The family stammered: "Master, it's a big deal, now it's ...... outside Outside, the king personally led the team and surrounded our house. He was asking the gentlemen to go out to meet him by name. ”

Lin Yongxiang was shocked, stood up suddenly, and said, "What? The king is outside. ”

Several other people also stood up, all of them were extremely shocked, and looked at each other: why did Zhong Ziang come, could it be that their plot to surrender was exposed?

At this time, Jiang Wenju made a strong decision and said, "Everyone, now I don't think it's a way to sit in the house, let's go out and have a look."

Several other people nodded in agreement, and they all came out together, opening the door. I saw that Lin Yongxiang's house was surrounded by soldiers, and the people outside were boiling, the lights were bright, and the firelight reflected half of the sky. I saw Zhong Ziang standing at the gate, his face sinking like water, and a person next to him was tied up by Wuhuada, looking dejected. It was Lin Qian who they sent out to contact Yang Yan. Chen Ziming, Zhao Cao, Xiao Tinglan, Lai Wenzheng, Zhong Zhenxian, Zhong Xinyu and other Manichaean leaders all stood behind Zhong Ziang.

As soon as several people saw it, they immediately knew that their discussion and conspiracy to surrender had indeed been revealed, and they were all frightened.

It turned out that when they strongly advocated staying in Guizhou, Zhong Ziang didn't think much about it, but as the war became more and more unfavorable, Zhong Ziang couldn't help but feel that something was wrong, because judging from Zhong Ziang's understanding of them, the character of several of them who were greedy for life and afraid of death should not put forward the idea of sticking to Guizhou. Therefore, Zhong Ziang became suspicious of several of them, so after the Song army came to the city, he sent people to secretly monitor their movements. Several of them were secretly discussing together several times, but in fact, someone eavesdropped, and Zhong Ziang knew the content of the secret discussion.

As soon as Yang Yan's army arrived at the city of Guizhou, Lin Yongxiang sent Lin Qian out of the city to contact Yang Yan. It wasn't until the second time that a few people decided to make an internal response in Guizhou City and sent Lin Qian out to make an appointment with Yang Yan, Zhong Ziang knew that the time was ripe. As a result, as soon as Lin Qian entered Guizhou City, he was caught, and he was taken to Zhong Ziang to meet him face-to-face, and told everything about it. Then Zhong Ziang immediately led troops to surround Lin Yongxiang's house.

Zhong Ziang shouted in a deep voice: "Lin Yongxiang, Huang Wenbing, Sun Ji, Jiang Wenju, you dare to betray me, what else do you have to say now." ”

Several people glanced at each other, Sun Ji and Huang Wenbing were already so frightened that they were shaking like chaff, their teeth were "out of place" and they only fought, and they couldn't say a word. Jiang Wenju's face also turned pale, and Lin Yongxiang was bold and said, "King, you ...... Are you mistaken...... We...... We ......"

Zhong Ziang snorted and said, "Misunderstanding? With a volley of his hand, he grabbed Lin Qian, who was tied to the side, and said, "He said everything, do you want to listen to him say it again?" ”

Sun Ji and Huang Wenbing were so frightened that their whole bodies were paralyzed, knelt on the ground, kowtowed like a chicken pecking at broken rice, and said with a sad face: "The king, the king spares his life, the king spares his life." Lin Yongxiang and Jiang Wenju also looked at each other, at a loss.

Zhong Ziang glanced at them coldly, and a word came out from between his teeth: "Kill." ”

Returned to the main hall and sat on the dragon chair, Zhong Ziang was still angry, and Chen Ziming, Zhao Cao, Xiao Tinglan, Lai Wenzheng, Zhong Zhenxian, Zhong Xinyu and others who came in together were on both sides, and they were silent. Not long after, there were four people who were three men and one woman, who entered from outside the hall, walked into the main hall, lined up, and knelt in Zhong Ziang to meet them, these four people were not very old, the oldest was not more than thirty years old, and the younger brother and woman were the youngest, and it seemed that she was only about twenty years old. At this time, the slender man on the far left with a pale face said: "King, it's all settled." ”

Zhong Ziang nodded and said, "I'm finally going to use you to make a move." ”

It turned out that these four people were the masters of the next generation of Manichaeism, and they were named after the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Xuanwu respectively. It was Zhong Ziang who was selected from among the younger generation in the sect to select these four talented and well-qualified people, and Zhong Ziang personally taught martial arts and taught them carefully. Don't look at their age, but if the martial arts surpass the three Dharma Protectors in the sect, it is enough to keep up with the light.

