Daozu is Cthulhu

Chapter 372 Wei Hu
While eating glutinous rice balls, Li Fan was not in a hurry to act after watching the big show.

He didn't have any resentment towards these rebels. Speaking of which, they were just defected from the vassal state to the warlords, so there was nothing to criticize.What about Niu Xiaowei, Wang Taiwei, it has nothing to do with him, but Na Wei joined the army, no, Censor Zhongcheng, if I remember correctly, it seems to be the apprentice of the former Censor Wen Jin, right?In this way, this person may still have some old grievances with Mo Zhushan.

However, because these defected foreign soldiers did not kill the waiter in the inn, they just drove them to the stable to avoid disaster.Since there were glutinous rice balls to eat, Li Fan didn't bother with them any more.

Of course, it is also possible that the Nangong family is "conspiring to plot against" here, but they simply forgot to check whether there are any idlers waiting to listen. It is also a fool who has a foolish blessing, and has lost his life...

So he ate two more bowls of glutinous rice balls for Li Tangyuan, and when he was full, the guy tossed his head and fell into the basket with a sip, and took a nap.

Li Fan also settled the bill, watched the light rain gradually subside, carried the basket on his back, and followed the clearly visible horseshoe prints on the ground to the east foot of Taohua Mountain, following the traces left by the Bianzhou rebels.

As expected, although the Nangong family's army in the south is full of banners and banners, and the joint camp is hundreds of miles away, it seems that the iron wall is impeccable, but these patrolling guards who have been stationed on the border for a long time know the surrounding terrain best. Li Fan followed along the mountain trails. Walking through the dense forest plank road, it quickly bypassed the army in the south, and took advantage of the loopholes to bypass the numerous military camp posts.

Even the scouts Qingqi were unnoticed, and Li Fan's heel was naturally unnoticed, and he passed the border of Taohua Mountain safely and arrived at Liguo.

Sigh...Look at the level of the Nangong family, which is full of mistakes and omissions. It's nothing more than ignorance of geography. They have passed under your nose, and you can't think of asking more.How the hell did it last for so many years?Is it true that being a little bit stupid has a bonus of luck?

The first frontier city in the north of Liguo is Bianzhou North Town. This military town is basically similar to the Hebei Fanzhen, and belongs to the border defense force stationed on the border.

Although the suzerains and vassals are different, the official names of the local vassal states are all messed up. The lords of the twelve kingdoms and the direct subordinates of the warlords of the various vassals basically follow the principle of the more the better, and they can raise as many as they can, and the generals with miscellaneous names are also given randomly.However, subdivided into the local vassal guards, the organization and organizational model of the grassroots army, basically the twelve countries are all in the same line, with similarities and minor differences.

For example, the Seventh Division of Sifang Suwei in Sanyuan has five thousand households per division, and the chief of the thousand households is the school lieutenant.Of course, the Suwei school captain named by the Immortal Palace is not the same as the Xunshanwei school captain surnamed Niu.The school lieutenants of Suwei are even hereditary, and they are Habayashiro, Zhonglang generals, and even generals.And the local vassal state, with 1000 soldiers and horses under its command, can call itself a school lieutenant.

Therefore, the establishment of the guards in Liguo is not 5000 households, but [-] people, with one commander.Larger prefectures have five or six guards, smaller border towns also have three or four guards, with one guard envoy, and prefectures and counties have several prefectural gates, with one Jiedu envoy.

And it is different from Suwei's model of combining soldiers and farmers and opening up wasteland.Liguo was conscripted, and the land was owned by powerful landlords. There was no land to garrison. However, Liguo has been rich in recent years. Theoretically, the army's food and payment can be coordinated by the imperial court and paid by the local government.However, it is unavoidable that there are people who are paid for nothing, those who falsely report the number of soldiers, and those who make up the number. Therefore, the guards in the mainland, looking at the army of more than 20 to [-] on the books, often have a [-]% full staff. .

However, Bianzhou, as an important town in the north of Liguo, guards the border county all the year round to prevent refugees and monsters from fleeing. In addition, the remnants of the Black Lotus Sect often rebelled in recent years, so there is no shortage of military personnel. There are two patrolling guards, two town guards, and many vagrant bandits and mercenaries from the Central Plains and Kunlun can be recruited.Judging from the number of people alone, I am afraid that they are not far behind the Nangong family, and they really can't be called "lone army".

