Chapter 25: The Ominous Instrument

"Taishangyan, the soldier is an ominous weapon! After the army, there will be a fierce year!"

Tao Xiaowu couldn't help but sigh when he saw the scenes along the way.

The destructive power of war is simply too great!

Tao Xiaowu has passed along the way, but he has not yet reached the war zone, and he is still in the peaceful land.

However, the deployment of troops along the way caused chickens and dogs to jump in the place, and the market withered.

Although these soldiers were officers and soldiers of the imperial court, they were undoubtedly bandits.

Everywhere you go, petty theft is good.

It is extortion and robbery, etc., which are not uncommon.

Even the officers and soldiers passed through, and every place was closed and disappeared.

Tao Xiaowu knows that this is actually quite good!

No matter what, the authority of the Jingren court is still there.

These generals with troops have scruples and do not dare to act recklessly, but they still restrain the army.

If it comes to the end of the dynasty, the authority of the court declines.

When those military leaders were unscrupulous, it was not uncommon to kill the good and take the merits, or even directly plunder.

Bandits are like combs, soldiers are like grates, but it's not about talking!

However, Tao Xiaowu also knew that there was no way to do this.

Just like in another world, after the end of the classical militaristic era of the Qin and Han dynasties, the farming and warfare system collapsed.

The center's control over the army began to decline, and it was no longer possible to spend most of the budget to support the army.

So much so that the treatment of the army of this classical dynasty was extremely low, and they lived like Hanako in ordinary times.

Only when there is a war, when the court can use it, will the treatment be improved.

The soldiers are not stupid, so they will naturally take advantage of the time when the court can use them, all kinds of lions will open their mouths and even do whatever they want!

So in the classical era, since the end of the classical militaristic era, the soldiers have declined slightly, and raising an army is like raising a hungry wolf.

Usually hungry, let go and eat people!

"Fortunately, the Dayu era still maintains some of the chaos of the classical militaristic era!"

Tao Xiaowu shook his head slightly and sighed.

Along the way, out of sight, just in a hurry, not to care about these messy things.

In just a few days, he has already arrived near Anzhou.

I saw a large army gathering, and the atmosphere was solemn.

The armies of several surrounding provinces were mobilized here to besiege Anzhou.

However, the reason why Anzhou is in chaos and can shake the world is that it is in the middle of several provinces.

Moreover, there are mountains everywhere, which can flow in all directions, how can the officers and soldiers block it?

Look at these Jingren troops, whether they are ordinary green battalions or flag soldiers, they all look like they are negligent in training.

Many soldiers even smoked opium!

When Tao Xiaowu saw such a scene, his heart was shocked: "I didn't expect that opium would become popular so early!"

It's no wonder that this Jingren Imperial Court has gathered so many troops, and it can't take a single Sanyang Sect!

However, Tao Xiaowu estimated that the life of the Sanyang Sect would not be easy.

After all, the rebellion of the Sanyang Sect was too hasty, and it came to Anzhou, and now it is blocked by the army, at least there is a shortage of various materials, and life is very sad!

So, this blockade is not useless.

I don't know, how does the Sanyang Church respond?

But not everyone is a Taizu and can cope with this kind of bad scene.

If one is not good, the Sanyang Sect will be finished!

"Forget it, let the real people help you. Who made the real people Cihang Pudu?"

Tao Xiaowu smiled weirdly, and had already grabbed the two middle-level officers, asked the commander of the army, the so-called minister of economic strategy, He Bao and others, and then killed the two of them casually.

The night was full, and the minister's line was gone, and the scene of noisy scenes was no longer there.

Although the entire camp is not crooked, there is no order.

However, there are also many loopholes and unreasonableness.

It is also the winter season, although this Anzhou land is much warmer than the capital, but the weather is extremely cold.

Although the snow has not yet started, the imperial army is still moving.

But in fact, military activities have stopped!

Even the officers and soldiers who patrol and guard the battalion are also lazy, and they can only see the patrol once in almost half an hour.

This is actually even stronger than the Jingshi Imperial Palace!

Around the palace, but you can't patrol twice a night.

After all, this place is still on the battlefield!

However, no one expected to notice that at this time, in the night, there was suddenly a faint green mist spreading, enveloping the camp.

Except for Tao Xiaowu!

When he came here with two heads, he happened to see such a scene, and was slightly stunned: "Could it be that in addition to the real person, there are other people who are ready to do it?" Interesting, interesting!"

Of course, these fogs are not Tao Xiaowu's hands and feet.

In fact, although these pale green mist were also created by spells, they did not seem to be yin qi, but had a trace of poison, as if it was a kind of miasma.

It's just that this miasma doesn't seem to be very powerful, at most, it just makes people sleep a little more deadly, and it doesn't seem to be of any other use than having nightmares!

If it covers such a large area, and it can still poison a whole person, then where is the end of the world?

That is, when Tao Xiaowu thought so in his heart, there was a rustling sound, and countless poisonous snakes crawled out from between the mountains and forests, crawling towards the line with the mist.

Soon the silence of the night was shattered by screams, and the entire camp was awakened.

But it was an unlucky ghost who was awakened by freezing at night, but found that he had somehow an extra poisonous snake in his bed, and he screamed heartbreakingly.

Then more and more people were awakened, and many people found poisonous snakes, and all kinds of exclamations came one after another.

There are also many unlucky ghosts who are directly bitten by poisonous snakes.

When there was a panic in Xingyuan, taking advantage of the night, hundreds of black shadows rushed into the Xingyuan camp.

They are fierce men dressed in black, with tinder grease in their hands, and they rush into the camp and directly set fires to create chaos.

"There are some rules!"

Tao Xiaowu, who was secretly watching, couldn't help but nod slightly and praised.

The most important thing in a night sneak attack is not to kill or injure, but to create chaos.

And the best way to create chaos is, of course, to set it on fire!

These people are well aware of this principle, and it can be seen that the people who organize and command are not in good shape, and they are not chaotic.

"These should be the people of the Sanyang Sect!"

Tao Xiaowu said in his heart, don't be in a hurry to make a move first, and see what movement they can make.

He thought so, the original camp was full of poisonous snakes, which had caused chaos in the camp.

At this point some tents, stables, etc. were set on fire, and the chaos began to expand.

The night was deep, and the fingers could not be seen, and the sudden firelight not only could not illuminate, but made people more unclear and added to the confusion.

Coupled with the screams and wails that came from time to time, it added to the panic!