect can rest assured, there is no malice in seeing you when I come down. On the contrary, I'm still here to help you and help you eradicate Sun Tu! When he said the word Sun Tu, there was a strong killing intent in his eyes, but it quickly dissipated: "As for my identity, I am just a rogue, Han Benshan!" β
"Han Benshan ......" found that the other party really didn't mean to hurt himself, which made Murong Yanchao feel a little calmer, and at the same time, his mind was clearer, and he faintly felt that this name was a little familiar. But for a while, he couldn't remember the exact identity of this person, so he said: "You have a grudge against Sun Tu?" β
"There is no common hatred. And I came here today to help you get rid of him. β
"Just you? Do you know that now he has a thousand elites under his command, and Qingzhou City is also in the hands of his subordinates, do you think this official will believe you? And he also has an extremely clever martial arts, even if he wants to assassinate, he can't do it! "Murong Yanchao is not a fool who is carried away by hatred, the comparison of the strength of his own family and Sun Tu is too different......
At the moment when he said this, a cold light suddenly flashed from the other party's hand, and he didn't have time to react, a strand of hair close to his cheek had already broken off and fell, and at the same time, there was a soft clicking sound behind him, but a branch was broken together, and a thin flying knife was inserted into the trunk, still trembling.
This time it was too abrupt, so that Murong Yan came back to his senses for a while, and then his face changed drastically: "You ......"
"I'm just trying to let the prefect know my methods. Within ten steps, no one can dodge my throwing knife. Han Benshan smiled coldly: "And this time I am not the only one who made a move, there are also many former brothers, although the Jeju Mansion is a big city, there are still people who can get out." In addition, we are still contacting the people of Erlong Mountain, as long as they are willing to help, even if Sun Tubing is strong and strong, he may not be able to please him, not to mention that he is still fighting in Baihu Mountain, and he doesn't know what happened in Qingzhou City. β
"You...... You are the remnant of the Ringing Horse Thieves who have been evil in the Jeju area for a long time! Until this time, Murong Yanchao finally recognized the identity of the other party, and suddenly his face changed dramatically, no wonder he felt that the name Han Benshan was a little familiar before, it turned out to be a wanted horse thief in the morning! He actually ran to Qingzhou, and he found himself?
Han Benshan didn't mean to hide it, nodded and said: "Yes, Sun Tu killed my brother that day, causing us to become ownerless and lonely souls, I, Han Benshan, have already made an oath to kill him to commemorate all the brothers!" Murong Prefect, I know that you and him also have a deep enmity, don't you want to get rid of him and regain the power of Qingzhou? Are you willing to be so under his coercion? Aren't you afraid that Master Liang will blame you for your ineffective work? β
Murong Yanchao lost his color again, he really didn't expect the other party to investigate himself so clearly, and even the affairs of such officialdom were clear. In fact, this is also reasonable, if he didn't already know everything about him and knew what he wanted, Han Benshan would not dare to appear in front of such a court official at this time.
After his mind turned for a while, Murong Yanchao finally raised his head and asked, "What are you going to do?" After all, he was tempted, whether it was public or private, he and Sun Tu had formed a deep enmity, and he couldn't get rid of it quickly, there was no chance before, but now someone said so, and he also showed a flying knife in his hand, which made him can't help but be moved.
The smile on Han Benshan's face finally softened: "Actually, it's very simple, as long as the prefect can make people make trouble in Qingzhou City, take control of the city into their hands, and then let all our people ambush Sun Tu into the city, as long as the opportunity comes, we can eradicate him." And as long as he dies, the rest of the people are just a plate of loose sand, and whether they are all killed or kept for later use, they will only be in the Murong Prefect's Mansion. β
"Is it really that simple?" Murong Yanchao didn't say this, but he already denied it in his heart. If Sun Tu was really so easy to kill, I'm afraid he would have died many times ago. And he can also see that there are many untruths in the other party's words, I am afraid that there are other arrangements, and even what the other party is plotting is his own Qingzhou City!
However, at this time, he couldn't refuse Han Benshan's proposal in person, after all, the two were so close, once they angered each other, I was afraid that their lives would be confessed here. So he just frowned slightly and said, "You said it simply, it's too risky to do this after all." Do you know that there are still 500 troops in the city, and they have always been on guard, even if they are defenseless, with the few men and horses in my hands, it is impossible for them to be their opponents. β
"It's just a mere 500 Xiang Army, what's the use?" Han Benshan said disdainfully. It was not that he had not fought with the official army before, and every time he fought, no matter how many of them were, they would quickly collapse as long as they encountered a slight setback, which was also the reason why their group of horse thieves could dominate Jeju for several years with dozens of people.
Murong Yanchao shook his head: "You don't know how Sun Tu trained his troops since he came to Qingzhou, and the combat strength of the Qingzhou army today is probably no longer under the forbidden army, or even under my Great Song Border Army." On that day, he was able to break through 100 people in my mansion with only 20 people, how powerful do you say 500 people! This was obviously an exaggeration, but he was really a little afraid of those big-headed soldiers.
Han Benshan was stunned for a moment, although he had been paying attention to the situation here in Qingzhou these days, he really hadn't carefully understood the combat power of Sun Tu's army. If it is really as Murong Yanchao said, this matter is really a bit tricky.
"Therefore, it is impossible to rely on the people in my government alone, and you have to do it together. But I'm afraid there isn't much time, Sun Tu has been away from the city for five or six days, maybe Baihu Mountain can be leveled in these two days, can your people come here in time to help get rid of the people in the city first, and then set up an ambush at the city gate? What's more, what are their chances of winning and being able to wipe out all the officers and troops in the city in one fell swoop? Once someone slips through the net and brings the news out, he is afraid that ...... "Once bitten by a snake for ten years, he is afraid of the well rope, and there is no perfect plan, he Murong Yanchao will not dare to easily start a war with Sun Tu head-on."
Han Benshan's face turned a few points colder: "You said that Sun Tu was able to capture White Tiger Mountain in just a few days?" "If you really have this strength, it's really hard to deal with.
"Pretty much, otherwise how could this official be subject to him?"
It seems that the plan still needs to be perfected, but fortunately, there is still a chance. And if you can pull the people of Erlong Mountain in, the odds of winning can be more sufficient...... Han Benshan's brain was also spinning fast, he knew that he had only one chance to deal with Sun Tu, otherwise he would be in the dark, and the advantage of having calculated and unintentional would disappear, and it would be even more difficult to fight against Sun Tu who held the military power at that time.
After some thought, he finally looked up suddenly: "Since this is the case, then wait and see." Anyway, there are still two mountains in Qingzhou waiting for Sun Tu to go to Ping, and we still have a chance. I only hope that the prefect will keep it a secret, and don't let Sun Tu take precautions. β
"Of course, this official can't wait to crush him. As long as your plan is thorough enough to eradicate Sun Tu in one fell swoop, this official will definitely cooperate! Murong Yanchao immediately said.
And just as he finished speaking, suddenly a flower appeared in front of him, and Han Benshan disappeared into the night so abruptly. If it weren't for the fact that there was still a flying knife nailed to the trunk behind him, Murong Yanchao would have thought that he had just had a weird dream just now......
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Went out to eat at night and came back lateγγγγγ
In addition, I may have to go out for a wave tomorrow, so I may stop for a day...