Of course, if it is more cultivated, the Liguo army will suffer a lot. After all, the output of the Shengang Pill and the Shenying Pill is used by the Nangong family. The Liguo family is not enough, and it is not like the northern towns. There is also dragon meat that can greatly nourish. At this time, most of the sergeants in the city are qi refining and foundation building. There are only a few hundred people with Jindan cultivation, and there is not a single one at the Nascent Soul level.Apparently it was abandoned.

Although the Nangong family is rubbish, it is also a large piece of garbage. It is literally a heavenly soldier and general. What's more, the Nangong family's Prince Wushuang led the team to go to Kun Kingdom for an expedition. Well, there is also the Immortal Palace, which has the fire phoenix, the Pegasus, and the magical spell. Even if the commander is mentally retarded, it doesn't matter. The strength of the two armies is very different. If they pull it out and fight head-on, there is a high probability that the Nangong family will be able to win.

However, Li Fan didn't see any monks in the Nangong army who were in the realm of transforming gods, and there were not many Nascent Soul cultivators, maybe seventeen or eight. It seems that Nangong Wushuang is not in the army, and there is a high probability that he saw the meteor shower. Central Plains Taobao went.

Originally, Li Fan didn't want to meddle in the Beizhen army's business, since they easily passed the Taohuashan Nangong army, he just flew back to Mozhushan.But he caught a glimpse of those rebels just entering the city, and on a whim, he wanted to see what kind of character Wei Hu, who was so boastful and coaxed into the sky, was, and what virtue he had to be the leader of the younger generation Well, the Nangong family's brainless tricks, will he fall for it?

So he escaped into the city incognito, followed the Niu Xiaowei, and went to the North Town Protector's Mansion to watch the excitement.

This North Town Protector is not Wang E's henchman who has been dismissed from office, and now the masters in the city are the former army, the current censor Zhongcheng and the five towns supervisor Wei Gao.

Although the Peach Blossom Mountain in the north is close at hand, and Nangong's army is stationed, the North Town is actually well-organized, without any chaos, and the city's defenses are strict, and the patrols and guards are as usual, so there is nothing wrong with it. When he arrived at the Duhu Mansion, Li Fan saw only a long queue outside the mansion, people coming and going, and a lot of traffic, and they were not on the alert for the army, it seemed that they were distributing the expenses...

It was really a breakup fee. Li Fan mingled in the crowd and looked at it for a while, and saw that the warehouses of the Duhu Mansion had been emptied, and the mountains of silk, gold and silver were piled up in the yard. .

Those veterans who have been guarding the border for many years, have old and weak only sons, or those who are disabled or sick and lack money, or those who are urgently needed for marriage, death, or funeral, they will be given rice, grain, money, and silk as long as they are registered as required. At that time, the army approached those who were unwilling to defend the city, and Wei Gao wrote a letter in person, allowing him to withdraw from the army and leave the border to return home.

In a short time, hundreds of soldiers took their money and left, but most of them stayed. After all, the world is not peaceful these days. It is better to be a soldier than to farm, right?What's more, the land is not yours, and you have to be starved and beaten after exhausting yourself. You are ruined and worthless because you didn't work hard enough. At least you have a knife in your hand, so no fool would dare to say that in front of you.

Li Fan was thoughtful, while Niu Yunguang and the others also looked confused.Although I can't understand it, I am shocked.

"Joining the army... what is the supervisor doing?"

That Niu Yunguang was obviously not a conspirator, he smelled of alcohol, he probably got drunk, and he came to assassinate with a sharp knife in his chest, but he didn't expect such a scene in the Duhu Mansion.

"The supervising army has already calculated and clarified Zhu Duhu's salary in arrears. Now that the imperial court has given him a festival to supervise the army in Beizhen, it is natural to settle this matter first, and then talk about other things. You also have to calculate? Then go to the back and line up."

The gatekeeper pointed at the whistle stick, and everyone turned their heads to look, only to see that the long line passed around a few times.

Niu Yunguang hesitated for a moment, "I'll be back from patrolling the mountains, and I have urgent military information to report."