Moreover, all four of them are proficient in the art of assassination and ambush, and each has its own strengths. Qinglong has excellent light skills and is good at raiding; The white tiger is proficient in disguise and good at camouflage; Suzaku is good at using hidden weapons, within 20 steps, 100 shots; Xuanwu's best skill is water kung fu, which can lurk in the water.

The four of them were still continuing to cultivate in Hainan, but now the situation was too critical, so Zhong Ziang recruited the four of them to Guizhou, originally planning to find an opportunity to assassinate Yang Yan. It's just that the Song army's offensive was too fierce, and it was like a broken bamboo all the way. But Yang Yan has been in the army for a long time, and his own martial arts should not be underestimated, so he has never found a good opportunity to start.

Qinglong said: "We serve the king, although we have no regrets in death."

Zhong Ziang nodded and said, "You guys go down first, and wait for the arrangement." ”

After the four of them went down, Zhong Ziang said, "Everyone, what should we do now?" ”

Lai Wenzheng said: "King, now that Guizhou is under attack on three sides and is caught in the trap of the Song army, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend." In my opinion, we should give up Guizhou and withdraw to Huazhou first. Moreover, Yang Yan and those traitors did not agree to officially attack Guizhou in three days, so let's not make a noise for now, and take advantage of these few days to evacuate Guizhou unconsciously. By the time Yang Yan found out, we had already gone far. ”

Zhong Ziang thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, King Chen Yi, you go and arrange the soldiers and horses, and King Xiao Ling goes to arrange the supplies and prepare to retreat." King Zhao Ming and Mr. Lai, you should leave immediately, go to Huazhou first, and arrange for the pick-up. ”

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Early the next morning, the Song army really came to attack the city again. And they used the same tactics as yesterday, first firing with a bed crossbow and firing firearms 200 paces from the city. Then they sent their wagons to a distance of about 100 paces from the city and shoot arrows at the city, and then they sent their archers to advance to a distance of 70 paces from the city and shoot arrows at the city. Sure enough, it was exactly the same.

Zhong Ziang also made corresponding adjustments to this, first of all, only a small number of soldiers were arranged on the city wall, because the bows and arrows of the Manichaean army could not reach the Song army, and if more people were put on the city wall, they would only be used as live targets for the Song army, and they would die in vain. Anyway, the Song army will not officially attack the city today. Even the defenders on the city walls found safe places to hide.

And now Zhong Ziang is also planning to give up Guizhou. However, Guizhou must be the capital of Manichaeism, and almost all of the money, grain, weapons, and materials are concentrated in Guizhou. In addition, most of the family members of the church have also moved to Guizhou. Although some of the parts were transported away some time ago, that part was only a small head, and the big head is still blocked in Guizhou City. Everything here is the basis for the future translation of Manichaeism, so all of them have to be shipped back to Huazhou.

However, to pack, carry, and load trucks, it all requires manpower, especially in Manichaeism, where there are not many animals, and most of the things have to be carried on the shoulders of people. Therefore, all the soldiers who refused to defend without going to the city wall were sent by Zhong Ziang to carry supplies. Even Zhong Ziang himself did not go up to the city wall, but directed the carrying and retreat in front of the temple.

At this time, the square in front of the Manichaean temple was in a hurry, and soldiers kept entering the temple empty-handed, and then came out with large bags and small bags on their shoulders, and then led by people to unload the things on the vehicles requisitioned from the Hundred Olds.

Vehicles are also diverse, ranging from wheelbarrows, two-wheeled carts, two-wheeled carts, to horse-drawn carriages. There is a special person next to each car to bind and seal. Those who have livestock are put on the cattle that pull the cart, and those who do not have livestock are pushed and pulled by people, and then they should be parked at the south gate of Guizhou City according to a certain group, waiting for departure.

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't grind."

"Hello...... Hello...... Hello...... Drive!"

"Be careful, be careful, be light, but don't fall."

"Come, come, come, let's work together, one, two, three, go-"

These voices were heard in an endless stream, and they resounded in the large square. From the morning sun rise to the noon, more than 800 cars were finally loaded. Almost all the vehicles requisitioned by the Manichaeans were also used up. If you want to ship again, you can only use people to pick and choose. Although it was the golden autumn of September at this time, the climate was cool, but everyone was also tired and sweaty.

Zhong Ziang called Zhong Zhen to come first, and said: "This batch of materials will be transported away after lunch in a while, and this time you will escort it with 5,000 men and horses, these things are very important, you must be careful on the road."

Zhong Zhenxian nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry, I will transport these things to Huazhou safely." ”