The guard nodded, "Release the armor and follow me into the mansion."

So the school lieutenant and the army Sima made some calculations, took off their swords and went in. The other soldiers hesitated for a while, and they didn't want to force their way, so they went to line up to collect the money first.

But the two of them followed the guards into the Duhu Mansion, but were led to a side hall where several sergeants were eating, drinking heavily and eating large pieces of meat.

"The supervising army ordered that things are busy now, and the military needs to be dealt with first. You wait here to be summoned. If you are hungry and thirsty, eat your fill first."

Seeing that there were so many people queuing up for military affairs, the two had no choice but to go in to eat and drink.

Li Fanyuan followed behind them, but he couldn't tell no matter how slow he got here, he stood at the door without moving.

As expected, as soon as Niu Yunguang and Su Yugang took their seats, before they took a sip from the wine jar, they were surrounded by soldiers who were dining around, and they jumped up and caught them!

Ren Xiaoxiao Niu was also a little brave, but he couldn't help but when his hands were occupied, so many wrestlers were grabbed by him, and he was tied up by Wuhuada without struggling twice. They were all escorted to the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion and knelt down!
The two were defeated so easily, and Li Fan was a little dumb for a while, so he followed with his back on his back.

On the left and right sides of the hall, there are four guards, all of whom are warriors with strong energy to protect the body, not ordinary mediocre hands.

In the first seat at the back sits a scribe in a Confucian uniform. He has the cultivation base of a golden core, and his appearance is indeed good. He is a majestic seven-foot man with big shoulders and broad shoulders, high eyebrows and deep eyes. He has a leopard head around his eyes and a mustache around his cheeks. , with a majestic righteousness, undisguised voice, self-proclaimed dignity, saying that he is a scholar, but has nothing to do with the poor and weak, so it is probably no problem to pick up a pen and serve in the army.

This person should be the famous chief of the four evils of Changsi City, Wei Hu and Wei Gao.It's just that this person said he was busy with business, but he was appreciating a volume of poems in his hand. He looked quite leisurely, and he didn't seem to be pretending.

Because in the side hall on his right hand side, there is also a desk, on which there are scrolls of documents, documents and account books, piled up as high as a hill, but there is a small official about fifteen or sixteen years old, who is disguised as a man, buried his head in it, with a brush in his hand. Swipe and write non-stop.

There is something for the secretary to do, right...

Niu Yunguang and Su Yu both raised their heads to look at this person, their imposing manner lowered a bit, and they knelt with their heads down, not speaking.

Wei Gao didn't look at them, but said indifferently, "Brother Yunguang took a group of brothers and left without saying goodbye, and left without saying goodbye, and returned. Could it be that the gold and silver outside are not enough, so come to get them?" Is it my head?"

He closed the collection of poems, and looked up at the two of them. Those eyes were indeed tiger-like, extremely majestic and bright. Those people with evil intentions stared at them so coldly that they broke out in a cold sweat.

That army commander, Ma Suyu, straightly shrank his neck, dumbfounded and unable to speak.

And Niu Yunguang's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, he didn't dare to look at the hall, he just stared at the floor tiles and said, "Yes... I was worried about being implicated by Zhu mustache, and my mind was undecided. I have just come back, and I am willing to work hard with the public to make up my mind and live and die with him!"

Hearing this, Wei Gao laughed loudly, threw the collection of poems in his hand into the case next to him, stepped forward, and pulled Niu Yunguang up, "Oh! Brother Yunguang has such a heart! Don't be surprised! It's not Wei's heart." Suspicion is really forced by the situation, and the undercurrent in the city is dangerous, so I have to be on guard! With the help of Brother Yunguang today, my North Town will be as strong as a rock! Hahahaha! Please come with me! Please help me!"

Niu Yunguang also followed hehe, and within a few hehe he was surrounded by a group of warriors and dragged away in the middle.

That Su Yu was even more miserable, her mouth was covered, she was punched in the temple, she passed out, and she didn't know where she was going.

Li Fan frowned, seeing that Wei Gao's subordinates were dragging Niu Yunguang outside the courtyard of Duhu Mansion, but he was not in a hurry to follow.

Did this guy secretly hide a talisman on Niu Yunguang just now?

Xuan Tian, ​​"Yes, there should be another one."

So Li Fan turned his head to look at the side hall.

Sure enough, the little official who was still working hard to write and work hard on the question suddenly stood up, picked out a piece of talisman paper from the collection of poems that Wei Gao had left behind just now, swallowed the talisman, and sat quietly with his eyes closed. .

Xuantian, "I'm casting a curse."

If Li Fan had realized something, he also walked out of the courtyard, jumped onto the eaves, and looked around, only to see that the third and outer three floors of the Duhu Mansion were all blocked by gathered soldiers.

And the sergeants gathered in the courtyard sang and saluted to Wei Gao and his party. Some were called Joining the Army, some were called Supervising the Army, some were called Zhongcheng, and some were directly called Wei Gong. Reading poetry and books is so simple.

And there were soldiers running around, and they quickly put together tables to build a high platform.

Wei Gao took the lead on the stage, but Niu Yunguang was clamped by two big men on the left and right, unable to move, with only a confused look on his face, he was dragged to the high platform by Wei Gao's personal soldiers and guards, held him down and knelt down.

The local Lijun naturally recognized Niu Yunguang's face. For a while, many people whispered, wondering why the captain was tied up in front of the stage to show the public.

He heard Wei Gao, his voice was like thunder, and his voice was like a bell. I don't know if it was a talent or a secret trick. It was really like the roar of a tiger. He pointed at Niu Yunguang and said loudly,

"Niu Yunguang! Why do you think Zhu mustache was dismissed!"

Niu Yunguang said, "The Duhu and the Nangong family had a secret agreement long ago, agreeing to raise troops to rebel, Yin as a countermeasure, fell to the five towns of Bianzhou to meet the Nangong army. This move was seen through by the Taiwei, so he resigned."

Wei Gao said again, "You patrolled the mountain yesterday! Why did you disappear? Where did you go! Tell me the truth!"

Niu Yunguang yelled, "The Nangong army is close at hand! Our army will be defeated! Brothers, why not make plans early and surrender! General Nangong told me! Everyone who surrenders will be rewarded with a thousand gold! Whoever kills Wei Hu will be named Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

There was an uproar.

"You son of a bitch!" Wei Gao shouted, drew his knife and chopped off Niu Yunguang's head.There was a moment of silence.

And Wei Gao held Niu Yunguang's head and pointed at the soldiers in the audience with a knife, "Boys, you have to leave! After paying your salary, go! Anyone who wants to take my head to earn some rewards can just come and fight!"

The soldiers below were quiet for a while, and someone shouted, "Joining the army is not a joke! The old man is not soft yet!" "Who is not good to vote for Nangong?" , don’t treat us as human beings at all!”

"Oh! A man was born between heaven and earth, but dies! Get what you want with the knife in your hand! How can you kneel down and beg for life! Beg for alms! Bring wine! If you have the guts to stay and do something great with someone Yes, drink blood!"

Wei Gao yelled angrily, threw Niu Yunguang's head away, washed the knife with wine, took a bowl full of blood wine, and held it high to respect the sky!

"Heaven does not hang on, the country is in trouble, rebellious ministers take advantage of the situation, and steal the palace! The Nangong rebellious, also slapped the murderers, fell into the city, cruel torture, and the envoy, it is not a matter, An Neng sympathizes with the subordinates!

Gao used his heart and anger, not to mention Di Ning, and swore to the princes to be sincere to the royal family.We are all in an alliance, work together, and fight against evil!

The spirit of the ancestors must be praised.If you speak sincerity, you will be united, and you will be united in your sense of righteousness;
If you have this ambition, the gods will kill it, and it will be passed down to your descendants, and you will not leave it behind.Empress Dowager, be a Zhao Siyan! "

He drank the bowl of blood wine in one gulp, and Yin Hong's blood was all over his mouth, like a tiger just having an appetite.

"Wei Hu..."

Standing on the eaves, Li Fan looked at the Duhu Mansion. Although he didn't understand much, a large group of rough Southern barbarians who were enraged by what he said, rushed forward, killed animals and drank their blood, and vowed to work together to serve the country. Sigh Take a breath.

Tiger, after all, is going to eat people...

(End of this chapter)